吉林省長春市第十九中學(xué)2024年高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷含解析

吉林省長春市第十九中學(xué)2024年高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on2．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted3．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．a(chǎn)catch-22B．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)sacredcowD．a(chǎn)MickeyMousecourse4．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned5．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where6．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishedD．a(chǎn)ccompanied7．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe8．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup9．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome10．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome11．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit12．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what13．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear14．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment15．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways16．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto17．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare18．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if19．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．a(chǎn)mleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．a(chǎn)mleaving;istakingoff20．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．removeC．offer D．a(chǎn)fford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）Sleepdeprivation(缺失)isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupils,accordingtoresearcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersinbedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerleveltosuitsleep-deprivedlearners,thestudyfound.Theinternationalcomparison,carriedoutbyBostonCollege,foundtheUnitedStatestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudents,with73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffected.Inliteracy(讀寫能力)teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthantheinternationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealand,SaudiArabia,Australia,England,IrelandandFrance.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.CountrieswiththebestrecordsforgettingenoughsleepincludeAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Portugal,theCzechRepublic,JapanandMalta.Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankings,theTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy(TIMSS)andProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy(PIRLS)“Ithinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationally,onaverage,childrenwhohavemoresleepachievehigherinmaths,scienceandreading.Thatisexactlywhatourdatashow,”saysChadMinnichoftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.“It’sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutrition,”saysMrMinnich,basedattheLynchSchoolofEducation,BostonCollege.“Ifyouareunabletoconcentrate,toattendmentally,youareunabletoachieveatyourbestlevel,becauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasic.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.Ifteachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlackofsleep,it’shavingasignificantimpact.Butworsethanthat,teachersarehavingtoadjusttheirinstructionbasedonthosechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleep.Thechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleeparedrivingdowninstruction.”Thatmeansthateventhechildrenwhoaregettingenoughsleeparestillsufferingfromthissleep-relatedlowering.1、WhatdidtheresearchersofBostonCollegetrytofindA．Whychildrendon’tgetenoughsleepB．HowmanyhourschildrensleepeverynightC．TherelationshipbetweensleepandtestresultsD．Therelationshipbetweensleepandhealth2、Manychildrensufferfromsleepdeprivationbecause_________.A．theysitinfrontoftheTVfortoolongB．theycanhardlysleepsoundlyanddeeplyC．theirhomeworkoccupiestoomuchoftheirtimeD．moderntechnologicaldevicesconsumealotoftheirtime3、Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostsleep-deprivedstudentsA．Japan B．MaltaC．Finland D．Portugal4、WhyarechildrenwhogetenoughsleepalsovictimsA．Becausetheyaredisturbedbysleep-deprivedstudentsB．Becauseteachingisdrivendownbysleep-deprivedstudentsC．Becausetheyhavetospendtimehelpingsleep-deprivedstudentsD．Becausetheteacherswastetimediscipliningsleep-deprivedstudents22．（8分）LOSANGELES,Nov.12(Xinhua)—LegendarycomicbookwriterStanLeehasdiedattheageof95,accordingtomediareportsonMonday.Lee,borninStanleyLieberonDec.28th,1922,beganhiscareerin1939andjoinedtheMarvelComicsin21.HeisconsideredasoneofthemostlegendarynamesinthehistoryofcomicbooksandtheleadingcreativeforcebehindtheriseofMarvelComics.Heco-creatediconicfictionalcharacterssuchasSpider-Man,X-Men,theAvengers,andmanymore.Lee’scharactersoftenhavesuperpowers,buttheyalsohaveweaknesses.Theywerehumans,notgods.Theynotonlystruggledtosavetheworld,butalsotopaytheirbills,makefriends,andholdjobs.ThismadeMarvelcomicbookheroesstandapartfromitscompetitorDC,whichproducedtheseeminglyperfectheroeslikeSupermanandWonderWoman.Thosesuperheroeshavebeenadaptedintoblockbusterfilms,mostofwhichweremadeafterDisneyacquiredMarvelina4-billion-dollardealin2009.Inastatement,BobIger,chairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompanysaidStanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.MarvelalsopraisedLeeonitswebsitebyputtingononeofLee’sfamousquotes,whichgoes,“IusedtobeembarrassedbecauseIwasjustacomic-bookwriterwhileotherpeoplewerebuildingbridgesorgoingontomedicalcareers.AndthenIbegantorealize:entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople’slives.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend.Ifeelthatifyou’reabletoentertain,you’redoingagoodthing.”PraisefromhisHollywoodpeersandcolleagueswasgenerous.PresidentofMarvelStudiosKevinFeigeappreciatedLee’sunparalleledimpactontheindustry.“NoonehashadmoreofanimpactonmycareerthanStanLee,”Feigesaid.“OurthoughtsarewithhisfamilyandthemillionsoffanswhohavebeenforevertouchedbyStan’sgenius,charismaandheart.”1、HowdoLee’scharactersdifferfromthoseofDC?A．Theyareperfectheroes.B．Theyoftenhavesuperpowers.C．Theyarenothumans,butgods.D．Theyhavehumanshortcomings.2、WecanlearnfromLee’sstatementinParagraph6that________.A．itisembarrassingtobeacomic-bookwriterB．a(chǎn)tasteofentertainmentisnecessaryinpeople’slivesC．entertainmentisthemostimportantthingintheworldD．youcandoeverythingwellifyouareabletoentertain3、Accordingtothepassage,wecouldknowthat________.A．LeeinfluencedKevinFeige’scareeralotB．LeejoinedtheMarvelComicsinhisfortiesC．LeecreatedthefictionalcharactersallbyhimselfD．ThesuperheroeswereadaptedintofilmsbeforeDisneyacquiredMarvel4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ComicsLegend—theMarvelsandDCB．TheSuperheroesinStanLee’sComicsC．Marvel’sComicsLegendStanLeeDiesat95D．TheLifeStoryofMarvelComicsLegendStanLee23．（8分）MyneighborOrlandoisaparamedic(急救醫(yī)士).HeandhiswifearesomeofthenicestpeopleIhaveevermet.Afewyearsbackwestartedthissortof“favorwar”,whereoneofuswoulddosomethingfortheother,suchasshoveling(鏟)theirdrivewayorhelpingthembuildashed,andnexttimetheotherwouldtrytotopitwithanotherfavor.Yesterdaymorningtherewasmaybe2or3feetofsnowonthegroundandIrememberedheshoveledmydrivewayformelastsnowfall.SoItookoutmyshovelandtookcareofbothoursidewalksanddrivewaysbecauseitwasmyturntodoafavorback.IttookawhilebutIfinishedandgotintomycarforwork.WhatIdidn’trealizewasthatOrlandohadtoworkthatdaytoo.FastforwardtothismorningIgotaknockonmydoor.Itwashim.HeimmediatelyshookmyhandandinformedmethatbecauseIshoveledhisdrivewayandsidewalkforhim,hewasabletogettoworkearlier.Assoonashestartedhisshift,acallcamethroughthatayoungboywasinamedicalemergency.Luckilyheandhispartnerwereonlyabout2minutesaway,butthenextclosestambulancewasin10minutes.Thiskiddidnothave10minutes.Hebarelyhad2minutes.Becausemyneighborgottoworksooner,theyoungboygottolivehislife.Thisisn’tahumblebrag(吹牛).Thisistoinformothersthateventhesmallestfavorscanhavethebiggestimpacts.Itwasn’ttoomuchoftroubletoshovelhisdrivewayforhim,butbecauseIdid,theyoungkidgottoseehisfamilyagain,gobacktoschoolagain,talktohisfriendsagainandlivehislife.1、WhatcanweknowaboutthewriterandOrlando?A．Theyoncehadaconflict.B．Theysignedafavorableagreement.C．Theyfavorshovelingsnowtogether.D．Theyarealwaysreadytohelpeachother.2、Whosavedtheboybeforeitwastoolate?A．Thewriter. B．Theboy’sparents.C．Orlandoandhiswife. D．Orlandoandhispartner.3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Neveraskfortrouble. B．Nofavoristoosmall.C．Onecannotalwaysbelucky. D．Don’tloseheartinanemergency.24．（8分）WelcometoReadingMuseum’sHands–onLearningserviceReadingMuseumhasbeenofferinglearningopportunitiestoschoolsforover100years,andwithyoursupportwehopetocontinuethistraditionforthenext100years.SESSIONSATREADINGMUSEUMVictorianSchoolroomThesessiontakesplaceinasuperbreconstructionofaschoolroominalatenineteenthcenturyBoardSchool.ThechildrenwillexperiencearangeofVictorianstylelessonsanduseslateboardsanddippens.ThesessionleaderplaystheroleofaVictorianteacherbutwillcomeoutoftheroleduringthesessionthereassurethechildren.Wesupplycostumeforallchildren.VictorianToysOurVictoriannannydeliversthisinterestingsession.Thenannywillhelpchildrentoexplorethedifferencesbetweenrichandpoorchildren’stoysfromthepast.Duringthesessionthechildrenhavetheopportunitytomakeatoytotakehome.VictorianChristmasInaspeciallydecoratedroomthechildrenwillfindouthowtheVictoriansintroducedmanyofourChristmascustoms.Theywillmakeasimplecardorpresenttotakehomeandtakepartinaminipantomime.HOWTOBOOKANEDUCATIONALVISITForuptodatepricesandsessiondetails,pleasevisitourwebsite.uk/schools/sessions/Forallsessionbookingspleasephoneuson01189373400.Weaskthatyoubookatleast4weeksinadvance.Pleasebereadytotelluswhenyouwishtocome,thesession(s)youwishtobookandtheyeargroupofpupils.Oursessionstakeplacebetween10:00and12:00or12:30and14:30.Themaximumgroupsizeis35pupils.Werecommendthatyoubring5adultsforeachgroup.1、WhowillgivetheVictorianstylelessons?A．Thechildren.B．Thesessionleader.C．TheVictoriannanny.D．Thevisitors.2、Youcantakehomethethingsmadebyyourselffrom________.A．VictorianSchoolroom&VictorianChristmasB．VictorianSchoolroom&VictorianToysC．VictorianToys&VictorianChristmasD．Alloftheabove3、Ifyouwanttobookaneducationalvisit,youneedto________..A．gothereinpersonB．callat01189373400C．booktwoweeksinadvanceD．visit.uk/schools/sessions/4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ReadingMuseumhasprovidedlearningservicesfor200years.B．Atleast5adultsarerequiredtoaccompanyeachgroup.C．Theminimumgroupsizeis35pupils.D．Allthesessionslastfor2hours.25．（10分）I’mlearningtodriveinSwitzerland.IthinkitwillbeagoodideatolearnnowbecauseIhaveplentyoffreetimeandamearningalittlemoneytopayforlessons.IneverlearntwhenIlivedintheUK,soluckilydrivingonthe“wrong”sideisn’taproblem.However,therearealotofrulestoremember.Whenyouseearoadtoyourrightandtherearenowhitelinesontheground,thecarstoyourrighthavetherighttogobeforeyourcarandyouhavetostopforthem.Inpractice,lotsofpeopleforgetthisandcarseitherwaitforeachotherwhilebothdriverstrytorememberwhattodo,orbeep(鳴喇叭)ateachotherifbothtrytogoatthesametime!Whenyoudriveroundaroundabout,youshouldcheckallyourmirrors.Torememberhowtodothis,Ioftencountthemaloud—one,two,three—thenasecondglanceatyourblindspotwhenyou’reintheroundabout.OnefriendcamedrivingwithmeandafteraboutanhouraskedwhyonearthIwascounting.Hehadpassedhistestsolongago,hecouldn’tremembereverhavingtocheckthreemirrors!DrivingstillseemsscarytomesoIdrivequiteslowly.Ialsodon’tknowthecountrysideroadsverywellanddon’tknowwhat’scominguproundthecomeroroverthenexthill.IdriveslowlysoIfeelsafe,butmydrivinginstructortellsmetospeeduporcarswillbumpintomefrombehindortrytoovertakesomewheredangerous.Sodrivingslowlyisjustasdangerousasdrivingfast!I’mnotaverypracticalpersonsolearningtodrivehasbeenachallenge.Idon’thavealotofconfidenceandfinditquitedemotivatingtodosomethingthatdoesn’tcomenaturallytome.Tomakedrivingmorefunandinteresting,IlearninSwissGerman,somyinstructorgivesmeinstructionsinSwiss.ThiswayI’vetrickedmyselfintoenjoyingdrivingandhopefullywillpassthetest!1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisn’tapropertimefortheauthortotakedrivinglessonsnow.B．Drivingonthe“wrongside”doesn’tinfluencetheauthor..C．TheauthorwastoopoortopayfordrivinglessonsinSwitzerland.D．ItiseasyfortheauthortogetconfusedaboutthedrivingrulesinSwitzerland.2、Theauthoroftencounts“one,two,three”aloudwhendrivingroundaroundaboutto________.A．remindhimselftocheckthemirrorsB．speedupC．overtakesomewheredangerousD．makedrivingmoreinteresting3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demotivating”inParagraph5mean?A．Encouraging.B．Amazing.C．Exciting.D．Discouraging.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Drivingspeed.B．Strictdrivinginstructors.C．Anecdotesofmydrivingexperience.D．ComplicateddrivingrulesinSwitzerland.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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）Afewyearsago,anelderlywomanenteredmyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.Thedaughterwasdisplayingaseriouscaseof

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guidedherbackintothecrowd.1、A．warmthB．strictnessC．impatienceD．depression2、A．fixingB．checkingC．a(chǎn)djustingD．winding3、A．a(chǎn)ccustomedB．fastenedC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．stuck4、A．keepstepwithB．getawayfromC．keepoffD．escapefrom5、A．jumpedoverB．walkedoverC．satstillD．linedup6、A．receiptB．titleC．themeD．subject7、A．RatherthanB．ApartfromC．AfraidofD．Worryingabout8、A．becauseB．thoughC．soD．unless9、A．timeB．stayC．companyD．conversation10、A．changedB．describedC．updatedD．ignored11、A．seriousB．meaninglessC．roughD．casual12、A．OfferB．MindC．TakeD．Have13、A．ForgiveB．SeizeC．FollowD．Cherish14、A．chancesB．feelingsC．momentsD．presents15、A．trueB．impossibleC．unusualD．rare16、A．differentB．puzzledC．upsetD．critical17、A．expectingB．observingC．a(chǎn)pproachingD．blaming18、A．glancedoverB．lookeddownC．watchedoutD．setout19、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．a(chǎn)pparentlyD．basically20、A．smoothlyB．gentlyC．wiselyD．hurriedly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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Wewantourchildrentosucceedinschooland,perhapsevenmoreimportantly,inlife.Buttheparadox(悖論)isthatourchildrencanonlytrulysucceed1．theyfirstlearnhowtofail.Considerthefindingthatworld-classfigureskatersfallovermoreofteninpracticethanlow-levelfigureskaters.

Whyarethereallygoodskatersfallingoverthemost?Thereasonisactuallyquitesimple.Topskatersareconstantlychallengingthemselvesinpractice.2．(stretch)theirlimitations,theykeeptryingtheirbest.Theyfalloversooften,butitispreciselywhytheylearnsofast.Lower-levelskatershaveaquitedifferentapproach.Theyarealwaysattemptingjumpstheycanalreadydoveryeasily,3．(remain)withintheircomfortzone.Thisiswhytheydon’tfallover.Inasuperficialsense,theylooksuccessful,becausetheyarealwaysontheirfeet.Never4．(fail)inpracticepreventsthemfrommakingprogress.5．istrueofskatingisalsotrueoflife.JamesDysonworkedthrough5,126prototypes(原型)forhisnewestvacuumbeforecomingupwiththedesign6．madehisfortune.Thesefailureswereessentialtothepathwayoflearning.AsDysonput7．:“Youcan’tdevelopnewtechnologyunlessyoutestnewideasandlearnwhenthingsgowrong.Failureisessentialtoinvention.”Inhealthcare,however,thingsareverydifferent.Cliniciansdon’tliketoadmittofailure,partlybecausetheyhavestrongegos(自我)—particularlytheseniordoctors—andpartlybecausetheyfearlitigation(訴訟).Theconsequenceisthat8．learningfromfailure,healthcareoftencoversupfailure.Thedirectconsequenceisthatthesamemistakes9．(repeat).Accordingtothe

JournalofPatientSafety,400,000peopledieeveryyearinAmericanhospitalsaloneduetopreventableerror.10．healthcarelearnstorespondpositivelytofailure,thingswillnotimprove.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Thereisanoldmanlivenexttomydoor、Helivesalone、Occasionalhischildrenwillcometovisittohim、Whenweaskedhimthereasonforwhichhedidn’tmovetolivewithhischildren,hesaidhedidn’twanttotroublethembecause