2023-2024学年广东省肇庆市端州区高三英语第一学期期末检测试题含解析

2023-2024学年广东省肇庆市端州区高三英语第一学期期末检测试题考生须知:全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答选择题必须用铅笔填涂;非选择

1.2B题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上.请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号2保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效

3.第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

5301.Janes grandmotherhad wantedto writechildrens bookfor manyyears,but onething oranother alwaysgot inway.不填A.a;B.the;the不填;C.the D.a;the

2.Working hardis nota ofgreat success,but it is amongthe essentialrequirements.A.signC.guarantee D.mark

3.Physically challengedas Jackwas,he didnot himselfto hisfate.A.resist B.reserve C.resign D.rescue

4.Either sideseems to have anposition;there arestill manyuncertainties onthis issue.A.ambiguous B.delicate C.explicit D.confldential

5.If yougo to buy thetop best-selling CD,please getfor me.A.one B.itC.this D.that

6.you aresupposed todo youdont likea thingis it.Dontcomplain.A.That;what;change B.When;that;to changeC.What;when;change D.What;that;changing

7.Mary doesntwant tomove toBeijing becauseif shethere,she wouldntbeable to see herhusband often.A.would liveB.were toliveC.has livedD.lives

8.The surveyshows thatspeed atleast30percent ofroad trafficand deaths.A.contributes toknowwhy itdoes not work.For example,he must8the partsthat arewrong.Now the person mustlook for9that will make the problem dearerand leadto10solutions.For example,suppose Sam11that hisbike doesnotworkbecausethere issomething wrongwith the brakes12,he canlook inhis bicyclerepairbook andread aboutbrakes,talk to his friendsat thebike shop,or lookat hisbrakes carefully.After13the problem,the personshould haveseveral suggestionsfor apossiblesolution.Take Samas an example14,his suggestionsmight be:tighten orloosen thebrakes;buy newbrakes andchange theold ones.In the end,one15seems to be the solution to the problem.Sometimes the16idea comesquite17because thethinker suddenly sees somethingin a18way,Sam,for example,suddenlyseesthere is apiece ofchewing gumstuck to a brake.He immediatelyhits on thesolutiontohisproblem:he must19thebrake.Finally thesolution is20Sam doesit andfinds his bicycle worksperfectly.In、1A.serious B.usualC»similar C.common

2、A.practice B・thinking C・understanding C・help、B.workC.change C.develop3A.fail、B,conditionsstages C.orders4A.waysB.UsuallyC.In generalC.Most importantly、5A.FirstB.proveC.show C.see、6A.explainB.findC.describe C.face、7A.judgeB.determineC.correct C.recover、8A.checkB.skills C.explanation D.information、9A.answersB・exact C.real D.special、10A.possibleB.argues C・decides D・suggests、11A.hopes

12、A.In otherwords B.Once in a whileC.First ofallD.At thistime

13、A.discussing B.settling downC.comparing with D.studying

14、A.secondly B.again C.also D.alone

15、A.suggestion B.conclusion C.decision discovery

16、A.next B.clear C.final D.newshort hehas solvedthe problem.

17、A.unexpectedly B.late C・clearly D・often、18A.simple B.different C.quick D.sudden

19、A.clean B.separate C.loosen D.remove20A.recorded B.completed C.tested D.accepted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

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27.15Disneys cartoonmovie,Coco,has become1,hit andreceived plentyof positive

2.review,It tellsa storyabout aMexican boy3,name Miguel.Despite hisfamily generation-oldban4music,Miguel dreamsof becomingan accomplishedmusician.Desperate toprove histalentfor music,he finds5,he in the amazingand colorfulLand of the Dead,

6.follow amysteriouschain ofevents.Along theway,he

7.meet asinger,Hector,and

8.passionate theyset offon anextraordinaryjourney.It is a taletold withconsiderable wisdomand genuinetenderness.While the（）movies9^conclude isnot difficultto predict,anyone10,heart isnot warmedby itmay wishto（心理治疗师）.consult with an therapist第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文

