2023-2024学年安徽省池州市第二中学英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省池州市第二中学英语高三第一学期期末

学业质量监测模拟试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.—Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.

—Butshe!

A.promisedB.promises

C.willpromiseD.hadpromised

2.It*s________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.

A.underB.aboveC.overD.beyond

3.Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,has

beenpredicted,isfruitful.

A.whatB.which

C.asD.that

4.Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthe

meeting,withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates,GermanyandBritain.

A.hadregisteredB.haveregistered

C.registeredD.wereregistered

5.Greatpity!Hisillnessisthetreatmentavailablesofar.

A.withinB.aboveC.aboutD.beyond

6.Alice'sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegifthereturnshomefromhis

businesstrip.

A.bythetimeB.allthetime

C.everytimeD.inthetime

7.Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother'spromiseIcamefirstinthecompetition,

hewouldbuymeanMP4.

A.whatB.thatC.thatifD.whether

8.theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.

A.WateredB.WateringC.TowaterD.Water

9.—TonywhatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn'tsayanything.

一Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?

A.couldfindB.shouldhavefound

C.mighttindD.musthavefound

10.Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I*dliketoasincere

welcomeandheartfeltgratitude.

A.exploitB.expose

C.expandD.extend

11.Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute___madefulluseoftheworkwell.

A.be,todoB.hasbeen,doing

C.be,doingD.hasbeen,todo

12.Onlywhenhardmakeyourdreamcometrue.

A.doyouwork;youcanB.youwork;youcan

C.doyouwork;canyouD.youwork;canyou

13.progressitis,youcan'tstopmovingforward.

A.WhatevergreatB.Howevergreat

C.NomatterhowgreatD.Howgreata

14.Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,imaginaryworldsofromantic

andmilitaryadventure.

A.tospinB.spinning

C.havingspunD.tohavespun

15.wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference.Thetimeandthefees

arethesame.

A.WhichB.HowC.WhetherD.Why

16.—Iinthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.

—Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.

A.willsitB.havesat

C.amsittingD.havebeenstting

17.It*ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.

A.twiceasB.astwice

C.twicemuchD.muchtwice

18.Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,theyhaveaproductorservice

thatHllsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,and

administration.

A.nowthatB.evenif

C.aslongasD.asthough

19.—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?

一Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation,youhaveoneasa

reward.

A.mustB.needC.wouldD.shall

20.Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.

A.couldn'tB.shouldn't

C.mustn'tD.needn't

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）BrigitteBarthelemywaswalkingalongtheseashorejustnorthof

France*sBordeauxwineregionwhenshediscoveredabottlelyingamongsome

seashells.Insideweretwopiecesofpaper.Onecontainedahand-drawnpictureofa

seagull,whiletheotherwasamessageshowinghowlitterintheoceanisoftendeadlyto

thewaterbirds.

ThebottleisthebrainchildofGeorgeBoorujy.From2011-2013,theartistdropped

overtwodozenbottlesintotheoceanfromaStatenIslandbeachinNewYork.Each

containedanimageofawaterbirdandamessagesimilartotheoneBrigitte

found.Boorujysayshewasinspiredtotakeactionafterbecomingawareoftheeffectthe

carelesslythrownplastichasonwildlife.

Researcherssaythataround90%ofseabirdshaveplasticintheirstomachs.Many

chicks（雏鸟）diebecausetheirmothersunintentionallyfeedthembitsofplasticalong

withtheirfood.Boorujyhopeshismessagewillraiseawarenessaboutthedangerthat

seabirdsface.Healsoenjoystheopportunitytogiveawayhisartandcreateaunique

experienceforthefinder.

Overtheyears,theartisthasreceivedcallsfromlotsofpeoplethathavediscovered

hisbottles.However,theywereallfoundclosetoStatenIsland,makingBrigitte*s

discoveryevenmorespecial.

NomatterhowthebottlereachedFrance,itsmessagehashadabiginfluenceon

Brigitte.Shenotonlyplanstobemorerespectfuloftheenvironmentbutcontacted（联

系）thelocalbirdassociationtoseehowtheycouldhelp.Whilereceivingamessageina

bottlecancertainlyhelpinspirepeople,Itshouldnotbenecessarytoremindushow

dangerousourcarelesshabitsareforthemarinemammals（海洋哺乳动物）and

seabirds.Soremembertoreuse,recycleandmostimportantly,reduce.

1、WheredidBrigittefindthebottle?

A.InBordeaux.B.InNewYork.

C.OnaFrenchbeach.D.OnStatenIsland.

2、WhatdocsthebottlefoundbyBrigittecontain?

A.Aseagull.B.Amessage.

C.Someseashells.D.Someplastic.

3、WhatmadeBrigitte'sdiscoverymorespecial?

A.ShelivedclosetoStatenIsland.B.Somethingspecialinthebottle.

C.Fewpeoplehadfoundthebottles.D.Theplacewhereshefoundthebottle.

4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthebottles?

A.Theyareunnecessary.B.Theycaneducatethefinders.

C.Theyareagreatwaytoshowart.D.Theycausedangertoseaanimals.

22.（8分）TheUnitedStates'jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyof

thosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsare

vacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthis

paradoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstand

andsolveit.

NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,66JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessby

DevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabor

marketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”

IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.

collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentrates

amongnewgraduatesarehigh.

NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining一

anapprenticeship（学徒）一wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,

“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceand

youlearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareof

immediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecause

technologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”

Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthe

laborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.

Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundthe

evidenceofaskillsgapisweak.

IowaState'sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssay

thereisopportunityin“middleskills“areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemost

recentrecession（经济衰退）hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshould

beonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn'taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethe

middleskills.”

Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigher

wages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakeless

moneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.

Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.

TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7

millioncanfindonlypart-timework.

1、Theunderlinedword“paradox“inparagraph1refersto.

A.thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduates

B.thedemandsemployersmakeonemployees

C.peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople

D.peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions

2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?

A.Toreceivetechnicaltraining.B.Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.

C.Tovaluethejobopportunities.D.Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.

3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?

A.Reformingthedullnessofeconomy.B.Guardingagainstrecessions.

C.Updatingworkers'professionalskills.D.Raisingemployees9earnings.

23.（8分）RadionewsreadersandtelevisionhostsatIreland'snationalbroadcaster

RTEaremostlyupinarmsatbeingtoldtopronouncewordsaccordingtotheQueen's

English.

AreportinTheIrishSunnewspapersaysthatRTE'sworkershavebeengivenan

A-Zstyleguideofwordswhichinstructsthemonhowtopronouncecertainwordsinan

efforttomakesuretheyareclearlyunderstood.TheA-Zcomeswithvideoscontaining

lessonsofhowto“properly“pronouncethe“problem“words.AnofficialatRTEtold

theIrishSunthatproducersgavetheguidetokeepupstandards.uTheguideisthere

foranyonewhoneedsit."hesaid,“RTEoftengetlettersfromthepublicoverhow

certainwordsweremispronounced.Theword'issue'isabigoneatthemoment,people

don'tlikehowit'spronounced.Thereisanexpectationthatasthenationalbroadcaster

wearecorrect.”

However,IrishlinguisticsexpertProfessorRaymondHickey,whotookthesideof

mostoftheradionewsreadersandTVhosts,calledtheRTE'sactions^internalized

colonialism（内化殖民主义）HeexpressedhisdisbeliefthatIrishspeakerswerebeing

askedtousewordswithanEnglishaccent.Hesaid:"ThebasicproblemisRTEexpects

itsworkerstospeakasiftheywereEnglish.Why?WehaveourownformofEnglish,

whichisdifferentbutfullyreasonableandacceptedworldwide."ProfessorHickey

speciallytalkedofsomeexamplesofthewordsIrishhostsarebeingaskedtopronounce

withaBritishEnglishaccent.Hesaid:“TheIrishdon'tpronouncetheTH[in'birthday']

asafricative,butasastopwithnobreath....Thesameistrueof'news'—theIrish

pronunciationisandalwayshasbeen6nooze\w

1、WhentoldtospeaktheQueen'sEnglish,RTE'sworkersshowedgreat.

A.anger

B.interest

C.curiosity

D.disappointment

2、RTEprovidesitsworkerswithanA—Zstyleguideinorderto・

A.instructthemtopronounceclearly

B.keepuppronunciationstandards

C・meettheirworkdemands

D.makesurethatthepublicarecorrect

3、WhafstheofficiaFsinsintensionofmentioningthelettersfromthepublic?

A.Towarmthenationalbroadcasterofthemispronunciation.

B,Toshowhow"problem“wordsaremispronounced.

C.ToexplainwhyRTEtaketheactions.

D.Toprovethepublicarebelievable.

4、AccordingtoProfessorRaymondHickey,theRTE'sactions.

A.arereasonableandacceptable

B.areimpracticalandfoolish

C.willwintheIrishtrust

D.makenosense

24.（8分）ASafePersonalAlarm

MOSTEFFECTIVEDEFENSE

Loud:125dBear-piercing（刺耳的）panicalarmthatscaresawayattackers

Proventobemoreeffectivethanpeppersprayasadefensetool

Alsocommonlyusedbyseniorstocallforhelpincaseoffalling

SUPEREASYTOUSE

Simplypullthepin,andthisear-piercingalarmwillworkforuptoahalfhourof

continuoussound

Plugthepinbackintostopthealarm.（Canbere-usedoverandoveragain）

Easilyattachestokeys,purses,backpacksorbelts

WHATPEOPLEARESAYING

66Extremelypleasedwithmypersonalalarmsystem.Ifeelmuchsaferinmy

everydaylifehavingitinmypocketorhandbag.Afriendrecentlyhadanunsettling

experienceinanoutdoorparkinglotofagrocerystore,soIorderedthisproductfor

her.Shewasdelightedtoreceiveitandtohavetheaddedprotectionandpeaceofmind

itoffers/9

一JillianThompsonfromChicago,IL“OhmyWORD!ThisisSOloud!Ifsperfect

tocallattentiontoanunwantedsituationortocallattentiontoanythingwhereyoumay

needassistance.Igotmyselfoneandoneforeachofmykids.Thepinreleaseseasily

BUTitdoesn'tseemtojustfallouteithersoyoucancarrywitheaseandwon'thaveto

worryaboutsettingitoff.Butifyoudo,it'seasytoslipitrightbackin.Haha!Alittle

pullwillgiveyouarealgoodideawhatit'scapableof,Ipromise.”

一AngelaKelleyfromPaloAlto,CA"Boughtthreefortheyoungwomeninour

family.TheywereallveryhappywiththeeaseofuseandhowLOUDitis.Would

definitelybuyagain^

一BillyPerkinsfromIndianapolis,INAreyoureadytoprotectyourselfandyour

lovedonesfromthebadguys?

1、Howdoesthesafepersonalalarmwork?

A.Loudandcontinuousnoisegiveswarningorcallsforhelpwhensomeoneisin

danger.

B.Itcanbeusedasasharpknifetodriveawayattackersandeffectivelyprotectits

user.

C.Intimesofdanger,itcangooffautomaticallyandlastuntilassistanceissuccessfully

given.

D.Apullcanhelpitsusertoavoidanunwantedsituationorwarnitsuserofpossible

danger.

2、Thesafepersonalalarmisparticularlyusefulfor.

A.someonewhoislookingforagiftforhisfamily

B.astudentwhohastroublewakingupforschool

C.kids,ladies,orseniorsintimeoftrouble

D.anyonewhohasadeeploveforhisfamily

3、66WHATPEOPLEARESAYING59isattachedheremainlyto.

A.explaintheuseoftheproductB.promotetheadvertisedproduct

C.showgreatthankstotheproducerD.shareexperiencewithreaders

25・(10分)ThesemessagesarepostedtoHomestayWebHostsbygueststhroughout

theworld.Messageboardforadvertisementsfromguests

Messageboardforadvertisementsfromguests

IwillstudyCantonese(粤语)inCUHKfromthisSeptember,rm

KanaeMasuda*lookingformyroomduringtheperiodbeforethesemesterbegins

(10-14Sep.)...more

Hi,I'mMisaandI'm23yearsold.I5macollegestudentinNew

OgataMisa*York.I'mmovingtoSeattleinSeptemberandamlookingforahost

family...more

Hi,mynameisMinhPhanandFmafemaleinternationalhigh

MinhPhan*schoolstudent(arisingsophomore).Igotoaprivateschoolin

MansfieldandsoIwould...more

Sohere,inJapan,Iwilltellyoumoreaboutmyselfandmyinquiry.

IslamNassar*IamIslamfromEgypt,a24-year-old(male)whoisgoingtostart...

more

IwanttofindahomestaynearWinterParkHighSchoolor

Julie*HagertyHighSchoolformy14-year-olddaughter.Wehopethe

homestayfamilycanprovidemeals...more

Hello.I'm23yearsold.I'manexchangestudentandI'meagerto

Masayuki

haveabetterunderstandingofEnglishculture.SoIamgladifyou

Moriyama*

canteachEnglish...more

Nicetomeetyou.I5mMegumiMatsuie.Ihaveaplanabout

MegumiMatsuie

workingonholidaywithmyfriendinAustraliaforSep.2,2017.If

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youwouldn't…more

600、Whydopeopleplacethoseadvertisements?

A.Tohuntforjobs.B.Toseekhostfamilies.

C.Toapplytouniversities.D.Tolearnforeignlanguages.

1、Whomightprefertoliveinyourhomeifyou'reanexperiencedEnglishteacher?

A.MinhPhan.B.IslamNassar.

C.KanaeMasuda.D.MasayukiMoriyama.

2、Whereisthepassagelikelytoappear?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inashow.

C.Onawebsite.D.Inamagazine.

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）OnaSaturdaymorning,myleftarmwentnumb,andIfeltdizzy.I

wastakentohospital.Afteraquick1,thedoctorsaidIhadastroke.Aswavesof

paralysis（瘫痪）cameoverme,Islowlylost2ofmybody.Iwasjust50andI

thoughtabouthow3itwas.

Aftertwooperations,IwastransferredtotheRecoveryCenter.ThoughIhadlost

theuseofmy4armandlegandcouldn'tseeoutofmylefteye,theonlythought

onmymindwastoreturntomyjob.Butthe5wasthatIneededtorelearnhow

to6andseefirst.Ihadalwaysbeenkindof7,andthisjustmademefeel

likerecoverywasimpossible.

Afewdaysaftermyfirst8physicaltherapysession,mymothercameinto

myroomwithaneatly-typed9writtenbyanine-year-oldboynamedJackson.He

toldmeaboutthestokehe'dhadonlyayearearlier.He,too,hadbeenparalyzedonhis

leftside.But,10tellingmewhathehadlost,JacksonsharedwhatI

would11,“Donotgiveuponyourself.Allthehardworkisworthit."hewrote.

Andtheadvicekeptoncoming.Hetoldmeto12thetherapyonthe

hospitaPs“grown・up“floor,where“theymakeyouworkhardandyougetlotsofthings

backfast."HereIwas,agrownmanandasenatorofIllinois,getting13froma

youngboyIhad14met.

Afterafewweeksofcorrespondence（通信）,Iarrangedforustomeet.He

seemed15atfirst,butalltheawkwardnessquickly16,Jacksonshowed

mehowhecouldrun,andIimmediatelyfelt17OnethingIparticularly18

wastheenergyanddignityradiatingfromhim.

Asformyrecovery,it19justasJacksonsaiditwould.Afterayearofintense

physicaltherapy,IclimbedtothetopoftheCapitolandreturnedtowork.Withevery

stepItook,IthoughtofJacksonandhis21,WheneverIwastiredordiscouraged,

Ithoughtofhim,theworld'sstrongestboy.

1、A.decisionB•examinationC.descriptionD.discussion

2、A.hopeB.sightC.memoryD.control

3、A.unbelievableB.ordinaryC.significantD.controversial

4、A.rightB.leftC.singleD.only

5、A.effectB.consequenceC.realityD.conclusion

6、A.speakB.standC.runD.climb

7、A.pessimisticB,optimisticC.generousD.realistic

8、A.efficientB.satisfactoryC.discouragingD.amazing

9、A.bookB.posterC.sloganD.letter

10、A.beyondB.byC.withoutD.except

11、A.experienceB,discoverC.loseD.gain

12、A.attendB.rejectC.endD.escape

13、A.informationB.knowledgeC.adviceD.freedom

14、A.occasionallyB.seldomC.everD.never

15、A.confidentB,nervousC.upsetD.desperate

16、A.brokeoutB.cameoverC.meltedawayD.turnedup

17、A.inspiredB.relaxedC.frustratedD.confused

18、A.recommendedB.admiredC.doubtedD.obtained

19、A.cameB.fellC.stayedD.disappeared

20、A.wisdomB.intelligenceC.strengthD.Lesson

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）Amanwasreallyworriedabouthisson,1.wassixteenyearsoldbut

hadnocourageatall.SothefatherdecidedtocallonaBuddhistmonk2.（train）his

child.

TheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy'sfather,“Youshouldleaveyoursontome.I

willmakehimamanof3.（brave）withinthreemonths.However,youcan'tcometosee

himduringthatperiod.”

Threemonthslater,theboy'sfatherreturned.TheBuddhistmonkarrangeda

boxingmatchbetweenthechildanda（n）4.（profession）boxer（拳击手）.

Eachtimetheboxerhittheboy,hefelldown,butatoncetheboystoodup.Several

timeslater,theBuddhistmonkasked,“5.doyouthinkofyourchild?”

“What6.shame!”theboy'sfathersaid.nIneverthoughthecouldbe

so7.（easy）knockeddown.Ishouldn'thavelefthimhereatall.”

“I'msorrythat'sallyousee.Don'tyousee8,eachtimehefallsdown,hestands

upagaininsteadof9.（cry）?That1sthekindofcourageyouwantedhimtohave.”

Ifeachtimeyouareknockeddownandyouhavethecouragetostandupagain,

thenyoucanbeproudt0・yourself.

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短文，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（八），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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：L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。

WearesohappytohaveMsGreenheretostaywithustoday.Now141makea

briefintroduceabouther.Duringtheperiodof1990and1996,shestudiedatChicago

UniversityinAmerica,learnEnglishandtheChineselanguage.Aftergraduation,she

comestoChinaandhasbeenteachingEnglishinmiddleschools.

MsGreenwillteachusEnglishforafewyearinourschool.Whilestayhere,shewill

helpimproveyourspokenEnglish.Beside,shewilltellusmoreabouttheeducationin

Canada.

IhopeMsGreenwillhavegoodtimeinourschool.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是中国高中生李明，今年暑假期间将去英国一所高中RossellSchool

学习三周，并将寄宿在当地的居民White先生家中.请你写封短信与其取得联系并询问

以下情况：

1.住宿条件；2.膳食安排；3.交通情况。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearMr.White,

GreetingsfromChina!IamLiMing,ahighschoolstudentinChina.

Bestwishes,

Yourssincerely,

LiMing

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小