2023-2024学年安徽省定远县第二中学英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省定远县第二中学英语高三第一学期期末

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第一部分(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

1.Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethis

month,Mr.

James?

A.anyB.oneC.anotherD.theother

2.ThisresearchhasattractedwidecoverageandhasfeaturedonBBC

television'sTomorrow'sWorld.

A.messageB.informationC.mediaD.data

3.™ItwasSundaytoday,andIupveryearly.

…Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.

A.didn9tneedtogetB.needn'thavegotC.needn'ttogetD・don'tneedget

4.RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescan

enhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogueonequalityandmutual

respect.

A.basedB.tobaseC.basingD.base

5.Notevenwhenthroughthedarkestvalleybeafraid,foryouarealways

closebesideme.

A.doIwalk;willIB.doIwalk;IwillC.Iwalk;IwillD.Iwalk;willI

6.Theworld'sattentionChina'sBeltandRoadInitiative,asithasgreat

influenceontheworld'seconomy.

A.istofixonB.wasfixedon

C.hasfixedonD.isbeingfixedon

7.Eithersideseemstohavea(n)position;therearestillmanyuncertainties

onthisissue.

A.ambiguousB.delicateC.explicitD.confidential

8.publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.

A.TounlockB.UnlockC.UnlockedD.Unlocking

9.Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,theairqualitybecomes

better.

A.whichB.when

C.whereD.while

10.Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeen

done,.

A.otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnow

B.nowthatwetakestepstomakeup

C.whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornot

D.unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow

11.Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil-theproperbalanceof

mineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.

A.constructionB.conservation

C.corporationD.composition.

12.Inmyopinion,one'sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent

one'sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.

A.ofwhichB.withwhich

C.onwhichD.towhich

13.一Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?

—Verymuch.IfsexactlyIwanted.

A.whichB.that

C.whatD.how

14.—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday.

一Wewerehopingyou*dbeabletodoitbythisFriday.

A.stillB.ratherC.alwaysD.even

15.Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.

A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tC.can'tD.mightn't

16.—TonywhatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn'tsayanything.

—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?

A.couldfindB.shouldhavefound

C.mightHndD.musthavefound

17.Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever

him.

A.failsB.disappoints

C.controlsD.worries

18.MarytowritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthis

week.

A.hadgoneB.hasbeengoing

C.isgoingD.went

19.youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.

A.UnlessB.Until

C.WhileD.Although

20.一Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?

—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation,youhaveoneasa

reward.

A.mustB.needC.wouldD.shall

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）Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdby

Beijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers-around

40%ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing（假唱），

cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocial

mediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap-allWestern

companies.

ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearning

andalgorithms（算法）tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhat

theywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbefore

postingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheir

customizedfeeds:66shuaDouyin"or"scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,the

companyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance9sgrowingvideo

empirehasmadeittheworld'sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokand

Douyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.

InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotof

advertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersin

theirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakes

moneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigital

coinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp——likethrowingmoneyinaperformer'stipjar.

ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.

ByteDance'sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoft

employee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinks

deeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.

LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriate

content.ByteDancepromisestoaddthousandsmoreemployeestoreviewthecontenton

Douyin.

1、WhatmakesByteDancesospecial?

A.Itsappchallengessimilarcompanies9ruleinWesternworld.

B.Itinventedthesocialmediaappinitiallyintheworld.

C.ItisthebiggestartiHcialintelligencecompanyontheearth.

D.IthascontrolledFacebook,TwitterandSnap.

2、WhyisDouyinsopopular?

A.Itisanewgenerationhi-techproduct.

B.Ithasbothhomeandoverseasversion.

C.Itiseasyandtotallyfreetooperateonline.

D.Itmeetsthedemandofpeopleindividually.

3、HowdoesByteDancemakeaprofit?

A.Bychargingtheusers.B.Bychargingtheadvertisement.

C.Byforcingtheuserstodonate.D.Bysellingitsartificialintelligence.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A,Douyin,aPopularApp

B.ByteDance,aSuccessfulCompany

C.FacebookTogetherwithDouyinIsBattingFakeNews

D.TwitterIsHelpingDouyinAttractMoreAdvertisingMoney

22.（8分）Compassion（同情）isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffort,

wecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisis

true.Iworkpart-timeinsupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseold

peopleareourmaincustomers,andifsnothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.

ButlastSunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.This

untidymanwalkeduptomyregister（收款机）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasout

ofcash,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwe

couldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.

Icouldn'thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenor

twentyyearsbefore,andwhathewouldbelikeiffortunehadgonehisway.Ihadahurt

inmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwas

sorry,butstorerulesdidn'tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,butI

valuedmyjob.

Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helooked

morepitiable,^ChargeittomeJwasallhesaid.

WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,onthe

otherhand,iscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnot

allowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireached

intomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtme

compassion.

1、Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits・

A.promisedtoobeythestorerules

B.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylater

C.forgottotakehiscreditcardwithhim

D.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive

2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?

A.Kindandlucky.B.Friendlyandhelpful.

C.Poorandlonely.D.Hurtanddisappointed.

3、Whydidtheauthorrefusetheoldgentleman'srequestfirst?

A.Heconsideredtheoldmandishonest.

B.Hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman.

C.Hewantedtokeephispresentjob.

D.Heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman.

4、Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthisexperience?

A.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

B.Wealthismostimportantinolderage.

C.Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice.

D.Compassionmeanshelpinginsomeway.

23.（8分）Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:thatpeoplecouldhelpeachother

bysharingstoriesabouttheirlives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,

motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.Jackand

Markincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskedifthey

hadeverbeenpublished?9Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy-isthatinabook

anywhere?59aparentaskedJack."Thatstoryabouttheboywiththeamputated（截

肢）legwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff/9amanagertoldhim.

Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,66Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?59

EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,so

theycollectedthebest101storiesthey'dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChicken

SoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustliketheir

grandmother'scooking.

TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbut

everysingleoneturnedthemdown.Theprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymet

PeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisherinFloridanamedHCL

Peterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,

becomingChickenSoupfortheSouPsfoundingpublisher.

Never,inJackandMark'swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwould

become.ChickenSoupfortheSoulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbooks

everpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Readersaskedformore

storiessowepublisheda“secondhelping”ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathird

afterthat,Today,we'vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethe

best-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofalltime.

1、WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?

A.Therichsourceofgoodstories.

B.Thegoodchancetobefamous.

C.Thebenefitsfromthebook.

D.Thedemandofaudience

2、Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?

A.Thetasteofchicken.

B.Thewayofcooking

C.Thepurposeofthebook.

D.Theexperiencesofchildren.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stalled”inParagraph3?

A.Stopped.

B.Failed.

C.Succeeded.

D.Progressed.

4、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.

B.Anunexpectedsuccessofabook

C.Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.

D.Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.

24・（8分）IwasdisheartenedrecentlywhenIturnedonthenewstoheara

storyaboutafamilywhoispetitioning（请愿）theHamptonSchoolBoardtoreceive

out-of-districtcompensationtoplacetheirdaughterinanout-of-districtschooldueto

racialbullying.IwasdisheartenedbecauseIknowthatevenifthisfamilywinstheir

petition,therootoftheproblemwillstillcontinue.

Whiletherearemanycontributingfactorstotherapidincreaseofthebullying,I

believethattherootofthisproblemlieswithintherestrictionsofschools,orratherthe

teachersandadministratorswhoallowbullyingtohappenwhilefeedingtheline"We

haveano-tolerancepolicyHtostudentsandparents.

Thisfamilycanmovetheirdaughtertoanewschoolwhereshewillfeelsafeto

learnandgrow,buttheywillleavebehindtheproblemoftheeducatorsatthisschool

wholettheracialbullyinghappen.

MysonwenttoaprivateschoolinConcord.Hewasbulliedontheplayyard.The

administrationgaveusthe"Notolerancenline,butdidnothingtostopthebullyingor

changetheclimateoftheschool.

Wepulledoursonoutofthisschoolandplacedhiminanotherschool.Thisschool

trulyunderstandshowtoguidestudents*acceptanceofdifferencesandembrace

teachablemomentssothatbullyingisanon-issue.

Itrulyhopethatthisfamilygetstheout-of-districtplacementfortheirdaughter.

However,Iamdoubtfulthattheschooldistrictwilladdresstherootoftheproblem.

1、Theauthorfeltdisheartenedprobablybecause.

A.thefamily*spetitionwasturneddown

B.thedaughterofthefamilywasbullied

C.therootoftheproblemwon*tbeaddressed

D.thefamilywillreceivethecompensationiftheywin

2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainreasonforthebullyingincrease?

A.Thisproblemliesbeyondschools.

B.Theclimateofschoolsischangeable.

C.Schoolsalmostdonothingtostopthebullying.

D.Studentsdon*tknowhowtoacceptdifferences.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression"feedingtheline**inParagraph2mean?

A.Sendingamessage.B.Providingfood.

C.Makingcriticism.D.Satisfyingadesire.

4、Whathappenedtotheauthor*sson?

A.Heaskedhisparentstoplacehiminanotherschool.

B.Hewastreatedinaveryunpleasantwayinaschool.

C.HewenttoaprivateschoolinConcordandstudiedwiththegirl.

D.Heattendedaschoolwhichknewnothingaboutthe"Notolerancenline.

25.（10分）Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleasta

decadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.

However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsource

ofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSweden

havealreadymadesigniHcanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspower

plantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongthese

resourcesisgeothermal（地热的）energy.

Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld'seconomicandpoliticalsituation

asstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提炼）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceof

energyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthan

traditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.

Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollution

thantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout

10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedfor

onehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandother

harmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2

poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal

（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.

Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirst

choiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyfor

workcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermal

equipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpower

plantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidea

relativelysmallbuilding.Whafsmore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisrather

long.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.

INFossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause・

A.itisfreetousegeothermalenergy

B.theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalot

C.fossilfuelsarenearlyusedup

D.geothermalenergydoesn'tdependonpoliticalsituation

2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?

A.Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.

B.Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.

C.Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.

D.Thegeothermalsystemsdon'tproduceharmfulgases.

3、Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecause

of・

A.thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB.geothermalpowerplants

C.thenatureofgeothermalenergyD.thesmallbuildings

4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.

B.Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.

C.Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.

D.Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.

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）Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbaby

son4Real.Even1NewZealandhasquitefreerulesabout2children,names

beginningwitha3arenotallowed.TheydecidedtocallhimSuperman4

Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,5namesforchildrenarebecomingmore

popular.InBritain,youcancallachildalmost6youlike.Theonlyrestrictions（限

制）onparents7tooffensive（冒犯的）wordssuchasswearwords.

8parentschoosenameswhichcomefrom9culture.Forexample,there

havebeensixboysnamedGandalf10thecharacterintheLordoftheRings（指环

王）novelsandfilms.11,namesrelatedtosportarefairlycommon-12,36

childrenhavebeencalledArsenal（阿森纳）afterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketo_

13names,orcombinenamestomaketheirown14names,amethod

demonstrated（证实的）byJordan,theBritishmodel,15recentlyinventedthe

nameTiaamiiforherdaughterby16namesTheaandAmy（thetwo

grandmothers）.

Somenameswhichwerepreviously17asold-fashionedhave18popular

again,butthemostpopularnamesarenotthestrange19Thetopnamesarefairly_

20forexample,Jack,CharlieandThomasforboysandGrace,RubyandJessicafor

girls.

1、A.whenB.inC.thoughD.for

2、A.callingB・namingC.raisingD.educating

3、A.letterB,markC.numberD.sign

4、A.howeverB.tooC.thusD.instead

5、A.outstandingB,unusualC.commonD.famous

6、A.everythingB,somethingC.anythingD.nothing

7、A.torelateB.relateC.relatingD.related

8、A.ManyofB.MuchC.AgreatmanyofD.Some

9、A.popularB,mysteriousC.currentD.present

10>A.forB.byC.afterD.like

11、A.HoweverB.WhereasC.IndeedD.Equally

12、A.inB,afterC.sinceD.till

13、A.makeoutB,makeforC.makeuseofD.makeup

14、A.well-knownB.doubleC.uniqueD.fantastic

15、A.whichB.whoC.thatD.whothat

16、A.changingB.combiningC.separatingD.dividing

17、A.thoughtB.thoughtaboutC.thoughtofD.thoughtover

18、A.becomeB.soundedC.formedD.developed

19、A.personalitiesB.onesC.charactersD.varieties

20、A.traditionalB.convenientC.classicD.contemporary

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）Overweightchildrenandteenagersagedbetween5and18intheChina

mainland1.（reach）8.5millionin2018,anumber2,surpass（超过）thepopulationof

Spain,astudysaid.

Accordingtothestudy,amongtheobeseChineseyouth,millionsofthem

3,（report）tosufferfromallkindsofdiseases.Italsostatedthatinalltherewouldbe

268millionoverweightschool-agedchildrenworldwideby2025,4^_（include）91million

obesechildren,ifno5・（effect）measurescouldbetakentostoptheexistingtrends.

Inactivityandtheconsumptionofjunkfoodandsodadrinkcontributed6^_thegrowing

numberofoverweightyouthintheworld.7^_（respond）totheincreaseofobesechildren

inChina,theStateCouncilreleased8,guidelinethisyear.Theguidelineaimedto

preventmorechildrenfrombecomingobeseanditsuggestedthatthelocalgovernment

inChina9.（strengthen）thetrainingofmedicalstaffaroundchildren'shealthand

promoteknowledgeof10.（balance）eatinganddrinkinghabitsamongtheirparents.

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

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