广东省江门市部分学校2023-2024学年高三上学期9月联考英语试卷

高三英语

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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

Four Outdoor Spring Activities for Kids

While we're tempted to stay inside where it's temperature-controlled and comfortable, getting outside is important for a child's development. I'm sure you'll find so many fun outdoor spring activities to do with your kids. They provide them with vitamin D from the sun,strengthen their bodies, enhance problem-solving and critical thinking skills, help children appreciate nature, and so much more.

Kid-made Bird Feeder

Our kid-made bird feeder is made from recycled materials and birdseed. Simply have your children fill each bowl in the egg carton(蛋盒) with birdseed and hang it in a tree when you're finished. This project helps kids work on measuring, pouring, concentration, hand-eye coordination and other skills.

Exploring Life at the Pond

Go to a local pond to explore there for a couple of hours. Study the pond ecosystem,search for creatures in the water and outside it, such as fish, worms, turtles and birds. Use our free printable to check off each creature or plant as you find it. This helps stimulate the curiosity about nature of your loved ones.

DIY Seed Bombs

Learn how to make homemade seed bombs to give as gifts to friends and neighbors. These earth-friendly seed bombs are made with recycled paper and can be planted directly into the soil. Include seeds from your favorite grasses or flowers in the seed bombs.

Gardening with Kids

Gardening is one of the best spring outdoor activities that you can do with your children.It helps kids learn patience, responsibility and self-confidence. Plus, knowing how to grow your own food is a valuable skill!

21.Which activity may best stimulate kids' environmental awareness?

A.Kid-made Bird Feeder and DIY Seed Bombs.

B.Kid-made Bird Feeder and Gardening with Kids.

C.Exploring Life at the Pond and DIY Seed Bombs.

D.Gardening with Kids and Exploring Life at the Pond.

22.What can you do at Exploring Life at the Pond?

A.Find out what birds like to eat.B.Learn how to grow food.

C.Make earth-friendly seed bombs.D.Study a variety of wildlife.

23.For whom is the text intended?

A.Parents.         B.Children.          C.Teachers.         D. Travelers.

B

From the world's last seven to a global population of more than 5,000, China spent nearly 40 years bringing back crested ibises(朱鹗)from the edge of extinction.

With its typical red crest and face, as well as a long black mouth and snow-white feathers, the crested ibis is known as "the oriental gem"in China. They were once widespread in East Asia and Siberia until the 20th century when hunting, ecological damage and increased human activities drove the birds to near extinction.

In 1981, the entire species around the world was down to the seven crested ibises which were found only in Yangxian County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, and deep in the Qinling Mountains, making Qinling, a natural boundary between China's north and south,the last shelter of the wild birds.

Since 1981, the local government of Yangxian County has put forward four bans for the protection of the species, prohibiting activities including hunting in the birds' living areas,cutting down trees where they nest, using chemicals in their food-finding areas, and firing guns in their breeding(繁殖)areas. The Chinese government arranged special funds to protect the habitat of crested ibises, sealing off mountains to plant trees in the birds' living areas.China started the artificial breeding of crested ibises in 1991 and had bred more than 400 birds in Shaanxi as of last year.

Years of constant effort have brought promising results. It is estimated that there are more than 5,000 crested ibises in the world now, and a majority of them live in Shaanxi. The bird's habitat in China has risen from less than 5 square km in 1981 to the current 15,000 square km.

"It is lucky that the crested ibis, an ancient bird, is still flying around," said Zan Linsen,head of the Shaanxi Academy of Forestry."The conservation story of crested ibises not only shows us the power of ancient life, but also the necessity and urgency of ecological environment protection.”

24.Why are the Qinling Mountains so important to crested ibises?

A.They are where crested ibises were first found.

B. They used to be the last habitat of crested ibises.

C.They are the only breeding area of crested ibises.

D. They protect crested ibises from natural enemies.

25.What can we conclude from paragraph 4?

A.Crested ibises are unlikely to be bred artificially.

B. It's legal to own hunting guns in Yangxian County.

C. Hunting has been the biggest threat to crested ibises.

D. The government plays a key role in saving crested ibises.

26.How does Zan Linsen feel about the conservation of crested ibises?

A.Merciful and ambitious.B.Relieved and happy.

C. Shocked and curious.D.Sorry and regretful.

27.What is a suitable title for the text?

A. Rare animals in China:crested ibises

B. Artificial breeding of crested ibises in China

C. Endangered crested ibises making a comeback

D.Crested ibises found again in the Qinling Mountains

C

I am a professor of clinical psychology. Some time ago, I got halfway through a day of teaching before a co-worker pointed out to me I was quite carelessly wearing a different pair of shoes, one red and one black. I felt so embarrassed and upset but I would have to go teach my course like this. When I noticed how much I wanted to disappear and avoid this situation, I was determined to face it instead. I walked into class and announced to the students that I was wearing two shoes from different pairs, and directed their attention to my feet. Everyone laughed and we went on with class. Years later, a student in that class told me that this was the moment she first thought that maybe, just maybe, she could be a professor,too.

I shared my mistake because I realized that trying to hide it was interfering with my ability to concentrate my mind on my teaching—but I had no idea that it would also help shorten the psychological distance between my students and myself.

Many contexts may punish or shame people for making mistakes. Our efforts to avoid them result from our desires for success, and how others will respond to our mistakes. We might feel self-criticism and shame if we do make some.

However, mistake-making is part of learning new things, and it can draw us closer to others. It opens up the possibility of accepting mistakes gladly, letting us be more open and engaged in what we are doing.

We can say words of kindness and self-compassion to ourselves: Mistakes are natural and human; we can be kind to ourselves for this error and still try to do better next time; noticing our own imperfections can help us to be kind to others when we notice they are imperfect, too. When we practice our mistakes in this way, they can become opportunities to open up to others, learn about ourselves, and connect even more with what matters to us.

28.How does the author develop paragraph 1?

A.By giving some examples.B.By following time order.

C.By doing scientific experiments.D.By sharing personal experience.

29.Which word best describes the result of the author sharing his mistake?

A. Shameful.        B.Unexpected.        C.Punishable.       D.Unaccepted.

30.What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A.Intentions to avoid mistakes.

B.Advantages of making mistakes.

C.Possibilities of making mistakes.

D.Efforts to avoid making mistakes.

31.What can we know about mistakes from the last paragraph?

A. They interfere with what we are doing.

B.They draw too much attention from us.

C. They are big opportunities to get us improved.

D. They make us feel irresponsible and discouraged.

D

Clock making is a traditional craft which involves the building and repair of clocks. But it is now on the red list drawn up by the Heritage Crafts Association(HCA), which has warned that more specialists are retiring than entering the profession.