2024屆天河區普通高中畢業班綜合測試（二）英語本試卷共8頁，滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。注意事項：1.答卷前，考生必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的學校、姓名、班級、座位號和考生號填寫在答題卡相應的位置上，再用2B鉛筆把考號的對應數字涂黑。2.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案；不能答在試卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內的相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準使用鉛筆或涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4.考生必須保證答題卡的整潔，考試結束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ASomeofthegreatestdiscoveriesinsciencehavebeencompletelyaccidental.Thenagain,maybesciencehadalittlehelp...IceCandyOneofAmerica’sfavoritesummertimetreatscameaboutthankstoaparticularlycoldnightintheSanFranciscoBayareain1905.That’swhen11-year-oldFrankEppersonforgotaglasscontainingpowderedsodamix,waterandawoodenstickoutatthedoorwayovernight.Thenextmorning,Frankdiscoveredthemixturehadfrozenaroundthestick.Hepoppeditoutofthecup,lickedit…andsummerswereneverthesame!SafetyGlassIn1903,FrenchchemistédouardBénédictusaccidentallydroppedaglassbottle.Tohissurprise,theglasscrackedbutwasn’tbrokenintopieces.Outofcuriosity,hecheckeditcarefully.Asitturnedout,thebottlehadn’tbeencleanedproperlyandwascoatedwithathinfilmofakindofliquidplastic.Ahappyaccidentledtothediscoveryofsafetyglass.YInMnBlueIn2009,MasSubramanian,aprofessorofmaterialsscienceatOregonStateUniversity,wastestingoutnewmaterialsforelectronicsinhislabwithgraduatestudents.Amixtureofmetalswentintothefurnace.Whatcameoutwasastrikingbluemixture.Thefirstnewbluesincecobalt(深藍)wasdiscoveredin1802,iscalled“YInMnBlue.”PenicillinIn1928,ScottishresearcherAlexanderFlemingreturnedtohislabafteratwo-weekvacationonlytodiscoverthatmold(霉菌)fromanopenwindowhadmadeanuncovereddishofbacteriadirty.Strangelyenough,themoldstoppedthebacteriafromgrowing,givingtheworlditsfirstantibiotic.21.Whichdiscoveryhasarelativelyshorthistory?A.Icecandy. B.Safetyglass. C.YInMnBlue. D.Penicillin.22.Whatdothefourdiscoverieshaveincommon?ASciencehelpedalot. B.Labexperimentslaidabasis.C.Theyweremadebyscientists. D.Theyweremadebychance.23.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?A.Sciencestudents. B.Curiosityseekers. C.Scienceresearchers. D.Thegeneralpublic.BOccasionally,doctorsbecomepatientstoo.WhileIwouldn’twishill-healthonanyone,itcanbeaninspiringlessonformedicalprofessionalstosuddenlybeontheotherside.ThishappenedtomeafewmonthsagowhenIhadakidneystone,whichhaddecidedtomakeitsunwelcomepresenceknowninaratherromanticfashionjustasIwasgoingoutfordinner.ThepaincamefromabsolutelynowherebutwithinminutesIwasincapacitated.Iwasquitetakenabackbyhowastonishinglypainfulitwas.Asadoctor,Iinitiallyrefusedtobelievethatanythingwasseriouslywrong,becauseIhavewitnessedcountlessindividualscometotheemergencyroomconvincedtheyaredyingonlyfornothingmorethantrappedwindandthencreep(躡手躡腳)outastheyburp(打嗝)loudlyandthepaindisappears.However,theunbearablepaincontinuedtoexist,forcingmetoacknowledgethatthiswasindeedmorethanjustastubbornburp,Iwasparticularlypleasedtoreadafterwardsinamedicaltextbookthatrenalcolic,asthepainisknown,isthe“mostpainfuleventapersoncanendure,oftendescribedasbeingworsethanchildbirth.”It’snowonderchronic(慢性的)paindrivespeoplemad.Whiledoctorstalkaboutpainanditsmanagement,it’shardtoputintowordshowexhaustingitreallyisuntilyou’veexperienceditforyourself.Duringmytimeinhospital,Iinteractedwithnumerousdoctors,eachexhibitingprofessionalismandkindnessbutonestuckoutinmymind.Hewasactuallythemostjuniorofthemall,butsomethingabouthismannerwasincrediblycalmingandcomforting.Wheneverhecametomybedtospeaktome,hekneltdownsohewasatmyeyelevel.Thissimpleactridmeofthestressthatotherhealthcareprofessionalsunintentionallyprojected.Justkneelingdownmadeallthedifference.Experiencingtherolereversalofdoctor-turned-patientprovidedmewithprofoundinsightsintotherealitiesofpainandeffectivepatientcare.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetakenabackinparagraph2mean?A.Shocked. B.Impressed. C.Annoyed. D.Moved.25.Whatdidtheauthorinitiallythinkofthosepatientsintheemergencyroom?A.Pitiful. B.Understandable. C.Embarrassing. D.Ridiculous.26.Whatimpressedtheauthormostduringhisstayinhospital?A.Theintensepaincausedbythekidneystone. B.Asmallgesturebringingeaseandrelief.C.Stresscausedbythehealthcareworkers. D.Doctorswithprofessionalismandkindness.27.Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthisexperience?A.Experiencemustbebought. B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.Putyourselfinsomeoneelse’sshoes. D.Healthisnotvaluedtillsicknesscomes.CUSforestscouldbecomea“substantialcarbonsource”by2070,suggestingthatforestscouldworsenglobalwarminginsteadofeasingit,anewAgricultureDepartmentreportsays.USforestscurrentlyabsorb11percentofUScarbonemissions(釋放),equaltothecombinedemissionsfrom40coalpowerplants.Thereportpredictsthattheabilityofforeststoabsorbcarbonwillstartdecliningafter2025andthatforestscouldemitupto100millionmetrictonsofcarbonayearastheiremissionsfromdecaying(腐爛)treesgobeyondtheircarbonabsorption.ThepredictionsuggeststhatthiswillrequiretheUStocutemissionsmorerapidlytoreachnetzero,accordingtoLynnRiley,aseniormanagerofclimatescience.“Elevenpercentofourdomesticemissions.Thatisareallysignificantportion,”Rileysaid.“Asweworktodecarbonize...forestsareoneofthegreatesttoolsavailable.Ifweweretolosethat,itmeanstheUSwillcontributethatmuchmore”inemissions.Thereportalsoassessesandpredictstheextentofrenewableresourcesprovidedbythenation’sforestsandundevelopedlandscapes,includingfarmlands,wetlandsandgrasslands.Accordingtothereport,thelossofcarbonabsorptionisdriveninpartbynaturaldisasterswhichareincreasinginfrequencyandstrengthasglobaltemperaturesrise.Developmentinforestedareas,whichthereportpredictswillcontinuetoincrease,ishavingthesameeffectaspeopleincreasinglymovetotheso-calledwildlandurbanareas.Agingforestsalsocontributeasolder,maturetreesabsorblesscarbonthanyoungertreesofthesamespecies,andtheUSforestsarerapidlyaging.Moreaggressiveforestmanagementcanhelpbycuttingdownasmallportionofagingforeststomakewaysforyoungertreesthatabsorbmorecarbon.Athoroughstudyofeachforestshouldbedonebeforeremovingoldertrees,Rileysaid.28.WhycouldUSforestsbecomea“substantialcarbonsource”?A.Theyfailtoabsorbenoughcarbon. B.Theybegintoemitcarbonincreasingly.C.Theymayemitmorecarbonthanabsorb. D.Maturetreesoutnumberyoungtrees.29.WhichofthefollowingmayLynnRileyagreewith?A.USforestshavelosttheirroleincarbonabsorption.B.ItisurgentfortheUStoreducecarbonemissions.C.TheUShascontributedto11%carbonemissions.D.Thelossofforestscontributestolesscarbonemissions.30.Whatleadstothelossofcarbonabsorption?A.Impropertreespecies. B.Removalofagingtrees.C.Decreasingurbandevelopment. D.Frequentseverenaturaldisasters.31.Whichcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AgingForests—aMajorEmitterofCarbon.B.GrowingForests—aSolutiontoCarbonEmissions.C.ReducingForests—aThreattoGlobalWarming.D.DecayingForests—aConsequenceofGlobalWarming.DArtistseverywherearegetting“understandablynervous”aboutrecentadvancesinartificialintelligence.Lastmonth,awinnerofanartprizeattheColoradoStateFair“sparkedaviolentprotest”whenhepostedthenewsandexplainedthathe’dcreatedhisimageusinganAIprogram.Criticsquicklyaccused39-year-oldLanceAllenofcheating.Tobefair,Allenhadwoninthedigitalartcategoryandmadenosecretofhowtheimagehadbeenproduced.Buttherulesofartmakingareclearlychanging.Allen’screativeprocess,tobeclear,“wasnotapush-buttonoperation,”saidJasonBlaininForbes.Heclaimstohavespent80hoursonhisentry,firstonfine-tuninghistextprompts(提示),thenbytouchingupthefinalimageusingPhotoshopandsimilartools,thenarrangingtoprinttheimageoncanvas.HemadethefinishedproductusingAImuchasaphotographercreatesanimageusingacamera.ButAllen,atabletopgamedeveloper,isawedbyAI’scapabilitiesandurgesartistsandillustratorstowelcomethetechnologyratherthanfightit.“Artisdead,”hesays.“AIwon.Humanslost.”Amoreinspiringlessontotakefromhisvictory,though,isthatimagegeneratorsarelikelyto“expandtheappreciationforandcreationofart”byopeningthefieldtopeople,likehim,whocouldneverdrawanythingasdetailedashisaward-winningimage.“Ifanything,wewillhavemoreartists,”andasthetechnologyprogresses,“wemightseetheemergenceofartstylesthatnonehaveseenbefore.”Youcan’tblametraditionalartistsifthey’reunhappy.Imagegeneratorsworktheirmagic,afterall,byanalyzingtheaesthetics(美學)ofmillionsofpre-existingimages.Oneofthemostcomplicatedimagegenerators“makescrystalclearjusthowdestructivethistechnologywillbe,”saidLozEliotinNewAtlas.Givenaspecificprompt,itcanproduceanimageofjustaboutanythingyoucanimagineandevenfollowthestyleofafavoriteartist’swork.Itsarrivalmarks“anincrediblepopularizationofvisualcreativity”whileaiming“aknifetotheheartofanyonewho’sspentdecadesimprovingtheirartistictechniqueshopingtomakealivingfromthem.”32.WhyareartistsgettingnervousaboutAIrecently?A.AwinnerofanartprizeusedAI. B.LanceAllencheatedintheartcompetition.C.Thedigitalartwillsoondominate. D.Therewillbegreatchangesinartcreation.33.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph2?A.ItwasnoeasyworkforAllenevenwithAl. B.Allenworkedasaphotographercreatinganimage.C.AIplayedakeyroleinAllen’sartcreation. D.AlthoughwithAI,Allen’screationcountedalot.34.WhatlessoncanwedrawfromAllen’swinning?A.HumanhasbeenbeatenbyAI. B.AIwillmakeartmorepopular.C.Greaterartistsandnewartstyleswillappear. D.AIenablesamateurstowinartcompetitions.35.WhydoesLozEliotsaythenewtechnologywillbedestructive?A.Itworksbyanalyzingimagescreatedbyhuman.B.Itcanproduceimagesbeyondpeople’simagination.C.Itmakesartists’long-timeeffortmeaningless.D.Itmakesitimpossibleforartiststomakealiving.