2023-2024学年昆明市第三中学英语高三第一学期期末质量跟踪监视模拟试题含解析

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5.2B第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

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2.Look!Mary iscrazily lookingfor somethingagain!—,she cantfind herkeys.A.Typically B.Occasionally C.Accordingly D.Particularly

3.Maybe it is timefor therest ofsociety to the factI maynot beable to walk,there aremany othergreat thingsI cando.A.adjust to;that B.get usedto;that whileC.adapt to;while D.go about;that while

4.—I needto advertisefor aroommate fornext term.—Mary isinterested.A.What forB.Why notC.So whatD.Why bother一

5.Our teamhas justnarrowly won the game.I feelso relievednow.A.Cheer upB.You betC.What apity D.Well done

6.What anunforgettable experience!1*11write itdown it is stillfresh in mymemory.A.sinceB.whileC.afterD.until

7.the oilunder thesea,the companyhas raisedample fundsto developpetroleum explorationequipment.C.He failedto findout whohe shouldpay themoney to.D.He didntpay forit justbecause ofprocrastination.、3What drove“Dave”to pay for the parking ticketat lastA.A strongsense ofguilt.B.Fear ofbeing trackedby thepolice.C.Worry aboutbeing finedmore.D.Sudden changeof hisfinancial situation.、4Which of the followingcan be the besttitleA.Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department Sharesa StoryB.Mysterious ProcrastinatorFinally Pays44-Year-Old Parking TicketC.Unusual LetterComes fromWayward Road,Anytown CaliforniaD.ParkingTicketCarried Aroundfor AlmostHalf a Century from Ohio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

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

26.30Hitting heavilyon thekeys infrustration,I turnedaway from the piano,trying tofight thetears thatwere alreadywelling upinmy eyes.After anhour of1J stillcouldntget the rhythm quiteright on a Mozartpiece thatI hadto2（）to mypiano teacherthe followingday.It wasfrustrating tohave spentsuch an3time onapiano songand stillbe unable to play the piececorrectly.To me,the piecehad atfirst seemedeasy.But,no matterhow4I tried,I justcouldnt seemto playit theway thatit was5to beplayed.I decided to takea6For the most part,after alittle bitof work,I could____________7learn thesong ratherquickly.However,it was always that one song,which mighthaveappeared simplebut was8,that always annoyed me.These typesof songsalwaysmade me9myself whetherI couldbe apianist.After havingdinner,I decidedto comeback tothe piano.Placing my10onthekeys,Ichose to playthe piece slowly and carefully,paying attention to hittingthe correctnotes Htryingtoplaythepiecequickly.Using thisnew methodof practicing,I12a greatdeal ofpatience,something thatI oftenhad13with.Instead ofthinking howhard therhythm was,Ithought abouthow I could14myself,little bylittle.Finally,Icouldslowly seemyself gettingbetter.15I didnteven gettherhythmright untila weeklater.I also16an importantlesson—sometimes,baby stepsare thebest wayto17a goal.Vm animpatientperson wholikes tothink thatI canget18by leapsand bounds.But,in thecase ofpiano,I couldntmove forwardand improve19I sloweddown,believed inmyself,and tookitone step20・、1A.waiting B.practicing C.crying D.singing

2、A.contribute B.donate C.represent D・present、3A.limited B.extra C.long D.short、4A.hard B.well C.carefully D.efficiently、5A.offered B.supposed C.designed D.organized、6A.try B.chance C.breath D.break、7A.usually B.never C.sometimes D.occasionally、8A.important B.difficult C.necessary D.useful、9A.ignore B.regard C.doubt D.believe、10A.mind B.fingers C.notes D.piece、11A.instead ofB.in spiteof C.as wellas D.in caseof、12A.expressed B.encouraged C.evaluated D.exercised、13A.confusion B.contact C.trouble D.control、14A.adjust B.persuade C.comfort D.improve、15A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Moreover、16A.gave B.missed C.learned D.taught、17A.set B.identify C.develop D.reach、18A.somewhere B.nowhere C.wherever D.everywhere、19A.as B.until C.when D.if、20A.all the time B.at timesC.at atime D.atonetime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

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27.15孑子Confucius Lis honoredL settingthe tonefor muchtraditional Chinesemusic forthousandsof years.He

