精品解析：广东省汕头市潮阳实验学校2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题（解析版）

汕头市潮阳实验学校2024届第一学期期中试卷高三英语注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASearchingtheOEDHowtousethequicksearchThequicksearchbarcanbefoundontheOED(OxfordEnglishDictionary)homepageandatthetopofeveryentrypage,andfindsmaindictionaryentries,suchasalphabet,break,xylophone.Italsofindsphrasesandcompoundslistedwithinmainentries,suchastolookuporalphabetbook,anddifferentformsofspellingssuchasdictionaries.WildcardsearchesAwildcardisasymbolwhichstandsforanycharacter.Thequestionmark?representstheoccurrenceofanyonesinglecharacter,andtheasterisk*representstheoccurrenceofanynumberofcharacters(ornocharacteratall).Wildcardsareusefulifyoudonotknowhowtospellaword,orifyouwanttolinedseveraltermsbeginningwiththesameroot.HowtousetheadvancedsearchAnadvancedsearchisafullsearchoftheentiredictionarytextwhichisforreaderswhohaveloggedinorsubscribedtothedictionary.Advancedsearchcanbeespeciallyusefulforveryspecificsearches.Youcanusethesearchareafunctionalitytosearchbyeachsectionofanentry.Youcanalsousefilterstonarrowyoursearchtomatchcertaincriteria.BrowsingbycategoriesCategoriesallowyoutoexplorethedictionarythroughgroupingsofwordsin,forinstance.asubjectorfromaparticularorigin.IfyouwanttofindalltheCaribbeanborrowingsinEnglish,orfindthefirstwordrelatedtofriendtoenterthedictionary,thisisthefunctionforyou.Furtherexploreyoursearchbyusingtheoptionsthatappearontheright-handsideoftheresultspage.1.Whatwillyouuseifyouwanttolookupsometermsbeginningwiththesameroot?A.Thequicksearch. B.Theadvancedsearch.C.Wildcardsearches. D.Browsingbycategories.2.What’stherequirementofusingtheadvancedsearch?A.Registeringforthedictionary. B.Matchingcertaincriteria.C.Searchingwithspecificwords. D.Searchingwithpurpose.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Adictionary. B.Awebsite. C.Ahandbook. D.Amagazine.【答案】1.C2.A3.B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了如何使用《牛津词典》网页版。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据小标题Wildcardsearches下的段落中“Wildcardsareusefulifyoudonotknowhowtospellaword,orifyouwanttolinedseveraltermsbeginningwiththesameroot.(如果您不知道如何拼写一个单词，或者如果您想要以相同的词根开始排列几个术语，通配符搜索就很有用)”可知，如果您想查找一些以相同根开始的术语，您可以使用通配符搜索。故选C项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据小标题Howtousetheadvancedsearch下的段落中“Anadvancedsearchisafullsearchoftheentiredictionarytextwhichisforreaderswhohaveloggedinorsubscribedtothedictionary.(高级搜索是针对已登录或订阅词典的读者对整个词典文本进行的完整搜索)”可知，需要注册并且登录或订阅词典的读者才能使用高级搜索。故选A项。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据小标题Howtousethequicksearch下的段落中“ThequicksearchbarcanbefoundontheOED(OxfordEnglishDictionary)homepageandatthetopofeveryentrypage,andfindsmaindictionaryentries,suchasalphabet,break,xylophone.(快速搜索栏可以在牛津英语词典(OxfordEnglishDictionary)的主页和每个条目页面的顶部找到主要的字典条目，如字母表，break,xylophone)”中的homepage可推知，本文可能来自一个网站。故选B项。BPaulO’SullivanloungedaroundhisBaltimoreapartmentoneeveningin2014,feelingbored.So,likemanyothers,heloggedontoFacebooktofindoutjusthowmanyothersonthesocialnetworksharedhisname.Momentslater,dozensofnametwinsfromaroundtheworldfilledhisscreen.Onawhim,hedecidedtosendfriendrequeststothemall.ManyofhisfellowPaulO’Sullivansignoredhim,butafewfelttoocurioustopassuphisinvitation.AsBaltimorePaulscrolledthroughtheotherPaulO’Sullivans’profiles,henoticedsomethingfourofthemhadincommon:Theywereallmusicians.LikeBaltimorePaul,RotterdamPaulsangandplayedguitar.AnotherPaulinManchester,England,playedbass.AndPaulfromPennsylvaniawasadrummer.BaltimorePaulhadanidea.Wouldn’titbefunny,heaskedtheothermusicalPauls,iftheyformedabandcalledThePaulO’Sullivans?Yes,theyallagreed,Startingabandacrossmultipletimezonesprovedtobetricky.ShakyWi-Fiandothertechnicaldifficultiesmeanttheywereoftenoutofsync.Andbeingevenhalfasecondofffromoneanotherwreckedtheirsound.Tofixthis,theycreatedasortofmusicalassemblyline.BaltimorePaulandRotterdamPaulwroteandrecordedabasictrack,thene-mailedittoManchesterPaul.“Ilistentothesongoverafewdays,”saysManchesterPaul,togetafeelforwhatbassarrangementseemsmostappropriate.“Onceherecordedabasstrack,hee-maileditbacktoBaltimorePaul,whothenbuiltitintothemainsong.Later,PennsylvaniaPauladdedthedrumbeat.Roundandroundthetrackwent,witheachmemberaddingonhisownlayeruntiltheyachievedthesoundtheywant.ThePaulO’SullivanBandreleaseditsfirstoriginalsong,“Namesake”,inMarch2016,whichwasaboutlong-distancerelationships.AndwhenCOVID-19slowlyshutdowntheworld,thePaulsdidn’tmissabeat.Afterall,thebandhadalreadygotthehangofremotework.TheyusedtheirtimeduringthepandemictorecordtheirfirstEP.TitledInternetFamous:ARetrospective,itwasreleasedlastApril.“Whataretheodds,”saysBaltimorePaul,“thatarandomFacebookrequestwouldleadnotonlytonewmusicbuttolastingfriendshipsaswell?”“Somethingsarejustmeanttobe.”4.HowcanthefourPaulO’Sullivansbedistinguished?A.Bythemusicalinstrumentstheyplay.B.Bytheire-mailaddresses.C.Bythemusicalstylestheylike.D.Bytheplacetheycomefrom.5.Whatdoes“this”refertoinparagraphthree?A.TheinaccessibilityofWi-Fi.B.Theexistenceoftechnicalbarriers.C.Theirbeingindifferenttimezones.D.Theirlackofexperience.6.Whatcanweinferfromtheund