试卷类型：A2024年汕头市普通高考第一次模拟考试英语本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。试题序号从“21”开始。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，然后再写上新的答案；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。ABestSellersInArchitectureWearedisplayingproductsshippedtoyourlocation.Shopourbestsellingbookstoday！SteepleChasing:ChurchesareallaroundLondon.Theycontainartandarchitecturalwonders.Award-winningwriterPeterRosssetsouttotelltheirstories，andthroughthemastoryofBritain.JoinhimashevisitsLondon＇sgreatcathedralswiththeirhistoriesoffireandlove.Itisaboutpeopleasmuchasplace.E-bookEdition:£12.99 Hardcover:£13.67 Paperback:£8.99TheArtOfHome:InTheArtOfHome,theauthorSheaMcGeetakesusthrougheveryroomofthehouse,startingwithanexplanationofprocessandthenguidingourentryways,livingrooms,kitchens,officesandkids’rooms.Withstep-by-stepguidance,Sheahelpsustransformthemostimportantpartsofourlivesandhowwelive.E-bookEdition:£16.99 Hardcover:£19.27SortYourLifeOut:Thefirstofficialbookfromthelife-changingBBCshow,SortYourLifeOutwillgiveyouthetoolstotransformyourhomeinthreesimplesteps:1.CLEAN---howtoletgoandclearoutthechaos.2.SORT---timetosell,donate,recycleandupcycle.3.SYSTEMISE---learnhowtoorganise,foldandstoreinawaythatismanageable.E-bookEdition:£7.99 Hardcover:£16.99NeverTooSmall:Smallfootprintdesignprovesthatlivingbetterdoesn'thavetomeanlivinglarger.Followingthesuccessoftheirfirstbook,thesecondvolumeofNeverTooSmallthatexploressmallspacelivingshowcases30newandoutstandinghomesfromaroundtheworld.Thebookfeaturesbeautifulphotographyandoffersaninspiringmodelforthefutureofhousing.Hardcover£27.621.WhatisSteepleChasingabout?A.ExploringhistorybehindLondon'schurches.B.Spreadingknowledgeofchurchconstruction.C.Showingbeautifulphotographyofgreatcathedrals.D.Sharingexperienceofbeinganaward-winningwriter.22.WhatdoTheArtOfHomeandSortYourLifeOuthaveincommon?A.Theyhavethesameprices. B.Theyarebothadaptedfromashow.C.Theysharethesimilarfocus. D.Theybothguidereadersinthreesteps.23.WhichofthefollowingmeetstheconceptofNeverTooSmall?A.Lessismore. B.Livesmallerbutbetter.C.Thesmaller,thebetter. D.Enlargeyourspace,enlargeyourlife.BHereweare,wrappingup2023inaredbowlikeoneoftheholidaypresentsinaTVcommercial.Itwasayearfullofpoeticdiscoveriesforoureditorialteamandespeciallyforme.Iencounteredsomanynew-to-mepoets.DianaSolisfromtheDecember2022issueandJoyceMansourfromtheJune2023issueareexamplesofthis:poetswithwhomIwasunfamiliarandwhohavenowbecomepartofmydailyconversation.LivinginChicago,ImighthaveencounteredDianaSolissomeotherway.Sheisaniconofrevolutionarypoetryandphotography.Whatagifttolearn,tobeenthusiasticaboutnewpoeticslikeI'mstillinthefrontrowoftheclassroom,tryingtodomybest.TwotruthsI'velearnedaboutChicagosincemovinghere:Chicagoisacitythatholdsthingscloseanddoesn'tneedtoshowoffaboutitsriches.Andtherearericheseverywhere-greatmusicallovertheplace,thebestpizza,anembarrassmentofarchitectures,and,ofcourse,poetryoneverycorner.NelsonAlgrensaideverygreatwritermustspendtimeinChicago.Thefinalversionof2023isfromadistinguishedChicagoan,thepoetandjournalistFrankMarshallDavis.WhenIreadhisworkforthefirsttime,Iwasstruckbythetruthofthepoems,hisclear-eyedcritique（批评）.Hewasatruthtellerwhennoonewantedtolisten.ThisissuealsoincludespoemsofanotherChicagogreat,Li-YoungLee.Hispoemstaughtmehowtothinkaboutromanceasanengineforapoem.Multiplegenerationsofpoetshavebeenusingtheman'sgesturesintheirlovepoems,oftenwithoutrealizingit,becauseeventheirteacherswereborrowingfromLi-YoungLeetoo.Somaybethatiswhythisissuehasmeinmyholidayfeels.Poemscanbeforthepoetandthecommunityconcurrently,anofferingoftheselfthatindicatesthecareofthegiver.24.Whatistheoccupationoftheauthor?A.Amagazineeditor. B.Anewsreporter.C.Ablogwriter. D.AChicagoanpoet. 25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheyear2023?A.Everythingwasnewinthisyear. B.Itwasayearofpoetryrevolutionary.C.Newpoetsledthewayinthisyear. D.Itwasayearofdiscoveryandlearning.26.WhatimpressestheauthormostaboutChicago?A.Thegreatarteverywhere. B.Itsmulticulturalatmosphere.C.Theeconomicdevelopment. D.Itshiddenmusicandpoems.27.WhydoestheauthormentionpoetsFrankMarshallDavisandLi-YoungLee?A.Tosetexamplesforyoungpoets.B.Toshowthegreatimpactofpoems.C.Topromotetheiruniquewritingtechnique.D.Toemphasizetheimportanceofpoetryreading.CAwildAfricanbirdthatwillleadpeopletotreeswithhoneycomb（蜂巢）seemstosomehowlearnthedistinctwhistlesandcallsofthehumanforagers（觅食者）wholivenearthem.Thisbirdspecieshasfarmoreinformationaboutwhatthebeesaredoingthanhumansevercould.InTanzania,Hadzaforagerscanuseaspecialwhistletoattractthisbird,whichwillthenflydownandstartleadingthemtohoney.Withitsnoisychatteringsound,thebirdisveryconspicuous.Oncethebirdarrivesatatreewithhoneyinside,itwillrestnearthebeehivesilently,seeminglynottodisturbthebees.That'sthesignaltotheHadzatoreallystartsearching,saysBrianWood,anant