广西壮族自治区贵港市桂平市2024学年英语高三第一学期期末监测试题含解析

广西壮族自治区贵港市桂平市2024学年英语高三第一学期期末监测试题注意事项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．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which2．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck3．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one4．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof5．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem6．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so7．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When8．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing9．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto10．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime11．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised12．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard13．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote14．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave15．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon16．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup17．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat18．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday19．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered20．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind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）ItwasanautumnmorningshortlyaftermyhusbandandImovedintoourfirsthouse.Ourchildrenwereupstairsunpacking,andIwaslookingoutofthewindowatmyfathermovingaroundmysteriouslyonthefrontlawn.“Whatareyoudoingoutthere?”Icalledtohim.Helookedup,smiling.“I’mmakingyouasurprise.”Ithoughtitcouldbejustaboutanything.Whenwewerekids,healwayscreatedsomethingsurprisingforus.Today,however,Dadwouldsaynomore,andcaughtupinthebusinessofournewlife,Ieventuallyforgotabouthissurprise.UntilonegloomydaythenextMarchwhenIglancedoutofthewindow,sawadotofblueacrosstheyard.Iheadedoutsideforacloserlook.Theywerecrocuses（番红花）throughoutthefrontlawnblue,yellowandmyfavoritepink,withlittlefacesmovingupanddowninthecoldwind.IrememberedthethingsDadsecretlyplantedlastautumn.Heknewhowthedarknessanddullnessofwinteralwaysgotmedown.Whatcouldhavebeenmoreperfectlytimelytomyneeds?Myfather’scrocusesbloomed（开花）eachspringforthenextfiveseasons,alwaysbringingthesameassurance:Hardtimesarealmostover.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thenaspringcamewithonlyhalftheusualbloomsandthenextspringtherewerenone.Imissedthecrocuses,soIwouldaskDadtocomeoverandplantnewbulbs.ButIneverdid.HediedsuddenlyoneOctoberday.Myfamilywereindeepsorrow,leaningonourfaith.Onaspringafternoonfouryearslater,IwasdrivingbackwhenIfeltdepressed.ItwasDad’sbirthday,andIfoundmyselfthinkingabouthim.Thiswasnotunusual－myfamilyoftentalkedabouthim,rememberinghowheliveduptohisfaith.SuddenlyIslowedasIturnedintoourdriveway.Istoppedandstaredatthelawn.Thereonthemuddygrasswithsmallpilesofmeltingsnow,bravelywavinginthewind,wasonepinkcrocus.Howcouldaflowerbloomfromabulbmorethan18yearsago,onethathadn’tbloomedinoveradecade?Buttherewasthecrocus.TearsfilledmyeyesasIrealizeditssignificance.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thepinkcrocusbloomedforonlyaday,butitbuiltmyfaithforalifetime.1、Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat.A．itkeptbotheringtheauthornotknowingwhatthesurprisewasB．theauthorwasunpackingwhenherfatherwasmakingthesurpriseC．itwasnotthefirsttimethattheauthor’sfatherhadmadeasurpriseD．theauthorknewwhatthesurprisewasbecausesheknewherfather2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorusuallyfeltdepressedintheseasonofwinter.B．Theauthor’sfatherplantedthecrocusestoliftherlowspirits.C．Theauthoroftenthoughtaboutherfatherafterhedied.D．Thecrocusesbloomedeachspringbeforeherfatherdied.3、Theauthor’sfathershouldbebestdescribedas.A．apart-timeworkerwholovedflowersB．akind-heartedmanwholivedwithfaithC．afull-timegardenerwithskillfulhandsD．anordinarymanwithdoubtsinhislife22．