2023-2024学年九江市重点中学高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年九江市重点中学高三最后一模英语试题注意事项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．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where2．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit3．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof4．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need5．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain6．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what7．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked8．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast9．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced10．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for11．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous12．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor13．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious14．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting15．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake16．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit17．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged18．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto19．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless20．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which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）Kettle’sYard,CambridgeThismodern-artgalleryinaVictorianhousewasfoundedinthe1950sbyTateJimandreopenedinFebruaryfollowingatwo-yearredevelopmentbyJamieFobertArchitects,theteambehindthe2017TateStevesextension.Thismeansanewcafe,afour-flooreducationwingandimprovedgalleryspacethatcanaccommodatemorevisitors.Thegallery’spermanentcollectionincludesworksbyJoanMiró,HenryMooreandBarbaraHepworth.BeingBrunel,BristolTocelebratethelifeandworkoffamouscivilengineerIsambardKingdomBrunei,BeingBruneiwillopeninMarchonBristol’sharbourside.Themuseumwillincludearangeofinteractiveandentertainingexhibits,includingtalkingportraitsofhisfriendsandfamilyandpersonalpossessions,includingan1821schoolreport.Itisagoodplaceforfamiliestostrengthenconnections.RoyalAcademyofArts,LondonTheRAreopenson19Mayforits1thanniversary,followinga£50mrenovation(翻新)withagalleryandexpandedexhibitionprogramme.Thesewillincludethreeday-litgalleries,whichwillhostexhibitionswithafocusoncontemporaryartandarchitecture.ThegrandfrontwalloftheBurlingtonGardensbuildinghasalsobeenrestored—possiblythefirsttimeit’shadapropercleaninits150yearhistory.V&A,DundeeOneofthemostsignificantnewopeningsoftheyearwillbeScotland’sfirstdesignmuseumandalsothefirstV&AanywhereoutsideofLondonon15September.ThemuseumbuildingsitsontheriverTay.ItwillcelebrateScottishdesignandobjectsinitscollection.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBeingBrunel?A．Ithasalongschoolreport.B．Itincludesthreeday-litgalleries.C．Itisfamily-friendly.D．Itpossessespermanentcollections.2、ThepurposeoftheRAreopeningis_______.A．toexpandtheexhibitionB．tomarkits1thanniversaryC．todisplaycontemporaryartD．topresentits150-yearhistory3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Tocomparedifferenttouristattractions.B．ToattractmorevisitorstotheUK.C．Todescribesomefamousmuseumsandartists.D．Tointroduceopeningsofsomefamousartmuseums.22．（8分）David,aFrenchpriest(牧师)ofthirty-six,wassenttoChinabythechurchin1872.Hedidwellinthenaturalandsocialsciencebesideshisreligiousactivities(宗教活动)。HewasalsoveryinterestedintherarewildanimalsandplantsinChina.OnMay4th,1879,aftersearchinghalfamonthinthewesternpartofBaoxing,Sichuanthehuntershired(雇用)byDavidsucceededinbringinghima"black-and-whitebear"."Thebearisextremelylovely",hewroteinhisdiaryexcitedly.Meanwhile,hefeltitmightbeanewspecies(物种)neverdiscoveredbyscientists.HethendecidedtosendittoParisforafurtherstudy.Unfortunatelythepoor"black-andwhite"beardiedofJolts(颠簸)ofthemountainroadsandtheclimatic(气候)change.Hehadtosenditspelt(皮毛)totheNationalMuseuminParisfordisplay(展览)。Infact,theso-called"black-andwhite"bearwasneitherabearnoracat.Afteracompletestudy,MillaEdwards,headofthemuseum,judgedthatitwasanewspecies.Hegavethe"giantpanda".ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedandBaoxingwasalsomadefamousfor"homeofthegiantpanda"1、FromthepassagewecanseethatDavidmainlycametoChinato____.A．learnChinesescienceandhistory B．lookforapandaforchurchC．dosomethingonreligion(宗教) D．studythewildanimalsandplantsinChina2、Theword"rare"inthispassagemeans____.A．veryhardtofind B．worthnomoneyC．easytofind D．runningveryfast3、Thefirstgiantpandawascaught____.A．byDavid,aFrenchpriest B．quitebyaccidentC．withalotofdifficulty D．afterthehuntersfolloweditforhalfamonth4、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegiantpandadiedwhenitwasondisplay.B．Davidhadneverseenagiantpandabefore.C．Millawassuretheanimalwasneitherabearnoracat.D．Thediscoverymadetheworldexcitedwithinterest23．（8分）Haveyoueverheardofthefollowingpeople?Maybeyes,maybeno.Buttheymaybeaninspirationforyou.TheTreeLadyKateSessionswasanAmericanbotanistandlandscapearchitectcloselyassociatedwithSanDiego,California.AfterbecomingthefirstwomanthatgraduatefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSanDiego.KatedecidedthatSanDiegoneededtreesmorethananythingelse.Therefore,thisyoungwomansingle-handedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownintotheleafy,garden-filledplaceasitistoday.TheSnowflake(雪花)ManWilsonBentleyisoneofthefirstknownphotographersofsnowflakes.Hisenthusiasmfortakingphotosofsnowflakesbeganfromhisboyhoodandwasoftenmisunderstoodinhistime,buthisdeterminationrevealedtwoimportanttruths：notwosnowflakesarealike,andeachoneissurprisinglybeautiful.In1931,heworkedwithWilliamJ.HumphreysoftheU.S.WeatherBureautopublishSnowCrystals,abookcontaining2,500photographs.TheFatherofHisCountryBythelate1760s,GeorgeWashingtonhadexperiencedfirst-handtheeffectsofrisingtaxesimposedonAmericancolonies(殖民地)bytheBritish,andcametobelievethatitwasinthelocalpeopledbestintereststodeclareindependencefromEngland.DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence,heledthecolonialforcestovictory.In1787,hewaselectedpresidentoftheConventionthatwrotetheU.S.Constitution.Twoyearslater,WashingtonbecameAmerica’sfirstpresident.Hisretirementfromofficeaftertwotermsestablishedatraditionthatlasteduntil1940,whenFranklinDelanoRooseveltwonathirdterm.The22ndAmendmentnowlimitsthepresidenttotwoelectedterms.1、Whomadeagreatefforttomakeanareabeautiful?A．KateSessions.B．WilsonBentley.C．GeorgeWashington.D．WilliamJ.Humphreys.2、WhatisWilsonBentleywell-knownfor?A．Hiscreativeideastopublishbooks.B．Hiscouragetofightagainstprejudice.C．Hispersistenceinphotographingsnowflakes.D．Hisdevotiontoteachingkidsscientifictruths.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthepeoplementionedinthetext?A．Theyarereallycreative.B．Theyareverydetermined.C．Theyarehighlyeducated.D．Theyareprettyconfident.24．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowPmlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage，winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sProblem.B．AWinner’sSecret.C．AWinner’sOpportunity.D．AWinner’sAchievement.25．（10分）“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappear”,wroteE.O.Wilson,arespectableentomologist,“theworldwouldregenerate…Ifinsectsweretovanish,theenvironmentwouldcollapseintochaos.”Mostofthestudiesdescribedeclinesof50%andmoreoverdecadesindifferentmeasuresofinsecthealth.Theimmediatereactionisshock.Insectsenableplantstoreproduce,throughpollination(授粉),andarefoodforotheranimals,soacollapseintheirnumberswouldbecatastrophic.Butasecondlookleadstoadifferentassessment.Ratherthancausingapanic,thestudiesshouldactasatimelywarningandareasontotakeprecautions.Thatisbecausetheworstfearsareunproven.Therearenostudiesatallofwildinsectnumbersinmostoftheworld.Reliabledataaretooscarcetodeclareaglobalemergency.Moreover,wheretheevidencedoesshowacollapse—inEuropeandAmerica—agriculturalandruralecosystemsareholdingup.Farmproductionstillremainshigh.Assomeinsectspeciesdieout,othersseemtobemovingintotheniches(生态位)theyhaveleft,keepingecosystemsgoing,althoughwithlessbiodiversitythanbefore.Itishardtoarguethatinsectdeclineisyetcausingsignificanteconomicdamage.Buttherearecomplications.Agriculturalproductivityisnottheonlymeasureofenvironmentalhealth.Animalshavevalue,independentofanydirecteconomiccontributiontheymaymake.Themorespeciesmakeupanecosystem,themorestableitislikelytobe.Theextinctionofafewinsectspeciesamongsomanymightnotmakeabigdifference.Thelossofhundredsofthousandswould.Andthescaleoftheobserveddeclineraisesdoubtsabouthowlongecosystemscanremainresilient(能复原的).Anexperimentinwhichresearchersgraduallypulledoutinsectpollinatorsfromfieldsfoundthatplantdiversityheldupwelluntilabout90%ofinsectshadbeenremoved.Thenitcollapsed.Giventhelackofdata,itisimpossibletoknowhowcloseEuropeandAmericaaretoanecosystemcollapse.Butitwouldberecklesstofindoutbyactuallytriggeringone.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimply?A．Ecologistshavelongbeenafraidofthosedisgustinginsects.B．Ecologistsareworriedaboutthedisappearanceofsomeinsects.C．Ecologistshavealreadygotridoftheprejudicedfeelingaboutinsects.D．Ecologistsarerespectfuloftheinsect’sabilitytoregeneratethemselves.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthestudiesconductedinthepast2years?A．Thoughthereisadeclineinthenumberofinsects,westillhavethereasontobeoptimistic.B．Biodiversitycancauseimmediatedamagesothatweshouldtakeprecautionsrightaway.C．Datacollectedfromallovertheworldisconvincingtoproveourenvironmentisatrisk.D．Theconsequenceofdecreasingbiodiversitymaybemoreseriousthanwecanimagine.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toshowthemagicalpowerofourmothernature.B．Toanalyzewhyinsectsareontheedgeofextinction.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontothedecreasinginsects.D．Tourgethescientiststocollectmoredataaboutinsects.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）Ayoungpainterlivedinasmallhouse,livingonpaintingportraits(画像).Oneday,arichmancameforaportrait.Theyagreedonthe1of＄10,000.Thedaythemancametotakethepainting,an2ideaoccurredtohim:“It’smeinthepainting.IfIdon’tbuy,noonewill3…”Sohesaid,“I’llonlypay＄3,000!”Theyoungartisthadnever4suchthings.Hestronglyargued,expectingtherichmanto5theagreement.“Iaskyouatlast,willyousellit＄3,000ornot?”Realizingthemandidit6,theartistsaidina7voice,“No!I’dprefertonotsellitratherthanbehumiliated(羞辱).Todayyou8yourwordandsomedayyoumustpay9times.”“Whatajoke!AmIstupid?”“Well,we’dbetterwaitandsee.”Soonthepaintermovedoutto10somewell-knownteacherstoworkharder.Yearslater,hefinallymadeaname11inthecircleofart.Therichmanhadforgottenthewholething.12oneday,somefriendscametotellhim,“Inafamousexhibition,onepaintingis13＄200,000andthemaninitlooks14thesameasyou.It’ssostrangethatits15isThief.”Heimmediatelythoughtofthe16.Ifthepaintingwerethatone,itwouldbea(n)17forhim.Hewenttofindtheyoungpainter18.Anditwas!Hequicklyapologizedtotheartistandpaid200,000dollarstobuyitback.Withastrong19,theyoungpaintermadetherichman20hishead.ThisyoungmanwasPabloPicasso.1、A．awardB．rewardC．bonusD．salary2、A．illB．optimisticC．abstractD．elegant3、A．neitherB．eitherC．norD．besides4、A．stoodbyB．sentforC．comeacrossD．pulledthrough5、A．sticktoB．taketoC．seetoD．turnto6、A．byaccidentB．inturnC．onprincipleD．onpurpose7、A．reliableB．gentleC．loudD．firm8、A．eatB．breakC．takeD．give9、A．fortyB．thirtyC．twentyD．fifty10、A．receiveB．acceptC．consultD．abandon11、A．forhimselfB．initselfC．byhimselfD．ofitself12、A．AfterB．BeforeC．UntilD．Unless13、A．markedB．graspedC．followedD．bought14、A．eventuallyB．exactlyC．slightlyD．probably15、A．contentB．coverC．signD．title16、A．coincidenceB．accidentC．reputationD．incident17、A．honorB．shameC．disappointmentD．pity18、A．rightawayB．justnowC．attimesD．nowandthen19、A．processB．headC．faithD．concept20、A．raiseB．bendC．chargeD．fail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）NobodybeforeJaneGoodall1．(full)understoodchimpbehaviour.WhenshefirstarrivedinGombein1960,2．wasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest.Shespentyears3．(observe)andrecordingtheirdailyactivities.Shediscoveredhow4．(chimp)communicatewitheachother.Mostofthetime,theyeitherfeedorcleaneachother5．awayofshowingloveintheirfamily.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。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(∧)，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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。MyclassmatesandIweretograduatenextmonth、Weweredeterminedtodosomething、Afteraheatingdiscussion,wedecidedonm