2023-2024學(xué)年陜西省西安市高新一中、交大附中高三考前熱身英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年陜西省西安市高新一中、交大附中高三考前熱身英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual2．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded3．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．a(chǎn)rethere4．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused5．We

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）“BallisticmissilethreatinboundtoHawaii.Seekimmediateshelter.Thisisnotadrill.”Itmightsoundlikesomethingstraightoutofahorrormovie,butfor38minutesterrifiedHawaiianresidentsthoughttheworldwasgoingtoend.OnSaturday,localsandtouristsonthesmallislandwokeuptoamessagethatmanyhavefearedamidNorthKorea’sdevelopmentofanuclearweapon.Panickedresidentsgatheredfamilymembers,ranoutontothestreetsandanxiouslysoughtshelterastheyawaitedtheattack.Carswereabandonedonhighwaysandpeoplewhowereoutsideatthetimehidinthebasementsofneighboursasotherspreparedtoflee.StaceyBow,56,ofHonoluluwasawakenedtotheemergencyalert(警報)onhersmartphoneandwokeupher16-year-olddaughter,whobecamehysterical,crying.ChereseCarlson,saidthemomentsfollowingthealertwerefilledwithfear.“Ihadnofriendsheretoturntoforhelp,”shesaid.“TherewasnothingIcoulddobutsitinmycarworriedthatitwastheendofmylife.”O(jiān)thersthoughtthatitwasahoaxorafalsealarm,sincethesirens(報警汽笛)didnotringout.“Ithoughttomyself,itmustbesomeone’slastdayatworkorsomeonegotextremelyupsetatasuperiorandbasicallydidthisasajoke,”saidBrianNaeole,whowasvisitingHonolulufromMolokai,addingthathedidn’thearsirensandneitherTVnorradiostationsissuedalerts.Itturnedoutthattheincidentwascausedbyaworkerwhopressedthewrongbutton.Arevisedalertinformingpeopleofthe“falsealarm”didnotreachmobilephonesuntilabout40minutesafterthefirstwarningwassent.Hawaii’sEmergencyManagementAgencyadministratorVernMiyagisaid,“therewasnoautomatedwaytosendafalsealarmcancellation.Wehadtoinitiateamanualprocess.Andthatwaswhyittookawhiletoinformeveryone”.Heapologisedforthefalsealarm.1、Whendidthepeopleprobablyreceivethealertmessage?A．At8:07a.m.B．At11:05a.m.C．At6:13p.m.D．At9:05p.m.2、WhatcanweinferaboutChereseCarlson?A．ShewasalocallivinginHonolulu.B．Shecelledupherfriendsforassistance.C．ShehadtohideinastrongbasementD．ShewasprobablyatouristvisitingHawaii.3、HowdidBrianNaeolefeelafterreadingthealertmessage?A．Desperate.B．Calm.C．Terrified.D．Funny.4、Theunderlinedword“manual”inthelastparagraphmeans.A．expressedinwordsB．controlledbycomputersC．operatedbyhandD．performedbyrobots22．（8分）NelleHarperLee?betterknownbyherpennameHarperLee,wasanAmericannovelistwidelyknownforToKillaMockingbird,publishedin1960.Immediatelysuccessful,itwonthe1961PulitzerPrizeandhasbecomeaclassicofmodemAmericanliterature.In1991anorganizationconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathad“madeadifference”intheirlives.Theresult?Lee'sbooktrailedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,thisnovelremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachingabout70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchatypicalreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondtheshallowsmalltalkoftheschoolhallways.Disturbedbyhormones(荷爾蒙）andanxiety,teenagersgetthroughschoolwithconfusionandfrustration.Literatureisasafetyvalve(安全閥）一itpromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone'sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.Thenovelparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisaspect.Itspeaksinachild'svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Somecriticshavecalleditan“impossible”achievement,achildren'sbookpennedbyawell-educatedadult—it'sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat'sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharming,attractivereadforyoungpeople.Itindicatestheconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultfacingdifficultrealities,butdescribesitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.GabyHick,athird-yearstudentfocusedonEnglishliteratureatBrownUniversity,callsit^oneofthefirstbooksthatkidsandyoungadultsreadthatdealswithseriousissues一rape,race,mentalissues”.Sheadds,“ThestorymakestheseadultthemesaccessiblebecauseofScout.”Thebook’ssetting,asmalltowninAlabamaaffectedbytheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,mayappearverydifferentfromtheexperienceofmostkidsreadingittoday.ButLee'swordsmakeherstoryfeelaliveandpresent.In2006,however,criticThomasMallonexpressedhisregretaboutthebook'savoidingcomplexityinTheNewYorker.ButhernovelmakesagreatteachingtoolforteenagerspreciselybecauseitsmoralviewisasclearasthatofoneofAesop'sFables.Thatabsenceofambiguity(含糊其辭）inthisnoveldoesn'tmeanthenovelisfreeofchallengingideas,either.WillSerratelli,anotherliteraturestudentatBrownsays,“Therearen’tmanyhardmoralquestionsbeingasked…butitopensupalltheseotherquestionsthat1hadn'tthoughtaboutbefore.MyEnglishteachersalwaysasked,Doyousympathize(同情）withthischaracter?Wouldyouwanttohangoutwiththem?’Whenyougiveakidabookwherethosequestionsdon'tevenneedtobeasked,itforcesthemtodigdeeper.”Mallon'scriticismisaccurateinthatthisnovelmaypresenttoolimitedaviewofracisminAmerica.That'sespeciallyproblematicbecauseitisoneoftheonlybooksconsistentlyassignedtoAmericanstudentsthatacknowledges(承認）racialdiscrimination(歧視）atall.However,ToKillaMockingbirdmayowesomeofitspopularityasateachingtexttothefactthatthenarrativevoiceisawhiteone.NaomiVamis,anAfricanStudiesstudentatBrownsays,“It'sanotherpracticeoftellingstoriesaboutblackpeoplethroughwhitecentralcharacters,”shesays.Whilethenovelisundoubtedlyworthitsplaceintheclassroom,Englishteachersmaydowelltoconsiderthatitisawhiteauthor'sperspective—andoughttobetheonlybeginningofadialogueaboutraceandneverthefinalword.Butasagatewaytomorematureideas,andasaYA(youngadult)distillation(提煉）ofcomplexconceptsyoungpeoplemaynothavegraspedbefore,Lee'snovelisinvaluable.1、Accordingtothepassage,thenovelToKillaMockingbirdcanhelpus.A．reducemuchanxietyforfearoflosingourselvesB．understandwhattherealpersonalityofhumanisC．knowmoreaboutthepastU.S.economicsituationD．findanddealwithsomeothercomplicatedquestions2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trailed”mostprobablymeaninParagraph1?A．Wasasgoodas.B．Triedhardtodefeat.C．Wentalongthesamerouteas.D．Hadalowerscorethan.3、WhatcanweconcludefromWillSerratelli'sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A．Thekidsareunwillingtoanswerchallengingquestions.B．Thekidshavetofacemoremoralquestions.C．Thekidstendtosympathizewiththecharacters.D．Thekidsaremotivatedtothinkfurther.4、WhyisthenovelwellreceivedbyteenagersintheU.S.?A．BecauseitrevealsracialdiscriminationinAmerica.B．Becauseawhiteauthortellsthestoriesaboutblackpeople.C．Becauseitmakessomeseriousadultissuesaccessible.D．Becauseitiswidelyusedasatoolformoraljudgmentsinsociety.5、Whatistheauthorspurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Totellusaboutthecontentofthenovel.B．Toexplainthereasonsforitspopularity.C．Tointroducesomedifferentcomments.D．Toapproveofthecreativewritingstyle.23．（8分）Mysonhaspoliomyelitis(小兒麻痹)andhesufferedfromitalot.Whenhewasyoung,mywifeandItookhimtoseesomanydoctorsandgotdifferentkindsoftreatments.Butstill,hecouldn’twalklikeanormalkid.Sohewaslaughedatbyhispeersforhiswalkingstyle.Histearsburntoureyeslikesulphuricacid(硫酸).Then,hebecameafraidofgoingtoschool.Hewouldn’tgoanymore.Onenight,mywifehadabreakdownandshoutedathim,“Itellyou,mykid,youmightbelikethisforever.Youareafreakinotherpeople’seyes,andperhapsitwouldneverchange.Butinmyeyes,inyourdad’seyes,youarenotafreak!Youarenot!Evenifyouare,weloveyouandwewillloveyouforever!”Mysonspokenothingfortwodays.Hedidn’teatorsleep.Wecouldreadhewashurt.Wehopedsomethingwonderfulwouldfallinourfamily.Onthethirdmorning,hestruggledtowalktomycar,withhisschoolbaginhishandofcourse.Heraisedhisheadhighandhuggedme,saying“wanttogotoschool.Nothingwillbeatme.”Youknow,fromthenon,hewasneverafraidofbeingmockedordespisedanymore.Ifhecouldn’tavoidtheselooks,hechosetolookatthemintheeyes.Later,somethingnicereallyhappenedandmysonwenttoMIT.Whenhewasaskedhowhemanagedtobearthepressure,hesaid,“Becauseofmyparents.”Mydearfellows,ifyoucaretoomuchabouthowotherpeoplelookatyouorwhattheiropinionsare,youwillneverbecomewhatyouwanttobe.1、Theauthor’ssonwaslaughedatbyhispeers,because_________.A．hedidn’tdowellinhislessonsB．hewalkedinastrangewayC．hewasfromapoorfamilyD．heoftenburstintotears2、Afterhearingwhatthemothersaid,theson__________.A．quarreledwithhismotherandlefthomeangrilyB．wenttoschoolunwillinglywithoutspeakinganythingC．burstoutcryingcomplainingabouthisbadexperienceD．didn’tsayanythingwithouteatingorsleepingfortwodays3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?A．Theboywasbravetofaceanydifficultyafterbeingencouragedbyhismother.B．Theboyachievedsuccessandwasadmittedtoafamousuniversity.C．Theboyfinallycouldwalklikeanormalchildaftersometreatments.D．Theboyowedhissuccesstohisparentsandwasgratefultothem.4、Fromthepassagewecansaytheboyis_________.A．confidentandoutgoingB．braveandhard-workingC．wiseandeasy-goingD．determinedandbrave24．（8分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(產(chǎn)后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．a(chǎn)voidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby25．（10分）ManyofushavewonderedwhatEarthislikebeneaththesurface.Sohavewritersandscientists.InFrenchnovelistJulesVerne’smasterpieceJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,explorersgodowntoEarth’scenteranddiscoveramazingwonders.Butinreallife,humanbeingshaven’tevencomeclosetotheplanet’score(核心).Thecoreisover6,000kmdown.Thedeepestholeevercreated,accordingtotheBBC,istheKolaSuperdeepBoreholeinRussia,whichonlygoes12.3kmdown.Sohowdoweknowabouteverythingdownbelowwithoutanysamples？OnegoodwaytostartistothinkabouttheEarth’sdensity(密度),SimonRedfernoftheUniversityofCambridgeintheUKtoldtheBBC．“ThedensityofthematerialonEarth’ssurfaceismuchlowerthantheaveragedensityofthewholeEarth,sothattellsusthere’ssomethingthathasgreaterdensity,”Redfernsaid.Thechallengeistofindoutwhichheavymaterialsthecoreismadeof.Andthemainmaterialscientistshavefoundisiron.TheideaisthatwhenEarthformed4.5billionyearsago,alotofironmadeitswaydowntothecore,takingupabout80percentofit.Todayscientistsarestillworkingonfindingoutwhichothermaterialsthecorecouldbemadeupof.Youmightalsowonderhowweknowthesizeofthecore.There’saone-wordanswer:seismology(地震學(xué)).Whenanearthquakehappens,seismicstationsaroundtheworldrecordtheshockwavesitsendsthroughouttheplanet.It’slikehittingonesideoftheplanetwithahugehammerandlisteningontheothersideforthenoise.Earlyresearchfoundthatsomeshockwaves,called“S-waves”,wentmissing.S-wavescanonlytravelthroughsolidmaterial,butnotthroughliquid,sotheymusthavefoundsomethingmolteninEarth’scenter.ByfollowingtheS-waves’paths,scientistsfoundoutthatrocksbecameliquidaround3,000kmdown.TherearestillmanyquestionsabouttheEarth’scoretoanswer.Butthestudyofthedarkworldbelowisn’tjustforscientists’curiosity.ThemovementofEarth’smoltenironcorebuildsupapowerfulmagnetic(有磁力的)field.ItprotectsusfromradiationfromthesunandisneededforcompassesandGPSsystemstowork.Soperhapsnoneofuswilleverseteyesonthecore,butit’sgoodtoknowit’sthere.1、TheauthormentionsJulesVerne’snovelJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthinthefirstparagraphto.A．discussthepossibilityofgoingdowntoEarth’scenterB．showhowmuchhumanshavediscoveredaboutEarthC．paintapictureinourimaginationofthedarkworldbelowD．showhumans’deepinterestinEarth’scenter2、Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat“S-waves”.A．a(chǎn)reoftenusedtopredictearthquakesB．cannottravelthroughliquidmaterialC．a(chǎn)rethemostnoticeableshockwavesproducedbyearthquakesD．cantravelmostrapidlyat3,000kilometersbelowEarth’ssurface3、Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.A．researchintoEarth’scorehashardlymadeanyprogressinrecentyearsB．improvementsinGPSsystemscouldhelppeoplefindoutmoreaboutEarthC．Earth’scorehelpstoprotecthumansfromharmD．scientistsarelikelytoreachEarth’scenterwithindozensofyears第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）IrecentlyvisitedIndiatomeetwomenwithAIDS.HavingAIDSisconsideredasamarkofdisgraceandthepunishmentisabandonment.Mostofthesewomenhadbeen1bytheirfamily.WhatI2mostishowmuchtheywantedtotouchmeandbetouchedasifphysical3somehowprovedtheir4.Ispenttimewiththedyingandsawrowsofcots(帆布床).Everycotwas5exceptforoneinthecorner,soIwentthere,hopingtoprovidesomehelp.The6wasawomaninher30s.Shehad7eyesandwasskinny.8,Isuddenlyfelthelpless.Ihadnothingto9her.Icouldn’tsaveher,either.I10downandreachedouttotouchher-andwhenshe11myhand,shegrabbeditandwouldn'tletgo.Wehadbeentheretogetherforawhilewhenshepointedupward.Ittookmesometimeto12thatshewantedtogouptotheroofandsitoutside.Itwasgetting13andthesunwasgoingdown,andnooneseemed14totakeherupstairs.Icarriedherup.Shesatonachair,facingthewestandwatchingthe15Iremindedtheworkersto16herlater.ThenIhadtoleave.Butshenever17me.Sometimesit’sthepeopleyoucan'thelpwho18youthemost.Optimismisn'tapassiveexpectationthatthingswillgetbetter.Itisa(n)19thatwecanmakethingsbetterandwecanhelppeople,ifwedon'tlosehopeanddon'tlook20.1、A．beaten B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．scolded D．cheated2、A．value B．complain C．remember D．wonder3、A．excitement B．collision C．pleasure D．contact4、A．birth B．failure C．worth D．future5、A．occupied B．a(chǎn)ttended C．made D．covered6、A．patient B．witness C．nurse D．worker7、A．shining B．beautiful C．sorrowful D．greedy8、A．Otherwise B．However C．Instead D．Besides9、A．entertain B．protect C．convince D．offer10、A．knelt B．calmed C．went D．jumped11、A．pushed B．felt C．shook D．warmed12、A．figureout B．getacross C．pointout D．putdown13、A．clear B．cloudy C．late D．windy14、A．brave B．determined C．confident D．willing15、A．night B．sunset C．roof D．performance16、A．treat B．save C．comfort D．fetch17、A．left B．forgot C．forgave D．thanked18、A．challenge B．confuse C．satisfy D．inspire19、A．opportunity B．promise C．belief D．intention20、A．a(chǎn)way B．up C．out D．back第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OfthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT,nervesandexhaustion,surprisingly,1．notrankveryhigh.Infact,accordingtoanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety–nottomentionfatigue–mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.ThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfer.Theyrecruited239collegefreshmen,each2．(agree)totakethreedifferentversionsoftheSATreasoningtest3．(give)onthreeconsecutiveSaturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtakethree-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-half-hours,andwouldbeadministeredinarandomordertoeachofthestudents.4．(boost)thestresslevelinthestudents–whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgottenintocollege–AckermanandKanferofferedacashbonustoanyvolunteerswho5．(beat)theirhigh-schoolscore.6．thetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudentsfilledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,moodandconfidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetestandoncemoreattheend.Together,alloftheseprovidedasortoffeverchartofthestudents’energyandanxiety7．theexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredtheresults,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers’fatigueandstressrosesteadily8．thetest