2.think to be amusic teacherand atalent musicianwho wasable toplayseveral instrumentsexpertly.Perhaps forother peoplearound the world,music wasmeantmainly foramusement.4^_during thetime of the ZhouDynasty about500BC,musichad animportant rolein makingsociety stable.How musicwas usedand performedis expressedin severalmain Confucianbooks.Confucius taughtthat5^educate somebody,you shouldstart withpoems9emphasize ceremonies,and finishwith music.Musical knowledgewas6^matter ofhigher learning.It issaid thathe thoughtof thesix（）most important

7.subject tostudy,ranking musichigher thanthe otherfive necessarysubjectslike writingand mathematics.（礼制）Music wasso importantbecause theideal societywas tobe governedby ritualfunctionsbut notby law.In aculture8^people functionaccording toritual musicis usedto9（）help governthem.So musicwasnt really9r entertain,but ameans formusicians to（）accomplish politicaland socialgoals.Music is10,eventual ameans forsocial happiness.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

28.10文文中共有处错误，每句中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改10增加在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（A）,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、每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011I recently took an eye examinationand thedoctor told me thatI have to wearglassesall、、thetimeHe alsotold menot toread inpoor lightbecause ofit wouldbebad for myeyeIts、August nowor the new termis aboutto startPm quitenervouslyabout wearingglasses toschool,because itwill befirst timeformyfriends tosee mewearingglasses Iwonder that、they aregoing tosay Oneof mybest friendsalwayswear glasses1telephoned herand she、toldmethat shewasnt laughedat Firstseeher wearingthem,people justsaid therewas第二节书面表达（满分分）anything differentabout her

2529.（25分）假定你是李华，你校近期将举办全市高中生中国古代诗词大会（Chinese）你想邀请一直对中国古代诗词非常感兴趣的外教Ancient PoetryCompetitiono观看本次比赛请给他写封邮件，内容包括Mr.Smith比赛目的；L比赛时间、地点

2.注意词数左右；X.100可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数

3.Dear Mr.Smith,How areyou goingYours faithfully,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

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

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、、、、、261B2D3C4A5B、、、、、、7A8B9C10B11A12D、13C、14D、15A、16C、17D、18A、19B、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

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25、29Dear Mr.Smith,How areyou goingI amwriting toinvite youto watchthe ChineseAncient PoetryCompetitionfor highschool studentsof ourcity,which willbe heldin ourschool concerthallthis Fridayafternoon,from2pm to5pm.It isaimed to arouse students9interest inChinese cultureand popularizeChinese poetry.Fve heardthat youare fondof Chineseculture,especially Chineseancient poetry,so thiscompetitionis theone you cant miss.The competitionwill providean opportunityfor youtomake abetter understandingof ourtraditional cultureand feelthe enthusiasmfor learningChinesepoetry.Hope itis convenientfor youto come.Looking forwardto yourearly reply.Yoursfaithfully,LiHuaA.Exploiting B.Having exploitedC.To exploitD.Exploited

8.They aresmiling.There muchtrouble solvingthe problem.A.couldn^be B.mustnt beC.cant havebeen D.mustnt havebeen

9.In thelibrary youcan useyour owncomputer toconnect toWi-Fi speciallyforreaders.A.preparing B.to prepareC.prepared D.prepare

10.Repairs ofhistoric buildingshavetobe theoriginal structure.A・in sympathywith B.in searchofC.in responseto D.in contrastto

11.When onholidays,the railwaysput ontrains tomake peoplestravel moreconvenient.A.regularB.specialC.particularD.unusual

12.It isclearly statedthat theseregulations everyonein thecommunity,withoutexception.A.appeal toB.adapt toC.apply toD.attach to

13.—What ashame!We misunderstoodeach otherfor sucha longtime.一Yes,I wishI withyou earlier.A.communicate B.had communicatedC.communicated D.would communicate

14.US slangis hugelythanks tothe manydifferent ethnicgroups thathavesettled in the country.A.delicate B.dynamic C.diverse D.desperate

15.—Where isGary—He isat thelibrary studyingfor hisGerman teston Wednesday.In fact,hefor thetest everyday overthe pastweek.A.has reviewedB.was reviewingC.has beenreviewing D.had beenreviewing

16.While in the university,we wereoffered anumber ofafter-school activitiestoour socialskills.A.createB・growC.settleD.develop

17.As isknown toall,opening ceremonyof the16th AsianGames heldon November12th inGuangzhouwas greatsuccess.A./;a B.the;aC.the;/D.a;/

