共美联盟2023-2024学年英语高三第一学期期末统考试题含解析

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5301.Tom finallydecided toand givehimself upto thepolice,which allowedhimto getaway withonly asmall fine.A.kill thefatted calfB.face themusicC.see thehandwriting on the wallD.be ablack sheep

2.—Pm burntout asFve beenworking on my essayall the time.一・Youll surelymake it.A.Don9t puton airsB.Give mea breakC.Don9t getonmynerve D.Hang in there

3.As to the long-term effectsof globalwarming somebelieve that the damagehas beendone,.A.otherwise we take steps to makeup nowB・now thatwetake stepsto make upC.whether wetake stepsto makeup nowor notD.unless wetakestepsto makeup now

4.the studentsfrom theirendless homeworkthe schoolhas decidedto takeaseries ofmeasures.A.Freed B.To freeC.Freeing D.Having freed

5.Some tourists9visiting Tiananmen Squareduring theholiday lefta oflittereverywhere theywent.A.trail B.dotC.chain D.track

6.It iswell knownConfucius wasborn in the cityof Qufuin Shandongprovince,China.A.whether B.whereC.that D.what7・・What Ilike aboutHarvard is theres theold classicallook—there areparksC.A placefor peopleto relaxthemselves.D.A placewhere somethingimportant began.、2What canwe inferabout Africaaccording tothe passageA.It isvery hotall theyear round.B.Its nota safecontinent tolive inC.Its differentfrom whatwe imagine.D.It isbound to have abright future、3Which of the followingwould Huangagree withA.To seeis to believe B.Think twicebefore youdoC.A missis asgood as a mileD.Dont judgea personby hisappearance、4What can be asuitable titlefor thetextA.Valuing aCulture.B.Understanding Africa.C.Paying aVisit to Africa.D.Discovering aContinent.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

1.530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）

26.30As a child,I livedin fear.I was1of antsand spiders,places toodark or too2and spacestoo closeortooopen.And3,1was alsoafraidof people.（过山车）When Igrew up,I rodethe highestroller coasterto provemy fearof heightshad4,Just once,but I5it.I tookcourses todefeat myfear ofpublicspeaking,6still,I spent too much time inhiding.Then Ivolunteered to look after7on awork team.For one

8.wewould workfor deafchildren.One afternoon,some volunteerswere playingwith those9children,I watchedbut darednotjoin in.one of them,a footballstar,sat on the groundand playedwith alittle girl,with sweatrollingdown hisface.His10gave mecourage.I putmy11aside,picked upachildand danced.By theend of the week,I learnednew skillsand simplephrases insign language.I letthe（编）girls braidmy hairand thenlaughed with them at the

12.All weeklong,the teensshowed mehow to13my fears and live.They encouragedme tolaughat mistakesand learn.I realizedif Ididnt14they wouldnever knowhow muchthey had15me.When wegathered to16what theweek had17to usand thelessons wehad learned,I stoodupand18the group.“I came to lookafter you,19you havetaught me”.（克月艮）（独立Today,I haveovercome almostall myfearsandbecome moreindependent的）,but Iknow thereis alwaysroom forpersonal

20.、1A.proud B.afraid C.tired D.confident、2A.high B.large C.far D.crowded、3A.probably B.suddenly C.formally D.unfortunately、4A.increased B.disappeared C.awoken D.spread、5A.helped B.saw C.caught D.did、6A.but B.or C.and D.so、7A.girls B.parents C.players D.teenagers、8A.day B.month C.week D.term、9A.cool B.disabled C.shy D.slow、10A.actions B.words C.praise D.encouragement、11A.excitement B.doubts C.fears D.pressure、12A.differences B.boys C.results D.excuses、13A.find outB.cover upC.dig outD.get over、14A.come B.speak C.reply D.choose、15A.surprised B.interested C.loved D.taught、16A.expect B.write C.share D.imagine、17A.said B.meant C.handed D.added、18A.led B.organized C.left D.faced、19A.Besides B.However C.Though D.Still20A.growth B.introduction C.experience D.problem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

1.5151词的正确形式（分）

27.15Music is inthecorners ofeveryday life.It issaid to be beneficialto usboth

1.（）physical andmentally.There aremany waysto make music.For example,if youblow intobamboos orshells,

2.（）permit airto comein,they canproduce pleasantmusic.A recentdiscovery suggeststhat musicwasplayed muchearlier thanwe think.In1995,deep in

3.cave inSlovenia4,was occupied45,000years agoby Neanderthals,a legbone of a bearwith fourfinger holeswas found.The discovery（笛子）（）（）suggested thatflutes hadcome into5,exist atthat time.Later,many other

6.traditionmusical instrumentslike drums（）were dugout fromunderground.Ancient peopleeven7seek away tomakemusicout of a（）bow that

8.intend forhunting,so we have toadmit that they didhave agreat gift

9.music.But（）if exactlydated,the Neanderthalflute isby farthe

10.early knownexample ofmusic.Now musiccan befound inevery knownculture,and even the mostdistant groupshave acertainform ofmusic.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学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文

28.10文中共有处语言错误，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增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写上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，并在该词下面写上修改后的词注意、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21011Hi,everybody Greetingfrom Vietnam!We arrivedthere tired,but excitedlyThis isourfirst tripto Asiaand the friendly of the peopleis amazingAll thedifferent sightsand smells、make useager trythe foodWe arelooking forwardto eatVietnamese foodfor dinneron nightOurhotel isnot onlycheap andalso veryclean Theowners arefriendly andhelpfuR Theyhavetold usabout someplaces weshouldnt missthem Weplanned tostay herein HoChi MinhCity、第二节书面表达（满分分）for a few days,and thentravel tothe north25（分）每到暑假，很多家长不惜重金，把上高中的子女送到国外参加国际游学项目

29.25最近，某英语报社通过网上论坛举办了一场讨论，话题为“Should high school studentsbe你作为读者参与了此次讨论，请你根据此次讨encouraged to have international study tours”论的结果用英语写一篇短文内容包括参加国际游学的好处；

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4.horizonIt isincreasingly popularfor parentsto sendtheir kidstohaveinternational studytoursrecently.参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

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五、转docx转docx原始路径D:\122\转好的路径D:\1221\、3C、4B、5A、6C、7C、8A、9A、10D、11C、12A、13A、14B、15D、16C、17A、18A、19A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、、、211C2D、3C、4A、、、、221C2D3A、4B、、231B、2C、3C、4A、、241D、2C、3B、4A、、251D、、2C3A、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,从短

1.530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、、261B、2A、3D、4B、5D、6A、7D、、8C9B、10A、11C、12C、13D、14B、15D、16C、17B、18D、19B、20A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L5151单词的正确形式、

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1028、将Greeting-Greetings；将there—here；将excitedly一excited；将friendly—friendliness；在eager后加to；将eat一eating；将on一at；将and―but；将去掉；them将一planned plan第二节书面表达（满分分）2529It isincreasingly popularfor parentsto sendtheir kidstohaveinternational studytoursrecently.Indeed,it doesbring greatbenefits tohighschool students.It willnot onlybroadentheir horizons,but alsoenrich their experiences.They canlearn aboutnew cultureand meetnewfriends,which canimprove theirability tocommunicate withothers.However,it takesparents alot moneyto sendtheir kidsabroad.And studentsoftenpay moreattention totravelling thanlearning.So somepeople sayit isa wasteofmoney.Personally,I thinkit issuch agood opportunityfor highschool studentsthat it can helpthemdevelop aninternational outlookand learnto beindependent.So highschoolstudentsshould beencour-aged togo oninternationalstudytours iftheir parentscan affordit.and traditionalbuildings.A.why B.where C.that D.how

8.Life thelike ocean;Only strong-willed canreach theother shore.A.an;the B.the;aC.the;/D./;a

9.I dontthink Rosemarywill beupset aboutit,but Illgo tosee herin casesheA.is B.will beC.does D.need

10.online paymentis safe,people will be more likely tolink theirbank cardsto WeChat.A.Even thoughB.As thoughC.Ever sinceD.As longas

11.—She willfinish theproject within three days!…!I coulddo itinthreehours.A.You areright B.Vm stuckC.Oh,come onD.Dontmention it

12.If youthink that the illnessmight beserious,you shouldnot going to thedoctor.A.put offB.set aboutC.hold backD.give away

13.To workfrom home,which onecould hardlyimagine,has beenmade with the developmentofcomputer technology.A.possible B.it possibleC.possibly D.to bepossible

14.For thousandsof years,poetry thefavorite typeof literaturefor manyinChina.A.is B.has beenC.was D.willbe

15.—What didshe want to know,Tom—She wonderedwe couldcomplete theexperimentA.when wasit thatB.it waswhen thatC.it waswhen D.when itwas that

16.Sorry Fmso late,but youcannot imaginegreat troubleI tookto findyourhouse.A.which B.howC.what D.that

17.He workedin acar factoryfor fouryears,he foundedhis owncompany inhis hometown.A.after whichB.after whenC.after thatD.after it

18.-Did youvisit thefamous culturalrelics lastmonth…No,we it,but wespenttoomuchtimeshopping.A.could havevisited B.must havevisitedC.canft havevisited D.shouldnt havevisited

19.一Will itcost alot to be anexchange student—,but youcan applyfor scholarshipand studentloan.A.I wouldimagine soB.Youve gotme thereC.By allmeans D.Fm withyou onthat

20.As itseconomy ismaturing,Chinas agreater rolein criticalissues likeclimateand development.A.deflning B.assuming C.guaranteeing D.assuring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

21.（6分）uYearsago whenI wasat the Grand Canyon,I rememberedsomeone comingupto thecanyons edge,taking ashot witha cameraand thenwalking away,like gotit-done\barely evenglancing atthe magnificentscene infront ofhim JLinda Henkel,a scientistatFairfield University,US toldLive Science.（痴迷的）Henkel wassurprised byhow obsessedpeople arewith taking pictures thesedays-before dinner,during friends9birthday parties,on museum tours andso on.They keeptaking picturesbecause theythink thatit helpsrecord themoment,but asHenkePslatest studyhas justfound out,this obsessionmay preventtheir brainsrememberingwhat actuallyhappened,reported TheGuardian.In herstudy,Henkel leda groupof collegestudents arounda museumand askedthem tosimplyobserve15objects andphotograph15others.The nextday thestudents9memory of thetour wastested,and theresults showedthatthey were lessaccurate inrecognizing theobjects andthey remembered fewerdetails about them ifthey photographedthem.“When peoplerely ontechnology to remember them—counting onthe camerato recordthe event andthus notneeding toattend toit fullythemselves,itcanhave anegative impactonhow welltheyremembertheirexperiences,Henkel explained.But thereis alsoan exception:if studentszoomed into photographpart of an object,their（镜头）memory actuallyimproved,and thosewho focusedthe lenson aspecificarea couldeven recallparts thatwerent inthe frame.So basically,this studyis sayingthat constantlytaking picturescan harmyour memory.Butshouldnt reviewingpictures wehave takenhelp wakeup ourmemories Thisis true,but onlyifwe spendenough timedoing it.“In ordertoremember,wehaveto accessand interactwiththephotos,rather thanjustcollect them,Henkel toldThe Telegraph.However,previous researchhas shownthat mostpeoplenever takethetimetolookover theirdigital picturessimply becausethere aretoo manyof、them and they arentusually veryorganized ontheir computers.1Why didthe authormentionHenkePs triptotheGrand Canyon atthebeginning A.To complain about sometourists9badhabits.B.To givesuggestions onhow toenjoy onestour.C.To pointout peoplesobsession with taking pictures.D.To describethe beautifulview oftheGrandCanyon.、2What canwe learnfrom HenkeFsstudyA.Reviewing picturesalways helpspeople bringback memorieseasily.B.Taking picturesin amuseumtourhelps studentsrecognize objectsbetter.C.People shouldspend moretime takingpictures thanstudying realobjects.D.Pictures focusingonthedetails ofobjects probablyimprove peoplesmemories.、3The underlinedword itin Paragraph5probably referstoA.the cameraB.technologyC.theeventD.an object、4What isthe articlemainly aboutA.Peoples obsessionwithtakingpictures andits influence.B.Possible waysof usingpictures toimprove onesmemory.C.Great harmto memorycaused bytakingpicturesconstantly.D.A believablestudy intothe negativeimpact oflining camerasoften.（分）

