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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。ARiverBeachC

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wcanparticipantsbenefitfromFillYourCup?A．Bytakingstretchingexercisesalone.B．Bydesigningteamplanstoimproveskills.C．Byenjoyingfriendlytalkswithfr

eedrinks,D．Byenlargingsocialcircleinarelaxingway.2．WhichprogramissuitableifyouareavailableonlyonFridays?A．CopingSkillsB．FillYourCupC

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rovideprofessionalinstructions.D．Theyadvocateenvironmentalprotection.BEarlyfifth-centuryphilosopherSt.Au

gustinefamouslywrotethatheknewwhattimewasunlesssomeoneaskedhim.AlbertEinsteinaddedanotherwrinklewhenhetheorizedthattimevariesdependingonwhereyo

umeasureit.Today'sstate-of-the-artatomic（原子的）clockshaveprovenEinsteinright.Evenadvancedphysicscan'tdecisivelytelluswhattimeis,bec

ausetheanswerdependsonthequestionyou'reasking.Forgetabouttimeasanabsolute.Whatif,insteadofconsideringtimeintermsofastr

onomy,werelatedtimetoecology?Whatifweallowedenvironmentalconditionstosetthetempo（节奏）ofhumanlife?We'reincreasinglyawa

reofthefactthatwecan'tcontrolEarthsystemswithengineeringalone,andrealizingthatweneedtomoderate（调节）ouractionsifwehopetoliveinbalance.Whatifour

definitionoftimereflectedthat?Recently,Iconceptualizedanewapproachtotimekeepingthat'sconnectedtocircumstancesonourplanet,conditions

thatmightchangeasaresultofglobalwarming.We'renowbuildingaclockattheAnchorageMuseumthatreflectsthetotalflowofsever

almajorAlaskanrivers,whicharesensitivetolocalandglobalenvironmentalchanges.We'veprogrammedittomatchanatomicclockifthewaterwayscontinuetoflowattheir

presentrate.Iftheriversrunfasterinthefutureonaverage,theclockwillgetaheadofstandardtime.Iftheyrunslower,you'llseetheoppositeef

fect.Theclockregistersbothshort-termirregularitiesandlong-termtrendsinriverdynamics.It'sasortofobservatorythatrevealshowtheriversarebehavingfromt

heirowntemporalframe（时间框架），andallowsustowitnessthosechangesonoursmartwatchesorphones.AnyonewhooptstogoonAlaskaMeanRiverTimewillliveinharmonywith

theplanet.Anyonewhoconsidersrivertimeinrelationtoatomictimewillencounteramajorimbalanceandmaybemotivatedtocounter

actitbyconsuminglessfuelorsupportinggreenerpolicies.Evenifthismethodoftimekeepingisnovelinitsparticulars,earlyagr

iculturalsocietiesalsoconnectedtimetonaturalphenomena.Inpre-ClassicalGreece,forinstance,people"corrected"officialcalendarsbyshiftingdatesforwardorb

ackwardtoreflectthechangeofseason.Temporalconnectiontotheenvironmentwasvitaltotheirsurvival.Likewise,rivertimeandothertimekeepingsystems

we'redevelopingmayencourageenvironmentalawareness.WhenSt.Augustineadmittedhisinabilitytodefinetime,hehighlightedoneoftime'smostnoticeablequalit

ies:Timebecomesmeaningfulonlyinadefinedcontext.Anytimekeepingsystemisvalid,andeachisaspraiseworthyasitspurpose.4．WhatisthemainideaofParag

raph1?A．Timekeepingisincreasinglyrelatedtonature.B．Everyonecandefinetimeontheirownterms.C．Thequalitiesoftimevarywithhowyoumeasureit.D．Tim

eisamajorconcernofphilosophersandscientists.5．TheauthorraisesthreequestionsinParagraph2mainlyto.A．presentanassumptionB．evaluateanargumentC．highlig

htanexperimentD．introduceanapproach6．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Thosewhodonotgoonrivertimewillliveanimbalanced

life.B．NewwaysofmeasuringtimecanhelptocontrolEarthsystems.C．Atomictimewillgetaheadofrivertimeiftheriversrunslower.D．

Modemtechnologymayhelptoshapetherivers'temporalframe.7．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．Itiscrucialtoimprovethedefinitionoftime.B．Afixedframewi

llmaketimemeaningless.C．Weshouldliveinharmonywithnature.D．Historyisamirrorreflectingreality.CChildrenmaylearnnewwordsbett

erwhentheylearntheminthecontextofotherwordstheyarejustlearning—accordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofEastAnglia.Researchersinvestiga

tedhow18-24-month-oldslearnnewwords—inthecontextofwordstheyalreadyknowwellandthosetheydon't.Thefindingshelpexplainhowchildren

learnnewwordsandsuggestanewwaythatparentsandcarerscouldhelpboostlanguagedevelopment.Previousresearchsuggeststhatwhenc

hildrenhearawordtheydonotknowandseeanobjecttheyhaveneverseeninthecontextofsomeobjectsthattheycanalreadyname,suchasatoyoraball,theyguessthattheneww

ordreferstothenewthing.Dr.LarissaSamuelsonfromtheuniversitywantedtoknowifthestrengthofachild'sknowledgeoffamiliarthing

s—howwelltheyknowwhat"cars"or"balls"are,forexample—matteredforlearningnewwordsandrememberingthem.The

yasked82childrentotakepartinthestudyandcarryouttwoexperimentsamongthem.Andthentheygotsomereallysurprisingfindings."Wehadexpectedthatastrongerknow

ledgeoffamiliarwordswouldbebetterforlearningnewwords,butwefoundtheoppositewastrue."DrSamuelsonsaid."Thisnewstudysuggestsanotherwaywemightbeabletohel

pboostchildren'sabilitytoremembernewword-objectlinks-byteachingtheminthecontextofotherthingsthattheyarejustlearning."Itseemscounterintuitive,butit

isperhapsbecausethelesswell-knownitemsdon'tcompetewiththenewwordsasmuch.Iftheylearnnewwordsinthecontextofplayingwithwell-knownite

mssuchasaballorbook,theydon'tprocessthenewwordasmuch.8．Whatisthepurposeofthenewresearch?A．Tochallengethefindingsofprevi

ousstudies.B．Toobservetheprocessofchildren'slearning.C．Tobetterunderstandchildren'swordlearning.D．Tocomparechil

dren'sdifferentlearningstyles.9．WhatcanbeinferredfromDr.Samuelson'swords?A．Theirfindingsareoutofexpectation.B．Theirresearchshouldfocusonchildren.C

．Weshouldbemorepatientwithchildren.D．Weneedtoprovideguidanceonlearning.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"c

ounterintuitive"meaninthelastparagraph?A．Consistent.B．Encouraging.C．Impractical.D．Unreasonable.11．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Lessf

amiliarwordshelpchildrenlearnbetter.B．Word-objectlinkscontributetobetterlearning.C．Newresearchfindsthesecretsofraisingc

hildren.D．Childrenlearnbetterwiththehelpoftheirparents.DAccordingtotheSolarEnergyIndustryAssociation,thenumberofsolarpanelsinstalled（安装）hasgrow

nrapidlyinthepastdecade,andithastogrowevenfastertomeetclimategoals.Butallofthatgrowthwilltakeupalotofspace,andtho

ughmoreandmorepeopleaccepttheconceptofsolarenergy,fewlikelargesolarpanelstobeinstallednearthem.Solardeveloperswa

nttoputuppanelsasquicklyandcheaplyaspossible,sotheyhaven'tgivenmuchthoughttowhattheyputunderthem.Often,they'llendupfillin

gtheareawithsmallstonesandusingchemicalstocontrolweeds.Theresultisthatmanycommunities,especiallyinfanningregions,seesola

rfarmsasdestroyersofthesoil.“Solarprojectsneedtobegoodneighbors,"saysJordanMacknick,theheadoftheInnovativeSitePreparatio

nandImpactReductionsontheEnvironment(InSPIRE)project."Theyneedtobeprotectorsofthelandandcontributetotheagriculturaleconomy."InSPIREisinvestig

atingpracticalapproachesto："low-impact"solardevelopment,whichfocusesonestablishingandoperatingsolarfarmsinawaythatiskindertotheland.O

