广东省惠州市2023-2024学年高三上学期第三次调研考试英语试题含答案.pdf

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1、学科网（北京）股份有限公司惠州市 2024 届高三第三次调研考试试题英语（2024.01）试卷共 8页,卷面满分 120 分。考试用时 120分钟。注意事项：注意事项：1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上,并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,用签字笔直接将答案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分 50分）第一节（共 15

2、 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,选出最佳选项。AIf you wish to feel happier,cook better or just learn random things,here are some of the most exciting podcast（播客）series that can help you through your learning journey.Ten Percent HappierTen Percent Happier was created by Dan Harris.He has

3、 some interesting guests,such as Pandora Skyes,to talk about personal development.Dan believes that you can train yourself to be happy,and you should expect progress to come slowly.The podcast currently has over 700 episodes,each with different time lengths,from 6 minutes to 30 minutes.Delicious Way

4、s to Feel BetterElla Woodward approaches a sensitive subject about our relationship with food.More than 100 episodes are waiting for you,and the average length of an episode is about one hour.This podcast can help you fix your negative food experiences with positive ones,which can result in enjoying

5、 all types of food in moderation and respecting your bodys natural hunger cues.更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司Power HourAdrienne Herbert has made more than 250 episodes in which she talks about motivation,trends,career paths and anything about self-improvement.A new episode airs every week

6、and usually lasts for an hour,so its a perfect podcast when you need a little bit of a boost to keep going.Adrienne also invites professionals to her podcasts to discuss important matters.Listening to a podcast can teach you many things but also help you relax after a long day at work.However,the so

7、othing voices of the hosts and the engaging subjects will make you become interested in personal growth and development,which is essential for you to have a better life.21.Who created the podcast with the most episodes?A.Adrienne Herbert.B.Ella Woodward.C.Pandora Skyes.D.Dan Harris.22.What do Delici

8、ous Ways to Feel Better and Power Hour have in common?A.Sensitive subjects.B.Average length.C.Special guests.D.Target audiences.23.Why are the podcasts introduced?A.To emphasize self-growth.B.To suggest new lifestyles.C.To offer ways of making food.D.To arouse discussion on hot topics.BMy mom spent

9、years as a stay-at-home mom so that my brothers and I could focus on our education.However,I could tell from her curiosity of and attitudes toward working women that she envied their financial freedom and the self-esteem that must come with it.When I asked her about working again,she would tell me t

10、o focus on achieving my dream.I knew she had once dreamed for herself.For years,I watched het effortlessly light up conversations with both strangers and family.Her empathy and ability to reach the heart could make anyone laugh,even when the story itself did not apply to them at all.Mom,have you eve

11、r thought about being a stand-up comedian?It is too late for me,son,she responded,laughing at the idea.I could not bear to watch her struggle between ambition and doubt.Her birthday was coming up.Although I had already bought her a present,I knew what I actually wanted to give her.I placed little no

12、tes of encouragement inside the present.I asked my family and 更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司her friends to do the same.Eventually I had collected 146 notes,and each with the same sentiment:You are humorous,full of life,and ready to take on the stage.On the day of her birthday,my mom unwrap

13、ped my present.She was not surprised as she had hinted at it for long.But then she saw those little notes.She started to weep with her hands full of notes.She could not believe the support was real.Within two months,my mom gave her first performance in a New York comedy club.I have read the notes co

14、untless times with my mom.They are framed and line the walls of her new office space that she rented with the profits she made from working as a professional comedian.For many parents,their childrens careers are their greatest accomplishment,but for me my moms is mine.24.What was the attitude of the

15、 authors mother to working women?A.She was curious about their income.B.She admired what work brought them.C.She felt indifferent to working women.D.She appreciated their ambitions in finance.25.According to the author,what makes his mother a good comedian?A.Her effort in making friends.B.Her talent

16、 to bring people joy.C.Her curiosity about working women.D.Her desire for financial independence.26.How did his mother feel when reading the notes on her birthday?A.Amazed and hesitant.B.Sad and disappointed.C.Moved and encouraged.D.Delighted and proud.27.What is the authors greatest accomplishment?

17、A.Supporting Moms dream.B.Achieving his own dream.C.Securing financial freedom.D.Becoming a successful comedian.CSome words imitate the sounds made by the things they describe,like buzz or hiss,which is called onomatopoeia（拟声词）.But what if the way a word sounds could arouse some other feature of an

18、object,like its shape?Marcus Perlman,a lecturer at the University of Birmingham,says that a century ago,linguists（语言学家）insisted that the words of objects dont necessarily sound like the very things.Theres nothing doggy-sounding about the word dog or catlike-sounding about the word cat.But theres ple

19、nty 更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司of evidence now proving it false.To further explore this connection,Perlman and his colleagues turned to something called the bouba/kiki effect.What it is about is that when you see two shapes-one looks like a cloud,kind of roundish,and the other one is mo

20、re spiky（尖形的）,like a star-and when youre asked to say which one is bouba,you will be more likely to point to a rounded one and,for kiki,to a spiky one.One explanation for the effect could be the appearance of the letters.The round shape of b-o-u-b-a might arouse the sense of roundness.But what happe

21、ns when you dont see the words but hear them?In a following test,participants were told to look at the two shapes and then listen to the sound:either bouba or kiki.Whatever their native language is,most participants said the rounder shape was bouba and the spiky one was kiki.This suggests that the e

22、ffect seems to be driven by some correspondence（对应关系）between the spoken words and the shapes,which might bring us closer to how the first words came.28.What may Marcus Parlman believe about the words of objects?A.Words sounding like objects dont exist.B.Words dont have to sound like objects.C.Words

23、of objects are difficult to understand.D.Words pronunciation is connected to objects.29.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A.The distinction between various shapes.B.The explanation of the bouba/kiki effect.C.The comparison between bouba and kiki.D.The introduction to the bouba/kiki effect.30.Which sh

24、ape may the participants choose after hearing the bauba sound?A.A star.B.A circle.C.A pyramid.D.A diamond.31.What is suggested in the text?A.Different languages may have the same origins.B.The word bouba or kiki can be found in languages.C.The effect may help understand the origin of language.D.The

25、secret of language formation has been discovered.D更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司We all sometimes behave in ways that seem to conflict with our goals and intentions.One person might wish to spend more time with family but instead find themselves mindlessly browsing social media.Another may

26、repeatedly ignore their alarm and miss their morning workout.If we only had more willpower,the conventional wisdom goes,we could eat healthier,exercise regularly,and spend more time with loved ones.However,in Determined:A Science of Life without Free Will,scientist Robert Sapolsky argues that such c

27、hoices are actually determined by factors beyond our control.Sapolsky demonstrates in his book how various factors influence our intentions and actions.He describes scientific evidence that those influences may occur minutes,hours,or days before our actions;some may even begin years earlier.For exam

28、ple,people raised in a collectivist culture tend to avoid obstacles（障碍）when walking whereas those raised in independent cultures will remove the obstacles.In particular,Sapolsky argues against the claim that luck evens（均等）out over time,with fortune and misfortune striking most people in equal measur

29、e,an idea favored by others.Instead,he provides convincing examples that many who are born unlucky have little chance of getting ahead.Although Sapolsky is careful not to confuse determinism with the inability to affect change in the world,his unclear attitude toward how determinism might coexist wi

30、th free will is one of the books weak points.Nonetheless,this book is.worth reading.Better yet,pair it with Kevin Mitchells book Free Agents:How Evolution Gave Us Free Will,which makes the opposite argument,and then,decide for yourself whether you had a choice to do so or it was all predetermined.32

31、.How is the topic introduced in the first paragraph?A.By giving examples.B.By listing statistics.C.By raising arguments.D.By drawing conclusions.33.According to Sapolsky,what determine（s）our choices and actions?A.Level of willpower.B.Random luck.C.Uncontrollable elements.D.Conventional wisdom.34.Wha

32、t does the underlined word collectivist mean?更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司A.Low-esteemed.B.Determined.C.Self-centered.D.Cooperative.35.Which of the following can be a suitable title for the passage?A.Exploration on Free WillB.Wisdom in Decision MakingC.Views on Determinism and Free WillD.

