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广东实验中学2023届高三级第三次阶段考试英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，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校名、姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内，并用2B铅笔填涂相关信息

。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的答案标号涂黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。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各题目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。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。ARiverBeachCommunitynowoffersv

ariousprogramsfreeofcharge.Pleasecall(608)7898640fordetails.CopingSkillsTuesdays:December8,December221p.m

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inusasweexplorearangeoftopicsrelatedtonatureanddiscoverhowtheenvironmentimpactsourhealthandwell-being.Wewilllearnfromlocalexpertsandshareincasua

lconversationaboutallthingsenvironmental.NewDeviceTechHelpThursdays；December3,December1711a.m.-12p.m.NewSi

teatSt.AndrewsStreet(ifopen,pleasecallbeforeattending!)Doyouhavequestionsaboutanewdeviceorjustneedsomehelpwithyourdevice?Bringinyourcellphone,tabl

et,iPad,oranyothertechnologyitemthatyoumayhaveandLaCrosseLibrarystaffwillbereadytohelpwithyourquestions.1．Howcanparticipant

sbenefitfromFillYourCup?A．Bytakingstretchingexercisesalone.B．Bydesigningteamplanstoimproveskills.C．Byenjoyingfriendlytalkswithfreedri

nks,D．Byenlargingsocialcircleinarelaxingway.2．WhichprogramissuitableifyouareavailableonlyonFridays?A．Coping

SkillsB．FillYourCupC．Connect2NatureD．NewDeviceTechHelp3．Whatdotheprogramshaveincommon?A．Theyfeatureonlineactivities.B．

Theypromotesocialinteraction.C．Theyprovideprofessionalinstructions.D．Theyadvocateenvironmentalprotect

ion.BEarlyfifth-centuryphilosopherSt.Augustinefamouslywrotethatheknewwhattimewasunlesssomeoneaskedhim.Albert

Einsteinaddedanotherwrinklewhenhetheorizedthattimevariesdependingonwhereyoumeasureit.Today'sstate-of-the-artatomic（原子的）clockshaveprovenEinsteinri

ght.Evenadvancedphysicscan'tdecisivelytelluswhattimeis,becausetheanswerdependsonthequestionyou'reasking.

Forgetabouttimeasanabsolute.Whatif,insteadofconsideringtimeintermsofastronomy,werelatedtimetoecology?Whatifweallowedenvironmentalconditionstosetth

etempo（节奏）ofhumanlife?We'reincreasinglyawareofthefactthatwecan'tcontrolEarthsystemswithengineeringalone,andrealizingthatweneedtomoderate（调节）ou

ractionsifwehopetoliveinbalance.Whatifourdefinitionoftimereflectedthat?Recently,Iconceptualizedanewapproachtotimekeepingthat'sconnectedtocircums

tancesonourplanet,conditionsthatmightchangeasaresultofglobalwarming.We'renowbuildingaclockattheAnchorageMuseumthatreflectstheto

talflowofseveralmajorAlaskanrivers,whicharesensitivetolocalandglobalenvironmentalchanges.We'veprogrammedittomatc

hanatomicclockifthewaterwayscontinuetoflowattheirpresentrate.Iftheriversrunfasterinthefutureonaverage,theclo

ckwillgetaheadofstandardtime.Iftheyrunslower,you'llseetheoppositeeffect.Theclockregistersbothshort-termirregularitiesandlong-termtrendsinriver

dynamics.It'sasortofobservatorythatrevealshowtheriversarebehavingfromtheirowntemporalframe（时间框架），andallowsusto

witnessthosechangesonoursmartwatchesorphones.AnyonewhooptstogoonAlaskaMeanRiverTimewillliveinharmonywithth

eplanet.Anyonewhoconsidersrivertimeinrelationtoatomictimewillencounteramajorimbalanceandmaybemotivatedtocounteracti

tbyconsuminglessfuelorsupportinggreenerpolicies.Evenifthismethodoftimekeepingisnovelinitsparticulars,earlyagriculturalsocietiesalsoconnecte

dtimetonaturalphenomena.Inpre-ClassicalGreece,forinstance,people"corrected"officialcalendarsbyshiftingdatesforwardorbackwardt

oreflectthechangeofseason.Temporalconnectiontotheenvironmentwasvitaltotheirsurvival.Likewise,rivertimeandothert

imekeepingsystemswe'redevelopingmayencourageenvironmentalawareness.WhenSt.Augustineadmittedhisinabilitytodefinetime,hehighlightedoneoftime'

smostnoticeablequalities:Timebecomesmeaningfulonlyinadefinedcontext.Anytimekeepingsystemisvalid,andeachisaspraiseworthyasitspu

rpose.4．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Timekeepingisincreasinglyrelatedtonature.B．Everyonecandefinetimeontheirownterms.C．Thequalitiesofti

mevarywithhowyoumeasureit.D．Timeisamajorconcernofphilosophersandscientists.5．TheauthorraisesthreequestionsinParagraph2mainlyto.A．presentana

ssumptionB．evaluateanargumentC．highlightanexperimentD．introduceanapproach6．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Thosewhodonotgoo

nrivertimewillliveanimbalancedlife.B．NewwaysofmeasuringtimecanhelptocontrolEarthsystems.C．Atomictimewillgeta

headofrivertimeiftheriversrunslower.D．Modemtechnologymayhelptoshapetherivers'temporalframe.7．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．Itiscrucialtoim

provethedefinitionoftime.B．Afixedframewillmaketimemeaningless.C．Weshouldliveinharmonywithnature.D．Historyi

samirrorreflectingreality.CChildrenmaylearnnewwordsbetterwhentheylearntheminthecontextofotherwordstheyar

ejustlearning—accordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofEastAnglia.Researchersinvestigatedhow18-24-month-oldslearnnewwords—inthecon

textofwordstheyalreadyknowwellandthosetheydon't.Thefindingshelpexplainhowchildrenlearnnewwordsandsuggestanewwaythatparentsandcare

rscouldhelpboostlanguagedevelopment.Previousresearchsuggeststhatwhenchildrenhearawordtheydonotknowandseeanobjecttheyhaveneverseeninthecontextofso

meobjectsthattheycanalreadyname,suchasatoyoraball,theyguessthatthenewwordreferstothenewthing.Dr.LarissaSamuelsonfromtheuniv

ersitywantedtoknowifthestrengthofachild'sknowledgeoffamiliarthings—howwelltheyknowwhat"cars"or"balls"are,forexample—matteredforlearningn

ewwordsandrememberingthem.Theyasked82childrentotakepartinthestudyandcarryouttwoexperimentsamongthem.Andthentheygotsomerea

llysurprisingfindings."Wehadexpectedthatastrongerknowledgeoffamiliarwordswouldbebetterforlearningnewwords,butwefoundtheoppositewastru

e."DrSamuelsonsaid."Thisnewstudysuggestsanotherwaywemightbeabletohelpboostchildren'sabilitytoremembernewword-object

links-byteachingtheminthecontextofotherthingsthattheyarejustlearning."Itseemscounterintuitive,butitisperhapsbecausethe

lesswell-knownitemsdon'tcompetewiththenewwordsasmuch.Iftheylearnnewwordsinthecontextofplayingwithwell-knownitemssuchasaballorboo

k,theydon'tprocessthenewwordasmuch.8．Whatisthepurposeofthenewresearch?A．Tochallengethefindingsofpreviousstudies

.B．Toobservetheprocessofchildren'slearning.C．Tobetterunderstandchildren'swordlearning.D．Tocomparechildren'sdiffere

ntlearningstyles.9．WhatcanbeinferredfromDr.Samuelson'swords?A．Theirfindingsareoutofexpectation.B．Theirresearchshouldfo

cusonchildren.C．Weshouldbemorepatientwithchildren.D．Weneedtoprovideguidanceonlearning.10．Whatdoestheunderline

dword"counterintuitive"meaninthelastparagraph?A．Consistent.B．Encouraging.C．Impractical.D．Unreasonable.11．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Lessfami

liarwordshelpchildrenlearnbetter.B．Word-objectlinkscontributetobetterlearning.C．Newresearchfindsthesecret

sofraisingchildren.D．Childrenlearnbetterwiththehelpoftheirparents.DAccordingtotheSolarEnergyIndustryAssociation,thenumberofsolarpanelsinstal

led（安装）hasgrownrapidlyinthepastdecade,andithastogrowevenfastertomeetclimategoals.Butallofthatgrowthwilltakeupalotofspace,andthoughmoreandmorepeo

pleaccepttheconceptofsolarenergy,fewlikelargesolarpanelstobeinstallednearthem.Solardeveloperswanttoputuppanelsasquicklyandcheaplyaspossible,sothey

haven'tgivenmuchthoughttowhattheyputunderthem.Often,they'llendupfillingtheareawithsmallstonesandusingchemicalstocontrolw

eeds.Theresultisthatmanycommunities,especiallyinfanningregions,seesolarfarmsasdestroyersofthesoil.“Solarprojectsneedtobegoodneighbors,"saysJordanMac

