四川省德阳市重点中学2024年英语高三第一学期期末考试试题含解析

四川省德阳市重点中学2024年英语高三第一学期期末考试试题考生请注意：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．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why2．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup3．---Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?---Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe4．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin5．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements6．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution7．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered8．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo9．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps10．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished11．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking12．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof13．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith14．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it15．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads16．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at17．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo18．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup19．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound20．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses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）USstudentVanessaTahaystandsoutfromtheotherteenagersinherschool.Herskinisdark,heraccentisthick,andifyouaskher,shewilltellyouthesearethethingssheisproudestof.Tahayisapoet,andat18shewasconsideredamongthebestinLosAngeles.Whensheisonthestage,audiencesoftengosilent.Theyalsolaugh,shoutandcry.Butthisdoesn’tcomeeasilyforsomeonewhocomesfromavillagethatsitsatthebaseofahugemountainrangeinCentralAmerica.Whenshefirstappearedatschool,shewasteasedbyothersforbeingshortanddifferent.Sheneverspoke,sotheycalledher“mouse”.“HowdoIdefendmyself?”Tahaythought.“Idon’tknowhow.”“Keepgoing,”hermotherwouldtellher.“Atsomepoint,you’lllearn.”ShespenthoursafterschoolandonweekendswatchingthesameDVDs:EnglishwithoutBarriers.Tahay’selderbrother,Elmer,persuadedhertogototheafter-schoolpoetryclub.Inthelastsixyears,herEnglishteacherLaurieKurnickhasturnedClevelandCharterHighSchool’spoetryprogramintooneofthemostrespectedinthecity.HerteamdrawsfromthelikesofD．H.Laurence,PatMoraandKendrickLamartocreatepoemsabouttheirownlives.Thepoemsfocusonmanythings—somefunny,somepainful.ThefirsttimeTahayreadthegroup’spoems,chillswentupherspine(脊柱).“IwishIcouldwritelikethat,”shethought.“Iwanttosaysomething.”ShewroteherfirstpoemaboutherfirstyearinAmerica.ShecalleditInvisible.Thedayherturncametoreciteinfrontoftheteam,shebrokedowncrying.Shecriedfor15minutes.“Ihadsomuchheldin,”Tahaysaid.“Icouldn’tevenfinishit.”Butshekeptatitdespiteherless-than-perfectgrammar,spellinganddiction(措辞).Still,shewouldn’ttellherfriendsaboutherpoetrybecausesheworriedtheywouldmakefunofher.Butwithtime,herpoemschangedher.“Theygavemepride,”Tahaysaid.“TheytoldmethatI’mworthsomething.”“Shehadthisinnocence,”Kurnicksaid.“Thiswillingnesstobegenuineandshowyouthingsyoudon’teversee.”1、WhatdidTahay’smothersuggestshedowhenshewasteasedbyothers?A．Fightwiththembravely.B．Reportthemtoherteachers.C．Ignorethemandkeepgoing.D．Tryhardtomakefriendswiththem.2、WhatarethethemesofTahayandherteam’spoems?A．Theiradmirationforthegreatpoets.B．Theirappreciationofnaturalbeauty.C．Theirexpectationsofabetterfuture.D．Funnyandpainfulstoriesabouttheirlives.3、HowdidTahayprobablyfeelwhenshefirstreadthegroup’spoems?A．Shewascold.B．Shewasexcited.C．Shewasnervous.D．Shewasfrightened.4、HowdidTahaybenefitfromwritingpoems?A．Shefeltmoreconfidentaboutherself.B．Shewonmanynationalpoetrycompetitions.C．Shebecamethefirststudentpoetinthecity.D．Sheimprovedhergrammarandspellinggreatly.22．（8分）Millionsofgirlsgrowupwiththehopeofbecomingafamoussinger.Someevenwinlocaltalentcompetitionsaschildren,butonlyafewsuchearlysuccessesanddreamsturnintoreality.JessicaAndrewsisoneofthefewwhosedreamshavecometrue.Andrews'firsttasteofsuccesscameattheageof10.ShewonatalentcompetitioninherhometownofHuntingdon,Tennessee,singingIWillAlwaysLoveYou,originallysungbyWhitneyHouston.Houston'sversionofthesongappearedonTheBodyguardsoundtrack,whichhappenedtobethefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.Withintwoyears,talkofAndrewshadspreadtoNashvilleandcaughttheattentionofproducerByronGallimore,whosecreditsincludeworkwithTimMcGraw,FaithHill,andJoDeeMessina.WithGallimoresignedontoproduce,Andrewssoonhadarecordingcontract(合同)withDreamWorksRecords.Andrews'professionalcareerwaslaunchedwith1999'sHeartShapedWorld,recordedwhenshewas14yearsold.ThealbumincludedthecountryhitIWillBeThereForYou,whichalsoappearedonThePrinceofEgypt.ShefollowedupthereleaseofthealbumbytouringasasupportactforsuchcountrysuperstarsasFaithHillandTrishaYearwood.Withthereleaseof2001'sWhoIAm,Andrewsbecameastarinherownright.Thealbumwascertified(证明)goldforsalesof500,000copies.AndrewsreturnedinApril2003withNow,analbumthatshepromisedwouldshowanewsideoftheyoungartist."Thisalbumhasaverydifferentfeelingforme,"shesaid."It'salotmorepersonalandthere'saconfidencethatwasn'tquitethereonthefirsttwo.Ifeelespeciallyconnectedtothisgroupofsongs."1、What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"launched"inthefourthparagraph?A．Aimed B．SentC．Started D．Set2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．TheBodyguardwasthefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.B．AfterAndrewssangWhoIAm,shebecameastarinherownright.C．IWillAlwaysLoveYouwasoriginallysungbyWhitneyHouston.D．Now,expressesanewfeelingofAndrews.3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeAndrews'album?A．Now B．HeartShapedWorldC．ThePrinceofEgypt D．WhoIAm4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．JessieaAndrews'Life B．JessicaAndrews'DreamC．JessicaAndrews'Songs D．JessicaAndrews'SuccessasaSinger23．（8分）Infairytales,it'susuallytheprincessthatneedsprotecting.AtGoogleinSiliconValley,theprincessistheonedefendingthecastle.ParisaTabrizisa31-year-oldwithperhapsthemostuniquejobtitleinengineering-“GoogleSecurityPrincess”.Herjobistohackintothemostpopularwebbrowser（浏览器）ontheplanet,tryingtofindweaknessesinthesystembeforethe“blackhats”do.TodefeatGoogle'sattackers,Tabrizmustfirstlythinklikethem.Tabriz'srolehasevolveddramaticallyintheeightyearssinceshefirststartedworkingatGoogle.Backthen,theyounggraduatefromIllinoisUniversitywasoneof50securityengineers---todaythereareover500.Cybercrime（网络犯罪）hascomealongwayinthepastdecade-fromtheNigerianPrinceScamtocreditcardtheft.Tabriz'sbiggestconcernnowisthepeoplewhofindbugsinGoogle'ssoftware,andselltheinformationtogovernmentsorcriminals.Tofightagainstthis,thecompanyhassetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram,payinganywherefrom$100to$20,000forreportedmistakes.It'saworldawayfromTabriz'scomputer-freechildhoodhomeinChicago.ThedaughterofanIranian-Americandoctorfather,andPolish-Americannursemother,Tabrizhadlittlecontactwithcomputersuntilshestartedstudyingengineeringatcollege.Gazeacrossaline-upofGooglesecuritystafftodayandyou'llfindwomenlikeTabrizarefewandfarbetween（稀少的）---thoughinthelastfewyearsshehashiredmorefemaletechgeniuses.Sheadmitsthere'sanobviousgenderdisequilibriuminSiliconValley.Funnilyenough,duringtrainingsessionsTabrizfirstasksnewcolleaguestohackintonotacomputer,butavendingmachine.Tabriz'sjobisasmuchabouttechnologicalknow-how（专门知识）asunderstandingthepsychologyofattackers.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutTabrizfromthepassage?A．ShewasthefirstfemaleengineeratGoogle.B．Shemustthinkdifferentlysoastodefeattheattackers.C．Herjobrelatestonotonlytechnologybutalsopsychology.D．Herfrequentcontactwithcomputersinchildhoodbenefitsheralot.2、WhyhasGooglesetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram?A．ToprotectGoogleagainstcybercrime.B．TomonitorthenormaloperationofGoogle.C．Tohelpthegovernmentlocatethecybercriminals.D．Toraisepeople'sawarenessofpersonalinformationsafety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disequilibrium”inParagraph4referto?A．Imbalance.B．Preference.C．Difference.D．Discrimination.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．WhatleadstocybercrimeB．The“SecurityPrincess”whoguardsGoogleC．MeasurestakenbyGoogletoprotectitsusersD．Howtobecomeanexcellentsecurityengineer24．（8分）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,’Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’’’saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer,“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword6gulf,inPara.3mostprobablymeans.A．differenceB．distanceC．separationD．interest2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepastC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationship25．（10分）PTSD(战后创伤)issadlyacommonaffliction(折磨)formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.“Alotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithus,"saidJoshMarino,aveteran(退伍兵)oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.“ididn’twanttodealwithitanymore,”Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutsideforafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小猫)which，accordingtoMarino,“justwalkedupandstartedrubbingupagainstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.”Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife."Istoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstartedthinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant，butthatwasn'ttheendofthestoryMarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScout'sremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchontheInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumanscanhelpthem.Itisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebondbetweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit,andwehopeyoudotoo!1、Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.B．JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.C．PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.D．PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.2、WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Hejustcouldn’thelpcrying.B．Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.C．Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.D．Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.B．Themanandthecat.C．Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.D．Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide.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）Fromayoungage,myparentshavetaughtmetheimportanceofgivinggenerouslytothelessfortunate.Outof1,wheneverthereissomethingIcan2,Igiveittosomeoneonthestreet.Lastweek,3Ileftthehousetorunafewerrands(差事)，Icarriedwithmesomeoldclothes,somefoodandahandbagtohandovertosomeone4.Asthecar5atthetrafficsignal,Isawagirloffiveorsixaskingformoney.I6hertocometomeandquickly7allthethingsIhad.AsIstartedhandingthemover,sheseemed8.Shelookedupatmewithasweetsmileonherfaceandaskedwhatwasinthe9.Itoldherthereweresomeclothesandfoodforher.10shelookedupatmeandasked,“Canyougivemesomewater?”ItwasthenthatInoticedher11lips.Itseemedasifshehadnothadadropofwaterallday.I12mybottleofwaterthatIalwayscarriedwithmeandhelpedhertodrinkfromit.Shefinisheditquicklyandgavemeaheartwarmingsmileof13.IwasthankfulthatIcould14hersimplewish!Irealizedonceagainthatdaythatyoudon’tnecessarilyhavetomakebig15tohelpsomeone.Thisexperience16onceagainmybeliefinthe17actsofkindnessandhowtheycanmakesomeone’s18.Thenexttimeyouwanttodosomethingniceforsomeone,don’t19,waitingfortherightchance.20anddoit.1、A．habitB．respectC．sympathyD．kindness2、A．affordB．getC．spareD．serve3、A．untilB．asC．onceD．before4、A．needyB．sickC．disabledD．sad5、A．parkedB．staredC．turnedD．paused6、A．phonedB．signaledC．advisedD．allowed7、A．collectedB．fetchedC．packedD．threw8、A．ashamedB．upsetC．embarrassedD．astonished9、A．carB．bagC．bottleD．clothes10、A．ThenB．NextC．AgainD．But11、A．dirtyB．paleC．thickD．dry12、A．pointedoutB．tookoutC．gaveoutD．pickedout13、A．happinessB．pleasureC．appreciationD．welcome14、A．satisfyB．attainC．promiseD．realize15、A．differencesB．ambitionsC．achievementsD．donations16、A．foundB．doubtedC．provedD．showed17、A．uniqueB．simpleC．reliableD．polite18、A．dayB．fortuneC．dreamD．life19、A．holdonB．holdupC．holddownD．holdback20、A．SpeedupB．TakecareC．GoaheadD．Lookout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）Mostpeopleatpresentaresobusywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetime1．(enjoy)ahealthyandbalanceddiet.Formostindividuals,as2．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatandsugarforseveralyears,theychoosetogoonadietbutfailattheend.Besuretobewithastrongawarenessthatyouare3．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydiet4．(provide)yourbodywithnotonlyenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Thefirstoneisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritional5．(require).Asweallknow,wehavetotakeinvariousnutritioneverydaytokeepfit.6．(basic)speaking,youshouldmakesurethatyoutakeagoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteins.Anotherbenefitisthatitistheeasiestandmost7．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself8．anumberofdiseaseswhengrowingold.Inmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof9．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer.Andforthosewhowanttoloseweight,there10．(come)goodnews!Keepahealthydietandyouwillfinallykeepahealthyweight!第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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；Airtravelhasthreeadvantageovertraintravel、First,itcansavemuchtime、Wecanflyfromoneplacetootherinalongtime,butbytrainwehavetospendmoretime、Second,airtravelismorecomfortablebecausetheplanefliessosmooththatwecanhaveagoodrestduringthetrip、Third,thetrainiscrowdingsometimesandpass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