山東省青島十七中2024年高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

山東省青島十七中2024年高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated2．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed3．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May4．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．a(chǎn)cknowledgeC．realize D．summarize5．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.6．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave7．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because8．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill9．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed10．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended11．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly12．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee13．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee14．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay15．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless16．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before17．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．a(chǎn)chieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved18．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold19．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re20．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．a(chǎn)fter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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Assistant

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inAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformation,visithttp://finearts.wichita.eduFullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatre&DanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http://wwwtheatre.uscd.edu)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell@.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganAssistantDirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationsskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatsendemailstoiobs@.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Whatadmayanapplicantpaycloseattentiontoifhe/shehas9.5-monthfreetime?A．FullProfessorinTheatreandDance.B．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDance.C．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArts.D．AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenter.2、Whichcanyouapplytoifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills?A．WichitaStateUniversity.B．TheUniversityofCalifornia.C．DeSalesUniversity.D．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt.3、Whatcanwelearnfromtheadvertisements?A．Allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience.B．Allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalary.C．Allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediately.D．Allthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilled.22．（8分）Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青槍魚(yú)），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（￡22，000）．ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．NateDSanders，theauction（拍賣(mài)）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？A．Discussing．B．Wondering．C．Imagining．D．Presenting．2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？A．Thestyleofthewriter．B．Thehistoryoftheletter．C．Thecontentsoftheletter．D．Thepopularityofthewriter．3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？A．HenryStrater'saccount．B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．D．NateDSanders'description．4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．3Theletterwassoldatauction．4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．A．①③②④B．②①④③C．②④①③D．②③①④23．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”O(jiān)bviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.24．（8分）AHongKongDisneylandparkadmissionticketisyourpassporttoafulldayofmagicaladventures.Learnthewaystobuyyourticketsnow.Threetypesof1-dayticketareavailable:TicketType

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D．GeoffreyRush.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）ThisincidenttookplaceinDecemberof1179.IhadstartedanewjobdownattheCityMarketDeliinNewYorkCity.Ididn'treally1thejob,whichincludedwearingwhitegloves,slicingbreadandcoldcuts.ButwehadtwosonsandIhadtosupportthefamily.Welivedin2,aswecouldbarelymanagetopaythebills3tosurviveinourapartment.Asa4,welivedfrompaycheck（薪水）topaycheckandourendsneverseemedto5.Ifitweren'tforthegenerosity（慷慨）andsympathyofourbabysitter（保姆）,Idon'tknowhowIwouldhave6myboys.Ourbabysitterwouldvoluntarily7tobringovergroceriesonceinawhile,8duringtheholidays,whenourboyswouldbe9whenanextrachocolate10withSantaClausorEasterbunnyarrivedwithher.Itso11thatonedayoneoftheladieslworkedwithwenttogetsomethingoutofherpurse.By12,shedroppedatendollarbill.I13itupinstantlyandthoughtthatthisnewfoundmoneywouldbuydinnerformyfamilyforafewmoredays.Yet,14thatthoughtcrossedmymind,myconsciencetoldmeotherwise.15aswewere,Ijustthoughtitwouldbe16tokeepthemoney.So17,Ihandedthemoneytothelady.Shewas18andgratefulasshehadnoteven19thatshehadlostthemoney.Shethencameovertomeafewminuteslaterandgavemeafivedollartoshowher20.NotonlydidIgohomewithmoneytofeedmybabiesthatday,Ileftwithaclearconscience,andmostimportantlyasmile.Ifeltgoodthatdayin1179!1、A．callforB．careforC．a(chǎn)skforD．sendfor2、A．troubleB．dangerC．povertyD．peace3、A．necessaryB．extraC．lackingD．enough4、A．homeB．houseC．flatD．family5、A．meetB．finishC．completeD．stop6、A．grownB．taughtC．fedD．risen7、A．provideB．supplyC．refuseD．offer8、A．probablyB．especiallyC．speciallyD．possibly9、A．helpfulB．usefulC．thankfulD．joyful10、A．coveredB．equippedC．involvedD．filled11、A．occurredB．happenedC．followedD．reminded12、A．incidentB．mistakeC．purposeD．a(chǎn)ccident13、A．pickedB．carriedC．heldD．saved14、A．a(chǎn)slongasB．a(chǎn)sfarasC．a(chǎn)swellasD．a(chǎn)ssoonas15、A．PoorB．RichC．HonestD．Kind16、A．rightB．correctC．wrongD．proper17、A．fortunatelyB．unwillingC．luckilyD．willingly18、A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．eagerD．nervous19、A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．realizedC．promisedD．recognized20、A．impressionB．expressionC．instructionD．a(chǎn)ppreciation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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Washingmachinesareheavy.That’s1．there’sanaverageof25kgofconcreteinsidethemtostopthemmovingaroundwhenthey’reonaspincycle.Andthatmeansthey’renotonlydifficult2．(move)aroundinyourhome,theyalsocostalottotransport.3．a(chǎn)llthiscouldbeabouttochange,thankstoasimple4．(invent)byateamattheUK’sNottinghamTrentUniversity.ProfessorAminhitonthe5．(brilliant)simpleideaofreplacingsomeoftheconcretewith6．sealableplasticcontainerwhichcanbefilledwithwateroncethemachineisinplace.7．doingthis,theweightofawashingmachinecan8．(cut)byathird.IntheUKalone,thiscouldmeanasavingofaround45,000tonnes(公噸)ofcarbondioxideemissionsayearwhenthemachinesaretransported,9．isreallyapieceofgoodnewstotheenvironment.“Everyonethinkstheideamusthavebeenthoughtofbefore,”saysDylanKnight.“Noonecanreallybelieveit.Butitwilldefinitelyworkwhen10．(put)intouse.”第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。I’vebeenplayingvolleyballsincethreeyearsbefore.Itstartedwhenateachersetupvolleyballclubinourschool,hopethatmorestudentswouldjoininthesport.Theclubwasverypopularthatmanystudentssignedupforit.Tobehonestly,atthattimeIjustfollowedthemwithoutthinking.WepracticedtogetheroneverySaturdaymorning.However,someofthestudentssoonbegantogetboringanddroppedoutoftheclub.SoIfoundIwasquiteenjoyingitandIcarryon.Aftertrainingforsometime,Iwasselectedfortheschoolteam.WhatexcitedandproudIwas!第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你校將要舉辦一次主題為“HowtoCommunicatewithOurParents”的英語(yǔ)演講比賽，請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇演講稿。要點(diǎn)如下：1.尊重并信任父母；2.常與父母聊天；3.換位思考問(wèn)題。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:換位思考putoneselfinsb.’sshoesHowtoCommunicatewithOurParentsHello,everyone,I’dliketosharemyideasaboutthetopicofcommunicatingwithourparents.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、D6、C7、C8、B9、A10、B11、A12、B13、A14、D15、D16、A17、D18、D19、A20、B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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、D3、A22、1、D2、C3、B4、B23、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainsteverythingthattiedhertotheold