2024-2025学年广西贺州市平桂区平桂高级中学高三下学期四调考试英语试题理试题含解析

2024-2025学年广西贺州市平桂区平桂高级中学高三下学期四调考试英语试题理试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight2．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could3．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown4．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely5．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though6．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere7．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises8．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．as B．which C．where D．that9．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if10．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching11．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what12．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others13．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied14．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what15．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when16．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology17．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased18．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever19．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve20．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when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）Wecanhaveconflictswithourimportantpersonslikefriends,relatives,workmates,etc.Buttheconflictsdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattherelationshipwillbedestroyed.Infact,sometimesconflicthelpspeopletoletouttheirsilentfeelings,allowingthemtofreetheirsuppressedemotions.However,wheninaconflict,weusuallygetangryandsayordothingswhicharen’tlinkedtotheproblemathand.Therefore,itisimportantthatweshouldtrytoavoidconflictsthrougheffectivecommunication.Inaheatedargument,weusuallysaythingsthataren’trelatedtotherealproblem,andevenuserudewordstomakesurewegainanadvantageovertheotherperson.Thenthewholesituationgoesbadly.Soweshouldseparate(隔离)therootcauseoftheproblemandbuildourdiscussionaroundit.Thisensuresthattherearenoruderemarksandthesituationmovesinapositivedirection.It’seasyforustothinkwe’rerightandifsomethingisn’tworkingout,itsurelymustbesomeoneelse’sfault.However,ifyouaimtosolveaconflict,firstofall,youshouldshowsomerespectandallowtheotherpartytoexpressthemselves.Usingremarkslike,“Iunderstandyourconcernonthis”or“Iknowyou’rerightatyourend”,wouldmaketheotherpersonfeelmoreappreciated.Sometimessomepeoplegettooexcitedandmaybehaveinthewrongwayorsaysomethingothersmaynotappreciate.Thiscancauseaworsesituation.Actually,theyshouldcontroltheiremotionsandkeepcalm.Thishastobelearnedthroughself-controlandobservingbehaviorofotherpeople.Thetipsmentionedaboveareusefulformostsituations.However,wedon’truleoutthepossibilitythattherearesomepeoplealwayswanttocreatesomesortoftroubleforothers.Youcantellthemfromothers,andputtinginanefforttoresolveaconflictwiththemmayjustnotbeawiseidea.Thebestwaytodealwiththesepeopleistoforgetthem.Afamoussayingcanhelpyouandthatis:“Youshouldneverfightwithapig;youbothgetdirtyandonlythepiglikesit.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Conflictsmayhelpusdealwithouremotions.B．Conflictscanimproveourrelationswithothersgreatly.C．Effectivecommunicationcanhelpusavoidconflictsundoubtedly.D．Theclosertwofriendsare,themoreconflictsarebetweenthem.2、Whenmakingdiscussionstosolveconflicts,weshould.A．knowothers’personalqualityB．knowothers’abilityofexpressionC．avoidshowingourdisadvantagesD．avoidtherootcauseoftheproblem3、Theauthorsuggeststhatwhenpeoplegettooexcited,theyshould.A．behavelikeotherpeopleB．controlthesituationC．learntokeeptheirheadD．saysomethingunconcerned4、Intheauthor’sopinion,howshouldyoudealwiththosewhoalwayswanttocreatetroubleforyou?A．Fightwiththem.B．Ignorethem.C．Haveatalkwiththem.D．Givethemsomethingtheylike.22．（8分）Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomous(自动的)carthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareunfortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.It’saquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyisdeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousvehicletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2019goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromL.A．toNewYork，andhavethecarparkitself.However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidation(批准生效)andtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indeed,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.TheUKgovernmentappearscommittedencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModernTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoaccountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurerspointsout,“Nearly90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking$20millionperdayinclaims.1、WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?A．Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.B．Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.C．Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.D．Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.2、WhatistheUKgovernment’sattitudetoautonomouscars?A．Cautious. B．Positive.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.3、Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.B．Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.C．Trafficaccidentswasteinsurancecompaniesquitealot.D．Motoristsaresurprisedtohearaboutautonomouscars.4、Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto________.A．amusereaderswithfunnyexamplesB．showhisdeeploveforautonomouscarsC．introduceanewdevelopmentintechnologyD．provideapersuasiveargumentagainstautonomy23．（8分）Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.24．（8分）Wanted,SomeoneforaKissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprogrammes.Musicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessary,alongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusic.Pleaseapply(申请)inwritingtoProducerVacancies,Kiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40,tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday,10:30—16:00.Excellentpay.Pleasecontact(联系)theEnterpriseShoppingCenter,StationParade,Eastbourne.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujoininourRevenueAdministrationUnit,youwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivision,dealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeClevelwewouldliketotalktoyou.Thispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperience.WealdenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-45andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining,youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecision,andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem.Payupwardsof￡15,000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV(简历)toMrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.1、Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A．ProducerVacancies,Kiss100. B．MrsR.Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited.C．TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre. D．WealdenDistrictCouncil2、WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho__________________.A．isagedbetween24and40 B．maydosometrainingworkC．shoulddealwithgeneralduties D．canworkforaboutamonth3、Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A．Producer,LondonKiss. B．FatherChristmas.C．AccountantsAssistant D．SoftwareTrainer4、WhatkindofpersonwouldprobablyapplytoPalmaceLimited?A．OnewithGCSEgradeClevel. B．Onewithsomeofficeexperience.C．Onehavinggoodcomputerknowledge. D．Onetrainedinproducingmusicprogrammes.25．（10分）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebornafter1978,andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteisconsumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.It’sacommunityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing(管道装置)linesareputinside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthewallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17°Ccoolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginside.Thevillageisthebrainchild(主意)ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestartedtothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasicideafortheconstructionprocess.Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoretoprotecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhowtoreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyourpassageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour“footprints”.1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?A．Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.B．Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.C．Theamountofplasticwaste.D．Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?A．Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.B．Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.C．Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.D．Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?A．Creative.B．Courageous.C．Enthusiastic.D．Sensitive.4、ThemainpurposeofRobert’sprojectsisto________.A．provideshelterforlocalsB．reusealldesertedplasticbottlesC．popularizetheuseofplasticbottlesD．raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness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）AliaBakerisalibrarianinIraq.Herlibraryusedtobea1placeforallwholovedbooksandlikedtoshareknowledge.They2variousmattersallovertheworld.Whenthewarwasnear,Aliawas3thatthefiresofwarwoulddestroythebooks,whicharemore4toherthanmountainofgold.Thebooksareineverylanguage—newbooks,ancientbooks,5abookonthehistoryofIraqthatissevenhundredyearsold.Shehadaskedthegovernmentfor6tomovethebookstoa7place,buttheyrefused.SoAliatookmattersintoherownhands.8,shebroughtbookshomeeverynight,9hercarlateafterwork.Herfriendscameto10herwhenthewarbrokeout.Aniswhoownedarestaurant11tohidesomebooks.Allthroughthe12,Alia,Anis,hisbrothersandneighbourstookthebooksfromthelibrary,13themovertheseven-footwalland14themintherestaurant.Thebooksstayedhiddenasthewar15.Thenninedayslaters,afireburnedthe16totheground.Oneday,thebombingstoppedandthe17left.Butthewarwasnotoveryet.Aliaknewthatifthebooksweretobesafe,theymustbe18againwhilethecitywas19.Soshehiredatrucktobringallthebookstothehousesoffriendsinthesuburbs(郊区).NowAliawaitedforthewartoendand20peaceandanewlibrary.1、A．meetingB．workingC．personalD．religious2、A．raisedB．handledC．reportedD．discussed3、A．worriedB．angryC．doubtfulD．curious4、A．practicalB．preciousC．reliableD．expensive5、A．thenB．stillC．evenD．rather6、A．permissionB．confirmationC．explanationD．information7、A．largeB．publicC．distantD．safe8、A．FortunatelyB．SurprisinglyC．SeriouslyD．Secretly9、A．startingB．parkingC．fillingD．testing10、A．stopB．helpC．warnD．rescue11、A．intendedB．pretendedC．happenedD．agreed12、A．warB．nightC．buildingD．way13、A．putB．openedC．passedD．threw14、A．hidB．exchangedC．burntD．distributed15、A．approachedB．eruptedC．continuedD．ended16、A．restaurantB．libraryC．cityD．wall17、A．neighboursB．soldiersC．friendsD．customers18、A．soldB．readC．savedD．moved19、A．occupiedB．bombedC．quietD．busy20、A．dreamedofB．believedinC．caredaboutD．lookedfor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）IamsorrytohearthatyouareworriedaboutthevarietyofEnglishyouhavebeenlearningFirstly,thedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishmaysurprisethose1．havelearnedEnglishforyearsThere2．(be)almostnodifferencesingrammarandonlyafewdifferencesinvocabularyBritishandAmericanpeoplehavenodifficulty3．(understand)eachotherTheywatchfilmsandtelevisionsfromeachother'scountriesfor4．(please)Secondly,thereisn'tonlyoneBritish5．AmericanEnglishForexample,allmajorcitiesintheUKhave6．(they)owndialectswithdifferentaccentsfromeachotherSometimestheseaccentscanbe7．(hard)tounderstandforevenaBritishpersonthansomeAmericansAlso,thereareEnglishesfrommanyothercountriesPeoplewhospeaktheseEnglishesusuallyalsomanage8．(communicate)withotherEnglishspeakerswithoutanyproblemsAlllearnersneedtobeabletounderstandEnglishspokenandwr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