河南省许昌、平顶山两市2024年高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

河南省许昌、平顶山两市2024年高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken2．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which3．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address4．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever5．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．as C．that D．so6．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted7．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom8．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor9．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged10．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission11．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover12．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While13．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open14．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget15．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that16．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly17．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison18．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto19．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced20．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake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）StudentsattheFloridahighschoolwhere17peoplewereshotdeadinFebruaryof2018arebeingaskedtowearclearbackpacks.SchoolofficialshavewrittentofamiliesofMarjoryStonemanDouglasHighpupilsoutliningtheplansaspartofnewsecuritymeasures,Theysayanystudentwithoutaclearbackpackwillbegivenoneatnocost.Aswellasintroducingthetransparentbackpacksforquickersafetychecks,therewillalsobeairport-stylemetaldetectorsandschoolvisitorswillpassthroughspecialgates.“We’regoingtomaneverygateattheschoolduringschoolhoursandforafter-schoolactivities,”saidthesuperintendentofBrowardCountyPublicSchools,RobertW.Runcie.SincetheshootingwhenNikolasCruzopenedfirekilling17people,studentstherehavebeenleadingcallsforgunreform.DonaldTrumphastoldUSpoliticianshewantstougherlawswith“reallystrongbackgroundchecks”,whilehe’sfacedangerfromanti-gungroupsforsuggestingtrainingschoolstafftousefirearms.Inthelastfewdays,safetyatMarjoryStonemanDouglasHighhasbeencalledintoquestionagainafterseveralsecuritybreaches(违反).ThreestudentswerearrestedonTuesday,twoforcarryingknivesandoneformakingthreatsonSnapchat.Someparentshavebecomesoworriedthatthey’vebeenkeepingtheirchildrenoffschool.“We’vegottoputthingsintoplacenow,”MrRunciesaid.1、Whichisanewsecuritymeasureoftheschool?A．Teachersaretrainedtousefirearms.B．Guardsarehiredtomonitorthestudents.C．Visitorsareforbiddentoentertheschool.D．Studentsarerequiredtowearclearbackpacks.2、Whatcanweknowabouttheschoolshootingfromthetext?A．Thegunmanwasaschoolstaffmember.B．OneofthevictimswasnamedNikolasCruz.C．Seventeenpeoplewereshotdeadoncampus.D．Someoneunknownbrokeinandopenedfire.3、Someparentshavebecomeworriedbecause.A．threestudentswerebadlyhurtB．theschooltakesfewsafetymeasuresC．theyreceivedaletterfromtheteacherD．therearestillsafetyproblemsattheschool4、Whatisthestudents’attitudetowardfirearms?A．Theycallforchangesofgunlaws.B．Theyareagainsttheschool’sstricterrules.C．Theydefendtheirrighttopossessweapons.D．TheyapproveofDonaldTrump’ssuggestion.22．（8分）Thesnowyowl(雪鹗)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(条纹)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(伪装)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．attractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.23．（8分）Flyingdowna488-meter-longslideprovidesplentyofexcitementformostpeople.Butforthosewholikemoreextremeadventures,Nicaraguaoffersanevenmoreexcitingslideexperience.Thethoughtofracingdownanactivevolcanowithonlyaboardisenoughtogetmostpeoplehotunderthecollar.Butforthrill-seekingsportsfanatics,boardingdowna2,380-foot-highvolcanoatthespeedof80km/histhecoolestsportaround.ThousandsoftravelersareheadingtothefoothillsofNicaragua’sCerroNegrototakepartinthenewsportingcraze(狂热).Surfers,dressedinprotectivejumpsuits,knee-padsandhelmets,receivebriefinstructionsandthentryslidingdownashortslope(斜坡).Afterthat,it’stimefortherealthing.Sittingontheirspecially-constructedboards,surferspushoffandflystraightdowna488-meter-longslope.Theblackvolcanicashprovidesadusty,dirtyride.Butboardersusuallyarriveatthebottomwithsmilesontheirfaces.PhillipSouthan,ownerandmanagerofBigfootHostelandGreenPathwaysTours,said,"Westartedofferingthistripin2005andithasbecomesopopular.Thisisauniquetourasnowhereelseintheworldcanyouboarddownanactivevolcano.""Whatweofferisatourforeveryonewithabsolutelynoexperience.Oneofthegreatestattractionsofthetouristhatyougetabitofeverything.Since2005,morethan10,000peoplehavetraveledtoCerroNegrotogiveitatry.""Whenyouareonthetopyouwillhavetheopportunitytostandnearthecrater(火山口)andseeasmokingvolcano.Butthebiggestriskisthatyouwilltakethechanceofgettingsomescratchesifyoufallover.""Manyyearsofexperiencehastakenthistourtoalevelwhereitissafebutstillfunandforsomepeoplealittlefrightening.Wearealwaysworkingonwaystocontinueimprovingitforthefuture."1、WhichwordscanbestdescribetheslideinCerroNegro?A．Securebuttiring. B．Enjoyablebutrisky.C．Popularbutdemanding. D．Worthwhilebutpainful.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"therealthing"inparagraph2referto?A．Slidingdownthevolcanicslope.B．Escapingtheblackvolcanicash.C．Headingtothemountaintopalone.D．Receivingprofessionalslideinstructions3、InwhatwayistheslideinCerroNegrospecial?A．Itisavailabletoeveryone.B．Ithasthelongestslopeworldwide.C．Itisbasedonanactivevolcano.D．Itoffersspecially-constructedboards.4、WhatmakestheslideinCerroNegrorelativelysafeaccordingtoPhillipSouthan?A．High-techsafetyfacilities.B．Knowledgeandskillsfrompractice.C．Advancedtrainingguidanceontheslide.D．Staff’sfamiliaritywiththesurroundings.24．（8分）Who'sincontrolofyourlife?Who'spullingyourstrings?Forthemajorityofus,it'sotherpeople-society,colleagues,friends,familyorourcommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,"Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse'sopinions,theirlivesamimicry,theirpassionsaquotation."Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug-weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix(成瘾物)weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.But,justaswithanydrug.thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom-thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhausted(tired)andprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere'sonlyoneway-makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues-notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers.butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers.wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.1、WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat.A．mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsB．wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersC．otherpeople'sthoughtsaremoreimportantD．mostpeople'sthoughtsareaffectedbyothers2、Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A．Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.B．Wemayloseourselvestowintheapprovalofothers.C．Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D．Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A．it'sbettertofollowothers'opinionsB．it'simportanttoacceptothers'commentsC．weshouldn'tchangeourowndecisionD．weshouldn'tcaretoomuchwhatothersthink4、Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby.A．discussingquestions B．makingsuggestionsC．analyzingcausesandeffects D．providingexamplesandfacts25．（10分）Evenifyoudon’thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon’tbeabletogetthroughallinfermationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistracts（分心）usfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletesyourshort-termworkingmemory.Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilterinformationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransén,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttostuffmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkinginyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidationandtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendsfewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.1、WhatcanwelearnabutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?A．Itdistractsouratention.B．Itisbeneficialtous.C．Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D．Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.2、Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginfallsometimes?A．Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.B．Youdon’tmakethemostofyourbrain.C．You’relessgoodatprocessinginformation.D．Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedsource.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“downtime”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Support.B．Relaxation.C．Increase.D．Loss.4、Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?A．Listeningtomusicforawhile.B．Thinkingoverthingscarefully.C．Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D．Focusingmoreonthepresent.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）Yearsago,IwasworkinginaFrenchcosmetics（化妆品）company.Oneday,wehadadiscussionaboutthepackageofthenewly-designedproduct.Oneofmycolleagues1thepictureofhisdesign.Thedirectoraskedusto2onit.Ifoundthepatternwell-designedbutdidn’tmatchtheFrenchstyle.3ithasnofeaturetoreflecttheFrenchfashion.4,Istoodupandexpressedmyopinion,“Thepackageisbeautifulandthecolorsareharmonious.ButastheChinesemarketingmanager,Iknow5whatconcernsthecustomers.They’dliketoseesometracesofFrench6fromthedesign.Sincethisproductmainly7theChinesemarket,Isuggestweaddsomethingfamiliartoour8.Forexample,wecanattachourcompanylogotothepicture;9,itcan’thighlightourcompanyimage.”Butsomeofmyworkmates10withme.Theybelievedthedesignwasgoodenoughand11themanagerofourdepartmentwasontheirside.Theargumentwasso12thateventuallyIsaidinatremblingvoice,“Iinsistonsomechangesinthedesign,becauseIcan'tbeartoseeyou13thereputationofourcompany.”Themetingendedwiththeproblem14.However,thenextdaythedirectorofthecompanycametomyofficeandtoldme,“Ithoughttwiceaboutthenew15lastnightandIhadoadmitthatyourplanwasmorepractical.Sowe’lladoptyourplanandthanksforyour16topersuadeothers.Withoutyouadvice,ourcompanymight17greatlosses.”IwasveryhappythatIhadstucktomyopinion18followingothers.Sometimes,peoplelackthe19toinsistontherightchoices.Butasmallstepfurthercanmakeabig20.1、A．presentedB．removedC．measuredD．discovered2、A．actB．experimentC．commentD．put3、A．InturnB．InpublicC．IncommonD．Inparticular4、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Instead5、A．frequentlyB．exactlyC．rarelyD．correctly6、A．campaignB．paintingC．civilizationD．style7、A．aimsatB．importsfromC．holdsbackD．consistsof8、A．companiesB．customersC．colleaguesD．managers9、A．hopefullyB．afterwardsC．consequentlyD．otherwise10、A．disagreedB．stuckC．tradedD．mixed11、A．onlyB．evenC．againD．hardly12、A．amazingB．fierceC．officialD．successful13、A．promoteB．maintainC．riskD．defend14、A．overcomeB．observedC．coveredD．unsettled15、A．theoryB．advertisementC．designD．goal16、A．groupB．promiseC．warningD．effort17、A．avoidB．announceC．predictD．suffer18、A．butforB．nexttoC．insteadofD．dueto19、A．ambitionB．courageC．motivationD．strength20、A．differenceB．soundC．fortuneD．mistake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）Everyonelikestohavefriends1．aretrustworthy.Whenwhatwesaymatcheswhatwedo,weearntrustandfriendship.On2．contrary,oncewebreakourword,nobodywillevertrustusagain.Forexample,ifyouare3．untrustworthyworker,youarelesslikely4．(get)apromotion.Therefore,the5．(important)ofkeepingone'swordcannotbestressedtoomuch.Ioncehadtheunpleasantexperienceofsomeonebreakinghispromisetome.Lastmonth,everyoneinmyclasshadtogatheratschool6．6:30amforour7．(graduate)trip.MyfriendBenaskedmetomeethimatMcDon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