2023-2024学年江苏省常州市重点中学高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省常州市重点中学高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor2．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid3．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe4．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe5．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting6．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven7．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that8．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access9．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare10．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill11．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit12．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing13．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone14．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor15．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous16．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should17．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly18．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept19．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading20．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete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）CyclistAlainSuchhasbeendroppedfromtheIngotelcyclingteamfortwoyearsafterapositivedrugtestattheInstituteofdrugFreeSport.“Iwasflabbergasted.”SaidDidierGarcia,fromTeamIngotel.“Alainjoinedourteamlastmonthandwehadnoideathathewasbeingexamined.”It’sastorythathasbecomemoreandmorefamiliarinrecentyears.Dr.MohammadFarnood,aleadingsportsscientistfromCairo,Egypt,said,“Itisthoughtthatsomeathleteswilllookforotherwaystoimproveperformanceinadditiontousingdrugs.”However,ithasnotalwaysbeenagainstthelaw.IntheOlympicsin1904,ThomasHickswonthemarathonafterusingdrugsinthemiddleoftherace.Infact,thefirstonedidn’tmakehimfeelbetterforlong,sohewasgivenanotherand,asaresult,hefelldownsoonafterfinishingandknewnothing.Anotheronemaywellhavekilledhim.Thingsareverydifferenttoday.Somescientistsareconsideringthepossibilitiesofusinggeneticengineeringtofurtherdevelopathletes’abilities.“Ifitworkswithnoriskofdiscovering,”saidDrFarnood,“thenit’slikelytobecomecommonpracticeforathletes.”Researchersarelookingatthepossibilityofidentifying“athletic”genesandcorrectingweakones.Putintopractice,thiswouldmakeapersonhealthierandstronger.Oncescientistsunderstandwhatgenesoftopathleteslooklike,itmightevenbecomepossibletoidentify“athletic”genesinyoungpeople,andthenmoneycouldbespentonchildrenwhohavethemostpromisinggenes.“Peoplearebeginningtorecognizethatgeneticscaninmanywaysdogoodtooursociety,forexampleinsavinglivesandincreatingbetterqualityfoodforpeople.”DrFarnoodsays.“So,isitfairtousegeneticengineeringinsport?Youcouldaskifit’sfairforsomerunnerstousethelatestscientificallydevelopedfootwear.Thekeyquestioniswhetherit’savailabletoeveryone.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flabbergasted”inParagraph1mean?A．Shy.B．Proud.C．Excited.D．Surprised.2、WhathappenedtoThomasHicksin1904?A．Hewasbadlyhurtintraining.B．Hebrokethelawwhenrunninginarace.C．Hetookdrugsandalmostgotkilled.D．HelostthematchintheOlympicGames.3、Whomayshowthegreatestconcernaboutusinggeneticengineeringinsport?A．DidierGarcia.B．ThomasHicks.C．CyclistAlainSuch.D．DrMohammadFarnood.4、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5and6?A．Thepossibilityofidentifying“athletic”geneshasbecomeavailable.B．It’snotclearwhetheritisfairtousegeneticengineeringinsport.C．Thepracticeofusingdrugsinsporthasalonghistory.D．