2024届甘肃省武威市凉州区武威第八中学高三下学期5月阶段性考试英语试题试卷含解析

2024届甘肃省武威市凉州区武威第八中学高三下学期5月阶段性考试英语试题试卷注意事项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．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup2．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what3．---_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.---I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans4．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing5．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor6．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood7．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup8．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith9．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe10．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where11．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating12．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen13．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can14．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which15．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead16．Daniel’sfamily________theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.A．areenjoying B．aretoenjoy C．willenjoy D．willbeenjoying17．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding18．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend19．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction20．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed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）Itmaybemadepossibleforcomputersandrobotsto"read"humanpersonalitiesbyreadinghumaneyemovements.Theeyesarereallythewindowstothesoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticatedalgorithms(算法)maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollowed42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminedtheirpersonalitytraits(特点)with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,andunfoldedsomekindofconnectionsbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.Theresearchersexpectedthatwiththedatafedintotheiralgorithmscomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion(外向)，agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptualcuriosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingmighthelpimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress."Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputersthatcanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?A．Robotscanunderstandhumanpersonality.B．Eyemovementsconnectwithpersonality.C．Computersrecordhumaneyemovements.D．Personalitydetermineshumaneyemovements.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlyintroduce?A．Theresearchsubjects.B．Theresearchprocess.C．Theresearchoutcomes.D．Theresearchapplication.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLoetschersaid?A．Robotswillbesmarterthanhumans.B．Machinesmaybecomemoresocial.C．Theresearchisoflittlesignificance.D．Human-machineinteractionwillexplode.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Thefindingofanewstudy.B．Eyesaswindowstothesoul.C．Thehuman-machineinteraction.D．Thedevelopmentofhigh-techdevices.22．（8分）Sunstrokeisaconditionthatcanquicklygofromdangeroustodeadly,especiallyifpropercareisn’tgivenimmediately.Sunstroke,sometimescalledheatstroke,isaresultofthebodytemperaturerisingabovesafelimits.Thiscausesthebody’snecessaryfunctionstostopworking.It’susuallyprettyeasytoavoidsunstroke,aslongasproperactionistaken.Inthatcase,youneedtoactasquicklyaspossibletoreturnthatperson’sbodytoasafetemperature.Hereareafewtipstohelptreatsunstroke.CallforhelpCalltogetanambulanceasquicklyaspossible.Thisshouldbethefirstthingyoudo,especiallyifthesunstrokedpersonhasfainted(昏迷).Also,callforhelpfromanyonenearbyifyou’reinapublicplace.Ifthere’snoonearound,callsomeonenearbyiftheycangettheresoonerthananambulance.Askeveryonetobringyouasmuchwateraspossible,ifthereisn’tmuchnearby.GetthepersontoacoolerareaIfthere’sabuildingnearby,aimforthat.Anywherewithplentyofairconditioningandwaterisperfect.Ifabuildingisn’tavailable,bringthepersontoawellshadedarea.GetthewaterflowingIfthepersonisstillconscious,gethimorhertodrinkwater.Ifthere’sabathtubavailable,fillitwithcoolwaterandputthepersoninit.Ifyourwatersupplyislimited,youhavetosaveit.Dampenatowelorshirtandputitontheperson’sbody.Focusontheface,neck,andchest.FanthepersonGettingmovingairoverthepersoncoolshimorherdown.Useanything,atowelorsheet,ashirt,yourhands,orapieceofboard.Thisiswherehavingmanypeoplearoundreallyhelps,astheycancombinetofantheentirebody.1、Whendoesapersongetsunstrok?A．Whenthebodydoesn’tfunction.B．Whenpropercareisgivenimmediately.C．Whensomeoneisexposedtothesuntoolong.D．Whenthebodytemperaturegoesupbeyondwhatonecanbear.2、Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A．Thefirstaidforsunstroke.B．Thecauseofsunstroke.C．Thechiefsymptomsofsunstroke.D．Theessentialpreventionsofsunstroke.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Tocallforassistancefromothers.B．Toleavethesunstrokedpersonintheshade.C．Toapplyawettoweltotheperson’sface.D．Tohelpthepersontakesomemedicine.4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom.A．aguidebookB．abookreviewC．amedicalmagazineD．anofficialdocument23．（8分）1、Whatisthepurposeofthisemail?A．Tointroducethehoteltotheguest.B．Totelltheguesthowtocancelthereservation.C．Toshowthehotel’sappreciationforthereservation.D．Toinformtheguestofcancellationrulesandrequestconfirmation.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcancellationpolicy?A．Youcan’tcancelthereservation.B．Youcancalltocancelthereservation.C．Youcan’tgetanyrefundifyoucancelthereservationatarrival.D．Youcangetfullrefundifyoucancelthereservationbeforearrival.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthereservationstatus(状态)?A．Ithasbeenconfirmed. B．Itneedstobeconfirmedwithin3days.C．Ithasbeencancelled. D．Itwillbecancelledwithin3days.24．（8分）Manyofuslistentomusicwhilewework,thinkingthatitwillhelpustoconcentrateonthetaskathand.Andinfact,recentresearchhasfoundthatmusiccanhavebeneficialeffectsoncreativity.Whenitcomestootherareasofperformance,however,theimpactofbackgroundmusicismorecomplicated.Theideathatlisteningtomusicwhenworkingisbeneficialtooutputprobablyhasitsrootsintheso-called“Mozarteffect”.Putsimply,thisisthefindingthatspatialrotationperformance(空间旋转能力)isincreasedimmediatelyafterlisteningtothemusicofMozart,comparedtonosoundatall.Howsoundaffectsperformancehasbeenthetopicofresearchforover40years,andisobservedthroughaphenomenoncalledtheirrelevantsoundeffect.Tostudyirrelevantsoundeffect,participantsintheresearchareaskedtocompleteasimpletaskwhichrequiresthemtorecallaseriesofnumbersorlettersintheexactorderinwhichtheysawthem.Thetrickythingisbeingabletodothiswhileignoringanybackgroundnoise.Twokeycharacteristicsoftheirrelevantsoundeffectarerequiredforitsobservation.First,thetaskmustrequirethepersontousetheirrehearsalabilities(复述能力),andsecond,thesoundmustcontainacousticalvariation(声学变化).Wherethesounddoesnotvarymuchacoustically,theperformanceofthetaskismuchclosertothatobservedinquietconditions.Theirrelevantsoundeffectitselfcomesfromattemptingtoprocesstwosourcesoforderedinformationatthesametime—onefromthetaskandonefromthesound.Unfortunately,onlytheformerisrequiredtosuccessfullyperformtherecalltask,andtheeffortinensuringthatirrelevantorderinformationfromthesoundisnotprocessedactuallyhinders(阻碍)thisability.Asimilarconflictisalsoseenwhenreadingwhileinthepresenceoflyricalmusic.Inthissituation,thetwosourcesofwords—fromthetaskandthesound—areinconflict.Thecostispoorerperformanceofthetaskinthepresenceofmusicwithlyrics.Whatthisallmeansisthatwhetherhavingmusicplayinginthebackgroundhelpsorhindersperformancedependsonthetaskandonthetypeofmusic,andonlyunderstandingthisrelationshipwillhelppeoplemaximizetheirproductivitylevels.1、“Mozarteffect”ismentionedto________.A．explainhowmusiccanrelaxpeopleB．showmusiccanimproveperformanceC．advisepeopletolistentoMozartmusicD．stressMozartmusicgainswideattention2、Itcanbeinferredthatparticipantsintheresearch________.A．