2023年廣東省肇慶一中高考英語適應(yīng)性試卷（2月份）

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• 1．Do you want to travel to the New England Aquarium and experience it？If you are an aquarium super fan，I believe you must be interested in some information below.
     Animal Encounter Programs
     Dive into the water with a seal.Stand on top of the four storey Giant Ocean Tank to feed the animals.Go behind the scenes of your favorite exhibits.Whether you have an unquenchable curiosity about oceanic animals or you want a brand-new observation on popular exhibits，fascinating Animal Encounter Programs are designed for the Aquarium super fans.Call Central Reservations at 617-973-5206 to book your program.
     Daily Performances
     Don't miss a day in the life of the New England Aquarium.Be sure to catch our daily events，which include penguin feedings，seal training sessions，dives in the Giant Ocean Tank and live animal performances.Our daily schedule will tell you when and where to watch your favorite program.All programs are included with admission.
     Special Programs
     Join us for family activities at the Aquarium，where we explore the blue planet most days through art，animals and other activities.We focus on one animal every month with Blue Discoveries Family Day，from octopuses to whales.These activities are included with admission.For a fee，schools and other qualifying groups can also choose Explorer Classes for kids and special 3-D showings.
     Virtual Tours and Videos
     Before stepping foot in the Aquarium，explore some of our special exhibits and learn what to expect.Check out the Field Trip Orientation video before arriving with your group.The How to Be a Shark and Ray Whisperer video gives special instructions on how to best experience our shark and ray touch tank.The Blue Impact virtual tour highlights some of our exhibits as it explains the impact of climate change on oceans around the world.
  
  （1）Where is this text probably taken from？

  
  A．A magazine.
  B．A guidebook.
  C．A textbook.
  D．An academic article.
  （2）Which activity is NOT included with admission？

  
  A．Penguin feedings.
  B．Seal training sessions.
  C．live animal performances.
  D．Explorer Classes.
  （3）What's the purpose of Virtual Tours and Videos？

  
  A．To help visitors best experience the aquarium.
  B．To draw attention to climate change on oceans.
  C．To sell video disks of the aquarium to the visitors.
  D．To give instructions on how to protect oceanic animals.
  組卷：9引用：4難度：0.3

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• 2．What kind of people can become scientists？When a group of researchers posed that question to ninth-and 10th-graders，almost every student gave such responses as "People who work hard" or "Anyone who seems interested in the field of science. "
     Many of these same students struggled to imagine themselves as scientists，citing concerns such as "I'm not good at science" and "Even if I work hard，I will not do well. " It's easy for them to see a scientist's work as arising from an inborn talent.
     But for high school students，learning more about some struggles of scientists can help students feel more motivated to learn science.Researchers at Teachers College，Columbia University and the University of Washington designed an intervention to change students' beliefs that scientific achievement reflects ability rather than effort by exposing students to stories of how accomplished scientists struggled and overcame challenges in their scientific efforts.
     During the study，the students read one of three types of stories about Albert Einstein，Marie Curie and Michael Faraday.Intellectual struggle stories：stories about how scientists "struggled intellectually， " such as making mistakes while tackling a scientific problem and learning from them.Life struggle stories：stories about how scientists struggled in their personal lives，such as not giving up in the face of poverty or lack of family support.Achievement stories：stories about how scientists made great discoveries，without any discussion of coexisting challenges.
     Researchers found that students who heard either type of "struggle stories" improved their science performance post-intervention，relative to students in the control group.The effect was especially pronounced for lower performing students，for whom exposure to struggling stories led to significantly better science-class performance than low-performing students who read achievement stories.In addition，students who read struggle stories reported feeling more personally connected to the scientists.By identifying a scientist's struggles and introducing the growth mindset he or she applied to accomplish great works，the students were able to empathize（ 共 情 ）with the scientists during their own struggles.
  
  （1）Why do students fail to imagine themselves as scientists？

  
  A．They lack interest in science.
  B．They are short of confidence.
  C．They don't possess inborn talent.
  D．They have no ability to study science.
  （2）What's the purpose of the intervention？

  
  A．To introduce some inspirational stories to students.
  B．To expose students to scientists' great achievements.
  C．To ensure students will become scientists in the future.
  D．To clear students' misunderstandings of scientific work.
  （3）The underlined word "pronounced" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to

  .
  A．a(chǎn)pparent
  B．permanent
  C．doubtful
  D．delicate
  （4）What can we learn from the research？

  
  A．Science ability has nothing to do with efforts.
  B．Students are more motivated by achievement stories.
  C．Scientists' struggle stories can influence readers' beliefs.
  D．Low-performing students tend to feel connected to scientists.
  組卷：8引用：4難度：0.5

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• 3．It is likely that most people have the shared feeling：how come Christmas appears to come around quicker and quicker each year？Questionnaires by psychologists have shown almost everyone feels time is passing faster now compared to when they were half or a quarter as old.Most strikingly，lots of experiments have shown that，when older people are asked to guess how long the time is，or to "reproduce" the length of periods of time，they guess a shorter amount than younger people.
      In 1877，Paul Janet suggested the proportional theory，where a child of 10 feels a year as 1/10 of his whole life while a man of 50 as 1/50，so the subjective sense of the 50-year-old man is that these are insignificant periods of time.
     There are also biological theories.The speeding up of time is linked to how our metabolism（新陳代謝） gradually slows down as we grow older.Children's hearts beat faster than adults'.They breathe more quickly.With their blood flowing more quickly，their body clocks "cover" more time within the space of 24 hours than ours do as adults.On the other hand，older people are like clocks that run slower than normal，so that they lag behind，and cover less than 24 hours.
     In the 1930s，the psychologist Hudson Hoagland found body temperature causes different perceptions of time.Once，when he looked after his ill wife，he noticed she complained he'd been away for a long time even if only away for a few moments.Therefore，Hoagland tested her perception of time at different temperatures，finding the higher her temperature，the more time seemed to slow down for her，and that raising a person's body temperature can slow down his sense of time passing by up to 20%.
     Time doesn't necessarily have to speed up as we get older though.It depends on how we live our lives，and how we relate to our experiences.
  
  （1）What does the author want to tell by the questionnaires and experiments in paragraph 1 ？

  
  A．The old feel time flies faster than the young.
  B．Time now is shorter than before.
  C．Aging makes people think slowly.
  D．The old value time more than before.
  （2）Which is NOT the factor for children's slow perception of time according to biological theories？

  
  A．Children's hearts beat faster than adults'.
  B．Children breathe more quickly.
  C．Children run more quickly.
  D．Children's body clocks "cover" more time within the space of 24 hours.
  （3）Who may feel time go more slowly by the theory of Hudson Hoagland？

  
  A．A child with slower metabolism.
  B．A kid feeling ill.
  C．A grown-up feeling freezing.
  D．An adult with a high fever.
  （4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．How Time Flies!
  B．What causes different perceptions of time.
  C．Live a Fun Life!
  D．Time is speeding up.
  組卷：9引用：3難度：0.5

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• 8．假如你是高三學(xué)生李華，請你寫一篇演講稿，代表全體同學(xué)在畢業(yè)典禮上發(fā)言，內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：
  （1）即將畢業(yè)的心情；
  （2）高中三年的收獲；
  （3）表示感謝。
  注意：
  （1）詞數(shù)80左右；
  （2）可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.5

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• 9．Grandpa's Old Chair It was the annual cleaning day for the family.John and his mom were busy cleaning the house.They cleaned upstairs，downstairs，inside and outside until everything was spotless.Exhausted，they sank into the couch.Just then，John's mom noticed an old chair that was faded and worn.That chair was for John's grandpa，who had lived with them since John's grandma had died.
      "John，come and help me." John's mom sprang to her feet. "We'll take the chair to the curb （路邊）.The
  garbage truck is picking up on our block tomorrow."
      As they attempted to move the chair，John's grandpa made his way through the door.Seeing what was happening，he quickly tried to stop them. "No!" he protested. "You can't take my chair."
      "But it's so old..." John's mom argued. "We'll buy you a new one."
      "No，" he persisted，trying to push his chair back into place.
      John's mom finally let go of the chair and left the room.With a sigh of relief，the old man sank into his chair and closed his eyes.
      "Grandpa，why won't you let us get rid of the chair？" John asked.
      "You don't understand，John." His grandpa shook his head and said， "I sat in this chair with your grandma right here when I asked her to marry me.And I sat in this chair the night your father was born.Many years later，"
      Grandpa's voice broke， "I sat in this chair when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill.I was lost without her，but the chair gave me comfort and warmth." The old man's sadness seemed to grow as he recalled that fateful day.
      "I understand now." John looked at his grandpa and said， "This is not just any old chair.It is more like a
  friend."
      "Yes，" he nodded. "We've gone through a lot together."
      However，that night，when John and his grandpa were asleep，John's mom and dad carried the chair outside.It was a starless night.Snow fell silently from the black sky and covered Grandpa's chair in a blanket of white.
  [注意]1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  Paragraph 1：
  The next morning，John was woken by the garbage truck pulling up to the house._________________
  Paragraph 2：
  Hearing this，John's mom looked at his grandpa and slowly walked towards him._________________
  組卷：17引用：6難度：0.2

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