2023-2024学年广东省东莞市高级中学英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析.doc

1、2023-2024学年广东省东莞市高级中学英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Is there a hospital nearby? I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now.Its about 3 blocks away. I _ you there.Atook BtakeCwil

2、l take Dhave taken2 Lets have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to an ice-cream. _.AIm afraid so BIts a deal CYouve got a point DI suppose not3It is sometimes said that a society can be judged _the way it cares _ its weakest members.Aon; aboutBby; forCunder; withDwith; on4The witnes

3、s an important detail when describing the accident.Abrought outBkept offCleft outDran into5_ that I wouldnt support myself at that moment.AI was weak enough BI was too weakCSo weak was I DSuch weak was I6So far, more than 1300 hotels in Europe, Africa, Middle East region have committed to _ in the e

4、vent, with many more _ to join the effort.Aparticipating; expectingBparticipate; to expectCparticipating; expectedDparticipate; to be expected7Since we can do nothing about it, we _ as well consult Mr. Smith about the matter.AcanBmustCneedDmay8Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work, but noth

5、ing _ the feeling you get after finishing a long workout around the track.AbreaksBblocksCbondsDbeats9To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule _.Ato never breakBnever to have brokenCnever to be brokenDnever to be breaking10I _ have worried before I came to the new school, for my classmates

6、 here are very friendly to me.AmightntBmustntCneedntDcouldnt11We are living in an age_ QR codes(二维码)are becoming more and more popular in our daily life.AwhyBthatCwhoseDwhen12The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the _ to achieve it.Aacquisition BcomprehensionCdetermination Dsatisf

7、action13On the surface of the water _, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park.Asome dead leaves did floatBsome dead leaves floatedCfloated some dead leavesDdid some dead leaves float14Like all parents in the world，we want you to grow up in a world _ is full of love and kindness.AwhereBthatC

8、whenDwhat15The movie couldnt be more boring.I wish I _ to it.Ahad not beenBhave not beenCdid not goDhave not gone16Since the match is over, we can _by travelling and stop thinking about basketball.Adive in Bswitch offCpull out Dsplit up17The boy is having a fever. Youd better damp a towel and lay it

9、 _ his forehead.Aacross BwithinCthrough Dbeyond18One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem _ it becomes an emergency.AwhenBbeforeCafterDunless19Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the m

10、inistry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wait any longer.”Alooking outBbringing outCcarrying outDsorting out20 You should have helped your mom wash the dishesI meant But she is always telling me to studyAto doBtoCdoing soDdoing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）At a t

11、ime when almost anything can be purchased with just one click, its become an automatic response to simply replace what breaks. Generations raised in the earlier half of the 20th century will say that this wasnt always so: household appliances（器具）, clothing, electronics and more used to be bought und

12、er the assumption that, with the occasional repairs, they would last a lifetime.Now, some conscientious consumers are taking matters into their own hands and joining the Repair Caf movement. Founded in Amsterdam in 2009 by sewing expert Martine Postma, the original nonprofit has expanded to more tha

13、n 1,500 locations worldwide. These pop-up events, which are run by volunteers, offer lessons in how to fix anything from fixing a button to an unresponsive laptop.“Theres juice and treats and you get to meet new people,” says Bennett, a retired civil servant and volunteer fixer at the Repair Cafe To

14、ronto, where she mends jewellery. She brings her own specialized tools but says most items could be repaired by anyone with a pair of pliers and some determination. “Something that is broken took time and resources to make, so if youre throwing it out, youre wasting those resources. ”If you cant fin

15、d a Repair Cafe near you, its easy to start one. RepairCafe. org offers a starter manual with step-by-step instructions.Changing how we acquire things is necessary, but theres also something to be said for simply not getting them in the first place. “Most of us have more than what we need,” says Mar

16、ina. “This can lead to a lot of anxiety, likethink about everything packed in the back of your closet; do you own those things or do they own you?” She suggests we train ourselves to make mindful purchases.Lazarovic, whose delayed purchase went even further, explains that less shopping has freed up

17、more time for family activities, dinner with friends and making art. By doing so, as she puts it, “I got out of that need-to-buy-it craze and in the end I feel good that Ive made something.”1、How would people raised in the 1940s deal with broken home appliances?ASell them at a lower price. BPress th

18、e button to find the fault.CRepair them to last longer. DDonate them to recycling stations.2、What does Bennett say about her work?AShe likes the good food people bring for her work.BHelping make repairs means saving resources.CShe will set up her own Repair Cafe soon.DShe learned to repair jewels af

19、ter she retired.3、Which of the following best explains “conscientious” underlined in Paragraph 2?AResponsible. BGenerous.CPowerful. DIrreplaceable.4、What good does Lazarovic think less shopping will do to us?AItll make us less anxious about used things at home.BItll force us to make donations of unw

20、anted things.CItll lead us to explore the world more responsibly.DIt will provide us more time for beneficial events.22（8分） Five-year-old Prisilla Perez, a student at Meador Elementary School in Willis, was unhappy with her recent haircut, which resulted from a severe disease. When students in her c

21、lass started calling Prisilla a boy, she felt ashamed, often crying and losing focus in school.Her teacher, Shannon Grimm, sympathized with her unhappiness. Grimm and Prisillas mom were concerned, but their ideas didnt work. “We had classroom discussions about how girls have short hair and boys have

22、 long hair, and I showed them photos of movie stars with different looks,” Grimm said. “However, it wasnt sinking in.”Grimm thought about Prisilla throughout winter break, and one morning, she had an idea: Cut off her hair - a scary thought for Grimm, who wore her hair long and took pride in it. “Iv

