2024年深圳市高三年级第一次调研考试英语试题.docx

2024年深圳市高三年级第一次调研考试英语试题第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AWhistler Travel GuideSnow-capped peaks and powdered steeps; sparkling lakes and rushing waterfalls; challenging hiking routes and inviting restaurantsWhistler's offerings suit every season.Things to doThe entire town displays the ski-chic atmosphere, hosting dozens of ski and snowboard competitions and festivals annually. In the warmer months, more outdoor enthusiasts come out to play. Visitors can try hiking or cycling up the mountains. While Whistle r is an ideal vacation spot for the active types, other travelers can enjoy the local museums and art galleries filled with informative exhibits. Plus, there are family-friendly activities and attractions like summer concerts, along with plenty of shopping options.When to visitThe best times to visit Whistler are from June through August and between December and March.How to get aroundThe best ways to get around Whistler are on foot or by bike. Or, you can take the shuttle buses from Whistler Village, which transport visitors to Lost Lake Park and the Marketplace.Meanwhile, having a car will allow you the freedom to explore top attractions like Whistler Train Wreck and Alexander Falls without having to spend a lot of cash on a cab.What you need to knowWhistler receives feet of snow each year. If you're driving in winter, slow down and make sure to rent or come with a reliable SUV.Snowslides are likely to occur on Backcountry routes, so only advanced skiers should take to this off-the-map area. Whistler's wilderness is home to many black and grizzly bears. Keep your distance and do not feed them.21. What are active travelers recommended to do in Whistler?A. Bike up the mountains. B. Host ski competitions.C. Go shopping at the malls. D. Visit museum exhibitions.22. Which of the following is the most popular among travelers?A. Whistler Village. B. Lost Lake Park.C. The Marketplace. D. Whistler Train Wreck.23. What are travelers prohibited from doing in Whistler?A. Driving a rented SUV. B. Feeding grizzly bears.C. Exploring the wilderness. D. Skiing on Backcountry routes. BI used to believe that only words could catch the essence of the human soul. The literary works contained such distinct stories that they shaped the way we saw the world. Words were what composed the questions we sought to uncover and the answers to those questions themselves. Words were everything.That belief changed.In an ordinary math class, my teacher posed a simple question: What's 0.99 rounded to the nearest whole number? Easy. When rounded to the nearest whole number,0.99=1. Somehow, I thought even though 0.99 is only 0.01 away from 1, there's still a 0.01 difference. That means even if two things are only a little different, they are still different, so doesn't that make them completely different?My teacher answered my question by presenting another equation (等式): 1 = 0.9, which could also be expressed as 1=0.999999repeating itself without ever ending.There was something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side was unchangeable, objective: it contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless,a number repeating itself limitless times. Yet, somehow, these two opposed things were connected by an equal sign.Lying in bed, I thought about how much the equation paralleled our existence. The left side of the equation represents that sometimes life itself is so unchangeable and so clear. The concrete, whole number of the day when you were born and the day when you would die. But then there is that gap in between life and death. The right side means a time and space full of limitless possibilities, and endless opportunities into the open future.So that's what life is. Objective but imaginative. Unchangeable but limitless. Life is an equation with two sides that balances itself out. Still, we can't ever truly seem to put the perfect words to it. So possibly numbers can express ideas as equally well as words can. For now, let's leave it at that: 1 =0.999999and live a life like it.24. What does the author emphasize about words in paragraph 1?A. Their wide variety. B. Their literary origins.C. Their distinct sounds. D. Their expressive power.25. What made the author find the equation fascinating?A. The repetition of a number. B. The way two different numbers are equal.C. The question the teacher raised. D. The difference between the two numbers.26. Which of the following can replace the underlined word“paralleled”in paragraph 6?A. Measured. B. Composed. C. Mirrored. D. Influenced.27. What is a suitable title for the text?A. The Perfect Equation B. Numbers Build EquationsC. An Attractive Question D. Words Outperform NumbersC“Why does grandpa have ear hair?”Just a few years ago my child was so curious to know“why”and“how”that we had to cut off her questions five minutes before bedtime. Now a soon-to-be fourth grader, she says that she dislikes school because“it's not fun to learn.”I am shocked. As a scientist and parent, I have done everything I can to promote a love of learning in my children. Where did I go wrong?My child's experience is not unique. Developmental psychologist Susan Engel notes that curiosity defined as“spontaneous(自发的) investigation and eagerness for new information”drops dramatically in children by the fourth grade.In Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science, Yale psychologist Frank C. Keil details the development of wonder a spontaneous passion to explore, discover, and understand. He takes us on a journey from its early development, when wonder drives common sense and scientific reasoning, through the drop-off in wonder that often occurs, to the trap of life in a society that devalues wonder.As Keil notes, children are particularly rich in wonder while they are rapidly developing causal mechanisms(因果机制) in the preschool and early elementary school years. They are sensitive to the others' knowledge and goals, and they expertly use their desire for questioning.Children's questions, particularly those about“why”and “how,” support the development of causal mechanisms which can be used to help their day-to-day reasoning.Unfortunately, as Keil notes, “adults greatly underestimate young children's causal mechanisms.”In the book, Wonder, Keil shows that we can support children's ongoing wonder by playing games with them as partners, encouraging question-asking, and focusing on their abilities to reason and conclude.A decline in wonder is not unavoidable. Keil reminds us that we can accept wonder as a desirable positive quality that exists in everyone. I value wonder deeply, and Wonder has given me hope by proposing a future for my children that will remain wonder-full.28. What is a common problem among fourth graders?A. They upset their parents too often. B. They ask too many strange questions.C. Their love for fun disappears quickly. D. Their desire to learn declines sharply.29. What