广东省韶关市2024届高三下学期二模试题 英语 含答案

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韶关市 2024 届高三综合测试(二)
英 语
本试卷共 10 页，卷面满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟。
注意事项：
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4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将本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，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The cuisine that marks Christmas is as diverse as the people feasting on it. Here’s a look at how the locals
celebrate Christmas through cuisine in their countries, which will give you a glimpse of the celebrations.
England
The real festivities start on Christmas morning with champagne and smoked salmon. After the King’s or Queen’s
annual Christmas speech, it’s time for the main meal, typically including a turkey or roast beef accompanied by
various side dishes.
France
The French celebrate their Christmas Eve with a lavish meal, with seafood served first. The main course usually
consists of a rooster that’s renowned for its tenderness. Fine red wine from Burgundy can’t be missed of course.
Italy
Similar to France, Italians celebrate Christmas on the eve. The locals typically attend midnight Mass and then
indulge in a lavish meal before heading to church. For the main course, northern Italians often have stuffed turkey,
while those in seaside areas may feast on a large baked sea bass accompanied by roasted potatoes and vegetables.
Greece
After attending an early morning holy communion in church on Christmas, Greeks go home for an all-day eating
gathering. Families gather around the fireplace, feasting on a special w heat bread only made at Christmas. Later, the
main course may include roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts.
21. What activity distinguishes England in Christmas celebration?
A. The seafood-themed dinner. B. The yearly Royal address.
C. The religious ceremony. D. The main course featuring turkey.
22. To experience the religious atmosphere, you’d better spend Christmas in ______.
A. France and Italy. B. England and France.
C. England and Greece. D. Italy and Greece.
23. From which column of the magazine is the passage probably from?
A. Religion and culture. B. Diet and health.
C. Festival and tradition. D. Sports and fitness.
B
For nearly two decades, a thin, sun-burnt postal worker could frequently be seen carrying packages along a
dangcrous mountain trail in the Taihang Mountains.
The 10-kilometer-long route, which is between 20 centimeters and 1 meter wide, is known as the “cat road” by
locals, meaning that it is so dangerous that only cats could walk on it. Whereas, Zhao Yuefang, a postal worker in Ewu
township in Huguan county, Shanxi province, had to walk the route every day to deliver mail.
Every day at the crack of dawn, he would start his journey along the “cat road”. From picking up the day’s post
to delivering it to villagers and returning along the same route, it took Zhao four days. During rainy and snowy
seasons, the mountain road, part of which hugs the cliffs, would become slippery and dangerous. One day in the
winter of 2003, the “cat road” was covered in thick snow and he slipped off the trail. Fortunately, he was able to stop
his sharp descent by grabbing a tree branch and slowly managed to climb to safety.
By 2012, Zhao had walked more than 300,000 km and delivered over 800,000 pieces of mail. Born and raised in
the deep mountains, Zhao truly understands the significance of mail deliveries to villagers. “They depend on the mail
to keep in touch with the outside world,” he said. “Their sheer joy written on their face while receiving any post struck
me,” he added.
In 2012, a 67-km-long tourist highway was built and gone were those days when Zhao risked his life to walk on
the “cat road”. But Zhao was even busier than before. “The number of packages I handle daily now exceeds the
number I used to deal with in the past,” said Zhao, adding that villagers are turning to online shopping and ordering
more and more goods by post.
24. Why is the mountain trail referred to as “cat road”?
A. It’s shaped like a cat. B. It’s intended for cats.
C. It is too narrow and risky. D. It rains cats and dogs there.
25. What does the word “descent” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Fall. B. Pain. C. Turn. D. Landing.
26. According to the passage, which words can best describe Zhao?
A. Persistent and dedicated. B. Diligent and ambitious.
C. Considerate and confident. D. Courageous and generous.
27. What has always motivated Zhao’s enthusiasm for his job?
A. The villagers’ respect for him.
B. His being born and raised there.
C. Today’s huge number of the packages.
D. The value of the deliveries to the locals
C
Is life a story or a game? Answers may vary from one to another. Over the course of life, we find things to love
and commit to —a job, a partner or a community. At times, we struggle to learn from our misfortunes to grow in
wisdom, kindness and grace.
Will Storr, a writer whose work I admire, says this story version of life is a misunderstanding. In his book The
Status Game, he argues that human beings are deeply driven by status. Rather than about being liked or accepted, he
writes, it’s about being better than others. “When people are obedient to us, offer respect, admiration or praise, that’s
status. It feels good.”
Life is a series of games, he adds. There’s the high school game of competing to be the popular kid. The lawyer
game to make partner. The finance game to make the most money. The academic game for fame. The sports game to
show that our team is the best. Even when we are trying to do good, Storr claims, we’re playing the “virtue game” to
show we are morally superior to others.
I think Storr is in danger of becoming one of those guys who ignore the noble desires of the human heart and the
caring element in every friendship and family. The status-mad world that Storr describes is so loveless. In fact, gaming
as a way of life is immature. Maturity means rising above the shallow desire —for status —that doesn’t really nourish
us. It’s about cultivating the higher desires: the love of truth and learning; the inner pleasure the craftsman gets in his
work, which is not about popularity, and the desire for a good and meaningful life that inspires people to practise daily
acts of generosity.
How do people gradually learn to cultivate these higher motivations? To answer that, I’d have to tell you a story.
28. What lies in the core of Will Storr’s opinion about life?
A. The pride in one’s virtue. B. The pursuit of superiority.
C. The desire for acceptance. D. The motivation by wealth.
29. What can be viewed as higher motivations in the text?
A. Love and inspiration. B. Maturity and desire.
C. Commitment and kindness. D. Friendship and popularity.
30. What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A. To correct an attitude. B. To compare two values.
C. To explain two arguments. D. To criticize a viewpoint.
31. What story do you think the author will tell next?
A. A king’s-comeback story. B. A rags-to-riches story.
C. A Yuan Longping-style story. D. An overnight-success story.
D
Would a person born blind, who has learned to distinguish objects by touch, be able to recognize them purely by
sight if he regained the ability to see? The question, known as Mołyneux’s problem, is about whether the human mind
has a built-in concept of shapes that is so inborn that a blind person could immediately recognize an object with
restored vision. Alternatively, the concepts of shapes are not inborn but have to be learned by exploring an object
through sight, touch and other senses.
After their attempt to test it in blind children failed, Lars Chittka of Queen Mary University of London and his
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