江苏省吴江市平望中学2024年高三英语第一学期期末统考试题含解析

江苏省吴江市平望中学2024年高三英语第一学期期末统考试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what2．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof3．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan4．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit5．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore6．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized7．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata8．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless9．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo10．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what11．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven12．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked13．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may14．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit15．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected16．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!17．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure18．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched19．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput20．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom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）HikingEnglandDAY1:ST.BEESTOENNERDALEBRIDGEOurjourneysetsoutearlythismorningwithaCoasttoCoasttraditionapproachingtheIrishSea.ThensetoffalongtherocksofSt.BeesHead.Turninginland,we’llpauseforatypicalpublunchonourwaytoEnnerdaleBridge,locatedatthefootoftheLakeDistrictmountains.(15mileshiking,8hours)Accommodations:EnnerdaleCountryHouseHotelDAY2:ENNERDALEBRIDGETOHONISTERTodaywe’llwalkintoimpressiveLakeDistrictNationalPark,whereglass-likelakesreflectmountainsthatrisefromtheirshores.OurpleasantwalkcoversthesouthernedgeofEnnerdaleWater,thepark’smostwesternlake.AfterlunchneartheBlackSailHut,climba2,000footmountainandtakeinthebeautifulviewsoflakesandpastures(牧场).WefinishinBorrowdale,ashorttransfer(转乘)fromourhotel.(13mileshiking,9hours)Accommodations:InnontheLakeDAY3:GRASMERETOGLENRIDDLNGTakeashortdrivetoGrasmere,wherethegreatpoetWilliamWordsworthwrotesomeofhismostwell-knownworks.Visitthepoet’shome,andwalkthroughthevillagewherehefoundinspiration.ThenclimboverGrisedaleHauseenjoyingviewsofHelvellyn,England’sthird-highestmountaintop.HikedownthevalleytowardLakeUllswaterandspendthenightinGlenridding.(9mileshiking,5hours)Accommodations:GlenriddingLakeHotelDAY4:LAKEULLSWATERTOSHAPThedaybeginswithascenicjourneyonLakeUllswatertoHowtown.Fromhere,wecrossahistoricRomanroadonourwaytoBampton.Hiketothe12th-centuryShapAbbey.AshorttransfertakesustoourhotelinthetypicalEnglishvillageofRavenstonedale.(12mileshiking,7hours)Accommodations:TheBlackSwan1、Whendotravellerswalkthelongestdistance?A．OnDay1.B．OnDay2.C．OnDay3.D．OnDay4.2、WhereisWilliamWordsworth’shome?A．AtGrisedaleHause.B．AtHelvellyn.C．AtGrasmere.D．AtGlenridding.3、WhatisspecialaboutRavenstonedale?A．Itofferstravelersanicepublunch.B．Itpresentsbeautifulviewsofpastures.C．IthasEngland’sthird-highestmountaintop.D．ItisanexampleoftraditionalEnglishvillages.22．（8分）Doyouwanttoreadsomenewbooks?HereareafewofBillGates’favoritesin2018.21Lessonsforthe21stCenturyAuthor:YuvalNoahHarariPrice:$20.2Theauthor,whoisareallystrongthinker,makesitclearthatbigproblemsarenotsolvablebyasinglecountry.Hefindsthathumanmindwantstoworryaboutthedilemmaswefacetoday.Thebookisabetterframeworkforalltheproblemsthatpeopleareworryingabout.MeditationandMindfulnessAuthor:AndyPuddicombePrice:$18.5Whenyoumeditate,theysometimessayyoushouldemptyyourmind,butthatreallyneverhappens.Sotheauthor’sanalogy(比喻)isideasthatarelikecloudscomingacrossyourhead.Youshouldjustpushawaygently.Ifthebookcangetpeopledoing10minutesdailymeditation,thatisfantasticforrelaxingyourmind.ArmyofNoneAuthor:PaulScharrePrice:$46.1Itisaboutwhatarmiesaregoingtolooklikeinthefuture.Shouldadrone(无人机)beabletogooutandfindenemiesandattackthem?Shouldthesoftwarebelettingthehumansmakethedecisionsornot?Theauthoriswarningthatweneedtoholdbackandnotgoallthewaytoroboticwarfare.Theauthorthinksweshouldnotgiveuphumaninvolvementintheseweapons.BadBloodAuthor:JohnCarreyrouPrice:$43.4ItisastoryofsecretsandliesinaSiliconValleystart-up.Theranos,thefoundersweredoingdiagnostics(诊断)thatcanbeverycheap,notneedasmuchblood,readoutevenyourDNA．