2024届河南省淮阳县第一高级中学高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2024届河南省淮阳县第一高级中学高三下学期一模考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．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any2．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!3．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make4．—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A．willhave B．havehadC．willhavehad D．arehaving5．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard6．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed7．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven8．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why9．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich10．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake11．Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone12．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't13．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when14．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch15．Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant16．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety17．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that18．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor19．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget20．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken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）TheadventofwarmweatherhereinMainecallsforaseasonalritualthat,forme,putsanendtowinter—fetchingthewoodenscreendoor.NotethatIwrote“wooden”.Thealuminummodelsjustwon’tdoit—theyclosetooneatlyandkeeptheirperfectformfordecades.Inthe1960s,atimeofimperfection,therewasnoperfecthouse,noperfectcar,noperfectkidsorparents.Whyshouldascreendoorbeanexception?Igrewupwithmysiblingsinaworking-classneighborhoodinNewJersey.Whenthewarmweatherarrived,mydadwouldpulloutthewoodenscreendoorandinstallitoverthebackdoor,whichcouldthenbeleftwideopen,admittingarefreshingbreeze(wehadnoairconditioning).MyfatherwasaMr.Fix-it,sokeepingthescreendoorserviceablewasoneofhishobbies.Everyfewyearshegaveitafreshcoatofpaintandfixeditabit.Idistinctlyrememberhimputtingthelastscrewinthelasthinge(铰链),andswingingthedoorshutwitha“crack!”Agood,woodenscreendoor,unsightlyasitwas,hadaninvaluablefunctionintheageofthestay-at-homemom:Italertedhertothecomingandgoingofthekids.Mysiblings,andmyfriendsraninandoutofthehouse,tearingthescreendooropenandlettingitslapshutbehindus.Ahundredtimesaday.Itwasallgood,andmymomnevercomplainedaboutthenoise,becausethatwasthepurposeofawoodenscreendoor—toslamshutandtherebyannouncethatherchildrenwerewithinearshot.Severalyearsago,inafitofnostalgia(怀旧),Iwentshoppingforawoodenscreendoor.Iwasdisappointedinthechoicesavailable.Theylookedabittoosolid,toowellmade.ButIfoundoneonline,andwithinaweekitwasdeliveredtomydoorstep.Thefirmhadsentmeonewiththewrongdimensions,soIaskedmycarpentertomakethenecessaryadjustments.Ozzieworkedawayatitforacoupleofhoursuntilhegotittositneatlyinitsframe.Igaveitatest:Ipulleditopenandletgo.Itclosedinalazyfashion.“Notgood,”Ipronounced.“Pleaseremovetheautomaticdoorcloserandadjustthedoorsoitswingsshutwithagoodcrack.”Ozziewentabouthisworkandashortwhilelaterthetaskwasdone.Thedoorwasuneveninitsframe,andthescreennolongerlayflat.ButwhenIpulledopenthedoorandreleasedit,thethingclappedshutlikearifleshot.“Whatdoyouthink?”Iasked.“Itlookslikehell,”saidOzzie.“Butitsoundslikeheaven,”Isaid.AndI,beingtheownerofthedoor—andthememory—hadthefinalword.1、Whatparticularfunctiondidthewoodenscreendoorperforminthewriter’schildhood?A．Itfunctionedasanairconditionerinsummer.B．Ithelpedsharpenhisfather’srepairingskills.C．Itwasmorelikeatoythatkidsoftenplayedwith.D．ItmadeMomawarethatthekidswerecloseby.2、Thereasonwhythewriteraskedthecarpentertocontinuetoadjustthedooristhat________.A．thedoorwasnottherightsizefortheframeB．thedoorwaspoorlymadethatitdidn’tsuithimC．hewantedtoseehowthedoorwassupposedtoshutD．hewasdeterminedtoseizetheownershipofthedoor3、Whatdoesthewoodenscreendoormeantothewriternow?A．Itisareminderoftheimperfectthings.B．Itisasymbolofhismemoryofsummer.C．