广东省汕头市金山中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月阶段考试英语

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汕头市金山中学 2023-2024 年度高三第一学期阶段性测试

英语科试卷

（满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。）

出卷人：王文贞李晓洁蔡若薇

第一部分阅读理解(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)

阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

We’ve dug deep to find 4 of the most exciting documentary films coming to a screen near

you in 2023.

Last Exit: Space

Last Exit: Space, narrated by Werner Herzog, explores the human potential for settling in

space and sending people where they’ve never been before. Since planet Earth is possibly going

to hell (地狱) in a handbasket, the film promises to ask the question: where else might we call

home? Directed by his son Rudolph Herzog, Last Exit: Space will be available from March 10

on Discovery.

Gorbachev. Heaven

As leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev was once one of the most powerful

people on the planet who governed a landmass so big that it covered 11 time zones. Gorbachev’s

legacy is a complex one — he oversaw the end of the Cold War but many Russians blame him

for the Soviet Union’s collapse. The BBC says this potentially fascinating look at one of the

most significant figures from inside his own home will be airing in the very near future.

We Met In Virtual Reality

This film from director Joe Hunting beats fresh ground in that it is filmed entirely in virtual

reality. Less about the technology itself, it is more an exploration of human connections and how

these can develop in the 3D virtual world. Early reviews have been positive following its

showing at Sundance. Expect a streaming release in late May this year.

2nd Chance

Hold your popcorn tightly when watching this. If the trailer (预告片) is anything to go by,

there are going to be lots of near-death moments. 2nd Chance from Oscar-nominated director

Ramin Bahrani tells the story of Richard Davis, the wild and odd inventor of the modern bullet-

proof vest. “All will be revealed as soon as a release date is confirmed.” Ramin Bahrani

promised on April 5th.

1．What is probably the major concern in Last Exit: Space?

A．Space travel is difficult for people.

B．Human beings may go to hell after death.

C．Human beings can’t find their way back from space.

D．The earth will become unfit for human habitation.

2．Which documentary film suits people who are interested in studying history?

A．Last Exit: Space. B．Gorbachev. Heaven.

C．We Met In Virtual Reality. D．2nd Chance.

3．In which section of a magazine can you find this text?

A．Science &Technology. B．Fashion & Beauty.

C．Culture & Entertainment. D．Travel & Adventure.

It was June 14 and the last day of middle school had arrived.

I had spent the past couple of months trashing and treasuring all the things that I had

accumulated in my classroom over the past 19 years. Looking into my classroom, you can see

about two dozen boxes and bins inside, piled nearly three-quarters high to the ceiling, all packed

and ready for the big move. The 22-million-dollar restoration work was only days away from

starting and we were instructed that everything must go.

My parents Michael and Donna, wife Laura and newborn baby Summer had arrived that

day. The students had heard so much about my daughter and were excited to meet her for the

first time. My mother was there to help organize my classroom nearly 19 years ago and hadn’t

seen it since. My father had visited on a few occasions, as had my wife. That day marked not

only the end of an era for me, but the dawning of a new beginning.

The day before, I had thrown a party for my students. The feelings were mixed, as I knew

that this would be the farewell party in my classroom of 19 years and the last time I would see

all of these students together. I thought back to when they were all in middle school and would

visit me in my classroom on my birthday. They made it an annual tradition. I will treasure these

moments for the rest of my life.

Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe ( 敌人), a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a

dusk. I’ve learned over the years in working with over 2, 000 children that looking at things from

an optimistic perspective and taking the time to foster relationships with people make the world

a happier and safer place. No matter what a person’s life circumstances may be, you can be the

change in their life that will bring them a sense of self-worth, which will ultimately provide them

with the opportunity to become who they are meant to be. They might go on to change the world.

4. Why did the author pack his things in the classroom?

A. He was doing a cleaning.

B. He would quit his job as a teacher.

C. The classroom would soon be restored.

D. His students were graduating from middle school.

5. Why are the writer’s family members mentioned in paragraph 3?

A. To explain the family’s relations with his students.

B. To demonstrate the family’s involvement in his job.

C. To list the family’s contribution to the classroom.

D. To show the family’s expectations for a new beginning.

6. What does the writer intend to convey in the last paragraph?

A. Think of the end in every beginning.

B. Change happens for better or for worse.

C. It is no good feeling attached to a place.

D. A positive attitude brings forth good changes.

7. What’s the tone of the writer in writing the article?

A. Bittersweet. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Unconcerned.

Whenever you read text, your brain processes the visual stimuli (刺激物) to create meaning

and understand the content. Chances are that you don't pay much attention to the way the

information is presented-- particularly the font (字体) choice. That's because your main target is

reading comprehension, not aesthetics（美学，美感）.

Although typography(排印) is missed by most of us, it's essential in making texts legible,

readable and appealing for audiences. Beyond the visual aspect, research shows that fonts play a

significant role in the mental processes of understanding that happen while we read. A font's

impact on the way you learn and memorize information might be hard to notice consciously, but

your brain is certainly tuned in. Perhaps surprisingly, hard-to-read fonts such as Bodoni, Comic

Sans, or Monotype Corsiva are better for memorizing information than fonts like Arial or Times

New Roman, according to some studies.

"Difficulty can function as an alarm signal, giving the reader a sense that the task is

challenging and will require mental effort," says Daniel Oppenheimer, a professor of psychology

at Carnegie Mellon University and one of a 2010 study authors, "Additionally, slowing down the

reading speed to deal with the disfluency may increase the probability of spotting errors in a

text."

Font characteristics such as style, size and color play a role in information retention

memory or recall as well, says Stephen Banham, a typography lecturer at RMIT University in

Melbourne, Australia. Experiments have proved a U-shape relationship between font size and

memory: Large-font items may predict higher recall regardless of style, but very small font sizes

can also introduce a desirable difficulty.

A document's specific method of formatting information also makes an impact. Using font

styles like bold（粗体的） or italics（斜体字） to indicate significance can also improve

memory. That's because people are better able to remember information they consider important,

says Oppenheimer. Researchers found that bolded text has a higher recall than text in italic or

regular styles, regardless of the font size. However, if an entire document is bolded, the emphasis

is lost, and readers can no longer spot vital passages.

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