第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Doyoueverfindyourselfsavingthegoodthingsinlifeforsomedistantmomentinthefuture?Maybeyouhaveacollectionoffancyplatesthatonlyseethelightofdayonspecialoccasions,orperhapsyou’rewaitingfortheperfecttimetowearthatbeautifuldressputawayinyourcloset.36InarecentconversationwithleadingpsychologistDr.AlisonMcClymont,weexploredtheideaofgivingourselvespermissiontoenjoythegoodthingsnow,ratherthanwaitingforanuncertainfuture.37Sosavingpleasureforthefuturemaybepointless.Butwhydowefeeltheneedtosavethingsforbest?38It’stypicallyBritishtosaveourcrockeryorclothesfor“special”occasions.Thismindsetmayhaveoriginatedfromtimeswhenresourceswerenotenoughandhasbeenpasseddownthroughgenerations.However,whenwefeelabundant,wearemorewillingtouseandappreciateourfavoritethingsregularly.Welcomingthejoyofeverydaylifecanbeseenasanactofself-love.Wearesupposedtosurroundourselveswiththingsthatbringushappiness,eveninordinarymoments.39It’salsoaboutfindingwaystorenewourworth,fightingthenegativethoughtsthatwedon’tdeservetoenjoythegoodthingsinlife.40Takeoutthosefancyplatesforasimpleweeknightdinner.Wearthatbeautifuldresstorunerrandsorpickupyourkidsfromschool.Celebratethesmallmomentsandmakethemextraordinary.Becauseintheend,lifeistooshorttodenyourselvesjoy.Let’sbreakfreefromthemindsetofwaitingfortheperfectmoment.Embracethejoyofeverydaylifeandmakeeverydayacelebration.A.So,whynotstartnow?B.Well,it’stimetoreconsider.C.Bydoingso,wecanboostouroverallwell-being.D.Afterall,therewillbemorehappinessinstoreforus.E.Actually,culturalandgenerationalfactorsplayacrucialrole.F.Thereasonmaybethatourwell-beingiscloselyrelatedtoabundance.G.Ifwedenyourselvessmallmomentsofjoy,wemaynevergetthemagain.第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。WhenDarrellWorthywasgrowingup,Thanksgivingmeant30neighborssharingapotluckmealinthefamilydriveway.“Myparentsworkedatagolfcourse.They’d41alltheworkerstocometoThanksgivingdinner.Theywouldneverturnanybodyaway,”hesays.“Iftherewasakidinthe42whoneededdinner,hegotit.”Today,Worthycarriesonthe43athisrestaurant,whereacombinationofbarbecueandcommunity44hasmadeitahotspot,Locals45therestaurantforitsburgersandmeatloaf.Formany,itisalsoastopontheroadto46.Ithasaprogramthatbringsformer47intothekitchenforthefirsttimetohelpthem48serviceindustryskills.Theeffortwas49bymanagerCaseyDeGuise,whoarrivedtherewithdrugproblems.“Hehadbeenrejectedfor35jobs,”Worthysays.“Wesaid‘Let’stakeachance,’andhe’snever50.”Worthyhimselfknowsthatalittlehelpcangoalongway.“IhadatimewhenIwasdefinitelydrinkingtoomuch,”he51.Now,heofferstoothersthe52heonceneeded.Hekeepsacoolerbythefrontdoorofhisrestaurantwith53foodforanyonewhowantsit.Buthisfavoritepastimeisstillwatching54platesturntodirtydishes.“Ifwecanpaythebillsandstaff,we’rehappy,”saysWorthy.“Ifwecan55thecommunity,we’rehappier.”41.A.request B.inform C.advise D.invite42.A.neighborhood B.country Ccourse D.family43.A.dinner B.plan C.expectation D.tradition44A.service B.work C.life D.belief45.A.admire B.know C.thank D.evaluate46.A.recovery B.wealth C.fame D.knowledge47.A.customers B.neighbours Caddicts D.chefs48.A.present B.acquire C.advocate D.improve49.A.inspired B.made C.ruined D.continued50.A.lookeddownonmeB.letmedown C.turnedmedown D.calmedmedown51A.comments B.complains C.recalls D.argues52.A.support Badvice C.fund D.job53.A.delicious B.cool C.cheap D.free54.A.clean B.large C.full D.extra55.A.protect B.build C.feed D.help第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。OriginatinginsouthwestChina,teaenrichesandnourishesthelifeofChinesepeople,andgivesrisetoauniqueandprofoundteaculture.Datingbacktoover2000yearsago,teahasrisenabovedifferencesindietsandculturesandenjoyedworldwide56(popular)withitsuniquefragrance.SincetheTangDynasty,Chineseteahasmade57waytotheworld,throughtheAncientTeaHorseRoadandtheAncientSilkRoad,58(shape)differentteadrinkingcustomsandculturesalongtheway.Afterthe18thcentury,Chineseteaseeds59(introduce)toIndia,SriLankaandlaterothercountries,andnowmorethan60countriesaregrowingtea.Chineseteafallsintosixcategories,60(name)greentea,whitetea,yellowtea,oolongtea,blackteaanddarktea,61(base)ondifferentproductionmethodsandfermentation(發酵)degrees.62theonlycountryintheworldcapableofproducingandprocessingsixteencategories,China63(develop)anautomatedandstandardizedwaywithgreatinnovation.In2016,Chinaexported271,000tonsofgreentea,64qualityhaswonworldrecognition.Intea,wefindart,prosperityandourjourneyahead.Chineseteaculturevaluesharmonyandsincerity,65spiritthatsharesthesameoriginwiththeSilkRoad.第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（滿分15分）假定你是學校英文報“GrowingPains”欄目的編輯，最近陸續收到學生來信，反映家長過多干涉自己的學習。請你寫一封回信，對此現象進行分析并給這些學生提出建議。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearTroubled,FromyourlettersI’velearntthatyourparentscaretoomuchaboutyourstudy,whichannoysyoualot.LovingEditor第二節（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Bornintoamedicalfamily,Amar,a15-year-oldboy,wasexpectedtobeadoctor,butdeepdowninhisheart,hewaseagertotakeupwritingashisfuturecareer.Hewasinagreatdilemmawhethertopursuehisdreamorliveuptohisparents’expectation.untilonedaywhenhisfathergiftedhimaparrot.Theparrothadtwohazylinesinherneck:blackandred.Amarknewthehazylinesmarkthestageoflearning.“Whenthereisagoodteacher,howcanhisstudentbestupid”,heusedtobelieve.Itwasabsolutelytrue.Metto’scagewasyellowwithabigdoorandashinysilverrod(桿)runningthroughthecentre.Metto’sworldwasfantastic,surroundedbyeight-footwhitewallswithsomeplumtrees.Andalawn,withapalmtreeinthemiddle,wasdottedwithmultiple-colorroses.Backhomefromschooleveryafternoon,AmaralwaysslidthedoorofthecageupforMettotosetherfreenearbythepalmtree.Mettocouldsetherselffreebecauseshelearnedhowtoslideupthedoorbutshehadnevertriedtodoso.ItwaseitherlovewithAmaror,mightbe,shehadnevertastedthetasteofabiggerworld.AmaralwaystalkedwithMettoinPashto(普什圖語).WheneverAmarfishedoutpeanutsfromhispocket,Mettotalkedfrequently“Totichoorikhore”—parrot!Wannaeatchoori.Shehadlearnedonemoresentenceaftermeetingwithafriendbelongingtojungleoutsidethewhitewalls.Shealwayssaidthatattheendofmeal“Dawakhtbamteershe”—thisshalltobepassed,whichAmarhadnevertaughther.AmarsawherfriendcomingdailyandsittingintheplumtreenearbyMetto’scage.Heletthemanddidnothing.“Thenewonecanneversucceedinwinningher.Afterall,Ifeedherwell.Shewillneverleaveme”,Amarmurmured.Buthedidn’tknowthenewteacherhadtaughthersomethingtheoldonehadn’t.Itwastheouterworldwithuntouchablehorizon.注意：1.續寫詞數應為150個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Oneday,onthewaytofeedher,AmarwasshockedatwhatMettowasdoing.Hisheadhangingdown;Amarcamebackhomeafterlongrunning.

2024屆天河區高中畢業班綜合測試（二）英語答案及評卷細則閱讀（每小題2.5分，共50分）21-23CDD 24-27ADBC 28-31CBDA 32-35DABC 36-40BGECA完形（每小題1分，共15分）41-45DADAB 46-50ACBAB 51-55CADCD語法（每小題1.5分，共15分）56.popularity 57.its 58.shaping 59.wereintroduced 60.namely61.based 62.As 63.hasdeveloped 64.whose 65.a/the應用文（滿分25分）Deartr