届广东省广州市高三上学期调研测试英语试题官方试题.docx

1、届广东省广州市高三上学期调研测试英语试题官方试题2022届广州市高三年级调研考试 英语试题第二部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AEntering adulthood is an important step in everyones life. It means that a young person must soon leave childishness behind and start to shoulder grown-up responsibilities.In Germ

2、any, “Jugendfeier” is a coming-of-age ceremony for 14-year-olds. They go to school to prepare for the occasion, studying topics, such as cultural respect and social responsibility, which will help them become worthy citizens. The hope is that the young people taking part in the ceremony will take on

3、 these values for themselves.In Latin America, “quinceanera” is a celebration for girls on their 15th birthday, marking a girls entry into womanhood. In the past, “quinceanera” was intended to ready girls for marriage and they were taught cooking, sewing, and other household skills in preparation. T

4、oday, its similar to how ones 18th birthday is considered an important day in other cultures.In India, the sacred thread ceremony is performed when a boy is grown-up. He is given three sacred threads representing three promises he makes: to respect knowledge, to respect his parents and to respect so

5、ciety. After the ceremony, the child, traditionally, leaves his family to live with a Guru(teacher). At this point the boy becomes twice-born-first his physical birth, and second his intellectual birth through a teachers care.In Vanuatu, young boys come of age by jumping off a 98-foot-tall tower wit

6、h a bungee-like rope tied to their ankles, just barely preventing them from hitting the ground. At the ceremony, the divers mother will hold something representing his childhood, and after the jump the item will be thrown away, representing the end of childhood. He is now a man, ready to protect the

7、 family21. What is the shared expectation of the four coming-of-age ceremonies?A. Having respect for knowledgeB. Getting ready to raise a familyC Acquiring cross-cultural awarenessD. Developing a sense of responsibility22. Which app might appeal to people entering adulthood in Germany?A. B. C. D. 23

8、. In which place are things with special meanings given to the young attendants?A. Germany. B. Latin America C. India D. Vanuatu.BTod Morgan was born blind, mentally challenged, and autistic. So he couldnt see, he could not learn like other children, and he didnt interact with people very much. He d

9、id not seem to have much of a chance. Then, when he was two years old, he began to play little songs on his tiny toy piano. He could play perfectly some of the childrens tunes he had heard.Today, Tod works as a professional pianist. He plays jazz, Broadway songs, and classical pieces. After hearing

10、a tune, he can imitate it almost perfectly the first time he plays it. He doesnt only imitate; Tod is creative too. He can change a classical piece to a jazz, a jazz to a polka, and a polka to a waltz. In addition to the p1ano, Tod plays 13 other instruments and also sings. Tods list of musical hero

11、es includes Louis Armstrong, Mozart, and Beethoven. How can this be? How can such a severely challenged person be so musically talented?Tod has what is called “savant syndrome -a condition in which a mentally challenged person has a tightly developed talent of a specific kind. Savant syndrome is a m

12、ystery to medical researchers. One person who is studying savant syndrome is Dr. David Brighton. He says that he has never seen a musical savant like Tod. Most musical savants are limited to simply repeating tunes they hear. Dr. Brighton points out that Tods ability to come up with his own tunes is

13、a giant step beyond memorization.As for Tod, after studying jazz piano at the Music School at Rivers in Massachusetts, he attended and graduated from the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston. Tod is encouraged by his parents as he performs all over the world, appearing on TV and radio shows.24.

14、What does the author mean by saying that Tod “did not seem to have much of a chance?A.Tod was not likely to be completely cured.B.Tods chances of success in life were small.C.Tods ability to learn music was very limited.D.Tod would have few opportunities to meet others.25.A person with savant syndro

15、me is .A.mentally disabled but specially giftedB.socially inactive but musically talentedC.physically disabled but highly intelligentD.psychologically challenged but physically gifted26.What distinguishes Tod from most musical savants?A.His memory. B.His creativity.B.His sociability. D.His learning

16、speed.27.What can be concluded from the text?A.Tod is a typical case of a serious disease.B.Family support is vital to Tods recovery.C.Music connects Tod to the world around him.D.Music education is a cure to the mentally disabled.CVideo conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. Until the

17、 Covid-19 pandemic, though, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates. Today, were routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual (虚拟).And this is creating a problem that technology cant fix.Th

18、e problem is us, specifically the fact that we havent evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation. So much of our well-being and work productivity is decided on how close we are physically. The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging. One surprising victim

19、 of social distancing is laughterNormally people laugh about 18 times per day. And 97% of that time were laughing with others - we are 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to laugh alone. Think about it: how often when you and your friends laugh at something, is that something actually fun

20、ny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny.So why do people laugh? They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone starts yawning (打哈欠) when just one person yawns, most people cant help but laugh when those around them do. This is why TV comedy shows ofte

21、n use prerecorded laugh tracks.Laughing in response to other peoples laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attenti

22、on. In fact, studies show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work.In todays home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your tea

23、m members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less.28. What is the problem mentioned at the start of the text?A. Physical weakness. B. Lack of technology. C.Social distancing. D. Reliance or virtual conference. 29. The underlined word “This” in paragraph 4 r

24、efers to the fact thatA. laugh tracks are popular B.laughing is uncontrollableC. laughing starts with yawning D. laughing comes more easily in groups30. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?A. Why laughing is important to work.B. How laughing keeps us physically healthy. C. Whether laughing is a behavio

25、ral phenomenon. D. What chemicals our body produces when we laugh31. What would the author most probably discuss next?A. Concrete steps to produce laughter in a team. B. Other factors that may influence a teams health.C. Ways to tell the real world from the virtual world.D. The importance of maintai

26、ning work productivity.DIf you have trouble falling asleep, listen up. You might fall asleep 15 minutes earlier and wake up far less during the night if you put on a pair of socks at bedtime.To understand why, you first need to grasp the relationship between core body temperature and sleep. During d

27、aylight hours, the human body has an average temperature of 37. But your core body temperature drops as much as 1.2 over one nights sleep. This gradual decrease is a key part of how we sleep. Put simply, the faster you can lower your core body temperature, the faster you will fall asleep.One way tha

28、t your body controls its temperature is through blood vessels (血管)in the skin. If your body is too hot, your blood vessels widen, pushing the warmer blood nearer the skins surface, helping it to cool. If your body is too cold, the opposite happens. Your blood vessels narrow, restricting the flow of

29、blood to the surface.The palms of your feet are one of your bodys most efficient heat exchangers, since they are hairless and less protected than other skin surfaces. Researchers have shown that warming the feet before going to sleep using a warm foot bath or by wearing socks promotes blood vessel w

30、idening. which in turn lowers the bodys core temperature faster than going to sleep with cold, bare feet.Scientists suspect that socked feet have a sleep-benefiting effect on the brain as well. The warm-sensitive neurons(神经元)in the brain become more active when theres a temperature difference betwee

31、n the bodys core and the feet. Researchers have found that these neurons become more active as we get sleepy and slow down as we wake up, so that warming up the feet before bedtime may give them an extra drive, making you feel sleepier.In a small study, researchers found that wearing a pair of speci

32、al “sleeping socks not only sped up the coming of sleep, but increased overall sleep time by an average of 30 minutes and cut nighttime waking episodes in half. If youre worried about becoming too warm, look for socks made of natural fibers.32. In which section of a newspaper can we find this text?A.Advertisement. B.Lifestyle. C.Opinion. D. Trend. 33. What change does warm feet bring to the body?A. Slowed brain reaction. B. Narrowed blood vessels. C. Reduced core body temperature. D. Dec