2024届常熟中学高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2024届常熟中学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．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased2．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever3．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where4．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat5．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or6．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent7．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard8．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what9．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could10．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises11．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout12．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever13．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence14．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand15．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported16．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety17．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential18．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit19．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should20．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere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）JohnGeorge,60,remembersthathelivedawonderfullifeintheDetroitneighborhoodwherehegrewup.“Weknewallourneighbors.”GeorgetoldDetroit'sMetroTimes.“OnChristmasEve,we'dallgotomidnightMass,andthere'dbe300peopleinourhouseatoneo’clocktoaboutfiveinthemorning.Thefolkswerejustreallygood,hardworkingpeople.”Bythe'80s,however,theoldneighborhoodchanged.Dueinparttoeconomicdownturnsanddrugabuse,well-kepthomeshadbeenabandonedandkindlyneighborshadfledtothesuburbs(郊区).ButnotGeorge.“Livinginanycity,it’slikebeinginarelationship,”hetoldReader’sDigest.“Somedaysarebetterthanothers.Butitwasmyhome.AndwhenIsawitbecomingworse,Ihadtwochoices:Icouldleave,orIcouldstayandfight.Ichosethelatter.”Whentheabandonedhomebehindhisturnedintoaworn-outplace,thefatheroftwograbbedsomeboardsandnailsandbeganboardingupthehouse.Aftertwoneighborsstoppedtoaskwhathewasdoing,theydecidedtohelp,withgreatresults.That'showitallgotstarted.Inthe30yearssincethatfirsthomerescue,anarmyofapproximately182,000volunteers,alongwithprivatedonors,hashelpedGeorgepulldownaround300abandonedhomes,mainlyindiepoorerNorthwestareaofDetroit.They'vealsosecured400-somehomesbyboardingthemup.They'vepaintedandrepairednearly900homesandbuiltover100fromscratch.AccordingtoForbes,morethan1,000Detroitershavebeenhousedasaresultoftheirwork.Andthere'sHalloween.InDetroit,October30wasknownasDevil'sNight,aperiodwhenallhellbreaklooseintheformofcrimeandvandalism(破坏公物).Inresponse,Georgecreatedacitizens'patrol(巡逻)thatwouldtaketothestreets,keepinganeyeonillegalbehavior.HenameditAngels'NightWhatbeganwith12neighborsonpatrolin1990hasgrowntomorethan60,000citywide.George'sinspiredideashavenotgoneunnoticedbythecityheloves.Othersarebuyingintoit.There'satrendofyoungerhomeownerscomingin.1、WhatwasGeorge’shomecityDetroitlikebeforethe’80s?A．Neighborswereniceandgotalongverywell.B．Peopleinthesuburbsledawonderfullife.C．Economydeclinedbecauseofdrugabuse.D．Manyhomeswereabandonedandpeoplelied.2、WhatdidGeorgedecidetodoafterhisneighborhoodchanged?A．Movetothesuburbs. B．Leavehishometown.C．Joinhisneighborstohelp. D．Stayandfighttosavehiscity.3、WhathappenedasaresultofGeorgeandothervolunteers'hardwork?A．MorepeoplemovedintoDetroit.B．AlmostallDetroiterswerehoused.C．Over100homeswerenewlybuilt.D．Therewasnoillegalbehavioranymore.4、Whatdoesthestorymainlyintendtotollus?A．Greatmindsthinkalike.B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.22．（8分）Persuasionistoconvincesomeonetoagreewithyou,justlikeartwhichalsocallsforspecialtechniquestoaccomplish.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:ethos,pathosandlogos.Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemwanttovoteforhim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcatstomaketheviewerfeelpity,sotheywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts,statisticsorotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme“.Althoughethos,pathosandlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercialorlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whatdopersuasionandarthaveincommon?A．Theybothentertaintheaudience.B．Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.C．Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.D．TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekWriters.2、Howisaspeakerabletoshowhisethostotheaudience?A．Byexpressinghissympathywiththeaudience.B．Bytellingtheaudienceabouthispersonalpreference.C．Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakehisstatementsattractive.D．Byshowinghisknowledgeandexperiencerelatedtothetopic.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion?A．Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.B．Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.C．Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.D．Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.4、Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria”ismainlyusing.A．ethosB．pathosC．logosD．acombinationofallthree23．（8分）Manypeoplehaveheardbeepopulationsaredecliningduetosuchthreatsaspesticides(杀虫剂).Andmanyunderstandbeesareimportanttoplantpollination(授粉).Yet,accordingtoastudyledbyUtahStateUniversityecologistJosephWilson,fewareawareofthewidediversityofbeesandotherpollinatorsbeyondsuchspeciesashoneybees.“TheU.S.PostalServicerecentlyputoutitsProtectPollinatorseries,whichfeaturesonlytheEuropeanhoneybeeandthemonarchbutterfly,”saysWilson,assistantprofessorofbiologyatUSU’sTooelecampus.“Asocialmediacommenterobservedthatusingthesetwospeciesonacampaigntoprotectpollinatorsissimilartofocusingonchickenstosavebirds.It’saprettygoodcomparison,actually.”Wilson,withcolleaguesMatthewForisteroftheUniversityofNevada-Reno,publishedfindingsintheSept.5,2017,onlineeditionofFrontiersinEcologyandtheEnvironment.“Inourrecentsurvey,99percentofourrespondentssaidbeesareimportant,yetonly14percentwereabletoguesswithin1,000,theactualnumberofbeespeciesintheUnitedStates,”hesays.“Mostpeopleguessedaround50speciesofbees,whilethecorrectnumberisabout4,000knownspecies.”Further,whenshownimagesofvariedinsects,manypeoplewereunabletodistinguishbeesfromnon-bees.“Achallengewithlackofknowledgeaboutbeesisyoucan’tprotectwhatyou’renowawareof,”Wilsonsays.“Wecouldbelosingspeciesorcausingdeclineandnotevenknowit.”Publiceducationiskeytoencouragingconservationefforts,hesays.“Becauseconservationeffortsrequiresubstantialpublicsupport,it’simportantthatthepublicunderstandbeesandwhatneedstobedonetoprotectthesespecies,”Wilsonsays.“Educationisthekeytounderstandingbeedeclinesandprotectingourpollinators.”1、Accordingtothetext,beesfunctionas__________.A．honey-makersB．pest-killersC．producersD．pollinators2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．WilsonisinsupportoftheProtectPollinatorseries.B．Thecommenterobservedhoneybeesandbutterflies.C．Peopleneglectmanyotherpollinators.D．Protectingchickencanhelpsavebirds.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“substantial”inthelastparagraphmean?A．legal.B．large.C．minimum.D．slim.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NotOnlyHoneybeesB．ProtectionofHoneybeesC．GrowingThreatstoBeesD．NewlyDiscoveredBeeSpecies24．（8分）Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood---nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUK,I'dprobablydoittoo.“ThePictureHouse”istheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorder,clickaphotoofthefood,shareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant(巨人）BirdsEye,whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho,LondonforthreedaysinMay,andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayfor,iftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’s“FoodforLife,”campaign,anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.“Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecial,”saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.Lastyear,inacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere,notbywhattheyeat.1、Instagramprobablyis_______________.A．arestaurantfreeofchargeB．acampaignof“FoodforLife”C．anewmarketingprojectD．aprogramusedtosharephotos2、“ThePictureHouse”encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_____________.A．raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB．attractmorecustomersC．createanewsocialmediatrendD．rewardtheregularcustomers3、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A．NoNeedtoPay.B．ThePop-upDiner.C．PaybyPicture.D．FoodforLife25．（10分）MyfatherwasataxidriverbutIamaking—KingRenato,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419;CaptainCookoncecamehere.In123,thePortuguesegovernmentdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuildaharborport,sothekingsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsago,thefamilydecidedtosellitforjust€25,000(£19,500).IdecidedtobuyitthoughIhadnomoney—Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,buttheyallthoughtIwascrazytowanttobuywhatisactuallyalargerock;ithasasmallcave,aplatformontop,andnoelectricityorrunningwater.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.WhenthekingofPortugaloriginallysoldtheislandin123,heandallthegovernorssignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions(领土)”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit—Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinema,butnobodythoughtthatsomeonewouldwanttostartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:IdecidedthatthiswouldnolongerbejustarockontheportofFunchal.Itwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.AfterIboughtit,thegovernorofMadeiraaskedtobuymyisland.Ofcourse,Isaidno.HesaidthatunlessIsolditbacktothestate,hewouldn’tletmeconnecttoanyelectricity.ButIhaveasolarpanelandasmallwindmill,andmaybeinthefutureIwillbeabletogeneratepowerfromtheoceanaroundPontinha.1、Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioninghisfather?A．