2023-2024学年安徽省皖西南联盟英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省皖西南联盟英语高三第一学期期末教学

质量检测模拟试题

注意事项：

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字体工整、笔迹清楚。

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稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto

humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.

A.compensateB.substitute

C,symbolizeD.discriminate

2.—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?

—Oh,really!Ihaven'tmymailboxyet.

A.examinedB.reviewed.

C.testedD.checked

3.Thecrazyfanspatientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemovie

stararrived.

A.werewaitingB.hadbeenwaiting

C.hadwaitedD.wouldwait

4.—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?

—Oh,sheisreallyofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,but

alsocomposeskillfully.

A.somethingB.somebody

C.everythingD.everybody

5.Haveyougotthesejeansin_______largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround

________waist.

A.a;theB./;the

C.the;/D.a;a

6.—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?

—Sure.?

A.WhynotB.Whafsup

C.HowcomeD.Howisitgoing

7.Theemoticonswhenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingusthe

embarrassment.

A.comearoundB.comeinhandy

C.comeaboutD.comeby

8.AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethIIPresidentXi'scurrentstatevisitto

theUK.

A.intermsofB.inhonorof

C,infavorofD.inmemoryof

9.ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears*cold

relationshipbetweenthem.

A.tookupB.madeup

C.lookedupD.turnedup

10.—Lefsgoandhavedinnerthisevening.

—,Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?

A.Thanksalot.B.Whynot?

C.Whatfor?D.Yes,I9dliketo.

11.TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaigntothecrazyhousing

market.

A.calmB.destroy

C.occupyD.reflect

12.-Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?

—Notalittle.Wecan'thave.

A.aworseoneB.aniceroneC.aworstoneD.anicestone

13.Apublichealthcampaignthenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percent

overthepastthreedecades.

A.hadreducedB.hadbeenreduced

C.hasreducedD.hasbeenreduced

14.---1prefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.

--ThafsIdon'tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.

A.howB.whenC.whereD.what

15.Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe'llhavefinisheditbyFriday.

A.workedB.hasbeenworking

C.hadworkedD.hasworked

16.—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.

—Well,hegotthechampionship,wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.

A.asB.whatC.whyD.how

17.--Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflight

yesterday.

---Don'tmentionit.

A.willhavebeenB.wouldhavebeen

C.mustbeD.couldbe

18.AfterasandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologists

forecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.

A.breakingoffB.callingoffC.leavingoffD.puttingoff

19.Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)amountofdailyexercisewould

dramaticallyimproveherhealth.

A.modestB.equal

C.exactD.considerable

20.IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools,inadditionto

servingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurrounding

neighborhood.

A.whichB.where

C.whoseD.as

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)TheNobelPrizeWinnersinLiterature

RabindranathTagore(1913)

Prizemotivation:^becauseofhisprofoundlysensitive,freshandbeautifulverse(诗

歌)，bywhich,withconsummateskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought,expressedinhis

ownEnglishwords,apartoftheliteratureoftheWest”

WilliamFaulkner(139)

Prizemotivation:“forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothe

modernAmericannovel”

SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(143)

Prizemotivation:"forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographicaldescriptionaswell

asforbrilliantoratory(演讲)indefendingexaltedhumanvalues.99

ErnestMillerHemingway(144)

Prizemotivation:"forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecently

demonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea,andfortheinfluencethathehasexertedon

contemporarystyle.”

JohnSteinbeck(1962)

Prizemotivation:"forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydo

sympathetichumorandkeensocialperception.”

ClaudeSimon(1985)

Prizemotivation:“whoinhisnovelcombinesthepoefsandthepainter's

creativenesswithadeepenedawarenessoftimeinthedepictionofthehuman

condition/5

MoYan(2012)

Prizemotivation:"whowithhallucinatory(幻觉般的)realismmergesfolktales,

historyandthecontemporary."

BobDylan(2016)

Prizemotivation:"forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreat

Americansongtradition.”

1、WhichwriterwonNobelPrizeforhispoetry?

A.WilliamFaulkner.B.BobDylan.

C.RabindranathTagore.D.ClaudeSimon.

2、WhichwriterwonNoblePrizemostlyforhisspecificwork?

A.ErnestHemingway.B.JohnSteinbeck.

C.WilliamFaulkner.D.WinstonChurchill.

3、Whoseworkswillyouturntoifyouareinterestedinasong-writingNobelPrize

winner?