knick,theheadoftheInnovativeSitePreparationandImpactReductionsontheEnvironment(InSPIRE)project."Theyneedtobe

protectorsofthelandandcontributetotheagriculturaleconomy."InSPIREisinvestigatingpracticalapproachesto："low-impact"solardevelo

pment,whichfocusesonestablishingandoperatingsolarfarmsinawaythatiskindertotheland.Oneoftheeasiestlow-impactsolarstrategiesispro

vidinghabitatforpollinators（传粉昆虫）．Habitatloss,pesticideuse,andclimatechangehavecauseddramaticdeclinesinpollinatorpopulat

ionsoverthepastcoupleofdecades,whichhasdamagedtheU.S.agriculturaleconomy.Over28stateshavepassedlawsrelatedtopollinatorhabitatprotectionandp

esticideuse.Conservationorganizationsputoutpollinator-friendlinessguidelinesforhomegardens,businesses,schools

,cities-andnowthereareguidelinesforsolarfarms.Overthepastfewyears,manysolarfarmdevelopershavetransformedthespaceundertheirsolarpanelsintoa

shelterforvariouskindsofpollinators,resultinginsoilimprovementandcarbonreduction."Thesepollinator-friendlysolarfarmscanhaveavaluablei

mpactoneverythingthat'sgoingoninthelandscape,"saysMacknick.12．Whatdosolardevelopersoftenignore?A．Thedeclineinthedemandforsola

renergy.B．Thenegativeimpactofinstallingsolarpanels.C．Therisinglaborcostofbuildingsolarfarms.D．Themostrecentadvancesinsol

artechnology13．WhatdoesInSPIREaimtodo?A．Improvetheproductivityoflocalfarms.B．Inventnewmethodsforcontrollin

gweeds.C．Makesolarprojectsenvironmentallyfriendly.D．Promotetheuseofsolarenergyinruralareas.14．Whatisthepurposeofthelawsmentionedinparagraph4?A．Tocon

servepollinators.B．Torestrictsolardevelopment.C．Todiversifytheeconomy.D．Toensurethesupplyofenergy15．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．

Pollinators:ToLeaveortoStayB．SolarEnergy:HopefortheFutureC．InSPIRE:ALeaderinAgricultureD．SolarFarms:ANewDevelopment

第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ahh...Fish,chipsandmushypeas!Thereisnothi

ngmoreBritishthanfishandchips.Freshlycooked,boilinghotfishandchips,toppedwithsaltandseasonedwithvinegar,packed'innewspaperandeatenout-of-doorsonacold

andwintryday—itsimplycannotbebeaten!16BothLancashireandLondonclaimtobethefirsttoinventthisfamousmeal.Chipswereacheap,basicfoodo

ftheindustrialnorthwhilefriedfishwasintroducedinLondon'sEastEnd.17Sowasbornournationaldishoffishandchips!18Mr.Leessoldfishandchipsfromawoode

nshelterinthemarket.Laterhemovedthebusinesstoapermanentshopacrosstheroad.HoweverinLondon,itissaidthatJosephMalin,aJewishimmigr

ant,openedafishandchipshopinClevelandWaywithinthesoundofBowBellsinthe1860s.Fishandchipshopswereoriginallysm

allfamilybusinesses,oftenrunfromthefrontroomofthehouseandwerecommonplacebythelate19thcentury.Throughthelatterpartof

the19thcenturyandwellintothe20thcentury,thefishandchiptradeexpandedgreatlytosatisfytheneedsofthegrowingindustrialpopulationofGre

atBritain.Fishandchipsbecamevitaltothedietoftheordinarypeople.19In1999,theBritishconsumednearly300millionservingsoffishandch

ips.Thatequatestosixservingsforeveryman,womanandchildinthecountry20That's17foreveryoneBurgerKingrestaurant,makingBritishFisha

ndChipsthenation'sfavouritetake-away.A．Itquicklybecameafavouriteoftheworkers.B．Peoplesoondecidedtoputfriedfishandchipstogether.C．JohnLeesownedare

staurantandsoldthefamouspairing.D．Sohow,whenandwheredidthisBritishdishcomeabout?E．Therearenowaround8,500fishandchipshopsacros

stheUK.F．Someshopshadtoemploydoormentocontrolthequeueatbusytimes.G．ThefirstfishandchipshopinLancashireisthought

tohaveopenedin1863.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Lastweek,Itaughtacasestudyonthede

clineofNokiatomyMBAstudents.Iaskedthem,"WhydidNokiafallfromindustry21toalso-ran(failure)positioninthespaceoflesstha

nfiveyears?"Theiranswerswere22："Theylosttouchwiththeircustomers."True,butalmosttautological-andinterestingtonotethatthisisthesameNo

