2023-2024学年安徽省合肥八中英语高三第一学期期末考试模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省合肥八中英语高三第一学期期末考试模

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare

placesforskiing.

A.someB.manyC.fewD.afew

2.TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,

theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.

A.whereB.when

C.whichD.who

3.Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailtoalargenumberofteenagers.

A.appealtoB.objecttoC.refertoD.turnto

4.TheLifelongLearningProgrammetoenablepeopletotakepartinlearning

experienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.

A.havingbeendesignedB.beingdesigned

C.designedD.designing

5.Workinghardisnotaofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessential

requirements.

A.signB.signal

C.guaranteeD.mark

6.,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho*sascapableasJohn.

A.AslongasIhavetraveledB.MuchasIhavetraveled

C.NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD.AsIhavetraveledsomuch

7.™I'msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.

-Ithinkso.Heforitmonths.

A.ispreparingB.hasbeenpreparingC.waspreparingD.hadbeenpreparing

8.™Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless,isn*the?

…Yes,heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.

AB.unless

C.thoughD.so

9.Hardwork,alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeof

success,whichisweshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLong

March.

A.thatB.what

C.whereD.how

10.Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiser

paysforthemessage.

A.todeliverB.deliveredC.tobedeliveredD.delivering

11.ThepartinthefilmRiothetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplane

madesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.

A.whichB.whoC.whereD.whom

12.——HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.

一Oh,Isee.Thafstheyhavemuchincommon.

A.whereB.howC.whatD.because

13.Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacherallthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.

A.howB.what

C.thatD.where

14.Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.

A.withitstopB.thetopofwhich

C.whosetopD.itstopis

15.—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,Ihavetobeabletospeaksome

English,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.

——Oh,ifsreally.

A.aconfidentialsourceB.acatch-22situation

C.aPandora'sboxD.aHerculeantask

16.Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine

directed,hasdrawndoctor'sattention.

A.when;itB.as;whatC.as;whichD.that;and

17.ThebookthroughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.

A.gotB.pushedC.sailed

18.——Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon'thaveenoughmoneyforanew

one?

一Thafsagood.

A.sayingB.question

C.accountD.suggestion

19.Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,theylearnsimple

gamesandsongs.

A.thenB.thereC.whileD.where

20.—Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseofthe

outstandingperformance.

A.GoodtoknowB.Filsay

C.IhearyouonthatoneD.Can^arguewiththat

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）WheretoDineonaBudgetWithKidsinLondon?

Wheretodineonabudgetwithkids?ThesefourLondonrestaurantsareas

welcomingastheyarewallet-friendly.

♦BarbicanKitchenattheBarbicanCentre

Europe'slargestmulti-artsvenueishometocinemas,atheatre,aconcerthalland

galleriessothereareplentyofwaysforfamiliestoworkupanappetitebeforerefueling

attheBarbicanKitchen.Thisgroundfloorrestaurantservesarangeoflightbites,hot

sandwichesandhandmadepizzasandchildrenunder12eatfreewitheveryadult

orderingamainmeal.

♦StickyFingers,Kensington

StickyFingersinKensingtonisarockn'rollrestaurantthatservesclassic

Americandishes.Thekid'smenu（forunder12s）isjust£7.95forameal,adrinkanda

dessertandifyouvisitonaMondayyoucantakeadvantageofthe“MondayMadness”

promotionforupto50%offallmaincoursesforadults.Don'tleavewithoutexploring

theRollingStonessouvenirsincludinggolddiscs,guitarsandphotosoftheband.

♦Jamie'sItalina,VariousLocations

TopBritishchef,JamieOliverknowsathingortwoaboutcateringforchildren.

Thereareoften"kidscatfree”promotionsrunningduringschoolholidaysbutthe

regularkidsmenuisonly£6.50foramaindish,asaladandadrink.Activitypacksare

availableforkidsandthe2-courselunchdealforgrown-upsisabargainat£11.95.

