1、20232023 届广州市高三年级调研测试英语届广州市高三年级调研测试英语试卷试卷 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Copenhagen has GREAT public transport. It is reliable, safe, and easily accessible. Of course, like everything in Copenhagen, it is not cheap. The system can be a litt
2、le confusing, even for locals, but were here to help simplify it all for you! And today our focus is Travelling with a Bike. BIKES ON THE TRAIN Bicycles can be taken on s-tog lines for free but you cant take bikes through N rreport station during peak hours. To take your bike on a train, you need to
3、 put it on the first or last carriage, clearly marked with large signs of bicycles on the outside. T o take a bike on a regional train, which takes you to parts of Denmark outside Copenhagen, you must buy an extra ticket. The price depends on the distance and varies from 16 kr to 28 kr. BIKES ON THE
4、 METRO Bicycles can be taken on the metro for an extra 13 kr. You need to pay for the bike with its own ticket. You cant take your bike on the metro during peak hours. BIKES ON THE BUS You can bring a bike on a bus but each bus is limited to two bikes, even if there is much space. Generally, people
5、do not travel with their bikes on buses in Copenhagen. BIKES ON THE FERRY（渡轮） Charges for bicycles depend on the company and the destination. You will need to check with the ferry companies. When you book the ticket, you must state that you have a cycle, even if its free of charge. 21.Who is this te
6、xt probably intended for? A. Tourist guides. B. Bike travelers. C. Local citizens. D. Ticket inspectors. 22.On which public transport can you take a bike for free? A.A peak time s-tog train. B.A weekday regional train. C.An off-peak metro train. D.A weekend ferry. 23.What is the disadvantage of brin
7、ging a bike on a bus? A.Buses are too crowded. B.Its against the local custom. C.Availability is not guaranteed. D.Its not welcomed by other passengers. B From the concert halls of Europe to the tech industries of the United States, C. J. Santos has created a story across the globe. Bom in Brazil, S
8、antos moved to Switzerland at the age of 18, and earned degrees in both music performance and business administration there. During his next 10 years of “intense” career as a professional musician, he spent most of his time on the road. “I had the honor to perform in the top concert halls in Europe,
9、” Santos said. “It really wore me out to be constantly traveling and performing, but it allowed me to see the world and understand it in its full diversity. This was a unique experience, and I carry its benefits with me to this day” Through these experiences, Santos was able to become fluent in six
10、languages. With these skills under his belt, Santos worked with his wife, who is also fluent in four languages, to develop a small translation business. “Running it with no prior business experience was a challenging but exciting learning-by-doing experience, Santos said. “In addition, the translati
11、on industry experienced a massive digital transformation in the last decade.” This brought Santos to an MBA/M.S. program in business analytic and information management, where he got rich experience, knowledge and perspectives in different industries. The program provided him with something he clear
12、ly enjoys in life: variety “It helped me take the most advantage of the translation industrys digital transformation. What I gained from the program is more than what I managed in the 15 years in Europe,” he added. As Santos continues to grow his business, hes also working as an advisor.“The worlds
13、digital transformation has advanced at high speed,” he said. “To me, its very exciting to be a valuable resource to those who need help to jump onboard the digital express.” 24. What did Santos think of his career as a musician? A.Stable but stressful. B.Tiring but rewarding. C.Unique and enjoyable.
