2024屆河北省安平縣安平中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

2024屆河北省安平縣安平中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that2．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects3．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless4．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which5．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved6．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s7．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread8．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from9．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive10．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．a(chǎn)stwicemuchas11．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what12．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed13．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what14．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so15．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/16．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned17．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were18．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee19．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where20．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious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）Britishchildrenusedtoplayconkers(板栗游戲)intheautumnwhenthehorse-chestnuttreesstartedtodroptheirshinybrownnuts.Theywouldselectasuitablechestnut,drillaholeinitandthreaditontoastring,thenswingtheirconkeratthatofanopponentuntiloneofthembroke.Butthegamehasfallenoutoffavour.Childrenspendlesstimeoutdoorsandrarelyhaveaccesstochestnuttrees.Besides,manyschoolshavebannedconkersgames,worriedthattheymightcauseinjuriesornutallergies.Thatsortofrisk-averseness(規(guī)避風(fēng)險(xiǎn))nowspreadsthrougheveryaspectofchildhood.Playgroundshavealltheexcitementdesignedoutofthemtomakethemsafe.Manygovernments,particularlyinsocietiessuchasAmerica,havetighteneduptheirrules,requiringparentstosupervise(監(jiān)管)youngchildrenfarmorecloselythaninthepast.FrankFuredioftheUniversityofKent,acriticonmodernparenting,arguesthatallowingchildrentoplayunsupervisedorleavingthemathomealoneisincreasinglydescribedasasymptomofirresponsibleparenting.Inpart,suchincreasedcautionisaresponsetothehugewaveofchanges.Large-scaleurbanization,smallerandmoremobilefamilies,themoveofwomenintothelabormarketandthedigitizationofmanyaspectsoflifehaveunavoidablychangedthewaythatpeoplebringuptheirchildren.Thereislittlechancethatanyofthesetrendswillbechanged,sotoday'smoreintensive(精細(xì)化的)parentingstyleislikelytogoon.Suchparentingpracticesnowembracedbywealthyparentsinmanypartsoftherichworld,particularlyinAmerica,gofarbeyondanadjustmenttochangesinexternalconditions.Theymeanastrongbidtoensurethattheadvantagesenjoyedbytheparents’generationarepassedontotheirchildren.Sincesuccessinlifenowturnsmainlyoneducation,suchparentswilldotheirbesttoprovidetheirchildrenwiththeschooling,thecharactertrainingandthesocialskillsthatwillsecureaccesstothebestuniversitiesandlaterthemostattractivejobs.Tosomeextentthathasalwaysbeenthecase.Buttherearemoresuchparentsnow,andtheyarecompetingwitheachotherforwhateconomistscallpositionalgoods.Thiscompetitionstartsevenbeforethechildrenareborn.Thewealthyclasseswilltaketheirtimetoselectasuitablespouseandgetmarried,andwillstartafamilyonlywhentheyfeelreadyforit.Childrenfromlessadvantagedbackgrounds,bycontrast,oftenappearbeforetheirparentsarereadyforthem.InAmerica60%ofbirthstosinglewomenunder30areunplanned,andover40%ofchildrenarebornoutsidemarriage.Theresult,certainlyinAmerica,hasbeentowidenalreadymassivesocialinequalitiesyetfurther.Alltheevidencesuggeststhatchildrenfrompoorerbackgroundsareatadisadvantagealmostassoonastheyareborn.Bytheageoffiveorsixtheyarefarless“school-ready”thantheirbetter-offpeers,soanyattemptstohelpthemcatchuphavetostartlongbeforetheygettoschool.Americahashadsomesuccesswithvariousschemesinvolvingregularhomevisitsbynursesorsocialworkerstolow-incomefamilieswithnewbabies.Italsohaslongexperiencewithprogrammesforyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesthatcombinesupportforparentswithgood-qualitychildcare.Suchprogrammesdoseemtomakeadifference.Withoutextraeffort,childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesinmostcountriesaremuchlesslikelythantheirbetter-offpeerstoattendpreschooleducation,eventhoughtheyaremorelikelytobenefitfromit.AnddatafromtheOECD’sPISAprogrammesuggestthatchildrenneedatleasttwoyearsofpreschooleducationtoperformattheirbestwhentheyare15.Sothemostpromisingwaytoensuregreaterequalitymaybetomakeearly-yearseducationandcareformorewidelyavailableandmoreaffordable,asitisintheNordics.Somegovernmentsarealreadyrethinkingtheireducationalpriorities,shiftingsomeoftheirspendingtotheearlyyears.Mostrichcountriesdecidedmorethanacenturyagothatfree,compulsoryeducationforallchildrenwasaworthwhileinvestmentforsociety.Thereisnowanargumentforstartingpreschooleducationearlier,assomecountrieshavealreadydone.Inthefaceofcrushingnewinequalities,amodernversionofthatapproachisworthtrying.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Moreattentionisplacedonchildren’ssafety.B．Moreandmoreparentsarebecomingirresponsible.C．Childrenarenolongerinterestedinoutdooractivities.D．Parentsareadvisedtospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutintensiveparentingstyleisTRUE?A．Chancesarethatthisstylecouldbechanged.B．Financialpressureforcesparentstobestricter.C．Richfamiliesadoptsuchstyletokeeptheiradvantages.D．Suchstyleislargelyinfluencedbythesizeofthefamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Economistsofferpracticaladvicetoguideparenting.B．Ahappymarriagesecureschildren’ssocialpositions.C．Unfairdivisionofsocialresourcesdrivesparentsmad.D．Parentsarestrugglingfortheirchildren’sedgeoverpeers.4、Whichisthepropermeasuretonarrowthegapbetweentherichandthepoor?A．Parentsarepersuadedtogivebirthtobabiesintheirlateryears.B．Fundsareprovidedforpoorchildrenaftertheyareadmittedtoschool.C．Newbabiesinlow-incomefamiliesaresenttonursesorsocialworkers.D．Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareensuredtoreceiveearlyeducation.5、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsinvestmentinpre-schooleducation?A．Supportive B．DisapprovingC．Skeptic D．Unconcerned6、Theauthorbeginsthepassagewiththegameofconkersto.A．showcompetitionoverweighscooperationB．implyeducationalinequalitiesshouldbebrokenC．makereadersawareoftherulesofthegameD．indicatethegamehaslostitsappealtochildren22．（8分）Aswedrovealong,myspiritswentupagain,andIturned,withpleasure,tothethoughtofthenewlifewhichIwasentering.ButthoughitwasnotfarpastthemiddleofSeptember,theheavycloudsandstrongnorth-easterlywindcombinedtomakethedayextremelycold;andthejourneyseemedaverylongone,sothatitwasnearlyoneo’clockbeforewereachedtheplaceofourdestination.Yetwhenweenteredthegateway,myheartfailedme,andIwisheditwereamileortwofartheroff.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeImuststandalone:therewasnoretreatingnow.Imustenterthathouse,andintroducemyselfamongitsstrangepeople.Buthowwasittobedone?True,Iwasnearnineteen;but,thankstotheprotectingcareofmymotherandsister,Iwellknewthatmanyagirloffifteen,orunder,wasgiftedwithamorewomanlyaddress,andgreatereaseandself-possession,thanIwas.Yet,anyway.Iwoulddoverywell,afterall;andthechildren,ofcourse,Ishouldsoonbeateasewiththem."Becalm,becalm,whateverhappens,"Isaidwithinmyself;andtrulyIwassofullyoccupiedinsteadyingmynervesandkeepingdowntherebelliousbeatofmyheartthatwhenIwasadmittedintothehallandintothepresenceofMrs.Bloomfield,Ialmostforgottoanswerherpolitegreeting;anditafterwardsstruckmethatthelittleIdidsaywasspokeninthetoneofonehalf-deadorhalf-asleep.Withduepoliteness,however,sheshowedmemybedroom,andleftmetheretotakealittlerefreshmentforalittlewhileandledmeintothedining-room.Somebeefsteaksandpotatoesweresetbeforeme;andwhileIdineduponthese,shesatopposite,watchingme(asIthought)andtryingtokeepsomethinglikeaconversation—consistingchieflyofcommonplaceremarks.Infact,myattentionwasalmostwhollyabsorbedinmydinner:notfromappetite,butfromthetoughnessofthebeefsteaks,andthenumbnessofmyhands.“Ihavehadsolittletimetoattendtotheireducationmyself,butIthinktheyarecleverchildren,andverywillingtolearn,especiallythelittleboy;heis,Ithink,thefloweroftheflock—agenerous,noble-spiritedboy,onetobeled,butnotdriven,andremarkableforalwaysspeakingthetruth.”“HissisterMaryAnnwillrequirewatching,”continuedshe,“butsheisaverygoodgirlonthewhole,thoughIwishhertobekeptoutofthenurseryasmuchaspossible,assheisnowalmostsixyearsold,andmightacquirebadhabitsfromthenurses.Ihaveorderedherbedtobeplacedinyourroom,andifyouwillbesokindastolookafterherwashinganddressing,andtakechargeofherclothes,sheneedstohavenothingfurthertodowiththenurserymaid.”IrepliedIwasquitewillingtodoso;andatthatmomentthechildrenenteredtheroom.TomBloomfieldwasawell-grownboyofseven.Marywasatallgirl,forherageofsix,somewhatdarklikehermother.ThesecondsisterwasFanny,averyprettylittlegirl,lookinglittleyoungerthanMary.TheremainingonewasHarriet,alittlebroad,fat,merry,playfulthingofscarcelytwo,whomIhadmoredesireforthanalltherest—butwithherIhadnothingtodo.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribeshowthewriterfeltwhensheenteredMrs.Bloomfield'shome?A．Shewasnervous,dissatisfiedwithhermannersbutstillconfident.B．Shewascold,hungrybuteagertoseeallthechildreninthefamily.C．Shewasfrightened,nervousandregretfulaboutherdecision.D．Shewascalm,confidentandveryhappywithallthefamily.2、WhatjobwouldthewritertakeinMrs.Bloomfield'shome?A．Anurserymaid. B．Ahousecleaner.C．Ahomecook. D．Afamilyteacher.3、WhichofthefollowingwasTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterhadsomedifficultywithherlunchbecauseofthetoughfoodandthecold.B．Thedeliciousfoodtookthewriter'sattentionawayfromMrs.Bloomfield’swords.C．Allthechildrenwerewelleducatedbeforethewritercametothefamily.D．AllthechildreninthefamilywerelookedafterbyMrs.Bloomfieldherself.4、Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.A．Mrs.BloomfieldwouldtreatthewriterkindlyandhelpheralotB．theyoungestgirlHarrietwouldbethewriter’sfavoritestudentC．thewriterwouldtakeonmoreresponsibilitiesthansheshouldD．TomBloomfieldwouldbethecleverestofallthechildren23．（8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．lovedrobinsthemost24．（8分）Anovelisastorytransmittedfromthenovelisttothereader.Itoffersdistractionandentertainment.Butitcanalsobesomethingmorepowerful—awaytolearnabouthowtolive.Justreadattherightmomentinyourlife,andanovelcanchangeit.TheNovelCureisareminderofthatpower.Itisregardedasagranddisplayofliteraryfictionandacelebrationofthepossibilitiesofthenovel.Tocreatethisapothecary（藥房）,theauthorshavesearchedthroughtwothousandyearsofliteraturefornovelsthateffectivelypromotehappiness,health,andsanity（神志清醒）,writtenbybrilliantmindswhoknewwhatitmeanttobehumanandwrotetheirlifelessonsintotheirfiction.Theauthors,EllaBerthoudandSusanElderkinbegangivingnovelstoeachotherwheneveroneofthemseemedinneedofapush.In2008theysetupabibliotherapyservicethroughaculturalenterprise,andsincethenhavebeenprescribingbookstocustomersallovertheworld.Bibliotherapydoesnotdiscriminatebetweenpainsofthebodyandpainsofthehead(orheart).Awarethatyouarenotbraveenough?PickupToKillaMockingbirdforaninjectionofcourage.Experiencingasuddenfearofdeath?ReadOneThousandYearsofSolitudeforsomeunderstandingonthelargercycleoflife.Whateveryourconditionis,thetreatmentissimple:anovel(ortwo),tobereadregularly.Sometreatmentswillleadtoacompletecure.Otherswilloffercomfort,showingthatyouarenotthefirsttoexperiencetheseemotions.TheNovelCureisalsofilledwithusefullistsrecommendingthebestnovelstoreadwhenyouarestuckintrafficorcan’tfallasleep,themostimportantnovelstoreadthroughoutyourlife.Brilliantinconcepts,TheNovelCurebelongsoneveryone’sbookshelfandineverymedicinecabinet.Itwillmakeeventhemostwell-readfictionloverpickupanovelhe’sneverheardof,andseefamiliaroneswithneweyes.Mostly.itwillreaffirmliterature’sabilitytodistractandtransport,toresonate（共鳴）andreassure,tochangethewayweseetheworldandourplaceinit.1、Whatdoesthe“power”inparagraph2referto?A．Thepowerofthenovelisttotransmitastorytothereader.B．Thepowerofthenoveltodistractandentertainthereader.C．Thepowerofthenoveltocreatesomanytreatmentforthereader.D．Thepowerofthenoveltotellushowtoliveandchangeourlives.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouthinkis“Bibliotherapy”?A．Atreatmentthathelpsyoutofindthemeaningoflife.B．Amethodthatmakesyoutoresonatewiththecharactersinthenovel.C．Atreatmentthatrequiresyoutostayinthebookshopandtoreadmanybooks.D．Amethodtoaddressyourphysicalorpsychologicalproblemsbyreadingcertainbooks.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinTRUEaboutTheNovelCure?A．Itishardforbookwormtofindthebookappealing.B．Itsauthorsmusthavescannednumerousliteratureworks.C．AllofthenovelsprescribedinitcanofferyouacompletecureD．Itdividesourpainsintopainsofthebodyandpainsofthehead.4、YoucanfindthearticleonallofthefollowingwebsitesEXCEPT________A．B．http://C．http://D．http://25．（10分）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.1.BoardmanCxCompThisisacrosscountrybike,andit’ssomultifunctionalthatyoucanhandleanyterrain(地勢)onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,smoothtiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasabasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears(變速器),whichareoutstandingforitsprice.￡650,Halfords2.PlanetXRT-58v2PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit，becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice,PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufacturerandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragearing.￡585,PlanetX3.SpecializedAllezE5Specializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.￡75,EvansCycles4.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanallroundandmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.￡800,Halfords1、WhatisspecialaboutBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsShimanoSoragears.B．Itsreasonableprice.C．Itsvariousfunctions.D．Itsfirmtires.2、WhichonehasthelowestpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2.B．SpecializedAllezE5.C．BoardmanCXComp.D．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon,3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．PlanetXRT58v2hasbeensoldoutsofar,B．BoardmanCxCompisactuallyamountainbike.C．SpecializedAllezE5isdesignedforseniorcyclists.D．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbonismadebyspecialmaterials.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Inourlife,wewillhavealotoftimetofeellow.Ifthere’sonethingthatruinsus,which48usfromdoingwhatwe’re49capableofandpreventsusfromachievingourdreams,itisfearof50.Manyofusgothroughourlivesneverknowingwhatwecouldhavedoneandwhathasoftenbeenheardisthatifonlywehadn’tgivenupour51.Whatifyouhadgivenupon52totalk,walk,read,rideabike,oranyotherachievementsbeforeyouwereevenfiveyearsold?How53wouldyourlifehaveturnedoutifyou’dgivenupinsteadof54withthem?Now,howdifferenthasyourlifebeenbecauseofthegoalsyougaveup?Becauseyouwereafraidthatyouwouldfail,howmanyexperiencesandopportunitieshaveyou55outonbecauseyoucouldn’tgetpastthatinvisiblebarrieroffear!?1、A．increases B．stops C．inspires D．helps2、A．truly B．hardly C．honestly D．easily3、A．death B．trouble C．sorrow D．failure4、A．plans B.jobs C．dreams D．lives5、A．trying B．learning C．practicing D．studying6、A．strange B．poorC．successful D．different7、A．playing B．covering C．sticking D．moving8、A．missed B．picked C．taken D．looked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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Well,I'mhereinLondon.Thankyoufor1．(send)metheletter.Youaskmewhatit'slikehere.Imustsay,it'sprettygood!Thelanguageschoolisveryefficientlyorganized.Onthefirstmorningwehadtodoatest,2．Ifoundratherhard.However,Igotasurprisinglygoodmark,soI'minthesecondclass