2023-2024学年广东省茂名市重点中学高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年广东省茂名市重点中学高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany2．OnthebusIsawastudent

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B．Takea12-hourtrainride.C．Climboverthetallestpeak. D．Travelthroughamoosefarm.2、Onwhichridecanyouenjoycomfortableaccommodation?A．AuroraWinterTrain. B．TheSkiTrain.C．AmtrakCaliforniaZephyr. D．Canyon﹠Christmastrains.3、Whatisthesimilarityofthefourwintertrainrides?A．Theyareallavailableduringthewholeyear.B．Theyareintendedforyoungtravelenthusiasts.C．Theyofferthepassengersgoodchancesofskiing.D．Theyprovideaccesstowintersceneryontheway.22．（8分）InAmerica，thenumberofpeoplekilledincarcrashesin2016wasabove40，000forthefirsttimeinadecade，datareleasedonWednesdayshows．“Americansbelievethereisnothingwecandotostopcrashesfromhappening，butthatisn'ttrue．Wearebehindtherestofthedevelopedworldinaddressinghighwayfatalities(死亡)．Wejusthaven'tbeenwillingtodowhatneedstobedone，”saidDeborahA．P．Hersman，presidentoftheNationalSafetyCouncil．TheNationalSafetyCouncildatashowsa6percentincreaseindeathsin2018whencomparedwith2015anda3percentincreaseinthenumberofmilesAmericanadrovein2016．“Motorvehiclefatalitynumbershavebeenringingthealarmfortwoyears，”Hersmansaid．“Unfortunately，wehavebeenblindtothedataandthekillingsonourroadways．Ifwefailtotakeaction，thedeathtellwillcontinuetorise．”“Thetrendisclear：Afteryearsofprogress，highwaydeathsareheadinginthewrongdirection，”saidJonathanAdkins，astatesafetyofficial．Thenumberofpeoplekilledreachedarecordlowof32，675in2014，accordingtoNHTSAstatistics．Thatrecordfollowedafairlysteadydownwardtrackforthepastsixyearsthatexpertsattributeditprimarilytosafetyfeaturesthathavebeenbuiltintocarsandtrucks．Safetyadvancesincludingincreasedseat-beltuse，airbags，anti-lockbraking，stabilitycontrolsandelectronicwarningsandcameras．Thebadeconomyandhighgaspricesalsoinfluencedthereductionindeaths．Now，withunemploymentandgaspricesbothlow，morepeoplearedrivingforworkandpleasuretrips．“It’snotjustthatAmericansdrivemoremileswhentheeconomyimproves；it’sthekindofmilestheydrive，”saidAdrianLund，presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety．1、What’sHersman’sattitudetowardsthepresentsituation?A．Ithasbeengettingbetter． B．Itcanhardlybeimproved．C．Theeffortsarefarfromenough． D．Muchworkhartalreadybeendone．2、Whatdowelearnaboutthenumberofhighwaydeathsin2013inAmerica?A．It’slowerthanthatin2014． B．It’slowerthanthatin2010．C．It’sthelowestinrecentyears． D．It’sthehighestinrecentlyyears．3、Whatwillhappenwiththeeconomicrecovery?A．Thegaspriceswillgoup． B．Thegaspricewillgodown．C．Therewillbemorehighwaydeaths． D．Therewillbefewerhighwaydeaths．4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TrafficDeathsAreontheRise B．HighwayDeathsWillDropoffC．MeasurestoHandleCarCrashes D．SafetyAdvancesinCarsAreMade23．（8分）OnSept.19theWestchaseElementaryPTA（Parent-TeacherAssociation）willholditsWizardWalk.TheWizardWalkisalocallyorganized,healthyalternativetotraditionalproductsalesthatwillraisemoneytosupportallPTAprogramsandeventsfortheyear.Remainingmoneywillbeappliedtoanon-goingcapitalcampaigntobuildanewplayground.TheWizardWalkwilltakeplaceonWednesday,Sept.28,from8a.m.tonoonattheWestchaseRecreationCenterField.Volunteerswillbeneededthroughouttheevent.LookformoreWizardWalkinformationandvolunteersign-uplinksinyourstudent’sfolder,orcontact（联系）LauraKohleratpresident＠westchasepta.org.ThePTAisalsoholdingayear-longSpiritStickfundraiser（资金筹集活动）.SpiritSticksaresmallandstudentscandisplaythemonakeyringontheirbackpacks,whichrepresentavarietyofinterestsandaccomplishments.TherewillbemanywaystoearnaSpiritStick（goodgrades,greatbehavior,exceptionalattendance,etc.）andopportunitiestopurchasethelimitededitionsticksforjust$1everyFridayinthecourtyard.Formoreinformation,contactNikkiPivnichnyatfundraising@westchasepta.org.Inadditiontonewfundraisingprograms,thePTAispartneringwithourGuidanceCounselor,Mrs.KierstenRivenburg,onanewcampaigncalledKindnessCounts.Lookfornewrecognitionsandrewardsaswecontinuetopromotekindnessfromourchildren,staffandparentsthroughouttheyear.Formoreinformation,contactLauraSmithatkindnesscounts@westchasepta.org.Nowinitseighthyear,theAfter-SchoolEnrichmentProgram（ASE）isbringingbacksomefavoriteprogramsandofferingsomenewones.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoexploreanddevelopavarietyofnewinterests.Classscheduleswillbeavailablesoon.RegistrationstartsonSept.7.FallsessionbeginsSept.21-22.Formoreinformation,contactJenniferNewmanatase@westchasepta.org.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheWizardWalk?A．Todonatetoanon-goingtrainingprogram.B．Toexchangetraditionalproducts.C．Tosupportthebuildingofanewschoolbuilding.D．Tocollectmoneyforcertainprogramsandevents.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutSpiritSticks?A．Theycanbeusedaskeyrings.B．Theyaremadebystudentsthemselves.C．Thelimitededitionstickscanbebought.D．Onlystudentswithgoodgradescangetthem.3、Ifstudentswanttodevelopanewhobby,theycangetintouchwith________.A．LauraKohler B．NikkiPivnichnyC．LauraSmith D．JenniferNewman24．（8分）HowtoSaveonSightseeingNewYorkCityAttractionsWithsomanyuniqueattractions，world-famousmuseums，theaters，andskyscrapersthereisalwaysplentytodoinNewYork．However，sightseeing，inNewYorkCitymightnotbetheeasiestorthecheapestexperience．Thisiswhyourteamofreal，life-longNewYorkershascreatedtheNewYorkPass．Ifyouwanttodiscoverthebestofwhatthisamazingcityofferswhilestillsavingsometimeandmoneyonyourvisit，theNewYorkPassissomethingyoushouldbeinterestedin．HowYouBenefitfromtheNewYorkPassFreeentrytoover50attractionsEmpireStateBuilding，StatueofLiberty，MuseumofModernArt，MadisonSquareGardenTour，NBCStudioTours，NewYorkAquarium&manyothers．Free140guidebookinEnglish，German&Spanish，containinghoursofoperation，mapsanddirectionstoeverytouristattraction，shopandrestaurant．Lineskippingprivileges（特权），asaNewYorkPassholderyouareentitledtofasttrackentrytotheNewYorkCity'sbusiestattractions．Over650worthofentrancefeesthat'showmuchitwouldcostifyouvisitedalltheattractionsthatNewYorkPassgrantsentrancetowithoutusingtheNewYorkPass．Thatdoesn'tevenincludetheadditionaldiscountsyoureceiveforhavingaNYPass．100%RiskFree，MoneyBackGuaranteeNewYorkPassinsurancegivesyouextracomfortincaseyourtravelplanschange，offeringrefundonnon-usedPasses．PleaseNote：Youcanvisitasmanyattractionsasyouwantevenmorewiththetimesavedwithfasttrackentry．Youdon'tneedtocarrytoomuchcashandtheNewYorkPasskeepscontrolonyourspending．NewYorkPassPrices：OfferEnds：Fri13Feb2016ProductPrice1DayAdultPass﹩751DayChildPass﹩552DayAdultPass﹩1102DayChildPass﹩903DayAdultPass﹩1123DayChildPass﹩967DayAdultPass﹩1447DayChildPass﹩112484、Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage？______A．TointroducetheNewYorkPass．B．ToattractmoretouriststoNewYork．C．TodescribehowtousetheNewYorkPass．D．ToexplainwhytheNewYorkPassiscreated．1、WhatbenefitcanyougetfromtheNewYorkPass？______A．Youdon'thavetocarrycashwithyou．B．YoucanvisittheStatueofLibertyforfree．C．Youcanchangeyourtravelplansasyoulike．D．Youcangetthefreeguidebookinfourlanguages．2、JackandhistwokidswillvisitNewYorkforthreedaysinJanuaryin2016，howmuchshouldhepayfortheNewYorkPass？______A．﹩520 B．﹩420C．﹩380 D．﹩3043、Theunderlinedphrase"areentitledto"mostprobablymeans"aregiven______of"．A．thename B．thehonorC．theprivilege D．thetitle25．（10分）Iwasstoppedataredlightonlyamileorsofrommygoalofmybrother’shouse.WewereplanningtodrivedowntogethertoNorthCarolinatobewithmyfatherwhowasbadlyill.AsIwaitedatthestoplightexperiencingthisforcedslowdown，noticedSharper’sFloristovertotheleft.ItwasthesameplacewhereIhadexperiencedmanythings-floodsofmemorieswentthroughmymindasthelightseemedablessing.InoticedthewinestorestraightaheadwheremyfatherandIhadbeenmanytimesbefore，pickingoutthebeeroftheweek.WebothlikedGermanbeer.ThelightfinallybecamegreenandImademyleftturnanddrovethroughthepoorsectionofourhometown.IrememberedhoweachThanksgivingmyfamilywouldbetogether.IalsorememberedhowmyfatherwouldtakesometimeoutofeachThanksgivingtomakesuretherewasnoonehungryintheneighborhoodssurroundingwherewelived.Icanrememberasayoungboygoingwithhimtodeliversomefood.Iwasscared.Ihadneverbeenintothispartoftownthisdeeplybefore.Myfatherseemedunfazed(泰然自若的)bythisandwentabouthisbusiness.Thepeoplewewenttohelpseemedtoknowhimandgratefullyacceptedwhathecametooffer.Myfatherseemedabletogiveawaythefoodinawaythathonoredthosehewasgivingto.Thiswasnotanarrogantact.Hewouldstopateachplaceandtalkalittle,whichIcanremembertotallypissingmeoff(厌烦).Iwantedtogetthehelloutofthere.Myfatherwantedtobesureeveryonehadfood.Iftherewerepeoplehefoundwhodidn’thavefood,hewouldtakethetimetogobackandgetmore.That’sthekindofmanhewas.1、Whenthefatherwasill,he.A．livedinNorthCarolinaB．gaveawayfoodtothepoorC．cametohelpthepoorinhishometownD．stayedatthehomeoftheauthor’sbrother2、Theauthormentionsthewinestoretotellus.A．thesametasteashisfather B．thelifeinhischildhoodC．theexperiencewithhisfather D．thebirthplaceofhisfather3、Theauthorwasafraidofgivingawayfoodtothepoorprobablybecause.A．hisfatherdidn’tstaywithhimthen B．hisfatherdidn’ttakegoodcareofhimC．hewasunfamiliarwiththesurroundings D．hehadnevermetsomanypoorpeople4、Theunderlinedword44arrogant”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．angry B．proudC．careless D．wild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）“Goodnight,Yammine.”“Goodnight,Chief，”Ireply.Thecelldoor1andIhearChief'skeysclinkingasotherdoorsclangshutfurtherdowntherow.Istepintomylittlecellandsitdown.Iglanceupatthewindow,coveredinmesh(铁网)，andthinktomyself,“Thisisn'talife,it'sjusta(n)2．”Being3makesmefeelasthoughI'mbeingburiedalive.Iamapuppet(木偶)withpeople4stringssothatIeat,sleepandwakewhentheywantmeto.Ilieonmybedasnight5andthinkthesamethoughts6Ithinkabouthowitallwentsowrong,andimaginehowIwill7forallthetimeI'velost.EverydayIlivethesameroutineandnothingchangesexceptthepeople.Prisonersdepartforotherprisons,orget8Others9fromdifferentprisons,orfreshfromcustody.It'sa10revolving(旋转)door.WhenIcommittedmy11，Iwasalostyoungboy,butnowIam12Walkingaroundtheyard,Iwouldnoticemyfellowprisonersreadingbooksandwritingletterstofriendsandfamily,whichupsetmeasmy13atschoolwaslimited.IlongedforthedaywhenI'dbeabletositinthesun,enjoyingacupofcoffeeandreadinganewspaperorbook14mychoice.Ialsolongedtowriteletterstomyfriendsandfamily,sharingmythoughtsandfeelings.Idecidednottowastemytimeinsideand,15，makethemostofalltheresourcesavailabletome.Istartedtolearnandwas16torealizemydream.Now,afterfiveyears'persistence,heartacheandhardwork,Ihave17mygoal.Having18acourseasareadingadviser,Icannowhelpotherstoreadandwrite.AndIhaveevenstartedacreativewritingworkshopatJuneeCorrectionalCentre.Learningtoreadandwriteatahighterlevelhasgivenmetheinnerstrengthtopresentmyselfinamore19manner.AndthedayI'vedreamedabouthascometrue:Inowenjoymycupofcoffeewithabookinmyotherhand.Learningtoreadandwritehaschangedmylifeandthisarticleismyfirstpieceof“proper”writing,anditwon'tbemy20．1、A．opens B．closes C．breaks D．sticks2、A．existence B．appearance C．offence D．holiday3、A．atschool B．athome C．inhospital D．inprison4、A．pulling B．shaking C．winding D．casting5、A．becomes B．drops C．feels D．falls6、A．onceandforall B．overandoveragainC．onceagain D．forgood7、A．doup B．makeup C．fixup D．mendup8、A．revealed B．sentenced C．punished D．released9、A．reach B．get C．arrive D．go10、A．continually B．occasionally C．accidentally D．rarely11、A．mistake B．crime C．error D．fault12、A．caught B．home C．found D．trapped13、A．attendance B．absence C．allowance D．assistance14、A．in B．of C．over D．by15、A．however B．instead C．thus D．nevertheless16、A．devoted B．dedicated C．determined D．decided17、A．gained B．recognized C．arrived D．achieved18、A．attended B．completed C．started D．organized19、A．positive B．negative C．sensitive D．passive20、A．best B．worst C．latest D．last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）Chinaisabigoldcountry,1．hasahistoryofmorethanfivethousandyears.Weareproudof2．(it)cultureandpartofthecultureeveninfluencestheworld3．(great),forexample,thethoughtofConfucius(孔子).AsChineseeconomydevelopsveryfastandplays4．importantroleintheworld.Moreandmore5．(foreign)learnMandarin(普通话)inConfuciusinstitutions.TheChinesetraditionalculturecan6．(test)bythetime.Itunitesthewholenation7．nomatterwhatkindofdisastercomes,wewillfighttogetherforthecountry’sfuture.Today,manyyoungpeoplelosefaithintraditionalcultureandtheyarecrazyaboutthewesternculture.Theyfollowthewesternfashion,8．(think)wearetheoldstyle.Butsomeday,they9．(realize)theyarewrong10．(ignore)traditionalculture.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。Iwenthikingtoamountainwithmyfriendlastsummer、Itwasagoodtripinthebeginningandsomethingunexpectedhappenedhalfway、Oneofmyfriendssuddenlyfeltaterriblepaininhisstomachandhecouldn’tmoveanyfar、Nobodyknewhowtodealit、One