福建省莆田市八中2024届高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

福建省莆田市八中2024届高三下学期第五次调研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．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential2．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which3．Theboystoodhisheaddown,listeningtohismotherscoldinghimforbreakingthewindows.A．for B．of C．with D．around4．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment5．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another6．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads7．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout8．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout9．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however10．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must11．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked12．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result13．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t14．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working15．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when16．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue17．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might18．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith19．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent20．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating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）SingaporeSwimmingLessonsMysonwasawaterphobicbutherecentlywontheswimmingcompetitionheldbyhisschool!Threeyearsago,myfamilyandIwereinvitedtoahousewarmingparty.Myson,whodidn'tknowhowtoswim,accidentallyfellintotheswimmingpoolwhilehewasplayingwiththeotherkidsaroundthepoolsidearea.Helookedatmeandshoutedforhelpcontinuously,scaredtodeath.IfeltsohelplessasIwasn'tabletoswimaswell.IdecidedtosignmysonaswellasmyselfupforprivateswimminglessonthroughHappyFishSwimSchool.Theinstructorwaspatientandfriendlyandhelpedmysonovercomehisphobicofwater.Now,myentirefamilyisabletoswimandwestillheadtothepooleveryweek!From:MrsCheng(Bedok,Singapore)OurswimmingInstructorOurswimminglessonsareconductedbyprofessionalswimminginstructorscertifiedbySingaporeSportCouncil(SSC)andSingaporeSwimmingTeachers'Association(SSTA).TheyarefullytrainedinCPRandLife-Savingskillstoensurethesafetyofallstudents(thatmeansyou).WhyShouldn’tYouLearnSwimmingwithHappyFish?*WehaveapowerfulteachingsystemtoconductALLswimminglessons.Thiswillsaveyourtimeandunnecessarycostsoflearningfromdifferentinstructorsandendingupbeingnogood!*Youmaychooseyourpreferredtimingandlocationforyourswimminglesson.Learnhowtoswiminspiteofyourbusyschedule.*Weorganizegroupswimminglessonsatalmostallpublicswimmingpools.Meetnewfriendsandlearnnewskillsatthesametime!*Wealsoprovideswimminglessonsatyourconvenience.Youcanbeassuredof100%attentionfromyourpersonalswimminginstructorthroughoutyourlesson.Wewilltraveltoyourdesignedlocationatyourpreferredtimingtoconductswimminglessonsjustforyou.Hurry!Joinusforthefuninthewatertoday!1、Theunderlinedpart"wasawaterphobic"inthelettermeans_____________A．hadtobefarawayfromwaterB．especiallylikedtodrinkwaterC．hadastrongfearofwaterD．hadaparticularinterestinwater2、AletterfromMrsChengisusedto_____________A．showthenecessityforthechildrentolearnswimmingB．adviseparentstotakegoodcareoftheirchildrenC．warnpeopletobecarefulwhenlearningtoswimD．showtheimportanceofmakinggoodpreparationsbeforelearningtoswim3、Whatisstressedintheparagraph"OurswimmingInstructor"?A．Thetrainingquality.B．Thelife-savingmethods.C．TheswimmingcertificatesD．Thesafetyguarantee.4、Wecanlearnthatchangingprogramsandinstructors_____________A．canoftenhelpyoumakerapidprogressB．canoftenhelpyousavealotofmoneyC．isencouragedbyallswimmingprogramsD．mightcostyouunnecessarymoney5、Accordingtothetext,thegroupswimminglessons_____________.A．areorganizedatpersonalswimmingpoolsB．canhelpyoumakemorenewfriendsC．areonlyprovidedattheappointedplacesandtimeD．aretooexpensiveforordinarypeopletoafford22．（8分）OnJanuary13,2016,Francebecamethefirstcountryintheworldtopassalawrequiringsupermarketstodonatefoodthatisapproachingitsexpirationdate(保质期)insteadofthrowingitaway.Theregulationthatappliestosupermarketsover4,000squarefeetrequiresstorestosignofficialdonationagreementswithlocalfoodbanks.Thelawalsomakesitillegalforstorestopourwaterovernearly-expiredfood,orstoreitinsidelockedwarehousesuntilitispickedupbythegarbagetrucks.Thesemeasuresareoftenundertakenbysupermarketstopreventthehungryfromsearchingforfoodthroughthedustbins.Thoughthatmayappearcruel,thestoresclaimtheydoittoavoidpotentialfoodpoisoningthatcouldoccuriftheproductisonitswaypastitsexpiry.Thosewhodonotobeythenewlawfacetheriskofheavyfines.Also,excessgoodslikeyogurtormilkthatarelikelytogobadquicklyarenowallowedtobedonateddirectlytothefoodbanks.Thoughthishasalwaysbeenpossible,thecurrentprocessislongandcomplex,makingitdifficultforproducerstogiveawaythefoodinatimelymanner.France’sfoodbanksareofcoursethrilledaboutthepossibilityofreceivingextrafood.JacquesBailet,whoheadsanetworkofFrenchfoodbankscalledtheBanquesAlimentaires,saysthatofthe110,000tonsofgoodsreceivedannually,only36,000tonscomesfromsupermarkets.Bailetestimates(估计)thatjusta15%increaseinsupermarketdonationswouldtranslatetoover10millionadditionalmealstofeedthehungryeachyear.Thoughthisisagreatfirststep,ArashDermabarsh,theactivistresponsibleforthegrassrootsmovementthatledtotheban,isnotdone.HenowwantstoextendthelawtootherplaceslikerestaurantsandalsotrytoconvinceothercountriesintheEuropeanUniontopasssimilarregulations.Thesestepsarenecessarybecauseoftheover9milliontonsoffoodwastedinFrance;anastonishing67%isthrownawaybyconsumers,withsupermarketsandrestaurantsmakinguptherest.1、Whatshouldstoresdowithnearly-expiredfood?A．Throwitaway.B．Sendittothehungry.C．Storeitinrefrigerators.D．Giveitawaytofoodbanks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“excess”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Extra.B．Cheap.C．Seasonal.D．Returned.3、WhatmightBailetagreewithabouttheFrenchfoodbanks?A．Theyhavealotofexpiredfood.B．Theywillgetmuchbenefitfromthelaw.C．Theirfoodisenoughforthepeopleinneed.D．Theirfoodmainlycomesfromsupermarkets.4、WhatdoesDermabarshplantodo?A．BuildmorefoodbanksinFrance.B．Makethelawtakeeffectinmoreplaces.C．Organizeacampaigntopromotethislaw.D．Raiseconsumersawarenessofwastereduction.23．（8分）Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikeyourstomach,evenyourmindishungry.Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamlover,favoritestarandmanysuchabsurdthings.Soitsilentlybegantopaycarefulattentiontoyourneedsandneverletitselfgrow.Whenmindloosensitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink“Whathappensnext?”,“Whycan'tIthink?”,“WhyamIalwaysgiventhedifficultproblems?”Wellthisistheresultofourownkarma（宿命）ofusingourbrainforthinkingofnot-so-worthythings.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysettledthroughextensivereading.NowwhyreadingandnotwatchingTV?Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetotakehelpofreading.Youhaveinnumerablenumberofbooksinthisworldwhichwillanswerallyour"Howto?"questions.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon'trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butevenyourminddecodes（解码）itandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseedifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkandrelatealotofthings,ofwhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!Thisisnothingloutcreativity.Themorethenumberofbooksyouread,themoreyourmindwillopenup.Alsothisimprovesyourspeakingskillstoalargeextentandalsomakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WithinnotimeyoustartspeakingEnglishoranylanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeopleandyouneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttime.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthatourmindishungry?A．Wedon'treadbooks.B．Ourcreativitygetsafullstop.C．Wedon'thaveagoodmemory.D．Wedon'tknowwhattodonext.2、One'smindishungrybecausehe/she.A．can'tworkoutthingswellB．loosensthefreedomtogrowC．ismentallybusywithmanyabsurdthingsD．beginstopaycarefulattentiontohisneeds3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofreading?A．Helpingyoudevelopyourcreativity.B．Helpingyouenlargeyourvocabulary.C．Helpingyouimproveyourspeakingskills.D．Helpingyourunyoureyesthroughthelines.4、Byreadingmore,wearesureto.A．performbettermentallyinthefutureB．dreamthewildestdreamsC．storebooksinyourmindD．speakEnglishfluently24．（8分）ASongofIceandFireisaseven﹣partseriesoffantasywrittenforadults．GeorgeR．R．Martinwriteseachchapterfromtheperspectiveofaspecificcharacter，providingalimitedpointofviewforeachsection．Thereaderisabletounderstandtheinnerworkingsoftheindividual，butthereaderisbarredfromawholeunderstandingofthetext．Theworldhehascreatedhasmagic，butthereismuchmorethanthat．Whilemagicexists，itexistsontheedge，andtheinnerunrestofthecharactersismuchmoreimportant．Hisworkalsohasalevelofrealnessthatisastonishinginaworkoffantasy．Charactersareimperfect，andmanymakequestionablemoralchoices．Intheend，however，Martinshowsthatbothgoodandbadhappentoboththepeopleofhighmoralstandardandthecorrupt．Hehasmadeitclearthatanycharactercandieatanypoint，whichhasledtoalotofheartbreakfromreaders．In2011，ASongofIceandFirebecameatelevisionseriestitledGameofThrones．Martinhasbeencloselyinvolvedwiththeproduction．Ithascurrentlyrunforsevenseasons，andviewersanxiouslyawaittheeighthseasontoanswertheirquestionsfromtheseasonsevenfinale．HisfansarealsowaitingforTheWindsofWinterandADreamofSpring，thenextbooksintheseries，toanswerthequestionsMartinandthetelevisionshowhavenotyetaddressed．Martin，however，hasnoplanstorush．Hehasmadeitclearthathewillcontinuetowritethebookswhileworkingonthetelevisionshowandwritingothernovels．Buthowwillthestorycontinue？WhatisgoingtohappeninWesteros，andmoreimportantly：whenarewegoingtofindout？Martinisskillasawriterhaskeptreadersandviewersspellbound．Manyhopehewillfinishthenextbookbeforethenextseasonoftheshowbegins，butnooneknowswithMartin．Healwayskeepshisreadersguessing．1、OneofthecharacteristicsofASongofIceandFireis．A．eachchapteriswrittenfromalimitedpointofviewB．magicisthecenterofthestoryC．MartinhasmadeimperfectcharactersdieatanypointD．manycharactersmakeastonishingchoices2、WhatisGeorgeR．R．Martin'sASongofIceandFireconsideredtobe？A．Oneofhismasterworksoffantasy．B．Anunsuccessfulscreenadaptation．C．AnartisticcreationfortheTV．D．OneofthebestTVprogrammes．3、Whatdoestheword"address"inthefourthparagraphmean？A．writtenB．spokenC．solvedD．directed4、Howwilltheendingofthestorybe？A．Interesting．B．Confusing．C．Novel．D．Unknown．25．（10分）Squirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers(居民).In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.First,theywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica(anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills)saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitable(适宜栖息的)areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”1、What’sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphia?A．Toentertainparkvisitors. B．Tokeepthenaturalbalance.C．Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals. D．Tomaketheurbanlifemorepeaceful.2、WhatwastheBoyScoutsleader’sattitudetowardsfeedingsquirrels?A．Disagreeable. B．Doubtful.C．Supportive. D．