2023-2024学年安徽省定远重点中学高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省定远重点中学高三英语第一学期期末联

考试题

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.Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe_______hisbookandplayedwithit

immediately.

A.gaveoffB.setaside

C,tookoverD.turneddown

2.一Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?

—Er...IthinkI'llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.

A.otherthanB.morethanC.lessthanD.ratherthan

3.Illhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.

A.completingB.tocomplete

C.completedD.beingcompleted

4.Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,recipe

isdon'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.

A.ofwhichB.which

C.whoseD.ofwhom

5.TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn'ttheirfacesclearly.

A.makeoutB.makeforC.makeoffD.makeup

6.HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?

1thoroughlyenjoyedit.ItwasthanIexpected.

A.evenmuchinterestingB.farmoreinteresting

C.sofarinterestingD.farfrominteresting

7.—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.Fmonedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.

WhatshallIdo?

-Ybucan'tdoanythingaboutthat.

A.Takeyourtime.B.Pooryou!

C.Sowhat?D.Noway!

8.Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan______inplace,wehadtodelay

theresttillthenextmonth.

A.notarrangedB.wasnotarranged

C.notarrangingD.hadnotbeenarranged

9.Theartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassold

ineverypartofKenya.

A.tobecheatedB.beingcheated

C.tohavebeencheatedD.havingbeencheated

10.Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn'talastingsolutionifyoudon'tremove

anyvirus,?

A.don'tyouB.doyou

C.isn'titD.isit

11.—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.

一Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.

A.wasnoticingB.havenoticedC.wouldnoticeD.hadnoticed

12.Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?

—,Ireallydon'tmind.

A.BothB.NoneC.NeitherD.Either

13.一Peter,youseeminhighspirits.

—Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.

A.Sowhat?B.Nowonder.

C.Nodoubt.D.Guesswhat.

14.Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpact__

willbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.

A.onwhichB.onwhom

C.ofwhichD.ofwhom

15.TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea—andIranshouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,

whichlastDecembersaiditwouldworktoallowinternationalweapons

inspectorstodotheirwork.

A.unconditionallyB.unwillinglyC.unfortunatelyD.uncomfortably

16.Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto

duetoakneeinjury.

A.pulloutB.workout

C.tryoutD.giveout

17.Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheir

earningsfall.

A.MoreoverB.Therefore

C.MeanwhileD.Otherwise

18.Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrial

citiestoday.

A.causesB.causeC.causedD.causing

19.hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.

A.ThefirsttimeB.Atthetime

C.BythetimeD.Duringthetime

20.一Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.

—Thatmayhispoorgradeintheexam.

A.accountforB.answerfor

C.applyforD.standfor

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）Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.

Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwith

theirownappearanceandactions.

Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindof

impressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearing

unattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegatively

affectpeople.Aperson*sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshe

behaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,the

waypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedby

others.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing.HShypeoplearevery

sensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.TheyalsoHndit

difficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,''You'rejustsaying

thattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit*snottrue.*1Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisa

healthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.

Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecan

overcomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Since

shynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccept

theirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhile

individual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,the

easieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let*snotallowshynesstoblockour

chancesforarichandfulHllinglife.

1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.

A.thecauseofshynessB.thefeelingofshypeople

C.theeffectofshynessonpeopleD.thequestioninthemindsofshypeople

2、Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis・

A.HarmfultopeopleB.ahealthyquality

C.ThecauseofunhappinessD.aweakpointofshypeople

3、Whatistheshypeople'sreactiontopraise?

A.Theyarepleasedbyit.B.Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit.

C.Theyareverysensitivetoit.D.Theyfeelitisnottrue.

4、Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthatshynesscan・

A.beovercomewithdetermination

B.helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopment

C.enableustounderstandourselvesbetter

D.havenothingtodowithlackofself-respectX

22.（8分）Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?Whyshouldmoney,timeand

effortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?

WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?

Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.

Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeupashumanbeings.Whatdrove

ourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasand

environments?Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.

Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwherever

possible.

Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangers

insurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybe

completelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.

Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotentialresourcestobefound.Evenif

wehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybe

morethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthrough

exploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethe

lengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspin—offsofspace

exploration.Thetechnicalimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesfor

weatherforecastingandincommunicationssystemshavelongbeenineffect.

Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationof

spaceallowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhat

mayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowthe

universewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,but

knowledgecanhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacross

space,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.

1、WhatmightbethekeytothosequestionsmentionedinParagraph1?

A.Humans9nature.

B.Knowledge.

C.Civilization.

D.Potentialdangers.

2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“spin・offs”underlinedinparagraph4?

A.Applications.

B.Shortcomings.

C.Advantages.

D.Gains.

3、Inwhichsituationmaythistextbeappliedproperly?

A.Aprivateconversation.

B,Aclasspresentation.

C・Acartoonpicture.

D.Afashionreview.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HowKnowledgeBenefitsUs

B.WhatHumansSpreadfor

C.WhytoExploreSpace

D.HowHumansSaveOurselves

23.（8分）Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.

ImaginehowItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfon

Chinesesoil,seeingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe'dseenbefore.

AndhowmarvelousmustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedto

ChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWestAsia?Hisbrainmusthavebeen

packedwitheverythinghe'dseenandheard,leadingtothefoundingoftheSilkRoad.

Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.

Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.Thafswhythebesttraveliswhen

ifsforthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnited

States.Ofcourse,they'veprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesonTV,

andtheWhiteHouse,andalltheotherfamoussights.Butnoneofthatwouldcompare

tothethrilloflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplanelands,watchingthecities

andstreetsoftherealAmericacomeintoview.

Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,it'salsoeducational.Wemaynotknow

thatwearegettinganeducation,butwestillare.

We'relearningeveryday:newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewways

oflife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneof

thelessonswelearnisundoubtedlyamoralone.Aswegettoknowforeignplaces,we

cometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewaywelive

isn'tnecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisup

wellwhenhesaid,“Travelteachestoleration.”

1、TheauthorusesMarcoPoloandZhangQianasexamplesto.

A.explainhowtheSilkRoadwasfounded

B.presenttravelasanamazingexperience

C.showhowthewaypeopletravelhaschanged

D.describeimportantculturalexchangesinhistory

2、Bysaying“thebesttraveliswhenit'sforthefirsttime"，theauthormeans

that•

A.one'sfirsttripisusuallythemostchallenging

B.noothertripisbetterthanone'sfirsttrip

C.thereisalwaysmuchtolearnonone'sfirsttrip

D.peopleusuallymakebetterpreparationsfortheirfirsttrip

3、Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4probablymeans.

A.learningB.knowledge

C.funD.risk

4、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorbelievesthat.

A.travelingshouldbeincludedinformaleducation

B.travelingimprovespeople'sconfidenceintheirlifestyle

C.aforeignjourneymayraisepeople'sculturalunderstanding

D.thereismoretolearnfromadventuresthanbeinginclassroom

24.(8分)OpeningTimesoftheBritishMuseum

Foreveryone'ssafetyallbags,rucksacks,packagesandpersonalitemsmaybe

searchedbeforeentry.Wheeledcasesandlargeitemsofluggagearenotallowedon

BritishMuseumpremises.Storageforluggageisavailableatmajorrailstations,

includingEuston,King'sCrossandCharingCross.

Admissionandopeningtimes

Free,opendaily10：00-17：30.

TheMuseumisclosedon1Januaryand24,25&26Decemberbutopenevery

otherdayoftheyear.

Galleryopeningtimes

Museumgalleriesareopendaily10：00-17：30,andmostareopenuntil20：30on

Fridays.Closingstartsfrom17：20(20：20onFridays).

Bankholidayopeninghours

TheMuseumisclosedonlyonbankholidaysthatfallon1Januaryor25&26

December.TheMuseumisopenasnormalonallotherbankholidays.Pleasenote,

however,thattheavailabilityoffreetoursandtalksmaybesubstantiallyreducedon

publicholidays.

GreatCourtopeningtimes

TheGreatCourt,includingtheInformationDesk,isopendaily09.00-18.00and

until20.30onFridays.TheTicketDeskisopendailyfrom09.00-17.00anduntil19:45

onFridays.

Fridaysopenlate

Thefollowinggalleriesareopenuntil20.30onFridays(exceptGoodFriday).

Africa:TheSainsburyGalleriesRoom25

Americas:NorthAmericaGalleriesRoom26

China,SouthAsiaandSoutheastAsia:TheJosephEHotungGalleryRoom33

Chinesejade:TheSelwynandEllieAlleyneGalleryRoom33b

MedievalEurope:TheSirPaulandLadyRuddockGalleryRoom40

Schooltimesatexhibitions

Exhibitionsaresometimesdosedtothepublicforexclusiveschoolviewings,please

lookatexhibitionticketpagesfordates.

Temporarygalleryclosures

Galleriesmayoccasionallybeclosedformaintenanceorlong-termrefurbishment.

1、WhatshouldbestoredbeforeyouentertheBritishMuseum?

A.Smallbags.B.Wheeledbags.C.Personalitems.D.Rucksacks.

2、WhattimecanyouvisittheBritishMuseum?

A.At10.00on1January.B.At17.00on25December.

C.At18.00onFridays.D.At20.30onBankholidays.

3、WhichgalleryonlyhousesChinesetreasures?

A.TheSainsburyGalleries.

B.NorthAmericaGalleries.

C.TheJosephEHotungGallery.

D.TheSelwynandEllieAlleyneGallery.

25.（10分）Whenweseeapersonintrouble,thefirstideathatcomestoour

mindistolendahand.Butwhatifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesamerule

apply?

Thisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicygully（峡

谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.Thefilmcrewwere

anxiouswhentheysawthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeen

trappedwiththeiryoung.Theybuiltaslope（斜坡）sothatafewofthepenguinscould

savethemselves.

Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilmlet

outasighofrelief."I'msoglad.Iunderstandnottakingactiondirectly,butahelping

handisn'tbothering,right?”viewerKathrynShawsaidonherFacebook.

However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural.uYoucan'thave

sunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakematters

worse,“saidtheshow'screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.

Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthat

thiswasaone-offsituation.66Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferbyinterfering.You

weren'ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis...theyhadthechancenot

tohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,“hetoldtheBBC.

SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNational

Geographic.HetoldMetro,“Ififseverapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatterhow

gut-wrenchiiiB,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou'rewatchingamalepolarbear

eatababybear.”

“There'snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefactsthatare

rightthereinfrontofyou,”WillLawson,theshow'sdirector,toldDailyMail.

1、Whathasledtoaheatedmediadiscussion?

A.People'svariousremarksonpenguins.B.Therescueofpenguinsfromagully.

C.Somepenguins9sufferingsinagully.D.WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.

2、Whoholdsapositiveattitudetowardshumaninterference?

A.KathrynShaw.B.WillLawson.

C.PaulNieklen.D.DavidAttenborough.

3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“gut-wrenching”underlinedin

paragraph6?

A.Puttingoneinplace.B.Makingoneconfused.

C.Puttingoneindanger.D.Makingoneheartbroken.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ReasonsfortheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimals

B.SuggestionsonHowtoProtectAnimalsFromDanger

C・EffectsofHumanInterferenceonDangerousAnimals

D.OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTroubleorNot

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）SincechildhoodI'dbeenaccustomedtoalifewhereIwouldbeafraidof

everything.Isawmyselfasaninsecureand]individual.Butthen,alltoo

suddenly,something2andoveraperiodof6monthsIfirmlymanagedto3

oneofmydiets,andlost30pounds.This4mefromoverweightstraightdownto

underweight.The5taughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.

Iheardaboutapublicspeaking6goingonatmyuniversity,andforthe

firsttime,Iactuallymanagedto7thecouragetogothere.Itwas8,For

thefirsttimeIsharedmystoryinfrontofdozensofpeople9judgingme,and

suddenlyallthe10fearsaboutspeakingpubliclystarted11,Thistaught

meIcouldgetridofmy12,

Myroadtochange,fromthatpointon,wentfroma(n)13toaneatand

orderlyhighway,andIstartedchangingrapidly.

UsingthefactthatIcouldgetridofmyfears,Istartedworkingonthemonebyone.

Myfearof14strangers,myfearofaskingsimple15Ishould"make__

16ofbymyself5,myfearofhangingoutwithpeople.Allofthemweregone.AndI

stillcontinueto17tothisdaywithout18.

Attheend,myweaknessofbeingsociallyincompetentforsolongbecamemy___

19asittaughtmehowtochange,asInowfighttobecomefarbetterthanthe___

20,andtheabsolutebestIcanbe.

1、A.unconfidentB.dissatisfiedC.surprisedD.thoughtful

2、A.missedB.jumpedC.polishedD.struck

3、A.accountforB.applyforC.sticktoD.seeto

4、A.producedB.broughtC.exposedD.introduced

5、A.failureB.adventureC.experienceD.connection

6、A.organizationB.instructionC.ideaD.event

7、A.gatherB.observeC.attractD.balance

8、A.offeringB.liberatingC.blindingD.confusing

9、A.impatientlyB.hopefullyC.potentiallyD.cheerfully

10、A.temporaryB.comfortableC.limitedD.random

11、A.acceleratingB.disappearingC.removingD.convincing

12、A.fearsB.urgesC.appointment]D・anger

13、A.chanceB.orderC.momentD.mess

14>A.treatingB・witnessingC.greetingD,remembering

15、A.occasionsB.questionsC.purposesD.promises

16、A.senseB.notesC.funD.knowledge

17、A.progressB.promoteC.complainD.research

18、A.exampleB.discoveryC.stopD.information

19、A.feelingB.heightC.contributionD,strength

20、A.typicalB.averageC.extraD.precious

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）Manytimeswesparenoeffortatwork,offeringhoursofovertimeby

ignoringourfamilylife.Wespendtimel.peoplewhowehavenothingincommonwith,

andattendsocial2・（activity）wehavenointerestin.Wealwaysfindourselvesliving

ourlivesintheway3.pleasesandimpressesothersinsteadofbeingourselves.Infact,

formostofpeople,theyonlythinkabout4^_（they）99%ofthetime,and5^_（rare）give

usasecondthought,asaresultof6,weoftenendupunhappyandfeelingoutofplace.

Inviewofthis,ifstimetothinkaboutourselves,ourownfamily,andstartcreating

afuturewhichis7.（base）onourownlikesanddislikes.Thus,thinkitovernexttime

whenwe8.（require）toworkovertime.Tryingtobealovingparentorgoodfriend

9.（be）verylikelytogiveusfarmore10,（please）andafeelingofsecurity,connection

andbelonging.

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（A）,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。

Myseniorhighschoollifeisalmostover>Althoughlookedforwardtoentering

college,Ican'thelpmissingthosegoodolddaysverymuchthatIfeelsad>Fm

unwillingtosaygoodbyetoeveryoneandeverythingIamfamiliar>However,Icometo

realizenatureneverstoodstill>Differentseasonscomeandgo、Plantsandanimalsdie

andnewonecometolife>We,likeeverythinginnature,hastoadapttothechanges>

Beforeknowingit,Iamakindofcalm>NowI'dliketorecallthemostwonderful

thingswhathavehappened,andaccepthappywhateveristohappen>

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李华，你的笔友Tom正在学汉语，发来邮件询问如何提高汉语

水平，请你根据提示，用英语给Tom回复。

提示：1.关注语音语调（四个声调）；

2.背诵经典；

3.写日记；

4.其他。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词:语调intonation声调tone经典作品classics

DearTom,

Sincerely,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、B

2、D

3、C

4、C

5、A

6、B

7、B

8、A

9、C

10、D

11、D

12、D

13、D

14、C

15、A

16、A

17、C

18、A

19、C

20、A

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、C

2、B

3、D

4、A

22、1、A

2、D

3、B

4、C

23、1、B

2、B

3、C

4、C

24、1、B

2、C

3、D

25、1、B

2、A

3、D

4、B

第三部分语言