甘肃省甘谷县第一中学2023-2024学年高三最后一模英语试题含解析

甘肃省甘谷县第一中学2023-2024学年高三最后一模英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat2．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith3．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled4．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation5．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout6．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether7．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup8．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient9．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others10．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout11．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother12．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which13．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced14．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg15．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in16．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat17．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup18．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen19．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft20．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive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）ThecountryisIndia.Alargedinnerpartyisbeinggiveninanup-countrystationbyacolonialofficialandhiswife.Theguestsarearmyandgovernmentofficersandtheirwives,andanAmericannaturalist.Atonesideofthelongtable,aspiriteddiscussionspringsupbetweenayounggirlandanarmyofficer.Thegirlinsistswomenhavelongoutgrownthejumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouseera,andthattheyarenotasanxiousastheirgrandmotherswere.Theofficersaystheyare,arguingwomenhaven'ttheactualnervecontrolofmen.“Awoman'sreactioninanycrisis,”theofficersays,“istoscream.Andwhileamanmayfeellikeit,hehasthatouncemoreofcontrolthanawomanhas.”TheAmericanscientistdoesnotjoinintheargumentbutsitsandwatchesthefacesoftheotherguests.Ashestares,heseesaslight,thoughstrangelookofanxietycomeoverthefaceofthehostess.Withasmallgestureshesummonstheservantstandingbehindherchair.Shewhisperstohim.Theservant'seyeswiden.Heturnsquicklyandleavestheroom.Nooneelseseesthis,northeservantwhenheputsabowlofmilkonthebalconyoutsidetheglassdoors.TheAmericanunderstands.InIndia,milkinabowlmeansonlyonething.Itisbaitforasnake.Herealizesthereisacobraintheroom.TheAmerican'seyesmoveacrosstheroombutheseesnothing.Herealizesthesnakecanonlybeinoneplace-underthetable.Hisfirstreactionistojumpbackandwarntheothers.Butheknowsanysuddenmovementwillfrightenthecobraanditwillstrike.Hespeaksquickly,thequalityofhisvoicesoarrestingthatitquietenseveryone.“Iwanttoknowjustwhatcontroleveryoneatthistablehas.Iwillcountthreehundred-that'sfiveminutes-andnotoneofyouistomoveasinglemuscle.Now!Ready!”The20peoplesitlikestoneimageswhilehecounts.Heissaying“…twohundredandeighty…”.when,outofthecornerofhiseye,heseesthesnakeemergeandmakeforthebowlofmilk.Fourorfivescreamsringoutashejumpstoslamshutthebalconydoors.“Thereisyourproof!”thehostsays.“Amanhasjustshownusrealcontrol.”“Justaminute,”theAmericansays,turningtohishostess,“Howdidyouknowthatcobrawasintheroom?”Afaintsmilecomesacrossthewoman'sfaceasshereplies.“Becauseitwaslyingacrossmyfoot.”1、Whatistheargumentbetweenthearmyofficerandtheyounggirlabout?A．Whetherwomenareafraidofmice.B．Whethermenarecalmerthanwomen.C．Whethermenareclevererthanwomen.D．Whetherwomenwouldmakesuitablesoldiers.2、Whyistheservantaskedtoputoutsomemilk?A．Toplayatrick.B．Toservetheguests.C．Toattractthesnake.D．Tofeedthehostess'spet.3、Whydoesthescientistsuggesttheguestsplayagame?A．Hedoesn'twantanyonetopanic.B．Heintendstotesttheofficer'stheory.C．Heseestherewasasnakeintheroom.D．Hewantstoentertaintheotherguests.4、Whatdoestheauthorimplythroughthehostess'sfinalstatement?A．Thearmyofficer'sopinioniswrong.B．ThehostessunderstoodtheAmerican'sintention.C．TheAmericanwassurprisedbythesnake'spresence.D．Thehostesshashadpreviousexperiencedealingwithsnakes.22．（8分）Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病发作)orevenkillit.Thetoxinis“veryviscousandwouldstickinsidethedog’smouth,”saysSteveJohnson,awildlifeecologistattheUniversityofFlorida.Ownersshouldtrytowipeoutanaffecteddog’smouthandimmediatelytakeittothevet.TilfordstartedToadBustersin2017.Thewomanwholivedtherehadninecats,whichshefedbydumpingalmostabagofcatfoodeverynight.Canetoadsnormallyeatbugs,buttheyarehappytoeatpetfood,too.CanetoadshaveadaptedbeautifullytotheFloridasuburbs,soalotofTilford’sworkalsoinvolvesgettingpeopletorethinktheirsuburbanbackyard.Nomorecatfood,forexample.Petpoop(粪便)canalsoattractinsects,whichcaninturnattracttoads.Asdolights.Andtoadslovetobreed(繁殖)inattractivepoolsofwater,suchasthelakeintheaffectedPalmBeachGardenneighborhood.For“theselargercommunitiesthatwanttobuildthesebeautifulpondsandwanttohavehousesonponds,”Tilfordsaid,“thisisalmostapest-controlservice.”Thecanetoadsaren’tgoingaway,buttheycanbemanagedlikemosquitoesorrats.DealingwithtoadsamountstoanannoyingthinginFlorida,buttheycanalsocreatemoredramaticproblems.InAustralia—wheretheywerealsodeliberatelyintroducedinthe1930stoprotectsugarcane—theyareagenuinescourge(灾祸).TheissueisthatAustraliahasnonativetoadspecies,sononeofthepredators(食肉动物)knewhowtoavoidthetoxictoads.Asthecanetoadsadvancedeasttowestacrossthecontinent,“theyleftawakeofdeadanimalsintheirpaths,”saysSeanDoody,anecologistattheUniversityofSouthFloridaatSt.PetersburgwhohasstudiedcanetoadsinAustralia.Turtles,lizards,andcrocodilesjuststarteddyingout,whichwasgoodnewsfortheirprey(受害者).“Ifyouwereasmallspeciesthatwaspreviouslybeingeaten,suddenlyyou’reonahoneymoon,”saysRickShine,abiologistatMacquarieUniversityinSydney,Australia,whohasalsostudiedtheimpactofcanetoadsonAustralianwildlife.1、Whatcancanetoadsbedescribedas?A．InvasivespeciesintroducedtoSouthAmerica.B．Naturalenemiesofbeetlesdamagingsugarcane.C．Dangerousspeciesmakingactiveattacksondogs.D．Agreatthreatpresentedtosomewildlifeecologists.2、WhichmightbetheproperwayofavoidingcanetoadsaccordingtoTilford?A．Abandonthesuburbanbackyard.B．Lightupthebackyardatnight.C．Controlthenumberoflargehouses.D．Keeppetfoodawayfrombackyard.3、WhathappenedinAustraliaaftercanetoadsbeingintroduced?A．Canetoadsdestroyedsomefoodchains.B．Mostofthepredatorsdiedoftoadtoxin.C．Canetoadsbredatamuchslowerpace.D．Bigspecieslearnedtoavoidcanetoads.23．（8分）Noteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infactsomeparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Insteadtheyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.Parents,caregivers,orprivatetutorseducatechildrenindividuallyathomeinsteadofsendingthemofftobeformallyeducatedinpublicorprivateschools.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullying（恃强凌弱）.Itissaidthatbullyingisverycommonintheschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbeliefs.Yetotherparentsthinktheeducationinschoolisnotgoodenough.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthatmovefrequently.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool,andhomeschoolingallowsparentstodesignlessonsbasedontheirchildren'sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someparentsfollowaphilosophycalledunschooling,whichallowsachildtodeterminewhenandhowtheywanttolearnbasedontheirnaturalability.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswon'thaveopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Tosolvethisproblem,somefamilieshavecreatedactivities,whereagroupofhomeschooledstudentswilllearnandplaytogetherandparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtrips.Besides,beinghomeschooleddoesn'tmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstudents.Andthehomeschooledstudentscangetthesamedegrees,too.1、HowmanyAmericanstudentsgotopublicorprivateschools?A．About3%.B．About97%.C．About50%.D．About70%.2、Whichisthereasonthatsomeparentschoosehomeschooling?A．Schoolbullyingexistsinsomeschools.B．Someparentscannotaffordtheeducationfeesinschool.C．Somechildrenwanttheireducationtobebasedontheirreligion.D．Someparentsthinktheschoolistoofaraway.3、Whatwilltheparentsdotohelptheirchildrencommunicate?A．Theparentscanbuysometextbooks.B．Theparentswillallowchildrentochoosewhattolearn.C．Theparentswillorganizethechildrentoplaytogether.D．Theparentswillteachthechildrenbythemselves.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Homeschooledstudentscannotgetenoughchancestogotocollege.B．Americancollegesarefondofthehomeschooledstudents.C．HomeschooledstudentsfinditeasytogotosomeAmericancolleges.D．Homeschooledstudentshavethesamerightsasstudentswhoareformallyeducatedinschools.24．