2024届广东省三校高三四月调研测试英语试题试卷含解析

2024届广东省三校高三四月调研测试英语试题试卷
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Most spending that results in debt is like a drug: a quick hit of pleasure that ______, only to drag you down for years to come.
A．takes off B．wears off C．sets off D．shows off
2．Ellen is a fantastic dancer. I wish I ________ as well as her.
A．dance B．will dance
C．had danced D．danced
3．_______naturally by the skin when exposed to sunlight, Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. A．Making B．To make
C．Made D．Make
4．China’s Chang’e 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, ________ a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moon’s far side.
A．marking B．to mark
C．having marked D．marked
5．The police are investigating the company, three of ________ managers have already been arrested.
A．whose B．that
C．which D．where
6．The news of the newly-elected president’s coming to China for a visit was ______
on the radio just now.
A．given away B．given in C．given off D．given out
7．How come e very kid today is meant to be a champion for something _____ we know every kid can’t be a star?
A．in case B．as if
C．when D．unless
8．The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin are very friendly and helpful.
A．why B．whether
C．that D．how
9．________ a bike, she cycled home.
A．Bought B．To buy C．Being bought D．Having bought
10．It is usually thought a little child says is truth.
A．What that B．that what C．which D．that
11．Mike is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does his boss.
A．serves B．satisfies
C．promises D．supports
12．While in the university, we were offered a number of after-school activities to our social skills.
A．create
B．grow
C．settle
D．develop
13．Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always ________ the expectations of most audience.
A．sign up for B．drop out of
C．be bent on D．live up to
14．The worse working conditions we are looking forward to ______ must have attrac ted the local government’s attention.
A．see improved B．seeing improved
C．see improving D．seeing to improve
15．After the fire，________________ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.
A．that B．it
C．what D．which
16．A new ________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.
A．common B．usual
C．regular D．ordinary
17．I ____ about w hat you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice.
A．thought B．have been thinking
C．was thinking D．had thought
18．The famous book Frankenstein, ________ by British novelist Mary Shelley, is the first work of science fiction. A．writing B．having written
C．written D．was written
19．The teacher told the children ______ quiet in the museum.
A．keep B．kept C．keeping D．to keep
20．____________the fierce competition in job seeking, many university graduates have no choice but to reduce their
own demand for the salary.
A．Faced B．Facing
C．To face D．Having faced
第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21．（6分）Th ere’s a world of difference between a horror movie and a comedy—the former scares you half to death while the latter leaves you rolling on the floor with laughter. But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they’re not so different after all. Music and movies have been closely connected since the beginning of the film industry—even before the voices of actors were recorded. In movies, music helps to provide a sense of time and place, convey ideas about the characters and, most importantly, draw emotions out of the audience.
Studies have long shown that our heart rates and anxiety levels rise and fall depending on the speed of the music we hear. Using this knowledge, composers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences. Slowing the speed of the music will have the opposite effect, bringing about a sense of peace or a dreamlike quality. The use of dissonant(不和谐的) tones and noises is another technique that heightens tension. Humans naturally become unnerved when we hear dissonant sounds because such noises are usually associated with danger, like those that animals make to warn against predators(捕食者).
As crucial as it is, the best film music is subtle. All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn’t realize what’s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.
In keeping with this principle, some filmmakers are even using what’s called “infrasound”(次声波) to arouse fear. While we may not be able to hear it because its frequency is below the range of the human ear, infrasound has been proven to cause anxiety, tremble and even sorrow. For example, infrasound was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 horror movie Paranormal Activity, and audiences reposed extremely high fear levels despite the 1ack of action throughout the movie. “It doesn’t affect everyone equally,” said British science writer Philip Ball, author of The Music Instinct, but he predicted that “we will see more of it used in movies in the future”.
1、What is the difference between a horror movie and a comedy?
A．Their history. B．Their background music.
C．Their actors. D．Their time and place.
2、What causes fear among audiences?
A．The theme of the music. B．The slow speed of the tangle.
C．The knowledge of the music. D．The unexpected change of the music.
3、What does the underlined word “subtle” in the third paragraph mean?
A．Gentle. B．Wonderful.