18.If youare feelingso tired,perhaps alittle sleepwould・A.act B.helpC.serveD.last

19.This isa veryinteresting book.Pll buyit,.A.how muchmay it cost B.no matterhow it may costC.however muchitmaycost D・whatever mayitcost

20.Thanks toMrs Smith,the fatherand theson eventuallyafter tenyears9coldrelationship between them.A.took upB.picked upC.made upD.turned up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，40A BC D选出最佳选项（分）

21.6Microsoft hasdeveloped a new smartphone app thatinterprets eyesignals andtranslatesthem intoletters,allowing people with motorneurone diseaseto communicatewithothers froma phone.The GazeSpeakapp combinesa smartphone^camera with artificial intelligencetorecognize eye movements inreal timeand convertthem intoletters,words andsentences.（渐冻症）For peoplesuffering fromALS,also knownas motorneurone disease,eyemovement canbetheonly waythey are ableto communicate.“Current eye-tracking inputsystems forpeoplewithALS areexpensive,not robustundersunlight,and requirefrequent re-calibration（再校准）and relativelysteady setups/9saidXiaoyi Zhang,a researcherat Microsoftwho developedthe technology.“To reducethe shortcomings...we createdGazeSpeak,aneye-gesture communicationsystemthat runsona smartphone,and isdesigned tobe low-cost,robust,portable andeasy tolearn.”The appis usedby thelistener bypointing theirsmartphone at the speaker.A chartthatcan bestuck tothe backof thesmartphone is then usedbythe speaker todetermine whicheyemovements tomake inorder tocommunicate.The stickershows fourgrids ofletters,which eachcorrespond toa differenteyemovement.By lookingup,down,left orright,thespeakerselects whichgrids the letters theywant belongto.The artificialintelligence algorithmisthenabletopredict theword orsentence theyaretrying tosay.Zhangs research,Smartphone-Based GazeGesture Communicationfor PeoplewithMotor Disabilities,is settobepresented atthe Conferenceon HumanFactors inComputingSystems inMay.、1According tothe passage,which of the followingis trueabout GazeSpeakA.The GazeSpeakapp canrecognize eyemovements directly.B.It allowsALS suffersto commucicatewith otherswithout aphoneC.ALS sufferscan useseveral waystocommunicate.D.Smartphone apphelps ALSsuffers speakwith theireyes.、2Why isthenew smartphone appbetter thanthe olderoneA.Its economical,robust andeasy touse.B.Its expensive,not robustunder sunlightC.It requiresfrequent re-calibration.D.It combinesasmartphones camerawith artificialintelligence.、3Whafs thereal purpose ofthe passageA.To sella newsmartphone.B.To persuadeconsumers tobuy a newsmartphone app.C.To introduceanewsmartphoneapp.D.To developanewsmartphoneapp.（分）

22.8Brisbane is an excitingcity,voted asone ofthemostliveable citiesin Australia.Its finefood willmake youhate toleave.Here are four famousrestaurants.AriaFor afine diningexperience in Brisbane,itishard to go pastAria byaward winningwell-known chefMatt Moran.With abeautiful settingattheEagle StreetPier overlookingthe Brisbane River,Aria isall aboutbeautifully presentedfood.This is whatAlia differsfrom otherrestaurants.The menuhere isseasonal withdifferent lunchanddinner options,and pricesare setdepending onhow manycourses youchoose.Bavarian Bier CafeThere arelots offantastic restaurantsthat overlooktheBrisbaneRiver and the StoryBridge.A bigfavorite isthe Bavarian BierCafewhere youcan enjoyamazing Germanfood,with bigcups ofBavarian beerto drinkand cookiesto gowith it.Prices arequite reasonableand the viewsare someofthebest youllget inBrisbane.Ecco BistroSetin anold teawarehouse building,Ecc Bistrohas beenserving upamazing food inBrisbane forover20years.Ecco Bistrois runby chefPhilip Johnsonwho focuseson usingthebest localproduce tocreate disheswhere thematerials dothe talking.The menuhas agoodvariety ofdishes atreasonable prices,with dishessuch aslobsters withsweet andsouronions,carrot,mushroom.The PloughInnPlough Innis oneofthebest pubstogo to forfood inBrisbane.No matterwhen youcomein,itissure tosatisfy allof yourappetite.Pub diningis hugeinBrisbaneand thediningexperience hasmoved awayfrom thebasic pubbugs ofold,now offeringextensive menuswithrestaurant qualityfood.The pubatmosphere isstill therehowever,and the food isgenerallystill cheap,plentiful and not toofancy.、1What makesthefoodserved byAria specialA・Its taste.B.Its price.C.Its appearance.D.Its variety.2^Which restaurantwould youlike togotoif youarealover ofGerman foodA.Aria B.BavarianBierCafeC.Ecco BistroD.The PloughInn、3In whichaspect isPhilip JohnsonexpertA.Cooking foodwith localfood materials.B.Presenting hisfoodinan attractingway.C.Offering beerwith deliciouscookies.D.Creating atraditional pubatmosphere.（分）

23.8Nowadays there is lessand lesscontact betweenthe old andthe young.Thereare manyreasons forthis,but theresult isthe same:increasing numbersof childrenwithoutgrandparents andold peoplewho haveno contactwith children.And moreold peoplewhoare lonelyand feeluse-less,along withmore and more familieswith youngchildren whodesperatelyneed moresupport.Its amajor problemin manysocieties.Thafs whyintergenerational programmes,designed tobring the old andthe youngtogether,are growingin popularityall overthe world,supported byUNESCO andother localandinternational organisations.There areexamples ofsuccessful initiativesall overtheworld.Using youngpeople toteach ITskills toolder peopleis oneobvious example.Using old peopleas volunteerassistants inschools isanother,perhaps readingwith childrenwho needextraattention.One successfulscheme inFrance iscombining aresidential homefor theelderly withacreche/nursery schoolinthe same building.The children andthe residents eatlunch togetherandshare activitiessuch asmusic,painting,gardening andcaring for the petswhich theresidentsare encouragedto keep.In theafternoons,the residentsenjoy readingor tellingstonestothe childrenand,if achild isfeeling sador tired,thereisalwaysakind lapto siton（依偎）.and acuddle Thereare tripsout andbirthday partiestoo.The advantagesare enormousfor everyoneconcerned.The childrenare happy becausethey geta lotmore individualattention andrespond wellbecause someonehas lime,for them.They alsolearn thatold peopleare notdifferent orfrightening inany way.And ofcourse,they seeillness anddeath andlearn toaccept them.The residentsare happybecause theyfeeluseful andneeded.They aremore activeandmore interested inlife whenthe childrenarearound andthey takemoreinterestin theirappearance too.And thestaff arehappybecausetheysee animprovemeiit inthe physicaland psychologicalhealth oftheresidentsand haveanarmy ofassistants tohelp withthechildren.、1What isthe socialproblem talkedabout in Paragraph1A.A generationgap.B.Caring forchildren.、C.Intergenerational contact.D.The supportfortheaged.2What dothe programmesmentionedinParagraph2aim todo A.Make the old takecare ofchildren.B.Help theoldpeoplelearn newthings.C.Encourage theyoung tocare fortheold.D.Increase contactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.、3What isspecial aboutthe schemein FranceA.Joining anelderly housewithakindergarten.B.Hiring oldpeople aschild-care workers.C.Helping childrenface misfortunesbravely.D.Using childrento accompanytheold.、4In whichaspect doesthe schemebenefit theoldA.It buildsup theirstrength.B.They livea healthierlife.C.It createsa familyatmosphere.D.They arecloser totheir relatives.（分）

