2023届广东省佛山市禅城区高三考前模拟预测英语试题

2023届广东省佛山市禅城区高三考前模拟预测英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Across the world, young people are shaping the future in many fields. Their ideas are

transforming communities and society. Here’s a look at the achievements of four inspirational

young leaders.

Kwiri Yang

Kwiri is the founder and CEO of LifeGyde, an online platform for young people to seek

advice, guidance and support. She has an impressive track record of supporting individuals

and small businesses.

She first helped immigrant owners of small businesses in California. When she

developed anxiety and depression, Kwiri realized how many people, like her, were struggling

with their mental health — and LifeGyde was born.

Abi Ramanan

Abi is the co-founder and CEO of ImpactVision, a software platform that uses machine

learning to reduce food waste.

ImpactVision’s technology uses digital imaging to take a picture of food and analyze its

nutritional value and freshness. The system aims to reduce waste while also improving food

safety. As technology advances, the sensors it uses are reducing in size and price, and could

soon be integrated into everyday devices.

Oana Toiu

Oana is the founder and general manager of Social Innovation Solutions, which offers

training and consultancy in social innovation.

She’s also on the Board of Directors of The Entrepreneurship Academy, where students

work in teams, learning about business by running real businesses under the guidance of a

team coach.

Doreen Kessy

Doreen is CEO of Ubongo, a multi-media educational platform in Africa. Using the

power of entertainment and mass media, the company provides educational material at low

cost and high volume.

Some 6.4 million households in 31 countries currently watch, listen and learn from

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Ubongo’s cartoons each week, with improved outcomes in maths and school readiness.

1．What is Kwiri Yang’s achievement?

A．She found a cure for mental diseases.

B．She established a company on immigration.

C．She supported the young in their mental health.

D．She set up an online learning platform for kids.

2．Which field does Abi Ramanan’s platform mainly focus on?

A．Health care. B．Education. C．Technology. D．Food safety.

3．What do these four people share in common?

A．They are young, energetic and wealthy.

C．They made contributions to communities.

business.

Ledet, a native of Lake Charles and his sister were raised by his single mom. “It was as

tough as you can imagine. Sometimes, we had to dig in trash cans for pizzas and not yet

rotten fruit,” said Ledet. When he graduated from high school, there were only two options he

had — go to the military or get a job. So, in 2004, the U. S. Navy became his job.

But life has a way of offering second chances. During a conversation with his wife,

Mallory, he realized that college is not just for rich people, he can go to college too. With

Mallory’s help, he applied to Southern University. But as he also needed to make money for

his family, Ledet took a job at Baton Rouge General Medical Center as a security guard.

It was a job that changed his path. While working there, he became inspired and wanted

to become a physician. So he started asking as many physicians as he could whether he could

shadow them. And a lot of them told him security guards don’t become doctors. But one

doctor, Dr. Patrick Greiffenstein, honored Ledet’s request. He did what was necessary so that

Ledet could officially follow him as he did surgeries and cared for patients. Ledet was

dedicated from the start. “He desired to learn and he read on his own and he looked up things,

so it seemed obvious that this was real for him. He would stay late and then go into his shift

the next morning or do a shift and come join us in the morning, ”said Greiffenstein.

Ledet went on to graduate from Southern University with a double major: chemistry and

biology. But a bachelor’s degree would not be the end of his academic pursuits. He earned his

doctor’s degree from NYU School of Medicine. Still, he wanted to be a medical doctor.

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B．They create jobs for many young people.

D．They encouraged the young to do

4．What do we know about Russell Ledet’s early life?

A．He came from poor family.

C．He enjoyed being a Navy.

B．He dropped out of school.

D．He dreamed to be a doctor.

5．What does the underlined word “shadow” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Look after. B．Work with. C．Rely on. D．Learn from.

6．What personalities does Ledet have?

A．Devoted and humble.

C．Caring and talented.

B．Patient and sensitive.

D．Determined and ambitious.

7．What message does Ledet’s experience convey?

A．Clothes do not make a man.

C．While there is life，there is hope.

Whenever you read text, you don’t pay much attention to the way the information is

presented — particularly the font (字体) choice. That’s because your main objective is

reading comprehension.

Although printing design is overlooked by most of us, it’s crucial in making texts clear,

readable and appealing for audiences. Beyond the visual aspect, research shows that fonts

play a significant role in the cognitive (认知的) processes while we read. A font’s impact on

the way you learn and keep information might be hard to notice consciously, but your brain is

certainly tuned in. Perhaps surprisingly, hard-to-read fonts such as Bodoni or Comic Sansor

are better for preserving information than fonts like Arial or Times New Roman. Participants

recalled more information from the material they read when it was presented in a font that

was difficult to read, according to a 2010 study.

“Difficulty can function as an alarm signal, giving the reader a sense that the task is

challenging and will require mental effort,” says Daniel Oppenheimer, a professor of Social

and Decision Science. “Additionally, slowing down the reading speed to deal with the

dis-fluency may help readers spot errors in a text. Hard-to-read fonts, which make it harder to

engage with a material but don’t actually draw away the reader, therefore generate “desirable

difficulty”— and the resulting cognitive trouble may improve performance because they

require more mental effort.”

Font characteristics such as style, size and color play a role in information retention or

recall, as well, because font design is vital to our familiarity — or unfamiliarity — with a

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B．Your life is what you make it.

D．All things come to those who wait.

given word, says Stephen Banham, a typography lecturer. Experiments have demonstrated a

relationship between font size and memory: large font items may predict higher recall

regardless of style, but very small font sizes can also introduce a desirable difficulty.

A document’s specific method of formatting information also makes an impact. Using

font styles like bold or italics to indicate significance can also improve information

possession. That’s because people are better able to remember information they consider

important. Researchers found that bolded text has a higher recall than text in italic or regular

styles, regardless of the font size. However, if an entire document is bolded, the emphasis is

lost, and readers can no longer spot vital passages.

8．What do fonts mainly affect according to paragraph 2?

A．Text difficulty.

C．Readers’ interests.

B．Printing design.

D．Information recall.

9．Which one shows the relationship between font size and memory?

A． B． C． D．

10．Which method should be avoided for emphasis when formatting information?

A．Bolding the whole text.

C．Using an italic font.

11．What’s the purpose of this text?

A．To compare different fonts.

C．To show font’s influence on reading.

Ariel Novoplansky, an ecologist in Israel, set up an experiment among pea plants to

study how they communicate with each other.

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B．To identify font characteristics.

D．To explore font and reading difficulty.

B．Repeating key words.

D．Applying big font.

In the experiments, Ariel put the pea plants in rows of containers. The center plant in the

row was the target. The pea plants had been grown with two main roots. On one side, each

pea plant had one root in its own pot and the other reaching into a neighbor’s pot. The central

plant connected to its closest neighbor, which connected to another neighbor, and so on down

the line. On the other side, all the plants kept their roots in their own pots, unconnected to

their neighbors.

With everything ready, the ecologist created a dryness for the central target plant, which

had quickly closed up its leaf pores(气孔)to save water. Amazingly, the connected plants on

one side gradually closed up their leaf pores, even though only one of them had experienced

real dryness. On the other side, with unconnected roots pea chain, all their pores stayed open.

This means the warning signal didn’t travel from the stressed plants leaves through the air,

but only from its roots through the soil.

It’s possible that plants are just eavesdropping (偷听) even if the damaged plant didn’t

mean to send signals to them. Maybe the damaged plant leaks certain chemicals and nearby

roots could sense those signals. But the plants with connected roots that weren’t dried out

passed on the drought signals to their neighbors too, which means simple eavesdropping

probably isn’t the answer. They seem to be having a real conversation, picking up information

on one side and sharing it with a neighbor on the other.

The benefit to a plant that receives this information is pretty clear. But what’s the benefit

to sending a danger signal to your neigbour? Remember, your neighbor may actually be you.

12．Which aspect of the experiment does Paragraph 2 mainly concern?

A．Its finding. B．Its application. C．Its purpose. D．Its design.

13．How do the pea plants communicate in the experiment?

A．By connecting their roots.

C．By spreading a special smell.

B．By opening their leaf pores.

D．By leaking certain chemicals.

14．Which word best describes the communication between plants?

A．Complex. B．Cooperative. C．Efficient. D．Direct.

15．Why does a plant send a danger signal to its neighbors according to the last paragraph?

A．To better its surroundings.

C．To develop its root.

B．To make itself strong.

D．To keep itself safe.

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二、七选五

Involvement in activities outside of schoolwork makes high school a lot more interesting

and fun. 16 Through extracurricular activities, you can develop important skills,

such as teamwork, public speaking, creativity, leadership, and self-awareness.

The first step is to explore. 17 While you can’t do everything, try to get

involved in as many clubs, teams, and activities that you find interesting. There is not a

required one-size-fits-all list of activities. What matters is that you find clubs and programs

that interest you!

You won’t know if you like something if you don’t try it. 18 For example, if

you think you might be interested in earning a business degree, find out if your high school

has a financial association. If you think you’d like a career in politics, check to see if your

high school has a Model Unite Nations project.

While you want to appear “well rounded,” it is important that you don’t take on too

much. 19 It can be helpful to see freshman year as the time to try a lot of things. In

your sophomore year, you can begin limiting your involvement to your most important

activities. This will allow you to spend more time on fewer things.

20 Develop it into a true passion and try to be an expert in it. This is what

makes you unique and allows you to shine on a college application or qualify for a

scholarship.

A．Bear in mind what is most important to you.

B．You may feel it hard to make choices at the very beginning.

C．Participate in various extracurricular activities with interest.

D．As you start high school, you will find you have many new opportunities.

E．Allow yourself enough time to do well in the activities you care about most.

F．These activities help you gain abilities you couldn’t learn through textbooks and tests

alone

G．Keep an eye out for clubs that may specifically help you prepare for a particular

college major.

三、完形填空

The future is burning bright for Smell of Love Candles and its 12-year-old CEO. After

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21 the business in his family’s kitchen about two years ago, Alejandro will bring his

candles to a world-famous shopping mall next week.

The 22 for Smell of Love came to Alejandro in 2019 when he discovered his

mom’s head hurt from the smell of the candles she 23 . Despite loving candles very

much, she had no choice but to 24 them. Unwilling to see his mom 25 ,

Alejandro started testing alternatives that would be 26 to make candles. To his

delight, the first product was a 27 with his mom and her headache disappeared.

After deciding to form a business, Alejandro started brainstorming potential 28 .

“You smell candles, and they bring joy and love into your home, so why don’t we call them

‘Smell of Love Candles’?” he said. “The name truly goes with his 29 ,” said his mom.

“Bringing happiness to others has been a big 30 in everything he does.”

Now Alejandro becomes the 31 stand owner of the nation’s most popular

shopping mall. “We are very excited to support Alejandro with the opportunity to 32

his Smell of Love candles,” says the manager. “This is the first time that we have rented a

place to a kid and 33 it will inspire more kids to follow their 34 .”

Alejandro’s business is doing well, and he’s making money. Besides saving for school,

he donates to charities monthly. To Alejandro, 35 isn’t only about making money.

It’s about spreading love and helping others.

21．A．learning

22．A．hope

23．A．lit

B．joining

B．time

B．saw

C．starting

C．idea

C．held

D．expanding

D．search

D．make

24．A．get addicted to B．make use of

25．A．sad

26．A．stable

27．A．hit

28．A．names

29．A．age

30．A．leap

31．A．busiest

32．A．share

33．A．generally

34．A．steps

B．angry

B．healthy

B．bond

B．profits

B．interest

B．theme

B．richest

B．promote

B．fortunately

B．passions

C．take advantage of D．get rid of

C．worried

C．recyclable

C．concern

C．products

C．talent

C．discovery

C．wisest

C．create

C．amazingly

C．movements

D．embarrassed

D．convenient

D．trial

D．locations

D．personality

D．challenge

D．youngest

D．improve

D．certainly

D．instructions

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35．A．effort

B．ambition C．success D．responsibility

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Every year, rowers 36 (take) part in the Atlantic Campaign set off from the

Canary Islands in December and row roughly 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Some handle

the rowing in teams of two, three, or four. Others, like Jasmine Harrison, row all by 37

(they).

It wasn’t easy. Every day, Jasmine would row for about 12 hours, pushing her 550-pound

boat across the ocean. She had a satellite phone 38 allowed her to talk with family

and friends every day. But things got a bit 39 (hard) after her speaker fell in the

water and she could no longer listen to her music. There was danger, too. Twice, her boat

40 (turn) over in the night by large waves. The second time, she hurt her elbow quite

41 (bad). Another time, she nearly ran into a ship.

Somehow, she kept going. On February 20, after 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes, she

reached the island of Antigua-the end of the journey. When 42 (ask) what she was

most looking forward to, she said, “Food. Definitely food.” She celebrated her 43

(arrive) with a hamburger and fries.

Jasmine’s rowing effort 44 (make) her the youngest woman ever to row across

the Atlantic — or any ocean. But Ms. Harrison’s trip didn’t just set 45 record, it

also raised over £18,500 for two charities.

五、其他应用文

46．你校英语角将举办英语演讲比赛。请你“Develop a Reading Habit”为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：

1.

养成阅读习惯的重要性；

2.

你的建议。

注意：

1.

词数应为80左右；

2.

题目和首句已为你写好。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Develop a Reading Habit

A reading habit is important for us.

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六、读后续写

47．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。

Standing outside the cave entrance, Grandfather admired the green-carpeted hills, but

Lin hated the cave. He had come here today only because of Grandfather.

Grandfather preferred to use guano, the waste matter of bats, to fertilize (施肥) his crops.

But he was too weak to do the whole job. He could gather the guano and bring it out of the

cave in the basket, but he needed Lin to carry it home in the wooden cart.

Grandfather took a shovel (铲子) and flashlight from the cart. “Change your mind and

come inside with me?” he asked Lin. “It won’t happen again, Lin,” Grandfather promised.

“Last time it was my mistake. We shouldn’t have waited until nearly dusk (黄昏) to go inside.

I know that the bats fly out of the cave at dusk.” That was exactly what had happened on the

Terrible Day of the Bats. As Lin had stood at the cave entrance, a crowd of black bats had

erupted from it. Lin had been terrified.

“Bats hurt no one,” Grandfather had said. “Besides, you scared them as much as they did

you.”

But nothing could make Lin forget the horror he had felt in that black cloud of bats. “I

can’t go in there,” he told Grandfather now.

“OK,” Grandfather said. As he started into the cave, he called over his shoulder, “I’ll be

out in no time.” Lin parked the cart and glanced at the shovel and flashlight inside it. His

shovel and flashlight. He had used them before. Now they only reminded him of his fear.

Lin turned his back on the cart and walked down to the river. Grandfather would call

when he was finished. Until then, Lin would put as much distance as possible between

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himself and the cave.

Lin watched two little birds splashing about at the edge of the river. He enjoyed the

peaceful view over the vast river surface. Then Lin realized that Grandfather’s “no time” had

turned into a long time.

Lin hurried up the hill toward the cave. The cart was still there. Grandfather was still

inside. Something had gone wrong.

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。

Lin looked around but found no one he could turn to for help.

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In the dark cave, Lin gathered his courage and yelled again, “Grandfather!”

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