kiathatintheearly2000swaspraisedforits23-centricmarketinganddesigncapabilities."They24todevelopthenecessarytechnologies."Notreallytrue-Nokiahada

prototypetouchscreenbeforetheiPhonewaslaunched,anditssmartphoneswere25superiortoanythingApple,Samsung,orGooglehadtoofferduringt

helate1990s."Theydidn'trecognizethatthebasisofcompetitionwasshiftingfromthehardwaretotheecosystem."26，notreallytrue-the"ecosystem"battlebeganinthe

early2000s,withNokiajoiningforceswithEricsson,Motorola,andPsiontocreateSymbianasa27technologythatwouldkeepMicros

oftatbay.Throughthisperiod,thepeopleatNokiawere28thechangesgoingonaroundthem,andtheywerenevershortofleading-edgetechn

ologyorclevermarketers.Wheretheystruggledwasintransmitting29intoaction.Thecompanylackedthecapabilitytochangeinadecisi

veandcommittedway.Thefailureofbigcompaniesto30tochangingcircumstancesisoneoftheprincipalpuzzlesintheworldofbusiness.Occasionally,agenuinely"disrupti

ve"technology,suchasdigitalimaging,comesalongand31anentireindustry.Butusuallythesourcesoffailurearemoredullandavoidable—afailureto32technolo

giesthathavealreadybeendeveloped,anarrogantdisregard(傲慢的漠视)forchangingcustomerdemands,aself-satisfiedattitudetowardsnewcom

petitors.Insuchcases,thefinalresponsibilityfor33restswiththeCEO.Butifsuchfailuresaretobeavoided,itisclear

thattheCEOcannot如itonhisorherown.Peopleacrossthefirmmustkeeptheireyesopento34intheirbusiness,andtotakeresponsibilitytopushtheirnewideasand35existingw

aysofworking.Obviously,thisisn'teasytodo,butifthereisabetterunderstandingoftheproblemthenthereisachanceforimprovement.21．A．leadershipB．companionsh

ipC．craftsmanshipD．citizenship22．A．acceptableB．imaginableC．changeableD．predictable23．A．customerB．productC．technologyD．cap

ital24．A．transformedB．failedC．attemptedD．resolved25．A．greatlyB．reallyC．competitivelyD．technologically26．A．ThusB．AgainC．Unfortuna

telyD．Basically27．A．platformB．basisC．softwareD．service28．A．absorbedinB．shockedatC．awareofD．accustomedto29．A．thoughtsB．wordsC．spiritD．confidence3

0．A．lookB．applyC．contributeD．adapt31．A．fosterB．benefitC．bankruptD．reshape32．A．implementB．cultivateC．undertakeD．advocate33．A．managementB．achie

vementC．failureD．enterprise34．A．horizonsB．pensionsC．executivesD．changes35．A．maintainB．challengeC．doubtD．examine第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，

满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，Featuringawindingroute,heavily-woodedmountainsandred,yellowandbluelines,LiyangNo.1RoadinLiya

ngCity,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,isoneofthemostwell-knownscenicroadsinChina.The365-kilometerroadconnects98villages,over220ruraltouri

stattractions,andseven36(surround)countiesandcities.Viewingplatforms,campgrounds,cafesandotherfaciliti

eswerebuiltalongtheroadtomakeita37(good)experiencefortourists.NestlednearmountainsandTaihuLake,Liyang38(consider

)animportanthubintheYangtzeRiverDeltaregionandboastsasuperiorecologicalenvironment.Butinitshillynorthwest,39the"LiyangRural

TouristHighway'sRoadtoHappiness"islocated,thedevelopmentoftouristresourceshaslaggedbehindduetogeographicalbarriers.Therefore,Liyan

gNo.1Roadisnotonlyalocallandmark,butagateway40(offer)peoplethechancetoexperiencenaturejust41hopping（跳上）intheircar.VisitorscancruiseNo.1Ro

adtoTianmuLake,42national5Atouristattraction,toenjoythebreathtaking43(view).LiyangNo.1Roadisalsocalled"RainbowHighway

"becauseofthered,yellowandbluelines44(paint)insomesections.ItwasthefirstroadinChinawiththreecoloreddividinglines,andhas45(su

ccessful)appliedfornationalintellectualpropertycertification.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：

1．活动的过程；2．收获与感想。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUs第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成