24.8What CocktailParties TeachUsYoure at a party.Music isplaying.Glasses areclinking.Dozens ofconversations are（分贝）driving up the decibel level.Yet amongall thosedistractions,youcantune yourattentionto justone voicefrom many.This abilityiswhatresearchers call the ucocktail-partyeffect”.Scientists atthe University of Californiain SanFrancisco havefound wherethat（听觉皮层）sound-editing processoccurs inthe brain—inthe auditory cortexjust behindtheear,not inareas ofhigher thought.The auditorycortex boostssome sounds and turnsdownothers sothat whenthe signalreaches the higher brain,its asif onlyone personwasspeaking alone/9says investigatorEdward Chang.These flndings,published inthe journalNature lastweek,explain whypeople arentverygood atmultitasking——our brainsare wiredfor“selective attention”and can focus ononlyone thingatatime.That inbornability hashelped humanssurvive ina worldbuzzing with（刺激）.visual andauditory stimulationBut wekeep tryingto pushthe limitswith（悲剧的）multitasking,sometimes withtragic consequences.Drivers talkingon cellphones,forexample,arefourtimes aslikely toget intotraffic accidentsas thosewho arent.Many ofthose accidentsare dueto uinattentional blindness，in whichpeople can,ineffect,turn ablind eyeto thingsthey arentfocusing on.The moreattention atask demands,the lessattention wecan payto otherthings inour fieldof vision.Images landon ourretinas（视网膜）and areeither boostedor playeddown inthe visualcortexbefore beingpassed tothe brain,just astheauditorycortex filterssounds,as shownin theNaturestudy lastweek.Its apush-pull relationship—the morewe focuson onething,theless wecanfocuson others,“says DianeM.Beck,an associateprofessor ofpsychology attheUniversity ofIllinois.Studies overthe pastdecade atthe Universityof Utahshow thatdrivers talkingonhands-free cellphonesare justas influencedas thoseon hands-held phonesbecause itis theconversation,not thedevice,that isdistracting their attention.Those talkingon anykind ofcellphonereact moreslowlyandmiss moretraffic signalsthan othermotorists.Some peoplecan trainthemselves to pay extra attentiontothings thatare important-like policeofficers learnto scancrowds forfaces andconductors canlisten forindividualinstruments withinthe orchestraasawhole.Many morethink theycan effectivelymultitask,but areactually shiftingtheirattentionrapidly betweentwo thingsandnotgetting thefulleffect ofeither,experts say.

1、What havescientists inUniversityofCalifornia foundabout“the cocktail-party effect”？A.Usually thereis onlyone personwho isspeaking alone.B.All kindsof annoyingsounds driveup thedecibellevel.C.The higherbrain processessoundsandimages selectively.D.Sounds aresorted outbefore reachingthehigherbrain.、2What do we learnfromthepassageA.We arebiologically incapableof multitasking.B.We survivedistractions inlife bymultitasking.C.We cannotmultitask withoutextraattention.D.We benefitfrom pushingthe limitwith multitasking.

3、Which ofthe followingisanexample ofuinattentionalblindness”？A.A carelessdriver losthis eyesightafter acar accidentB.Police scannedthe crowdsand locatedthe criminal.C.A managertalked ona hands-free phonewith hisclient.（彳氐头）.D.A pedestrianhad acar accidentbecause ofphubbing

4、The mainpurposeofthepassageis to・A.compare andcontrastB.inform andexplainC.argue anddiscussD.examine andevaluate

25.（10分）Weve allhad caseswhere wevewaited justa bittoo longto payan electricbillor speedingticket.But oneman,from Californiaby reasonableassumption,who goesby“Dave，recentlytookprocrastination（拖延）one stepfurther,by payinga parking ticketalmost ahalf-century afterit was given.In December2018,the MinersvillePolice Departmentin Pennsylvaniareceived aletterin themail.Whoever wrotetheletterdecided itwas bestto keephis namesomewhat unknown,so heput thereturn addressas“Wayward Road,Anytown California^under thename“Feeling guilty”.When theofficers openedthe envelope,they founda briefletter,along witha$5bill,anda parkingticket datingalltheway backto

1974.The noteread,“Dear PD,Pve beencarryingthis ticketaround for40plus yearsalways intendingtopay.Forgive meif Idont giveyou myinfo.With respect,Dave.”Even thoughthe initialparkingticketwas onlyfor$2,Dave musthave feltawfullyguilty becausehe left150percent,or$3,in interest.Michael Combs,the PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,stated inaninterview that thesameticket wouldcost about$20if itwere given today.Combs wenton tosharethattheoriginal ticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehicle thathad anOhio licenseplate.Because therewas nosystem fortracking ticketsgiventoout-of-state carsback then,Dave couldhave gottenaway withnever payingthe$2fine.But apparently,guilt gotthebest ofhim,and hedecidedtofinally coughupthemoney morethan40years pastits duedate.

1、How muchdoweknow about“Dave”？A.He livesin WaywardRoad,Anytown California.B.The policeare tryingto findout moreabout him.C.His carprobably camefromOhioat thattime.D.“Dave”is ofcourse themans realname indeed.、2Why didnt“Dave”payfortheparkingticket untilrecentlyA.He completelyforgot aboutit inthe past44years.B.He didntfind ituntil almosthalf acentury later.。