廣西壯族自治區桂林市第十八中2023-2024學年高三下第一次測試英語試題考生請注意：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，不得在試卷上作任何標記。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，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。考試結束后，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．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit2．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft3．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup4．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound5．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange6．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto7．We___havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t8．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution9．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked10．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime11．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．arebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt12．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as13．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom14．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall15．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance16．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking17．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable18．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang19．---It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.---Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe20．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a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）Aswintersetin,it’stheperfecttimetogetoutoftownandescapetheseasonalmooddisorder.Herearevacationideastoadoptnow.CostaRicaCostaRica,locatedintheValledelGeneral,isanoff-the-radaragriculturetownthat’snotoverrunwithtourists.Theareaisknownforitscoffee,pineapplesandsugarcaneplantations,aswellasitsrichforests.What’smore,youcanenjoyhorsebackriding,spendafternoonsatthespaortouranearbywildlifesheltertolookoutforcolorfulbirds,slothsandotheranimals.LosCabos,MexicoIfyoulovewine,traveltoLosCabos,abeautifulvacationdestinationatthesouthernedgeoftheBajaPeninsula.Duringyourgetaway,youcanenjoyspecialwinetastingsanddinnercookedbyLosCabos’sMichelin-starredchef.Therearewildlife-viewingopportunities,too.FromDecemberthroughMay,youcanspotwhales,mantaraysandmorewildlife.PetitStVincent,theGrenadinesThisprivateCaribbeanislandwassparedtheangerofhurricanesIrmaandMaria.What'smore,thewholeislandisonly115acresandhas22cottages.Eachcottageislocatedinaquietplace,andyoucanexpecttounplugandrechargephoneswithnowirelessconnections,televisionsortelephonesinthecottages.Evenbetter,youcanspendyourdaysadmiringfascinatingmarine(海洋的)lifeattheJean-MichelCousteauDivingCaribbeancenter.TheExumas,BahamasOnFowlCay’s50-acreprivateisland,youcanenjoyacarefreeescape.Dayscanbespentfishing,boatinganddivingbeforewanderingalongwhitesands.Theresortfeatureslargeone-,two-andthree-bedroomhouses.Bestofall,ifyou’replanningagroupgetawayormultigenerationaltrip,yourenttheentireislandforaone-of-a-kindislandescape.1、Whydoestheauthorrecommendtheseplacestoreaders?A．Toescapefromextremeweather.B．Toexperienceout-of-townsights.C．Tobeatwinterblues.D．Totreatmentaldiseases.2、WhatdoweknowaboutPetitStVincent?A．ItsufferedfromIrmaandMaria.B．It’sahugeandquietisland.C．Peoplecanadmirefishoffshore.D．Peoplecanchargephonesusingwirelessconnections605、WherecanTombestgowithhisgrandparentsandparents?A．LosCabos,Mexico.B．PetitStVincent,theGrenadines.C．CostaRica.D．TheExumas,Bahamas.22．（8分）Likeanygoodmother,whenKarenfoundoutthatanotherbabywasontheway,shedidwhatshecouldtohelpher3-year-oldson,Michael,prepareforanewbaby.Dayafterday,nightafternight,Michaelsangtohismommy’stummy（肚子）.Finally,Michael’slittlesisterwasborn.Butshewasinaveryseriouscondition.Withsirens（警報器）howlinginthenight,theambulancerushedthebabytoSt.Mary’sHospital.Thedaysinchedby.Thelittlegirlbecameworse.Thepediatric（兒科的）specialiststoldtheparentstopreparefortheworst.Michaelkeptbeggingforsingingtohissister,butkidsarenotallowedinthepediatricdepartmentatSt.Mary’sHospital.KarenmadeuphermindtotakeMichaeltoseehissister.Shedressedhiminanoversizedsuitandmarchedhimintothehospital.Helookedlikeawalkinglaundrybasket,buttheheadnurserecognizedhimasachildandshouted,“Getthatkidoutofherenow!”Karenroseupstrong,andtheusuallymild-manneredladyglaredsteel-eyedintotheheadnurse’sface.“Heisnotleavinguntilhesingstohissister!”KarentowedMichaeltohissister’sbedside.Hegazedatthetinybabylosingthebattletolive.Andhebegantosing.Inthepure-heartedvoiceofa3-year-old,Michaelsang,“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.Youmakemehappywhenskiesaregrey.”Instantlythebabygirlresponded.Herpulseratebecamecalmandsteady.Herstrainedbreathingbecamesmoother.“Keeponsinging,Michael,”encouragedKarenwithtearsinhereyes.“Theothernight,dear,asIlaysleeping,IdreamedIheldyouinmyarms.”Michael’slittlesisterrelaxedashealingrestseemedtosweepoverher.“Keeponsinging,Michael.”Tearsconqueredthefaceofthenurse.“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.Pleasedon’ttakemysunshineaway...”Thenextday—theverynextday—thelittlegirlwaswellenoughtogohome!1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．It’sHardtoRaiseaBaby B．MothersLoveC．TheMiracleofaBrother’sSong D．AnUnforgettableDay2、FromKaren’sactioninthefirstparagraphweknowthat.A．mothersoftenpaymuchattentiontotheirnewly-bornbabiesB．itoftentakessometimeforachildtoaccepthis/hernewly-bornbrotherorsisterC．itisgoodforchildrentolearntosingsongstobabiesD．mothersoftentelltheirchildrenhowtolookaftertheiryoungerbrothersorsisters3、Theunderlinedword“strained”means““.A．unnatural B．excitingC．deep D．normal4、WhichwordscandescribeMichael?A．Naughtyandannoying. B．Strongandbrave.C．Activeandcareless. D．Concernedanddetermined.23．（8分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任務)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,500oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms24．（8分）Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasaineheadsoutalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Hiscalmnessmakesiteasytoforgetthathe’strackingoneofthemostdangerousanimalsintheworld.Kasaineistrackinglions—especiallyonelioncalledMarti,whoisthereal-lifeLionKingofSelenkayConservancy.Trackinglionsonfootmaysoundlikeadeathwish,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BornintoatraditionalMaasaifamilyhequicklygrewtounderstandthebeautyanddangerofwildlife.Livingwithbigwildanimalsforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheymaybegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprints(爪印)ofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidsurprisemeetingswithdangerousanimals.FormanyMaasai,trackingismainlyamatterofself-protection.ButKasaineistrackinglionstomeetthemandtoprotectthem.Heleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsovertheredsandypath,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisprints.Eachyear,thousandsoftouristscrowdKenya’snationalparkstotrytohavealookatthe＂bigfive＂;elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloesandlions.Theinternationaldrawoftheseanimalsmattersalotbecausethenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife.IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecond-largestsourceofincome.WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyameantmarkingofflandexclusively(專門地)foranimals.Butitalsomeantthatthepeoplewhohadoriginallylivedintheareawereforcedtoleavetheirlandandintosmallersurroundingareas.TheyarealsofindingitincreasinglyhardtokeepatraditionalMaasailifestyle.Butpeoplearegladthatitreallymakesadifferencetowildlifeprotection.1、HowdidKasainetracklions?A．Byworkingtogetherwithtourists.B．Byrunningafterthemallthetime.C．Bygoingtoschooleveryday.D．Bystudyingtheirpawprints.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Maasaipeoplearebornanimallovers.B．TourismisabigthreattoKenya’swildlife.C．Kenyabenefitsalotfromitswildlifeprotection.D．Smallanimalsarenotincludedintheirprotectionpolicy.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂it＂inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Kenya’seconomicdevelopment.B．People’sleavingtheiroriginalhomes.C．Kenya’ssecond-largestincomesource.D．Kenyanpeople’straditionalMaasailifestyle.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WildlifeprotectioninKenyaB．MeetingadangerousanimalC．WilsonKasaine’swisechoiceD．Learningtolivewithlions25．（10分）Theterm"healthyobesity"hasgainedvalueoverthepast15years,butscientistshaverecentlyquestioneditsveryexistence."Ournewfindingssuggestthathealthmeasuresmaybenecessaryforallobese（肥胖的）individuals,eventhosepreviouslyconsideredtobemetabolically（代謝的）healthy,"saysstudyfirstauthorMikael,"Sinceobesityisthemajordriverchanginggeneexpressioninfatcells,weshouldcontinuetofocusonpreventingobesity."Obesityhasbeenaglobalproblem,affectingapproximately600millionpeopleworldwideandincreasingtheriskofheartdisease,stroke,cancer,andsoon.Butinthe1970sand80s,expertsbegantoquestiontheextenttowhichobesityincreasestheriskforthesedisorders.Laterstudiesinthelate90sandearly2000sshowedthatsomeobesepeopleshowarelativelyhealthylife.However,therearenoacceptedmeasuresformeasuringmetabolicallyhealthyobesity,andwhetherornotsuchathingexistsisnowupfordiscussion."Ourstudysuggeststhattheideaofmetabolicallyhealthyobesitymaybemoredifficultthanthought,"Mikaelsays,"Theredoesn’tappeartobeaclearlinethatseparatesobesesubjectswithhighorlowinsulin（胰島素）sensitivity,indicatingthatobesityisthemajordriverexplainingthechangesingeneexpression."Onelimitationofthestudyisthatitexaminedgeneexpressiononlyinwhitefatcells,notothertypes.Moreover,alloftheobesesubjectswerescheduledtoexperienceobesityoperations,sothefindingsmayonlyapplytopeoplewithsevereobesity.Infutureresearch,Mikaelandhisgroupwilltrackthestudypatientsaftersurgerytodeterminewhetherweightlossnormalizesgeneexpressionresponses.Theywillalsolookforspecificgeneslinkedtoimprovedmetabolichealthinthesepeople.Inthemeantime,thestudyhasanimportanttake-homemessage."Obesepeoplemaynotbeasmetabolicallyhealthyaspreviouslybelieved,"Rydensays.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"healthyobesity"mean?A．Itcanbehealthywithobesity.B．Obesityisnecessarytobehealthy.C．Unhealthypeoplehavenoobesity.D．Healthhassomethingtodowithobesity.2、Whatleadstohealthyobesityfailingtoprovetrue?A．Lackofrelatedpatients.B．Lackofgeneticevidence.C．Lackofresearchfunding.D．Lackofneededstandards.3、Whatadvicecanreadersgetfromthepassage?A．Peopleshouldhaveahealthylifestyle.B．Peopleshouldacceptobesityinaway.C．Peopleshouldkeepabalancedweight.D．Peopleshouldavoidobesityoperations.4、Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor'sintentioninwritingthepassage?A．Compare,analyzeandconclude.B．Show,appreciate,andpersuade.C．Introduce,argueandadvertise.D．Present,informandinspire.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）Parents，theyareheretoclotheus，feedusand，embarrassus．Sixteenisa1ripeageforembarrassmentandpoorRainPriceofUtahwasno2Itwasthebeginningofhishighschoolyearandhisfirsttimeto3thebus．SoitwasreallyembarrassingwhenhisdadDale4himoff．Afterschool，he5hismomRochelletostopDalefromdoingitagain．Guesswhooverheard？ToRain's6，notonlydidthefatherdecidetogoonwavinghissongoodbye，7hedecidedtosendhimoffdressedincostume．Butthiswasn'taone﹣time8：Daledressedupindifferentclothesevery9dayfor170straightschooldays，"Whenhediditthefirstday，Iwasinshock．Youdon'twanttoseeyourdaddressingupinaweddingdress，wavingatyouonthe10．"RaintoldtheMetro，towhichhisdad11，"Ihopethisliveswithhimfortherestofhislife．"Dalemadehis12goodbyeonandon，fromtheLittleMermaidtotheWonderWoman．Dalebecame13asthe"WaveAtTheBusDad''，comingoutinthemoststrangeandfunnycostumesandneverrepeatingthesame14Hesaidheonlyspentaround$50thewholeyearandreliedonfriendsandneighborsto15himcostumeandothermaterials．Sothefamilycould16theincidentswiththerestoftheworld．Rochellecreatedablogto17allthecostumes．Rainisnowallgrownupat19．Hestill18Daleasablushingbride，"Intheend，itwasjust19．Iwaslaughingonthebusthewholeway．Iam20ofhim．1、A．hopefully B．slightly C．particularly D．quietly2、A．use B．way C．excuse D．exception3、A．ride B．see C．follow D．choose4、A．kissed B．waved C．hugged D．chased5、A．ordered B．begged C．advised D．persuaded6、A．joy B．sorrow C．relief D．disappointment7、A．and B．but C．so D．while8、A．event B．incident C．accident D．affair9、A．other B．busy C．single D．happy10、A．bus B．bike C．subway D．train11、A．stuck B．objected C．responded D．adapted12、A．special B．beautiful C．considerate D．valuable13、A．regarded B．treated C．scolded D．known14、A．time B．look C．place D．location15、A．hand B．show C．lend D．award16、A．learn B．discuss C．share D．overcome17、A．document B．house C．book D．name18、A．doubted B．confused C．blamed D．remembered19、A．fun B．popularity C．reputation D．complaint20、A．critical B．confident C．ashamed D．proud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）Evenintheheatofamajorsportingevent,rivalscanstillshowgreatsportsmanshipwitheachother.Agreatexample1．(take)placeinDuBoislastFriday,whentheBeaverscompetedwiththeOilCityOilers.Thegamewasdowntothewire(勝負難分)whenDuboisscoredwithjustfive2．(second)left,bringingtheBeaverswithinone55-54.Theteamneverthoughtofgivingupbutdecidedtotryforthewin.3．(fortunate),theyfailed.AstheBeaversmadetheirwayoffthefieldaftertheunsuccessfulplay,aDuBoisplayernamedZachShilalawaslimpingtothesidelinewithanobviousinjury.4．(see)anopposingplayerinpain,OilCityplayerCamRusselldecided5．(help)hisrivalmakeitoffthefieldasShilala’steammateswasstillfaraway6．him.“Can’tspeakhighlyenoughof7．CamRusselldid.Youhavemadeusallproud,Cam!”saidOilCityAthleticDirector.OilCitymayhavewonthegame,8．thatdidnotstopaplayerfromhelpingtheoppositionwhentheyweredown.Camshowedamajoractofsportsmanship,9．islostthesedaysattimes.Heis10．greatthatpeopleallcallhimsuperhero.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。Challengesofliferemindmeo