江西省宜春市樟树中学2023-2024学年高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

江西省宜春市樟树中学2023-2024学年高三3月份模拟考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem2．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched3．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited4．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade5．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet6．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact7．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter8．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout9．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup10．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended11．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal12．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom13．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow14．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item15．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．as B．that C．which D．where16．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed17．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant18．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is19．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck20．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought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）Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.22．（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(热分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(认知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss23．（8分）LagoonBar,IcelandBlueLagooninIcelandistrulytheplacewhereyoucangetridofalltroubles.Herethewarmthofhotspringsgetsyouclosetonature.Awonderfulbarisopenedamongthehotsprings.Whileyou’resittinginthehotwater,waitressesbringyouarangeofcocktails.Whattoorder:cocktail“BlueLagoon”andwhitewine.BaobabTreeBarWineCellar,SouthAfricaInthehollow(洞)ofahuge6,000-year-oldbaobabtreeyoucannotonlydrinkacocktail,butalsorestfromtheheatofLimpopoProvince.OncethissafeheavenwasknownonlytotheBushmen,butnowthisancienttreeisthetouristdestinationforallkindsoftourists.Whattoorder:anythinginaglass.TheBirdsvilleHotelandPub,AustraliaAttheedgeoftheSimpsonDesert,amongthesanddunes(沙丘),whicharethefavoritespotforthemice,thereisahotelandapub.Thewallsofthisbararedecoratedwitholdhatsandpostersofbeer,theoldestofwhichdatesfrom1884.Mostvisitorsofthisbuildingaretheamateursofracing.TheycometothisvillagefortheSeptembercompetition.However,thepubisnotemptyalsoonothermonths:theairstrip(飞机跑道)islocatednearby,sothosewhogetofftheplanearegoingtohaveaglassortwoofbeerfirst.Whattoorder:apintofbeer.Floyd’sPelicanBar,JamaicaItappearsthatthesehugepalmleavesandtrunksfellintotheoceanlongtimeago.Theyfloatedonthewavesandthenpiledupyearbyyear,stickingoutoftheocean.That’sprobablyhowthePelicanBar,locatedaboutamilefromthesouthwestcoastofJamaica,isbuilton.Someofitsvisitorshavenoroomtobefittedinsidethebar,andtheyjustdrinkstandinginwaist-deepwater.Whattoorder:cocktail“PelicanPerfection”.1、WhatcanavisitororderinLagoonBar?A．Redwine.B．Anything.C．Beer.D．Whitewine.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheBirdsvilleHotelandPub?A．Itwasopenedin1884.B．Itisthefavoritespotforthemice.C．ItisbusyinSeptembereveryyear.D．ItislocatedinthecenteroftheSimpsonDesert.3、WhatisFloyd’sPelicanBarbuilton?A．Oldhats.B．Sanddunes.C．Anancientbaobabtree.D．Palmleavesandtrunks.24．（8分）Thesnowyowl(雪鹗)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(条纹)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(伪装)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．attractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.25．（10分）Thepoisonousdomoic(藻)acidaffectedAlfredHitchcock's"TheBirds"afterhundredsofthemabsorbedthepoisoninthesummerof1961andlosttheirminds.Thesickbirdslikelyconsumedpoisonousacidviasmallfish.Italsotendstocollectinshellfish.And,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesday,itmaybecomemorecommonasoceanswarm,threateningbirdsandhumansalike.Researchershavestudiedtherateofpoisonousacidoverthepast20yearsinthePacificNorthwest,andfounditstronglyrelatedtowatertemperaturesthatarewarmerthannormal.Fornow,warmerwaterstypicallycomesfromeventslikeELNinoandadecades-longclimatecyclecalled"Pacificdecadaloscillation,"thestudyfound.Itisn'tyetclearhowclimatechange,whichalsowarmstheoceans,mightaffecttherateofthepoison."Whenwater'sunusuallywarmoffourcoast,it'sbecausethecirculationandpatternsintheatmospherehaschanged,bringingwarmwaterfromelsewhere-andthisishappeningatthesametimethatwealsoseehighpoisonousacidinshellfish,"MorgaineMcKibben,thestudy'sleadauthorsaid.Thepoisonisproducedduringwarmdomoicblooms,andgetspassedupthefoodchainbyanimalsthateatit.Sealions,dolphinsandhumansareatrisk.Whilesomeanimalscaneventuallycleanthemselvesofthepoison,thethreatcanlastalongtimeafterthewarmwaterdecreases.Animalspoisonedbypoisonousacidtendtobecomeweak,andexperiencedeath.Symptomsinhumansincludeheadache,confusion,lossofshort-termmemory,weaknessandunconsciousness.Itisn'tjustahealthrisk.AnOregonStateUniversitystatementnotesthatofficialshavetoshutdownshellfishharvestswhenpoisonousacidlevelsarehigh,causingeconomicharm.Sincehealthofficialsfirstregardedpoisonacidasahealththreatin1987,PacificNorthwestshellfishharvestshavebeenstoppedin2005,2017,and2018.TheWestCoastcrab（蟹）industrytookanestimated$100millionhitin2017alone.1、Whydidthebirdslosetheirmindinthesummerof1961?A．Theymaybehadabadmemory. B．Theymaybeatepoisonousfish.C．Theymaybecollectedtheshellfish. D．Theymaybedrankwarmwater.2、Whatistheconnectionbetweentherateofpoisonousacidandwatertemperatures?A．Whenatmospherehaschanged,itwarmsoffthecoast.B．Whencirculationcomes,theoceansgetwarmer.C．Whenclimatehaschanged,theoceansgetcolder.D．Whenwaterbecomeswarmer,highpoisonousacidappears.3、Whatresultwillpoisonousacidcausetohumans?A．Makinghumansconscious. B．Makinghumansdead.C．Makinghumanstemporarilylosememory. D．Makinghumanssufferheartattack.4、What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HighPoisonousAcidAppearsintheAnimalsB．TheWestCoastCrabIndustrySufferGreatLossC．ClimateChangeWarmstheOceansintheWorldD．WarmerOceansIncreaseLikelihoodofPoisonousShellfish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）My10-year-oldsonArthurlovestohelpothers.Henever1tohelppeopleinneed.Hisfavoritepastimeistovolunteer2atvariouscharitiesinourcommunity.Oneday,afterpurchasingthehamburgerArthurlikedmost,Itriedtohurryhimalongwhenhe3nexttoourcurtolookatsomething.Iturnedtoseewhatstoppedhim.Standingaboutfivefeetawaywasanold4inrags.Everyfewsecondshesmiledandtriedtospeaktothepeoplewhowerewalkingby.Atthatmoment,heturnedaroundand5mysonwatchinghim.6Icouldsayanything,hesmiledbroadlyandsaid,“Heydoyouhappentohaveanyspare7?”Arthur8hisemptypocketsandthenlookedatmebriefly.Ishookmyhead---Ihardlyevercarrycashanymore.Arthur9andthenhesaidsomethingthattookmybreathaway.“No,Idon’t.Butareyou10?Doyoulikethehamburger?”Knowingtheoldmanwashungry,Arthur’swholeface11.“Good,here,youcanhave12.”Ithoughtabouthowmanypeoplehad13thismanashewalkedthestreetsthatday.Howmanychosetoactasifhehadn’texisted?Butmyson?Theonewhojustmomentsbeforehadloudlybeggedmeforthehamburgerwasnow14givinghisfavoriteawaytoastrangemanbecausehewashungry.Andhedidn’t15givethefoodandwalkaway.Heengagedthemaninaconversation.Thesmileontheman’sfacetoldmethiswasthereal16forhishappiness.‘‘I’mreallyproudofyou,Arthur.Ithinkyou17hisday.”His18wasbeyondmyexpectation.“It’sonly19.”It’struethatbeingkinddoesn’thavetobedifficultme,orcomplex.AsArthuroftenremindsme,20isnatural.1、A．triesB．managesC．agreesD．refuses2、A．activelyB．carefullyC．seriouslyD．curiously3、A．ranB．pausedC．parkedD．walked4、A．employeeB．customerC．beggarD．policeman5、A．spottedB．recognizedC．heardD．understood6、A．AfterB．SinceC．UntilD．Before7、A．foodB．changeC．pocketD．lime8、A．checkedB．mendedC．returnedD．handed9、A．sighedB．laughedC．criedD．screamed10、A．angryB．thirstyC．hungryD．worried11、A．turnedredB．litupC．frozeupD．gotup12、A．hisB．yoursC．mineD．hers13、A．mindedB．welcomedC．ignoredD．appreciated14、A．willinglyB．pitifullyC．basicallyD．normally15、A．evenB．justC．yetD．still16、A．excuseB．reasonC．doubtD．fear17、A．minedB．troubledC．madeD．created18、A．behaviorB．responseC．dreamD．attitude19、A．naturalB．uselessC．difficultD．calm20、A．patienceB．effortC．skillD．kindness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）OnMarch28,sevenmonthsafterManuGinobilidecided1．(retire)fromtheNBA,theSanAntonioSpursheldamovingceremony2．(sincere)toshowgreatrespecttohimandtoretirehisjersey(球衣)No.20,3．wasconsideredafittingendtooneofthegreatestcareersininternationalbasketball.Thatday,hisfans4．(chant)outthemantra(口号)“GraciasManu,portodo”,or“ThanksManu,foreverything”inEnglish.5．Argentine-Italianshootingguardplayedall16ofhisNBAseasonswiththeSpurs.Hewasan6．(importance)partofSanAntonio’s“BigThree”era(时代),along7．TimDuncanandTonyParker.TogethertheyhelpedtheteamwinfourNBAchampionshipsbetween2002and2014.Ofcourseonthisbigday,Cinobili8．(seat)betweenDuncanandParker.“WhenIthinkaboutyou,youareuniqueasa9．(play),”Parkersaidattheceremony.TheircoachGreggPopovichthenexplainedGinobil’suniqueness.“Thewaytheteamwassetup—weallneededeachother,”hesaid.“WithoutManuthere10．(be)nochampionships.”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。每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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MydogDinoisreallyansuperhero,whohelpskeepussafely,especiallyontheroads、Takealookathedidlastweek、LastWednesday,Dinosavedourneighbor’sboywhoruninfrontofacartogethisball、Peoplecangetverymuchangrywhendriving,usuallyonsillyreasons、LastTuesday,adriverbehindusstartedshoutingatmymumwhenshestoppedhercartoletseveralchildcrosstheroad、Dinosoonmadehimshutup、LastFriday,Dinosawtwogirlsrunningaredlightbuthesoonmadethemchangingtheir