33、Conflicts between Goals and Choices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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Shopping in the sales feels like a subtle way to spend.Lower prices naturally equal money saved.36 Sometimes you think youre getting a bargain,but actually youre paying more than you need to.So,

34、follow the tips below and youll hopefully be on the right track.Only buy essentials.You might have been tempted to buy a much higher item than you actually need,simply because were dazzled by the size of the discount.So despite the savings made on the full price item,its actually a huge waste of cas

35、h.37 You can even have a need note which you add to regularly,allowing you to focus your shopping during the sales.38 Just because theres a sale running with a lower price,doesnt mean you can scramble for the goods immediately.If you can wait,some price history websites are a great way to get a sens

36、e of any regularly occurring price variations.Certain items will have a life cycle too.Christmas cards and decorations are bargains in January while TVs tend to be at their lowest prices in the early summer when the newer models are released.39 So this is only a strategy for non-essentials.Check for

37、 alternatives.Finally,even if you think youve got the best price out there-or at least one youre happy to pay-its worth checking youre not overpaying still when compared to similar products.40 .That could mean staying away from high-end brands,looking for secondhand items or trying a different but s

38、imilar style.A.Time when you buy.更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司B.Compare prices now.C.Sadly,there are tricks played by retailers.D.Its easy to get caught up in sales and spend when you dont need to.E.The best way to avoid this is to create a must-have list before shopping.F.There may well

39、be cheaper substitutes that do the same job but cost less.G.But you might have fewer options to choose from,or will even miss out.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）My grandmother suffers from Alzheimers disease.Seeing her condition worsen over time,and knowing I could do nothing,created

40、 a feeling of 41 in me.As the years passed and my understanding of the disease grew,my frustration turned first to anger,then resignation（顺从）,and finally 42 .Though the disease was bound to slowly eat away at her,there were ways to 43 its progress.Every night the two of us would sit together and 44

41、while my grandmother would count beans.The exercise could help to keep her mentally 45 .Gradually her counting became slower,and she would lose track of things more 46 While at night we would count beans,in the day I involved myself in studies of 47 .My earlier feelings of despair gave way to 48 ;ad

42、vances in genetic engineering offered the possibility that one day those like my grandmother could be cured,or 49 from developing Alzheimers in the first place.Seeing my grandmother slip away 50 me to take biology courses to learn more about cells,the nervous system,and genetic information,which hel

43、ped me better understand how our 51 of this disease has grown in the past decade.52 I began to see new possibilities for preventing diseases like Alzheimers.Nowadays,my grandmother cannot count beans anymore and doesnt 53 me at all.Once she used to tell me stories and I whispered to her all my probl

44、ems.Now I am a 54 to her.How I wish one day I could contribute to a future,where no:child has to watch their grandmother count the 55 they have left together.41.A.regretB.dilemmaC.annoyanceD.hopelessness42.A.pityB.sympathyC.toleranceD.acceptance43.A.stopB.slowC.changeD.accelerate更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众

45、号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司44.A.chatB.sighC.thinkD.complain45.A.strongB.sharp.C.busyD.fresh46.A.easilyB.naturallyC.slowlyD.painfully47.A.nursingB.biologyC.companionD.psychology48.A.anxietyB.calmnessC.optimismD.indifference49.A.excusedB.defendedC.preventedD.separated50.A.urgedB.forcedC.requiredD.motivated51

46、.A.concernB.sympathyC.knowledgeD.experience52.A.InstantlyB.GraduallyC.TemporarilyD.Accidentally53.A.missB.expectC.noticeD.recognize54.A.listenerB.followerC.strangerD.watcher55.A.time B.beans C.moneyD.stories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。From the adorable pandas in Sic

47、huan to the playful Pallass cats in Inner Mongolia,photographer Xie Jianguo has committed himself to documenting Chinas rare and endangered animals,56 highlight the countrys unique natural wonders.Xies passion for 57 （photograph）wild animals is evident in his frequent visits to the remote destinatio

48、ns such as the Arctic continent.Since 2012,Xie Jianguo has redirected his lens（镜头）toward his homeland,focusing 58 wildlife in China.Now his 59 （footprint）have covered nearly all the provinces and regions throughout China.During his shooting process,Xie 60 （place）great emphasis on building a harmonio

49、us relationship with the animals he encounters,ensuring that they are undisturbed and represented in their natural state.Xie said,I am eager 61 （record）the beautiful moments of wildlife,to not only represent their living conditions but also to raise peoples 62 （aware）of protecting wild animals and t

50、heir habitats.63 （hopeful）,my images can show the biodiversity and the achievements of wildlife protection in China.更多全科无水印试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君学科网（北京）股份有限公司With the aim of preserving the natural beauty of China 64 promoting its rich natural image culture to the world,Xie launched a project called Na