广东省汕头市金山中学2022-2023学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

汕头市金山中学2023届高三第一学期第二次月考
英 语

本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
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。
A
Skillshare is a video lesson app which has become highly popular nowadays. It will likely appeal more to older kids (age 14+) since classes focus primarily on professional development with topics like digital design，technology and marketing. There are also plenty of art and music classes for more creative learners. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your kid's information is collected，used and shared，and any choices you may have in the matter，and this privacy policy applies to all users.
What is it about?
Skillshare has a large database of online lessons taught by industry experts. Kids can search for a class by topic or by entering key words. Each class contains a series of video lessons that are taught as a lecture. Some classes have only a few lessons，while others have 10 or more. In fact，one guitar class has more than 100 lessons. Many classes include projects，and most end with a brief Final Thoughts lesson to sum up the class content. There's a review section where users can leave advice. Kids can watch the lessons within that class directly from the app. They can also save classes to watch later，and any classes they begin are automatically saved to a watch list. Many classes are offered in the free version of the app，and a paid version gives users access to a much more extensive class list-more than 28,000 lessons.
Is it any good？
All the teachers in the app are passionate about their work，so it’s an excellent way to foster the same passion in your kids，as long as there is a genuine interest in the content being offered.
What kind of membership are you interested in?
1 month
6 months
12 months
36 months
$14.99 per month
$12,99 per month
$10.99 per month
$6.99 per month
You can cancel any time.
Email address for contact：skillshare@gdpr-
21．The passage is intended for .
A．kids B．parents C．teachers D．industry experts
22．How much should you pay monthly for an annual membership?
A．$14.99. B．$12.99. C．$10.99. D．$6.99.
23．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Skillshare allows curious older kids to learn at their own pace.
B．The privacy policy is limited to the registered members of Skillshare.
C．Subscribers can only cancel the order within one month of its purchase.
D．Each class has more than 100 career-related lessons in the Skillshare app.

B
81-year-old Paul Harvey became well-known last September after his son Nick had recorded his two-minute piece from four notes—F natural，A，D，and B natural—and posted it on Twitter.
Nick posted the piece online to show how musical ability can survive memory loss and Paul won the hearts of the British nation when he played the piano from his home in Sussex live on the Television.
To mark a year since he played his composition，Paul was invited to conduct the BBC Phiharmonic orchestra playing two of his compositions at the studio in Salford. He spent an emotional afternoon with the orchestra，during which he conducted both Four Notes，while his son Nick played the piano，and an older composition of his called Where's the Sunshine.
Paul，a former music teacher and classical pianist，said. “It was magical，it was very，very special to work with such wonderful musicians. It made me feel alive，I couldn't believe that an orchestra was playing my music and I was standing in front of it conducting them.”
Five years ago，Paul moved into sheltered accommodation as part of his dementia（痴呆症）care.
Nick，who joined Paul on the trip—organized by Music For Dementia—had seen his dad “come alive again” since the video of him playing piano went online.
He said，“His short term memory is generally shot to pieces but when big events like this happen it’s like a branding iron on his brain. From my experience with dad，the right piece of music at the right time can be absolutely incredible. For the first time in years he has got active again. It really brought him back to life again.”
Campaign Director at Music for Dementia，Grace Meadows said. “Seeing Paul performing beyond his dementia and having the contact with the musicians was a wonderful thing. It was very emotional.”
24．What made Paul popular with people?
A．A musical he recorded. B．The movie he starred in.
C．A video of him playing the piano. D．His extraordinary memory for music.
25．Why was Paul invited to perform his work?
A．To show off his musical talent.
B．To work with excellent musicians.
C．To set an example for people with dementia.
D．To mark the first anniversary of his online video.
26．What does Nick say about Paul’s experience?
A．Short-term memory is changeable.
B．Playing the piano can cure diseases.
C．The impact of the right music is huge.
D．More videos should be taken for the elderly.
27．What is the best title for the text?
A．“It was a dream！” B．“It was magical!”
C．“He was gifted!” D．“He was a success！”

C
The ruins of a huge Maya city have been discovered in Guatemala with the help of the remote sensing technique LiDAR，according to the National Geographic on Thursday.
This breakthrough was possible thanks to LiDAR sensors，which can survey landscapes in 3D by reflecting laser pulses off the ground from unmanned air vehicles and others. LiDAR is exceptionally useful for detecting archaeological sites（考古遗址），as it gets through jungles and other features that hold up exploration on the ground. The technique has been the activator（催化剂）of many discoveries in recent years. For instance，major finds at Angkor，Cambodia and Caracol，Belize can explain what it did.
This large lost city envelops sites like Tikal，Holmul，and Witzna—known for their temples and pyramids—but shows that these famous heritage areas are the tip of the iceberg of this lost urban network.
Hidden under the jungles of the Maya Biosphere Reserve，more than 60,000 human-made features—homes，canals，highways，some of which can even reach the modernized standard—have been identified by an international cooperation of researchers headed by the PACUNAM Foundation，a Maya cultural and natural heritage organization. Those have experts rethinking the outlines and complexity of the Maya empire.
These ancient peoples obviously established these imaginative cultures based on their known relics，but the new research has shown that the scale of this lost society is far beyond what experts had imagined. The findings will be explored in an hour-long documentary called Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings，premiering（首映）Tuesday，February 6 on the National Geographic Channel.
“There are entire cities we didn't know about now showing up in the survey data，”said Francisco Belli，one of the lead archaeologists on the project. “There are 20,000 square kilometres more to be explored and there are going to be hundreds of cities there that we don't know about，and we will push the frontiers，” he added.
28．What can we know about LiDAR?
A．It’s a breakthrough in archeology.
B．It’s major equipment in air forces.
C．It was first used in discovering a Maya city.
D．It’s a remote sensing technique using laser pulses.
29．What does the underlined word “Those” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A．The jungles of the Reserve.
B．The outlines of the Maya empire.
C．The researchers of the organization.
D．The man-made projects of the Reserve.
30．Which of the following words can best describe the Maya empire?
A．Famous and dangerous. B．Vast and highly developed.
C．Mountainous and aggressive. D．Enormous and traditional.
31．What do archaeologists hope to do next?
A．Restudy the history of Maya. B．Use the LiDAR sensors as usual.
C．Continue to explore the unknown. D．Study the documentary more carefully.

D
You may be familiar with the statistic that 90% of the world's data were created in the last few years. The biggest setback with such a rate of information increase is that the present moment will always emerge far larger than the past. Shortsightedness is built into the structure，in the form of an overwhelming tendency to over-estimate near-term messages at the expense of history.
To understand why this matters，consider the findings from social science about ‘recency bias（倾向）’，which describes the tendency to assume that future events will closely resemble recent experience. People tend to base thinking disproportionately（不成比例地）on whatever comes most easily to mind.
It’s also worth remembering that novelty tends to be a dominant consideration when deciding what data to keep or delete. Out with the old and in with the new. That's the digital trend in a world where search algorithms（算法）are systematically biased towards freshness. They are designed in line with human preference. Such a bias towards the present is structurally rooted in the human weakness that we keep deserting things we once cherished simply because we grow tired of them.
What’s really needed is something thought of as “intelligent forgetting”：learning to let go of the immediate past in order to keep its larger continuities in view. It’s an act similar to organizing a photograph album - although with more maths. When are two million photographs less valuable than two thousand?
Many data sets are irreducible and most precious when complete：gene sequences；demographic（人口的）data；the raw，hard knowledge of geography and physics. The softer the science，however，the more likely that scale is reversely connected with quality. In these cases，time itself is rather important as a touch stone to judge the value of data. Either we choose carefully what endures，matters and meaningfully captures our past - or its foot print is silently replaced by the present's growing noise. Mere gathering is no cure-all answer. In an era of bigger and bigger data，the leading warning for those who have to make decisions is that what you choose not to know matters just as much as what you do.
32．What is the major problem with the explosion of recent information?
A．Trends are too quickly produced.
B．People have poor eyesight after viewing too much information.
C．Present information is given too much emphasis.
D．Prediction for future developments largely depends on the past information.
33．What causes widespread preference for newness?
A．That algorithms require the latest information to make accurate prediction.
B．That humans are accustomed to losing interest in old things.
C．That short renewed period is the feature of modern data.
D．That search algorithms keep uncovering the value of the newness.
34．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Recent experience is rarely used to provide reference for future events.
B．The quality of geographic knowledge depends on photo sorting rather than full data.
C．Intelligent forgetting refers to replacing the immediate past with far-back data.
D．Time helps us to evaluate data when the quality isn't in line with quantity.
35．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The side effects of digital innovation.
B．The values of complete data in softer subjects.
C．The data discrimination caused by algorithms.
D．The faulty preference for fresh data and ways out.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Save Water During a Drought?
The drought is happening because of climate change. California just had its driest year in a century. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide drought emergency，asking all Californians to save water in every way possible. 36 ，though you can't save California on your own.
Small things can add up. You’ve probably heard these tips before，but consider this a refresher course：Don't let the water running while you wash dishes in the sink or washing，brushing or shaving. 37 . Water outdoor plants in the morning or evening，so you don't lose as much water to evaporation in the midday sun.
Replace old appliances. How old is your toilet? If it's from before 1990，it could be using up to 6 gallons per flush. Newer toilets may use as little as 1.28 gallons or less. 38 . Upgrading your dishwasher and washing machine and any other water-intensive appliance will also pay savings dividends（红利），in both water and energy costs.
39 . Keep an eye on your water bill. If it creeps higher than normal without a good reason，investigate whether you have a leak somewhere. Depending on the type of water meter（仪表）you have，you may be able to monitor the meter with all your water turned off and see whether anything is still moving through your system. 40 .
Consider your overall lifestyle of water usage and do everything within your power to use less water. Individual action can make a big change.
A．Focus on the water bill
B．Individual action matters
C．Find out the potential problem
D．They can save a lot per household per day
E．It's political action that brings a significant change
F．You may also use a smart detector to tell you once there’s a problem
G．Only run washing machines and dishwashers when you have a full load

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Preet Chandi，an Asian woman，returned from a trek（徒步旅行）across Greenland last year. She hopes to ___41___ an unsupported trek across Antarctica to the south pole by herself. The 700-mile journey will take about 45 days. She will face the __42__ cold of -50℃ while dragging a sled weighing 95kg when she ___43___.
Preet Chandi 44 it is a tough journey. But she feels well prepared after years of
45 . In recent weeks she has been 46 tyres around the streets near her home. She has received a number of curious questions from 47 ．“If you come from a community that is not
involved in 48 at all，it can be really hard，”she said，adding that a number of people thought she was to 49 for Southall，in west London，not to the south pole. “It’s just beyond their 50 .”
In the south pole，one may 51 nothing in front for days except snow. It is quite a mental 52 . Thus，her partner has left messages inside her tent，while friends have 53
voice notes for her to listen to on the journey.
When she returns，she plans to put aside some money to 54 more women to try outdoor
adventures. She is pleased to see change in what has 55 been a male-dominated area. What an inspiring woman!
41．A．abandon B．sponsor C．complete D．introduce
42．A．refreshing B．biting C．bearable D．slight
43．A．settles down B．checks out C．sets off D．turns up
44．A．admits B．denies C．hopes D．prays
45．A．working B．adjustment C．struggle D．training
46．A．lifting B．dragging C．rolling D．pushing
47．A．passers-by B．explorers C．visitors