2024-2025学年福建省莆田市第二十四中学高三第二学期期末（一模）英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年福建省莆田市第二十四中学高三第二学期期末（一模）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．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches2．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that3．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving4．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although5．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected6．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented7．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on8．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind9．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until10．Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen11．.HowdidyouFrench?IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup12．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where13．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that14．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention15．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared16．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall17．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant18．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup19．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t20．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone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）Visuallanguageisaformofcommunicationthatusesvisualelements(元素)asopposedtoformalwrittenlanguagetoconveymeaningoranidea,Graphicacy,theabilitytocommunicatevisually,isconsideredasimportantasliteracyandnumeracy,theabilitiestoreadandcount.Somepeoplearevisualthinkers,usingthatpartofthebrainthatisemotionalandcreativetoprocessandgivemeaningtoinformation.Visualcommunicationcanfindexpressioninpaintings,drawings,symbols,orsimplylinesandshapesarrangedforaspecificeffect.Artisanexampleofvisuallanguage.Apaintingorsculpturecanconveyideasorarousespecifickindsofemotionalresponses.Itmayalsoexpressideasabouthistoricalevents,abstractconcepts,orsimplybeaboutthewaycertainshapesorforms“work”togetherorcreateacertaineffectonthemind.Someresearchersbelievethatdifferentpartsofthebrainrespondinuniquewaystocolorsandshapes.Pictograms(象形文字)andideograms(表意文字)aretypesofvisuallanguage.Pictogramsarepicturesthataresimilartowhattheyrepresent.Theyarestillusedtodaytocommunicateinformation.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarefamiliarwiththepictogramsindicatingsuchthingsasairports,publicfacilities,andnon-smokingareasindicatedbyacigaretteinacirclewithalineacrossit.Ideogramsarepicturesthatrepresentideasandcanoftenbeunderstoodwithouttheaidofwrittenlanguage.SomescholarstrackmodernalphabetstopicturesLettersareactuallyancientpictures,andwordsareaseriesofpictures.Modernalphabetlettersarenotonlyphonetic(语音的)symbolsbutarebasedonancientreligiousimagesandsymbols.Musivisualcommunicationisalsoapartofvisuallanguage.Thetermreferstomusiccreatedspecificallytoimprovethevisualexperienceoffilm.Itcorrespondstotheimagesbeingseenonthescreen,andthemusicmayarouseasenseofterror,fear,orotheremotions.Mostmoviegoersunderstandthelanguageofmusicalcluesshowingthatsomethingdramaticorimportantisabouttohappen.1、Whatisvisuallanguageaccordingtothetext?A．Anideaconveyedbyartists.B．Anabilitytoreadandcount.C．Asystemusedtoarouseemotions.D．Awayofprocessingandexpressinginformation.2、Whatmaybetheoriginofthemodernalphabetletters?A．Publicfacilities. B．Imaginarylines.C．Religiousimages. D．Livingconditions.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemusicofafilmfromthelastparagraph?A．Itcanhelppredicttheplot.B．Avisualthinkercanmakeitbetter.C．Itoftenchangeswithouttheaudience’snotice,D．Itmakesthefilmmoreemotionalandcomplex.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowdoesVisualLanguageAffectLife?B．HowcanWeLearnVisualLanguage?C．WhatIstheOriginofLanguage?D．WhatIsVisualLanguage?22．（8分）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,ElonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAI,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI),whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination.”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”OpenAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforElon.”MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmanco-foundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesitearXiv.org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardofthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes.OnAug.11,2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAIbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsElonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“ThosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumorsthatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAIdevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal.”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesElonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildthepowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheElonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Negative.C．Supportive.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Advanced.B．Unpopular.C．Poisonous.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromElonGoodbye’comments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.23．（8分）Likemostofyou,I’vegrownupwithscienceputtingitintomyheadthateatingCholesterol(胆固醇)isbadforus.Mydoctorhasscoldedmerepeatedlyforlikinghigh-cholesterolsnacks.Butnow,after40yearsofgivingcholesterolsucharap,thescientificexpertsarereportedlyreadytoreverse(颠倒)themselves.Suddenly,we’regoingtobetoldthathigh-cholesterolfoodsarenotbadforusafterall.Thisisn’tthefirsttimesciencereverseswhatitbelievestobetrue,norwillitbethelast.Tooptimists,thefluidityofscience’sconclusionsisagoodthing-provethatscienceisalwayscorrectingitselfinlightoftheverylatestinformation.Butamodemsocietythatlooksincreasinglytosciencefornotjustwhattoeat,butalsohowtobehaveandwhattothink?Howcanwetrustanauthoritythatoftenchangesitsmindinextremeways?Science’stypicalwayisn’tlimitedtomattersofnutrition.Goaheadandcheckitoutforyourselfbylookingatthequalifiersusedinthevastmajorityofhonestlywrittensciencenewsarticles.You’llseethatthestoriesarelacedwithweakwordsandphrasessuchas:some,incertaincircumstances,probably,perhaps,may,could,tends,suggests,indicates,accordingto,islinkedto,playsarolein.ThegraveproblemI’veobservedovertheyearsisthattoooftenscienceanditsreporterscreatetheimpressionofcertaintywhennoneisproved.Thecholesterolstoryisbutoneexampleofthatmake-believecertainty.Howmuchshouldwebeconcernedaboutthis?Agreatdeal,Ibelieve,givenscience’sgreatandgrowinginfluenceonourlives.Attheveryleast,eachofusneedsto-understandthatthescientificworldview—impressiveasitsurelyis—isbuiltonshiftingsands.AsEinsteinonceobserved,“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright;asingleexperimentcanprovemewrong.”1、Theunderlinedpart“givingcholesterolsucharap”(inPara.1)meanstheauthor.A．alwayspromotesuseofcholesterolB．sometimesstandsforcholesterolC．avoidscholesterolgenerallyD．eatscholesterolregularly2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,changesinscientificstatements.A．areworryingB．aremeaninglessC．areagoodthinginawayD．arethemajorwaytoimprovescience3、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewordcommonlyusedinscientificarticles?A．LikelyB．SurelyC．SeemsD．Appears4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Sciencecanblindus.B．Scienceneedbeopentodoubt.C．Scienceisnotasimportantasthought.D．Scienceshouldbebuiltonexperiments.24．（8分）Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（学者症候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（显出差异）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．amazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differences25．（10分）Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhat_____.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,“MyIgetyousomething?”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee,Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee,Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked,“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A．Unfriendly.B．Untidy.C．Gentle.D．Kind.2、TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA．hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB．hewantedtostartaconversationC．heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD．hewouldliketothanktheoldman3、Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A．Proud.B．Pitiful.C．Surprised.D．Regretful4、Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A．Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B．Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C．Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D．Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances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）完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Onesummerincollege,Iwasinvitedtobeaninstructoratahighschoolleadershipcamp.Ifirst36aboyunderthetreeonthefirstdayofcamp.Hisobvious37andshynessmadehimappearweakandlonely.Nearby,20038camperswereplayingandjoking,buttheboyseemedtowanttobeanywhere39wherehewas.Iwasinstructedtocaremoreaboutcamperswhomightfeel40.SoI41himandsaid,“Hi,I’mKevin.It’snicetomeetyou.Howareyou?”42ashakyvoicehe43answered,“Okay,Iguess.”Icalmlyaskedhimtojoinintheactivitiesand44somenewpeople.Hequietlyreplied,“No,thisisnotreallymything.”Icould45thatthiswholeexperiencewas46tohim.ButIsomehowknewitwouldn’tberightto47him,either.Itwasgoingtotakemoretimeand48.Thenextday,Iwasleadingcampsongsforthecampers.Theyeagerlyparticipated.Buttheboywasjustsittingalone,49outthewindow.Thateveningatournightlystaffmeeting,Imademy50abouthimknown.Iaskedthemtopayspecialattentionandspendtimewithhim51theycould.Thedaysflewbyfast.Whenthe“lastdance”came,surprisingly,theboyfromunderthetreewasnowashirtlessdancing52.Heownedthedancefloor53meaningfultimewithothers.Icouldn’t’believeitwashim.Inthatinstant,Irealizedhoweasyitistogiveabitof54everyday.Youmayneverknowhowmucheachgesturemaymeantosomeoneelse.Itellthisstoryas55asIcan,andIadviseotherstolookoutfortheirown“boyunderthetree.”1、A．learnedB．recognizedC．noticedD．heard2、A．angerB．discomfortC．excitementD．satisfaction3、A．ambitiousB．curiousC．anxiousD．eager4、A．otherthanB．justasC．orratherD．aswellas5、A．leftoutB．putoutC．madeoutD．letout6、A．passedB．leftC．visitedD．approached7、A．AtB．InC．OnD．By8、A．unfortunatelyB．unwillinglyC．unconsciouslyD．uninterestingly9、A．helpB．interviewC．findD．meet10、A．senseB．suggestC．considerD．prove11、A．familiarB．similarC．strangeD．typical12、A．pushB．pullC．pardonD．punish13、A．effectsB．exercisesC．effortsD．expenses14、A．observingB．examiningC．admiringD．staring15、A．troubleB．concernC．devotionD．understanding16、A．unlessB．beforeC．whenD．since17、A．wonderB．dangerC．sceneD．instructor18、A．sparingB．savingC．spreadingD．sharing19、A．himselfB．yourselfC．themselvesD．itself20、A．soonB．farC．oftenD．long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）LakeHillierisasaltwaterlakeontheedgeofMiddleIsland,alargeislandoffthesouthcoastofWesternAustraliaItispinkincolor,due1．aplantthatcausesthesalt2．(produce)aredcolorThere'salongstripofland3．separatesthelakefromtheoceanItwasfirstwrittenaboutin1802,whenMatthewFlindershikedoneoftheisland’shighest4．(mountain)HenamedthelakeafterWilliamHillier,an5．(explore)whohadpreviouslyvisitedMiddleIslandIn1889,EdwardAndrewsmovedtotheislandwithhistwosonsTheybegantominethelakeforsalt,andsoonotherminerscameHowever,theminingwas6．(eventual)stopped,asthesaltwasn'tfittoeatoruseinotherproductsbecauseitwas7．(poison)In2002,thelakewasrecognizedas8．wetland,andin2012,itbecamea9．(protect)areaAwalkingtrail10．(build)arounditfortouriststouseEventhoughthelakecontainsalotofsalt,itisstillsafetoswimin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。Iamwritingtosuggestliftthebanonusingsmartphones,tabletcomputersandothermobiledevicesinclass.Mobiledevicescameintoexistenceasresultofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Theywouldbenefitusalotaslongastheyareusedproper.First,mobiledevicesareefficiencyandcanhelpteachersknowthatstudentsunderstandwhatistaughtwhentheyfinishtheirexercises.Second,mobiledevicescanmakeclassesmoreinterestedsostudentswillbemorewillingtolearn.Finally,us