2024学年陕西省西安市长安区一中高三下第四次（5月）月考英语试题含解析

2024学年陕西省西安市长安区一中高三下第四次（5月）月考英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting2．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether3．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved4．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!5．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading6．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem7．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated8．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/9．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who10．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed11．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow12．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss13．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.14．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe15．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address16．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what17．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the18．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone19．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.20．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary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）WhenwetalkaboutAmericansbarelyintoadulthoodwhoaresaddledwith(担负着)unbearablelevelsofdebt’theconversationisalmostalwaysaboutstudentloandebt.Butthere’sagrowingbodyofevidencesuggestingthattoday’syoungadultsarealsodrowningincredit-carddebtandthatmanyofthemwilltakethisdebttotheirgraves（坟墓）.Morethan20%overspenttheirincomebymorethan$100everysinglemonth.Sincetheyhaven’tbuiltuptheircredithistoriesyet,it'sasafebetthattheseyoungadultsarepayingrelativelyhighinterestratesontheresultingcreditcarddebt.Althoughmanyyoungpeopleblame"socializing"asabarriertosavingmoney,mostofthemaren’tpurchasing$20drinksintrendybars.They’restrugglingwithmuchmoredailyfinancialdemands.Toadisturbinglylargeextent,theyoungandthebrokearerelyingoncreditcardstomakeituntiltheirnextpayday.Thisobviouslyisn’tpermanentinthelongrun,andit’sgoingtoputahugedragontheirspendingpowerevenaftertheyreachtheirpeakearningyears,becausethey’llstillbepayinginterestonthatbottleoforangejuiceorboxofspaghetti(意式面条）theyboughtadecadeearlier.AnewstudyoutofOhioStateUniversityfoundthatyoungadultsareaccumulatingcreditcarddebtatamorerapidratethanotheragegroups,andthatthey'resloweratpayingitoff."Ifwhatwefoundcontinuestoholdtrue,wemayhavemoreelderlypeoplewithsubstantialfinancialproblemsinthefuture’"warnsLuciaDunn,professorofeconomicsatOhioState."Ifourfindingspersist,wemaybefacedwithafinancialcrisisamongelderlypeoplewhocan’tpayofftheircreditcards."Dunnsaysalotoftheseyoungpeoplearenevergoingtogetoutfromundertheircreditcarddebt."Manypeopleareborrowingoncreditcardssoheavilythatpayoffratesattheselevelsarenotplentytorecovertheircreditcarddebtbytheendoftheirlifewhichcouldhavelossimpactsforthecreditcardissuingbanks,"1、Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．ManyyoungAmericanswillneverbeabletopayofftheirdebts.B．Creditcardsplayanincreasinglyimportantroleincollegelife.C．Creditcardsaredoingmoreharmthanstudentloans.D．TheAmericancreditcardsystemisundercriticism.2、Whydoyoungpeoplehavetopayahigherinterestontheircreditcarddebt?A．Theytendtoforgetaboutthedeadlines.B．Theyhaven'tdevelopedacredithistory.C．Theyareoftenunabletopaybackintime.D．Theyareinexperiencedinmanagingmoney.3、Whatissaidtobetheconsequenceofyoungadultsrelyingoncreditcardstomakeendsmeet?A．Itwillplaceanunnecessaryburdenonsociety.B．Itwillgivethemnomotivationtoworkhard.C．Itwillexertpsychologicalpressureonthem.D．Itwillaffecttheirfuturespendingpower.4、WhatwillhappentoyoungadultsiftheircreditcarddebtkeepsaccumulatingaccordingtoLuciaDunn?A．Theywillhavetopayanincreasinglyhigherinterestrate.B．Theymayexperienceafinancialcrisisintheiroldage.C．Theirqualityoflifewillbeaffected.D．Theircreditcardsmaybecancelled.5、WhatdoesLuciaDunnthinkmightbeariskforthecreditcardissuingbanks?A．Theygobankruptasaresultofover-lending.B．Theyloselargenumbersoftheirregularclients.C．Theirclientsleavetheirdebtsunpaidupondeath.D．Theirinterestrateshavetobereducednowandthen.22．（8分）Theyear3700,Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome.Onthisplanetatleast,manisnothingmorethanamemory--ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman".Butwhataboutourwisdom--willanyofitsurviveus?Theconventionalanswerisno.Knowledgerequiresaknower,andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen.Butifinformationsurvives,perhapsinbooksorharddrives,maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant(休眠),readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture.Atfirstsight,thatseemstobereasonable:afterall,wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge.Forexample,wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece,andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics(象形文字).Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife.However,thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark:weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy(遗产)ofotherhumans.Withoutthatlink,thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge.Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier.Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Whenalanguagediesout,wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain.Ifthat'slost,thenitcan'tberecovered.Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone.Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace.1、HowmanyopinionsarementionedinPara.2?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"similarthings"inPara.3probablyreferto?A．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain.B．Rescuingdisappearingknowledge.C．Preservingfutureknowledge.D．Gainingnewknowledge.3、Howcanwemakeknowledgesurvive?A．Weknowalotabouthumanbeings.B．Welearnwaystodrawconclusions.C．Wehaveacertainculturalcontinuity.D．Weprotectthelegacyofotherhumans.4、What'smainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Canhumanbeingsliveon?B．Willourknowledgesurviveus?C．Whatwilltheearthbelikeinthefuture?D．Howcanweprotectourculture?23．（8分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworry---specialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.24．（8分）Inhis402ndanniversaryyear,Shakespeareisstillrightlycelebratedasagreatwordsmith（语言大师）andplaywright（剧作家）.Buthewasnottheonlygreatmasterofdramaticwritingtodiein1616,andheiscertainlynottheonlywritertohaveleftalastinginfluenceontheater.Whilelessknownworldwide,TangXianzuisconsideredChina’sgreatestplaywrightandishighlyspokenofinthatcountryofancientliteraryanddramatictraditions.Tangwasbornin1550inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince,andpursuedalow-keycareerasanofficialuntil,in1598andaged49,heretiredtofocusonwriting.UnlikeShakespeare’slargebodyofplays,poemsandsonnets（十四行诗），Tangwroteonlyfourmajorplays:ThePurpleHairpin（《紫钗记》），PeonyPavilion（《牡丹亭》），ADreamundertheSouthernBough（《南柯记》，andDreamofHandan（《邯郸记》.ThePeonyPavilionisconsideredTang’smasterpiece.Thelatterthreeareconstructedaroundadreamnarrative,adevicethroughwhichTangunlockedtheemotionaldimensionofhumandesiresandambitionsandexploredhumannaturebeyondthesocialandpoliticalrestrictionsofthattime.TanglivedtowardtheendoftheMingDynasty（1368—1644）andthepopularityofhisworkshadagoodreason.SimilartoShakespeare,hissuccessrodethewaveofarenaissance（复兴）intheaterasanartisticpractice.AsinShakespeare’sEngland,Tang’sworksbecamehugelypopularinChinatoo.DuringTang’sChina,theway,inwhichplayletswereenjoyedandperformed,changed.Kunquopera,aformofmusicaldrama,spreadfromsouthernChinatothewholenationandbecameasymbolofChineseculture.Combiningnortherntuneandsouthernmusic,kunquoperawasknownforitspoeticlanguage,music,dancemovementsandgestures.Tang’sworksbenefitedgreatlyfromthepopularityofkunquopera,andhisplayletsareconsideredclassicsofkunquopera.WhileTangandShakespearelivedinaworldawayfromeachother,therearemanythingstheyshareincommon,suchasthehumanityoftheirdrama,theiriconicandheroicfigures,theirloveforpoeticlanguage,alastingpopularityandtheanniversaryduringwhichwestillcelebratethem.1、Howisthetextdeveloped?A．Byanalyzingdata. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byprovidingarguments. D．Bymakingcomparisons.2、What’sthemostoutstandingfeatureofTang’sworksaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Theyarelovestoriesbasedonrealevents.B．Theyreflectpoliticalenvironmentatthattime.C．Theyfocusondiscoveringhumanemotions.D．Theyaremainlyaboutdreamsoffemales.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4mean?A．Ledto. B．Calledup.C．Setoff. D．Benefitedfrom.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TangXianzu—TheShakespeareofChinaB．KunquOpera——ASymbolofChineseCultureC．TangXianzuandHisWork——ThePeonyPavilionD．ShakespeareandHisInfluenceonChineseTheater25．（10分）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A．Madeup.B．Putup.C．Spedup.D．Usedup.2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A．Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B．Theairpollutionistoosevere.C．Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D．Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?A．Outsideanimals.B．Lossoflivingareas.C．Variousillnesses.D．Lackofwater.4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A．Uncertain.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Unsatisfying.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）WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhood1theharmonythatwas2ofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,he3excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinally4literature,5dramaandpoetry.Yeatshadstrong6inthecomingofnewartisticmovements.Hesethimselfthe7taskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,8,werenotreceived9atthebeginning.Hedidn’tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyed10inhispoeticaldrama.11withhisdramaticworks,Yeats’spoemsattractmuch12notice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodern13tothem.Ashisliterarylife14,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwide15.Hehadnot16amajorpubliclife17winningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbe18asaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwho19hisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats’sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines:Earth,receivean20guest:WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel(船)lie.Emptiedofitspoetry.1、A．held B．lacked C．expected D．desired2、A．typical B．special C．awkward D．capable3、A．inherited B．developed C．abandoned D．formed4、A．carriedon B．decidedon C．puton D．basedon5、A．regularly B．instantly C．particularly D．finally6、A．desire B．energy C．access D．faith7、A．fresh B．stupid C．small D．difficult8、A．therefore B．however C．besides D．furthermore9、A．possibly B．honorably C．favorably D．doubtfully10、A．failure B．fame C．pleasure D．success11、A．Connected B．Occupied C．Compared D．Tired12、A．admiring B．amusing C．amazing D．envying13、A．potential B．sensibility C．possibility D．benefit14、A．finished B．produced C．created D．progressed15、A．praise B．spread C．recognition D．assessment16、A．enjoyed B．accepted C．purchased D．taken17、A．before B．since C．until D．after18、A．respected B．admired C．valued D．favored19、A．prohibits B．attempts C．recommends D．produces20、A．appealed B．advocated C．advanced D．honored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）LiBaiwasaChinesepoetpraisedfromhisowndaytothepresentasaromanticfigure1．tooktraditionalpoeticformstonewheights.Thirty-fourofhispoemsareincludedinThreeHundredTangPoems.2．(he)earlypoetrytookplaceinthe“goldenage”ofTangdynasty.ThisallchangedsuddenlywhenallofnorthernChina3．(destroy)bywar.Fortunately,manyofhispoems4．(survive)eversince,enjoyinglastingpopularityinChinaandelsewhere.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：在错的词下划一横线，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。LiMingisafriendofmine、I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears、Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore、Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset、Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing、So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange、Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon、Besides,hefollowedadietofmorevegetablesorlessmeat、Graduallyhebegantoloseweight、Heisnowanenergeticboyingoodhealth、Sowhenfacedwithproblems,weshouldovercomeitwithgreatdeterminati