广西南宁八中2024届高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

广西南宁八中2024届高三考前热身英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable2．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld3．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited4．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving5．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses6．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are7．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit8．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something9．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong10．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight11．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how12．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor13．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond14．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote15．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when16．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained17．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?18．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin19．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical20．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where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）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．adjusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies22．（8分）Podcasts(播客)TheB．S.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB．S.ReportislocatedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.It’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeTheshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyarequizzedontheweek’smostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnewsrelatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestorytoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek,thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.Pastpresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientistsandevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing,theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartthememarathons.1、Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin.A．TheB．S.ReportB．Wait,Wait...Don'tTellMeC．TheMothD．TheFilmspotting2、WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A．Theyareweeklyprograms.B．Theyareopentoeveryone.C．Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D．Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanplaygamesintheB．S.Report.B．PeoplecantellstoriesintheMoth.C．AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D．TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.23．（8分）Ifmathsisthelanguageoftheuniverse,beesmayhavejustutteredtheirfirstwords.Newresearchsuggeststhesebusybodiesoftheinsectworldarecapableofadditionandsubtraction(减法)—usingcolorsintheplaceofplusandminussymbols.Intheanimalkingdom,theabilitytocount—oratleastdistinguishbetweendifferingquantities—isn’tunusual:Ithasbeenseeninfrogs,spiders,andevenfish.Butsolvingequations(方程式)usingsymbolsisrare,sofaronlyachievedbyfamouslybrainyanimalssuchaschimpanzeesandAfricangreyparrots.Buildingonpreviousresearchthatsaysthesocialinsectscancounttofourandunderstandtheconceptofzero,researcherswantedtotestthelimitsofwhattheirtinybrainscando.Scientiststrained14beestolinkthecolorsblueandyellowtoadditionandsubtraction,respectively.TheyplacedthebeesattheentranceofaY-shapedmaze(迷宫),wheretheywereshownseveralshapesineitheryelloworblue.Iftheshapeswereblue,beesgotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonemoreblueshape(theotherendhadonelessblueshape);iftheshapeswereyellow,theygotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonelessyellowshape.Thetestingworkedthesameway:Beesthat“subtracted”oneshapewhentheysawyellow,or“added”oneshapewhentheysawbluewereconsideredtohaveacedthetest.Thebeesgottherightanswer63%to72%ofthetime,dependingonthetypeofequationandthedirectionoftherightanswer—muchbetterthanrandomguesseswouldallow—theresearchersreporttodayinScienceAdvances.Thoughtheresultscamefromjust14bees,researcherssaytheadvanceisexciting.Ifabrainabout20,000timessmallerthanourscanperformmathsusingsymbols,itcouldpavethewaytonovelapproachesinartificialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearning.Justdon’taskthebeestodoyourhomeworkanytimesoon.1、Whydothescientistsconducttheresearch?A．Toteachthemmaths. B．Totestthepoweroftinybrains.C．Toexplainthemeaningofcolors. D．Togetaccesstomachinelearning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aced”inParagraph5probablymean?A．Givenup. B．Enteredfor.C．Gotthrough. D．Checkedover.3、Whatmighttheresearchmakecontributionsto?A．Languageacquisition. B．Arithmeticlearning.C．Protectionofanimals. D．DevelopmentofAI.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Bees“Like”CountingB．Bees“Tell”ColorsApartC．Bees“Perform”MathsUsingShapesD．Bees“Get”AdditionandSubtraction24．（8分）Whetheryou’vebeenincollegeoryou’relookingforwardtogoingtouniversityinthefuture,youandyourfamilylikelyspendsometimeworryingaboutthecostofyourcollegeeducation.It’snosecretthatcollegeisoneofthebiggestinvestments.However,thatwillgotogreatavailforyearstocome.Earningscholarshipsisagreatwaytohelpyou.TheFinancialAidOfficeatIllinoisStatehelpsstudentsidentifyscholarshipopportunitieseveryday.Hereissomeadvicetohelpyou.BegininyourownbackyardHaveyouaskedyourhighschoolorcommunitycollegefinancialaidofficeaboutscholarshipsatyourschool?Manyschoolshavealistofseveralscholarshipsrightthere.Localawardscanoftenbeeasiertogetastheapplicantpoolsaresmallerandlesscompetitive.Checkwithcommunityorganizations,banksandcreditunions,andlargeemployerswhomayofferscholarshipopportunitiesinyourarea.Findyour“hook”Whileyou’researching,considerwhatmakesyouspecialasastudent.Youruniquecharacteristicscanhelpyourscholarshipapplicationsstandout.Payspecialattentiontoawardsthatmentionyourbestqualities,whetherthat’sacademicachievement,leadership,communityservice,orsomethinglesscommon.Thinkaboutwhyadonorwantstoassistyouinpayingforyoureducation.Mostscholarshipproviderswanttoencourageaparticularbehavior.Companiesmaywanttoattractfutureemployees.Non-profitorganizationslikehelpingthosewhosupporttheircauseorsufferfromthediseasethey’reworkingtofight.DeveloparoutineEveryscholarshipisdifferentintermsofwhenyoucanapply,whatyouneedtosubmit,whenthewinnerisannounced,andhowthemoneyisgiventoyou.Typically?scholarshipapplicationsopeninthelatefallorearlyspringforthenextschoolyear’sawards,butthatalsovariesdependingonthedonor.Thereisn’tasingleapplicationorsearchenginethatallowsyoutofindandapplyforeverything.VisitthewebsiteoftheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidforlistsofscholarshipopportunities.Gothroughtheliststofindtheonesthatmatchyoubestandkeeptrackofwhenyoucanapplyforthem.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Youcanapplyforthescholarshipsfitforyou.B．Itishardtopayforthecollegeeducation.C．Itisdifficulttoapplyforthescholarships.D．Youcandependonparentstoattendcollege.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmean?A．Achievenothing.B．Payoff.C．Provemeaningless.D．Havealongwaytogo.3、Theauthorsuggestsapplyingforscholarshipslocallybecause.A．thecommunityoffersmorescholarshipsB．fewerstudentsthinkofdoingthatC．yourhighschoolwillbereadytohelpD．itisrelativelyeasytogetscholarships4、Whatkindofstudentsdothescholarshipproviderswanttohelp?A．Studentswhoonlytakeinterestintheirstudies.B．Studentswhoplantodocommunityservice.C．Studentswhoareeagertogetagoodeducation.D．Studentswhoareconsideredofhighqualities.25．（10分）TheminuteJoeSernawalkedintotheVeteransTreatmentCourt,hecouldfeelhisshoulderstenseup.Hehadcometoturnhimselfin(自首).Sixmonthsearlier,SernahadbeenarrestedfordrivingafterdrinkingandwasrequiredtoreporttoJudgeLouOlivera’scourteverytwoweekstotakeatestandprovehehadn’tbeendrinking.Sernahadpassedeverybiweeklyscreening—untiltheweekbefore.Positive.Hedecidedtotrytobluffhiswayoutoftrouble.“Ineverhadadrink,Judge,”hetoldthecourt.^BothJoeSernaandJudgeOliverawereoldsoldiers,andOliverahadcometoknowandadmireSernaasheparticipatedinthecourt’sprogramtohelpoldsoldierswithdrinkingandaddictionproblems.AndthatwaswhathadbroughtSernabacktoOlivera’scourtaweekafterhislie.“Thisguyisafellowsoldier,”hetoldhimself.