2024届安徽省宣城市七校高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2024届安徽省宣城市七校高三下学期联合考试英语试题考生请注意：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．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides2．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof3．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving4．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright5．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why6．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t7．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion8．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve9．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed10．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote11．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could12．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway13．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible14．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching15．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn16．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what17．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check18．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.19．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped20．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．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）Teakisalargetreethatgrowsintropical(热带的)forests.It’softenusedforoutdoorfurniture,sinceit’smoreresistanttotheelementsthanothertypesofwood.Whenuntreated,ittendstofadetoagrayishcolor,soitisoftenstained(着色).Beforebeingabletostainteakfurniture,you’llneedtosandandsmooththewoodfirst.Wipedirtanddustoff.Youcanuseadrypapertowedoraclothtobrushanydirtoff.Iftherearemoretenaciousspotstocleanoff,youcanuseawetragtorubthemclean.Sandroughspotswith120gritsandpaper.Afterthat,use220gritsandpaperonthewholesurface.Wipeanywooddustoffwithadryragbeforecontinuing.Paintonalayerofsandingsealer(底漆).Thiswillmakethesurfacesmootherandwillgetthewoodstainbetterattached.Oncethesealerhasstartedtodry,useacleanclothtowipeoffanysealerthat’sstillpooledatthetopofthewood.Thiswillpreventspotsfromformingonthewood.Letthesealerdrycompletely.Itshouldonlytakeafewhoursforthesealertodrycompletely.Youshouldsandthesurfaceafewtimesbeforecontinuingtosmoothoutanyspotswherethesealermightnothavedriedevenly.Whenpaintingonalayerofstain,abrushwilldofine.Applyanevencoatallover.Wipeoffanystainnotabsorbedbythewood.Useacleandryragtowipeoffextrastain.Letthewoodstaindry.Theamountoftimeittakesforthestaintocompletelydrywilldependonhowthickofalayeryouused.Avoidtouchingthestaintoomuchifit’sstillwet.Afterthefirstcoathasdried,takeamomenttoseeifyou’resatisfiedwiththecolor.Ifyouwantyourfurnituretobedarker,youcanaddanothercoatofwoodstain,rightontopofthepreviouslayer,followingthesameprocess.1、Whatdoweknowaboutteak?A．Itisnoteasytobedamaged.B．Itbearsanuglyoriginalcolor.C．Itismadeintothebestfurniture.D．Itgrowsinthehotanddryareas.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tenacious”inPara2probablymean?A．Huge.B．Obvious.C．Stubborn.D．Colorful.3、Wewipeoffanysealerpooledatthetopofthewood_______.A．togetridofincreasingsportB．tohelpthesealerdrycompletelyC．togetthewoodstainbetterstuckD．tomakesurethesurfaceissmooth4、Whatisrecommendedifyouwantdarkercoloredteakfurniture?A．Wipedirtanddustoffagain.B．Paintonalayerofstainoncemore.C．Paintonalayerofsandingsealertwice.D．Repeatthewholeprocessofcoloringteak.22．（8分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces23．（8分）Theideaofturningrecycledplasticbottlesintoclothingisnotnew.Duringthelastfiveyears,alargenumberofclothingcompanies,businessesandenvironmentalorganizationshavestartedturningplasticsintofabric(织物）todealwithplasticpollution.Butthere’saproblemwiththismethod.Researchnowshowsthatmicrofiberscouldbethebiggestsourceofplasticinthesea.Dr.MarkBrowneinSantaBarbara,California,hasbeenstudyingplasticpollutionandmicrofibersfor10yearsnow.Heexplainsthateverytimesynthetic(合成的)clothesgointoawashingmachine,alargenumberofplasticfibersfalloff.Mostwashingmachinescan’tcollectthesemicrofibers.Soeverytimethewatergetsoutofawashingmachine,microfibersareenteringthesewers（下水道）andfinallyendupinthesea.In2011,Brownewroteapaperstatingthatasinglepieceofsyntheticclothingcanproducemorethan1,900fibersperwash.Brownecollectedsamplesfromseawaterandfreshwatersitesaroundtheworld,andusedaspecialwaytoexamineeachsample.Hediscoveredthateverysinglewatersamplecontainedmicrofibers.Thisisbadnewsforanumberofreasons.Plasticcancauseharmtosealifewheneaten.Studieshavealsoshownthatplasticcanabsorbotherpollutants.Basedonthisevidence,itmayseemsurprisingthatcompaniesandorganizationshavechosentoturnplasticwasteintoclothingasanenvironmental“solution.”Eventhoughthesciencehasbeenaroundforawhile,Browneexplainsthathe'shadadifficulttimegettingcompaniestolisten.Whenheaskedwell-knownclothingcompaniestosupportBenignbyDesign—hisresearchprojectthatseekstogetclothesthathaveabadeffectonhumansandtheenvironmentoutofthemarket,Brownedidn’tgetasatisfyinganswer.Onlyonewomen’sclothingcompany,EileenFisher,offeredBrownefunding.1、Whathashappenedduringthepastfiveyears?A．Fabrichasbecomemuchstronger.B．Plasticpollutionhasbeenlessserious.C．Manyplasticwasteshavebeenreused.D．Microfibershavebeengreatlyimproved.2、WhatdoesBrownethinkofwashingsyntheticclothes?A．Itisaddingmicrofiberstotheclothes.B．Itisworseningenvironmentalproblems.C．Itismakingsyntheticclotheslastlonger.D．Itisdoinggreatdamagetowashingmachines.3、WhatcanbeinferredaboutBrowne’sBenignbyDesignresearchproject?A．Ithasachievedgreatsuccess. B．Ithasn’tgotanythingdone.C．Itisknowntoveryfewpeople. D．Itisfacingsomedifficulties.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．It’simportanttolearntorecycleB．It’snevereasytosolvepollutionproblemsC．Recycledplasticclothing:solutionorpollution?D．Arehumanbeingsmovingforwardorbackward?24．（8分）OversevenmonthshavepassedsincePanamanianofficialslaunchedanexpansionoftheworldfamousPanamaCanal.Officialsagreedtotheexpansionsothatmanyoftheworld’slargestcargoships(货船)couldeasilypassthroughthecanal.Yetthe$5.25-billionprojecthasproblems.Itsaysshipsstillcontinuetorubagainstthecanal’swallsandwearoutitsdefensesdesignedtoprotectbothshippingandthewaterway.AdangeroussystemThecanallinkstwooceans-theAtlanticandthePacific-throughasystemoflocks(船闸).Thelocksarelikesteps.Theyraiseandlowershipsfromonepartofthewaterwaytoanotherontheirtripfromoceantoocean.Withtheoldlocks,whicharestillinuse,largeshipswouldbetiedtopowerfulenginesonbothsides.Theseengineshelptokeeptheshipsinthecenterofthecanal.Inthenewlocks,theshipsaretiedtotugboats(拖船).Onetugboatistiedtothefrontoftheship,withtheothertiedtotheback.Theseboatsthenguidetheshipsthroughthecanal.Atfirst,pilotsofthecargoshipsandtugboatoperatorswouldsometimestrytorubtheboatsagainstthecanalwallsasawaytokeeptheshipsstraight.Butthiscauseddamagetorubberpadding(垫料)liningthewalls.NotenoughtrainingEvenbeforetheexpandedcanalopenedinJune2016,tugboatoperatorshadexpressedconcernaboutthenewsystem.Manyaskedformoretraining.Thefearsanddangersremain,althoughtheboatsaregoingthrough.ThePanamaCanalAuthorityreportsthat,betweenJune2016andJanuary2017,therewereonly15incidentsthatresultedindamagetolocksorships.Thatrepresentsabout2percentofthe700timesshipsthathavesailedthroughtheexpandedcanal.Pilotshavearguedtheyshouldbereplacedwithasystemoffloatingbumpers(减震)likethoseusedinsomeEuropeanlocks.Officialssaytheyplantocontinueoperatingwiththecurrentsystemofdefenses,butchangescouldhappeninthefuture.1、WhatisthemainproblemwiththenewlyexpandedPanamaCanal?A．IthascosttoomuchmoneytobuildB．Theoperatorsofthetugboatsfeartoworkinit.C．Itistoocrowdedforthelargestshipstopassthrough.D．Itstillbringsdamagetothepassingshipsanditsowndefenses.2、Whatisthedifferencebetweenthenewlocksandtheoldones?A．Theoldlocksdon’tneedrubberpaddingasdefenses.B．Thenewlocksneedtugboatstiedtobothsidesoftheships.C．Thenewlocksareeasierforthelargestshipstopassthroughthecanal.D．Theoldlocksneedpowerfulenginestodragtheshipsthroughthecanal.3、WhatisthePanamaCanalAuthority’sattitudetowardstheexpandedcanal?A．Cautious.B．Critical.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthecurrentsystemofdefenses?A．Noshipsshallrubagainstthecanalwallstoprotectit.B．