C．Not immediately obvious. D．Not extremely attractive.
4、What do we know about “infrasound” from the last paragraph?
A．It can’t be known to people.
B．It makes audiences relaxed.
C．It is within the range of the human ear.
D．It will be used more in movies in the future.
22．（8分）If you’ve ever had to chop an onion，you probably know that it’s one of the most annoying cooking experiences．It just fills your eyes with tears．Scientists and farmers have been working on a solution to this problem for decades，and they’ve apparently come up with a tearless onion．
Called the“Sunion”，this new vegetable is the result of a natural cross-breeding program that’s been going on farms in Nevada and Washington since the 1980s．It’s supposedly a sweet，mild-tasting onion that doesn’t leave that strong，pungent aftertaste，but what really sets it apart from most other onion varieties is that it doesn’t cause teary eyes when it’s chopped．
When you cut into a normal onion，it releases a compound called lachrymatory-factor synthase，and’when that hits your eyes，your body produces tears．Now，the interesting thing about regular onions is that the amounts of lachrymatory-factor synthase increase the longer the vegetables are stored，so the older they，the more you cry．In Sunions，on the other hand，the levels of that annoying compound drop the more time goes by，until it no longer has any effect on your eyes when you cut it．
That’s what Sunion growers are claiming anyway，but reports from those lucky enough to have tried them seem to confirm these claims．The Huffington Post had three of its reporters chop some Sunions，and apparently，none of them shed a single tear．According to the Washington Post，they don’t have the pungency of regular onions and are so sweet that you can eat them“like popcorn”．
So the good news is that tearless onions are now a real thing．The bad news is that they are currently only grown in Washington and Nevada，and even though they are sold nationwide，they are still in relatively short supply．The first Sunion batches hit the shelves of grocery stores in December，but we’11 probably start seeing them in most g rocery shops and supermarkets in the next few years，as more people learn about them．
1、What is special about the Sunion?
A．It’s easily chopped．B．It’s sweet and tastes strong．
C．It’s tearless and mild．D．It’s grown nationwide in the USA．
2、How does the author introduce the Sunion in Paragraph 3 ?
A．By comparison．B．By telling a story．
C．By giving examples．D．By asking questions．
3、What does the underlined word“pungency”in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Round shape．B．Strong smell．
C．Special character．D．Medical function．
4、What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A．The Sunion has been largely on the market．
B．The Sunion is still on trial at present．
C．The Sunion will soon be grown worldwide．
D．The author is confident about the future of the Sunion．
23．（8分）You’re so young right now, but I hope this letter will be helpful to you one day when you’re older. I feel it is my responsibility, as a mother of two little girls, to lead you down a path that is relatively healthy when it comes to beauty and self-image. In a lot of women’s eyes, I’ve probably already failed in this aspect due to a lot of pink Barbie dolls in Vera’s room right now.
But I will say this about Barbie dolls: I played with Barbie dolls for many years when I was growing up and here I have a healthy body and a positive image. I have a master’s degree, a successful career and a published book. If Barbie dolls were really so damaging to my femininity(女人气质) and self-image, I highly doubt whether I could list all of these achievements.
I t’s hard for women not to worry about our weight or to wish we could afford more stylish clothes. It’s hard not to want someone else’s hair or eyelashes. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. The thin g I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in all the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.
Don’t let that message carry any weight within yourselves. You are not worthless. You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second. If someone pushes you down for standing tall then just push yourself back up and stand even taller, and know that the reason why they pushed you down in the first place is just that they’re scared. I want to tell you that I have never in my life felt more beautiful than when I have stood my tallest.
1、What does the author think about Barbie dolls?
A．They did no harm to her image. B．They enable her to achieve a lot.
C．They prevented her development. D．They contributed to her promotion.
2、What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A．It’s women’s nature to be envious.B．It’s easy to read women’s thoughts.
C．Women like to be close to each other. D．Women tend to pursue a perfect appearance.
3、What does the author suggest her daughters do?
A．Try to be the most beautiful. B．Stand tall with love and toughness.
C．Compare themselves with others to improve. D．Push others down on the way to be the tallest.
4、What’s the author’s purpose in writing the letter?
