2023-2024学年湖北省黄冈市蔡河中学高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省黄冈市蔡河中学高三考前热身英语试卷注意事项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．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay2．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether3．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld4．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one5．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless6．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome7．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending8．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid9．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends10．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what11．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever12．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved13．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup14．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed15．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis16．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for17．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at18．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways19．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout20．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was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）Cananimalsbeartistic?PaintingandmusicarepartofeffortstokeepanimalshappyattheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo.Aslothbear(长毛熊)calledFrancoisisoneoftheNationalZoo’sartists.Hebeganhisartisticcareertwoyearsago.Francoishasaveryunusualwaytopaint.Heuseshisbreathingtopaint.Hiszookeeper,StaceyTabellario,saysthatalthoughthetechniquemaylookstrange,itisactuallyaverynaturalbehaviorforslothbears.Thezookeepersfilloneofthosetubesfullofpaintandaskthemtobreathethroughit.Andtheyblowallofthepaintsontothecanvases(画布),makingthesereallycoolpaintings.AnimalartistscomeinallshapesandsizesattheZoo.Theyusemanykindsoftechniquestocreatetheirworksofart.Apesusepaintbrushes.Manyusetheirpawsorclaws—muchlikeahumanpainterwhowouldusehisorherhands.StaceyTabellariosaysFrancoisseemstoenjoyexpressinghimselfthroughhisart.“WhenIsetupthematerialsforpaintingactivity,hecomesandsitsnexttothemandwaitsuntiltheyarereadyforpainting.Hedoesthateverytime.Ialsoseewherehiseyesgo.Hedoesseethepaintscomeoutofthetubeandlandonthecanvas.”Butnoteveryanimalwantstopaint.Musicisanotherpartoftheartsenrichmentprogram.Physicallyandmentallystimulatingactivitiesareanimportantpartofthedailycareoftheanimals.Trainershavealotoftools,fromtabletcomputertosmalltoys.KentonKernssaystheprogramhelpstheanimalsandthezookeepersinmanyways.Everyinteractionbetweenkeepersandtheiranimalscreatessomesortofconnections.Theone-of-a-kindworksofartcreatedbytheanimalsarepopularwithzoovisitors.Manyaresoldatthezoo’sfund-raisingevents.1、FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat________.A．Francoisisatwo-year-oldartistattheNationalZooB．FrancoiscanmakefantasticpaintingswithpaintbrushesC．Francois,waytopaintisanunnaturalbehaviorforslothbearsD．Francoispaintsbyblowingthepaintsinthetubesontothecanvas2、Accordingtothepassage,theapespaintby________.A．blowingthetubesfullofpaintsB．usingtheirhandsdirectlyC．usingsometoolsD．walkingonthecanvas3、Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearntheworksofartcreatedbytheanimals________.A．canbesoldatahighpriceB．aremainlypopularwiththekidsC．createhigherpricesthantheartistsD．canbeboughtatthezoo’sfund-raisingevents4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Zooanimalsshowartisticside.B．Paintingandmusicareusefulinthezoo.C．Animalsenjoypainting.D．Animalsneedenrichmenttoo.22．