广东省梅州市皇华中学2024年高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

广东省梅州市皇华中学2024年高三下第一次测试英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining2．TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing3．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome4．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover5．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should6．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard7．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs8．Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．abilityB．forceC．mindD．strength9．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with10．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that11．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif12．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.13．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t14．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote15．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because16．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must17．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal18．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith19．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious20．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen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）Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40%ofAmericanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?Thecommonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceduncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmerica,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleast15%couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpecttogetl5%-20%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2.InEurope,tippingislesscommon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers’author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,“InAmerica,wherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff.”1、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountriesB．therelationshipbetweentippingandcustomC．theoriginandpresentmeaningoftippingD．mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase“caughton”?A．becomepopular.B．beenhated.C．beenstopped.D．beenpermitted3、Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?A．AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNewYork.B．AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantinNewYork.C．AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutinNewYork.D．AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantinNewYork.4、Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.A．tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselvesB．tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYorkC．tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternowD．tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople’scharacter22．（8分）Getinvolved!Makeadonation!Sowhatisrewilding?Imagineournaturalhabitatsgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespeciesthriving,insteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestorationandalittlebitmore.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.WhyisrewildingessentialforBritain?●Ourecosystemsarebroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetothrivehavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendamagedandstrippedofitslivingcreatures.●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.ManywonderfulBritishspecieshavedeclinedcatastrophicallyoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargemammalsthananyEuropeancountryexceptIreland.●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredator（食肉动物）,driveecologicalprocesses.TheirlossinBritainandaroundtheworldhasworsenedourlivingsystems.●Naturelooksafterus.Goodecosystemscanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventflooding,storecarbon,andattractvisitors.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.Whatarechallenges?Our"rewildingbritain"isalong-termproject.Ofcourseithasitschallenges.Manyofusfeelindifferent,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorstothecountrybecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!MakeadonationHelpusbringbackJivingsystemsandrestorewildnatureinBritain!Withyourhelpwecan...●Openupnewopportunitiesforrewildingandpushforchange.●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.Thanksforyoursupport.1、Whatcanweknowfromtheresultofrewilding?A．Alotofspeciesdecline.B．Speciesbecomevarious.C．Ecosystemsaregreatlydestroyed.D．Theseabedhasbeendamaged.2、What'sthegreatestchallengeatpresent?A．People'sindifferenceB．Farmers'oppositionC．ShortageoftimeD．Alackoffund3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Topersuadepeopletochangetheirmind.B．Tocallonpeopletomakeadonation.C．Toconvincepeopletocareforpredators.D．Towarnpeopleofthebadecosystem.23．（8分）WeBritslovetheideaofarealChristmastree—butnotsomanyofusliketherealitiesofdragginga7ftNorwaySprucethroughthehouseandleavingneedlesallovertheplace.Ifyoucountyourselfamongthereluctantgroup，thenitmaybetimetogofake(假白勺）.Afterall,buyinganartificialChristmastreeneedn,tmeanacceptingdefeat.ThereJsahugerangeofoptionsandsizes,includingpre-littrees,whichwillsaveyouthefrustrationoftryingtostringyourownlights.AnotherbigbonusofchoosinganartificialChristmastreeiscost：artificialtreescanlastfordecades,sotheyworkoutcheaperthanpayingforarealtreeeveryyear.Likenowretailers(零售商）areofferinggreatdealsatthemoment：atTesco,thereJs25percentoffartificialChristmastrees.Meanwhile,youcantakeadvantageofthecurrent3for2offeratArgostofillyourhousewithnotone,nottwo,butthree.Youmayperhapspartnerupwithfriendswhoarealsolookingtoinvest.Ofcourse,keepyourtreeforyearsandyearsanditwillstarttopayyoubackintermsofcarbonfootprint;however，a“real”onewillalwayshavetobetransported，usedanddealtwitheveryyear.Arethereanydownsides?Yes.Youmightthinkyou,resavingtheplanet,butafaketreeisactuallynotanenvironmentallyfriendlyoption.MostaremadeinfactoriesinAsia,resultinginsomeseriousairmilestoreachtheUK.They’remadefrommetalandplastic，andmanyendtheirlivesinlandfill.Anotherproblemwithafaketreeisthattheydon'tlookverynatural—andofcourseyouwon’tgetthatlovelypinesmelleither.You’11alsoneedtofindspaceforstorage.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Passive.B．Related.C．Unwilling.D．Supportive.2、WhichisthebenefitofbuyinganartificialChristmastree?A．Abundantchoices.B．Thelovelypinesmell.C．Cheaperthanarealone.D．Freefortransportation.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．FakeChristmastreesareenvironmentallyfriendly.B．BritishpeopleliketodragarealChristmastreehome.C．PeopleneedtofindspacetostoreafakeChristmastree.D．Peoplemayget3moreiftheybuytwofakeChristmastrees.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．DifferentreasonsforchoosingfakeChristmastrees.B．ValuablesuggestionsonchoosingfakeChristmastrees.C．EfficientwaysofsavingmoneyonchoosingChristmastrees.D．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofchoosingfakeChristmastrees.24．（8分）Welcome

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youtoreadandshare.Ifyoudocaretoshare,clickthe“SHARE”buttoninthebottomleftcornerofeachpage.AndthanksfortellingothersaboutInspire21.Theinspiringstoriesthatarelabeled(标记)“TRUE”aredonesotothebestofourknowledge,butwedonothavefullproofinsomecases.However,allofthesestoriesandmessagesareprovidedbecauseoftheirupliftingcontent,whethertrueornot.Manybookswe’vereadandmovieswe’vewatchedweretotallyuntrue,butweenjoyedtheinspirationtheygaveus—especiallyiftheyhadahappyending.So,pleasereadandsharethesestoriesatyourowndiscretion(判断力).Thankyouforyourunderstanding!Also,manyoftheinspiringstoriesusedhereareusedwithpermissionfromtheauthor.However,wecannotgrant(授予)permissiontoreuseanyoftheseinspirationalstories,asthemajorityofthemarenotours.Lastly,manyinspiringstories(emailedtousorwecameacrossonline)arelistedas“AuthorUnknown”Ifyouhappentoknowtheauthor’sname,towhomcreditshouldbegiven,pleasecontactuswiththatinformationsowecankeepourinspiringstorycollectionaccurate.Thankyouagain!!1、WhatdoesInspire21do?A．Itencouragespeopletouseinspiringwords.B．Itoffersbooksandmovieswithahappyending.C．Itcollectsbothtruestoriesanduntruemessages.D．Itprovidesshortstoriesforpeopletoreadandshare.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“inspiring”?A．Uplifting.B．Unique.C．Accurate.D．Humorous.3、Whatarethereadersexpectedtodointhelastparagraph?A．Reuseinspiringstories.B．Writemoretruestories.C．Helptogivecredittounknownauthors.D．Keeptheinspiringstoriesmoreaccurate.25．（10分）You’resoyoungrightnow,butIhopethisletterwillbehelpfultoyouonedaywhenyou’reolder.Ifeelitismyresponsibility,asamotheroftwolittlegirls,toleadyoudownapaththatisrelativelyhealthywhenitcomestobeautyandself-image.Inalotofwomen’seyes,I’veprobablyalreadyfailedinthisaspectduetoalotofpinkBarbiedollsinVera’sroomrightnow.ButIwillsaythisaboutBarbiedolls:IplayedwithBarbiedollsformanyyearswhenIwasgrowingupandhereIhaveahealthybodyandapositiveimage.Ihaveamaster’sdegree,asuccessfulcareerandapublishedbook.IfBarbiedollswerereallysodamagingtomyfemininity(女人气质)andself-image,IhighlydoubtwhetherIcouldlistalloftheseachievements.It’shardforwomennottoworryaboutourweightortowishwecouldaffordmorestylishclothes.It’shardnottowantsomeoneelse’shairoreyelashes.Wewomengoroundandroundincircles,holdinghandsandtryingtobeoneanothersometimes.ThethingI’lltellyouisthis:noteventheprettiestofusfeelsettled.Thegirlyouthinklooksthemostperfectinalltheworldisprobablythegirlwhowantstochangeherselfmorethananyoneelse.Don’tletthatmessagecarryanyweightwithinyourselves.Youarenotworthless.Youaresofullofloveandlightandyoushouldletitshinethroughyoureverysecond.Ifsomeonepushesyoudownforstandingtallthenjustpushyourselfbackupandstandeventaller,andknowthatthereasonwhytheypushedyoudowninthefirstplaceisjustthatthey’rescared.IwanttotellyouthatIhaveneverinmylifefeltmorebeautifulthanwhenIhavestoodmytallest.1、WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutBarbiedolls?A．Theydidnoharmtoherimage. B．Theyenablehertoachievealot.C．Theypreventedherdevelopment. D．Theycontributedtoherpromotion.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A．It’swomen’snaturetobeenvious. B．It’seasytoreadwomen’sthoughts.C．Womenliketobeclosetoeachother. D．Womentendtopursueaperfectappearance.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestherdaughtersdo?A．Trytobethemostbeautiful. B．Standtallwithloveandtoughness.C．Comparethemselveswithotherstoimprove. D．Pushothersdownonthewaytobethetallest.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingtheletter?A．Totellherdaughterswhatrealbeautyis. B．Towarnherdaughtersofthetroubleinlife.C．Tosharewithherdaughtersallherexperience. D．Topersuadeherdaughterstofollowherexample.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）Ibreakoffapieceofcandyandtakepleasureinitssweetoutsideandthebitter,darkchocolateinside,thinkingofmyownlife.Beingraisedbyasingleparentwasabitter-sweet1,whichgavememotivationandambition.Therewereseveralyearsthathaveleftanextremelybittertasteinmymouth.Thefirstfewmonthsaftermymother’sremarriageweresweet:baseballgames,familytripstothemall,dinnersandmoviestogether.Thenthings2Baseballbecametooexpensive,andtripstothemallwere3bydaysEmilyandIspentlonelyinourroomsunderourstepfather’s4Moreover,screamingmatchesbetweenhimandourmotheralways5dinner.Wespentfiveyearslivinginafamilythathad6awarfield.EmilyandIalmostgrewusedtothissituation.Thenoneevening,afteranotherargumenthad7,wewerelefthomeless.Andlaterafriendofmymotherletusstaywithher.Insteadoffocusingonoureconomicproblem,mymother8pushedmetostruggleforsuccess.Shewantedmetoleada9life.Sheworkedlonghourseverynighttopayherbills10,shewouldfindtimetoreadandplaywithEmilyandme.Momtaughtmethe11ofperseverance(坚持不懈)andeducation.Andnow,writingthisessaywithmyfavoritecandycloseathand,IrealizemyfamilyandIareatthebestpointsofourlives.Ihaven’tletthetryingtimesstopmefrommaking12,bothacademicallyandpersonally.Iknowthatabitterenvironmentcanprovidegoodlearningexperiences,andthatsuccess,evenmorethancandy,isthesweetesttreatofall.1、A．behavior B．adventure C．activity D．experience2、A．continued B．changed C．ruined D．disappeared3、A．concerned B．associated C．provided D．replaced4、A．sympathy B．offers C．orders D．efforts5、A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．prepared6、A．turnedinto B．turnedup C．turneddown D．turnedon7、A．broke B．caused C．erupted D．delayed8、A．mistakenly B．obviously C．selflessly D．unwillingly9、A．important B．difficult C．dangerous D．comfortable10、A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore11、A．value B．cost C．price D．theme12、A．mistakes B．appointments C．arrangements D．achievements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）IneededtogetsomemoneysoI1．(take)ajobintheclothesdepartmentatGraham’sfortheJanuarysale.Ican’tsaythatIenjoyedit,2．itwasanexperienceI’llneverforget.WhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesale,therewasalready3．queuearoundthreesidesofthebuilding.Thismademeverynervous.Themomentthesecurityguards4．(lock)thedoors,theyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdrushedin.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes:thiswasn’tshopping;itwasabattlefield!Afterawhile,clotheswereflyinginalldirectionsaspeoplesearched5．thesizes,coloursandstylestheywanted.WithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeople6．(push)clothesundermynose,eachwanting7．(be)thefirstserved.Thewholedaycontinuedlikethat.Peoplewerespendingmoneylikewaterwithoutthinking8．theyneededwhattheywerebuying.As9．asitwasabargainitwasOK.Thatnight,afteraquickdinnerIwenttobedexhausted,fearingthesoundofthealarm10．wouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesale.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（∧），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。MygrandfatherandIenjoyfishing、OneSundaymorningwegofishingatalake、Wetookoursfishingpolesandheadedforthelake、Assoonaswearrived,sowedroppedthelinesintothewater、Beforewaitingforabouthalfanhour,Iwasbeginningtogetimpatiently、Iwantedtogiveup,andmygrandfathertoldmetowaitalittlelonger、Finally,therewereasuddenpullatthepoleandfishwascaught、Withinthenextfewminute,mygrandfatheralsocaughtafish、Felthungry,webuiltafirebythelakeandbarbecuedthefish、Itwasdelicious、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）勇气是什么?《朗读者》的主持人董卿说,勇气是面对困难时的那一点点坚持,是面对他人否定时的那一点点信念。请结合自身实际,从学习，生活两个方面谈一下你对勇气的认识。请以“Courage”为题,写一篇英语短文。内容提示:1.学习中,某一科目有困难,曾经想到过放弃,是勇气让自己坚持了下来。2.生活中,我们可能会遇到很多阻力挑战，应该把勇气当作朋友,迎难而上。3.对勇气的体会:生活不是等待暴风雨过去,而是要学会在雨中跳舞。要求：1.词数:80—120词,短文开头已给出,不计入总词数;2.文中不得出现真