Butwhenitallwasrevealed,theyreallydidn’thavewhattheyweretalkingabout.Infact,theyhadbeengivingpatientsdiagnoses,whichwereactuallydangerousbecausetheyweresowrong.Itisathrillerwithatragicending.1、Whichbookissuitableforapersonwhowantstofindawaytogetrelaxed?A．21Lessonsforthe21stCentury. B．MeditationandMindfulness.C．ArmyofNone. D．BadBlood.2、Whowroteathrillerin2018?A．YuvalNoahHarari. B．AndyPuddicombe.C．PaulScharre. D．JohnCarreyrou.3、HowmuchwillyoupayforArmyofNone?A．$20.2. B．$18.5.C．$46.1. D．$43.4.23．（8分）Latelyapopulareight-floorbookstoreinHefei,Anhuiprovince,hasrisentofamebecauseitbecomestheworld’sfirstsharedbookstore,inamovemeanttoencouragemorereadingamongChinesecitizens.Itcomestopeople’sattentionnasmorethan200,000visitorsfloodedthestoreonitsfirstdayasasharedbookstoreonJuly16thisyear,arecordhighsinceitwasreopenedtothepublicin2013.Some4,000bookswerebroughthomeonthefirstday,Treported.Customersareallowedtoborrow.uptotwobooksvaluedunder150yuanpervisitafterregisteringwithanappandpayingthe99yuandepositfee(押金).Allbooksonsaleinthebookstoreareavailableforsharing.Returnedbooksthataredamagedaresoldatadiscount.Thebookstorealsoprovidesabonusforbookworms.Peoplewhofinishreading12booksinthreemonthsreceiveeightpercentoftheirdepositback,andmemberscanberewardedoneyuanforeverybookread.“Wewanttobringdownthecostofreadingsopeoplecouldreadmorebooks,”XuXinwei,whohelpsrunthebookstore,toldThepaper.cn.Someparentsbuyalotofbooksfortheirchildren,buttheyusuallyendupcollectingdustastheirchildrengrowup.Similarly,somepopularnovelsforyoungpeoplealsofalloutoffashion,accordingtoXu.“Booksaremoreeffectivelycirculatedwhenthey’reshared.”1、Thebookstorebecomesasharedone.A．tomakemoremoneyB．tomakemoreroomfornewbooksC．toinspiremorepeopletoreadD．torecommendnewbooks2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“risentofame”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Becomewell-known.B．Settleddown.C．Brokenup.D．Takenover.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThebookstorewasoncethebestinAnhuiprovince.B．Thebooksthataresoldherecan’tbeborrowed.C．Morethan4,000booksweretakenhomeonJuly16in2013.D．Thecostofreadingcanbereducedbysharingthebooks.4、Whatdoes,thebookstoredotoattractmorereaders?A．Thebookstoreencouragesparentstobuymorebooksfortheirchildren.B．Thereadersareallowedtoborrowthebooksunconditionally.C．Thereaderswhoarememberscanreceiveoneyuanforeverybookread.D．Thebookstoreisconsideringofferingabonusforanyonewholikesreading.24．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattackedotherplants.Exceptforitsflower,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestemshangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofpotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupandvanishevenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood. B．Tointroducethetopicofthispassage.C．Totelltheusageofthedodderplants. D．Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanish”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．invade B．growC．escape D．disappear3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesn’tproduceitsownfood. B．Doddergivesoffsmelltoattractplants.C．Doddercanaffectfarmer’sincome. D．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Tointroduceplantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Tointroducethespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Tointroducerecentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.25．（10分）TwoInterestingStoriesShavingAwaytheEyebrowsSiBurgherhadsomeofthelongesteyebrowsinIndiana.Theyweresolongthathehadtobrushthemeverydaysothattheydidnotlooklikeawildhair.Theymeasuredmorethanthreeinchesinlength.However,accordingtoNBCNews,theonethingthatwasevenmoreimportanttohimwastheBloomfieldRotaryClub’scampaigntoendpolio(脊髓灰质炎).AccordingtoMSN.com,itstartedoutasalight-heartedjokeinwhichhisfellowclubmemberssaidthatpeoplewouldprobablypaytotrim(修剪)hiseyebrows.Afterthinkingaboutit,Burgheragreed.TicketsfortrimmingBurgherseyebrowsstartedat$100foraswipe(刮)withtherazor.Thefirstpersoninlinewashiswife.Witheacheyebrowtakingeightswipestofinishoff,Burghermanagedtoraise$1,600forthepoliocure.Hiswifetoldreportersthatshewasdelightedwithhisnewlookandthatitmadehimlookkindandhandsome.Stunt(特技)DrivingAccordingtothereportfromWorldofD,SueHardinghatedthestereotype(成见)thatlibrarianswereboringjustasmuchasshecaredforthedoctorsandnursesintheWarwickshireandNorthamptonAirAmbulanceService.Shecameupwiththeideatogetridofthestereotypebyinvolvingherselfinastuntdrivingcourse.Intheprocesssheraisedfunds.AccordingtotheTimes,peoplecouldcomeoutandwatch.AllearningsweretobedonatedtotheWarwickshireandNorthamptonAirAmbulanceService.Whenthebigdaycame,herstuntdrivingskillsturnedouttobequiteimpressiveforalibrarian.Sheputthestuntcarthroughthepaces,throwinghandbreakturnsandfollowingthespeedandshootchaseformation.NotonlydiditgetridofthestereotypebutitalsoraisedmoneyfortheAmbulanceService.1、WhatcausedSiBurghertohavehiseyebrowstrimmed?A．Theclubmembers’joke.B．AreportfromNBCNews.C．Hiswife’sencouragement.D．Hiswishforhandsomeness.2、WhatisSueHarding?A．Areporter.B．Alibrarian.C．Adoctor.D．Anurse.3、WhatdidSiBurgherandSueHardinghaveincommon?A．Theycollectedmoneyforothers.B．Theypaidforinterestingstories.C．Theytookpartinaclub’scampaign.D．Theyweretiredoftheirboringjobs.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）Mygreatestinspirationisnotfromaworld­knownfigure,butfromtheperseveranceofa6­year­oldboy.Today,moststudentsare1atthebeach.Iamnotamongthem.2，Ihavedevotedthewholedaytomakingsurethiseventrunswonderfully.Afteranentiredayof3，Iamstandingatthestagehandingoutprizestotheirluckyrecipients.Amongthegolfersaremusicians,lawyersanddoctors,allofwhom4foronecommoncause:Ryan.Helookedupatmewithhissparklingeyesandsmiles.Thisishis5ofthankingmefordevotingthis6tohelpinghim.Then,though,Irealizedheshouldnotthankme,7Ishouldthankhim.Mycousin,Ryan,8withautism(自闭症)fiveyearsago,didn'tknowwhathisfuturewouldmean9it.ButRyanworkshard,tryingtomakethesmallest10everyday.ItrytoputalittlebitofRyanintomy11.Wheneverfacedwithwhatseemsimpossible,I12howheismakingprogresseveryday.Inthepastsixyears,Ihavelearned13isnecessarytoachievemygoals,andthatwhatseemsoutofmyreachmaynotbeso14.Ryanhastaughtmeanotherimportantlesson:peopleshouldnotbejudgedbywhattheycannot15.SofarI'vewitnessedactsofcrueltyagainstthosewhoare16onadailybasis.Ryanisaprime17ofhowpeoplewhomaybedifferentarestillasworthyasothers.Sincehisdiagnosis,Ihave18judgingpeopleandtriedtogetothersaroundmetodothesame.Ryanwouldnever19somebodybecausehedoesn'tlikethewayhe/shelooksordresses.Hewelcomesallpeopleintohislife,andI20myselfbecauseIhavelearnedtodothesame.1、A．enjoyingB．behavingC．introducingD．practising2、A．ThusB．HoweverC．BesidesD．Instead3、A．swimmingB．studyingC．golfingD．performing4、A．askedB．trainedC．thankedD．gathered5、A．wayB．proofC．needD．dream6、A．dayB．tripC．prizeD．standard7、A．orB．forC．butD．though8、A．connectedB．comparedC．assistedD．diagnosed9、A．apartfromB．becauseofC．despiteD．like10、A．arrangementB．devotionC．progressD．preparation11、A．homeB．lifeC．scheduleD．pleasure12、A．workoutB．pointoutC．approveofD．thinkof13、A．intelligenceB．assistanceC．educationD．perseverance14、A．farB．commonC．specialD．simple15、A．tellB．controlC．shareD．imagine16、A．determinedB．importantC．differentD．devoted17、A．forceB．targetC．exampleD．trend18、A．admittedB．stoppedC．enjoyedD．appreciated19、A．dislikeB．acceptC．forgiveD．understand20、A．prideB．rewardC．criticizeD．experience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）Everydayhasthepotentialtobeagoodand,insomecases,agreatdayforyou.Fewofusgetupinthemorning,1．(think)thatwewantthistobeabadday.Yetinmanycasesthedayturnsthatwaybecauseofapersonoranevent2．weworryabout.Thinkaboutthosesmall3．(event)whichcanthrowyouoffbalanceandaffectyourwholeday4．(negtive）.Whostoleyourday?5．(Be)ityourboss,anodddriveronthewaytowork,oranimpolitewaiteratlunchthatdid?Everydaynumerouspeopleorthingscanpreventus6．havingagoodday,ifweletthem.Thekeyisthatweshouldadopt7．positiveattitudetowardslife.Wecannotcontrol8．happenstousinmanycases,9．wecancontrolhowwereacttothem.Lao-tzu,aChinesephilosopher,said,“Hewhoconquersothersisstrong;hewhoconquers10．(he)ismighty.”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。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。MyhusbandandIwerehavingawalktheothernight、Suddenly,Inoticedlotsofgarbagelyingonallsidesoftheroad、SoIwenthomeinahurry,thoughtcleaningupthegarbagecoul