（8分）Summeristimeforfamilyfunandthecreationoflifelongmemories.Donotmissoutontheopportunitytohaveanunforgettablevacationwhenbookingactivities,hotels,andmoreinthesefantasticcities.SanAntonio,TXWhetheryouarelookingforahistoriclookintothisfantasticcity,orseekingtospendthedaygettingsomesunatoneofthethemeparksinthearea,there’ssomethingforeveryone.SanAntonioishometoSeaWorld,SixFlagsFiestaTexas,theSanAntonioAquarium(水族馆),andotherfun,family-friendlyattractions.Foramorehistoriclookintothecity,goontheSanAntonioGrandTour,theAlamoTrolleyTour,orbooktheSanAntonioExplorerPass.MackinacIsland,MIForanadventure,MackinacIslandisthedestinationofchoice.SittingonLakeHuron,MackinacIslandisinviting,withtheGrandHotelLuncheonBuffetandSelf-GuidedTouroraMackinacIslandCarriageTour.Ifyourattentionisonafamilyvacation,admissiontotheWingsofMackinacTropicalButterflyConservatoryorawateradventurewithGreatTurtleKayakToursisagreataddition.Orlando,FLItwouldn’tbesummerwithoutatriptoOrlando.Forthosewhowanttovisitsomeofthehottestthemeparksofalltime,OrlandoishometoWaltDisneyWorldThemeParks,SeaWorldOrlando,andUniversalOrlandoResort.IfyouwouldratherskiptheamusementparksandexperiencethemorenaturalsideofOrlando,thereareoptionssuchasdeepseafishinginGulfofMexicoandOrlandoZiplineToursatFloridaEcoSafaris!1、WhatcanyouenjoyinSanAntonio?A．Playinthehottestthemeparksofalltime. B．Visitabutterflyconservatory.C．Godeepseafishinginagulf. D．Haveatasteofthecity’shistory.2、WhereshouldyougoifyouwanttoexplorenatureinOrlando?A．FloridaEcoSafaris.B．SeaWorldOrlando.C．WaltDisneyWorldThemeParks.D．WingsofMackinacTropicalButterflyConservatory.3、Whatdothethreeplaceshaveincommon?A．Theyarefamousforanadventure. B．Theyarefitforsummerholidays.C．Theylieinthesamestate. D．Theyallhaveathemepark23．（8分）ThephilosopherRobertNozickusedtheideaofan“experiencemachine”torefutetheviewthatgoodexperiencesareallwewantfromlife.Hethoughtthatmostofuswouldnotchoosethemachineandpreferreality.“Butwhy?”heencouragedustoask.Therewasnosuchthingasvirtual（虚拟的）reality(VR)whenhewaswriting.Butnowwecangiveourselvescomputergeneratedexperiencesthatareliketherealthing.ThequestionraisedbyNozickhasbecomearealissue.WhyshouldyoupreferthetroubleandexpenseofactuallyvisitingAngkorWatorNiagaraFallswhenyoucangetalltheexperiencesofbeingtherebyputtingongogglesandabodysuit?Oneansweristhattheemotionsyoufeelwhenyouhaveavirtualexperiencearenotasvaluable.WhenyouactuallyseeNiagaraFalls,youfeelaweandevenfearinthefaceofanoverpoweringforceofnature.Beinginthepresenceofsomethingthatcausesyouthesefeelingsispartofthepleasure.VisitingavirtualNiagaraFallsmayalsocauseyoufeelingsofaweandfearbuttheyarecheapenedbyyourknowledgethatthedangerisnotrealandthatyourmindisbeingtrickedintothinkingthatitis.Realityalsoholdsapotentialformakingdiscoveriesthatvirtualrealitylacks.ThosewhovisitAngkorWathopetoseemorethantheyexpectedfromtouristinformation,perhapsevendiscoverwhathavebeenmissed.Computersimulations（模拟）,howevergood,containonlywhathavebeenputintothem.Thereisafurtherreasonforpreferringarealexperience.Realexperiencesconnectustothedeedsofpastpeopleandplaceusincontextswherehistorywasmade.ViewinganactualpainingbyRembrandtisamorevaluableexperiencethanviewingacopy,howevergood.Thegenuinepaintingwastheworkofthemanhimself.Weseehisbrushstrokesonthecanvas.Weareinthepresenceofgenius.Virtualrealitycantakeustoplaceswecannevergo.Itcanbeexciting,amusingandagoodwayofspendingleisuretime.Butitwillbeasubstituteforconnectionswiththerealthing.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refute”inParagraph1mean?A．Contradict.B．Express.C．Prove.D．Correct.2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvirtualreality?A．Itcanbenefitpeopleincertainaspects.B．Itwillbesmartenoughtosatisfyourneeds.C．Itcannotcausefeelingoffearorhappiness.D．Itcannothelpusunderstandwhathashappened.3、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatVRCannotOffer.B．HowVRChangeOurLife.C．HowVRIsDifferentfromReality.D．WhyVRCannotMatchtheRealThing.24．（8分）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器时代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.25．（10分）Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,whilethosewhoscoreloweronmeasuresofintelligencearelesslikelytodoso.OxfordUniversityresearchersbasedtheirfindingonananalysisofthe'GeneralSocialSurvey'.Theauthorssayoneexplanationcouldbethatmoreintelligentindividualsarebetteratjudgingcharactersandmayspendmoretimebuildingrelationshipswithpeopletheycantrust.Anotherreasoncouldbethatsmarterpeoplearebetteratweighingupsituationsandassessingwhetherornottheotherpersonwillholduphisorherendofabargain.“Intelligenceisshowntobelinkedwithtrustingothers.”saidthestudy'sleadauthor,NoahCarlofOxfordUniversity,“Thisfindingsupportswhatotherresearchershaveargued,namelythatbeingagoodjudgeofcharacterisadistinctpartofhumanintelligence.”Inaddition,thestudyshowsthatindividualswhoaremoretrustingarealsohappierwiththeirlivesandhadhigherlevelsofphysicalhealth.TheOxfordresearchersfound,however,thatthelinksbetweentrustandhealth,andbetweentrustandhappiness,arenotexplainedbyintelligence.Thefindingsconfirmedthattrustisavaluableresourceforanindividual,andisnotsimplyameasureofintelligence.Theauthorssaytheresearchissignificantbecausethestudyofsocialtrustcouldhavefar-reachingimplicationsinpublicwelfare,associaltrustcontributestothesuccessofimportantsocialinstitutions,suchaswelfaresystemsandfinancialmarkets.AccordingtoOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,trustisinincreasinglyshortsupplyincurrentgeneration.Thisdeclinethreatensworldleaders’abilitytohandlesomeoftoday'skeychallengeslikeglobalwarming,andthepoliticalsystem.Therearegoodreasonstothinkthatgovernmentsshouldtrytodevelopmoretrustinsociety.Distrustusuallycausesfrictioninpersonalrelationships,careersandpoliticsamongothers,saysStephenCovey.Althoughmajorityofpeoplesaythattrustcanneverberestoredonceit'sbroken,Stephenfeelsitcanbebroughtback."It'snoteasy,ittakestime,butyoudoitthroughyourbehavior,notjustthingsyousay."1、ItcanbeconcludedfromtheanalysisoftheGeneralSocialSurveythat.A．intelligentpeopletendtoshowmoretrustinothersB．judgmentofcharactersdeterminesthelevelofintelligenceC．intelligenceaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentrustandhealthD．intelligentindividualsspendlesstimeoninterpersonalrelationship2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A．Makethebestofasituation.B．Sticktoone'spromiseasagreed.C．Figureoutthetruevalueofabargain.D．Makeanassessmentofadeal.3、Accordingtotheresearch,higherlevelofsocialtrustis.A．adecisivebasisforstablepoliticalsystemB．abasicsteptodealwithglobalwarmingC．acontributingfactortosuccessfulpublicinstitutionsD．acompletesolutiontointerpersonalconflicts4、Whenitcomestorebuildingtrust,Stephenismostlikelytoagreethat.A．actionsalwaysspeaklouderthanwordsB．behaviorisamirrorinwhicheveryoneshowshisimageC．behaviorislargelydeterminedbymindD．actionistheproperfruitofknowledge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）Ihavealwaysbeenanindependentperson,butIhavecometoknowthatbeingindependentdoesnotmeanrefusinghelp.Iam1askingforhelp,andItrytoaccept.Furthermore,Iwilleven2helpandwhensomeoneisintrouble,I3walkaway.Andallthesechangescamefromanaccidentonanisland.Sometimesaperson’sindependenceisa4ofpride,daring,stubbornnessandluck.Iusedtobetoo5sinceIwaslittle.Iwasonceatravelerwhoneveraskedfor6,choosinginsteadtostrugglewithmapsandsignsuntilIfoundmyway.ThenonedayontheislandofKohPhangan,inThailand,everything7.IwasswimmingintheoceanwithSean,myfiance,whenhewas8byaboxjellyfish(箱型水母).He9withinthreeminutes,25yearsold.YetwhenonlookersandtravelersaskedifIwanted10,stubbornprideandforceofhabit11meaccepting.ButtwoyoungIsraeliwomenstayed.12myprotest(反对),theywerewithmeevenwhenthepolicetriedtocoverupthe13ofSean’sdeath.Itwaslistedasdrunkdrowningtoavoidhurtingthe14industry.TheIsraeliwomen15havewalkedaway.16,withouteventellingme,they17theirscheduleratherthanleavemebehind.18Ididn’trealizeitatthattime,Iwouldnothave19thedisasterwithoutthesegreatwomen.Actually,thepersonwhoneedshelpthemostisusuallythelastpersontoaskforit.Ihavelearned20isbetterthanrefusingbecauseitnotonlyhelpsyouwalkoutoftrouble,butalsohelpsyouknowtherealmeaningoflife.1、A．struggling B．dealing C．confused D．satisfied2、A．offer B．accept C．seek D．desire3、A．occasionally B．frequently C．usually D．seldom4、A．range B．symbol C．way D．mix5、A．adventurous B．brave C．independent D．creative6、A．money B．equipment C．directions D．suggestions7、A．happened B．messed C．changed D．disappeared8、A．attacked B．caught C．followed D．impressed9、A．sunk B．died C．failed D．recovered10、A．company B．advice C．comfort D．evidence11、A．kept B．prevented C．denied D．suggested12、A．Inspiteof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Asaresult13、A．proof B．news C．fact D．cause14、A．medicine B．entertainment C．fishing D．tourism15、A．could B．need C．should D．must16、A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Besides17、A．delayed B．made C．considered D．threw18、A．When B．While C．Because D．If19、A．survived B．experienced C．avoided D．suffered20、A．refusing B．accepting C．giving D．begging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）WhyDoesRainSmellSoGood?Doyoulovethesmellofrain?Ifso,you’renotalone.1．(actual),somescientistsbelievethatpeoplegottheirloveforthesmellofrainfrom2．(ancestor),whoreliedonwetweatherfortheirsurvival.Butwhatmakesrainsmellsonice?Thereareseveralsmellsassociatedwithrainfallthatpeoplefindpleasing.Oneofthesesmells3．(call)“petrichor（尘土的味道）.”Petrichor,atermcreatedin1964bytwoAustralianscientistsstudyingthesmellsof4．(rain)weather,comesfromsomechemicalreactions.Duringdryperiodssomeplantsproduceoils,andwhenitrains,theseoilsgointotheair.Anotherreactionoccurswhenchemicals5．(produce)bysomebacteriaaresentout.Allofthesechemicalscombinetocreatethepleasantpertichorsmellwhenrainhits6．ground.Anothersmellassociatedwithrainisozone（臭氧）.Duringathunderstorm,lightningcansplitoxygenandanothergadand7．(it)inturncancombineintoanewsubstance.Thissubstancereactswithotherchemicalstoformozone,8．hasasharpsmell.Whensomeonesayshecansmellraincoming,itmaybethatwindfroman9．(approach)stormhascarriedozonedownfromthecloudsand10．theman’snose.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：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。OneafternooninFebruary,myclassmatesandIwasonthewaytothecinema.Suddenlyanoldwomanfallsdownheavilyduetothegroundcoveringwiththickice.Seeingwhathadhappened.Wedialed120withoutasecondthought.Onsuchcoldweather,westayedwithheruntiltheambulancecametoscene.Andthentheyleftforthecinema.Althoughwewerelaterforthefilm,weallthoughtitwasworthwhile.Afterall,helppeopleinneedisagoodwaytoobtainjoyandhappy.Nowweallrememberthedaywhichwespentittogether.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李津。你的美国笔友Tom对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年暑假将为外国学生举办一场汉语夏令营活动(ChineseSummerCamp)，请你给他发一封电子邮件，告知相关情况如下：时间和地点；内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等；报名方式和截止时间。注意：词数不少于100；可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearTom,Herecomesagoodpieceofnews!_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________