It’sdangeroustousedrugsinsport.22．（8分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing23．（8分）Aftereightpuppies（幼犬）wereabandonedonthesideoftheroadinTexas，ananimalsheltercametotherescueandbroughtthemallthewayfromBrownwood，TexastoWintersville，Ohio.Theirjourneywas，bynomeans，asimpleone.Thepuppieswerefirstfoundfightingfortheirlivesinamuddychannel.Theywereextremelyweakanddehydrated（脱水）afterbeingforcedtoprotectthemselvesintheburningTexassun.Oncethepuppieswerediscovered，theirjourneywasfarfromover.Theywereimmediatelybroughttowhatisknownasa"highkill"shelter，andafteronlyafewhours，werescheduledforeuthanasia.Thingsweren'tlookinggoodforthepups.Luckily，theywererescuedoncemore.“There'sagroupthatspecificallygoesaroundtothesehighkillsheltersandrescuestheanimalsthatarescheduledforeuthanasia，"saidBrandiDamewood，theJCHSCommunityOutreachManager."TheseguyswererescuedbytheCorrineT.SmithAnimalCenter."ThepuppieswouldeventuallyendupunderthecareoftheJeffersonCountyHumaneSociety.Thisisbecauseno-killsheltersandrescueorganizationsoftenworktogethertoaidinurgentcases.Anincrediblenetworkofsheltershelpingothersheltersenablesthesemiracleworkerstosavesomanypetsindangerofbeingputdownprematurely."Wehavehadalotofotherrescuegroupscomeinandtheyhelpusgetsomeofouranimalsadoptedoutlikewhenwe'retoofullorthingsofthatnature,sowekindofhelpeachotherout,andsothiswasafavortohelpthisparticularshelter,"saidDamewood.TheJCHShasappropriatelytitledthepuppies'journey"thefreedomride".The20-legtriprequired16differentvolunteerstodriveatotalof1,300miles.Butitwasallworthittosavetheseadorablepups!"Wehaveaboardmember,MichelleZdybicki,whoisveryactiveandinvolvedinthesetransportgroups,"saidDamewood."Theywouldmeetatspecifiedstops,thenthepuppieswouldbetransferredtothenextdriverforthenextlegofthejourney."SincearrivinginOhio,thepuppieshavebeenvaccinatedandarehopingtofindforeverhomesinthenearfuture.1、Fromthepassageweknowashelter______.A．isaplacetokillabandonedanimalsB．canneverkillanyabandonedanimalC．isaplaceforabandonedanimalsD．canprovideanythingforabandonedanimals2、Theunderlinedword"euthanasia"inPara.2mostprobablymeans______.A．practiceofkillingwithoutpainB．medicalexaminationforananimalC．physicalcareofababyanimalD．suppliesoffoodandhousingforanimals3、WhatmayhappentothepuppiesafterarrivinginOhio?A．Theywillstayinashelterforever. B．Theymaybeadoptedsoon.C．Theycannotescapebeingkilled. D．Theymaycontinuetheirjourney.4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat______.A．volunteersworkedtogethertofindhomesforabandonedpuppiesB．abandonedpuppiescausedanimalshelterstoomuchtroubleC．eightrescuedpuppiesjourneyed1,300milesin"freedomride"D．shelterstriedtheirbesttocureeightabandonedanimalsinTexas24．（8分）StefanoBoeri,theItalianarchitect,famousforhisBoscoVerticale,agroupoftree-coveredskyscrapersinMilan,introducedhisnewplanstopioneerasimilarprojectintheChinesecityofNanjing．TheChineseversionofBoeri’sBoscoVerticale,orverticalforest,willbehisfirstprojectinAsia．Theprojectwillconsistoftwoneighboringtowersthatwillbecoatedwith23differentspeciesoftreesandmorethan2,500kindsofbusheshangingdownthesidesofthebuildings．Thestructureswillbebuiltwiththeabilitytohouseofficesandwillfeaturea247-roomluxuryhotel,aswellasamuseumandevenagreenarchitectureschool．Thetowersarecurrentlyunderconstructionandaresetforcompletionwithinthenextyear．Buttwobuildingsaren’tenoughfortheambitiousBoeriashenowhasevenbolderplansforChinatocreate“forestcities”inacountrythathasbecomeknownasanurbancenterchokingonpoisonousgasesanddust．Inaninterviewabouthisplansto“greenify”thecityandcountryBoerisaid,“Wehavebeenaskedtodesignanentirecitywhereyoudon’tonlyhaveonetallbuilding,butyouhave100or200buildingsofdifferentsizes,allwithtreesandplantsonthesides.”Boericontinued,“Weareworkingveryseriouslyondesigningallthedifferentbuildings．Ithinktheywillstarttobuildattheendofthisyear．By2020wecouldimaginehavingthefirstforestcityinChina.”AlthoughthesetowerswilllendahugehandindecreasingairpollutioninChina’seasterncity,Boerihassaid,itwilltakemorethanapairoftree-coveredskyscraperstoreallysolveChina’spollutioncrisis．ThisiswhytheItalianarchitecthopestorepeathisdesigninotherpartsofthecountry,aswellasinotherplacesaroundtheworld．1、Boeri’sprojectiscalledverticalforestbecausebuildingsarebuilt________．A．inathickforestfulloftreesandgreenplantsB．inacitywheretreesandgreenplantsaregrownC．withtreesandbusheshangingdowntheirsidesD．withtreesandplantsgrowingaroundlikeaforest2、Moreforestcitieswillbebuiltforthepurposeof________．A．enlargingpeople’slivingspaceintheurbanareasB．offeringauniquesolutiontopollutionproblemsC．makingthebestofemptyspacearoundabuildingD．beautifyingacitywhichislikeaforestofbuildings3、FromthepassageweknowBoeri’sfirstprojectinAsiawill________．A．stillkeeptheoriginalfunctionsverywellB．raisepeople’sawarenessofforestprotectionC．gainhimworldwiderecognitionasanarchitectD．enjoyabetterappearanceinacrowdedcity4、WhatisBoeri’sambition?A．Tofurtherreducetheconstructioncost．B．Toimprovehisdesignformorefunctions．C．TohelptotallysolveChina’spollutionproblems．D．TohavemoreBoscoVerticalesaroundtheworld．25．（10分）Timewastersarerealenemiesofsuccess.Timewasterscouldbepeople,eventsorhabitsthatleadtotheoppositepathawayfromourgoals.Themostimportantstartingpointinremovingthetimewastersinlifeistoknowaboutthem.Weneedtositdownandanalyzetheactivitieswhichtakeourtime.Startbymakingalistofouractivitiesandsortouttheneitherurgentnorimportantones.SometimesitcouldbeasimpleaddictiontoaTVSoapOpera,constantdistractions,orevenoneofourcore(核心的)activitiesthatwearenotexcellentatdoing.Wecan,forinstance,imaginethatweareabusinessownerandwekeepsabotagingourbusinessdeals,leadingthecompanyintogreatfinancialproblems.Itmaybetimeforustohaveourassociatesdothemarketingwhileweconcentrateontheareaswearebestin.Thenextthingwouldbetomakesurethatweplanourdailyactivities.Oneoftheobviousreasonsisthatwewillhaveanupperhandinfightingagainsttimewastersinourschedule.Ifwhatwewanttodoorwhatwedon’twanttodobecomesclear,ourfocusisstrengthened.Moreover,whenwethinkofpeoplewespendtimewith,wearesuretonoticethatsomehaveamorepositiveimpactonoursuccesswhileothershaveanegativeone.Itisimportanttobeabletodistinguishthemespeciallywithregardtoourschedule.Whilewedonotadvocateforeveryonetothrowawayrelationships,itisgoodtoknowthathelpingafriendwhoisemotionallydisturbedcanwaittilldinnertime.Finally,dothesametoourhabits.Listallthehabitsandaddictionsthattakeanyamountofourtime.Then,takealittletimetostraightenthemoutinlinewiththeirimportanceandurgency.Dependingonouranalysis,killthosethatareharmfultoourgoalsinlife.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheImportanceofDevelopingGoodHabitsB．TheSignificanceofPlanningDailyActivitiesC．WaysofDistinguishingPeopleweSpendTimewithD．WaysofRemovingTimeWastersfromOurLives2、Theunderlinedword“sabotaging”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．promotingB．offeringC．damagingD．striking3、Whatdoweknowabouttimewastersfromthepassage?A．Theyfailtosetcleargoalsfortheirlife.B．Theyarrangethingsonimportanceandneed.C．Theyturnawayourattentionfromachievinggoals.D．Theyareaddictedtosortingouttheimportantactivities.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?A．P1→P2→P3→P4B．P1→P2,P3→P4C．P1→P2,P3,P4D．P1,P2,P3→P4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）“Dad.Iwanttorunforthestudentunion.Canyouhelpme?”Justlastweek,Ian,myeldestsonaskedmethisquestion.Asa1.Iwasexcitedmysonwantedmetohelphimforsuchanimportant2.Thestudentunionforafifthgraderisa3deal.Itislikethepresidential4for10and11-year-oldcandidates.5thiseventwouldbelifechangingbasedonIan’s6ofitssignificance(意义).“Iwillhelpyouwithyourspeech,Ian.7doyouwanttogetstarted?”“Let’sdoittonightafterdessert!”Themomenthadarrived.Wesatatthetable.IfiguredIwouldstarttheprocessbyaskinghimthe8questions:1.Whydoyouwanttorunforthestudentunion?2.Whatwillyoudoasamemberofthestudentunion?3.Whyareyouthebestpersonto9for?ThreequestionswereprovidedtoIanonasmallsheetofpaper.Hereadthequestionsand10replied.“Idon’tknow!Youareawriter,andyouare11tohelpmewritethis12!”I13myheadandreplied,“Mydefinition(定义)ofhelpmaybealittle14fromyours.WhenyousayhelpIthinkyoumeandoingitforyou.WhenIsayhelpImean15youthroughtheprocess—helpingyoulearnandgrow.”Atlast,beingthefatherthatIam,who16hischildrenimproperly,Iwrotethespeechthenightbeforetheevent.ThenIanstoodinfrontoftheclass,recitedthewordsaloudand...17theelection.Mywordswerenotwhatthekidswerelookingforwardtohearing.TheywantedtohearfromIan.Inourtimesofdeepest18,weoftenfindourselvesaskingothersforhelp.Itisduringthese19thatwehavetomakesureweare20herighttypeofhelpbutnotthewrongtype.1、A．writerB．professorC．journalistD．teacher2、A．programB．ceremonyC．problemD．occasion3、A．importantB．bigC．cheapD．convenient4、A．promotionB．competitionC．electionD．speech5、A．HoldingB．OrganizingC．SupportingD．Winning6、A．understandingB．ageC．conceptD．effort7、A．HowB．WhenC．WhereD．What8、A．followingB．previousC．importantD．difficult9、A．standB．applyC．searchD．vote10、A．quicklyB．carefullyC．angrilyD．hurriedly11、A．likelyB．willingC．keenD．supposed12、A．letterB．articleC．speechD．composition13、A．loweredB．shookC．touchedD．nodded14、A．difficultB．distantC．absentD．different15、A．seeingB．puttingC．goingD．assisting16、A．treatedB．fedC．lovedD．punished17、A．endedB．lostC．beganD．won18、A．needB．emotionC．heartD．help19、A．yearsB．momentsC．weeksD．days20、A．lookingforB．lookingforwardsC．lookingthroughD．lookingup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）ForNigelPortman，aloveoftravellingbeganwithwhat'scalleda"gapyear"．IncommonwithmanyotherBritishteenagers，hechose1．（take）ayearoutbeforesettlingdowntostudyforhisdegree．Afterdoingvarious2．（job）toraisesomemoney，helefthometogainsomeexperienceoflifeindifferentcultures，visitingAmericaandAsia．Themoreadventurousayoungperson，the3．（great）challengetheyarelikelytoset4．（them）forthegapyear，andforsome，likeNigel，itcanresultinathirstforadventure．Nowthathisuniversitycourse5．（come）toanend，Nigelisjustabouttoleaveonathree﹣yeartripthatwilltakehimrightaroundtheworld．What'smore，heplanstomakethewholejourney6．（use）onlymeansoftransportwhicharepoweredbynaturalenergy．Inotherwords，he'llberelying7．（main）onbicyclesandhisownlegs；andwhenthere'sanoceantocross，hewon'tbetakingashortcut（捷径）8．flyingaboard﹣he'llbejoiningthecrewofasailingship，instead．Aswellasdoingsomemountainclimbingalong9．way，Nigelhopestopassontothepeoplehemeetstheenvironmentalmessage10．liesbehindthewholeidea．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（∧），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。Itwaswarmandsunny,sowedecidetogoforaswim.WhenIreachedtothebeach,myfriendswerealreadythere.Theseawasperfect,appearingassmoothlyasamirror.Ifeltquitepleasedwithit,andmyfriendswerealittledisappointingastheylikedhugewaves