2021-2022學年廣東省廣州市荔灣區(qū)西關(guān)外國語學校高三（上）第三次調(diào)研英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

• 1．Drive in Ontario Welcome to Ontario!Here's what you need to know if you are，or will be，visiting Ontario-and want to drive while you're here.
  Visiting：less than 3 months
     If you are visiting Ontario for less than 3 months and want to drive while you're here，you can use a valid（有效的）driver's licence from your own province，state or country.
  Visiting：more than 3 months
     If you will be visiting from another country for more than 3 months，you will need an International Driver's Permit（IDP）from your own country.This is a special licence that allows motorists to drive internationally when accompanied by a valid driver's licence from their country.You need to have this permit with you when you arrive in Ontario.You cannot apply for one once you are here.
  Rules of the road
     As a visitor，you are responsible for knowing Ontario traffic laws.Here are just some：
     ?Keep to the right of the road
     ?Obey posted speed limits（e.g.50 km/hour）
     ?Do not use handheld devices while driving（e.g.jye.ai phones，tablets or music players）
     ?Slow down and pull to the right，if an emergency vehicle is driving behind you with their lights and sirens（汽笛）（e.g.jye.ai ambulance，fire truck or police car）
     If you break a traffic law，you will face a penalty（處罰）.Penalties range from fines to making your licence invalid or your car taken away.For more information，please click here.
  
  （1）Who is the text intended for？

  
  A．Potential immigrants.
  B．General visitors.
  C．Exchange students.
  D．Ordinary drivers.
  （2）What driving habit is unacceptable in Ontario？

  
  A．Changing lanes at random.
  B．Giving way to fire trucks.
  C．Listening to music in the car.
  D．Driving within the speed limits.
  （3）Where is the text most probably taken from？

  
  A．A local website.
  B．A travel guide.
  C．An advertisement.
  D．A geography magazine.
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• 2．A recording which captures the sounds of nature went online on Ximalaya，a popular audio（音頻的）sharing platform，on July 9.The album was recorded by Shenggu，whose work has attracted over half a million followers.
     After graduation，he moved to Hangzhou in 2011 to work at an Internet company with a "996 schedule" -working from 9 am to 9 pm，six days a week.The stress of work began to affect his sleep.To relieve the stress in work，in 2013，he traveled to Fujian during the National Day holiday.It was the first time he had visited the coast and he was so impressed by the sounds of the waves that he wanted to record them.
     When he was back in Hangzhou，he took the recorder to the suburbs at weekends to collect the sounds of nature and started uploading his recordings to the audio platform.Of his audio clips，the sound of rain has proved to be the most popular.Rain，he notes，is also one of the hardest sounds to record as it's all hard to predict - when it is going to rain，how heavy the rainfall is and when it will stop.He usually keeps his recorder fully charged，and knows where he wants to record before the rain comes.To avoid catching the sound of the rain hitting the material，he doesn't wear a raincoat and has to remain still.As a result，he endures mosquito bites and is often left soaking wet.He once drove 50 kilometers to record a thunderstorm but returned empty-handed.
     He will often take his recording equipment into the forest or to the river just to be a "gourmet" of nature sounds. "When I bring my recording equipment and walk alone in the woods，I feel the peace in nature and all messy thoughts in my head can be thrown away，" he says.He adds that he will continue to record the sounds of nature，because，as time goes by，some may vanish like those no longer heard in the city.He wants to keep them in the recordings.
  
  （1）Why did Shenggu start recording sounds？

  
  A．The "996 schedule" motivated him.
  B．The stress of work made him sleepless.
  C．The sound of nature kept him spellbound.
  D．The vastness of the ocean impressed him.
  （2）Which of the following best describes Shenggu's efforts to record the sound of rain？

  
  A．Painful.
  B．Whole-hearted.
  C．Dangerous.
  D．Pleasant.
  （3）From the last paragraph，we can infer Shenggu will work continuously to

