广东省汕尾市揭阳市2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

★开封前注意保密2024年普通高中高三级教学质量测试英语本试题共10页,考试时间120分钟,满分120分注意事项：1.答题前,考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确,将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。2.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效。3.答题时请按要求用笔,保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后,请将本试题及答题卡交回。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。AHostingtheOlympicsrequireslargespending.Butinmanycases,efficientlyutilizing（利用）thepost-eventvenuestomaximizeongoingeconomicbenefitsisoneofthemajorconsiderationsforthehostcountry.HerearefourcitiesthattookdifferentapproachestomakefulluseoftheirstructuresoftheOlympics.London,BritainTheOlympicVillagefortheLondonSummerGameswastransformedinto3,000high-endapartmentsandhasanearly95％occupancyrate.TheareaofLondon,calledEastVillage,isseeingseveralretailersmovinginandthedevelopmentofaplayground,andoutsideexerciseareas.Beijing,ChinaBuiltforthe2008OlympicsinBeijing,theWaterCubeisnowAsia＇slargestwaterpark,calledHappyMagicWaterCube,equippedwith13waterslides,awavepoolandaspa.Thesecondflooralsohasseveralrestaurants,barsandamuseumofOlympichistory.NewYork,AmericaTheOlympicVillageinLakePlacidnolongerwelcomesathletesnow,butinstead,ithousescriminalsastheFederalCorrectionalInstitution.It＇snotsurprising,though,becausehavingasecondpublicpurposefornewbuildingswastheonlywaytogetfundingfromthegovernment.Helsinki,FinlandOriginallyconstructedin1937,theTennispalatsi,orTennisPalacewasfirstusedasabasketballvenueinthe1952SummerOlympics.Now,however,ithasbeentransformedintoapopulartouristdestinationasaculturalcenterwithanartmuseumandamovietheatre.21.WhydoorganizerstrytoreusetheirOlympicstadiums?A.Toboostnationalpride. B.Toearninternationalreputation.C.Toincreasefinancialreturns. D.Toreduceenvironmentalimpacts.22.Whichcityapplieditssportsvenuetohousingimprovement?A.Beijing. B.London. C.Helsinki. D.NewYork.23.HowdoesthepresentOlympicVillageinLakePlaciddifferfromtheothers?A.Ithasbeenremodeledintoaprison. B.Itfeaturesculturalexhibitions.C.Itisequippedwithadvancedfacilities. D.Itallowscommercialactivities.BAbout30yearsago,anacousticneuroma（听神经瘤）wasfoundinsidemybody.Theremovaloftheneuromacausedmytemporarybalanceissuesandpermanenthearinglossinoneear.Apartfromthis,Iwasfine.Unexpectedly,theneuromacamebackyearslater.Ithadtoberemovedagain.Otherwiseitwouldthreatentherestofmybrain.WhenIawokefromthesecondoperation,Ihadstroke-likesymptoms.Thewholerightsideofmybodyalmoststoppedfunctioning,andstilldoes.Overnightmywholeidentityhadchanged.Iusedtoeffortlesslyleapupthestairstwoatatime,butnowittakesfifteenminutestostruggle.Attemptsattherecoveryoftheoldmeprovedtobefruitless.Myfamilyrolealsoshiftedfromafathertoadependentchild,andcoupledwithmycommunicationproblems,thisledtoincreasedfrustration（沮丧）andanger.TherewereconcernstooaboutwhetherIwouldeverbeacceptedagaininthewiderworld.SoonafterthisIjustmanagedtoswiminapool.Aten-year-oldboyIdidn'tknowcameupandaskedmeifIhadbeenonthewaterslideyet.Aspolitelyaspossible,Isaidno,andwestruckupaconversationaboutit.Forthefirsttimeastrangerwasspeakingtomeasanequallikebefore.Thoughinsignificantthen,itopeneddoorstoawholenewwayofbeingseen,andseeingmyself.Tomakesuretheneuromadidnotreappear,Ireceivedradiationtreatmentfortwohoursregularly,duringwhichIlovedlisteningtomusicbyTomWaits,aneccentric（古怪的）singermostpeopledislike,butIdon'tcare.Forme,lifeafterbraininjuryislikeWaits'oddworks.Outoffailure,ugliness,andhorror-themostunpromisingrawmaterial-abeautifuldiamondcanbecreatedthatshinesoutevenmorebrightlybecauseofitsdarksurroundings.24.Whathappenedtotheauthorafterhissingle-sideddeafness?A.Helosttheabilitytokeepbalance.B.Hisacousticneuromaregrew.C.Heunderwenttwooperationsinarow.D.Hisvisionwasaccidentallydamaged.25.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theauthor'seffortstorebuildhisdisabledbody.B.Theauthor'sself-reflectiononhisculturalidentity.C.Thedifferentattitudesoftheauthor'sfamilytohim.D.Theconsiderableimpactoftheauthor'sbraininjury.26.Howdidtheauthorfindhistalkwiththeboy?A.Reasonable. B.Engaging. C.Life-changing. D.In-depth.27.WhatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromTomWaits'music?A.Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.B.Sufferingoftenleadstonewself-discovery.C.Kindnessisthelanguagethatthedeafcanhear.D.Liveforyourself,notfortheapprovalofothers.CWhenweignoresmalltasksdeliberately,theyballoonfromtinychecklistitemsintobigannoyances.Itcouldbeaquickemailorsomeboringpaperwork-somethingthatwillonlytakeafewminutesandyet,somehow,forsomereasons,youkeeponputtingitoff.Thisisprocrastination（拖延症）.Peoplewhoprocrastinatetendtodelaytasksonpurposeuntilthelastminute,orpastduedate,althoughthey'refullyawareofthenegativeresults.Typically,procrastinationiscausedbythelackoftheabilitytoorganizeandplanhowtodividetimebetweendifferentactivities,butemotionscanalsobeafactor,saysFuschiaSirois,aprofessorattheUniversityofSheffield.It'seasytounderstandwhyweprocrastinateonbigtasks.Theycanbephysicallyormentallydemandingandrequirelotsoftimeandenergy.However,smalltaskscanleadtoaparticularlyannoyingformofprocrastination.Thiscouldbesomethingassimpleasmakingaphonecalltoastranger.Youaresounwillingandafraidthatyo