遼寧朝陽市普通高中2024屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

遼寧朝陽市普通高中2024屆高三3月份第一次模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing2．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof3．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere4．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that5．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout6．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore7．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why8．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding9．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize10．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who11．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct12．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show13．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush14．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t15．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens16．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/17．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless18．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since19．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts20．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one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）Physicscouldsoonmakeitpossibletoreplacethoseheavyglasslenses（鏡頭）oncameraswith“metalenses”－materialsengineeredtofocuslightatafraction（少量）oftheweightandsizeoftraditionallensing.AteamfromHarvardUniversity’sschoolofengineeringhasdesignedametalensthatcanfocusnearlytheentirevisiblelight.Previousmetalensescouldfocusonlynarrowcolorwavelengths,orwavelengthsoutsidethevisible.Whenlightmovesthroughglass,thedifferentwavelengthsthatmakeupthelightslowatdifferentrates.Thiscausestheirpathsthroughtheglasstobend,sothattheyseparate.Passabeamofwhitelightthroughaprism（棱鏡）,andthiseffectwillcausearainbowtoburstouttheotherend.Thispresentsachallengetolensmakers;asinglefocusingelementwillprojectapicturethathascolorsfromredtoviolethittingdifferentspotsonthefilm.So,modemcameralensesusemanydifferentglasselementstoreversethateffect,pushingthedifferentwavelengthsoflightbackontoasinglefocalpoint,althoughthatdoesn’tworkperfectly;manyphotographersknowthepainofbuyinganexpensivelensonlytofindavioletedgearoundthesubjectsintheirphotographs.Ametalenstakesadifferentapproachtofocusinglight.Insteadofusingthereflectionofglass,ametalensusestinystructures,typicallymadeoftitaniumdioxide（二氧化鈦）,tobendwavelengthstowardthemetalensfocalpoint.Inthepast,though,metalensescouldbendjustonewavelengthatatime,orinmoreadvancedcases,anarrowbandofthevisuallight.Thenewlycreatedmetalensbendsnearlythefull.Metalenseshaveotherchallengestoovercomebeforetheycancompeteseriouslywithtraditionalglass.Themostsignificantone:resolution（分辨率）,accordingtoajournalarticle.Noneofthemetalensessofarareparticularlysharpcomparedwiththeirbestglasscompetitors.But,again,asthetechnologyprogresses,itcouldaddressthatlimitation.Metalensesmightnotlandonstoreshelvesanytimesoon,buttheyarecoming.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“metalenses”fromParagraph1?A．It’ssmall.B．It’sexpensive.C．It’svisible.D．It’snarrow.2、Whyisittoughinmakinglens?A．Lightislowatdifferentrates.B．Lightpathisbentwhenlighttravels.C．Animagehascolorsfromredtoviolet.D．Whitelightwillcausedifferentcolors.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reverse”inParagraph4mean?A．Change.B．Exchange.C．Increase.D．Improve.4、What’suniqueinwaysoffocusinglightforanewmetalens?A．Itthrowstheglasslightback.B．Itusesmetalsinthestructure.C．Itnearlymakesthevisuallightallbend.D．Itismoreadvancedandnarrow.22．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to262、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education23．（8分）WEWILLNEVERFORGETELEPHANTENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS(EEHV)ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTSYOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic(災(zāi)難性的)effectontheglobalconserv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B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.25．（10分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小題1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小題2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．a(chǎn)groundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小題3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）OncetherewasayounggirlnamedEliza.Shewasthedaughterofakingandshewasverylazy.She1hadherservantsdoeverythingforher.“Iamverythirsty，andmy2isonthetable.Pleasegetitforme.”Shecalled.3aservantpickedtheglassupfromthe4nexttoElizaandheldituptoher5untilElizawasnolonger6.Thenextday，Elizawaswalkingtodinnerwhenherhat7.Shecalledforaservantandayoungmanranover，pickedupthehat，8itoff，andplaceditbackonEliza'shead.Shecontinually9herservantstodosimpletasksforher.Herfathernoticedher10anddecidedtopunishher.Hesetherina11withonlyaloom(織布機(jī))andsomethread.No12wereallowedintheroom.“Youwill13inthisroom，noteatingordrinkinguntilyouhavewovenablanketforme.Youhavetodoalloftheworkby14.”ThekingleftElizaallaloneintheroom.Elizacalledforherservants，15noneappeared.Thenshe16herfathertellingheraboutAthena，thegoddessofwisdom.ShecalledforAthenaoverandoveruntilfinally，shefell17.Whileshewassleeping，shehada18.Hermesspoketoherinherdream.Hesaid，“Athenahasheardyourpleas(請求)for19.Sheisveryangrywithyou.Shewillcometoyouandinformyouofyour20.”Elizaawokeveryfrightened.1、A．seldomB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．neverD．sometimes2、A．hatB．threadC．blanketD．glass3、A．ImmediatelyB．SuddenlyC．FortunatelyD．Eventually4、A．floorB．shopC．tableD．kitchen5、A．bedB．rooC．lipsD．shoulders6、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．hungryC．happyD．thirsty7、A．felloffB．wentawayC．jumpedoffD．stoodup8、A．tookB．dustedC．kickedD．paid9、A．beggedB．requiredC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．persuaded10、A．happinessB．wisdomC．lazinessD．honesty11、A．schoolB．factoryC．roomD．church12、A．servantsB．classmatesC．relativesD．sisters13、A．restB．studyC．playD．stay14、A．himselfB．myselfC．herselfD．yourself15、A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)lsoD．even16、A．forgotB．rememberedC．regrettedD．suggested17、A．illB．hungryC．a(chǎn)sleepD．worried18、A．timeB．powerC．chanceD．dream19、A．helpB．playingC．a(chǎn)ccompanyD．living20、A．praiseB．punishmentC．pleasD．freedom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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChineseknotisanancientfolkartforminChina,simple1．a(chǎn)ttractiveaswell.ItshistorycandatebacktotheZhouDynasty(1046-256BC),anditwasfullydevelopedintheTangandSongDynasties,andbecame2．(wide)popularintheMingandQingDynasties.Aknot3．ismadeofcolorfulsilkthreadcanbringgoodlucktoitsowner.Itisoftenusedtoexpressgoodwishes,4．(include)happiness,prosperity,loveandtheabsenceofevil.Chineseknot5．(indicate)thateveryknotismadeofasingleropeandnamedbyitsspecificformandmeaning.Forexample,“Happiness&Health”,“LuckandAuspiciousness(吉祥)”and“Wishyouafairwind”.Bycombiningdifferentknots6．otherwell-designedthingsskillfully,auniqueauspiciousChineseknotwithmanywishes7．(form).AnditisalsoworthnotingthatthelogoforBeijing’sbid8．(host)the2008Olympicswasbasedonatraditionalknotcraftdesign.Today,peoplearefondofChineseknotforits9．(character)form,colorfulnessanddeepmeaning.Mostcommonly,theknotisusedeitherasahanging10．(decorate),suchasinthehomeorcar,oronthebodylikering,earrings,handchainornecklace.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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。Linda'sfatherboughtherthenewbikethedaybeforeyesterday,thatmadeherveryexcited、Thenshebegantorideitfastontheroad、Seenamangettingclosetoher,Lindacouldn'tstopitandasaresult,sheknockedontotheman、Beingverykind,sothemandidn'tscoldheratall、Instead,hetoldherhowdangerouslyitwastorideabikesofast、Heaskedhertokeepthelessoninmind、Lindafeltregretfulbutashamed、Shepromisedkeepthelessoninmindforever、Then,themanbenddownandbegantorepairherbike、Afterawhile,hegotthemrepaired、Lindawasgreatlymoved、Shethankedthemanandlefthimhappily、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）第二屆“一帶一路”國際合作高峰論壇（theBeltandRoadForumforinternationalCooperation）將于2019年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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、C4、C5、C6、A7、B8、A9、C10、C11、A12、B13、B14、C15、A16、C17、D18、D19、D20、D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、1、A2、D3、A4、C22、1、D2、B3、A4、D23、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest-tastingcuisine(菜肴).Itis,however,expectedtobefast.ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemoreitemsonthemenu.Buttheworld'slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,istryingtochangethat.Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledthe“just-for-youexperience”.In200USrestaurants(andmorethan2，000acrosstheglobe),customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself-servekiosk(售貨亭),afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald'sinNewYork'sTribecaneighbourhoodonThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounterandthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants…showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoamid-single-digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage.”Customersatisfactionscoresalsoincreased,“becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.”Thecompanyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder-and-payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderandpayforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.Mike,acomm