23、e never had short hair, and I stressed about it for two weeks before making a decision,” she said. On Jan. 4, Grimm invited a hairstylist friend to her home. “I told him to keep going, even if I cried,” she said.The class loved their teachers new do, especially Prisilla, who excitedly ran off the sc

24、hool bus that afternoon yelling, “Mom, Ms. Grimm cut her hair!” The teacher also bought matching bows for herself and the girl, so they could style their hair together.In February, the teacher recommended Prisilla for the school districts Student of the Month Award, but during the Monday ceremony, s

25、he received a surprise “hero medal” from the girl. “Now we have matching awards,” says Grimm.Prisillas mother, Maria, said that Grimms thoughtfulness brought her to tears. “I was shocked. I was crying. I couldnt believe it - she did something I wouldnt have the bravery to do. I will never forget tha

26、t.”1、Why was Prisilla unhappy at school?AShe wasnt satisfied with her teacher.BShe couldnt concentrate in class.CShe was laughed at by her classmates.DShe couldnt get on well with others.2、What made Grimm have her own hair cut?APraise from her students.BDevotion to her students.CRequest of Prisillas

27、 mother.DSuggestion from the hairstylist.3、What can we know about Grimm?AShe had her hair cut together with Prisilla.BShe expressed her sincere thanks to her pupils.CShe hesitated a lot before having her hair cut.DShe won a gold medal for facing difficulties bravely .4、What is the text mainly about?

28、AHow Grimm helped her student out.BWhat problem Prisilla had at school.CWhy Prisilla won the Month Award.DWhen Grimm got her new hairstyle.23（8分）Today we think of Abraham Lincoln as a great leader. What most of us dont know is that he was a well-known humorist and storyteller in his day.Lincoln lear

29、ned to tell jokes and stories from his father. When Lincoln became a lawyer, he used his jokes and stories to gain the good will of the jury (陪审团), and more than once his opposing lawyer would complain to the judge that Lincolns stories were irrelevant and distracting (转移、分心) to the jury. The troubl

30、e for them was that Judge David Davis loved Lincolns jokes more than anyone else in the court room.As a politician, Lincoln made excellent use of his humorous stories. His long time political opponent Stephen ADouglas complained that “Nothing else not any of his arguments or any of his replies to my

31、 questions disturbs me. But when he begins to tell a story, I feel that I am to be overmatched.” More than once Douglas and other political opponents of Lincolns saw their well presented arguments forgotten by the audience after Lincoln followed up their speeches with a homely story.As the responsib

32、ilities of the office of President became greater and heavier, Lincoln used humor to find relief. He wanted to reduce the stresses in himself and those around him. One of Lincolns neighbors told that one day, he saw Lincoln walking past with two young shouting boys. “Whats the matter, Mr. Lincoln?”

33、the neighbor asked. “The same thing thats the matter with the whole world,” Lincoln answered. “I have three walnuts, and each one of them wants two of them.”One cannot truly appreciate Lincoln without understanding his humorous side. He used his jokes and stories both for the purpose of winning over

34、 his audience and relieving the pressure he experienced as President during the terrible Civil War.1、When Lincoln was a lawyer, what was his purpose of telling jokes and stories?AHe wanted to satisfy the judges desire for jokes.BHe wanted to distract his opposing lawyer.CHe wanted to relieve his pre

35、ssure.DHe wanted to impress the jury.2、What might be Douglas attitude towards Lincolns humorous stories?AAppreciative. BAnnoyed.CConcerned. DSurprised.3、Whats the purpose of the text?ATo educate. BTo inform.CTo persuade. DTo entertain.24（8分） A brand new scooter（滑板车）was recently left outside a shop i

36、n Cornwall with a heartwarming note saying： Free to a little boy or girl who is not lucky enough to have one The scooter belonged to Max， a generous sixyearold The child was given a new scooter for his birthday but he already had one， so he decided that he didnt need itHe told his parents he wanted

37、a family who could not afford a scooter to take his extra one and they helped him put a plan together They spoke with the owner of a local shop in Trispen， Cornwall， who let the family leave the scooter outside They attached a note to it saying it was free to takeWhen the family returned to the shop

38、 after a short trip out， they found a thank you note sitting where the scooter once stood， and the family then knew that a happy child was racing home with a new scooter The note read： Thank you so much! I love my new scooter Love AylaMaxs mum， Deborah， proudly said her sixyearold son had always bee

39、n generous The family was thrilled that someone could appreciate and treasure their spare scooter She also added how they would love to hear from AylaHe realized he couldnt have two scooters so he said he wanted to give it to another boy or girl who didnt have one， Deborah said The post has been wid

40、ely shared and appreciated Maxs kind action has warmed the hearts of many people on Facebook Im very proud of him Hes my little superstar There are kind people out thereWhen Max was asked if he had a message for Ayla， he joyfully said： I hope you enjoy it1、What was the main reason for Maxs offering

41、his new scooter？AHis friend Ayla badly needed oneBHe already had one of his ownCHis mother asked him to do soDHe disliked the scooters style2、How did Max give away his new scooter？ABy having it sent to AylaBBy offering it as a birthday presentCBy asking a shop owner to show itDBy leaving it outside

42、a shop with a note3、What was the online reaction to Maxs action？AFew people took notice of itBSome people treated it lightlyCMany people expressed their likesDThe majority thought it was foolish4、What is the purpose of the text？ATo report a heartwarming storyBTo describe a birthday celebrationCTo st

43、ress the importance of educationDTo call on people to contribute scooters25（10分）Guide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with o

44、ver a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer

45、 to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study placesIf you want to disc

46、uss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 23 people and others can hold up to 68 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you nee

47、d an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits, you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period.Rules to