2024學(xué)年四川省成都市達(dá)標(biāo)名校全國(guó)高三模擬考一英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2024學(xué)年四川省成都市達(dá)標(biāo)名校全國(guó)高三模擬考(一）英語(yǔ)試題考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct2．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof3．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which4．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken5．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which6．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding7．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the8．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict9．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen10．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishedD．a(chǎn)ccompanied11．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．tookC．catered D．saw12．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat13．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch14．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem15．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where16．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise17．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK18．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised19．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore20．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）CelesteNg，anewwriter，hasgainedrecognitionforherfirstnovel，EverythingINeverToldYou.Ng'sparentscamefromHongKong，Chinainthe1960s.NgwasborninAmericaandgrewupinPittsburgh，Pennsylvania，andShakerHeights，Ohio，inafamilyofscientists.CelestewenttoHarvardUniversityandearnedanMFAfromtheUniversityofMichigan，whereshewontheHopwoodAward.Althoughhernovelisnotaboutrace，thecharactersareAsian.ThemaincharacterisLydia，ateenagegirl，whoisthefavoriteofthreechildrenborntoawhitemotherandaChinese-Americanfather.ThestoryisaboutLydia'sdisappearance，andtheemotionsthefamilygoesthroughasthemysteryunfolds.Thewholefamilydealswithsorrow，regret，andexposedsecretsastheysearchfortheirlostdaughter.ThoughthecharactersinthisstoryareAsian，Ngsaysshedidn'treallywanttoincludeAsiancharacters.Shewasafraidpeoplewouldthinkthestorywasaboutrealpeopleinherlife.BecauseshegrewupinAmericaanddoesn'tspeakChinese，shewasactuallysurprisedthatsheincludedAsiancharactersinthebook.Thebookhastakenoff，especiallyonAmazon，whereitwontheEditor'sPickforNo.1BestBookoftheYearin2014.Ngisstillgettingusedtotheattention，sayingsheisstillamazedwhenpeopletellhertheyhavereadherbook.Withsomanyreaders，it'ssafetosaythisisabookyoushouldread.Butifyou'relookingforasimplemystery，thisbookmightnotbeforyou.Mostreaderswarnthatyoushouldnotreadthisbookunlessyou'repreparedtocry.1、ThenovelEverythingINeverToldYou________.A．focusesonafamilywithamissingchildB．discussesthewaystogetridofregretC．exposesthesecretoftheAmericanworldD．talksaboutthelifeofteenagersinAmerica2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoCelesteNg?A．ShewantedtohelptheAsianpeople.B．ShewassurprisedshewroteaboutAsiancharacters.C．ShewasborninHongKongandgrewupinAmerica.D．Shewantedpeopletoknowthecharacterswererealpeopleinherlife.3、Howdomostreadersprobablyfindthebook?A．It'saboutrace.B．It'sasadstory.C．It'sasimplemystery.D．Ithasasurprisingending.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．CelesteNgandherfamily.B．TheawardsCelesteNgwon.C．CelesteNg'slearningexperiences.D．CelesteNgandherbest-knownnovel.22．（8分）AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours(彎路),andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.1、WhydidLorimakethecall?A．ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.B．ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.2、Whatimpressed“I”byLori?A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.D．Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.B．Facebook’sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.23．（8分）TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthateveryoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy，andittakesalongtime.Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyone，butithastogettoaU.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime，theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal，calledabill.Then，amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced，itissenttoasmallgroupoflawmakers，calleda“committee”.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholdinghearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcas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ltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AlwayswishedtheEarthhadasecondmoon?Thenyouwillbe1tohearthattheChengduAerospaceScienceInstitutehasplanstolaunchmultipleminimoonsoverthenextfewyears.Similartoour2satellite,thelightoftheartificialorb(球體)willbeobtainedfromthesunand3toEarthbyitsmirror-likecoating.Accordingtoitsdesigners,the4oflightbeingreflectedcanbecontrolledfromEarthandthelightcanevenbe5,ifnecessary.Whilethemultipleminimoonswillcertainlyappearpicturesque,theirmainpurposeistoconserve6TheChengduAerospaceexpertsclaimtheminimoon'sdusk-likeglowwillallowthegovernmenttoeventually7costlystreetlightsincities.TheyestimatethatusingtheartificialsatellitetolightupChengdu'sstreetsatnightwill8thecity1.2billionyuananally.Sincetheorb'slocationcanbe9moved,itcouldalsobeusedtoshinelightoverdisaster-struckareasthathavelost10Oncethefirstminimoonis11successfully,theexpertsplantolaunchthree12ones.Together,thesatellites,whichwilltaketurnsdependingontheir13inrelationtothesun,areexpectedto14anareaof3,600to6,400squarekilometers.Whiletheorbswillbe15throughatelescopefromanywhereontheglobe,theirrealbeautywillonlybeseenbyvisitingChengdu.Officials,16,believetheywillbeahugetouristattraction,helpingimprovethecity's17.Asisoftenthecasewithmajor18,someexpertsareconcerned.They19thatthemoonswillimpactonthesleeppatternsofhumansandanimals.However,officialsbelievethesatelliteswillcauselittle,ifany,20.1、A．pleased B．surprised C．a(chǎn)larmed D．relieved2、A．traditional B．unique C．natural D．famous3、A．carried B．reflected C．introduced D．transformed4、A．colour B．speed C．source D．a(chǎn)mount5、A．sentout B．switchedoff C．givenaway D．turneddown6、A．resources B．a(chǎn)nimals C．farmland D．space7、A．rebuild B．expand C．improve D．remove8、A．bring B．leave C．save D．cost9、A．hardly B．easily C．frequently D．normally10、A．money B．home C．contact D．power11、A．travelling B．a(chǎn)ppearing C．working D．signaling12、A．a(chǎn)dditional B．special C．bright D．colourful13、A．size B．importance C．position D．function14、A．pickup B．takeup C．holdup D．lightup15、A．reliable B．visible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．testable16、A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．moreover17、A．population B．education C．evolution D．conflict18、A．drawback B．breakthroughs C．technology D．economy19、A．doubt B．conclude C．worry D．a(chǎn)gree20、A．disturbance B．destruction C．satisfaction D．discussion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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Itisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.Inabusyoumaylookatgstranger,1．nottoolong.Ifhenoticesthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeel2．(comfort).Itisthesameindailylife.Whenyouare3．(look)atforseveralmoretimes,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrong4．you.Ifnothinggoeswrong,you5．(feel)angrywiththepersonwhoislookingatyou.Eyescanspeak,right?6．(look)toolongatsomeonemayseemtobeimpolite.Butsometimesthingsaredifferentwhenit7．(come)tostaringattheoppositesex,ifamanglancesatawomanformorethantenseconds,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattract8．(she)attention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.Infact,continuouseyecontactislimitedto9．(love)only,whowillenjoylookingateachother10．(gentle)foralongtime，toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.Evidently,eyecommunicationshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweenthetwopeople.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的一下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。沒(méi)出錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.沒(méi)出錯(cuò)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(jì)分。Aswintercomes,therearemuchrainandsnowinmanypartsofourcountryincludingourcity.Itistoocoldthatanincreasingnumberofstudentscatchacold.Evenworse,somestudentsfelldownandhurtthembecausetheicyroads.Soweshouldprotectourselvesfromcoldweatherandtherearemanythingswhatareofhelp.First,weshouldputupmoreclotheswhengoingoutside.Thentoremembernottorunorwalktoofastonslipperyroads.Luckily,somemeasureshavebeentakingtopreventusfromfallingdown.Forexample,somematshavebeenplacedonthestepoftheteachingbuilding.Ihopeeveryoneissafeandhealth.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你是張偉的好朋友John，張偉即將參加學(xué)校的英語(yǔ)朗誦比賽，向你求助，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容給他寫一封建議信。1.比賽之前:認(rèn)真準(zhǔn)備，如平時(shí)可對(duì)著鏡子練習(xí)；用語(yǔ)簡(jiǎn)練，使評(píng)委印象深刻。2.比賽時(shí):保持微笑；忘詞時(shí)不緊張，繼續(xù)演講。DearZhangWei,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,John

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、A5、B6、C7、C8、D9、D10、A11、B12、C13、C14、B15、A16、D17、A18、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、B3、B4、D22、1、D2、B3、A4、A23、1、C2、B3、A24、1、D2、A3、B25、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohispr