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1、2023年茂名市高三级第二次综合测试英语试卷试卷共8页,卷面满分120分,折算成130分计入总分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将答题卡上交。第一部分 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,选出最佳选
2、项。AWorld Book Day author A.M.Dassu shares some tipsWhile helping out at her childrens swimming lessons, author A.M.Dassu noticed that one boy always put on his socks too soon afterwards. He inspired her to write a picture book that she called Soggy Socks.Today,many years later,Dassu has published lo
3、ts of childrens books. Every day, after taking her children to school,Dassu goes to her desk to write.I leave my phone upstairs so I dont get distracted, and try to write 800 words every day,she says.Dassu believes that the key to being a successful writer is not necessarily talent but getting your
4、bottom on the seat.The cyclist with far to goAfter 527 days,Liam Garner has completed an amazing achievement. He has cycled almost 20,000 miles from Alaska,in the very north of the US,to Ushuaia-the worlds southernmost city-in the South American country of Argentina.Garner,who was17 years old when h
5、e set off,said his trip was inspired by a book he read about a similar journey.Garner always wanted to have a “big adventure.During his trip,Garner travelled through 14 countries. He camped outside, stayed in hostels or was hosted by local families. He faced some challenges, including an accident th
6、at meant he had to take some time off. However, he recovered and finally reached his goal of being the youngest person ever to cycle from Alaska to Argentina.A plastic-waste warriorLicypriya Kangujam won an international award which celebrates people who spark global change. Licypriya,who is 1l and
7、from India,won it for her Plastic Money Shop,where people can trade in their single-use plastic waste for useful items such as stationery,rice or young trees to plant.The plastic is1.What is the key to being a successful writer according to Dassu?A.Talent. B.Experience. C.Education. D.Effort. 2.What
8、 made Liam Garners bicycle trip unique?A.The distance he covered. B.The challenges he faced. C.The age when he completed the trip. D.The means of transportation he chose.3.Which area does Licypriyas award probably belong to?A.Business. B.Environment. C.Finance. D.Economy. BGrowing up in the Philippi
9、nes,construction worker Johnny Manlugay combs the beaches each night for the eggs of sea turtles. He knows exactly what to look for,as he was trained as a child by his grandfather on how to locate the animals and their eggs. Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasnt about getting rich as muc
10、h as it was just a part of life.Manlugay has since turned over a new leaf. Instead,he uses his tracking skills to protect the sea turtles that visit the beaches he lives by.“Ive learned to love this work,”Manlugay acknowledged in an interview.“We didnt know poaching(偷猎)was illegal and that we should
11、 not eat turtle eggs and meat.”Manlugay delicately transferred each egg into a bucket he brought with him,as well as some sand from the turtle nests,to be handed over to Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA).the group leading the conservation program on the beaches.Established in 200
12、9,the CURMA conservation effort has gradually transformed sea turtle poachers into valuable allies(盟友). They manage this by offering training to ultimately save thousands of turtles and keep their eggs from ending up everywhere but their nests.“We talked to the poachers,and it turned out poaching wa
13、s just another means for them to earn a living,”explained Carlos Tamayo,the director of operations.“They had no choice.”On average,sea turtles lay 100 eggs in a nest. The number of nests in the area ranges between 35and 40 each season,which runs from October to February. Tamayo noted that the figure
14、s had doubled during the first year of the COVID pandemic.“Last season alone,for example,we had 75 nests and we released close to 9,000 hatching,”he shared.Once collected,the eggs are then transferred to CURMAs hatchery(孵化场)to be reburied in protected areas. Another former poacher,Jessie Cabagbag,gr
15、ew up eating turtle meat and eggs like many people there.“I stopped poaching when we underwent training and were taught that what we have been doing was illegal and that these species of turtles are endangered,”he explained. Now,he admits,“I am truly proud. I am happy that I get to contribute to the
16、 conservation of the turtles.”4.Why did Johnny Manlugay hunt turtles as a child?A.To make a living. B.To make a fortune. C.To protect them. D.To locate them.5.How does Johnny Manlugayc deal with the turtle eggs nowadays?A.To sell them. B.To hatch them.C.To hand them over to a conservation organizati
17、on. D.To bury them under some sand near the turtle nests.6.On average,how many sea turtle eggs are laid in the area seasonally?A.About 7500. B.Close to 9.000. C.From 3500 to 4000. D.Between 3500 and 10000. 7.Whats the best title for this passage?A.Sea Turtles are Well Protected in the Philippines.B.
18、Local People in the Philippines Search the Beaches for Sea Turtle Eggs. C.The Conservation Program Aims to Save Endangered Turtles. D.Former Turtle Egg Poachers in the Philippines Turn Protectors.CDo you often compare yourself to other people? Comparisons can help to make decisions and motivate you
19、but they can also pull you into a comparison trap.Whether its the number of goals youve scored at football or how many books youve read,its easy to compare yourself to someone else.Scientists say its a natural behaviour that helps humans learn from each other,live happily together and achieve more.
20、Although comparing can be good for you, its not always helpful and you can find yourself stuck in a comparison trap.This is when you always measure yourself against others and base your feelings on how well they seem to be doing.Becky Goddard-Hill is a child therapist (someone who helps children und
21、erstand their feelings) and author of Create Your Own Confidence.She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. Comparing upmeans seeing someone doing better than you and using that to inspire yourself to aim higher and try harder.However,Goddard-Hill says,Sometimes it can
22、make you feel rubbish about yourself and knock your confidence. Comparing downis when you see someone who seems like theyre not doing as well as you.This might make you feel youre doing well,says Goddard-Hill,but it can also stop you wanting to improve.If your feelings depend on what other people ar
23、e doing, “Surround yourself with cheerleaders,” suggests Goddard-Hill. Notice how people make you feel and spend time with friends who celebrate your strengths rather than compare themselves to you.If you follow social media accounts that make you feel you are failing in any way, unfollow them.Find
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