28.10中共有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在其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面一横线，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21011Ten yearsago,I waslucky enough to havean opportunityto studyin England as ainternational、、student Iwent to one of the most famous schoolthere Onthe firstday,I wassuch nervousthat I、felt myheart beatenwildly I was afraidto expressto myself,because I have nevercommunicatedwith strangersin EnglishbeforeTherefore,my teachersaid Ihad tointroduce mein frontof theclassAs soon as the first wordflew outmy mouth,I feltrelaxing immediatelyI was happy I、finally madeit Itsa special、day,which I will never forget第二节书面表达满分分25（分）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友在圣诞节期间要到曲阜游玩，同时约

29.25Tom你一起去逛三孔（即孔府、孔庙和孔林）请根据下列要点给他写封电子邮件要点表示欢迎接受邀请行程安排

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3.注意词数左右；100开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；孔府孔庙the Confucius Mansion;the ConfuciusTemple;孔林the ConfuciusCemetery.Dear Tom,Fm more than gladto learnthat youplan tocome toQufu for a visitthisChristmas.___________________________________________________________________Looking forwardto seeingyou!ours,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）

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530、1D、2C、3C、4A、5A、6C、7B、8A、9D、10D、11A、12D、13D、14A、15C、16B、17B、18B、19A、20D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，选出40A BC D最佳选项、、211A、2C、3C、4D、、221B、2C、3D、4B、、231B、2A、3B、4D、、241D、2B、3A、4A、、251A、2C、3D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、、、261C2B、3A、4C、5A、6D、7B、8B、9D、10A、11C、12D、13D、14B、15A、16C、17A、18B、19A、20C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

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25、29Dear Tom,Fm more than gladto learnthat youplan tocome toQufu fora visitthis Christmas.So firstIwillexpress awarm welcometo you.As youknow,Qufu is a beautifulcity witha longhistory,and thereare largenumbers ofplacesof interestin it,among whichare thefamous the ConfuciusMansion,the ConfuciusTemple andtheConfucius Cemetery.With thecoming of the Christmasholiday,Ihavebeen expectingto seeyou.Well visitthe ConfuciusMansion andtheConfuciusTemple onthe firstday,where we cantake somepictures andbuy somegifts.For thefollowing days,we canpay a visit to the ConfuciusCemeteryby busbecause itsfar awayfrom thecenter of the city.At the same time,you canenjoythe deliciouslocal foodsuch asjiaozhi andsmoked tofuand dosome shopping.I wishyou wouldhavea goodtime inQufu.Looking forwardto seeingyou!Yours,Li HuaB.results fromC.lies inD.relies on

9.The autofactory newprofit recordsthrough technicalinnovation—10%growth ratein thelast twoyears andhopefully15%this year.A.set B.has setC.is settingD.has beensetting

10.You lookfrozen.Sit downby thefire andI yousome hottea.A.make B.was makingC.made D.willmake

11.Dont bejoking.If stime toyour business.A.set outB.take upC.goon D.get down

12.I brokemy relationshipwith Peterbecause healways foundwith me.A.error B.failureC.mistake D.fault

13.Michelle Obamawears clothesthat anyonecan buy in amall andshe mayhavea largereffect onconsumers thanordinary models.A.furthermore B.otherwise C.nevertheless D.therefore

14.The customsofficers wereinsisting thatsuitcases shouldbe openedand theircontents forcloserinspection.A.laid outB.given outC.sent outD.picked out

15.-Mum,I dontthink Iam qualifiedenoughtodo this.-Honey,be confident!You shouldknow itis aman thinksof himselfreallydetermines hisfate.A.that;that B.how;that C.what;that D.how;that

16.If hehard,he wouldhave passedthe exam.A.were towork B.had workedC.should workD.was towork

17.The emoticonswhen wewant tostop aconversation,sparing ustheembarrassment.A.come aroundB.come inhandyC.come aboutD.come by

18.Julie is one ofthose womenwho alwaysthe latestfashion.A.put upwith B.keep upwith C.come upwithD.get onwith

19.When wasyou lastmet JenniferI haventseen herfor ages.A.it thatB.it C.it whatD.what

20.The OxfordEnglish Dictionaryis necessaryfor learningEnglish,so youdbetter buyA.this B.that C.it D.one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，选出40A BC D最佳选项（分）

