广西贵港市覃塘高级中学2023-2024学年高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

广西贵港市覃塘高级中学2023-2024学年高三下学期联考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．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced2．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can3．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should4．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant5．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which6．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake7．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone8．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as9．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout10．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises11．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited12．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality13．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual14．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave15．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible16．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation17．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however18．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking19．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t20．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins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）Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions—buttons!Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying“Stoptalking!”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.1、Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?A．Funny.B．Traditional.C．Crazy.D．Fashionable.2、Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?A．Buttonyourlip.B．Becuteasabutton.C．Pushyourbuttons.D．Bebutton-down.3、Howdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydevelop?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcontrasts.C．Bylistingfigures.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushesone’sbuttons”inParagraph5mean?A．Learnsofone’ssecret.B．Shoutsloudly.C．Getssomeonetolosehistemper.D．Argueswithsomeone.22．（8分）“Howcanwelivelonger?”manypeoplewonder.Beingsociablelookslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlife.Relationshipswithfamily,friends,neighbors,evenpets,willalldothetrick,butthebiggestlongevity(长寿)boostseemstocomefrommarriageoranequalrelationship.Theeffectwasfirstnotedin1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotein1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotethatwidowsandwidowers(鳏夫)wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthantheirmarriedpeers.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoaman’slifeandtwotoawoman’s,Theeffectholdsforallcausesofdeath,whetherillness,accidentorself-harm.Eventhoughtheoddsarestackedagainstyou(theconditionsarenotfavourabletoyou),marriagecanmorethancompensate.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithheartdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Likewise,amarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesn’tsmoke.There’salesspleasantside,however,aspartnersaremorelikelytobecomeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirspouses;death,andcaringforaspousewithmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems.Evenso,theoddsfavourmarriage.Ina30-yearstudyofmorethan10,000people,NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects.Sohowdoesitwork?Theeffectsarecomplex,affectedbysocioeconomicfactor,health-serviceprovision,emotionalsupportandothermorephysiologicalmechanisms(机制).Forexample,socialcontactcanboostdevelopmentofthebrainandimmunesystem,leadingtobetterhealthandlesschanceofdepressionlaterinlife.Peopleinsupportiverelationshipsmayhandlestressbetter.Thentherearethepsychologicalbenefitsofasupportivepartner.Alifepartner,childrenandgoodfriendsareallrecommendedifyouaimtoliveto100.Thebestsocialnetworkisstillbeingmappedout,butChristakissays:“Peopleareinterconnectedsotheirhealthisinterconnected.”1、WilliamFarr’sstudyandotherstudiesshowthat________.A．sociallifeprovidesaneffectivecureforillnessB．beingsociablehelpsimproveone’squalityoflifeC．womenbenefitmorethanmenfrommarriageD．marriagecontributesagreatdealtolongevity2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compensate”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A．paymoney B．providesomethinghadC．helprecover D．increasedamage3、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsocialnetwork?A．Theyhaveeffectssimilartothoseofamarriage.B．Theyhelpdeveloppeople’scommunityspirit.C．Theyprovidetimelysupportforthoseinneed.D．Theyhelprelievepeopleoftheirlife’sburden.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．It’simportantthatwedevelopasocialnetworkwhenyoung.B．Tostayhealthy,oneshouldhaveapropersocialnetwork.C．Gettingadivorcemeansriskingareducedlifespan.D．Weshouldshareoursocialnetworkswitheachother.23．（8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→P424．（8分）Forhoursaftertheirboatsank,KenHendersonandCoentrod(踏)waterintheGulfofMexico,talkingaboutlifeanddeathwhilestrugglingtosurvive.Formorethan30hours,itworked.ThenHendersonwasforcedtomakeadecision.“I’mgoingtogoforhelporyou’renotgoingtomakeit,”HendersontoldCoen,justbeforecuttingthestrap(带子)thatconnectedtheminthedeep,coldwaters.“Iunderstand,”Coenresponded,givingHendersonalastsetofinstructions,“Kissmybabiesforme.”Daysafterthefishingtripendedintragedy,HendersontoldthestoryforTheAssociatedPress.TheyhadbeenfishingforafewhourswhensuddenlyCoennoticedtheboatwasfillingwithwater.Hendersongotbothmotorsroaring,onlytohavethesaltwaterthathadleakedinbreakthemstraightaway…Coenjumpedtotheright,hissunglassesandcapflyingoff.Thetwograbbedextralifejacketsandotherfloatingitems,includingahalffullbottleofDietCoke.“Thewaterwassocoldandittookyourbreathaway,”Hendersonsaid.Theyimmediatelybegantotremble.Thepairpreparedforalongwait.Andtheytalked.“Wediscussedthingsanddiscussedlife.Wediscussedfamilies.Wejusttriedtokeepoccupied,”Hendersonsaid.EventuallyCoenstartedhallucinating(有幻觉).HendersontriedtokeepCoen’sarmsandlegsmoving.Butasmorningcame,Coen’ssituationworsened.AndsoHendersondecidedtocutthestrap.Heswamfortwohours,tired,frustratedanddepressed.Thenhesawanoilrig(钻探平台)inthedistance.Heswam,seeingiceandcrystaltreesinthewater.Heremindedhimselfconstantlytherewerenotrees.Hislegswassoweakthathecouldbarelyliftthem.Hendersonslowlypulledhimselfuptherig’sladder.Itwasover50milesfromwheretheyhadgoneinthewater.AllhecouldthinkofwasCoen.Convincedhisfriendwouldsurvive,hetoldthecoastguardwheretheyhadparted.Twohourslater,afishermanfoundabodyinalifejacket.Later,inthehospital,Hendersonsawhisfriend.Heapologizedandaskedforforgiveness.Hepromisedtorealizehiswishesandlookafterhisgirls.“Ifeltlikeapartofmehaddiedoutthere,”Hendersonsaid.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．ItwasHendersonwhofirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwiththeboat.B．Everythingthemendidtogettheboattoworkmademattersworse.C．Hendersonalonedidwhathecouldbutithadlittleeffect.D．Themen’slongdiscussionaboutlifeanddeathfilledthemwithsadness.2、AfterHendersoncutthestrapandswamaway,.A．heregrettedhisdecisiontoleavehisfriendB．heknewhehadagoodchanceofbeingsavedC．hehadtofightagainstexhaustionandhallucinationsD．hegotencouragedbyrememberingthetalkwithCoen3、Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Hendersontriedtorescuebothofthem.B．Theykepttalkingbecausetheyfeltexcited.C．Coenwouldhavesurvivedifhehadbelievedinhisfriend.D．Coenwasunwillingtobeleftalonebutheeventuallyagreed.4、WhatkindofpersonisHenderson?A．Strong-willedandloyal.B．Selfishbutdecisive.C．Smartandcreative.D．Experiencedbutindifferent.25．（10分）RecentlyIandotherRedCrossvolunteersmetagroupofvictimsfromHurricaneKatrina.Wewerethere,asmentalhealthprofessionals,tooffer“psychological(心理的)firstaid”andIwasstruckbythesimplehealingpowerofpresence.Aswewalkedinthegatetotheshelter,weweregreetedwithaburstofgratitudefromthefirstpersonwemet.Ifeltappreciated,butalsoguilty,becauseIhadn’treallydoneanythingyet.Ifirstrealizedthepowerofpresencemanyyearsagowhenafriend’smotherpassedawayunexpectedly.Ihadreceivedacallsayingshehadjustpassedaway.Iwantedtorushdownthereimmediately,butdidn’twanttodisturbthisverypersonalperiodofsadness.Iwastornaboutwhattodo.Anotherfriendwithmethensaid,“Justgo.Justbethere.”Idid,andIwillneverregretit.Sincethen,Ihavenothesitatedtobeinthepresenceofothers.OnceIsatatthebedsideofayoungmansufferingfromthepainofhisAIDS-relateddying.Hewasnotawake,andobviouslyunawareofothers’presence.However,theatmospherewasbynomeanssolemn.Hisfamily,playingguitarsandsinging,allowedhimtobepresentwiththemasthoughhewerestillfullyalive.Inmylife,Iamrepeatedlystruckbythehealingpowerofpresence.Init,noneofusaretrulyalone.Itisnotonlysomethingwegivetoothersbutalsochangesmeforthebetter.1、Whywerethehurricanevictimsgratefultotheauthor?A．Hebuiltsheltersforthem.B．Hecametostaywiththem.C．Hegaveimmediatefirstaidtothem.D．Hebroughtmentalhealthprofessionals.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhisfriend’smotherpassedaway?A．Hedecidednottodisturb.B．Hewenttohisfriends’atonce.C．Heknewwhattodoinstantly.D．Hehesitatedoverwhethertogo.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solemn”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Heavybutwarm.B．Alittlesadbutcomfortable.C．Relaxinganddelightful.D．