青海省西宁市大通二中2023-2024学年高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

青海省西宁市大通二中2023-2024学年高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere2．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised3．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto4．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch5．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot6．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound7．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow8．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand9．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need10．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever11．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must12．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions13．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated14．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken15．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted16．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled17．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected18．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe19．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay20．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked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）Afullmoonisappearing—anditwillhaveabigimpactonanimals,especiallythoseintheocean.Recentstudiesshowthatmanytypesofanimalshavebiologicalclocksfinelytunedtothecyclesofthemoon,whichdrivesinterestingandsometimesstrangepatternsofbehavior.Besidesdiscoveringhiddenaspectsofanimallife,theresearchalsohasintentionofbetterunderstandingthecircadianclocks(生物钟)presentinallanimals,includinghumans.Thefirstcircadianclocksevolvedintheoceans,sostudyingtheminoceananimalscantellusalotabouthowtheyevolvedandhowtheyworkandinteractwitheachother,explainsKimLast,aresearcherattheScottishAssociationforMarineScience.Oysters(牡蛎),whichopentheirshellstoeatandspawn,alsohavealunarrhythm,anewstudyshows.Inarecentexperiment,Frenchresearcherscarefullymonitoredhowwidelyadozenoystersopenedtheirshellsduringa3.5-monthperiod.Theteamusedahigh-techdevicethatquantifiedthevalveopeningeverytwoseconds,asdescribedinapaperpublishedinthejournalBiologyLetters.TheyfoundthattwotypesofoystersinArcachonBayinsouthwesternFranceweresignificantlymoreopenduringnewmoonsandmoreclosedwhenthemoonwasfull.Inaddition,theoysterscouldtellthedifferencebetweenthefirstquartermoonandthethirdquartermoon,andweresignificantlymoreopen(bynearly20percent)atthelatter.It’sunknownwhytheoystersdothis,thoughitcouldbeduetomorealgae(海藻)orotherfoodbeingavailableduringthenewmoonandastheyearprogresses,saysstudyleaderDamienTran,aresearcherattheUniversityofBordeaux.Thelunarcyclecouldinfluencefoodavailabilitybyitsimpactonthetidesandthustheocean’scurrents.Whenthemoonisfullornew,itisdirectlyinlinewithEarthandthesun,forcingastrongpullontheoceanandthuscausingmorepronouncedtides,explainsDavidWilcockson,aoceanbiologistatAberystwythUniversityinWaleswhowasn’tpartofthestudy.1、Wheredidtheearliestlifeformsprobablyevolve?A．Inthetides. B．Intheoysters.C．Inthemoon. D．Intheocean.2、Basedontheobservations,whatisthelikelyorderofwhentheoystersaremostopenandmostclosed?①Thenewmoon;②Thefullmoon;③Thefirstquarter;④ThethirdquarterA．①-②-③-④ B．①-②-④-③C．①-④-③-② D．①-③-④-②3、Whatisitthatleadstothehugetides?A．Astrongpull. B．Astraightline.C．Thelunarcycle. D．Theocean’scurrent.4、Whyareoystersmentionedasanexample?A．Toexplainwhytheyopentheirshells.B．Tofurtherstressthemoon’simpactonanimals.C．Toshowthedifficultyofscienceexperiments.D．Tointroducehowthehigh-techdeviceisusedinexperiments.22．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?23．（8分）HowtoSaveonSightseeingNewYorkCityAttractionsWithsomanyuniqueattractions，world-famousmuseums，theaters，andskyscrapersthereisalwaysplentytodoinNewYork．However，sightseeing，inNewYorkCitymightnotbetheeasiestorthecheapestexperience．Thisiswhyourteamofreal，life-longNewYorkershascreatedtheNewYorkPass．Ifyouwanttodiscoverthebestofwhatthisamazingcityofferswhilestillsavingsometimeandmoneyonyourvisit，theNewYorkPassissomethingyoushouldbeinterestedin．HowYouBenefitfromtheNewYorkPassFreeentrytoover50attractionsEmpireStateBuilding，StatueofLiberty，MuseumofModernArt，MadisonSquareGardenTour，NBCStudioTours，NewYorkAquarium&manyothers．Free140guidebookinEnglish，German&Spanish，containinghoursofoperation，mapsanddirectionstoeverytouristattraction，shopandrestaurant．Lineskippingprivileges（特权），asaNewYorkPassholderyouareentitledtofasttrackentrytotheNewYorkCity'sbusiestattractions．Over650worthofentrancefeesthat'showmuchitwouldcostifyouvisitedalltheattractionsthatNewYorkPassgrantsentrancetowithoutusingtheNewYorkPass．Thatdoesn'tevenincludetheadditionaldiscountsyoureceiveforhavingaNYPass．100%RiskFree，MoneyBackGuaranteeNewYorkPassinsurancegivesyouextracomfortincaseyourtravelplanschange，offeringrefundonnon-usedPasses．PleaseNote：Youcanvisitasmanyattractionsasyouwantevenmorewiththetimesavedwithfasttrackentry．Youdon'tneedtocarrytoomuchcashandtheNewYorkPasskeepscontrolonyourspending．NewYorkPassPrices：OfferEnds：Fri13Feb2016ProductPrice1DayAdultPass﹩751DayChildPass﹩552DayAdultPass﹩1102DayChildPass﹩903DayAdultPass﹩1123DayChildPass﹩967DayAdultPass﹩1447DayChildPass﹩112484、Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage？______A．TointroducetheNewYorkPass．B．ToattractmoretouriststoNewYork．C．TodescribehowtousetheNewYorkPass．D．ToexplainwhytheNewYorkPassiscreated．1、WhatbenefitcanyougetfromtheNewYorkPass？______A．Youdon'thavetocarrycashwithyou．B．YoucanvisittheStatueofLibertyforfree．C．Youcanchangeyourtravelplansasyoulike．D．Youcangetthefreeguidebookinfourlanguages．2、JackandhistwokidswillvisitNewYorkforthreedaysinJanuaryin2016，howmuchshouldhepayfortheNewYorkPass？______A．﹩520 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D．thetitle24．（8分）LOSANGELES,Nov.12(Xinhua)—LegendarycomicbookwriterStanLeehasdiedattheageof95,accordingtomediareportsonMonday.Lee,borninStanleyLieberonDec.28th,1922,beganhiscareerin1939andjoinedtheMarvelComicsin1961.HeisconsideredasoneofthemostlegendarynamesinthehistoryofcomicbooksandtheleadingcreativeforcebehindtheriseofMarvelComics.Heco-creatediconicfictionalcharacterssuchasSpider-Man,X-Men,theAvengers,andmanymore.Lee’scharactersoftenhavesuperpowers,buttheyalsohaveweaknesses.Theywerehumans,notgods.Theynotonlystruggledtosavetheworld,butalsotopaytheirbills,makefriends,andholdjobs.ThismadeMarvelcomicbookheroesstandapartfromitscompetitorDC,whichproducedtheseeminglyperfectheroeslikeSupermanandWonderWoman.Thosesuperheroeshavebeenadaptedintoblockbusterfilms,mostofwhichweremadeafterDisneyacquiredMarvelina4-billion-dollardealin2009.Inastatement,BobIger,chairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompanysaidStanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.MarvelalsopraisedLeeonitswebsitebyputtingononeofLee’sfamousquotes,whichgoes,“IusedtobeembarrassedbecauseIwasjustacomic-bookwriterwhileotherpeoplewerebuildingbridgesorgoingontomedicalcareers.AndthenIbegantorealize:entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople’slives.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend.Ifeelthatifyou’reabletoentertain,you’redoingagoodthing.”PraisefromhisHollywoodpeersandcolleagueswasgenerous.PresidentofMarvelStudiosKevinFeigeappreciatedLee’sunparalleledimpactontheindustry.“NoonehashadmoreofanimpactonmycareerthanStanLee,”Feigesaid.“OurthoughtsarewithhisfamilyandthemillionsoffanswhohavebeenforevertouchedbyStan’sgenius,charismaandheart.”1、HowdoLee’scharactersdifferfromthoseofDC?A．Theyareperfectheroes.B．Theyoftenhavesuperpowers.C．Theyarenothumans,butgods.D．Theyhavehumanshortcomings.2、WecanlearnfromLee’sstatementinParagraph6that________.A．itisembarrassingtobeacomic-bookwriterB．atasteofentertainmentisnecessaryinpeople’slivesC．entertainmentisthemostimportantthingintheworldD．youcandoeverythingwellifyouareabletoentertain3、Accordingtothepassage,wecouldknowthat________.A．LeeinfluencedKevinFeige’scareeralotB．LeejoinedtheMarvelComicsinhisfortiesC．LeecreatedthefictionalcharactersallbyhimselfD．ThesuperheroeswereadaptedintofilmsbeforeDisneyacquiredMarvel4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ComicsLegend—theMarvelsandDCB．TheSuperheroesinStanLee’sComicsC．Marvel’sComicsLegendStanLeeDiesat95D．TheLifeStoryofMarvelComicsLegendStanLee25．（10分）AgroupofscientistsisgatheringtodayintheU.K.todiscussathickpieceoficethat’scrackinginAntarctica,whichisofthesizeofDelaware.TheiceshelfiscalledLarsenC,anditnowhasa90-milecrackrunningthroughit.Thebigrift(裂缝)isslicingtheiceshelffromtoptobottom.Butthisisnotjustanothersadclimatechangestory.It’smorecomplicated.“Alotofthingsaregoingondeepinsidetheice,”saysAdrianLuckman,aglaciologist.Luckmansaysclimatechangeiscertainlyinfluencingthisregion.LarsenCusedtohavetwoneighborstothenorth,LarsenAandLarsenB．Astheairandwaterwarmed,thoseiceshelvesstartedmeltingandthendisappearedin1995and2002.ButthecrackinLarsenCseemstohavehappenedonitsown,fordifferentreasons.LarsenChasmanycracks.Alliceshelvesdo.Thisparticularcrackhasbeenaroundsinceatleastthe1960s.Theunusualpartisthatin2014,thiscrack—andonlythiscrack—startedgrowingquickly.Why?“Well,thatisalittlebitofamysteryandthat'swhyitdrewitselftoourattention,”saysLuckman.Onepuzzlingaspectishowitmanagedtocutthroughareasofsoftericethatbind(连接)theicefromneighboringglaciersintoonegiantsheet.Startingin2014,thatsofticedidverylittletoslowdownthisrift.Scientistsaresplitonhowimportantthiscrackisforthestabilityofthewholeiceshelf.Somesayifthisgiantsectionbreaksoff,itwon’tmakeadifference.Othersdisagree.“IceshelvesarethegatesofAntarcticainaway,andthegatekeepersofAntarctica.Theiceshelvesarealreadyfloating,soiftheyfallapartitdoesnotimmediatelyaffectsealevels.It’swhattheyholdback-waterfromalltheinlandglaciers—thatcouldbeproblematic.Ifallthewaterpackedinthoseglaciersmadetheirwaytothesea,itcouldsignificantlyraiseglobalsealevels,”saysAlaKhazendar,ageophysicist.1、LarsenC’stwoneighborsdisappearedmainlybecauseof________.A．climatechange B．humanbehaviorC．thecrackinLarsenC D．someunknownreasons2、WhyisLarsenCspecial?A．Becauseitstillexists.B．Becauseithasmanycracks.C．Becauseoneofitscracksisgrowingrapidly.D．Becauseitisgettingbiggerandbiggerquickly.3、Whichoneistrueofsoftice?A．Itiseasytocutthrough.B．Itsformingisstillamystery.C．Itcanpreventcrackingtoadegree.D．Itexistsmainlyinsmallpiecesofice.4、HowdoesAlaKhazendarfeelabouttheinfluenceofthecrack?A．Heisverycurious. B．Heisunconcerned.C．Heisprettyoptimistic. D．Heiscautiouslyworried.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）Eachweek，IgivemyelderlyneighboraridetothestorewhenIamgoing.Shekeepstryingto1mefortheride，andIalways2refusing.Itellherthatitdoesn'tcostanymoreforherto3withmeanditis4formetodothis.Lastweek，shebroughta(n)5andsaidhappily，“Ihavesomethingforyouandyoumustacceptit.”Isaid，“Ifthereismoneyinit，Idon'twantit.”Butshe6itonastand.Later，Iopenedittofinda“thankyou”cardwith7init.Thatnight，Istoppedatherhousetogiveaplateof8friedchickenthatIhad.Itookanenvelopeandputthe$109italongwitha“10”card.Whenleaving，Ileftit11inherdoor.Thenextday，shepaida(n)12tomyhometoreturnmy13．Shesaid，“Look，Iknowyouputthatletterinmydoorthismorning，didn'tyou？”Ihad14forgottenaboutit，andIthoughtfromthesincere15onmyface，shebelievedmewhenIsaidthatIhadn'tputanyletterinherdoorthatmorning.Actually，itwasthenightbefore，16IthoughtIwasn'tlying.Shewentonto17theenvelopeandenclosed(装入)the“smile”18，andtoldmehowshewasblessedwithsomanygoodthingslately.ItoldherthatIwasso19forher，andthatIhopeshe20tobesoblessed.1、A．cost B．pay C．spend D．take2、A．keep B．admit C．enjoy D．stop3、A．climb B．walk C．ride D．run4、A．important B．useful C．troublesome D．convenient5、A．envelope B．choice C．basket D．chance6、A．lied B．laid C．contributed D．expressed7、A．$1 B．$10 C．$100 D．$208、A．dark B．bright C．extra D．familiar9、A．of B．about C．from D．in10、A．smile B．love C．flower D．hug11、A．appeared B．drawn C．placed D．written12、A．attention B．fine C．reward D．visit13、A．bike B．pen C．coat D．plate14、A．completely B．extremely C．roughly D．calmly15、A．mark B．look C．impression D．wound16、A．if B．because C．so D．otherwise17、A．defend B．direct C．disturb D．describe18、A．stamp B．card C．letter D．book19、A．surprised B．sorry C．happy D．sad20、A．continues B．challenges C．rejects D．expects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）Direction:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.IcelandshowsoffnatureFoundjustsouthoftheArcticCircle,it’sfarfromthenorthernmostcountryonEarth.Butasatraveldestinations,Icelandisontopoftheworld.Knownas‚“thelandoffireandice”,thecountryhasmanynaturalwonders.AstheTodaywebsiteputit,“Itis1．naturechooseIcelandtobeitsshopwindowto…remindhumanitythatnatureisstilltheunstoppableforce.”AstheworldwasremindedwhentheEyjafjallajokullvolcanoeruptedsixyearsago,Icelandisacountry“stillinthemaking,andfewotherplacesofferthesameopportunitiestoseetheearth2．action,”commentedNationalGeographicmagazine.IceisIceland’sotherbigattraction-tobeexact,thehugeglacierswhichtraveltowardthecoast,3．(make)strangepoolsofwater.Evenbetterarethenorthernlights,whichare4．(good)toseefromOctobertoMarch.OnSept28,thecountry’scapitalReykjavikdecidedtoturnoffallstreetlightsforanhouratnighttogivepeopleauniquechancetoenjoythenorthernlights.Thankstotheglaciersandthedarksky,thebright,colourful5．(dance)lightsbecame“aheavenlylightdisplay”,travelguidebookpublisherLonelyPlanetnoted.And6．Iceland’suniquenaturalfeaturesarethebiggestattractionsforvisitors,thecountryalsooffersinspiration.Icelandhas7．higherpercentageofwritersinitspopulationthananyothercountryintheworld,theBBCreported.Anditisnotsurprising8．thecountrypublishesmorebooksperpersonthananyothercountryintheworld,reportedtheNPRradiostation,Iceland9．(be)thebirthplaceofimportantliteraryworksandauthors-fromtheVikings’Icelandsagas(传说)toauthorHalldórLaxness,winnerofthe1955NoblePrizeinliterature.“ThebeastinIceland,withitsharsh(严酷的)natureandbitter,ever-changingweather.Wecannotescapeit,”HaraldurJonsson,anIcelandicartists,toldtheObservernewspaperwhiledescribinghisinspiration.“Sowefindwaystolivewithit.We10．havearichlifetofilltheemptyspaces.”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。Environmentalproblemsarebecomingmoreandmoreseriousallovertheworld、Allkindofpollutionandthedestructionoftheenvironmentcouldbeseeeverywhereinourdailylife、Withthedevelopmentofindustryandagriculture,carsmakemuchnoiseandgaveoffpoisonousgases、Becauseofpopulationexpansionandoverdevelopment,resourceshavebecome