一篇完整的短文。Myteenageson,Jordan,alwayscomplainedabouthavingtobehomeearlierthanallhisfriends.Hewouldtellmethathewasalreadyseventeen,butstillhadacu

rfew(宵禁).Hebelievedhewaspracticallyanadult.Ipointedoutthathewasnotanadultashewasstillinhighschool."Youdon'ttrustme!"heyelled.B

eforeIcontinued,herolledhiseyes,slammedthedoorandwalkedaway.Isighed.HowcouldImakeJordanseethatIonlywantedtokeephimsafe?Idecidedtogoforawalk

,hopingtheDecemberairwouldclearmyhead.Iopenedthefrontdoorandnearlysteppedonher:asmallblackcat,justlikeameatball."Hi,Meatball,"Is

aid,bringingherintomyarms.Iwalkedbackin,touchingherneckgently.Meatballseemedhappyenoughtocomeinthehouse,butafteranhourortwo,shesatbythedoor,meowing

togobackoutside."Whywon'tshejuststayinwithusallthetime?"Nathan,myyoungestsonasked.Iexplainedtohimthatshewashapp

yherebutshelikedbeingabletocomeandgoasshepleased."Thatmustbenice"，Jordanmutteredfromtheotherroom,complainingwhyt

hecat,nothim,couldcomeandgo.HeevenaskedmetogiveMeatballacurfew.Meatballbecamearegular.Onenight,temperatureswereunusuallylow.Meatballstoodatthe

door,meowingtogooutside.Ishookmyheadather,afraidthatshemightfreezetodeath.Shestaredatmeandmeowedagain

.Ipattedherhead,"Iknowyou'renothappy,butit'sforyourowngood.""Mom'snotbeingmeantoyou,"Nathantoldthecat."Sh

e'sjusttryingtokeepyoufromturningintoafrozenmeatball."Webothlaughedathisjoke.Thenextmorning,Icouldn'tfindMeatball.Iaske

dthekidsifanyonehadseenher.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Jordannodded,"Iletheroutlastnight."AsIdrovetotheanimalhospital,Jor

dansatintheback,holdingMeatballinsidehiscoat.英语参考答案第一部分阅读（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）1-3DCB4-7BDCC8-11CADA12-15BCAD第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分1

2.5分）16-20DBGFE第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21-25ADABD26-30BACAD31-35BACDB第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）36．surrounding37．better

38．isconsidered39．where40．offering41．by42．a43．views44．painted45．Successfully【说明】1．与答案完全一样方可得1.5分，不设0.

5/1.0分赋分段。2．有拼写错误的作答不给分。第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUsLastweek,withtheaimoflearningmoreabouttheplantsa

ndtheimportanceofecologicalbalance,allthemembersofthebiologyclubinourschool,togetherwiththesenior-onestudents,participatedinthefieldtripth

emedasGettingtoKnowthePlantsaroundUsorganizedbytheStudents'Union.Themeaningfulactivitybeganwitha30-min

uteinstructionineachclassroom,wherestudentswereinstructedabouttheirhands-ontasksandbasicprinciplesofscientificobservation.T

hen,theenthusiasticparticipantswereledtoatinyforestbehindthetheschoolplaygroundtoidentifydifferentkindsoflocaltreespecieswitha

seriesofspecifictreepicturesinhand,Eachstudenteagerlysharedtheirfindingswithhisteammatesastheyobservedeachpartoft

hevariousplantsattentively.Theactivityprovedanincrediblygreatsuccessasitfacilitatesstudents'developingreal-worldideasforwhattheyhavelearntin

theclassroom.Apartfromprovidingachancetocombinetheorywithpractice,italsohelpedthemdeepentheirinsightintotheplantworld.Jordannodded,"Iletheroutlas

tnight."Mymouthdroppedopen."Shewasoutsideallnight?"Iwassofurious,"Itwasfreezingandshecoulddie!"Jordanchokedbackhiswords,stunned.Igrabbedmycoatandru

shedoutside.Jordanfollowed,fearwellingupinhiseyes.Severalminuteslater,thepoorthingwasfound,shakingandcurlingintoatinyball.Ipicked

herup,unsurewhethershewasaliveordead.Jordanwasscared,"Weneedavet!Now!"AsIdrovetotheanimalhospital,Jordansatintheback,holdingMeatballi

nsidehiscoat.Icouldhearhimtalkingtothecat,apologizingrepeatedly.Luckily,thevetsavedMeatballSeeinghereyesopen,Jordanstrokedherhead,allt

ears.Then,surprisingly,heturnedtome.Heapologizedforwhathehaddone."Iknowyoujustwanttokeepmesafe,"hemurmure

d.Ifeltalumpinmythroat.HerubbedMeatball'sback,"Lookslikewearebothgoingtoobservethecurfew.It'sforourowngood."