2023-2024学年安徽省定远县炉桥中学高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省定远县炉桥中学高三英语第一学期期末

联考模拟试题

注意事项

1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B

铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3.考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairportforhisplane.

A.waitingB.beingwaitedC.waitedD.tobewaited

2.一Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?

一HeleneverythingbythetimeIgothome.

A.HnishedB.wasfinishingC.wouldfinishD.hadHnished

3.InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstpersonhastomaketeaforthefamily.

A.wakingupB.towakeup

C.wokeupD.wokenup

4.Juliahasgotaprettydeal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!

A.roughB.tough

C.illegalD.mean

5.Itisimmediatelyclearthefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.

A.sinceB.what

C.whenD.whether

6.Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto

duetoakneeinjury.

A.pulloutB.workout

C.tryoutD.giveout

7.I'mcallingtoenquireaboutthepositioninyesterday*sChinaDaily.

A.advertisedB.tobeadvertisedC.advertisingD.havingadvertised

8.Peoplewithanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.

A.fallinB.keepcompanyC.catchupD.getfedup

9.一IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!

…Youweresolucky!HowIwishIthetickettoo.

A.getB.got

C.hadgotD.wouldget

10.一Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?

—Hewantsyoutoyourabsencelastnight.

A.accountforB.callfor

C.sendforD.reachfor

11.—WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.

--Youitinthewrongplace.

A.mustputB.shouldhaveput

C.mighthaveputD.mightput

12.Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance_______in

comparisonwithlight,itwon*tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.

A.whileB.because

C.whenD.though

13.—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?

一Yes.WhenIarrived,heforNewYorktoattendapressconference.

A,wasjustleavingB.justleft

C.justleavesD.hadjustleft

14.Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter

itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.

A.livesuptoB.getsdownto

C.comesdowntoD.standsupto

15.Afterclass,theteachercouldn'tleave,bythestudents.

A.surroundedB.tosurround

C.wassurroundedD.surrounding

16.InBeijing,morethan21,100peopletodonatetheirbodiesbytheend

of2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.

A.haveappliedB.hadapplied

C.wouldhaveappliedD.applied

17.-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?

-No,IwishItheclockback.

A.hadturnedB.couldturn

C.willturnD.wouldhaveturned

18.Tom'scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappeartothe

remarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.

A.violateB.induceC.clarifyD.contradict

19.Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthatpeoplefromall

walksoflifeareworkinghardfornewTianjin.

A./;aB./;the

C.a;aD.the;the

20.—HowlongdoyouthinkitwillbetheStockMarketreturnstonormal?

一Atleastoneyear,Iguess.

A.whenB.beforeC.untilD.that

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）LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomein

Tucson.Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplace

andmeethisfriends.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevoted

tohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asa

schoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitter（仇恨的）bouthim.Heseemed

unhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA'sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheir

fatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,

Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather'sfriendsforlunchat

anoutdoorcafe.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshoppingateonthestreet

table,andlaughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather's

critical（步k易！J的）airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,who

seemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafew

storiesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasieroverthe

years,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,Fmatlastseeing

anothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I'mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydadin

hisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.

1、hydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherwhenshewasayoungadult?

A.HewassilentmostofthetimeB.Hewastooproudofhimself

C.HeexpectedtoomuchofherD.Hedidnotlovehischildren

2、Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel,

A.safeB.sorry

C.tiredD.nervous

3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoThcson?

A.GentleandfriendlyB.Moretalkative

C.MorecriticalD.Strictandhard-working

4、Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend”inthelastparagraphreferto.

A.theauthor5ssonB.thefriendoftheauthor^father

C.theauthor5sfatherD.thecafeowner

22.（8分）WhenIwas5,myfatherworkedthenightshiftasanurseinahospital.

Hewasalwayscarryinghisstethoscope（听诊器）sonaturally,soIcalledhim“Dr.

Saldivar“whileIpressedhisstethoscopeagainsthischestButmyfather,asahumble

man,wasalwayscorrectingme:"Iamnotadoctor,son,butyoucanbeone.”Igrewup

feelinglikeIhadnolimitsbecauseofmomentslikethis,whichhashelpedmetakerisks

personallyandprofessionallyinspiteofthehardshipsIhadtoendure.

BeingborntoMexicanimmigrantsmeantthatmyparentshadtoworkveryhard

toprovideformyfamilyandIhadtolearntostrugglethroughschoolpaperworkonmy

own,becausemyparents'Englishwaslimitedandtheycouldn'talwaysbethere

motivatingusthroughtheprocess.IfIwantedtosucceedacademically,my

perseverance,andstrengthwouldbetested.

Perseverance,strengthandgoodeducationarethegatewaytosuccess.Andthisis

especiallytruewhenyoulookattheobstaclesthatLatinoshavetoovercometosucceed

inpublicschools.Forinstance,whilethenationalhighschooldropout（辍学）ratehas

decreasedsignificantly,westillhavethehighestdropoutrateinthecountry.Weare

morelikelytoliveinpovertyandattendraciallyseparatedschools.Theseissuescreate

manyotherproblemsforLatinos.

Tohelprelievemyfamilyburden,IfoundmyfirstjobwhenIwas14atalocal

hotel.Despitethelonghoursonmynewjob,Iworkedhard.Meanwhile,Icontinually

stressedtheimportanceofgettingarespectableeducationanddideverythingpossibleto

getonestepclosertomakingmydreamareality.

Nearlyadecadelater,Ibecamethefirstinmyfamilytograduatefromthe

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Knowingthesocial,economic,andpoliticalstruggles

thatacommunityfaces,Ibegantopursuejournalismtogivethedisadvantaged

minoritiesavoice.

1、Whatinspiredtheauthorwhenhewasachild?

A.Theencouragingwordsfromhisfather.

B.Anurseinhisfather'shospital.

C.Hiscuriosityaboutthestethoscope.

D.Thehardshipshesuffered.

2、Theexampleinthethirdparagraphgivenbytheauthorsuggests.

A.moreLatinosarereceivinghighereducationinAmerica

B.Latinoimmigrantsarestillfacingmanyproblems

C.Americaneducationsystemisbetterconstructed

D.racialseparationhaslongbeenforbiddeninAmerica

3、Theauthorchosetobecomeajournalist,hopingto.

A.showhissuccessasaLatino

B.enjoyadifferentlife

C.speakforthedisadvantagedLatinos

D.repaythesacrificehisparentsmade

4、Whatdoestheauthortrytotelluswithhisownexperience?

A.Immigrationisanapproachtopersonalsuccess.

B.Goodeducationisawaytosuccessfullife.

C.DisadvantagedLatinosarefacingfewerchallenges.

D.AmericanDreamisinaccessibletotheLatinos.

23.（8分）Robotsmakemenervous-especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkfor

themselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderof

Microsoft,feltthesameway.

GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:"I

aminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoa

lotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent.Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.

Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”

Well,maybeIdon'thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.

AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfinda

waytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There'saterriblethought!

Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillike

somewe'veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetoo

efficient.That'swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.He

saysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals»the

destructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:A

machinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemight

lookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,

well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.

IfsagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobots

cangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurta

humanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.

Fmgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveris

thecarpetinmylivingroom.Let'shopetheydon'tcreateanappliancewhichwantsto

takeovertheworld!

INTheauthorquotedBillGates'wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethe

text・

A.better-knownB.morepersuasive

C.better-organizedD.moreinteresting

2、Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause・

A.itismuchclevererthanusB.itwouldtakeovertheworld

C.ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD.itwouldseeusjustasmaterial

3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov'srulesofrobotics?

A.OptimisticB.Worried

C.DisappointedD.Regretful

4、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?

A.Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B.Thenewapplicationsofrobots.

C.Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D.Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.

24.（8分）30November2017,SerbiantennisplayerNovakDjokovicdefeated

ScottishAndyMurray6-1,7-5,7-6intheAustralianOpen2017HnaltowintheGrand

Slamevent（大满贯）forthesixthtime.MurrayhaslostfiveAustralianOpenfinals,

facingDjokovicinallbutoneofthem.

Djokovicdominatedthefirstset,winning6-1injusthalfanhour.Heservedseven

aces（得分的发球）intotalinthematch.Murrayfoughtbackinthesecondset,which

wentuptotwelvegameslastingfor80minutes.ItwasthelongestsetandMurrayhad

nineaces,twelveintotalforthematch.Djokovichad41unforcederrors,comparedto

Murray's65.

Thethirdsetlastedfor63minutesandat6-6itwenttoatiebreaker,which

Djokovicwon7—3,towintheeleventhGrandSlamtitleofhiscareer.

DjokovichasnowequalledtherecordofRoyEmersonwinningsixAustralian

Opens.Djokovicafterthematchsaid,“Andy,youareagreatchampionandfriend.I'm

sureyou'llhavemoreopportunitiestofightforthistrophy”.Murraycongratulated

Djokovic,saying“IfeellikeI'vebeenherebefore.Congratulations,Novak.Six

AustralianOpensisanincrediblefeat（业绩）.Thelastyearhasbeenincredible.Good

job.”HealsoleftamessageforhiswifeKimSears,“I'llbeonthenextflighthome.”The

coupleisexpectingababy.

Yesterday,JamieMurray,AndyMurray'selderbrother,wontheAustralianOpen

Men'sdoubleswithBrunoSoares.AndyMurraywasthereintheaudience,recording

hisbrothersspeech,towhichJamiesaid,“Andy,youshouldbeinbed!”

1、On30November2017DjokovicbeatMurrayforthetime,andwon

AustralianOpenFinal2017.

A.5thB.6th

C.4thD.11th

2、Accordingtothenewsreport,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.ItwasapieceofcakeforDjokovictowinthe2ndset.

B.DjokovicandMurrayquiteadmiredeachother.

C.Djokovicbecamethe1sttowinsixAustralianOpens.

D.Murraycouldn'twaittogobacktohiswifebecauseshejustgavebirthtoababy.

3、Accordingtothepassage,Murrayismostprobablyconsideredtobe.

A.friendlyandconsiderateB.selflessbutdishonest

C.unconfidentbutmodestD.pridefulandout-going

25.（10分）ThepeopleofChicago,Illinois,US,canthankthreecanalseverytime

theydrinkaglassofcleanwatertoday.ThebuildingoftheIllinois-MichiganCanal,the

ChicagoSanitaryandShipCanalandtheCal-SagCanalallhelpedtheChicagoRiver

startflowinginadifferentdirectionin1892.

Sincetheirconstructionoveracenturyago,thesewaterwayshaveconnectedLake

MichiganandtheMississippirivernetworkandensuredaregularflowoffreshwaterof

Chicago.

However,someunusualandunfortunatesideeffectshavealsobeencreatedbecause

oftheirconstruction.Asiancarp（鲤鱼），alsoknownassilverorflyingcarp,are

threatenedintheirnativehabitatintheChineseHeilongjiang,Yangtze,andPearlRiver

basins.ButtheyhavebecomeincreasinglysuccessfulatOilingtheMississippiriver

networksincefirstbeingintroducedintoArkansascatfishfarmsinthe1970stocontrol

algae（水藻）.Byswimmingintothecanalsandspreadingfurtheracrossthecountry,

therearenowmajorfearsthatthisintroducedspeciesmaybeabletoaccessLake

MichiganandthewiderGreatLakes-whichstoreanincredible21percentoftheentire

world'sfreshwater.

“TheactualinfluenceofAsiancarpontheGreatLakeshasyettobeexplained

clearly,andwethinkthisuncertaintyispartofthereasonwhytheyaresuchanobvious

issue,“saysDrCorySuski,AssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofNaturalResources

andEnvironmentSciencesattheUniversityofIllinois.HepointsoutthatadultAsian

carparetoolargetobehuntedbyanythinglocally,thattheyhaveaprol迨c（多产的）

reproductionrate,andtheycanstealfoodfromtheothernativespeciesintherivers.

“CouldtheysurviveintheGreatLakesoristherenotenoughfoodforthem?”heasks.

Stoppingthefishfromspreadinghasthereforebecomeakeyconcernforlocal

lawmakers,whohavemadeeffortssuchasbuildingelectricfencesintheChicago

SanitaryandShipCanal.However,anybigeffortstostopthecarp-suchasallowing

theChicagoRivertoonceagainflowinitsoriginaldirection-wouldinturnthreaten

thesecurityofthecity'swatersupply,replacingonebigproblemwithanother.

1、Accordingtothetext,theconstructionofthethreecanals・

A.changedthedirectionoftheMississippiriver.

B.broughtfreshwatertothepeopleofChicago.

C.lastedforalmostacenturybecauseofhugecost.

D.hasbeenthelargestconstructionprojectinUShistory.

2、Accordingtothetext,Asiancarps.

A.havenearlybecomeextinctinChineserivers.

B.haveoccupiedlargeareasintheGreatLakes.

C.wereintroducedtotheUStofightagainstalgaepollution.

D.arelikelytopollutethefreshwaterintheGreatLakes.

3、WhatisthemajorconcernofAsiancarpintheUS?

A.Itslargesizeandfastreproductionrate.

B.Thefoodshortagefacingthespecies.

C.ItsthreattotheGreatLakesecosystem.

D.Itsnaturalenemiesinthelocalareas.

4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.USlawmakersknewlittleofthethreatcausedbyAsiancarp.

B.ElectricfencesmightnotbeenoughtostopthespreadofAsiancarp.

C.TheChicagoRiverhaschangeditsflowingdirectionmanytimes.

D.PeopleinChicagowillsoonfaceaseriouswatersupplyshortage.

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）OneSaturdayafternoon,mymotherwasdrivinghome.Onthe

halfway,after1hercreditcardtobuysomethingatthestorenearthegas

station,sheputherwalletonthetopofthecarjustforamomentto2myphone

call.Andthen3,sheforgotanddroveoff.Whenarrivinghome,sherealized

thatandthoughtthatthe4ofgettingitbackwassmall.

Shewasso5surprisedwhenshefounda6onthedoorfromaperson

whosaidheandhisfriendfoundherwalletafewhoursearlier.PatrickandCatherine

sawthewalletinthemiddleoftheroadafew7fromthegasstation.They

stoppedtheircarto8ItwasHlledwithallthethingsoneusuallykeptina

wallet,includingsome9andothercash.However,nophonenumber,10

this,theymanagedtogeta（an）11frommymother*sdrivinglicense9and

withouthesitation,theydecidedtodrivetoourhometo12it.

Whenmymotherwenttogetthewalletshewasso13andgrateful.She___

14togivethemsomemoneyasa（n）15ofgratitude,buttheyrefused,

sayingthattheywerejustgladto16mymotherhelp.

Theywerenaturally17,andtheyhadafirm18intheGoldenRule

aswell.Theydroveovertomyhousebecausetheyrealizedtheunpleasantandupset

experiencethatthelossofawalletandallitscontentscould19Ithinktheywere

really20andhelpful.

1、A.pullingoutB.applyingforC.payingforD.makingout

2、A.makeB,answerC.hearD.send

3、A.CarefullyB.RidiculouslyC.ObviouslyD.Deliberately

4、A.amountB.expectationC.thoughtD.chance

5、A.curiouslyB.joyfullyC.willinglyD.strangely

6、A.signB.signalC.noteD.postcard

7、A.stopsB.hoursC.squaresD.blocks

8、A.pickitupB.lookitupC.takeitupD.putitup

9、A.picturesB.envelopesC.billsD.napkins

10、A.InsteadofB.DespiteC.WithoutD.Beneath

11、A.numberB.photographC.addressD.index

12、A.getB.checkC.exchangeD.return

13、A.upsetB.relievedC.fortunateD.warm-hearted

14>A.intendedB.advisedC,demandedD.instructed

15、A.feelingB.moodC.presentD.expression

16、A.offerB.shareC.trustD.seek

17、A.honestB.selfishC.frankD.creative

18>A.courageB.faithC.supportD.devotion

19、A.fulfillB.ignoreC,valueD.cause

20、A.ambitiousB.civilizedC.politeD.considerate

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)Aslesspeoplechoosetomakesugerpaintings,thetraditionalChinese

folkcraftmighthavebecomea1.(distance)memoryinsomeways.However,a

38-year-oldcraftsman,LiJiangzhong,iscommittedto2.(keep)theartofsugarpainting

alive.

Liworkedasaminerformorethantenyears.After3.minecloseddown,Li

turned4,housingdecoration,untilhe5.(force)togivethatupduetoafingerinjury.

Earlierthisyear,hediscoveredsugarpainting,somethinghereallyhadaninterestin.

Sincetherewasnosugarpaintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,hestudiedby6.(he)

throughlargequantitiesofvideosandinformationontheInternet.Lilovedpainting

whenhewasyoung,andhefounditeasytolearntheskillinsugarpainting.Hesoon

masteredtheskillandcouldmakea7.(vary)ofsugarpaintings.Asugarpaintingis

madewith8.(melt)brownorwhitesugar.Craftsman9.(normal)paintanimalsand

flowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖浆).Whenthesugarcoolsdown,

10.appearsisapieceofsugarart.

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

短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00a.m.,1gotothe

bookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn*tknowwhichoneto

buy,becausethesebookswerebothusefultome.Atlast,Ichosetwo.At10:00,wewentto

thecinema;thefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular.lttookusabout3hourstosee

it.HavingseentheHlm9andeveryonewasdeeplymoved.Some