A.MoYan's.B.BobDylan's.

C.ClaudeSimon9s.D.RabindranathTagore9s.

4、Whodescribedreallifeexperiencesinhishistoricworks?

A.JohnSteinbeck.B.MoYan.

C.ErnestHemingway.D.WinstonChurchill.

22.(8分)Junxi“Emma”YangplayedCarnegieHallbeforeshegottohighschool.

Butherpianoskillsmayhavetotakeabackseattoherprogrammingskill.

AccordingtoWorldJournal,aUS-basedChinesemediaorganization,Emma,a

14-year-oldstudentattheBrearleySchoolinManhattan,NewYorkstartedcodingwhen

shewas6.Fouryearslater,herbelovedgrandmotherbegandevelopingAlzheimer's.

WhenEmma'sfamilymovedtoNewYorkfromHongKongin20143,shebecame

passionateaboutprogramming.Bythetimeshewas10,hergrandmotherhadalready

developedthedisease.

Emmagotrighttowork.Withhercodingskills,shehadasmartphoneappcreated

beforelong,designedtohelppeoplesufferingfromAlzheimer's.

“NowJTimeless'hasmovedtothesecondstageofdesign,”saysEmma.

Emmahopeshergrandmothercanbenefitfromtheartificialintelligence

technologybuiltinto“Timeless,“theappEmmadeveloped,toovercomehermemory

loss.

Emma'snewlyfinishedapphasgainedsupportfromDr.MelissaKramps,an

Alzheimer'sspecialist,andfromKairo,adeveloperspecializinginartificialintelligence.

TimelessusesfacialrecognitiontoremindsomeonewithAlzheimer'sofvital

informationaboutthepersonwhosephototheyarelookingatontheirscreen.Italso

signalswhethertheyhavejustcalledsomebody.

Theappalsoallowsforthephoto-talking,thenmovestoidentifythepeopleonthe

screen.

TheTimelessprojectisfeaturedonthewebsiteIndiegogoforfundraising.Emmais

hopingtoraise$50,000andworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammerstohaveTimeless

launchedbytheendof2018.

ManypeoplehavehailedEmmaforherefforts.BillGatesvoicedhissupport,

commendingheronherbidtohelpbridgethegapbetweenpeoplewithAlzheimer'sand

theonestheylove.

1>WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEmma?

A.Sheisbetteratthepianothanprogramming.

B.Alzheimer'sfailedtoattackedEmma'sgranny.

C.SheusedtoliveinChinabeforemovingtoUS.

D.HerAPPisgoingtobelaunchedallbyherself.

2、WhyisEmmatryingtocreatetheAPP“Timeless”？

A.Tobenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnology.

B.Toworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammers.

C.Togainreputationandbecomefamousafterschool.

D.Tohelphergrandmotherovercomethedisease.

3、WhatisitlikeifsomeonedevelopsAlzheimer'saccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewilllosehismemory.B.Hewilllosehishearing.

C.Hewilllosehisabilitytowalk.D.Hewilllosehisabilitytotakephotos.

4、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“hailed”inparagraph

II?

A.thankedB.blamed

C.praisedD.criticized

23.（8分）WhenGitanjaliRaosharedhowshelikes“Endingsolutionstoreal

problems"，itwashardtoimaginethisdynamic11-year-oldgirlcouldsettleaproblem

thathasescapedscientistsforyears.

Injustthreemonths,Raocameupwithadevice（装置）thatcanreplacethecostly

andlengthytestscurrentlyusedtoreliablydetermineleadlevelsinourfreshwater.

Inspiredbythecurrentlitigation（诉讼）inFlint,Michigan,acaseofwaterpollution

from2014to2015,Raodesignedanewtestingsystemthatresultedinherbeingnamed

America'sTopYoungScientistfor2017.

Raohadbeenfollowingthewaterproblemforabouttwoyears.Shewasamazedby

thenumberofpeopleaffectedbyleadpollutioninwaterandwantedtodosomethingto

changethis.Gitanjalispentmonthstryingtoconvincelocalhighschoolsandcollegesto

giveherlabtimetocontinueherexperiment.Athome,Gitanjaliworkedonherproject

inthe“scienceroom”sheaskedherparentstocreateforher.Raohascreatedadevice

thatusesthreeparts:acartridge,aBluetoothreaderandanapp.Toputitsimply,the

cartridgecontainscarbonnanotubes（纳米管）thatreacttolead.Thisreactionisthen

registeredbytheBluetoothreader,whichsendsasignaltoamobileappthatcantellyou

immediatelyifyourwaterissafetodrink.