Uncaring.3、Whatmighthavehappenedtosquirrelsincitiesaroundthe1960s?A．Theymighthaveinhabitedmorehomes.B．Theymighthavebeguntogooutoffavor.C．Theymighthavebeenintroducedtomorecities.D．Theymighthavebeenmovedtothecountryside.4、WhatdoesBensonsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Squirrelslivingincitiesareannoying.B．Feedingsquirrelsshouldbediscouraged.C．Squirrelsshouldbeallowedtoliveincities.D．Itispossibleforpeopletokeepsquirrelsaspets.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）Idon’trememberhernameandwouldnotrecognizeherifIweretopassheronthestreet.ButIdo1thekindnessgivenbyastrangerandthedifferenceithasmadeinmylife.OneSunday,IwastoldtodressinmybestclothesforIwasgoingto2ShesmiledbrightlyasIgotintohercar,thecarofa3Ididnotevenknowhername,buthereIwas,alongwithfourothersI4fromourlow-incomeneighborhood,onourwaytochurch.Aswe5intotheparkinglot,Irememberhowbeautifultheoldstonebuildingwaswithitstallsteeple(尖塔)andstainedglasswindows.The6seemedlong,andnotaccustomedtotherituals(仪式)oftheCatholicChurch,Ifeltoutofplace.Oncetheservicehadended,I7tobetakenhome,but8weheadedintheoppositedirection.Weweretakentoasmall9withthefurnishingsthatportrayedasimplelifestyle.Twotablesweresetupwithlargeboxes10puzzles.Asshemadeushotchocolate,wewere11tobeginworkingthepuzzles.Itwasaquietandhappytime.Icameto12Sundays，tohotchocolate,topuzzlesthat13wherewehadleftofftheweekbefore,andtotheloveIfeltwhenevershe14atme.Onceour1,000-piecepuzzleshadbeencompleted,shenolongercameto15usuponSundays.Iwastoldshewas16andnolongerabletotravel.However,I17ifperhapsitwastimeforherto“rescue”thenextgroupofchildren.Togivethemhopethatkindnessstill18andcanbefoundwithinthosewecallstrangers.Iamforty-fouryearsoldnowandoftenshow19tostrangerswhengiventhechance.Iknowshemaynotmoveamongstusnow,butIhopeshesmileswhensheseesthathereffortstoreachouttothoselessfortunate201、A．forget B．understand C．remember D．see2、A．school B．college C．hospital D．church3、A．friend B．stranger C．teacher D．leader4、A．recognized B．described C．realized D．offered5、A．pulled B．pushed C．broke D．stopped6、A．service B．holiday C．cure D．ceremony7、A．imagined B．recommended C．expected D．expressed8、A．besides B．except C．instead D．still9、A．park B．apartment C．field D．path10、A．consisting B．concluding C．including D．containing11、A．instructed B．explored C．convinced D．determined12、A．payattentionto B．devoteto C．lookforwardto D．leadto13、A．covered B．replaced C．changed D．remained14、A．stared B．smiled C．threw D．glared15、A．make B．pick C．take D．bring16、A．lost B．gone C．ill D．old17、A．wondered B．wandered C．hoped D．insisted18、A．gathers B．exists C．drops D．moves19、A．respect B．guidance C．signs D．kindness20、A．appear B．fade C．continue D．create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）Astheplanecircledovertheairport,everyonesensedthatsomethingwaswrong.Theplanewasmoving1．(steady)throughtheair,andalthoughthepassengers2．(fasten)theirseatbelts,theyweresuddenlythrownforward.Atthatmoment,theair–hostesspresented.Shelookedverypale,3．wasquitecalm.Speakingquicklyandalmostinawhisper,sheinformedeveryonethatthepilothadfaintedandaskedifanyofthe4．(passenger)knewanythingaboutmachines.Afteramoment’shesitation,5．mangotupandfollowedthehostessintothepilot’scabin.Movingthepilotaside,themantookhisseatandlistenedcarefullytotheurgentinstructionsthat6．(send)byradiofromtheairportbelow.Toeveryone’srelief,theplane,7．wasdangerouslyclosetothegroundatthemoment,soonbegantoclimb.Themanhadtocircletheairportseveraltimestobecomefamiliar8．thecontrolsoftheplane.The9．(critically)momentcamewhenhehadtoland.Theman,10．(follow)theinstructions,guidedtheplanetowardtheairfield,anditlandedsafelyafteralongrunalongtherunway.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问交换修改作文，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。Manystudentsin