2024学年江苏省淮阴中学高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2024学年江苏省淮阴中学高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．__________ 62% of all luxury consumer sales in Europe in 2015, shoppers from the Chinese mainland spent $7.2 billion overseas during the Spring Festival. A．Accounting for B．Adding to
C．Consisting of D．Making up
2．Tom looked at Jenny, with tears _______ his eyes, and shouted out the words _______ in his heart for years.
A．filling; having been hidden B．filled; hidden
C．filling; hidden D．filled; hiding
3．The witness an important detail when describing the accident.
A．brought out B．kept off
C．left out D．ran into
4．For the Chinese dream ______ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up.
A．being realized B．to realize
C．realizing D．to be realized
5．The toughest thing about success is ________ you have to keep on being a success. A．why B．when C．what D．that
6．—Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again!
—_____ , she can’t find her keys.
A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly
7．-- -____that he manage to get the information?
---Oh，a friend of his helped him.
A．Where was it B．What was it
C．How was it D．Why was it
8．When tension ________ in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person.
A．arouses B．arises C．rises D．raises
9．Newly released data point to an increase in technology use among children
some worry is changing the very nature of childhood.
A．why B．which
C．who D．where
10．How come every kid today is meant to be a champion for something _____ we know every kid can’t be a star?
A．in case B．as if
C．when D．unless
11．---Sorry! I’m afraid that I can’t go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you.
--- .
A．It does n’t matter.
B．Do as you like.
C．What a shame.
D．Take it easy.
12．-Who do you think is able to finish the job in two days?
-It's hard to say. This would appear to be ________ for the relatively efficient.
A．a sacred cow B．a Herculean task C．a Pandora's box D．a child's play 13．I would not be seeing the film Green Book now _____ me up in time.
A．were Kathy not to pick B．had Kathy not picked
C．if Kathy hasn’t picked D．if Kathy did not pick
14．To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ______.
A．to never break B．never to have broken
C．never to be broken D．never to be breaking
15．Once you’ve ________ the items you ordered, put this record in your file. A．checked in B．checked off
C．checked out D．checked with
16．High-speed trains which travel through my hometown ________ up to 250 km per hour make it a small world.
A．with B．against
C．at D．over
17．---He was satisfied with the result, wasn't he?
---No. It was so difficult that he __________have passed it.
A．shouldn't B．mustn't
C．couldn' t D．wouldn't
18．Jack decided to choose a different ________ and teach history through storytelling. A．analysis B．angle C．attitude D．approach
19．I still find it hard to imagine that such a clever child __________ make such a foolish mistake.
A．shall B．must
C．can D．should
20．— Tony, you seem in high spirits.
—________ We won the match 4-1.
A．Guess what? B．Oh, come on!
C．So what? D．No wonder.
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）Have you ever noticed that after about 6 months your perfectly new 1，000 dollar smartphone begins to slow down? What if I told you that it’s a sales strategy that pretty much all phone companies use to force people into buying new phones?
In late 2015，when Lisa Young was in charge of iOS security and beta software testing teams，her boss revealed a dark secret to her，saying that they were using a new strategy that would purposely slow down older phones every time the phone would upgrade to the latest opera ting system. This new method would force customers to buy the latest phone model，increasing sales by 70％.
She was a little disturbed to hear the news，but she just kept her head down and continued to do her job. After a while，the guilt of being involved with such a shady sales model started to weigh heavy on her. “How c ould a multi—billion dollar corporation continue to take advantage of the public like this?” she thought. In March of 2017，she contacted a reporter from CNN to finally leak the information concerning Apple slowing down phones.
The scandal(丑闻)went viral overnight，and every media outlet in the world，in every language was talking about it，making it one of the biggest controversies in consumer electronics history. A week later，she was secretly let go after her 8 years of
service. Although she was taking a huge risk going against one of the most powerful corporations in the world，she felt a sense of relief exposing them. The public deserved to know and the fear became her motivation to find a way to destroy their shady sales model.