Hehadaroyalfamily.B．Helovedhisfamily.C．Hewasnotabornking.D．Hewasnotagooddriver.2、Whosoldtheislandtotheauthor?A．APortugueseking.B．Anartteacher.C．TheBlandyfamily.D．CaptainCook.3、Howdidthewriterstartthecountry?A．Hediscoveredtheisland.B．Hefoundbusinesssupporters.C．Hewassupportedbycitizensintheisland.D．Hetookadvantageoftheofficialdocument.4、WhatcanweinferaboutthecountryPontinha?A．Itwasatinyisland.B．Aharborportwasbuiltonit.C．Itwasawealthyland.D．Lifetherewasveryconvenient.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）Johnhadtogotowork.Sohesetoffhalfanhour36thanusualandarrivedatthelibrarybeforeanybodyelse.The37tocomewasMr.Steele,whothought,“Thismustbeawonder.Johnis38thefirsthere.Ifhecameas39asthiseverymorning,hewouldgetalotmore40done.”Johnbegantogetonwithhisworkandbyhalfpastninehehad41allthepostcardshehadtowrite.Itwasaquartertoten,andMaryhadnotarrived42.Hewondered43shewasillorifshehadtakentheday44.ButMr.Steelecameand45himifheknewwhereMarywas.Ifshewereill,shewould46,hesaid.It’snotlikeher.She’susually47.Johnsaidthathehadno48whereMarywas.But49thedooropenedandtherewasMary.Shewaslookingvery50andtired.SheapologizedtoMr.Steeleandexplainedthatshehadbeen51mostofthenight.Shehadn’t52tosleepuntilfiveinthemorningandhadoverslept.Mr.Steelewasvery53andsuggestedthatshetakethedayoff.She54himandsaidshewouldstay,butshe55saidawordfortherestofthemorning.John,ontheotherhand,wasfeelinghappysoatoneo’clockhesuggestedtoMarythattheygoandhavelunchtogether,andsheagreed.1、..A．later B．faster C．slower D．earlier2、..A．next B．last C．third D．first3、..A．almost B．about C．actually D．finally4、.A．soon B．early C．late D．quick5、.A．job B．book C．work D．thing6、..A．taken B．sold C．finished D．ended7、.A.too B．yet C．still D．already8、..A．whether B．why C．when D．either9、.A．on B．over C．off D．up10、..A．told B．warned C．answered D．asked11、..A．telephone B．drive C．ride D．stay12、..A．laterforwork B．absent C．ill D．thefirsttocome13、..A．question B．idea C．thought D．mind14、.A．atthatmomentB.foramomentC．longbefore D．afterwork15、.A．happy B．pale C．red D．excited16、..A．asleep B．away C．alone D．awake17、.A．got B．wanted C．hoped D．begun18、.A．cruel B．kind C．angry D．glad19、..A．taught B．told C．laughedat D．thanked20、..A．hardly B．nearly C．mostly D．immediately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）Lastyear,mybrotherandIwenttoMiamiforavacation.Someofmyfriendswhohadbeentherebeforesaiditwas1．wonderfulholidaydestination.Beforewewent,wehadplannedformonths.Whenthedaycame,wewereready.Sinceitwasthefirsttimewe2．(be)there,wewereprettyexcited.Afterourplanelanded,wewenttothehotel.Wehadmade3．(we)reservation(预定)sixmonthsearlier,butthemanatthefrontdesksaidtherehadbeenamistake.We4．(tell)thatourroomshadn’tbeenreservedforthatweek,butfortheweekafter.Ididn’tunderstand5．thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeenchargedforthereservation.Whatmadethingsevenworsewas6．thehotelhadbeenfullybooked.Whenwewerewondering7．todo,themanagercameout.Shewasveryhelpful.Sheapologizedforthemistakeand8．surprisedmeandmybrotherthatsheshouldgiveusaspareVIProomonthetopfloor.Wehadneverstayedinsuchanamazingroom,andweweren’tchargedextra.Thenextday,mybrotherandIwenttothebeach9．somepeoplewereplayingvolleyball.Wegotalittlesunburnt,butthedayhadbeenso10．(relax)thatwedidn’tmind.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。Onastormnight,Iwasaloneathome、Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwasabouttogotobed、Allofsudden,thelightwentout、Meanwhile,therewasaflashoflightningfollowingbythunderstorms、IwassoscaredthatIrantomybedbuthidmyselfundertheblanket、Tomakemattersbad,myparentswenttohospitaltoaccompanywithmysickgrandfather、Ifelttoofrightenedbecausemymindwasfullofscarythought、Aftersometimepassed,Ifallasleepatlast、AtbreakfastItoldmyparentsthatIhadseenlastnight、Myparentswerealsofrightenedandtheypromisedthattheywouldeverleavemeathomealone、96第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，刚获悉你的朋友David成立了校英语戏剧社（EnglishDramaClub），请用英语给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.祝贺新社团成立；2.提供社团发展建议；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、B5、B6、A7、C8、A9、B10、B11、B12、A13、C14、D15、A16、D17、A18、C19、A20、C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、1、A2、D3、C4、D22、Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butthetwo­wheelwayoftransport'spopularitybegantofade,withmanybikessoonreplacedbytheirfuel­poweredcompetitors.ButrecentmonthshaveseenarevivalofthebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingtocycleinsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike­sharingsystemshasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphones.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They'repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“lastmileproblem”，whichreferstothefinallegofaperson'sjourney.However,thesystemshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,damageandtheft.Las