22.8Samanta Schweblin,one ofthe bestyoung Spanishlanguage novelistsnominated（提名）by Britishliterary magazineGranta,has visitedBeijing topromote thefirst Chineseeditionofacollection ofher shortstories.The collection,Birds inthe Mouth,has beentranslatedand publishedby Shanghai-based publisherReader.“Sometimes Ihold theChinese editionand choosea storyat randomand tryto guesswhichone it is.But itis almostimpossible forme;eventhelength isdifferent.95says Schweblin.wWhen abook istranslated intoa Westernlanguage,1can atleast understandsomeparts ofmy stories,and thereforesuffer some doubt aboutthe quality ofthetranslation.Butmy Chineseedition ismorelikean actof faith.”Born inArgentina in1978,Schweblin saysshe isinfluenced bythe literarytraditions oftheLa Plataarea,home tomany famousLatin-American novelists.Interested inwriting storiesof ordinarylives wheresuddenly somethingextraordinaryhappens,something new,strange orunknown,she thinks,“The strangerand theunknown arenotalways related to ghostsor aliens,but can be somethingrelatedtothe knownworld,something thatactually couldhappen.”Birds inthe Mouthtells ofa divorcedfather whoworries abouthis13-year-old daughterandher mysteriousappetites.It turnsout thathis daughtereats livebirds.The ideafor thisstory cameto Schweblinwhen shewas browsingthe Internet,“Click,click,click,a pictureofalittle girlwho looksfrightened withher handscovering hermouth cameto myeyes.Little bylittle,I developedthe storyin mymind,and thenwrote itdown”recalls Schweblin.Although there are elementsof violenceand bloodinessin Schweblin^stories,she skillfullyhidesthem,thinking thetrick towriting athrilling storyis tostop themonster fromappearing,while maintaininga frighteningand mysteriousatmosphere.

1、Samanta SchweblincametoChina to・A.pay avisit toBeijingB.translate herstories intoChineseC.help tomake herbook morepopularD.publish hercollection

2、When mentioningher Chineseedition,Schweblin thinks・A・she sufferssomedoubtaboutthequalityofthe translationB.her Chineseedition isslightly differentfrom theoriginal oneC.she canunderstand someparts ofher ChineseeditionD.she hasa strongbelief in her Chineseedition、3From thepassage wecan tell,the author.A・has anappetite forwriting somethingextraordinaryB.got theidea ofher storyBirds inthe Mouthby designC.tried toquit describingviolent andbloody scenesinherstoryD.thinks herwriting styleis mainlyaffected bysome famousnative novelists4^We canprobablyread thepassage in.A.a textbookB.a newspaperC.a reportD.a sciencefiction（分）（爱沙尼亚）

