2023－2024学年第一学期高三四校联考（三）英语试卷命题学校东莞市第六高级中学命题人劳玉梅张衍文审题人劳玉梅张衍文说明：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。AYou'veprobablytriedeasycenter-cityBeijingridesifyouenjoyriding.Nowit'stimetolevelupyourrides,sotheywilltakeyououtintothecountrysideandattractivemountains.DeathValleyApproximatedistance:100kmloop(环线)Itmaysoundterrifying,butBeijing'scyclistsnamedthisnorthernroute“DeathValley”onaccountofthehugetombitpasses,notthenumberofon-roadaccidentsithaswitnessed.Inreality,it'stheclosest,mostlycar-freelooptothecitycenter.Tuesday/ThursdayTTTApproximatedistance:54kmloopThisTeamTimeTrialisverypopularamongtheBeijingcyclingcommunityasanearlymorningridebeforework.Whileit'snotparticularlyscenic,therearefewtrafficlights,andtheroadsarenottoobusyandhaveadequatebikelanes(车道)oneachside,makingitarelativelytrouble-freeride.Ifyou'dliketoridewithagroup,seekoutearlymorningBeijingridergroupsandjointhemonTuesdayorThursdaymorningsat5amor6amdependingontheseason.TheVerseApproximatedistance:120kmloopItpassesacaféwithgood(althoughexpensive)foodandevenhigh-endaccommodation,butthebestpartistheirsuperwelcomingattitudetowardscyclists.It'sabitofhiketogettherebutwellworththeeffort,asyouarerewardedwithamazingviewsoftheGreatWalluponarrival,andaridebackthatismostlydownhill.TongzhouGrandCanalForestParkApproximatedistance:70kmloopThisparkistheclosestplaceforriderstoenjoytheGrandCanalinBeijing.TheTongzhouGrandCanalisatruewonderinChina,andoneofthegreatestcivilengineeringprojectsinhistory.TheoldestpartsofitdatebackhundredsofyearsBC.Itwillbeafunridehere.21.Whywasthenorthernroutenamed“DeathValley”?A.Ithasdeadlyloopsforcars. B.Itislocatedinadistantplace.C.Thereisalargetombontheroute. D.Numerousaccidentshadhappenedalongtheroad.22.Whichofthefollowingcoverstheshortestdistance?A.DeathValley B.Tuesday/ThursdayTTTC.TheVerse D.TongzhouGrandCanalForestPark23.Whatdothelasttworouteshaveincommon?A.Theybothofferaviewofhistoricalsites. B.Theybothhaveanadequatebikelanes.C.Theybothpassasecond-to-nonecafé. D.Theybothofferadownhillride.BIliveinXizhouinYunnanProvince,onthehistoricTeaHorseRoad.IhavetoadmitthatwhenIfirstheardthatPaulSalopekwasgoingtowalktheentireglobeonhisowntwofeet,Iwasblownaway.Icouldn'timaginethattherecouldbesuchanunusualpersonintheworld.LastMay,ImetPaul.HetoldmethatitwashisfirsttimeinChina.Hetalkedtomewithgreatexcitementaboutthehistory,migrations,anddiscoveriesinmyregionofChina.HespokeoftheShu-YanduDao(theSouthernSilkRoad),thetravelsofthe17th-centuryChineseexplorerXuXiake,theTeaHorseRoadandtheearly20th-centuryAmericanbotanistJosephRock.HealsotalkedofXuanzang.PaulconsideredmanyofthemheroesandinasenseChinesepioneersofslowjournalism.IdecidedtoaccompanyPaulonhiswalktowardYunnan.OnSeptember28,2021,wesetout.Ourdaysweresimple:walk,eat,sleep,andrepeat.Wewokeupatsunrise,setoffinhighspirits,andrestedatsunset,draggingourselvesintoexhaustedsleep.Wemetmanypeopleontheroad.Somewerecurious,surroundingusandwatchingus;somegaveusdirections;someinvitedusintotheirhometotakearest;somespokeofthecharmoftheirhometown.Wemetmanybeautifulsouls,simplesoulsandwarmsouls.Wewerewalkingwithourminds.Together,wewereimpressedbythebiodiversityoftheGaoligongMountains.AsIwalkedonancientpathsthroughmountains,Iseemedtoheartheantiquevoicesofpasttravelersurgingmetobecarefulontheroad.Lookingbackonthemorethan200milesIwalkedwithPaul,Icametoarealization.Walkingforitsownsake,whilehealthyandadmirable,isonlyasmallpartofthebenefitofmovingwithourfeet.Adeeperrewardisrediscoveringtheworldaroundus,shorteningthedistancebetweeneachother,andsharingeachother'scultures.24.HowdidthewriterfirstrespondtoPaul'stravelplan?A.Puzzled.B.Scared.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.25.WhatcanwelearnaboutPaulSalopekfromparagraph2?A.HehadaknowledgeofChina. B.Hewasawesternjournalist.C.HecametoChinaseveraltimes. D.HewasJosephRock'sacquaintance.26.Whatdoesparagraph4tellusaboutthewriterandPaul?A.Theybuiltbondswithpeople. B.Theysatisfiedthelocals'curiosity.C.Theysetoffinhighspirits. D.Theyhonoredtheancestors.27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthewriter'swritingthetext?A.Tosuggestanewwayoftravel. B.Toshareandreflectonajourney.C.Toadvocateprotectionofbiodiversity. D.TointroduceandpromoteChineseculture.COnekeyelementofhumanlanguageissemantics(语义).Scientistshadlongthoughtthatunlikeourwords,animalvocalizations(发声)wereinvoluntary,reflectingtheemotionalstateoftheanimalwithoutconveyinganyotherinformation.Butoverthelastfourdecades,numerousstudieshaveshownthatvariousanimalshavedistinctcallswithspecificmeanings.Manybirdspeciesusedifferentalarmcalls.Japanesetits,whichnestintreeholes,haveonecallthatcausestheirbabybirdstogetdowntoavoidbeingpulledoutofthenestbycrows,andanothercallfortreesnakesthatsendsthemjumpingoutof