Several of her colleagues were fired with her. They quietly united，and after a year of extensive research they designed a unique product called Circa Charge that would reverse the negative effects of “software updates.” Phone companies have recently caught wind of their overnight success with CircaCharge and are trying to do everything they can to make this product illegal and ban it forever. Lisa and her team have ma de unbelievable progress in increasing battery life，battery health，and optimizing phone performance，and they will continue to develop new technology that will beat phone companies at their own game until they change their ways.
1、What can we learn about the new method mentioned in paragraph 2?
A．It is essential in the 1atest operating system.
B．It benefits users in upgrading their old phone.
C．It fool s customers into buying the latest model on purpose.
D．It is a successful sales strategy for advertising new soft wares.
2、What does the underlined phrase “kept her head down” in paragraph 3 refer to? A．Lowered her head.
B．Nodded to show approval.
C．Pretended to know something.
D．Tried not to show she knows something.
3、How did Lisa Y oung feel after leaking the secret?
A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.
4、From the passage，we know______________.
A．it's too tough for Lisa and her team to increase battery life
B．CircaCharge helps phone companies with software updates
C．Lisa struggles to force phone companies to change their current ways
D．phone companies find it essential to ban their illegal software for updating 22．（8分）Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary. Jessica Cox, born in 1983, in Arizona, is the world’s first licensed armless pilot.
The girl from Tucson, Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. Jessica Cox was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't."
Cox graduated from the University of Arizona in 2005 with a bachelor’s deg ree in psychology and a minor in communications. Cox has not used prosthetic arms since she turned 14. Using her feet as most people use their hands, she is able, among other things, to drive an unmodified car with an unrestricted license, to type on a keyboard at 25 words per minute, and to put in and remove her contact lenses.
Jessica Cox flew in a single engine airplane for the first time via Wright Flight in 2005. Cox earned her pilot’s certificate on October 10, 2008 after three years of training and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitude of 10,000 feet.
“She's a good pilot. She's rock solid,” said Parrish Traweek, 42, the flying instructor at San Manuel's Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek runs PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn't come close to Cox's abilities.
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices. So, the next time you are ready to tell yourself, "I can't possibly..." remember this amazing young woman and change your vocabulary.
1、What can we learn from the first paragraphs?
A．Oxford and Cambridge felt a little disappointed.
B．No armless people had got a pilot certificate before.
C．Jessica Cox wasn’t allowed to use the word “can’t”.
D．The word “can’t” would disappear from the English dictionary.
2、What do you think of Jessica Cox ?
A．She is a clever and brave girl. B．She is positive and determined.
C．She is indeed a poorly educated girl. D．She only takes interest in aircraft.
3、What does the underlined word “prosthetic mean in Paragraph 3?
A．artificial B．damaged
C．unusual D．abnormal
4、After graduating from university, Jessica Cox _____.
A．suffered failure when searching for jobs.
B．made a start to take training to become a pilot
C．decided to use her feet as most people use hands.
D．tried her best to take care of herself in her daily life.
23．（8分）Kids seem to spend endless hours on smartphones, computers and tablets these days. The best thing parents can do to prevent it is to encourage youngsters to spend more time outdoors in the sunlight.
There has been a massive rise around the globe in short-sightedness—or myopia as it’s officially known—over recent decades. Myopia or short-sightedness is becoming more common. Lack of natural light seems to be the key issue. “The main factor seems to be a lack of exposure to direct sunlight, because children who study a lot and who use computers or smartphones or tablet computers a lot have less opportunity to run around outside and are less exposed to sunshine and because of that children seem to be at more risk of developing shortsightedness.”
Professor Hammond says, “It may be there’s no coincidence that in East Asian countries, the most myopic ones all relate may to be the that maths league tables(排名表). These kids are being pushed with very intensive education from a very young age and spend a lot of time indoors studying close up. Therefore the concern is that all close work—like playing with the iPhone—carries the potential that it could make them more shortsighted.”
The best thing to do, say the experts, is to get children playing outside as much as possible. “In a perfect world, probably on average across the week and the weekend, two hours a day outdoors is protective of becoming short-sighted in children. Healthy diet is really also important—in terms of getting oily fish, green vegetables, green leafy vegetables as much as possible.
“What we need to look at is ways of modifying the impact that these activities have on their visual development.” Professor Hammond said, “There are eye drops and other treatments to slow myopia progression. But in terms of preventing myopia itself, there isn’t any data out there at the moment in terms of the question, ‘Could the drops we use slow progression or stop myopia developing at all? ‘ ”
1、What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Much natural light. B．Running around outside.
C．Computers or smartphones. D．Less exposure to sunshine.
2、What does Professor Hammond think of short-sightedness among East Asian children?
A．It appears quite by chance. B．It is not serious enough.
C．It largely relate to iPad or iPhone. D．It connects with their study pressure. 3、What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The myopic students will decrease in the future.
B．Researchers have found methods to reduce myopia.
C．It’s still a hard job to control the children’s myopia.
D．Researchers needn’t collect any more data on myopia.
4、What is the best title for the text?
A．Common troubles of students
B．Problems caused by short-sightedness
C．Staying outdoors more to keep good eyesight
D．The importance of protecting kids
24．（8分）Training the Brain
People who can accomplish unbelievable tasks, such as memorizing thousands of random numbers in under an hour, state that they just have normal brains. Some memory superstars compete in Olympic-like World Memory Championships. These mental athletes, or MAs for short, can memorize names of dozens of strangers in a few minutes or any poem handed them. Ed Cooke, a 24-year-old MA, explains they see themselves as participants rescuing the long-lost art of memory training. These techniques existed not to recall useless information, but to cut into the brain basic text and ideas.
A study in the journal Nature examined eight people who finished near the top of the World Memory Championships. The scientists examined whether their brains were fundamentally different from everyone else’s or whether they were simply making better use of memorizing abilities we all possess. They put the MAs and control subjects into brain scanners and had them memorize numbers and photographs. The result surprised everyone. The brains of the MAs and those of the control subjects were indistinguishable. On every test, the MAs scored in the normal range. However, when the scientists examined what part of the brain was used during a memory activity, they found the MAs relied more heavily on areas in the brain involved in spatial memory.
MAs offer an explanation: anything can be fixed upon our memories and kept in order by constructing a building in the imagination and filling it with pictures of what needs to be recalled. Dating back to the fifth century, the building is called a memory palace. Even as late as the fourteenth century, when there were copies of any text, scholars needed to remember what was read to them. Reading to remember requires a different technique than speed reading. If something is made memorable, it has to be repeated. Until relatively recently, people read only a few books intensively (细致地) again and again, usually aloud. Today we read extensively, usually only once and without continuous focus.
So the great difference is the ability to create impressive pictures in mind and to do it quickly. Using memory palaces, MAs create memorized pictures. For example, recombine the pictures to form unforgettable scenes such as the ways through a town. One competitor used his own body parts to help him memorize a 57,000-word dictionary.
Anyone who wishes to train the mind needs first to create fantastical palaces in the imagination. Then they should cut each building into cubbyholes for memories. In a short amount of time, they will notice improvement with remembering things. To keep the skill sharp, MAs deliberately empty their palaces after competitions, so they can reuse them and they recommend that beginners do the same.
1、We can learn from Paragraph 2 that a mental athlete ______.
A．owns a brain that is larger in size
B．shows a gift in mental ability tests
C．uses the memorizing technique better
D．depends less on the areas that control spatial memory
2、Why does the author mention “speed reading” in Paragraph 3?
A．To discuss the memorizing technique in the fifth century.
B．To give the reason why people read only a few books carefully.
C．To explain the text fourteenth century scholars had to remember.
D．To compare the type of reading nowadays with that of earlier times.
3、What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A．There is a variety of unforgettable scenes.
B．Memory palaces can be quickly forgotten.
C．Impressive pictures are in actual buildings.
D．One person probably has 57,000 body parts.
4、What does the underlined word “cubbyholes” in the last paragraph probably mean? A．Small spaces. B．Blacks holes.
C．Technical skills. D．Different numbers.
