2023-2024学年柳州铁路第一中学高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年柳州铁路第一中学高三考前热身英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow2．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans3．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should4．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted5．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy6．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how7．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when8．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when9．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed10．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend11．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place12．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone13．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but14．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult15．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot16．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs17．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where18．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/19．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable20．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof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）Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel．Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists．1、Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto.A．exchangeideas B．provetheirvalueC．achievesuccessmlife D．overcometheirfearofsilence2、By"thebuzzingofafly"（Para．1）,theauthormeans"_____".A．thenoiseofaninsect B．alowwhisperingsoundC．meaninglesstalks D．thevoiceofachatterbox3、Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors___．A．aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB．aboutwhatevertheywanttoC．inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD．inthehopeofgettingonwell4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather．B．Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations．C．Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises．D．Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking．22．（8分）Circlescanbefoundeverywhereinthenaturalworld,butwithnoaccuratewaytomeasurethemtheyareverymysteriousandmightneverbefullyunderstood.Whenyoutakethedistancearoundacircleanddivideitbythedistanceacrossacircle,youwillalwaysgetPi(∏).WhilePiisequaltoabout3.14whenrounded,itisinfinitelylong.Withthehelpofcomputers,mathematicianshavebeenabletocalculatePiouttooveratrilliondecimal(小数)places.ThismakesPipuzzling,eventothemostfamousmathematicians.PiDayiscelebratedgloballyonMarch14,sincethewaywewritethisdate,3/14,looksjustlikePiwhenrounded.In2009,U.S.CongressvotedtoofficiallymakeMarch14PiDay.Certainpartsoftheworld—placeswhereMarch14iswrittenas14/3—willinsteadcelebratePiApproximationDaywhichtakesplaceonJuly22ndbecauseoftheresultof22/7.Pihasappearedinmovies,comics,music,andmore.“Inmodernmovies,anytimethefilmmakerwantstocreateasenseofmystery,thesymbolPiisused,”saysBlatner.Peoplealsoloveworkingtomemorizethedigits(数位)ofPiandcompetingagainstotherstoseewhocanremembermost.TheGuinnessWorldRecordforrecitingthemostdigitsofPiisheldbyLuChaoofChina,whosuccessfullyrecitedPitonearly67,000decimalplaces.Aboveall,PiDayisabouthavingfunwiththenumber,accordingtoBlatner.PeoplewillcelebratePiDaybyeatingpieandthrowingpie,andwithfunPi-relatedgames.Princeton,NewJerseyholdsaseriesofPi-relatedfestivities.EventsthisyearincludeasurprisebirthdaypartyforAlbertEinsteinwhosebirthdayalsofallsonMarch14,anda“WalkaPiEvent”whereparticipantswillwalk3.14milestogether.Justlikethenumberitself,thepossibilitiesforPiDayaretrulyendless.1、WhatmakesPimysterious?A．Waystodivideacircle.B．Waystouseitwhenrounded.C．Inabilitytowriteitasanexpression.D．Itsplentifuldecimalplaces.2、WhyisPiDaycelebratedinsomeplacesonJuly22nd?A．Becauseitisvotedofficially.B．Becauseitwascorrectedoriginally.C．BecausethedivisionresultisapproximatelyequaltoPi.D．Becausethatdayiseasiertoremember.3、WhatisthegoalofusingPiinfilmsaccordingtoBlatner?A．Tomovemoreviewers.B．Tocallforviewers’attention.C．Tomakethefilmsmorefrightening.D．Toaddsomethingmysterioustothefilm.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．LuChaoisthefirstChinesetorecitePi.B．ManystatesintheUSAcelebratePidayonJuly22nd.C．TherearemanydifferenteventstocelebratePiDayintheworld.D．ScientistswilltrytheirbesttofigureoutthedigitsofPithoroughly.23．（8分）Whosaysonlybigcitiescanbebeautifulandcharming?Theworldisfullofreallyeye-catchingandfascinatingvillagesandsmalltowns－you’llfindsomeofthemostinterestinginthelistbelow:PlacesDescriptionsAlberobelloAlberobello,insoutheasternItaly,featuresperhapsthebestexamplesofakindofdrystonehutwithaconical(圆锥的)roof.Thesemodesttraditionalhutsaregreatexamplesofancientbuildingtechniques,eventhoughtheseconstructionsaren’tmorethanafewcenturiesold.ReineAsapartoftheLofotenarchipelagoinnorthernNorway,ReineisoneofthemostbeautifulandwelcomingplacesinthenorthoftheArcticCircle.Surprisingly,mildweathermeansthatlocalsandtravelersalikecantakefulladvantageoftheimpressivesurroundings,whetherthatmeanshiking,oradmiringthesceneryandtheuniqueFishermen’shuts.EzeEzeisabreathtakinglybeautifulplace,locatedontheFrenchRiviera.Rising1,400feetabovethesea,itoverlooksthecoastsandoffersamazingviewsoftheMediterraneanSea.Inadditiontoitslocation,Ezefeaturesacertainmedieval(中世纪的)charm,thankstoitsmanywell-preservedcenturies-oldbuildings.Notsurprisingly,thefairy-talevillagewasafavoriteofWaltDisney’sTulouClustersFujianTulouislargelymadeupoftheclaybuildingsinYongdingCountyandNanjingCountyinthesouthwestFujianProvince.TheNanjingTulouClusterconsistsof3parts－TianluokengTulouCluster,YuchanglouandTaxiaVillage,RoughlyNanjingTulouClusterisabout160kmwestofXiamenandtakesoneandhalfhours’drivefromXiamenTianluokengTulouClusterconsisitsof5claybuildings,withasquaretulouatthecenterandcircledby4circulartulous,formingaprettypatternofsocalled“fourdisheswithonesoup”666、Whichcountrymaysuityoubestforavisitifyouareafishing-lover?A．Italy. B．Norway.C．France. D．China1、WhichofthefollowingmakesTianluokengTulouClustersattractive?A．Itsbuildingmaterial. B．Itslocation.C．Itsnumberofclaybuildings. D．Itsarchitecturalshapeanddesign2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheplacesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyallfeaturewell-preservedtraditionalbuildings.B．Theyareallsituatedinwealthydevelopedcountries.C．Theyareallplacesprovidingvisualfeastsfortourists.D．Theyareallsmalltownswithfascinatingsceneryandmildweather.24．（8分）Tofightfortheconservationofforestecosystem,severalecologistsincludingDanielJanzenconvincedDelOro,anorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalpark.Inreturn,DelOrowasallowedtothrowlargeamountsofwasteintheformoforangepeels(皮)ona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalparkatnocost.Dealingwithtonsofleftoverpeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethempouredintoalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.Butayearlater,anotherjuicecompanychallengedthedealincourt,arguingthattheircompetitorwas“pollutinganationalpark”.Theyendedupwinning,andthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalparkfellthrough.Thenin2013,whilediscussingpossibleresearchavenueswithTimothyTreuer,DanielJanzenmentionedtheorangestory.Feelinginterested,Treuerdecidedtostopbythatpieceoflandthathadbeencoveredwithfruitwaste15yearsearlier.Whathefoundshockedhim.“WhileIwouldwalkoverexposedrockanddeadgrassinthenearbyfields,I’dhavetoclimbthroughundergrowthandcutpathsthroughwallsofvines(藤)intheorangepeelsiteitself.”saidTimothyTreuer.Treuerandhisteamspentmonthspickingupsamples(样品),analyzingandcomparingthem.Theyfoundgreatdifferencesbetweentheareascoveredwithorangepeelsandthosethatwerenot.Theareawithorangewastehadrichersoil.Theeffectthattheorangepeelshadonthelandisprobablynotthatsurprisingtopeoplefamiliarwithcomposting(施肥),butwhatisreallyshockingisthatajudgeactuallythoughtthewasteoforange“mined”anationalparkandstoppeditfromgoingforward.NowthatTimothyTreuer’sstudyhasreceivedworldwideattention,thistypeof“ruining”isbeingseriouslyconsideredasawayofbringingforestsbacktolife.1、WhatdidDelOrousuallydowithorangepeels?A．Addthemtofuel.B．Throwthemintoanationalpark.C．Bumorburythem.D．Makethemintocakes.2、WhatcanweknowaboutthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalpark?A．Itlasted15years.B．ItwassignedbyTreuer.C．Itwasmadeinabout1998.D．ItwasbrokenbyDelOro.3、WhatwasTreuer’sfinding?A．Orangepeelscontainmuchfibre.B．Orangepeelscanmakesoilricher.C．Orangepeelsrotawayinashorttime.D．Orangewasteruinedthenationalpark.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthejudgementionedinthelastparagraph?A．Disapproving.B．Positive.C．Worried.D．Admirable.25．（10分）Forallthepressuresandrewardsofregionalization(地区化)andglobalization,localidentitiesremainthemostdeeplyimpressed.Eveniftheendresultofglobalizationistomaketheworldsmaller,itsscopeseemstofostertheneedformoreprivatelocalconnectionsamongmanyindividuals.AsBernardPoignant,mayorofthetownofQuimperinBrittany,toldtheWashingtonPost,“Manisafragileanimalandheneedshiscloseattachments.Themoreopentheworldbecomes,themoretiestherewillbetoonesrootsandone’sland.”Inmostcommunities,locallanguagessuchasPoignant’sBretonserveastrongsymbolicfunctionasaclearmarkof“authenticity(原真性)”.Thesumtotalofacommunity’ssharedhistoricalexperience,authenticityreflectsanoticeablelinefromaculturallyidealizedpasttothepresent,carriedbythelanguageandtraditionsassociatedwiththecommunity’sorigins.Aconcernforauthenticityleadsmostsecular(世俗的)IsraelistodefendHebrewamongthemselveswhilealsoacquiringEnglishandevenArabic.ThesameobsessionwithauthenticitydrivesHasidicJewsinIsraelortheDiasporatochampionYiddishwhilealsolearningHebrewandEnglish.Ineachcase,authenticityamountstoacentralcoreofculturalbeliefsandinterpretationsthatarenotonlyresistanttoglobalizationbutalsoareactuallyreinforcedbythe“threat”thatglobalizationseemstopresenttothesehistoricalvalues.Scholarsmayarguethatculturalidentitieschangeovertimeinresponsetospecificrewardsystems.Butlocalsoftenresistsuchexplanationanddefendauthenticityandlocalmothertonguesagainsttheperceivedthreatofglobalizationwithnearreligiouseagerness.Asaresult,neverbeforeinhistoryhavetherebeenasmanystandardizedlanguagesastherearetoday:roughly1,200.Manysmallerlanguages,eventhosewithfarfewerthanonemillionspeakers,havebenefitedfromstate-sponsoredorvoluntarypreservationmovements.Onthemostinformallevel,communitiesinAlaskaandtheAmericannorthwesthaveformedInternetdiscussiongroupsinanattempttopassonNativeAmericanlanguagestoyoungergenerations.IntheBasque,Catalan,andGalicianregionsofSpain,suchmovementsarefiercelypoliticalandfrequentlyinvolvedloyalresistancetotheSpanishgovernmentoverpoliticalandlinguisticrights.ProjectshaverangedfromacampaigntoprintSpanishmoneyinthefourofficiallanguagesofthestatetothecreationoflanguageimmersionnurseryandprimaryschools.ZapatistasinMexicoarechampioningtherevivalofMayanlanguagesinanequallypoliticalcampaignforlocalautonomy.Inadditiontocausingthefeelingofthesubjectiveimportanceoflocalroots,supportersoflocallanguagesdefendtheircontinueduseonpracticalgrounds.Localtonguesfosterhigherlevelsofschoolsuccess,higherdegreesofparticipationinlocalgovernment,moreinformedcitizenship,andbetterknowledgeofone’sownculture,history,andfaith.Governmentandreliefagenciescanalsouselocallanguagestospreadinformationaboutindustrialandagriculturaltechniquesaswellasmodernhealthcaretodiverseaudiences.DevelopmentworkersinWestAfrica,forexample,havefoundthatthebestwaytoteachthevastnumberoffarmerswithlittleornoformaleducationhowtosowandrotatecropsforhigheryieldsisintheselocaltongues.Nevertheless,bothregionalizationandglobalizationrequirethatmoreandmorespeakersoflocallanguagesbemulti-literate.1、Inparagraph1,theauthorquotedamayor’swordtoshowthatglobalization________.A．strengthenslocalidentities B．weakensregionalizationC．strengthensindividualism D．weakenslocalattachments2、Theinfluenceofglobalizationonauthenticityisthatit________.A．weakenstheauthorityofauthenticityB．preventsthedevelopmentofauthenticityC．enhancestheimportanceofauthenticityD．promotesthematurityofauthenticity3、Intermsofcampaignsforlanguageprotection,AmericadiffersfromSpainandMexicointhat______.A．itsvolunteershaveenoughsponsorshipfromthestate.B．itslocalsarenotinterestedinfindingnativeAmericans.C．itsyouthsareeagertopassonthelocaltraditions.D．itsmovementsarenotpolitical.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Practically,locallanguagesarelessusedthanEnglish.B．Locallanguagesaremoreimportantindailylife.C．Thesmallertheworldis,themoreunitedthelocalsare.D．Therelationbetweenlocalizationandglobalizationisdouble-win.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）OurfamilymovedtoAmericatenyearsago.OnedayIcamehomeafterschool,1.IaskedmymomtonolongerputMiddleEasternfoodinmy2.Sheandmyfatherbecamequiet.Throughquestioning,mymothermademetellthe3thattheotherstudentshadgivenmeavery4timebecausemy5wasdifferent.SoI6.“Fromnowon,couldwedopeanutbutteronWonderBreadandanapple?”Mybrotherandsistersaidthey’dlikethesamebecausetheyhadalso7it.TherewerenoAfricanAmericansorAsiansinourschool.Ithoughttherewas8fromIndiaorLatinAmerica,either.Itwas9acommunitybasedontheir10religionandculture.Amongthem,ourfamilyseemed11.Myfather’sfamilywasfromSyria;mymom’sfromPalestine.Ourfoodwasdifferent;wehadholidaycustomslikenobodyelse.Allthese12usfromothers.Aweeklatertheteacherannouncedthatweshouldnotbringlunchesthefollowingday.Tomy13,thenextdayatlunch,incamemymotherwithboxesofMiddleEasternfood.Theteacher14her,“ThisisMrs.Nimen,Tom’smom.”Shetookoutthefoodandstarted15thekidsKibble—abakeddish.Shehad16bakedbreadfortheclasstotakehome.Shemadethekidsveryexcited,whowere17everythingIwaseatingaweekearlier.18heretheywere19mymother’sfood!Mymotherdidthesamethingafterwardsinmybrother’sandsister’sclasses.Thoughthisdidn’tendtheracialproblem,itmadea(an)20.Shewasapioneerofdiversity,usingMiddleEasternfriendlinessinanartfulway.1、A．proudB．upsetC．satisfiedD．hungry2、A．breakfastB．lunchC．supperD．dessert3、A．jokeB．taleC．truthD．lie4、A．difficultB．shortC．pleasantD．unforgettable5、A．lookB．familyC．foodD．belief6、A．decidedB．orderedC．insistedD．requested7、A．experiencedB．rememberedC．refusedD．heard8、A．somebodyB．nobodyC．everybodyD．anybody9、A．mainlyB．usuallyC．particularlyD．extremely10、A．favoredB．sharedC．concernedD．achieved11、A．strangeB．poorC．richD．happy12、A．freedB．removedC．protectedD．distinguished13、A．reliefB．delightC．knowledgeD．amazement14、A．greetedB．approachedC．introducedD．congratulated15、A．cookingB．servingC．sellingD．lending16、A．evenB．stillC．oftenD．ever17、A．takingchargeofB．gettingridofC．makingfunofD．catchingholdof18、A．AndB．ButC．OrD．So19、A．expectingB．enjoyingC．wastingD．distributing20、A．effortB．attemptC．discoveryD．difference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）Expertsagreethat1．isbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossChinaareusingcashlesspaymentmethods.2．rapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttools,3．someextent,ishelpingtopromotecashlesspaymentacrossthecountry.Chinaisnotthefirstcountry4．(seek)acashlesssociety.DevelopedcountrieslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthedevelopmentofcashlesspaymentmethods.However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeanthereareno5．(challenge)andcriticisms.Alibaba’sHemaSupermarket(盒马生鲜超市),6．customerscanshopontheirmobilephonesviaAlipay(支付宝),7．(come)intothespotlightrecently.Mediareportsarguethat,8．(consider)illegal,paymentscan’tbemadeincashthere.Acashlesssocietywouldnotmeanthatcashwould9．(complete)disappear.Astheeconomygrows,the10．(circulate)ofcashisstillveryhuge.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）第一节短文改错Yesterdayafternoon,ourschoolheldonafiredrill、WewerelisteningtheteachercarefullyintheEnglishclas