neoftheeasiestlow-impactsolarstrategiesisprovidinghabitatforpollinators（传粉昆虫）．Habitatloss,pesticideuse,

andclimatechangehavecauseddramaticdeclinesinpollinatorpopulationsoverthepastcoupleofdecades,whichhasdamagedtheU.S.agri

culturaleconomy.Over28stateshavepassedlawsrelatedtopollinatorhabitatprotectionandpesticideuse.Conservationorg

anizationsputoutpollinator-friendlinessguidelinesforhomegardens,businesses,schools,cities-andnowthereareguidelinesforsolarfarms.Overthepastfewye

ars,manysolarfarmdevelopershavetransformedthespaceundertheirsolarpanelsintoashelterforvariouskindsofpol

linators,resultinginsoilimprovementandcarbonreduction."Thesepollinator-friendlysolarfarmscanhaveavaluableimpactoneverythingthat'sgoing

oninthelandscape,"saysMacknick.12．Whatdosolardevelopersoftenignore?A．Thedeclineinthedemandforsolarenergy.B．Thenegative

impactofinstallingsolarpanels.C．Therisinglaborcostofbuildingsolarfarms.D．Themostrecentadvancesinsolartech

nology13．WhatdoesInSPIREaimtodo?A．Improvetheproductivityoflocalfarms.B．Inventnewmethodsforcontrollingweeds.C．Makesolarprojectsenvir

onmentallyfriendly.D．Promotetheuseofsolarenergyinruralareas.14．Whatisthepurposeofthelawsmentionedinparagraph4?A．Toconservepollinators.B．

Torestrictsolardevelopment.C．Todiversifytheeconomy.D．Toensurethesupplyofenergy15．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Pol

linators:ToLeaveortoStayB．SolarEnergy:HopefortheFutureC．InSPIRE:ALeaderinAgricultureD．SolarFarms:ANew

Development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!ThereisnothingmoreBritishth

anfishandchips.Freshlycooked,boilinghotfishandchips,toppedwithsaltandseasonedwithvinegar,packed'innewspaperandeatenout-of-doorson

acoldandwintryday—itsimplycannotbebeaten!16BothLancashireandLondonclaimtobethefirsttoinventthisfamousmeal.Chipswereacheap,basicfo

odoftheindustrialnorthwhilefriedfishwasintroducedinLondon'sEastEnd.17Sowasbornournationaldishoffishandchips!18Mr.Lees

soldfishandchipsfromawoodenshelterinthemarket.Laterhemovedthebusinesstoapermanentshopacrosstheroad.Howeveri

nLondon,itissaidthatJosephMalin,aJewishimmigrant,openedafishandchipshopinClevelandWaywithinthesoundofBowBellsinthe1860s.Fishandchipshop

swereoriginallysmallfamilybusinesses,oftenrunfromthefrontroomofthehouseandwerecommonplacebythelate19thc

entury.Throughthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyandwellintothe20thcentury,thefishandchiptradeexpandedgreatlytosatisfytheneedsofthegrowingindustrialpopulat

ionofGreatBritain.Fishandchipsbecamevitaltothedietoftheordinarypeople.19In1999,theBritishconsumednear

ly300millionservingsoffishandchips.Thatequatestosixservingsforeveryman,womanandchildinthecountry20That'

s17foreveryoneBurgerKingrestaurant,makingBritishFishandChipsthenation'sfavouritetake-away.A．Itquicklybecameafavouriteofthew

orkers.B．Peoplesoondecidedtoputfriedfishandchipstogether.C．JohnLeesownedarestaurantandsoldthefamouspairing.D．Sohow,whenandwheredid

thisBritishdishcomeabout?E．Therearenowaround8,500fishandchipshopsacrosstheUK.F．Someshopshadtoemploydoormentocontroltheq

ueueatbusytimes.G．ThefirstfishandchipshopinLancashireisthoughttohaveopenedin1863.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,ItaughtacasestudyonthedeclineofNokiatomyMBAstudents.Iaskedthem,"WhydidNokiafallfromindus

try21toalso-ran(failure)positioninthespaceoflessthanfiveyears?"Theiranswerswere22："Theylosttouchwiththeircustomers."True,butalmosttautolog

