2022届广东省广州市高三12月调研零模英语试题（含答案）

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1、2022 届广州市高三年级调研考试 英语试题 2022 届广州市高三年级调研考试 英语试题 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。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 Entering adulthood is an important step in everyones life. It means that a you

2、ng person must soon leave childishness behind and start to shoulder grown-up responsibilities. In Germany, “Jugendfeier” is a coming-of-age ceremony for 14-year-olds. They go to school to prepare for the occasion, studying topics, such as cultural respect and social responsibility, which will help t

3、hem become worthy citizens. The hope is that the young people taking part in the ceremony will take on these values for themselves. In Latin America, “quinceanera” is a celebration for girls on their 15th birthday, marking a girls entry into womanhood. In the past, “quinceanera” was intended to read

4、y girls for marriage and they were taught cooking, sewing, and other household skills in preparation. Today, its similar to how ones 18th birthday is considered an important day in other cultures. In India, the sacred thread ceremony is performed when a boy is grown-up. He is given three sacred thre

5、ads representing three promises he makes: to respect knowledge, to respect his parents and to respect society. After the ceremony, the child, traditionally, leaves his family to live with a Guru(teacher). At this point the boy becomes twice-born-first his physical birth, and second his intellectual

6、birth through a teachers care. In Vanuatu, young boys come of age by jumping off a 98-foot-tall tower with a bungee-like rope tied to their ankles, just barely preventing them from hitting the ground. At the ceremony, the divers mother will hold something representing his childhood, and after the ju

7、mp the item will be thrown away, representing the end of childhood. He is now a man, ready to protect the family 21. What is the shared expectation of the four coming-of-age ceremonies?A. Having respect for knowledgeB. Getting ready to raise a family C Acquiring cross-cultural awareness D. Developin

8、g a sense of responsibility 22. Which app might appeal to people entering adulthood in Germany? A. B. C. D. 23. In which place are things with special meanings given to the young attendants? A. Germany. B. Latin America C. India D. Vanuatu. B Tod Morgan was born blind, mentally challenged, and autis

9、tic. So he couldnt see, he could not learn like other children, and he didnt interact with people very much. He did not seem to have much of a chance. Then, when he was two years old, he began to play little songs on his tiny toy piano. He could play perfectly some of the childrens tunes he had hear

10、d. Today, Tod works as a professional pianist. He plays jazz, Broadway songs, and classical pieces. After hearing a tune, he can imitate it almost perfectly the first time he plays it. He doesnt only imitate; Tod is creative too. He can change a classical piece to a jazz, a jazz to a polka, and a po

11、lka to a waltz. In addition to the p1ano, Tod plays 13 other instruments and also sings. Tods list of musical heroes includes Louis Armstrong, Mozart, and Beethoven. How can this be? How can such a severely challenged person be so musically talented? Tod has what is called “savant syndrome -a condit

12、ion in which a mentally challenged person has a tightly developed talent of a specific kind. Savant syndrome is a mystery to medical researchers. One person who is studying savant syndrome is Dr. David Brighton. He says that he has never seen a musical savant like Tod. Most musical savants are limit

13、ed to simply repeating tunes they hear. Dr. Brighton points out that Tods ability to come up with his own tunes is a giant step beyond memorization. As for Tod, after studying jazz piano at the Music School at Rivers in Massachusetts, he attended and graduated from the famous Berklee College of Musi

14、c in Boston. Tod is encouraged by his parents as he performs all over the world, appearing on TV and radio shows. 24. What does the author mean by saying that Tod “did not seem to have much of a chance?A. Tod was not likely to be completely cured.B. Tods chances of success in life were small.C. Tods

15、 ability to learn music was very limited.D.Tod would have few opportunities to meet others.25. A person with savant syndrome is. A. mentally disabled but specially giftedB. socially inactive but musically talentedC. physically disabled but highly intelligentD. psychologically challenged but physical

16、ly gifted26. What distinguishes Tod from most musical savants?A. His memory.B.His creativity.B. His sociability.D.His learning speed.27. What can be concluded from the text?A. Tod is a typical case of a serious disease.B. Family support is vital to Tods recovery.C. Music connects Tod to the world ar

17、ound him.D. Music education is a cure to the mentally disabled.C Video conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. Until the Covid-19 pandemic, though, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates.

