2023－2024学年第一学期高三四校联考（二）英语试题命题学校：河源高级中学命题人：程立雪赖静审题人：黄雪花说明：本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班别、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因笔试不考听力，选择题从第二部分的“阅读”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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。ABestbooksfor12to14-year-oldsMortalEnginesAuthor:PhilipReevePublisher:ScholasticLondonisonthemoveagain:thecitysearchestheworldforresourcesonwheels,eatingsmallertowns.Butwhenheisthrownoffthecity,youngheroTomissoonforcedtoreexaminelifeasheknowsit.Setinafuturistic(科幻性的)background,thisimaginativestoryisacombinationofactionandadventure.ThebookhaswontheBluePeterBookAward.CoramBoyAuthor:JamilaGavinPublisher:EgmontToby’sandAaron’slivesarelinkedbytheCoramMan,whocollectsunwantedchildrenfromacrossthecountry,supposedlytosendthemtoasafenewlife.Inreality,themansellsthechildrenintoslavery(奴役).Soon,TobyandAaronfindthemselvesunitedonajourney,filledwithdangerandexcitement.Richwithhistoricaldetail,thisbookprovidesanimportantinsightintothe1750ssociety.ItwasawinneroftheWhitbreadChildren’sBookAward.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-TimeAuthor:MarkHaddonPublisher:RedFoxSeenthroughtheeyesofChristopher,amathematicalgeniusandSherlockHolmesfan,thisnovelbeginswiththediscoveryofadeaddogonaneighbor’slawn.Inhissearchtodiscovertheidentityofthekiller,ChristopheruncoverssomeinformationabouthisownfamilyandhestartsajourneytoLondontofindhismother.WatershipDownAuthor:RichardAdamsPublisher:PenguinYoungrabbitFiverbelievesthatagreatdisasterisabouttostriketheplacewherehelives—butnoonewilllistentohim.Atlasthemanagestoaskafewbraverabbitstoleavebeforeit’stoolate.Huntedbydogsandfoxes,theirjourneyisadangerousone—buttherabbitscanstilldreamofapeacefulandsafenewlifeatWatershipDown.ThisbookwonboththeGuardianChildren’sFictionPrizeandtheCarnegieMedal.WhichbookwaspublishedbyPenguin?A.CoramBoy.B.MortalEngines.WatershipDown.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time.WhatinformationcanwegetfromthebookCoramBoy?ItsmaincharactersareTobyandAaron.Itisaboutsomerabbitsescapingadisaster.ItwontheGuardianChildren’sFictionPrize.Itscontentinvolvesthebackgroundofafuturesociety.HowdoesChristopherfindsomeinformationabouthisfamily?WhentakinghistriptoLondon.WhenworkingwithSherlockHolmes.Whentryingtofindtheidentifyofakiller.Whencommunicatingwithamathematicalgenius.BGettingtoAntarcticaisnoteasy.Thefewwhoareluckyenoughtovisitthismostmysteriouscontinentdosobyship.ToreachAntarctica,shipsmustpassthroughanextremelyviolentareaofoceancalledtheDrakePassage,consideredtobetherougheststretchofseaontheplanet.Wallsofwaterthirty,sometimesfortyfeethighcontinuallycrashedagainstourshipfortwosoliddays.Wewouldholdontoaropeinsidetheshipwhilebeingviolentlytipped(倾斜)tooneextremeside,thentotheother,andthenbackagain.MydaughterClaireandIwereasmentallypreparedaswecouldbe.AbouttwoandahalfdaysafterenteringtheDrakePassage,thewaterscalmed.Soon,wenoticedsmallblackspotsonnearbypiecesoffloatingice.Emperorpenguins!Then,webeganthetwo-milehikeovertheicetothepenguincolony.Withinseveralhundredyards,smallgroupsofemperors,perhapstenorsoatatime,greetedus,slidingontheirbelliesandmakingtheirwonderfulnoises,sortofalong,high-pitchedsound.OnedaytwoadultemperorswiththeirthreechicksfollowingthemapproachedClaire,whowasrestingontheice.Theyleftthechickswithher,asifshewerethebabysitter.Twentyminuteslatertheyreturnedtocollectthechicks.AndIwillneverforgetthepenguinthat,whenIjokinglyaskedwhichwaybacktothehelicopters,pointedawinginthecorrectdirection.Everynightaboardoursafeandwarmship,wethoughtaboutwhatittakestosurviveinAntarctica,anincrediblyharshplace.Buteachdayontheice,wealsothoughtabouttheDrakePassage,theimpactofthelargebodyofwaterwehadtoenduretogetwherewewere.Overthecourseofourvisit,wecametorespectthepowerofthatsea.Westilltalkaboutthepenguins,asI’msurewealwayswill.ButwetalkabouttheDrakePassage,too.Bothexperienceswereunforgettable,andonewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheother.WhyistheDrakePassagementionedinthefirstparagraph?Thewaterintheareaisusuallycalm. B.Peoplecanseeveryattractivescenerythere.C.Alotofseaanimalsoftenappearinthearea. D.Itisquiteadangeroussectionofthejourney.Whatisthethemeofthethirdparagraph?A.Thevisitorsappreciatedthepenguins. B.Thelivinghabitsofemperorpenguins.C.Howpenguinsmadetheirwonderfulnoises. D.Theappearanceandshapeofemperorpenguins.26.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Penguinstrytoavoidhumanbeings.B.Penguinsarenotafraidofhumanbeings.C.Claireplayedwiththetwoadultpenguinsforalongtime.D.Claireledtheyoungpenguinstowheretheadultpenguinsstayed.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endure”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Promote.B.Break.C.Arrange.D.Experience.CPortiaKapraunhasalwaysseenunwelcomeadsonTwitter,usuallyfrommajorbrandspitching(竭力推销)herexpensivejewelryorvehiclesthatshe,asalibrarianinIndiana,couldnotafford.Ms.Kapraunwasnotinterested.Butshesoonsawtheadsagain.Andagain.