25．（10分）Flying down a 488-meter-long slide provides plenty of excitement for most people. But for those who like more extreme adventures, Nicaragua offers an even more exciting slide experience. The thought of racing down an active volcano with only a board is enough to get most people hot under the collar. But for thrill-seeking sports fanatics, boarding down a 2,380-foot-high volcano at the speed of 80 km/h is the coolest sport around.
Thousands of travel ers are heading to the foothills of Nicaragua’s Cerro Negro to take part in the new sporting craze (狂热). Surfers, dressed in protective jump suits, knee-pads and helmets, receive brief instructions and then try sliding down a short slope(斜坡). After that, i t’s time for the real thing. Sitting on their specially-constructed boards, surfers push off and fly straight down a 488-meter-long slope. The black volcanic ash provides a dusty, dirty ride. But boarders usually arrive at the bottom with smiles on their faces.
Phillip Southan, owner and manager of Bigfoot Hostel and Green Pathways Tours, said, "We started offering this trip in 2005 and it has become so popular. This is a unique tour as nowhere else in the world can you board down an active volcano."
"What we offer is a tour for everyone with absolutely no experience. One of the greatest attractions of the tour is that you get a bit of everything. Since 2005, more than 10,000 people have traveled to Cerro Negro to give it a try."
"When you are on the top you will have the opportunity to stand near the crater(火山口) and see a smoking volcano. But the biggest risk is that you will take the chance of getting some scratches if you fall over."
"Many years of experience has taken this tour to a level where it is safe but still fun and for some people a little frightening. We are always working on ways to continue improving it for the future."
1、Which words can best describe the slide in Cerro Negro?
A．Secure but tiring. B．Enjoyable but risky.
C．Popular but demanding. D．Worthwhile but painful.
2、What does the underlined words "the real thing" in paragraph 2 refer to? A．Sliding down the volcanic slope.
B．Escaping the black volcanic ash.
C．Heading to the mountaintop alone.
D．Receiving professional slide instructions
3、In what way is the slide in Cerro Negro special?
A．It is available to everyone.
B．It has the longest slope worldwide.
C．It is based on an active volcano.
D．It offers specially-constructed boards.
4、What makes the slide in Cerro Negro relatively safe according to Phillip Southan? A．High-tech safety facilities.
B．Knowledge and skills from practice.
C．Advanced training guidance on the slide.
D．Staff’s familiarity with the surroundings.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Cafe, the 40-seat restaurant my husband and I run in Denver.
A woman in a(n) 1 suit stepped in. "Hi, Libby." she said. Wow, what a 2 ! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay. 3
many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and 4 Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?
In 2003, we'd 5 this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register. Right away we hit hurdles（阻碍）. "There is no such thing as a 6 lunch," one potential landlord sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them 7 , shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no 8 The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account. 9 we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street. We put flyers（传单）around the neighborhood, asked friends to 10 the word, and held our breath. Word traveled fast, 11 stories in the papers and on TV. Soon we had more than 50 customers a day. A few ate without paying or 12 an hour of work. But most gave
what they could, 13 it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more. One of our customers left a 14 for 500 dollars. Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates. 15 another donated a truck so we could transport 16 from suppliers.
People came here partly for what our cafe 17 —SAME: So All May Eat. We treat everyone with 18 We hoped to develop a sense of community so that we might
19 one another. The woman in business suit was one of them. Our 20 to open the cafe was worth it.
1、A．dinner B．evening C．business D．summer
2、A．change B．beauty C．fool D．coincidence
3、A．With B．Like C．Besides D．Towards
4、A．wait B．sing C．perform D．sweep
5、A．lived B．hatched C．ignored D．achieved
6、A．packed B．delicious C．free D．delivered
7、A．crowd together B．flood in C．walk away D．turn up
8、A．staff support B．regular customers C．lunch boxes D．cash register
9、A．Unfortunately B．Finally C．Interestingly D．Illegally
10、A．analyze B．read C．spread D．approve
11、A．thanks to B．apart from C．ahead of D．according to
12、A．regretting B．gaining C．donating D．balancing
13、A．only when B．and forever C．so that D．even if
14、A．reward B．check C．bill D．list
15、A．Still B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Thus
16、A．lunch B．customers C．dishes D．produce
17、A．stood for B．applied for C．benefited from D．depended on
18、A．patience B．generosity C．confidence D．dignity
19、A．protect B．trust C．help D．treasure
20、A．dream B．struggle C．management D．Style
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．（15分）Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a new themed branch in honor of Lei Feng, a legendary soldier1．(celebrate) in China for his2．(self) and modesty, in his hometown Changsha, Hunan province
The restaurant opened on Sunday, two days before the3．(office)remembrance day marked across the country every year on March 4．people celebrate his spirits by showing goodwill and giving5．helping hand to others.