RaoappropriatelynamedthedeviceTethysaftertheGreekgoddessoffreshwater,

andishopingtomakealittleimprovementtogetthedeviceonthemarket.Whilewe

maynotbeawareofanyleadpollutionpresentinouragingpipelines,leadpoisoning

cancausedelaysinphysicalandmentaldevelopment.WithRaobelievingthatthe

“purposeofscienceistomakeadifference”，herincredibleinventioncouldmakea

differencetomillionsofpeopleintheUnitedStates.

1、WhatdoweknowaboutRao9sdevice?

A.It'scheapandquick.

B.It'scheapandinaccurate.

C.Ifsexpensiveandreliable.

D.Ifsportableandtime-consuming.

2、WhatmadeRaohavetheideaofdesigningthedevice?

A.Herparents9suggestions.

B.ThenameoftheGreekgoddess.

C.Herinterestinsettlingrealproblems.

D.ThewaterpollutionlitigationinFlint.

3、Whatdothecarbonnanotubesfunctionas?

A,Sendingimmediatesignals.

B.Recordingthereactionresults.

C.Detectingthepresenceoflead.

D.Showingthewaterqualityresults.

4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofRao'sinvention?

A.ItwillleadRaotomakeafortune.

B.ItwillhelpmillionsofAmericansdrinksafewater.

C.ItwillpromotethedevelopmentofscienceinAmerica.

D.Itwillsoonsettlethelead-pollutedproblemthoroughly.

24.（8分）Workisapartofliving-mygrandparentsunderstoodthat.They

livedandworkedonafarmthathasbeeninmyfamilyfor150years.Theyraised

chickensforeggs,pigsandcattleformeat.Cowswerekeptformilkandthecream,from

whichGrandmamadebutterandcheese.Whatlittleyardtheyhadbecameagarden.

TheDepression（大萧条时期）,therefore,didn'tmakemuchchangeintheirlives.But

itdidbringalotofmenoutofwork,driftingfromjobtojob,tothefarm.Thefirstto

showupatthedoorofthekitchenwasamaninrags.Hetookoffhishatandquietly

explainedthathehadn'teatenforawhile.Grandpastoodwatchinghimabit,thensaid,

“There'sastackoffirewoodagainstthefencebehindthebarn（谷仓）.I'vebeenneeding

togetitmovedtotheothersideofthefence.YouhavejustaboutenoughtimetoHnish

thejobbeforehinch.”

Grandmasaidasurprisingthinghappened.Themangotashineinhiseyesandhe

hurriedtothebarnatonce.Shesetanotherplaceatthetableandmadeanapple

pie.Duringlunch,thestrangerdidn'tsaymuch,butwhenheleft,hisshouldershad

straightened.66Nothingruinsamanlikelosinghisself-respect,99Grandpalatertoldme.

Soonafter,anothermanshowedupaskingforameal.Thisonewasdressedinasuit

andcarriedasmalloldsuitcase.Grandpacameoutwhenheheardvoices.Helookedat

themanandthenofferedahandshake.66Thereisastackoffirewoodalongthefence

downbehindthebarnI'vebeenmeaningtogetitmoved.Ifdsurebeahelptome.And

we'dbepleasedtohaveyoustayforIunch."Thefellowsethissuitcaseasideandneatly

laidhiscoatontop.Thenhesetofftowork.

Grandmasaysshedoesn'trememberhowmanystrangerstheysharedamealwith

duringthoseDepressiondays-orhowmanytimesthatstackofwoodgotmoved.

1、Whenhewasaskedtomoveastackoffirewood,thefirstmanwhoaskedforameal

gotashineinhiseyesforhewasgladthat.

A.hehadfoundagoodjob

B.hewouldhavesomethingtoeat

C.hewouldnolongersufferfromtheDepression

D.hewouldgetwhathewantedwithoutlosinghisself-respect

2、Thewriter'sgrandfatheraskedthosejoblessmentomovethestackoffirewood

because.

A.hedidn'twantthemtohaveamealfreeofcharge

B.hehadbeenneedingtogetitmoved

C.hewantedtohelptheminhisownway

D.hewantedtoshowthemhiskindnessandrespect

3、Thewriter'sgrandfatherwasallofthefollowingbut.

A.kindB.thoughtful

C.wealthyD.sympathetic

4、Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.

A.TheDepressionB.ThePleasureofHelpingOthers

C.NoPains,NoGainsD.Work-APartofLiving

25.（10分）Forsomepeople,walkingorrunningoutdoorsisagreatwayto

workout.Whatmaynotbesopleasantisseeingtrashallovertheground.Well,some

peoplearedoingsomethingaboutit.Theyareplogging!

“Plogging”beganinSweden.ThenamecombinestheSwedishword“plocka；

whichmeanstopickup,andthewordJogging,whichmeanstorunslowly.ASwedish

mannamedErik,startedthemovementin2016.OntheWorldEnvironmentDay

website,EriksaysthathemovedtoStockholmfromasmallcommunityinnorthern

Swedeneachdayhewouldridehisbiketowork.Concernedabouttheamountoftrash

andlitterhesaweachdayonhiswaytowork,hetookmattersint。hisownhands.

Plogging,bythatterm,mayhaveofficiallybeguninSweden.Butmanypeoplewho

exerciseoutdoorshavebeendoingthisforyears.TakeJeffHorowitzforexample.Heis

apersonaltrainerinWashington,D.C.Heoftenpicksuptrashwhilerunningoutside.

Heevenhasturneditintoagame;hewilltrytopickupthetrashwithoutstopping.

didn'tknowitwasathingreally.Thisisjustmypersonalethics(道德标准)，whereIgo

forarunandifIhappentoseeapieceofgarbagelyingaroundandifswithinreach一

itisakindofalittletestformetoseeifIcangrabitandthrowitinaneartrashcan

withoutstopping.Andthatway,Ithink,itgivesmealittleexerciseandalittlefocusfor

myrun.Andithelpscleanuptheneighborhood,59heannounced.

Today,loggingisanofficialactivity,onethatisbecomingincreasinglypopular.

Citiesaroundtheworldnowholdloggingevents,66Iwouldjusthopepeoplewouldthink

twicebeforedroppingagarbageontheground.Wehavecontainers...seemsonevery

block.So,it'seasytoputyourgarbageinthetrashcans.Ijustthinkpeopleshouldthink

aboutitalittlebitmore.Idohopeonedaytherewillnotbeaneedforplogging."said

aninterviewee.

1、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“tookmattersintohisown

hands55?

A.calledonpeopletojoinhim.B.appealedtopeopletogogreen.

C.begantopickupthetrash.D.hadthecollectedtrashrecycled.

2、LikeJeffHorowitz,loggingtomanypeoplehasbecomea(an)act.

A.automaticB.irresistibleC.arbitraryD.temporary

3、WhatistheideathatLoggingeventsaremeanttopromote?

A.Joggingistrulybeneficial.B.Trashcansshouldbewithinreach.

C.Litteringisnotacceptable.D.Communitiesshouldbekeptclean.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.NewExerciseEnjoysunbelievablepopularity

B.NewExerciseTrendAlsoHelpsEnvironment

C.Plogging—aFashionableWaytoclearwaste

D.Plogging—anExerciseOriginatinginSweden

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）HappyMaggie

DuringmychildhoodIexperiencedgreaterhardshipsthanmostpeoplego

throughinalifetime.Inmyshort17yearsoflife,Ihavebeen1fivedivorces

ofmyparents.Havinganewstepmotherorstepfathereveryfewyearswas2,

buttheconstantmovingwasworse.Myfather'scancerdiagnosis3meapart,

andhistwoheartattacksand4withdiabetesputahugepressureonthe

family.Byage13,1was5andemotionallyscarred.IfeltlikeIhadnooneto_

6andthatnothingwouldevergetbetter.ThenImetMaggie,andmyattitude

towardslifechanged.

Formanysummers,I7atahorse-ridingcampforpeoplewithspecial

needs.Wetaughtchildrenandadultsspecializedskills8theirabilities.For

example,wewouldteachachildwithautism（自闭症）9skills,orachildwith

cerebralpalsy（脑瘫）strength-buildingexercise.Eachvolunteerwas10a

specificchildduringeightweeks.Afewweekslater,Iwasaskedto11another

volunteerwhowassick.Thatwasthedaymy12onlifechangedforever.

