2022-2023學年廣東省揭陽市揭東區(qū)光正實驗學校高三（上）第二次月考英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解 （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，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

• 1．ASTRONAUT CAMP- FLORIDA Have you ever wanted to step into the shoes of an astronaut and experience rocket flight and cosmic（宇宙的）exploration？On this journey to Florida you will come as close as possible to this experience without actually traveling into space.
  Part 1-Visit the Planetarium（天文館）
     From traditional star displays and cultural shows that detail the importance of astronomy around the world，to feature presentations that show the depths of outer space，the planetarium has something for curious stargazers of all ages.
  Part 2-Take Part in Mission Space
     What's it like to be an astronaut？You'll find out on Mission SPACE!Before you board，you'll train for your mission on the X-2 Deep Space Shuttle at the International Space Training Center（ISTC）.Each member of your 4-cadet（學員）crew will assume an important role：navigator，pilot，commander or engineer.
  Part 3-Lunch with an Astronaut
     This 90-minute encounter at the Space Center in Cape features a buffet-style lunch along with a personalized presentation from one of celebrated astronauts.At the end of the event，there's a brief question-and-answer session，plus time for family photos with the astronaut.Astronauts describe what it's like to live in space - eating，exercising，sleeping and training.No topic is off-limits.
  Part 4-Experience Rocket Flight
     Enter the Shuttle Launch Experience，and recreate the feeling of a space shot in real time，from the launch pad（發(fā)射臺）to orbit.At just before six seconds，the main engines fire up，and as the speakers say "3，2，1…."，the rocket launches.
  
  （1）What does Mission Space include？

  
  A．Experiencing a space shot.
  B．Preparing for a space mission.
  C．Learning how to train your crew.
  D．Seeing the depth of outer space.
  （2）In which part can you ask astronauts questions？

  
  A．At the Planetarium.
  B．On Mission SPACE.
  C．At Lunch with an Astronaut.
  D．In the Shuttle Launch Experience.
  （3）What is the purpose of this journey？

  
  A．To show people modern star displays.
  B．To train people to be future astronauts
  C．To provide some knowledge of planetarium.
  D．To help people learn more about space travel.
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• 2．Tired of working in IT and staying the same in Australia，Paulo Cattaneo decided to make a change.In 2015 he started a strict budget so he could save up enough money to buy his dream KTM 1190 motorbike，a camera，and enough funds to support himself for a few years.
     Then he gave up his job，packed his things，and set off on an adventure，travelling the world on his motorbike.Paulo，39，has spent the last four years biking through Australia，South America，North America，and Europe，riding up to 12 hours a day and spending his nights in his tent under the stars.
     "Australia for me was my first experience riding long distance and I was mind-blown by the beauty of the old continent." Paulo wrote on his travel journal， "Traveling through Latin America，I explored the rainforest and learned Spanish and Portuguese.Mexico has some of the best food I ever had and Peru is an interesting place where I can enjoy the unique local Indian culture，also called Inca civilization."
     Paulo has managed to keep his travels going by keeping his budget tight，so he hasn't had to get a job for his travels.To keep costs low，he seldom looked for accommodation in hotels and went camping instead.Thankfully，the motorbike，which Paulo bought secondhand in Australia，has not required any major repairs since he set off.The journey isn't always easy，but Paulo has never looked back.
     Sadly，the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to his travels in Greece when he traveled around Europe，and Paulo has had to spend the last few months in Italy，his homeland.Once the world is back up and running，he plans to return to life on the road and explore Asia and Africa.
  
  （1）What did Paulo begin to do in 2015？

  
  A．Change his job to live a better life.
  B．Collect enough money to buy a car.
  C．Travel the world on his motorbike.
  D．Prepare for his trip around the world.
  （2）What is not mentioned in paragraph 2？

  
  A．The way to travel.
  B．The last destination of travel.
  C．The places he'd been to.
  D．The travel daily schedule of travel.
  （3）What happened to him during Paulo's trip？

  
  A．He enjoyed the best food in Peru.
  B．He got a job to support his travel.
  C．The motorbike often troubled him.
  D．The view in Australia attracted him.
  （4）What can we learn from the last paragraph？

  
  A．Paulo was glad to return to his homeland.
  B．Paulo had to find accommodation in hotel.
  C．The Covid-19 couldn't stop Paulo's dream.
  D．Being alone was a challenge during Paulo's trip.
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• 3．Human activity has shrunk（縮?。?the size of wild animals worldwide，and yet recent research has found many mammals（哺乳動物） living near cities have gradually become larger，both in length and in weight.The findings are unexpected.Spreading urban environments can grow much hotter than natural habitats，and warmer temperatures usually benefit mammals that have a smaller，more energy-saving figure—a principle of biology known as Bergmann's rule.
     As the world grows warmer，scientists have worried that mammals living near cities are going to grow smaller，possibly reducing their fitness and the fitness of their predators（捕食者）.Even with climate change that might not happen.As it turns out，there is another factor affecting a mammal's size that might exceed temperature，and that is food.In and around places with dense populations，where high-calorie human foods are more widely available and predators are fewer and farther in between，new research discovered that most of the mammal species studied appear to be growing in size，not shrinking.According to careful measurements of more than 100 species from North America，gathered from museum collections over the past 80 years，the main reason is not a city's temperature.Instead，the greatest increases in weight and body length appear to lie among those mammals that live near humans，regardless of how hot their surroundings are.
     As climate change grows worse，there is，of course，the possibility that that might change，but at least for now，it seems wolves，deer，bats，and other mammals in North America could be affected more by city populations than city climates.
     If we want to protect mammals that exist today for the future，it's important we know how human civilization is influencing their size，behavior，and well-bejye.aig.In a rapidly changing world，that knowledge could mean the difference between ongoing life and dying out.
  
  （1）Why are the findings unexpected according to Paragraph 1 ？

  
  A．The temperature in cities is hotter than that in nature.
  B．Mammals around cities grow against Bergmann's rule.
  C．The animals living in nature become bigger in size.
  D．The city temperature makes animals become smaller.
  （2）What does the underlined word "dense" in Paragraph 2 mean？

  
  A．Large.
  B．Young.
  C．Working.
  D．Educated.
  （3）Which of the following best supports the main idea of the text？

  
  A．Human activity has shrunk the size of wild animals.
  B．Climate matters most in determining the size of mammals.
  C．Mammals become larger with more food near cities.
  D．Living in hot surroundings shapes the size of mammals.
  （4）What will the passage most probably talk about next？

  
  A．Human's impact on the mammals' development.
  B．Different ways to rescue the endangered city animals.
  C．How to help mammals adjust to the climate change.
  D．What healthy food can be given to city mammals.
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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．你校的美食俱樂部在元旦節(jié)臨近之際要舉行美食品鑒活動，現(xiàn)需美食顧問一名，要求對食物文化有一定的了解，具有一定工作熱情，有經(jīng)驗者優(yōu)先。假如你是李華，請給美食俱樂部寫一封申請信。
  （1）表明寫信意圖；
  （2）說明自己優(yōu)勢和特長。
  注意：
  （1）字數(shù)100詞左右，適當情節(jié)可自行添加。
  Dear Sir/Madam，
  ___________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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第二節(jié)（滿分 25 分） 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。

• 9．Even before I reached the tent，I knew there would be trouble.My little brother Andy was following me，with a sleeping bag，a flashlight，and his stuffed bear.My friends Wade and Brad think Andy would ruin everything.He would get scared in the middle of the night and have to be taken back to the house.They complained so much you'd think they were hospital patients instead of kids I'd invited for an outdoor sleepover.
      Andy promised that he wouldn't ruin anything.He wormed his way into the tent and settled in the far corner.Night was setting in，too，with the woods around us fading toward black.The house，with its porch light，seemed a long way from us.
      "Time for ghost stories!" Brad announced as soon as I'd closed the tent.He told us about vampires（吸血鬼），but it only made us fall over laughing.When it was Wade's turn，he told a story of three guys who were camping in a tent.He described our stories exactly—except for Andy.When he was describing a terrifying creature，the hairs on my arms shot straight up."These guys were crawling into their sleeping bags，right？" Wade continued.When out of the darkness rang this terrible cry.And out of the woods behind us there was a cry!High-pitched，frightening，and strange.The hairs on my head shot straight up!
      "What was that？" Brad asked as the cry came again.We all looked at each other in horror，speechless.Wade suggested someone should go out to check，but no one dared."What if it's something trapped or hurt？" Andy said anxiously.We focused our flashlights on Andy，whom we'd forgotten，sitting in the corner with his arms around his bear.Andy would adopt every lost or hurt animal in the world if Mom would let him.
  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'm going to see." Andy ran out of the tent and disappeared in the darkness._____      Andy said it was a baby monkey caught between branches，and it was crying for its mama._____
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