23.8Three-day—old OskarLunde sleepsin asmall bedat anEstonianhospital.Across theroom,his fatherturns ona laptopcomputer.MNow wewill registerour child,nAndrei Lundesays ashe liftshis identificationcard intothe cardreader.His wife,Olga,looks on.And justlike that,Oskar isEstonias newestcitizen.No paper.No timespent standinginaline.Estonia haslaunched aproject tomake governmentadministration completelydigital.Thegoal isto reducethe sizeofthe government workforce,open upthe decision-making processandfuel economicgrowth.Need medicineReach fora computerand sendan emailor textmessage toa doctor.Needhelp from the localgovernment Clickonalink tothe governmentwebsites...（身份验证）Estonia hascreated asystem thatsupports electronicauthentication anddigitalsignatures.It providespaperless communicationsfor boththe governmentand privateindustry.However,there areafewthings thatone cannotdo electronicallyin Estonia:marry,end amarriageor buyand sellproperty.That isonly becausethegovernmenthas decideditisveryimportant toshow up in personfor somebig lifeevents.When Estoniadeclared independencefromthe formerSoviet Unionin1991,it hadto builda neweconomy.Government leaderslookedfor anindustry wherethe countrycould compete.They decidedon informationtechnology andtheInternet.When thepoor countryneeded toreplace a1930s phonesystem,former PresidentToomas（模拟）Hendrik Ilvesrejected theoffer ofa freeanalog systemfrom Finlandand arguedfor adigitalone.Last year,information andcommunications madeup

5.9percent ofthe economy.The governmenthopes toincrease thatfigure withan ne-residencyprogram thatletsbusinessmen aroundthe worldregister theirbusinesses inEstonia,thus gaininga presencein theEuropeanUnion.More than51,000people from167countries haveregistered ata costof only100euros,or$114each.、1What purposedoes Paragraph1serve inthe passageA・To providebackground informationofthetopic.B.To attractreaders9attention tothe topicC.To describethe dailylife ofan EstonianD.To offersome basicknowledge ofEstonia、2In whichcase shallpeople showupinperson inEstoniaA.Registering anewly bornbaby.B.Registering abusinessC.Purchasing ahouse.D.Signing aname.、3What canwe inferfromthelast paragraphA.The He-residency Hprogramdidnt workin practiceB.The He-residencyu programappeals tonative EstoniansC.People registerbusinesses inEstonia atvery lowpricesD.Estonia usedtobea memberstate ofthe EuropeanUnion.4^Which ofthe followingisthebest titleofthepassageA.Estonian GovernmentAims toEnd PaperworkB.He-residencyu ProgramFuels EstonianEconomyC.Estonia IsBecoming StrongerWith ITIndustryD.Government AdministrationIs GoingDigital

24.（8分）An autonomousvehicle designedfor makinglocal commerce deliveries wasuncoveredby Nuro.The vehicleis aboutthe heightofanSW butfar narrowerthan atypical car.（暗格）一The electriccar featuresfour outsidecompartments twoon eachside-to holdseparatedeliveries.Each compartmentcanbetailored toa specificuse,such ascooking apizza orrefrigeratinga package.“We canuse self-driving technologyto deliveranything,anytime,anywhere forbasically alllocalgoods andservices/9Nuro co-founder DaveFerguson said.^Consumers usedtobeokay withtwo-week paidshipping.It becametwo-week freedelivery,followed byone week,two days,andthe sameday.Now same-day deliveryisnt fastenough forsome customers.55Nuro isntalone inbuilding robotsfor localcommercedeliveries.Earlier thismonth,Toyota,a Japanesecar company,uncovered aconcept vehiclethat couldbe usedforpackage delivery.A handfulof startups-including StarshipTechnologies,Marble andDispatch—are testingsmall robotsfor deliverieson sidewalks.Nurovs vehiclewill likelyface legalhurdles.Fully autonomousvehicles withouta testdiverarent legalin Californiatoday,and manycompanies haveshifted testingo stateswhereregulators aremore welcomingof autonomousvehicles,such asArizona.Nuro expectsto facefewer challengesbecause itdoesnt carrypassengers.Nuros narrowsizemay alsobe helpfulwhen navigatingstreets andavoiding pedestrians.The vehicleisntequipped withany specialfeatures tocommunicate withpedestrians orother roadusers.Somecompanies havetested andpatented solutionssuch asdigital screensthat signalthe carsnextmove.Ferguson saidhis teamconducted studiesand found that suchtechniques couldconfusepeople.Nuro believesits bettertomakesure thecar performspredictably,so thathuman driversknowwhat toexpect fromit.“We feelby creatingthis newtechnology thatsgoingtoenable thislast miledelivery,weregoing tobe creatingnew marketsand doingthings thatpreviously werentpossible,Fergusonsaid.uThis isnot swappingout jobswith robots.Ifs creatingnew markets.There willdefinitely benewemployment opportunities/

91、What isthe maincharacteristic ofthe Niirosself-drivingvehicleA.It cancook deliciousmeals forcustomers.B.It isa pioneerinthefield ofself-driving vehicles.C.It isfur narrowerand higherthan otherautonomous ones.D.Its deliveriescanbetransported inthe specialcompartment.、2Which canbest replacethe underlinedword“hurdles”in Paragraph4A.breakthrough.B.dilemma.C.restriction.D.protection.、3Why isthe Niirosvehicle notequipped withcommunicating featuresA.Its digitalscreens oftenbreak down.B・People maybe puzzledatthefeatures.C.The featureshave notbeen developed.D.Its performanceis usuallyhard topredict.、4What canwe inferabout Fergusonsopinion onthis newtechnologyA.Beneficial.B.Challenging.C.Controversial.D.Ambiguous.（分）

25.10When HuangLizhi tookher firstclass inAfrican sociologyattheUniversity oftheWitwatersrand inSouth Africain February,her professorasked herand her classmates whatimpressesthem mostwhen itcomes toAfrica.一Unexpectedly,Huang,31,foundthatwords like“poverty”and“safari negativewordsthat wereoften associatedwiththe continent inmedia reports-were thekind ofterms herAfricanclassmates didntwantto hear.Instead,they preferredtohearthe questionanswered inthisway:uAfrica isthe cradleof humankind^and uAfricansare passionateand generous”.Apparently,therearesome misunderstandingsbetween us.Its truethat withincidents like（出现）the Ebolaoutbreak inWestern Africaand theemergence ofpirates offthe coastofSomalia hittingthe news,its easyfor usto keepforgetting thatAfrica hasone ofthe worldsoldestcivilizations-Egypt,born bythe worldslongest river,the Nile.The proofisinthe GreatPyramidof GizaandtheGreat Sphinxof Giza,which areboth popularamong tourists.And thetombsof ancientEgypt havealso becomeendless sourcesfor theliterature andfilm industries.When itcomes tothe naturalenvironment ofAfrica,our misunderstandingsare onlybigger.But thetruth isthat insteadof beingextremely hotall yearand coveredby desert,thecontinent（稀树草原）has largeareas ofsavannas wherelions,giraffes andzebras live,the snowcappedKilimanjaro-the highestmountain inAfrica-and eventhick forestontheisland ofMadagascar.These misunderstandingsare oneofthereasons whythe2018Beijing Summitof theForumon China-Africa Cooperationwas heldon Sept3and4-to understandeach otherbetter.Indeed,only byvisiting Africaherself didHuang seethe convenientliving conditions,theamazing naturalbeauty andthefriendlypeople.In hereyes,herclassmateswere ashopeful aboutthefuture oftheir owncountries astheywereabout Africaasawhole,and theywere quicktodemonstrate boththeir strongwill andactivity.“At thatmoment,I knewexactly whattheywanted-they wantedtheir culturetoberespected/91Which ofthe followingbest explainscradle”underlined inparagraph2A.A smallbed forbabies.B・A basketto holdsomething.。