2024学年贵州省遵义市第十八中学高三下学期四月调考英语试题含解析

2024学年贵州省遵义市第十八中学高三下学期四月调考英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem2．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated3．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those4．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway5．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such6．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse7．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant8．Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse9．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe10．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill11．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since12．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely13．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature14．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful15．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg16．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it17．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what18．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand19．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t20．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped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）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.99BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.92SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia(琐事)thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$78.96SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheatractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.1、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4. B．August15.C．March27. D．October8.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvert(改变)themintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”

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thedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（程序）

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inparagraph5probablymean?A．ignoreB．destroyC．increaseD．reduce2、Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．TheadvantagesofGazeSpeakovertheCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．SmartphoneApphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesmovement.C．ThestickerplaysanimportantroleinGazeSpeak.D．ThewriterismakinganadvertisementforGazeSpeaker.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheinventionofGazeSpeaker?A．doubtfulB．negativeC．favorableD．unclear23．（8分）On14September2015,theuniverse’sgravitationalwavesobservedfortheveryfirsttime.Thewaves,whichwerepredictedbyAlbertEinsteinahundredyearsago,camefromacollisionbetweentwoblackholes.Ittook1.3billionyearsforthewavestoarriveattheLIGOdetectorintheUSA．ThesignalwasextremelyweakwhenitreachedEarth,butisalreadypromisingarevolutioninastrophysics.Gravitationalwavesareanentirelynewwayofobservingthemostviolenteventsinspaceandtestingthelimitsofourknowledge.LIGO,theLasterInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatory,isacollaborativeprojectwithoveronethousandresearchersfrommorethantwentycountries.Together,theyhaverealizedavisionthatisalmostfiftyyearsold.The2017Nobelwinnershave,withtheirenthusiasmanddetermination,eachbeeninvaluabletothesuccessofLIGO.PioneersRainerWeissandKipS.Thorne,togetherwithBarryC．Barish,thescientistandleaderwhobroughttheprojecttocompletion,ensuredthatfourdecadesofeffortledtogravitationalwavesfinallybeingobserved.Inthemid-1970s,RainerWeisshadalreadyanalysedpossiblesourcesofbackgroundnoisethatwoulddisturbmeasurements,andhadalsodesignedadetector,alaser-basedinterferometer,whichwouldovercomethisnoise.Earlyon,bothKipThorneandRainerWeisswerefirmlyconvincedthatgravitationalwavescouldbedetectedandbringaboutarevolutioninourknowledgeoftheuniverse.Gravitationalwavesspreadatthespeedoflight,fillingtheuniverse,asAlbertEinsteindescribedinhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Theyarealwayscreatedwhenamassaccelerates,likewhenaice-skaterpirouettesorapairofblackholesrevolvearoundeachother.Einsteinwasconvinceditwouldneverbepossibletomeasurethem.TheLIGOproject’sachievementwasusingapairofgiganticlaserinterferometerstomeasureachangethousandsoftimessmallerthananatomicnucleus,asthegravitationalwavepassedtheEarth.Sofarallsortsofelectromagneticradiationandparticles,suchascosmicraysorneutrinos,havebeenusedtoexploretheuniverse.However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(证词)todisruptionsinspacetimeitself.Thisissomethingcompletelynewanddifferent,openingupunseenworlds.Awealthofdiscoveriesawaitsthosewhosucceedincapturingthewavesandinterpretingtheirmessage.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．AlbertEinsteinobservedgravitationalwavesahundredyearsagoB．ThecaptureofgravitationalwaveswillopenanewearinastrophysicsC．TherewasnowayofobservingthespaceeventsyearsagoD．Morethan20countrieshaveLIGOdetectors2、Whycouldgravitationalwavesbesuccessfullyobserved?A．BecausethescientiststotallytrustEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativityB．BecausetheycanbeeasilydetectedastheyfilltheuniverseC．BecausescientistslikeBarryC．BarishworkedhardonthisforlongD．Becausehugechangeappearedasthewavespassedtheearth3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpirouettesprobablymean?A．runatahighspeedB．slidefastC．fallsviolentlyD．turninacircularway4、Whatwouldthebesttitleofthepassage?A．GravitationalwavesfinallycapturedB．ThreepioneersinastrophysicsC．OpeningupunseenworldD．Nopain,nogain24．（8分）Sometimesyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse(冲动),butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattotaketheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboobehaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyears,howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.Oneofthenewesttaboosisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatpeopletalkaboutconstantly.It’snottaboototalkaboutfat;it’stabootobefat.The“in”lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,slimmanagertoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-disciplineandself-respect.Afterall,howcanpeoplepermitthemselvestobecomefat?Inanimage-conscioussociety,thinis‘‘in”,fatis“out”.It’snotsurprisingthatmillionsofpeoplehavebecomeobsessed(着迷)withstayingslimand“inshape”.