2024届新疆维吾尔自治区五大名校高三英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2024届新疆维吾尔自治区五大名校高三英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项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．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup2．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent3．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should4．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit5．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．applicationB．regulationC．adaptationD．cooperation6．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious7．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin8．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a;a B．the;the C．the;a D．a;the9．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected10．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup11．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond12．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where13．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake14．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded15．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind16．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed17．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete18．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.19．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept20．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe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）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.22．（8分）Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(线圈)thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.1、Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?A．Theseasonafterwinter.B．Beingyoungandhealthy.C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil.D．Tooccurorappearquickly.2、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theoriginoftheword“spring”B．Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.C．Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.D．Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.3、Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？A．AngryB．SurprisedC．HappyD．Frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.B．Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.C．Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.23．（8分）Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend(hurt)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接触)withthem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans________.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenlyD．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeopleB．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeopleD．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife24．（8分）“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.1、595．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Goodfriendties.B．Easyhealthexercises.C．Commonfamilyrelations.D．Personalrelationknowledge.2、597．Howistheresearchcarriedout?A．Bydoingtwoexperiments.B．Byinterviewingallatonce.C．Byconductingtwosurveys.D．Bytakingpartinactivities.3、599．Whatcanthepeoplewithweakfamilytiesdo?A．Developstrongerfamilyrelations.B．Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible.C．Getmoresupportivefriends.D．Staywithfamilymembers.4、601．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Friendsandfamilymembersareequallyimportant.B．Whenwegrowolder,friendshipmattersmore.C．Asweage,familymembersaremorevaluable.D．Wealwaysneedfriendsandfamilymembers.25．（10分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam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）第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。YoumayhaveheardofOsceolaMcCarty,an88-year-oldwomaninMississippiwhohadworkedforover75yearsasa36woman.Onedayaftersheretired,shewenttothebankanddiscoveredthathersmallmonthly37hadgrowntoover＄150,000.Thentoeveryone’ssurprise,sheturnedaroundand38almostallofthemoneytotheUniversityofSouthernMississippi(USM)fora39fundforstudentswithfinancialneeds.Immediately,shemadenational40.WhatyouhavenotheardishowOsceola’sgifthad41mylife.Iam19yearsoldandthefirst42ofanOsceolaMcCartyScholarship.Iwasa43student,andIwasdeterminedtogotoUSM.ButI44beingqualifiedforaregularscholarshipbyonepointontheentranceexams,andascholarshipwasthe45wayIcouldattend.OneSunday,IcameacrossthestoryinthepaperaboutOsceolaMcCartyandhergenerous46.ThenextdayIwenttothefinancialaidoffice,andtheytoldmetherewasstillnomoney47forme,butifanythingcameupthey’dcall.Afewdayslater,Iwasgoingoutwithmymother48thephonerang.IwastoldIhadbeenchosentobegiventhefirstOsceolaMcCartyScholarship.Iwas49!McCartyworkedhardherwholelife,washingclothesbyhand.Nowthatsheis50,shesitsmostofthedayandreadstheBible,thatis,whensheisnotgettingrewards.EverytimeIgotovisither,shehasanew51.She’sevengonetotheWhiteHouse.Sheissohappyandproud.WehavetriedtotalkherintogettingaVCR(录像机)soshecantapetheprogramsandsee52onTV—shejustsmiles.McCartygavememuchmorethanascholarship.Shetaughtmeaboutthegiftof53.NowIknowtherearegoodpeopleintheworldwhodogoodthings.Sheworkedhardandhelpedothers,andinturnshehasinspiredmeto54whenIcansomeday.So55Iplantoaddtoherscholarshipfund.1、A．caféB．buffetC．laboratoryD．laundry2、A．expensesB．profitsC．savingsD．wages3、A．returnedB．donatedC．deliveredD．removed4、A．welfareB．projectC．scholarshipD．research5、A．headlinesB．customsC．sympathiesD．doubts6、A．affectedB．formedC．disturbedD．ruined7、A．designerB．receiverC．contributorD．reporter8、A．considerateB．dedicatedC．casualD．sensitive9、A．advocatedB．regrettedC．missedD．avoided10、A．normalB．wrongC．legalD．only11、A．giftB．ideaC．decisionD．plan12、A．leftB．raisedC．availableD．enough13、A．sinceB．beforeC．thoughD．when14、A．shockedB．excitedC．puzzledD．encouraged15、A．retiredB．dismissedC．promotedD．transferred16、A．jobB．hobbyC．lifeD．award17、A．everybodyB．everythingC．herselfD．us18、A．givingB．understandingC．receivingD．loving19、A．giveupB．givebackC．giveoffD．givein20、A．sunlyB．originallyC．graduallyD．eventually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）Will1．matterifyoudon'ttakeyourbreakfast?Recentlyatest2．(give)intheUnitedSates.Thosetestedincludedpeopleofdifferent3．from2to83.Duringtheexperiment,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygot4．breakfastatall.Specialtestsweresetuptosee5．welltheirbodiesworkedandwhentheyhadeaten6．certainkindofbreakfast.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsaproperbreakfast,heorshewillworkwithbettereffect7．ifheorshehasnobreakfast.Thisfactappearstobe8．(especial)trueifapersonworks9．hisbrains.Forexample,ifastudenteatsfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenwith10．(much)attentioninclass.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。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。DearBob,Theproblemyoufacewasverycommonnowadays.Ihaveworkingparentstoo.SoIwouldliketogivesomeadvicefrommyownexperience.Firstly,youmusttrytounderstandwhatyourparentsworksohard.Itissurebecausetheyloveyou.Theywanttogiveyouallthethingsyouneedforthegoodlife.Itispossibleforthemtostopworkingbecausediewholefamilydependsonyou.Secondly,youshouldbelieveinthatyourparentsdocareabouthowyoufeelandwantyoutobehappy.However,youjustneedtofindwaystospendtimewiththemandtellthemyoumissthem.Trynotcomplainaboutthingstoomuch.Instead,trytofindsolutiontogetherwithyourparents.Bestwishes,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29