2023-2024学年广东省茂名省际名校高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省茂名省际名校高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when2．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake3．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway4．---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit5．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven6．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking7．Howwasyourevening?WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth8．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished9．Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday10．CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit11．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony12．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup13．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where14．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got15．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked16．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon17．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed18．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade19．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it20．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving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）Anewstudysuggeststhatrecentcollegegraduateshaveagoodchanceoffindingemployment.ThewebsiteCareerBuilderpublishedthesurvey.ThewebsitereportsontheU.S.jobmarket.Itfoundthat67percentofemployersplantohirenewcollegegraduatesthisyear.Theyalsofoundthat27percentofemployerswillbehiringrecentgraduatesforjobsthatpayupto$57,000ayear.CareerBuildersaidtheimprovingeconomyandtheriseinretirementsofolderworkersisraisingtheneedforyoungprofessionals.Thereis,however,aconcernthatyounggraduatesarenotreadyforlifeaftercollege.AnotherCareerBuildersurveyof2,186hiringprofessionalsfoundthattheyworrynewcollegegraduateslackprofessionalexperience.Theyblameuniversitiesforplacingtoomuchattentiononteachingacademicsubjectsthatdonotrelatetorealjobs.Thehiringprofessionalssuggestthatschoolsshouldgivemoresupporttoexperiencegainedthroughinternships(实习).Theyalsosaiduniversitiesarenotpreparingtheirgraduateswellenoughforjobsthatinvolve(涉及)newtechnologies.Thesurveyfoundthatbusiness,computerscienceandengineeringfieldswereseekingnewworkersthemost.Thebiologicalsciences,architectureandeducationfieldsneededfewernewworkers.CareerBuilder’sadvicetoyounggraduateslookingforjobswastofollowcompaniestheylikeorsocialmedia.Thewebsitealsosuggestedstudentswriteblogsabouttheircareerinterests.1、WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A．TheU.SjobmarketB．Thepaymentofrecentgraduates.C．TheresultofanewsurveyD．Thebesttimeinfindingjobs.2、WhyareyounggraduatesingreaterneedontheU.S.jobmarketrecently?A．Employersarefondofrecentgraduates.B．Younggraduatesaskforlesspaythanolderworkers.C．Younggraduatesaremoreenergeticthanolderworkers.D．Economyhaspickedupandmoreemployeeshaveretired.3、Accordingtothesurveyofthehiringprofessionals,whatshoulduniversitiesdotopreparetheirgraduateswellforjobs?A．Improvetheirgraduates’academicgrades.B．Increasetheirgraduates’chancesofinternships.C．Supporttheirgraduates’careerinterests.D．Helpgraduateschoosejobsconnectedwithnewtechnologies.22．（8分）Parentstendtofavourchildrenofonesexincertainsituations—orsoevolutionarybiologiststellus.Anewstudyusedcoloredbackpacksalesdatatoshowthatparentalwealthmayinfluencespendingonsonsdifferentfromdaughters.In1973biologistRobertTriversandcomputerscientistDanWillardpublishedapapersuggestingthatparentsinvest(投入)moreresources,suchasfoodandeffort,inmalechildrenwhentimesaregood,andinfemalechildrenwhentimesarebad.AccordingtotheTrivers-Willardhypothesis(假说),asongivenlotsofresourcescanbecomeagentleman—butparentswithfewresourcestendtoinvestthemindaughters,whogenerallyfinditeasiertobeafairmaiden.Studyingparentalinvestmentafterbirthisdifficult,however.Thenewstudylookedforastandardofmeasurementofsuchinvestmentthatmetseveralcriteria:itshouldn’tbeaffectedbysexdifferencesintheneedforresources;itshouldmeasureinvestmentratherthanoutcomes;anditshouldbeobjective.StudyauthorShigeSong,asociologistatQueensCollege,CityUniversityofNewYork,examinedspendingonpinkandbluebackpackspurchasedinChinain2015fromalargeretailer,JD．com.Henarrowedthedatatoabout5,000bags:bluebackpacksboughtbyfamiliesknowntohaveatleastoneboyandpinkonesboughtbyfamiliesknowntohaveatleastonegirl.Theresultsshowedthatwealthierfamiliesspentmoreonbluethanpinkbackpacks—suggestinggreaterinvestmentinsons.Poorerfamiliesspentmoreonpinkpacksthanblueones.ThefindingswerepublishedinEvolutionandHumanBehavior.Song’sevidencefortheTrivers-Willardhypothesisis“indirect”but“prettyconvincing,”saysRosemaryHopcroft,asociologistatthe.UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte,whowasnotconnectedwiththenewstudy.Hopcroftreportedin2016thatU.S.fatherswithhigh-statusoccupationsweremorelikelytosendtheirsonstoprivateschoolthantheirdaughters,whilefatherswithlower-statusjobsmoreoftenenrolledtheirfemalechildren.Althoughthenewstudydoesnotprovethefamilieswerebuyingthebluebackpacksforboysandpinkonesforgirls,Hopcroftnotesthat“it’sacleverandinterestingpaper,andit’saratherunusualuseofbigdata.”1、WhatdoesthewriterintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Introduceanearlierstudy.B．Identifychildren’sneeds.C．Assesstheinfluenceofastudy.D．Exploreintoparentalinvestment.2、Whatoffersachallengeforthenewstudy?A．Theinvestmentmeetingseveralcriteria.B．Themeasurementofeventualoutcomes.C．Differentdemandsforresourcesbetweensexes.D．Consistentstandardsinmeasuringparentalinvestment.3、WhatcanbelearnedfromSong’sresearch?A．Thenewstudywasdonein2015.B．Bigdatawassampledforresearch.C．Preferencewasofferedtoconsumers.D．Bluepackswerefavoredoverpinkones.4、WhichofthefollowingislikelytomatchHopcroft’sremarkonSong’sresearch?A．It’sentertaining. B．It’swell-designed.C．It’sunbelievable. D．It’sunusual.23．（8分）FreelancewritersWantedAssociatedContentisanonlinepublishingplatformthatenablesanyonetoearnmoneybywritingarticlesontheWeb.WritingforACisagreatworkopportunityforstudents,stay-at-homeparentsandfreelancewriters–youcanworkonyourowntimeandsubmitpapers,reviews,essays,etc.onanytopicthatyouhaveinterestin.ThisisajobyoucandofromanywhereallyouneedisaccesstotheInternet.Here’showyougetstarted:1)Gotowww./join/hotjobs.2)Followtheinstructionstoregister.3)Fillinyourprofile(简介),makingnoteofyourpreviousexperienceandyourareasofexperience(ifany).4)Startsubmittingarticles.You’llbeginearningmoneyassoonasyourarticlesarepublishedandtheamountisbasedonthepageviewsitreceives.Inadditiontoourownlibraryofcontent,wehavehundredsofpartners(PartnerContentTeam)whoworkwithACtoobtainhigh-quality.Assuch,therearelotsofopportunitiesforourmosttalentedandproductivewriterstoaccept“PartnerAssignments”onanas-neededbasis.Ifyou’reinterestedinacceptinghigherpayingPartnerAssignments,sendusalinktoyourACprofileonceyouhavesubmittedatleastfivearticles.WewillreviewallsubmissionsandpassthemalongtoourPartnerContentTeam.Ifselected,youwillstartreceivingspecialpaidassignmentsfromusonaregularbasis,whichyouarefreetoacceptorignore.NOTE:wepayourwritersviaPayPaldaily.Anyquestions?Emailme:dernel@1、YoucanwriteforAConconditionthatyou.A．haverichexperienceinwritingB．haveaccesstotheInternetC．mustregisteranaccountD．mustbefreeathome2、Howmuchyoucanearnforyourpublishedarticledependson___.A．thespaceitcoversB．thetopicitdealswithC．theopinionitvoicesD．thepageviewsitreceives3、PartnerContentTeamismentionedhereto.A．encouragepeopletowritemorearticlesforACB．laystressontheimportanceofcooperationC．seekmoresupportfromotherbusinesspartnersD．showoffitsabundantlibraryofcontent24．（8分）Haveyoueverrealizedthatthesmallestcountriesintheworldhavesomuchtooffer?Whetherit’shistoricandculturalheritageorunspoilednature,thesemicrostatesareworthavisit.GrenadaGrenadaisasmallcountryintheworld.ItislocatedonislandofCaribbean,whichisalsoknownasTheIslandofSpiceforseveralspiceslikecinnamon,gingerandrarenutmeg.Grenadareliesontourism.Itspristinebeaches,warmturquoisewaterandunspoilednaturemakeitawonderfulholidaydestination.Recentlyecotourismhasbeengrowingaswell.SanMarinoLocatedwithinItalyandsurroundedbytheApennineMountains.SanMarinoisvisitedbyapproximately2milliontouristsannually.It’sabeautifulcountry,whichalsoclaimstobetheoldestsurvivingstateintheworld!Thereforeitsculturalandhistoricheritageisundoubtedlyfascinating.Althoughverysmall,themicrostatehasalotofarchitecturalattractionsaswellastheRomagna,whichislovedbyItalians,whoareamongthemainguestshere.MaldivesMaldivesislocatedonthebankofIndianOcean.Maldiveshasarangeofdifferenthabitatsincludingdeepsea,shallowcoast,andreefecosystems,fringingmangroves,wetlandsanddrylands.VisitorstotheMaldivesdonotneedtoapplyforapre-arrivalvisa,regardlessoftheircountryoforigin,providedtheyhaveavalidpassport,proofofonwardtravel,andthemoneytobeself-sufficientwhileinthecountry.AndorraIt’sapicturesquemicrostatefoundinthePyreneesMountains,borderingSpainandFrance.Over10milliontouristsvisitAndorraeveryyear!Unliketheneighboringcountries’highprices,thecountryhasaduty-freepolicy,allowingshopperstoenjoylowercosts.Alsotherearewinterandsummerresorts,soyoucanvisitanytime.1、WhomightbeinterestedinGrenada?A．Architects. B．Spicelovers.C．Historians. D．Mountainclimbers.2、Whichofthefollowingisagoodchoiceforpeoplewholikebuildingdesign?A．Maldives. B．SanMarino.C．Andorra. D．Grenada.3、WhatisnotrequiredforatravelertoMaldives?A．Money. B．Apassport.C．Avisa. D．Areturnticket.4、WhatmeasurehasAndorratakentoattracttravelers?A．Offeringlowerprices. B．Adoptingvisa-freepolicy.C．Settingnaturalhabits. D．Developingscenicspot.25．（10分）IhavethreekidsandagreathusbandandI’menjoyingacareerthatIfindchallengingandfun．Totheoutsideworld，thisfeelslike“Success．”ButthereisstillavoiceinmyheartaskingifthisiswhoItrulyam．OnlyinsilencedoIheartheselfandwonderwhothatpersonmightbe．SoIbookedatriptofindout．Itravelled，forthefirsttime，withoutmyhusbandorkids．IwenttoIcelandwithafriend，whosharesanappreciationforwildernessandsilence．Forsixdays，wewereimmersed(沉浸)inwild，rawsceneryandrealweather—a11kindsofweather．Climbingamountainagainstrainandreturningtoatentforasimplemealremindsyouhowlittleyouactuallyneed．Andhowstrongitfeelstobeuncomfortablesometimes．IfoundsilenceinIceland，andtimetoconsiderthemeoutsideofcareerandthemeout—sideofkidsasIsharedstorieswithstrangers．WhenIstoppedtalkingandjust1istened，Ibecamemoregenerous．I1earnedthatchoosingtobegenerouscancreatemorespace，morefoodandmorewarmth．ButIdidn’treallygainanybetterappreciationofwhatIwantfromlifeormyjob．IsuspecttheanxietythatdrovemetoseeksilenceinIcelandwaslosingsightofmyabilitytochoosegratitudeandjoy，andtobepresentinthechallengesIsetinmycareerandmyfamily．Icamehometonoise，rushandlove；withnolessconfusiononwhoIwanttobe．Iknowtheanswerisn’twaitingoutthereonthetopofamountaininIceland．Theanswerisinfrontofmewitheverysteponmyown1ife’spath，andineverychoiceImake．1、WhydidtheauthortakeatriptoIceland?A．Togainanewexperience． B．Toenjoyfamilyhappiness．C．Tobetterunderstandherself． D．Toappreciatenaturalbeauty．2、Whatdowe1earnabouttheauthor’strip?A．Exciting． B．Difficult．C．Relaxing． D．Adventurous．3、Whatchangehappenedtotheauthor?A．Shefeltlonelier． B．Shefeltmoreanxious．C．Shebecamemorecaring． D．Shebecamemoreconfident．4、Whatwilltheauthordointhefuture?A．Gobacktonature． B．Facerealitybravely．C．TraveltoIcelandmoreoften． D．Paylessattentiontoherfeelings．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）Howcanyoustopsmoking?Itisnoteasytostopsmoking，butmillionshave1toquitandsocanyouHereareafewsuggestions.Prepareyourself.DecideonadaytoquitDon’tchooseadaythatyouknowisgoingtobestressful,suchasthedayofanexam.Makealistofallthe2youwillgetfromstoppingsmoking.Then3yourlastpacketofcigarettes.Be4Everytimeyoufeellikesmokingacigarette，5yourselfthatyouareanon-smoker．Rereadthelistofbenefitsyouwroteearlier．BreakthehabitInsteadofsmokingacigarette，dosomethingelse.Goforawalk，cleanyourteethdrinksomewater,cleanthehouse；infact，doanythingtokeepyourmindand6yourhandsbusy.Relax.Ifyoustarttofeelnervousorstressed，donotreach7acigarette.Trysomedeepbreathinginstead.Dosomerelaxationexerciseeverytimeyoufeelstressed.Gethelpifyouneedit.Arrangetostopsmokingwithafiendsoyoucalltalkaboutyourproblems，orJoinastop-smokinggroup.Ifyoufeel8，youmightliketotalktoadoctororchemistaboutsomethingtohelpyou，likenicotinechewinggum.Keeptrying.Donotbedisappointedifyouhavetotryseveraltimesbeforeyoustopsmoking.Ifyou9andhaveacigarette，donotfeelashamed.Justtryagain.Youwillsucceed101、A．managed B．tried C．wanted D．expected2、A．values B．benefits C．results D．profits3、A．giveaway B．takeaway C．throwaway D．keepaway4、A．addicted B．accustomed C．determined D．depressed5、A．prepare B．inform C．threaten D．remind6、A．especially B．specially C．normally D．certainly7、A．out B．for C．at D．in8、A．desperate B．satisfied C．arbitrary D．conscious9、A．stick B．continue C．weaken D．insist10、A．eventually B．constantly C．occasionally D．normally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）LocatedatthefootofthesouthwestsideofMountHuang,HongcunVillageisoneofthe1．(represent)ancientvillagesinthesouthernpartofAnhuiProvince,China.ItwasfirstlybuiltintheShaoxingperiodoftheSouthernSongDynasty(aboutAD．1131-1162),2．(give)itahistoryofabout900years.3．itspeacefulenvironmentandbeautifulsurroundingspresent4．(tour)apieceofpleasingpictureofatypicalcountrylifeinSouthernChina,thevillageiscalled"thevillageintraditionalChinesepainting"Atpresent,thewatersystem,streetsfolkhousesandeveninteriorarrangementsofthevillage5．(preserve)astheprimitiveconditionsoftheancientvillage.Everydayhundredsofvisitorsareattractedtothevillageby6．(it)beautifulviewsandmorethan140well-preservedancienthouses,amongwhichseveralmagnificentancestralhallsandthecelebrities’formerresidencesarethe7．(attract)ones.Becauseofthisextraordinaryfeatureofthevillage,Hongcunwasaddedto8．listoftheWorldCulturalHeritageSitebyUNESCOinlate2000,anditisalsothelocation9．thefamousChinesefilm"CrouchingTiger,Hidde