ical-andinterestingtonotethatthisisthesameNokiathatintheearly2000swaspraisedforits23-centricmarketinganddesigncapabiliti

es."They24todevelopthenecessarytechnologies."Notreallytrue-NokiahadaprototypetouchscreenbeforetheiPhonewaslaunched,anditssmartpho

neswere25superiortoanythingApple,Samsung,orGooglehadtoofferduringthelate1990s."Theydidn'trecognizethatthebasisofcompeti

tionwasshiftingfromthehardwaretotheecosystem."26，notreallytrue-the"ecosystem"battlebeganintheearly2000s,wit

hNokiajoiningforceswithEricsson,Motorola,andPsiontocreateSymbianasa27technologythatwouldkeepMicrosoftatbay.Throughthisperiod,thepeopleatNokiawere28

thechangesgoingonaroundthem,andtheywerenevershortofleading-edgetechnologyorclevermarketers.Wheretheystruggledwasintransmitting29intoaction

.Thecompanylackedthecapabilitytochangeinadecisiveandcommittedway.Thefailureofbigcompaniesto30tochangingcircumstancesisoneoftheprinci

palpuzzlesintheworldofbusiness.Occasionally,agenuinely"disruptive"technology,suchasdigitalimaging,comesalong

and31anentireindustry.Butusuallythesourcesoffailurearemoredullandavoidable—afailureto32technologiesthathavealreadyb

eendeveloped,anarrogantdisregard(傲慢的漠视)forchangingcustomerdemands,aself-satisfiedattitudetowardsnewcompetitors.Insuchcases,thefinalre

sponsibilityfor33restswiththeCEO.Butifsuchfailuresaretobeavoided,itisclearthattheCEOcannot如itonhisorherown.Peopleacr

ossthefirmmustkeeptheireyesopento34intheirbusiness,andtotakeresponsibilitytopushtheirnewideasand35existingway

sofworking.Obviously,thisisn'teasytodo,butifthereisabetterunderstandingoftheproblemthenthereisachanceforimprovement.21．

A．leadershipB．companionshipC．craftsmanshipD．citizenship22．A．acceptableB．imaginableC．changeableD．predictable23．A．cus

tomerB．productC．technologyD．capital24．A．transformedB．failedC．attemptedD．resolved25．A．greatlyB．reallyC．compe

titivelyD．technologically26．A．ThusB．AgainC．UnfortunatelyD．Basically27．A．platformB．basisC．softwareD．service28．A．absor

bedinB．shockedatC．awareofD．accustomedto29．A．thoughtsB．wordsC．spiritD．confidence30．A．lookB．applyC．contri

buteD．adapt31．A．fosterB．benefitC．bankruptD．reshape32．A．implementB．cultivateC．undertakeD．advocate33．A．managementB．ach

ievementC．failureD．enterprise34．A．horizonsB．pensionsC．executivesD．changes35．A．maintainB．challengeC．doubtD．ex

amine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.1Ro

adinLiyangCity,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,isoneofthemostwell-knownscenicroadsinChina.The365-kilometerroadconnect

s98villages,over220ruraltouristattractions,andseven36(surround)countiesandcities.Viewingplatforms,camp

grounds,cafesandotherfacilitieswerebuiltalongtheroadtomakeita37(good)experiencefortourists.NestlednearmountainsandTaihuLake,Liyang38(conside

r)animportanthubintheYangtzeRiverDeltaregionandboastsasuperiorecologicalenvironment.Butinitshillynorth

west,39the"LiyangRuralTouristHighway'sRoadtoHappiness"islocated,thedevelopmentoftouristresourceshaslaggedbehinddueto

geographicalbarriers.Therefore,LiyangNo.1Roadisnotonlyalocallandmark,butagateway40(offer)peoplethechancetoe

xperiencenaturejust41hopping（跳上）intheircar.VisitorscancruiseNo.1RoadtoTianmuLake,42national5Atouristattractio

n,toenjoythebreathtaking43(view).LiyangNo.1Roadisalsocalled"RainbowHighway"becauseofthered,yellowandbluelines44(paint)insomesection

s.ItwasthefirstroadinChinawiththreecoloreddividinglines,andhas45(successful)appliedfornationalintellectualpropertycertification.第四部分写作（共两节，满分4

