甘肃省天水地区2024届高三下-期中英语试题含解析

甘肃省天水地区2024届高三下-期中英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased2．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that3．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore4．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that5．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are6．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve7．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom8．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should9．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.10．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup11．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what12．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please13．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which14．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking15．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach16．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need17．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed18．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some19．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures20．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）ItwasacoldnightinWashington,D．C．,andIwasheadingbacktothehotelwhenamanapproachedme.heaskedifIwouldgivehimsomemoneysohecouldgetsomethingtoeat.I’dreadthesignsinthehotel:“Don’tgivemoneytobeggars.”SoIshookmyheadandkeptwalking.Theincidentbotheredmefortherestoftheweek.Ihadmoneyinmypocketanditwouldn'thavekilledmetohandoveradollarortwoevenifhehadbeenlying.Backhome,IstartedtowritemyweeklygardencolumnforTheAnchorageDailyNews.Allofasudden,IthoughtofBean’sCafé,thesoupkitcheninAnchorage,whichfeedshundredsofhungryAlaskanseveryday.whynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantarowofvegetablesintheirgardensanddonatethemtoBean’sCafe?InApril1995,theGardenWritersAssociationofAmericaheldtheirannualmeetinginAnchorageandafterlearningofAnchorage’sprogram,

PlantaRowforBean's

became

PlantaRowForTheHungry.TheoriginalideawastohaveeverymemberoftheGardenWritersAssociationofAmericawriteortalkabout

plantingarowforthehungrysometimeduringthemonthofApril.GardeneditorJoanJackson,backedbyTheSanJoseMercuryNewsandCalifornia’snearlyyear-roundgrowingseason,raisedmorethan30,000poundsoffruitsandvegetablesthefirstyear,andshowedhowtheprogramcouldreallywork.Todayprogramcontinuestoboomandgrow.1、Whydidn’tthewritergivemoneytotheman?A．BecausehewasafraidthatthemanwasaliarB．BecausehehadnomoneyonhimatthattimeC．BecausehewasinahurrytogetbacktohishotelD．Becausehedidn’tknowthatman2、Whatinspiredthewritertothinkoftheprogramtohelpthepoor?A．AbeggarB．AhotelC．theGardenWritersAssociationD．Bean’sCafé3、HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectofthePlanaRowprogram?A．It’sdiscouragingB．It’ssatisfyingC．It’sdoubtfulD．It’schallenging4、Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．EverybodyCanMakeaBigDifferencetotheWorldB．ACampaigntoRemovePovertyC．PlantaRowfortheHungryD．HowtoHelpPeopleinNeed22．（8分）TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019.Highschoolstudentswhocompletethe"NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination",orGaokao,withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofseniorhighschooland,everyyear,eachprovinceinChinasetsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoitsuniversities.ItisusuallyheldacrossChinainearlyJune.StudentsaretestedinChinese,Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsformorethanacentury.WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmingham'swealthofeducationopportunitiesforthebrightestandmostdedicatedChinesestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportantqualification.Ilookforwardtowelcomingthesehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversityofBirmingham."GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEurope.Birminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguagerequirements.ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirmingham'sChinaInstitutesaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudentsfromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherofChinesegeology.IamdelightedthattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.ThisgivesthebrightestandbestChinesestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingataglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."1、WhatdoChinesestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore2019?A．Gothroughafoundationyear.B．PrepareBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.C．Acquiretherighttopermanentresidency.D．Scoreover800%oftheuniversity'squalificationexamination.2、Whoistheannouncementintendedfor?A．TheforeignstudentsinChina. B．AllpeoplelivingintheUK.C．ThestudentsoftheUK. D．Chinesestudents.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"integral"underlinedinparagraph3?A．complete. B．necessary.C．indifferent. D．unimportant.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Theintroductiontothe"Gaokao"ofChina.B．ThehistoryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.C．Thehighqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.D．TheUniversityofBirmingham'sadmissiontoGaokao.23．（8分）WhenIbeganplanningtomovetoAucklandtostudy,mymotherwasalittleworriedabouttheuncertaintyoflivinginaplacethatwassodifferentfromIndia,wherewelived.Sheworriedparticularlyaboutthelackofjobs,theculturaldifferencesandthechancethatIwouldfaceracism.Despitetheseworries,cametoNewZealandinJuly2014.Ihavefoundtheplaceandpeopleveryniceandsupportive.SoonafterIarrived,realizedtheimportanceofgettingajobtosupplymylivingexpenses.Determinedtodothisonmyown,Ispentawholedaygoingfromdoortodooraskingforajob.However,Ireceivedlittleornoresponse.Thisbecamemyroutineeverydayaftercollegeforafewweeks.Oneafternoon,Iwalkedintoabuildingtoaskiftherewereanyjobopportunities.Thepeopletherewereverysurprised,andadvisedmenottocontinuemyjobsearchinthatmanner.AsIwasabouttoleave,aclerkinthebuilding,whohadbeenlisteningtowhattheothershadsaid,approachedmeandaskedifIwouldwaitoutside.Fifteenminuteslater,hereturned.Heaskedmewhatmyplanswereandencouragedmetostayconfident.HethenofferedtotakemetotheRoyalOakareatosearchforajob.Iwasalittlesurprised,buthadagoodfeelingabouthim,soIwentalong.Alongtheway,IrealizedthatIhadrunoutofcopiesofmyresume（简历）.Themanstoppedathisbusinesspartner’sofficetomakeme15extracopies.Healsogavemetipsondressingandspeaking,andaddedthatIshouldgivehimacallifIeverneededanything.Ihandedoutmyresumesandwenthomefeelingverysatisfied.Thefollowingday,IreceivedacallfromastoreinRoyalOakofferingmeajob.Itseemsthattheworldalwaysgivesbacktoyouwhenyouneedit.Andthistime,itwasacompletestrangerwhoturnedouttobearealblessing.1、Whatwasn’ttheauthor’smotherworriedabout?A．Peoplemightlookdownontheauthor.B．Theauthorcouldn’tspeakthelocallanguage.C．Theauthorwasn’tfamiliarwithlocalcustoms.D．Itmightbedifficultfortheauthortofindajob.2、AfterstayinginNewZealandforashorttime,theauthor.A．decidedtogobacktohisowncountryB．feltthelocalpeoplewerenotveryfriendlyC．hadtofindajobtocoverhislivingexpensesD．wantedtogetajobthatneededpracticalskills3、Whentheauthorwentintoabuildingtolookforajob,.A．aclerkgavehimencouragementandadviceB．hewasconfidentthathewouldfindagoodoneC．hefoundmanycollegestudentslikehimalreadythereD．aclerkrecommendedhimtothecompanyheworkedfor4、Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A．Howastrangerofferedtheauthorajob.B．Howastrangerturnedouttobearealblessing.C．Howtheauthoradaptedhimselftoanewsituation.D．Howtheauthorwashelpedtogetajobbyastranger.24．