AsIbegantoworkwithher,Ilookedthroughherfiletogetmoreinformation,

whichwas13,Shehadbeenphysicallyabusedasanewbornandthroughout

herinfancy.Herbirthparents14hersobadlythattheycausedheraserious

braininjurybytheageoftwo.Herskullhadbeenbroken,however,theamazing

thingaboutMaggiewasher15attitude.

WhenImetMaggie,shewas12,andshewouldsay16but^fmhappy!95.If

youaskedher“Howoldareyou?"，“I'mhappy“sherepliedeachtime.Everyoneat

thecamp17her“HappyMaggie55.

Mylifegrowingupwasahugestruggle,18Maggietaughtmenottogetin

thewayofhappiness.Nothingbadinlifeshouldbeenoughtochange19Iam.

Shegaveme20IfIlearnedanythingfromMaggie,itwouldbe,nomatterwhat,

behappy.

1、A.beyondB.withC.throughD.in

2、A.roughB,excitingC•charmingD.independent

3、A.brokeB.toreC.defeatedD.turned

4、A.recoveryB.sufferingC.concernD.battle

5、A.depressedB.confusedC.confidentD.pleased

6、A.lookafterB.turntoC.appealtoD.takeafter

7、A.volunteeredB.handledC.admittedD.recommended

8、A.comparedwithB.basedonC.judgingfromD.owingto

9、A.analyzingB,creatingC.communicatingD.calculating

10>A.acquiredB.separatedC.promotedD.assigned

11、A.interviewB.employC.replaceD.dismiss

12、A.decisionB.evaluationC.principleD.outlook

13、A.heart-breakingB.spirit-liftingC.disappointing

D.surprising

14、A.tendedB.treatedC.opposedD.protected

15、A.unreasonableB.unacceptableC.unforgettableD.unsinkable

16、A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something

17、A.gaveB,complainedC.translatedD.nicknamed

18、A.andB.yetC.soD.otherwise

19、A.whyB.whereC.whoD.that

20、A.hopeB・ambitionC.strengthD.lesson

第二节(每小题L5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)Mr.andMrs.DavieshadlefttheirChristmasshoppingvery

late.TherewereonlyafewdaysleftbeforeChristmas,andofcoursetheshopsandstreet

wereterribly1.(crowd).Buttheyhadtogetpresents!.theirfamilyandfriends,sothey

startedoutearlyonemorningforthebigcity,andspentseveraltiringhours3.(buy)the

thingstheywantedinthebigshops,Bysuppertime,Mr,Davies4^(load)downwithparcels

ofallshapesandsizes.Hecouldhardlyseewherehewasgoingastheyleftthelastshop

ontheirwaytotherailwaystation.Outsidetheshoptheyhadtocrossabusystreet,

madeeven5.(busy)thanusualbythethousandsofpeopled,hadcomebycartodotheir

last-minuteChristmasshopping.Mr.andMrs.Davieshadtowaitforthetrafficlightsto

change,butasMr.Daviescouldnotseeinfrontofhim7.(proper),hemovedforwardinto

theroadwithoutrealizingit.Mrs.Daviessawthisandbecameworried.Severaltimesshe

urgedherhusbandtocomeback,butwithout8^(succeed).Hecouldnothearherbecause

ofthenoiseofthetraffic.Finallysheshoutedin9.loudvoice/6Henry!IflO.intendto

standinthatdangerouspositionamomentlonger,givemetheparcels!"

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（八），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限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

DearSir,

IsawyouradvertisementintheLocalDailyforaeconomistsIbelieveIhadthe

necessaryqualitiesforthejob、

Twoyearsago,IgraduatedawayfromFudanUniversitywithadegreein

Economics>Sincegraduation,Ihavebeenworkedforabigbank、Nowtochallenge

me,Iwanttoworkforacompanywherehasyourexcellentreputation>

Apartfrommyknowledgesofaccountingandmyabilityinmaths,Iamateam

player>1*11bewillingshouldermoreresponsibilitiesifneeding>

Thankyoufortakingmeontoconsideration>

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第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你校将举行60周年校庆作品展，请你以你校英语报刊编辑的身

份用英文写一则征集作品的短文,并告知同学们将其作品发送到邮箱lh6688@163.com。

内容包括：

1.作品主题：反应校园生活，表达祝福；

2.作品形式：照片、画作、诗词等；

3.截止日期：2018年9月30日。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.周年anniversaryo

Withthe60thanniversaryofourschoolapproaching,

Wereallyappreciateeveryone'sactiveparticipation.