重庆市南川中学2023-2024学年高三最后一模英语试题含解析

重庆市南川中学2023-2024学年高三最后一模英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.2．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at3．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because4．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why5．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where6．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which7．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy8．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when9．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as10．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif11．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough12．—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise13．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose14．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines15．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which16．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would17．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom18．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who19．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t20．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed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）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演变)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(栖息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有机体)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．animalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.22．（8分）WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分贝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(听觉皮层)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲剧的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(视网膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低头).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．argueanddiscussD．examineandevaluate23．（8分）BillGatesrecentlyhaspredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工)decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD．Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.1、WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?A．ItwillconcentrateonphysicslecturesB．ItwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversitiesC．ItwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessfulD．Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?A．CreativeB．EnthusiasticC．Well-behavedD．Experienced3、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?A．ThelackoflecturesavailableonlineB．ThehighcostofaccesstothewebsitesC．ThelowstandardofeducationalwebsitesD．Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames4、WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?A．ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmoviesB．ToprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainmentC．ToarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontentD．Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites24．（8分）HereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI(artificialintelligence)conductedbyseveralscientists:ScientistA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.ScientistB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwewouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelongtermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.ScientistC:I’mamemberoftheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskullsandthinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachineslikedrones,gunturretsandsentryrobotsarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbeextremelydangerousforhumans.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.1、WhatisScientistBworriedabout?A．AItechnologywilldestroytheearth.B．Robotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.C．Computerscan’tthinkbythemselves.D．Humanswillbeunhappywithoutmachines.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．IlaunchedthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.B．WeforgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminator.C．“Murderbots”willbeagainsthumans’orders.D．“Murderbots”can’tdecidebythemselves.3、WhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtotherecord?A．TheemploymentwillbeaffectedbyAItechnologyinthefuture.B．ScientistAthinksAItechnologywillneverdevelop.C．“Murderbots”willfollowtheordersoftheirmanufacturersinthewars.D．AllthethreescientistsagreethatAItechnologywillbenefithumanbeings.4、Whoagree(s)AIhasmorenegativeaspectsthanpositiveaspects?A．ScientistA．B．ScientistsB&C．C．ScientistB．D．ScientistsB&A．25．（10分）Throughouthistoryscientistshaveriskedtheirhealthandtheirlivesintheirsearchforthetruth.SirIsaacNewton,theseventeenthcenturyscientist,wasverysmart,butthatdidn’tstophimfromdoingsomeprettystupidthings.InhislaboratoryinCambridgeheoftendidthestrangestexperiments.Once,whiletestinghowlightpassesthroughlenses(晶状体),heputalongneedleintohiseye,pushedittotheback,andthenmoveditaroundjusttoseewhatwouldhappen.Luckily,nothinglong-lastingdid.Onanotheroccasionhestaredatthesunforaslongashecouldbear,todiscoverwhateffectthiswouldhaveonhissight.Againheescapedsuffering

permanent

damage,thoughhehadtospendsomedaysinadarkenedroombeforehiseyesrecovered.Inthe1750stheSwedishchemistKarlScheelewasthefirstpersontofindawaytoproducephosphorus(磷).Heinfactdiscoveredeightmorechemicalelementsincludingchlorine(氯),thoughhedidn’tgetanypraiseforthem.Hewasaverycleverscientist,buthisonefailingwasacurioushabitoftastingalittleofeverysubstanceheworkedwith.Thisriskypracticefinallycaughtupwithhim,andin1786hewasfounddeadinhislaboratorysurroundedbyalargenumberofdangerouschemicals,anyofwhichmighthavebeenresponsibleforhisdeath.EugeneShoemakerwasarespectedgeologist.Hespentalargepartofhislifestudyingcraters(火山口)onthemoon,andhowtheywereformed,andlaterdidresearchintothecometsoftheplanetJupiter.In1997heandhiswifewereintheAustraliandesertwheretheywenteveryyeartosearchforplaceswherecometsmighthavehittheearth.WhiledrivingintheTanamidesert,normallyoneoftheemptiestplacesintheworld,anothervehiclecrashedintothemandShoemakerwaskilledonthespot.Someofhisashes(骨灰)weresenttothemoonaboardtheLunarProspectorspacecraftandleftthere

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heistheonlypersonwhohashadthishonor.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“permanent”inParagraph2mean?A．Brief. B．Slight.C．Lasting. D．Ordinary.2、WhatdidKarlScheelelikedoingwhenperformingexperiments?A．Tastingchemicals. B．Stayingintheemptylab.C．Experimentingindarkness. D．Workingtogetherwithothers.3、WhatspecialhonorwasShoemakergivenafterhisdeath?A．HewasburiedintheTanamidesert.B．Someofhisasheswereplacedonthemoon.C．OnecometofJupiterwasnamedafterhim.D．AspacecraftcarryinghimtraveledaroundJupiter.4、Thetextismainlyaboutthreegreatscientists’_____.A．specialhonors B．greatachievementsC．famousexperiments D．sufferinginthejob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）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Peopleusuallygetintoahardlifeandareunabletoescapefromthemselves.Therewasonceapooranddisappointedsalesmancomplainingeverydaythattherewasno1forhimtodisplayhisabilityandthe2wasoftenpullinghislegs.AtChristmasEve,everyfamily3theirhouseswithlanternsandstreamersanditwasvery4everywhere.Buthewasalonesittinginabenchinaparkandrecallingthepast.Itwasonthesamedaylastyearwhenhewasalsoalone5hisChristmasdayaway,6newclothes,newshoes,letaloneanewcarandanewhouse.“Damn!IhavetospendthisChristmasdaywiththeseoldshoesagain.”he7andbegantotakeofftheoldshoes.8,heglancedatayoungmaninawheelchairpassingbyhimwithhishandsstrugglinglypushingthewheelforward.It9himthathewassoluckytohaveshoestowearwhilethatmandidnotevenhavethe10Afterwards,thesalesmandidanythingwithacalm11andcherishedeveryopportunitytoimprovehimself.Heworkedhardandtriedhisbesttomakeprogresseveryday.Severalyearslater,he12changedhislifetotallyandbecameamillionaire.Ifyoulookallaround,youwillfindtherearesomanypeoplewhowereborn13inthesocietybuttheyare14inlifeandnevercomplainabouttheunfairdestiny.Theyarealsonottobegothers’giving.Instead,theyconstantly15tomakethemselvesstrongerandmoreexcellentto16thesociety.Bycontrast,weshouldfeel17Wearebornhealthy,butweare18withlife;wecomplainaboutourcolleaguesanddissatisfywithourjobs.Maybeallofuswouldfeelafraidwhenwerealizewehavefallenintosuch19stateoflife,butworseisthatyouevendonot20youhavefallenintosuchadangeroussituation.1、A．platform B．chance C．time D．status2、A．poverty B．fate C．ghost D．goal3、A．filed B．made C．decorated D．assisted4、A．temporary B．optimistic C．happy D．festive5、A．spending B．drinking C．celebrating D．congratulating6、A．besides B．with C．except D．without7、A．cried B．sighed C．shouted D．promised8、A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Suddenly D．Surprisedly9、A．dawnedon B．focusedon C．dependedon D．concentratedon10、A．motivation B．recognition C．chance D．challenge11、A．attitude B．feeling C．character D．mood12、A．eventually B．fortunately C．continuously D．awkwardly13、A．tough B．disabled C．stupid D．lucky14、A．energetic B．stubborn C．confident D．serious15、A．decide B．struggle C．remember D．wish16、A．understand B．create C．serve D．shape17、A．guilty B．immoral C．invaluable D．ashamed18、A．fedup B．caughtup C．brokenup D．cutup19、A．dangerous B．unique C．disappointing D．awesome20、A．show B．realize C．know D．chase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）单句语法填空1．Afterclass,somestudentsremained___________(seat)intheclassroomanddidn’tgoout.2．Welostourwayinthatsmallvillage,otherwisewe___________(visit)moreplacesofinterestyesterday.3．Beforeyouquityourjob,___________（consider）howyourfamilywouldfeelaboutyourdecision.4．Thebook,TheLittlePrince,isso___________(fascinate)thatIcannotputitdown.5．One-thirdofthetown___________(cover)withtreesandthemajorityoftheresidentsareAfricanAmerican.6．Thefactthathecan’tspeakevenoneforeignlanguageputhimata___________(advantage)whenhetravelledabroadalone.7．When___________(compare)differentcultures,weoftenpayattentiononlytothedifferenceswithoutnoticingthesimilarities.8．Ofthetwosisters,Bettyis___________(attract)one,andsheisalsotheonewholovestobequiet.9．---Haven’tseenyouforages!Wherehaveyoubeen?---IwenttoGansuand_____________(stay)thereforayear,teachingasavolunteer.10．Mychemistryteachertoldusthatwhenyouheatametal,it_____________(expand).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假设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处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误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。Afterschool,asusual,Iwentbackhome、Onthebus,Ifindawomanwithacutebabystandingb