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1、华南师大附中2023届高三年级第一次月考英语第一部分 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。AThe Horizontal Oak: A life in NatureBy Poly Pullar,Growing up in a remote region of the Scottish Highlands, Polly Pullars childhood was pleasant, simple, and peaceful. But the wild beauty formed a back

2、drop to a series of major family tragedies. This is the story of how she rebuilt her life from the ground up, supported by the natural world around her.Wildlife WalksBy Charlotte Varela,Bloomsbury, 16.99Take a walk through the Wildlife Trusts nature reserves with this handy guide that showcases some

3、 of our nations best forests, moors, woodlands and coastal locations. Each walk includes a description of the site, instructions on how to get there, available facilities and the routes walking time.Where the Seals SingBy Susan Richardson,William Collins, 20Having long been fascinated by seals, Susa

4、n Richardson sets out to follow their pupping season （繁殖季）.As she journeys from Cornwall to Norfolk, she learns more about these mystical creatures, while sharing personal stories about the comforting role they have played during times of grief or anxiety in her own life.In the Name of PlantsBy Sand

5、ra Knapp,University of Chicago Press 20Botanist Sandra Knapp digs into the stories behind plant names, exploring the people who have been immortalized （使永生），from Benjamin Franklin to Lady Gaga. The 30 plants inside are accompanied by botanical drawings from the Natural History Museum.1. Which of the

6、 books does not involve a story?B. Wildlife WalksD. In the Name of PlantsA. The Horizontal Oak: A Life in NatureC. Where the Seals Sing2. What can be inferred from the text?A. There are probably plants named after Lady Gaga.B. Susan Richardson introduces seals5 life in her book.C. Polly Pullar offer

7、s readers a tourist guide of Scottish Highlands.D. You can read Charlotte Varela9s book if you want to visit nature reserves by car.3. Where can we most probably read the text?A. A geographic textbook.B. A travel brochure.C. A magazine on wildlife.D. A website about plants.BIt was June 14 and the la

8、st day of middle school had arrived.I had spent the past couple of months trashing and treasuring all the things that I had accumulated in my classroom over the past 19 years. Looking into my classroom, you can see about two dozen boxes and bins inside, piled nearly three-quarters high to the ceilin

9、g, all packed and ready for the big move. The 22-million-dollar restoration work was only days away from starting and we were instructed that everything must go.My parents Michael and Donna, wife Laura and newborn baby Summer had arrived that day. The students had heard so much about my daughter and

10、 were excited to meet her for the first time. My mother was there to help organize my classroom nearly 19 years ago and hadnt seen it since. My father had visited on a few occasions, as had my wife. That day marked not only the end of an era for me, but the dawning of a new beginning.The day before,

11、 I had thrown a party for my students. The feelings were mixed, as I knew that this would be the farewell （告另U） party in my classroom of 19 years and the last time I would see all of these students together. I thought back to when they were all in middle school and would visit me in my classroom on

12、my birthday. They made it an annual tradition. I will treasure these moments for the rest of my life.Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe （敌人），a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk. Tve learned over the years in working with over 2, 000 children that looking at things from an optimistic

13、 perspective and taking the time to foster relationships with people make the world a happier and safer place. No matter what a persons life circumstances may be, you can be the change in their life that will bring them a sense of self-worth, which will ultimately provide them with the opportunity t

14、o become who they are meant to be. They might go on to change the world.4. Why did the author pack his things in the classroom?A. He was doing a cleaning.B. He would quit his job as a teacher.C. The classroom would soon be restored.D. His students were graduating from middle school.5. Why are the wr

15、iters family members mentioned in paragraph 3?A. To explain the family?s relations with his students.B. To demonstrate the familys involvement in his job.C. To list the familys contribution to the classroom.D. To show the familys expectations for a new beginning.6. What does the writer intend to con

16、vey in the last paragraph?A. Think of the end in every beginning.B. Change happens for better or for worse.C. It is no good feeling attached to a place.D. A positive attitude brings forth good changes.7. Whats the tone of the writer in writing the article?A. Bittersweet.B. Sad.C. Excited.D. Unconcer