21.6Alibaba openedChinas versionof Amazonscashier-less store,“Tao Cafe”at itssecondannual Taobao Maker Festivaltaking placefrom8-12July,and thenshowed it to thepublic.（二维码）By scanninga QRcode onTaobao appat theentrance of the store«consumers aretrackedwith camerasfor facialrecognition.After goingthrough thecheckout doors,customers willautomaticallymake apurchase throughtheir smartphoneswithout needingto headto aregisterand be able toleave thestore withwhat theybuyinhand.The company,putting itsefforts inArtificial Intelligenceand datatechnologies,caused some（波动）（零售商）ripples amongoffline retailers.But ifyou thinkthee-commerce giantplans togeta sliceof the physical-store pie,then youmight getit wrong:Its notabout Alibabawanting toopenmore cafes,we arenot in the restaurantbusiness.its aboutdigitalizing thefootprints of thevisitors to an offline store,“said ChrisTung,chief marketingofficer ofAlibaba Group.He said,for example,in theonline world,Alibaba canalways personalizeevery webpagebased onusers interestand preferencethanks tobig data,“When youopen ourapp,every momentis different.But onthe otherhand,“offline isbecoming notso excitinganymore，because manyphysical stores are always foundto bevery similarwith novariation.Tung saidoffline retailerscould improveby adoptingonline datacompetence tolink the（优化）identity of the customers»and optimizetheir in-store shoppingexperience.So inthis sense,after physicalstores havean understandingof what their customersneed online,then theycanallocate theproducts in thephysicalofflinestoreaccordingly.He furtherexplained thepop-up TaoCafeisone oftheways topresent this“new retail“idea andopens uppeoples thinkingand callsfor、more partnership.1What isthefirstparagraph mainly aboutA.The buyingprocess inTao Cafe.B.The paymentmethod ofTao Cafe.C.The meaningof theTaobao Maker Festival.D.The advantageoftheTaobaoMakerFestival.、2Offline retailersworries thatAlibaba will.A.control themarket ofproductionB.collect consumers^data inshoppingC.compete togain physicalstores9sharesD.develop itstechnology ofArtificial Intelligence、3What isprobably Tungsopinion oncashier-less storesA.They appearto beless exciting.B・They areto replacethe offlinestores.C.They helpto inspirethe upgradesof retail.D.They arrangetheir productsin arandom way.、4What isthe mainidea ofthe passageA.Cashier-less paymentcompetes withphysicalstores.B・The applicationhas becomean instanthit.C.Alibaba celebratesTaobaoMakerFestival.D.Tao Cafeis torevolutionize theoffline retail.（分）

22.8Its good to make mistakes and here iswhy.9First ofalb mistakesareaclear signthat we are trying new things.Ifs alwaysgoodtotry newthingsbecause when we aretryingnewthings we are growing.If wenever tryanything new,how9can weimprove Thesimple answeris,“We cant.Another goodthing aboutmistakes isthat whenwe aremaking them,weare一learning.Consider thisEdison failed10,000times beforehe perfectedthe lightbulb.When askedhowit feltto failthat manytimes,he saidthat hehad learned10,000things thatdidnt work.When wemake amistake,wearemuch closerto success.Because everytime wemake amistake,we eliminateone ofthe thingsthat keepus fromsuccess.But allthis doesntmean that we shouldgo throughlife withoutconsidering theconsequencesof amistake.Instead,whenwetry somethingnew,we havetobewilling toset somereasonablelimits sothat in the eventthat itdoesnt workout theway wewant itto,we willbe in a positiontotry again.We allhave limitedresources—in theform of time andmoney—so we shouldnt blowthemall onone approachtoaproblem.Ifs bestthatwerealize itprobably wontbe perfectfor thefirst time andallocate theseresources appropriatelyso wecan learn,make corrections,and tryagain.Only byaccepting andusing ourmistakes inthis waycan wemake significantadvances inourlives.There isan oldsaying thatgoes,Tf yourenot makingmistakes yourenot tryinghard9enough”.So goforth andmakemistakes.

1、Which can be usedto replacethe underlinedwordueliminate9,in Paragraph4A・make upforB.get ridofC.accept D.expect、2What dowe knowfrom thefifth paragraphA.We shouldignore thepossible consequences.B.We shouldaccept theoutcome willingly.C.We shouldmake somelimits forour nexttry.D.We shouldavoid makingthesamemistakes.、3What isthe textmainlyaboutA.Dealing withmistakes.B・Making mistakes.C.Making progress.D.Benefiting frommistakes.4^What maythe writersuggest wesay toourselves whenmaking amistakeA.Never mind,I triedmy best.B.Great!Now Ihave learnedsomething.C.This isa wasteoftime.D.Look atthis mess.I shouldjust giveup.（分）

23.8Three FeetFrom GoldDarbys uncle wascaught by the“gold fever“in thegold-rush days,and wentwest todig and（矿石）.grow rich.After monthsof labor,he wasrewarded bythe discoveryoftheshining oreHeneeded machineryto bringthe oretothe surface.So,with the“strike”,he returnedhome.And withthehelp of Darby,he borroweda lotof money.After buyingthe machineryand havingit shipped,Uncle and Darby wentback towork themine.The firstcar ofore wasmined.And thereturns provedthey hadone ofthe richestmines inColorado!Down wentthe drills!Up wentthe hopesof UncleandDarby!（矿脉）Then somethinghappened!The veinof goldore disappeared!They drilledon,but allinvain.Finally,they decidedto quitand soldthe machinerytoajunk manforafew hundreddollars.The junkman calledin amining engineerto lookat themine anddo alittle calculating.Theengineers calculationsshowed that the veinwould befound justthree feet from wherethe Darbyshadstopped drilling!The junkman tookmillions ofdollars inthe vein,because heknew enoughtoseek experfsadvice beforegiving up.Most ofthe moneywhich went into themachinery wasborrowed throughthe effortsofDarby,who wasthen avery youngman.The moneycame from his relativesbecause oftheir faithin him.He paidback everydollar ofit,although hewas yearsin doingso.Long afterward,Mr.Darby madeanother discoverythat desirecan bechanged intogold.Thisdiscovery cameafter hewentintothe businessof sellinglife insurance.Remembering thathe lostahuge fortune,for hestopped three feetfrom gold,Darby profitedbytheexperience inhis chosenwork,saying tohimself,UI stoppedthreefeetfromgold,but Iwill neverstop becausemen saynowhen Iask themtobuyinsurance9Darby soldmore thana milliondollars inlife insuranceannually.He oweshis“stickability“to、the lessonhe learnedfromhis“quitability”inthegold mining business.1Darbysunclewent backhometo・A-receive hisrewardB.seek flnancialsupportC.look formore helpersD.consult an engineer、2The Darbysfailed inminingbusinessbecause of.A.quitting drillingonB.the disappearanceoftheveinC.the shortageofthemachineryD.competing againstthe junkman、3From thepassage,wecanknow Darby.A.was unableto payoff thedebtsB.mined hisgold from the failureC.learned alesson fromselling insuranceD.devoted himselfto makingnew discoveries、4The authorintends totell usthat.A.hopes anddifficulties existside bysideB・correct decisionsstems fromcorrect judgementC.weshouldcatch itwhen anopportunity comesD.we wontreach ourgoal unlesswe persist（分）

