白银市重点中学2023-2024学年英语高三第一学期期末试题含解析

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5.第一部分共小题，每小题分，满分分

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5301.Owing toThe ChinesePoetry Competition^publications onclassical Chineseliteratureare asignificant shareof storagespace at the bookstore.A.taking upB.dividing upC.breaking upD.putting up

2.Her doctorindicated thateven addinganamount ofdaily exercisewoulddramatically improveher health.A.modest B.equalC.exactD.considerable

3.Interest is as tolearning asthe abilityto understandseven moreso.A.vital B.availableC.specific D.similar

4.The biggestproblem formost plants,which justget upand runaway whenthreatened,is thatanimals liketo eatthem.A.shall notB.cantC.neednt D.mustnt

5.The manthe fakenews that18firefighters losttheir livesin theexplosionwas arrested.A.having circulatingB.to circulateC.circulating D.to havecirculated

6.…ril takethe blueone.This istwenty dollars.-Heres thechange._・A.Best wishesB.My pleasureC.Have anice dayD.Let9s callit aday

7.While interactingwith peoplein India,1was to a wayof lifecompletelydifferent frommy own.A.reduced B.exposed C・committed D.transferredstrange.12his interestsand viewpoints.We hadlittle in13,but hewasfascinated withtalking with,as he14it,^intelligent people.”I haveto admit,I wishourconversation had been15to tenor fifteenminutes,but whenMichael Hnally16off,he thankedmefor listeningso17to himand for my18to talkwith himfor solong.It was then that I19that,just maybe,thatwas mypurpose in life fortoday...to bethere,in thatplace,at that20in thatconversation.、1A.booked B.ordered C.made D.selected

2、A.commands B.contributions C.introductions D.directions、B.left C.graduated D.learned3A.quitted、B・careless C.timely D.signiflcant4A.simpleUnfortunately B.Unnecessarily C.Consequently D.Additionally、5A.

6、A.power B.success C-luck D.strength、B.recognizing C.ignoring D.covering7A.admittingB.ambition C・need D.chance、8A.benefitB.difference C.decision D.effort、9A.useB.expecting C.attempting D.requesting、10A.wonderingB.in C.beyond D.among、11A.betweenB.in favorof C.in caseof D.in place of、12A.in termsofB.vain C.particular D.common、13A.publicB.saw C・put D.got、14A.tookB.limited C.compared D.referred、15A.appliedB.raced C.rode D.turned、16A.droveB.clearly C.honestly D.casually17A.attentivelyB,quietness C.business D.willingness、18A.weaknessB.occurred C.realized D.complained、19A.struckB.engage C.lead D.competetime,to第二节每小题分，满分分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词

1.5151的正确形式分

27.15A womanand aman weredriving alongthe motorwayinoppositel.direction whenthey crashedinto oneanother.Both of their carswere completelydestroyed,!neither of them washurt.They gotout of their cars,and thewomansaid,“Wow,look atour cars-there^nothing3,leave!But,at leastwere allright.Thismust be4e sign that we should befriends and not tryto blameeach other.”The manreplied,“Yes,definitely,I cantagree

5.you more.The womansaid,6e（point）to abottle on the ground,uAndheres anothermiracle.Somehow thisbottle ofwine frommy backseat didntbreak.Surely,thismeans,weshoulddrink thewine andcelebrate ourgood fortune.She handedthe bottle to the（）man.The mannodded hishead,opened it,and8,drink abouta third of thebottletocalm his迎」（）nerves.Then,he gave9,back to the woman.The womantook thebottle immediateput thecapback on,and handedit back to theman.The manasked,Arent youhaving any”Thewoman replied,uNo,I thinkril justwait for the police.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）（分）假定英语课上老师要求同

1028.10桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文短文中共有处错误，每句中最多有两10处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在此符号下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011Last summer,Li Huaand hisclassmates madea tripto LondonOn hisarrival attheairportjt wasraining heavySo they took abus to the hotel,where wasnot farfrom theairportThe nextday,they cant wait to see the wonderful placeof interest in LondonTheyfirst went to the Elizabeth Tower,a symbolof United Kingdom The guide told them theN、、tower hadbeen appearedin manyfilms Thenthey visitthe BritishMuseum To their greatsurprise,they foundmany Chineseartworks displayedthereFelt veryproud,theytook a lot、第二节书面表达（满分分）（分）作文of photos but they really had great fun

2529.25题目词数要求词写作要点Opportunity80〜

100.人的一生会遇到许多机会，如果我们抓住机会，就会成功1谈谈你对机会和成功的看法

2.参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）

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530、1A、2A、3A、4B、5C、6C、7B、8D、9A、10A、11A、12A、13D、14A、15B、16A、17C、18B、19B、20C第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选40A BC D出最佳选项、、、、211C2B3D、4C、、221C、、3C4D、、231B、2D、3C、4C、、241B、2C、3D、、251C、2B、3C、4A第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文

1.530后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261B、2D、3C、4A、5A、6B、7C、8C、9D、10B、11A、12A、13D、14C、15B、16C、17A、19C、20B第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单L5151词的正确形式、

271.directions

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5.with

6.pointing

7.that

8.drank

9.it

10.immediately第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）

10、28Last summer,Li Huaand hisclassmates madea tripto LondonOn hisarrival atthe airportjt was

①theirraining heavy.So theytook abus to the hotel,where wasnot farfrom theairport.The nextday,

②heavily

③which theycantwaittoseethewonderfulplaceofinterestinLondon.They firstwentto theElizabethTower

④couldnt

⑤placesa symbolof AUnitedKingdom.Theguidetoldthemthe towerhad appearedin manyfilms.

⑥the Thenthey visitthe BritishMuseum.Totheirgreat surprisethey foundmany Chineseartworks

⑧visiteddisplayed there.Felt veryproui theytooka lot ofphotosbutthey reallyhadgreatfun.©Feeling⑩and第二节书面表达（满分分）

25、29Opportunity isone ofthe elementsof success.But opportunitiesdont comeoften;and notall theopportunities cancertainly lead to success.Opportunities areusually disguisedas hardwork;therefore mostpeople dontrecognizethem.So ifwe wantto achievesomething,we mustmake effortsand getprepared.Otherwise,we willtake noadvantage ofopportunities whenthey cometo us.In myopinion,there areplenty ofopportunities foreveryone in our society,but onlythose whohavemade enoughpreparations andare highlytalented canmake useofthemto achievetheirpurpose.

8.John anNBA playoffgame onTV now.A.watches B.watched C.will watchD.is watching

9.In Australia,many roadsigns arenow bothin Englishand Chinese,it easierfor Chinesetouriststo travel.A.making B.made C.make D.makes一

10.Are youready toleave—Almost,PH beready to go justas soonas Iputting theclean dishesaway.A.get throughB.give upC.carry outD.set about

11.Mark havehurried.After drivingat topspeed,he arrivedhalf anhour early.A.neednt B.wouldnt C.mustnt D.couldnt

12.here,come andhave acup oftea.A.Passing B.To passC.Pass D.Having passed

13.—How aboutplan toopen abranch™I shouldsay itwas failure.A.a;a B.a;/C.the;/D.the;a

14.If the new safetysystem touse,the accidentwould neverhave happened.A.hadbeenput B.were putC.should beput D.would beput

15.-Could weaccomplish thetask according totheschedule--1doubt that.The problemremains wecan getfinancial aidwithin thisweek.A.that B.how C.why D.when

16.WeUl goearly.,we maynot get a seat.A.Otherwise B.Meanwhile C.However D.Besides

17.I tellyou withcertainty thathe wontbe able to finishit beforethe deadline.A.will B.must C.can D.may

18.what theysay aboutme,Im goingto continuemy work.A.In termsof B.Regardless ofC.Instead ofD.In favorof

19.More subwaylines to make travellingeasy inBeijing in the comingyears.A.will buildB.will bebuiltC.buildD.are built

20.Many thoughtthat afterstarring in the immenselypopular drama9Nirvana inFire,Hu Gewouldand activelyseek newroles.A.make amountain outof amolehillB・have toomany ironsin thefireC.strike whilethe ironis hotD.put the cart beforethe horse第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选40A BC D出最佳选项（分）