（8分）Adoverestedonatelephonewire.Readyfortakeoff,itraisesitswings,springsintotheairandflapsaway.Thisseriesofactionsissocommonthatyouprobablydonotpayitmuchattention.ButUniversityofManchesterbioinechanicalengineerBenParslewdoes.Heistryingtodesignrobotsthatcanjumplikebirds.Mostconventionalrobotsrollaroundonwheels,limitingmobility.Thereisaneedformoreagilerobotsthat"canjumpoverobstaclesinmessyenvironments,"Parslewsays.Todesignsuchamachine,heturnedtonature:"Birdsarereallygoodjumpers,"henotes.Thetroubleis,whenbirdsstarttotakeoff,theyleansofarforwardthattheyshouldtipoverandfallontotheirbeaks(喙).Yetthatdoesnothappen.Parslewandhisteamusedcomputermodelingtodiscoverhowbirdsavoidthisfate.Theydiscoveredthatbirdstwisttheirbodiesslightlytowardsthebackwhileacceleratingintoajump.Theyalsohaveflexiblelegsandtoejoints,whichpreventthemfromtakingoffbrieflyandimmediatelycrashingintotheground.TheresultwerepublishedlastOctoberinRoyalSocietyOpenScience.Parslewthinksengineerscanusethisinformationtodesignrobotsthatcannotonlyjumpwellbutalsolaunchintoflightmore.efficiently.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniabiomechanistMichaelHabib,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy,saysspringsandlevers(杠杆)enablemorerapidacceleration-thanwheelsdo.Andmanyanimalsaremastersofspringsandlevers.“Ifyoucanunderstandhowthatworks,”Habibadds,“youcanbuildarobotthat'sgoodatrunningaroundandgoodatflying,anditwillalsobegoodattakingoffsuddenlyinallkindsofconditionsandlandingonadime.”Parslewisnowdesigningsucharobot,asanalternativetowheeledroversforexploringotherplanets.1、WhatisrightaboutthedovementionedinParagraph1?A．Ittakesoffverybeautifully. B．Itcatcheseveryone'sattention.C．ItgivesBenParslewinspiration. D．ItraisesBenParslew’scuriosity.2、Whatcanwe-inferaboutthetraditionalrobots?A．Theycan'tjumpoverbarriers. B．Theycanonlymoveinonedirection.C．Theycan'tdetectbarriersbeforethem. D．Theycan'tadapttocomplexenvironments.3、Howdoesabirdavoidfallingwhentakingoff?A．Bygettingridofgravity. B．Byflappingitswingshard.C．Byspinningitsbodybackward. D．Byjumpingintotheairquickly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Birdsprovideinspiration.forhumans.B．Newrobotsthatcanjumphavebeencreated.C．ThedevelopmentofrobotsbenefitsspaceexploreD．Studyingbirds'jumpinghelpsscientistbuildbetterrobots.25．（10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.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）WhenIwasasmallchild,duringthewar,wewereverypoorandwelivedinafarawayvillage.Oneday,ontheroad,Ifoundthe1piecesofamirror.TherewasaGermanmotorcycleaccident.Itriedtofindallthepiecesandputthem2,butitwasnotpossible,soIkeptonlythe3pieceandImadeitround.Ibeganto4withitasatoyandbecamegreatlyattractedbythe5thatIcouldreflect(反射)lighttodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine—in6holesandsomeotherdarkplaces.Itbecamea

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18ofmen—andchangesomethings19somepeople.Perhapsothersmayseeanddothesame.ThisiswhatIamabout.Thisisthe20ofmylife.1、A．pointedB．droppedC．brokenD．sharpened2、A．togetherB．downC．backD．up3、A．bestB．largestC．smallestD．longest4、A．talkB．shareC．flashD．play5、A．ideaB．reasonC．decisionD．fact6、A．prettyB．bigC．deepD．empty7、A．gameB．taskC．jobD．trouble8、A．forgotB．hidC．keptD．lost9、A．grewB．stoodC．cameD．went10、A．watchB．changeC．rememberD．continue11、A．fatherB．boyC．manD．grandfather12、A．alwaysB．justC．reallyD．completely13、A．understandB．doubtC．announceD．expect14、A．absentB．thereC．farD．home15、A．halfB．mostC．wholeD．other16、A．SoB．CertainlyC．BesidesD．However17、A．worldB．villageC．countryD．city18、A．handsB．heartsC．eyesD．brains19、A．onB．likeC．withD．in20、A．wayB．meaningC．qualityD．standard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）JustinFoster,1．Americanhighschoolstudent,wentmissinglastFridaynight.Policearepuzzledaboutitandhavestepped2．theirsearchforhim.Theincident3．（receive）greatinterestsofarduetoreportsofstrangelightsandalienvisits.AccordingtoKelly,4．isJustin’ssister,abrightlightappearedoutsideherwindowandalargespaceshipwasflyingoutside.SheheardJustin5．（shout）andthentheUFOdisappeared.Shebelievesthealienstookhim,6．herparentssaidshewasonlydreaming.Someotherpeople,likeMavisWood,thinkJustin7．（take）bythealiens.Becausesometimespeoplemakeupsuch8．（amaze）stories,thepolicethinkthereisnohard9．（evident）thatalienstookJustin.Nowthepolice10．（look）intootherpossibilities.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处错误，每句中最多有三处。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（＼）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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itcan’thelppeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglish、Besides,itwillmakeChinesemorestandard,finallyruiningourmothertongue、However,60%ofourclassarefondofit、Theythinkitsi