A．To tell her daughters what real beauty is. B．To warn her daughters of the trouble in life.
C．To share with her daughters all her experience. D．To persuade her daughters to follow her example.
24．（8分）Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. The following are 6 cultural differences between China and the USA to help promoting mutual understanding.
Money
As is well known, the Chinese are conservative when they are planning to spend money, but far fewer American families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts (对等的人)..
Privacy
Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as American do. They talk about topic such as ages, income or marital (婚姻的) status, which Americans think is annoying and disturbing.
Family
In China, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while young are cared for. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.
Friends
Chinese people have different meanings to define friends. Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship. Friendship means lifelong friends who feel it deeply necessary to give each other whatever help might seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.
Education
Chinese people value education and career more than Americans, who in turn attach more great importance to good character and faith, which they think are of great value in their life.
________
Basically China values the co mmunity and the USA values the individual. If you achieve something in the USA, it’s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something, it’s because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you do gets owed to the greater whole, while in American individual achievements are celebrated.
1、What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Americans lay more stress on faith and good personality.
B．Americans think much of the individual and the community.
C．Americans are mean with money to spend while Chinese are not.
D．Americans define friendship almost the same.
2、Which of the following can best describe the last difference?
A．Achievements B．Individual
C．Team VS Individual D．Teamwork
3、What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A．To promote friendship between China and the USA．
B．To help Chinese live well in the USA．
C．To have a complete understanding of the USA．
D．To introduce the cultural differences between China and the USA
25．（10分）For the kids who have just started to read, choosing the right books is essential and their parents should be there to help them.
A proper book classification system would be of great help in this regard, since most parents do not know which books suit their children’s reading levels the most. An effective classification system for children’s books would help overcome this problem.
Chinese bookstores, online or offline, still prefer to use age rather than reading ability to categorize what they sell. In fact, reading ability and interests vary from child to child even when they are at the same age. This early form of classification is accepted by most bookstores and publishers, yet many young readers get books that are nowhere near their targeted reading levels.
China has at least 200 million children under the age of 14, and their enthusiasm for reading has increased over the years. The publishers of children’s books should try to introduce a juvenile-centered classification system to help their readers choose books that are suitable for their reading abilities.
Some don’t trust the call for more effective book classification, mentioning the need for youngsters to read extensively and avoid restricting themselves to one or two categories. There is a strong case for resisting selective reading, but not book classification, which is designed to help young children develop good reading habits and hold onto them in the long run.
Studies have found that kids are less likely to be into reading if they have not developed such a habit before the age of 10. That said, it is in their best interests to adopt targeted reading during childhood, as this can greatly improve their comprehension abilities. So greater efforts should be put into designing a book classification system that meets the needs
of young readers.
1、A proper book classification system should ________.
A．be on an age basis
B．limit readers to one or two categories
C．help readers get books suitable for their reading levels
D．benefit all the bookstores and publishers
2、What does the underlined word “them” in Pa ragraph 5 refer to?
A．Y oung children. B．Publishers.
C．Reading levels. D．Reading habits.
3、What do we know from Paragraph 5?
A．There is a strong case for resisting book classification.
B．Everyone doesn’t support a more effective book classification.
C．Y oungsters should be restricted to a few categories of books.
D．Y oungsters don’t need to read extensively.
4、What’s the author’s attitude towards the current book classification system?
A．Dissatisfied. B．Ambiguous.
C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．
26．（30分）According to legend, a young man, while wandering the desert, came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The 1 was so sweet, he filled his leather container so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his 2 .
After a four-day journey he 3 the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and 4 his student lavishly(浪费地) for the sweet water. The young man returned to his with a 5 heart.
Later, the teacher let another student 6 the water. He spat it out, saying it was 7 . It apparently had become stale(不新鲜的) because of the old 8 container. The student 9 his teacher: “Master, the water was 10 . Why did you 11 l to like it?” The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water, I tasted the
12 . The water was simply the container for an get of loving-kindness and 13 could be sweeter.” I think we understand this lesson best when we receive 14 gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s an ugly plate or a bracelet, the natural and proper 15 is appreciation and expressed 16 because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come 17 . Unfortunately, most children and many adults 18 only the thing
given rather than the feeling embodied(被体现) in it. We should remind ourselves and 19 our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. 20 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
1、A．desert B．voice C．spring D．water
2、A．master B．teacher C．relative D．friend
3、A．took B．presented C．show D．delivered
4、A．thanked B．nodded C．laughed D．joked
5、A．light B．heavy C．happy D．broken
6、A．throw B．pour C．taste D．bring
7、A．tasty B．bitter C．hot D．awful
8、A．leather B．rubber C．metal D．firm
9、A．asked B．added C．challenged D．doubted
10、A．fragrant B．delicious C．smelly D．bitter
11、A．have B．pretend C．happen D．intend
12、A．gift B．meaning C．feeling D．drink
13、A．none B．everything C．seldom D．nothing
14、A．innocent B．precious C．guilty D．priceless
15、A．demand B．response C．comment D．problem
16、A．thankfulness B．smile C．laughter D．praise
17、A．firstly B．friendly C．immediately D．naturally
18、A．ignore B．value C．stress D．forget
19、A．tell B．bring C．teach D．send
20、A．As a result B．In a word C．After all D．In the meantime
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．（15分）Last week, I watched a movie. I noticed an actress who has very good eyesight 1．(play) the part of a blind lady. She played it so well that if you saw her 2．the first time, you would think that she was blind. It seemed that this actress 3．(spend) her time putting a little more effort into her career so that she could play the part that the 4．actresses could not.
Have you ever seen people digging a well before? They don’t just stop5．they see a little drop of water. They put in a little more effort to ensure that they get plenty of water.
A popular saying goes that, It is only 6．average mind 7．would do the same thing all the time but expect another result.” All you need to do is put a little more effort so that you can expect a wholly different result.
You have two options in life either to focus on what’s lost 8．to fight for what’s left. Fighting for what’s left is all about9．(forget) the past, putting on your armor of courage and 10．(brave) and putting in that extra effort. Be better than the best you can be.
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Bob,
The problem you face was very common nowadays. I have working parents too. So I would like to give some advice from my own experience.
Firstly, you must try to understand what your parents work so hard. It is sure because they love you. They want to give you all the things you need for the good life. It is possible for them to stop working because die whole family depends on you. Secondly, you should believe in that your parents do care about how you feel and want you to be happy. However, you just need to find ways to spend time with them and tell them you miss them. Try not complain about things too much. Instead, try to find solution together with your parents.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假定你是李华，将参加学校举行的英文演讲比赛，已写好演讲镐。

给教你英语口语一年并已回国一个月的外教Mr. Daniel写封邮件，请他帮你审核稿件并做出必要的修改。

注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、B
2、D
3、C
4、A
5、A
6、D
7、C
8、C
9、D
10、B
11、B
12、D
13、D
14、B
15、C
16、C
17、B
18、C
19、D
20、B
第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21、1、B
2、D
3、C
4、D
22、1、C
2、A
3、B
4、D
23、1、A
2、D
3、B
4、A
24、1、A
2、C
3、D
25、1、C
2、D
3、B
4、A
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．
26、1、D
2、B
3、B
4、A
5、C
6、C
7、D
8、A
9、C
10、C
11、B
12、A
13、D
14、A
15、B
16、A
17、D
18、B
19、C
20、C
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．playing
2．for
3．had spent
4．other
5．when
6．an
7．that
8．or
9．forgetting
10．bravery
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、（1）was→ is
（2）what→ why
（3）sure→ surely
（4）the→ a
（5）possible→ impossible 或在possible前加not
（6）work后加out
（7）you→ them
（8）去掉believe后的in
（9）However→ Therefore
（10）solution→ solutions
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear Mr. Daniel,
How time flies! It’s been a month since you went back home after a year’s teaching us spoken English. How are you recently?
I’m writing to ask you for help. I will attend the annual English Speech Competition held in our school next week, and I have just completed my speech draft. However, I’m not quite sure about the sentences and structures used. I know you are an expert in this field, so would you be kind enough to spare some time to go through them and do some necessary correction for me? The details are in the attachment.
Best wishes to you and your family!
Yours,
Li Hua。