廣西部分市2024-2025學年高三上學期12月聯考英語試卷

學校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀理解

SportsLeisure&FacilitiesAssistantSalary:￡25,802peryear

Anopportunityhasarisentodevelopyourcareerintheleisureindustryandbecomepartof

adynamicteaminPPLeisureFacility.

WearelookingforindividualswhoholdacurrentNationalPoolLifeguardQualification

andhavecustomerserviceexperience.Therolewillinclude,butisnotlimitedto,workingwithin

theleisurecentregym,coveringthefrontdesk,andworkingwithinthepoolarea.

Successfulapplicantswillbegiventheopportunitytogainexperienceingeneralsports

facilityoperations.Thiswillincludethesportshall,swimmingpool,andmanyotherfacilities.We

offera2-yeartrainingprogrammethatincludesassistanceinobtainingrelevant

industry-recognisedqualifications:Level12SwimmingTeachingqualifications,Fitness

Instructorqualifications,andFirstAidqualifications.

Full-timehoursarebasedon37.5hoursperweek,onanannualisedhoursbasis,including

eveningsandweekendsonashift.Flexibilityisrequired.Applicationsforpart-timehourswillbe

considered,sopleaseletusknowyouravailabilityinyourapplication.

Thiswelcomingandmotivatingschoolforboysandgirlsoffersagreatplacetolearnand

growinCambridge.Wefocusonourstudents,andoursharedvaluescreateastrong,caring,and

unitedcommunity.Thepersonwhogetsthisjobwilljoinadedicatedandfriendlyteamofteachers

andstaff,allworkingtogethertogiveourstudentsthebesteducationpossible.

PleasesendyourapplicationtoJaneBlack(recruitment@)by9:00amon

November8,2024.Wewilllookatapplicationsastheycomeinandmightinterviewpeoplebefore

thedeadline.So,ifsbesttosendyourapplicationassoonasyoucan.

1.Whatisspecificallyrequiredfortheposition?

A.AcurrentNationalPoolLifeguardQualification.

B?Advancedfirstaidcertification.

C.Previousexperienceinaschoolenvironment.

D,Adegreeinsportsmanagement.

2.Howshouldapplicantssubmittheirapplications?

A.Throughexpress.B.Inperson.C.Bytelephone.

D.Byemail.

3.Whatisthetext?

A.Aninvitation.B.Ajobadvertisement.

C.Aguidetosport.D.Apromotionbrochure.

Inthelasttwoyears,tennishastakenoverourclosets,ourscreensandnow-ourliving

rooms.

AtleastthatisthehopeofBelgianeco-designerMathildeWittock,whofashionsfurniture

fromthrowntennisballs.Wittock'schaiselongues（躺椅）areentirelycushionless-saveforthe

fillingof500preciselyarrangedtennisballs.Herone-meter-longbenchesaresimilarlyfewand

farbetween,withsome270ballsbeingbothstylishandstructurallysubstantial.

Around300milliontennisballsareproducedeachyear-andalmostallofthemendupin

landfills,takingover400yearstodecompose（分解）.Wittockestimatesthelifecycleofaball

standsatjustninegames,dependingontheleveloftennisbeingplayed.

IttakesWittockaroundthreetofourweekstobuildachair.Everyballiscutanddyedby

hand,withcolorspickedoutespeciallytofittheclientsspace.Itwasthroughmuchtrialanderror

thatshewasabletousetheshapeoftheballwhilemaskingsomeofitsall-too-easily-recognized

features.<6Ineededtofindanassemblythatchangedtheiconicappearanceofthetennisballs/5she

said."It'syellowandhasthesewhitelines.HowdoIdealwiththem?^^

Wittockstartedtoseethedesign'spossibilitiesofthesportingequipmentwhenshewas

studyingatCentralSaintMartins,anartschoolinLondon.Today,shereceivesallhermaterials

viadonationsfromtennisclubs.Collectionsbegansmall-sometimeswithjustlOtossedballsata

time-butquicklygrew.Now,WittockworkswiththeFederationofWalloniainBrussels,whohave

offeredhertheirentirestock-around100,000.Howlongwillitlast?"It'senoughforafew

months,shesaid."Ifthingsgetwild,maybeitwilllastninemonths.BecauseIhavearhythmof

cuttingtennisballs.Icangetthrough1,800perweek.^^

4.Whyarethenumberslistedinparagraph2?

