山西省太原市重點中學2023-2024學年高三第五次模擬考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的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose2．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat3．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base4．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should5．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened6．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways7．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy8．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome9．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen10．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when11．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken12．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious13．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif14．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing15．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem16．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles17．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones18．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather19．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright20．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved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）Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.22．（8分）Blowingournose,burping(打飽嗝）afterdinnerandpooping(排便）…Unpleasantastheyare,thesethings,accordingtoLiveScience,makeup“theimpolitescienceofthehumanbody”.Snot(鼻涕）Snot'sjobistoprotectourbodyfromharmfulviruses.Quiteoften,dirt,ash,orsandfilltheairwebreathe.Butthankfully,snotstopstheseunhealthythings,whicharetakenoutofournosewhenweblowit.Apartfromprotectingournose,snotcantelluswhetherwe’rehealthyornotaccordingtoitsappearance.Whenit’sclearandcolorless,that’sasignofgoodhealth.Ifitturnsgreenoryellow,however,itcouldbeasignthatourbodyisbeingattackedbyavirus.GasFromdrinkingfizzy(起泡的）drinkstoeatingfood,weoftenbreatheingaseslikecarbondioxide,whichendupinourstomach.Naturally,ifwetakeintoomuchgas,ourstomachwillbefilledwithpressureandwemaysufferfrompainandcramps(痙攣).Tostopthisfromhappening,burpingisaneffectivewaytogetthesegasesoutofourstomach.Occasionalburpingbenefitsourbody.However,burpingtoomuchisn’tagoodsign.That’sbecauseitmaysuggestthatwe’resufferingfromadigestivedisorder.PoopPoopingisanextremelyimportantfunctionofthebody.Everytimeweeat.thefoodispassedthroughourdigestivesystem.Onceourbodyhastakeneverythingitneedsfromthefood,itleavesourbodyaspoop.Andthoughit’sgross,checkingourpoopafterwegotothebathroomcouldtellusmoreaboutourhealth.1、Whatdoesitsuggestifsnotisgreen?A．Theremightbedirtinit.B．Itisprotectingournose.C．Youareveryhealthy.D．Yourbodymightbefightingavirus.2、Whatdoweknowaboutburpingfromthearticle?A．Fizzydrinksmakepeopleburpmorethanfooddoes.B．Peoplemaysufferfrompainorcrampswhenburping.C．Itmakesgaseslikecarbondioxideleaveourstomach.D．Burpingalotcanmakedigestivedisordersgoaway.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gross’’intheparagraphprobablymean?A．Unpleasant.B．Unnecessary.C．Unimportant.D．Unhealthy.23．（8分）Toerrishuman.Societyissufferingfromaninabilitytoacknowledgeasmuch.Forindividuals,errorsarepainful.Thetrick,then,istoerrwell:torecognizemistakesandlearnfromthem.Worryingly,humanitymaybegettingworseatadmittingitsmistakes.Fewenjoythefeelingofbeingcaughtoutinanerror.Butrealtroublestartswhenthedesiretoavoidapunishmentleadstoarefusaltodealwithcontraryevidence.Economistsoftenassumethatpeoplearesensible.Whenfacedwithanewfact,thesepeopleshouldupdatetheirviewoftheworldtotakebetterdecisionsinfuture.Yetyearsofeconomicresearchconfirmsthatpeoplefrequentlydisregardinformationthatconflictswiththeirviewoftheworld.Whyshouldthatbe?LastyearRolandBenabou,ofPrinceton,presentedaframeworkforthinkingabouttheproblem.Inmanyways,beliefsarelikeothereconomicgoods.Peoplespendtimeandresourcesbuildingthem,andgetvaluefromthem:somebeliefsmakeownersfeelgoodandshowtheirpublicidentity;otherbeliefsprovidevaluebyshapingbehavior—forexample,religiousasceticism(禁欲主義)canhelponeavoidunhealthyhabits.Becausebeliefs,however,arenotsimplytoolsformakinggooddecisions,butaretreasuredintheirownright,newinformationthatchallengesthemisunwelcome.Peopleoftenengagein“motivatedreasoning”tomanagesuchchallenges.MrBenabouclassifiesthisintothreecategories.“Strategicignorance”iswhenabelieveravoidsinformationofferingconflictingevidence.In“realitydenial”，troublingevidenceisrationalized(合理化)：realestateinvestorsmightmakeupfancifultheoriesforwhypricesshouldbehaveunusually,andsupportersofadisgracedpoliticianmightclaimthenegativenewstobefake.Andlastly,in“self-signalling”，thebelievercreateshisowntoolstointerpretthefactsinthewayhewants:anunhealthyperson,forexample,mightdecidethatgoingforadailyrunprovesheiswell.“Motivatedreasoning”isacognitivebias(偏見).Notalltheerrorsitleadstoarecostly:praisingtheperformanceofone'ssupportedfootballteamdespitecontradictoryevidencedoeslittleharm.Butwhenbiasesarebroadlyshared—withinfinancialworldorpoliticalparties—dangerarises.Motivatedreasoninghelpsexplainwhyviewpointspolarize(兩極分化)evenasinformationismoreeasilyavailablethaneverbefore.WorkbyMrBenabousuggeststhatgroupthinkishighestwhenpeoplewithingroupsfaceasharedfate:whenchoosingtobreakfromagroupisunlikelytospareanindividualthecostsofthegroup'serrorsorbringmuchindividualbenefit.Theincentive(動力)toengageinmotivatedreasoningishighasaresult.Evenasthefactonaparticularissueisobvious,partiescanstillbecomeincreasinglypolarized.That,inturn,canmakeitharderstillforamemberofonepartytogetanybenefitfrombreakingfromagroup.Indeed,thegrouphasanincentivetosilenceindependentvoices.Publicstatementsofregretareriskyinarigidlypolarizedworld.Admissionsoferrorcannotonlyannoypartnersbutalsoprovideopportunitiesforopponents.Butitisrarelyintheinterestofthoseintherighttopretendthattheyareneverwrong.1、Accordingtothepassage,beliefsaresimilartoeconomicgoodsinthat________．A．bothareentertainingandvaluableB．bothcanbeshapedbyreligiousfaithC．bothcanreflectwhotheownersareD．bothpromotereligiousdevelopment2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“self-signalling”？A．Afanspeakshighlyofhisteamalthoughithasjustlostthegame.B．Amancovershisearswhenstealingabell,believingthebellwon'tring.C．SupportersofTrumpbelievethenewsabouthisaffairswithaladyisfake.D．SuspectedAIDScarriersrefusetobetestedthoughitcanbedoneforfree.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphs6and7?A．Polarizationcausesindividualstobreakfromthegroup.B．Richersourcesofinformationdecreasemotivatedreasoning.C．Individualswithindependentvoicesaredismissedfromthegroup.D．Individualsinagroupengageinmotivatedreasoningfortheirowninterests.4、Whichofthefollowingopinionsmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Denyingerrorsisunavoidable.B．Failuretoadmiterrorsisharmful.C．Humansaregettingbetteraterringwell.D．Wisepeopleignorecontraryworldviews.24．（8分）CocoaBeach/JupiterSurfCamp—SummerSummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodations(住宿)attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.SummerSurfCampDates:●SurfCamp-Session1May27th-30thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session2June2nd-6thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session3June9th-13thTeenWeek(Ages12-17)●SurfCamp-Session4June16th-20thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session5June23rd-27thAdultsOnly(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session6June30th-July3rdFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session7July7th-11thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session8July14th-18thWomen’sCamp(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session9July21st-25thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session10July28th-August1stAdultsOnly(18andover)*A20%discountwillbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.*Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.SummerCampDetails:●Usecoupon(優惠券)code:“CAMP5”atcheckouttogetthe5%discount*DailyRate:$125.00/person*SurfCampRuns:9:30am-2:30pm●Pleasenote:Wedon’tsupervise(指導)thecampersafter2:45pm.*DirectionstoCamp:clickhereContactUs:888-672-4887info@155、Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Anewspaper. B．Amagazine.C．Awebsite. D．Aguidebook.1、IftheSmithswiththeir11-year-oldsonwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCamp,they’dbettergothereon________.A．June10th B．June23rdC．July29th D．July22nd2、WhoareallowedtotakepartinSession5andSession8?A．MrJohnsonandhiswife.B．Acouplewithoutchildren.C．MrBlackandhis19-year-oldson.D．MrsBlackandher21-year-olddaughter.3、IfMrandMrsBrownhavea“CAMP5”couponandwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCampfromJune30thtoJuly3rd,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$760. B．$600.C．$800. D．$950.4、Whatcanweknowfromtheform?A．Thecampersaresupervisedallday.B．AcouplecansignupandjoinintheCampbyfax.C．ParentscantakepartinSession3togetherwiththeirchildren.D．AnadultcanjoinintheSummerSurfCamponanydayinJune.25．（10分）Manypeoplefeelstressedoutaboutbuyingandgivinggiftsaroundholidays．Buthavetheholidaysbecometoomaterialisticandmoreaboutthegiftsthanthefeelingsbehindthem?Throughouttheworld，manyculturesmarkholidayswithgiftsandfood．Holidaytraditionsbringpeopletogetherandallowustofeelapartoffamilyandcommunity．Thegiftsandfoodthatweshareareallaboutexpressingasenseofappreciationandjoy．Thegiftsofafewgenerationsagowereprobablymorecommonandhomemade．Eventhepeoplewhocouldaffordexpensivepresentsprobablydidn’tdoasmuchbuyingandspendingaswedotoday．Butwithourculturegrowingmorecommercial，sometimestheoriginalmeaningbehindthetraditiongetslost．Notonlyisthepressureonspendingmoneyontherightpresent，butmanypeoplealsofindthatwhengiftsbecomethefocusofaholiday，itputstoomuchemphasisonreceiving．It’stooeasytohavehighexpectationsofwhat’sinthatbeautifullywrappedbox—andthatcansetanyoneupfordisappointment．Nowonderweoftenhearaboutpeoplehavingthe“holidayblues”—feelingsadorempty．Notallpeoplethinktheholidaysaretoomaterialistic，ofcourse．Mostappreciatethetraditionalaspectsoftheholidays．Andsomeloveshoppingandarejustfinewitha11thegivingandreceiving．Butifyou’refeelingalittleemptyabouttheholidays，whatcanyoudo?Onekeytoarelaxingandmeaningfulholidayisfindingwhatworksbestforyou，bothintermsofgiftgivingandotherholidaytraditions．Puttingsomethoughtintowhattheholidaysmeantoyouandthenfocusingyourenergiesonthoseaspectsthatleaveyoufeelingmostsatisfiedcanhelpyouletgoofthestuffthatmaybestressingyouout．1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheholidaygiftsgenerationsago?A．Theywerevalueless．B．Theywerehighlyvalued．C．Theyweregivenlittleattention．D．Theyweremoreaboutexpressingfeelings．2、Whatistheresultoffocusingtoomuchonreceiving?A．Receiversareoftendisappointed．B．Giftsbecomethefocusofholidays．C．Ourculturegrowsmorecommercial．D．Muchmoremoneywasspentongifts．3、Accordingtothetext，howcanwemakeholidaysmoremeaningful?A．Avoidinggivingandreceivinggifts．B．Figuringoutyourrealexpectations．C．Doingsomeshoppingintheholidays．D．Puttingmorethoughtintothegiftstogive．4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheChangesinGivingGiftsB．WhatStressesYououtonHolidays?C．AretheHolidaysTooMaterialistic?D．TheDevelopmentofHolidayTraditions第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）AllQuietinaDarkenedLibraryAftermymotherdied,myfather,whowas75atthetime,begantoregularlyvisitthelocallibraryinEpping.Helovedgoingthere1heenjoyedreadingdifferentkindsofbooks,especiallyreadingthenewspapersonSaturdays.Thelibraryhadasmallarea,wherethesoftcarpet,foldingchairsandlapdesks2acomfortablespaceforindependentreading.Mydadwouldsitthereforhours.ThisparticularwinterySaturday,atabout12noon,afterbeingtherefortwohours,mydad3thatitwasveryquietanddarkerthanusual.Helookedaround,realizingthatallthestaffhadleftandhehadbeen4lockedin.Mydadwasa“panicmerchant”atthebestoftimes,soIcanonly5whathewaslikewhenthishappened.Thedoorshadbeenlockedfromtheoutsideandhehadnoway6.Hemusthavefeltcompletelyata7,sincehedidn’tknowsome8forhandlingthiskindofcrazysituation.Mydadlookedatthenoticeboardstotrytofinda9phonenumber—astaffmemberorsomeonehecouldringtohelplethimout—butwithout10.Soherangthepolicestationandtheykindlygotintouchwiththeheadlibrarian.Theheadlibrarianimmediatelyrangmydadbackatthelibrary,and11thatshewouldbesoonthere.Shetriedto12himandevenexplainedhowhecouldmakeacoffeeifhewished.Thiswasverynice,butmydadwasintoomuchofa“13”todoso.Thankfully,theheadlibrarianarrived14thehourandletmydadout.Sheapologizedforthe15ithadcausedmyfatherandsentmyfatherbackhomeinperson.Wewereverygrateful,sinceshecouldeasilyhavebeen16athavingtocomebacktowork.Thenextdaymydadseemedto17fromthisaccident.Healmostforgotallabouttheunpleasantness,andevenfoundhisexperiencequite18.Iguesstheentirestaffnowmakesextrasurethatthelibraryis19beforetheyleave.What’smore,mydadhaslearnedanimportantlessonbyhimself—neveragainbecamequiteso20inhisreading.3851、A．asB．ifC．tillD．though2、A．measuredB．occupiedC．replacedD．created3、A．expectedB．noticedC．admittedD．doubted4、A．accidentallyB．constantlyC．properlyD．illegally5、A．acquireB．witnessC．imagineD．explore6、A．alongB．backC．downD．out7、A．failureB．lossC．riskD．distance8、A．tipsB．marksC．notesD．senses9、A．convenientB．flexibleC．relevantD．temporary10、A．troubleB．effortC．permissionD．success11、A．promisedB．informedC．assumedD．reminded12、A．forgiveB．comfortC．instructD．persuade13、A．resultB．choiceC．stateD．trend14、A．overB．nearC．beyondD．within15、A．conflictB．anxietyC．regretD．blame16、A．ashamedB．confusedC．annoyedD．pleased17、A．recoverB．reflectC．struggleD．suffer18、A．satisfyingB．amusingC．scaringD．astonishing19、A．tidyB．openC．quietD．empty20、A．distributedB．blockedC．absorbedD．exposed第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ascholarwastravelingabroad.Oneday,hehappenedtonoticeamanwhoseemedvery1．(discourage).“What’swrong?”thescholarasked.“Ihavenointerestinlifeanymore,”themananswered.“Ihavethemostmoneyintheworld,andcantravelanywhereIwant.ButthereisnoplacewhereIcangetasenseof2．(satisfy).Thereisnothinginlife3．canattractmeormakemehappy.”Hearinghiswords,thescholarapproachedhim,4．(grab)hissuitcaseandranaway.5．(nature),themanranafterhim,butthescholarranfasterthanhimandsoonoutdistanced(遙遙領先)theman.Minuteslater,thescholarstopped6．(wait)forhim.Whenthemanfinallycaughtup,outofbreath,herantohissuitcaseimmediatelyandfoundhisbelongingsweresafe.Then,hebecameextremelyhappy.Infact,happinessis7．stateofmind.Someareunhappyintheirexcesses(揮霍無度)whileothersarehappyin8．(they)poverty.Iflifehasgrowndull,stepoutofthetiringroutinetolook9．newpursuits.Sometimes,theyaresimpleonesthat10．(ignore)byyoueasily.Manytimeswedon’trealizehowroutineourliveshavebecomeandhowmuchwetakethemforgranteduntilwefindourselvesinanewsituation.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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(\)畫掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。DearTom，Howareyou?IamjustwritingtotellyouIhadwonderfultimeatyourplaceinNewYork、Iarrivedhome,safelyandsound、Ihavesomethingtoaskforyou、Ihavebeenlooking