24.8A rainyday canbeachance torecharge.While yourelaxed onthe sofawith amovie,the raindropsfalling onyour windowsmight oneday providethe powerfor yourTV This isthe ideabehind aninvention thatharvests energyfrom water.（摩擦电的）The technologyis based onthe triboelectric effect.An engineerat theUniversityof Hawaii,David Maknew thatits possibleto generateelectricity byrubbing twothings together.So,he thought,uWhy dontwe usewater”A drop of watersliding acrossa surfacecoated withtwo differentmaterials wouldgenerateenough frictionto createan electricalcharge.By placingmetal wiresthatthedrop of water touchedasit moved,it shouldbe possibleto harvestelectricity,he reasoned.It worked.In fact,the researcherslit up15LED bulbswitha single movingwater drop.（摩Thisisnot thefirsttimethat scientistshave gotelectricity fromwater-generated friction擦）.Earlier experiments,though,harvested the charge producedina surface bya slidingdrop of（电极）.water.There,thesurfacehad actedas anelectrode Thisisdifferent.The energyof frictionisbeing harvestedfrom thewater itself.叫“It turnsMa says,“the chargeinthewater dropis waymorethanthechargeproduced intheother electrode/9In fact,his teamsmodel generatedalmost100times morepower thanpreviousexperiments fromasingledropofwater.“The technologycould somedaypower phones,sensors orother smallelectronics,^saysChristopher Oshman,anengineeratthe Colorado Schoolof Mines.uThis workisastep towardharvestingthe energyof movingobjects allaround us,including ourselves,to powerthe electronicapplianceswe useevery day,“he says.Ma hasshown thatthe technologycan workinalab,Oshman says.Next,theColorado、researcher wouldlike tosee ittried ona largerscale,such ason anumbrella.1How didthe authorintroducethe topicofthetextA.By tellinga story.B.By raisinga question.C.By givinganexample.D.By imagininga situation.、2What doesthe underlinedword“it”in Paragraph3refer toA・The wire.B.The dropofwater.C.The surface.D.The electricity.、飞3What isunique aboutMa techniquecompared withearlier experimentsA.The wateritself actsas anelectrode.B.It isbasedonthetriboelectriceffect.C.It produceselectricity fromwater-made friction.D.It usesasurfacecoated withtwo differentmaterials.、4What doesOshman sayabout MastechnologyA.It hasa promisingfuture.B.It willdo wellon anumbrella.C.It workswell inthe realworld.D.It willreplace batteriessomeday.（分）

25.10Plan yourdream vacationtooneof theseexcellent destinations.St.Lucia（丰富的）Abundant rainforestsand splendidmountains areall reasonsto visitthis Caribbeanisland.St.Lucia offersthe perfectmix ofrelaxation andadventure.To takeinthebreathtakingscenery,plan tohike thePiton Mountainsor diveinthewaters ofAnse Chastanet.Banff.AlbertaThis Canadiandestination willbring outthe explorerin anyonewho visits.From hikingandwhitewater raftingto skiingand snowboarding,Banff offerstravelers anabundance ofyear-roundoutdoor activities.The LakeLouise SkiResort isoneofthe largestin NorthAmerica andthestriking photoopportunities ofthe CanadianRockies fromMoraine Lakecanbeunderestimated（低估）.Machu Picchu（遗产）According totravelers,avisitto thisPeruvian UNESCOWorld Heritagesite isa（象征物）once-in-a-lifetime adventure.Located inthe AndesMountains,itisthe mostfamiliar iconofInca civilization.Spend afew daysaccustoming yourselftothealtitudein theneighboring cityof Cusco,where youcan experiencea mixof Incanand Spanishcultures.Great BarrierReefIts easytoseewhy theGreat BarrierReef isoneofthe SevenNatural WondersoftheWorld-it stretchesnearly1,500miles alongthe easterncoastline ofAustralia andfeatures about3,000reefs,900islands andmorethan1,500species offish.Travelers cansee theseamazing naturalstructures（褪色）fromtheair orunderwater.However,large amountsof coralbleaching causedby risingoceantemperatures putthis placescontinued existenceat risk,so planyour visitsoon tosee this、awesome sightup close.1What canyou enjoyboth inSt.Lucia andBanffA.Hiking.B.Skiing.C.Diving.D.Snowboarding.、2Where maya historianchoose togoA.St.Lucia.B.Banff.Alberta.C.Machu Picchu.D.Great BarrierReef、3What dowe knowabout theGreat BarrierReefA.Its onthe westerncoast ofAustralia.B.Its famousfor coralreefs ratherthan fish.C.People musttake aplane toenjoy itsbeauty.D.It maydisappear iftemperature keepson rising.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

26.（30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑People donot analyseevery problemthey meet.Sometimes they try toremember asolution fromthelast timethey hada1problem.They oftenaccept theopinion orideas ofother people.Othertimes theybegin toact without2;theytryto findasolution bytrial anderror.However,when allof thesemethods3,the personwitha problemhas tostart analyzing.There aresix45,theperson must recognizethat thereisaproblem.For example,Sams bicycleisbroken,andhecannot rideittoclass ashe usuallydoes.Sam must6that thereisaproblem withhisbicycle.Next thepersonmust7theproblem.Before Samcan repairhisbicycle,he must。