咸宁市重点中学2023-2024学年高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

咸宁市重点中学2023-2024学年高三考前热身英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith2．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which3．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving4．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed5．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when6．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto7．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange8．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise9．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom10．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what11．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup12．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting13．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless14．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available15．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout16．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen17．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why18．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough19．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal20．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions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）TimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(触角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.22．（8分）Someinternationallanguagesarewidelyusedformanypurposes.Someminoritylanuageswilldieoutandsomenationstendtokeepminoritylanguages.Ireckonthatmostcommonusedinternationallanguageseaseourlifequalityandcommunicationwithdifferentnationalities.Ontheotherhand,weneedtohelpimproveminoritylanguages.Therearemanylanguagesintheentireworldbuttwoorthreeminoritylanguagesdieouteachyear.Somecountriestrytosavedyinglanguages.Forinstance,AustralianGovernmentcreatedaprojecttosavethelanguageandcultureofMaoriwhoareAustralianaborigines.AndthereareotherprojectstokeepminoritylanguagessuchasAmericanIndianlanguage.However,theworldwidejobmarketusuallyrequirescandidateswhocanspeakEnglishorotherinternationallanguages.Peoplewhocannotspeaklinguafranca(共通语)couldhardlybepromotedatwork.Forexample,somecompaniesneedanemployeewhocandealwithforeigncompanies.Somostpeopletendtolearnatleastoneinternationallanguagethathelpsthemtofindabetterjob.Therefore,worldneedsonecommonlinguafrancathatshouldbespokeninanycountry.Consequently,onecommonlanguageshouldbearequiredsubjectineveryschool.Soanyonespeakingonecommonlanguagecantravelwithoutworriestoanypointoftheworldandtradetheirproducts.Peoplewillnotbeforcedtolearnmanylanguages.Inconclusion,weshouldhelpminoritynationstokeeptheirlanguagesfortheculturaldiversity.Toeasetheworldwidecommunicationamongnations,weshouldcreateacommonlanguageandprovidecoursesofit.Asaresult,noonewillfacealanguageissue.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reckon”inParagraph1mean?A．Deny.B．Fear.C．Ignore.D．Think.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Notallminoritylanguagesareuseful.B．Someminoritylanguageshavediedout.C．MaoriisattractivetoAustraliantourists.D．AmericanIndianlanguageiswellpreserved.3、Whydomostpeoplestudymoreinternationallanguages?A．Itbenefitstheirjourney.B．Theycanearnmoremoney.C．Itdoesgoodtofindagoodjob.D．Theyareeagertogetpromoted.4、Howcanwestayawayfromlanguageproblems?A．Bylearningacommonlanguage.B．Bywipingoutminoritylanguages.C．Bystudyingmorelanguagesatcollege.D．Bycommunicatingmorewithforeigners.23．（8分）AyoungmanreturnstohishometownofAractataca,Colombia.Hevisitsthehousewherehelivedasachild.Here,heremembersthemostimportantmemoriesofhischildhood.Standinginfrontofhisoldhouse,theyoungmanmakesanimportantdecision.Hesaystohimself,“Iwillstartmylifeoveragain.Iwillbecomeawriter.”Thismanistheworldfamouswriter,GabrielGarciaMarquez.GabrielGarciaMarquezwasbornonMarch6,1928.Duringhisearlylife,GarciaMarquez’sgrandmotherandgrandfathertoldhimmanystories.Hisgrandmotherwouldtellhimlegendsasiftheywerereal.GarciaMarquezsaysthathisgrandmother’swayofstorytellinglaterinfluencedhisownmethods.WhenGarciaMarquezwasabout20yearsold,heleftAractatacaandattendeduniversityinBogota.Hebeganstudyinglawbecausethiswaswhathisfatherwantedhimtostudy.However,GarciaMarquezwasnothappy.DuringthistimeGarciaMarquezreturnedtoAractataca.Itwasonthisvisitthatherealizedhemuststopstudyinglaw.Andherecognizedthathemustreturntothedreamofhischildhood-writing.Forthenextfewyears,GarciaMarquezwroteformanydifferentnewspapers.Andin1955,hepublishedhisfirstbookcalled“LeafStorm”.Formanyyears,GarciaMarquezknewhewantedtowriteabouthisgrandfather’shouseinAractataca.Towritethisbook,GarciaMarquezandhiswifehadtosellalmostalloftheirpossessionstosurvive.Buttheiractwasworthit.Thebook,“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”wasimmediatelysuccessful.AndthisbookcreatedapathforGarciaMarquez’sfuturesuccess.In1982,GabrielGarciaMarquezwasgiventheNobelPrizeinLiteratureforhisbook“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”,makinghimthefirstColombianandthefourthLatinAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinLiterature.1、WhoinfluencedGarciaMarquez’swritingstyle?A．Hisgrandfather. B．Hisfather.C．Hisgrandmother. D．Hiswife.2、Garciadecidedtotakeupwriting_________.A．whenheworkedforanewspaper B．undertheinfluenceofhisfamilyC．whenhegraduatedfromcollege D．afteravisittohishometown3、Garcia’sbook“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”.A．waswritteninthe1950s B．enjoyedaquicksuccessC．helpedGarcialeadabetterlife D．wasaboutGarcia’sgrandfather4、WhatdoweknowfromthetextaboutGarciaMarquez?A．HeisthefirstLatinAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinLiterature.B．Hewrotefornewspapersbeforepublishinghisownbooks.C．Hisbook“LeafStorm”markedhisgreatsuccessinliterature.D．Hefollowedhisfather’swishtobecomeawriter.24．（8分）Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe'scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists''inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof"thefirstlanguage".Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople'scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.1、Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A．ColonialconquestsofEuropeB．TheboomofhumanpopulationC．AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD．Theriseofnation-states2、Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"".A．boosts B．fuelsC．imposes D．kills3、Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat.A．PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB．LanguagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC．MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD．Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B．Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D．Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.25．（10分）Hamburgers,Frenchfries，potatochips,popcorn,andpizza.Thereisnodenying(否认)thatthesefoodsaretasty.Butoften,it’stheaddedsaltthatmakesyoudesirethem.Thus,USkidsareeatingtoomuchsaltyfood.Tablesaltisabout40%sodium(钠).Ourbodiesneedsomesodiumtoworkproperly.Buttoomuchofitisnothealthy.Thesaltbottleistoblameforjust11%ofthesodiumkidsconsume.Theresthasbeenaddedtofoodbeforeitevenreachesthetable.Thefollowingshowshowmuchsodiumispackedintoatypicalturkey-and-cheesesandwich.Aturkeysandwichcanpackabigsodiumpunch.Addateaspoonofmustard(芥末)andthetotalrisesto1,522milligrams(mg).Kidsaged9to13shouldgetnomorethan2,200mgeachday.Thiscanraisebloodpressure,whichinturncanleadtoheartproblems.Today,1in9childrenhasraisedbloodpressure.There’sgoodnewsthough.Consuminglesssaltcanlowerbloodpressure.That,ofcourse,iseasiersaidthandone.Themoreyoueatsaltyfoods,themoreyoudevelopatasteforthem.Thekeytochangingyourdietistostartsmall.Smallchangesinsodiuminfoodsarenotusuallynoticed.Eventually,theeffortwillresetakid’stastebuds(味蕾).BridgetMurphyisadietitian.Shesayskidscantryaddingspicestotheirfoodinsteadofsalt.Eatingfruitsandvegetablesandcuttingbackonpackagedfoodswillalsohelp.Needalittleinspiration?Murphyoffersthistip:Focusontheimmediateeffectsofadietthatishighinsodium.Highbloodpressurecanmakeitdifficulttobeactive.“Doyouwanttothinkclearlyandperformwellinschool?”sheasks.“Doyouwanttorunfaster?”ZerleenQuader,oftheCDC,suggestsreadingnutritionlabels.“It’ssurprisinghowmuchthesodiumcontentforthesamefoodcanvarybybrand,”shesays.1、Whydokidstendtoeattoomuchsalt?A．Saltcontainsmuchsodium.B．Thesaltbottlesaretoobig.C．Saltmakesfoodsdelicious.D．Saltisnecessaryfortheirbodies.2、Wheredoesmostofthesaltkidseatprobablycomefrom?A．Family-cookedfoods.B．Fruitsandvegetables.C．Bottlesinthekitchen.D．Store-boughtfoods.3、Howdoesaddedsaltdoharmtoone’shealth?A．Itmakesonetooactive.B．Itraisesbloodpressure.C．Itchangessodiuminsalt.D．Itmakesgainingweighteasy.4、Whichisasuggestedwaytoreducetheintakeofsalt?A．Replacingsaltwithspices.B．Eatingwithoutselection.C．Eatinglesshome-madefood.D．Takingmuchexerciseeveryday.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）Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.1youareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardto2downandunwind(放松).Butrelaxationis3forahealthymindandbody.Stressisa4partofeverydaylife.Thereisnowayto5it.Infact,itisnotthe“baddy”asitisoftensupposedtobe.A6amountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgive7tolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrol8itcanleadtopoorperformanceand9health.Theamountofstressapersoncanbear10verymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuch11areobviouslychiefmaterialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatfirst12ofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,in13form,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infact,wemakeachoicebetween14andfight.Andinmoreancientdaysthechoicesmadethe15betweenlifeanddeath.Thecrises(危机)wemeettodayare16tobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareaction17long,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomes18.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressure,coronaryheartdiseaseallhave19linkswithstress.20wecannotremovestressfromourlives,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.1、A．When B．While C．Once D．As2、A．slow B．calm C．get D．turn3、A．unnecessary B．satisfied C．useful D．necessary4、A．physical B．natural C．hard D．terrible5、A．tolerate B．solve C．avoid D．accept6、A．sure B．certain C．large D．great7、A．purpose B．resource C．influence D．instruction8、A．when B．why C．that D．how9、A．ill B．good C．strong D．weak10、A．insists B．depends C．calls D．spends11、A．patterns B．personalities C．situations D．characters12、A．glance B．view C．sight D．impression13、A．whichever B．whatever C．however D．whenever14、A．peace B．fright C．pressure D．heaviness15、A．decision B．promise C．difference D．choice16、A．unlikely B．likely C．necessary D．probable17、A．continues B．lives C．stands D．lasts18、A．balanced B．injured C．endangered D．changeable19、A．established B．achieved C．found D．developed20、A．Unless B．Since C．Because D．As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）Lastmonth,IvisitedChina,1．Ialwayswantedtosee.Ihavebeenlearningthecultureandthelanguage2．Iwasyoung.Thefirstfourdaysoftheten-daytrip3．(spend)inBeijing.WesawtheGreatWallofChinaandtheForbiddenCity,shoppedatmarkets,and4．(eat)atdifferentrestaurants.Wow!I’mhereintheplaceIonlyheard5．(story)aboutandsawpicturesof!IspentthenextsixdaysinXi'an.6．(compare)toBeijing,IfoundmoreofthedailylifeinChinabecauseIstayedwithaChinesefriend,whowelcomedmehomewithopenarmsandsodidhisfamily.Itwas7．amazingexperiencetodipintotheculture.Xi'anreallygavemeachance8．(meet)newpeopleandfigureoutwhattheirliveswerelikeonaday-to-daybasis.IwasabletopracticeandimprovemyChinesemorethanever.Besidesnewvocabulary,my9．(able)tocommunicateimprovedalot.Goingacrosstheworldtoaplace10．(complete)differentfromminewaseye-openingandinspiring.Itgavemeanewviewonmylife,whichIwillconstantlyusetocomparetomydailylifebackhome.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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearJoy,Howareyoudoing?Hereisanexcitingnewsforyou、Therewillbeaninventioncompetitioninourschoolinthe20thofOctober、However,thereisaruletheparticipantsshallbeinagroup、ButI’dliketoinviteyoutobemypartners、Iknowthatyouhavebeenlongedtodesignatinycoolerthatpeoplecanweararoundthewrist、Ithinkitwillbeawonderfullyideaforthecompetition、Wecanmakeasmallairconditionertocontrollingthetemperatureofthewearer、Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestio