广东省六校2022-2023学年高三下学期第四次联考英语.pdf

1、2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第1页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司2023 届高三六校第四次联考英语命题：中山市中山纪念中学高三英语组审题：中山市中山纪念中学高三英语组本试卷共 8 页，共 47 小题，满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。并用 2B 铅笔将对应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字

2、迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。第二部分 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。AMany things make the 2022 World Cup one of the most unique world cups in the historyof football.Lets

3、take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about the 2022 WorldCup that make it unique in every way.1.Application of the new technologyEarlier this year Adidas revealed“Al Rihla,”the official match ball of the 2022 WorldCup.Al Rihla translates as“the journey”in Arabic and it is designe

4、d to support the highestgame speeds as it travels faster in flight than any FIFA World Cup ball created before it in thetournaments 92-year history.The new ball features the latest Adidas Suspension System atits core,containing a motion sensor that tracks every touch of the game at a rate of 500 tim

5、esper second.2.Record number of visitorsOne of the most interesting facts about FIFA 2022 in Qatar is the number of visitorsexpected to arrive in the country during the event.As expected,the 2022 World Cup Qatarwill probably receive a record number of visitors by the time the tournament ends.The rea

6、sonbehind this is simple to understand.Being one of the best countries in the Middle East,Qataris also located right in the center of the world and close to most of the countries in the world.3.Stadium is equipped with Centralized Air ConditioningWhile the World Cup is nearly impossible to hold duri

7、ng the summer given the fact thattemperatures in Qatar can touch 50 degrees celsius,switching to the winter slot has broughtsome peace.However,is the problem solved?As far as winter is concerned,even daytimetemperatures during winter can be quite high.Therefore,Qatar has found a solution to this.For

8、 the first time,the country host the World Cup in an air-conditioned stadium.All eightstadiums are fully air-conditioned,providing fans with a comfortable viewing experience.1.In the 2022 World Cup,which is the new balls feature?A.the speed sensorB.the coreC.the suspension systemD.the monitor2.Why i

9、s Qatar likely to receive a record number of visitors by the end of the 2022 WorldCup?A.Qatar is easy to reach.2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第2页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司B.Qatar is a beautiful country to visit.C.Qatar is the richest country in the Middle East.D.Qatar is close to most of the countries in the world

10、.3.How does Qatar address the problem that the temperature is too high?A.Switch the game to the winter slot.B.Cool drinks are offered to audience for free.C.Host the World Cup in air-conditioned stadiums.D.Fans are provided with a comfortable viewing experience.BThe older I get,the more I understand

11、 how my teachers have transformed my life.On a recent Sunday afternoon,I went to see Mr.C at Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills.Hislove of life has not dimmed despite the fact that his legs no longer work like they used to.Hevisited some of his former students while he was in town.At Beverly Hills High S

12、chool,Mr.C taught ancient history,coached football and golf,and risked his life teaching driverstraining on Saturday mornings from 1964 to 1988.The gray and hobbled students lined upone after another to thank their favorite teacher.One called him a rock star.Another wasgrateful for helping him when

13、he couldnt say so.It was a beautiful tribute,especially in thesetimes of catastrophic teacher shortages.Spending that Sunday in the park with Mr.C was nothing short of magic.It was areminder of all that is promising and possible in public education,including a teacher whoserare emotional honesty cou

14、ld be appreciated and honored decades later.It also brought tomind Maya Angelous saying“People will forget what you said and did,but never forget howyou make them feel.”He made me and others in the park feel heard and seen.Mr.C changed my perception of myself.Rather than seeing myself as a loser che

15、erleaderwho couldnt compete with the smart kids,I realized how much I loved learning.His historyclass was so interesting.In his classes about the Persians,Greeks,and Romans,extra creditscan be earned for creativity.During earthquake drills,we counted on Mr.C to scream his headoff in mock terror.It s

16、hould come as little surprise that Id value the role of teachers in my life.Both of myparents taught;so did my siblings,aunts,uncles and cousins.I,too,have become a teacherand I try to follow in Mr.Cs footsteps.Some days,I fantasize what it would be like to go ona teacher tour,reaching out to my men

