甘肃省武威市四校联考2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题2

甘肃省2024届新高考备考模拟考试英语试卷考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必用直径毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题分，满分分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whendoestherainyseasonstart?A.InNovember. B.InFebruary. C.InJanuary.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Howdoesthewoman’sfoodtaste?A.Salty. B.Hot. C.Sweet.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent. B.Fatheranddaughter. C.Schoolfriends.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whichroomhasthemanfinisheddecorating?A.Thelivingroom. B.Thekitchen. C.Thebathroom.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.She’sanathlete. B.She’sacoach. C.She’sadoctor.第二节(共15小题;每小题分，满分分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6WheredoesRitasuggestgoingfirst?A.Acinema. B.Arestaurant. C.Acafé.7.WhatdoesRitathinkoftheplan?A.Exciting. B.Disappointing. C.Timewasting.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.WhatdoesAnniewantClarktodo?A.Feedherdog. B.Cleanherhouse. C.Waterherplants.9.WhenwillAnniereturnhome?A.OnFriday. B.OnThursday. C.OnMonday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10.Whatdidthemandolastnight?A.Hedidsomeexercise. B.Hecalledthewoman. C.Hewenttotheraces.11.Whatwillthewomanprobablydothisweekend?A.Rideahorse. B.Workonafarm. C.Attendawedding.12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytakingabout?A.ATVprogram. B.Asportsmeet. C.Atripabroad.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】13.Whatwerethekidsdoinginthepool?A.Havingadivingclass. B.Performingfirstaid. C.Practisingaboardgame.14.Whydidthewomanjumpinthepool?A.Toshowherskill. B.Tosaveagirl. C.Togoforaswim.15.Whocalledforanambulance?A.Theinstructor. B.Thewoman. C.Astudent.16.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?A.Shelosthermemoryforever.B.Shequarreledwithherparents.C.Sheforgotwhathadhappened.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17.WhywillthestorebeclosedonFridayandSaturday?A.Toofferitsstafftimeoff. B.Toprepareforabigsale. C.Toupgradethedecoration.18.Howmuchcanbesavedonapieceofchildren’sclothing?A.$10. B.$15. C.$50.19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesale?A.Itendstoday. B.Itlastsoneweek. C.Itwillstartnextweek.20.Whoarethelisteners?A.Employees. B.Customers. C.Suppliers.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题分，满分分)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。AExploringWildlifeConservationinKenyaDay1:Nairobi,KenyaArriveattheairportinNairobi,whereourstaffwillbeonhandtodriveyoutothehotel.Enjoytherestofthedayatleisure.Acmodation:TamarindTreeHotelDay2:LewaWildlifeConservancyAcharterflight(包机)bringsustoLewaWildlifeConservancy,a62,000acregrasslandonthenorthofMountKenya.Consideredamodelintheconservationfield,thishealthywildlifehabitatishometoanumberofrarespecies,includingthegiraffe,theGrevy’szebra,andAfricanwilddogs.LewaandtheneighboringBoranaConservancyalsoharborroughly15percentofKenya’sentirerhinopopulation.Acmodation:ElewanaLewaSafariCampDay3:AmboseliNationalParkFlybyprivatechartertoAmboseliNationalPark,wherevastgrasslandsareirrigatedbyundergroundrunoffstreamsfromMountKilimanjaro.Theselandscapesprovideahabitatforhundredsofelephants,makingtheparkoneofthebestplacesinAfricatospottheselargecreatures.ThetravelbeginsonthedrivetoTortilisCamp,setwithinviewofMountKilimanjaro.Acmodation:TortilisCampDay4:MasaiMaraNationalReserveAtfirstlight,headouttotracktheanimalsthatcrossedtheareaduringthenight.Thisareahasoneofthehighestconcentrationsoflargepredators(捕食性动物)inallofAfrica.ThenwatchlargegroupsofhipposintheMaraRiverandcrocodilessunbathingontheshore.Acmodation:KichwaTemboCamp21.OnwhichdaywillyouvisitLewaWildlifeConservancy?A.Day1. B.Day2. C.Day3. D.Day4.22.WhichisthebestplacetowatchAfricanelephants?A.TamarindTreeHotel. B.KichwaTemboCamp.C.AmboseliNationalPark. D.BoranaConservancy.23.WhatisspecialaboutMasaiMaraNationalReserve?A.Itprovidesthebestsunbath.B.ItfeaturestheGrevy’szebra.C.Itislocatednearanairport.D.Itishometolargepredators.BIhavealwayslovedtheArthurianlegend(传奇),asthereissomethingquitespecialaboutKingArthur,andofcourseMerlin,myfavouritecharacterfromthestories.DeathofanEmpireisthesecondvolumeinMKHume’s“Merlin”serieswhichdetailsMerlin’slifefrombirth.MerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpireinsearchofhisfather,avoyageofdiscoverytounderstandjustwhohewas.EventuallyMerlingetsinvolvedinthefightagainsttheHun’sinvasion(入侵)ofEuropeattheBattleoftheCatalaunianPlain.ServingundertheGeneralFlaviusAetius,Merlinbuildsareputationbysavingthelivesofthousandsofsoldiers.WhenhefinallyreachesRome,hesavesmanymore.ButafardeadlierconflictbetweenEmperorValentinianandSenatorPetroniusMaximusisaroundthecornerandMerlinmustuseallhisstrengthtocarryouthiswork.IfIhadtochoosejustonewordtodescribethisnovel,therewouldbenootherchoicethan“immersive(身临其境的)”.Therehasclearlybeenaseriousamountofresearchcarriedoutbytheauthor.binedwiththedescriptiveproseandimaginativestory,thebookreallydoesattractyoufromalmosttheverystart.ThestoryreallydoesfeellikeyouareapartofitasMerlintravelsacrosstheRomanEmpire.TheauthordoesagreatjobofmixingtherichhistorywithestablishedArthurianlegend.Thebattlesceneishandledveryeffectively.Theauthoremploysaveryeffectiveformtoshowthemainfightandthisnotonlyaddsadegreeoftensionandagoodlevelofexcitementbutalmostmakesyoufeellikeyouarerighttherehearingaboutwhathappened.DeathofanEmpireisaveryfinenovel,awonderfullyrichtaleandarewardingstory.24.WhydoesMerlintravelacrosstheRomanEmpire?A.TovisitKingArthur. B.Toenjoyaniceview.C.Togetawellpaidjob. D.Tofindouthisorigin.25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenovel?A.Itisamixtureofhistoryandlegend.BItfeaturesdifficultlanguage.C.Itspeakshighlyofanemperor.D.ItisamasterpieceofMerlin.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph5referto?A.Aneffectivedescription. B.Alongrunningbattle.C.Awonderfulfeeling. D.Awellknownlegend.27.Whatisthetext?A.Anewsreport. B.Ahistorystory.CAbookreview. D.Asciencefiction.CAsweallknow,insectscanberemarkablyagile(灵活)inflight.Thisisreallyhardtobuildintoflyingrobots,butMITAssistantProfessorKevinYufengChenhasdevelopedaninsectsizeddrone(无人机)thatapproachesinsects’agility.Typically,dronesrequirewideopenspaces.“Ifwelookatmostdronestoday,they’reusuallyquitebig,”saysChen.“Mostoftheirapplicationsinvolveflyingoutdoors.Thequestionis:Canyoucreateaninsectsizeddronethatcanmovearoundinverycrowdedandplexspaces?”AccordingtoChen,heovercamemanyproblemswhenbuildingthedrone.Theinsectsizeddronerequiresafundamentallydifferentconstructionfromalargerone.Thelargedroneisusuallypoweredbyamotor,butthemotorlosesefficiencyasyoushrinkit.So,Chensays,“Foraninsectsizeddrone,youneedtolookforalternatives.”Theprincipalalternativeuntilnowhasbeenemployingasmall,rigidactuator(执行器)builtfromnewmaterials.Chendesignedamoreagiletinydroneusingsoftactuatorsinsteadofhardones.Eachactuatorcanbeatnearly500timespersecondandweighsjust0.6gram,approximatelythemassofalargebee.Itgivesthedroneinsectlikeagility.“Youcanhititwhenit’sflying,anditcanrecover,”saysChen.“Itcanalsoturnoverintheair.”Thedronelooksabitlikeatinycassettetapewithwings,thoughChenisalsoworkingonanewoneshapedlikeadragonfly.Chensayshisdronecanbeusefulinindustryandagriculture.Itcanperformmachineryinspectionstoensuresafetyandfunction.Itspotentialapplicationsincludepletingsearchandrescuemissionsfollowingadisaster.“Allthosethingscanbeverydifficultforexistinglargescaledrones,”Chenexplains.28.WhatcanweknowabouttheactuatordesignedbyChen?A.Itweighsaboutsixgrams.B.Itdrivestheinsectsizeddrone.C.Itlosesefficiencytoomuch.D.Itemploysconventionalmaterials.29.WhichwordcanbestdescribeChen’swork?A.Easy. B.Costly. C.Fruitless. D.Challenging.30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusaboutthenewdrone?A.Itssafetystandards. B.Itsflyingrange.C.Itspossibleapplications. D.Itsdesignprinciple.31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnInsectlikeSmallDroneB.TheFutureofInsectsizedDronesC.HowDronesWillChangetheAgricultureD.WhatChallengeDroneDevelopmentFacesDAnewstudyfindsthatlessthansevenpercentoftheadultpopulationintheUShavewhathealthexpertsconsidergoodcardiometabolic(心脏代谢)health.Usinginformationonroughly55,000peopleovertheageof20,theresultsshowjust6.8percentofAmericanadultsreachedoptimal(最佳的)levelsofhealthin2018.Moreover,thestudyfoundAmericanhealthhasbeeninsharpdeclineoverthelast20years.In1999,oneinthreeadultshadahealthyweight.By2018,thatnumberfelltojustoneinfourAmericans.Atthesametime,threeinfivepeoplewerefreeofdiabetesin1999.By2018,however,morethansixintenadultshadthecondition!“Thesenumbersarestriking.It’sdeeplyproblematicthatintheUnitedStates,fewerthan1in15adultshaveoptimalcardiometabolichealth,”saysMeghanO’Hearn,oneoftheresearchersfromTuftsUniversity.“Weneedapleteoverhaul(革新)ofourhealthcaresystem,foodsystem,andlivingconditions,becausethisisacrisisforeveryone.”Insteadofjustlookingforsignsofdisease,theteamfocusedtheirstudyonthesignsofgood,moderate,andpoorcardiometabolichealth.“Diseaseisnottheonlyproblem,”O’Hearnexplains.“Wedon’tjustwanttobefreeofdisease.Wewanttoachieveoptimalhealthandwellbeing.”ResearchersalsofoundlargehealthgapsbetweenUSadultsofdifferentgenders,ages,andeducationlevels.Specifically,thestudyfoundAmericanswithlesseducationwerehalfaslikelytobeinpeakcardiometabolichealth.O’Hearnadds,“Identifyingtheseindividualsandaddressingtheirhealthconditionsandlifestyleearlyiscriticaltoreducinggrowinghealthcareburdens.Itsimpactsonnationalhealthcarespendingandthefinancialhealthoftheentireeconomyareenormous.Andtheseconditionsarelargelypreventable.Wehavethepublichealthandclinicalinterventionsandpoliciestobeabletoaddresstheseproblems.”32.WhatpercentageofAmericanadultshadoptimalcardiometabolichealthin2018?A.Over7percent. B.Just6.8percent.C.Around33percent. D.About60percent.33.WhatdoesO’Hearnthinkoftheresultsofthestudy?A.They’reunreal. B.They’reacceptable.C.They’reexpected. D.They’reshocking.34.Whatisthepurposeoftheteam’sresearch?A.Tofindthebigagegap. B.Tohelppeoplekeepfit.C.Todevelopnewdrugs. D.Toearnlotsofprofits.35.WhatcanweinferfromO’Hearn’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Jointeffortisneededtoimprovepublichealth.B.Economicgrowthaffectspersonalhealthcondition.C.Americasawaslowdecreaseinhealthcarecosts.D.Richpeopletendtosufferfromhealthproblems.第二节(共5小题;每小题分，满分分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Itissoeasytojustgohomeandshutyourdoorwithoutgettingtoknowyourneighbors.Butbeinganactiveneighborwillturnyourlivingplaceintoakinderandmorecaringneighborhood.____36____.Youdon’thavetoshowupwithafreshapplepieoranythinglikethat.It’strulyassimpleassayinghello,introducingyourselfandaskingafewopenendedquestions.Buttheyarethefirststeptobeingakindneighbor.Thengetoutofyourfortzoneandmakeeffortstoknowmoreaboutyourneighbors.____37____.Andifyoufeelfortable,letthemknowthatyou’retheretohelp,iftheyeverneedanotherhand.Anotherwaytoshowyourneighborsthatyoucareisbymakingyoursmallactsofkindnessaregularpractice.Thiscanbecleaningupthelitterorevencleaningupafterthepetshavemadeamessonyourblock.____38____,youcanaskyourpartnerorkidstopickabunchofflowersfromthegardentogiveyournewneighbor.____39____.Remindyourselfthatbeingconnectedfeelsgoodandboostsyourmoodinthelongrun.Ifyoutakethefirststep,yoursmallactsofkindnesscanencourageotherstopaythatkindnessforward.____40____.Challengingastheyare,reachingouttoyourneighborsisworththeefforts.A.OrifyouhaveanamazinggardenB.Remember,everysmallgesturecountsC.IfyouwanttoberespectedandcaredbyyourneighborsD.Forexample,askfortheirnamesandlearnwhattheydoforworkE.YourattitudestowardsyourfriendsalsosetanexampleforyourkidsF.Itdoesn’ttakealotofmoneyoragenerousgesturetobeanactiveneighborG.Intheend,moreandmorepeopleintheneighborhoodwillfeelmuchbetter第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inbattlingleukemia(白血病)，9yearoldHarperHarrellhasdevotedherdays—inthehospital—toraisingmoneyfortheVFoundationforcancerresearch.“Iknowit’s___41___,butitdeservesmyeffort,”saidHarrell.AfterHarrellwasdiagnosed(诊断)withleukemiainOctober2021，shestartedlearningaboutthefoundationwhich___42___cancerresearch.Thefoundationhasalready___43___nearly$290millionforcancerresearchnationwide.Thefoundation’sadministrativecostsarepaid___44___byitself,whichmeans100%ofdonationsgotocancerresearch.Believingonesmallthingcouldchangealot,Harrellstartedto___45___somedrawingsinhernotebookshortlyafterbeginningtreatment.Oneofthemwasaribbon(丝带)witha“Peaceout,cancer”messagewrittenbelowit.Harrellthoughtthe___46___wouldbeagreatTshirtforchildrenfacinga(n)___47___battle.WhileHarrellwas___48___,hermother,HeatherHindin,foundawaytobringher___49___tolife.She____50____aTshirtcampaignonline.Theplanwastodonatehalfoftheinetothefoundationwhileusingtherestforherdaughter’smedicalexpenses.Theyhave____51____over$24,000thisyear,whichwillspecificallygotothefoundation,afterlaunchingtwoTshirtcampaigns.“Thereareallofthesemessagesof____52____thatpeoplepostwhentheyorder,”Hindinsaid.“Theyhelpsomuchwithher____53____andkeepingherpositive."Harrell,whosaysshehasalwayshada____54____forhelpingothers,offeredasimplepieceofadvice:“Trytohelpandassistwhereyoucan,andyouwillachievesomething____55____.”41.A.risky B.lucky C.new D.hard42.A.avoids B.attracts C.supports D.restricts43.A.awarded B.wasted C.demanded D.missed44.A.partly B.pletely C.accidentally D.suddenly45.A.make B.cover C.tear D.enjoy46.A.word B.title C.design D.wish47.A.original B.similar C.exact D.famous48.A.undercontrol B.atschool C.inhospital D.onduty49.A.dream B.body C.illness D.doctor50.A.turneddown B.putoff C.handedover D.setup51.A.collected B.refused C.invested D.borrowed52.A.prediction B.encouragement C.hesitation D.embarrassment53.A.notes B.roles C.scores D.spirits54.A.sign B.passion C.view D.finish55.A.harmless B.gentle C.familiar D.great第二节(共10小题;每小题分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Astronomershavepublishedamajorfinding___56___(recent):Ablackholehasbeenreleasingenergyfromasmallstar___57___wasshredded(吞噬)in2018,aftertwoyearsinwhichitdidn’temit(发射)anysuchmaterial.“Superunusual,”saidYvetteCendes,anastronomeratHarvard.“We’veneverreallyseenthisbeforetothisdegree.”Researchersmadethe___58___(discover)whentheyuseda___59___(power)radiotelescopefacilitytochecksometwodozenblackholeswherestarshadbeenshreddedafter___60___(e)tooclosetothem.Suchhappenings___61___(call)tidaldisruption(潮汐破坏)events,orTDEs.WhattheyfoundwasthatoneoftheTDEswasemittingenergyatanunusualspeed___62___ataverysurprisingtime:morethantwoyearsaftertheevent.Thisbehaviorisdifferentfromwhathasbeenobservedinblackholesbefore,intwoways.First,thetiming:it’smoremon___63___(see)radioemissionsfromblackholeswithinthefirstfewmonthsafterswallowingastar.Andsecond,theenergyemittedinthiscasedoesn’tquitefitin___64___whatastronomershaveseenbefore.Inmostcasesofblackholesswallowingstars,perhaps99%,theoutflowislowerinenergy.Andin1%ofcases,thatoutflow,atabouthalfthespeedoflight,rarely____65____(occur).第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.上周末你参观了校学生会举办的“乡土中国(RuralChina)”摄影展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.活动介绍；2.个人感受。注意：1.写作词数应80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Icametoknowthisuniqueindividualinaverysimpleway.Oneafternoon,inthelittletownwhereIthenlived,Iwaswalkingmydogwhenhebegantobehavestrangely,rollingwildlyontheground.WhileIwaswonderingwhatwasthematterwithhim,Ibecameawarethatsomeonewaswalkingbymyside—amanofabout30,poorlydressed,collarlessandhatless.Abeggar,Ithought,andwasabouttoputmyhandinmypocket.Butthestrangersmiledpeacefullyatmeasthoughwewereoldfriends.“He’sgotatick(扁虱),poorguy,”hesaid,pointingtomydog.“ealong.We’llhaveitout.”TherewassuchwarmfriendlinessinhiseyesthatItooknooffenseathisfamiliarity.Ifollowedhimtoaparkbenchandsatdownbesidehim.Strangetosay,myKaspar,whowasusuallywary(警惕的)ofst