2024年广州市普通高中毕业班冲刺训练题（一）
英语试题参考答案
第二部分 阅读
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D
26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B
31. D 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. A
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分）
36. B 37. C 38. G 39. D 40. F
第三部分 语言运用
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41. B 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. C
46. A 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C
51. C 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. C
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. located 57. without 58. leaves 59. trying 60. an
61. has been 62. how 63. seriously 64. his 65. sustainable
第四部分 写作
第一节（满分15分）
【作答示例】
(1)
Good evening, dear friends! I feel privileged to extend the warmest welcome to teachers and students from our partner school in Britain as the student representative. We are delighted to have you here with us, sharing in the spirit of friendship and cultural exchange.
As a token of our appreciation, we have prepared unique gifts for you, such as Chinese calligraphy bookmarks, cloth pandas, and paper-cutting artworks, to name just a few. These are handmade cultural products crafted by our students with much dedication and creativity, not only representing the essence of Chinese culture, but also embodying our traditions and values. We hope the gifts will serve as a reminder of your wonderful time here.
Once again, welcome to our school and may your stay be filled with joy, learning, and newfound friendships.
(2)
Good evening, dear friends! Welcome to our school for this enriching cultural exchange. We are thrilled to have you here as we learn from each other and strengthen our friendship.
As the student representative, I am honored to present the unique handmade cultural gifts by our students, each blending traditional Chinese symbolism with Western artistic techniques. Allow me to introduce my favorite, the panda backpack, which features playful shapes and colorful illustrations that appeal to both Chinese and Western sensibilities. There are still many other interesting gifts for you to explore.
These gifts symbolize our heartfelt hospitality and desire for lasting connections between our schools. May this exchange deepen our cultural understanding and pave the way for lasting friendships. Once again, a warm welcome to you all! We hope you enjoy your stay here!
第二节（满分25分）
【作答示例】
Rita started investigating all about her little ant. She meticulously researched ants’ behaviors, their habitats, and their roles in ecosystems. She constructed a miniature ecosystem within the box, carefully imitating the ant’s natural environment. Rita observed the ant’s movements, carefully documenting its behavior and interactions with the sand and the environment she provided. She even consulted experts and read scientific journals to ensure she was providing the best care possible for her tiny companion. As days passed, Rita’s classmates noticed her dedication and became interested by her project. Rita shared her findings with the class, gradually turning her seemingly ordinary task into a fascinating learning experience for everyone.
On the last day of the school year, the teacher burst into the classroom with excitement. “I have some incredible news to share with you all! Rita has won first place in the rainforest insect raising competition!” The teacher then revealed how she had planned everything in advance. Her secret support for Rita surprised everyone in the class, making them gasp and cheer with joy. “The judges were truly amazed by Rita’s unwavering commitment to her ant,” the teacher continued. Her words left a profound impact on the children in the classroom. That day, every one learned a valuable lesson: dedication and perseverance can lead to excellence, no matter how small the task may seem. Rita had undoubtedly kept her promise and proved her worth.
英语试题答案（第20页，共2页）★启用前注意保密 试卷类型：A
2024年广州市普通高中毕业班冲刺训练题（一）
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，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室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。并在答题卡相应位置上填涂考生号。因笔试不考听力，试卷从第二部分开始，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的钢笔或签字笔作答，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，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。
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
Some beaches are perfect for relaxing, while others offer activities like hiking and water sports. Visit these beautiful beaches for an unforgettable vacation.
Cannon Beach
If your perfect beach vacation spot features postcard-worthy scenery and peace, look no further than Cannon Beach. In this Pacific Northwest town, you can even build a fire on the beach to relax beside while watching the sun set. When you need a break from the beach, grab a bike and head downtown to explore its art galleries, shops and restaurants.
Horseshoe Bay Beach
For a one-of-a-kind beach experience, head to Horseshoe Bay Beach on Bermuda’s South Shore. Known for its pink sand, this beach is a popular destination for families looking to play in the calm blue-green waters and build blush-colored sandcastles. Adventure seekers can also take part in the self-guided island bicycle tour or engage in exciting water sports.
Mohegan Bluffs
This beach is famous for its natural beauty. Upon arrival, pause to admire your surroundings and learn about its ties to the native people, their ancient traditions, and connection to the land, adding depth to your beach experience. Then, take the 141 steps down to the sand to sunbathe. After that, climb back up to visit the Southeast Light for an up-close view of its 18th-century lighthouse.
South Beach
This tropical district on Florida’s Atlantic Coast is world-renowned for its powdery white sand. Although technically part of the Miami Beach area, South Beach stands out due to its Art Deco architecture seen in everything from the beachfront lifeguard towers to the high-rise buildings along the famed Ocean Drive.
21. What similarity do Cannon Beach and Horseshoe Bay Beach share
A. The chance to cycle around. B. Their lively artistic scene.
C. The unique water sports. D. Their distinctive sand color.
22. Who is most likely attracted to Mohegan Bluffs
A. Those seeking water sports. B. Fans of modern lighthouses.
C. Those interested in local culture. D. Enthusiasts of mountain climbing.
23. What sets South Beach apart from the rest of the Miami Beach area
A. Its beach sand. B. Its architectural style.
C. Its ocean drive. D. Its high-rise buildings.
B
You are what you think. Whatever you are doing right now is determined by your thinking. All your emotions and desires are influenced by your thinking. The problem is that when you are not aware of your thinking, you have no chance of correcting it if it is poor. When thinking is subconscious, you are in no position to see any problems in it. And, if you don’t see any problems in it, you won’t be motivated to change it. What’s worse, few people realize the powerful role that thinking plays in their lives, so they don’t gain significant command of it. As a result, most people are in many ways victims of their thinking.
Consider your success as a student. The single most significant variable in determining your success as a student is the quality of your thinking. Your instructors will play a role in your learning, but even the best teachers cannot get into your head and learn for you. If you lack the intellectual skills necessary for thinking well through course content, you will not be successful in school.
Here is the key question we are putting to you in this book. If the quality of a person’s thinking is the single most significant determinant of both happiness and success, why not take the time to learn from the best thinkers
This book will inform you of the tools that the best thinkers use and will illustrate the activities and practice you can use to begin to emulate them, and take control of your destiny as a thinker. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of these thinking aids, helping you discover the power of your own mind and of your potential to think systematically about your thinking.
This book, as a whole, introduces you to the tools of mind that will help you reason well through various challenges you face. If you take these ideas seriously and practice using them, you can improve the quality of your thinking and ultimately, the quality of your life.
24. Why do many people lack motivation to change their poor thinking
A. They are victims of emotions.
B. They are unaware of the need.
C. They think highly of themselves.
D. They lack the academic guidance.
25. What plays the most crucial role in school success
A. The course content.
B. The school environment.
C. The commitment of teachers.
D. The quality of an individual’s thinking.
26. What does the underlined word “emulate” mean in paragraph 4
A. Make friends with. B. Win over.
C. Follow the example of. D. Look up to.
27. The book is organized according to ________.
A. types of life challenges B. varieties of thinking tools
C. determinants of life value D. ideas of different thinkers
C
Human history is full of horse stories like guiding cowboys home on foggy nights and taking wounded soldiers through battle zones. Such sensible and highly trained horses made Elina Jatel, a computer scientist and roboticist, think of robots. “A horse that can take a rider home on its own would be the highest level of autonomy,” Jatel says. “You trust them with your life.” She was drawn to learning how such relationships form and if it could help improve human-robot interactions.
For a year, Jatel engaged herself in the horse world. She watched classes in horse training, and she also talked with students, instructors, trainers and horse owners. Along the way, Jatel even learned to ride.
Horses learn signals from their trainers on how to comfortably interact with people. People, too, must learn their part. Riders must learn what a horse wants or feels based on its behavior, and what signals to use to direct horses to perform in desired ways. Jatel found some similarities, here, to working with robots. People must learn how to direct robots to do specific tasks. They also must learn what to do when robots don’t perform as planned. The goal is to program robots that will respond predictably to inputs from people. But like horses, autonomous robots also should be able to respond on their own as conditions change. For example, a self-driving car must stop to avoid hitting something, even if some human mistakenly tells it to keep going.
Trainers and riders work with horses to build respect. Horses show that respect by matching their pace to a human or giving someone who is leading them a safe degree of personal space. Trainers begin their work with a horse by getting them to show signs of respect in basic interactions, Jatel says. Later, trainers will develop more complex interactions. Gradually, a horse’s respect can grow into trust.
But that trust is not given. And there may be a similar limitation with robots. What would it mean for robots and people to respect and trust each other For now, she adds, this is largely uncharted territory. But she’s looking to build a path.
28. What drew Elina Jatel’s attention to horses
A. Horses’ amazing performance. B. Long history of horse training.
C. Horse-human interdependence. D. Her horse-riding experience.
29. What are the robots of the highest autonomy designed to do
A. To act like real horses.
B. To show respect to humans.
C. To follow instructions from humans.
D. To make independent and sensible decisions.
30. What will Jatel’s future research most probably focus on
A. The limitations of robots.
B. Trust between robots and humans.
C. Path toward higher robot efficiency.
D. Similarities between horses and robots.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. History of Human-Horse Relationship
B. Secrets of Human-Animal Interactions
C. The Role of Trust in Human-Robot Partnerships
D. Horses as the Inspiration for Autonomous Robots
D
When we recall a memory, we bring back specific details about it. But we often also experience a vivid feeling of remembering the event. Memory researchers call these processes objective and subjective memory. A new study shows they can function independently and involve different parts of the brain.
“The study distinguishes between how well we remember and how well we think we remember, and shows that decision making depends primarily on the subjective evaluation of memory evidence,” says psychologist Denis Guetta.
The researchers tested objective and subjective memory. After showing volunteers a series of images of common objects, the researchers showed them pairs of images and asked them to determine which of the two they had seen before. They were asked to rate the memory as “recollected” (vivid and detailed), or “familiar” (lacking detail). Some tests showed similar image pairs, others unrelated pairs. This setup measured objective memory based on recognition and subjective memory based on vividness.
The researchers also used fMRI (功能性磁共振成像) to measure brain activity during this task. The results showed higher levels of objective memory with pairs of similar images, but participants claimed vivid memories more with dissimilar pairs. They were more likely to base their decision about whether to keep or clear an image on memory feeling rather than accuracy. For example, a person could have a vivid memory of going to an event with friends. Some of the actual details of that memory might be a bit off, but they may feel it is a vivid memory, so they might decide to go out with the same people again.
The fMRI data showed that objective and subjective memory engaged varied regions of the brain. The regions involved in subjective experiences were also involved in decision making, supporting the connection between the two processes.
“By understanding how our brains give rise to vivid subjective memories and memory decisions, we are moving a step closer to understanding how we learn to evaluate memory evidence to make effective decisions in the future,” says researcher Analiz William.
32. How does the author introduce the topic of the text
A. By analyzing problems. B. By giving examples.
C. By interpreting findings. D. By defining concepts.
33. What were the volunteers asked to do during the study
A. To draw the images they had previously seen.
B. To compare details of objects they had been shown.
C. To categorize their memory as recollected or familiar.
D. To recall specific emotions related to the images shown.
34. What does the research find out about decision making
A. Both types of memory have great influence on it.
B. Our vivid memory helps us make wise decisions.
C. It mainly relies on subjective memory evaluation.
D. It’s decided by the accuracy of objective memory.
35. What is Analiz William’s attitude towards the study
A. Optimistic. B. Tolerant. C. Doubtful. D. Dismissive.
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。
For most of history, people lived in small groups of up to 150 people. Then villages and small towns developed, offering safety and support through the sharing of resources. As time passed, urban living brought additional advantages such as better jobs, schools and healthcare. Larger towns also gave people more chances to meet and interact. This is important. 36
Today, over half of the world’s population currently lives in towns and cities. But this has resulted in a strange paradox (悖论). Although social opportunities are one reason people choose to live in large cities, research suggests that city life can be lonely. 37 People from all over the world can join online communities and make virtual friends without leaving their home.
The development of virtual communities can be traced back to the 1860s. Back then, telegraph operators exchanged messages and gradually formed friendships over long distances. 38
Later, in the 1960s, radios started to provide a means of short-distance communication and developed communities with their own unique language and usernames.
39 Computers were not very powerful yet, so people could post messages and share news and stories but not music or photos. Still, people loved being able to make friends online and then hang out with them. As technology became more powerful, online communities for fun, education and business emerged, where people could explore a virtual 3D world, have online lessons, and even buy things with virtual money.
These days, there are thousands of virtual communities and that number keeps growing. Many people believe they will become more important. 40 Particularly, they’re concerned that posting personal information online might lead to a loss of privacy. So perhaps the future will be more like the past. People will spend most of their time in real communities.
A. This trend, however, is not likely to continue.
B. As Aristotle said, the nature of humans is to be social.
C. That may explain why virtual communities are so popular.
D. The first popular online communities developed in the 1980s.
E. Before cell phones existed, radio was an easy way to communicate.
F. Nevertheless, others worry about problems with these communities.
G. This is among the earliest examples of virtual community interactions.
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 vividly remember the day when my husband and I set off on a new journey to Tanzania. He had been 41 a position there as a Civil Engineer. Accompanying him, my aim was to find
a job shortly after. As you can imagine, I was very excited, even rather 42 , as I’d never been abroad before. So, my first 43 was to get settled in this small town called Dodoma in the middle of Tanzania.
As we got off the train, however, at six in the morning, a lady came rushing along the 44
towards pletely out of breath, she said, “We’ve heard you’re from England and our school
45 needs an English teacher — please say you’ll help us.” I felt tired and 46 a shower after the journey. Though shocked by her 47 , for some reason or other, I agreed to 48 it!
I washed, changed, had a quick bite to eat and was 49 to the two local teachers and my
50 at 8 o’clock. It felt like being thrown into the deep end, as my teaching timetable began
51 at 8:30! Although I’d hardly had time to get my breath, I never 52 my sudden decision.
Though my entry into this 53 was unexpected, I found joy in teaching those youngsters and gradually became part of the local community in the following years. I’ve been fortunate to
54 lifelong friendships, which has left a lasting 55 on both my students and myself.
41. A. awarded B. offered C. allowed D. presented
42. A. disappointed B. dissatisfied C. unconcerned D. uneasy
43. A. priority B. worry C. action D. response
44. A. river B. platform C. sidewalk D. channel
45. A. probably B. suddenly C. desperately D. occasionally
46. A. longed for B. waited for C. heard about D. worried about
47. A. remark B. interruption C. suggestion D. request
48. A. keep B. take C. forget D. quit
49. A. introduced B. recommended C. assigned D. compared
50. A. colleagues B. assistants C. students D. interviewers
51. A. exactly B. finally C. immediately D. smoothly
52. A. expected B. regretted C. delayed D. dropped
53. A. career B. country C. agreement D. relationship
54. A. value B. strengthen C. renew D. harvest
55. A. comment B. record C. impact D. impression
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。
More young people are trying their hand at farming the soil. Guo Lan, 29, works in a vegetable greenhouse on his organic farm 56 (locate) in the suburban district of Hefei, East China’s Anhui province. It is the eighth time this summer that Guo has failed to grow vegetables 57
using chemicals. Despite trying various homemade pest solutions, such as plant ash and mixtures of pepper and alcohol, the vegetable 58 (leaf) were still being eaten by insects. “I will not give up 59 (try),” the 29-year-old accountant-turned-farmer says. He is determined to turn his farm into 60 organic one, cultivating fruits and vegetables with the same flavors as those from his childhood memories.
“Growing tasty and healthy food 61 (be) my dream since I was a teenager. I know
62 challenging it can be, but if you take the soil 63 (serious), I believe it will pay off,” Guo says. He adds that farming is not a business that can make quick money, but for him, it has become an uplifting activity that brings back memories of spending time on the farm with
64 (he) parents as a child. Guo’s passion for organic farming and commitment to producing healthy food will surely inspire more young people to explore 65 (sustain) agriculture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
英国一所友好学校的师生将到你校访问。你将作为学生代表在欢迎晚会上致辞，并赠送学生们自制的文创礼物。请你用英语写一篇欢迎辞，包括以下内容：
1．表示欢迎；
2．介绍礼物。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good evening, dear friends! …
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。
An Insignificant Task
The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. On that day, every boy and girl was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
As with everything, some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year, and those children were the ones who most looked forward to this day. Among them, Rita stood out. She was a kind and quiet girl. During the previous year she had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita was the favourite to be given the best job of all: to look after the class dog.
But this year there was a big surprise. Each child received one of the normal jobs, like preparing the books for the lessons, telling the time, cleaning the blackboard, or looking after one of the pets. However, Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Even though the teacher insisted that this ant was a very special ant, Rita could not help feeling disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. They sympathised with her and remarked at how unfair it was that she had been given that job.
Yet, Rita, who liked her teacher very much, chose to prove her worth through excellence. “I will turn this little task into something great,” Rita said to herself. What she didn’t know was that the teacher had secretly entered her into a rainforest insect raising competition.
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。
Rita started investigating all about her little ant. On the last day of the school year, the teacher burst into the classroom with excitement.
英语试题（第2页，共10页）
