2023-2024学年甘肃省平凉市静宁县一中高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年甘肃省平凉市静宁县一中高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项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．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where2．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when3．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank4．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded5．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes6．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff7．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas8．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot9．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe10．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what11．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget12．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed13．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic14．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas15．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup16．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing17．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t18．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant19．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．asmuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．astwicemuchas20．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck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）WhenZbynekFrolikneedednewemployeestohandleincreasingordersathisfactoriesincentralBohemia,hesentoutadvertisementsacrosstheCzechRepublic.Butinaprosperouseconomywherenearlyeveryonehadwork,therewerefewtakers.Raisingwagesdidn’thelp.Nordidofferstosubsidize(补贴)housing.Soheturnedtotherobots.“Wecan’tfindenoughhumans,”saidMr.Frolik,whosecompany,Linet,makeshospitalbedssoldinover100countries.“Sowe’retryingtoreplacepeoplewithmachineswhereverwecan.”Suchtalkusuallymakespeoplethinkofafuturewhereemployeesarenolongerneeded.Inmanymajoreconomies,companiesareexperimentingwithreplacingfactoryworkers,truckdriversandevenlawyerswithartificialintelligence.ButinEasternEurope,robotsarebeingenlistedasthesolutionforashortageofworkers.OftentheyarehelpingtocreatenewtypesofjobsasbusinessesintheCzechRepublic,Hungary,SlovakiaandPolandtrytostaycompetitive.Economicgrowthinthesecountrieshasaveraged5percentinrecentyears,affectedbytheglobalrecovery.Aboomingeconomyhasreducedthejoblessratetojust2.4percent,thelowestintheEuropeanUnion.Thelackofmanpower,however,haslimitedtheabilityofCzechcompaniestoexpand.Nearlyathirdofthemhavestartedtoturnawayorders,accordingtotheCzechConfederationofIndustry,atradegroup.“It’sbecomingabrakeongrowth,”saidJaroslavHanak,theorganization’spresident.“Ifbusinessesdon’tincreaserobotizationandartificialintelligence,they’lldisappear.”SomefactoriesinEasternEuropearealreadyontheway.AtElkoEP,whichmakesindustrialtimersforcompanieslikeGeneralElectric,70percentofproductionisautomated,andthecompanyisaimingtobealmostfullyrobotizedinafewyears.Inacornerofthefactory,robotshavetakenoverroutinemanufacturing(制造业)tasks.JiriKonecny,thecompany’sCEO,movedfactoryfloorworkerstomorecomplexroles,andfocusedhundredsofotheremployeesonresearchanddevelopment.“Ifwehadn’tinvestedearlyinautomation,we’dbedeadbynow,”hesaid.1、WhatistheproblemthatCzechRepublicisfacing?A．It’shardtofindhumanworkers.B．It’spopulationisdecreasinggreatly.C．Robotsarenowwelcomeatfactorywork.D．Employeesdonotwanttodofactorywork.2、WhichofthefollowingmayhavecontributedtotheprobleminEasternEuropeaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Toughcompetition. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Alowbirthrate. D．Afast-growingeconomy.3、HowmightJaroslavHanakfeelaboutthefutureofCzechcompanies?A．Puzzled B．Worried.C．Surprised D．Hopeful.4、Whatshouldcompaniesdotosurvive?A．Changetheirpolicies.B．Turntoothercountriesforhelp.C．Employqualifiedhumanworkers.D．Spendmoremoneyonautomation.22．