广东省河源市2024-2025学年高三上学期1月期末英语试题

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广东省2024—2025学年上学期期末考试

高三英语试卷

试卷共8页，47小题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分  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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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                                          BEST OUTDOOR THEATRES TO ENJOY IN SUMMER

With the seasons changing, it is time to start planning summer experiences at outdoor theatres in parks, woodlands and even the side of a cliff!

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

In Regent’s Park, surrounded by dense whistling trees and chirping birds, you may as well be a thousand miles from the surrounding city. This year sees a varied programme with Twelfth Night opening, Fiddler on the Roof closing and plenty in between, such as Romeo and Juliet and Henry V.

Thorington Theatre, Suffolk

A new and beautiful addition to the outdoor theatre world, opening in 2021, Thorington is built in a natural amphitheatre (露天剧场) hidden in the Suffolk woodlands. This year’s programme includes family favorites such as Teddy Bear’s Picnic and The Little Mermaid and Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Minack Theatre, Cornwall

Built into a cliff face, this theatre is one that you hardly need an excuse to visit. Seeing anything at all, back dropped by the azure Cornish sea, will be an unforgettable experience. This year sees touring productions of Little Shop of Horrors, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary and some Shakespeare’s plays. If you want a show

particularly fitting for this unique surrounding, check out The Pirates of Penzance playing in September.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Highland Perthshire

In summer, you can see luxurious productions at the amphitheatre, nestled in the woods and overlooking Ben-Y-Vrackie mountain. This year they’ll be staging Dido and Aeneas, and The Secret Garden, the perfect story for this lush garden stage.

1. Which play opens the theatre season at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre this year?

A. Henry V. B. Twelfth Night.

C. Romeo and Juliet. D. Fiddler on the Roof.

2. Which show is particularly suitable for the unique environment of the Minack Theatre?

A. The Pirates of Penzance. B. Little Shop of Horrors.

C. The Secret Garden. D. The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary.

3. What can be inferred from the descriptions of the four theatres?

A. Outdoor theatres are only popular in summer.

B These outdoor theatres mainly perform Shakespeare’s plays.

C. People prefer classic scripts to new ones in outdoor theatres.

D. The environment of the theatres adds to the charm of the performances.

B

After Brooke Gazer lost her job in 1996, she and her husband Rick decided to quit their life in Calgary, Alberta, and open their own Bed and Breakfast (B & B). “Our criterion was, if we were going to change our lives, we’d live someplace warm near a beach,” says Brooke. They chose Mexico, despite doubt from friends and family. “Everybody else was frightened for us,” says Brooke. “As a matter of fact, my best friend said something to the effect of, ‘Brooke, if you’re having a midlife crisis, wouldn’t it be easier to do something simple, like changing your hair color?’”

In February 1999, they left Calgary for Mexico. After exploring for six months, they decided on Huatulco, a coastal town in Oaxaca. They purchased land for $75,000 in August 1999 and began building a six-guest-room B & B overlooking Tejoncito Cove. They opened their B & B, Agua Azul la Villa in January 2002, with the total cost of the building coming to roughly $350,000.

“Running a B & B was a wonderful lifestyle,” says Brooke. “One of the things we enjoyed most about traveling was the people we met along the way. With a B & B, people came to us.” The couple found their money went further in Mexico, but treating cultural differences took time, particularly the laid-back approach to scheduling.

After two decades in Huatulco, they moved to Merida, Yucatan, due to Rick’s health issues. They’ve been living there since 2021. Despite initial safety concerns from friends and family, it’s never been an issue for them. “We’ve traveled in many parts of Mexico, and there are a few I won’t go back to. But other than that, to me it’s a safe country,” says Rick.

Now as retired and Mexican citizens, the couple love their lives in Mexico. “We’ve been very lucky,” says Brooke. “If people ask if we have any regrets, the only regret that we have is that we couldn’t afford to do it sooner.”

4. What motivated the Gazers to move to Mexico?

A. Job opportunity. B. Family reasons.

C. Lifestyle-changing desire. D. Economic benefits.

5. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The couple’s foreign business. B. The couple’s travel tips.

C. The couple’s retirement planning. D. The couple’s investment income.

6. What challenges did the couple face in Mexico?

A. Safety issues. B. Cultural differences.

C. Financial difficulties. D. Language barriers.

7. How do the Gazers feel about their life in Mexico now?

A. Frustrated. B. Satisfied. C. Proud. D. Uncertain.

C

The Thwaites Glacier (冰川) in West Antarctica is the world’s largest and widest glacier. The massive ice sheet stretches 80 miles across, roughly the size of Florida. The glacier loses about 50 billion tons of ice annually and already accounts for about 4 percent of the planet’s current sea level rise. If it were to melt completely, it could raise global sea levels by about two feet. This would displace millions of people in coastal communities worldwide. It is no wonder that the ice mass has been nicknamed “Doomsday Glacier”.

The glacier’s erosion (侵蚀) is largely due to the downward-sloping (下坡) land on which it sits. This allows warm seawater to flow slowly underneath and melt it from below. Researchers have known about this phenomenon for decades. However a new study indicates that the Thwaites Glacier is being exposed to more warm ocean water than previously thought. This could cause it to melt at a much faster rate than scientists had initially estimated.

The research team was led by Professor Eric Rignot at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine). They reached this conclusion after analyzing satellite data collected from March to June 2023. The scientists found that