21.6Well,parents,surprise!Lots of us areusing Twitterand Facebookto thumbrides,andnotjust toschool.Ifs awkwardto berefused whenyou calla friendand askfor aride.Butwith Twitter,you justlook forother peopleheading thesame way.It maysound risky,so manyteens staywithin theirown socialcircles tofind rides,and dontbranchout beyondfriends whenasking on Twitter justlike me,but tosome young people,especially thosetaking longertrips,stranger dangeris lessof aconcern.“I thinkthe digitalconnection ofyoung peopleis reallyimportant,because youngergenerationsgrew upsharing thingson line,sharing files,photos,music,etc,so theyvebeen veryusedto sharing,“said JulietSchor,a sociologyprofessor atBoston College.（经济衰退）,The sharing economy gotbig duringthe recessionallowing peopleto accessmoregoods,services usingtechnology andeven to share costs.And thattechnology,for me,iswhat thecar wasfor mymom,a gatewayto more freedom,like whatmy friendEarl says,“Thesymbol offreedom isntthecarany morebecause therestechnology outthere connectingyou to acar.”According tothe researchersattheUniversity ofMichigan,30years ago,eight in tenAmerican18-year-olds hada driverslicense comparedto sixintentoday.So itsnot thatsurprisingthat onmy16th birthdayI wasntrushing togetalicense butan iPhone.“Driving,for young people,does meanthey haveto disconnectfrom theirtechnology,andthafs anegative.So ifthey couldsit inthe passageside andstill beconnected,thafs goingto beaplus.Schor continued.To me,another plusis thatridesharing representssomething,something muchbigger thantrying to savemoney.I seeit asevidence thatpeople stilldepend oneach other.My generationsharestheir carsand apartmentsthe wayneighbors usedtosharecups ofsugar.For thesystem towork,some ofus stillneed ourown cars.But untilI getmy ownversion ofthe silverSuper Beetle,you canfind me onTwitter.

1、The Americanteens preferto possessan iPhoneas abirthday giftbecause・A.it ismostfashionable andcool B.they arebored withdriving carsC.they arefond of being connectedD.it ismuch cheaperthan acar、2We canlearn from the textthat.A.Twitter isa websitefor teensto makefriends andachieve goalsB.ridesharing canbe seenas asignthatpeople stillcount oneach otherC.drwing carsfor teensmeans aplus andconnecting withtechnology、D.having acar andcost-sharing symbolizemorefreedomfor the authors mother3ProfessorJuliet wouldagree that.A・youngpeoplewill sitwaiting to be contactedby readinga passageB.sharingeconomyis boundtobe responsiblefor therecession C.youngpeopletend toshare acar withstrangers bymeans of、Twitter D.being connectedvia technologycomes firstfor youngpeople4The besttitle forthepassage isprobably.A・Twitter,an AwesomeWebsite B.Cars oriPhoneC.Teens UseTwitter toThumb RidesD.Cool TeensontheGo（分）

22.8^Cleverness isa giftwhile kindnessisachoice.Gifts areeasy-theyregiven afteralLChoices canbe hard.**-Jeff Bezos.1got theidea to start Amazon16years ago.I cameacross the fact that the Internetusage wasgrowingat2,300percent peryear.Id neverseen orheard of anything thatgrew thatfast,and theidea of building an onlinebookstore withmillions oftitles wasvery excitingto me.I hadjustturned30years old,and Idbeen marriedfor ayear.I toldmy lifeMackenzie thatI wanted to quitmyjob andgo to do thiscrazy thingthat probablywouldnt worksince moststart-ups dont,and Iwasntsure whatto expect.MacKenzie told me Ishould gofor it.As ayoung boy,Pd beenagarage inventor.Id alwayswantedtobe an inventor,and shewanted meto followmy passion.I wasworking ata financialfirm in New YorkCity witha bunchof verysmart people,and Ihada brilliantboss thatI admiredvery much.I wentto myboss andtold himI wantedtostartacompany sellingbooks onthe Internet.He tookmeona longwalk inCentral Park,listenedcarefully tome,and finallysaid.“That soundslike a really goodidea,but itwould bean evenbetteridea forsomeone whodidnt alreadyhave agood job.That logicmade somesense tome,and heconvinced meto thinkabout it for48hours before making afinal decision.Seen inthatlight,it reallywas adifflcult choice,but eventually,I decidedI hadto giveit ashot.I didntthinkId regret trying andfailing.And Isuspected Iwould alwaysbe hauntedby a decision notttryatall.After muchconsideration,I tookthe lesssafe pathto followmy passion,and Improud ofthatchoice.For all ofus,intheend,we areour choices.、1What inspiredthe authorwith theideaofbuildinganonline bookstoreA.His dreamofbeinganinventor.B.The supportof hiswife.C.The greatlyincreasing usageoftheInternet.D.Millions ofexciting titles.、2Which ofthe followingis closestin meaningtotheunderlined sentenceA.The ideaof nottryingwould keepcoming tohis mindand disturbhim.B.He would be veryexcited if he trieditout.C.He wouldbe alwayshaving adoubt ifhe didnttry.D.The decisionnot tothe onlinebookstore wouldterrify him.

