2023年廣東省惠州市高考英語一模試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)， 滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2. 5分， 滿分37. 5分）閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的 A、B、C 和 D 四個選項中， 選出最佳選項。

• 1．    Our Skift Forums（論壇） are the leading creative business events in the global travel industry.We've hosted 18 annual forums around the world，in world-class cities like London，Berlin，San Francisco and New York City.Now as we prepare to lift the curtain on our new Skift Global Forum，we wanted to look back on some of the figures and highlights from over the years.
      Our speakers are the leading innovators from every corner of this global industry，and beyond.From top CEOs of the largest travel companies to new，business leaders driving innovation，the voices onstage are a reflection of the best the industry has to offer.Over the years，we've welcomed 700+ speakers to the Skift stage.
      Our attendees come from all over the world，with 116 nations represented at our events.Last year，we were able to host our most geographically diverse events ever with the introduction of hybrid programming.
      Our global attendees represent every diverse field of the world's 10 largest industries - we've got the entire customer journey covered.With these diverse perspectives comes unmatched cooperation and insights on the future of travel — both onstage，and off.
      Since the inception of Skift years ago，our mission has remained strong：Helping you - the travel professional - learn，grow and be inspired，by providing the best content，products and event experiences known to the professional world.From the very first Skift Forum，we knew we had something special.And this year will be no different.In fact，it'll be better.
  
  （1）When did this report most likely come out？

  
  A．Before the 18 h Skift Global Forum.
  B．After the 19th Skift Global Forum.
  C．Before this year's Skift Global Forum.
  D．After this year's Skift Global Forum.
  （2）Which continent has the most top participating countries at Skift events？

  
  A．Americas
  B．Europe
  C．Asia
  D．Oceania
  （3）What's the main purpose of holding Skift Global Forums？

  
  A．Sharing ideas and experience of leading companies.
  B．Introducing technology of hybrid programming.
  C．Supporting development of travel professionals.
  D．Helping communication among governments.
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.3

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• 2．     With stunning visuals of Tamil Nadu's nature，The Elephant Whisperers，which won the Oscar in the' documentary （紀(jì)錄片） short film category，tells a story of a loving relationship between people and elephants.
      The filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves spent her childhood in and around nature in southern India， "My family loved exploring nature." she says.Her mother loved animals and her，father was a photograpjye.ai.Her grandmother led school trips to local nature reserves.
      The chance elephant encounter came in October 2017 that changed Gonsalves's life and stimulated her to make the film. "I was moving back to my hometown when I met Raghu，a three-month-old elephant，in the Theppakadu Elephant camp， " she recalls：Gonsalves was pleasantly surprised by how playful Raghu was.
      "This documentary was made because I fell in love with Raghu first，" she says. "We would happily splash （戲水） along the river，and I would spend hours scrubbing him and rubbing his tongue.He absolutely loves his tongue being rubbed and enjoyed pulling my hair and splashing around in the water."
      In the film，Gonsalves takes viewers to the heart of Theppakadu Elephant camp in a landscape that is one of the largest undisturbed spaces for the Asian elephant.Here，the Kattunayakan community has been caring for abandoned elephants for generations.The documentary follows the journey of Bomman and Bellie，two elephant caretakers and the baby elephant Raghu，who was abandoned by the herd but fortunately found by the forest department.As Bomman and Bellie raised Raghu，their relationship progressed.The -40-minute documentary was cut down from more than 450 hours of raw footage （鏡頭） and filmed over the last five years.A lot of the moments in the documentary were unexpected but "that is the true beauty of telling a story as it unfolds，" Gonsalves says， "The Elephant Whisperers helps people realize what beautiful beings elephants were and to respect their intelligence，how they love and understand their human caretakers，how they've learnt to adapt and live with human.I wanted The Elephant Whisperers to be that glow of hope."
  
  （1）How did Gonsalves family influence her？

  
  A．They inspired her to make films.
  B．They taught her photography skills.
  C．They encouraged her to leave India.
  D．They fired her enthusiasm for nature.
  （2）What can we learn about Raghu？

  
  A．He loves rubbing his own tongue.
  B．He is very attached to the film' maker.
  C．He lives in a well-designed reserve.
  D．He was saved by elephant caretakers.
  （3）Which words best describes the shooting process of the documentary？

  
  A．Tough but rewarding.
  B．Pleasant and amusing.
  C．Frustrating but adventurous.
  D．Romantic and unexpected.
  （4）What is conveyed in The Elephant Whisperers？

  
  A．Harmonious coexistence.
  B．Prevention of illegal hunting.
  C．Respect for biological diversity.
  D．Endangered Species Conservation.
  組卷：2引用：2難度：0.3

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• 3．    ChatGPT--a conversational language model which was launched in November and is free and simple to use -- can swiftly produce poems，math equations or essays on topics，bringing concern that students will misuse the technology.And because it doesn't copy an existing text，there is no easy way to be certain whether a human or a bot wrote the answer.
      As many educators began to worry about whether students may use ChatGPT to generate papers，Edward Tian had an idea.The 22-year-old student，who studies computer science and journalism，decided to build an app to detect whether a text- was human-written or AI-written.
      Over a few days in a Toronto coffee shop during winter break，he got to work.On Jan.2，he launched' GPTZero.It analyzes different properties of a text for its "perplexity"，which is the randomness of the text，and the "burstiness"，which is the variation of the text over time.So，a human-written text would have high perplexity，something very unfamiliar to an Al model，and exhibit properties of burstiness，which are non-common items that appear in random clusters （集 群），rather than being uniformly distributed.
      Tian said he expected a few dozen people to ever try it.But he woke up the next morning stunned by the response.He has even heard from people all over the world— many of them are teachers or college admissions officers，Many people have subscribed for updates from Tian as he works to improve the technology.
      The quick response to Tian's effort highlighted the breakneck pace at which technology is changing classrooms，teaching，and the ways that people define and understand learning.Tian believed everyone deserved to reap the benefits of Al，but safeguards were needed to make sure new technologies were not abused.
      Tian said it would be sad if，years from now，people mostly relied on AI and writing became far more uniform. "There's something implicitly（含蓄地） beautiful in human prose，" he said， "that computers can never copy."
  
  （1）Why did Edward Tian create GPTZero？

  
  A．To predict abuse of ChatGPT.
  B．To analyse properties of texts.
  C．To relieve educators of anxiety.
  D．To recognize Al-generated texts.
  （2）What features do human-written texts share？

  
  A．They are random and varied.
  B．They are plain and unfamiliar.
  C．They are common and diverse.
  D．They are uniform and complex.
  （3）What does the public think of Tian's invention？

  
  A．It is safely guarded.
  B．It is highly anticipated.
  C．It is quickly updated.
  D．It is thoroughly developed.
  （4）What can be inferred from the last paragraph？

  
  A．Human will win the competition against AI.
  B．Most people will benefit from AI in the future.
  C．Writing will become more common than before.
  D．There is incomparable charm in Human writings.
  組卷：9引用：4難度：0.3

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第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)， 滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分 15分）

• 8．你所在的學(xué)習(xí)小組參加了英語項目的作業(yè)展評，商定以"我愛勞動"為主題進(jìn)行創(chuàng)作。請你結(jié)合自己的一次勞動經(jīng)歷，寫一篇短文，要點如下：
  （1）勞動過程；（2）勞動體會。
  注意：
  （1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  （2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
                    
  組卷：8引用：2難度：0.3

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第二節(jié)（滿分 25分）

• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      It was a late Saturday afternoon in early March，and I was sweating gracelessly，in search of the only gift my son said he wanted from Los Angeles：a map to the homes of the stars.
  I was here for meetings in Westwood，near the UCLA Medical Centre.Should I wander a little？Try to find one of the treasured maps？
      From the front of the hotel taxi line，a cheerful driver said， "No problem.Map vendors（小 販） are everywhere!" Before long，we saw a hand-painted sandwich board saying：Star Maps.The taxi stopped.A fellow approached with a thin folded sheet and said： "Ten dollars. "
      Ten dollars.American!With righteous assurance，I informed him， "That's too much. " The map man shrugged.We continued，whizzing past the Beverly Hills Hotel into West Hollywood.The driver dropped me at the House of Blues，encouraging me to stroll.I began walking，certain I would find a low-cost star map soon.
      I was wrong.There was hardly anybody on the street.There didn't seem to be many real stores，just cars and bars.No maps.No stars.Blocks passed.The sun began to sink.At the edge of West Hollywood，another fellow appeared ahead，selling star maps to a car full of teenage girls.
      Ten dollars jye.ai.Still too much.Forgot it.My son would understand.Time to go back to Westwood.That night，I called my wife. " Did you get one of those maps to the stars？He's been talking about nothing else. " This news was hard to ignore.But it was late.
      Morning was coming.There would be last try.After I checked out，the first taxi in the hotel line was an old Chevy driven by a skinny guy from North Carolina.At nine in the morning，map vendors were nowhere to be found，
      "You know， " said the driver， " The guys with the maps just aren't up yet!" He was right.
      "Forget it.Let's go to the airport. "
      "Well， " said the driver， "I could mail you one if you like. "
      Sure.Trust this guy？I might as well toss cash onto the freeway.But exiting the taxi，I recognized my last chance.I handed the driver ＄13 and my business card.
  
  注意：
  （1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150 左右：
  （2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。
      Three weeks passed，no reply form LA．
              
      I held the package and the note in my hand，speechless.
                 
  組卷：3引用：4難度：0.5

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