2023-2024学年兰州市重点中学高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年兰州市重点中学高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource2．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar3．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when4．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup5．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith6．---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?----________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit7．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what8．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got9．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those10．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout11．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe12．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave13．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus14．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether15．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads16．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised17．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling18．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied19．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished20．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how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）Oneformofsocialprejudice（偏见）againstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames，goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn'titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrownedupon（反对）bytheirchildrenandgrandchildren？Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn'tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswiththem.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens，aged72，says，"Ifinditveryrelaxing.It'snotverydemanding，butyoustillneedtoconcentrate."Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored"greygames"isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There'sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom，includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy（策略）andsimulation（模拟）games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallengers，suchaskeepingtoastricttimetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.Somepeoplearguethat"greygamers"simplydon'thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe"greygamers"maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontime.Ontheotherhand,"greygamers"haveapreferenceforslower-paced,mindchallenginggames.1、Thesecondparagraphisintendedto_______.A．showthebestwaytoexercisethebrainB．stresstheimportanceofgoodhealthC．explainwhygreygamersexistD．teachhowtoplayvideogames2、Whatwasolderpeople'sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?A．Doubtful. B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic. D．Supportive.3、ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is________.A．offeringanalyses B．givingexamplesC．makingcomparisons D．providingdetails4、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph5probablymeans_______.A．mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeopleB．teenagersshouldimprovetheirskillswithpracticeC．playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinkingD．olderpeoplemayperformwellinsomecomputergames22．（8分）AHongKongDisneylandparkadmissionticketisyourpassporttoafulldayofmagicaladventures.Learnthewaystobuyyourticketsnow.Threetypesof1-dayticketareavailable:TicketType

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JournalpollaskedparticipantsabouttheAmericandream,whatittakestoachievetheirgoal,andwhetherornottheyfeltthecontrolovertheirabilitytobesuccessful.Obviously,theresultsshowthattoday,theideaoftheAmericandreamandwhatittakestoachieveitlooksquitedifferentfromitdidinthelate20thcentury.Generallyspeaking,peoplefeltthattheiractionsandhardworknotoutsideforcedecidingtheirlives.Buttheparticipantshaddefinitelymixedfeelingsaboutwhatactionsmakeforabetterlifeinthecurrenteconomy.Inthelastsevenyears,Americanshavegrownmorepessimistic(悲观的)aboutthepowerofeducationtoleadtosuccess.Eventhoughtheyseegoingtocollegeasafairlyachievablegoal,amajority52percentthinkthatyoungpeopledonotneeda4-yearcollegeeducationinordertobesuccessful.MiguelMaeda,42,whohasamaster’sdegreeandworksinpublichealth,wasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege,whichhasallowedhimtoachieveasenseoffinancialstability(稳定)hisparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Whilesome,likeMaeda,emphasizedthevalueofdegreeratherthantheeducationitself,othersstillseecollegeasawaytogainnewviewpointsandlifeexperiences.ToFendley,asenseofdriveandpurpose,aswellasaneffectivehigh-schooleducation,andbasiclifeskills,likebalancingacheckbook(支票簿),arethenecessaryelementsforasuccessfullifeinAmerica.1、ItusedtobecommonlyacknowledgedthattosucceedinAmerica,onehadtohave____.A．