17、tors to express my deep gratitude for all theyve givenme.Seeing Mr.C sparked that fantasy again.When I finally worked up my courage to thankhim,knowing a floodgate of tears would open,he said to me with his typical modesty:“Youwere doing me more good than I was doing you.”4.What does the underlined

18、word“tribute”mean in Paragraph 2?A.enthusiasmB.admirationC.devotionD.commitment5.Why does the author mention Maya Angelous saying?A.To make a suggestion.B.To introduce a celebrity.C.To show respect to an educator.D.To interpret the influence of education.6.What does the author think of her job as a

19、teacher?A.Enjoyable.B.Intolerant.C.Incompetent.D.Patient.7.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A.A reunion.B.A rock star.C.A surprise.D.A great teacher.C2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第3页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司Few sick people consider the quality of the food when choosing a hospital.Even inA

20、merica,a country where private hospitals have long provided individual rooms with suchcomforts as personal cable television,patients are often still fed institutional food.“Mysterymeat”and processed-cheese slices are common;everything gets cooked in a microwave.More hospitals are starting to feed th

21、eir patients better food.Intermountain,a non-profitgroup based in Utah that runs 32 hospitals across the Mountain West,has since 2019 servedfreshly made meals to patients.Chefs in proper kitchens now source local ingredients to servein cafeterias.Doctors are consulted to meet patients dietary needs.

22、Christopher Delissio,thehead chef at Intermountain,describes creating a meal for a Mexican child who was beingtreated for cancer.“He would not eat,”Mr Delissio recalls,and that was making it harder forhim to recover from chemotherapy.“I was able to go up on the floor and speak to this boysparents an

23、d him and kind of figure out what he wanted,”he says.The link between eating well and good health has long been clear,says David Eisenberg,a nutrition specialist at the Harvard School of Public Health.Heart disease,which has a directconnection to diet,is Americas biggest killer.Roughly two-fifths of

24、 American adults areclinically obese,and over 14%suffer from diabetes.The right food can help patients avoidgoing back to hospital.Yet doctors themselves have often been slow to recognise the need toencourage healthy eating,says Dr Eisenberg.Most health care remains curative,rather thanpreventive.A

25、decade ago Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield,outside Detroit,opened ateaching kitchen where staff could help patients plan affordable,healthy meals and learn howto cook them.The idea is now spreading widely.In October a conference for health and foodprofessionals in Los Angeles will encourage t

26、he adoption of such kitchens.Participants willtour a new one that has just opened at UCLAs hospital.8.According to the passage,patients had better _.A.select a private hospitalB.get an individual roomC.be served healthy foodD.be offered amusement comforts9.What does Intermountain do?A.They prepare f

27、resh food.B.They consult patients for diets.C.They encourage patients to eat institutional food.D.They require parents to create meals for their sick kid.10.What is implied in the last paragraph?A.Doctors should know how to cook.B.Hospital kitchens are far from enough.C.Professionals are encouraged

28、to open kitchens.D.Patients should be instructed on healthy eating.11.What might be the best title for the passage?A.Hospital Doctors:the Best QualityB.Hospital Kitchen:the Best ChoiceC.Hospital Food:the Best MedicineD.Hospital Chefs:the Best ProfessionalsDIf youve ever emerged from the shower or re

29、turned from walking your dog with aclever idea or a solution to a problem youd been struggling with,it may not be an unusualthing.2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第4页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司Rather than constantly wearing yourself out at a problem or desperately seeking a flashof inspiration,research from the last

30、15 years suggests that people may be more likely tohave creative breakthroughs or insights when theyre doing a habitual task that doesntrequire much thoughtan activity in which youre basically on autopilot.This lets yourmind wander or engage in spontaneous cognition or“stream of consciousness”thinki

31、ng,which experts believe helps recollect unusual memories and generate new ideas.“People always get surprised when they realize they get interesting,novel ideas atunexpected times because our cultural narrative tells us we should do it through hard work,”says Kalina Christoff,a cognitive neuroscient

32、ist at the University of British Columbia inVancouver.“Its a pretty universal human experience.”Now were beginning to understand why these clever thoughts occur during morepassive activities and whats happening in the brain,says Christoff.The key,according tothe latest research,is a pattern of brain

33、 activitywithin whats called the default modenetworkthat occurs while an individual is resting or performing habitual tasks that dontrequire much attention.Researchers have shown that the default mode network(DMN)which connects morethan a dozen regions of the brainbecomes more active during mind-wan

34、dering or passivetasks than when youre doing something that demands focus.Simply put,the DMN is“thestate the brain returns to when youre not actively engaged,”explains Roger Beaty,acognitive neuroscientist and director of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab atPenn State University.By contra

35、st,when youre trapped in a demanding task,the brainsexecutive control systems keep your thinking focused,analytical,and logical.A cautionary note:While the default mode network plays a key role in the creativeprocess,“its not the only important network,”Beaty says.“Other networks come into playas fa

36、r as modifying,rejecting,or implementing ideas.”So its unwise to place blind faith inideas that are generated in the shower or during any other period of mind wandering.12.When do people expect to get an innovative idea according to the research?A.When doing routine work.B.When working attentively.C

37、.When tackling tough problems.D.When desperately seeking inspirations.13.What is the cultural perception for getting exciting,unusual ideas?A.Getting by good luck.B.Getting by great efforts.C.Getting by unexpected accident.D.Getting by universal experience.14.Who is most likely to get a novel idea?A

38、.A student who is playing football.B.A student who is focusing on papers.C.A student who is closely monitoring his research.D.A student who is fully engaged in math questions.15.What does the last paragraph imply?A.We can get novel ideas by the default mode network.B.we should take the idea popped i

39、n the shower seriously.C.Believe in ideas that are generated by the default mode network.D.Think twice before putting ideas playfully crossing your mind into practice.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分）2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第5页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Playing is a ke

40、y component in the learning process for virtually all of the children.Role-playing is one of the most significant ways children play.16.It can benefitchildren in many ways.Childrens brains are activated when role-playing,according to child developmentexperts.17.When children role-play,they must crea

41、te plans to act out a story and figureout what steps need to be taken to accomplish it.Through these activities,children canenhance their oral language abilities.As a result,they become able to give instructions andorganize others.18.Roles are assigned to children when they engage in group activitie

42、s.There are leaders and followers.When children disagree with each other,they must learn tonegotiate and compromise,as well as to apologize when they disagree or have strongarguments.Besides helping children learn some kinds of skills,role-playing fosters childrensimaginations and can therefore assu

43、me a number of forms.For example,boys may pretendto shave like their fathers,while girls may pretend to be mothers to do some daily tasks likecaring for young babies.19.Lastly,role-playing can help children deal with emotional pain caused by specificactions,such as the fear of going to school for th

44、e first time.20.To help theirchildren master their fears,experts encourage parents to let their children role-play and evento participate in these activities with their children.A.Childrens social skills can also be developed.B.Children might dress up and assume different roles.C.More often,children

45、 may act out stories they read in books.D.Language skills are some of the most critical aspects of learning.E.Whether role-playing occurs or not depends on the intentions of the individuals.F.This involves a child in an activity where he or she pretends to be another person.G.Role-playing situations

46、 like these beforehand can help children lower their fear inreality.第三部分 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）阅读下面短文，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。Anxious exam candidates problem is the run-up or preparation,not the exam itself.Exams are always tense and worrying,especially for those of

47、 an anxious disposition.Thesilence of the hall;the21of the clock;the content expression of the person at theneighbouring desk.It therefore seems22surprising that those who worry about tests dosystematically23than those who do not.Unexpectedly,according to research inPsychological Science by Maria Th

48、eobald,it is not the pressure of the exam which causes theproblem.It is the24pressure.What Dr Therobald found was that25on the day of the test did not predict examperformance at all.What predicted it was the level of knowledge a student26in theearlier learning activities and the mock(模拟)exam.Those w

49、ho27well in these alsodid well in the real thing,28how anxious they were on the day.What actually29students were high levels of anxiety during the weeks before the exam took place.The greatera students anxiety in the days before the exam,the lower his or her knowledge-gain was2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第6

50、页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司during that period,leaving that student with less material to30during the exam itself.This is a positive discovery,for it suggests the anxious might achieve better result byadjusting their31when revising.Dr.Theobald notes that test-anxiety is at its worstwhen students have low3

51、2of success and at the same time know that passing the examis33important.To reduce this anxiety,she proposes a34for students toconsider as they revise.First,they can raise their belief in their own abilities by remindingthemselves of just how much they know.Second,they can35the significance of the t

52、estby reminding themselves that,while it is important,it is not a life or death situation.It reallyisnt.21.A.clickingB.tickingC.droppingD.ringing22.A.slightlyB.basicallyC.hardlyD.completely23.A.worseB.betterC.lessD.higher24.A.presentationB.memoryC.revisionD.time25.A.atmosphereB.expressionC.outcomeD.

