广西贺州市平桂区高级中学2023-2024学年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

广西贺州市平桂区高级中学2023-2024学年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：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．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed2．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff3．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon4．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy5．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced6．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup7．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond8．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating9．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives10．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord11．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what12．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what13．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the14．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking15．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment16．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will17．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which18．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor19．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved20．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated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）You’veprobablyvisitedtheTian’anmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing，butyoumaynothaveheardofKuaiXiang．Alongwithhim，thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheirtimes．KuaiXiang(1399—1481)Tian’anmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang．Byfollowinginthefootstepsofancienthomebuilders，hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthetestoftimeforalmost600years．Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.IeobMingPei(1917-present)Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums．Heisalwaysstrugglingwithinnovation．AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics，hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyardoftheLouvre．HisotherworksincludeJohnF．KennedyLibrary，BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum．ZahaHadid(1950-2016)In2004，shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize，theNobelPrizeforarchitecture．Sheusedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace．Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲线)ofGuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings，formingauniqueview．MengFanchao(1959-present)Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream，butMengFanchaoturnedthisintorealitybybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge．Thislongestcross-seabridge，whenviewedafar，lookslikeadynamicdragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea．1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?A．Heneverfollowstraditions． B．Helacksfinancialsupport．C．Heisasuccessfularchitect． D．Helikesdelicatehooks．2、What’sIeohMingPei’sattitudetowardscreation?A．Positive． B．Uncaring．C．Subjective． D．Disapproving．3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?A．Theyemphasizetheuseofspace． B．Theysetaremarkablerecord．C．Theylikefollowingothers’opinions． D．theirworksmeetwithaboycott22．（8分）Mostadultsfirmlybelievethataskidsreachtheirteens,theystarttotakecrazyrisksthatgetthemintrouble.Doteenagerssimplylovetakingallrisksmuchmorethanadults?Arecentstudysuggestsotherwise.Scientistsdesignedasimpleexperimentinvolving33teenagersandthreeotheragegroups.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstriedtodistinguishbetweentwoverydifferentkindsofrisk-taking.Thefirsttheycalledawillingnesstotakeknownrisks(whentheprobabilityofwinningisclear)andthesecondtheycalledawillingnesstotakeunknownrisks(whenthepossibilityofsuccessisuncertain).Thestudyofferedparticipantstheopportunitytoplaytwokindsofgames.Theyhadthechancetowinmoney,withonegameofferingaknownriskandtheotherofferinganunknownrisk.Oneachroundofthegame,eachparticipanthadtochoosebetweentakingasure$5andknownorunknownrisksofwinningalotmore.Ifononeparticularroundtheyhadpickedthe$5forsurechoice,thentheygot$5.Butifonthatroundtheyhadchosentotakearisk,therulesofthegamewilldeterminewhetherornottheyhadwon.Iftheydidwin,theywenthomewithbetween$8and$125.And,ofcourse,iftheylost,theywenthomewithnothing.Whatthescientistsfoundwasreallyquitesurprising.Itturnedoutthattheaverageteenagerwasveryhesitantwhenriskswereknown—morecarefulthancollegestudentsorparents-agedadults,andaboutascarefulasgrandparent-agedadults.Thismeansthatwhentheriskswereknown,teenagerswerenotriskyintheirbehavioratall.Onlywhentheriskswereuncleardidteenagerschoosethemmoreoftenthanothergroups.Underthosekindsofconditions,theyweremuchmorewillingtotakeariskthananyothergroup.So,whatdoesallofthismean?Theresearchsuggeststhatadultsshouldprobablyfocusmoreenergyontryingtoeducateteenagersaboutrisksthanlimitingthem.Teenagerswhounderstandtherisksassociatedwithadecisionaremorelikelytobecarefulintheirbehavior.1、ThisexperimentwascarriedoutbyA．dividingtheteensintothreegroupsB．comparingthereactionstodifferentrisksC．givingequalamountofawardstotheparticipantsD．observingtheemotionalchangesoftheteenager2、Whenfacingknownrisks,teenagerstendedtobe________.A．ambits B．cautiousC．anxious D．curious3、Whichgroupinthestudyweremorelikelytotakeunknownrisks?A．Teenagers. B．Collegestudents.C．Parent-agedadults. D．Grandparent-agedadults.4、Accordingtothestudy,parentsshouldfocuson________.A．guaranteeingchildrentobecarefulB．settingagelimitsondangerousactivitiesC．respectingteenstomaketheirownchoicesD．guidingteenstolearnmoreabouttheeffectofrisks23．（8分）FromNationaltoInternationalDoyouhavewhatittakes!It’sourjobtohelpyoumakethatleap?Theworldiswaiting.Areyouready?Isyoursmallbusinessreadytomakethatnextstepandexpandabroad?Arecentsurveyestimatesthatupto40%ofallsmallbusinessesareintendingtodojustthat.Isyourbusinessmakingupthis40%?Makingthatmoveandexpandingontotheinternationalmarketrequireadifferentapproachfromtheoneyou’reusedto.Onanationallevel,itisoftenenoughtoselltherightproductattherightprice.Failuretoadoptadifferentsalesapproachontheinternationalmarketcanoftenleadtofailureasinternationalcustomersexpectdifferentthings.Thisiswhywecomein.Therightknowledgeandtherightpreparationcanmakeallthedifferenceontheinternationallevel.Themainaspectsoftheprogramweofferare:1.Howcanweaknessesbeidentifiedandreduced?2.Howareculturaldifferenceshandledinthebusinessworld?3.In-depthknowledgeofdistrictlaw,howdoesithelp?4.Howcanwetargettherightkindofinternationalcustomersandhowcanwefinancethisbigger,morecomplicatedinternationaloperation?5.Whatcanbedonetocreateafoolproof(万无一失的)businessplan?Costofthecourse:$2,000perperson.If4ormorepeopleapplyfromthesamecompany,thendiscountscanbearranged.Coursetimescanbechangedtoaccommodateyouremployees’schedule.Mostimportantly,thiscourseisfullyaccreditedbysometoplevelcollegesanduniversities.1、Whowillmostlikelybenefitfromthiscourse?A．Anybodynotinterestedinbusinessadministration.B．Asmallinternationalbusinessmanager.C．Anindividualrunningasmallcompany.D．Anyownerofaninternationalbusinesshopingtogodomestic.2、Whyisthereadangerofaninternationalbusinessfailure?A．Thepriceofshippingistoohigh.B．Ittakestoolongtodeliverproducts.C．Internationalcustomersdonotspeakthesamelanguage.D．Thebusinessownercannotunderstandthelocalmarket.3、WhatisNOTlistedintheadvertisedprogram?A．Howtopaytheinternationalworkforce.B．Therightwaytostudyinternationallaw.C．Culturaldiversitiesthatmustbeknownexactly.D．Whatweshouldlearnfromourweaknesses.4、Whatisthemainadvantageofparticipatinginthisstudyprogram?A．Internationaltravel.B．Fixedschedulefortheemployees.C．Theavailabilityofdiscountsof40%.D．Creditsthatcanbetransferredtouniversitycourses.24．（8分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.25．（10分）AthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功绩).AmericanprofessionalathleteColinO’BradyandBritishArmyCaptainLouisRuddsetoffamileapartatthesametimeonNovember3,2018,fromtheAtlanticcoastwiththeaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O’BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10andneverlettheBritishmangetclosetohimagain.O’Bradywasthefirsttoconquerthe930mileicyland,arrivingattheRossIceShelfonthePacificcoastbywayoftheSouthPoleonDecember26,2018.The33-year-oldspent54daysskiingtheworld’scoldestcontinentwhilepullinga300-poundsled(雪橇)withsupplies.Insteadofleavingtheharshenvironmentaftercompletingthehistoricadventure,theexplorersetupatentontheworld’slargesticesheetandwaitedpatientlyforRuddtocompletethegreatundertaking.OnDecember29,justthreedaysafterO’Bradyarrived,theBritishexplorerfinishedhisadventure,becomingtheworld’ssecondpersontocompletethesolocrossingofthefrozencontinent.Ruddwasnotdisappointedatbeingsecondsinceheneverconsideredittobea“race”.Besides,the49-year-oldBritishArmyCaptainhadamoreselflessmotiveforattemptingthefeat.HewasdoingitinmemoryofhisfriendHenryWorsley,whohadintroducedhimtopolarexploration.ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.Ruddsaid,"Ididn’twanttogetdrawnintoarace.AllthatmatteredtomewasthatIcompletedit,andthatIskiedsoloandunsupported,carryingtheflagwithHenry’snameonit.”Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation.1、WhatdoColinO’BradyandLouisRuddhaveincommon?A．TheybecamethefirstexplorerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unaided.B．TheybecamethefirstadventurerstoskiacrossAntarctica.C．ThisisthefirsttimethattheyhavearrivedattheSouthpole.D．TheycrossedAntarcticainhonoroftheirfriendHenryWorsley.2、Whatdoyouknowaboutthefirstleg(第一段賽程)oftherace？A．O’BradyskiedalongwithLouisRuddsidebyside.B．O’Brady'ssledwithfoodsuppliesbrokedown.C．LouisRuddlostthetagwithHenry’snameonit.D．O’BradyfellbehindLouisRuddforthefirstweek.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHenryWorsley?A．HeusedtoencourageO’BradytoexploretheAntarctic.B．Helosthislifeinaterribletrafficaccidentin2016.C．HediedwhilehewasattemptingtocrosstheAntarcticalone.D．HehelpedLouisRuddcompletethehistoricadventure.4、HowdidthetwoadventurersreturntotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation?A．Onfoot. B．Byair. C．Byland. D．Bywater.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）完形填空。WhenIwasayoungboy,myparentsoftentoldmethatitwastimethatteachesamaneverything.Ididn'tunderstandandwonderedwhytimehadsuchabig1onaperson.IthoughtIcouldgrowupquicklyto2itoutasanadult.Butnow,beforeIcometoknockatthedoorof3，Ifeelanxioustoexpressmyownopiniononthis4.IknowthatI'mjustahighschoolstudentwithvery5experiences.Therearestillmanythings6meinthefuture,yetIwouldliketoexpressmyselfinachildishvoice.Ioncereadthissentence，“Tomakethisworldahappyplacetolivein,you'dbetterchangeyourselfandyourheart，7thewholeworld.”Iwas8.Itmademethinkaboutlifeitself.Therearesomanythingsaroundusthat9ourwill.Wecan'tforcelifeto10ourwishes.Theearthwon'tstopturningnomatterwhetherweacceptitornot.Whatwecandoisjusttomakeourselves11withtheworld.Ithinkwelearntoaccept12lifegivesus，whetherit'sthespringsunlight13thewintersnowfall,andtrytobehappy.Deeply14bythepopsongGrandmother,Ialwaystryto15everypleasantthinginmylife.16nowIseeIcan'tcatchallofthem.ItismorelikelythattheyslipbyandleaveyoufeelingregretfulthatI'mnotjustlivingformyselfandthatthereareothersaroundmeI17thinkof.Theyallpayattentiontomygrowingup，18it'sjustalittleprogress.Everyonehashisorherownattitudetowardslife,positiveor19.Itdoesn'tmatter,Ithink.Thereisone20thatshouldbeobeyed—tomakethisworldabetterplacetolivein.1、A．pressure B．impression C．influence D．direction2、A．put B．find C．leave D．give3、A．childhood B．neighborhood C．brotherhood D．adulthood4、A．saying B．idea C．fact D．practice5、A．respected B．valued C．limited D．admired6、A．waitingfor B．applyingfor C．dealingwith D．stickingwith7、A．exceptfor B．asfor C．insteadof D．inspiteof8、A．scared B．impressed C．annoyed D．amused9、A．gowith B．goby C．goahead D．goagainst10、A．realize B．accept C．consider D．follow11、A．fightwith B．turndown C．fitin D．laughat12、A．what B．which C．that D．how13、A．and B．or C．so D．yet14、A．worried B．confused C．concerned D．moved15、A．create B．uncover C．grasp D．achieve16、A．But B．So C．Thus D．And17、A．can B．should C．will D．need18、A．incase B．sothat C．evenif D．onlywhen19、A．relevant B．false C．negative D．unreal20、A．point B．word C．thing D．rule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）WhenIwasakid,onedayIfoundalittlesheepdogonmywayhomefromschool.Theownerwasthegrandmotherofmyfriend,1．toldmethattheyweregivingthedogaway,andIcouldhaveher2．Iwantedher.Well,needlesstosay,Iwantedher!WhenIbroughtherhomewithdelight,I3．(tell)wecouldnothavethatdoginthehouse.Myfathertoldmewecouldtakecareofher4．wefoundanotherhomeforher.Myfatherdidallhecouldtoavoid5．(stay)withthedog,givinghernoattention.Occasionally,heurgedmetofindthenewowner6．thedog.Oneday,whenmymotherandIcamehomefromthegrocerystore,mymomstoppedmeatthefrontwindow.Mydadwasonthefloor,7．(play)withthatpreciouslittlesheepdog.8．(instant)heheardusatthedoor,hequicklyjumpedup,9．wentabouthisbusiness,butIwillneverforget10．Isawthatday!Whenthatdogdied,myfatherevencried!Thesheepdoghasbroughtwonderfulmemoriestomeandmyfamily.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。Asthesayinggo,treatothersasyouwouldliketobetreated、Ifwewanttobetreatedwell,andweshouldtreatotherswelltoo、Twoyearsbefore,Iwasadmittedtoahighschool、Ifeltproudlyandsuperior、Therefore,Ialwayslookeddownuponmyclassmateswhoturnedformeintheirstudies、Oneday,Tomaskedmehelphimworkoutamathproblem、Iglancedatit,andsaid,“Soeasy,whatfoolishyouare!”Onhearit,hesaidangrily,“Iwon’taskyouagain、”Iwasshocking、OnlythendidIrealizewhyIwassounpopularwithmyclassmate、Fromthenon,Itriedtotreatthemequallyandhelpedthemwithallmyheart、166第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是高二学