广东省东莞中学、广州二中、惠州一中等六校联考2023-2024学年高三下学期开学英语试题

东莞中学、广州二中、惠州一中、深圳实验、珠海一中、中山纪中2024届高三第四次六校联考试题英语命题人：深圳实验学校高三英语备课组审题人：深圳实验学校高三英语备课组本试卷共8页，满分120分，折算成150分计入总分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。并用2B铅笔将对应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。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。AWhatisPayQuick?PayQuickisafastpaymentserviceforshoppinginthebiggestsupermarketinUK—Tesco.Itallowsyoutoaddyourcreditordebitcarddetailstotheappsoyoucanuseyoursmartphonetopayforyourshoppingwithjustonescan,whichmeansyoucangowallet-freeinallUKTescostores.Whatarethebenefits?CollectyourTescopointsautomaticallyPayforyourweeklyshoppingupto£250UsePayQuickoffline,evenwithnosignalTrackyourspendinginTescoHowever,onlyonequalifyingdealperweekwillcollecttheextraTescopoints.Additionalpaymentsinthesameweekwon'treceiveextrapoints.TescopointswillbeaddedtoyourfutureTescopointsstatement.HowtogetyourPayQuick?Availabletonewcustomerswhosignupby3rdMarch2024,thePayQuickappcanbedownloadedfromtheAppStoreorourofficialwebsite.Onceyouhavetheapponyourphone,registeryourpersonaldetailsontheapptogetanaccount.Notethatforeachcustomer,onlyoneaccountisallowedandafamilysharedaccountwillnotbeacknowledged.Finally,withallthepreparationworkdone,you'llbereadytoshopusingjustyourphone.Plus,there'snoneedtoworryaboutyourbankdetailsbeingstoredonyourphone—they’reallsecurelyprotectedinourdatacenters.Sonotonlyisitquickerandeasier,it’ssaferthangoingshoppingwithyourwalletaswell.21.IfcustomersusePayQuickinUKTescostores,theycan______.A.purchasethingsonlyoffline B.gettheirTescopointsautomaticallyC.keeptrackoftheirdailyspending D.payfortheirshoppingwithoutlimit22.WhichisNOTamustforPayQuickusers?A.Toregisterby3rdMarch2024. B.TodownloadthePayQuickapp.C.Tobringtheirphoneswiththem. D.Tosharetheaccountwiththeirfamily.23.Whatistheauthor'sintentioninwritingthispassage?A.ToensurethesafetyofPayQuick.B.TostresstheimportanceofPayQuick.C.TopopularizetheuseofPayQuick.D.ToillustratetheapplicationofPayQuick.BTonight,ourfamilywasgoingouttoplayunderthefullmoon.MyhusbandToddandIfirststartedgoingonfullmoonwalksforourselves,asweneededtheselittledosesofmoonlighttostayhappy,thoughsometimeswehadtohikethroughtheforesttofindaperfectspot.Butafterwebecameparents,wedidthisforourchildren.WewantedtoshowSierraandBrycethatitwasnotnecessarytotravelfarfromhometohaveanadventureandlearnsomethingnew,andthattherewasmuchmagicinthenaturalworld,availabletoall.Oncewearrivedatourlocation,SierraandIstoodholdinghands,waitingtocheerthefullmooninitsrising—athinsliveroftheappealingmoonemergedabovetheridgeofthemountainafar.Soon,moreofthemooncameoutuntilitturnedintoabrilliantorangesphere.ToddexplainedtoSierraandBrycethatthemoongeneratesnolight,butsimplyactslikeamirror,reflectingthesunlightbacktous.“Doesthemoon'sfacechange?”Bryceasked.Itoldhimthatthemoonrotates(旋转)aroundtheearth,butdoesnotspinbyitself,sothesamesideofthemoonisalwaysfacingtheearth.Sierraremarkedthatthemoonlookedlargerandcloserwhenitwasrising.Iexplainedthatitisavisualillusion(错觉)becauseitissoclosetothehorizonthatthemoonmagicallytricksoureyesintocomparingitwithnearbyobjects,thuscreatingtheimpressionoftheincreasedsize.MuchoftheknowledgethatIsharedwiththekidswaslearnedfrommyparents.Duringmychildhood,theywouldtakemeoneducationaladventuresoutinthewoods,andasIlaterfound,sodidtheirparents.SoeverytimeIgoforafullmoonwalkwithmybelovedfamily,Ithankthosewiseeducatorswhocamebeforeme.Toeducate,sometimesallittakesisgoingoutdoorsandgazingupattheheavens.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph1referto?A.Goingonahikethroughtheforest.B.Takingawalkunderthefullmoon.C.Watchingmagicshowseverymonth.D.Travelingfarfromhomeforadventure.25.Whatcanwelearnfromtheirfamilyouting?A.Thekidswerereluctanttoparticipate.B.Toddmentionedthemirrortoexplainsunlight.C.Thekidsexhibitedaspiritofexplorationaboutthemoon.D.Theauthorusedamagictricktoexplainthelargermoon.26.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheparents?A.Creativeandfaithful. B.Selflessandbrave.C.Inspiringandgenerous. D.Insightfulandpatient.27.Whatdoesthestoryconveytothereaders?A.Lifeiswhatyoumakeit. B.Everycloudhasasilverlining.C.Natureisthebestteacher. D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.CAshumanityhasgotricher,animal'sroleshavechanged.Peopleneedtheirserviceslessthanbefore.Fewerwolvesandthievesmeantlessdemandfordogsforprotection;theinternalcombustionengine(内燃机)madehorsesunneeded;modernsanitation(卫生设备)keptratsincheckandmadecatslessuseful.Domesticanimalsarenolongernecessities,butcommonlyseencompanions.Pet-keepingseemstobecomemoreandmorepopular,asarecentsurveyfoundthat69%ofAmericanhouseholdskeepatleastonepet.Thepetbusinessisgrowingevenfasterthanpetnumbers,becausepeoplearespendingmoreandmoremoneyonthem.Nolongeraretheyfood-waste-recyclers,fedwiththeremainsthatfallfromtheirmasters’tables.Petfoodshelvesarefullofcuisinestailoredtosatisfyarangeofappetites,includingicecreamfordogsand