汕头市潮阳实验学校2024届第一学期期中试卷高三英语注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASearchingtheOEDHowtousethequicksearchThequicksearchbarcanbefoundontheOED(OxfordEnglishDictionary)homepageandatthetopofeveryentrypage,andfindsmaindictionaryentries,suchasalphabet,break,xylophone.Italsofindsphrasesandcompoundslistedwithinmainentries,suchastolookuporalphabetbook,anddifferentformsofspellingssuchasdictionaries.WildcardsearchesAwildcardisasymbolwhichstandsforanycharacter.Thequestionmark?representstheoccurrenceofanyonesinglecharacter,andtheasterisk*representstheoccurrenceofanynumberofcharacters(ornocharacteratall).Wildcardsareusefulifyoudonotknowhowtospellaword,orifyouwanttolinedseveraltermsbeginningwiththesameroot.HowtousetheadvancedsearchAnadvancedsearchisafullsearchoftheentiredictionarytextwhichisforreaderswhohaveloggedinorsubscribedtothedictionary.Advancedsearchcanbeespeciallyusefulforveryspecificsearches.Youcanusethesearchareafunctionalitytosearchbyeachsectionofanentry.Youcanalsousefilterstonarrowyoursearchtomatchcertaincriteria.BrowsingbycategoriesCategoriesallowyoutoexplorethedictionarythroughgroupingsofwordsin,forinstance.asubjectorfromaparticularorigin.IfyouwanttofindalltheCaribbeanborrowingsinEnglish,orfindthefirstwordrelatedtofriendtoenterthedictionary,thisisthefunctionforyou.Furtherexploreyoursearchbyusingtheoptionsthatappearontheright-handsideoftheresultspage.1.Whatwillyouuseifyouwanttolookupsometermsbeginningwiththesameroot?A.Thequicksearch. B.Theadvancedsearch.C.Wildcardsearches. D.Browsingbycategories.2.What’stherequirementofusingtheadvancedsearch?A.Registeringforthedictionary. B.Matchingcertaincriteria.C.Searchingwithspecificwords. D.Searchingwithpurpose.3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Adictionary. B.Awebsite. C.Ahandbook. D.Amagazine.BPaulO’SullivanloungedaroundhisBaltimoreapartmentoneeveningin2014,feelingbored.So,likemanyothers,heloggedontoFacebooktofindoutjusthowmanyothersonthesocialnetworksharedhisname.Momentslater,dozensofnametwinsfromaroundtheworldfilledhisscreen.Onawhim,hedecidedtosendfriendrequeststothemall.ManyofhisfellowPaulO’Sullivansignoredhim,butafewfelttoocurioustopassuphisinvitation.AsBaltimorePaulscrolledthroughtheotherPaulO’Sullivans’profiles,henoticedsomethingfourofthemhadincommon:Theywereallmusicians.LikeBaltimorePaul,RotterdamPaulsangandplayedguitar.AnotherPaulinManchester,England,playedbass.AndPaulfromPennsylvaniawasadrummer.BaltimorePaulhadanidea.Wouldn’titbefunny,heaskedtheothermusicalPauls,iftheyformedabandcalledThePaulO’Sullivans?Yes,theyallagreed,Startingabandacrossmultipletimezonesprovedtobetricky.ShakyWi-Fiandothertechnicaldifficultiesmeanttheywereoftenoutofsync.Andbeingevenhalfasecondofffromoneanotherwreckedtheirsound.Tofixthis,theycreatedasortofmusicalassemblyline.BaltimorePaulandRotterdamPaulwroteandrecordedabasictrack,thene-mailedittoManchesterPaul.“Ilistentothesongoverafewdays,”saysManchesterPaul,togetafeelforwhatbassarrangementseemsmostappropriate.“Onceherecordedabasstrack,hee-maileditbacktoBaltimorePaul,whothenbuiltitintothemainsong.Later,PennsylvaniaPauladdedthedrumbeat.Roundandroundthetrackwent,witheachmemberaddingonhisownlayeruntiltheyachievedthesoundtheywant.ThePaulO’SullivanBandreleaseditsfirstoriginalsong,“Namesake”,inMarch2016,whichwasaboutlong-distancerelationships.AndwhenCOVID-19slowlyshutdowntheworld,thePaulsdidn’tmissabeat.Afterall,thebandhadalreadygotthehangofremotework.TheyusedtheirtimeduringthepandemictorecordtheirfirstEP.TitledInternetFamous:ARetrospective,itwasreleasedlastApril.“Whataretheodds,”saysBaltimorePaul,“thatarandomFacebookrequestwouldleadnotonlytonewmusicbuttolastingfriendshipsaswell?”“Somethingsarejustmeanttobe.”4.HowcanthefourPaulO’Sullivansbedistinguished?A.Bythemusicalinstrumentstheyplay.B.Bytheire-mailaddresses.C.Bythemusicalstylestheylike.D.Bytheplacetheycomefrom.5.Whatdoes“this”refertoinparagraphthree?A.TheinaccessibilityofWi-Fi.B.Theexistenceoftechnicalbarriers.C.Theirbeingindifferenttimezones.D.Theirlackofexperience.6.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphfive?A.Thebandhadtopausebecauseofthepandemic.B.Theygotinspiredandcomposedoriginalsongs.CThewholeworldwasbadlydestroyedbyCOVID-19.D.Thebandcontinuedtoworkinspiteofthepandemic.7Whatcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A.BandingTogether B.ARandomFacebookRequestC.Long-distanceFriendships D.APureCoincidenceCHaveyoueverspenthalfanhoursearchingtheInternetwhich,asyoufindoutafterwards,lastedthreehours,oropenedabookshortlyafterbreakfastandalittlewhilelaternoticedthattheroomwasgettingdarker?Mostpeoplecanrememberexperiencingsuchastate.Yourmindwasn'twandering;youweretotallyfocusedandconcentratedonthatactivity,tosuchanextentthatyouwerenotevenawareofyourself.Psychologistscallthesefullyabsorbingexperiencesflowstates,whichwerediscoveredandnamedbyaworld-famouspsychologistMihalyCsikszentmihalyi.Hiscelebratedbook