1、广州市2023届第一学期高三调研测试英 语 本试卷共10页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项： 1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听力，选择题从第二部分的“阅读”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：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
2、：如需改动，先删掉原来的答案，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，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。A Paris is a city unlike any other. It is overflowing with culture, history and beauty.While people travel to Paris to see the Louvre, climb
3、 the Eiffel Tower or see Notre-Dame, the real magic is found in the streets. To make sure you dont miss a thing, take a moment to read through our Paris Travel Guide, where we share our favorite local restaurants.Le Train BleuIts near impossible to top the atmosphere of Le Train Bleu, a French resta
4、urant located within the Gare de Lyon railway station. The restaurant itself is a historic monument. As you might imagine, youll need a reservation to dine under the hand-painted ceilings.Chez NanchangIts impossible to go wrong at Nanchangs - everything is fresh, salty, and shareable, and the atmosp
5、here is both fashionable and casual. Grab a few orders of skewered meat and vegetables for the table and an order of soup and enjoy the Chinese street BBQ experience - in Paris. Seating is indoors and they dont accept reservations.LAvant Comptoir de la TerreSet within Hotel Relays Saint Germain, nex
6、t to the renowned Le Comptoir du Relais, is the tiny LAvant Comptoir de la Terre, a tiny, casual, and oh-so-delicious wine bar that will keep you coming back for more. This tiny restaurant doesnt accept reservations, so be prepared to wait.Chez JustineThis spot delivers the authentic Parisian brasse
7、rie（啤酒店）feel - groups laughingover post work wine, couples waiting at a street-side table, and a busy bar full of the whos who of the neighborhood. They have fantastic wood-fired pizzas, homemade lasagna, and a great happy hour.21. Which restaurant best suits people who enjoy historic atmosphere?A.
8、Chez Nanchang. B. Le Train Bleu.C. LAvant Comptoir de la Terre. D. Chez Justine.22. What do Chez Nanchang and LAvant Comptoir de la Terre have in common?A. They have famous wine bars. B. They are famous historic sites.C. They cant be booked in advance. D. They offer street BBQ experience.23. What ca
9、n people do at Chez Justine?A. Experience bar culture. B. Enjoy the BBQ experience.C. Get the perfect view of Eiffel Tower.D. Dine under the hand-painted ceilings. BLast summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a si
10、gn asking for help. She rolled down her window and shouted, “Im driving around giving free haircuts. Do you want one right now?” The man looked to be in his 60s. He was heavyset, balding, and missing a few teeth. He laughed, then paused. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go. I was really hop
11、ing to get a haircut.”Few minutes later, the man, named Edward, took a seat on a red chair moved down from Stellers car, and she trimmed his curly graying hair. He told her about growing up in Mississippi, about moving to Minnesota to be closer to his children, and how he still often phoned his mom.
12、 After Steller was done, Edward looked in a mirror. “Wow, I look good!” he grinned. To date, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city. She is keenly aware of the power of her cleanup job. “Its more than a haircut,” she says. Steller knows that a haircut can change a life. O
13、ne changed hers. As a teen, she suffered from a severe bowel disease and her hair thinned drastically. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Stellers first professional haircut.“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared abou
14、t and less alone,” she says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon. Soon after finishing cosmetology（美容）school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. “Part of what broke my heart was just how lonely people looked,” she
15、says. “I thought maybe I cant fix their problems, but I can help them feel less alone sometimes.”24. Which of the following best describes Edward?A. He related everything to Steller.B. He lived with his mom in Mississippi.C. He was satisfied with his new haircut.D. He sat by the roadside asking for
16、a haircut.25. What do we know about the free haircuts?A. They made people full of power.B. They helped people solve their problems.C. They conveyed care and love to people in need.D. They made Stellers salon obtain good reputation.26. What inspired Stellar to start her Red Chair Project?A. Her wish
17、to talk to people. B. Her personal experience in her teens.C. Her mothers encouragement. D. Her ambition to start a unique salon.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Special Hair-dresser B. Edwards Free HaircutC. An Amazing Encounter D. More Than a Free Haircut CWhen we
18、 dig to obtain a precious metal, a fuel, or an ancient mine, we remove a chapter of another time. Such materials take millions of years to settle, then only moments to remove with machine and explosive.Ever since humans first realized that the ground beneath them held hidden riches, we have dug down
19、 to discover what lies beneath. Mining makes almost every aspect of our modern lives possible, and often the effects on the natural world are far, far away from home. Unlike many of the changes humanity has brought on the planets surface, which will disappear in time, some of our underground doings
20、have left permanent horrible scars（伤疤）“The underground world for most of us is out of sight, out of mind,” observes geologist Jan Zalasiewicz in England. “Yet it is seeing significant change that in some ways is as striking as any that humans have made to the Earths geology, and that is permanent.”
21、At present, while certain tree roots can reach as much as 68 meters deep somewhere in South Africa, miners in that country have dug five kilometers below Earths surface in pursuit of gold. The worlds deepest borehole（钻孔）plunges（陡降）more than 12 kilometers into the ground.“Things like mines and boreho
22、les, even pressed by pressure and chemically changed by underground liquids, are big and obvious holes in the rock. Theyre not subtle,” Zalasiewicz says. Zalasiewicz and his co-authors propose a new term for such underground disturbances: “anthroturbation”. The name originates from the word “bioturb
23、ation”, which refers to the kind of trace left behind in the Earth by animals suchas ants when they dig their homes. Humans take this kind of disturbance to a much deeper level. “The only way these marks can go away is by coming to the surface and being destroyed, or getting caught up in a continent
24、al crash, or some other activities,” Zalasiewicz told me. “Any of these ways for erasing them will take tens to hundreds of millions of years.”28. Whats the authors attitude to humans underground digging?A. Negative. B. Approval. C. Unconcerned. D. Neutral.29. What does the author want to show by gi
25、ving examples in paragraph 3?A. To show humans super ability.B. To praise humans determination.C. To reveal humans destructive power.D. To introduce humans new discoveries.30.What does the underlined word “subtle” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Apparent. B. Unnoticeable. C. Incredible. D. Mysterious.31.What
26、 can we learn from this passage?A. The modem lives depend on the underground digging.B. The protection of the underground is well underway.C. The underground doings by humans will soon disappear.D. The disappearance of the underground scars will take ages.DIsraeli company Watergen has produced a dev
27、ice that generates clean, drinkable water out of air. The device called GENNY is small enough to be used in a home or office but can generate up to 30 liters of water a day. The water that GENNY produces is not only clean enough to drink, its also often cleaner than tap water.GENNY takes air in and
28、passes it through a filter (过滤器) to remove dust and dirt. The filter is powerful enough to work even in areas with high air pollution. The air then passes through a chamber where heating and cooling cause water vapor in the air to condense (凝结). This water is then passed through several more filters
29、 and minerals are added to make it healthier and taste better. Finally, the water is stored in a tank where it is continually circulated to keep it fresh.A larger model, called the GEN-350, can produce up to 900 liters of water per day. The GEN-350 is now being used in hospitals that previously did
30、not have a reliable source of fresh, clean water. Watergen has also developed an emergency response vehicle (ERV) that can carry a GEN-350 unit wherever it is needed. In addition to the GEN-350, the ERV carries a portable generator that supplies electricity for the GEN-350.Watergens ERV is designed
31、to bring water to people suffering from the effects of a serious earthquake, fire, flood or other situations. Once such an incident occurred in California in 2018. A fire started at a camp site and spread quickly over a wide area, destroying many thousands of acres of trees and many homes. One of Wa
32、tergens ERVs was driven there and it provided water for its citizens and rescue workers. Besides, they also provided clean safe water for the residents of Texas and Florida in the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.32. What can we know about Watergens devices ?A. Theyr
33、e available in different sizes.B. They re made in numerous countries.C. Theyre extremely difficult to operate.D. They produce less water in polluted regions.33. The GENNY adds minerals to . A. keep the water fresh and clean B. meet the water safety criteriaC. remove dust and dirt from the water D. i
34、mprove the flavor of the water34. What can Watergen do using its ERV?A. Deal with customers complaints. B. Outperform its competitors.C. Supply electricity for local people. D. Respond to natural disasters.35. What is the purpose of the text?A. To advertise an Israeli company.B. To introduce an Isra
35、eli water device.C. To explain the principles of purifying water. D. To recommend a new brand of drinking water.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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The post-vacation syndrome (综合症) affects the majority of students. 36 Symptoms can last a few days, a week, or up to 15
36、days. Here are some tips that will help you manage it.Ease into your scheduleAfter a long vacation, it is necessary to plan the schedule. The ideal is to fulfill your schedule 100%, but you must be realistic: be flexible during the first weeks and do not arrange your schedule too tight. 37 Start wit
37、h small goalsStarting with small tasks will allow you to achieve small objectives and gain satisfaction with what has been completed. Always, now more than ever, its important to break down big goals into small daily or weekly goals to motivate you to keep going.Make your space free from distraction
38、s 38 Rearrange your study area, put it in order, and avoid wasting hours on mobile phones. Remember that, after a distraction, it takes us an average of 25 minutes to refocus on what we were doing. Maintain leisure activitiesExperts recommend not to return suddenly to studies but to do it a few days
39、 before to adapt schedules, routines and even diet. During the first days, it will also help you to maintain some leisure activities. 39 Rest to be more productiveIt is likely that, during your vacations, you have slept in a disorderly way: some days little and other days more than 12 hours. To get
40、back into the routine, you need to get back to sleep in an orderly and sufficient way. 40 Sleeping 8 hours a day will help you improve your attention and concentration and consolidate (巩固) the knowledge acquired during the day.A. Stop yourself from being distracted by any noise.B. Your mind and body
41、 need time to adjust back to the routine.C. Its time for you to avoid being distracted during your study time.D. Sport, for example, will help reduce stress, and release muscle and mental tension.E. We must accept that the holidays are over and face the new semester with optimism.F. One way to adapt
42、 is to go to bed earlier and progressively advance the wake-up time.G. Its most common symptoms are psychological discomfort and difficulty concentrating.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。 I was heading towards my favorite CD store when a display in a
43、 shop window caught my eye. Upon closer 41 , I realized the painting was a jigsaw puzzle, and the shop was full of such puzzles. When I stepped inside, I found myself suddenly 42 back to my childhood years.Long ago on long summer days in my hometown, my sisters and I, well before the 43 of cellphone
44、s and video games, would spend the afternoons 44 jigsaw puzzles of colorful waterfalls and other natural 45 .Many decades later, as I 46 shelf after shelf of puzzles, I wondered: Could fitting them together today be as 47 as in bygone years?Indeed, the two puzzles I purchased were just as fun as tho
45、se of the past. But I found that I had 48 skills over the decades that prepared me to better complete the puzzles now and 49 the deep value of this pastime.I knew I would need an eagles eye for different color matches and distinguishing details in the 50 for just the right piece. And when the puzzle
46、s seemed extremely 51 , I simply took a break, returned refreshed, and 52 found the piece that had long escaped me.Among the valuable lessons and rewards that these puzzles offer is that 53 and willpower are enhanced （提高）But what is most beneficial is how we look for answers or clues, working tirele
47、ssly to find the 54 fit. Its an approach that pays off when meeting any 55 that life presents.41. A. connection B. inspection C. comparison D. location42.A. kept B. put C. held D. brought43. A. appearance B. loss C. growth D. operation44. A. finding B. watching C. solving D. building45. A. wonders B
48、. resources C. conditions D. disasters46. A. checked out B. stormed into C. glanced through D. went after47. A. demanding B. exciting C. confusing D. shocking48. A. learned B. ignored C. forgotten D. required49. A. share B. explain C. predict D. appreciate50. A. exchange B. preparation C. search D.
49、reward51. A. strange B. impressive C. flexible D. difficult52. A. conveniently B. quickly C. intentionally D. frequently53. A. bravery B. ambition C. patience D. intelligence54. A. typical B. normal C. important D. perfect55. A. challenge B. requirement C. surprise D. deadline第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分
50、） 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。 Over the past few days, a number of forest fires 56 (break) out in Chongqing and its surrounding areas due to the extreme dry and hot weather. Many rescue personnel and volunteers participated in the rescue overnight, 57 moved a lot of people across the country. Th
51、e mountain fires in several regions in Chongqing have been 58 (eventual) put out on Friday morning. No casualties have been reported.Chongqing motorcyclists are being praised as 59 (hero) for volunteering to transport much-needed supplies to the fire and fighting the wildfires 60 (cause) by prolonge
52、d heat and drought across multiple districts in the municipality. 61 (face) the tough situation, the city government called for volunteers 62 related skills and experience to join the firefighting, and a large number of motorcyclists have played an important role and won widespread praise. The team
53、members, with 63 average age of 29, took turns to use five dirt bikes and fourscooters （小轮摩托车）to carry materials and equipment to firefighters 64 to transport people and necessities.The example of a foreign teacher who volunteered to help fight the raging wildfiresin Chongqings Beibei district with
54、other 1ocal residents has touched many. After two hours of work, 65 (they) group of five people had checked out some 50 chain saws, which were delivered to fire and rescue workers.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分） 假如你所在的国际学校将对全体师生进行一次核酸检测，请你以学生会的名义，用英文写一则通知，告知全体师生参加。内容包括： 1检测时间、地点； 2注意事项。注意： 1写作词数应为80左右；
55、 2请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇： 核酸检测Covid testing 穗康码Suikang Code采样信息二维码Sample collection information QR codeNoticeDear students, The Students Union第二节（满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。I was turning ten in the summer of 1995. On a warm evening while at dinner table, my mom announced we were tak
56、ing a trip to Niagara Falls when summer vacation started so that we could celebrate my birthday there.It all sounded incredibly good until mom said we would be driving to Canada. As was often the case, my dad would do all the driving when my mom managed the directions. But dad often took wrong turns
57、 along the way and mom would not stop complaining.It wasnt all that I didnt like the car rides. I looked over at my 6-year-old sister, Marlene. She giggled at me and rolled her eyes. Driving in the car meant Id share the back seat with my sister, who would never stop making noise unless she was asle
58、ep. “Hey, can we take a plane there instead?” I asked between mouthfuls of hamburger and French fries. Sometimes, when dad had a day off from work, we would drive out to Idlewild Airport to watch the planes take off and land. I always hoped that one day I could get to sit in my own seat on one of th
59、ose planes. It would be so cool to get high up the beautiful sky.“Sorry honey, maybe next time.” my mother replied as she and my father exchanged glances. I turned to my sister, hoping she would say she wanted to get on a plane too, but she simply stuck her tongue out at me and giggled again.Dont th
60、ey get it? I was in desperate need of a plane ride, and I needed something cool to talk about with my friends when we got home. “Sitting in the back seat of the car sucks.” I blurted (脱口而出) out.“Jay!” My mom shouted. “Watch your mouth!”“OK, sorry, but I really want to go by plane.”“This conversation
61、 is over.” My dad growled. “Finish your eating and go to yourroom.”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。We left two days later on Saturday morning in our car.I was told to wait until we checked in our bags at the airport.广州市2023届第一学期高三调研测试英语参考答案第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节2123 BCA 2427 CCBD 2831 ACBD 3235 A
62、DDB第二节3640 GBCDF第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 4145 BDACA 4650 CBADC 5155 DBCDA第二节56.have broken 57. which 58. eventually 59. heroes 60. caused61. Facing 62. with 63. an 64. and 65. their说明：1有拼写或大小写错误的作答不给分。2除所列答案外，若试评过程中发现其他可接受答案，经讨论确认后，全区范围内统一给分。第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）NOTICE Dear students, To safegu
63、ard peoples health and safety, our school has decided to organize another Covid testing for all the teaching staff and students on campus. The testing will be conducted at the stadium from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Please arrive at the testing site according to the set schedule
64、in an orderly manner and follow the instructions of the medical staff on site. Additionally, please get your Suikang Code and Sample collection information QR code ready. Make sure to wear a mask throughout the process and keep a distance of at least one meter away from others.The Students Union第二节（
65、满分25分） We left two days later on Saturday morning in our car. Reluctant as I was, I helped stuff the car truck full of suitcases. There I was, stuck in the back seat with no hope of having great tales of adventure for my friends and little expectation of celebrating my birthday with style. After wha
66、t seemed like a lifetime, I felt extremely bored as Marlene fell asleep beside me. Rolling down the window, I caught a glimpse of a large plane flying overhead. How I wished I were on that plane! At that moment, I noticed my father made a turn off the highway and drove past a sign that read “Airport
67、 Parking”. I couldnt believe my eyes. We were heading right into the airport.I was told to wait until we checked in our bags at the airport. “We were planning this as a birthday present for you all along,” Mom explained, “despite your impolite language the other night, Happy birthday, sweetheart !”
68、My Dad also wished me a happy birthday as he bent down to kiss my head while Marlene threw her arms around me, winking and giggling heartily. Overwhelmed with emotions, I looked at the boarding pass in my hands, finally waking up to the fact that my dream of taking a flight indeed came true. Yet what touched me most was the great 1ove, patience and tolerance from my family. It was my best birthday ever!