♦VauxhallCityFarmCafe

CombineadaywiththeanimalsandlunchwiththefamilyatVauxhallCityFarm,

acommunityspacehometohorse,pigs,goatsandcamels,EnjoylunchattheOldDairy

Cafewhichservesaffordablesandwiches,soups,salads,cakesanddishesfromaweekly

specialsmenu.Halfportionsofeverythingareavailableforkidsforaround£2.

1、WhatareyouexpectedtodobeforeeatingatBarbicanKitchen?

A.Eatlightfood.

B,Orderamainmeal.

C.Enjoyartandentertainments.

D.Developanappetiteforpaintings.

2、Whichrestaurantcanattractmusicfans?

A.Jamie'sItalian.

B.StickyFingers.

C.BarbicanKitchen.

D.VauxhallCityFarmCafe

3、HowarebothJamie9sItalianandVauxhallCityFarmCafewallet-friendly?

A.Theybothofferkidsfreefood.

B.Theybothdopromotionsregularly.

C.Theybothserveadultsatabargainprice.

D.Theybothmakeasmallchangeforkidsmeal.

22.（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignals

andtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseaseto

communicatewithothersfromaphone.

TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone^camerawithartificialintelligenceto

recognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsand

sentences.

ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症），alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eye

movementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.

“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,notrobust

undersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration（再校准）andrelativelysteady

setups,wsaidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.

“Toreducetheshortcomings...wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesture

communicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,

portableandeasytolearn.”

Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achart

thatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodetermine

whicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.

Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteye

movement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletters

theywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredicttheword

orsentencetheyaretryingtosay.

Zhang'sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewith

MotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsin

ComputingSystemsinMay.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutGazeSpeak?

A.TheGazeSpeakappcanrecognizeeyemovementsdirectly.

B.ItallowsALSsufferstocommucicatewithotherswithoutaphone

C.ALSsufferscanuseseveralwaystocommunicate.

D.SmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyes.

2、Whyisthenewsmartphoneappbetterthantheolderone?

A.Ifseconomical,robustandeasytouse.

B.It'sexpensive,notrobustundersunlight.

C.Itrequiresfrequentre-calibration.

D.Itcombinesasmartphone'scamerawithartiHcialintelligence.

3、Whafstherealpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tosellanewsmartphone.

B.Topersuadeconsumerstobuyanewsmartphoneapp.

C.Tointroduceanewsmartphoneapp.

D.Todevelopanewsmartphoneapp.

23.（8分）Sometimesweexperiencepainthatseemsjusttoobigtofeel,too

frighteningtoface-itlookslikeatsunami.So,werun.MytsunamicamewhenIwas

nineyearsold.

Iwaswokenupbymymother'sscreams-66Bob?Bob?!BOB!”Irantomyparents9

bedroom.Myfatherwasonallfours,unconscious.Mymotherwascrazy-desperately

tryingtofigureouthowtostopwhatwashappening.Irantothephone-9-1-1,the

neighbors,anyone-"helpus!”Soonrescuecame,butmyfatherdidn'tcomebackto

life.

Whenmyfriendscametocomfortme,Iremember“pullingmyselftogether59asI

walkedtowardthem,determiningtoshowthemthatIwasfine.

ThemoreIdeniedmypain,themoreIwaspraisedbytheadultsaroundme-wOh,

lookhowstrongsheis!”So,Ikeptsaying"I'mfine.wOverandoverandover.Isaidit

enough-performeditenough-thatIevenfooledmyself.IbelievedthatIwasokay.

Butpaindoesn'tjust“goaway”-thatwhole"timeheals“thingisatotalcrock.30

yearsaftermyfatherdied,whenIlookedaroundforanexplanationforalltheyearsof

destructivebehavior,Icouldn'tHndtherootofthepaininmylifebecauseIhadcovered

itupsowell.Allthe"I'mfine”-30yearsofthem-buriedthepainofthatnineyearsold

girl-

Herpainhadbeentryingtocomeout,tobeheard,tobehealed.

And,finally,itwas.

Afteryearsoftreatment,Ifoundmywaybacktothatnightwherethepainstarted,

backtothetsunami.Thistime,Ididn'trun.Ithurt-itstillhurts-butnow,whenit

hurts,Iletthepaincome.Fmnotscaredtosay,"I'mnot行ne"-becauseIknow,

eventually,Iwillbe.