The restaurant will organize series of activities and also cooperate with the local Lei Fen Memorial Hall to 6．( well promote Lei Feng’s spirits.7．the entrance to the restaurant stand two big Lei -like statues and its inner part8．(decorate) with Lei's cartoon portraits and quotes from his diary, with words from his poems playing in the background
He Min, general manager of KFC in Hunan province, told voc. com. en that in addition to the themed restaurant, they will also launch a project devoted to Lei’s virtues in 250 outlets(门店)across the province, including 9．( provide ) free drinking water and resting10．( place) for gate guards
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10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。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Challenges of life remind me of my days in senior high school which I joined in the military training、It was the first time I have lived far away from my home, so I found difficult to fit in、And the trained officer was strict with me、I once think I could not stick to the end、And anyway, I succeeded、The trials made it much easy for me to adapt to life, and the difficulty I came across have now all become a precious memory in my life、In a short, I have learned to regard the challenges of life like a stepping stone to future success、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假如你是李华，是育才中学的学生会主席，近期一批来自美国的高中生与你校学生开展了为期两周的交流项目。

现在，他们即将回国，你将在欢送会上致辞。

请根据以下提示写一篇发言稿。

1. 回顾双方的交流项目（如学习、生活、文艺等方面）；
2. 谈谈收获；
3. 表达祝愿。

Dear friends,
How time flies!
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参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、A
2、C
3、A
4、D
5、D
6、A
7、C
8、B
9、B
10、C
11、C
12、B
13、B
14、C
15、B
16、C
17、C
18、D
19、D
20、A
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、C
2、D
3、B
4、C
22、1、B
2、B
3、A
4、B
23、1、D
2、D
3、C
4、C
24、1、C
2、D
3、A
4、A
25、1、B
2、A
3、C
4、B
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26、1、C
2、A
3、B
4、D
5、B
6、C
7、C
8、D
9、B
10、C
11、A
12、C
13、D
14、B
15、A
16、D
17、A
18、D
19、C
20、B
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．celebrated
2．selflessness
3．official
11．when
5．a
6．better
7．At
8．is decorated
9．providing
10．places
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、(Version 1)
Dear friends,
I am Li Hua, president of the Students’ Union. It’s my great privilege to be here, sharing this moment with our fellow friends from the United States. During the
three-week activities, we surely exchanged our ideas on learning, sports and cultures. One of the highlights was the sports meeting where we competed with each other in the basketball match.
The past three weeks witnessed our growth and our friendship. It is not only your enthusiasm but also your teamwork and good spirits that impress us deeply. After the precious exchange activity, we now have a better understanding of each other on a whole new level.
Now I sincerely hope that our friendship will last forever. Wish you all the best. Thank you!
(Version 2)
Dear friends,
How time flies! It has been 2 weeks since we had you stay with us. As chairman of the Student Union, it’s my great honor to give a speech here, recalling the sweet and happy moments we spent together.
During the past 2 weeks, we have studied in the same classroom and worked out a
lot of academic problems. Also, we have put on so many wonderful shows, impressing all the teachers and students. Furthermore, we have been involved in various interesting activities, like learning to make Chinese dumplings, playing British cricket and so on.
Undoubtedly, this exchange program is a fruitful success, through which we gain a better understanding of British and Chinese cultures. In addition, our friendship has been greatly strengthened.
Hard though it is to say goodbye to friends, I do wish you a safe journey back to England and may our friendship last forever!
Thank you!。