北京市西城区第四十四中学2024年高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

北京市西城区第四十四中学2024年高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项：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．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked2．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was3．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout4．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.5．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving6．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a7．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know8．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained9．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled10．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed11．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue12．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot13．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something14．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory15．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway16．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which17．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved18．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when19．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased20．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very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）Oneverymeasure,Britainisanexpensiveplacetostudy.Tuitionfees(学费)intheUKhavenowreached£9,250ayearandstudentsalsofacesomeofthehighestlivingcostsintheworld.FortunatelythereareanumberofcountrieswhereuniversitiesofferdegreeprogrammesentirelyinEnglish,alongwiththechancetolearnthelocallanguagewhileyoulivethere.Herearethreeoftheoptionsbrokendownindetail.UniversityofAmsterdamTheDutchcapitalisnotacheapcitytolivein,butstandardtuitionfeesof£1,800ayearmakeitsignificantlycheaperthanaBritishdegreeat£37，400forthreeyearsallin.thereare14bachelor’sdegreesonofferthataretaughtinEnglish,includingPoliticalScience,Economics&BusinessEconomicsandActuarialScience.NearlyallDutchpeoplespeakEnglishfmakingitaneasycountrytogetbyin.TianjinUniversityMovingtoChinaisnotforthefainthearted.UndergraduatedegreecoursesatTianjinlastfouryears,butthetotalcost,at£28,800,isstillaroundhalfthecostofathree-yeardegreeinBritain.Livingcostsareonlyaround£400amonthandtuitionfeesare£2,300ayear.Flightswillcost£3,600overthefouryears.Tianjinisoneoftheworld’slatestcitiesandisonlyahalf-hourtrainridefromBeijing.ThreeundergraduateprogrammesareofferedinEnglish：ChemicalEngineering,Environment&EnergyandPharmaceuticalScience.UniversityofMilanTheUniversityofMilan’sfeesrangefrom£140to£3,650ayear.Theonebachelor’sdegreeofferedentirelyinEnglish-PoliticalSciences-isathree-yearcourse.WhilelivingcostsinMilanarehigh,thesignificantlylowerfeesmakeitacheaperoptionthanaBritishuniversity.1、Whichcityhasthehighesttuitionfees?A．London.B．Tianjin.C．Milan.D．Amsterdam.2、WhatmaybetheannuallivingcostinTianjinUniversity?A．£400.B．£2300.C．£3600.D．£4800.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Englishcanbebrokendownintothreeoptions.B．TheEnglishlanguageisaccessibletotheDutch.C．IttakesyouahalfhourtocyclefromTianjintoBeijing.D．PoliticalSciencesistaughtinEnglishandItalianinMilan.22．（8分）AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofhismostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认识的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryaboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther23．（8分）HenryclosedthedoorslowlyasKatelefthometovisithermother.Expectingawholedaytorelax,hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavoriteTVtalkshowonhisfirstdayoffinmonths.“Thiswillbelikeawalkinthepark,”he’dtoldhiswife.“I’lllookafterthekids,andyoucangoandvisityourmom.”Thingsstartedwell,butjustaftereighto’clock,histhreelittle“goodkids”—Mike,Randy,andAlex—camedownthestairsintheirnightclothesandshouted“breakfast,daddy.”Whenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtyseconds,RandybeganusinghisspoononAlex’sheadasifitwereadrum.Alexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat(节拍).MikechantedWhere’smytoast,where’smytoast”inthebackground.Henryrealizedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy’sunderwearonhishead.Randylockedhimselfinthebathroom,whileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocks,althoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.Someonenamed“NotMe”hadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.Henryknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarted.Byteno’clock,thingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentdecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolorpencils.Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom,butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.Henryrealizedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossible.Atexactly11:17,Henrycalledthedaycarecentre(日托所).“Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife’saway.CanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes?”Theanswerwasobviously“yes”becauseHenrywassmiling.1、Henryexpectedtowhenhiswifelefthome.A．gohikingnearhishomeB．readthenewspapertohischildrenC．enjoyhisfirstdayoffD．watchTVtalkshowwithhischildren2、WhichofthefollowingdidAlexdo?A．Drawingonthewall.B．Feedingthefish.C．Eatingapplejam.D．Readinginaroom.3、Whydidthefatheraskthedaycarecentreforhelp?A．Becausehewantedtowatchafootballgame.B．Becausehehadtotakecareofhismotherinhospital.C．Becausehefoundithardtomanagehiskids.D．Becausehesuddenlyhadtogotohiscompany.4、Thistextisdeveloped.A．byspaceB．bycomparisonC．byprocessD．bytime24．（8分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtoday---partofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme---nomatterwhat---andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild25．（10分）Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病发作)orevenkillit.Thetoxinis“veryviscousandwouldstickinsidethedog’smouth,”saysSteveJohnson,awildlifeecologistattheUniversityofFlorida.Ownersshouldtrytowipeoutanaffecteddog’smouthandimmediatelytakeittothevet.TilfordstartedToadBustersin2017.Thewomanwholivedtherehadninecats,whichshefedbydumpingalmostabagofcatfoodeverynight.Canetoadsnormallyeatbugs,buttheyarehappytoeatpetfood,too.CanetoadshaveadaptedbeautifullytotheFloridasuburbs,soalotofTilford’sworkalsoinvolvesgettingpeopletorethinktheirsuburbanbackyard.Nomorecatfood,forexample.Petpoop(粪便)canalsoattractinsects,whichcaninturnattracttoads.Asdolights.Andtoadslovetobreed(繁殖)inattractivepoolsofwater,suchasthelakeintheaffectedPalmBeachGardenneighborhood.For“theselargercommunitiesthatwanttobuildthesebeautifulpondsandwanttohavehousesonponds,”Tilfordsaid,“thisisalmostapest-controlservice.”Thecanetoadsaren’tgoingaway,buttheycanbemanagedlikemosquitoesorrats.DealingwithtoadsamountstoanannoyingthinginFlorida,buttheycanalsocreatemoredramaticproblems.InAustralia—wheretheywerealsodeliberatelyintroducedinthe1930stoprotectsugarcane—theyareagenuinescourge(灾祸).TheissueisthatAustraliahasnonativetoadspecies,sononeofthepredators(食肉动物)knewhowtoavoidthetoxictoads.Asthecanetoadsadvancedeasttowestacrossthecontinent,“theyleftawakeofdeadanimalsintheirpaths,”saysSeanDoody,anecologistattheUniversityofSouthFloridaatSt.PetersburgwhohasstudiedcanetoadsinAustralia.Turtles,lizards,andcrocodilesjuststarteddyingout,whichwasgoodnewsfortheirprey(受害者).“Ifyouwereasmallspeciesthatwaspreviouslybeingeaten,suddenlyyou’reonahoneymoon,”saysRickShine,abiologistatMacquarieUniversityinSydney,Australia,whohasalsostudiedtheimpactofcanetoadsonAustralianwildlife.1、Whatcancanetoadsbedescribedas?A．InvasivespeciesintroducedtoSouthAmerica.B．Naturalenemiesofbeetlesdamagingsugarcane.C．Dangerousspeciesmakingactiveattacksondogs.D．Agreatthreatpresentedtosomewildlifeecologists.2、WhichmightbetheproperwayofavoidingcanetoadsaccordingtoTilford?A．Abandonthesuburbanbackyard.B．Lightupthebackyardatnight.C．Controlthenumberoflargehouses.D．Keeppetfoodawayfrombackyard.3、WhathappenedinAustraliaaftercanetoadsbeingintroduced?A．Canetoadsdestroyedsomefoodchains.B．Mostofthepredatorsdiedoftoadtoxin.C．Canetoadsbredatamuchslowerpace.D．Bigspecieslearnedtoavoidcanetoads.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）ThetownIliveinisabouttoputcamerasatalltrafficlightstocatchpeoplewhorunredlights.It1meofhowmanypeopleI’veseenwhotaketheyellowlightasa2togofaster.Ialsocan’tunderstandwhypeopledon’tmovewhenthetrafficlighthasturnedgreen.Aboveall,therearethose3situationsinwhichsomeonedoesn’teven4thatthelightturnsred,andjustkeepsgoing.Thatiswhysomany5happen!Allthesesituationsmakeme6thepurposeoftrafficlights.7,it’sevenmorefrighteningtoimaginelettingpeoplemaketheirowndecisionsat8crossroads.Dothebiggestcarsgettogofirst?Whodecideswhogoesnext?SoIguessIdoliketheideaofasystemto9traffic.AndI’lldomybestto10thetrafficrules:togo,tobecautious,andtostopwhenI’m11to.Itoccurstomethatmy12havedonemuchthesameforme13teachingmehowtolive.Theyhavegivenmemany14lights:togetalongwellwithothers,tolistenandtalktothem,tohelpothers,andto15withjoyandpurpose.Theyhavealsogivenmesomeredlights16mylifegoesastray（误入歧途）:nottobegreedy,tokeepmytemper,andtocontrolmydesires.Andthere17havebeensomeyellowcautionlights:towatchhowmuchIdrink,tokeepcontrolofmybehavior,andto18schoolregularlyandworkhard.IfIobeytheserules,mylifewillbeas19asitcanbe.JustasI’mwisetopayattentiontothetrafficlightswhenI’mwalkingacrossthestreet,I’mwisetopayattentiontothe“20signals”giventomebymyparents.1、A．suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns2、A．sight B．signal C．message D．switch3、A．instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious4、A．notice B．sense C．remember D．feel5、A．events B．problems C．situations D．accidents6、A．thinkof B．wonderabout C．carefor D．worryabout7、A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However8、A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key9、A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve10、A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry11、A．supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted12、A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents13、A．inchargeof B．infaceof C．intermsof D．indangerof14、A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful15、A．live B．share C．work D．communicate16、A．unless B．when C．before D．till17、A．still B．even C．only D．also18、A．start B．attend C．leave D．miss19、A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy20、A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence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）LocatedinanaturaldepressioninGuizhou,China’sFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalRadioTelescope,1．(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脉冲星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChinesescientistshavediscoveredpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus2．(open)a“neweraofChineseoriginalspacediscovery.”ItistrulyencouragingforChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar3．(discover),over2,700pulsarshavebeenidentified.Butalmostallofthemare4．thescopeoftheMilkyWay.Beingtheworld’slargestradiotelescope,FASTisexpectedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegalaxy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowingscientists5．(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurveyingthenightskyformultiple6．(science)dataatonce,7．enablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave8．newroadtorealizeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.China’sFASTscienceimpactonastronomywillbeextraordinary,andhasthepotentialtorevolutionizeother9．(area)ofthenaturalsciences.It10．(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.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l0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