2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省深圳市羅湖區(qū)第二外國語學(xué)校（集團）學(xué)府中學(xué)高三（上）月考英語試卷（11月份）

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• 1．Most of Earth's freshwater sits underground.Worldwide，about 70 percent of the groundwater drawn to the surface goes for farming.But surface waters-rivers and streams-come from groundwater，too.Drawing too much groundwater over a short time can be harmful.Natural waterways can begin to empty.And that can hurt freshwater ecosystems.Scientists consider this a tipping point when small actions can begin making unusually big differences.
     A new study has found that 15 to 21 percent of tapped water（自來水）areas have reached this sort of tipping point.Most of those tapped rivers and streams are in dry areas.Farmers in these areas use groundwater to water their crops.At present drawing rates，the study predicts that 42 to 79 percent of water areas around the world where groundwater is drawn up for use at the surface will reach tipping points by 2050.
     A healthy groundwater aquifer（含水層）protects ecosystems against seasonal ups and downs in the use of water.That provides stability for area plants and animals.But if too much groundwater is drawn up from below，surface waters will begin to flow into the aquifer，which can harm what are living in rivers and streams.
     De Graaf and the study team set up a computer model.It linked groundwater drawing and water flows within rivers.The model covered fifty years，from 1960 to 2010.Then the researchers used climate forecasts to help the model predict what might happen in future years.Throughout，they kept groundwater drawing rates sustainable.More than half of drawn water areas are likely to cross this ecological tipping point before 2050，the model finds.
     "We need to be thinking about this now，not in 10 years，" De Graaf says. "Our study shows us where to target more sustainable efforts.
  
  （1）What does the underlined words "tipping point" in Paragraph 1 mean？

  
  A．End point.
  B．Breaking point.
  C．Freezing point.
  D．Boiling point.
  （2）Which of the following causes the "tipping point"？

  
  A．Water pollution.
  B．Overdrawing groundwater.
  C．Increasing population.
  D．Climate change.
  （3）What is the part the groundwater plays in the environment？

  
  A．Keeping the stability of natural water.
  B．Protecting ecosystems from pollution.
  C．Clearing surface waters to be drinkable.
  D．Providing stability for the local economy.
  （4）How did the researchers conduct the study？

  
  A．They predicted the result based on the old data.
  B．They happened to work out the result.
  C．They measured all the groundwater and surface water.
  D．They did questionnaire surveys on the water information.
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• 2．    Have you ever seen one of the many videos of an elephant catching a paintbrush，putting it in paint，and producing a painting similar to something a 5-year-old could create？While watching an elephant paint is an amazing sight，we can't help but wonder whether the training methods and results reflect animal cruelty.
     A 2014 study on four captive （圈養(yǎng)的） Asian elephants at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia was carried out to identify stress-related behaviors around the activity of painting.While the researchers found that the elephants had a neutral （中立的） response to painting — not stressful，nor enriching- it seemed that when an elephant was not selected to paint，it displayed non-interactive behavior.This is seen as a possible signal of stress in the animals.
     In addition，PETA，a famous animal rights group，has mentioned several American zoos that use harmful training methods to get elephants to paint，perform tricks，play instruments，and more.That is to say，some zoos that organize elephant painting use assaults to encourage the elephants.However，PETA argues that animal shelters should not force animals to do tricks at all.
     Activist organizations warn that elephants can undergo extreme discomfort in the training process.Furthermore，many of the painting elephants are very young，at an age where they should still be with their mothers.It raises questions about whether there's a chance they were caught for the express purpose of performing，or whether they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild.
     It is difficult to support any kind of trained behavior that differs greatly from a wild animal's natural tendencies.The role of a shelter is to allow an animal to live as close to its normal life as possible，perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild；teaching them to paint does not seem to go with that target，particularly if it's not a learned behavior that the animal would be willing to do independently.
  
  （1）What is the purpose of the 2014 study？

  
  A．To identify stress-related behaviors when elephants paint.
  B．To identify a neutral response to painting.
  C．To recognize stress-free behaviors when elephants paint.
  D．To recognize elephants' non-interactive painting.
  （2）What does the underlined word "assault" in paragraph 3 mean？

  
  A．Persuasions.
  B．Benefits.
  C．Rewards.
  D．Attacks.
  （3）Which opinion do activist organizations hold？

  
  A．Elephants should stay with their mother.
  B．Elephants may feel uncomfortable in the training.
  C．Elephants are caught for the purpose of performing.
  D．Elephants ought to be returned to the wild.
  （4）What's the role of a shelter？

  
  A．Teaching animals to paint.
  B．Permitting animals to perform.
  C．Allowing animals to live freely.
  D．Training animals to finish the target.
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• 3．Babysitter（臨時保姆） needed
     We need someone to look after our son on Fridays.He or she needs to see him to the bus to preschool and be here when he gets home about 3 hours later until my husband gets home from work.That time may vary（變化）.Our son is a very sweet boy and pretty easy to watch.
     Call Mary on 678345211.
  Newspaper round before school
     We need young people to deliver（遞送）newspapers on Mon.，Wed.jye.ai Fri.mornings.The paper round takes about 30 minutes in the village of Cranbrook.Papers must be delivered before 8 a.m.jye.ai you must have your own bike.
     Interested？Call us on 625432544 for more information.
  Holiday job
     Do you want to make some money this summer？Do you speak another language？We need French，Spanish or German speakers to work for us in the City Museum shop Tuesday-Saturday.
     Call us on 698542458 if you want more information.
  Munchies Café part-time work
     We are looking for breakfast and lunchtime staff（員工）to work in our café on Saturdays.The role will include food & drink service，making sure the café is clean，tidy and presentable at all times，and making our visitors feel welcome.
     Come in （8 a.m.-4 p.m.） or call Bella on 612398745 （after 4 p.m.）
  
  （1）What must newspaper deliverers do？

  
  A．Use their own bikes.
  B．Start doing their job at 8 a.m.
  C．Be free on weekday mornings.
  D．Finish their work in 30 minutes.
  （2）Which number should you call if you want a job relating to languages？

  
  A．678345211.
  B．625432544.
  C．698542458.
  D．612398745.
  （3）Where can you most probably find the text？

  
  A．In a textbook.
  B．In a newspaper.
  C．In a tourist guidebook.
  D．In a science magazine.
  組卷：106引用：4難度：0.6

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• 4．Gregory Talley used to sleep in a park or under a bridge.The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years.
     "It is hard.It's hard to live homeless.You filled every day trying to find out where you are going to get something to eat.If I hadn't found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter，I wouldn't know where I would be by now.I might be dead，" Talley said.
     The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.
     Pam Michell has devoted her life to making the lives of this vulnerable（易受傷的） population better as executive director of the non-profit organization.
     "I went to Africa in 1985.And I saw a huge amount of poverty，but I saw so much hope.And I decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people，" Michell said.
     When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago，its three shelters had about 80 beds.Now，it has 350 beds and serves about 1，500 homeless people every year.She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.
     "We do outreach（拓展），we do prevention，we do permanent housing，we do transitional housing.We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people to end their homelessness，" she said."Our Out of Poverty program is not just about money.It's about you could be spiritually poor，you could be relationship poor ...you could be educationally poor.So it is focusing on how you get out of this poverty that has brought you to being homeless." The program tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance（自立）and work values，and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.
     "I learned I still have opportunities to change it and I can change it，" said shelter resident Lewis Webster. "It is just about going forth in doing necessary work to do it.I mean if you really want better，you would do better and that's the frame of mind of me now."
  
  （1）Gregory Talley's story is told at the beginning of the text to

  .
  A．tell readers the situation for the poor in the US is getting worse
  B．remind readers that the homeless people in the US have no trouble getting food
  C．disclose the truth that more and more homeless people are dying from hunger
  D．introduce a non-profit organization that is trying to help the poor in the US
  （2）According to Paragraph 6，Pam Michell started to bring hope to the homeless by

  .
  A．providing clothes for them
  B．offering them shelters for the night
  C．building new houses for them
  D．offering food for them
  （3）What is the final purpose of the education program？

  
  A．To tell the homeless people the ways to make money.
  B．To encourage the homeless to work and rely on themselves.
  C．To help the homeless people find the causes of their poverty.
  D．To teach the poor how to live a better life in the shelters.
  （4）What may be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Comfort in the Kennedy Shelter
  B．Ways to achieve success
  C．An Organisation to End Homelessness
  D．An Opportunity to Fight Homelessness
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• 5．The Spotlight Effect Have you ever felt as if the entire world was watching while you made a mistake？Well，here's some good news：it's likely that no one even noticed.
     （1）

  We have this experience not only when we make mistakes but also when we perform well.Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do，we may assume that everyone around us will notice.The spotlight effect might happen when we make a mistake in a game，have a bad hair day，or give a terrible answer in class.（2）

  In these moments，it feels like everyone is watching.
     The spotlight effect exists because we all get used to seeing things through our own eyes.Every person is the main character in his or her story，and the events of our lives seem to have great importance.（3）

  
     The spotlight effect is a very common part of the human experience.However，in some cases，it can lead to extreme social anxiety and nervousness around other people.Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety.We all care about what others think，and we all want to be liked.It's normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people.（4）

  If someone is so nervous that they can't make good decisions，then it's time to take action and improve the situation.
     Learning about the spotlight effect is important because it can help us reduce our anxiety.Next time you feel like everyone is staring at you，remind yourself that it's just your mind playing tricks on you.（5）

  If you fill your mind with thoughts of your friends and family，it will help you be less self-conscious.
  
  A.However，this can be a problem when the anxiety is too much to handle.
  B.That's why fewer people notice the embarrassing circumstances they encounter.
  C.Another good exercise is to make an effort to notice the people around you，rather than focusing on yourself.
  D.The spotlight effect is a trick of the mind that makes us believe that people notice us more often than they really do.
  E.What you can do at this moment is to ignore them.
  F.We are so busy examining ourselves that we actually observe very little about everyone around us.
  G.It can also appear when we score a big goal，ask someone on a date，or do a good deed.
  組卷：21引用：6難度：0.6

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語言運用

• 6．I have played soccer and other sports since I was about 5 years old.When I was younger，I thought I would be able to（1）

  doing all the sports I love into my teen years.Then I（2）

  that once you get into high school，you have to just（3）

  a sport as coaches require pretty much training in the off season（比賽淡季）.If you are doing three to five days of（4）

  a week，this leaves little（5）

  for other activities.
     And that one（6）

  then turns into a year-long commitment（投入）.
     When I decided to play soccer year-round，we were（7）

  five days a week，and we had games on the weekends.After about three months of this，I experienced a knee overuse（8）

  .Four other players had knee injuries as jye.aill.We had worked so（9）

  for so long，and then we went directly into club soccer in the off season.There was never a（10）

  !
     This injury really pushed me（11）

  ，and I stayed at home for eight weeks.Because of this，I（12）

  soccer training.
     I also（13）

  to take part in many activities while playing.（14）

  widening my social circle and joining some clubs，I am on the field.
     But even with these（15）

  ，I still keep playing soccer year-round，it is an enjoyable experience that really lifts my spirits.
  
  

  （1）	A．a(chǎn)void	B．continue	C．finish	D．risk
  （2）	A．remembered	B．realized	C．imagined	D．regretted
  （3）	A．change	B．prepare	C．stop	D．choose
  （4）	A．work	B．games	C．training	D．tours
  （5）	A．space	B．money	C．room	D．surprise
  （6）	A．sport	B．club	C．plan	D．spirit
  （7）	A．competing	B．trying	C．running	D．practicing
  （8）	A．class	B．injury	C．program	D．treatment
  （9）	A．well	B．far	C．hard	D．fast
  （10）	A．break	B．test	C．point	D．season
  （11）	A．a(chǎn)round	B．back	C．through	D．forward
  （12）	A．looked out for	B．gave way to	C．took care of	D．missed out on
  （13）	A．fail	B．start	C．refuse	D．offer
  （14）	A．Because	B．Except for	C．Instead of	D．Along with
  （15）	A．values	B．rules	C．disadvantages	D．expectations
  組卷：147引用：4難度：0.3

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• 7．閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
      Mrs.Chaisura，a well-known businesswoman from Thailand，has won （1）

  international competition in flower arrangement in Japan.Mrs.Chaisura owns a flower shop in Bangkok.Her most famous creations are fresh-cut flower arrangements done （2）

  an authentic Japanese style.In the past several years，her business （3）

  （flourish）.Last month，the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok sponsored an exhibition of her work，which proved to be （4）

  （wild） popular.
      Last week，Mrs.Chaisura traveled to Japan， （5）

  she took part in the 2023 International Ikebana（插花）Exhibition and Contest，along with over 200 contestants from sixteen other countries.Mrs.Chaisura，much to her surprise，won first place.She is the first Thai citizen，and the first foreigner since 1957， （6）

  （win） No.1 prize in the competition.Afterward，she thanked her teacher，with whom she had studied ikebana in Japan during the （7）

  （ninety）.Rikka，the "upright style， " is restrained and deeply traditional，and recently it has become a hit.
      Along with an （8）

  （impress） gold cup，Mrs.Chaisura won a cash prize of 400，000 Yen.Her winning arrangement was composed of green orchids and pine.After （9）

  （award） the prize，she told the reporter， "My favorite flower is the orchid，and I hope to include （10）

  （many） Thai flowers，especially Thai orchids，into my future ikebana arrangements."
  組卷：7引用：2難度：0.5

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寫作

• 8．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。
      The event that stands out in Tom's memory happened one morning when Tom was only ten years old.He was at home with his elder sister Jane.Tom was doing his homework when he heard raised voices.At first he thought nothing of it since customers in the motorcycle shop directly below their flat often became loud，but he soon realized this time it was different.
      "Quick!Quick!Remove the motorcycles from the shop." someone yelled.
      Then a thick burning smell filled the air.When Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate，a thick cloud of smoke greeted him.The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.
      Jane，who had been playing the violin in her room，hurried to the living room.They rushed out of the door and along the corridor（走廊）through the smoke.
      They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane stopped in her track.She turned around and headed back the way they came.Tom had no idea what she was doing，but he followed suit.
      Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in her 70s who lived next door to them，who they called Makcik，Malay for auntie.Jane began banging on Makcik's door，but got no answer.As the smoke thickened around them，Tom could see many of their neighbors-some still in their pyjamas-running for safety.The thought of fear crossed his mind.
      "She would have run for safety like everyone else!" Tom cried.However，Jane refused to give up. "I know Makcik's still inside." She said she was familiar with Makcik's daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping.She pounded the door. "Go downstairs.Go now!Go!"
  注意：
  1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。
  Paragraph1：
      Tom noticed the flame was reaching up.____________.
  Paragraph 2：
      Luckily，some neighbors passing by stopped and offered help____________.
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• 9．假定你是李華，你校的留學(xué)生 Peter將發(fā)表一個《AI 正在改變世界》演講，感到十分緊張，因此，向你咨詢怎樣做演講，如何克服賽前的緊張情緒，請你根據(jù)以下要點給他寫一封回信：
  （1）表示理解并安慰；
  （2）給出建議；
  （3）表達祝愿。
  注意：（1）詞數(shù)100左右；
  （2）可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)以使行文連貫；
  （3）信的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。
  
  Dear Peter，
  ___________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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