14、 D.Demanding and fruitless. 25.What drove Santos to take up the MBA/M.S. program? A.His strong desire for a Masters Degree. B.The challenge from starting a new business. C.His lack of education background in business. D.The demand for a learning-by-doing experience. 26.What is paragraph 5 mainly abo
15、ut? A.The great variety Santos enjoys in life. B.The application of digital transformation. C.The benefits Santos got from the program. D. Santoss viewpoint on translation industry. 27.In which aspect does Santos probably offer help as an advisor? A.Digital solutions. B.Business analysis. C.Translat
16、ion skills. D.Resources management. C Our planet quakes thousands of times a year, but we still cant predict exactly when and where earthquakes will strike. What if animals odd behavior could warn us? Researchers have reviewed hundreds of reports on pre-packed abnormal animal behaviors, but more wer
17、e just anecdotes. Geologist Jim Berkland counted newspaper ads looking for runaway cats and dogs. On October 13, 1989, he told a newspaper reporter a big quake would strike in a week. Four days later, the Loma Prieta mega-quake hit! But the scientific community still rejected Berklands theory. He di
18、dnt document every prediction, so nobody could measure his accuracy rate. Actual scientific evidence has to be repeatable. And a connection between a cause and an effect has to be shown to be stronger than random chance through careful experimentation and data collection. California researchers in t
19、he 1970s happened to have built controlled habitats to monitor the wheel-running activity of pocket mice. These habitats happened to be in an active earthquake area. Then the 1971 San Fernando earthquake struck nearby. The researchers checked their data and found no big changes in how long the anima
20、ls ran in their wheels or stayed underground before the earthquake activity. What might the next experiment show? Researchers from 150 universities worldwide are working on a new study called the ICARUS project. The project tracks many small animal species such as birds, bats, and turtles for the pu
21、rpose of scientific research. One group of researchers is looking for possible connections between animal behavior and earthquakes. If they find a reliable connection, this could save hundreds of thousands of human lives. ICARUS aims to power an app that will give people hours to get to safety. Howe
22、ver, not everyone is hopeful. Geologist Wendy Bohon said that ICARUS is doing some “cool things,” but she knows animal behavior is hard to pin down. “My cat could act crazy before an earthquake,” she says. “But it also acts crazy if somebody uses the can opener.” 28.What does the underlined word “an
23、ecdotes” mean in paragraph 2? A.Real-life news stories. B.Random individual studies. C.Repeated scientific reports. D.Unproved personal accounts. 29.Why was Berklands theory rejected by the scientific community? A.He used unreliable data from newspaper ads. B.His document wasnt consistent with his t
24、heory. C.His study didnt include enough animal samples. D.He failed to prove the accuracy of his predictions. 30.What is the ultimate goal of the ICARUS project? A.To provide accurate pre-quake warnings. B.To develop an app to call for help during quakes. C.To seek worldwide cooperations in quake pr
25、ediction. D.To find connections between animal behaviors and quakes. 31.What is Wendy Bohons attitude towards the ICARUS project? A. Disapproving. B. Doubtful. C. Intolerant. D. Unclear D Pieter Bruegel s iconic 1565 painting The Harvesters hangs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work showed pe
26、ople harvesting wheat nearly as tall as they were.“nowadays, however, if you walk through a wheat field, you basically see that wheat is about knee-height. The reduced height is essentially a consequence of breeding （培育）along with genes for increasing production to feed a growing population,” biolog
27、ist De Smet explained. De Smet says wheat is just one example of how historical artwork can allow us to track the transformation of food crops over time. He teamed up with art historian Vergauwen, a friend since childhood, to document such artwork around the world. They have been mainly looking at t
28、hings where they can spot changes in shape, color and size. Their interest in plants in artwork began with a visit to the Hermitage Museum, where they noticed an odd-looking watermelon in an early-17th-century painting. It appeared to be pale and white on the inside. Biologist De Smet assumed the pa
29、inter had done a poor job. But art historian Vergauwen had a different idea. “No, this is one of the best painters ever from that era. So if he painted it like that, thats the way it must have looked like,” he explained. Other paintings revealed that both red and white watermelons were grown during
30、the 17th century.“With all the genetic knowledge we now have, we can look in more detail how something comes about,”De Smet said. “For example, until the 18th century, European strawberries appeared tiny in paintings-they then grew in size as they were crossbred with North American varieties.” Ultim
31、ately, the team hopes to create an online research database of historical plant artwork. They seek the contributions of art enthusiasts around the world via the social media. “However,” Vergauwen reminds, “if youre going to use, for example, Picasso to try and understand how a pear looked in the ear
32、ly 20th century, you might be misled.” 32.What can we learn about the painting The Harvesters? A.It shows how people successfully grew wheat. B.It proves that wheat was much shorter in the past. C.It explains the consequence of different breeding methods. D.It gives clues about how wheat in the 16th
33、 century looked like. 33.What inspired the research team to start their study? A.Their preference for food crops. B.Their friendship since childhood. C.Their divided views on an old painting. D.Their shared interest in Hermitage Museum. 34.What is the message from Vergauwen in the last paragraph? A.
34、Art enthusiasts are not careful enough. B.Abstract paintings often mislead people. C.The source paintings need to be realistic. D.Picassos paintings are hard to understand. 35.What is the purpose of the text? A.To comment on historical plant paintings. B. To tell interesting stories behind plant art
35、work. C.To inform readers of a scientific breakthrough. D. To introduce a study on food crop transformation. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are you frequently depressed by the feeling that life is leaving you behind particularly when you look over social m
36、edia sites and are faced with all the exciting things your friends are up to? _36_ FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out refers to the perception that other peoples lives are superior to our own. It appears as a deep sense of envy, and constant exposure to it can have a weakening effect on our self-esteem （自
37、尊） . While feelings of envy and lack of confidence seem to be human nature, social media seems to have added fuel to the fire._37_Social media, with its built-in appeal, allows us to share only the best presentations of our life, while leaving out the more boring aspects. Although this could be char
38、acterized as dishonest, it is the atmosphere social media seems to demand. So how do we avoid being trapped into our own insecurities by social media? Consider your own social media posts._38_Well, so have others. And what theyve left hidden is the fact that boredom, loneliness and unpleasant chores
39、 are an unavoidable part of everyones life, and youre not the only one feeling left out. _39_ You may not be a regular at fancy parties or a climber of dizzying peaks, but you have your health, a place to live and real friends who appreciate your presence in their lives. Lean to shake it off. We are
40、 all flooded daily with photos of other peoples perfections, but really, what does it matter?_40_And even if you are more easily affected than others by social media envy, all you need to do is to look around you and acknowledge that you are doing pretty well after all. A. If so, you are not alone.
41、B.Value your friends in real life. C.Learn to appreciate the positives. D.Why does it have such a stimulating effect? E.They are probably no more real than the funniest reality TV show. F.The feeling that we are left out has long-term damaging psychological consequences. G.Have you ever chosen photo
42、s that lead others to the rosiest conclusions about your life? 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The train had been long delayed. Running out of _41_,Andy put down his book and looked out. He found the _42_ at once: it was raining hard. He
43、 lay down and fell asleep but was soon woken up by a woman. She handed him his bag and _43 _that it had slipped to the floor. He gratefully took it back and opened it,_44 _to see his mothers scarf and some sandwiches inside. Andys thoughts drifted（飘）to when he was _45_ His mother had insisted on put
44、ting her scarf in. “If it rains, it may get cold.” He remembered feeling_46_ and had taken it out. But it was still here. _47_,Andy realized he was burning with fever. Feeling helpless, he called his mum. “Take a _48_ I have put in medicine,just_49_,”she suggested. Touched by his mothers_50_ he took
45、 the medicine and soon fell deep asleep in the_51_of the scarf. Andy woke up later feeling much better. Then he noticed the woman,whod_52_him earlier, _53_ holding a baby in her arms, both shaking. Their clothes did little against the cold wind. Without thinking twice, Andy wrapped his mothers scarf
46、 around the baby. To his _54_,the child soon fell asleep in the love of not one, but two_55_. 41.A.luck 42.A.train 43.A.insisted 44.A.surprised 45.A.checking 46.A.hurt 47.A.Lately 48.A.look 49.A.for safety 50.A.calmness 51.A.warmth 52.A.helped 53.A.comfortably 54.A,relief 55.A.arms B.patience B.trut
47、h B.explained B.ready B.leaving B.annoyed B.Finally B.pill B. on purpose B. confidence B.memory B.pleased B.safely B.amazement B scarfs C.time C.cause C.apologized C.thankful C.planning C.ashamed C.Suddenly C.rest C.in case C.comfort C.smell C.disturbed C.gently C.mind C.passengers D.energy D.notice
48、 D.admitted D.expecting D.packing D.puzzled D.Instantly D.sandwich D.by accident D.care D.touch D.greeted D.tightly D.advantage D.mothers 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The need for speed is so deeply rooted in modern society that we often forget to press pause and
49、 think about the things that get_56_(good)with time: antiques, aged wine, long-term relationships and expertise over the years. Peking Opera is a slow process too. An often-repeated saying goes as follows: Three minutes on stage,10 years_57_ stage. Its meant as a nod to its demanding nature and a re
50、minder of its high standards that ensure that any performance _58_(do)the way the forefathers wanted it. Peking Opera is demanding because of the extensive list of skills it_59_(require).A performer is an actor, singer, dancer, acrobat, mime and martial artist all rolled into one. Theyre also expect
