江西省九江市第三中学2024年高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

江西省九江市第三中学2024年高三第一次调研测试英语试卷注意事项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．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn2．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that3．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor4．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless5．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?6．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

B．haven’tseen

C．didn'tsee

D．wasn'tseeing7．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected8．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．although D．unless9．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all10．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch11．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise12．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read13．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth14．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout15．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse16．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto17．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when18．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual19．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking20．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout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）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遗传学家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．asecondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers22．（8分）Junxi“Emma”YangplayedCarnegieHallbeforeshegottohighschool.Butherpianoskillsmayhavetotakeabackseattoherprogrammingskill.AccordingtoWorldJournal,aUS-basedChinesemediaorganization,Emma,a14-year-oldstudentattheBrearleySchoolinManhattan,NewYorkstartedcodingwhenshewas6.Fouryearslater,herbelovedgrandmotherbegandevelopingAlzheimer’s.WhenEmma’sfamilymovedtoNewYorkfromHongKongin20143,shebecamepassionateaboutprogramming.Bythetimeshewas10,hergrandmotherhadalreadydevelopedthedisease.Emmagotrighttowork.Withhercodingskills,shehadasmartphoneappcreatedbeforelong,designedtohelppeoplesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.“Now,‘Timeless’hasmovedtothesecondstageofdesign,”saysEmma.Emmahopeshergrandmothercanbenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnologybuiltinto“Timeless,”theappEmmadeveloped,toovercomehermemoryloss.Emma’snewlyfinishedapphasgainedsupportfromDr.MelissaKramps,anAlzheimer’sspecialist,andfromKairo,adeveloperspecializinginartificialintelligence.TimelessusesfacialrecognitiontoremindsomeonewithAlzheimer’sofvitalinformationaboutthepersonwhosephototheyarelookingatontheirscreen.Italsosignalswhethertheyhavejustcalledsomebody.Theappalsoallowsforthephoto-talking,thenmovestoidentifythepeopleonthescreen.TheTimelessprojectisfeaturedonthewebsiteIndiegogoforfundraising.Emmaishopingtoraise$50,000andworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammerstohaveTimelesslaunchedbytheendof2018.ManypeoplehavehailedEmmaforherefforts.BillGatesvoicedhissupport,commendingheronherbidtohelpbridgethegapbetweenpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandtheonestheylove.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEmma?A．Sheisbetteratthepianothanprogramming.B．Alzheimer’sfailedtoattackedEmma’sgranny.C．SheusedtoliveinChinabeforemovingtoUS.D．HerAPPisgoingtobelaunchedallbyherself.2、WhyisEmmatryingtocreatetheAPP“Timeless”?A．Tobenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnology.B．Toworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammers.C．Togainreputationandbecomefamousafterschool.D．Tohelphergrandmotherovercomethedisease.3、WhatisitlikeifsomeonedevelopsAlzheimer’saccordingtothepassage?A．Hewilllosehismemory.B．Hewilllosehishearing.C．Hewilllosehisabilitytowalk.D．Hewilllosehisabilitytotakephotos.4、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“hailed”inparagraphII?A．thankedB．blamedC．praisedD．criticized23．（8分）WilliamPurkey,awell-knownprofessorofeducation,said,“Dancelikenooneiswatching,loveyou’llneverbehurt,singlikenooneislistening,andlivelikeit’sheavenonearh.”Itseemsliketheperfectlifephilosophy—andoneI’velearnedtoapplytorunningovertheyear.ButIdidn’talwaysfeelthisway.Inmyearlydays,whenIweighed240pounds,Iranlikeeveryonewaswatching—andjudging.IfIwasonarunandsawacarapproaching,I’dstopandpretendIwaslookingforsomethingI’dlost.Iboughtthehigh-techgearandclothesthatIthoughtwouldmakepeoplebelieveIwasarunner.AndIdidn’thaveaclueiftheexpensiveshoesIwaswearingweretherightkindforme—IjustwantedtolooklikeIfitinwiththisgroup.Tobehonest,Ifeltacertainsatisfactioninbelievingthatsomeonewaswatching.Ireallythoughtthatotherpeoplecaredaboutmyperformance.Thebestexampleofthiswasacombined,two-lapmarathoninFlorence,Italy.AsIapproachedthefinishingline,thecrowdbegantocheer.Iwassurprised.HereIwas,thousandsofmilesfromhome,andtheItalianswereshoutingfor“IIPenguino.”About20yardsfromthefinishing,thetruthsetinwhenthewinnerofthefullmarathonwentpastmeasIwasfinishingthehalf-marathon.Noonewascheeringforme.NooneprobablyevennoticedthatIwasfinishing.Icouldn’thelpbutsmileatmyownillusionofself-importance.That’swhenIrealizedIhadbeenrunningforeveryreasonexcepttherightone.Irantomakeotherpeoplehappy,rantoliveuptotheirexpectations.Butnoonewaswatching—noonecared.SoIdecidedIwasgoingtorunforme—justme—andgainedanewenjoymentfromthesportIhadn’ttrulyexperiencedyet.I’velearnedtorunlikenooneiswatching.Soifyouseemeatrace,andIlooklikea60-year-oldguywaddling(蹒跚)along,don’tworry.I’mfine.Themiracleisn’tthatIfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthecouragetostart.1、Thewriterpresentsthepassageby________.A．tellinghisrunningstoryB．explainingalifephilosophyC．listingsomeliferulesD．introducingquotations2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatthewriter________.A．usedsportsclothesandshoestoattractattentionB．wasconcernedaboutwhatothersthoughtofherC．likedtobethefocusofotherrunnersD．struggledtofindtherightshoestofither3、Whenthewriterwasnearthefinishingline,________.A．shesmiledatherownachievementB．thecrowdcheeredforhermadlyC．nobodyreallycaredaboutherrunningD．sherealizedtheimportanceofconfidence4、Nowthewriterthoughtthereasonforrunningisto________.A．liveuptoothers’expectationB．createamiracleinherownlifeC．runlikenooneiswatchingD．enjoythepleasureofrunning5、Bytellingherownstory,thewriterwantedto________.A．tellustolivealifeofourownB．inspiremorepeopletorunC．expectustoimproveourhealthbyrunningD．stresstheimportanceofdetermination24．（8分）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(认知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.25．（10分）Gorillas(大猩猩)areontheedgeofextinction.TheyarecallingonYOUtodonateyourphonetoday!YoucannowhelpsavegorillasinAfricasimplybydonatingyourmobilephone!Coltanisametallicore(金属矿石)thatisminedbothinandoutofAfricaandcanbefoundwithinmanyelectronicdevicessuchasmobilephones.TheminingofcoltanwithintheCongoRiverBasiniscontributingtoforestlossthere,andisspeedingupthelossofmountaingorillasatashockinglyfastrate.Whileeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisissue,theminingofcoltanwithingorillahabitatcontinues.ItisverydifficulttoknowwhichphonescontaincoltanminedfromAfrica;however,everyphonecanhelpsavegorillaswhendonatedtoThey’reCallingonYou.BydonatingyourphonethroughtheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyouare:●Preventingyourphonefromgoingtothelandfill.●HelpingMelbourneZooraisemoneytosupporttheJaneGoodallInstitutesmonkeyconservationworkinAfricathroughthesaleofrefurbished(翻新)phones.●Lesseningthedemandforcoltanmining.TosupporttheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyoucan:1.VisitMelbourneZootocollectapostagepaidrecyclingbag,andpostyourmobilephonetotheAussieRecyclingProgram.Yourphonewillberesoldtopoorcommunitygroups.2.Registeryoursupportsimplybyemailingtheregistrationformtozvfoundation@.auorfaxitto(03)9285-9377.Schoolscangetinvolvedtoo!PleasecontactKateMcCabeatMelbourneZoobyemailorphone(03)9285-9471Discussaddingthisprogramtoyourcoursewhileinspiringstudentstotakeactionforwildlife.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:RachelLowryPh:(03)9285-9377Mob:0488-504-490Fax:(03)9285-9340Nexttimeyourmobilerings,letthatbeareminderthat“they’recallingonyou”!1、Whydoyousavegorillasbydonatingyourphones?A．Gorillaswon’tbetroubledbytheringingofcellphones.B．Africanswillprotectgorillaseasilybyusingphones.C．Africanswon’tkillgorillastoexchangeforphones.D．Gorillas’habitatwon’tbedestroyedduetolesscoltanmining.2、Thephonesyoudonatewill____.A．bebeautifiedandsoldagainB．betakenapartfortheircoltanC．begiventothepoorAfricansD．bepresentedtopoorcommunitygroups.3、Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeans___.A．youareexpectedtodonatephonesforwildlifeB．youareremindedtocallbackimmediatelyC．youcarecalledbackbytherecyclingprogramD．youshouldfeelguiltyaboutusingthemobilephone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）AHeroicDriverLarryworkswithTransportDrivers,Inc.Onemorningin2009,Larrywas1along165northafterdeliveringtooneofhis2.Suddenly,hesawacarwithitsbrightlightson.3hegotcloser,hefound4vehicleupsidedownontheroad.Onemorelookandhenoticed5shootingoutfromunderthe6vehicle.Larrypulledover,setthebrakeand7thefireextinguisher(灭火器).Twogoodburstsfromtheextinguisherandthefirewasputout.Themanwhohadhisbrightlightson8andtoldLarryhehad9anemergencycall.They10heardawoman’svoicecomingfromthewrecked(毁坏的)vehicle.11thevehicle,theysawthatawomanwastryingtogetoutofthebrokenwindow.Theytoldhertostay12untiltheemergencypersonnelarrived,13shethoughtthecarwasgoingto14.Larrytoldherthathehadalreadyputoutthefireandsheshouldnotmove15sheinjuredherneck.Oncefireandemergencypeoplearrived,Larryandtheotherman16andletthemgotowork.Then,Larryaskedthe17ifhewasneededor18togo.Theylethimandtheothermango.Onethingis19—Larrywentaboveandbeyondthecallofdutybygettingsoclosetotheburningvehicle!His20mostlikelysavedthewoman’slife.1、A．walking B．touring C．traveling D．rushing2、A．passengers B．colleagues C．employers D．customers3、A．Since B．Although C．As D．If4、A．each B．another C．that D．his5、A．flames B．smoke C．water D．steam6、A．used B．disabled C．removed D．abandoned7、A．gotholdof B．prepared C．tookchargeof D．controlled8、A．camedown B．camethrough C．camein D．cameover9、A．returned B．received C．made D．confirmed10、A．then B．again C．finally D．even11、A．Starting B．Parking C．Passing D．Approaching12、A．quiet B．still C．away D．calm13、A．for B．so C．and D．but14、A．explode B．slipaway C．fallapart D．crash15、A．asif B．unless C．incase D．after16、A．steppedforward B．backedoff C．movedon D．setout17、A．woman B．police C．man D．driver18、A．forbidden B．ready C．asked D．free19、A．forcertain B．forconsideration C．reported D．checked20、A．patience B．skills C．efforts D．promise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）Overtheyears,Ihavemetsomeinterestingpeople.Twoof1．mostinterestingpeopleweretwoelderlysisters,JoanandBernice,2．wayoftalkingaboutpeopleinspiredme.Itwasalwaysa3．(pleasant)tovisitthesetwosisters.Justbeinggreetedatthedoorwasajoy.Theycouldn’tbe4．(happy)whenseeingme.Ialwaysheardaboutthepeoplewhoweretherebeforeme.Everyperson5．(talk)aboutinapositiveway.Theconversationwouldgosomethinglikethis,“Oh,Kay,soandsowashereyesterday,she6．(be)justthe‘saltoftheearth’,isn'tshe?”Theothersisterwouldreply,“Ohyes!Youjustcan'tbelieve7．wonderfulsheis.”Ineverheardtheysaidanegativewordaboutanyone.NEVER!Iunderstoodwhythesetwohadsomuchcompanywhenotherpeoplecomplainedthatnoonecaredabout8．(they).Itwastheirattitude9．people.Therewasnodoubtthatwhenthenextpersoncametovisit,theyweregoingtohearhowIwasthe“saltoftheearth”.Whatawonderfulexamplethesetwoelderlysistersweretome!Iwillalwaysbe10．(thank)thatIhadtheopportunitytoknowthem.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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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（∧），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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Isitnecessarytopractisehandwriting?Somestudentsconsiderhandwritingleastimportantthanbefore、Theypreferredthekeyboardtothepennow,foritisfast,convenientanclear、Theythinkitis^wasteoftimepractisinghandwriting、However,othersthinkChinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourtraditionalculture、Thoughcomputersareveryconvenient,buthandwritingstillplaysanimportantroleinthemodernworld、Beside,beautifulhandwritingmakesagoodimpre