A.Tohighlightawaste.B.Topromoteaproduct.

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C.Toshowtennis'popularity.D.Tostatethematerialoffurniture.

5.Whatfunctiondoesparagraph3actas?

A.Anexample.B.Abackground.C.Adefinition.D.Aproof.

6.WhatdoesWittockhavetodotohandlethethrowntennisballs?

A.Shecleansthemcleverly.B.Sheasksherfriendsforhelp.

C.Sheadjuststheircolorsaccordingly.D.Sheusestheircharacteristics.

7.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Wittock'sstuffsources.B.Wittock'sworkplans.

C.Wittock'sprideinprofits.D.Wittock'seducationexperience.

Yourphonehasascreenthatdisplaysimagesandvideos.Thescreenusestinydotsknown

aspixels（像素）thatconsistofthreeprimarycolors:red,greenandblue.Bymixingthesecolors

indifferentways,yourphonecanshowyoueverythingfrombeautifulbeachscenestocute

puppies.

Nowimaginesomethingsimilarforsmells.Scientistsaredevelopingdigitalscent

technologythatusesasmallnumberofdifferentcartridges（暗盒），eachcontainingaspecific

scent.Justlikehowpixelsmixthethreebasiccolorstocreateimages,thesescentcartridgescould

mixtocreatedifferentsmells.Justasimagesonyourphonearemadeofdigitalcodesthat

representcombinationsofpixels,smellsproducedbyafuturephonecouldbecreatedthrough

digitalcodes.Eachsmellcouldhaveaspecificrecipemadeupofdifferentamountsofthe

ingredientsinthecartridges.

Whenyoureceiveadigitalscentcode,yourphonecouldmixtinyamountsofthedifferent

scentsfromthecartridgestocreatethedesiredsmell.Thismixwouldthenbereleasedthrougha

smallventonthephone,allowingyoutosmellit.Withjustafewcartridges,yourphonecould

potentiallycreateahugevarietyofsmells,muchlikehowred,greenandbluepixelscancreate

countlesscolors.

Creatingaphonethatcanproducesmellsinvolvesseveralchallenges.Oneisdesigninga

systemthatcanproducethousandsofdifferentsmellsusingonlyafewcartridges.Anotherishow

tocontrolhowstrongascentshouldbeandhowlongaphoneshouldsenditout.Andphoneswill

alsoneedtosenseodorsnearthemandconvertthosetodigitalcodessoyourfriends5phonescan

sendsmellstoyou.Thecartridgesshouldalsobeeasytorefill,andthechemicalsinthemshould

besafetobreathe.Thesehurdlesmakeitatrickybutexcitingareaofresearch.

8.Whatenablesaphonescreentopresentdiversevisualcontentsfromparagraph1?

A.Specialsensorsdetectingcolors.B.Auniquewayforcolorreflection.

C.Advancedsoftwareforimagegeneration.D.Pixelsofthreeprimarycolorsincombination.

9.Whatcanwelearnaboutdigitalscentfromparagraph2?

A.Itiscreatedbyusingcartridges.B.It'safully-developedtechnology.

C.Itcomesfromthesamecartridges.D.Itisrelatedtoimagesonmobilephones.

10.Whatisoneofthetroublesscientistsfacewhendevelopingdigitalscenttechnology?

A.Creatingnewscentsthatdon'texistinnature.

B.Regulatingtheintensityanddurationofscents.

C.Combiningallprimarycolorstoproduceonesmell.

D.Findingawaytoemitscentsthatlastforalongtime.

11.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Technologythatcancombinecolorstocreateimages.

B.Challengesfacedbydigitalscenttechnology.

C.Thedevelopmentandpotentialofdigitalscenttechnology.

D.Thehistoryandfutureofcomplexphonetechnology.

Inrecentyearstheproductionofblades（葉片）forwindturbines（風力渦輪機）has

undergonearevolution,asitwere.Asturbineoutputisrelatedtothesquareofbladelength,this

hasalsoincreasedhowmuchpowercanbeproduced.

Butthere*sahitch.Today*slongestbladeshavebecometoobigtobedeliveredtoinland

windfarms.Theycanbetakenonlybyshiptooffshoresites,wherebuildingcostsarefarhigher.

Logisticsspecialistshaveconsequentlybeenraisingtheirgame.Truckswith"blade-lifter”

hydraulics（液壓裝置）canturntheirloadtoreducedisplacementonturns,ausefultrickinhilly

placeswithoutoverheadobstacles.Thepastdecadehasalsoseenthedevelopmentofhighly

accurate“sweptpathanalysis"software.Fedwithadigitalmodelofatransportpassage,tree

branchesincluded,thesoftwarereveals-towithinafewcentimetres-ifabladecouldgetthrough.

Forallthat,problemsstillarise.Duringthemanymonthsitcantaketosecuretransport

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permits,treesgrowandnewobstaclesareoftencreated.Producingthebladesonsitehassofar

provedimpractical.Inadditiontointroducingpotentialfailurepoints,thejointsareexpensiveand

heavy.Theyalsoreducewind-harnessingsurfaceareabyabout15%.Oneideaisto3D-print

bladesatwindfarms.ASiliconValleyfirmhas$1.3minfunding.Ifallgoeswell,thecompany

hopestoproducea50-metrebladeinlate2025.3D-printedbladesoflOOmetrescouldfollowby

2028.Thebossofthefirmestimateson-siteprintingwouldcutdevelopers'totalcostforbladesby

aquarter.

Thewindpowerindustryspendsanastonishing7%orsoofitscapitalexpenditureson

movingblades.Evenexpensive,long-shotattemptstofindabetterway,then,couldproveworth

theeffort.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hitch“inparagraph2mean?

A.Advantage.B.Improvement.C.Challenge.D.Disorder.

13.Howwerethewindturbinestransportedinthepast?

A.Bymakingdigitalmodelsofthelargeblades.

B.Byapplyingsoftwaretothebigtreesdetection.

C.Byreducingtheloadofthetruckstomaketurns.

D.Byusingtruckswithspecialdevicestodecreasethemovementofturbines.

14.Whatisthesuggestionaboutaddressingthetransportationofturbineblades?

A.Printingthebladeson-siteatwindfarms.B.Reducingthelengthoftheturbine

blades.

C.Increasingthenumberoftransportpermits.D.Usinglightermaterialstoproducethe

blades.

15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheeffortstoimprovethetransportationofblades?

A.Cautious.B.Supportive.C.Ambiguous.D.Doubtful.

Everyonewantstofeelmoreattractive.Youcanstartfeelingmoreattractivebyworkingon

yourthoughtsorchangingyourlooks.Changingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfcanhelpyou

feelattractiveandconfident.

16Doyoufindyourselfbeingoverlycriticalofeverymoveyoumake?Replace

criticalthoughtswithonesthatstrengthenapositiveself-image.Whenyoufindyourselfinthe

middleofanegativethought,stopthethoughtinitstracks.

Focusonyourbestfeatures.Everyonehasgoodfeatures.17Ifyouhavepretty

eyes,forexample,playthemupwithsometastefuleyemakeup.Whenyou'refeelingunattractive,

remindyourselfofhowmuscularyourcalves（小腿肚）areorhowsparklingyourskinlooks.

Avoidcomparingyourselfwithothers.18Thafsbecauseyoufocusonthebest

thingsaboutsomeoneelseandtheworstthingsaboutyourself,makingyoucomeoutatthe

bottomeverytime.You'llendupsettingunrealisticstandardsforyourself.However,these

comparisonsarenotreality,sodon'tletthemseepintoyourmind.Instead,focusonwhatmakes

youuniqueandamazing.

Scheduletimeforyourself.Ifseasytogetcaughtupineveryoneelse'sschedulesandtake

littletimetodothethingsthatmakeyoufeelattractive.19Forexample,trygettinga

massage,takingalongbath,orgoingoutonahike.Nomatterhowyouchoosetospendyour

me-time,makesureyou'redoingsomethingthatisimportanttoyou.

Makeyourselfsmileorlaugh.Smilingorlaughing,evenwhenit'sforced,hasbeenproven

toimproveyourmood.Leaveyourselffriendlynotesremindingyoutotakeasmileorlaughbreak.

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A.Removenegativeself-talk.

B.Writedownnegativeself-talkinajournal.

C.Comparisonsalwaysleaveyoufeelingdown.

D.Overtime,you911starttofeelbetteraboutyourselfbydoingthis.

E.Gettingawayfromsourcesofnegativitycanhelpboostyourself-respect.

F.Focusingonyourscanhelpbuildconfidenceandmakeyoufeelmoreattractive.

G.Prioritizeme-timeandinvestsomeenergyinyourappearanceandmentalhealth.

二、完形填空

Onehotsummerday,ayoungmanapproachedourdoor,sellingserviceswedidn'tneed.

Hisfacewasred,andhisshirtwasstucktohisbackwithsweat."Wouldyoubeinterestedhe

began,butI21,“Doyouhaveanywater?”

Hehesitated,thenpulledoutanearly-emptyplastic22.1quicklyofferedtorefillit.

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Withagratefulsmile,hefinishedthelast23andthankedmesincerely.

“Whydon'tyoucomein?It'smuch24here,^^Isuggested,25towardthe

welcomingshadeofmyhome.He26,steppinginsidewithasighofreliefasthecoolair

embracedhim.WhileI27hisbottleatthekitchensink,I28backathimand

added,t6Wouldyoulikesomeice?”

"No,thanks.Fmfine,“hereplied,pushingbackthe29withafriendlysmile,

thoughIcouldseetheexhaustioninhiseyes.Icould30tohim;Ihaddone

door-to-door3Jmyself,soIknewhowharditcouldbeinthehotsun.

AsIhandedhimthe32filledbottle,heexpressedhisappreciationoncemore.

“Thankyou.It33alotondayslikethese,9,hesaid.

Asheleft,Iwatchedhim34.Hisresilienceandgratitudeleftanunforgettable

markonme,knowingthatsometimesasimpleactof35couldbrightensomeoneone

else'schallengingday.Itfeltgoodtohelp.

21.A.interruptedB.discoveredC.regrettedD.removed

22.A.bagB.clothC.bottleD.pot

23.A.pieceB.dropC.loafD.line

24.A.largerB.quieterC.tidierD.cooler

25.A.gesturingB.pushingC.leadingD.springing

26.A.trembledB.believedC.acceptedD.rejected

27.A.cleanedB.pouredC.boiledD.filled

28.A.glancedB.pointedC.ranD.aimed

29.A.glassB.offerC.invitationD.suggestion

30.A.agreeB.admitC.listenD.relate

31.A.salesB.designsC.surveysD.views

32.A.thinlyB.nearlyC.freshlyD.merely

33.A.conquersB.getsC.meansD.attacks

34.A.comedownB.walkawayC.setoutD.goon

35.A.happinessB.gratitudeC.awarenessD.kindness

三、語法填空

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。

GaoGao,agiantpanda,isinhisthirties,equaltoover110yearsoldinhumanage.

Althoughheisinthesunsetyearsofhislifewithsome36(avoidable)age-relatedhealth

issues,GaoGaostilllivesintheDujiangyanPandaBaseoftheChinaConservationandResearch

CentrefortheGiantPanda(CCRCGP)37hasbeennicknamed"GrandpaGao”.

Chen,oneofthebreeders(飼養員)attheCCRCGP,38isinchargeoftakingcareof

GaoGao,stillrememberswhenhefirst39(meet)thegiantpandaattheairportafter

returningtoChinafromtheUS.

“Thelovely'grandpa'wasafussy(擔k易！J的)cateratthattime,“Chenrecalled,addingthatit

tookalotofeffortstotransformGaoGao's"addiction“tocookies,persuadinghim40

(accept)morebalanceddiet.

Suchstoriesofgiantpandaslike"GrandpaGao“andtheirbreeders41(happen)every

dayatthebasehavebeenpresentedinaTVshow42(recent)releasedonTV,capturinghow

Chinesebreedersguardgiantpandasfromcradle(搖籃)43graveandhelpthemreturnto

thewild,givingthepublicanewviewpointontheinteractionbetweenhumansand44

(animal).

Netizenscommentedthattheysawthecross-speciesaffectionbetweenbreedersandthe

pandasin45(they)care.Thebreeders,whoarethehumansclosesttogiantpandas,

dedicatemostoftimeandenergytotheworkandbecomefamilytothegiantpandas.

四、書信寫作

46.假定你是李華，你班上周進行了英語單詞檢測，你的成績不理想。請就此給你的外國朋

友Chris寫一封電子郵件，向他請教記單詞的方法，內容包括：

1.情況介紹；

2.提出請求；

3.期待回復。

注意：

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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。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

五、書面表達

47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和