廣東省珠海三中2024年高三下學期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題含解析

廣東省珠海三中2024年高三下學期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't2．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that3．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek4．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught5．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those6．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome7．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．a(chǎn)musementsB．a(chǎn)djustmentsC．a(chǎn)ppointmentsD．a(chǎn)chievements8．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare9．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye10．I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday11．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though12．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over13．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how14．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout15．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where16．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.17．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway18．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular19．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where20．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企業(yè)家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基礎設施)hasalwaysbeenaproblemfortheenormousnation’ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry’se-commerce.Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworldandmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.What’sisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibabaoverheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame(芝麻)”—andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimplywantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrosstheworld.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.1、Thearticleisabout______.A．JackMa’slifestoryB．thesecretstoJackMa’ssuccessC．JackMa’sbusinessteamD．thedevelopmentofAlibaba2、Accordingtothearticle,thefirststepinJackMa’ssuccesscamefrom______.A．masteringtheEnglishlanguageB．theuniquecultureofhispartnershipC．innovationfromhisteamD．thefoundationofhiscompany3、JackManamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause______.A．itbeginswithanAB．histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.C．inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.D．itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?A．AmbitiousandcreativeB．HumorousandinnovativeC．StrictandintelligentD．Passionateandconsiderate22．（8分）Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.Merelybookish,IlackedapointofviewwhenIread.Rather,Ireadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayings,piecesofinformation,ideas,themes-anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducated.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothavea"complicatedidea"untilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooks,Iheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony(嘲諷)oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverread.Strictwithmyself,IincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.(How,afterall,couldonereadabookmorethanonce?)AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.(Couldanythingshorterbeabook?)TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImade.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.Thearticlehadalistofthe"hundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.""Morethananythingelseinmylife,"theprofessortoldthereporterwithfinality,"thesebookshavemademeallthatIam."ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn'tignore.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.Mostbooks,ofcourse,Ihardlyunderstood.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublic,forexample,Ineededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.However,withthespecialpatienceandsuperstition(迷信)ofaschoolboy,Ilookedateverywordofthetext.AndbymetimeIreachedthelastword,pleased,IpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublic,andseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.1、Onheatingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreading,thewriterthought.A．onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB．a(chǎn)studentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC．itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD．studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread2、Theunderlinedphrase"withfinality"probablymeans.A．firmlyB．clearlyC．proudlyD．pleasantly3、Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto.A．explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB．describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC．showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD．provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword4、Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo.A．showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB．tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC．introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD．explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool23．（8分）Takeadvantageofthisoffertostayinthemiddleofthemagicandsaveupto25%onroomsatselectDisneyResorthotels.ValidforstaysmostnightsfromMay28throughAugust31.BookthroughJuly14thisyear.SeekinganewadventureatWaltDisneyWorldResort?BeamongthefirsttovisitPandora—TheWorldofAvatar.ThisnewlandissettoopenonMay27atDisney’sAnimalKingdomthemepark.Experienceitsgrandness--andthegreatpleasurethatlieswithinall4parks—whenyoucreateavacationpackagebyaddingthemeparkticketstothisroomoffer.ThisspecialofferisvalidfortheDisneyResorthotelslistedbelow.ViewthechartforabreakdownofsavingswithineachResortcategory.SummerExpeditionOfferRes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canbeinferredthat.A．DSTwasadoptedintheUSmainlytopreservefuelB．DSTlastedfor24yearsintheUSbeforebeingcanceledC．itisstillfreeforthestatesintheUStoadopttheDSTornotD．farmersintheUSrejectedDSTforlosinganhourofeveninglight3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedexpression“rejoicingover”inparagraph2?A．Takingpridein. B．Takinginterestin.C．Feelingregretfor. D．Feelingsurprisedabout.4、WhichcountryadoptedDSTearliest,accordingtothepassage?A．France. B．Germany.C．England. D．TheUnitedStates.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Formanyyears,driversofelectrictrainsintheUKwereatriskfrombirdstrikes.Whentheyweretravellingathighspeeds,a1hittingthefrontofthetraincould2thewindscreenofthedrivingcab.Ioncehadapigeonbreaktheoffsidewindowintopiecesatonly20mi/h.Thepigeondidn't3,butIdid—Iamalive!Inanefforttoprovideabetterdegreeof4andreducedelays,ofcourse,researchwasdonetofinda5toughenedglasswindscreenfor6.Aspartofthisresearch,7wassoughtfromairlinesuppliers,whosaidthatagoodtestforantnewglasstypewastofireachickenathighspeed8thewindowmaterial.The9wassoonsetupandanumberofdeadchickensobtained.Eventhoughitwasofastandardusedby10,thetestwiththefirstchickenshowedthattheglasswasnot11enough.Asecondtest12broketheglass.Anothertestdamagedthethirdwindscreen!Repeated13showedthatnoglasscould14thechickenbeingfiredatit.Moreadvicewassoughtfromtheairlinepeople,whocouldnotunderstand15theglasstheyofferedcouldwithstand（禁得住）airbornebirdstrikesbut16failingtherailwaytests.Theydecidedtocometo17test.Therailwayresearchteamsetupa18testandsentsomeonetoobtainmorechickens.19thechickensarrived,itwasthenthattheairlineexpertsrealizedwhatwaswrong.Theytoldtherailwayresearchteam."Youknow,youdo20todefrost（解凍）thechickensfirst."1、A．deviceB．chickenC．birdD．stone2、A．keepoutB．passthroughC．escapefromD．takeaway3、A．flyB．a(chǎn)ppearC．fallD．survive4、A．safetyB．speedC．travelD．temperature5、A．heavyB．brightC．suitableD．flat6、A．passengersB．driversC．a(chǎn)nimalsD．pilots7、A．informationB．energyC．courageD．a(chǎn)dvice8、A．offB．towardsC．beyondD．a(chǎn)cross9、A．testB．researchC．businessD．organization10、A．governmentB．a(chǎn)rmyC．railwaysD．a(chǎn)irlines11、A．popularB．a(chǎn)ttractiveC．toughD．transparent12、A．a(chǎn)lsoB．thenC．everD．only13、A．changesB．a(chǎn)ttemptsC．eventsD．ideas14、A．reflectB．preventC．separateD．resist15、A．whetherB．howC．whyD．when16、A．a(chǎn)voidedB．keptC．stoodD．stopped17、A．witnessB．cancelC．proveD．correct18、A．strangeB．strictC．newD．necessary19、A．ThemomentB．NowthatC．EvenifD．Incase20、A．manageB．a(chǎn)greeC．expectD．have第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）GabiRizeaonlydiscoveredhistalentforwoodcarvingthreeyearsago,andhassinceput1．togooduse,savingdozensofoldtreestumps(樹樁)from2．(remove)byturningthemintoimpressiveworksofart.Rizeabecameawoodcarver3．(complete)byaccident.Threeyearsago,afterbuyinghimselfanewchainsaw(鏈鋸),he4．(start)“playing”withitonablockofwood.Hetriedcarvingahumanfaceintothewood,andtohissurprise,itturnedoutprettygood.Today,heissogoodatwoodcarvingthathishomecityallowshimtoworkhismagiconoldtreestumpsandsofarabout40worksofart5．(create)inthelocalparks.“In99%ofthecases,thewoodjustdoesn’tmatchmyideas,”hesaidinaninterview.“Ifirsthavetoremovealltherottenparts,andsometimes,6．isleftisn’tenoughformydesigns.”Followinghisrecentrisetofame,Rizeahasbeenaskedbymany7．(city),includingthecapitalofRomaniatotransformtheiroldtreetrunks8．worksofart.Hepromisedtohonortheirrequests,buthewillneverrepeatanyoftheartworks9．(find)inhishomecity.Inspiteofhisobvioustalent,theRomanian10．(art)recentlygotintoartschoolinordertofullymasterwoodcarving.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10處語言錯誤，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線（)，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。ItwasonawarmautumndaythatmyfatherandIwalkintomynewhighschool.Afterregisteredintheclassroom,Iwastakentomydormitorybythevolunteer.AltogetherIhadfiveroommates,twoofwhicharrivedlater.Igottoknowmynewroommateimmediately.AlthoughIwasquiteunwillingtosay“Goodbye”tomyfather,buthehadtoleavetomyhometownintheevening.IsuddenlyrealizedIhadgrownupandthatIhadtolookaftermeandliveindependently.NotuntilthenIknowmyseniorhighschoollifehadrealbegun.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華，你的英國朋友Jack對你們學校最近開展的“書香校園”活動很感興趣，寫信向你咨詢相關情況。請你用英語給他一封回信，介紹此次活動的開展情況，內(nèi)容包括:1.開展此次活動的目的；2.此次活動的具體內(nèi)容(例如:二手書市，讀書分享會，……)；3.此次活動反響如何；4.你對此次活動的看法。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:ScholarlyCampus書香校園；second-handbookfair二手書市DearJack,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、B5、C6、C7、B8、B9、B10、C11、A12、C13、D14、B15、C16、A17、C18、A19、D20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”O(jiān)neofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates