2024届北京市西城区第四十四中学高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

2024届北京市西城区第四十四中学高三下第一次测试英语试题考生请注意：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．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching2．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced3．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had4．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake5．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan6．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid7．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some8．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout9．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic10．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so11．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse12．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single13．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when14．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which15．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome16．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily17．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling18．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof19．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse20．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed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）Hackingisn’tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Accordingtoastudy,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant’sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasethenumberoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Scientistsusedtobaccoplantsinthestudybecauseitiseasytochangetheplants’genes.Hackedplantsarelargerthannormalplants.Photosynthesisisthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,waterandcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistssaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergy.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.Scientistshackedtheplant’sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemstartswhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.Buttheprocessisslow.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocessbychangingtheplant’sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthontwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswouldproducethesameresultsincornandrice.AgricultureprofessorTalaAwandasaidthestudymakessense,butcautionedtheyield（产量）mightnotbequitesohighforconventionalfoodcrops.Still,sheaddedinanemail,“thisstudyremainsabreakthrough,”1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Wecanfindhackingonlyindigitaldevices.B．Aplant’sgenescanbechangedbyhacking.C．Hackinghasbeenusedinimprovingfoodproduction.D．Hackingcanbeusedtochangewhateveryouwant.2、Whydidscientistschoosetobaccoplantstostudy?A．Becausetheyareveryeasytoget.B．Becausetheirgenesareeasytochange.C．Becausetheyarelargerthanotherplants.D．Becausetheycanabsorbsunlightquickly.3、Whatdoweknowaboutphotosynthesis?A．Ithelpsplantstoproduceenergy.B．Itisregardedasaproductivesystemforplants.C．Itcanincreaseleafgrowthonplantsby14percent.D．Itismadeupofsunlight，waterandcarbondioxide.4、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatchangingtheplants’genesproved________.A．useless B．deadlyC．effective D．unrealistic5、WhatisTalaAwanda’sattitudetowardthestudy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Objective. D．Critical.22．（8分）Livingclosertoopenfieldsandtreesreducesyourriskofbeingobese（肥胖）,researchsuggestsandthebenefitscanbeseeneveninpoorneighborhoodswhererisksofbothobesityandpoormentalhealthareknowntobemuchhigher.Thenewstudy,supportedbyFriendsoftheEarthEurope(FoE),alsoshowedthatthegreatoutdoorshadbenefitsforpregnantwomen.Thoselivingclosetotreesandopenfields,considereda“naturalhealers”bytheresearchersattheInstituteforEuropeanenvironmentalpolicy,gavebirthtochildrenofmuchhealthiersizes.Itisbelievedthattheincreasedopportunitytobeactiveandbreathinginlessairpollutionmayexplainthereduceddeathratesandobesityprevention.Afterreviewinghundredsofpreviousstudies,scientistssayitcanevenreducethechanceofanearlydeathby16percentcomparedtothoselivinginan“urbanjungle.”Thegreenspacesalsoreduceddepression（抑郁）byallowingforpeopletomeetothersmoreeasilyandgetawayfrombusyandnoisyactivitiesofacity,expertsstate.RobbieBlake,acampaignerforFoE,toldTheGuardian:“Theevidenceisstrongandgrowingthatpeopleandcommunitiescanbeenergeticandlivelywhentheyhaveaccesstonature.“Weallneednatureinourlivesanditgivesusfreedomandhelpsuslivehealthily;yetpoorcommunitiesareroutinelycutofffromnatureintheirsurroundingsanditisholdingbacktheirwellbeing.”Thefindingsbackupmuchevidencethatshowssettingupahomeinaheavily-pollutedcitycanbedamagingtosomeone’shealth.Afterstudyingthewell-beingofnearly110,000women,theyfoundlivingincitiesalsoincreasedtheriskofcancerandrespiratory（呼吸）illnesses.Thoseinthegreenestareashada34percentlowerrateofrespiratorydisease-relateddeathsanda13percentlowerrateofcancerdeaths.1、WhatcanweknowaboutobesityfromParagraph1?A．