（8分）Dutchbeachcomber(海滩拾荒者)WimKruiswijkhasaccumulatedacollectionof1,200messages-in-bottlesoverthecourseofnearly4decadesandhasrespondedtoalmostallofthem,68-year-oldKruiswijksaysthathisunusualhobbybeganin1983whenhefoundthreedriftbottles(漂流瓶)onhislocalbeach,eachcontaininglettersandreturnaddresses.Hewrotetoallthreeaddressesandwassurprisedtoreceiveresponsesfromeachone.Itwasthisexperiencethatarousedhisinterestinhuntingandcollectingmessagesinbottles,andhehasn’tstoppedlookingforthemsince.“IfindmymessagesinbottlesonthebeachofZandvoort,whereIlive,andontheDutchIslands,”KruiswijkrecentlytoldGreatBigStory.“Messagesinbottlesisslowmail.Ittakesyoudays,orweeks,ormonthstofindabottle.”Intheearlyyears,Kruiswijkwouldfindasmanyas50bottlesayear,butsince2000thathasslowedtoaround20-30finds,mainlyduetobeachcleaningefforts.HebelievesthattheriseoftheInternethasalsoplayedaroleinthediminishingnumberofmessagesinbottles,tellingDutchnewssitePZC,“IusedtogetaresponseathalfthebottlemessagesthatIanswered.Nowthat’sless;manypeoplewant‘instantsatisfaction’.”ThrowingamessageinabottleoutintotheseaisalongstandinghumantraditiondatingbacktothetimeoftheGreekphilosopherTheophrastus,about310BC，whousedthebottlestostudywatercurrents.Scientistsstillapplythemethodtothisday,asameanstohelpresearchersdevelopoceancirculationmaps,andtocrowdsourcescientificstudiesofoceancurrents.Inthepastbottleshavealsobeenusedtosenddistressmessagesfromsailorsintrouble.Theyalsohavebeenusedformemorialtributes,ortosendlovedones’ashesonafinaljourney.Oneofthemorecommonusesthoughisjusttosendinvitationsouttoprospectivepenpals,aquaintnotioninthesemoderntimes,but,asKruiswijksoclearlyshows,aneffectiveone.1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Kruiswijkfoundsecretshiddenindriftbottles.B．WhatmadeKruiswijkbecomeabeachcomber.C．HowKruiswijkformedthehobbyofcollectingdriftbottles.D．Kruiswijklikedtodosomeresearchonbottlesthrownintothesea.2、HowdidKruiswijkfeelthefirsttimehereceivedresponsefromdriftbottles?A．Satisfied.B．Asionished.C．Frightened.D．Disappointed.3、WhydoKruiswijkfindfewerdriftbottlesthanbefore?A．Peoplehatetoreceivemessagesfromstrangers.B．Manydriftbottleshavenotbeenwashedupontothebeaches.C．Driftbottlesappearingonthebeacharecleareduprapidly.D．FewerpeopleareinterestedinKruiswijk’smessageinbottles.4、What’sthepurposeofTheophrastususingthebottles?A．Toaskforrescue.B．Tolookforapenpal.C．Tostudyoceancurrents.D．Tosendamessagetohislovedperson.23．（8分）Moviesin2018Thepastyearwasabigyearintheworldofartandculture.Hereisalistofthetopmovieslastyear.BlackPantherReleasetime:FebruaryThemonthofFebruarybroughtmovieloversBlackPanther,thesuperheromoviefromMarvelComics.ThefilmtellsthestoryofanimaginaryAfricannationcalledWakanda.Thefilmearnedcriticalpraiseandalotofmoney.Infact,ithasbecomethe12thhighest-earningfilmofalltimeworldwide.AStarisBornReleasetime:OctoberInOctober,theworldsawsingerLadyGagachangeherselfcompletelyonthesilverscreen.GagastarredoppositeBradleyCooperinthemovieAStarisBorn.Thefilmwasmetwithmuchpublicexcitementandearned$100millioninUStheatersinjust12days.ThefilmanditsstarsarewidelyexpectedtoreceiveOscarnominations(提名).BohemianRhapsodyReleasetime:NovemberNovemberbroughtthereleaseofthefilmBohemianRhapsody.IttellsthestoryofQueen,theBritishrockgroupthatrosetoworldwidefameinthe1970s.Whilethefilmhasnotreceivedhighmarksfromcritics,musicloversaroundtheworldseempleased.Thefilmmade$600millioninitsfirstfiveweeks,makingitthemostsuccessfulmusicbiographicalfilmever.RomaReleasetime:DecemberTheOscarsarestillafewmonthsaway,butthetalkoftheawardsisalreadyunderway.Infact,theAcademyreleaseditsshortlistforninecategories,includingcandidatesforthebestforeignlanguagefilm.Asisexpected,Mexico’scriticallypraisedRomaisamongthem.Romatellsthestoryofahousekeeperforamiddle-classfamilyinMexicoCityduringthe1970s.FilmcriticsalsoexpectthefilmtocompetefortheBestPictureaward.NoforeignlanguagefilmhaseverwonBestPictureattheOscarsbefore.1、Whichfilmfocusesonthethemeofmusic?A．BlackPanther. B．AStarisBorn.C．BohemianRhapsody. D．Roma.2、WhatdidthefilmAStarisBornmeantoLadyGaga?A．Itmadeherfirstappearonscreen.B．Itmadeherbecomeasinger.C．IthelpedherreceivetheOscarsfinallyD．Itcontributedtohercareertransformation.3、WhatdoweknowaboutRoma?A．IthaseverwonBestPictureattheOscars.B．IthaseverbeencriticizedbytheAcademy.C．ItisexpectedbysomepeopletowintheOscars.D．Itisregardedasthebestforeignlanguagefilm.24．（8分）Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfoundrecently.IntheirpaperpublishedonMonday,researchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofTsukubainJapanintroducedtheirexperimentandconclusion.Scientistsinvited36volunteerswhowereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemorytestinwhichtheywereshownpictureslikebroccoli(西兰花)orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising."Thememorytaskwasreallyquitechallenging,saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudyandaneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine."Weusedverytrickysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldrememberwhetheritwasthisexactpicnicbasketversus(对抗)thatpicnicbasket."Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsomeoftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.Theyfoundstrengthenedcommunicationbetweenregionsinvolvedinthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesinbrainsofthosewhohadexercised.Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower.Asallthevolunteersintheexperimentwererelativelyyoung,researchersarestillworkingtolookattheeffectsoflightexerciseonolderpeople."Ourfuturegoalistotrytodevelopanexerciseprescription(处方)thatcanbeusedbyolderadultswhomighthavedisabilitiesormobilityimpairments,butcanstilladoptverysimpleexerciserulesoflifeandbeableto,perhaps,delaycognitivedeclinetemporarily,"saidYassa.1、Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheexperimentmentionedinthetext?A．Regularexerciseisofbenefittothememoryofallpeople.B．Justashortperiodofexercisebetteryoungpeople'smemorypower.C．Olderpeoplecanalsoimprovetheircognitivepowerbyexercisingregularly.D．AUthevolunteersintheexperimentimprovedtheirmemorythroughexercise.2、Whywasthememorytaskquitechallenging?A．Thelimetosolvethequestionswastoolimited.B．ThequestionsaskedbythescientistswereloocompHeated.C．Theitemstobedistinguishedwereextremelysimilar.D．Thepeopleintheexperimentweredisabled.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tosolveaproblem.B．Togivepracticaladvice.C．Topresentaresearchresult.D．Totellaninterestingsotry4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AdvantagesofExercisingRegularlyB．ExerciseIsBeneficialtoBothYoungandOldC．ExerciseCanImproveOlderPeople'sCognitivePowerD．TenMinutesofExerciseaDayMightImproveMemory25．（10分）MostAmericansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines,includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonD．C．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandpoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgementindealingwith.complexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.Three-quartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.“MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation.Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriver’sseatwhocantakecontrolwhenanemergencyoccurs.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation,”Pewsaid.MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks.”Zuckerhergtoldthegraduates.Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplehadbetterlaunch(发起)projectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat30000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilttheHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdomanyAmericansthinkoftechnologyaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Useful.B．Effective.C．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhydoAmericanswantahumanindriverlessvehicles?A．Totestthenewtechnology.B．Tomakeadriver.C．Toensurepersonalsafety.D．Toentertainthepassengers.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Focusonsmallprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyBringsMoreFairnessC．AmericansWorryMachinesWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ForeverfriendshipTwenty-oneyearsago，myhusbandgavemeSam，aneight-week-olddog，tohelpmeease(减轻；缓解)thelossofourdaughter.LatermyhusbandandImovedfromNewYorktoNewJerseywhereourneighbor，whosecathad1hadkittens，askedusifwewouldlikeone.WewereafraidthatSamwouldnotbe2，butwemadeupour3totakeakitten.Wepickedalittle，gray，playfulcat.She4aroundrunningafterimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairvery5，sowenamedherLightning(闪电)．At6，SamandLightningwerenotclosetoeachother.Butslowly，asthedayswenton，Lightningstarted7Sam.Theyslepttogether，atetogetherandplayedtogether.WhenItook8oneoutofthehouse，theotherwasalways9bythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthe10theylivedforyears.Then，withoutany11，Samsuddenlydiedofaweakheart.Thistime，therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowayto12whyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.Inthe13thatfollowed，Lightningseemedheartbroken.Shecouldnot14meinwordsthatshewas15，butIcouldseethepainand16inhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor.Theweeks17by，andthecat’ssorrowseemedtobelifting(消失).OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom，I18tohavealookatthefloornexttooursofa19wehadasculpturedreplica(雕塑复制品)ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsbefore.Lyingnexttothestatue(雕塑)，onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck，wasLightning，sleepingwithherbest20.1、A．recently B．lastly C．firstly D．never2、A．sad B．excited C．disappointed D．glad3、A．minds B．hearts C．heads D．brains4、A．walked B．climbed C．raced D．hid5、A．slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．bravely6、A．last B．noon C．night D．first7、A．leaving B．following C．hating D．catching8、A．neither B．both C．either D．any9、A．waiting B．sleeping C．crying D．barking10、A．road B．path C．way D．street[11、A．words B．diseases C．fear D．warning12、A．talk B．explain C．think D．write13、A．days B．weeks C．seasons[来源:学.科 D．years14、A．express B．tell C．report D．say15、A．enjoying B．doing C．suffering D．missing16、A．disappointment B．anger C．excitement D．fun17、A．came B．went C．gathered D．walked18、A．seemed B．appeared C．happened D．meant19、A．what B．which C．that D．where20、A．friend B．enemy C．sofa D．chair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）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Manyofusspendourlivesinblack,brown,navy,white,greyandsoon.Butbychoosingsafeshades1．abrightdress,wecouldbemissingoutonthehealthbenefitsfromcolour.JulesStandish,authorofHowNottoWearBlack,isastyleandcolourconsultantforwomenafraidofstandingout,andshebelieves2．（change）yourshoppinghabitscanboostyourwell-beingandself-respect.“Researchshowsthatcolourscanhave3．psychologicaleffect,”shesays.“Lookingatwarm,brightcolours,suchasredorpink,releasesdopamine（多巴胺）--4．（know）asthe‘feel-goodhormone’—whichcanimproveourmoodandheightentheattentionspan.”Here,Julesgiveshersuggestiononthecolours5．can’tbemoresuited.“Redandgreen6．neverbeseen”couldn’tbemorewrong.Unexpectedly,theyworkgreatlywelltogether.Ourbrainsassociatecolourswithtemperature,soscarlet（深红色）isat7．（hot）endofcolourspectrum（色谱）.Scarletandburgundy（紫红色）arebothuniversallyattractiveandsuitalmosteveryskintoneandhaircolour.Thiscombination8．（think）unpleasantlybright,butherethegreen,orbrightblue,helpstotonedownthepurple.Researchalsosuggeststhatmenpreferwomeninpink,9．it’stheclosestcolourtoskin.Palepinkisafeminineandyouthfulcolour,butitismorewearablethanitsbrightercounterpart.Addtouchesofburgundy10．（make）itmoreelegant.Palepinkcanbewornwellintoyour60s,andworksforthosewhodon’tfeelcomfortableinattention-grabbingshades.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文，假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，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(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearChris,I'mLiMing,monitorofClassOne,SeniorOne.I'mgladtohearthatyouwillcometoourschoolasexchangestudentnextterm.Ifeelitanhonorofustostudywithyou.NowIhavesomethingtotellyouabout.Firstly,withtheclimatechanging,youshouldpreparedenoughclothes.ThentherearedifferentkindoffoodsandsnackswhichwillgiveyouachancetoexperiencingrichChinesefoodculture.Inaddition,everystudentisfriendlytoforeignfriends,thatwillmakeiteasyforyoutogetalonggoodwiththem.Lastbutnotleast,wecandowh