  .
  A．find inner peace for his life
  B．gain popularity from his audience
  C．prepare more materials for his work
  D．preserve nature sounds for more people
  （4）What can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．A Cure for Stress Found
  B．A Natural Sounding Pastime
  C．The Trick of Recording Nature Sounds
  D．An Audio Platform Attracting Followers
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• 3．A new study，published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology，found that communication interactions that included voice，like a phone call or video chat，created stronger social bonds than communication through typing，like text messaging or email.
     In the study，researchers used various experiments to gauge（測量） connectedness.In one，they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it would be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or the other.Although people anticipated（預料） that a phone call would be more awkward，hearing someone's voice actually made the experience better.However，people who participated in the experiment reported that they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phone versus email，and they did not feel more awkward.
     In another experiment，the researchers had strangers connected by either texting，talking over video chat，or talking using only audio.They found that both forms of voice communication - whether video or audio only - made the strangers feel significantly more connected than when they communicated via text.
     Sabrina Romanoff，a Harvard trained clinical psychologist based in New York City，says people tend to text or email instead of calling because of convenience，as they see it as a controlled form of communication where they can "correspond information exactly in the way they intend without unexpected additions by the other person."
     Romanoff says that in reality，texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation.A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message.Each party is more present，and therefore，able to gauge the meaning behind the content without ruminating （認真思考） on the endless possible meanings behind words and punctuation.
  
  （1）What is the purpose of the study？

  
  A．To encourage people to let their fingers do the talking.
  B．To introduce the effects of verbal and non-verbal communications.
  C．To demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of making phone calls.
  D．To compare connectedness of communication through voice and typing.
  （2）Which way will make you feel more connected if you miss a friend far away？

  
  A．Typing a letter.
  B．Sending an email.
  C．Having a video chat.
  D．Texting a message.
  （3）What does "a controlled form of communication" refer to in Paragraph 4？

  
  A．A way to talk about controlled topics.
  B．A way to communicate without time limit.
  C．A way to explain something without delay.
  D．A way to express thoughts without being disturbed.
  （4）What advantage does making phone calls over texting？

  
  A．Being more formal.
  B．Being less awkward.
  C．Being more straightforward.
  D．Being less expensive.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.6

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第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

• 8．假定你是李華，是你校英文報的記者。上周六你校學生會主辦了一場英語經(jīng)典作品朗誦比賽。請你以"An English Recitation Competition"為題寫一篇英文報道，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.參賽選手；
  2.比賽過程；
  3.活動意義。
  注意：
  1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；
  2.請在答題卡的相應位置作答。
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      Thomas watched the irrigation canal （灌溉渠） for a sign of water.It looked as dry as he felt inside.Thomas's thoughts were interrupted as his younger sister，Maggie，came skipping across the field.
      "What are you giving Mama for her birthday？" she asked.
      Thomas felt his stomach turn.He had forgotten that Mama's birthday，the first since they left their hometown，was tomorrow. "It's a surprise，Maggie，" he answered.It was the truth.
      Even he would be surprised.
      Thomas would wish to be back in the mountains of their hometown.Surely Mama would want the same.At least it rained there.Each time it did，Mama，Thomas，and Maggie would sit on the front porch and watch for a rainbow.Then each of them picked out a favorite color in the rainbow.Mama always gave the same answer. "Turquoise（藍綠色，綠松石），" she would finally say with a dreamy smile，pointing at the sky. "Squeezed in tight，between the blue and green.Close your eyes and you can see it.If you could touch it，it would feel cool，like a breeze blowing across the stream."
      Thomas was discouraged.The sun would be setting soon，and he still had nothing to give his mother.What he saw around were rocks and sand.He picked up a large，flat rock，scooped up the dirt and watched it fall to the ground.Suddenly，something caught his eye.A speck of color peeked through the dirt.
      "Hey，what's this？" he asked.
      "Let's find out，" Maggie yelled.Thomas and Maggie dug with their fingers and uncovered a small，round stone.In the center，there was a tiny hole.
      "That's just a turquoise bead（珠子），" Thomas exclaimed. "My friend Jack's sister has a jar full of them."
      "Let's see if there are more，" Maggie got excited.
  注意：
  1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；
  2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
      "I have an idea，" Thomas said cheerfully.________.
      Early the next morning，Thomas and Maggie set a small package on the table.________.
  組卷：14引用：3難度：0.6

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