（8分）Likeanygoodmother,whenKarenfoundoutthatanotherbabywasontheway,shedidwhatshecouldtohelpher3-year-oldson,Michael,prepareforanewbaby.Dayafterday,nightafternight,Michaelsangtohismommy’stummy（肚子）.Finally,Michael’slittlesisterwasborn.Butshewasinaveryseriouscondition.Withsirens（警报器）howlinginthenight,theambulancerushedthebabytoSt.Mary’sHospital.Thedaysinchedby.Thelittlegirlbecameworse.Thepediatric（儿科的）specialiststoldtheparentstopreparefortheworst.Michaelkeptbeggingforsingingtohissister,butkidsarenotallowedinthepediatricdepartmentatSt.Mary’sHospital.KarenmadeuphermindtotakeMichaeltoseehissister.Shedressedhiminanoversizedsuitandmarchedhimintothehospital.Helookedlikeawalkinglaundrybasket,buttheheadnurserecognizedhimasachildandshouted,“Getthatkidoutofherenow!”Karenroseupstrong,andtheusuallymild-manneredladyglaredsteel-eyedintotheheadnurse’sface.“Heisnotleavinguntilhesingstohissister!”KarentowedMichaeltohissister’sbedside.Hegazedatthetinybabylosingthebattletolive.Andhebegantosing.Inthepure-heartedvoiceofa3-year-old,Michaelsang,“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.Youmakemehappywhenskiesaregrey.”Instantlythebabygirlresponded.Herpulseratebecamecalmandsteady.Herstrainedbreathingbecamesmoother.“Keeponsinging,Michael,”encouragedKarenwithtearsinhereyes.“Theothernight,dear,asIlaysleeping,IdreamedIheldyouinmyarms.”Michael’slittlesisterrelaxedashealingrestseemedtosweepoverher.“Keeponsinging,Michael.”Tearsconqueredthefaceofthenurse.“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.Pleasedon’ttakemysunshineaway...”Thenextday—theverynextday—thelittlegirlwaswellenoughtogohome!1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．It’sHardtoRaiseaBaby B．MothersLoveC．TheMiracleofaBrother’sSong D．AnUnforgettableDay2、FromKaren’sactioninthefirstparagraphweknowthat.A．mothersoftenpaymuchattentiontotheirnewly-bornbabiesB．itoftentakessometimeforachildtoaccepthis/hernewly-bornbrotherorsisterC．itisgoodforchildrentolearntosingsongstobabiesD．mothersoftentelltheirchildrenhowtolookaftertheiryoungerbrothersorsisters3、Theunderlinedword“strained”means““.A．unnatural B．excitingC．deep D．normal4、WhichwordscandescribeMichael?A．Naughtyandannoying. B．Strongandbrave.C．Activeandcareless. D．Concernedanddetermined.23．（8分）AreCoralReefs(珊瑚礁)AdaptingtoClimateChange?Scientistsreportedthatclimatechangemightactuallybehelpingancienttreesthrive(长得健壮).Nowthereseemstobemorepositivenews—thistimeaboutthecoralinouroceanswhosepopulationhasbeenseverelyaffectedinlastfewdecadesbyrisingtemperatures,diseaseandhumancarelessness.Coralreefsasyouprobablyknowarenotjustcolorfulcalciumcarbonate(钙碳酸盐)structuresthatprovidesheltertoawonderfulnumberoffish,butalsoacloserelationshiporpartnershipbetweencoralpolyps(珊瑚虫)andsinglecelledlivingthingscalledzooxanthellae(虫黄藻).Thecoralpolypsgivethezooxanthellaeahomeandinreturnthelaterprovidethecoralpolypswiththeirvividcolorandfood.Theysupporteachotherinafantasticbalance,onethatisgettingseverelydamagedbytherisingtemperatureswhicharecausingthecoralpolypstorejecttheirzooxanthellaefriends,removingtheircolorandfoodsource.Scientistsestimatethephenomenonofrisingtemperaturescombinedwithdiseasehasdestroyedthecoralreefpopulationbymorethan80%.Itisthereforenowonderthatscientistsallovertheworldarelookingforsolutionstotrytorestorethisallimportantlinktosealife.However,whilehumaneffortslikeplantingthecoralagainhavebeensomewhatsuccessful,theyarenotenoughtoreplaceallthecoralthathasbeendyingduetoclimatechange.Thatisprobablywhyreportsbyvariousresearchersaboutcertaintypesofcoralbeingabletonotonlysurvivethechangingoceanconditions,butalsothriveinit,arebeingmetwithsuchenthusiasm.Themostrecentfindingsshowthatdespitehighertemperaturesthecoralreefsseemtobethriving.Thesefindingsareconsistentwiththelabresearchconductedbythescientistswhotriedgrowingdifferentvarietiesofcoralinwaterswithhighertemperaturetoseehowtheywouldreact.Theyweresurprisedtodiscoverthatmostofthemsurvivedandsomeseemedtoadaptandgrownormally.Encouragedbytheseandothersimilarfindings,moreenergeticspecieshavebeenintroducedtoseeifcoralreefscanberestoredtotheirformerglory.Aprogramisbusyanalyzingtheworld'soceanstofindmorevarietiesthatcanbeusedforthissamepurpose．However,wearenotoutofthewoodsyet!Scientistsarestillnotsurehowtheywouldintroducethesevarietiestoareaswheretheyarenotabundantandmoreimportantlywhattheconsequenceswouldbeonthesurroundingsealife.Hopefully,thecombinationofnewscientificresearchandfewerhumanmistakeswillallowourbeautifulcoraltothriveagain!1、Whichwordcanbeusedtocompletethefollowingrelationship?Coralreefsareabridgebetweencoralpolypsandzooxanthellae.→Coralpolypsandzooxanthellaedependononeanother.→The________betweencoralpolypsandzooxanthellaeissufferingfromseveredamage.A．home B．structureC．balance D．color2、TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph4mean________.A．toallowcoralreefstothriveagainB．tofindmorevarietiesofcoralC．tosurvivethechangingoceanconditionsD．toseehowcoralreactsinhighertemperature3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．climatechangehasthesameeffectonbothancienttreesandcoralB．re­plantingthecoralcansolvetheproblemofcoralreefs'decreaseC．variousresearchersareinterestedinthereportsonthechangingoceanconditionsD．thelabresearchhasencouragedscientiststorestorecoralreefstotheirformerglory24．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforitsflowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestems（茎）hangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupanddisappear-evenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.B．Todescribetieshapeofdodderplants.C．Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.D．Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.2、Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplantsaround?A．Itwilldiesoonerorlater.B．Itwillgrowdeeproots.C．Itwillattractotherplants.D．Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.B．Doddercanaffectfarmers’income.C．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.D．Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.25．（10分）Amidgrowingglobalcondemnationofelephantridingasatouristactivity,YokDonNationalParkinsouthernVietnamhasendedthepracticeandreplaceditwiththefirstethical(伦理的)elephantexperienceofitskindinthecountry.Theformallycaptivegroupoffourelephantswerereleasedfromtheirchainsearlierthismonthandnolongercarrytouristsonridesthroughthepark.Visitorscaninsteadobservetheanimalsroamingfreelyintheirnaturalhabitat.TheparkworkedontheinitiativewithAnimalProtectionAsia,whichcampaignsforlong-termchangesinanimalwelfareandtourisminVietnam.Theofficialagreementbetweenthecharityandthestate-runparkwassignedon13July,andrunsuntilApril2024,withthefirsttourstakingplaceearlierthismonth.Overthenextfiveyears,itishopedthatthenewmodelwillprovideasmuchorevenmorerevenueforownersasriding,andencouragemahouts(管象人)andelephanttourismcompaniestofollow.Thisprojecthasentirelychangedthelivesoftheelephantsattheparkanditalsoprovidesamuchbetterexperienceforthetourists.Misusehasbeenreplacedwithrespect,andtheanimalslookmuchhealthierandhappierthanbefore.Awarenessoftheadverseeffectsofelephantridinghasincreasedinrecentyears,withagrowingnumberoftouristsavoidingcruelattractionsandsupportingwelfarecentresandanimalprotectioninstead,alongsideanincreasingnumberoftouroperatorsrefusingtosellelephanttreksthatincluderiding.Manyoftheelephantsusedinridingandotheractivities,suchaspaintingorperformingtricks,arecaughtasbabiesfromthewild,theirmothersoftenkilled.Oncecaptured,theytypicallyundergointensiveconditioningknownas“crushingthespirit”,wheretheyarekeptintinypensandbeatenandstarved,sometimesforweeks.Oncetrained,manyoftheanimalseventuallydiefromexhaustion.CampaignersandcharitieshopetocontinuetoeducatetheindustryinVietnamandaroundtheworld,andshowhowprofitableethicalelephantexperiences,withretiredandrescuedanimals,canbe,instead.1、WhatistrueformostworkingelephantsinVietnam?A．Theyareallowedtoroamfreely.B．Theyarechainedupandcruellytreated.C．Theyoutnumberthosefoundinthewild.D．Theyarekeptwiththeirmothersduringtraining.2、WhatisthegoalofAnimalProtectionAsia?A．Itseekstoraisemoneyfornationalparks’operation.B．ItwantstoorganizemoresightseeingtoursinVietnam.C．Ithopestosetanewmodelforelephanttourismcompanies.D．ItexpectstoeventuallyfreealltheworkingelephantsinAsia.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“adverse”underlinedinparagraph5?A．Practical. B．Unexpected.C．Financial. D．Negative.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SaynotoelephantridingB．AnewprofitablemodelC．VietnamtakestheleadD．Negativeeffectsofelephanttourism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）WhenIwasyoung,myunderstandingoflifewassimple.Thismadeit1formetodealwiththeworldaroundme.AsIgrewup,thingsseemedmore2,whichmadelifemorechallenging.Now,middle-aged,Ifindmy3oftheworldisreturningtothesimple.WhenItrytoteachmydaughterimportant4aboutlife,Iwillbreakcomplicatedthings5intosmallpieces.Oneofthosebasicsis6,foryourself,andforothers.Iteachmydaughterto7.Tofailfeelsbad,8,butnottohavetriedfeelsworse,becauseyoucan'trespectyourselfforit.Andasthesaying9,ifyoudon'trespectyourself,nooneelsewill.WhenIwassevenoreight,Iplayedatmycousin'shousewithhistoys.Hisfamilywasbetteroffthanmine,andhehadmanymoretoys.Therewasone10thatI'dalwayswanted,andI11itintomypocket.Butamomentlater,I12,evenatthatage,thatIwouldneverenjoyplayingwiththetoy.IwouldalwaysknowIhad13,andmyopinionofmyselfwould14.Whenhismotherdroppedmeofflaterthatday,Ishamefacedly15outthetoyandgaveitback.Sheknew,I'msure,whathadhappened,16shethankedmeandneverspokeofitagain.Ihopetohelpmydaughteravoidsimilar17.Shefirsthastogainself-respect18shecanstartrespectingothers.Ibelieveinrespect,because19itwe'reallenemies.I'mnot20inthisregard,farfromit.ButItrymybest,andIrespectothersfortryingtheirbestinthischangingworld.1、A．funnier B．easier C．safer D．deeper2、A．important B．awkward C．fragile D．complex3、A．view B．experience C．aim D．expectation4、A．basics B．facts C．subjects D．choices5、A．away B．off C．down D．out6、A．passion B．love C．respect D．desire7、A．forgive B．accept C．share D．try8、A．certainly B．eventually C．personally D．willingly9、A．runs B．goes C．writes D．follows10、A．forfun B．inparticular C．withcare D．atrandom11、A．fetched B．arranged C．slipped D．fitted12、A．doubted B．promised C．questioned D．sensed13、A．lied B．stolen C．changed D．cheated14、A．suffer B．improve C．fade D．spread15、A．gave B．left C．pulled D．handed16、A．so B．or C．for D．but17、A．accidents B．mistakes C．results D．habits18、A．before B．until C．incase D．nowthat19、A．upon B．beyond C．without D．despite20、A．honest B．casual C．curious D．perfect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）Therearefourways1．whichBritishandAmericanEnglishdifferfromeachother.Thefirstandmostobviouswayisinthevocabulary.Thereareafew2．(differ)ingrammar,too.TheBritishsayHaveyougot…?3．AmericanspreferDoyouhave…?TheBritishuseprepositions4．Americanssometimesomitthem.Theothertwoareasinwhichthetwovarietiesaredifferentarespellingand5．(pronounce).However,withcommunications6．(develop)7．(steady)foroveracentury,someexpertsbelievethatthetwovarieties8．(move)closertogetherduetosatelliteTVandtheInternet.English9．(speak)withdifferentaccents;inthefuture,therearegoingtobemany“Englishes”.Inspiteofthis,usersofEnglishwillhavenodifficulty10．(understand)eachother.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（∧），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的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mostpeoplelookforwardtotheirbirthdaysbecauseofthepresentstheyreceivethem、Ihavebeengettingmybirthdaypresentsbutnoneofwhichhavebeenremarkablesofar、Myparentsalwaysgivemebookswhichisfinebutnotexciting、Then,onmyseventeenbirthday,Igotthebestbirthdaypresentever、Onthediningtablewasawhiteenvelope、Iopeneditandfindakeyandanote、“Happybirthday,mydearneph