乌鲁木齐2024年高三年级第三次质量（三模）英语试卷（含答案）

乌鲁木齐地区2024年高三年级第三次质量监测

英语试卷（问卷）

（卷面分值：150分；考试时间：120分钟）

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答

题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Wheredothespeakersagreetoputthephoto?

A.Onthebedsidetable.B.Onthewall.C.Onthebookcase.

2.Whydoesthemanmadethecall?

A.Tobookaflight.B.Tomakeanappointment.C.Toconfirminformation.

3.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Surprised.B.Confused.C.Annoyed.

4.Whydoesthemancometothebank?

A.Toopenanaccount.B.Tosavemoney.C.Todrawmoney.

5.Whydidthewomangiveupbuyingacar?

A.Becauseofthecarprice.B.Becauseoftheparkingplace.C.Becauseofthecustomerservice.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

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听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Brotherandsister.C.Schoolfriends.

7.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutflying?

A.Excited.B.Curious.C.Frightened.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemansuggestpaintingthebedroomfaintyellow?

A.Itiswelcoming.B.Itisoptimistic.C.Itiswarm.

9.Whatcolorwillthewomanpaintthelivingroom?

A.Brown.B.Orange.C.White.

听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10.WhatdoesthemanwantMickBrowntodo?

A.Makeaspeech.B.Giveaperformance.C.Enterthecompetition.

11.Whowillbeinchargeofthechildren，srunninggames?

A.Susan.B.Mr.Taylor.C.Alan.

12.Whydothespeakersgiveuptheideaofusingthehall?

A.Itisbeingpainted.B.Itistoosmall.C.Itistoofar.

13.WhatarethespeakersgoingtodoonFriday?

A.Sendoutinvitations.B.Discussthefood.C.Talktotheprinter.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whendidthemanreceiveprofessionaltrainingindiving?

A.Atage13.B.Atage18.C.Atage28.

15.Whydidthemanlearntodive?

A.Torelaxhimself.

B.Tolearnaboutanewfield.

C.Toachievehischildhooddream.

16.Whatdoesthemanenjoymostaboutdivingnow?

A.Protectingfish.B.Sharingtheadventure.C.Watchingseacreatures.

17.Whatdoesthemansuggestotherdiversdo?

A.Practicehard.

B.Buythebestequipment.

C.Learnfromexperiencedinstructors.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatisthespeakerdoingnow?

A.Givingareport.B.Hostingaprogram.C.Teachingaclass.

19.WhendoesthecafeusuallycloseonSaturdays?

A.At6:30pm.B.At9:00pm.C.At10:00pm.

20.Whatisthespeakermostdissatisfiedwithaboutthecafe?

A.Theprice.B.Thedecoration.C.Thefoodtypes.

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。

A

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21.Whatdoweknowaboutthecampusshuttlebus?

A.Thereisnochargeforriders.B.Itrunsbetweenfourcampuses.

C.Youcantakeit7daysaweek.D.24hours，advancebookingisneeded.

22.Whatmustyoudototakethebus?

A.DownloadtheSafezoneapp.B.Landalocaljob.

C.TurnoffthePrivacysetting.D.ShowyourCollegeIDwhenboarding.

23.IfyouwanttocatchtheearliestbusfromWhiteCity,youcantake

A.theRedRoutebusat8:00B.theRedRoutebusat8:10

C.theGreenRoutebusat8:40D.theYellowRoutebusat9:00

B

Mattcountedhisnewyeargiftsonemoretimeashetuckedarobot-shapederaserintoeache

nvelope.Hepreparedgiftsforeveryoneforthenextday'sparty.

WhenMattgottoschoolthenextday,hesawanewgirlinhisclassroom.Shestoodnear

Ms.Robinsandlookedaroundshyly."ThisisDorothy,??saidMs.Robins."Willsomeonevolunte

ertoshowheraroundtoday?”Mattraisedhishand.Helikedhelpingnewkidsfeelwelcome."T

hanks,Matt,"Ms.Robinssaid."Nowlet5sgetbusywithourworksowe，redoneintimeforthe

party."That，swhenMattrealizedhedidn'thaveagiftforDorothy.Nooneelsewouldhaveo

neeither.Hefeltasadlumpinhisstomach.

AsheshowedDorothyaround,hewascarefulnottomentiontheparty.Atlunchtime,hewa

IkedDorothytothelunchroom,stillworriedaboutwhatwouldhappenattheparty.Dorothyhadb

roughtapackedlunch,soMattshowedherwheresheshouldsitandwentbacktohisusualseat.

Whileeating,Mattsuddenlyrememberedthatkidsoftenincludedcandyheartswiththenewyearg

iftstheyexchanged.Anideapoppedintohishead.Hewhisperedittothekidsaroundhim.Soon

everyoneatthetablewasnoddingandwhispering.

Whentheywerebackintheclassroomafterlunch,MatttoldMs.Robinsabouttheirplan.

Ms.Robinsagreedwithanoddingsmile.Itwasmathtime,soMattinvitedDorothytostudywith

him.HemadesureDorothysatwithherbacktotheroomsoshewouldn?tnoticehernewclassm

atespassingaroundanexquisitepaperbagMs.Robinspreparedtocollecttheircandyhearts.

Beforelong,itwaspartytime.Theyplayedgamesandthenhadcookiesandjuice.Finally,

theypassedouttheirgifts.Theroombuzzedwithhappychatter.MattsawthesadlookonDoroth

y'sfaceassheglancedatotherkids，desksoverflowingwithenvelopes.

“Here'syourgift,Dorothy,“Mattsaid,placingthepaperbaginfrontofher."It'sfrom

everyone.”

Dorothystaredatthebeautifulbagfullof“hearts”.

“WewantedyoutohaveaspecialNewYear，sDaytoo,“saidMatt.

“Thankyou,“Dorothysaid,smilingathernewclassmates."Itreallyisaspecialday!”

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24.WhydidMattfeelasadlumpinhisstomach?

A.HewasguiltyforforgettingaboutDorothy.

B.HewasworriedthatDorothywouldbeangry.

C.HewasafraidDorothywouldn，tliketheparty.

D.HewasconcernedthatDorothywouldfeelleftout.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refertoinparagraph3?

A.Keepingthepartyasecret.B.Gatheringcandyheartsasagift.

C.InvitingDorothytostudytogether.D.Includingcandyheartsineverygift.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesMatt?

A.Innovative.B.Considerate.C.Modest.D.Generous.

27.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AHeartyWelcomeB.ANewYearTradition

C.TheFirstDayofSchoolD.TheRewardofKindness

C

Doublerainbowsareonething,butadoubleaurora（极光）?Theycanhappen,thoughsome

kindsarerare.Oneparticularred-and-greenauroraisespeciallyconfusing.Now,imagestakenb

yamateurastronomersmayhelprevealitssecrets.

CitizenscientistslivinginCanadaandFinlandusedcamerastodocumentanunusualcombinati

onofaurorasinthenightsky.Physicistshavestudiedthoseimagestolearnwhatmayhavecause

dtheunusuallightshow.

AlanDyerwasoutsidehishomeinStrathmore,Canada,whenthedancingNorthemLightscau

ghthisattention.Hegrabbedhiscameraandstartedfilming."IknewIhadsomethinginteresting,

saysDyer.Atfirstglance,thedoubleauroralookslikeafloatingsliceofwatermelon.Thegreena

uroraiswell-understood.Thefruitylookingredstripismoremysterious.Scientistshaveknowna

bouttheseredaurorasfordecades.Butthere，snoagreementonhowtheyform.Oneideaisthat

Earth5smagneticfieldcanheatupcertainareasoftheatmosphere.Thatheatcouldknockparticles

（粒子）around,likeinproton（质子）rain.

Researchershadseenthesetwotypesofaurorasoccurtogetherbefore.Butitwasalwaysmys

terious,saysToshiNishimura,aspacephysicistatBostonUniversity.Afterlookingatsatelliteobs

ervationsalongwiththeimagestakenbyDyerandothers,Nishimuraandhisteamconcludedhow

thetwophenomenamightberelated.Thekeyisthethinraysintheredaurora.Theymarkthep

athsofelectronsfallingthroughtheEarth'smagneticfield.Thatmeanselectronrainappearstoca

usetheredaurora,justasprotonraincausesthegreenone.Bothgetpoweredbythesolarwind.

Buttheelectronscarrylessenergythantheprotons,sotheymakeforamorereddishcolor.

Electronrainmightnotbetheonlywaytoproducethestableredauroras,though.Theresult

sshowthatwhat'sgoingonismorecomplicatedthanresearchershadthought.TheaurorasDyers

awcouldbedangerzonesforradiocommunicationandGPSsystems,saysNishimura.

乌鲁木齐地区2024年高三年级第三次质量监测英语试卷（问卷）第5页（共10页）

Thecitizenscientistswhotookthephotoswereacriticalpartofthenewfindings,Nishimura

says.

28.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewsreportonastronomicdiscoveries.

B.Ablogaboutskyphenomena.

C.Areviewofauroraresearch.

D.Abrochureofauroratours.

29.Whatcanbeinferredaboutredauroras?

A.Theyarefullyunderstoodbyscientists.

B.TheywerefirstspottedbyAlanDyer.

C.TheyarerelatedtoEarth'smagneticfield.

D.Theyaregeneratedfromprotonrain.

30.Whatmayaffectthecoloroftheaurora?

A.Thepathittravelsalong.B.Theenergyparticlescarry.

C.Thewavelengthofrays.D.Thesourceofsolarwind.

31.WhatdoestheauthorindicatebymentioningAlanDyer，sexample?

A.Photographydrivesscientificresearch.

B.ThedoubleauroraisathreattoGPSsystem.

C.Satelliteobservationsleadtoauroradiscoveries.

D.Citizenscientistshelpexplainthedoubleaurora.

D

Orienteering（定向越里予）involvesrunning,joggingorwalking,andusingamapandcompasst

omovebetweenplaces.It'sagreatwaytohavefunoutdoorswithfriendsandfamily.Theaimi

stomovebetweenpoints,calledcontrols,inacertainorderinthequickesttime.Eventsareusua

llyheldinparks,fieldsorforestsbuttheycanalsohappenintownsandcitiesandevenschoolpl

aygrounds.Peoplecantakeparteitherasindividualsorasateam.

Beginners，eventswillhaveeasiercontrolstofindandcoverlessdistance一perhapsamileor

two.Forexperiencedorienteers,thelengthofthecoursecouldbemuchlongerandtakeinhills

androughground.

Orienteersaregivenacontroldescriptionsheet”tohelpthemfindeachpoint.Thissheethas

detailsoffeaturestolookfor,likepathsandrivers,andacodethatmustmatchthecodeateac

hcontrol.Youwilleithermarkyoursheetateachcontrolorcheckinwithanelectroniccard.

Whenyoustartorienteering,youwilllearnmap-readingskills.Ahelpfultipistokeepyour

thumbonthespotthatshowsyourlocationonthemap.Keepittherightwayround:thefeatures

infrontofyouonthegroundshouldbeinfrontofyouonthemap.

Orienteeringmapscanhavefiveorsixcolors.Blackareasshowhumanfeatures,likebuilding

s;brownshowsthecontour（轮廓）lines（heightoftheland）;andblueshowswater,suchaslakes

andrivers.Whiteandgreentogethershowwoodlands;yellowareasrepresentgrassandopenarea

s.On

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orienteeringmaps,acourseconsistsofatriangle,circles,adoublecircleandsometimesconnecting

lines.Thetriangleisthestart,thedoublecircleisthefinish,andallthecirclesinbetweenarec

heckpoints.

Asyourunbetweenpointsbywhatyouhopeisthequickestroute,youcantakeinthescene

ryaroundyouandhaveagreattimechoosingyourpathandtryingtofinishinafasttime.

32.Whatcanwelearnaboutorienteeringatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Itsrouteisrandom.B.Itsresultisdistance-based.

C.Itgroupsorienteersbyage.D.Itintegratesvariousskills.

33.Whichaspectoforienteeringdoesparagraph3mainlyfocuson?

A.Tricksofsavingtime.B.Theuseofcontroldescriptionsheet.

C.Methodsofcheckingin.D.Theimportanceofcodes.

34.Whydoorienteerskeeptheirthumbontheirlocationonthemap?

A.Totrackprogress.B.Tomarkthefinishpoint.

C.Tomaintaindirection.D.Tohighlightcheckpoints.

35.Whatdothecolorsonanorienteeringmaprepresent?

A.Geographicalfeatures.B.Difficultylevels.

C.Routesforcompetition.D.Stagesoftheorienteeringrace.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ifyou，veeverwalkedaroundthestreetsofaChinesecityandseensticksofbrightlycolored

fruitshininginthewintersun,chancesarethatyou，vebeenatatanghulustall.

36?Alsocalledbingtanghulu,it'satraditionalnorthernChinesesnackmadeofskewered

（串起的）freshfruitdippedintosyrupthathardensquickly,creatingahardshell.Crunchy

andsweetontheoutside,softandsourontheinside,thissugarcoatedspecialtyofnorthernChin

aisawinterfavoritewithyoungandoldalike.

37,manycreativetraders一andtanghululoversathome一willalsomakeitwithanyn

umberofotherdiversefruitslikestrawberries,grapes,mandarinorangesandpineapplesegments

（瓣;片）.

TanghuludatesbacktotheSongDynastywhenitwasafavoritewiththeChineseimperialfa

mily.Legendhasitthatwhenaprincessinthecourtfellsick,adoctorsuggestedsheeathawth

orn（山楂）fruitfriedinbrownsugareverydayfortwoweeks.Onherrecovery,thedoctorbe

camefamous.38.

Nowadaysit'sperhapsthemostpopularstreetsweetinChina.39.Whentheweathercoo

Is,thevendors（小贩）increase,andyoucan，tavoidseeingthem.40.

A.Sowhatistanghulu

B.Whyistanghulusopopular

C.WhiletraditionallymadewithChinesehawthorn

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D.Tanghuluattractedmoreandmorepeople，sattention

E.AndthesnackfoundapermanentplaceonChina，sstreets

F.Atthecostofjusttenyuan,there'snotmuchstoppingyoufromtryingit

G.You，11oftenseestreetvendorswiththeirlongbambooskewersofshinycandiedfruit

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Financialtroublehaddistancedusfromthelifethatwas.Wedecidedto41ourhome.Bu

tfirst,we'dhavetodealwithtwohugely42hollies（冬青树）thathaveovertakenthefront

ofthehouse.

Wecalledlandscapers（园艺师）.Thenewswasn?t43.20-plusyearsofneglectleftuswith

onlytwo44:Letthembeortearthemout.Theideaofcuttingoffallthatlifejustforabetter

view45us.Wehaveneverownedanygreenthingthatgrewwell,exceptforthosecrazyholli

es.Butwestillscheduledthe46.

Overthetwoweeksbeforecutting,though,thetrees47me.SoIemailedonelastlandsc

aper.Ipinnedmyhopesonthat.Dariacametoourfrontlawnandsaid,“Thesecan'tbetrimmed

（修剪）."“Thetrunksaretoo48,"sheadded."Icancutthemdowntoabout2feetoftrunk

andseeifthey511grow.”

Seeifthey'11grow?Months?Years?Isaidnothing,butDariacouldreadour49.“Ifnothi

nghappens,“shesaid,"we'11getyousomenewones."Wegaveherthegreenlight.

Butweekslater,I50thefrontbed.Threeorfourbunchesoftinyleaves51fromonetr

unk.Itwasthe52ofsmall,goodthingsarriving.

Eachday,theymadeussmile,53ustohavepatienceandgaveushopethatallofushav

ethe54toheal.Forthat,wethankthosequiet,stronghollies,now55tothespring,aswe

lookforwardtostartingfresh.

41.A.buildB.sellC.makeD.repair

42.A.pricelessB.leaflessC.overgrownD.overvalued

43.A.importantB.convincingC.freshD.good

44.A.conditionsB.designsC.choicesD.reasons

45.A.frightenedB.brightenedC.sickenedD.softened

46.A.removalB.protectionC.plantingD.rescue

47.A.surprisedB.troubledC.changedD.comforted

48.A.roughB.straightC.smoothD.mature

49.A.experienceB.doubtC.emotionD.opinion

50.A.tookoverB.gaveupC.keptoffD.glancedat

51.A.separatedB.diedC.appearedD.came

52.A.shockB.joyC.successD.reality

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53.A.remindedB.allowedC.requiredD.expected

54.A.timeB.desireC.freedomD.potential

55.A.awakeningB.turningC.holdingD.contributing

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Withsomefreetimeduringtheholiday,IthoughtitwastimetoachieveoneofmyChina56.

(dream):visitingHarbin!

Thatafternoonof57.firstdaywastimetoseethefabled(传奇的)snowandicewor

IdofHarbin.Thisfrozenamusementparkjustblewmeaway.Thegianticestatues,allilluminate

d(发光的)58.theinside,weresimplymagicaltoexplore;andvariousattractionsandgames,

suchassledding,madethetripallthemoreworthwhile.

Althoughbusy,theparkwasstilldefinitelymanageable,and59.wasnicetoseesom

anyfamilieswhomusthavetraveledfromfarandwideallhavingfun.Myonlyregretwaswearin

gonlytwopairsofsocksandnotthree,as60.thesunwentdownthetemperaturesquickly

droppedaswell.

Onmysecondday,mytourtookustotheoldcitycenter.While61.(walk)downth

epedestrian(步行的)CentralStreet,Ifoundarchitecturalinfluencesfromboththepresentandthe

past62.(be)onfulldisplay,showinganamazingmixofcultures.Insomeways,itremi

ndedmeofwalkingdownNanjingRoadinShanghai一justalot63.(cold)!Thefreezing

temperaturesdidn，tstopvisitorsfromenjoyingthelocalicecream,however.

Themagicofthisicycity64.(stick)withmesinceandIcan51waituntilnextwinter6

5.(visit)again.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你们小组为校园艺术节设计的宣传海报被采用。请你作为小组代表在英语课上

做经验分享，内容包括：

1.海报内容及制作过程；

2.分享感受。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearclassmates,

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第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

ItwasJuly1971.IwastakingasummerclassinBlack-Americanliteratureonthecampusof

SUNY.ProfessorJameswalkedintotheclassroomandannouncedthathehadinvitedaspecialgue

sttoclassandheneededavolunteertomeethisguestinthehalloftheadministrationbuildingan

daccompanyhimhere.

Tomyamazement,myrighthandshotupasthoughithadamindofitsown.Inevervolunt

eeredforanything.Iwasshyanduncomfortablemeetingnewpeople.RealizingIwasabsolutelyth

ewrongpersonforthisjob,Ipulledmyhanddownquickly,butitwastoolate."Thankyou,D

avid,“ProfessorJamessaid."You'dbetterleavenow.He'11bearrivinganyminute."Ireluctantl

ygotoutofmyseatandheadedfortheclassroomdoor.WhenIreachedit,Istopped.Isaid,'If

Idon'tknowwhothispersonis,howwillIrecognizehim?I'dhatetobringbackthewrongg

uy.”ProfessorJameslaughed.Hepulledmeasideandwhisperedanameinmycar."AlexHale

y,“hesaid."Really?”Isaid.Igaveathumbs-uptotheclassandlefttheroom.

ThehallwasemptyandAlexHaleywasnowheretobeseen.MyanxietygrewbecauseIfear

edthatIwasabouttoembarrassmyselfinfrontofthisfamousgentlemanbyaskingstupidquestio

ns,orworse,byfallingunnaturallysilent.AsIpacedbackandforthacrossthepolishedfloor,Ire

alizedwhyIinstinctively（本能地）raisedmyhandtovolunteerforthisjob.ThismanwaswhatI

wantedtobe:awriter.Hewaslivingmydream.Icouldlearnfromhim.Butdeepinmyheart,

IwasworriedaboutwhetherIhadagift.

ItwasthenthatMr.Haleywithabriefcaseenteredthebuilding.Hewasamaninhisforties,

mediumheight,wearingasportsjacketoveranopen-collareddressshirt.Afterweintroducedeach

other,Iaccompaniedhimtotheclassroombuilding.Acrosscampus,Iwasstru