2024届北京市丰台区北京第十二中学高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

2024届北京市丰台区北京第十二中学高三3月份模拟考试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．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced2．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere3．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot4．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when5．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome6．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which7．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted8．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen9．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding10．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow11．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the12．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing13．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten14．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink15．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while16．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently17．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto18．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.19．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what20．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup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）CakanisasuccessfulbusinessmanfromMontenegro,whohasearnedhimselfnicknames(昵称)like“thebestboss”and“Brother”bybeingsurprisinglygeneroustohisemployees.Cakan,whoowns"CakanSports",thelargestsportinggoodsstorechaininMontenegro,hasbeenmakingnewsheadlinesforyears,butnotforhisprofessionalsuccess.Heisbestknownforthegenerosityheshowstohisfaithfulandhard-workingemployees.Thebusinessmanfirmlybelievesthathiscompanycanboomonlyifhekeepshisemployeeshappy,andtothatend,hehasofferedthebestofthemsomeprettyunbelievablepresents.Cakanfirstsurprisedhisworkersbackin2012,whenheofferedfourofthembrandnewcars—2VWGolf6and2VWpolo—completewithpaidinsurance.Theyweresomeoftheoldestandmosthard-workingemployeesofCakanSports,andsincethecompanyhadrecentlymoveditsoperationsoutsidethecity,Cakanthoughthisbestpeopleshouldn'thavetostruggletogettowork."Whenwesawthem,wewerespeechless,"Danijela,oneofthereceivers,remembers."Whilethebosswassaying‘hisisagiftforyou’,allIcouldthinkofwas‘thisisnotreal,thiscan'tbehappeningtous’.”ButthiswasjustoneofthegenerouswaysCakanhasrewardedhisemployeesovertheyears.In2014,afterhearingthatoneofhisworkershadbeensavinguphispaycheckssohecouldbuyatickettotheworldCupsoccerfinal,inBrazil,hetookhimtherehimself,athisownexpense.Askedwhyhedoesn'tusecheapermeansofmotivatinghisemployees,likeasmallraiseoracashbonus,Cakanhadthistosay,"Moneycomesandgoes,butmemoriesareforever."Askedwhymanyofhisemployeescallhim"Brother",Cakantoldareporterthatitwasbecause"brothersalwayshelpeachother".1、WhatisCakanbestnotedfor?A．Hisfrequentheadlinenewsforyears.B．Hisgreatsuccessinhisbusiness.C．Hisextremegenerositytohisemployees.D．Hislargestsportinggoodsstorechain.2、WhydidCakanofferhisfourbestworkersnewcars?A．Tomakethemtraveltoworkeasily.B．Torewardtheircreativeideasinwork.C．Toencouragethemtogettoworkearlier.D．Tohelpthemreducetrafficexpenses.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ASmartBusinessman.B．AConsiderateEmployer.C．HardworkingEmployees.D．UnbelievablePresents.22．（8分）"Bigtobacco"iswhatthebossesofseverallargetechnologyfirmshavestartedcallingFacebook．Beingcomparedtothetobaccogiantsisfarfrompraise，butitisnottheonlywide﹣spreadanalogy（比拟）．AlowerblowisthesuggestionthatFacebookmaybecomelikeYahoo，theoncehigh﹣flyinginternetfirmthatfell．Evenayearagotheideawouldhavebeenunthinkable．ButsinceJanuaryFacebookhasbecometrappedinaseriesofmisjudgmentsandmissteps．ItbecameclearthatithaddonetoolittletostopRussianinterference（干涉）inAmerica'selectionin2016．Ithadtoadmitthatithadsharedthepersonaldataof90muserswithoutsidefirmswithoutpermission．ThecomparisontoYahooisimperfect．EvenatitspeakYahoo'sbusinesswasneveraslargeandprofitableasFacebook's．OneofthemainreasonsYahoodeclinedisbecauseitlostouttoapowerfulcompetitor，Google，inonlinesearch；MarissaMayer，itsbossfrom2012untilitssaletoVerizonlastyear，wasunabletorestoreadvertisers'oremployees'confidenceasusersleft．ButpeoplewhowatchedYahoo'sfallingseesimilarities．Executive（主管）turnoverwasaleadingindicatorofitsdecline；beforeMs．MayerwashiredYahoowentthroughfourchiefexecutivesinthreeyears．Mr．Zuckerberg，whocontrolsthemajorityofFacebook'svotingshares，isnotleaving，butmanytopexecutivesare．Thisyearseveralhaveannouncedtheirdepartures，includingFacebook'schiefsecurityofficer．Whenadvertisers'faithinFacebookhasbeenshaken，politiciansinWashingtonarerunningoutofpatiencewiththecompany．Lawmakers'inspectionofthefirmiscausingittobemorecautiousabouthowitusesdatafortargetingadvertisementsandaboutwhatinformationitmakesavailabletooutsiders．Mr．ZuckerbergandMs．SandbergareunderpressuretoprovetoemployeesandadvertisersthatFacebookisnotonlytrustworthybutworthyoftheirtimeandmoney．Iftheycannotdoso，andthecompany'ssharepricecontinuesitsslide，itispossiblethatMs．Sandbergwillbereplacedinthenextyear．Mr．ZuckerbergwilldoubtlesshavethoughtsaboutYahoo'ssorrytale．1、ForFacebook，beingcomparedto"bigtobacco"is．A．positiveB．ambitiousC．creativeD．negative2、Accordingtotheauthor，whatdoesFacebookcurrentlyhaveincommonwiththefailedYahoo？A．Lettingoutusers'data．B．Beingdeepinfinancialcrisis．C．Leadersareleavingthecompany．D．Layingoffalargenumberofemployees．3、TheauthortriestosupporthisjudgmentaboutFacebookby．A．questioningitsmanagementB．usingevidencerelatedtoitC．analyzingitsfinancialdataD．listingitsadvantagesanddisadvantages4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Facebookgetstrappedintrouble．B．Twocompaniesaredeepincrisis．C．HowtosaveFacebook．D．Faithismorevaluablethangold．23．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoUS-basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographicSociety,conductedanonlinesurveylastyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26,allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom.a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.“Partoftheproblem,”arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,“istheInternet.”Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongallthefakenewsandtrivia(琐事)whichswamp(淹没)theweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwaystogetgoodinformationforstudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesurvey?A．Theparticipantswereallrecentuniversitygraduates.B．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversities.C．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to26.D．ItaimedtofindoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmerica.2、What’sonereasontheorganizersofthesurveygiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．ThepoorqualityoftheUSuniversitysystem.B．Youngpeople’sunwillingnesstotravelabroad.C．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygeltheirinformationD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld.3、WhattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbestaccordingtothesurvey?A．Governmentorganizations.B．Geographicinformation.C．Foreignrelations.D．Environmentalmatters.4、Inwhichpartofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．Economics. B．Education.C．NationalPolitics. D．Entertainment.24．（8分）Myreasonforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassette（磁带）onourprevioussummerroadtrips.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook—JimTrelease’s—TheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandfoughtwitheachotherintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespasmorequickly.Sometimesreadingbecamethemostinterestingpartofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢复）electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI’mbeginningtoseetatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.D．Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptfighting.B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown.D．Theyreadtogetheraloud.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm.B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D．Theyfoundreadingboring.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterTravelingthanReadingB．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallengesD．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips25．（10分）RoadtripMotorhomedeliveryoffersgreatfamilyholidays．Forjust$1aday，youcanhireafully-equippedmotorhome，whichyoudelivertoaspecificdestinationwithinsomedaysandkilometers．Youthenhireanotheronetogethomeortakeabusortrain．Youronlyotherexpensewillbefuelandabout$20adayforparkingfees．Tolearnmore，visitapollocamper．com．PlanaheadForacomfortablebreak，flexibilitywithtimes，datesandplaceshelpslowerthecost．Findafewhotelsyoulike，askabouttheirvacantrooms，thenwaitafewweeksandcallagain．Iftheystillhaverooms，you'reatanadvantagetoaskforabetterprice．Lotsoflast-minutedealsareonline．Watif（watif．com．au）hasdealsonhotelsthathavedroppedtheirpricessoslow．Youdon'tknowwhereyou'restayinguntilit'sbooked，butanywherewithfourorfivestarshastobefairlygood．BacktonatureWildcampingappealstonatureloversandcostsnothing．Thisisforbiddenonbeachesandparksinmosturbanareas，butyoucanturnupinmoredistantareaaslongasnobodyownstheland．You'llneedtotakeeverythingwithyouandmayneedtoshoponeBuy（ebuy．com．au）．Ifyou'reacampingbeginner，beawareofsafetymeasuresandgetyourquestionsansweredontheInternet．SwapmeetHowaboutahomeswap？Fora$250yearlyjoiningcost，youcanstayinsomeone’shomeinaninternationalplaceofyourchoicewhiletheyorsomeoneelsestaysinyours．Findoutmoreatfamilylink．com．au．1、Wherecanyougettheinformationaboutmotorhomes？A．apollocamper．com．B．watif．com．au．C．ebuy．com．au．D．familylink．com．au．2、Whathelpstopaylessforroomsinahotel？A．Choosinghotelswithfourorfivestars．B．BargainingpricesthroughtheInternet．C．Waitingforsometimebeforebooking．D．Decidingonroomsasearlyaspossible．3、What'stheadviceforcampingbeginners？A．KeepintouchwitheBuy．B．Watchoutforpossibledangers．C．Stayawayfromno﹣man'sland．D．Takeonlywhatyouneed．4、What'sthepurposeofthetext？A．Toteachtheimportanceofrunningawayfromwork．B．Tointroducenewdestinationsfornaturelovers．C．Toshowtheadvantagesofonlineservice．D．Tohelppeoplehavefunatlessexpense．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）Mymotherhasspentthepast9yearsworkingwithSpecialOlympics.Buther1oflove,compassionandpatiencestarted20yearsagowhenmyyoungersister,Natalie,was2.Yousee,mysisterismentallydelayedandhasalwaysrequired3help;helpthatmymothernever4togive.Mymotherdecided5aftermysisterwasbornthatshewoulddowhatevershecouldtogivemysisterasclosetoa(n)6lifeaspossible.SoNatalie’s7wasnotgoingtostopherfromlivingherlifetothefullest.Inthe20yearssincemysisterwasbornI’ve8mymomfightformysister’srights,andtherightsofthoselikeher,intheschoolsandcommunity.WhenourfamilymovedtoWashingtonStatein2000,mymothergotajob9apara-educatoratoneofthelocalmiddleschools.Mymotherhasalwayssaidthatiswhenhereyeswere10openedtoallthedifferentthingsthatwere11topeoplewithspecialneeds.ItwasNovember2001thatmyfamilywas12forever.Thatiswhenmysister13SpecialOlympics.Atfirstwewouldjustgoandwatchmysister,14wequicklystartedtogetmore15.MymotherandIstartedto16,andmydadwasthedriver.Wewere17involvedinbasketball,soccer,andsoftball.WhenmyfamilymovedtoIdahoStateinAugustof2012,weweresadto18thatoursm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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、C5、A6、D7、D8、C9、A10、D11、C12、B13、D14、B15、A16、B17、D18、C19、C20、C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、1、C2、A3、B22、1、D2、C3、B4、A23、Youcan’tmakeacallorsendatextonyourmobilephoneintheUStownofGreenBank,WestVirginia.WirelessInternetisoutlawed,asisBluetooth.Asyouapproachthetinytownonatwo-laneroadthatsnakesthroughthemountains,yourmobilephonesignaldropsout,andyourradiostopsworking.Therustedpayphoneonthenorthsideoftownistheonlywayforavisitortoreachtherestoftheworld.It’sapre-modernplacebydesign,lackingofthelatesttechnologiesthatdefinelifetoday.Thereasonforthetown’semptyairwavesisapparentthemomentyouarrive.It’stheRobertC．Byrdtelescope,alsoknownastheGBT,ashinywhite,147-metre-tallsatellitedish.It’sthelargestofitskindintheworldandoneofnineinGreenBank,allofthemgovernmentownedandoperatedbytheNationalRadioAstronomyObservatory(NRAO).Youdon’tlookthroughthesekindsoftelescopes.They’reradiotelescopes,soinsteadoflookingfordistantstars,theylistenforthem.There’salonglineofastronomersallovertheworldwhowanttousethetelescopewhichissosensitivethatitcouldhearasinglesnowflakehittingtheground1,000milesaway.Suchasensitivelisteningtoolneedstotaltechnologicalsilencetooperate,soin1958theUSgovernmentcreatedaNationalRadioQuietZone,a33,000km2areacoveringGreenBankwhere,tothisday,electronicandradiosignalsareforbiddeneveryhourofeveryday.Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGreenBanktelescopeareallowedtouselandlinetelephones,wiredInternetandcabletelevisions,butmicrowaveovens,wirelessInternetandradiosareforbidden.Youcanhaveamobilephone,butyouwon’tgetasignal.BecauseofhowmuchitswayoflifevariesfromtherestofAmerica,Gre