广东省顺德区2024-2025学年高三上学期第一次教学质量检测试题 英语（含答案）

2024年顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测（一）
英语试题
本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。因听说另考，试题从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题号从“21”开始。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案写在试卷上无效。
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；如需要改动，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.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
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
Animal Care Volunteer Program in Argentina - Cordoba
Project details
Want to volunteer with animals in Argentina - Córdoba Animal Care Volunteer Program benefits both rescued animals and children from low - income areas of Córdoba. Volunteers help at a small farm that works as an animal shelter and learning centre, where local children spend the day connecting with animals outdoors and participating in activities that they would not be able to access through their own means.
What to expect
From horses to baby goats, rabbits to chickens, volunteers are tasked with the important responsibility of tending to the needs of these animals, ensuring they receive the care, treatment, and attention necessary for their well - being.
● Volunteer tasks may vary but typically involve:
● Playing and entertaining animals
● Keeping their living spaces clean
● Maintaining the grounds, including painting and repairing as necessary
● Tending to crops and managing natural fertilizers
● Welcoming and guiding visitors
● Helping to organize fundraising events
What will you gain
By volunteering on the Animal Care project, you’ll be adding value to the local community, while also developing personally and professionally by:
● Practicing your Spanish
● Developing your communication skills
● Gaining animal care and farm experience
● Fully engaging yourself in Argentine culture
● Exploring the stunning region and city of Córdoba
21. What is the main purpose of the Animal Care Program in Córdoba
A. To provide training for volunteers.
B. To run a commercial farm for profit.
C. To improve the life of the local people.
D. To care for animals and children alike.
22. Which task may volunteers do at the animal shelter
A. Cleaning animal living spaces.
B. Conducting medical research.
C. Organizing tourist trips to different cities.
D. Painting and repairing the city of Córdoba.
23. What will you gain from volunteering there
A. Running a farm business.
B. Improving your Spanish.
C. Exploring Córdoba for free.
D. Learning to cook for the locals.
B
My daughter is a smart kid, but she’ d never read an entire chapter book for pleasure. She had never developed any habit of classic deep reading — with two eyes in front of paper, and nothing else going on. When I faced this truth, it felt like a parenting failure. Even though we’d read many storybooks when she was younger and we lived in a house stuffed with books, I hadn’t managed to instill（灌输） one of life’s fundamental pleasures in my kid.
As a lifelong reader, I understand how reading enhances the fabric of our experience. Yet my daughter claimed to dislike reading. I told her reading novels was the best way to learn about how people’s insides work. She said she could learn more from the people on social media, who were all about spilling their insides. I said books offered storytelling. She said, “Smartphones.” I said books taught history. She said, “The Internet.”
I could not win our debates, because few of my daughter’s arguments against reading seemed wrong to me. Yes, reading is a way to discover new worlds — so is the entire Internet. But that’s not why I wanted my daughter to pick up a book. It was about experiencing a certain magic. You know when an author describes a feeling you didn’t have, and a hundred lightbulbs go off on the top of your head I wanted her to have a chance at feeling that. A screen-based medium can’t create this kind of relationship because, by its nature, the medium must fill in all the blanks for you. Books leave space for blanks — and for the internal invention they can inspire.
So I decided to cut through all the reasoning with a cold, hard practicality: cash. I told my11 - year - old I would pay her $100 to read a novel within a month. Of course, she said yes. She finished the book in seven days. Then she even asked for the sequel（续集） — at no extra charge. Will this lead to her reading “Little Women” Will it result in a lifelong habit of reading I don’t know. What I do know is that I finally opened a new door for her to the printed page. That feels like the best money I ever spent.
24. What does the “parenting failure” in paragraph 1 refer to
A. Failure to get along well with her daughter.
B. Failure to meet her daughter’s emotional needs.
C. Failure to develop a reading habit in her daughter.
D. Failure to provide enough storybooks in the house.
25. Why does the author want her daughter to read books
A. To help her discover new worlds.
B. To help her fill in all the blanks.
C. To help her spend less time on the Internet.
D. To let her feel a moment of deep connection.
26. How does the author feel about spending $100 to encourage her daughter to read
A. She regrets spending the money.
B. She is unsure if it will lead to a love of reading.
C. She feels disappointed with the final outcome.
D. She is confident in her daughter’s future choices.
27. What could be a best title for the passage
A. Creating a Reader: A Mother’s Journey
B. Encouraging Reading: Tips for Children
C. The Magic of Books in a Digital Age
D. The Decline of Reading Among Children
C
People often think that scientific discoveries come from the geniuses like Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Such a view overlooks the efforts of lesser - known pioneers. Also, popular belief holds that the sudden idea is the key to making scientific breakthroughs, as if it just appears in someone’s mind.
This opinion might be partially true. It doesn’t accurately represent the true nature of scientific breakthroughs. Apart from, the great figures such as Darwin and Einstein, whose contributions are rightly recognized - we believe innovation is largely a trial-and-error process, where two steps forward may sometimes come with one step back or even more steps to the right or left.
Take John Nicholson, a lesser - known scientist from the 1910s. He was a mathematical physicist who suggested the idea of ‘proto - elements’ in space. By mixing different weights of these atoms, he could recover the weights of the elements in the periodic table. Though proto - elements don’t actually exist, Nicholson’s wild ideas led him to propose a new theory about atomic structure. Niels Bohr, the Nobel prize - winning father of modern atomic theory, later built on this idea to develop his famous model of the atom.
What can we learn from this story Science is always evolving, similar to the evolution of animal species. Just random or unexpected changes of ideas may open the door for advances in science. Support for this idea can be seen in many areas. For example, in US horse racing, the ‘acey - deucy’ stirrup placement, where the rider’ s left foot is placed lower than the right foot, provides a speed advantage on oval tracks. It was created by a little - known rider named Jackie Westrope. Had Westrope done careful research to develop this technique No. He had a leg injury that prevented him from fully bending his left knee. This change just happened to improve his left - hand turning performance. As a result, many riders quickly adopted the acey - deucy style, which is still used in racing today.
Many other examples show science progress often comes from mistakes, accidents, or pure luck. It’s time to abandon the naive beliefs of genius and explore the true causes of creativity.
28. What is the purpose of paragraph 1
A. To support specific ideas.
B. To describe a common belief.
C. To compare certain beliefs.
D. To challenge a popular view.
29. What does the writer imply about Darwin and Einstein in paragraph 2
A. They set an example for others to follow.
B. Their way of working has been misunderstood.
C. They are exceptions to the usual rule.
D. Their achievements deserve greater recognition.
30. What do we know about the idea of Nicholson
A. It made him famous as an important scientist.
B. People only fully understood it later in history.
C. Other scientists were initially doubtful about it.
D. It paved the way for someone else’ s breakthrough.
31. What is most interesting about the ‘acey - deucy’ stirrup adjustment
A. Why it was made.
B. How quickly people used it.
C. The research work behind it.
D. The cleverness of its first user.
D
This has been the decade of AI, with one advancement after another. By mid-century, we may have artificial general intelligence （AGI） — machines that can do all the things humans can. And that’s just the beginning. Machines aren’t affected by the same physical limitations that affect human intelligence. Once machines outperform humans, progress towards these limits could speed up even more.
What does this mean for us Can we make sure we live safely with these machines On the positive side, AI is already useful in many areas, and super AI could be super useful. However, as AI grows more powerful, it becomes crucial to define its goals clearly. There are many folk stories about people who ask for the wrong thing, with disastrous consequences. For instance, King Midas wished everything he touched to turn to gold, but he didn’t expect his breakfast to turn to gold too.
So we need to create powerful AI machines that are ‘human - friendly’ — with values that match our own. One thing that makes this task difficult is that humans aren’t always kind or reliable. We often do many terrible things to many other creatures with whom we share the planet. If super intelligent machines don’t act better than we do, we’ll be in deep trouble.
For our own safety, we want the machines to be morally as well as cognitively（认知的） superior to humans. We want them to aim for the moral high ground. However, this utopian vision faces two big problems. The first is ‘getting started’ problem — pointing the machines in the right direction, which won’t be easy because we are always conflicted about our own values. The second problem is the ‘destination’ problem — what it would mean to reach this destination. If we put ourselves in the hands of these super machines, we might lose our own freedom — which is a key part of being human.
So where exactly would that leave human beings It’s more important to think about the destination now and be careful about what we wish for.
32. What point does the writer make about AI in paragraph 1
A. AGI will definitely replace humans.
B. AI’s future potential seems limitless.
C. There’s much to learn about super AI.
D. AI shares many features with humans.
33. Why does the author mention the story of King Midas
A. To compare different kinds of goals.
B. To suggest that AI should reflect human values.
C. To show poorly defined goals may lead to problems.
D. To warn about the danger of becoming greedy with AI.
34. What challenge does the writer mention in paragraph 3
A. Getting humans to act more morally.
B. Building a better world for all creatures.
C. Making AI more human-friendly than humans.
D. Choosing which values AI should share with us.
35. What does the underlined phrase “this utopian vision” refer to
A. Humans can ensure the safety of machines.
B. Machines will help solve these two big problems.
C. Humans and machines have the same moral ground.
D. Machines get smarter and more moral than humans.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。
Charisma — or rizz（人气） was crowned 2023 word of the year by the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary. Who could blame us for obsessing over charisma It can smooth social interactions, win us friends, and score promotions. 36
Approachable and relatable. Many executives and professionals I find confident and chatty admit charisma wasn’t something that came naturally. 37 Dave, a chief executive of Cargill, made a point to remember the details and dates of people’s lives, such as colleagues’ birthdays. He’d pen words of thanks or congratulations.
38 Treating people differently will backfire, says Carla Harris, a Morgan Stanley executive. She chats up the woman cleaning the office, the receptionist at her doctor’s, the guy waiting alongside her for the elevator. “Don’t be confused,” she tells young people. Executive assistants are often the most powerful people in the building, and you never know how someone can help or hurt you.
Accepting your mistakes. It’s not that charming people don’t occasionally mispronounce a word or spill their coffee. 39 They acknowledge the mistake instead of trying to hide it, make a small joke, and move on. Being perfectly polished all the time is not only exhausting, it’s impossible. Appearing flawless can come off as fake.
At its heart, charism a isn’t about some grand performance. 40 It’s about making our conversation partners feel they’ re the charming — or interesting or funny — ones. While skills get you hired, it’s communication and trust that lead up the ladder.
A. Everyone is important.
B. They had to work on it.
C. They easily get attention.
D. It’s also possible to develop.
E. They just have a faster comeback.
F. It’s a feeling we bring out in others.
G. We like people who make few mistakes.
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。
For her 68th birthday in 2019, Rosa Saito decided to give herself an unusual gift — she decided to become a model. Over the past years, she had been 41 by photographers on the streets, each telling her to consider modeling. She initially 42 the idea because no one ever had commented on her appearance. But over time, something began to change inside her. “Being spotted made me realize I could still achieve something just for 43 at this stage of my life,” she recalled. 44 , she decided to embrace the opportunity.
Her first casting didn’t land her a job, but the 45 fueled her excitement. “I was used to facing challenges my whole life. I was 46 to keep going,” Saito said. At just 22, she had learned 47 when she cared for her sick mother. Later, she raised her three children alone after the loss of her husband. She embraced whatever life 48 her.
At 69, Saito’s efforts 49 when she got her first modelling job for a Brazilian cosmetics brand. “As the oldest person there, I walked into the photography studio feeling so 50 ,” she recalled. “But soon,I relaxed. I got so much 51 from the younger models. I realize my presence was showing them that you can grow older without 52 ,” she says.
Now 73, Saito has posed for many fashion brands. She’s 53 to have a new start after her 70s. “I still have plenty of dreams for the future, because the real 54 of maturity is to take a leap into the unknown,” she says. “It’s never too late to 55 yourself. I gain strength, courage and confidence from every experience where I face fear.”
41. A. congratulated B. examined C. appointed D. approached
42. A. put forward B. tried out C. noted down D. brushed off
43. A. my family B. myself C. my community D. my fellows
44. A. Temporarily B. Accidentally C. Eventually D. Permanently
45. A. rejection B. prejudice C. dilemma D. trick
46. A. prepared B. allowed C. forced D. persuaded
47. A. toughness B. faithfulness C. tolerance D. confidence
48. A. promised B. awarded C. brought D. ignored
49. A. disappeared B. continued C. paid off D. stood out
50. A. natural B. frightened C. delighted D. nervous
51. A. inspiration B. envy C. admiration D. instruction
52. A. fear B. pain C. doubt D. regret
53. A. hesitant B. proud C. impatient D. lucky
54. A. advantage B. burden C. fear D. beauty
55. A. question B. reshape C. limit D. teach
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，总分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。
The much - loved cartoon about Bluey, a seven-year-old dog, has been a worldwide phenomenon since it launched back in 2018. Its story is a deep reflection on change.
Besides laugh - out - loud moments, it also contains serious elements — scenes of parenting situations that will be 56 （painful） familiar to any families, as well as inferences to major life events like death, 57 （marry） and divorce. It’s about exploring the adult world with the excitement of childhood, which 58 （land） Bluey an International Emmy award in 2019.
What viewers won’t have predicted will be how much this episode is influenced by Taoist（道家） philosophy, 59 ancient Chinese belief system which is based on trying to live 60 harmony with the universe. When Bluey sadly tells her classmates she’s moving away, her teacher Calypso reads a story 61 （call） The Farmer. In the story, each time, the neighbours ask the farmer it’s “good luck” or “bad luck”. Every time, the farmer simply replies: “we’ll see”, and the story ends abruptly.
“Is it a happy 62 sad ending ” asks Bluey afterwards. “It’s both,” says Calypso. “I don’t understand,” says Bluey. “Everything will work out the way it’s supposed to, Bluey,” she replies. The story is actually an old tale that first originated in the Huainanzi, an ancient Chinese text 63 （date） back to 139 BC. It reminds people that we have no control or no real way of knowing whether events that happen to us are “good” or “bad”. All we can be certain of is that change is 64 （avoidable）, but being open to change and 65 （trust） that things will work out for the best is the best way to handle it.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假设你是李华，上周末你参加了一场你喜欢的歌手的演唱会。请你给英国朋友Peter写一封邮件分享你的经历。
内容包括：
1.你最喜欢的歌曲；
2.你的感受。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二节（满分25分）
“What Laura’s going to be home the night of my party ” I screamed. My sister was the last person I wanted around the night of my party. I was really looking forward to having the house all to myself while my friends were over. After all, it was my birthday! Trying to get my mother to understand, I said, “Mom, can’t you find someplace for Laura to go, like cousin Ellie’s Having her here will ruin everything!”
I had finally talked my parents into letting me invite a few of my school friends to my home for my twelfth birthday. I had been waiting for this night for weeks. Now I had to put up with my older sister being around. It was completely unfair.
“Now, Emily,” my mother said to me, trying to calm me down. Laura will stay in her own room. Besides, I don’t understand why you’ re so upset about her being here.”
“She’ll hang out and steal all the attention. It’s going to ruin the whole party!” I argued.
“Laura being home will only ruin it if you let it,” my mother responded. “You need to get a better attitude, young lady, or there won’t be a party at all!”
I rushed into my bedroom and threw myself on the bed. Frustrated, I thought, How can my mom say I need a better attitude. Laura was the teenager with the attitude, not me! My anger was getting the best of me as I buried my face in my pillow to hide my sobbing. “Why do I have to have an older sister anyway Why couldn’t I have been an only child ” I thought.
The days passed slowly but finally the time for the party arrived. The air was filled with excitement while I waited for my friends to come. At last I was going to have the special birthday party I had been waiting for. I could only hope that Laura would stay in her room.
Everything went as planned. The girls were all in the living room, ready for the big party. Suddenly, I noticed movement behind the curtain by the window.
注意：
1.续写的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As we stepped over, a possum（负鼠） came running out, heading toward us. Later that night, I went to my mom to thank her for the party.
2024年顺德区普通高中教学质量检测（一）
英语 参考答案
第二部分 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）
A篇 21. D 22. A 23. B B篇 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A
C篇 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A D篇 32. B 33. C 34. C 35. D
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36. D 37. B 38. A 39. E 40. F
第三部分 语言知识及应用（共两节满分30分）
第一节 完型填空（15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
41. D 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. A 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. D
51. C 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. B
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. painfully 57. marriage 58. landed 59. an 60. in
61. called 62. or 63. dating 64. unavoidable 65. trusting
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
One Possible Version :
Dear Peter,
How are you doing I am thrilled to share with you an unforgettable experience I had last weekend. I attended Eason Chan’s “Fear and Dreams” concert and it was incredible.
Eason Chan, my beloved singer, performed wonderful songs live, among which “The Possibility of a Dream” struck me most. The lyrics spoke to the heart, conveying the message of never surrendering to fate. Also, the melody was truly uplifting, with soulful tunes and vibrant rhythms. Singing along to Eason and the crowd, I felt inspired and totally lost in a world of dreams.
The entire concert was a fantastic feast. How I wish you could have been there with me to experience it! Hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
As we stepped over, a possum （负鼠） came running out, heading toward us. The possum was obviously scared and began dashing around wildly. Chaos erupted. Girls were screaming and trying to hide from this nasty thing at the same time. I stood motionless until Laura ran in to see what was happening. When she entered the living room, the possum scampered toward her. At the very last second, Laura opened the front door and allowed it to run out. Thank goodness! If the possum had bitten someone, or gotten into the food, it would have been a total disaster! We all sighed with relief. I was pleasantly surprised that my sister was there to help with all the chaos.
Later that night, I went to my mom to thank her for the party. “Did you have a good time ” My mother asked, “I sure did, Mom,” I answered. “Things went really well and there were some great surprises too.” “Oh, really ” my mother responded. “Like what kind of surprises ” I got a silly grin on my face when I said, “Oh, like possums and older sisters.” My mother had a puzzled look on her face, but before she could ask the obvious questions, I skipped out of the room, still with my smile spreading across my face. I was beaming and thinking that being twelve and having an older sister wasn't so bad at all.