2024届广西南宁市高三年级上册12月第一次适应性考试英语模拟试题（附答案）

2024届广西南宁市高三上学期12月第一次适应性考试英语

模拟试题

注意事项：

1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级和准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干

净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡相应位置上，在试题卷上答题无

效。

3.考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小

题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whichmonthisitnow?

A.July.B.August.C.September.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Lunchbreak.B.Stylesofmusic.C.Favoritebandmembers.

3.Whenwillthemeetingend?

A.At4:00p.m.B.At6:00p.m.C.At6:30p.m.

4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Fatheranddaughter.

5.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Attendameeting.B.Gotothemuseum.C.Makeaphonecall.

第二节（共15小题；每小题L5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题

5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?

A.Carryonadietplan.B.Getupearlyeverymorning.C.Helpthemanwithhiswork.

7.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

C.Inarestaurant.A.Inagym.B.Inanoffice.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatcolorisAshley9sjacket?

A.Blue.B.Brown.C.Yellow.

9.WheredidthemanfindAshley?

A.Attheentrance.B.Nexttothetoys.C.Intheclothingdepartment.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howisthewomanprobablyfeeling?

A.Upset.B.Confident.C.Satisfied

11.Whichpartofthewoman'scarisbrokenthistime?

A.Itswindow.B.Itsengine.C.Itsdoor.

12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Dosomeresearchonline.B.Findcheaperservice.C.BuyaFordcar.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whomusttakeatesttogetintosecondaryschoolinthewomanscountry?

A.Noone.B.Somepeople.C.Everybody.

14.Whydidthemantakethetest?

A.Hewantedtochallengehimself.

B.Hisparentsexpectedhimtodoit.

C.Hisfriendswerealldoingit.

15.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthetest?

A.Ifsnotfair.B.Ifsagoodidea.C.It'sdifficult.

16.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisnewschool?

A.Hegottiredoffrequenttests.

B.Hefoundtheschoolworkdifficult.

C.Hethoughtpeopletherewerenice.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whyistheflightputoff?

A.Theairplane'sengineisbroken.B.Theweatheristerrible.

C.Thepilotisill

18.Whatwillthepassengershavetodotogetthelatestinformation?

A.Sharetheircontactdetails.B.Waitattheairport.C.Payextramoney.

19.Whenwilltheflightmostlikelytakeoff?

A.Inafewhours.B.Nextmorning.C.Intwodays.

20.Whowillmakethenextannouncement?

A.Areceptionworker.B.Themanagementdirector.C.Theheadoftheairline'soffice.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Manyoftheworld'smostwondrousandbeautifuldestinationsareindangerofbeingdestroyedbya

combinationofenvironmentalandsocialfactors.Belowaresomepopularlocationsworthvisitingbefor

ctheydisappear

GlacierNationalPark

UnitedStatesandCanada

GlacierNationalParkcontainssomeofthemostbeautifulandprimitivewildernessintheRocky

Mountains.Therearemorethan200glacier-fedlakesandmuchwildlife.However,thelatestwarmperiod

hascausedthenumberofglacierstodecreasefrom150in1850to26today.Ifcurrentglobalwarming

trendscontinue,therewillbenoglaciersleftintheparkby2030.

Venice

Italy

Withasmanyas40floodsperyearbetweenMarchandSeptember,Veniceisslowlysinkingatan

estimatedrateof2.5incheseverytenyears.AseverefloodinDecember2008broughtrenewedattention

toVenice飞vulnerable（脆弱的）stateandapproachingfateasanunderwatercity.

TajMahal

Agra,UttarPradeshState,India

TheTajMahalisconsideredthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianIslamicarchitecture.The

buildingisvisitedbythreetofourmilliontouristseachyear.Thecrowdsandairpollution,however,have

causedirreversible（不可逆转的）damagetothebuilding,makingtourismofficialsconsiderclosingthe

historicsitetothepublic.

PyramidsofGiza

Giza,Egypt

ThePyramidshavewitnessedaheavytrafficinthissightseeingareafbrcenturies,butthepollution

andgreatnumberofvisitorshavecauseddamagetotheancientstructures,whicharenotprotectedby

Egyptianofficials.Althoughcamelandhorsebacktoursarenowbannedfromthesite,thestructuresare

stilldifficulttoseethroughthecrowdsandvendors.

21.WhatcanbedonetopreventtheglaciersinGlacierNationalParkfromdecreasing?

A.Preventingglobalwarmingtendency.B.Preservingtheprimitivewilderness.

C.Abandoningglacier-fedlakes.D.Regulatingtheparkwell.

22.WhatmayVenicebecomeintheendifnoeffectivemeasuresaretaken?

A.Areneweddestination.B.Aprimitivespot.

C.Ahistoricalsite.D.Anunderwatercity.

23.WhatdoTajMahalandPyramidsofGizahaveincommon?

A.TheyhaveIslamicarchitecture.

B.Theyappealtomanyvisitors.

C.Theyareclosedbytourismofficials.

D.Theysufferfromsevereairpollution.

B

AnthonyWoodrememberssittingintheclassroomonesnowymorningashisteachereyedthe

flakes（雪花）flyingoutsidethewindow."'Pleaseboysandgirls”,shesaid,"praythatitstopssnowing.^^

Howlittleshegraspedthemindofchildren,Mr.Woodobserves,t6Wewerepraying,alright-praying

thatitwouldsnow-untilJune.^^

Everyoneknowschildrenlovesnow.Mr.Wood'snewbookismeantforadultswhoremain

passionate.Itislessasystematichistorythanadiscussionthroughvarioussnow-relatedsubjects一

beginningwiththesnowflakeitselfwhichtheauthordescribespoeticallyas"theDNAofGod”.Monster

snowstormsinterestMr.Wood,suchasthegreatwhitehurricaneof1888,duringwhichhundredsofpeople

inthenorth-easternUnitedStatesdiedofseverecoldness.Winterstormsthatpreventedthetransportation

fromfunctioningnormallyweredisastersfbrcitieslikeNewYorkandPhiladelphia.Butsnowalso

contributedtothedevelopmentofsubwaysystems.

HischapterstouchontheimpactofunpredictablesnowfallonthewatercrisisinCaliforniaandon

winterfuneverywhere.Heofferssomefrustratinglydisconnectedguessesabouthowclimatechangewill

alterfuturesnowfalls.Theshortansweristhattherewillprobablybemoresnowinplaceswherethe

amountofwaterintheairincreases,andlesswheretemperaturesbecometoohightokeepit.

Andhereflects,ifbriefly,onsnow'sdelightsandunusualcharm.Whydopeopleeitherloveitor

hateit?Manylongforit,MrWoodproposes,becauseofthesplendidisolation（隔离）thatitbrings.Itcan

directattentioninward,andhelppeoplereturntothemselves.

24.WhyisAnthonyWood'smemorymentionedinParagraph1?

A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Tomakeacomparison.

C.Todrawaconclusion.D.Totakeanexample.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Wood'snewbook?

A.Itfocusesonthehistoryofsnow.

B.Itexplainswhychildrenlovesnow.

C.Itcoversawiderangeoftopicsaboutsnow.

D.Itonlytalksaboutthedisastercausedbysnow.

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMrWood'sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofsnow?

A.Pessimistic.B.Unclear.C.Objective.D.Critical.

27.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.AbiographyofAnthonyWood.B.Anessayonclimatechange.

C.Afictionaboutsnow.D.Areviewofabook.

C

Inordertoescapefrombats'huntthroughsound,someofthemothshavetherefbreevolveda

"stealthcoat”-madeoftinyhairsandalayerofscales（磷片）一thatreducestheirdetectabilitythrough

echolocation（回声定位）.

MareHolderied,abiologistattheUniversityofBristol,wantedtoknowhowgoodthemothswere

athidingfrombats.Soheshavedofftheirhairsandthensentsoundwavestowardsthem,imitatinghow

batsmightecholocatetofindtheirprey.

Itturnedoutthemoths'oneand-a-half^millimeterlayeroffurreducedtheirdetectabilitybyjustover

40%.Inadditiontothefur,mothsalsohaveathinlayerofscales,tenstohundredsofthousandsofthem,

oneachwing.Thescaleseachrespondtospecificfrequenciesofsoundwavesandwhenabat's

echolocationsignalshitthemoth5swings,thescalesstarttoshake.Theacousticenergy（声能）fromthe

echolocationisthusabsorbed.

Dr.Holderiedandhiscolleaguestestedhowwellthescalesworkedandfoundthattheywereasgood

atabsorbingsoundasthefur.Theyabsorbedasmuchas87%oftheincomingsoundenergy,butatonly

onetenthofthefUr'sthickness.Intermsoftheirabilitytoabsorbsounds,themoth'sscalesoutperform

andaremuchthinnerthananyhuman-designedsoundproofing（隔音）usedinhomesandoffices.

Recognizingthesignificantimpactofnoiseonhumanhealth,especiallyinurbanenvironments,Dr.

Holderied'steamhasbeentakinginspirationfromthesound-absorbingproperticsofmothstodesign

wallpaperthatcanreducethenoiseofroadtraffic.Dr.Holderiedconcluded,ccOnedayitwillbepossible

toadornthewallsofyourhousewithsuper-thinsoundabsorbingwallpaper,usingadesignthatcopiesthe

mechanismsfrommoths.Mothsaregoingtoinspirethenextgenerationofsoundabsorbingmaterials.9,

28.WhydidMarcHolderiedshavethehairsofthemoths?

A.Toimitatehowbatseattheirprey.

B.Tosendsoundwavestowardsmoths.

C.Tolearnmoreaboutbats'echolocation.

D.Totesthowmothsescapefrombatseffectively.

29Howdomoths?scalesworktoreducebats'detectabilitythroughecholocation?

A.Absorbtheacousticenergythroughshaking.

B.Sendsignalstoanothermoth'swings.

C.Copythemechanismsfrombats.

D.Changespecificfrequenciesofbats5soundwaves.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adorn“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Protect.B.Decorate.C.Repair.D.Support.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Moth'sscalesaren,tasgoodatabsorbingsoundasthefur.

B.Thesound-absorbingpropertiesofmothscansaveenergy.

C.Mothwing-inspiredsoundabsorbingwallpaperisinsight

D.Moth'sfuroutperformsanyhuman-designedsoundproofing.

D

Traditionally,ithasbeenassumedthatcultivatingfoodleadstoalossofbiodiversityandnegative

impactsonanecosystem.Inarecentstudy,researcherslookedat28urbancommunitygardensacross

Californiaoverfiveyearsandquantifiedbiodiversityinplantandanimallife,aswellasecosystem

functionssuchascarbonsequestration（碳封存），foodproduction,pestcontrol,andhumanwell-being.

“Wewantedtodetermineiftherewereanybiodiversityandimpactsonecosystemfunctioninthose

unbangardens,ctsaysShaleneJha,theleadauthorofthestudyinEcologyLetters.ctWhatwefoundisthat

thesegardens,whichareprovidingtremendousnutritionalresourcesandincreasingwell-beingfor

gardeners,arealsosupportingincrediblyhighlevelsofplantandanimalbiodiversity.It'sawin-win.^^

Previousassumptionsbyscientistsaboutthenegativeeffectoffoodproductiononbiodiversityhave

beenalmostentirelybasedonintensiveruralagricultureenterprisesthattendtogrowonIvoneortwo

typesofcrops,oftenatamassivescale.Urbancommunitygardens,privategardens,andurbanfarmsand

orchardstendtogrowmoretypesofplantsinsmallerareas.Thenewstudyisthefirsttoexploretheeffects

ofurbangardensacrossawiderangeofbiodiversitymeasuresandecologicalservices.

"It'sestimatedthatby2030,about60%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincities,9,Jhasays."And

urbanfarmsandgardenscurrentlyprovideabout15%-20%ofourfoodsupply,sotheyareessentialin

addressingfoodinequalitychallenges.Whatwe'reseeingisthaturbangardenspresentacritical

opportunitytosupportbothbiodiversityandlocalfoodproduction.

Thestudyalsofoundthatthechoicesthatgardenersmakecanhavealargeimpactontheirlocal

ecosystem.Forinstance,plantingtreesoutsidecropbedscouldincreasecarbonsequestrationwithout

decreasingfoodproductionfromtoomuchshade.Andcoveringonlywithincropbedscouldhelpimprove

soilcarbonservices,whileavoidingnegativeeffectsonpestcontrol.

32.WhafsthepurposeofthestudyconductedbyShaleneJha?

A.Toanalyzethecauseoflossofbiodiversity.

B.Toincreasewell-beingofgardeners.

C.Tostudytheinfluenceofurbangardensonecosystem.

D.Toquantifynutritionallevelsinplantsandanimals.

33.Whatmaycausethelossofbiodiversityaccordingtopreviousassumptions?

A.Inefficientpestcontrol.B.Intensiveagriculturalpattern.

C.Limitedplantingscales.D.Unsatisfactoryecologicalservices.

34.WhatcanweinferfromJha'swordsinParagraph4?

A.Urbangardensplayasignificantroleinecosystem.

B.Urbangardenswillreplaceruralagricultureenterprises.

C.Urbangardenswillbegraduallydecreasing.

D.Urbangardensprovidethemajorityofourfoodsupply.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.UrbanFarmsAddressFoodInequality

B.UrbanGardensChallengeRuralAgriculture

C.UrbanBiodiversityIncreasesWell-beingofGardener.

D.UrbanGardensBoostBiodiversity

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文、从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ifyou'rereadytofircupyourimagination,writingashortstoryornovelisoneofthebestwaysto

letyourcreativityrunwild!Tomakeyourownstory,allyou'llneedissomethingtowritewithandabit

ofinspiration.We'llwalkyouthroughthebestwaystobeatwriter'sblockandcreateyourownstoryright

now.

36You'、wantamaincharacterorcharacters,peoplewithwhomtheyarefriendsandwith

whomtheyareenemies.Authorsfindthatactuallyplanningtheentirestory,thoughitmaytakemonths,

isbeneficialtocreatingasmooth,connectedstory.Developingyourcharactersisimportantandconveying

themcorrectlyinyourworkisevenmoreso.

Useactionandplottoprogressyourstory.37Instead,showthem.Thereaderscanfigureout

yourcharacters9personalitiesbetterwhentheyobservethecharacters?reactionstodifferentsituations.

Forexample:yourmaincharacter,Mary,isverydiligent.Don'twrite,6CMarywasaverydiligentwoman^^

write,<4Maryalwaysstayedinthelibraryforhours,pickingthroughreferencebookafterreferencebook.^^

38

Chooseasetting,ortimeandplace,whereyourstorywilltakeplace.Trytocomeupwithasetting

thatthereadercanfindbelievable.Evenififsafictionalsetting,itshouldhaveelementsthatgrounditin

reality.39Makeupyourowntownorstateifyouwant.Forexample,HarryPotterhasavery

fictionalsetting,buttheideaofschoolandtheimportanceoffriendsandfamilyareveryrealandvery

universalandmakethefictionalelementsfeelmorerealistic.

Brainstormyourplotandorganizeitinanoutlinebeforeyougetwriting40Then,whenyouwrite,

allyouhavetodoislookattheoutline.

A.Developthecastofcharacterswhoyou'lluseforyourstory.

B.Whenwriting,don'ttellyourreaderseverythingyouplanned.

C.Thentakethosestoriesandmakethemlongerandmoredetailed.

D.Thebeststoriesdoseemtocomefromreallifeeventsandexperiences.

E.Trytomakeitsoundlikeaplacethatsomeonewouldwanttoreadabout.

F.Useanoutlineorsomeotherformoforganizationtokeepyourplotstraight.

G.Thelatterletsthereaderslearnthatsheisdligentwithoutyoufeedingittothem.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文、从每题所给的八、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson'ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter,andthe

scorewastwotoone,myson'steamtakingthe41.Parents42thefield,offering

encouragement.

Withlessthantensecondsremaining,theball43infrontofmyson'steammate,Mikey

O'Donnel.Withshoutsof"Kickit!44acrossthefield,Mikeysteppedbackandgaveiteverything

hehad.Allroundmethecrowd45-O'Donnelscored!

Then,allofasudden,therewas46Mikeyhadscoredallright,butinthe47goal,

leavingbothteamsfinishingwiththesamepoints.Yousee,M汰eyhasDown'ssyndrome（唐氏综合征）

andforhimthereisnosuchthingasamistakengoal,sincehehadhuggedthe48playerswhen

theyscored.

ThequietnesswasfinallybrokenwhenMikey49grabbedmyson,huggedhimandyelled,"I

scored!Iscored!ForamomentIheldmy50notsurehowmysonwould51However,it

turnedoutthatIshouldnothave52

Iwatched,intears,asmyson53hishandintheclassichigh-fiveandstartedchanting（不停

地重复）,"WaytogoMikey!WaytogoMikey!”WithinmomentsbothteamsapproachedMikey,joining

inthechantandcongratulatinghimonhis54

Laterthatnight,whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon,IsmiledasIreplied,t6Itwasa55

Everybodywon.'

41.A.offerB.riskC.victoryD.lead

42.A.discoveredB.enteredC.surroundedD.defended

43.A.rolledB.burntC.crackedD.exploded

44.A.disappearingB.echoingC.tremblingD.changing

45.A.quitB.debatedC.eruptedD.escaped

46.A.applauseB.silenceC.argumentD.complaint

47.A.ultimateB.illegalC.wrong]D.unusual

48.A.opposingB.ambitiousC.professionalD.frustrated

49.A.guiltilyB.painfullyC.joyfullyD.confusedly

50.A.handB.breathC.headD.view

51.A.reactB.apologizeC.surviveD.recall

52.A.disturbedB.waitedC.worriedD.existed

53.A.cleanedupB.putdownC.heldontoD.raisedup

54.A.goalB.wisdomC.powerD.fight

55.A.mistakeB.tieC.pityD.priority

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或号内单词的正确形式。

DOHA,Sept18一The“Hello,Beijing^^PhotographyExhibition56(hold)onMondayherein

theQataricapitalDoha,showcasinghistoricalandculturalemblems(象征)oftheChinesecapital.Italso

showedhowthebigcitysucceeds57becomingaworldfamoustouristdestination.

Themed“Capital,AncientCharm,NewLook,HumanityandEcology”,theexhibition58

(feature)79photographyworksthathighlightthenaturalbeauty,59(tradition)charm,andcultural

significanceofBeijing60(photo)ofworldculturalheritagesitessuchastheGreatWallandthe

ForbiddenCity,aswellasiconicOlympicvenues(场地)liketheBird'sNestandtheWaterCube,and

belovedgiantpandas,areallondisplayattheexhibition.

AbdulazizAlAnzy,61Qataricivilengineerwhobroughthisfamiliestotheexhibition,told

Xinhuathat62(see)thesephotosbroughtbackmanyofthegoodmemoriesinBeijing.t4Ilove

Beijing,particularlylovethecityinwinter,asifsthefirstplace63I?veeverseensnow,“hesaid

honestly.a4Ihopetherewillbemoreeventslikethisinthefuture64（bridge）bothcountriesthrough

tradition,cultureandart.Chinais65（true）beautiful,andtheChinesepeopleareveryfriendly.I

oftentellmyfamilyandfriendsthattheymustvisitChinatoexperienceitforthemselves,^^Anzyadded.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你所喜爱的Students，ce校报在创刊三周年之际征集读者意见。请你给外教主编

Peter写封信，内容主要包括：

1.指出校报不足；

2.提出改进措施。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yours,