Veryseriousandunhappy.4、Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Beingpresentcanmakeabigdifference.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Thefamilyharmonyisthehappiestthinginlife.D．Beingavolunteercanmakeone’slifemoresignificant.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）SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents．Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneyinordertopaythe1tuitionfeeformybrotherandme．Theydon’t2in‘theromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV．Myfatherhasabadtemper，it’seasyforhimtolosehistemper．Oneday，mymotherwassewingaquilt．I3satdownbesideherandlookedather．“Isthereany4betweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice．Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwith5inhereyes．Shedidn’tanswerimmediately．Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt．6atlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords．"Susan，”’Shesaid7“Lookatthisthread．Sometimesitappears，butmostofitdisappearsinthequilt．Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable(耐用的)．Iflifeisa8，thenloveshouldbeatead．Itcan9beseenanywhereoranytime，butit’sreallythere．Loveis10．”IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenext11．Atthattime，myfathersuddenlygotsickseriously．Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth．Aftertheywere12，everydayinthemorninganddusk，mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalk13onthecountryroad．Myfatherhadneverbeenso14．Alongthecountryroad，thereweremanybeautifulflowers，greengrassandtrees．Thesungentlyshonethroughtheleaves．Allofthese15themostbeautifulpictureintheworld．Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwould16intwomonths．Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn’twalkalone．Wewereallworried．“Dad，howareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday．“Susan，”hesaidgently，“Totellyouthetruth，Ijustlike17withyourmom．Ilikethiskindoflife．”18hiseyes，Iknewhelovedmymotherdeeply．OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers，girlsandsweetkisses．Butfromthis19，Iunderstandthatloveisjusta20inthequiltofourlife．Loveisinside，makinglifestrongandwarm．1、A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high2、A．play B．talk C．act D．perform3、A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily4、A．money B．love C．time D．distance5、A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．satisfaction6、A．So B．But C．And D．For7、A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully8、A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth9、A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever10、A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless11、A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring12、A．free B．back C．fine D．ready13、A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly14、A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful15、A．putup B．tookup C．madeup D．setup16、A．run B．recover C．stand D．work17、A．walking B．1iving C．sitting D．chatting18、A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading19、A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity20、A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light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）QiangShupingwassobusymakingclothshoes1．shedidn’tevenrestduringtheDragonBoatFestivalholiday.ThewomanfromBaipuCounty,JiangsuProvince,2．(make)shoessinceshewas19yearsold,andthisyearmarksher31styearmakingclothshoes.Shespendstheentiredayinhertinystudio,which3．(measure)lessthan10squaremetersaltogether,filledwithclothshoesin4．(variety)stagesofcompletion.Nowadays,manystoresmakeclothshoes5．(use)machines,butQiangstickstothetechniqueofmakingshoesentirely6．hand.Shesaystheshoes7．(produce)bythemachinearenotofthesamequalityashandmadeones.Thehandmadeclothshoesaremoredurableandcomfortable,8．(soft),andabsorbsweatbetter.Somepeoplebuyclothshoesoutofnostalgia(怀旧),whileotherstrust9．(they)quality.Makingshoesisn’taprofitablejob,butQiangstillinsistsasshewantstopreservethecraftandpassitdowntotheyoungergeneration.Handmadeclothshoesarealsocalledqiancengdi(shoeswithathousandlayers),10．candatebacktotheancientZhouDynasty.In2009,themakingtechniqueofqiancengdiwaslistedasthenationalintangibleculturalheritage.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。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。TodayIvisitedanexperiencedEnglishteacher,whousedtobemom’steacher、BothmomandIwereeagertogetsomeadvicetoimproveherEnglish、HewelcomeduswarmandbegantestingmyEnglishknowledge,askingmetoreadthetextsandspellingsomewords、IdidwellasIhadinterestedinEnglishsincechildhoo、Hewaspleasedwithmyperformancebutgavemevaluablesuggest:previewandreview、Thenhegoesthrou