3、We canknow fromthe passagethat・A.the bossthought theidea wassuitable forthe authorB・the author wanted someoneelse totry theideaC.the authormight notregret ifhe failedthe ideaD.the authormight gobacktohis bossifhefailed、4Which ofthe followingwouldbethe besttitle forthe passageA.Cleverness andKindness B.The Startingof AmazonC.Following MyPassion D.We AreWhat WeChoose（分）（冰川）

23.8Asias mountainglaciers willlose atleast athirdof their massthroughglobal warmingby thecenturys end,with seriousconsequences formillions ofpeople whorely onthemfor freshwater,researchers havesaid.The high mountains ofAsia consistof ageographicalregion surroundingthe TibetanPlateau,holding thebiggest storeof frozenwater outsidethe poles.It feedsmany ofthe worldsgreat rivers,including theGanges,the Indusand theYarlung ZangboRiver,on whichhundreds ofmillions ofpeople depend.Nearly200nations adoptedthe Paris Agreement in2015,which setsthe goalof limitingwarmingtoalevel ofwell below”2℃,while“pursuing effortsto achievea lower ceiling of

1.5℃.Earths surfacehas alreadywarmed by about1℃,according toscientists.The Asianhigh mountains,thenewstudy said,were alreadywarming morerapidly thantheglobal average.A global temperature riseof

1.5℃would meanan averageincrease inthe regionofabout

2.1℃,with differencesbetween mountainranges-allofwhich willwarm bymore thanL5℃.The HinduKush mountainrange wouldwarm byabout

2.3℃and theeastern HimalayaMountainsby

1.9℃,the studyforecast.“Even iftemperatures stabilizeat theircurrent level,glacier massloss willcontinue fordecadesto come,”the researchersadded.“For thehighmountainglaciers tosurvive,it isvital toreducethe globaltemperature increasetothelowest possiblelevel.”A studyin Julyinthejournal NatureClimate Changesaid there was onlya5%chance ofholdingglobal warming under2℃.For

1.5℃,the chancewas about1%.On currenttrends,someexperts projectEarth ison trackto warmbyabout3℃.

1、What isstressed aboutAsia9s mountainglaciers inthe firstparagraphA.The reasonfor itsmelting.B・Its importance.C.Its geographicalcondition.D.The consequencescaused byits decrease.、2What dowe knowabout thetemperature onthe earthssurfaceA.It keepsup itsnormal level.B.It hasrisen toomuch sincethe Paris Agreement wasmade.C.It isfar belowthe levelthat theParisAgreementdemands.D.It isnear thelowerceilingthattheParisAgreementdemands.、3How maywe guaranteethese glaciers,continued existence,accordingtoresearchersA.Hold globalwarmingunder2℃.B・Try tosave wateras muchas wecan.C.Keep globaltemperature increasetoaminimum.D.Make theglobaltemperaturestable atits currentlevel.、4How doestheauthordevelop thepassageA.Giving examples.B・Describing.C.Presenting data.D.Comparing.分

24.8Google announcednew featurestomakedevices smarterand moreuseful toopenits yearlydevelopers1conference.The announcementscame atGoogles I/O2018conference inMountainView,California.Google Duplex“So whatyoure goingto hearis theGoogle Assistantactually callinga realbarbersto schedulethe appointment for you.Hello,how canI helpyouHi,Im callingto booka womanshaircut for a client.Im lookingfor somethingon May3rd.Sure,give meone second.Mm-hmmm.That wasa realcall youjust heard.HGoogle ChiefPichai saidthe demonstrationwastheresult ofthe companysresearch anddevelopmentover manyyears inthe areasof naturallanguage,deep learningand text-to-speech.Google callsthe technologyDuplex.The ideais tocreate machinesthat soundand actmorehuman-like ininteractions withpeople.Continued ConversationAnothernew featurerelated toAssistant iscalled Continued Conversation.Until now,usershave hadto saynHey Googleeach time they askeda questionorwantedhelp.But now,a usercanissue morethan onecommand-such asa follow-up question-for upto eightseconds,andAssistant willanswer.Gmail SmartComposeThe latestnew toolfor Gmailis anauto-complete featurecalled SmartCompose.It usesAI tosuggestways tofinish sentencesas theyare written.For example,MI havent seen you”might beauto-completed tonI haven*tseenyou ina whileand Ihope youredoing well.**Digital WellbeingGooglesays itrecognizes manyusers aretryingtofind theright balanceinlifewithtechnology.Sometimes theywould liketo breakaway fromtheir devicestobeabletospend time“on betterthings.nNewfeatures withthis inmind canhelp usersprevent overuseof technology.A Dashboardwill provideusers detailedinformation about how much timetheyare spendingonwhich parts oftheirdevice.When the device isplaced facedown,a newfeature willput thedeviceon holdand silenceit sothe usercan centeron otherthings.A WindDown Modefeaturecan letusers enterthe timethey wanttogoto bed.At thattime,the device will againgo silentandthe frontofthedevicewilldim tohelp usersdisconnect beforebed.、1What doesthe smalldialogue meanin Google DuplexA.Google ChiefPichai callshis assistantto arrangean appointmentfor him.B.Googles digitalassistant sets a haircut appointmentforsomeone allby itself.C.An assistantin Googlesetsahaircutappointmentforawoman.D.That wasntarealcall thereceiver hadheard.、2What canwe learnabout DigitalWellbeingA.It canAnd theright balancein work.B・It mayautomatically gosilent whilethe screenis stillbright.C.It cantell howmuchtimeis beingspent onpartsofthedevice.D.When onefeature isoperating longenough,a newone willdisappear

3、If youare poorin writingcompositions,you probablylike・A.ContinuedConversationB.Google Maps-Augmented RealityC.GoogleDuplexD.Gmail SmartCompose（分）

25.10Five-year-old PrisillaPerez,a studentat MeadorElementary Schoolin Willis,was unhappywith herrecent haircut,which resultedfrom asevere disease.When studentsin herclassstarted callingPrisilla aboy,she feltashamed,often cryingand losingfocus inschool.Her teacher,Shannon Grimm,sympathized withher unhappiness.Grimm andPrisilla9smom wereconcerned,but theirideas didntwork.We hadclassroom discussionsabouthowgirlshave short hair andboys havelong hair,and Ishowed themphotos ofmovie starswith differentlooksJ Grimmsaid.However,it wasntsinking in.”Grimiri thoughtabout Prisillathroughout winterbreak,and onemorning,she hadan idea:Cut offher hair--a scarythought forGrimm,who woreher hairlong andtook pridein it.I’venever hadshorthair,and Istressed aboutitfortwo weeksbeforemakingadecisionJ she said.OnJan.4,Grimm inviteda hairstylistfriend toher home.“I told him tokeep going,even ifIcried,“shesaid.The classloved theirteachers newdo,especially Prisilla,who excitedlyran offthe schoolbusthat afternoonyelling,Mom,Ms.Grimm cuther hair!”The teacheralso boughtmatching bowsforherself andthe girl,so theycould styletheir hairtogether.In February,the teacherrecommended Prisillafortheschool districtsStudent ofthe MonthAward,but duringthe Mondayceremony,she receiveda surprisehero medal”fromthegirl.wNow wehave matchingawards Jsays Grimm.Prisilla,s mother,Maria,said thatGrimms thoughtfulnessbrought herto tears.UI wasshocked.I wascrying.I couldntbelieve it--she didsomething Iwouldnt havethe braverytodo.I、will neverforget that.”1Why wasPrisilla unhappyat schoolA.She wasntsatisfied withher teacher.B.She couldntconcentrate inclass.C.She waslaughed atby herclassmates.D.She couldntget onwell withothers.、2What madeGrimm haveher ownhair cutA.Praise fromher students.B.Devotion toher students.C.Request ofPrisilla,s mother.D.Suggestion fromthe hairstylist.、3What canwe knowabout GrimmA.She hadher haircut togetherwith Prisilla.B.She expressedher sincerethanks toher pupils.C.She hesitatedalotbefore havingher haircut.D.She wona goldmedal forfacing difficultiesbravely.、4What isthe textmainly aboutA.How Grimmhelped herstudent out.B.What problemPrisilla hadat school.C.Why Prisillawon theMonth Award.D.When Grimmgot hernew hairstyle.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文

1.530后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D（分）

26.30One day,I wentto myfavorite cafefor lunch.I]a burgerand wenttotheoutdoorseats.While waitingfor mymeal,a homelessman ona bicyclestopped toask iftherewasagrocery storenearby.After Igave him2,he askedif（）I had3from SantaClara University.I waswearing aSCU T-shirt.1toldhim,yes.Little didIknow thatthis4response wouldleadtoa90-minute conversation.The man,Michael,toldmehewas veryintelligent5,drug usehadruined bothhis formaleducation andhis pursuitof6in hiswork.He driftedfrom onetopic toanother,7thefactthatIwas readyformylunch.He clearlyhad moreofa8to talkthan I did.I madeevery9to givehimmy fullattention,never10our talkwould goon andon...Eventually,Idideat mymeal,biteby biteH responsesinourconversation.Michael wasa bit。