重庆万州沙河中学2024年高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

重庆万州沙河中学2024年高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable2．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof3．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those4．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou5．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before6．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview7．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which8．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must9．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution10．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion11．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor12．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone13．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar14．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight15．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what16．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience17．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown18．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead19．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof20．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That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）Nowthatmymodelmachineworks,mynextengineeringprojectwillbehookingituptothealarmsystemofanactualcar.Iwanttohelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgettingbyaccident,whichcouldchangethefamily’slivesforever.Ihaveparticipatedinseveralsciencefaircompetitions,likeGoogleScienceFairandSantaGertrudisSchoolScienceFair,individuallyandasateamwithmyolderbrothers.BroadcomMASTERShasbeenveryimportantinencouragingmetopursue(探求)STEM-Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics.STEMisthemainsourceofknowledgeforeven1fieldintheworld.Youcanfindscienceineveryactivityyoudoanditdoesnothavetobeacomplicatedsubjectatschool.Thisiswhatfirstinterestedmeinit.ItchangedthewayIsawtheworld.WhenIwaspresentingmyprojectatStateofTexasScienceFair2017,Iwasn’tfeelingtoogreat,andafterthejudgescameby,IfeltlikeIwasn’tgoingtowin.ThenIsawfourfamiliescrowdingaroundmyboard-Iwasshocked.Theywantedmetopresentmyprojecttothembecausetheyknewaboutitfromthenews.Theseparentsaskedmetotalktotheirkidsandinspirethem.IfellveryexcitedbecauseIgottopresenttheinventionthatledmetowhatIamnowtotheworld.MycurrentgoalsaretoextendrangesinSTEMinhighschool,sinceinmiddleschoolyouaremorelimited.IwouldliketocompeteintheUniversityinterscholasticTeam,participateinIntelISEF,competeintheGoogleScienceFairagain,andpresentbetterprojectsforsciencefair.InsteadofwatchingthatonelastplotofaTVshow,goandthinkofhowyoucancreatesomethingormakesenseofsomethingyou’reenthusiasticabout.Workhardineverythingyoudoforeverymomentofyourlife,makethatonethingintothebestthing,andimproveyourplanningoftheproject.1、Howwilltheauthorhelpparentsavoidtheriskofforgetting?A．Bychangingthefamily’slivesforever.B．Byfittingthealarmsysteminactualcars.C．Byrunningtheriskingoftrafficaccidents.D．Bymakinghismodelmachineworkwell.2、Whatchangedthewaytheauthorsawtheworld?A．Hisprojectpresentation.B．HispursuingSTEM.C．Hisinventiveachievements.D．Hisattendingcompetitions.3、Whydidthefourfamiliescrowdaroundtheauthor’sboard?A．Towitnesshisproject.B．Toacquirehissignature.C．Topurchasehispatent.D．Toinspiretheirchildren.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Doalltothebestofourability.B．Workhardtobecomefamous.C．ConsiderflowtocreateaTVplot.D．Employtimeeffectivelytoliftus.22．（8分）I’dhavetosaythattheschemestoreducestaffabsenceandincreasepunctuality(准时)havebeenabigsuccess.We’veseenthatstaffattendancelevelshaveincreasedfrom88%to93%,andlevelsofpunctualityhaveincreasedfrom79%to91%,whichisfantastic.Andthenumberofdaysthatstaffhavetakenoffforsicknesshasdroppedfromanaverageofninedaysperyeartojustfive.Therehasalsobeenageneralincreaseinmotivationatwork,andwe’veseenoutputincreasebyatleast16%sincethistimelastyear.So,whathavewebeendoingtoimprovethings?Well,forastart,we’vebeenintroducingaschemesothatemployeesgetbonusesifcompanyproductiontargetsandsalesfiguresaremet.Andifthingscarryonastheyare,allemployeeswillhavereceivedabonusbytheendofnextmonth.We’vealsointroducedasystemwherebyemployeesandmanagementsetpersonaltargets.Then,theindividualemployeereceivesabonusifthesetargetsaremet.Andtohelpwithpunctuality,we’veinstalledanewsystemthatrecordsexactlywhattimepeoplearegettinginandleavingtheoffice.Thishashelpedimprovepunctualityratessubstantially.Anotherinitiativehasbeentheinstallationofagamesroomforemployeestouseduringmid-morningandlunchbreaks.We’vefoundthatit’sagreatwaytomotivatestaff,givingthemtimetorelax.Aspartofthis,we’veboughtapingpongtable,abasketballhoopandadartsboard.Andbynextweek,thetwotable-footballtablesthatweorderedlastmonthwillhavearrived.Sinceopeningthegamesroom,staffhavebeenusingitconstantly,especiallythebedsthatweboughttoallowstafftohaveashortnapduringtheday.Alongsimilarlines,we’vealsoorganizedanumberofteambuildingexcursions.1、WhydoestheauthorlistsomefiguresinParagraphOne?A．ToprovetheplansworkwellB．ToshowemployeestobemorepunctualC．TopresenttheproductiongrowsobviouslyD．Toprovetheincreaseofworkers’attendance2、Whathavetheydonetohelpwithpunctuality?A．They’vesetpersonaltargetsB．They’veweakeneddemandsonemployeesC．They’veintroducedaschemetogiveemployeesbonusesD．They’verecordedworkers’comingandleavingbyanewsystem3、Whathasbeenmostpopularinthegamesroom?A．ApingpongtableB．AdartsboardC．AbasketballhoopD．Anapbed4、Asreaders,whomaybenefitmostfromthisarticle?A．StudentsB．ManagersC．TeachersD．Farmers23．（8分）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofauxiliaryverbs(助动词)andsuffixes(后缀),wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformmanyotherwordtrickstoconveydifferentmeanings.However,thequestionwhichmanylanguageexpertscan’tunderstandandexplainis—whocreatedgrammar?SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Sincetheslavesdidn’tknoweachother’slanguages,theydevelopedamake-shiftlanguagecalledapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Theyhavelittleinthewayofgrammar,andspeakersneedtousetoomanywordstomaketheirmeaningunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoitatthetimewhentheylearntheirmothertongue.Slavechildrendidn’tsimplycopythestringsofwordsusedbytheirelders.Theyadaptedtheirwordstocreateanexpressivelanguage.Inthiswaycomplexgrammarsystemswhichcomefrompidginswereinvented.Furtherevidencecanbeseeninstudyingsignlanguagesforthedeaf.Signlanguagesarenotsimplyagroupofgestures;theyusethesamegrammaticalmachinerythatisfoundinspokenlanguages.ThecreationofonesuchlanguagewasdocumentedquiterecentlyinNicaragua.Previously,althoughdeafchildrenweretaughtspeechandlipreadingintheclassrooms,intheplaygroundstheybegantoinventtheirownsignsystem,usingthegesturestheyusedathome.Itwasbasicallyapidginandtherewasnoconsistentgrammar.However,anewsystemwasbornwhenchildrenwhojoinedtheschoollaterdevelopedaquitedifferentsignlanguage.Itwasbasedonthesignsoftheolderchildren,butitwasshorterandeasiertounderstand,andithadalargerangeofspecialuseofgrammartoclarifythemeaning.What’smore,theyallusedthesignsinthesameway.Sotheoriginalpidginwasgreatlyimproved.Mostexpertsbelievethatmanyofthelanguageswerepidginsatfirst.Theywereinitiallyusedindifferentgroupsofpeoplewithoutstandardizationandgraduallyevolvedintoawidelyacceptedsystem.TheEnglishpasttense—“ed”ending—mayhaveevolvedfromtheverb“do”.“Itended”mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Itseemsthatchildrenhavegrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains.Theirmindscanservetocreatelogicalandcomplexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves’pidginlanguage?A．Itwasdifficulttounderstand.B．Itcamefromdifferentlanguages.C．Itwascreatedbythelandowners.D．Itcontainedhighlycomplexgrammar.2、WhatisthecharacteristicofthenewNicaraguansignlanguage?A．Noconsistentsignswereusedforcommunication.B．Mostofthegesturesweremadeforeverydayactivities.C．Thehandmovementsweresmootherandmoreattractive.D．Themeaningwasclearerthantheprevioussignlanguage.3、Whichideadoestheauthorpresentinthelastparagraph?A．Englishgrammarofpasttensesystemisinaccurate.B．ChildrensayEnglishpasttensedifferentlyfromadults.C．ThethoughtthatEnglishwasonceapidginisacceptable.D．ExpertshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCreatorsofGrammarB．TheHistoryofLanguagesC．WhyPidginsCameintoBeingD．HowGrammarSystemsAreUsed24．（8分）Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”?Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails?”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodemsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Annoyed.C．Surprised.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.B．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemails.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.B．DeclaringwhotheyareorsayinghellointextsisnecessaryC．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.D．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunicationB．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessageC．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessagesD．Nowadays:doyouneedathank-youmessage25．（10分）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．aschedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas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）ChristmaswascomingandIdecidedtobuysomethingformydad.WhilechattingwithacashierasIwaspurchasingalittle1,somelights,anddecorations,he2whatIwouldBedoingwiththislittletree.Iexplainedthatitwasnotforme,butformydad,3henolongerlivedathome.Thecashierjuststoppedandlookedatme4themostkindestlookand5withmethathisgrandfathercouldn’tliveintheirhomeeither.Hesaidhisgrandfatherwas6nowinafacilityforthosewithAlzheimer’s(阿尔茨海默症).SoIsharedwithhimthatmydadwasonthesame7.Wetalkedaboutthedifficult8thatcamewiththiscrueldisease,notonlyforthosewiththeillness,butfortheir9too.Hehadfinishedringingupmy10,butthenhesaid.“LetmeseewhatIcandoforyou.”He11somecoupons(购物券)andstartedscanningthemuntilmycostwas12byover60%.IgratefullythankedhimandtoldhimhowmuchI13hiskindnessandalso14withhim.WewishedeachotherMerryChristmasandthe15possiblehopesforourlovedones.OnthewayhomeIkeptthinkingofthekindnesshehad16mewithalltheitemsIhadpurchased.ButIwasmost17fortheopportunityforustoconnectaboutan18wearebothgoingthrough.I19Dad’streeassoonasIgothome.Sograteful.So20.1、A．medicineB．treeC．waterD．gift2、A．askedB．taughtC．laughedD．told3、A．soB．ifC．whenD．as4、A．withB．inC．onD．by5、A．chargedB．spokeC．talkedD．shared6、A．treatingB．demandingC．livingD．making7、A．directionB．facilityC．placeD．journey8、A．painsB．feelingsC．challengesD．results9、A．doctorsB．familiesC．friendsD．bodies10、A．telephoneB．purchasesC．ordersD．money11、A．tookoutB．pickedupC．madeupD．workedout12、A．increasedB．cameC．reducedD．changed13、A．owedB．regrettedC．thankedD．appreciated14、A．meetingB．talkingC．facedD．went15、A．bestB．mostC．leastD．latest16、A．gotB．broughtC．offeredD．took17、A．gratefulB．happyC．interestedD．careful18、A．eventB．accidentC．argumentD．experience19、A．cutB．plantedC．decoratedD．threw20、A．considerateB．blessedC．seriousD．excited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）Three-quartersoftheworld'scoffeefarmsdestroyforesthabitattogrowcoffeeinthesunandusuallyuseharmfulpesticides(杀虫剂)and1．(chemical)thatpoisontheenvironment.Whenforestsdisappear,migratory(迁徙的)songbirdsdisappear,too.Inordertodealwithincreasingpopulationandhabitat2．(lose)，SmithsonianscientistscreatedtheBirdFriendlycertification(证书).BirdFriendlycoffeesareshade-grown,meaningthecoffeeisplantedundertrees,ratherthanonthelandthat3．(clear)ofallotherplants.Coffeeexpertssayshade-growncoffeestaste4．(good),becausethebeansripenslowerthancoffeegrowninthefullsun,5．(result)inaricher,morecomplexflavor(味道).BirdFriendlycertifiedcoffeesgrowunderbio-diverseshadethatprovideshabitatformigratorysongbirdsandotherwildlife,storescarbon6．fightsclimatechange.BirdFriendlycoffeesarealsocertifiedorganic,meaningtheyaregrownwithoutpesticides,7．isbetterforpeopleandfortheplanet.BirdFriendlyproducerscanalsoearnmorefortheircrops.Thewoodandfruittreesonshadecoffeefarmsprovideadditionalincome8．farmers.EverycupofBirdFriendlycoffeeboughtrewardsthesefarmerswithalittlemoremoneyfortakinggoodcareoftheenvironmentandencouragesthemtocontinue9．(protect)BirdFriendlyhabitat.YoucanbuyBirdFriendlycertifiedcoffeesthroughouttheworldandprotectwildlifeandhabitatwitheverycup.Findastoreorcafenearyou,orbetteryet,haveit10．(deliver)toyourdoorwhenyouorderonline.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Lifeisfullofvariousexperiences，someofthemareunforgettable、Istillrememberthehikingexperienceswithmyclassmatesfor16kmayearlater、Thatsummerday，wesetoffearlyinthemorning，thinkitwouldbegreatfuntowalkf