“Ineedtomakethisright.”SoSernastoodbeforeOliveraandadmitted,“Ilied,Judge.Iwasdrinking.”Aftercountlesscombatsandthememoriesofmany“bestbuddies”losingtheirlives,39-year-oldJoeSernaleftthearmyin2013with18yearsofservice.Butintruth,theterriblememorieshadneverlefthimandwouldreappearinnightmares.Andthat’sthereasonforhisdrinking.Tothisday,beingstuckinaclosedspacecancauseflashbacks(突然重现)forSerna.OnthedaywhenSernaadmittedhehadliedaboutdrinking,thejudgewasmovedanddecidedonthepunishment:onenightinjail.Thenextnight,JoeSernawasinasmallcellandfelthewouldsoonbeflashingbacktoaterriblewar.Thenthedooropened,andJudgeOliveracamein.Sernawasconfused.Butafewminuteslater,heunderstoodthejudgehaddecidedtospendthenightwithhim.Thetwotalkedforhoursabouttheirservice,theirfamilies,andtheirhopesforthefuture.Ataroundoneinthemorning,Sernafellasleep.“HewillbeOKnow,”thejudgesaidtohimselfasherolleduphisshirtintoamakeshiftpillow.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordsinthesecondparagraph?A．explainwithoutbeingdisturbedB．getawaywithhiswrong-doingC．givethecourtalittletroubleD．giveupdrinkinginfuture2、WhatmadeSernadecidetoturnhimselfin?A．Hissicknessinhisshoulders.B．HisadmirationforOlivera.C．Olivera’shelpandidentity.D．TheadviceofSerna’sfamily.3、WhatcanweknowaboutJoeSema?A．Hedidn’tadmithisfaultandthusgotpunished.B．Helosthislifedirectionandgothimselfdrunkoften.C．HehadplannedtotalkmorewithOliverainthecell.D．Hejoinedthearmywhenhewas21yearsold.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnArmyofTwoB．AConsiderateJudgeC．TwoSoldiers’WarExperienceD．HonestyIstheBestPolicy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）MikeandIwantedtocelebrateourweddinganniversary.Wemadea1atourfavoriterestaurant,butwhenwearrived,our2wasn’twellprepared.Wewalkedtowardthebarintherestauranttowait.Mike3achairformeandthemannexttome4overtogivemeroomtoslidein.Ismiledmythanks.“I’mhereonbusiness.Canyou5someinterestingthingstodo6whenIhavesometimeoff?”themanasked.MikeandIimmediatelyshiftedourattentiontothestranger.Weloveouradoptedhometownanquicklysuggestedhalfadozenfun7.Thestranger’snamewasBill.HeandMike8tobebothmechanicalengineers.Thetwomenhad9totalkabout.Secondsturnedintominutesandstrangersturnedintofriends.Whenthehostess10andtoldusourtablewas11,wesaidgoodbyetoBill.“We’reoutto12ourweddinganniversary,”Isaidaswe13tofollowthewaitresstoourtable.“Wow!Ireally14youtakingthetimetotalktome,”Billsaid.“Youcouldhave15me.Happyanniversary!”Theeveningspedby.Soonwehadtogohome.Mikesignaledourwaiterforthebill.16,thewaitersmiledandhandedusanote:Thankyouagainfortalkingtoastranger.Ireallyappreciateyourkindness.17isonme.Bill18,welookedatthewaiter.“Yes,”hesaid.“It’strue.Hepaidyourbill.”Wewalkedbacktothe19tothankBill,buthisseatwas20.Butweneverforgothisgenerosityanddecidedtopayitforward.1、A．reservationB．wishC．preparationD．plan2、A．roomB．breakfastC．tableD．arrangement3、A．orderedinB．pickedupC．tookupD．pulledout4、A．movedB．gotC．jumpedD．came5、A．chooseB．thinkofC．recommendD．referto6、A．frequentlyB．locallyC．entirelyD．exactly7、A．storiesB．booksC．restaurantsD．activities8、A．announcedB．seemedC．pretendedD．happened9、A．nothingB．littleC．plentyD．everything10、A．approachedB．returnedC．repliedD．apologized11、A．fullB．collectedC．readyD．clean12、A．congratulateB．celebrateC．holdD．watch13、A．gotupB．tookupC．camebackD．showedup14、A．imagineB．appreciateC．mindD．enjoy15、A．helpedB．seenC．forgivenD．ignored16、A．InsteadB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherv^se17、A．PraiseB．BlameC．ResponsibilityD．Dinner18、A．CuriousB．SurprisedC．GratefulD．Relaxed19、A．kitchenB．barC．doorD．entrance20、A．dirtyB．goneC．emptyD．occupied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）Dooilandwaternevermixtogether?Let’sdoanexperimentandfinditout.Here1．whatyouneed.Youneedasmallsoftdrinkbottle,somewater,foodcoloringandtwotable-spoonsofcookingoil.NowI’lltellyou2．todo.First,addafew3．(drop)offoodcoloringtothewater.Then,putabouttwotablespoonsofthecoloredwateralongwiththetwotablespoonsofcookingoil4．thesmallsoftdrinkbottle.After5．(do)that,coverthebottletightandshakeitashardasyoucan.Finally,putthebottlebackdownandhavealook.Itmayhaveseemedasthoughtheliquidsweremixingtogether6．theoilwillfloatbacktothetop.What’shappening?Whilewateroftenmixeswithotherliquids,oilandwaterdonot.Watermoleculesare7．(strong)attractedtoeachother.Thisis8．sameforoil.Theyaremoreattractedto9．(they)ownmoleculessotheyjustdon’tmix.Theoilfloatsabovethewaterbecauseitis10．(light)thanwater.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。错误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。I’vebeenplayingvolleyballsincethreeyearsbefore、Itstartedwhenateachersetupvolleyballclubinourschool,hopethatmorestudentswouldjoininthesport、Theclubwasverypopularthatmanystudentssignedupforit、Tobehones