东莞市2023-2024学年第一学期七校联考试题高三英语命题人：长安中学高三英语备课组审题人：邹慧（试卷满分：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。AWelcometo“CashPoorPointsRich”,anewtravelblogdedicatedtosharingexperienceswithcreditcardpointsandmilestohelpyougetbigtravelbutforsmallspend.Withtherightplanningandmaximizationofavailableresources,travelingasacollegestudentmaybeeasierthanyouthink.Chengdu,ChinaIfvisitingaplacewithhappylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanChengdu.Itishometopandasandspicythings.Moreover,thecity’sabundanceofculturalandhistoricalsights,togetherwithitslaid-backlifestyle,makeitselfoneofthemostattractiveandlivablelargecitiestoo.Pasttravelershavespent,onaverage,￥158onmealsandaboutaquarterofthatonlocaltransportationforoneday.ConDaoIsland,VietnamTourismispickingupinVietnamlately,whereyoucantravelforabout￥100perdayifyouplayyourcardsright.ConDaoIslandNationPark,agroupofdramatictinyislandsoffthesoutherncoast,isagreatdestinationtoseeseaturtlesandotherwildlifewhileexploringtheareaonfoot.Itsthickjunglewillgiveyouagoodchancetouncoveraparadiseofyourown.ZakynthosIsland,GreeceIfyou’relookingforanaffordableEuropeansummerbeachvacation,considerZakynthosIsland.Foodischeapandmouthwatering.Thereareplentyoffreethingstodo,althoughthefavoriteisspendingtimeonthebeautifulbeachesedgedbyelectricbluewater.Therearecountlessoptionsforswimmingintheappealingsea,alongwithcharmingvillagesandmuseumstoexplore.NewOrleans,U.S.NewOrleansisanincrediblyuniqueplaceintheU.S.,fulloffascinatinghistory,absorbingculture,deliciousfood,andaconstantlybuzzingnightlifescene.ThereareactuallyacoupleofhostelsinandneartheFrenchQuarterthatofferreasonableaccommodationratesforstudents.21.HowmuchonaveragemightbespentonmealsandtransportationinChengduperday?A.￥13.B.￥100.C.￥158.D.￥200.22.WhatdoConDaoandZakynthosIslandshaveincommon?A.Abundantcultures. B.Freetouristattractions.C.Impressiveseaviews. D.Largemuseums.23.WhatistheadvantageoftheFrenchQuarter?A.Itoffersuniqueservicesforstudents.B.Hostelstherearecleanandmodern.C.Thepriceofhostelsthereisaffordableforstudents.D.IthasthelongesthistoryinNewOrleans.BIdon’tthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasn’tawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia,Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay,Isuddenlyhadthefeelingofnotbeingabletofeelthegroundwithmyfeetanymore.Formy10thbirthday,mysisterandIweretakenouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors,cavesandlayersofcoral(珊瑚).Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonlyonepercentofAustralia’sCoralSeawasprotected,Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefs(暗礁)havemoremarinespeciesthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly,only45%oftheworld’sreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatisticisdepressing,soit’simportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem.ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsacompleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.I’vebecomeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity,whichaimstocreatethelargestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheocean’sspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together,AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobepartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy,whogrewupsailing,admiringthebeautyoftheocean,andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Heseldomwentsailingatthesea.B.Heforgothisexperiencesabouttheocean.C.Heneverwentbacktohishometown.D.HehadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoonBay.25.WhatisAustralianmarinelifelikeaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.ItisescapingfromtheCoralSeagradually.B.Itdependsonreefsforlivinggreatly.C.Itmaybefacedwithdanger.D.Itisprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans.26.WhatistheaimoftheProtectOurCoralSeaactivity?A.Tocontributetoacompleteecosystem.B.Topreventmoremarinespeciesbeingendangered.C.Tosetupalargenaturereserveforreefs.D.Toraisemoreteenagers’environmentalawareness.27.WhydoAngusandtheauthorcreatealittlevideo?A.Toaskmorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespecies.B.Toinspiremorepeopletostudythesecretoftheocean.C.Tosharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheocean.D.Tobringbacktopeopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies.C Whilesomecriticsclaimthathistorycurricula(课程)teachunnecessarycontent,othersarguethatthesecurriculaneedtobemorecomprehensive.Despiteongoingdebatesaboutcontent,oneuniversaltruthremains:stronghistorycurriculaarenecessaryfordevelopingtheproductivecitizensoftomorrow.Thegreatestacademicvaluethathistorycurriculaprovideisnottherecallofimportantdatesandnames.Rather,understandingthehistoricalinquiryprocessisthemostimportantcomponent.Thisprocessteachesstudentshowtobecomecriticalthinkersandunderstandthedynamicnatureofthetellingofhistory.Throughstronghistorycurricula,studentsareshownbothavarietyofprimaryandsecondarysourcesandaretaughttocritiquethem.Thisiswherethehistoricalinquiryprocessbegins.Studentsnotonlybegintoanalyzeandaskquestionsaboutthecontent,buttheyalsolearnabouttheauthor’scredibilityandpotentialbias(偏见).Studentsarethenabletocontextualizethei