1、Whatdidtheauthordowhenherfatherwasindanger?

A.Sheranouttolookforrescue.B.Shekeptcalmandaskedforhelp.

C.Sheofferedfirstaidtohimatonce.D.Shewastooafraidtodoanything.

2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"crock”inParagraph5?

A.factB.theory

C.experimentD.lie

3、Whywastheauthorpraised?

A.Shebehavedpolitely.

B.Sheseemedtobeconfident.

C.Shecouldlookafterherself.

D.Shecouldhandletheblowproperly.

4、Whatlessoncanwegetfromtheauthor'sexperience?

A.Hidingourpaincanbeharmful.

B.Expressingpainisnotveryeasy.

C.Beingstrongmeanshidingone'spain.

D.Childrenaregoodatcoveringuptheirpain.

24.（8分）Afterfoursilentyears,the27-year-oldBritishsingerAdeleAdkins

hasfinallyintroducedherselftotheworldagainwithHello,theopeningsongfromher

thirdalbum25,whichwillcomeoutonNov.20.

AlthoughAdeleisaverysuccessfulsingernow,musicwasn'talwayswhatshesaw

herselfdoing.Atage10,whenshesawhergrandmother'spainoverthedeathofAdele's

grandfather,shepicturedherselfasaheartsurgeon.

“Iwantedtofixpeople'shearts/1shetoldtheUKmusicwebsitei-D,remembering

thechildhoodinterestshe'dhadinbiologyclassesuntilshefoundoutthatherreal

talentwasforsinging.

Adeledidn'tgotomedicalschool,butmanywouldagreethatshestillhas

healing（治愈）powers.nHersongsHndthekindofmemoryeverylistenerholds

somewhereintheirheart.Thiskindoffeelingiswhatpeoplehavealwayslikedin

Adele/1saidTheTelegraph.**Shewritesapopdiary,sharingthesimplesecretsofher

heart.n

Mostsuccessfulpopstarsmakealbumsatafastpace,butnotAdele.Afterher

secondalbum21wonthe2012GrammyAwardforAlbumoftheYear,shemadeitclear

withherlabelthatshewouldspend"fourorfiveyearsHmakinghernextalbum.She

toldVoguemagazine,nIwon'tcomeoutwithnewmusicuntilit'sbetterthan27.''

Insteadofseekingfame,Adeleremainedsilentandmovedtothecountryside.In

herfreetime,shelovedtowatchTVseriesTeenMom,AmericanHorrorStory,andThe

WalkingDead.

Livinglifeasnormallyaspossibleisimportanttothesinger'sart."Nobodywants

tolistentoarecordfromsomeonewho'snotlivingintherealworld/1Adeletoldi-D.''

SoIlivealow-keylifeformyfans.**

1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.ThepopularityofAdele'salbum25.

B.ThehealingpowersofAdele'smusic.

C.ThesecretsofAdele'ssuccessinmusic.

D.ThereasonforAdele'sbecomingasinger.

2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?

A.Adelewasn'tinterestedinmusic.

B.Adelewasn'tgoodatmusicatfirst.

C.Musicwasn'tveryimportantinAdele'slife.

D.Musicwasn'tallAdelewantedtobedevotedto.

3、Whydoesn'tAdelewanttomakealbumsatafastpace?

A.Tolivealow-keylife.

B.TowintheGrammyAward.

C.Toguaranteethequalityofhermusic.

D.Tosharethesecretsofherheartasamusician.

4、WhatcanweknowaboutAdele?

A.HeralbumHellowillcomeoutonNov.20.

B.Shehaskeptadiarysincechildhood.

C.Shemovedtothecountrysidebefore2012.

D.Herworksarebasedonreallife.

25・（10分）Oneofthestatementsthatmanyexpertsseemtoagreeonisthefact

thatthegreatthingsstartstohappentheminuteyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzones.

Assoonasyoudecidethatyouarewillingtogobeyondwhatissafe,thepossibilitiesare

endless.Forme,oneofthemostimportantthingsthatweshouldalwayskeepinmindis

thefactthatgrowthandcomfortcan'tcoexist.

PersonaldevelopmentauthorNapoleonHilloncesaid:"Whateverthemindcan

understandandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Regardlessofhowmanytimesyoumay

havefailedinthepastorhowlofty（崇高的）youraimsandhopesmaybe."This

statementisespeciallypowerfulbecauseitremindsusthatwearetheonlyoneswhocan

beresponsibleforhowfarwewillgo.However,steppingoutsideofourcomfortzoneis

probablythemostimportantsteptoexperiencingrealchange.

Foralongtime,IknewthatIwantedtoliveinArgentina,sohalfwaythroughmy

bachelor'sdegree,Iboughtaone-wayticketthere.WhileinArgentina,Iflnishedthe

lasttwoyearsofmydegreeonlinebeforeflyingbackhomeforgraduation.Icurrently

stillliveinArgentina,andIcanproudlysaythattakingthenecessarystepstomakeita

realitywasoneofthemostimportantthingsIcouldhavedone.

This,ofcourse,bynomeansatallappliestoeveryone,andPmnotimplyingwe

shouldallbuyone-wayticketstoforeigncountriesandseewhathappens.Butit's

importanttoknowthatweshouldrecognizewhatwedesireandtrytobringourdreams

tolife.

Livinginacomfortzonecantrickusintobelievingthatwehaveanabundant

amountoftimewhen,inreality,weallknowthatyearscanflybywithoutushaving

accomplishedmuchofwhatwereallywantedtodo.Sowhywait?I'mthankfulthatI

didn'tputoffmymoveuntilalaterdatebecauseIwouldhavemissedoutonalotof

amazinglifeexperiencesthathaveshapedmeasaperson.Ifwewanttoexperienceeven

asmallamountofchange,wewillhavetostepoutsideofit.

1、Whydopeoplepreferstayingincomfortzone?

A.Itmakespeoplefeelsafe.

B.Itleadstogreatthings.

C.Itisimportantforgrowth.

D.Ithelpsmakewisedecisions.

2、WhatdoesNapoleonHilFsstatementmean?

A.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

B.Thehigheryoufly,theharderyoufail.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

3、Whichmattersmosttotheauthorinhis/herstory?

A.MovingtoArgentina.

B.Gettingthebachelor'sdegree.

C.Studyingonline.

D.Flyingbackforgraduation.

4、Theauthorusedhis/herstoryto,

A.persuadeotherstofollowhis/herexample

B.encourageotherstotakeimmediateaction

C.informpeopleofdifferentforeignculture

D.remindpeopletobethankfulinlife

5、Whichonecouldbethebesttitle?

A.Identifyyourcomfortzone.

B.Valueyourprecioustime.

C.Alwaystrysomethingnew.

D.Makethebestdecisions.

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）Whentwelve-year-oldJohnWilsonwalkedintohischemistryclassona

rainydayinlateOctober1931,hehadnowayofknowingthathislifewasaboutto

changecompletely.Theclass1thatdaywastoshowhow2acontainer

ofwaterwouldbringoxygenbubbles（气泡）tothesurface.ThecontainerJohnwas

abouttoheat,3,wasnotlikethecontainersstudentseverywherehadused.

Someonehadbeen4andputthewronglabel（标签）onthebottle.And5

JohnheateditwithaBunsenburner,thecontainer6,sendingtheliquidflying

inalldirections.JohnWilsoncameawayfromit,completely7

Wilsonspentthenexttwomonthsinhospital.Afterhereturnedhome,hisparents_

8ahardtimetofindawaytodealwiththe9thathadhappenedtotheirlives.

ButWilsondidnot10theaccidentasadisaster.Heknewhehadtherestofhis

lifetolive.HelearnedBraille（盲文）quicklyandcontinuedhis11atthe

esteemedWorcesterCollegeforthedisabled.There,henotonly12asastudent

butalsobecameanaccomplishedrower,swimmer,actor,musician,andorator.

Manypeople,facedwiththe13JohnWilsonmetwith,wouldhave14

oftheirexperience.Perhapstheywouldhaveconsideredthemselvestobe15by

illfortuneanddiscouragedintheir16todoanythingsignificantwiththeirlives.

Wilson,however,losthissightbutfounda17・Throughhispracticalactionand

lifeattitude,heprovedtous18thatifsnotwhathappenstousthat19

ourlives—ifswhatwemake20whathappens.

1、A.experimentB.discussionC.analysisD.management

2、A.bringingoutB.turningoverC.heatingupD.pickingon

3、A.thereforeB.insteadC.besidesD.however

4、A.light-heartedB.absent-mindedC.cold-bloodedD.bad-tempered

5、A.asB.ifC.onceD.though

6、A.leakedB.explodedC.collapsedD.melted

7、A.dumbB.lameC.deafD.blind

8、A.calledforB.droveoffC.wentthroughD.dependedon

9、A.catastropheB.coincidenceC.dilemmaD.drawback

10、A.electB.appointC.regardD.recommend

11、A.educationB.occupationC.contributionD.recovery

12、A.survivedB.shoneC.competedD.registered

13、A.discriminationB.resistanceC.circumstancesD.uncertainties

14>A.dreamedB.thoughtC.approvedD.complained

15、A.criticizedB.motivatedC.surroundedD.interrupted

16、A.preferencesB.requirementsC.failuresD.attempts

17、A.bridgeB.visionC.rewardD.cure

18>A.dramaticallyB.occasionallyC.abruptlyD.roughly

19>A.limitsB.predictsC.determinesD.replaces

20>A.ofB.fromC.forD.up

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)Outofthe20littlethingsyou'vealwayswonderedabout,oneofthem

L(probable)hastodowiththesmall2,(five)pocketonyourjeans.Bynow,you

mighthavegivenupontryingtouseitsinceit'stoosmalltofitanythingyouactually

need.Butwhyisitthereinthefirstplace?Well,today,itdoesn'treallyserve

3.purpose,butitusedtointhelate1800s.

Actuallythesmallpocketiscalledawatchpocketbecauseitwasoriginally

intendedasasafeplaceformentostoretheirpocket42_(watch).It5^_(date)backto

Levisfirsteverpairofjeans,whichhitthemarketin1879.

TheLeviStraussblogalsopointed6,thatoriginally,therewereonlyfourpockets

onapairofbluejeans,thewatchpocket72_(include).66Thefirstbluejeanshadfour

pockets-onlyoneinbackand,inthefront,twoplusthesmall,watchpocket,theblog

stated.

SonexttimeyouHnd8.（you）standingcasuallywithyourthumbhookedinthat

smallpocket,knowthatitoriginally9.（use）tostoreapocketwatch.Andnowthat

we'vegottoknowthetinyjeanpocket,findout10.blueisthemostcommoncolor.

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（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。

Lastweek,ourschoolholdanactivityabouthowtohelpsomepoorchildrentogo

toschoolandlivetheirchildhoodhappy>First,someoldtextbookswerecollectedand

senttothosechildrensothatthebookscouldreusedbythem>Second,wemade

speechesinthepublictoappealtomorepeopleandorganizationtohelpandcarefor

thosepoorchildren>Beside,afterthespeeches,somestudentsevendonatedhispocket

moneyandclothes>Theywereproudofthattheydid>

Thanksfortheactivity,Ihavemadeupmymindtodomoretohelpthechildreninneed,

forgivingisbetterthanreceive>77

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Frank将到你所在的省会城市进行为期一周

的“探索中国文化”之旅。Frank来信询问你相关信息，请你给他回信，要点如下：

1.推荐食宿地点；

2.推荐旅游景点；

3.其他注意事项。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearFrank,

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、C

2、B

3、A

4、C

5、C

6、B

7、B

8、B

9、B

10、C

11、C

12、D

13、C

14、A

15、B

16、C

17、C

18、D

19、D

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、exploringtheRollingStonessouvenirsincludinggolddiscs,guitarsandphotosofthe

band.严.B选项.StickyFingers.

22、1、D

2、A

3、C

23、1、B

2、D

3、D

4、A

24、1、C

2、D

3、C

4、D

25、1、A

2、D

3、A

4、B

5、C

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第