can be inferred about children's causal mechanisms in paragraph 4?A. They control children's sensitivity.B. They slightly change in early childhood.C. They hardly support children's reasoning.D. They develop through children's questioning.30. How can parents support children's ongoing wonder according to Keil?A. By monitoring their games. B. By welcoming inquiring minds.C. By estimating their abilities. D. By providing reasonable conclusions.31. What is the text?A. A book review. B. A news report. C. A research paper. D. A children 's story.DEach year, the world loses about 10 million hectares of forestan area about the size of Iceland because of cutting down trees. At that rate, some scientists predict the world's forests could disappear in 100 to 200 years. To handle it, now researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have pioneered a technique to generate wood-like plant materials in a lab.This makes it possible to“grow”a wooden product without cutting down trees.In the lab, the researchers first take cells from the leaves of a young plant. These cells are cultured in liquid medium for two days, then moved to another medium which contains nutrients and two different hormones (激素). By adjusting the hormone levels, the researchers can tune the physical and mechanical qualities of the cells. Next, the researchers use a 3D printer to shape the cell-based material, and let the shaped material grow in the dark for three months. Finally,the researchers dehydrate(使脱水) the material, and then evaluate its qualities.They found that lower hormone levels lead to plant materials with more rounded, open cells of lower density(密度), while higher hormone levels contribute to the growth of plant materials with smaller but denser cell structures. Lower or higher density of cell structures makes the plant materials softer or more rigid, helping the materials grow with different wood-like characteristics. What's more, it's to be noted that the research process is about 100 times faster than the time it takes for a tree to grow to maturity!Research of this kind is ground-breaking.“This work demonstrates the great power of a technology,”says lead researcher, Jeffrey Berenstain.“The real opportunity here is to be at its best with what you use and how you use it. This technology can be tuned to meet the requirements you give about shapes, sizes, rigidity, and forms. It enables us to grow any wooden product in a way that traditional agricultural methods can't achieve.”32. Why do researchers at MIT conduct the research?A. To grow more trees. B. To protect plant diversity.C. To reduce tree losses. D. To predict forest disappearance.33. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the lab research?A. Its theoretical basis. B. Its key procedures.C. Its scientific evidence. D. Its usual difficulties.34. What does the finding suggest about the plant materials?A. The hormone levels affect their rigidity.B. They are better than naturally grown plants.C. Their cellsshapes mainly rely on their density.D. Their growth speed determines their characteristics.35. Why is the research ground-breaking according to Berenstain?A. It uses new biological materials in lab experiments.B. It revolutionizes the way to make wooden products.C. It challenges traditional scientific theories in forestry.D. It has a significant impact on worldwide plant growth.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Art comes in two main categories: realistic and abstract. Realistic art aims to show real-life scenes, people, and objects exactly as they appear. It involves paying close attention to details,making things look like photographs. _36_. It's more about expressing feelings, emotions,and ideas.Realistic art is easy to understand. Viewers can easily recognize what is portrayed. Take the Mona Lisa, for example it's a realistic painting of a lady with a mysterious smile. _37_, helping us to learn about the past.Unlike realistic art, abstract art is more about being creative. _38_. They use shapes,colors and patterns to express feelings and ideas. Abstract art means different things to different people. Some people enjoy trying to figure out what the artwork conveys. _39_. Realistic art needs precision in drawing or sculpting to make things look real.Abstract art requires imagination to use shapes and colors in new ways. Many artists are skilled in both. They create realistic pieces to demonstrate their technical skills and abstract ones to display their creativity.As for personal preference, some people prefer the clear stories of realistic art while others are attracted to the mystery of abstract art, interpreting meanings in the shapes and forms.Together, the two kinds of art make the art world diverse and engaging. _40_.Both types of art take skills to makeB. Photographs preserve faces of folks from long agoC. Grasping abstract art demands more artistic trainingD. Both ways of creating art have their own value and beautyE. In contrast, abstract art focuses less on realistic appearancesF. Artworks like this tell stories about history and everyday lifeG. Artists have the freedom to go beyond real-life representations第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Last year, I started the journey of being a remote product designer. The thought of a _41_ schedule, a comfortable home office, and the escape from the crowded public transport was incredibly _42_. The first few weeks were filled with a long-lost feeling of _43_.However, the _44_ of working from home gradually set in. I had started my day with the best intentions, promising myself quick breaks and regular _45_. But deadlines, endless emails, and virtual meetings _46_ me to my computer throughout the day, leaving me little time to _47_. Gone were the short walks to a colleagues desk and the quick lunchtime walks around the office complex. Finally, my world was _48_ to the walls of my home, my steps _49_ in mere meters rather than kilometers.One day, I tried _50_ one of my favorite dresses and it wasn't passing through my waist at all. Glancing at myself in the mirror, I saw a _51_ person carrying extra weight, rather than someone enjoying freedom. The _52_ of work and personal life had left me feeling like I was a never-ending motion machine.This incident marked the _53_ of a journey of self-discovery. I made up my mind thatI needed a(n) _54_, not just for my waistline but for my overall well-being. It was a promise to prioritize my physical and mental health, and a commitment that I could _55_ control over my life and my body.41. A. tight B. regular C. full D. flexible42. A. appealing B. amusing C. challengingD. disturbing43. A. direction B. security C. freedom D. responsibility44. A. duties B. rewards C. problemsD. expectations45. A. visits B. emails C. updatesD. stretches46. A. tied B. inspired C. guided D. introduced47. A. reply B. relax C. react D. read48. A. extended B. limited C. related D. exposed49. A. count