东莞中学、广州二中、惠州一中、深圳实验、珠海一中、中山纪念中学2024届高三第二次六校联考试题英语命题人：惠州一中英语备课组 审题人：惠州一中英语备课组本试卷共8页，满分120分，折算成150分计入总分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：答题前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔将对应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息涂黑，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。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。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASoontherewillbeaReviewBlitz!Inamonth,wearesearchingforreasonablereviewsthatreflectyoursincereopinions.JustkeepinmindthatthedeadlineforyourreviewsisOctober23,2023.Rules:Toenter,youmustbeateen(aged13-19)withaTeenCreativityaccount.Submissionsoughttoberelevanttothetopic.Eachreviewmustbenomorethan250Words.Thereisnorestrictiononthenumberofpiecesyoucansubmit.Guidelines:Giveabriefsummaryofthebook.Avoidexplainingtheentireplotortellingyourreaderhowthebookends.Informthereaderwhatyoulikeordislikeaboutthebook.Recommendthebooktospecificreaders.Doesthebooklenditselfwelltoolderteens?Wouldsciencefictionenthusiastsshowinterestinthisbook?It’shelpfulforreaderstothinkaboutthebookinlightofotherbooksthey’veread.Rememberthatit’sokaytohaveastrongopinion!Don’tstartsentenceswith“Ithink”,“Ibelieve”or“Inmyopinion”.Prizes:Allparticipantswillbegivenacertificate.FirstprizewinnerswillrespectivelyhaveonereviewpublishedinTeenCreativitymagazineandobtainafree6-monthmagazinesubscription.Second-placewinnerswilleachreceiveafree3-monthmagazinesubscription.You’llreceivetheseprizesbeforeDecember28,2023.SubmityourworkstoHYPERLINKhttp://www.teencreativity.com/www.teencreativity.comHYPERLINKhttp://www.teencreativity.com/.Wehopereviewingbooksbringsyoujoy.WhichofthefollowingmeetstherequirementofReviewBlitz?A.Apersoncanpresentnomorethanonepieceofwork.Eachpieceofworkcanhaveamaximumof250words.Reviewsmustbewrittenbypeopleunder20yearsold.WorksmustbeuploadedbytheendofOctober2023.Whatshouldparticipantsincludeintheirreviews?A.Thelikesanddislikesofthebook. Therecommendationtoallreaders.Statementscontaining“Inmyopinion”.Asummarythatdemonstratesthewholeplot.Whoisthetextintendedfor?Self-learners. B.Teachingstaff.C.Professionaltrainers. D.Bookishadolescents.BWhenImadethedecisiontoquitmyfull-timeemployment,IneverthoughtthatIcouldgetinvolvedinanincreasingglobaltrend.Ihadtoleavemyrelativelyhigh-profilepositionforanunexpectedmovethathurtmyprideandpreventedmefromgettingpromoted.Yet,Iexcusedmydeparturebysaying“Iwantedtospendmoretimewithmyfamily”.Curiously,afteraroundtwoandahalfyears,myexperienceinwhatAmericansrefertoas“downshifting”hasturnedmyexcuseintoanabsolutereality.IhavebeentransformedfromapassionateadvocateofLindaKelsey’s“haveitall”concept,whichshehasbeenpromotingforthepastsevenyearsinthepagesofShemagazine,intoawomanwhoiscontenttoacceptalittlebitofeverything.Ihavediscoveredthatabandoningtheideaof“jugglingyourlife”andadoptingthealternativestrategyof“downshifting”hasbenefitsthatgofarbeyondfinancialsuccessandsocialstatus.NothingcouldconvincemetogobacktothelifestyleKelseyusedtopromoteandwhichIhadpreviouslyenjoyed:12-hourworkdays,tightdeadlines,theterrifyingpressureofofficepolitics,andthedemandofbeingaparenton“qualitytime”.Afterthewidespreadlayoffs(裁员)broughtonbycost-cuttinginthelate1980s,Americastartedtomovetowardasimpler,lessmaterialisticwayoflifeasaresponsetotheeconomicdownturn.InAmerica,simplifyingone’slifeisfrequentlydoneforfinancialreasons,butinBritain,atleastamongthemiddleclassIknow,wehavedifferentmotivationsfordoingso.Forthewomenofmygenerationwhowereencouragedtokeepjuggling,downshiftingisnotsomuchasearchforamythical(虚无的)goodlife—growingyourownorganicvegetables,andriskingturningintoone—asapersonalrecognitionofyourlimitations.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?Thewriterdidn’ttakeprideinheroriginaljob.Full-timeemploymentisanewinternationaltrend.Thewriterwaseagertospendmoretimewithherfamily.Thewriterwasforcedtoresignduetoanexternalfactor.Whatdoweknowaboutdownshiftingaccordingtothetext?Thewriterabandonedherhighsocialstatusfordownshifting.Downshiftingallowedthewritertomakeherdreamcometrue.Thewriterchangedherwayofthinkingthroughdownshifting.ThewriteracceptedtheconceptofShemagazinebecauseofdownshifting.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“jugglingyourlife”inparagraph3mean?A.Settlingforabitofeverything.Choosingtoliveasimplelife.Adoptingabusyandstressfullifestyle.Stayingawayfromamaterialisticwayoflife.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?Itisnevertoolatetopursueyourdream.Downshiftingresultsinamoresatisfactoryandsimplerlife.ThereisadifferencebetweentheAmericanandBritishcultures.Peopleshouldadoptdownshiftingtosearchformythicalexperiences.CLikemostnerdswhoreadsciencefiction,I’vekeptwonderinghowsocietywillgreettrueartificialintelligence,ifandwhenitarrives.Willwepanic?Ignoreitandgoaboutourdailylives?Hence,it’sbeenfascinatingtowatchtheTwitterspheretrytomakesenseofChatGPT,anewcutting-edgeA.I.chatbotopenedfortestingattheendof2022.ChatGPT—whichstandsfor“generativepre-trainedtransformer”—landedwithasplash.Infivedays,morethanamillionpeoplesignedupto