0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。GettingtoKnowt

hePlantsAroundUs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.Hewoul

dtellmethathewasalreadyseventeen,butstillhadacurfew(宵禁).Hebelievedhewaspracticallyanadult.Ipointedoutthathewasnotanadultashew

asstillinhighschool."Youdon'ttrustme!"heyelled.BeforeIcontinued,herolledhiseyes,slammedthedoorandwalkedaway.Isighed.HowcouldImakeJordanseethatIonly

wantedtokeephimsafe?Idecidedtogoforawalk,hopingtheDecemberairwouldclearmyhead.Iopenedthefrontdoorandnearly

steppedonher:asmallblackcat,justlikeameatball."Hi,Meatball,"Isaid,bringingherintomyarms.Iwalkedbackin,touchingherne

ckgently.Meatballseemedhappyenoughtocomeinthehouse,butafteranhourortwo,shesatbythedoor,meowingtogobackoutside."Whywon'tshejuststayinwithusallthe

time?"Nathan,myyoungestsonasked.Iexplainedtohimthatshewashappyherebutshelikedbeingabletocomeandgoasshepleased."Thatmustbenice

"，Jordanmutteredfromtheotherroom,complainingwhythecat,nothim,couldcomeandgo.HeevenaskedmetogiveMeatballacurfew.Me

atballbecamearegular.Onenight,temperatureswereunusuallylow.Meatballstoodatthedoor,meowingtogooutside.Ishookmyheadather,afraidthatshe

mightfreezetodeath.Shestaredatmeandmeowedagain.Ipattedherhead,"Iknowyou'renothappy,butit'sforyourowngood.""Mom'snotbeingmeantoyou,"Nathanto

ldthecat."She'sjusttryingtokeepyoufromturningintoafrozenmeatball."Webothlaughedathisjoke.Thenextmorning,Icouldn'tfindMeatball.Iaskedthekidsifanyon

ehadseenher.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,Jordansatintheback,holdi

ngMeatballinsidehiscoat.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12.5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．better38．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,withtheaimofl

earningmoreabouttheplantsandtheimportanceofecologicalbalance,allthemembersofthebiologyclubinourschool,

togetherwiththesenior-onestudents,participatedinthefieldtripthemedasGettingtoKnowthePlantsaroundUsorganizedbytheStudents'Union.Themeaningfulactivit

ybeganwitha30-minuteinstructionineachclassroom,wherestudentswereinstructedabouttheirhands-ontasksandbasicprinciple

sofscientificobservation.Then,theenthusiasticparticipantswereledtoatinyforestbehindthetheschoolplaygroundtoidentifydifferentkindsofloc

altreespecieswithaseriesofspecifictreepicturesinhand,Eachstudenteagerlysharedtheirfindingswithhisteammatesas

theyobservedeachpartofthevariousplantsattentively.Theactivityprovedanincrediblygreatsuccessasitfacilitatesstudents'dev

elopingreal-worldideasforwhattheyhavelearntintheclassroom.Apartfromprovidingachancetocombinetheorywithpractice,italsohelpedth

emdeepentheirinsightintotheplantworld.Jordannodded,"Iletheroutlastnight."Mymouthdroppedopen."Shewasoutsideallnight?"Iwassofurious,"Itwasfreezingands

hecoulddie!"Jordanchokedbackhiswords,stunned.Igrabbedmycoatandrushedoutside.Jordanfollowed,fearwellingupinhiseyes.Severalminuteslater,thepoorthingwa

sfound,shakingandcurlingintoatinyball.Ipickedherup,unsurewhethershewasaliveordead.Jordanwasscared,"Weneedavet!Now!"AsIdrovetotheanimalhospital,J

ordansatintheback,holdingMeatballinsidehiscoat.Icouldhearhimtalkingtothecat,apologizingrepeatedly.Luc

kily,thevetsavedMeatballSeeinghereyesopen,Jordanstrokedherhead,alltears.Then,surprisingly,heturnedtome.Heapologizedforwhathehaddone."

Iknowyoujustwanttokeepmesafe,"hemurmured.Ifeltalumpinmythroat.HerubbedMeatball'sback,"Lookslikewearebothgoingt

oobservethecurfew.It'sforourowngood."