2023-2024学年内蒙古鄂尔多斯市西部四校高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年内蒙古鄂尔多斯市西部四校高三下学期联考英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding2．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped3．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever4．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing5．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask6．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto7．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf8．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what9．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging10．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI11．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit12．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had13．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany14．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome15．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun16．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after17．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses18．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what19．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually20．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving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）Let'sGoFlyaKite...—atPiedmontMiddleSchool'scelebrationofkites!Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedkitestothemostcomplexboxkites.Slayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflyingtechniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoolDrive.ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization(PTO)hasorganizedarefreshment(茶点）tent.AllprofitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoingso,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddleSchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!When:Saturday,April11.from9:00amto5:00pmWhere:PiedmontMiddleSchoolWhy:Forfun!Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!Schedule9:00am—Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.10:00am—Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesandkitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.11:00am—Kite-flyingshowsontheschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.12:00pm—Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.1:00pm—PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:“TheHistoryofKites”.2:00pm—BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowlent.Comeseethemostartistickitesandthemostinterestingthemekites.3:00pm—PresentationbyDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:“KitesandScience”.3:30pm—AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsoftheday’sjudgingwillbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow.MostArtisiic,HighestFlyer,andothers.WinnerswillreceivegiftsfromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!4:00-5:00pm—Let'sallgoflyakite!Everyoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.Comelothekitecelebration,enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.1、Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttolearnsomeknowledgeaboutkites?A．10:00amand11:00am.B．12:00pmand2:00pm.C．1:00pmand3:00pm.D．2:00pmand4:00pm.2、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthekitecelebration.A．iscomplexandeducationalB．getsmoneyfrommembersC．isstrictabouttheshapesofkitesD．presentsawardstothehighestflyer3、Whowillbeinterestedintheactivity?A．Studentsandparents.B．Kiteexperts.C．Officeworkers.D．Kitecompanies.22．（8分）Highschoolandcollegeareperiodsofever-expandingresponsibilityforstudents.Youcangethelpfromsomepracticalapps.Checkouttheseappstogetahead-startonbeingontopofyourlife!SleepCyclealarmclock(free;iOS,Android)Gettingenoughsleepisessentialtogettingagoodeducation,butwakinguprestedisn’tjustabouthowmuchyousleep;it’saboutwhereyouareinyoursleepcyclewhenyouwakeup.SleepCycleusesyourphone’smicrophoneand/oraccelerometertoanalyzeyoursleepingpatternsandwakeyouupatthebesttime,whenyou’reinyourlightestsleepstate(withinawindowthatyouset,sothatyou’renotlate).myHomeworkStudentPlanner(free;iOS,Android,Windows)ThemyHomeworkStudentPlannerisavailableonwidevarietyofplatformssothatyoucanstayorganizedwhereveryouare.Youcankeeptrackofyourclassscheduleandhomework,getremindersforupcomingtests,andsyncitacrossallofyourplatforms.There’salsoapremiumversionfor$4.99thattakesawaytheads,givesyoumorethemes,letsyouaddfileattachments,andintegratesaccesstoexternalcalendars.Circleof6(free;iOS,Android)Circleof6isaninnovativesafetyappthatconnectsyoutosixofyourmosttrustedfriends(your“circle”)andhelpsyoukeeptrackofeachother.Ifyou’refeelingscaredaboutasituationyou’reinyoucansendaper-programmedtexttoyourcirclewithjusttwotaps,anditwillincludeyourexactlocation.Thiscouldalsobeusedbyyoungerstudentstodiscreetlylettheirparentsknowthatthey’reinanuncomfortablesituationandwanttobepickedup.Goodbudget(free;iOS,Android)Goodbudgetcandivideyourmoneyintovirtual“envelopes”forthingslikeGroceries,Transportation,Entertainment,Gas,andwhateverelseyouneedtobudgetfor.Thefreeversionincludes10regularenvelopesplussyncingacrosstwodevices.Oryoucanmovetoapremiumsubscription(溢价认购)($5/month,$45/year)formoreenvelopes,fivedevices,andafive-yeartransactionhistory.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．AllofthefourappscanbeusedfreeofchargeB．SleepCyclealarmclockcanmakeyousleepasmuchaspossibleC．myHomeworkStudentPlannercanbeusedoncomputersandcellphonesD．Goodbudgetcanhelpyouuseyourmoneywisely2、TheappGoodbudgewithapremiumsubscriptionforsixmonthscosts__________.A．$5 B．$22.5C．$30 D．$453、Whichmightbethemostusefulforaprimaryschoolstudentwhowalkstotheschoolaloneeveryday?A．SleepCyclealarmclock(free;iOS,Android)B．myHomeworkStudentPlanner(free;iOS,Android,Windows)C．Circleof6(free;iOS,Android)D．Goodbudget(free;iOS,Android)23．（8分）Whetheryouwentinforahugonlylobemetwithahandshake,orsimplyhadafallinfrontofacrowdedroom,you’reprobablywonderingwhattodonext.Avoidtheawkwardnessorconfrontit?Accordingtoresearch,you’llwanttodoabitofboth.Inonestudy,JoshuaW.Clegg,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyatJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice,foundthatthefirstthingyoushoulddoisacknowledgethesituation.Hewrote,“Directresponseswereassociatedwithare-establishedsenseofsocialharmony.Henotedthisisoftenbestdonethroughhumor—sayingsomethingassimpleas“Awkward”canputyouatease.Remindingothersofyourmistakeswillonlydrawthemomentout,andcanmakethingsmoreun-comfortable.Facingthesituationhead-onalsohelpsyourealizehowmuchofanon-eventmostawkwardmomentsare.Withdrawing,ontheotherhand,“canactuallymakethatanxietyandthatsenseofawkwardnessworsebecauseyou’renotgettingtofindoutthatyoucanrecover,”BethanyTeachman,aprofessorintheUniversityofVirginian’sDepartmentofPsychology,said.Nowthatyou’vefacedthesituation—maybeevenlaugheditoff—letitgo.Stillfeelinguneasy?Rememberthatembarrassmentisnormal.uItisthepricewepayforbeingmessy,imperfect,normalhumans,SusanDavid,PhD,aHarvardMedicalSchoolpsychologist,said.“Akeypartofmovingonfromembarrassmentistopracticeself-compassionandself-forgiveness.Whenyourecognizethatyouareonlyhumanandimperfect,justlikeallotherhumansareimperfect,itgivesuspermissiontoletgoofthepastembarrassmentwiththeknowledgethatwedidourbest.”1、WhatisJoshuaW.Clegg’ssuggestionaboutthesituation?A．Torunawayfromit.B．Tospeakoutyourfeelingdirectly.C．Tocoveryourfacetoprotectyourself.D．Torememberthepeoplelaughingatyou.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^Withdrawing”inParagraph3mean?A．Gettingback.B．Movingaway.C．Comingfrom.D．Stoppingfrom.3、Whichofthefollowingiswiserandbetterwhenpeopleface“awkwardness”?A．Totrytorecoversoon.B．Topretendtobeallright.C．Toactskillfullyandbravely.D．Toavoidwhatotherpeoplesay.4、Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwereadthetext?A．Advice.B．Health.C．Education.D．Entertainment.24．（8分）Everybody,atsomepointintheirlives,hasexperiencedfailure.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasnotgettingthejobyouwanted,orgettingfewermarksevenafterhardwork.Butwhatmakesyouisnotyourfailure,buthowyougetbackupafterbeinghit.Once,ayoungschoolboywascaughtinafireaccidentinhisschoolandwasassumedthathewouldnotlive.Hismotherwastoldthathewassuretodie,fortheterriblefirehaddestroyedthelowerhalfofhisbody.Evenifheweretosurvive,hewouldbelamethroughouthislife.Butthebraveboydidnotwanttodienordidhewanttobelame.Muchtotheamazementofthedoctor,hedidsurvive.Butunfortunatelyfromhiswaistdown,hehadnomotorability.Histhinlegsjusthungthere,lifeless.Eventuallyheleftthehospital.Buthisdeterminationtowalkwasunshakable.Athome,whenhewasnotinbed,hehadtostayinawheelchair.Oneday,hethrewhimselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrass,dragginghislegsbehindhim.Hereachedthefence,raisedhimselfupandthenbegandragginghimselfalongthefence,firmlydetermined.Hedidthiseveryday,withfaithinhimselfthathewouldbeabletowalkunaided.Withhisirondetermination,hediddeveloptheabilitytostandup,thentowalkonandoff,thentowalkbyhimselfandthentorun.Hebegantowalktoschool,andthenruntoschool,torunforthejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehewasonthetrackteam.InFebruary1934,inNewYorkCity'sMadisonSquareGarden,thisyoungmanwhowasnotexpectedtosurvive,whowouldsurelyneverwalk,whocouldneverhopetorun-thisdeterminedyoungman,Dr.GlennCunningham,rantheworld'sfastestmile.Agoodexampleofthepowerofpositivethinkingandfaithinoneself,GlennCunninghamcontinuestobeaninspirationformany,andhisstory,abrilliantevidencetohowonecanbouncebackevenwhenalldifficultiesarepiledagainstone,tothedegreethatdeathseemedthepreferableoption.1、Thefirstparagraphisintendedto________A．presentanargumentB．makepreparationsforstatementC．arousereaders'interestD．functionasabriefintroduction2、Whatwasthedoctor'sopinionaboutGlenn?A．Glennwasabletowalkwithhisowngreateffort.B．GreatdeterminationcouldmakeadifferencetoGlenn.C．TherewasaslimchancethatGlenncouldsurvive.D．Glenncouldliveanormallifewiththeupperhalt"ofhisbody.3、WhatdoweknowaboutGlenn?A．Glenntookrecoveryexerciseinhospital.B．Glenninspiredpeoplewithhismovingstory.C．GlennwonthefirstplaceinMarathon.D．Glennorganizedatrackteamincollege.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．StrengthendeterminationB．StandupafterfailureC．GoafterdreamsD．Facedifficultybravely25．（10分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.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）PersonallyIthinktrainsareexcitingandromantic.Imust1thattrainsarenotimportantmeansoftransportationintheUS,butIdohavesome2withthem.WhenIwasachild,growingupinasmalltownwithverylittle3,weusedtogotothestationtowatchthepassengertrainscomingin.Therewassomething4aboutthesteaming,roaringstringoftrainscomingintoviewaroundthemountains,slowlygrowinglargerand5andfinally6crowdsofstrangersontotheplatform.Itookmy7traintripwhenIwastenyearsold.Iwentwithmyeldersistertovisitourcousinssixhundredmilesaway.Thetrain－soloudandviolentontheoutsidewas8androckinginside.Wewereveryexcited,andasthatwasalsoourfirsttimeawayfromourparents,wefeltsomewhatfrightenedtoo.However,becauseIhad9somuch,IwasalittledisappointedwhenIwasfinallyoneofthepassengersIhad10forsolong.Asacollegestudent,I11rideanovernighttraintomyroommate’shometown.Wecouldneverafforda12,soweplayedcards,sang,ate,readandtalked13wefinallyfelluncomfortablyasleepinthestraight-backedseats.Myideathattrainsare14maycomefromthefactthatmyhusbandandItookthetrainonourhoneymoon,spendingextramoneytoeatinthediningcar,and15thewindowasthedesertsceneryslidpast.Now,whenImakeatrip,Ialwaysflyordrive,and16arenotaveryimportantpartofmylife.17,everytimeIhearthetrainwhistlefarawayonaquietnight,Icanalwaysfeelthe18inmyhearttopackmybagsandjumponboard,enteringa19worldofmotions,sounds,sights,andexperiencewhichjustaren’t20inthedullenvironmentofanairplane.1、A．admit B．believe C．predict D．ensure2、A．trouble B．fun C．photos D．experience3、A．education B．entertainment C．work D．money4、A．boring B．satisfying C．exciting D．terrifying5、A．smaller B．louder C．noisier D．faster6、A．spilling B．throwing C．removing D．shooting7、A．only B．first C．second D．last8、A．gentle B．small C．big D．rough9、A．experienced B．knew C．thought D．expected10、A．waited B．appreciated C．watched D．trusted11、A．usedto B．oughtto C．could D．must12、A．ticket B．seat C．meal D．sleeper13、A．until B．since C．before D．after14、A．exciting B．romantic C．beautiful D．comfortable15、A．leaningagainst B．standingby C．lookingoutof D．sittingbeside16、A．trains B．cars C．planes D．boats17、A．Still B．Therefore C．Indeed D．Instead18、A．possibility B．preference C．impulse D．impatience19、A．common B．gentle C．quiet D．unique20、A．mentioned B．matched C．discussed D．allowed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）Ten-year-oldTraciWeinsteinfromNewYorkhasalotofshoes!Herinterestinshoesstartedwhenshelearnedthateveryday,allaroundtheworld,manychildrencannotattendschoolandmanypeopleare1．(able)toworkbecausetheydon’thaveshoes.Traci2．(inspire)byhergrandfathertohelpthepoorinGuatemala3．mightnothaveshoes.Soshebegantocollectshoes!Tohelpthepeople,Traciworkedwiththenon-profit4．(organize),Sole4Souls.Sole4Souls'goalistocollectshoestohelp“getridofpoverty(贫困)”.Theyhaveprovidedmillionsofshoes5．peopleinneedinover100countries!Traciset6．hugegoal.Shewantedtocollect25,000shoestobenefitpoorpeopleinherbirthcountryofGuatemala.7．(amazing),injustafewmonths,Tracinotonlyhithergoal8．collectedover30,000pairsofshoes!Sheis9．(excite)tobemakingadifferenceintheworld.Traciandherfamilyhope10．(visit)Guatemalaandgiveoutshoestothoseinperson.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。MyclassmatesandIdecidetodosomethingforourcominggraduation.Aftertheheateddiscussion,weagreedonmakingavideotorecordtheirschoollifeexperiences.Materialcollectingtookusawholeweek—weinterviewedourteachersortookpicturesofalmosteveryaspectofourschoollife.Edittheinterviewvideosandpictureswer