2024学年海南省海口市英语高三上期末考试试题含解析

2024学年海南省海口市英语高三上期末考试试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Myroomgetsverycoldatnight._________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes2．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin3．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which4．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting5．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot6．It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe7．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto8．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen9．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping10．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever11．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition12．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown13．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might14．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding15．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway16．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need17．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless18．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright19．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency20．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why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）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．adjusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies22．（8分）Ihaveaneighborwecall“Happy”.Ihaveneverseenherangryatanythingandneverheardhersayaharsh(苛刻)wordtoanyoneoraboutanyone.HappyandherhusbandBen,70,haveahugegarden.Theyspentmanyhappyhourstogetherworkingonit.MostoftheneighborswatchedinterestinglyasBendoubledthesizeoftheirgarden.AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen’sbeans,weallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.Astherestofusspentourdollarsatthemarket,Happycouldbeseenpickingbeansinherbackyard.Lastmonth,HappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodoverforan“all-dayfoodfest”.Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn’tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplace.By9:00am,therewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoes,beans,okra,andsquash.By10:00am,therewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo’clock,everyonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinner,weplayedgames.Aswewereleaving,HappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththebounty（收成）oftheday,alreadypackagedandfrozen.Whatadelightfulgift!Well,thepointwasn’tsomuchaboutthefood.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother’scompany.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadnotbeenforHappyandBen’sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!1、WecaninferthatHappyandherhusbandBen_______.A．don’tlikespendingtimewithothersB．sometimesquarrelwitheachotherC．liveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgardenD．areagenerousandwarm-heartedcouple2、Accordingtoparagraph2,peoplewishtheyalsohadagardensothat_______.A．theydidn’thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfoodB．theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarketC．theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinitD．theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinit3、ForwhatpurposedidHappyandBeninvitetheneighborstotheirgarden?A．ToaskthemtoattendabirthdaypartyB．Tohelpthemgettoknoweachother.C．Toletthemenjoywhattheygrewinthegarden.D．Toaskthemtosharesomeinterestingstories.4、Whatdidthewritermostprobablythinkofthetimehespentinthegarden?A．Itwastoolong.B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasnotasgoodashethought.D．Itwastooterrible.23．（8分）TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.tothem,hewas“theicecreamman”.Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包车）window.Tome,hewasmyolderbrother,Andrew.Once,heworkedonWallStreet.Butlaterhespenthisdayssellingicecreamtoanendlesslineofkids,momsanddadsinswimmingsuits,perhapsdaydreamingofabeachfaraway.Alldaylong,whilehesoldbagsofpotatochips,cansofsoda,andalltypesoficecream,hewoulddothissortofroboticmotion—turntotheright,stoopdown,handtheitemoutofthewindowandcollectthemoney.Hisdrinkingdayswereovernow.Theynearedtheirendonenightafterhetookaseverebeatingwhensomeonefollowedhimhomeandrobbedhimwhenhewasdrunk.Itlefthimmemoriesofpainandmisery.Hewasdeterminedhewouldnevertakeanotherdrinkagain.Onedayyearslater,Iwenttolookforhim.Islippedintothehighdriver’sseatandsatquietlywatchinghimwork.Occasionally,hewouldaskmetohandhimadietrootbeerorabagofchipsforsale,allthetimebendingoverasheworkedthelongline.AsIwatchedhimsellicecreamfromavanwindow,hetaughtmesomethingaboutlivingthislifethatweallpassthroughtooquickly.Itwasalessonabouttryingtoliveitwithgraceanddignityandstyle,nomatterwhat.HediedinMarch1999.HehadservedintheArmyfortwoyearsinEuropeinthe1950s.Theygavehimasoldier’sfuneralwithafoldedflag.1、WherewasAndrewlikelytoselltheicecream?A．Onatrain.B．Inapark.C．OnWallStreet.D．Inasupermarket.2、WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndrew’sjob?A．Busyandhard.B．Challengingbuttime-consuming.C．Honorableandwell-paid.D．Busybutbadly-paid.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Therobbers.B．Thepainfulmemories.C．Theconsumers.D．Thedrinkingdays.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberhisbrother.B．Totellaregrettablestory.C．Toshareasadlifelesson.D．Tostatehisattitudetowardslife.24．（8分）OnRemembranceDaymembersofthearmedforces(soldiers,sailorsandairmen)arecommemorated(纪念).TheothercommonnameforthisdayisArmisticeDaywhichmarksthedateandtimewhenarmiesstoppedfightingWorldWarⅠ,onNovember11that11amin1918(theeleventhhouroftheeleventhdayoftheeleventhmonth).Some100,000CanadiansoldiersdiedintheFirstandSecondWorldWars.InCanada,RemembranceDayisafederalstatutory(法定的)holiday—withanotableexceptionofNovaScotia,NorthwestTerritories,OntarioandQuebec—asitisinmanyothercountriesintheworldwherethisdayisobservedonthenationallevel.AllgovernmentbuildingsflytheCanadianflagthisdayandpeoplerememberthosewhofoughtforCanadaduringatwo-minutesilenceat11am.ManypeoplewearpoppiesbeforeandonRemembranceDaytoshowtheirrespectandsupportforCanadiantroops.Poppiesaregenerallyhandedoutfreebutoftenavoluntarydonationisgiveninexchange.IntheUnitedStatesthisdayiscalledVeterans’DayandisalsoobservedonNovember11th.ShouldRemembranceDaybeastateholidayineveryprovince?Wecontinuetoreceivelotsofmessagesfrompeoplealloverthecountrywhoareoutraged(气愤的)whyRemembranceDayisnotastateholidayeverywhereinCanada.Indeed,itwouldmakesensetomakethisastateholidayineveryprovinceandterritory—eveninOntario.Butnoteveryoneagrees.Sendusyourthoughtsaboutthisissueinthecommentareanearthebottomofthispage.RecentlywereceivedacommentfromJasonandwouldliketopostitonthispagebecausewethinkthatJasonmakesaverygoodpointinhismessage:“PleaseDONOTmakeRemembranceDayastatutoryholidayinOntario.FamilyDayisamuchmoreappreciatedbreakforfamiliesintheheartofthelongcolddepressingwinter.RemembranceDayisbetterobservedinaceremonyatyourschool,communitycentreorplaceofwork.”1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutRemembranceDay?A．ItwasestablishedonNovember11th,1918.B．ItisalsoreferredtoasArmisticeDay.C．ItisnotobservedonthesamedayasVeterans’Day.D．ItisheldinmemoryofAmericansoldiersthatdiedintwoworldwars.2、WhatusuallytakeplacetomarkRemembranceDayinCanada?A．TheCanadianflagwillappearonallbuildings.B．Peopleholdatwo-minutesilenceat12am.C．Allpeoplewearpoppiesjustontheday.D．Poppiesareoftenofferedinexchangeforsomedonation.3、WhyisJason’scommentpostedbasedonthetext?A．Thereissomethinginwhathesaidabouttheissue.B．NoteveryoneagreestohaveRemembranceDay.C．Tocollectpeople’sdifferentviewsontheissue.D．ToshowFamilyDayisappreciatedinOntario.4、Whereisthispassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A．TheInternet.B．Themagazine.C．Thenewspaper.D．Thehistorybook.25．（10分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfessorHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、Theunderlinedword“fleets”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．colors B．typesC．brands D．groups3、What’sProfessorHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.4、WhatdoProfessorHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:YellowTaxisAheadB．SafertoRideinYellowTaxisC．ThePreferredColor—YellowD．ColorsandAccidents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）“Ihavealetterforyou,”myfriendKirstentoldmeonthephone.“Ithinkit’sfromyourmother.”Iwas1,sincemymotherhadbeen2forsevenyears.AfewweekslaterKirstenhandedmethe3datedAug.30,2002.AgroundthenIwaspreparingformypilotcourse’sfinalexamatthe4school.Thestudentsfinishedthetrainingon5days.Iwasthefirstto6.Mymother’sletter7afterIleft.Kirstenpickeditupfrommymail-box,tokeep8shenextsawme.9,afewdayslater,whenitwasherturntoleave,she10theletteramongthepilesofpapersshe11packedintoboxes.It12thereforadecade,duringwhichmymotherdied.In2013,whenKirsten13somedustybelongingsfromherflyingschooldays,she14theletter.It’sbeentwoyearssinceKirstengavemetheletterwhichI’vecarriedonmylongflights.ButIhaven’t15ityet.WhenItoldsomefriendsthis,they16theirheads.Theysaidtheywouldn’thavebeenabletowaitasecond.Ofcourse,I17-HowcouldInot?-abouther18intheenvelope.Surely,Ithink,shehadwrittentowishmeluck,askaboutmylifeandtellmethenewsfrom19tomakemeatcase.However,fornowit’s20tolookatherhandwritingontheenvelope,andtorememberthatuntilIopenit,IknowI’llhearfromheroncemore.1、A．delightedB．confusedC．terrifiedD．moved2、A．backB．lostC．deadD．sick3、A．envelopeB．packageC．ticketD．stamp4、A．artB．sportsC．flightD．military5、A．blessedB．hardC．particularD．different6、A．fleeB．leaveC．abandonD．escape7、A．landedB．returnedC．disappearedD．delivered8、A．untilB．whenC．unlessD．after9、A．SurelyB．ThankfullyC．DoubtfullyD．Unfortunately10、A．removedB．misplacedC．hidD．unfolded11、A．slowlyB．seriouslyC．hurriedlyD．carefully12、A．appearedB．stoodC．settledD．remained13、A．sortedthroughB．setdownC．putdownD．gotthrough14、A．postedB．recalledC．foundD．addressed15、A．receivedB．openedC．touchedD．replied16、A．noddedB．liftedC．shookD．lowered17、A．complainB．inquireC．worryD．wonder18、A．wordsB．interestsC．puzzleD．secret19、A．networkB．abroadC．papersD．home20、A．appropriateB．enoughC．foolishD．polite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）It'sapopularbeliefthatfishcan'trememberanything1．longerthansevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'trememberwhatthey'veeatenorwherethey'vebeen.Butarecentstudy2．(find)thatakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidscanremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.Researcherstrainedthefishtogotoacertainareaoftheirtank3．(get)food.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbefore4．(put)thembackinthetankagain.Withthehelpofcomputersoftware,theyfoundthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.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一下作文。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：吧多余的词用斜线（\）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NextSunday,thetwenty-fiveofOctober,wearehaveanopendayatourschool.It’sgoingtobeabouttheenvironment,withkindsoffunthingshappen.Ourgeographyteacherwillshowadocumentaryfilmaboutair