苏州大学附属中学2023-2024学年高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

苏州大学附属中学2023-2024学年高三英语第一学期期末经典

模拟试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.一Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.

——OK,youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.

A.nowthatB.assoonas

C.everytimeD.aslongas

2.TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,liesa

nationalnaturereserve.

A.whatB.whichC.whereD.when

3.Ifsalwaysdifficultinaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon'tspeakthe

language.

A.beingB.tobe

C.havingbeenD.tohavebeen

4.Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees,

A.aresavedB.willsaveC.willbesavedD.havesaved

5.ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandheasan

interpreterinaforeignenterprise.

A.servedB.hadserved

C.isservingD.wouldserve

6.MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinteresteveryonelikestovisit.

A.asB.thatC.whichD.where

7.theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.

A.WateredB.WateringC.TowaterD.Water

8.andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.

A.InaweekB.AweeklaterC.AfteraweekD.Anotherweek

9.Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop_inhis

life.

A.capacityB.anxietyC.priorityD.opportunity

10.Tom'sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He・

A.shouldstudylastnight

B.shouldhavestudiedlastnight

C.musthavestudiedlastnight

D.muststudylastnight

11.Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxestheywouldn'tgetdamaged.

A.aslongasB.asif

C.incaseD.sothat

12.WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.

A.wereenjoyingB.wouldhaveenjoyed

C.wouldbeenjoyingD.willenjoy

13.Ateacher'sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto

themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.

A.urgeB.equip

C.persuadeD.rank

14.——Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.

一Cheerup!Youhavetoyourselftohavethelastlaugh.

A.open;upB.pick;upC.knock;upD.do;up

15.---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.

--He,He'sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.

A.isB.willbe

C.hasbeenD.was

16.IthinkAnaherpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythis

morning.

A.finishesB.hasfinished

C.hadHnishedD.wouldHnish

17.™WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.

---Youitinthewrongplace.

A.mustputB.shouldhaveput

C.mighthaveputD.mightput

18.Manygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfrom

theEarth'ssurfacebacktotheearth.

A.finding;reflectingB.found;reflected

C.found;toreflectD.found;reflect

19.Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisundercontrol,butspread

ofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.

A.a;theB.the;/C./;theD.a;/

20.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,foritandisbeyondour

control.

A.passedB.willpass

C.haspassedD.hadpassed

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）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwason

itsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstwarningmyhusband,

JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.9fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywas

watching.

Nosoonerhadwefoundcoye-ageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Ididn't

knowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloor

underneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Igrippedthebanister（楼梯扶手）and

triedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsof

practicalstillness,Icouldheareverythingaroundmerattling.

Wegotclosetothestaircaselandingonlytoheartheloudripping（撕裂）soundof

ourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffinto

thedarknessoutside.

BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.

Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn'tgetinsidehimselfbecauseof

thewind.IheldJimmy'sarmtightlyasthetornadosuckedthedooropen—wenever

didgetitfullyshut—andtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullof

glass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownright

outthebackofthehouseandintothebay.

“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.All

ofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithought

hewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquiet

moments,Icouldn'tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe'dgooutsidetocheck."No,”I

said."Don'tleaveme.Don9tleaveme.”

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcoveragemean?

A.damageB.reports

C.arrivalD.delay

2、Inthelastbuttwoparagraphs,whydidtheauthorfeelnopain?

A.Becauseshewastooeagertohelpherhusbandtofeelit.

B.Becauseshewasfrozeninamazement.

C.Becauseshewasheldentirelybythepoweroftornado.

D.Becauseshewasfrightenedbythedamagecausedbythedisaster.

3、Thefeelingoftheauthorduringthedisastercanbedescribedas

A.scared,surprisedbutcalmB.surprised,terrifiedbutdetermined

C.astonished,confusedandmovedD.amazed,determinedandgrateful

22.（8分）ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheir

Hndingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000

faces.

Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Butthe

authorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputa

numbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,

saidtheresearchers9studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow."and

werenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“limitonhowmanyfacesthebraincan

handle.”

Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant."In

today'smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.The

studysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferent

facesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygivea

baselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary^ofhumanswithfacialrecognition

software.

Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylaw

enforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecret

areassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethe

softwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebook

usesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymay

recognizetheperson'sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.

Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheir

personallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butby

theendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlet

theresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to

10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousands

ofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.

Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwo

differentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknew

between1,000and10,000faces.

Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethat

somepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.66Therearedifferencesinhow

muchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.59Alsoit

couldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupin

morepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheir

lives.

Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.66Itwouldbe

interestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow"，Jenkins

said.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,he

added,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallof

thosefaces.

1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?

A.Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.

B.Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.

C.Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.

D.Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.

2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto.

A.bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanremember

B.helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfaces

C.improvepeople'sfacialvocabulary

D.developfacialrecognitionsoftware

3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto.

A.predictandpreventcrimeB.trackandmonitorpeople

C.nameafriendonFacebookD.controlpopulationsinsecretareas

4、InJenkins'opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople'sdifferentfacialvocabulary?

A.Growingconditions.B.Naturalenvironment.

C.Personalexperience.D.Informationtechnology.

23.（8分）GoldenGateBridge

LocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933to

connecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopento

publictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,the

GoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgein

theworld.

BrooklynBridge

TheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.Itisoneoftheoldestsuspension

bridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear23.Thelengthofthebridge

is1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.

GeorgeWashingtonBridge

AlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorge

WashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931aftera

constructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout

$52milliontobuild.

MackinacBridge

Thisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.

ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB.Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionof

thebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusing

thisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.

NavajoBridge

LocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250

meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyears

later,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothe

publicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.

1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?

A.Itconsistsoftwobridges.

B.Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.

C.Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.

D.Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.

2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?

A.GoldenGateBridge.

B.BrooklynBridge.

C.GeorgeWashingtonBridge.

D.NavajoBridge.

3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?

A.Havetopaysomemoney.

B.Usethesecondbridge.

C.Covernearly250meters.

D.SeethestatueofDr.DavidB.Steinman.

24.（8分）TheeditorofthenewCoolCampingBritainguidechoosessomeof

hisfavoritenewHndsinEngland,WalesandScotland.

Cleadale,IsleofEigg,InnerHebrides

IsthisBritain'smostbeautifulcampsite?Fromthegrassypointlookingseawardto

themountains,it'snothardforcamperstoseehowtheislandinspiredTheLordofthe

Ringsauthor'sfantasylandscapes.Thecampsiteitselfisaswildandwonderfulasits

setting.

OpenApril—September,from£5pertentpernight.

Swattesfield,ThornhamMagna,Suffolk

DeepinthewildsofnorthSuffolk,thisseven-acrecampsitehasonlybeenopenfor

afewyears,withtwofieldsseparatedbyalakeandsurroundedbywoodland.The

positionisperfect.Ifsagreatplacetodonothingbutgetintonature.Youcanputup

yourtentinthebottomfieldorthewoodlandbeyond.

OpenEaster—October,from£10pertentpernight.

PleasantStreamsFarm,nearStAustell,Cornwall

Thissite,byalake,isallaboutsimplepleasures.Locatedintheformermining

village,ithasasummerhouse（凉亭）withbooksandgamesforarainyday.Thereare

manyanimalsincludingpigs,hens,goatsandducksonthefarmandapubjusta10-

minutestrollaway.There'sverylittletodohere,nobellsandnowhistles.Campfiresare

encouraged.

OpenEaster-September,from£10pertentpernight.

TroytownCampsite,StAgnes,IslesofSciily

Itsonlycampsite,Troytown,couldn'tbeinamoreremoteposition.Isolationisits

greatestadvantage-sobringplentyofbookstoreadanddon'texpectaphonesignal.

Butatleastoneoflife'snecessitiesisavailable.Lyingonthehillsideoverlookingthebay

andneartheislandoftheGugh,itmightjustwintheprizeforbestbeergardenviewin

England.

OpenMarch-October,from£7.50pertentpernight,

1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCleadale,IsleofEigg,InnerHebrides?

A.Ithasbeenopenforafewyears.B.Abeautifullakesurroundsit.

C.Itoffersthelongestservice.D.Therentofatentpernightisthe

lowest.

2、Whichplacecanyouchooseifyoulikeasimplefarmlife?

A.Cleadale,IsleofEigg,InnerHebrides.

B.Swattesfield,ThornhamMagna,Suffolk.

C.PleasantStreamsFarm,nearStAustell,Cornwall.

D.TroytownCampsite,StAgnes,IslesofScilly.

3、InTroytownCampsite,StAgnes,IslesofScilly,youcan't.

A.contactothersbyphonesB.viewthebayfromthehillside

C.geteverydaynecessitiesD.relaxyourselfbyreading

25.（10分）Taxi-bookingappUberagreedtosellitsbusinessinChinatoDidi

Chuxing.Thetwofirmshadbeenfiercecompetitors,butDidiChuxinghadcontrolled

theChinesemarketwithan87%share.

UberChinalaunchedin2014,butithadfailedtomakeanyprofitforalongtime.

ChengWei,founderandchiefexecutiveofDidiChuxing,saidthetwocompanieshad

learnedagreatdealfromeachotheroverthepasttwoyearsinChina.Headdedthatthe

dealwouldsetthemobiletransportationindustryonahealthierpathofgrowthata

higherlevel.Aspartofthedeal,Mr.ChengwouldjointheboardofUber,whileUber

chiefexecutiveTravisKalanickwouldalsojoinDidi'sboard.

Uber'sChinabusinesswouldownitsseparatebrandingwhileUS-basedUber

Technologieswouldholdabout17.5%inthecombinedcompany.DidiChuxingis

backedbyChineseInternetgiantsTencentandAlibaba.

UberhadbeenstrugglingtobreakintotheChinesemarketdespitehavingChinese

searchengineBaiduasaninvestor.LastFebruary,thecompanyadmitteditwaslosing

morethan$1billionayearinChina.66FundingtheirChinesedreamswasbecomingtoo

expensiveforUber/'DuncanClark,chairmanofBeijing-basedconsultancyBDA,told

theBBC.TravisKalanicksaid,“Asabusinessman,I'velearnedthatbeingsuccessfulis

aboutlisteningtoyourheadaswellasfollowingyourheart.”

Thefiercecompetitionhadledbothcompaniestospendmuchmoreontheir

journeys.Thecombinationislikelytoseefewersuchsubsidies（补贝占）・“Onethingto

watchcarefullyishowquicklyconsumersfeeltheimpactassubsidiesarewithdrawn.55

Mr.Clarkadded.

ThedealwithDidiChuxingcamejustdaysafterChinahadagreedtoprovidea

legalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.BothUberandDidiwelcomedthedecision.The

newrulestookeffectlastNovemberandcould,amongotherthings,forbidsuch

platformstooperatebelowcost.

1、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatcanweknow?

A.Beingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadandfollowingyourheart.

B.Thedealwouldmakethemobiletransportationindustrygrowmuchfaster.

C.DidiChuxinghadlearntmoreinChinathanUberoverthepasttwoyears.

D.Mr.ChengwouldbeworkingasamemberoftheboardofUberasplanned.

2、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.UbersoldChinesebusinesstoDidiChuxing

B.UsingDidiChuxingbringsmoresubsidies

C.Listentoyourheadandfollowyourheart

D.ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovember

3、WhatistheimpactofthefiercecompetitionbetweenUberandDidi?

A.UberdominatedtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.

B.Chinaprovidedalegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.

C.FundingtheirChinesedreamsbecameexpensiveforUber.

D.ChinesesearchengineBaidubecameaninvestorofUber's.

4、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromawebsiteabout.

A.appsB.politics

C.economyD.technology

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）Whenitcomestoeatingsmartforyourheart,stopthinkingaboutshort-term

solutionsandsimplifyyourlifewithastraightforwardapproachthatwillserveyouwell

foryearstocome.

Smarteatinggoesbeyondanalyzingeverybiteoffoodyoulift1yourmouth."In

thepastweusedtobelievethat2amountsofindividualnutrientswerethe3

togoodhealth/9LindaVanHorn,professoroftheAmericanHeartAssociation's

NutritionCommittee.nButnowwehavea4understandingofhealthyeatingand

thekindsoffoodnecessaryto5notonlyheartdiseasebutdisease6

general/*sheadds.

Scientistsnow7onthebroaderpictureofthebalanceoffoodeaten8several

daysoraweek9thanonthenumberofmilligramsofthisorthat10ateach

meal.

Fruits,vegetablesandwholegrains,forexample,providenutrientsandplant-based

compounds11togoodhealth."Themorewelearn,themore12weareby

thewealthofessentialsubstancesthey13JVanHorncontinues,nandhowthey_

14witheachothertokeepushealthy.n

You*llautomaticallybe15therightheart-healthytrackifvegetables,fruitsand

wholegrainsmake16threequartersofthefoodonyourdinnerplate17

Thefoodsyouchoosetoeataswellasthoseyouchooseto18clearlycontributeto

yourwell-being.Withouta19,eachofthesmalldecisionsyoumakeinthiscan

makeabig20onyourhealthintheyearstocome.

1、A.betweenB.throughC.insideD.to

2、A.seriousB.splendidC.specificD.separate

3、A.keyB.pointc.leadD.center

4、A.strictB.differentc.typicalD.natural

5、A.rescueB.preventc.forbidD.offend

6、A.inB.uponc.forD.by

7、A.turnB.putc.focusD.carry

8、A.overB.alongc.withD.beyond

9、A.otherB.betterc.ratherD.sooner

10、A.,conveyedB.consumedc.enteredD.exhausted

11、A.vitalB.initialc.validD.efficient

12、A.,disturbedB.depressedc.amazedD.amused

13、A..preserveB.containc.attainD.maintain

14、A.interfereB.interactC.occupyD.rest

15、A.atB.ofC.onD.within

16、A.outB.intoC.offD.up

17>A.EngageB.FillC.InvolveD.Pack

18、A.deleteB,escapeC.avoidD.spoil

19>A.notionB.hesitationC.reasonD.doubt

20、A.outcomeB.functionC.impactD.commitment

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)Itisreportedthatnextyear,Singaporewilltreatsugarydrinksinthe

waythatothercountriestreatcigarettes—noadvertisements.Theplanaims

1.(reduce)thehighrateofsugarwhichmaycausediabetes(糖尿病)andheartdiseases.

Thankstoitseconomic2,,(develop)andincomegrowth,Asianshaveaccesstomore

and3^(good)foodthanever.However,Asianeaters,42_havebecomericher,gradually

begintochangetheirtraditionaldietstothefoodrichinfatandsugar.As5・result,

extracaloriesmakethemheavier.Theeffectsof6.(eat)unhealthilyareserious.Inthe

pasttwentyyears,countriesintheregion7.(see)theworld'slargestincreasesin

prematuredeathsbecause8,thediseasesrelatedtosugar.Facedwith9・(it)serious

situation,Singaporesplanis10,(certain)reasonable.

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。

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