18、Today, were routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual (虚拟).And this is creating a problem that technology cant fix. The problem is us, specifically the fact that we havent evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation. So much of our well-being and work productivity

19、 is decided on how close we are physically. The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging. One surprising victim of social distancing is laughter Normally people laugh about 18 times per day. And 97% of that time were laughing with others - we are 30 times more likely to laugh

20、with others than to laugh alone. Think about it: how often when you and your friends laugh at something, is that something actually funny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. So why do people laugh? They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone star

21、ts yawning (打哈欠) when just one person yawns, most people cant help but laugh when those around them do. This is why TV comedy shows often use prerecorded laugh tracks. Laughing in response to other peoples laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemica

22、ls: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, studies show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation a

23、nd productivity at work. In todays home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less. 28. What is the problem mentioned at the start of the text? A. Physi

24、cal weakness. B. Lack of technology. C.Social distancing. D. Reliance or virtual conference. 29. The underlined word “This” in paragraph 4 refers to the fact that A. laugh tracks are popular B.laughing is uncontrollable C. laughing starts with yawning D. laughing comes more easily in groups 30. What

25、 is paragraph 5 mainly about? A. Why laughing is important to work. B. How laughing keeps us physically healthy. C. Whether laughing is a behavioral phenomenon.D. What chemicals our body produces when we laugh31. What would the author most probably discuss next?A. Concrete steps to produce laughter

26、in a team.B. Other factors that may influence a teams health.C. Ways to tell the real world from the virtual world.D. The importance of maintaining work productivity.D If you have trouble falling asleep, listen up. You might fall asleep 15 minutes earlier and wake up far less during the night if you

27、 put on a pair of socks at bedtime. To understand why, you first need to grasp the relationship between core body temperature and sleep. During daylight hours, the human body has an average temperature of 37. But your core body temperature drops as much as 1.2 over one nights sleep. This gradual dec

28、rease is a key part of how we sleep. Put simply, the faster you can lower your core body temperature, the faster you will fall asleep. One way that your body controls its temperature is through blood vessels (血管)in the skin. If your body is too hot, your blood vessels widen, pushing the warmer blood

29、 nearer the skins surface, helping it to cool. If your body is too cold, the opposite happens. Your blood vessels narrow, restricting the flow of blood to the surface. The palms of your feet are one of your bodys most efficient heat exchangers, since they are hairless and less protected than other s

30、kin surfaces. Researchers have shown that warming the feet before going to sleep using a warm foot bath or by wearing socks promotes blood vessel widening. which in turn lowers the bodys core temperature faster than going to sleep with cold, bare feet. Scientists suspect that socked feet have a slee

31、p-benefiting effect on the brain as well. The warm-sensitive neurons(神经元)in the brain become more active when theres a temperature difference between the bodys core and the feet. Researchers have found that these neurons become more active as we get sleepy and slow down as we wake up, so that warmin

32、g up the feet before bedtime may give them an extra drive, making you feel sleepier. In a small study, researchers found that wearing a pair of special “sleeping socks not only sped up the coming of sleep, but increased overall sleep time by an average of 30 minutes and cut nighttime waking episodes

33、 in half. If youre worried about becoming too warm, look for socks made of natural fibers. 32. In which section of a newspaper can we find this text?A.Advertisement.B.Lifestyle.C.Opinion.D. Trend.33. What change does warm feet bring to the body?A. Slowed brain reaction.B. Narrowed blood vessels.C. R

34、educed core body temperature.D. Decreased blood pressure.34. How might the brains warm-sensitive neurons help sleep?A. They might help to warm up the feet.B. They might speed up temperature growthC. They might slow down the brains blood flow.D. They might bring on sleepiness when activated.35. What

35、is the finding of the small study mentioned in the last paragraph?A. The warmth of socks depends on their material.B. People wearing socks fall asleep 50 percent faster.C. Special socks increase temperature more effectively.D. Sock wearing helps people sleep longer and wake less第二节 (共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分

36、，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。Son, Here Is How You Save! My wife and I recently welcomed a child into the world. His only interest right now is keeping us awake 24/7. But one day, hell need to learn something about finance. _36_ You might think you want an expensive car, a

37、fancy watch, and a huge house. But you dont. What you want is respect and admiration from other people. _36_ It almost never doesespecially from the people you want to respect and admire you. _38_ Not struggling, and not unhappy, of course. But theres no way to learn the value of money without feeli

38、ng the power of lacking it. It teaches you the difference between necessary and desirable. Itll make you learn to enjoy what you have, fix whats broken, and shop for a bargain. These are primary survival skills. Some people are born into families that encourage education; others are from families th

39、at are against it. Some are born into peace and wealth; others, into war and poverty. I want you to be successful, and I want you to earn it. But realize that not all success is due to hard work and being poor is not always due to laziness. _39_ Your savings rate has a little to do with how much you

40、 earn and a lot to do with how much you spend. I know a dentist who lives paycheck to paycheck, always on the edge of ruin. I know another person who has never earned more than $50,000 but saved a fortune _40_ Living with less is the most efficient way to control your financial future. Dont listen t

41、o me if you disagree with what Ive written. The world you grow up in will have different values and opportunities than the one I did. More importantly, youll learn best when you disagree with someone and then are forced to learn it yourself. On the other hand, always listen to your mother. A. I hope

42、 youre poor at some point.B. If you do think so, you may get wrong.C. When he does, here are some suggestionsD. Your goals should be about more than money.E. You think having something expensive will bring it.F. The difference is entirely due to the way they spend.G. Keep this in mind when judging p

43、eople, including yourself.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） In Botswana, farmers let their cattle feed on the grasslands surrounding the banks of the Okavango River. This area is full of 41._, including hungry lions and other big cats which often rely on surprise to approach quietl

44、y and 42._ their prey (猎物) Farm animal 43._ can be economically disastrous for these often poor farmers, and their fight-back killings in response is a major 44._ of population decline in large cats. But what if there were a 45._ thing farmers could do to 46._ their losses? The idea came about of pa

45、inting eyes on the backsides of cows to 47._ lions into thinking theyve been seen by their would-be prey. And once seen, these cats often 48. _ the hunt. This visionary solution was 49._ by nature. A number of animal species have 50. _ eyespot markings that prevent their 51._ enemies from hunting th

46、emsome frog backsides have eyespots, as do the backends of some fish. Probably the most famous 52._ is on butterflies. They have eyespots in their wings, and these discourage hunters such as birds from attacking them. Even humans are 53._ by eyespots: one study found that people are less likely to s

47、teal bikes when an image of 54._ eyes is displayed nearby. Over the four-year-long trial, researchers found that not one of the hundreds of cows with eyespots on their backsides was 55._ by an animal hunter. 41.A. grassB. wildlifeC. resourcesD. wonders42. A. set upB. bring backC. drive awayD. take d

48、own43.A. lossesB. shortagesC. productsD. diseases44. A. causeB. effectC. partD. problem45. A. sillyB. complexC. simpleD. cruel46. A. doubleB. cutC. balanceD. cover47. A. trickB. talkC. forceD. frighten48. A. join B. continue C. restart D. abandon 49.A. supported B. challenged C. inspired D. created

49、50.A. painted B. carved C. discovered D. developed 51. A. angry B. deadly C. lonely D. greedy 52. A. solution B. study C. example D. marking 53. A. annoyed B. puzzled C influenced D. attracted 54.A. doubtful B. thought C. fearful D. watchful 55. A. attacked B. found C. recognized D. scared 第二节 (共 10

50、 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。 China has recently announced the formal establishment of its first five national parks. Giant Panda National Park (GPNP)is one _56_ the list. GPNP is located in Central China spreading across Sichuan, Ningxia and Shaanxi. Once _57_ (complete)