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山东省青岛十七中2024年高三下第一次测试英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated2．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed3．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May4．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize5．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.6．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave7．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because8．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill9．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed10．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended11．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly12．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee13．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee14．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay15．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless16．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before17．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved18．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold19．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are20．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after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）Assistant

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inAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformation,visithttp://finearts.wichita.eduFullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatre&DanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http://wwwtheatre.uscd.edu)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell@.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganAssistantDirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationsskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatsendemailstoiobs@.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Whatadmayanapplicantpaycloseattentiontoifhe/shehas9.5-monthfreetime?A．FullProfessorinTheatreandDance.B．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDance.C．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArts.D．AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenter.2、Whichcanyouapplytoifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills?A．WichitaStateUniversity.B．TheUniversityofCalifornia.C．DeSalesUniversity.D．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt.3、Whatcanwelearnfromtheadvertisements?A．Allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience.B．Allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalary.C．Allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediately.D．Allthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilled.22．（8分）Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青枪鱼），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（£22，000）．ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．NateDSanders，theauction（拍卖）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？A．Discussing．B．Wondering．C．Imagining．D．Presenting．2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？A．Thestyleofthewriter．B．Thehistoryoftheletter．C．Thecontentsoftheletter．D．Thepopularityofthewriter．3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？A．HenryStrater'saccount．B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．D．NateDSanders'description．4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．3Theletterwassoldatauction．4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．A．①③②④B．②①④③C．②④①③D．②③①④23．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tc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D．GeoffreyRush.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）ThisincidenttookplaceinDecemberof1179.IhadstartedanewjobdownattheCityMarketDeliinNewYorkCity.Ididn'treally1thejob,whichincludedwearingwhitegloves,slicingbreadandcoldcuts.ButwehadtwosonsandIhadtosupportthefamily.Welivedin2,aswecouldbarelymanagetopaythebills3tosurviveinourapartment.Asa4,welivedfrompaycheck（薪水）topaycheckandourendsneverseemedto5.Ifitweren'tforthegenerosity（慷慨）andsympathyofourbabysitter（保姆）,Idon'tknowhowIwouldhave6myboys.Ourbabysitterwouldvoluntarily7tobringovergroceriesonceinawhile,8duringtheholidays,whenourboyswouldbe9whenanextrachocolate10withSantaClausorEasterbunnyarrivedwithher.Itso11thatonedayoneoftheladieslworkedwithwenttogetsomethingoutofherpurse.By12,shedroppedatendollarbill.I13itupinstantlyandthoughtthatthisnewfoundmoneywouldbuydinnerformyfamilyforafewmoredays.Yet,14thatthoughtcrossedmymind,myconsciencetoldmeotherwise.15aswewere,Ijustthoughtitwouldbe16tokeepthemoney.So17,Ihandedthemoneytothelady.Shewas18andgratefulasshehadnoteven19thatshehadlostthemoney.Shethencameovertomeafewminuteslaterandgavemeafivedollartoshowher20.NotonlydidIgohomewithmoneytofeedmybabiesthatday,Ileftwithaclearconscience,andmostimportantlyasmile.Ifeltgoodthatdayin1179!1、A．callforB．careforC．askforD．sendfor2、A．troubleB．dangerC．povertyD．peace3、A．necessaryB．extraC．lackingD．enough4、A．homeB．houseC．flatD．family5、A．meetB．finishC．completeD．stop6、A．grownB．taughtC．fedD．risen7、A．provideB．supplyC．refuseD．offer8、A．probablyB．especiallyC．speciallyD．possibly9、A．helpfulB．usefulC．thankfulD．joyful10、A．coveredB．equippedC．involvedD．filled11、A．occurredB．happenedC．followedD．reminded12、A．incidentB．mistakeC．purposeD．accident13、A．pickedB．carriedC．heldD．saved14、A．aslongasB．asfarasC．aswellasD．assoonas15、A．PoorB．RichC．HonestD．Kind16、A．rightB．correctC．wrongD．proper17、A．fortunatelyB．unwillingC．luckilyD．willingly18、A．surprisedB．anxiousC．eagerD．nervous19、A．admittedB．realizedC．promisedD．recognized20、A．impressionB．expressionC．instructionD．appreciation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）Washingmachinesareheavy.That’s1．there’sanaverageof25kgofconcreteinsidethemtostopthemmovingaroundwhenthey’reonaspincycle.Andthatmeansthey’renotonlydifficult2．(move)aroundinyourhome,theyalsocostalottotransport.3．allthiscouldbeabouttochange,thankstoasimple4．(invent)byateamattheUK’sNottinghamTrentUniversity.ProfessorAminhitonthe5．(brilliant)simpleideaofreplacingsomeoftheconcretewith6．sealableplasticcontainerwhichcanbefilledwithwateroncethemachineisinplace.7．doingthis,theweightofawashingmachinecan8．(cut)byathird.IntheUKalone,thiscouldmeanasavingofaround45,000tonnes(公吨)ofcarbondioxideemissionsayearwhenthemachinesaretransported,9．isreallyapieceofgoodnewstotheenvironment.“Everyonethinkstheideamusthavebeenthoughtofbefore,”saysDylanKnight.“Noonecanreallybelieveit.Butitwilldefinitelyworkwhen10．(put)intouse.”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。I’vebeenplayingvolleyballsincethreeyearsbefore.Itstartedwhenateachersetupvolleyballclubinourschool,hopethatmorestudentswouldjoininthesport.Theclubwasverypopularthatmanystudentssignedupforit.Tobehonestly,atthattimeIjustfollowedthemwithoutthinking.WepracticedtogetheroneverySaturdaymorning.However,someofthestudentssoonbegantogetboringanddroppedoutoftheclub.SoIfoundIwasquiteenjoyingitandIcarryon.Aftertrainingforsometime,Iwasselectedfortheschoolteam.WhatexcitedandproudIwas!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）你校将要举办一次主题为“HowtoCommunicatewithOurParents”的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下：1.尊重并信任父母；2.常与父母聊天；3.换位思考问题。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:换位思考putoneselfinsb.’sshoesHowtoCommunicatewithOurParentsHello,everyone,I’dliketosharemyideasaboutthetopicofcommunicatingwithourparents.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、D6、C7、C8、B9、A10、B11、A12、B13、A14、D15、D16、A17、D18、D19、A20、B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、1、B2、D3、A22、1、D2、C3、B4、B23、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheold