惠州市2024届高三第三次调研考试试题英语（2024.01）试卷共8页,卷面满分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、准考证号填写在答题卡上,并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用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。回答非选择题时,用签字笔直接将答案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读理解（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。AIfyouwishtofeelhappier,cookbetterorjustlearnrandomthings,herearesomeofthemostexcitingpodcast（播客）seriesthatcanhelpyouthroughyourlearningjourney.TenPercentHappierTenPercentHappierwascreatedbyDanHarris.Hehassomeinterestingguests,suchasPandoraSkyes,totalkaboutpersonaldevelopment.Danbelievesthatyoucantrainyourselftobehappy,andyoushouldexpectprogresstocomeslowly.Thepodcastcurrentlyhasover700episodes,eachwithdifferenttimelengths,from6minutesto30minutes.DeliciousWaystoFeelBetterEllaWoodwardapproachesasensitivesubjectaboutourrelationshipwithfood.Morethan100episodesarewaitingforyou,andtheaveragelengthofanepisodeisaboutonehour.Thispodcastcanhelpyoufixyournegativefoodexperienceswithpositiveones,whichcanresultinenjoyingalltypesoffoodinmoderationandrespectingyourbody＇snaturalhungercues.PowerHourAdrienneHerberthasmademorethan250episodesinwhichshetalksaboutmotivation,trends,careerpathsandanythingaboutself-improvement.Anewepisodeairseveryweekandusuallylastsforanhour,soit’saperfectpodcastwhenyouneedalittlebitofaboosttokeepgoing.Adriennealsoinvitesprofessionalstoherpodcaststodiscussimportantmatters.Listeningtoapodcastcanteachyoumanythingsbutalsohelpyourelaxafteralongdayatwork.However,thesoothingvoicesofthehostsandtheengagingsubjectswillmakeyoubecomeinterestedinpersonalgrowthanddevelopment,whichisessentialforyoutohaveabetterlife.21.Whocreatedthepodcastwiththemostepisodes?A.AdrienneHerbert. B.EllaWoodward.C.PandoraSkyes. D.DanHarris.22.WhatdoDeliciousWaystoFeelBetterandPowerHourhaveincommon?A.Sensitivesubjects. B.Averagelength.C.Specialguests. D.Targetaudiences.23.Whyarethepodcastsintroduced?A.Toemphasizeself-growth. B.Tosuggestnewlifestyles.C.Toofferwaysofmakingfood. D.Toarousediscussiononhottopics.BMymomspentyearsasastay-at-homemomsothatmybrothersandIcouldfocusonoureducation.However,Icouldtellfromhercuriosityofandattitudestowardworkingwomenthatsheenviedtheirfinancialfreedomandtheself-esteemthatmustcomewithit.WhenIaskedheraboutworkingagain,shewouldtellmetofocusonachievingmydream.Iknewshehadoncedreamedforherself.Foryears,Iwatchedheteffortlesslylightupconversationswithbothstrangersandfamily.Herempathyandabilitytoreachtheheartcouldmakeanyonelaugh,evenwhenthestoryitselfdidnotapplytothematall.Mom,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbeingastand-upcomedian?Itistoolateforme,son,sheresponded,laughingattheidea.Icouldnotbeartowatchherstrugglebetweenambitionanddoubt.Herbirthdaywascomingup.AlthoughIhadalreadyboughtherapresent,IknewwhatIactuallywantedtogiveher.Iplacedlittlenotesofencouragementinsidethepresent.Iaskedmyfamilyandherfriendstodothesame.EventuallyIhadcollected146notes,andeachwiththesamesentiment:Youarehumorous,fulloflife,andreadytotakeonthestage.Onthedayofherbirthday,mymomunwrappedmypresent.Shewasnotsurprisedasshehadhintedatitforlong.Butthenshesawthoselittlenotes.Shestartedtoweepwithherhandsfullofnotes.Shecouldnotbelievethesupportwasreal.Withintwomonths,mymomgaveherfirstperformanceinaNewYorkcomedyclub.Ihavereadthenotescountlesstimeswithmymom.Theyareframedandlinethewallsofhernewofficespacethatsherentedwiththeprofitsshemadefromworkingasaprofessionalcomedian.Formanyparents,theirchildren'scareersaretheirgreatestaccomplishment,butformemymom'sismine.24.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthor'smothertoworkingwomen?A.Shewascuriousabouttheirincome.B.Sheadmiredwhatworkbroughtthem.C.Shefeltindifferenttoworkingwomen.D.Sheappreciatedtheirambitionsinfinance.25.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakeshismotheragoodcomedian?A.Hereffortinmakingfriends. B.Hertalenttobringpeoplejoy.C.Hercuriosityaboutworkingwomen. D.Herdesireforfinancialindependence.26.Howdidhismotherfeelwhenreadingthenotesonherbirthday?A.Amazedandhesitant. B.Sadanddisappointed.C.Movedandencouraged. D.Delightedandproud.27.Whatistheauthor'sgreatestaccomplishment?A.SupportingMom'sdream. B.Achievinghisowndream.C.Securingfinancialfreedom. D.Becomingasuccessfulcomedian.CSomewordsimitatethesoundsmadebythethingstheydescribe,likebuzzorhiss,whichiscalledonomatopoeia（拟声词）.Butwhatifthewayawordsoundscouldarousesomeotherfeatureofanobject,likeitsshape?MarcusPerlman,alecturerattheUniversityofBirmingham,saysthatacenturyago,linguists（语言学家）insistedthatthewordsofobjectsdon'tnecessarilysoundliketheverythings.There'snothingdoggy-soundingabouttheworddogorcatlike-soundingaboutthewordcat.Butthere'splentyofevidencenowprovingitfalse.Tofurtherexplorethisconnection,Perlmanandhiscolleaguesturnedtosomethingcalledthebouba/kikieffect.Whatitisaboutisthatwhenyouseetwoshapes-onelookslikeacloud,kindofroundish,andtheotheroneismorespiky（尖形的）,likeastar-andwhenyou'reaskedtosaywhichoneisbouba,youwillbemorelikelytopointtoaroundedoneand,forkiki,toaspikyone.Oneexplanationfortheeffectcouldbetheap