Itisacontributortothebetterlifeheleads.D．Itisanantiqueworthcherishinginthemuseum.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThegoodolddaysaregoneB．NeverjudgeadoorbyitsappearanceC．SummerannouncesitselfwithacrackD．Everysingleimperfectionaddstobeauty22．（8分）Bambooisoneoftheworld'smostusefulplants.Forthousandsofyears,bamboohasbeenusedinmanydifferentways-fromfoodtomedicinetoclothingand,insmallways,asabuildingmaterial.However,bambooisnotoftenusedasabuildingmaterialinthedevelopedworld.AprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniaistryingtochangethat.Theprofessorandhisstudentsaretestingthestrengthofbamboo.Theyaretestinghowmuchpressureorweightitcantakebeforebreaking.KentHarriesisaprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Harriessaysthattestingmethodsforbambooneedtobethesameforall.Theyneedtobestandardized.Standardizingtestmethodsforbamboowillhelptobringtheplantintocommonuse.Itwillalsogiveengineersandbuildersaroundtheworldadependablestandard.Harriessaysthatbambooisstronginnature.Thestrengthofatleastthreespeciesofbambooissimilartosteel.Besidesitsstrength,bamboohasotherfeaturesthatmakeitveryusefulinbuilding.Hesaysitisresilient(有弹力的),meaningitkeepsitsshapeandstrengthevenunderpressure.Bambooalsogrowsquickly.Bamboothatissuitableforconstructionneedsmuchlessresourcesthanwood.Theharvestcycleofbambooisabout3years.Softwoodssuchascedar,pineandsprucehaveaharvestcycleofabout10years.Andhardwoodsthatcomefromfloweringplantssuchasoakandwalnutneedmorethan30years.Bambooiswidelyusedasfoodforpandabears.Itisalsousedforflooringandwindowcovers.However,forbuilding,bambooisnotusedmuchoutsideitsnativegrowingarea.Thisismostlybecauseofitsroundshape.Butthereareotherreasonstoo.Peoplethink--orhavethementality--thatbambooisalowqualitybuildingmaterial.1、What

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space.23．（8分）USpresidentDonaldTrumphaspopularizedthephrase“fakenews”ButnottoolongagothesewordsincombinationwouldhavemeantlittletoeverydayEnglishspeakers.AnatolyLiberman,aGerman,writesabouttheoriginsoftheword“fake”.Theword,itturnsout,hasaverydarkpast.Thebestguessforhow“fake”becamemainstream,arguesLiberman,isthatitwasakindusedbythievesintheLondonunderworld.But“howitgotthere,nobodyintheworldknows,andprobablynobodywilleverknow,”hetellsQuartz.LibermanisaprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheauthorofWordOriginsandHowWeKnowThem.Hewritesthatearlyrecordsof“fake”asanEnglishadjectiveappearedaroundthemiddleofthe18thcentury.Thewordlikelycomesfromcant,orthiefjargon(行话).TheOEDmentions“fake”asaverbstartingin1819,whichbasicallymeant‘todo”injargon,butalso“tokill,wound,orrob”.Anentryfromadictionarythatyearreads:“Tofakeanypersonorplace,torobthem;tofakeapersonmayalsoimplytoshoot,wound,orcut;tofakeamanoutandout,istokillhim.”LibermantracesthewordnexttoCharesDickens,whoused“cly-faker”，where“cly”meanspocket,inOliverTwist.Thisishowhebelievesknowledgeof“fake”asawordthatmeanstosteal,spread.EventuallyitbecameacommonplaceEnglishword.1、Theunderlinedword“fake”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．lyingB．trueC．commonD．interesting2、WhatcanwelearnaboutAnatolyLiberman?A．Heisskilledinsomeforeignlanguages.B．HeisinterestedinalltheEnglishwords.C．HelivedinEnglandforalongtime.D．HelikeswritingarticlesinEnglishverymuch.3、Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A．ThehistoryofEnglishwords.B．SomestoriesaboutEnglishwords.C．TheimportanceoftheEnglishword“fake”D．TheoriginsofanEnglishword.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．WemustfocusonthewordsofDonaldTrump.B．WeshouldstudyEnglishwordsverycarefully.C．“Fake”likelycomesfromwordsusedbyaclassofpeople.D．AnatolyLibermanlikestotracethecommonplaceEnglishwords.24．（8分）AnexcitinglandingprocessofChang'e-4lunarprobe(月球探测器)wasseenthroughthemonitoratBeijingAerospaceControlCenterinBeijing,Jan.3,2019.Ittoucheddownonthefarsideofthemoonat10:26a.m.BeijingTime,becomingthefirstspacecraftsoft-landingonthemoon'sunknownsidenevervisiblefromEarth.China'sChang'e-4probehasstartedtheexplorationonthefarsideofthemoonthankstotherelaysatellitethatprovidesacommunicationlinkwithgroundcontrol.Therelaysatellite,namedQueqiao,meaningMagpieBridge,afteraChineselegend(传说),waslaunchedonMay21,2018,andbecamethefirstcommunicationsatelliteoperatinginthehaloorbit,nearly500,000kmfromtheearth.Itcanalsoprovidecommunicationforprobesfromothercountries.Therelaysatellitewillalsobeusedforscientificandtechnologicalexperiments.ThemaximumdistancebetweenthesatelliteandtheChang'e-4probeonthefarsideofthemoonis79,000km.ThesatelliteprocessesdatafromtheprobeandsendsittoEarth.Thesatellitecanstayinitsorbitforalongtimeduetoitsrelativelylowfuelconsumption,astheearth'sandmoon'sgravitybalancesitsorbitalmoving.Whileinorbit,itcan"see"boththeearthandthefarsideofthemoon.TheconceptofusingarelaysatelliteinthehaloorbitwasfirstputforwardbyU.S.spaceexpertsinthe1960s,butwasrealizedbyChinesespaceengineers.Researchershopetousethecamerasonthesatellitetorecordasteroids(小行星)hittingthefarsideofthemoon.TocontrolthecostoftheChang'e-4probe,therelaysatellitewasdesignedtoberelativelysmall,weighingabout400kg.Researchershadjust30monthstodevelopthesatellite,puttingthemunderhighpressure.Topromotepublicinterestinspaceexploration,theChinaNationalSpaceAdministrationinvitedpeopletowritedowntheirwishesforlunarandspaceexploration,andtherelaysatellitecarriesthenamesoftensofthousandsofparticipantsandtheirmessages.1、Whatdowelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．TherelaysatellitewaslaunchedonJan.3,2019.B．Chang'e-4probewasthefirstcommunicationsatellite.C．Therelaysatelliteonlyexploresthefarsideofthemoon.D．TherelaysatellitecanhandledatafromChang'e-4probe.2、Whywasthesizeoftherelaysatelliterelativelysmall?A．Toreducethecostasmuchaspossible.B．TomakeitcircleMoonforalongertime.C．Toavoidbeingcrashedbyothersatellites.D．TofollowAmericanspaceexperts'advice.’3、Whatmaderesearcherssufferfromgreatstress?A．Fewpeopleinterestedintheexplorationonthemoon.B．Therelaysatellitecarryingtoomuchequipment.C．Theirlackingenoughtimetodeveloptherelaysatellite.D．People'sneverbeingoptimisticabouttherelaysatellite.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．ChinaisanewspacepoweraftertheUSA．B．Chang'e-4probelandsonMoon'sfarside.C．Chinesespaceengineersmakemuchprogress.D．Spaceexplorationisadangerouschallenge.25．（10分）EveryonehastheirfavouritescenesandcharactersinHarryPotterbooksandfilms．Oneofthemostmemorablescenesformanycameearlyonintheseries．InHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone，theowlsbegantosendletterstoHarryinvitinghimtoHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry．Owlswerethenmentionedfrequentlyinthebooksandcreatedamazingimagesinthefilms．EveryonearoundtheworldlovestheHarryPotterseries．ButiftherehasbeenonebadresultofJ．K．Rowling'screativegifts，itisthecrazethathassweptthroughmanycountriesforowninganowl．ManyexpertssuggestthatbecauseHarryPotterfanswouldliketoowntheirownowl，thereisastrongchancethatowlsmaysoonstarttodieout．Thereareover200differentspeciesofowl．Theyarenocturnalbirds，whichmeanstheyareawakeatnight，usuallyhunting．Theyhavelargeroundeyesthatfaceforwardsontheirflatfaces．Owlsalsoliketobeontheirown，unlessitisthematingseason．IndonesiaisoneofthemaincountriesthatarenowsellingowlstoyoungandoldHarryPotterfans．Therearemanybirdmarketsthroughoutthecountry，withthelargestbeingPramukainIndonesia'scapitalcity，Jakarta．BirdsareIndonesia'smostpopularpet，withabout20percentofallhomeskeepingatleastone．Itisthoughtthatabout13，000owlsaresoldeachyearinIndonesia'sbirdmarkets．Theycostbetween﹩10and﹩30．Thisisaffordableformostfamilieswheretheparentswork．Mostoftheowlshavebeentakenfromthewildanddonotliveforverylongoncetheyhavebeencaught．Noteveryoneishappyaboutthesituation，includingtheHarryPotterauthor，J．K．Rowling．Shesaid，"Ifanybodyhasbeeninfluencedbymybooks，tothinkanowlwouldbehappiestshutinasmallcageandkeptinahouse，IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosayasforcefullyasIcan，"youarewrong!""1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serve？A．Tobringupthetopic．B．Toexpressthemainidea．C．ToadvertiseHarryPotterbooks．D．Todescribetheauthor'sfavouriteanimal．2、WhatharmfulresultdotheHarryPotterseriesbringabout？