豫东名校2023-2024学年高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

豫东名校2023-2024学年高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,

bigcityinAustralia.

A.a;aB.the;aC.a;theD.the;the

2.thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshave

nochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.

A.FacedB.Facing

C.TofaceD.Havingfaced

3.You'dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture.

A.purposeB.referenceC.memoryD.assessment

4.Whentofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents.

A.tomakeB.makingC.madeD.havingmade

5.Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountrynational

propertysecurity.

A.inexchangeforB.inresponseto

C,intermsofD.incontrastwith

6.Johnsonhasn'tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedto

loseweightthreemonthsago.

A.forB.toC.onD.with

7.John,_______moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.

A.forwhoseB.ofwhose

C.ofwhomD.forwhom

8.Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat's

itisinmyday.

A.howB.whenC.whyD.where

9.Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o'clock.

A.hadn9tbeenB.wasn't

C.couldn'tbeD.hasn9tbeen

10.Mydaughter,allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,which

worriesmealot.

A.devotedtoB.addictedtoC.accustomedtoD.exposedto

11.—Whyareyousolate?

一Thedrivercouldn'tseeclearlybecauseofthefog.,theroadwastooicy.

A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Besides

12.—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?

一Yeah,shedevotesherselftoteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation.

A,originallyB.extremelyC.obviouslyD.entirely

13.It*sgreatthatallthevisitorswhoontheislandweresaved.

A.trappedB.havebeentrapped

C.hadtrappedD.hadbeentrapped

14.Johnlives,Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendon

clothes.

A.intheblackB.onashoestring

C.overthemoonD.atthedropofahat

15.一Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.

—,Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.

A.Idon9tagreeB.Notreally

C.Icouldn'tagreemoreD.Nodoubt

16.Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthafsthey*vemadeimportant

progress.

A.whereB.whyC.whetherD.who

17.forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollection

ofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.

A.HaditnotbeenB.Shoulditnotbe

C.WereitnotbeD.Ifhaditnotbeen

18.Theexplosioninthechemicalplantavoidedhadthecountyauthorities,

aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.

A.shouldbeB.mightbeC.musthavebeenD.couldhavebeen

19.Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisundercontrol,butspread

ofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.

A.a;theB.the;/C./;theD.a;/

20.Ithinkitagreathonortovisityourcountry.

A.toinviteB.invitingC.havinginvitedD.tobeinvited

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）TherewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartiHcialintelligence,orAI,and

machinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetween

humansandmachines.

Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsin

ahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumaninthe

experiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.

TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.

Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.

TheeventdemonstratedhowAl-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeing

developedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.

technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatching

saidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,

thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.

Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeing

used.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecide

when,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputersto

examinedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.

Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingused

forsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta*sHartsfield-Jacksonairportbecamethefirstin

theU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.A

ChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybody

shapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepolicein

BeijingandShanghai.

Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorld

Cupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalarge

amountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,while

reducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedto

followfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.

1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?

A.ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.

B.ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.

C.ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.

D.ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.

2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?

A.Knowledgelearning.

B.Safetycontrol.

C.Officeautomation.

D.Trackingsurvey.

3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson*sdailylife.

B.HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.

C.MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.

D.MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.

4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Atechnologyreport.

B,Anaturalsciencemagazine.

C,Asciencefiction.

D.Agovernmentdocument.

22.（8分）Whenyouthinkofajungleadventure,whatcomestomind?Are

theygorgeousbirdsflyingthroughtheairormonkeysjumpingthroughtheforest?Do

youthinkofplants?Probablynot.Afterall,plantsaren'tthemostexcitinglivingthings

intheworld.Theyjustsitthereandabsorbwaterandnutrientsfromthesoilandthe

sun.Butactuallytherearealsosomeplantsthateatinsectsandevensmallanimalsfrom

timetotime.Wecalltheseunusualthingscarnivorous（食肉性）plants.Althoughmost

carnivorousplantseatsmallinsects,largercarnivorousplantsinsomehotandwetareas

havebeenknowntocapturerats,birds,andfrogs.