Theoutdoorscanpreventobesity.B．Obesitycancausementaltrouble.C．Urbanmotherscanhaveobesebabies.D．Pregnantwomencangetobeseeasily.2、Whatisthesocialbenefitoflivinginthecountryside?A．Havingmorefreedomtorest.B．Meetingotherpeoplemoreconveniently.C．Breathinghealthierair.D．Keepingmorewealthandhappiness.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“We”inParagraph4referto?A．Pregnantwomen.B．Patientswithrespiratoryillnesses.C．Ordinarypeople.D．Peoplelivinginpoorcommunities.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WaysoflivinginthecountrysideB．LivinginhealthyneighborhoodsC．Countryside,thegreenestareaD．Accesstonature23．（8分）It’stheoldesttrickinthebook:threatenthekidswithapieceofcoal,andthey’llbehaveinthenameofSantaClaus.SomepeoplesaythatparentsarepurposelytakingintheirkidsbylyingtothemaboutSanta.Isitpurposelycheatingorplayingalongwiththefantasy?Therearealwaysthosestoriesaboutthekindergartenteacherorparentwhowouldtellthekidsthere’snoSantaClaus,andthey’dallstartcryingonthelostdreams.Butifanotherteachergoesintoathird-gradeclassandsaysthereisaSantaClaus,they’llalllaughather.WhatIsayisthatifthey’reattheagewhenthey’restillbelieving,whybothertoendit?Thenhowlongshouldparentspretend?Studiesindicatethataftereight,75percentofkidsdon’tbelieve.That’sthefirst“S”wordthatparentshavetodealwith—it’snotsex.It’sSanta.Sotheparenthastositdownandsayitinagentleway.“Listen,Santadidexist.Hewasapersonwhogavetoothersandnowthatyou’reolder,youcangivetoothersandbeSanta,too.”DoyouthinkifakidwhobelievesinSantawalksintoathird-or-fourth-gradeclass,hisfriendsaregoingtotellhiminagentleway?No.They’regoingtomakefunofhim,andthekidisgoingtorunhomecrying,sayingyouliedtohim.Weallrememberhowthenewsisbrokentous,soifweallremember,thenthere’ssomesignificanceorwewouldhaveforgottenit.Andit’sbettertohaveamemoryifsomeonedoingitnicelythansomekidslaughingatyou.Santaisalsousedasaninstrumentofguilt,becauseSantaknowseverything.Soevenifthekidsdidbadthingsandgotawaywiththem,Santaknew.Still,Santaaloneisnotagoodbehavioraltool.Youcan’t,say,inJanuary,playtheSantacardtoyourchild—becauseChristmasistoofaraway.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,parentsshould__________.A．tellingthekidsthatSantadoesnotexistB．lietotheirchildrenontheproblemofSantaClausC．nottellthetruthiftheirchildrenbelieveSantaClausexistsD．tellchildreninadvanceincaseofbeinglaughedatbyclassmates2、Whycouldyourkidpossiblybemadefunofinthefourthgrade?A．HetellsaliethathebelievesinSanta.B．HesaysSantadoesexistinthisworld.C．Heexpectsgentletalksfromhisfriends.D．HegivestoothersandactsasSantadoes.3、Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeansto__________.A．playcardswithchildrenhappilyB．talkthekidsoutofdoingsomethingbadC．clarifythetruthofSantatothekidsinagentlewayD．letthechildrenfiguretheproblemoutbythemselves4、Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthistextisto__________.A．introducethedetailedstoryofSantaClausinallaspectsB．preventchildrenfrombeinglaughedatbyfellowclassmatesC．helpchildrentounderstandwhetherSantaClausisrealornotD．instructparentshowtoexplaintheexistenceofSantaClaustokids24．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattraction.HopaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$78.96SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheattractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.92SeeallthekeyattractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.YouwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtriviathatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.TheBlossomsTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.99BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!1、Whichtourwouldprovideyouwithasightseeingboat?A．TheLightsNightTourB．BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourC．TheBestMinibusTourD．TheBlossomsTour2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed.B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou.D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4B．August15C．March27D．October825．（10分）SilviaMaierworksattheUniversityofZurich,Switzerland.Sheandhercolleaguesinvited51youngmenintothelabfor3hoursoftests.Theyshowedeachman180fooditemsonacomputer.Eachtime,theyaskedthementojudgehowhealthy,tastyandappealingthefoodwas.Thentheresearchersstressedout29ofthemen.Theydidthisbyaskingeachtoputonehandinicewaterforthreeminutes.Ifthewaterwastoounpleasant,thevolunteerscouldremovetheirhands,butmustcontinuelookingintoavideocamera.Themenwerealsoencouragedtoputtheirhandsbackintothecoldwater.Allthewhile,aresearcherwatchedandvideotapedtheordeal(考验).Another22menheldonehandinwarmwater.Theywerenotvideotaped.Afterward,theresearchersshowedeachmanaseriesoftwofooditems.Theydidthis210times.Andbeforemakingchoices,themenweretoldtochoosethehealthierofthetwoitems.Whenthetestingwasover,thescientistsgavethevolunteersasnack.Eachmangotoneoftheitemshehadsaidthathepreferred.Despitebeingcoachedtochoosehealthyfoods,thestressedmenprovedmorelikelytopickthelesshealthy.Theresearchersalsoperformedbrainscansofthevolunteers.Itshowedwhatpartofthebrainwasactiveastheymadetheirchoices.“Ourfindingsindicatethatstressaffectsthedecisionmaking,”Maier’steamconcluded.Anditdoesthisbychangingtwobrainpathways.Oneaffectssensoryinformation,suchastaste.Theotheraffectsaperson’sabilitytomakedecisionssuchaseatingwhatisgoodforus.Morestudieswillbeneededtoconfirmthenewfindings.Buttheearlysignssuggestthatstressnotonlymakesjunkfoodmoreappealing,butalsoweakensthebrain’sabilitytoresisteatingit.1、Howdidthescientistsmainlygettheresult?A．Bydoingexperiments.B．Byaskingquestions.C．Byconductingsurveys.D．Bysecretobservations.2、ThecoldwaterusedintheexperimentmaymakemenfeelA．pleasantB．frightenedC．relaxedD．stressed3、Whydidthescientistsscanthebrainsofthevolunteers?A．TheywantedtofindtheIQofthem.B．Theywantedtoobservetheactivitiesoftheirbrains.C．Theywantedtodiscoverthepotentialdiseaseofthem.D．Theywantedtoknowthehealthconditionsofthem.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A．ThenewSwissstudyisthefinalconclusion.B．Stressmayincreaseself-controlineating.C．Stressmakesjunkfoodmoreattractive.D．Itiseasyforstressedpeopletoresisttastyfoods.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）“Youwillneverwalkagain.Youwillhavetouseawheelchair."Iheardhis1fallheavilyonmyears,numbing（使麻木）mysoul.IfIhadneverfelthopelessbefore,Ifelthopelessthen.Thecaraccidenthadleftmeunconscious.When2,Ifoundbothlegsincasts.（石膏）.WhileIhadotherseriousinjuries,my3weremyfirstconcern.Workingasaspecialneedsteacherandbusyandactivebynature,Icouldn'timaginebeing4inawheelchair.Lyinginmybed,IwonderedhowI5givemyten-year-oldsonhopethatMomwould6.He'dbeencheerfuloneveryvisit,butIsaw7inhiseyes.HeneededtherayofhopethatIwouldnotbeinawheelchairforever.Justmaybe,Ithought,Icouldusethisexperiencetoteachhimwhattodowhenmisfortune8.Itdidn'ttakemelongtobecome9withmylimitedmovementsandevenwiththepacethedoctorswerewillingtogowithme.Iwasdeterminedtolearneverythingtheyshowedme.Everynightinmyprivateroom,assoonasIknewIwouldn'tbe10ordiscovered,Iwouldmovemyselffromthebedtothefloor,11ontothebedrail（床栏杆）fordearlife,andslowlyputtingmyweight12myfeet.Afterseveralweeksofsuchdifficult13,mystrengthandconfidencecontinuedto14.Itcamethetimetosharemyachievementswiththepersonmost15tome.Onenight,whenIheardmysongreetthenursesatthestation,I16myselfup.Asheopenedthedoor,Itookafewsmallsteps,17,hecouldonlywatchasIturnedandstartedbacktobed.Allofthepain,thefear,andthestruggle18asIheardthewordsIhadlongedtohear,"Mommy,youcanwalk!"Iamnowabletowalkalone,sometimesusingastick.Iamabletotakepublictransportationtoshopandvisitfriends.Mylifehasbeenblessedwithmany19ofwhichIamproud.Butnonehaseverbroughtmethesatisfactionandjoy20bythosefourlittlewordsofmyson.1、A．words B．report C．explanations D．decision2、A．hit B．awakened C．asked D．discovered3、A．legs B．parents C．activities D．surroundings4、A．placed B．caught C．carried D．stuck5、A．might B．should C．could D．must6、A．change B．recover C．adjust D．succeed7、A．curiosity B．surprise C．fear D．puzzle8、A．strikes B．passes C．continues D．remains9、A．familiar B．strict C．discouraged D．impatient10、A．punished B．interrupted C．accepted D．protected11、A．falling B．setting C．holding D．stepping12、A．through B．in C．at D．on13、A．efforts B．lessons C．acts D．cures14、A．appear B．survive C．build D．add15、A．useful B．important C．popular D．pleasant16、A．opened B．dressed C．woke D．dragged17、A．Disappointed B．Embarrassed C．Afraid D．Astonished18、A．faded B．spread C．backed D．sank19、A．expectations B．challenges C．achievements D．supports20、A．proved B．offered C．taught D．suggested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）TheCenterforDiseaseControlandPreventionhasdetailed1．(instruction)onhowhand-washingshouldgo.First,washyourhandswithcleanrunningwater,turnoffthetaptosavewaterandapplysoap2．yourhands.Thetemperaturedoesn’tmatter,butusingwarmwaterisusuallybetterforyourcomfort.Then,rubyourhandstogether3．(make)alather(泡沫),andmakesuretolatherthebacksofyourhands,betweenyourfingersandunderyourfingernails.Thisis4．manypeoplefallshort:Youshouldbewashingyourhandsforatleast20seconds.Evidence5．(suggest)thatyoucanremovemoregerms(病菌)fromyourhandsforthisamountoftimewhile6．(wash)yourhands.Next,washyourhandswellundercleanwater,anddrythemusingacleantowel7．ahanddrier.Ifyou’vebeenwashingyourhands8．(different),that’sokay.Anythingis9．(good)thannothing.Butstill,doingittherightwaykeepsyourselfandthosearoundyou10．(health).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上英语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。DearMsSmith,I’mwritingtoaskwhetheryoucoulddomefavor、I’vejustfinishedanessaynaming“DifferencesbetweentraditionalChineseandWesternfestivals”,soI’mnotsurewhetheritiswellwritten、Tobehonestly,I’mnotthatfamiliarwithsometraditionalWesternfestivals、That’sbecauseI’m