17、ned.COne of the many aspects of “normal“ life that SARS-CoV-2 took away was the enjoyment of live musical performances. With the easing of lockdowns and restrictions in many parts of the world, performers can entertain audiences once again, but concerns about spreading the virus remain. Now, a resea

18、rch reported in ACS Environmental Au have studied aerosol （悬浮颗粒）production from playing wind instruments, singing and acting, allowing them to develop recommendations to minimize COVID transmission.Early in the pandemic, COVID-19 outbreaks from choir performances indicated that singing carries a pot

19、ential infection risk, but less is known about the risks of airborne infection from wind instruments. To help keep performers, audiences and music students safe, Tehya Stockman, Shelly Miller and colleagues wanted to examine aerosol production and flow in the air from various musical activities, as

20、well as test different solutions.The researchers examined the extent and speed of air circulation, or small drops of substances, coming from singers and actors, mouths and from wind instruments, such as the flute, clarinet （单簧管）,trumpet and saxophone. They also measured airborne aerosols and carbon

21、dioxide levels exhaled from the performers. They found that aerosol concentrations coming from the bell of a clarinet were comparable to singing. Placing a surgical mask over a singers face or over the clarinet bell sharply reduced the extent and speed of air circulation and decreased aerosol concen

22、trations in front of the masks. The team then used these measurements to model virus transmission in indoor and outdoor environments, finding that the lowest risk of airborne COVID-19 infection occun-ed at less than 30 minutes of exposure indoors and less than 60 minutes outdoors. These findings cou

23、ld help musical rehearsals and performances continue in a safer manner for musicians and audiences, the researchers say.8. What is the purpose of the research?A. To remove lockdowns and restrictions.B. To promote live musical performances.C. To find ways to reduce spread of the virus.D. To reduce ae

24、rosol production from instruments.9. What have the researchers done to keep people safe?A. They have increased air flow from various musical activities.B. They have indicated that singing carries a possible infection risk.C. They have tried to measure the risk of infection from instruments.D. They h

25、ave found out approaches to preventing aerosol production.10. What does the underlined word exhale“ mean in Paragraph 3?A. breath outB. give awayC. take inD. test out11. Which of the following is a finding of the research?A. Less than 30 minutes of exposure indoors avoids virus transmission.B. Using

26、 a surgical mask can reduce the risks of airborne virus infection.C. The manner of the musicians and audiences affects the risks of infection.D. Aerosol concentrations from a clarinet is much more obvious than singing.DCan you imagine there being a community where boys and girls growing up together

27、can finally speak different 1 anguages? In Ubang, Nigeria, it really happens. TVs not exactly clear what percentage of the words in the mens and womens languages are different, but there are enough examples to make sentences sound different when spoken by the opposite sex. For clothing”, men use the

28、 word nki”, while women say “ariga; kitchi means tree fbr men, while women say “okweng”. These are not just some slight pronunciation differences, but totally different words. Ifs almost like two different lexicons （词*匚集）J a language expert, Chi Chi Undie said. There are a lot of words that men and

29、women share in common, but there are others which are totally different depending on your sex. They dont sound alike, and dont have the same letters. They are completely different words.”Interestingly, both men and women are able to understand each other perfectly in Ubang, as both boys and girlsgro

30、w up around their parents and get to learn both languages, but by the age of 10, boys are expected to speak in the male tongue. It seems that there is a stage the male will reach and he discovers he is not using the rightful language. When he starts speaking the mens language, you know the maturity

31、is coming into him.No one really knows how or why the double-language tradition of Ubang began. Chi Chi Undie believes the two languages are the result of a double-sex culture“ where men and women operate and live in separate worlds that rarely come together. However, she admits this is a weak theor

32、y, as the double-sex culture is present in many parts of Africa, where there are no different languages for men and women.Today, with English words constantly entering the lexicon of young Nigerians, Ubangs two languages are in danger of being lost forever. Worse still, neither the male nor female l

33、anguage is written down, so they both rely on young people passing them down to the next generation.12. What do we know about languages in Ubang?A. A majority of words are different in the two languages.B. Men and women speak completely different languages.C. Men and women have different pronunciati

34、on for the same word.D. There are obvious differences in languages between the opposite sex.13. Why can men and women understand each other despite the differences?A. Their vocabularies sound alike.B. Their parents teach them both languages.C. The men can speak two different languages.D. They are ex

35、posed to both languages in childhood.14. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The origin of double-sex cultureB. The formation of the two languages.C. Further exploration of other areas.D. Doubt about the language tradition.15. Why are the two languages disappearing?A. Young people in Ugang use more

36、English words.B. The two languages are too difficult for the young.C. Neither of the language is written down.D. The double-sex culture, has changed.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读短文，从短文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。As much as 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable by making specific lifesty

37、le choices. Somestrategies, such as exercising and managing weight, are well known. 16 A small change in your everyday routine can potentially have a big impact in the long run,“ says preventive cardiologist （心脏病学家）Dr. Beth Abramson, a spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.Get e

38、ight hours of sleep. When youre not rested, everything that happens in your life is a lot more stressful/5 says Dr.Arya Sharma, founder of the Canadian Obesity Network. If were short of sleep, our bodies also have more difficulty controlling blood pressure, inflammation （炎症）and blood sugar levels. 1

39、7Engage in volunteer work. 18Research published in Psychosomatic Medicine in 2016 showed that afeeling of purpose in life is linked to a lower likelihood of heart attack and stroke. CWe know that loneliness is a risk factor for heart health J adds Sharma. Volunteering gets you out of the house and c

40、reates a social network.”19 A recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that healthy people who skipped breakfast were almost three times more likely to have heart disease six years later than those who had a substantial morning meal. One possible reason: If youre eatin

41、g a proper breakfast, youre less likely to be hungry later and make poor food choices,“ says Abramson. We need to eat a balanced diet as part of a healthy lifestyle.,20 A Eat breakfast.B. But others may not have crossed your mind.C. Volunteering might even increase your physical activity.D. These fa

42、ctors can all have an impact on heart and blood health.E. Choose whole-grain, low-fat breakfast foods and include fruit.F. Eat healthy food rich in protein and fiber but low in fat and sugarG. Doing good for others helps your self-esteem and relieves stress.第二部分 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）

43、阅读短文，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。Amy Jandrisevits knows the value of a good doll. Dolls have a 21 we dont completely understand, she said. Its a 22 she came to while working as a social worker using dolls to help her young clients 23 their changing medical situations. Many of the kids saw thems

44、elves in those dolls. But for the kids who had 24 a leg or lost their hair, there were 25 they could relate to.So seven years ago, when a friend revealed that her child had facial deformities （缺陷）,Jandrisevits knew what might help the youth through the 26 period. Its hard to tell a kid, You are perf

45、ect the way you are/ and tobuild 27 that way, but never offer them anything that 28 like them J she says.Jandrisevits crafted a doll by hand using fabric, sewing, and markersthat looked similar to her firiends child and 29 the gift. After the friend posted a photo online of the 30 child and doll, Ja

46、ndrisevits was asked to make dolls for 31 with scars, birthmarks, tracheotomies (气管切开术) in short, a doll like them. She quit her job and started a nonprofit to 32 her services.At home, it takes her roughly seven hours to craft each doll based on photos sent by 33 or caregivers. Shehas made over 400

47、dolls, and the waiting list is long, but Jandrisevits is 34, As she explains, Every kid,regardless of age, ethnicity 35 issue, or body type, should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own.21. A. character22. A. decision23. A. go against24. A. broken25. A. many26. A. final27. A. self-est

48、eem28. A. acts29. A. sent off30. A. crying31. A. children32. A. sell33. A. children34. A. optimistic35. A. genderB. strengthC. powerD. secretB. conclusionC. agreementD. situationB. look backC. adapt toD. carry onB. missedC. hurtD. curedB. onesC. someD.noneB. challengingC. uglyD. longB. self-disciplineC. self-careD. self-serviceB. feelsC. looksD. growsB. handed inC. took awayD. gave outB. frowningC. sleepingD. smilingB. patientsC. peopleD. doctorsB. displayC. donateD.send