甘肃省白银市靖远一中2023-2024学年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

甘肃省白银市靖远一中2023-2024学年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项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．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this2．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto3．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard4．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes5．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered6．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped7．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general8．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How9．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright10．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while11．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't12．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked13．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto14．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation15．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof16．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall17．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant18．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout19．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased20．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang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）Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.22．（8分）PatientsintheearlystagesofAlzheimer’sdiseaseoftenstruggletorememberrecentlylearnedinformation,meaningtheyforgetthingslikeimportantappointmentsorwheretheylefttheirkeys.Butitseemsthatthesememoriesarenotlost.Theyarestillfiledawayinthebrainsomewhere;theyjustcan’tbeeasilyaccessed.Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedameansofgettingbackmemoriesinmicesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.Themethodreliesonatechniquethatuseslighttocontrolgeneticallymodifiedneurons(转基因神经元).Currentlyitistooearlytobeusedinhumantrialsasitinvolvesinsertinglightemitting(发光)equipmentintothesubjects’brains,butthesameprinciplesstillapply,theresearcherssaid.“Theimportantpointisthatthisisevidenceofconcept.Thatis,evenifamemoryseemstobegone,itisstillthere.It’samatterofhowtogetitback,”saidseniorresearcherSusumuTonegawa.Theteamtooktwogroupsofmice,onegeneticallyengineeredtodevelopAlzheimer’sandonehealthy.Theythenplacedthemintoaroomandgavethemamildelectricshock.Allofthemiceshowedfearwhenputbackinanhourlater.Whenplacedintheroomathirdtimeseveraldayslater,theAlzheimer’smiceactednormally.Theyhadforgottentheshock.Theresearcherswerethenabletobringbackthememoryoftheshockbyactivating(激活)thecellsinwhichthememorieswerestored.Evenwhenthemicewereputintoanunfamiliarroom,theyshowedfearwhenthecellsassociatedwiththeshockwereactivated.“Short-termmemoryseemstobenormal,ontheorderofhours.Butforlong-termmemory,theseearly-Alzheimer’smiceseemtobedamaged,”saidleadresearcherDheerajRoy.“Directlyactivatingthecellsthatwebelieveareholdingthememoryhelpsthemgetitback.Thissuggeststhatitisindeedanaccessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?A．Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.B．Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.C．TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.D．TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.2、WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?A．Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.B．Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.C．Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.D．Theyactivatedtheassociation.3、Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.A．canactivatetheirbloodcellsB．can’tlearnnewtrickswellC．caneasilygetbacktheirmemoryD．can’taccesstheinformationstored4、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A．introduceamethodofaresearchB．reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadiseaseC．giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryD．explainhowourbrainstoresinformation23．（8分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworryspecialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.24．（8分）Overahundredyearsagoin1911,somethingstrangewasfoundintheglaciersofAntarctica.GrilffithTaylor—anAustraliangeologist,haddiscoveredabloodredsteampouringoutoftheicecascades（瀑布）ofTalorGlacier!PopularlyknownastheBloodFalls,scientistshadnotbeenabletofindthereasonbehindthebloodredliquidflowingthroughtheiceuntilrecently.ThemysteryoftheBloodFallshadfinallybeensolved.Whenthesefallswerefirstdiscovered,scientistshadbelievedthattheredcolourcamefromalargeamountofredalgae（海藻）concentratedinthewater.Redalgaecontainapigment（色素）whichreflectsredlight,makingthealgaeappearred.Thistheorymadesense,untilitwaslaterfoundthatalgaedonotplayapartintheredcoloroftheflowingliquidatall.WhatreallycausesTalorGlacier’swatersappearbloodred,isthepresenceofironoxideintheliquid.Thewatersofthebloodfallsarerichinsaltandironcontent,andwhenthiswatercomesincontactwiththeair,itturnsred—justlikerust!Thewaterinthesefallsisoftenreferredtoas“brine”byscientistsbecauseofthehighsaltcontentinthewater.Thisreasoningbehindtheredcolorsofthefallswasfoundbackin2003.However,theentiremysteryhadnotyetbeensolved.Howisitthen,thattheBloodFallsarenotfrozen?ResearchersattheUniversityofColoradoandUniversityofAlaskafoundthatinsidetheglacier,therewasanetworkofchannelsandreservoirsthatmovethewateraround.Saltwaterhasalowerfreezingtemperature.Inaddition,whenanysubstanceundergoesachangeinstate,itgivesoffheat.Therefore,thebrineactuallywarmitselfupwhileit’sfreezing!Howthisworks,isthatwhenthebrineisflowingthroughtheTalorGlacier,someofitdoesfreeze.Asaresultofchangingstatefromliquidtoice,thebrinegivesoffheat.Thisheatisenoughtokeeptherestoftherestofthebrineinliquidform,whichiswhyitflowsoutoftheglacier.Incrediblenewchemistryfactsfound,anymysterysolved!1、Accordingtothetext,theredalgaetheorywasonceconsidered________.A．ridiculousB．reasonableC．impracticalD．complex2、WhydoestheBloodFallslookredincolour?A．Becausethereistoomuchsaltandironinitswater.B．Becauseitsliquidisrichinredalgae.C．BecausethefollowingliquidreflectsandsunlightD．BecausetheairisthinandrareinAntarctica.3、WhatisthemainreasonfortheBloodFall’snotfreezing?A．Thewatercontinuedflowingconstantly.B．Thereistoomuchsaltinthewater.C．ThebrinegivesoffheatwhilefreezingD．Temperaturesaren’thighenoughforflowingwater.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thediscoveryofthebloodglacier.B．ThebirthoftheTalorGlacier.C．TheflowingredwaterinAntarctica.D．ThemysteryoftheBloodFalls.25．（10分）Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,reducingtheneedtobreedlabmonkeysandpavingthewayformoreaccurate,effectiveandaffordableanimaltestsfornewdrugs,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember,theInstituteofNeuroscienceoftheChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(猕猴)named”ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofsomaticcells(体细胞)-anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.Tetra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld'sfirstclonedmonkey,butitwasdonebyusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分割);butitcouldonlygeneratefourclonedoffspringatatimeandcannotbegeneticallychangedtosuittheexperimentalneed.Cloningamonkeyusingsomaticcellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(灵长类)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,andthereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostlyandbadfortheenvironment,andproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes.Bycloningmonkeyusingsomaticcells,wecanmassivelycultivatelargenumbersofgeneticallyidenticaloffspringinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds.Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent“Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans,”hesaid.Thisisespeciallyusefulintestingdrugsforneural(神经的)diseasessuchasParkinson’sdisease,metabolicsyndrome(代谢综合症)andimmunesystemdiseases,andtumors,headded.“ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchintheinternationalscienceprojectsrelatedtoneuralmappingofprimatebrains,"hesaid."However,biolabsfromtheUnitedStates,Japan,andEuropeancountriesarealsoverycapable,andtheywillquicklycatchupwithChinaafterthemonkeycloningtechnologyismadepublic,"Sunadded.“Thismeanswehavetoinnovatecontinuouslyandworkextrahardthisyeartostayahead,"hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactorincloningmacaquesnamed"ZhongZhong"and"HuaHua"?A．Reproductivecells.B．SomaticcellsC．Neuralmapping.D．Geneticmakeup2、Whyiscloningmonkeyssodifficult?A．Becauseitisbadforourenvironment.B．Becauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes.C．Becausemonkeys'geneticmakeupisascomplicatedashumans.D．Becauseitistooexpensivetoworkontheirgeneticmakeup.3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph8?A．Thecureforneuraldiseases.B．Theprocessofcloningmonkeys.C．Thesignificanceofcloningmonkeys.D．Thecloserelationsbetweenmonkeysandhumans.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．Moreeffectivemedicinewillbeproduced.B．Drugtrialsonlabmicewillbeabandoned.C．Chinaisthefirstcountrytohaveclonedmonkeys.D．Chinawillstayaheadoftheworldincloning.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenIwaseighteen,Icouldn’twaittogetmyfirstjob,whichmeantImadethefirststeptowardadulthood.Butitwasdifficulttogetaworkpermit.OnedayIwasdroppedoffbymyparentsatthe1,whereapplicantstooktheirphysicaltestsforworkpermits.AlthoughIhadnightblindness,myvisionwasclearerduringtheday,whichhelpedmewalk2bymyself.Thenthedoctorbeganthe3Helookedintomyeyeswithabrightlight.“Isuggestyourparentstakeyoutoaneyespecialist,”hesaid,“I4youhavearetinal(视网膜)disease.Ifyoudo,you’llnever5adayinyourlife…”Myparentsdidtakemetospecialists.Aftermuchtimeandmoneyspentseekingan6result,itwasdeterminedthatIhadaneyediseasethatslowly7apersonofsight.Butstill,duringdaylight,Icouldwalkwithout8Icouldread,butnotforhours.Myeyesbeganto9andwordsslippedoffthepagewhenIreadmorethanafewpages.However,nomatterhowtiredmyeyesbecame,Inevergaveupreading.Iknewthe10ofgreatwritersaswellasthemostpopularmusicstars.Theirwordswerepowerful,which11metotrywriting.Soonwritingbroughtmealotof12eachtimeIcompletedapaper.Thenanimportantphonecallfromaneditorchangedmylife.AnarticleI13appearedinalocalnewspaper.Thenewspaper,tomy14,continuedtoprintmywork.Next,abookseriespublishedseveralofmyessays.Igotinterestedinwritingand15upwitheachacceptance.Onthepages,readersneverknewofmyblindness16Ichosetopresentit.Forme,findingmyvoicethroughwritinggavemetheprideandsatisfactionI17somanyyearsago.Now,Ihavenumerousessaysandarticlesin18ShouldIbethankingthatmisguideddoctor?ByfalselypredictingthatIcouldneverworkaday,hefueledmy19intosuccess.Hesetthebartoo20andfocusedonwhatIwouldn’tbeabletodo.YetIprovedwhatIcoulddo.1、A．station B．company C．clinic D．lab2、A．silently B．proudly C．suddenly D．easily3、A．operation B．treatment C．examination D．argument4、A．suspect B．acknowledge C．confirm D．advocate5、A．rest B．work C．live D．sleep6、A．urgent B．obvious C．accurate D．ordinary7、A．reminds B．robs C．warns D．informs8、A．assistance B．medicine C．allowance D．balance9、A．dance B．shine C．widen D．tear10、A．houses B．habits C．names D．addresses11、A．asked B．permitted C．forced D．encouraged12、A．pleasure B．worry C．trouble D．stress13、A．admitted B．penned C．wanted D．described14、A．shame B．admiration C．delight D．disappointment15、A．gave B．lit C．came D．put16、A．although B．after C．since D．unless17、A．feared B．sought C．brought D．rejected18、A．mind B．use C．time D．print19、A．imagination B．personality C．motivation D．responsibility20、A．low B．far C．long D．close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）ChinaˈsresearchicebreakerXuelong,1．26crewmembersaboardonthe35thAntarcticresearchmission,onThursdaylocaltimelefttheZhongshanStationon2．(it)waybacktoChina.SnowEagle601,China’sfirstfixed-wingaircraftforpolarflight,onThursdaynightalsodepartedfromtheAntarcticafter3．(complete)allassignments.Xuelong,4．arrivednearZhongshanonFeb9,suppliedthestationwithfueloil,andthenpickedupsummerexpeditionteammembersattheKunlun,TaishanandZhongshanstations,aswellas5．(member)ofthefixed-wingaircraftproject.SixteenmembersoftheKunlunteam6．(success)completedallscientificexpeditionsatDomeArgus(DomeA),theSouthPole’shighesticecap.They,togetherwith21membersoftheTaishanteam,7．(return)toZhongshanonFeb8.TheZhongshanteamcompletedtasksincludinginstallationofandtestsforLiDAR,drillingoficebed-rock,atmosphericsounding8．(observe),surveysofbirdsandaerialexplorationcarriedoutbythefixed-wingaircraft.AsthesummerexpeditionteamatZhongshanleft,9memberswouldstayforwinterexpeditions.AlsoknownastheSnowDragon,theicebreaker9．(carry)aresearchteamsetsailfromShanghaionNov2lastyear,beginningthecountry’s35thAntarcticexpedition.Itisexpected10．(arrive)inShanghaiinmid-March.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。Ourclassjoinedinameaningfulactivityduringthewintervacation、First,wewenttovisittheoldladywholivedallalone、Somechattedwithherbutothershelpeddoathoroughcleaningforus、Whentheworkwasdone,thehouselookedrealneatandtidy、Thenwewenttothesportcenter,whereallequipmentneededpolished、Wesetouttoworkatonce、Everythingwasdust-freeatnotime、Havingdon