江苏省泰兴市西城中学2024届高三第十七次模拟考试英语试题含解析

江苏省泰兴市西城中学2024届高三第十七次模拟考试英语试题注意事项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．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the2．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant3．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone4．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied5．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.6．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom7．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith8．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely9．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what10．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup11．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped12．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so13．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither14．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect15．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what16．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans17．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped18．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since19．Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！20．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped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）Iwasinthemiddleofcodingawebpagewhenmywifeemailedmethesequestions:Everwonderwhatitwouldbeliketohavetheface,thebrains,thepersonalityandthebody?Whatitwouldbeliketohaveeveryonestopwhenyouwalkinaroom?Whatitwouldbeliketobeabletogetanythingoranyoneyouwant?Istoppedforamomentandthoughtaboutitbecausemywifewouldn'temailmethisunlesssomethinghaddrivenhertodoso.IemailedherbackwithwhatIthoughtwasaprettygoodanswer.HereiswhatIwroteherback.Yes,Ihadthoughtmanytimesaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeoneofthebeautifulpeople.TobeabletotakeyourbreathawaywhenIwalkedintoaroom,ortobethelifeofthepartyandhaveeveryonefawning(奉承)overmeasIworeonlythefinestclothesandsportedtheperfectbody?ButthenIalwayscamebacktotherealizationthatalifestylelikethatissofragile.Asyougetolder,yourbodychanges;asyougetolder,themoneychanges.Yourbodyneverlooksthesame;theclothesbecomemoreandmoreexpensivetomaintain.Andonceyouhavecrossedtheline,suddenlyyouareout.Thenextfreshfacecomesinandyouarequicklyforgotten.AllthroughgrowingupIwasneveranattractiveperson.Iwasoverweightandpickedon.Butthatdidn'tstopmefrombeinganiceperson—agood,clean,funnyandhelpfulperson.Iwasthepersonwhoyoucametowhenyouneededafriendafterabreakup.Iwastheoneyoucametowhenyouneededajoketobrightenupyourday.Andinthelongrun,Iwillbetheoneyouremember,notthenewface,orthefreshstyle.Inclosing,Iwouldliketosaythatwe,aspeople,havedevelopedintolookingforthingsthatarebiggerandbetterinsteadofwhatwilllast.Idon'tknowaboutyou,butIwillrememberthefriendwhohelpedmewhenIwasdown,morethanthehotgirlIjustsawwalkingdownthestreet.IwishIcouldteachtheworldsomemorejokes.1、Howdidtheauthorreacttohiswife'squestions?A．Hetookthemseriously.B．Hewentoncodingthepage.C．Herepliedtothemrightaway.D．Hewonderedwhyshehaddoneso.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．Hecaresmuchaboutappearance.B．Hehasacleverandbeautifulwife.C．Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.D．Hedoesn'tlikebeautifulwomen.3、Accordingtothetext,theauthorwouldagreethatoneshould________．A．tryanewandfreshlifestyleB．telljokestoliveameaningfullifeC．wearfancyclothestoattractpeopleD．bethepersonwhobringsjoytoothers4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatIsWisdom?B．WhatWillLast?C．ThreeQuestionsD．ThreeAnswers22．（8分）Mentiontheword“coding”andthefirstimagethatcomestomindisacomplicatedalgorithm（运算法则）thathasnorelationshiptotherealworld.Itis,therefore,nowonderthatmostkidsavoidlearningthisskillthatisbecomingincreasinglyimportantintoday'sworld.Now,thankstoasmallrobot,evenkidsasyoungasfive,willbedemandingprogram.Root,arobot,canbeaccessedusinganiPad.Ithasbeendesignedtoteachcodingtokidsatvariouslevels.Forbeginnersoryoungchildren,Rootislessaboutcodingbutmoreaboutproblem-solving.Kidscanconstructa“whatif”situationbymovingicons（图标）aroundonthetabletandobservingtheconsequencesoftheiractioninstantly.Thissimple“causeandeffect”logiccanbeusedtoteachtherobotto“drive”alongaverticaldry-erasewhiteboardandquicklydrawwithadry-erasemarker.Rootcanalsobeinstructedtomovearoundthefloor,drawpatterns,andavoidbarriers.Asstudentsgetmorecomfortablewiththeconcept,theycandownloadcommands,meaningthatRootcanbetoldtodrawaracetrackonawhiteboard,andthenmultipleRootrobotscanbeinstructedtoraceeachother.OtherfunoptionsincludeprogrammingRoottogofasterwhendrivingoverthecolorgreenandcomingtoastopuponsensingthecolorred.That'sjustthebeginningofthepossibilities—Rootcanalsobetaughttofleewhenitdetectsdanger,whichinthiscaseisthebeamfromaflashlight,andevenplay“AngryBirds”onawhiteboardusingreal-worldphysics.SincemultipleRootscanbeusedatthesametime,therobotistheperfectclassroomtooltointroducecodingtoyoungkids.Raphaelbelievesthatthisnovelapproachtocodingwillexcitegreatinterestbecauseunlikethetraditionalmethod,Rootmakescodingfunforeventheyoungestofstudents.Unfortunately,therobot,successfullytestedbykidsinthelaboratory,isnotyetavailableforschools.TheresearchersestimatethatRootwillbesoldforabout$200,makingitfairlyaffordableforanyonethatwishestolearnhowtocode.1、Whyarekidsafraidtolearntocodeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Itisverydifficultforthemtolearnthisskill.B．Itgetsthemmoreuncomfortabletousecomputers.C．Learningcodewillcostthemalargesumofmoney.D．Kidsfinditwillhavelessfunplayingcomputergames.2、TherobotcalledRoothelpskidsto______.A．changekids'studyattitudesB．moveiconsaroundmoreeasilyC．greatlyimprovekids'testmarksD．feelateasewhenlearningtocode3、Whatdoweknowabouttherobot?A．Itteacheskidstocode.B．Itisusedtodesignprograms.C．Itmakes“AngryBirds”popular.D．Ithelpskidstobreakcodes.23．（8分）Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworldandfamousforitsbeautifulcanals,topartmuseums,andcyclingculture.ItisthecapitalandmostpopulouscityintheNetherlandsandoftenreferredtoasthe“VeniceoftheNorth”becauseofitswidesystemofbridgesandcanals.HerearesomeofthekeypointstorememberasyouplanyourtriptoAmsterdam.Must-SeeAttractionsMostvisitorsbegintheirAmsterdamadventureintheOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditionalarchitecture,shoppingcenters,andcoffeeshops.ThetopmuseumstovisitaretheRijksmuseum,theAnnFrankHouse,andtheVanGoghMuseum.TheCanalRingisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuilttoattractwealthyhomeownersandanareaforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.TransportationTravelersshouldbeawarethatAmsterdamAirportSchipholisoneofthebusiestairportsintheworld.Thisairportislocatedabout15kilometerssouthwestofthecitycenter.YoucancatchatrainfromSchipholtoAmsterdamCentralStation,whichhasmanyconnectingroutes.It’stypicallynotagoodideatodriveacartothecitycenter.Cyclingisincrediblypopularhere,andit’seasytofindcheapbikerentalsaroundthetown.Amsterdamhasaflatterrain(地形)andit’sagoodchoicetoexplorethecityonfoot.Money-savingTips●LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam’sSouthDistrict^whereratesaregenerallycheaperthaninthecitycenter.●Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney●Insteadofhiringatourguide,jumpontoacanalboat.They’reinexpensiveandwillgiveyouauniquepointofviewofthecity.Checkathttp://wmv.save70.comtoviewpricecomparisonsforflights,hotels,andrentalcarsbeforeyoubook.1、WhatcanvisitorsdointheOldCentre?A．Dosomeshopping.B．Visitamuseum.C．Runacoffeeshop.D．Comeacrossmanyarchitects.2、Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertouristsinthetext?A．Hiringatourguide.B．Visitingthecityonfoot.C．Buyingticketsatthecounter.D．Goingtothecitycenterbycar.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toencouragemoreoverseastravelling.B．Tocomparesometouristattractions.C．Topromotesomefamousmuseums.D．Toadvertisetravellinginformation.24．（8分）Thepalm-forward(掌心向外)"V"sign,formedbyraisingandspreadingthewristtwofingers,hasthreedifferentmeaningsinAmericanculture.Themostpopularmeaningofthe"V"signwasinventedin1941byaBelgian,VictorDeLavalaye.WantingasymbolforresistancetotheNazioccupation,hecameupwiththesingleletter"V",whichstoodnotonlyforhisownfirstname,butalsoforEnglishvictory,Flemishvirijheid,andFrenchvictoire.Thesymbolismofthesignspreadveryquickly,andWinstonChurchilluseditconstantlyinpublicappearance.Thusthroughoutthe1940sand1950s,thegesturemeantsimply"victory".Thesecondmeaningcameinthe1960s.Becauseofitsmilitaryimplication,Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesignsarcastically(讽刺地)againstthearms,sothatitbecameknownasthe"peacesign".Inthe1970s,the"W'sign,whichhadlostitsmilitaryimplication,wasacommongreetingamongfreedomlovers,acidheads,politicalradicals,andultimately,youngpeopleingeneral.Sobyaboutthemiddleofthe1970s,itnolongergavecluetotheuser'sphilosophy.Thethirdmeaningistheoldestandleastcommon.Americanchildrenjokinglyput"V",whichresembles"horns",behindfriends-headsingroupsnapshot.TheyareunknowinglyreproducingsomethingthatsouthernEuropeanswouldfindhighlyoffensive.Thismischief,called"hornsoftheDevil",isavariantoftheEuropean"horns"gesture,whichisobscene（猥亵的).Herethe"w'signmeans"Yourwifehasbeencheatingonyouor,whenplacedbehindanother'shead,hiswifehasbeencheatingonhim."IntheUnitedStates,thegestureistypicallygivenwiththepalmfacingtheviewer.TheBritishuseboththisversionandanolder,palm-backwardversion;thelatterisobsceneinAmericanculture,andcorrespondstotheAmerican"finger".Churchillgotsomesurprisedstaresin1941when,evidentlyunawareofthemeanusage,hegavethepalm-backward"V"toBritishtroops.InEnglandtodayyoucouldhavetobeasocialhermitnottounderstandthedistinction.Astonishingly,however,MargaretThatcherrepeatedChurchill'serrorafterhervictoryinthe1979election.1、What'sthemostpopularmeaningofthe"V"sign?A．Victory, B．Peace.C．Cheat. D．Freedom.2、WhydidChurchillgetsomesurprisedstaresaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Hewasproudofhistroops.B．Hehadwantedtobeahermit.C．Hewasn'tinsensibleofthemeanusageofthe"V"sign.D．HewantedtoshowcongratulationstoBritishtroops.3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．The"V"signsimplymeansvictorysince1941.B．The"V"signmeaningpeacewasinventedbyaBelgian.C．ThatchermadethesameerrorasChurchillafterhersuccessfulelection.D．Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesigntogreetamongfreedomlovers.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．It'snevertoooldtolearn.B．Thinkwellbeforeyouspeak.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Trytoknowculturediversityfullyandregionally.25．（10分）You’vegotyourfancynewsuitcaseandyou’rereadytotakeitwithyouonyourtravelsacrosstheglobe.Yougettotheairport,quicklymovingthroughthecrowdsontheunevenpavement,rushingtocheckin.Then,yourheartsinkswhenyourealizeyournewsuitcasehasgotaseriouscaseofthewobbles(摇晃).Whydoesthishappen?ScientistsfromtheUniversiteParis-DiderotinFranceinvestigatedthismatterandpublishedtheirfindingsinthesciencejournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyA．Theyalsosuggestedsomesolutionstoovercomethismodern-dayproblem.Tolearnmoreabouttheissue,theyputasuitcaseonatreadmill(跑步机)andobservedwhathappened.Itwassoonnotedthatthe“wobble”wasactuallyaresultofrepeatedactionsthatcausedthesuitcasetoswayfromsidetoside.Theydiscoveredthatifoneofthewheelsencounteredanobstaclesuchasasmallbump,itjumpedintotheairforjustamomentandthenbangedbackdowntotheground.Thatsecondactioncausedtheoppositewheeltoliftoffthegroundandthentobangbackdown,causingthefirsttoliftagainandsoon.Thisswayingincreasedastheluggagewaspulledalong.“Thesuitcaseisafunwaytotackletheproblem,butthestudywouldbethesameforanytrolleywithtwowheelsorblades(桨叶),”SylvainCourrechduPont,leadauthorofthestudy,toldBBCNews.“Soitwillbethesameforacaravan(大篷车)ormaybealsoforairplanes.”Insteadofslowingdownwhenweseearockypartofthepath,thescientistsrecommendeddoingtheexactoppositeandspeedingup.Thisisbecausegoingfastergivesthewheelslesstimetoriseandfall,preventingthecasefromswaying.Theyalsosaidthatreducingtheangleofthesuitcasebyloweringitshandletothegroundwouldhelpkeepitsteady.“Thesefindingscouldhelpresearcherssimulateanddesignbetterrollingsuitcasesandotherpulledtrolleys,suchastowedtrailers,”CourrechduPontadded.Withthesemasterminds(智者)workingonperfectingoursuitcaseproblems,wobblyluggagemaysoonbeathingofhistory,leavingustoenjoyourtravels.1、Themainpurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsisto______.A．showtheimportanceofagoodwheeledsuitcasefortravelB．leaduptothewobblingproblemofwheeledsuitcasesC．describehowunstablewheeledsuitcasescanbeD．showthatwobblingcancausewheeledsuitcasestostopworking2、Accordingtothescientists,whenasuitcasemeetswithanobstacle,______.A．theswayingwillstopforamomentB．itstwowheelswilljumpintotheairatthesametimeC．evenasmallobstaclecanleadtoaseriousdamageD．thereisaseriesofrepeatedactionsleadingtotheswaying3、Whatcanbedonetokeepasuitcasesteadyonanunevenpathaccordingtothetext?A．Slowdown. B．Pullthesuitcaseatafasterspeed.C．Raisethehandleofthesuitcase. D．Increasetheangleofthesuitcase.4、Accordingtothearticle,thefindingscould______.A．helpimprovethedesignofsuitcasesB．solvethewobbleofsuitcasescompletelyC．behelpfulintheadvancementoftreadmillsD．beusedtodevelopbladesforboats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）Afewyearsago,Iwasworkinginasmallorganization.Everyonewasbusyworkingonprojectsallday,1alotfromstress.Oneparticularweek,Idecidedtomakepeoplesmile.Sooneevening,Iwroteupafewquotesthathave2meovertheyears.Thenextmorning,Iwenttoworkabitearlyandquickly3themupbythemirrorsintheofficerestroom.Maybesomeoneelsewouldenjoythe4asmuchasIhad,andperhapstheymightjust5theirday,Ithought.Forthenextfewmonths,someofthequotesgottakendown,butInoticedthatacouple6.Soperhapsothers7them,too.Eventually,I8mycontract(合同)withthatorganizationandconditionsbroughtmetoothersettings.Acoupleyearspassed,duringwhichI'dgetanemailupdatefrommy9bossandteammateseverysooften.Afewmonthsago,Iwas10toareunionwithmycolleaguestohear11onhowtheprojectIhadworkedonwasgoing.AlthoughI12workedinthisofficebuilding,Ihadreallyenjoyedworkingwithmyteam,andwas13toseethemallagain.Towardstheendoftheevent,Iwenttothe14,andfoundthequotethatIhadwrittentwoandahalf15earlierwasstillupinthesamespotbythemirror!It16:"Therealvoyageof17consistsnotinseekingnewlands,butinseeingwithneweyes."—MarcelProustItwasa(n)18momenttofinditstillstoodoutasashiningremindereachtimesomeonewenttotherestroom.Wenever19howlongaseedplantedwilltaketobloomandgivefruit—butsimplykeepsowingseedsof20fromtheheart...1、A．expectingB．learningC．sufferingD．escaping2、A．inspiredB．frustratedC．confusedD．surprised3、A．rangB．cleanedC．pickedD．posted4、A．mirrorsB．quotesC．daysD．projects5、A．wasteB．spoilC．freshenD．celebrate6、A．remainedB．fellC．disappearedD．separated7、A．wroteB．likedC．hatedD．ignored8、A．exchangedB．signedC．renewedD．finished9、A．formerB．presentC．potentialD．real10、A．persuadedB．attractedC．invitedD．sent11、A．instructionsB．updatesC．suggestionsD．arguments12、A．onceB．seldomC．frequentlyD．nolonger13、A．happyB．awkwardC．shyD．astonished14、A．officeB．bathroomC．cinemaD．exit15、A．daysB．monthsC．yearsD．decades16、A．wroteB．expressedC．readD．reminded17、A．historyB．discoveryC．aggressionD．business18、A．sweetB．shockingC．toughD．lucky19、A．careB．considerC．predictD．know20、A．knowledgeB．curiosityC．kindnessD．tolerance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）ManyChinesebelieve1．(eat)pigbrainswillincreasetheir2．(intelligent)andsomeAmericans3．(regular)eatuncookedeggstokeeptheirmindssharp.4．，doctorsdon'tadvisepeople5．(eat)theraweggsoranimalbrains.Then，whatfoodisgoodforyourbrain？Scientistshavefoundarelationshipbetweendietandahealthybrain.Generallyspeaking，fishisabrainfood.Besidesfish，youshouldaddlotsofdarkgreenleafyvegetablesandcolorfulfruits6．yourdiet7．mostpeoplelack(缺乏)thespecialvitamins8．thesebrainfoodsprovide.Ifyouofteneatbrainfoods，theycanincreasebrainpower—helpyoupayattention，keepyou9．(excite)，improveyourmemoryandlessenstressfromstudies.Thenyoucandomuch10．(good)inyourtest.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下面划一横线，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，多着（从第11处起）不计分。Iliketravelverymuch、IhadbeentomostoftheinterestedplacesinBritainalreadyandIjustdon’twantothercoldEnglishsummer、SoI’llgoabroadforchangethisyear、WhereI’dliketoisFrance,Spain,orItaly、Thoughgoingabroadhasthetro