（8分）Withgoldensunshineandagentlebreeze,autumnisthemostbeautifulseasonintheyear.Thisisagreattimetogooutsideandhavefun.Gotoavalleytoseeredmapletrees,goandpickfruitinanorchardorfindanopenfieldtoflyyourkitein.However,formanyhighschoolstudents,thesegreatactivitiesmaybejustadream.Withplentyofworktodo,theyspendalltheirhoursindoors,strugglingforahighmarkintheirexams.Ofcourse,studyisoneofthemostimportantthingsforteenagers.Butlifeisdefinitelymuchmorethanthat.Sometimeswespendsomuchtimestudyingthatweforgethowtomakelifewonderful.Indoingso,welosetherealpurposeoflife—tobeavaluableandhappyperson.Toenjoyjusthowgreatitistobealive,wehavetoputdownourbooksandpensandlookaroundus.Students,takesomeexercisetoimproveyourhealth,talkwithyourparentsandfriendsforunderstandingandwalkaroundoutsidetorefreshyourbodyandmind.Goingoutandenjoyingthebeautifulcountrysideoftenhelpsourcreativityinourwork.Chinesecraftsman,LuBan,createdasawtohelpwoodworkers.Butifhehadn’twalkedoutside,hewouldnothavebeeninspiredbyakindoftoothedgrass.WecouldalsosupposeifNewtonhadn’trestedunderthatappletree,thenhewouldn’thavebeenhitbyanapple,andhisclassictheorieswouldnothavecomeout.Goingoutisnotonlyabreakfromhardwork,butachancetoaddtolifeexperience.Socomeon,giveyourbrainagoodrest.Stepoutofthebooksandgetyourbagreadyforanautumnouting.Wearesureyouwillgetmuchmorethanknowledgefromtheexcitingjourney.1、Inwhichparagraphdoesthewritermakeasummaryabouthisopinion?A．Paragraph1.B．Paragraph2.C．Paragraph5.D．Paragraph4.2、Whyisgoingoutadreamformanyhighschoolstudents?A．Theyareunhappytodoso.B．Theirparentsdon’tallowthemtodoso.C．Theythinkstudyisthemostimportantthingforthem.D．Theyhavetoomuchworktodoforgettinghighmarksintheexams.3、Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A．makingpredictionsB．reasoningandgivingexamplesC．describingthebeautifulsceneryinAutumnD．pointingoutthepresentsituationofhighschoolstudents4、Whatmessagecanyougetfromthepassage?A．Natureispower.B．AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.C．Theauthorisn’thappywithoureducationatall.D．Goingoutcanmakehighschoolstudentsgetmore.25．（10分）My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatchingPeterPanwhenshewaslittle.IntheclassicTVproduction,onesceneinparticularimpressedme:whenMrs.Darlingputsherchildrenintobed.Assheturnsoffthelastofthenightlight,shetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsays,“Dearnightlightsprotectmysleepingchildren.”Asamother,Iknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forus,though,it’sanotherstory.Likemostparents,Ilovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgone,andIfindnighttimesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.Inmyneighborhood,mostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilarmelancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.Forusmoms,seeingToyStory3onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndy,whoisthesameageasourkids,saygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollege.Andit’snotjust“first-time”parentslikeme.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.“Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyou，”saidoneofthem.Iimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtime,especiallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelife.Meanwhile,asIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynight,Iliketothinkatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafe.1、ThewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythesceneinPeterPanbecause________.A．shewatchedthescenewithherdaughterB．thescenewasveryexcitingandinterestingC．thescenetaughtherandherdaughteragoodlessonD．asamother,sheunderstoodhowmuchamotherlovedherchildren2、Afterherdaughterwenttocollege,thewriter________.A．didn’tgetusedtothechangeforalongtimeB．oftencriedasshemissedherdaughtersomuchC．realizedshehadn’tdoneenoughforherdaughterD．failedtohaveagoodsleepeverynight3、Whatistheunderlinedword“melancholy”inParagraph3similarinmeaningto?A．Happiness. B．Anger.C．Sadness. D．Excitement.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidthewriterkeephercellphoneclosetoherinbed?A．Tocallherdaughteranytime. B．Towaitforherdaughter’scalls.C．Tosaygoodnighttoherdaughter. D．Towaitforherdaughter’smessages.