haveimprovedtheirrehearsalabilityB．performbetterinthequietconditionsC．ignorethebackgroundnoisesuccessfullyD．preferthemusicwithgreatsoundvariation3、Paragraph6iswrittento________.A．supportanidea B．makeacontrastC．introduceatopic D．describeafact4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MusicshapesyourlifeB．MusicdevelopsyourcreativityC．ChoosequietmusicforyourworkD．Doesmusicmakeyouconcentrate?25．（10分）Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover35years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico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）ImetJaneBlackinuniversity,andsoonwebecamefriends．ThefirsttimeIwenttoherhomeIfoundherfamilyquitedifferentfrommyown．Inmyfamily,itwasalwaysimportanttoplace1whenanythingbadhappened．"Whodidthis?"mymotherwouldscreamaboutadirtykitchen．"Thisisallyour2,Katharine,"myfatherwouldinsistwhenthecatgotoutorthedishwasher3Fromthetimewewerelittle,mysister,brothersandItoldoneachother．Wesetaplaceforblameatthedinnertable．4,theWhitesdidn'tworryaboutwhohaddonewhat．Theypickedupthepiecesand5withtheirlives．ThebeautyofthiswasdrivenhometomethesummerJanedied．InJuly,theWhitesistersandIdecidedtotakeacar6fromtheirhomeinFloridatoNewYork．Thetwooldersisters,SarahandJane,werecollegestudents,andtheyoungest,Amy,hadrecently7sixteen．Proudofhavinganewdriver'slicense,Amywasexcitedaboutpracticingherdrivingonthetrip．She8herlicensetoeveryoneshemet．Thebigsisters9thedrivingofSarah'snewcarduringthefirstpartofthetrip,butwhentheyreached_10_crowdedareas,theyletAmy10．SomewhereinSouthCarolina,wepulledoffthehighwaytoeat．Afterlunch,Amygotbehindthewheel．Shecametoacrossroadswithastopsign．Whethershewasnervousorjustdidn'tseethesignnoonewould11know,butAmycontinuedintothecrossroadswithoutstopping．Thedriverofalargetruck,unabletostopintime,ranintoourcar．Janewaskilledimmediately．Iwasonly12injured．ThemostdifficultthingthatI’veeverdonewastocalltheWhitestotellthemabouttheaccidentandthatJanehaddied．Painful__14_itwasformetoloseagoodfriend,Iknewthatitwasfarworseforthemtoloseachild．WhenMr．andMrs．Whitearrivedatthehospital,theyfoundtheirtwodaughterssharingaroom．SarahhadafewcutsontheheadandAmy'slegwasbroken．Theyhuggedusallandcriedtearsof13andofjoyatseeingtheirdaughters．They14awaythegirls'tearsandmadeafewjokesatAmyasshelearnedtousehercrutches（拐仗）.Tobothoftheirdaughters,andespeciallytoAmy,overandovertheysimplysaid,"We'resogladthatyou'realive．"Iwas15．Noblame．Noaccusations．Later,IaskedtheWhiteswhytheynevertalkedaboutthefactthatAmywasdrivingandhadrunastopsign．Mrs.Whitesaid,"Jane'sgone,andwemissher16．Nothingwesayordowilleverbringherback．ButAmyhasherwholelifeaheadofher．Howcanshe_19____afullandhappylifeifshefeelsweblameherforhersister'sdeath?"Theywereright．AmygraduatedfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaandgotmarriedseveralyearsago．Sheworks17ateacheroflearning-disabledstudents．She'salsoamotheroftwolittlegirlsofherown,theoldestnamedJane．1、A．anger B．blame C．scream D．pride2、A．fault B．mistake C．benefit D．action3、A．broke B．caught C．stopped D．worked4、A．Then B．However C．Therefore D．Still5、A．hadon B．puton C．goton D．movedon6、A．drive B．voyage C．trip D．tour7、A．became B．reached C．got D．turned8、A．showedoff B．turnedup C．broughtout D．tookoff9、A．took B．tasted C．shared D．experienced10、A．more B．less C．far D．quite11、A．turnup B．getdown C．takeover D．takeup12、A．hardly B．never C．even D．ever13、A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．quickly14、A．as B．so C．when D．while15、A．pity B．sadness C．shame D．sympathy16、A．swept B．gave C．wiped D．cleaned17、A．delighted B．excited C．amused D．astonished18、A．terribly B．hard C．gradually D．rarely19、A．direct B．guide C．lead D．conduct20、A．for B．as C．like D．to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）Springiscoming.Everythingiswakingfromitswintersleep.Thefields1．(dress)inafreshrobeofgreen.Thewildflowersbegintopeepforth(隐隐露出).Birdssingamongthetrees,andbegintogettheirnestsready2．summer.Menarenowsowingseedsinthefields.Thedaysare3．(warm),