★启用前注意保密2024届大湾区普通高中毕业年级联合模拟考试（一）英语本卷共8页,分三部分,满分120分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和准考证号填写在答题卡上,将条形码横贴在答题卡“条形码粘贴处”。2.作答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔在答题卡上将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.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。ACritics’choice:Theyear’sbestnovels...1TheLoveSongsofW.E.B.DuBoisbyHonoréeFanonneJeffers（Harper,$29）Thenovelfromacelebratedpoet,this800-pageworkismanythingsatonce:amovingcoming-of-agestory,anexaminationofrace,andanexplorationofAmericanhistory.Outofcuriosityaboutthesecretsinherfamily,AileyuncoversstoriesthattracebacktoherNativeAmerican,Scottish,andenslavedAfrican-Americanancestors.2MatrixbyLaurenGroff（Knopf,$28）IfMatrixwerewrittenbyanyoneelse,itwouldbeahardsell.ButLaurenGroffhasreimaginedthelifeof12th-centurypoetMariedeFrancesothatwecan’thelpbutstaywiththisroyalcastoffasshe’ssentaway,at17,torunapoorchurch,whichsheeventuallychangesintoashelterforwomenandachallengetothemale-dominatedworld.3KlaraandtheSunbyKazuoIshiguro（Knopf,$28）Arobotthathasbeenprogrammedtobeasicklyteenager’s＂ArtificialFriend,＂Klaraservesasoureyesonatroublingnearfutureinwhichtechnologicalprogressispushingmoralboundaries.ButheroutsiderviewallowstheauthorofRemainsoftheDay,nowaNobelPrizewinner,toexplorewhatmakespeopleirreplaceable.4CloudCuckooLandbyAnthonyDoerr（Scribner,$30）Doerr'sfirstnovelsince2014coversseveralhundredyears-from1453Constantinopletoa22nd-centuryspaceshipescapingfromEarth.Thebookruns640pages,butwithoutawastedword.AsengagingasagreatbedtimestoryandasreadableasHarryPotter,it'saboveallacelebrationofthehumanspiritanditspowertodreamimpossibledreams.21.Whichbookiswrittenbyapoet?A.TheLoveSongsofW.E.B.DuBois. B.Matrix.C.KlaraandtheSun. D.CloudCuckooLand.22.WhatisthecentralthemeexploredinKlaraandtheSun?A.Historicalevents. B.Pursuitofdreams.C.Humanirreplaceability. D.Teenagers'friendship.23.Whatdothefournovelshaveincommon?A.Theyallcoverhundredsofyears. B.Theyareallchosenbycritics.C.Theyarealltheauthor'sfirstnovel. D.Themaincharactersareallhumans.BTheworldofunderwaterslumberisunlikewhatweseeonthesurface.Formammals（哺乳动物）,agoodnight'ssleepsendsananimalintoastateofunconsciousness（无知觉）duringhoursofrestorativesleepingthathelpshealthebodyandsolidifymemoriesfirmlyinthemind.Forfish,however,sleepisn'tsuchawell-definedprocess.Instead,manyfishspecieshavetakentospendingshortperiodsinastateofreducedactivityorrestwhilekeepingtheireyesopentoscanthewaterforpotentialthreats.Duringtheseperiodsofreducedactivity,afish'sbodilyfunctionsslowdownanditswatchfulnessdrops.Thebreadthofanimalsintheoceanthatexhibitthistypeofreducedactivityiswidereaching.Amongthehundredsofthousandsofcreaturesinthesea,somemerelyridealongwiththecurrent,suchasjellyfish.Othersfindrockybedroomsforthenight,whilethosesuchasstingraysburythemselvesinthesandtorest.However,itmustbereallyhardtogetagoodnight'ssleepwhenyoubreatheairbutliveinwater.Thisissomethingthattheworld'sunderwatermammalshavetodealwith.Topreventthemselvesfromdrowning（溺死）intheirsleep,underwatermammalssuchasdolphinsandmanateeshavedevelopedtheabilitytoturnoff'onesideoftheirbraintorest,knownasunihemisphericsleep.Whileonesideisfastasleep,theotherkeepsalltheanimal'svitalfunctionsrunning,suchasbreathing.Manatees,forexample,lovetosleep,spendingupto12hoursadayinadeepslumber.However,asair-breathinganimals,manateesneedtosurfaceevery20minutesorsoforoxygen.Toachievethis,thehalfofthebrainthat'sstillawakesendsthesleepingmanateetothesurfacetogetsomeair.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordslumberinparagraph1mean?A.Rest. B.Sleep. C.Danger. D.Activity.25.Whyisithardtodefinesleepforfish?A.Becausefishremainpartiallyawake. B.Becausefishneedshortrestingtimes.C.Becausefishpossessnoconsciousness. D.Becausefishpretendnottobesleeping.26.Whatisachallengefacedbyunderwatermammals?A.Hidinginsand. B.Ridingthecurrent.C.Findingspotstorest. D.Breathingwhilesleeping.27.Howdomanateesensuretheiroxygensupplyduringsleep?A.Bysleepingless. B.Byadaptingtothesea.C.Bysurfacingperiodically. D.Bycontrollingtheirbreath.CProfessorLumseemstobeunderthespellofChatGPT,butlet'snotgetcarriedawaywiththeAIchatbotcraze.Whileitdoeshavesomebenefits,hisargumentsarelikealeakyboatinastormysea-fullofholes.AccordingtoProfessorLum,ChatGPToffersstudentsawealthofinformation.Sure,it'slikehavingawalkingencyclopedia（百科全书）,butlearningisnotaboutcopyingananswer.It'saboutthejourneyofdiscovery.ChatGPT,armedwithitsvastdatabase,deniesstudentstheopportunitytoexploreandlearnthroughtheirownefforts.It'slikeawardingaparticipationmedalforaracethathasn'tevenbegun!HealsoclaimsthatChatGPTimprovescommunicationskills.Seriously?ChattingwithanAIisnotthesameashavingarealconversation.Howcanweexpectstudentstohandlethecomplexitiesoftherealworldifalltheyknowishowtotalktoachatbot?Let'snotturnthemintosociallyawkwardbotsthemselves.Oh,andlet'snotforgetaboutcriticalthinking.ProfessorLumth