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）TheSweetestThingWhenIwasten,Iwascrazyaboutcandy.Wheneverinoursmall-town1withmymom,Iwouldrunmyfingersthroughmyfavoritecandyontheshelf.Oncethere,thinkingaboutallthingssweet,InoticedamanafewfeetawaypushingbuttonsontheATMmachine.Dressedinasuit,heseemedtobelateforsomething,2waitingforhiscashtoappear.Themachinemadeanoise,andheimmediately3apileofbillsandheadedout.Curiously,IwalkedovertotheATM,whereIstartedpressingthebuttonsasifknowingthe4.ThenIlookedintothebottomofthemachine.ThereIsawit:abeautiful,crisp$20bill!5Iwantedtobelievemymagicmadethecashappear,Iknewthemaninthesuitmusthaveleftitbehind.Iheldthemoneyinmyhand,staringatthenumber“20”andfeeling6thanIeverhad.Ithoughtaboutslippingthemoneyintomypocket.Noonewouldknow,butitdidn’tfeel7.Iknewitdidn’tbelongtome.Ihadtofinditsownerandgiveitback!SoItoldmymomwhathadhappened.“We’lllookforhim.”shesaidkindly.Werushedoutandfoundhimsteppingintohiscarintheparkinglot!We8himandaskedwhetherhehadleftmoneyatthecashmachine.“Letme9,”hesaid,pullingouthiswalletandbills.“Twenty,forty,eighty…Oh!You’reright,”hesaidwithsurprise,“I’m10a$20bill.”“Hereyougo,”Isaid,smilingwithpride,asifIwasa(n)11whohadsolvedamystery.“Thankyousomuch,”hesaid,bendingdownandshakingmyhand.Myheart12.Beforesayinggoodbye,heaskedmymomformynameand13.“Iwanttosendyourdaughterathank-youcard,”hesaid.Onmywayhome,my14wasracing.Twentydollars.WhatcouldIhavedonewithit?IbetIcouldhaveboughtapuppyoreverysinglecandybarintown!Butnow15ofthatwouldhappen.YetIknewIhaddonetherightthing.Afewweekslater,Igotaboxwithanote.Irippeditopentofindpackagesofcandy.“DearFelice,Thankyouverymuchfor16my$20.Youareagreatgirl,andIappreciateyour17.Ihopeyouenjoythiscandy.BestWishes,Tom.”Tomincludedhisbusinesscard.Itturnedouthewasvice-presidentforthecandycompany.Thecandytastedsweet,each18remindingmethatwhatIhaddonemattered.Althoughmyhonestywouldn’talwaysbe19withcandy,itwouldmakeadifferencetosomeone.Andthatwasthe20partofall.1、A．schoolB．churchC．storeD．bank2、A．angrilyB．excitedlyC．hopefullyD．anxiously3、A．coveredB．seizedC．handedD．posted4、A．machineB．assistantC．manD．password5、A．ThoughB．SinceC．OnceD．Until6、A．smarterB．strongerC．prettierD．richer7、A．rightB．goodC．fairD．easy8、A．caughtB．approachedC．guidedD．searched9、A．tryB．thinkC．checkD．guess10、A．sparingB．seekingC．missingD．changing11、A．engineerB．detectiveC．managerD．designer12、A．hurtB．sankC．swelledD．jumped13、A．addressB．ageC．habitD．birthday14、A．carB．memoryC．timeD．mind15、A．bothB．noneC．someD．either16、A．returningB．rememberingC．keepingD．lending17、A．loyaltyB．devotionC．honestyD．bravery18、A．dollarB．biteC．productD．choice19、A．markedB．replacedC．sharedD．rewarded20、A．sweetestB．hardestC．freshestD．heaviest第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Amangotlostwhiledrivingthroughacountry.Ashetriedtoreadamap,hedroveofftheroadintoaditch(沟渠)1．(lucky).Thoughhewasnotinjured,hiscarwasstuckdeep2．themud.Sothemanhadgottowalkto3．nearbyfarmtoaskforhelp.“Warwickcangetyourcaroutofthatditch,”saidthefarmer,4．(point)toanoldmule(骡子).Themanlookedattheweakmuleandthefarmer5．juststoodthererepeating,“Yep,oldWarwickcandothejob.”Themanthought6．hadnothingtolose.Therefore,hetooktheoldmanandWarwicktotheditch.Thefarmerhitched(套住)themuletothecarandshouted,“Pull,Fred!Pull,Jack!Pull,Ted!Pull,Warwick!”Andthemulepulledthecarfromtheditch7．verylittleeffort.Themanwas8．(amaze).Hethankedthefarmerandasked,“Whydidyoucalloutallofthose9．namesbeforeyoucallWarwick?”Thefarmersmiledandsaid,“OldWarwickisjustaboutblind.Oncehe10．(believe)heispartofateam,hewon’tmindpulling.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearMr、Johnson,I’velearnedfromanewspaperthatsomeclerksarewantinginyourcompany、Iameagertobeingoneofthem、SoIamwritingtheletter、MynameiszhangHua、IwasbornintheHebeiProvinceandIamingoodhealth、I’vejustgraduatedintheComputerDepartmentofWuhanUniversity、IdidverygoodinallsubjectsandIamspecialgoodatcomputerstudiesandEnglish、IcanreadsciencebooksinEnglishanddoingsomewritinginEnglishaswell、Beside,Iknowalittle