OnecarnivorousplantmanypeoplearefamiliarwithistheVenusflytrap.Its

unique“jaws”willfunctionwhenfliesandothersmallinsectstouchit.Onceitsjaws

closeonitsvictim,itproducesachemicalsubstancethatbreaksdowntheinsectand

absorbstheinsecfsnutrients.

Thereareseveralotherexamplesofcarnivorousplants.Forexample,someplants

cancatchinsectswiththeirleaves,whicharelikeatallnarrowwineglass,whilesome

traptheirvictimswithstickytentacles（触手）.Andsomegrowinginpondsandstreams

absorbtheirvictimslikeunderwatercleaners.Carnivorousplantstendtogrowinareas

wherethesoilisverythinandlacksnecessarynutrients.TheseplantsmustHndother

sourcesforthenutrientstheyneed.

Trappingandeatinginsectsallowstheseuniqueplantstosurvive.Unfortunately,

humanandenvironmentalfactorscontinuetothreatenthelimitedenvironmentswhere

youcanfindwildcarnivorousplants.

Stillformanypeople,thethoughtofaplanteatingananimalseemsverystrange.

Infact,morethanonepersonhasturnedtheideaintoascarystoryormovie.

Carnivorousplantsdon'tposeanydangertohumans,though.Unlessyou'rethesizeofa

tinyinsect,youdon'thavetoworryaboutfallingpreytoaVenusflytrap.

INWhatcanwelearnabouttheVenusflytrap?

A.Itproducesaspecialsmelltoattractinsects.

B.Itisthemostimportantcarnivorousplant.

C.Itcatchesinsectswithitsunique“jaws”.

D.Itisakindofpoisonousplant.

2、Whydocarnivorousplantshuntanimalsforfood?

A.Theytrytoreducetheharmfulinsects.B.Theyhelpkeepthebalanceofnature.

C.Theyneedsomenutrientstosurvive.D.Theyenjoythetasteofanimals.

3、Whafsthechallengefacedbycarnivorousplants?

A.Trappingandeatingthemfromhumanbeings.B.Poorerenvironmentstolivein.

C.Threatsfrombiggeranimals.D.Limitedchoicesoffood.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Human'sinfluencetowardsinsectsB.Potentialdangersinthejungle

C.PlantsthateatlivingthingsD.Varioussurvivalskillsofplants

23.（8分）WaitingForYou

HarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenter

OpenHours

ThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhourson

Mondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.Pleasebe

preparedtopresentaphotoID.Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4

willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.Doremembertoputthingsin

thelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTour

Thesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientific

groups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewinto

learningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthe

digitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.

Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.Toursareofferedevery

TuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.Notethatthere

willbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseofthe

Thanks-givingbreak.ArtStudyCenter

Thepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums9ArtStudyCenter.However,youneed

toshowthetickets.Thetickets9details:

$15Adults

$13Seniors(65+)

$10Non-Harvardstudents(18+)

FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)

FreeYouthunder18

FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)

1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?

A.Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.

B.AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.

C.VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.

D.Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.

2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?

A.OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.

B.TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.

C.TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.

D.NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.

3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat.

A.artB.literature

C.scienceD.politics

24.(8分)Afewyearsago,DarlaHoffpaintedapumpkinfaceontoaroundstraw

bale(捆)atAlandKarenGoldman*sfarminIdahoPallstoadvertiseherU-pick

pumpkinfield.WhileDarlahasstoppedgrowingpumpkins,theannualtraditionof

strawbaleartlivesonatthefarmandhasdrawnfriendsandneighborstoparticipatein

it.Pastcreationshaveincludedanowl,Minions,tractorsandateddybear.

Tomakethetractors,Albaledroundstrawbalesintwodifferentsizessmallerones

forthetractor*sfronttiresandlargeronesfortherear（尾部）.Largesquarebalesmade

upthebodies.JerryKienlenusedhisfarmingequipmenttoarrangethebalesinthe

shapeoftwotractors.Thenitwastimetobringthetractorstolife.Karenandher

daughter.LanaHedrick,securedsomegreenpaint,andAlgotsomeredpaint.Darla*s

husband,James,sprayedthecreationwithapaintgun.FortheHnishingtouches,Steven

donatedtwoshinyexhauststacks（排气管）,andAlandKarendonatedtwosteering

wheelsfromtheirfarmparts.

Thefarm*sannualstrawbaleartprojectshavenowbecomeawayforeveryoneto

celebratetheendofanothergrowingseason.It*sjustsomethingfuntodotogetherafter

harvest.Thisneighborhoodhasalwaysbeenclose.Generationsofthesefamilieshave

growncropsinthissoil.Raisedonthefarmswheretheylivenow,theygrewuptogether

astheireldersdidbefore.AlandKarenaretrulysuperneighbors.Everyyeartheyalso

growabouttwoacresofcorntogiveaway.Anyonecanpicksome,orAlandKarenwill

evendeliver.AndduringlongIdahowinters,everyonegathersatthefarmtoenjoyfresh

coffeeandcookies.

Thisyear*sstrawhalecreationthemeisStrawWars.AndalleyeswillbeonAland

Karen*sfarmastheircreationtakesshape.

1、WhydidDarlapaintapumpkinfaceontoastrawbale?

A.Torecyclestrawbales.

B.Topleasehisneighbors.

C.Tocreateanewtradition.

D.Tomakeanadvertisement.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thecreationninParagraph2referto?

A.Thestrawbaletires.

B.Thesquarestrawbales.

C.Thestrawbaletractors.

D.Thefarmingequipment.

3、Whatdolocalpeoplethinkofthestrawbaleartshow?

A.Itneedssomethingfun.

B.Ifsagoodwaytocelebrateharvest.

C.ItmakesAlandKarenfamousinthetown.

D.Itstandsforthebeginningofanewseason.

4、WhatkindofneighborsareAlandKarenaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Generous.B.Creative.

C.Funny.D.Determined.由文章内容Tomakethetractors,Albaledroundstraw

balesintwodifferentsizes-smalleronesforthetractor*sfronttiresandlargeronesfor

therear（尾部）.得知他们都在制作圆草捆

25.（10分）Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfect

buildingmaterial.ltischeap9durable,easilyavailable9andmostimportantly,

environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot,istransparent!Nowthankstoa

teamofscientistsatStockholm'sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologythematerialmay

evenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.

LeadresearcherDr,LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparent

woodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaper

foruseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingout

thewood'slignin（木质素）.Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer（聚合

物）andbakedatatemperatureof1580Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproduct

thatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso,almost

transparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingthe

amountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.

Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scale

applicationslikecomputerchips,thetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsidered

forlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers,whorevealedtheirHndingsin

BiomacromoleculesonApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallow

formorenaturallight,ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflight

withoutsacrificingprivacy.

Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomes

andbuildings.BerglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasigniHcantroleinthedesign

ofsolarpanels.Thesemitransparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgive

itmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolar

efficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproduct

wouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthe

cost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocessso

thatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart66thatfeature^inParagraph1referto?

A.Cheap.B.Durable.C.Sustainable.D.Transparent.

2、Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowstheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodis

made?

@Dipthewoodintoapolymer.©Adjusttheamountofthepolymer.

③Makethewoodlignin-free.④Bakethewoodforsometime.

A.③一①一④一②B.③一①一②一④

C.①一②一③一④D.④一③一②一①

3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.

B.Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood'shardness.

C.Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.

D.Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.

4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.

B.Thewood'sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.

C.Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.

D.Solarenergymanufacturers5carbonfootprint.

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）Itwasthesecondtimemytirehadburst.ThiscameafterI]to

Hndwateratanabandonedstation,wherethecaretaker2mybottlesfromhis

ownwatersupply.

After3severalmilesundertheburningsun,I4myhandand

eventuallyatruck5・AnoldlocalandtwoMoroccansgotoutand6me

tosqueezein.Atlasttheystoppedinfrontofagarage.

“DoyouknowwhereIcangetsomethingto7?”Iaskedtheoldman.Ihad

notyeteatenthatdayandwashungry.

“Nothingformiles"，washisreply,followedbyan8todrivemesomewhere.

Iagreed,soIleftmybikeathisofficeandjumpedintoacarparkedoutside.

“I9pickanyoneup."Hetoldme."Youarethefirst.”

“We10haveanameforpeoplelikeyou.”Isaid.“You'recalledRoad

Angels.”

Hesmiled.

Westoppedinfrontofa11,Asweate,theskygrewdarkand12

withclouds.Hedroppedmebacktothegarage,wheretheworkerscouldn't,repairmy

bike.Thedriverturnedupjustin13toonceagain14theday.have

foundashopthatsells15tubesandtires.Icantakeyouthere."Ijumpedinto

hiscar,atthesamemomentaheavyrainpoureddown.

A16tireandtwotubeslater,thestormhadrolledover.I17my

angelandcontinuedmyjourney.

Throughoutthe18ride,Ifoundgoodnessand19everywhere.

PeoplewentoutoftheirwaytohelpwheneverIneededassistance.IhopedIwouldbe

ableto20alittleofthesamekindnesstowhoeverintrouble.

1、A.plannedB.volunteeredC.determinedD.managed

2、A.pickedupB.sortedoutC.tookoutD.filledup

3、A.walkingB.ridingC.drivingD.running

4、A.tookbackB.stuckoutC.setdownD.lookedat

5、A.drovebyB.brokedownC.turnedupD.pulledup

6、A.invitedB.forcedC.commandedD.arranged

7、A.wearB,watchC.eatD.visit

8、A.announcementB.offerC.answerD.excuse

9、A.alwaysB.oftenC.neverD.sometimes

10、A.driversB.motoristsC.athletesD.cyclists

11、A.restaurantB.stationC.marketD.harbor

12>A.packedB.heavyC.filledD.familiar

13、A.turnB.timeC.returnD.case

14、A.saveB.callC.witnessD.complete

15、A.carB.truckC.bicycleD.carriage

16、A.longB.wornC.freeD.new

17、A.droppedB.visitedC.thankedD.entertained

18、A.entireB.helplessC.fancyD.future

19、A.competenceB.responsibilityC.generosityD.honesty

20、A.reacttoB.passonC.getacrossD.showoff

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）课文语法填空

Thegrandfatherandthefather,L_（seat）atthetable,areplayingchess.Theson

2,（nervous）approachesthetableandtellshislatherhehasdecidednot3^_（go）to

university.Hewantstofocus4・hisbandandhasacareerinmusicwhenheleaves

school.Thefatherthinks5^_（play）inahandisnotajobandhewants6^_（he）son

tobealawyerbecausehethinkspeopleshowrespectforlawyers.7r,hissonisnot

interestedinlaw.Thegrandfatheradviseshisgrandsontothinkcarefullybefore

jumpinginwithboth8r（foot）・Thegrandfathersaysifhisgrandsongoestouniversity

andplaysmusicat9,sametime,he10,（have）twooptionsforhisfuture.

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（A）,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。

Manystudentsinmyschoolfeelannoyingthattheyareundergreatpressure.Ithas

becomeacommonprobleminmosthighschoolinChina.Asitisknowntoall,China

haslargepopulation.Almost10millionstudentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyear,

expectedtobeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcollege.Instead,thecompetitionamongthe

studentsisfierce.Wehadtostandoutandprovetobebetterthanothers,whomeanswe

havetoworkreallyhard.Ofcourse,somestudentscan'tbearthepressurebutdrop

behindwhileothersfacethechallengebravely.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假设你曾是一名失学儿童，名叫李华，你有幸得到在中国工作的Peter先

生的资助得以重返校园。你给Peter先生写一封感谢信，内容如下：收到钱和书后重返

校园，非常感激。在老师的帮助和鼓励下学习有了很大的进步，决定更加努力，未来要

向Peter先生学习。再次表达感谢并盼望见到Peter先生。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.信的开头和落款已给出，但不计入总词数。

DearMr.Peter,

Ioftenthinkofyou.Howhaveyoubeenrecently?I*mLiHua.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua