广西贺州市平桂区平桂高级中学2024届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

广西贺州市平桂区平桂高级中学2024届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：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．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless2．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain3．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing4．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught5．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where6．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained7．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld8．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must9．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed10．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which11．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived12．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before13．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny14．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished15．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow16．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient17．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has18．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice19．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks20．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience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）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7.35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatweareontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhatthatdoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Surprised.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Patient.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ALovelyMorninginSydneyD．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement22．（8分）“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappear”,wroteE.O.Wilson,arespectableentomologist,“theworldwouldregenerate…Ifinsectsweretovanish,theenvironmentwouldcollapseintochaos.”Mostofthestudiesdescribedeclinesof50%andmoreoverdecadesindifferentmeasuresofinsecthealth.Theimmediatereactionisshock.Insectsenableplantstoreproduce,throughpollination(授粉),andarefoodforotheranimals,soacollapseintheirnumberswouldbecatastrophic.Butasecondlookleadstoadifferentassessment.Ratherthancausingapanic,thestudiesshouldactasatimelywarningandareasontotakeprecautions.Thatisbecausetheworstfearsareunproven.Therearenostudiesatallofwildinsectnumbersinmostoftheworld.Reliabledataaretooscarcetodeclareaglobalemergency.Moreover,wheretheevidencedoesshowacollapse—inEuropeandAmerica—agriculturalandruralecosystemsareholdingup.Farmproductionstillremainshigh.Assomeinsectspeciesdieout,othersseemtobemovingintotheniches(生态位)theyhaveleft,keepingecosystemsgoing,althoughwithlessbiodiversitythanbefore.Itishardtoarguethatinsectdeclineisyetcausingsignificanteconomicdamage.Buttherearecomplications.Agriculturalproductivityisnottheonlymeasureofenvironmentalhealth.Animalshavevalue,independentofanydirecteconomiccontributiontheymaymake.Themorespeciesmakeupanecosystem,themorestableitislikelytobe.Theextinctionofafewinsectspeciesamongsomanymightnotmakeabigdifference.Thelossofhundredsofthousandswould.Andthescaleoftheobserveddeclineraisesdoubtsabouthowlongecosystemscanremainresilient(能复原的).Anexperimentinwhichresearchersgraduallypulledoutinsectpollinatorsfromfieldsfoundthatplantdiversityheldupwelluntilabout90%ofinsectshadbeenremoved.Thenitcollapsed.Giventhelackofdata,itisimpossibletoknowhowcloseEuropeandAmericaaretoanecosystemcollapse.Butitwouldberecklesstofindoutbyactuallytriggeringone.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimply?A．Ecologistshavelongbeenafraidofthosedisgustinginsects.B．Ecologistsareworriedaboutthedisappearanceofsomeinsects.C．Ecologistshavealreadygotridoftheprejudicedfeelingaboutinsects.D．Ecologistsarerespectfuloftheinsect’sabilitytoregeneratethemselves.2、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthestudiesconductedinthepast2years?A．Thoughthereisadeclineinthenumberofinsects,westillhavethereasontobeoptimistic.B．Biodiversitycancauseimmediatedamagesothatweshouldtakeprecautionsrightaway.C．Datacollectedfromallovertheworldisconvincingtoproveourenvironmentisatrisk.D．Theconsequenceofdecreasingbiodiversitymaybemoreseriousthanwecanimagine.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toshowthemagicalpowerofourmothernature.B．Toanalyzewhyinsectsareontheedgeofextinction.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontothedecreasinginsects.D．Tourgethescientiststocollectmoredataaboutinsects.23．（8分）The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyearwiththeincreaseofpeople’sincome.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves(幼崽）presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhatislikelytocausedangertothem.Itisnoteasytoexplaintosomeonethattheycannotfulfilltheirlifelongdreamsbecausethedolphinsareresting,orthatamotherdolphinandcalfareinthearea.Butifwearetoenjoytheseremarkableanimalsandnotjustusethemforourentertainment,thenwemustcarefullymonitorthe“swim-with-dolphins”industryworldwide.1、Whatmakes“swim-with-dolphins”tourismpopular?A．Thelocalgovernment’sencouragement.B．Theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandard.C．Theincreasingnumberoftourists.D．Thehighprofitsoftheindustry.2、Whyareyoungdolphinsmorelikelytoswimwithhumans?A．Theydothisoutofcuriosity.B．Theylikehumansbetter.C．Theyarelesssensitive.D．Theyprefernewthingsbynature.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthe“swim-with-dolphins”industrydoinParagraph4?A．Makepeopleknowthehiddenthreattodolphins.B．Strictlylimittheexpansionoftheindustry.C．Avoidinteractionwithyoungdolphins.D．Exposedolphinstotouristsonlyinthedaytime.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoward“swim-with-dolphins”?A．Negative.B．Cautious.C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.24．（8分）Intheprocessofmygrowingup,Dadwashardonme,whoalwaysmadesureImadebedanddidmyhomework.Hewouldcallinadvancetomakesuretherewasnoalcoholattheparty.Igotsoangrywithhimforlayingdownthelow.Iwouldscream,“Ihateyou!”Dadwouldyellback.“Good!Idon’tcare!”DeepdownIknewhedid.Onetimeataparty,Idranktoomuchalcoholandgotsosick.Isaid.“Callmydad.”Nextthing,Dadwascarryingmetothecar.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingIwoulddefinitelybecriticized.Asexpected,Igotaroasting,butInowunderstandwhyIneeddiscipline.Dadwas29whenhegothisbigrolesinfilms.Ihadanearlystartattheageofninewitharoleina1900sTVseries,butitwasn’tuntilIfinishedfilmstudiesthatIpursuedmycareerasanactress.LikethoseearlydaysforDad,Ifacedlotsofrejections.Workinginsuchacompetitiveindustry,I’vesometimesthought,“Ican’tdothisanymore.”Once,afteratriptoHollywood,IreturnedtoAustraliasodepressedandspentmonthsinmybedroompainting,listeningtoEckhartTolle’smusicandtryingtofindmyselfagain.Dadsatmedownandsaid.“Alice,Iknowit’shardbutit’sallaboutpersistence.”NowIgettoworkwithDadalot,whichIlove.Webothpassionateaboutacting,whichcomesfromusbeingsointerestedinpeople.Ifitweren’tforDad,Iwouldn’tbewhereIamtoday.He’smybiggestfan,andwhenyouhavethatinyourlifeyoucangoalongway.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gotaroasting”inParagraph2mean?A．gotscolded B．gotdrunk C．gotinjured D．gotstimulated2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A．Itisherfatherwhohashelpedshapetheauthorwhosheis.B．Theyarebothenthusiasticaboutactingandinterestedinpeople.C．Asanactor,herfather’scareertookoffsmoothlyattheverybeginning.D．Shewasbitteraboutherfatherasaschoolgirlashewastoostrictwithher.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor’sfather?A．talkativebutdiligent B．strictbutcaringC．persistentandhumorous D．passionateandactive25．（10分）WhizzfizzingFestivalAsoneoftheHomeCountiestothenorthandwestofLondon,BuchinghamshireisknownfortherollingChilternHills,itsprettyvillages,andthemuch-lovedchildren’sauthorRoaldDahl.ThewriterwhopennedCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,TheWitches,MatildaandTheBigFriendlyGiantistheinspirationfortheWhizzfizzingFestival,whichwilltransformthemarket-townofAylesburyintoallkindsofmusic,colorandfunonSaturday,1July.FormerlyknownasTheRoaldDahlFestival,thisyear’seventwillinvolveabroadrangeofchildren’sfilmsandbringtolifesomeoftheirbest-lovedcharacters—fromAliceinWonderlandandGruffalotoTheBigFriendlyGiantandHarryPotter.ThingstoSeeandDoThefestivalsstartat11a.m.withacolorfulchildren’sparade.Morethan650localschoolchildrenandteachers,manyinfancydress,willmarchthroughthetowncarryinggiantcarnivalpuppets(木偶),withthousandsofaudiencesliningthestreettowatch.Theparadewillbefollowedbyarangeofchild-friendlyactivitiesandworkshopsheldinvenuesacrossthetown.Don’tbelatefortheMadHattersTeaPartyintheBucksCountyMuseum,catchasplendidscreeningofaRoaldDahlfilmintheOldCourtHouse,watchleadingchildren’sauthors,includingJulianClary,andreadintheMarketSquare.CBeebies’children’schefKatyAshworthwillonceagaincookupastormwithherinteractiveConcoctionKitchen,locatedoutsideHaleLeysShoppingCentre.Littlechefswillhavelotsofopportunitiestogetinvolvedinpreparing,cooking—andbestofall,tasting—Katy’swonderfuldishes.Withhands-onartsandcraftsworkshops,storytellingsessions,livemusic,afancydresscompetition,streettheatreandmore,thereissomethingforeveryone.Formoreinformation,visit:.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl.1、WhoisWhizzfizzingFestivalintendedfor?A．Children.B．Filmstars.C．Publishers.D．Children’sauthors.2、WhichfilmwasmadefromRoaldDahl’swork?A．TheGruffalo.B．HarryPorter.C．AliceinWonderland.D．TheBigFriendlyGiant.3、Wherecanafoodie(吃货)prefertogo?A．MarketSquare.B．OldCourtHouse.C．BucksCountyMuseum.D．HaleLeysShoppingCenter.4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhizzfizzingFestival?A．Varied.B．Global.C．Boring.D．Ordinary.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）Twistwasthenameofanoldchampionracinghorse.Hewaspastthirtyyearsold,buttheheartofthetrue1stillbeatwiththegreatspirit.However,Iknewlittleaboutthe2thattheoldhorse’sspiritwouldhaveonmydaughter.MydaughterStacyhadeverhada3experiencewitharunawayhorse.Shewasjusteightatthetime,andaterrifying4accompaniedthedisaster.Althoughshebrokenobones,her5,loveforhorsesandthedesiretolearntoridewere6NomatterhowmywifeandItried,wehadno7incuringthedamagecausedthatday.Butwhenshewasthirteen,aturningpointcame.OnedayasIsawStacylookintotheeyeofthe8fellowinthestall(牲口棚),Iknewthiswasgoingtobethebeginningofa9relationship.Fortunately,Stacy’saccidenthadnotweakenedherlovefor10ingeneral,andthissmallopeningwasallthatTwistneededtocreateanunusualbond(纽带).Inthefollowingweeks,Stacybegantoexpressdaily11incomingtothestallwithme.She12spenttimewithhim,feeding,brushingandcombinghim,allthe13talkingtohimaboutherlife.Thenoneday14Iwasreadyingonehorseforaride,Inoticedtheoldguy’s15expressionanddesiretobeincluded,too.SoIaskedStacyifshewantedtotakeTwistoutforaride.In16,Stacylookedonceagainintotheoldman’seye.Thatmoment,theirtwospirits17andcompletedthebondthathadbeenformingoveracoupleofmonths.Continuingtolookdeepintohiseyes,Stacydidn’t18.Sheonlynoddedyes.Momentslater,Isawthemriding19together,Stacywinningrenewedconfidenceanddesire,andTwistwinninghismedalofachild’s201、A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member2、A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．ability3、A．newB．badC．richD．strange4、A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．attack5、A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence6、A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked7、A．aimB．needC．surpriseD．success8、A．poorB．oldC．braveD．strong9、A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal10、A．animalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields11、A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy12、A．endlesslyB．roughlyC．unwillinglyD．actively13、A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time14、A．asB．soC．althoughD．because15、A．angryB．sadC．eagerD．anxious16、A．briefB．responseC．returnD．addition17、A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered18、A．actB．thinkC．speakD．smile19、A．onB．backC．downD．off20、A．heartB．spiritC．agreementD．dependence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）Shelookslikeanyotherschoolgirl,fresh-facedandfulloflife.SarahThomasislookingforwardtothechallengeofhernewA-levelcourse.Butunlikeherschoolfriends,16-year-oldSarahisnotspendinghalf-term1．(rest).Instead,sheisearning£6500adayas2．modelinNewYork.Sarah3．(tell)thatshecouldbeBritain’snewsupermodelearningamilliondollarsinthenextyear.HerfatherPeter,44,wantshertogiveupschooltomodelfull-time.ButSarah,4．hastakenpartinshowsalongwithtopmodels,wants5．(prove)thatshehasbrainsaswellasbeauty.Sheisdeterminedtocarryonwithher6．(educate).Shehasturneddownseveral7．(invitation)tostaratshowsinordertoconcentrateonherstudies.Afterschoolsheplanstotakeayearofftomodelfull-timebeforegoingtouniversitytogetadegree8．engineeringorarchitecture.Sarahsays,＂MydadthinksIshouldtaketheoffernow.Butatthemoment,school9．(come)first.Idon’twanttoputtoomuchinmodeling.Itis10．(certain)funbutthelifestyleisalittleunreal.Idon’twanttohavenothingelsetofallbackonwhenIcan’tmodelanymore.”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。I’dliketointroduceSarahtoyou、Sheisagoodfriendofme、ActuallysheisanexchangestudentfromIreland,whomhasbeenstudyinginmyschoolfortwomonth、Wantingtotakeanadvantageofhershorttimehere,Sarahworkshardly、ShehadnotstudiedChinesebeforearrivinghere,butshehassomedifficultycommunicatingwithpeople、Shewokeupearlyeverymorningtostudyabitbeforeclass、Iadmireherindependencefordoingallofthiswhilelivesofarawayfromherfamily、Besides,Sarahisingreathelp、Busyassheis,sheoftentakestimehelpclassmateswiththeirEnglishh