河北省石家庄市精英中学2024年英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

河北省石家庄市精英中学2024年英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched2．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even3．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission4．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether5．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides6．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata7．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need8．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas9．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith10．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it11．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will12．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is13．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave14．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve15．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich16．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared17．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight18．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat19．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted20．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the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）Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.NosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadofromtheTVthanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettothefirstfloor.Theclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,whichseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourhousetowaitthingsout.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Aswefinallyreachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Glassfleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.Wegotclosetothestaircaseonlytoheartheloudsoundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydecidedtohideinthebrickstaircasebecauseitwasthestrongestplacetohide.B．Itwashardtomakeittothefirstfloorbecausetherewasnofloorunderneaththem.C．Theirhousewasoneofthehousesintheunitthatwerecompletelydestroyed.D．Ifthetornadohadn’tstoppedintime,Jimmywouldhavebeenblownawayintothedarkness.2、What’stherightorderoffollowingevents?a.Thebackwallofthehousetoreoffintothedarknessoutside.b.Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetandwasthoughttobegone.c.Theauthorfeltnopainalthoughherkneeswerefullofglass.d.Atreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframeandflewovertheirheads.e.Thegaragedoorcameoff.f.TheauthorwaspusheddowntotheclosetbyJimmy.A．deafcbB．deafbcC．dfeabcD．daefcb3、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheirexperience?A．Thrillingandsmooth.B．Frighteningandlucky.C．Sufferingandmiserable.D．Painfulandunfortunate.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．TornadoonthewayC．LovedefeatseverythingD．Thelife-long4minutes22．（8分）Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikeyourstomach,evenyourmindishungry.Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamlover,favoritestarandmanysuchabsurdthings.Soitsilentlybegantopaycarefulattentiontoyourneedsandneverletitselfgrow.Whenmindloosensitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink“Whathappensnext?”,“Whycan'tIthink?”,“WhyamIalwaysgiventhedifficultproblems?”Wellthisistheresultofourownkarma（宿命）ofusingourbrainforthinkingofnot-so-worthythings.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysettledthroughextensivereading.NowwhyreadingandnotwatchingTV?Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetotakehelpofreading.Youhaveinnumerablenumberofbooksinthisworldwhichwillanswerallyour"Howto?"questions.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon'trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butevenyourminddecodes（解码）itandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseedifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkandrelatealotofthings,ofwhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!Thisisnothingloutcreativity.Themorethenumberofbooksyouread,themoreyourmindwillopenup.Alsothisimprovesyourspeakingskillstoalargeextentandalsomakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WithinnotimeyoustartspeakingEnglishoranylanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeopleandyouneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttime.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthatourmindishungry?A．Wedon'treadbooks.B．Ourcreativitygetsafullstop.C．Wedon'thaveagoodmemory.D．Wedon'tknowwhattodonext.2、One'smindishungrybecausehe/she.A．can'tworkoutthingswellB．loosensthefreedomtogrowC．ismentallybusywithmanyabsurdthingsD．beginstopaycarefulattentiontohisneeds3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofreading?A．Helpingyoudevelopyourcreativity.B．Helpingyouenlargeyourvocabulary.C．Helpingyouimproveyourspeakingskills.D．Helpingyourunyoureyesthroughthelines.4、Byreadingmore,wearesureto.A．performbettermentallyinthefutureB．dreamthewildestdreamsC．storebooksinyourmindD．speakEnglishfluently23．（8分）TheNobelPrizeWinnersinLiteratureRabindranathTagore(1913)Prizemotivation:“becauseofhisprofoundlysensitive,freshandbeautifulverse(诗歌),bywhich,withconsummateskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought,expressedinhisownEnglishwords,apartoftheliteratureoftheWest”WilliamFaulkner(1949)Prizemotivation:“forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothemodernAmericannovel”SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(1953)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographicaldescriptionaswellasforbrilliantoratory(演讲)indefendingexaltedhumanvalues.”ErnestMillerHemingway(1954)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecentlydemonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea,andfortheinfluencethathehasexertedoncontemporarystyle.”JohnSteinbeck(1962)Prizemotivation:“forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydosympathetichumorandkeensocialperception.”ClaudeSimon(1985)Prizemotivation:“whoinhisnovelcombinesthepoet’sandthepainter’screativenesswithadeepenedawarenessoftimeinthedepictionofthehumancondition.”MoYan(2012)Prizemotivation:“whowithhallucinatory(幻觉般的)realismmergesfolktales,historyandthecontemporary.”BobDylan(2016)Prizemotivation:“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition.”1、WhichwriterwonNobelPrizeforhispoetry?A．WilliamFaulkner.B．BobDylan.C．RabindranathTagore.D．ClaudeSimon.2、WhichwriterwonNoblePrizemostlyforhisspecificwork?A．ErnestHemingway.B．JohnSteinbeck.C．WilliamFaulkner.D．WinstonChurchill.3、Whoseworkswillyouturntoifyouareinterestedinasong-writingNobelPrizewinner?A．MoYan’s.B．BobDylan’s.C．ClaudeSimon’s.D．RabindranathTagore’s.4、Whodescribedreallifeexperiencesinhishistoricworks?A．JohnSteinbeck.B．MoYan.C．ErnestHemingway.D．WinstonChurchill.24．（8分）Everythingaboutnuclearenergyseemsterrificallybig:thecost,constructionanddecommissioning—andthefearsofsomethinggoingbadlywrong.Thefuture,howevermaywellbemuchsmaller.Dozensofcompaniesareworkingonanewgenerationofreactorsthat,theypromise,candelivernuclearpoweratlowercostandreducedrisk.Thesesmall-scaleplantswillonaveragegeneratebetween50MWand300MWofpowercomparedwiththe1,000MW-plusfromaconventionalreactor.Theywilldrawonmodularmanufacturingtechniquesthatwillreduceconstructionrisk,whichhasplaguedlarger-scaleprojects.Supportersbelievetheseadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)—mostofwhichwillnotbecommercialuntilthe2030s—arecriticalifatomicpoweristocompeteagainsttherapidlyfallingcostsofsolarandwind.“Thephysicshasn’tchanged.It’saboutmuchclevererdesignthatoffersmuch-neededflexibilityintermsofoperation,”saidTimStone,long-termindustryadviserandchairmanofNuclearriskInsurers,whichinsuresnuclearsitesintheUK.SincetheFukushimameltdowninJapanin2011,safetyfearshavethreatenednuclearpower.Butthebiggestobstacletodayiseconomic.InwesternEurope,justthreeplantsareunderconstruction:intheUKatHinkleypointCinSomerset;atFlamanvilleinFrance;andatOlkiluotoinFinland.AllinvolvetheEuropeanPressurizedReactortechnologyofEDFthatwillbeusedatHinkleyPoint.Allarerunningyearslateandoverbudget.IntheUS,thefirsttwonuclearprojectsunderwayforthepast30yearsarealsoblowingthroughcostestimates.TheUK,whichopenedtheworld’sfirstcommercialnuclearreactorin1956,isoneofthefewwesternnationscommittedtorenewingitsageingfleettoensureenergysecurityandmeettoughcarbonreductiontargets.Itisseenasaprovingground,bymanyintheindustry,ofnuclearpower’sabilitytorestoreconfidence.However,thecountry’sagreementwithEDFtobuildtwounitsatHinkleyPoint—whichtogetherwillgenerate3.2GWofelectricity—hascomeunderseverecriticismoveritscost.Thegovernmentislookingatdifferentfundingmodelsbutsaiditstillseesnuclearpowerasvitaltothecountry’sfutureenergymix.Smallreactors,itbelieves,havethepotentialtogeneratemuch-neededpowerfromthe2030s.Anuclearsectordeal,unveiledlastmonth,promisedupto￡56minfundingforresearchanddevelopmentintoAMRsandattractedinterestofstart-upsfromaroundtheworld.ThegovernmenthopesthefundingwillgivetheUKaleadintheglobalracetodevelopthesetechnologies,helpingtoprovideenergysecuritywhilealsocreatingamultibillion-dollarexportmarketforBritishengineeringcompanies.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)?A．AMRsproducemorepowerthantraditionalreactorsB．Smallinscale,AMRsrosemoresafetyrisksC．Sofar,mostAMRshavenotbeenputintouseyetD．GovernmentspreferenergyofsolarandwindtothatofAMRs2、Inparagraph5,theauthormentionstheplantsinWesternEuropeandtheUSto________.A．provethatnuclearpowerhasbeenthreatenedbysafetyconcern.B．showthattheconstructionofnuclearpowerplantscostmorethatthebudgetavailable.C．indicatetheconstructionofnuclearplantsareslowinspeed.D．pointoutthatmostpowerplantshaveadoptedthelatestnucleartechnology.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．SomepeoplehavelostconfidenceinthedevelopmentofnuclearplantsB．TheUKgovernmentseekstoreducethenegativeimpactofnuclearpoweronitseconomy.C．TheplantobuildtwopowerplantsinHinkleyPointhasbeendesertedD．akindcostsforsmallmodularreactorswouldbehigherrelativetolargenuclearreactors.4、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthispassage?A．BritaincountsonnuclearenergytokeeplightsonB．TraditionalnuclearplantsboomwithminireactorsC．Nuclear’sshareofpowergenerationremainsteadD．Nuclearpowerlookstoshrinkitswaytosuccess25．（10分）Dogsandhumanshavebeenlivingside-by-sideforabout15,000years,buttherearetonsoffactsaboutdogsthatperhapswehaveneverheardof.NightvisionDogshavegoodnightvision.Theirlargepupilsletmorelightinandtherods(视杆细胞)workbetterinpoorlight.Butthebiggestfactoristhetapetum(反光组织),whichreflectlightatthebackoftheeye.Besides,dogs’whiskers(胡须)alsohelpthem“see”inthedarkbecausetheypickuponverysmallchangesinair,providingdogswithinformationaboutthesize,shape,andspeedofthingsnearby.SecrettailcodeDogscanusetheirtailstocommunicate.Theywagtheirtailstotherightwhentheyarerelaxedorhappy,andtotheleftwhennervousorthreatened.Whenthey’reaggressive,thetailswillstickstraight-upintheair.Abroadwagisfriendlywhileaslowwagisneutral,neitherexcitednoranxious.DreamsWeoftenseeadog’sbodymakingsuddenmovementsinitssleep.Dogshavethesamebrainwavepatternsashumans’whiletheyareasleep,sotheydreamjustlikewedo.SupernoseDogscanfindtheirwayhomedespitelongdistances.Theirnosesareavitalpartoftheirincrediblesenseofdirection.Thepartofadog’sbrainthatcontrolssmellis40timeslargerthanhumans’.They’reabletofollowsmellsformiles.Furthermore,dogshaveanamazingabilitytorecognizethesmellsgivenoffbytheabnormalcellsinhumanbodies,includingcancer.Thisissomethingscientistsareeagertoexplorefurther.Andinteresting,adog’s“fingerprint”isonitsnose.Thepatternsondogs’nosesaresodistinctthattheycanactuallybeusedtoidentifytheanimals.AsixthsenseDogsactstrangelybeforesomethingbad,likeastormorearthquake,happens,fortheyaresensitivetolowfrequenciesthathumanscan’tsense.Sodon’tlettheirstrangebehaviorgounnoticednexttime.Itcouldsaveyourlife.1、Whichofthefollowingindirectlyhelpsdogsseewellinthedark?A．Theirrods.B．Theirtapetum.C．Theirwhiskers.D．Theirpupils.2、Ifadogholdsupthetail,itindicates________.A．happinessB．attackC．friendlinessD．relaxation3、Whathasn’tbeendiscoveredaboutadog?A．Whyitcansensenaturaldisasters.B．Whyithasanacutesenseofsmell.C．Whatemotionsitshowswithitstail.D．Howitcansmellhumans’illnesses.4、Inwhatwayaredogslikehumans?A．Theydreamwhentheysleep.B．Theyhavegoodnightvision.C．Theyhavedistinctnosepatterns.D．Theycanreacttolowfrequencies.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）Theboyshadbeenshoppingallmorningandstillweren’tdone.I1,standinginthestore.Justninedaysbefore2,Caitlin’shousehadburnedtotheground.ButCaitlinandherfamilyall3escaped.Allthefamily4waswhattheywerewearingandeachother.Theschoolwasreplacingtheirbooksanduniformsandnow,twodaysafterthe5,allthegirlsinCaitlin’sclassweretakinghershoppingforclothesandshoes.Theboyswereshoppingfor6likescarves,socksandhairties,allthethingstheydon’teven7.Afteranotherhour,Ihadfinishedmy8andhadhelpedtheboys9everythingtheywantedtogetforCaitlin.Whenwegothome,mybrotherbroughteverythinghehad10forCaitlintomyroomtomakesureIthoughtshe’d11everythingbeforehe12them.“Ithinkshe’llloveeverything,”Isaid,andhesmiledhisbigsmile.Ihuggedhim,13hetriedtopushmeaway.Iwasso14ofhimatthatmoment.Helovesgivingandmakingothers15.He’sanhonestkidwhoseesonlythegoodintheworld.Iusedtowonderhowhecould16seethegoodwhentherewassomuchbad,butnowI17why:thereissomuchgood18him.Heselflesslygaveupallhis19forCaitlin.Hehad,throughthisactofapureheart,gotthetrue20ofChristmas.1、A．waitedB．hesitatedC．shoutedD．observed2、A．ChristmasB．graduationC．schoolD．departure3、A．graduallyB．obviouslyC．successfullyD．hopefully4、A．belongedB．possessedC．likedD．desired5、A．rescueB．discoveryC．floodD．fire6、A．decorationsB．itemsC．productsD．tools7、A．thinkaboutB．hearofC．careaboutD．dreamof8、A．homeworkB．interviewC．shoppingD．project9、A．tryonB．prepareforC．experimentwithD．pickout10、A．keptB．ownedC．purchasedD．demanded11、A．useB．likeC．donateD．get12、A．wrappedB．rolledC．changedD．bought13、A．becauseB．incaseC．eventhoughD．before14、A．confidentB．proudC．carefulD．afraid15、A．happyB．comfortableC．excitedD．calm16、A．evenB．seldomC．everD．just17、A．doubtB．distinguishC．realizeD．judge18、A．besideB．insideC．beforeD．around19、A．toysB．joyC．timeD．savings20、A．spiritB．originC．aimD．story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）Agoodfriendnotonlylikestohangwithyouandhave1．goodtime,butthinksaboutyouandwishesgoodthingsfaryouwhenyou’reapart.AgoodFriendmaynottalktoyoueverydayoreveneveryweek,2．cancomeupinamatterofminutes.Agoodfriendwillcometohelpyou,evenwhenyouhaven'ttalkedtohiminweeksTimedoesn’tlessenagoodfriend'srelationshipwithyou.Bethisafriendof3．(I),Icanforweekswithout4．(talk)toherbutthendropanythinginminutesbecause5．her.Shehasnoproblemgivingmesomeofher6．(suggest)either,Lastweek.I7．(buy)apairofjeanswhichwasn’t8．(exact)rightforme.Someofmyfriendlaughatme.Bethwouldgiveabeesopinion.ratherthanleavingmehangingwithmybigjeansSheadvisedme9．(wear)thisminiskirtinsteadbecauseitmademelookpretty.Ibelievethatgoodfriendsalso10．(be)themosthonestwithyou,insteadoflookingdownonyou,showingoffthemselvesorignoringyou.Bethisafriendlikethat.Ifeelsoluckytohavesuchafriend.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