2023-2024学年安徽省蚌埠市高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省蚌埠市高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou*dbetterbuy

A.thisB.thatC.itD.one

2.---Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?

------Good!,justyouandme.

A.FollowmeB.Mytreat

C.MypleasureD.Allowme

3.Iappreciatetheopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.

A.givingB.togiveC.beinggivenD.tobegiven

4.Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyou

traceitback,you'llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.

A.reputationB.expectation

C.recreationD.foundation

5.Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.

A.whichB.what

C.thatD.where

6.Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay,

A.inplaceB.inorder

C・inshapeD.infashion

7.Accordingtothelocallaw,nooneenterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.

A.canB.must

C.shallD.dare

8.一Peter,youseeminhighspirits.

—Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.

A.Sowhat?B.Nowonder.

C.Nodoubt.D.Guesswhat.

9.Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,weapicnicyesterday.

A.musthavehadB.wouldhave

C.couldhavehadD.willhave

10.Duringthe2008financialcrisis,theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedto

providemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment.

A.releaseB.resembleC.relieveD.recommend

11.—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan'tfindhim.

一Hiscellphoneishere,sohehavegonetoofar.

A.mustn'tB.needn't

C.wouldn'tD.can't

12.Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance_______in

comparisonwithlight,itwon*tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.

A.whileB.because

C.whenD.though

13.Soabsorbed_______inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrain

outside.

A.MarywasB.Maryhasbeen

C.wasMaryD.hasMarybeen

14.Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomto

movethem.

A.betweenB.inC.acrossD.over

15.Checkyourpapercarefullytoseeyouhavemadeanymistakes.

A.whatB.whichC.whetherD.that

16.—HowdidyoulikeJohn'sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?

—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn'tmemuch.

A.refertoB.appealtoC.belongtoD.occurto

17.AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton

agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpected

togo.

A.willbeB.hasbeenC.wasD.be

18.Jennynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.

A.asaresultofB.ontopof

C.infrontofD.inneedof

19.ManyartifactsforthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.

A.wereexhibitedB.werebeingexhibited

C.arebeingexhibitedD.areexhibited

20.The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,

bigcityinAustralia.

A.a;aB.the;aC.a;theD.the;the

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）Inthefamousfairytale,SnowWhiteeatstheQueen*sappleandfalls

victimtoacurse（诅咒）;inShakespeare'snovel,Romeodrinksthepoisonanddies;some

ancientChineseemperorstookpellets（药丸）thatcontainedmercury（水银）,believing

thatitwouldmakethemimmortal,buttheydiedafterward.

Poison（毒药）haslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistory,andit

seemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevil,dangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureally

knowaboutpoison?

Anexhibition,ThePowerofPoison,openedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumof

NaturalHistoryinNewYork,intendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstanding

ofpoison.

Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsetting,whereyoucanseeliveexamplesof

someofthemostpoisonousanimals:caterpillars（毛毛虫）,frogsandspiders.Golden

poisonfrogs,forinstance,aren*tmuchbiggerthanacoin,buttheirskiniscoveredwith

apoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves,andasinglefroghas

enoughvenomtokill10grownhumans.

nPoisonscanbebadforsomethings/*MichaelNovacek,seniorvicepresidentof

themuseum,toldNBCNews.nYettheycanalsobegoodforothers.H

Apoisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancer,whichis

whatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.

Thebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicine.Believeitornot,

manysubstances（物质）thatweregularlyingest（摄入）-chili,coffeeandchocolate-owe

theirspecialflavorsorstimulating（提神的）effectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketo

poisoninsects.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword''immortal''inParagraph1mean?

A.happyB.notmoral

C.livingforeverD.sick

2、WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?

A.Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.

B.Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.

C.Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.

D.Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.

3>WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGoldenpoisonfrogisTRUEaccordingto

thearticle?

A.Itsskincancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves.

B.It*saboutthesizeofacoin.

C.It*sthemostpoisonousanimalondisplay.

D.Youcanonlyseeitinarainforestsettingofthemuseum.

4、Thestimulatingeffectsofcoffeecomefrom________.

A.naturalpoisonmadebytheplantB.thesubstancesthatweregularlyingest

C.chemicalsproducedbypoisonousinsectsD.itsspecialflavor

22.（8分）LegendhasitthattheperformingartsbeganwhenaGreeksingernamed

Thespisinventedtragedy.In534B.C.,Thespiswasperformingahymn（赞美诗）tothe

godDionysius.Suchhymns9calleddithyrambs,wereusuallysungbyaleadsingeranda

chorus.Thespisaddedaspeakingactor.PerformancesattheannualDionysianfestival

soonincludedplayswiththreeactorsaswellasthestandardhymns.By449B.C.,the

Greeksweregivingprizestothebestactorandthebestplaywrightatthefestival.A

modernwordforactor—thespianrecognizesthedebttoday*sdramaowestoThespis.

PerforminginaGreekplayrequiredphysicalstrength.Becauseeachplayhadonly

threeactors,performershadtoplayseveralroles.Chorusmembersbothsangand

danced.Beinginthechorusforthemanyperformancesgivenatafestivalwassaidtobe

asdemandingascompetingintheOlympicGames.

TheTheaterofDionysiusinAthenscouldhold20,000people.Eventhoseinthe

frontrowswerequiteadistancefromtheactors.Performersusedgrandgesturesand

woremaskssothattheycouldbeseenbyeveryoneintheirhugeaudience.Tragic（悲剧

的）actorsworelongclothesandmasks.Comicactorsworeshortcostumesthatletthem

movefreelyandmasksdesignedtomakethemlookuglyorsilly.Sometimesthechorus

weredresseduptolooklikeanimals.

Anotherlegacy（遗产）oftheancientGreeksisthedeusexmachina9or"godfrom

themachine".Ifaplaywrightwashavingtroublewiththeplot,hemighthaveagod

appearthroughatrapdoor（天窗）.Thegodwouldrescuethemaincharacterandfinda

solutiontoanydifHcultplotsituations.Modemwritersmightnotcallongods,butthey

dosometimesuseunlikelywaystoendastory.Acharacteroraneventthatbringsa

complicatedplottoanunlikelyconclusionisstillcalleddeusexmachina.

1、WecanlearnfromParagraph1that.

A.theword"thespian''means''debt''inEnglish

B.theDionysianfestivalwasheldonceayear

C.therewerefouractorsinearlyGreekdrama

D.thefirsttragedywasperformedin449B.C

2、Fromthepassagewecanknow.

A.itwasnoteasytogetachancetoperforminthechorus

B.thebestactorandthebestplaywrightwouldbegivenmoney

C.theplaywrightmustplayaroleintheperformance

D.theaudiencesatveryclosetoactorstohaveagoodview

3^Accordingtothepassage,onedifferencebetweenearlyGreekcomediesandtragedies

is.

A.theactors*distancefromtheaudience

B.theplay*sbeginning

C.thenumberofperformers

D.theactors*clothes

4、Deusexmachinais.

A.akindoftragedypopularwithancientaudience

B.atypeofcharacterthatmodernwritersoftenwriteabout

C.awayancientGreekdramatistsusedtodeveloptheplot

D.astyleofperformancefirstusedbyancientGreekactors

23.（8分）Ifsalmostcampseason!

Summeriswonderful.Summeratoneofthefollowingawesomecamps?Evenmore

wonderful.

TahosaHighAdventureBase

Location:Ward,Colorado

Peoplepuzzle:Tahosa'sropescoursesaresomeofthenation'sbest.Useyourhands,

feetandbrainstotakeuphigh-flyingchallengesandovercomeyourfears.Flyfishingat

9,000feet?Yes.Fishinglicensesorexperienceneeded?No,sir!

Chooseyouradventure:Goall-inclusive,wherethestaffpreparesmealsandruns

theprogram,ortakecontrolandplanyourperfectweek.Thechoiceisyours.

CamDRaymond

Location:Parks,Arizona

Don'tlookdown:Whenlookingupatthestars,lightpollutionisyourenemy.But

CampRaymond'slocationandelevation（海拔）of6,700feetofferperfectconditionsfor

seeingotherwiseinvisiblestars.

Thafscool:Don'tforgetyourcameraandajacket.Duringtheday,youcouldspot

bearsanddeer.Atnight,temperaturescanfallsharply.Hotcocoaatsummercamp?

Cool.

PamlicoSeaBase

Location:BlountsCreek,NorthCarolina.

Gocoastal:ExploretheCarolinacoastbyboat.Youchoosetheroute,andPamlico

providestheequipment.Keepaneyeoutforwildhorses,lighthousesandboatloadsof

fish.

Setsail:Evenifyoudon'tknowthedifferencebetweenstarboardandstar-lord,

Pamlico'ssailingjourneywillmakeyouafirst-ratesailorinnotime.You'lleven

practicefindingyourwayusingthestars.

BaseCamp

Location:St.Paul,Minnesota

Bigupgrade:Whathappenswhenyouchangea1907cavalrydrillhall（骑兵训练场）

intoanadventuredestinationintheheartofthecity?YougetBaseCampforovernight

lock-ins,weekendretreats（隐居处）andsummercamp.

Insideout:MostofBaseCampisindoors,meaningtheactivitieslikeclimbingwalls

canbeundertakenonwinter'scoldestdays.

1、WhatdoweknowaboutTahosaHighAdventureBase?

A.ItrequiresHshinglicenses

B.Itofferslessonsonflyingaplane

C.Ifsacampthatisintendedforbravekids

D.Itisacampwhereyoucansetyourownpace

2、WhatcanbelearnedinPamlicoSeaBase?

A.Howtotellstarboardfromstar-lordB.Howtochoosecampingequipment

C.HowtousethestarsfordirectionsD.Howtomakeaboatonyourown

3>Inwhichcampcankidsclimbwallsinsideonwinterdays?

A.BaseCampB.CampRaymond

C.PamlicoSeaBaseD.TahosaHighAdventureBase.

24.（8分）Ifyouhavealongholidaytospend,wherecanyougo?

NikoiIsland,Indonesia

Lessthan85km-butsomehowawholeworldaway-fromSingapore'sshining

skylineliesNikoiIsland.Surroundedbywhitesandyshorelinesandvividcoralreefs,

Nikoi'scentreishiddeninrainforest,resultinginamazingbiodiversityseeninitsnative

plants,animalsandbirdlife.MarryingtraditionalIndonesiancraftsmanshipwith

contemporarydesign,Nikoiboastsjust15stilted（建于支柱上的）beachhouses,allwith

breathtakingseaviews,guaranteeingprivacyandtotalescapefromthedailygrind.

Amanpulo,Philippines

TheonlypropertyonPamalicanIsland,theluxuriousAmanpuloresortoffers

extremelyimpressiveaccommodation,withonlyaccesstooverfivekilometresofclean

coralsandbeach.DesignedtoresembleindigenousBahayKubohomes,Amanpulo^

beachside,treetopandhillsidevillasallfeaturecomfortabledeckswithhammocks（吊

床）fromwhichtoenjoythespectacularviewsofthegreenish-blueseabelow.Fillyour

schedulewithAmanpulo9ssignatureaquaticadventures（includingdiving,windsurfing

andsailing）,rechargeintheaward-winningspaorfeastuponlocallycaughtseafood一

thechoiceisyours.

SongSaa,Cambodia

SongSaa'sincredibleoceanviews,andbreathtakingsunsetsareaverytypical

exampleofpureparadise.Its24villas-eachwiththeirownsea-viewprivateplunge

pool-aredesignedtoreflectthenaturalbeautyofCambodia'scoastline;builtfrom

recycledwoodwithstrawroofsanddriftwoodfurnishings,thesepresencesarestylish

proofofSongSaa'sadmirablecommitmenttosustainability（持续）andconservation.

Youcanchoosetodoasmuchoraslittleasyouwanthere,withrainforesttours,island

safarisandreefsnorkellingjustsomeoftheactivitiesonofferthatshowcasethis

spectaculardestination.

1、WhatcanweseeinthecenterofNikoi9sIsland?

A.Landsofdesert.B.Streamsandrivers.

C.Kindsofanimalsandplants.D.Tallbuildings.

2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheAmanpulo'svillas?

A.Theyaremadeofbricks.

B.Wecanhaveagoodviewoftheseathere.

C.Theyareveryexpensive.

D.Wecanlearnmuchhistoricstoriesfromthem.

3、WhatactivitycanyouenjoyinSongSaa?

A.Diving.B.Whiterafting.

C.Mountain-climbing.D.Rainforesttour.

25.（10分）Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecame

theworld'sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.This

needtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated（描述）inthemakingofThe

DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguage

hadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,were

oftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordswere

supplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse“wasdefinedinanearly

dictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.

Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17

GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlyby

hispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.Comparedtothe

FrenchAcademy'sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete

（1639-1694）,Johnson'sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.

Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilled

withbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingthe

useofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythe

passagesonslipsofpaper.Theseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunder

thekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncould

recordaword,susageanditsdefinition.

Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson'smodernbiographerWalter

JacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywords

weredefinedbythelexicoceapher?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksin

Aprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhe

began?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“Iknewverywellwhat

Iwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit-andhavedoneitverywelL^^

1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?

A.Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.

B,Theylistjustafewforeignwords.

C.Theysimplygivesometranslations.

D.Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lexicographer“inparagraph4referto?

A.Apublisher.B.Abiographer.

C.Amakerofdictionaries.D.Anassistant.

3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?

A.HestandardizedEnglish.

B.Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.

C.HegainedmuchHnancialsupport.

D.Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.

4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.

B.Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.

C.Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.

D.TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.

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）1learnedaboutlifefromanantfarm.WhenIwassevenyearsold,myfamily

triedto_1_anantfarmathome.First,weputcleansandinathinglassbox,andthen

webroughtsomeantsfromthebackyardandplacedthemintothe_2_home.

Shortlyafterthenew_3_weredroppedintotheglassstructure,theygottowork

makingtunnels.Iwasamazedthateachoneknew_4__whattodo.Afterhoursof

staring,Irealizedthattheantshadparticulargivenjobs.Withmymom'shelp,Ikepta

journalofwhathappenedeachdayand_5_theants.Myfavoritewasthebiggest,

Cinderella.Idrewapictureofherinmyjournal,whichIstillhave.

Ondayfiveadisaster_6_theantfarm.WhileIwas_7_theants,Ihadputmyface

soclosetothestructurethatIaccidentallytippeditover,—8—inallthetunnels.

Althoughtheants__9_theirearthquake,onebyonetheybegantodie.Iwas_10__as

Iwatchedthemgiveuptheirtunnel-buildingtocarrythebodiestoacornerofthefarm.

Mymotherreportedthattheantsweredyingof^frustration59—feelingannoyedand

impatientastheycouldn'tcontrolthesituation.Theysimplycouldnot_11_the

realitythattheirtunnelshadbeendestroyed.Cinderellawasthelasttodie;shedidso

whilecarryingadeadantonherback.

Althoughmuchtimehaspassed,Istillthinkofthatantfarm.Momhadhopeditwould

teachmeaboutthenaturalworld,_12_ittaughtmemuchmore._13_theyears,I

cametorealizetheantswereastudyinthebenefitsof_14_,Workingtogether,they

wereabletocreatea(n)_15_worldforthemselves.Ialsolearnedthattheyshouldbe

—16—fortheirhardwork.Dayinanddayout,eachlaboredattheirtask.Theant

farmdemonstratedthatteamworkandperseveranceareindeedtwokey__17_to

success.ButtherewasanevenlargerlessonthatIdidnot_18__untilrecently:

Disasterisanaturalpartoflife,andmustbe_19_.Unliketheants,humanscannot

giveupwhentheyface_20_.Unliketheants,wehavetorealizethatifatunnelcaves

in,wejusthavetobuildanother.

1、A.getB.buyC.runD.find

2、A.empty1B.newC.strangeD.distant

3、A.guestsB.settlersC.friendsD.members

4、A.probablyB.roughlyC.exactlyD.normally

5、A.namedB.trainedC.comparedD,measured

6、A.affectedB.struckC.kickedD.beat

7、A.removingB,teachingC.observingD,collecting

8、A.turningB.rushingC,fillingD.caving

9、A.experiencedB.predictedC.facedD.survived

10、A.annoyedB.horrifiedC.movedD.thrilled

11、A.reflectB,ignoreC.confirmD.stand

12、A.andB,butC.soD.or

13、A.InB.ForC.FromD.Over

14、A.teamworkB.devotionC.responsibilityD.organization

15、A.relaxingB,amusingC,movingD.amazing

16、A.supportedB.inspiredC,admiredD.admitted

17、A.certificatesB.approachesC.ingredientsD.circumstances

18、A.giveB.realizeC.takeD.adopt

19、A.acceptedB.sufferedC.achievedD.managed

20、A.challengesB.barriersC.pressureD.disappointment

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）Everwonderedhowmanycaloriesareinthehumanbody?Orever

wonderedwhyoldpeoplehave（big）earsthantheyusedto?ThewinnersofIgNobel

Prizes（搞笑诺贝尔奖）havegottheanswers.

HeIgNobelPrizes,foundedin1991,aretohonorachievements2.firstmake

peoplelaugh,andthenmakethemthink,Theceremony3.（take）placeatHarvard

Universityeveryyear.Winners9acceptance4.（speech）arelimitedto60seconds,

5,（strict）policedbyaneight-year-oldgirl.

Thehonoredresearchmightseemridiculousfirstsight,butthatdoesn'tmeanit

lacksscientificvalue.Forexample,theresearchin2006onwhydryspaghettitendsto

breakintomorethantwopieceswasimportant7^_（discover）failureinbridgespans（跨

度）orhumanbonesAndafollow-uppaper82_（publish）byMITphysicistsseveralyears

later.Butpeoplearemorelikelytoreadabout9・（break）spaghettithantoreadan

academicpaper.Evenwhenthereisnoimmediateusefulness,10・isstillgoodto

encouragepeopletoobserveandthink.

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。

Severaldaysago,Motherbroughthomelittlecat、Inamedher“Mimi”、Sheisblack

allover、Canyouimaginehowshelookslike?Everymorningshegetsupearlythan

anyoneelse>Thensheclimbsonmybedandwakemeup、Whenwearehavingour

meal,sheisoftenrunsunderthetableandevenclimbsontoourknees>Sheseemstobe

saying,“Letmejoinyou>Iwantnothingtoeat>“Mimilikestolieonthesunshine>

Shefeelscomfortablythatway、Shelookslovelywhendoingthat>IlikeMimivery

muchsoshebringsourjoy>

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，你的笔友Tom想来中国旅游，体验中国高铁，请根据以下

内容回一封电子邮件。

1、对于他此行表示欢迎。

2、鉴于中国地域辽阔、人口众多的特点，简单介绍高铁在中国大城市的施建以及其相

比较其它交通方式所有的优势。

参考词汇:高铁ERH或high-speedtrain.

注意:1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

DearTom,

Yoursfaithfully,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共2