Nothingwillbedoneatpresenttoimproveit.C．Moretrainingwillbegiventopilotsforit.D．Anewsystemwillreplaceit.25．（10分）SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物学家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(过渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋学家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉积物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻转)themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．abandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.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）LoAnnaandKris’kidswereplayingoutsideonasunnySaturday.SuddenlyLoAnnaheardahugesound,She1outsidetoseeawidemud,sand,androck2downthehill.ShephonedKris3andKrisspedbackhome.Buttraffichadcometoa4.Krishadtorun.Suddenly,heheardawomanscreamingforhelp.Ashe5thesoundthroughmud,heonlysawanarmreachingup,holdingaboy.Kriskepthertalkingwhile6thewood,metaltrappingthemotherandchild.Finally,hewasableto7thebaby.Bythistime,othercitizenshad8ittothesite.Withotherstakingthe9inrescuingthewoman,Kriscontinuedhiswayhome.Soon.hehearda(n)10moan(呻吟)fromtheruinsagain.ThemanburiedwasabouttwiceKris’weightand,11,he’dhavetowaitformorehelp.Hearingahelicopterabove,Krisclimbedupontheroof,andledarescuertothetrappedman.12therestofthehelicoptercrewarrived,Krislefttofindhis13.Hourslater,Krisreachedhome.Histruckwas14,andsowereLoAnnaandtheothers.He15carsandhousesnearbytofindother16andthenwalkedbacktotherescueteam.Notlongafterhearrived,histruckcameinto17.LoAnnapulledoverandrantohim.Hehuggedhertightlyandspoke18,“Let’sgohome.”Overthenextseveralweeks,43bodieswere19Justninesurvivorswereluckilypulledfromthemud,allofthemonthatday.Kriswas20bytheRedCrossforhisheroicdeeds.1、A．rushedB．wanderedC．jumpedD．broke2、A．trackingB．pushingC．thunderingD．pressing3、A．immediatelyB．accidentallyC．cautiouslyD．deliberately4、A．headB．stopC．conclusionD．point5、A．recordedB．appreciatedC．analyzedD．followed6、A．settingasideB．takingoffC．pullingawayD．givingout7、A．feedB．freeC．comfortD．treat8、A．managedB．workedC．preservedD．made9、A．leadB．advantageC．opportunityD．risk10、A．frighteningB．awkwardC．annoyingD．painful11、A．howeverB．thereforeC．moreoverD．anyway12、A．OnceB．UnlessC．AlthoughD．If13、A．partnersB．shelterC．familyD．belongings14、A．abandonedB．loadedC．goneD．dirty15、A．replacedB．checkedC．movedD．repaired16、A．neighborsB．rescuersC．volunteersD．survivors17、A．effectB．sightC．existenceD．play18、A．inpeaceB．onpurposeC．bychanceD．withrelief19、A．receivedB．deliveredC．recoveredD．cured20、A．recognizedB．employedC．promotedD．greeted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）WhyAllDisneyPrincessesWearBlueIfthey’renotsleepingandwaitingforPrinceCharmingtorescuethem,they’rebusygettingpoisonedbypoisonousapplesorbeingforced1．(do)heavyhouseworkbyevilrelatives.But2．turnsoutthateventhemostlaidback(悠闲的)beautyissupposedtosendamessageofstrengthtoyoung3．(girl).That’sbecausetheyallwearblue.FromJasminetoBelle,fromArieltoSnowWhite,theyallwearblue.Farfromstereotypical(老一套的)pinks,theseprincesses4．(dress)inboldaqua(水蓝色),cornflower(矢车菊蓝).EvenDorothyformtheWizardofOz(绿野仙踪)5．(wear)alightbluepinaforeandsocks.Why?Well,blueis6．(apparent)thecolouroftrust,calmnessaswell7．confidence.Accordingtoexperts,weallhave8．naturalpreferenceforblue,partlybecauseofthesky.It’ssomethingtolookforwardto,toseethatbluesky.It’s9．(rely).Itmightcloudup,butweknowit’sthere.Perhaps,Disneyputsprincessesinthecolourtoshowthatthey’rethose10．areloyalanddependable.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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Self-protectionisoneofthemostimportantskillforteenagers.Buthowcanweprotectourselves?Herearesomeofmyadvice.First,weshouldbecarefulwhenwemakefriends,especialonline.Second,whetherweareindanger,wemustcallthepoliceforhelpontimesothatwecankeepourselvessafe.Also,weoughttoeathealthilyandsafely.Beside,weshouldn’tcrowdeachotherwhenwegotoupstairsordownstairsatschool.Lastbutnotleast,summeriscoming,andwemustrememberswimaloneisdangerous.Inword,weneedtolearnhowtoprotectyourselvesandstayawayfromdanger.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是班长李华，请根据以下内容给新任外教Smith先生写一封信,向他表示欢迎并