A．Owlsbeingforcedoutoftheirhomes．B．Anincreaseintheanimalattacks．C．Damagetochildren'screativity．D．Afallinthenumbersofowls．3、WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesia'sbirdmarket？A．Theymainlysellowls．B．Theyhaveareadysaleforowls．C．Theyusuallysellhome﹣raisedowls．D．Theysellowlsatacomparativelyhighprice．4、WhatdidJ．K．Rowlingthinkofthesituation？A．Itissomethingshedislikes．B．Itwouldbeunderstandable．C．Itistoocomplextochange．D．Itmadeherfeelexcited．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）Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehad1abeautifulsportscarinashowroom,andknowinghisfathercouldwell2it,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.AsGraduationDaycamenear,theyoungmanawaited3thathisfatherhadboughtthecar.4,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohis5studyroom.Hisfathertoldhimhow6hewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhow7helovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifully8giftbox.Curious,andsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxand9alovely,leather-bound(皮纸封面)Bible,10theyoungman'snamepressedingold.11,heraisedhisvoicetohisfather,andsaid“With12yourmoney,yougivemeaBible?”andstormedoutofthehouse.Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulin13.Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily,butrealizedhisfatherwasvery14,andthoughtperhapsheshouldgotohim.Hehadnotseenhim15thatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakearrangements,hereceivedatelegram16himhisfatherhadpassedaway,andgaveallhispossessionstohisson.Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyand17things.Whenhearrivedathisfather'shouse,sudden18andregretfilledhisheart.Hebegantosearchthroughhisfather'simportantpapersandsawthestillgift—wrappedBible19ashehadleftityearsago.Withtears,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.Suddenly,acarkeydroppedfromthebackofthe20.Ithadatag(标签)withthedateofhisgraduationonit,andthewordsPAIDINFULL.1、A．admiredB．watchedC．seenD．noticed2、A．offerB．affordC．serveD．supply3、A．marksB．supportsC．signsD．promises4、A．FinallyB．InsteadC．SoD．Shortly5、A．publicB．hardC．lazyD．private6、A．proudB．sadC．upsetD．puzzled7、A．manyB．farC．muchD．often8、A．typedB．wrappedC．writtenD．painted9、A．lookedB．reachedC．showedD．found10、A．withB．whileC．afterD．when11、A．InterestedB．PleasedC．AngryD．Disappointed12、A．noneB．allC．littleD．bit13、A．businessB．studyC．cityD．home14、A．healthyB．strongC．youngD．old15、A．onB．untilC．sinceD．after16、A．tellingB．showingC．sayingD．talking17、A．lookforB．takecareofC．careD．mind18、A．excitementB．disappointmentC．surpriseD．sadness19、A．butB．rightC．justD．only20、A．BibleB．bedC．deskD．door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）LabariceporridgewasfirstintroducedtoChinaintheSongDynastyabout900yearsago.Thereisa1．(touch)story.WhenSakyamuni,thefirstBuddhaandfounderofthereligion,was2．hiswayintothehighmountainsinhisquestforunderstandingandenlightenment(佛教的觉悟),hegrewtiredand3．(hunger).Exhaustedfrom4．(day)ofwalking,hefailedawaybyariverinIndia.Ashepherdess(牧羊女)foundhimthereand5．(feed)himherlunch-porridgemadewithbeansandrice.Sakyamuniwasthusable6．(continue)hisJourney.Aftersixyearsofstrictdiscipline,he7．(final)realizedhisdreamoffullenlightenmentonthe8．(eight)dayofthetwelfthlunarmonth.Eversince,monkshavepreparedriceporridgeontheeveandheldaceremonythefollowingday,9．theychantsutras(吟诵佛经)andofferporridgetoBuddha.Thus,thetraditionofeatingLabaporridgewasbasedinreligion,thoughwiththepassingoftimethefood10．(it)becameapopularwinterdishespeciallyincoldnorthernChina.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交换修改作文，请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。Whenwearehappy,wewouldlikeshareourhappinesswithothers,makingthemknowourenjoyment、Whenwearenotinagoodmood,wewantedtogetsomeonewhomcanlistentous、Bealistenerisnoteasy、Peoplealwayscomplainaboutourworries,andagoodlistenershouldlistentothembutlearntocomfortthem、Tobeagoodlistenercanhelpusmakegoodfriendwithothers、Theonewhoalwayslistentootherstendstobeeasy-goi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