2023-2024学年安徽省合肥市肥东中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟练习卷含解析

2023-2024学年安徽省合肥市肥东中学高三英语第一学期期末

考试试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.ItisbelievedthatmanymorepopulartermsontheInternetthisyear.

A.willbecreatedB.havecreated

C.arecreatedD.arecreating

2.Sallylikesgoingtoschoolshehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.

A.orB.becauseC.unlessD.so

3.Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto_____mymistakes.

A.holdontoB.cutoffC.makeupforD.takeup

4.Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects,thetimeavailable.

A.inviewofB.inreturnfor

C.inadditiontoD.incomparisonwith

5.isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.

A.WhichB.WhenC.WhatD.As

6.Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensiveeffectivesolutionto

smog.

A.yetB.stillC.orD.though

7.Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly

A.anxiouslyB.occasionally

C.practicallyD.urgently

8.Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein_______,knivesandforks.

A.anotherB.other

C.othersD.theother

9.一Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?

-tohighlevelsofradiation.

A.BeingexposedB.Havingbeenexposed

C.TobeexposedD.Exposed

10.Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgo

in.

A.companyB.sympathyC.associationD.harmony

11.Pmnotquitesurehowtogetthere,............Fdbetteramap.

A.watchB.lookupC.consultD.read

12.Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastof

thecity,watchingburningsunrising.

A./;aB.the;a

C.the;theD./;the

13.—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.

—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.

A.wasnoticingB.havenoticedC.wouldnoticeD.hadnoticed

14.Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,usesit

differently.

A.allofwhichB.eachofwhichC.allofthemD.eachofthem

15.Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce

himgetworriedorupset.

A.IsawB.Iwouldsee

C.didIseeD.wouldIsee

16.IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools,inadditionto

servingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurrounding

neighborhood.

A.whichB.where

C.whoseD.as

17.Mostpeoplequitanyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitter

neverwins.

A.whileB.untilC.sinceD.before

18.Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,just

asthey________inthecountryside.

A.willdoB.haddone

C.havedoneD.weredoing

19.—Amazingly,Fvemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!

-Itoldyouitwaseasy.

A.Thereyouare!B.Believeitornot.

C.Howcome?D.Yougotmethere!

20.Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon'thaveenoughmoneyto

buy・

A.itB.oneC.thatD.this

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）TheWorldsGreatestBookstores

CafebreriaElPendulo,MexicoCity,Mexico

Partcafe,partcoffeehouse,partbarandpartbookstore,CafebreriaElPendulois

locatedinMexicoCity.Bookslinetheshelvesfromtheceilingtothefloor,andlive

plantsaddlotsofgreen.Thestoreisnamedforahugependulum（钟摆）hangingfrom

itsceiling.

Stanfords,LondonandBristol,England

Establishedin1853,Stanfordsboaststhatitofferstheworld*slargestselectionof

travelbooksandmaps.Italsosellstravelaccessories.LookfortheenormousNational

GeographicMapoftheWorldintheflagshipstoreinLondon;itwascreatedin2003to

celebratethestore's150thbirthday.

Rizzoli,NewYorkCity,NewYork

Foralmostahalfcentury,Rizzolihasbeenconsideredasoneofthebest

independentbookstoresintheUS.Itspecializesinillustrated（有插图的）booksabout

thewaypeopleworksandlives,suchasfashion,photography,decorationdesign,

cookingandarchitecture.Takeamasterclassinflowerdesign,attendalectureand

booksigning,ordropinforacookingshoworbookalaunchparty.

ElAteneoGrandSplendid,BuenosAires,Argentina

Oftendescribedasoneoftheworld'smostbeautifulbookstores,ElAteneois

housedinanhistorictheatermuchasitwaswhenthetheateropenedin1919.After

customersbrowsetheshelves,theycandrinkcoffeeandlistentomusicfromastage

hiddeninredcurtainswheretangodancersonceperformed.Whilemostofthestore's

booksareinSpanish,theyareavailableinarangeofsubjects.

1、WhatisCafebreriaElPendulonotedfor?

A.Thelargershelves.B.Itsuniquesymbol.

C.Thetastycoffee.D.Itsinterestinglocation.

2、Whichbookstoreisthebestchoicefortravellerstobuyatouristhandbook?

A.Rizzoli.B.Stanfords.

C.ElAteneoGrandSplendid.D.CafebreriaElPendulo.

3、WhatsubjectarebooksinRizzoliabout?

A.History.B.Cartoon.C.Lifestyle.D.Literature.

22.（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatis

importantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersof

middle-agedandolderadults.

Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,

diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentary

behavior（sittingforlongperiodsoftime）influencesthehealthofthebrain,especially

regionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.

UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysical

activitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthe

previouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI（热分辨磁共振成像）scan,which

providesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedin

theformationofnewmemories.

Theresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorof

thinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughto

compensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.

“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,

butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions/9

researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdid

notaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.

Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationto

determineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegenderC性月（!）,race,andweight

mightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.

“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive（认知的）declineinmiddle-aged

andolderadults.Reducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasures

designedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer'sdisease/9researchers

said.

1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtoAndout?

A.Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.

B.Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.

C.Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.

D.Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath

2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.

A.evaluatetheirmemoryloss

B,examinetheirMTLconditions

C.recordtheirphysicalactivitylevels

D.recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting

3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?

A.Itinagreatsuccess.

B.Itislittlepracticalvalue.

C.Itmusttargettheyoung.

D.Itstillneedstobeimproved.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LongSittingIsBadforYourBrain

B.HowtoImproveBrainHealth

C.SittingCausesManyHealthProblem

D.AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss

23.（8分）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcan

turnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouaddgoodbye.Belowwemade

alistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.

Don'tbelatetocheck

Hotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknow

youwon'tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawaya

potentialcharge.

Don'tforgettodoublecheektheroomandsafe

Makesureyoudon'tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckout

time,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn'ttoo

annoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.

Don'tforgettotipthehousekeepers

It'salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.

Don'tignorethedetailedbill

Youmaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedhillacarefullooktoseeifthehotel

chargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.

Don'tgetangry

Shootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon't

help.

Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcan

betodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterand

sooner.

1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.

A.checkbeforecutofftime

B.donotcallthehotelahead

C.arelateincheckingout

D.negotiatewiththeclerks

2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?

A.Leavingsomethingbehind.

B.Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.

C.Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.

D.Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.

3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?

A.Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly

B.Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.

C.Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers

D.Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.

4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?

A.Fitness.B.Nature.

C.Lifestyle.D.Travel.

24.（8分）MovingtoOrangeCounty

Ifyou*rethinkingofmovingtoOrangeCounty,withitswealthofsandybeaches,

wineriesandtouristattractionsthenthere9reseveralthingsthatyou'llneedtoknow.

VisasfortheUS

TheUShasanumberofoptions,andifyouarerelocatingduetowork

commitmentsorfamilyties,you'llbealongsidethemajorityofapplicants.

Agreencardholder;forinstance,canapplyforanimmigrationvisaforaspouse

（配偶）or（unmarried）child.AUSemployercanapplyonbehalfofanon-national

person,andtherearefivepreferencecategoriesforcompaniessponsoringimmigration

visas,themajorityofwhichrequireexceptionalskills,master'strainingorexperienceof

aparticularprofession.Ifyouarebeingsponsoredbyanemployer,yourspouseandany

childundertheageof21canapplyforimmigrationvisasalongsideyou.

Temporaryworkervisas,ontheotherhand,aretypicallyeasier,butstillnot

necessarilyeasy,toobtainandallowforlimitedstays.

Findingaccommodation

ThethreelargestcitiesinthecountyareAnaheim,anindustrialcenter,Santa

Ana,10milesfromthecoastwithaperfectsafetyrecord,andIrvine,anwealthyplanned

citywithanumberofhighlyregardedschools.Ifyou'relookingforametropolitan

lifestyle,expecttopayanaverageof1,600USDinrentforaone-bedroomapartmentin

thecitycenter,risingto2,900USDamonthforafamily-size,three-bedroomapartment;

anapproximate600USDpremium（溢价）onsimilarapartmentsoutsideofthecity

center.

Ifyouwouldliketosettleoutsideofacity,thereareanumberofsuburbsinOrange

Countywithplentytoofferyoungprofessionalsandfamilies.Perhapsoneofthemost

renownedisNewportBeach,notedasoneofthecleanestbeachesinthecountyand

famousforitsmanyrestaurantsandfantasticschools.Ifyou'relookingforaninland

town,AlisoViejoisanexcellentoption.Thiscompact（紧凑的）towniseasytonavigate

andisidealforyoungfamilies.

1、IfyouwanttogetaUSimmigrationvisa,youmustmeetoneoftherequirementsthat

A.youshouldhaveanunmarriedchild

B.youremployershouldbeanon-nationalperson

C.yourspouseshouldbealawfulpermanentresident

D.youshouldbequaliHedforfiveimmigrantvisapreferencecategories

2、ItcanbeinferredthatfindingaccommodationinOrangeCountydependson

A.asettler'ssponsorB.asettler'sprofessionallevel

C.asettler9scompanylocationD.asettler'sneedsandthetypeof

lifestyle

25.（10分）LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomein

Tucson.Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplace

andmeethisfriends.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevoted

tohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asa

schoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitter（仇恨的）bouthim.Heseemed

unhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA'sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheir

fatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,

Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather'sfriendsforlunchat

anoutdoorcafe.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshoppingateonthestreet

table,andlaughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather's

critical（步K易。的）airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,who

seemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafew

storiesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasieroverthe

years,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I'matlastseeing

anothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I'mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydadin

hisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.

1>hydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherwhenshewasayoungadult?

A.HewassilentmostofthetimeB.Hewastooproudofhimself

C.HeexpectedtoomuchofherD.Hedidnotlovehischildren

2、Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel.

A.safeB.sorry

C.tiredD.nervous

3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?

A.GentleandfriendlyB.Moretalkative

C.MorecriticalD.Strictandhard-working

4、Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend“inthelastparagraphreferto.

A.theauthor'ssonB.thefriendoftheauthor^father

C.theauthor^fatherD.thecafeowner

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）Doyoueverfeellikeyouarestudyingamadrushofonesubject

afteranother?Whenthingshappenatsucha]pace,itiseasytolosesightof

whatyouarelearning.Itisimportantto2everynowandthentothinkabout

whatyouhavebeenlearning.

Selfreflection（反思）meansstoppingthemadrushand3yourselfsothat

yourbraincanevaluatewhatithasalready4Somepeopleprefertodotheirself

reflections5,whileotherskeepajournal.Eithermethodcanwork,depending

onwhatyourownpersonal6is.

Schooltextbooksareoftendividedintounits.Thiscanmakeit7for

someonetobegintheprocessofselfreflection.Watchforthetimeswhenyoucompletea

unitofstudy.Sometimesyouareremindedthattheunitis8becausethereis

somekindoftestorquiz.Usethesenatural9asopportunitiestostopandreflect.

Youshouldfinda10place—anywherewithoutnoiseisOK.Thiscaneven

besittingatyourdeskatschoolwhenyoufinishsomethingItandtheother

studentsarestillworking.Ifyouaregoingtotakenotes,takeoutyourjournalandwrite

downsomenotesonthingsthatyou12learnedinthisunit.Letyourmindthink

aboutthenotesyouhavewrittenandmakesome13・

Sometimesjustpausingtothinkdeeplyallowsyourbraintomakeconnections_

14newinformationcanquicklyappearwhenyou15itagain.Next,think

aboutthingsthatyoustillwonderabout.16,maybeyoulearnedaboutacertain

bodysystem,butyoudon*t17howitworkswiththeotherbodysystems.Maybe

youlearnedanewwaytosolveamathproblem,butyouarenotsurewhentouseit.

Writingdownyour18willhelpyouremembertocontinueseekinganswersthe

nexttimeyou19thesametopic.

Selfreflectionisanessentialskillfora20student.Ifyouhavenevertaken

thetimetoreflect,tryitnow.

1、A.fastB.steadyC,relaxingD.unique

2、A.changeB.checkC.stopD.exercise

3、A.calmingB.enjoyingC.behavingD.helping

4、A.dealtB.forgottenC.foundD.received

5、A.personallyB.mentallyC.slowlyD.directly

6、A.paceB.gradeC.styleD.skill

7、A.quickB.possibleC.suitableD.easy

8、A.finishedB.dividedC.interruptedD.covered

9、A.unitsB.testsC.breaksD.periods

10、A.quietB.familiarC.safeD.remote

11、A.earlyB.correctlyC.finallyD.independently

12、A.activelyB.newlyC.rapidlyD.carefully

13、A.choicesB.decisionsC.connectionsD.improvements

14、A.sothatB.incaseC.evenifD.asthough

15、A.seekB.shareC.showD.need

16、A.IngeneralB.OfcourseC.ForexampleD.Asusual

17、A.knowB.doubtC.believeD.remember

18>A.opinionsB,questionsC.worriesD.methods

19、A.comeacrossB.getthroughC.thinkofD.takeaway

20、A.talentedB.youngC.seriousD.successful

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）Peopleeatriceallovertheworld

RiceisbelievedtohavebeenfirstgrowninChinaorpossiblysomewhereelsein

easternAsiaaround10,000yearsago.Theearliestevidenceofricefarmingcomesfrom

a7,000-year-oldsitenearthelowerYangtzeRivervillageofHemuduinZhejiang

provinceinChina.

Riceisakindoffoodwhichrequiresmuchlabor.Indevelopedcountries,the

plantingandharvestingisdone1^（most）withmachines•区,inmuchoftheworld,these

thingsarestilllargelydonebyhand.Ittakesonefarmer1,000to2,000workinghours

3,（raise）aricecropon2.5acresofland.Thefactthatrice4・（need）somuchlabor

means5.（keep）alotofthepopulationontheland.

Riceisalsoacrop6.needoflotsofwater.Thewetrice72_（grow）inmostofAsia

needshotweatherafteraperiodofrainandconditionsprovidedbytheAsian8・（rain）

seasonsaffectmanyplaces9,riceisgrown.

Ricestraws（稻杆）10.（leave）inthefieldsaddnutrients（营养物）tothesoilafter

riceisharvested.Forthenextcrop,ricefarmerscanoftenenjoyagoodharvestby

addinglittleornofertilizer（肥料）.

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处语言错误，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（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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Lifeisfullofvariousexperiences,someofthemareunforgettable>Istillrememberthe

hikingexperienceswithmyclassmatesfor16kmayearlater>Thatsummerday,weset

offearlyinthemorning,thinkitwouldbegreatfuntowalkforsolongadistance>

However,withtheweatherisgettinghotterandhotter,Ifoundtheirlegsheavierand

heavier>Whafsworse,myfeetbeganbleedingbecauselongtimepressingagainstthe

shoes>Atonepoint,Ievenwantedtogiveup、ButImanagedtodragtherestofthe

waytothedestination>Thoughnotpleased,thisjourneywasimpressiveorrewarding,

Ihavelearntthatlifeisalongjourneylikethis>Nomatterwhathappened,weshould

ne