53、anxiety26.A.preparedB.forgotC.displayedD.increased27.A.performedB.respondedC.behavedD.activated28.A.because ofB.as forC.except forD.regardless of29.A.took backB.held backC.pushed backD.brought back30.A.recordB.reviewC.reciteD.reproduce31.A.approachB.viewC.preparationD.material32.A.spiritsB.attitudeC

54、.expectationD.ideas33.A.immediatelyB.anxiouslyC.approximatelyD.extremely34.A.theoryB.strategyC.planD.decision35.A.decreaseB.enhanceC.realizeD.recognize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。A Lifelong Journey,a historical drama which records Chinas great transformation over5

55、0 years,36(earn)widespread applause,shattering records and becoming the most-watched TVseries on State broadcaster China Media Group within the past five years.The TV seriesconsisting of 58 episodes is37huge hit on TV and online,38(adapt)from LiangXiaoshengs novel In the World.The novel39(win)the wr

56、iter Liang the 10th MaoDun Literature Prize in 2019,one of Chinas top literary awards.Millions of people havebeen touched by the familys story,revealing and reacquainting readers with40liesdeep in their hearts.The TV series paints a picture of ordinary Chinese people living in the changing times.41(

57、start)in the late 1960s,the story follows the ups and downs of three siblings from a workersfamily and explores the themes of family,friendship,and romance in a bittersweet story.What strikes a chord with viewers are its vivid details bringing them back to old times.Manyviewers describe the show42a

58、time machine to drift into the past,reflecting43we got here.The TVseries also44(successful)gives viewers an insight into the lives of ordinary Chinese45(citizen)who have turned a country in poverty into the worlds second-largest economy.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（满分 15 分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Charlie 询问你刚度过的寒假

59、生活。请你用英文给他写一2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第7页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司封邮件，内容包括：1.分享有意义的活动；2.活动的安排及原因。注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。Dear Charlie,Kind regards.Yours,LiHua第二节（满分 25 分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。An A for Mrs.BI was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs.Bartlettannoun

60、ced a new project.In groups,we were to create a newspaper around the culture wewere studying.On a piece of paper,we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group.Aftercollecting all the requests,Mrs.B.informed us that she would take into consideration thenames we chose and would let us kno

61、w the results the next day.I had no doubt I would getthe group of my choice.Only a few people behaved normally in the class,and Missy was oneof them.I knew we had chosen each other.The next day,I anxiously waited for the class.After the bell rang,Missy and I stoppedtalking as Mrs.B called for our at

62、tention.She started to call out names.When she reachedgroup three,Missys name was called.So,Im in group three,I thought.The second,third andfourth members of the group were called.My name was not included.There had to be somemistake!Then I heard it.The last group:“Mauro,Juliette,Rachel,Karina.”I cou

63、ld feel the tearswell in my eyes.How could I face being in that groupthe boy who rarely spoke English,theone girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles,and the other girlwho wore weird clothes.Oh,how badly I wanted to be with my friends.I fought back tears as I walked up to M

64、rs.B.She looked at me and knew what I was2023 届高三六校第四次联考 英语试题 第8页(共 10 页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司there for.I was determined to convince her I should be in the“good”group.“Why.?”Istarted.She gently placed a hand on my shoulder.“I know what you want,Karina,”she said,“but your group needs you.I need you to help t

65、hem get a passing grade on this assignment.Only you can help them.”I was stunned.I was confused.I was amazed.She had seen something in me I hadntseen.“Will you help them?”she asked.I stood straighter.“Yes,”I replied.I couldnt believe it came out of my mouth,but it did.I had committed.注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Para1:I bravely walked to where the others in my group sat.Para2:In the end,Mrs.B gave us an A on that assignment.