2023届广东省韶关市高三下学期4月综合测试（二）英语试题

秘密★启用前韶关市2023届高三综合测试（二）英语本试卷共10页,卷面满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号和班级填写在答题卡指定的位置上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。写在本试卷上无效。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指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动,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。写在本试卷上无效。4.考生须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AStayingathomeandwatchingNetflixisquitecozy.Tohelpyoufigureoutwhattowatch,wetakeadiveintothecollectionandlistsomeoptionsreleasedinthelastyearorsothatarewell-worthawatch.PenguinBloom（2021）95mins,directedbyGlendynIvinNaomiWattsstarsinthisemotionalroller-coasterofafilmaboutawomanstrugglingtorecoverfromacatastrophicinjury.Afterherchildrenbringhomeaninjuredbird,hercharacter＇seffortstonursethemagpienicknamed“Penguin”backtohealthunfoldinparallelwithherownhealingjourney.MetalLords（2022）97mins,directedbyPeterSollettJaedenMartellandAdrianGreensmithplayapairofteenagefriendswhodecidetoformaheavymetalbandandentertheirhighschool＇sBattleoftheBandscompetition.Whattheydon＇texpect,however,istohavetheirfriendshiptestedandtolearnalotmorethanaboutmusicwhentheyrecruitashycellisttojointhem.TheSeaBeast（2022）115mins,directedbyChrisWilliamsChrisWilliamsdirectsthisanimatedhigh-seaadventureaboutayounggirlwhoboardsafamousmonster-huntingshipsecretly,onlytodiscoverthateverythingshethoughtsheknewaboutmonstersandhuntersmightbewrong.KarlUrbanvoiceslegendaryhunterJacobHollandinthisall-agefeature.GuillermodelToro'sPinocchio（2022）117mins,directedbyGuillermodelToro,MarkGustafsonOneofHollywoodmostvisionaryfilmmakersturnshisattentiontooneofthemostbelovedtalesinchildren'sliteratureinthisanimatedadaptationofCarloCollodi's1883novelTheAdventuresofPinocchio.ThefilmrecordsPinocchio'schasetobecomealivingboy-ajourneythatbringshimthroughoneadventureafteranother.21.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroducefamousdirectors. B.Togiveinstructionsondiving.C.ToadvertiseforNetflixcompany. D.Tooffermovierecommendations.22.Whichfilmwouldprobablyencourageviewerswhosufferfrompain?A.PenguinBloom. B.MetalLords.C.TheSeaBeast. D.GuillermodelToro'sPinocchio.23.Whatdothelasttwofilmshaveincommon?A.Theyareanimations.B.Theylastovertwohours.C.Theyarebasedonrealadventures.D.Theyareadaptedfromchildren'snovels.BMyfather,Michael,ledmethroughtheoutsideshedhe'dfilledwithhispaintings.“WhenIhaveanexhibition..”hebegan,pointingtotheartworkshe'dcreated,beforestopping.PoorPa,Ithought.In1994he'dbeendiagnosedwithParkinson'sdiseaseonlyinhisforties.Butafterfindingtherightmedication,hecouldcontinueonasnormalandsohadourfamily-Parkinson'sjustwasn'tsomethingwespokeabout.Ahusbandandfathertothree,hehadhadasuccessfulcareerandhadalwaysbeenextremelycreative.EvenwhenhisParkinson'sadvanced,myfatherdecidedtoattendapaintingcourse.Inartlessons,theclasspractisedpaintingstilllifeobjects,likepears,butmyfatherhadotherideas.Inspiredbyhisfavouriteartist,JacksonPollock,aleadingabstractexpressionist,hebeganproducingabstractpieces.Hethoughtthatithelpedustoseetheworldinadifferentway.Soon,Irealizedhewasright.WhenIobservedmyfather'sworks,Icouldinterpreteachoftheminmanyways.Whilein2019,myfatherwasdiagnosedwithkidneycancerandgivenjustthreemonthstolive.Weallcouldn'tcontainoursadness,butwesoonreceivedgreatnewsthatanewformofimmunotherapyshrunkthecancerconsiderably.Asweeksturnedtomonths,itfeltlikemyfatherwasawalkingmiracle.Tooursadness,hishealthbattleshadstartedtotakeatollonhim,andashecontinuedspeakingaboutwantingtosharehispaintingswiththeworld,Iknewwhathadtobedone.InOctoberthisyear,wewelcomedthepublicto“MyKidsCouldDoThat,myfather'sfirstpublicshowing.Everyonelovedhisworks.Hiseyeslitupwithpridewhenhesawthewallsfilledwithhisworks.I'vegotthreeofhispiecesinmyhomeandIcouldn'tbemoreproudofwhathe'sachieved.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichaelfromParagraph1?A.Heimaginedhisfuturelife.B.Heheldanexhibitionintheshed.C.Hedreamedofsharinghispaintings.D.Heshowedoffhismasterpiecesbeforehischild.25.WhichdoyouthinkmatchesMichael'spaintingstyle?26.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4mean?A.Playatrickon.B.Causesufferingto.C.Takeadvantageof.D.Leaveanimpressionon.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMichael?A.Proudandselfless.B.Caringandgenerous.C.Devotedandresponsible.D.Productiveandoptimistic.CInternationaldemandforblackrhinoshornhasseentheanimalskilledcruellyfordecadesincountriessuchasNamibia,ZimbabweandSouthAfrica.In1960therewereanestimated100,000left,andby1995fewerthan2,500remained.Conservationeffortshavebroughtthenumberuptoaround5,600today,butthespeciesisstillcriticallyendangered,andpoaching（非法捕猎）isamongitsbiggestthreats.ScientistshaveworkedtoprotecttheserarecreaturesbytrackingthemwithGPSdevicestiedtotheirnecksoranklesorimplantedintheirhorns.Theresultingdataletresearchersmonitortherhinos'numbersandwhentheyenterpoachinghotspots.Butthedevicescanfail,anddruggingtheanimalstoattachthemmaycauseharm.Arecentstudydescribesanewtrackingtechnologythatusessmartphonestorecordrhinofootprints.Calledthefootprint-identificationtechnique（FIT）,thissystemincludessoftwarethatcananalyzethean