asenseofdriveandpurposeB．anadvancedacademicdegreeC．afirmbeliefintheirdreamD．anambitiontogetahead2、WhatisthefindingofthelatestNationalJournalpollconcerningtheAmericandream?A．MoreandmoreAmericansarefindingithardtorealize.B．ItremainsaliveamongthemajorityofAmericanpeople.C．AnincreasingnumberofyoungAmericansareabandoningit.D．Americans’ideaofithaschangedoverthepastfewdecades.3、WhatdoAmericansnowthinkoftheroleofcollegeeducationinachievingsuccess?A．Itstillremainsopentodebate.B．Ithasprovedtobebeyonddoubt.C．Itismuchbetterunderstoodnowthanever.D．Itisnolongerasimportantasitusedtobe.4、Howdosomepeopleviewcollegeeducationthesedays?A．Ithelpsbroadentheirminds.B．Itneedstobestrengthened.C．Itwidensculturaldiversity.D．Itpromotesgenderequality.25．（10分）Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodofesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.ItLookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointingbecausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocio-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusofparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildrensperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers.B．Theteacher-studentrelationship.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D．Theparent-childcommunication.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Rypresentingideas. D．Bydrawingconclusions.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）Ayoungpainterlivedinasmallhouse,livingonpaintingportraits(画像).Oneday,arichmancameforaportrait.Theyagreedonthe1of＄10,000.Thedaythemancametotakethepainting,an2ideaoccurredtohim:“It’smeinthepainting.IfIdon’tbuy,noonewill3…”Sohesaid,“I’llonlypay＄3,000!”Theyoungartisthadnever4suchthings.Hestronglyargued,expectingtherichmanto5theagreement.“Iaskyouatlast,willyousellit＄3,000ornot?”Realizingthemandidit6,theartistsaidina7voice,“No!I’dprefertonotsellitratherthanbehumiliated(羞辱).Todayyou8yourwordandsomedayyoumustpay9times.”“Whatajoke!AmIstupid?”“Well,we’dbetterwaitandsee.”Soonthepaintermovedoutto10somewell-knownteacherstoworkharder.Yearslater,hefinallymadeaname11inthecircleofart.Therichmanhadforgottenthewholething.12oneday,somefriendscametotellhim,“Inafamousexhibition,onepaintingis13＄200,000andthemaninitlooks14thesameasyou.It’ssostrangethatits15isThief.”Heimmediatelythoughtofthe16.Ifthepaintingwerethatone,itwouldbea(n)17forhim.Hewenttofindtheyoungpainter18.Anditwas!Hequicklyapologizedtotheartistandpaid200,000dollarstobuyitback.Withastrong19,theyoungpaintermadetherichman20hishead.ThisyoungmanwasPabloPicasso.1、A．awardB．rewardC．bonusD．salary2、A．illB．optimisticC．abstractD．elegant3、A．neitherB．eitherC．norD．besides4、A．stoodbyB．sentforC．comeacrossD．pulledthrough5、A．sticktoB．taketoC．seetoD．turnto6、A．byaccidentB．inturnC．onprincipleD．onpurpose7、A．reliableB．gentleC．loudD．firm8、A．eatB．breakC．takeD．give9、A．fortyB．thirtyC．twentyD．fifty10、A．receiveB．acceptC．consultD．abandon11、A．forhimselfB．initselfC．byhimselfD．ofitself12、A．AfterB．BeforeC．UntilD．Unless13、A．markedB．graspedC．followedD．bought14、A．eventuallyB．exactlyC．slightlyD．probably15、A．contentB．coverC．signD．title16、A．coincidenceB．accidentC．reputationD．incident17、A．honorB．shameC．disappointmentD．pity18、A．rightawayB．justnowC．attimesD．nowandthen19、A．processB．headC．faithD．concept20、A．raiseB．bendC．chargeD．fail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）Saythankyouforsimplethings1．(express)gratitudeisanimportantformofgoodmanners.Everyonelikestobepraisedand2．(appreciate).Gratitudeisoneofthegreatestvirtues(美德),3．letotherssmileandmaketheworldmorebeautiful.Youjustneedseveralminutestowritedownathank-younote,4．itbringsmuchjoytothereceiver.Gratitudeisalsoakindofattitudeinlife.Trytowriteathank-youlettertoyourparentsforworkinghard5．(offer)youahappylife.Begratefultoyourteachersbecauseoftheirhelpwithyourstudiesandcharacterbuilding.Saythankstoyourfriendswhosharedbothyourhappinessand6．(sad).Wearesure7．willbringthemmuchjoyandaddcolorintoyourownlifeaswell.Weliveinasociety8．weenjoythedifferentservicesofothers.Butnoneofthemshouldbetakenforgranted.UptonowmoreandmorepeopleinChina9．(find)it’shightimetocultivate(培养)a10．(thank)heartforthegoodothersdo.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。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。TodayImetmyfirstfriend,Gonzalo.Hehadalreadybeenhereforafewdaysbutofferedmesomehelp.Idon’tthinkIwouldmanagedeverythingsoquicklywithouthim.Heshowedmewheretoeatdeliciousandcheapmealsandhelpeduswithmysearchformymissedbike.Wealsoexploredthecampus.Ittakesus10minutestocrossitonbike.Thebuildingsandsportsfacilitieswereamazedus.Manyteenagerwere