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,theonlyreasonforpeople’sobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshowntheimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelife-styleofpeoplehaschangedsincelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallabor.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,people’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweak.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate(命运),millionsofpeoplearespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.Parksarefilledwithjoggersandbicyclists,andmanycompaniesareprovidingspecialexerciseequipmentfortheiremployeestouseduringtheworkday.1、Whatdoestheword“taboo’’refertointhepassage?A．Acrimecommittedonimpulse.B．Anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople.C．Astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.D．Behaviorconsideredunacceptabletothesociety.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“in”lookprobablymean?A．Thefashionablelook. B．Thehiddenlook.C．Theusuallook. D．Theinsidelook.3、Accordingtothepassage,thecommonbeliefisthat.A．fatpeoplearefullofenergyB．thinpeoplearemoresuccessfulC．fatpeopleprefertohavefatbossesD．thinpeoplearelessimage-conscious4、Peoplepaymoreattentiontodietandexercisebecauseof.A．theirneedtokilltime B．theirloveforsportsC．theirconcernforhealth D．theirbeliefinhardwork25．（10分）Throughouttheyear,anumberofYouthExchangesactivitiesareheldbyanorganization—TheInternationalVoluntaryService.Theseactivitiesgivesmallgroupsof45youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby45youngpeoplefrom34othernationalitiesandwillbeawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.ExampleYouthExchanges：YouthExchange1Location：IrelandOthernationalities:Spain，Italy，HungaryTheme:Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheecovillageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteambuildingactivities.YouthExchange2Location：FranceOthernationalities:Bulgaria，ItalyTheme：Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark，wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgamesaboutcontinuousdevelopment.YouthExchange3Location：MacedoniaOthernationalities:Serbia，Turkey，IrelandTheme：Foster(培养)socialinclusion（融入）andmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.YouthExchange4Location：ItalyOthernationalities：Bulgaria，GreeceTheme：Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuousdevelopment，regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days，thegroupwilltakepartinactivitiestoraiseawareness(意识)abouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.1、WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?A．Rebuildingcommunities.B．Gardeningwork.C．Civilrights.D．Developingsocialinclusion.2、Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin________.A．YouthExchange1B．YouthExchange2C．YouthExchange3D．YouthExchange43、WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?A．France.B．Spain.C．Italy.D．Ireland.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）WhateverNewYorkerKatyBensonwears,otherpeoplenotice.Itmightbesomethingsheherselfhasmade,oritmightbea(n)1combinationofthingsshehasputtogether.Herfriendsmaynotalways2herlatestcreation,butthentheyjust3Katy’sunusualtasteandsay:“That’skindofstrange,butitlooksOKonyou.”Othertimes,though,theycannotwaitto4her.AlloverAmerica,clothingmanufacturersarecreating“cutting-edge”kidslikeKaty.Theyknowwhatthese5youngpeoplearewearingtodaywillbewornbymillionsofotherstomorrow.Thisyouthmarketisabigbusiness.6,fashionschangequickly,andmanufacturershavea7job.Therightproducthastobe8,producedandshippedtothestoresattherighttime.Tohelp,theyoften9“edge”kidslikeKatytodiscussnewproductsandfashions.Theseteenagersdonothaveto10anything.Theyarepaidgoodmoneyfortheir11,whicharevery12whenacompanyisdecidingdirectionsitshouldandshouldnottake.“Influencers”areanotherimportantgroup.Theydonotinventnewtrends,13theyarequicktoadopttheonestheyseeintheshops.Theyhave14amongtheirfriends,whoarelikelytofollowtheirchoices.15,thethingstheydonotchooseneverbecomemainstream.SamOleksiisaninfluencer.Healwayslooksforthingsthatare16,andheshopseverywhere.Peoplesometimes17hislatestclothes,buttheymaywellbuythe18thingsafewmonthslater.LikeKaty,Samearnsmoneyfromhissenseof19.Edgekidsandinfluencerstogethermakeupfewerthanoneinfiveoftheirgeneration.However,theylargely20whatwillsoonbewornbytheothers.1、A．differentB．strangeC．attractiveD．obvious2、A．likeB．noticeC．rememberD．need3、A．ignoreB．avoidC．followD．accept4、A．praiseB．teachC．persuadeD．copy5、A．smartB．prettyC．creativeD．rich6、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherwise7、A．boringB．difficultC．satisfyingD．comfortable8、A．madeB．soldC．designedD．examined9、A．encourageB．tellC．inviteD．agree10、A．prepareB．buyC．bringD．wear11、A．opinionsB．productsC．photosD．articles12、A．honestB．helpfulC．objectiveD．special13、A．andB．soC．butD．or14、A．reputationB．faithC．supportD．power15、A．EquallyB．ClearlyC．SurprisinglyD．Gradually16、A．unusualB．cheapC．colorfulD．new17、A．putupwithB．payattentiontoC．laughatD．worryabout18、A．rightB．sameC．perfectD．necessary19、A．fashionB．businessC．directionD．freedom20、A．understandB．predictC．explainD．decide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）FrancieNolanisan11-year-oldgirl1．(live)intheslums（贫民窟）ofBrooklyn,NewYork.Herfamily2．(be)sopoolthatsheandherbrotherhavetocollectjunktoexchangeformoney.ButNolanishumbleandworkshard3．(change)herlife.Shehelpshermotherdohouseworkandspendseveryafternoon4．(read)atthelibrary.However,becauseof5．(poor),Nolanhastoleavehighschoolandfindajob,6．lifeisfullofupsanddowns.Thisis7．storyofthenovelATreeGrowsinBrooklynbyUSauthorBettySmith.First8．(publish)in1943,thenovelcoversfivedifferentperiodsinNolan'slife.Millionsofreaders9．(inspire)byNolan’sbittersweetstoryeversince.Itwasnamed10．oneofthebestbooksofthe20thcenturybytheNewYorkPublicLibrary.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（n），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。DearMandy，Pmnotdoingwellinmylessonsatschool，especiali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