潮州市2023—2024学年度第一学期期末高三级教学质量检测卷英语本试卷共10页.试卷由三部分组成。卷面满分120+12×13=130分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案：不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在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，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读理解(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。AEggs-perimentingwitheggsWhatcanyoudowitheggsotherthaneatthem?NakedEggsWhatdoesanegglooklikewithoutitsshell?Youmaybepicturingthewhiteandyolkinabowlaftercrackingit,butthatisn'ttheonlywaytoremovetheshell.Materials:anegg,whitevinegar,abowl,aspoonDirections:Fillabowlwithonecupofvinegar.Addtheeggtothebowl,andwaitatleast24hours.Whenyoucheckitafteraday,you'llnoticesomebubblesontheeggandaresidue(残留物)inthewaterUsethespoontogentlyremovetheeggfromthebowl.Dumpouttheoldvinegar,andaddacupoffreshvinegar.Returntheeggtothebowl,andwaitanother24hours.Whenyouremovetheeggthistime,theshellshouldbecompletelydissolved.Whatremainswillbethecontentsoftheegg.WalkingonEggshellsCaneggsholdtheweightofyourentirebody?Materials:sixcartons(硬纸盒)ofeggs,agarbagebagDirections:Placethegarbagebagonthefloortomakeanynecessarycleanupeasier.Placethecartonsofappsintotworowsofthree.Makesurealltheeggsarepointinginthesamedirectioneitherallpointyenduporallroundedendup.Stepontothefirstcartonofeggscarefully.Makesureyourfootisasflataspossibleandthatyouaredistributingyourweightevenly.Ifyou'recareful,youwillsucceed.Eggsareactuallyincrediblystrong.Thearchshapeatthetopandthebottomoftheeggallowspressuretobedistributedevenlyovertheegg.Ifyouweretoplacetheeggsontheirsidesinstead,you'dbelikelytowindupwithagooey(胶粘的)mess.1.Inthefirstexperiment,whatcausestheeggshelltodissolve?A.ResidueB.Water.C.Bubbles.D.Vinegar.2.Whatmakestheeggsstrongenoughtowalkacross?A.Thedistributionofeggs.B.Thenumberofeggs.C.Theweightofeggs.D.Thepositionofeggs.3.Whatwastheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?A.Topersuadereaderstouseeggsinnewways.B.Totellreaderssomewaystoexperimentwitheggs.C.Toentertainreaderswithfunnyuseforeggs.D.Toinspirereaderstoconductexperimentscarefully.B|Growinguponafarm,Ilearnedfrommyparentsaboutthelargebeeswecalledmangangava.ButincollegewhenIgaveapresentationaboutthosebees,Ididn'tmentiontheirfamiliarname;insteadIusedformaltermswhendescribingtheiradaptationsforpollinating(授粉).Iwasafraidofbeingjudgedforexpressingmypersonalknowledgeinascienceclass.ButwhentheinstructorpressedmetotelltheclasswhetherI'dseenthebeesmyselfandwhatIcalledthem,myviewsandmywholecareerpathbegantochange.Irealizedmybackgroundwasvaluable,andthatmycallingwastohelpeducateotherslikeme.MyparentsworkedonasmallfarmandIoftenhelpedoutwhenIwasnotinschool.Theyhadacloserelationshipwithnature,somethingtheylearnedfrommygrandparentsandpasseddowntome.ThiswaswhyIbecameinterestedinbiology.Incollege,Ijoinedaseriesoflabstogainresearchexperience,butmyinterestinpursuingacareerasascientistbegantowaneafterIrealizedmyresearchwasnothelpingpoorpeoplelikemyparentsAsablackstudentfromaruralcommunity,Ialsofeltoutofplaceinmostclasses.Thefeelingofnotbelongingcircledinmyhead.Isometimesthoughtaboutgivingup.Myinstructor'srequestthatIsharemyknowledgeofthemangangavabeechangedmyview.Shesawthattappingintomypersonalexperienceswouldhelpmegraspthescientificconcepts.Nootherprofessorbadshownthatkindofsensitivity,whichhelpedmerealizeIdidhaveaplaceinhighereducationandthatIdidn'tneedtohidewhoItrulyam..I'mnowamaster'sstudentineducation,workingonaprojectthatexplorestheconnectionbetweenscienceandtraditionalknowledge.Idon'tthinkI'dbehereifIhadn'tcrossedpathswithmyinstructor.Weneedmoreeducatorsandscientistslikeherpeoplewhocanserveasrolemodelsandknowthatthebestwaytonurturenewscientistsistoallowstudentstobethemselves.4.Whatdidtheauthorinitiallythinkofhisbackgroundwhenincollege?A.Itwasoflittleuseforhiscollegestudies.B.Itmotivatedhimtocarryonhisresearch.C.Itgavehimanadvantageoverothers.D.Itwassomethinghewantedtohide.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wane”inparagraph3probablymean?A.remainB.advanceC.fadeD.rise6.Whatshouldagoodeducatordoaccordingtotheauthor?A.Valuestudents'personalknowledgeandviews.B.Inspirestudentstoworkashardasheorshedoes.C.Treatstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsequally.D.Beequippedwithrichknowledgeofacertainfield.7.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thefamilyisoneofthenature'smasterpieces.B.Everymanisthearchitectofhisownfortune.C.Agoodteacherisbetterthantenthousandbooks.D.Goodhabitsformedatyouthmakeallthedifference.CMostofusspendourlivessurroundedbyscreens,whichofferusconvenienceaswellasconnectionandanoceanofinformation.Butsinceit'seasytofeelpressuredtokeepupwitheverynotification,technologymayfeelmorelikeaburdenthanablessing.Thus,theideaof“digitaldetox”isbecomingincreasinglyinviting.Thephrase“digitaldetox”describesgettingridofTV,phones,computersandotherformsoftechnologythatcontrolourlivesforaperiodoftime.Someexpertsadvocatecompletelyavoidingunnecessaryscreentimefor30years.Otherssuggestusinganappthatwilllimittheamountoftimeonecanspendoncertainwebsites.Athirdoptionisloggingoutinevenin