江蘇省蘇州市第五中學2023-2024學年高三考前熱身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．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited2．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that3．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished4．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual5．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．as B．that C．which D．where6．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit7．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall8．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a9．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith10．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding11．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit12．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing13．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote14．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when15．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold16．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why17．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked18．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto19．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is20．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should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）Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:thatpeoplecouldhelpeachotherbysharingstoriesabouttheirlives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.JackandMarkincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskediftheyhadeverbeenpublished.”Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy—isthatinabookanywhere?”aparentaskedJack.“Thatstoryabouttheboywiththeamputated(截肢)legwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff,”amanagertoldhim.Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,“Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?”EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,sotheycollectedthebest101storiesthey’dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChickenSoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustliketheirgrandmother’scooking.TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbuteverysingleoneturnedthemdown.TheprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymetPeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisherinFloridanamedHCI.Peterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,becomingChickenSoupfortheSoul’sfoundingpublisher.Never,inJackandMark’swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwouldbecome.ChickenSoupfortheSoulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbookseverpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Readersaskedformorestoriessowepublisheda“secondhelping”ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathirdafterthat,Today,we’vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethebest-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofalltime.1、WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?A．Therichsourceofgoodstories.B．Thegoodchancetobefamous.C．Thebenefitsfromthebook.D．Thedemandofaudience2、Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?A．Thetasteofchicken.B．ThewayofcookingC．Thepurposeofthebook.D．Theexperiencesofchildren.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stalled”inParagraph3?A．Stopped.B．Failed.C．Succeeded.D．Progressed.4、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.B．AnunexpectedsuccessofabookC．Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.D．Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.22．（8分）KoreaWhilemanyKoreanspreferWestern-styleweddingsinwhichthebridewearsawhileweddingdress,somecouplesarestillcarryingoutthe“Pyebaek”–aKoreanweddingcustom.ThePyebaekisheldaftertheofficialceremony,andiswhenthebridepaysrespectstoherparents-in-lawforthefirsttime.Thenewcouplebowdeeplybeforetheparents,andtheyexchangejujube(棗)andchestnuts(栗子)—symbolsforchildrenandgoodfortune.—SujeanPark,HuffPostKoreaJapanForJapaneseweddings,it’scustomaryforgueststobringcashasagiftforthenewcouples.Theamountdependsontheguest’srelationshiptothecouple—onaverage,friendswouldgive$300,andfamilymembersmaygiveupto$1,000.Thebillsshouldbeunfolded,freshlyprinted.They’retypicallyputinaspecialenvelopssignedbytheguest.Guestsleavetheenvelopesatareceptiondeskattheceremonyandreceiveweddingfavorsinreturn.—RyanTakeshita,HuffPostJapanBrazilInBrazilianweddings,thebestmancutsthegroom’stieintoseveralpiecesandsellsthemtotheweddingguestsatwhateverpricetheychoosetopayforit.Themoneythat’scollectedusuallygoestowardthecouple’shoneymoon.Brazilianweddingswouldn’tbecompletewithoutpastriescalled“bem-casados”,or“happilymarried”.Thesearetinysweetcakeswithacondensedmilk(煉乳)fillingthataremeanttobringgoodlucktothenewcouples.—AndreaMartinelli,HuffPostBrazil1、InKoreanweddings,________.A．onlywestern-styleweddingsarefavored B．thecouplemustbothwearawhitedressC．thebrideshowsrespectstoherparents D．somecouplesstillobservetheirtraditions2、WhenattendingaJapanesefriend’swedding,you’dbetter________.A．foldthenewbillsinanenvelope B．contain$300inaspecialenvelopeC．carryanenvelopewithaletterasagift D．givemorethan$1,000tothenewcouple3、WhydopeoplemakepastriesinBrazilianweddings?A．Tosharethenewcouples’stories.B．Toraisemoneyforthenewcouples.C．ToshowtheirexcellentcookingskillsD．Toexpressgoodwishestothenewcouples4、What’sthepurposeofwritingthistext?A．Tosharesomeweddingcustomsroundtheworld.B．Toadvisepeoplehowtomakepreparationsforweddings.C．Toshowthedifferentcustomsbetweendifferentcountries.D．Tocheckhowmuchyouknowaboutweddingcustoms.23．（8分）MathsandMusicAnexcellentwaytokillaconversationistosayyouareamathematician．Tellothersyouarealsoamusician，however，andtheywillbehooked．Althoughthereareobvioussimilaritiesbetweenmathematicalandmusicalactivity，thereisnodirectevidenceforthekindofmagicalconnectionmanypeopleseemtobelievein．I'mpartlyreferringheretothe"Mozarteffect"，wherechildrenwhohavebeenplayingMozartcompositionsaresupposedlymoreintelligent，includingatmaths，thanotherchildren．Itisnothardtoseewhysuchatheorywouldbepopular：wewouldallliketobecomebetteratmathswithoutputtinginanyeffort．ButtheconclusionsoftheexperimentthatexpressedthebeliefintheMozarteffectweremuchmoremodest．Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkbetter，youclearlyhavetoputinhardwork．Asforlearningtoplaythepiano，italsotakeseffort．Surelyaconnectionisquitereasonable．Bothmathsandmusicdealwithabstractstructures，soifyoubecomegoodatone，thenitislikelythatyoubecomegoodatsomethingmoregeneralthathelpsyouwiththeother．Ifthisiscorrect，itwouldshowaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandmusicalability．Itwouldbemoreliketheconnectionbetweenabilitiesatfootballandtennis．Tobecomebetteratone，youneedtoimproveyourfitnessandcoordination（協調）．Thatmakesyoubetteratsportandprobablyhelpswiththeother．Abstractstructuresdon'texistonlyinmathsandmusic．Ifyoulearnalanguagethenyouneedtounderstanditsabstractstructureslikegrammar．Yetwedon'thearpeopleaskingaboutaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandlinguistic（語言的）ability．Maybethisisbecausegrammarfeelsmathematical，soitwouldn'tbesurprisingthatmathematicianswerebetteratlearninggrammar．Music，however，isstronglytiedupwithfeelingsandcanbeenjoyedevenbypeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit．Assuch，itseemsdifferentfrommaths，sotherewouldn'tbeanyconnectionbetweenthetwo．Let'sseehowwesolveproblemsofthe"AistoBasCistoD"kind．Theseappearinintelligencetestsbuttheyarealsoimportanttobothmusicandmaths．ConsidertheopeningofMozart'sEineKleineNachtmusik（小夜曲）．Thesecondphrase（小節）isaclearanswertothefirst．Thelistenerthinks："ThefirstphrasegoesupwardandusesthenotesofaGmajorchord（和弦）；whatwouldbethecorrespondingphrasethatgoesdownwardandusesthenotesofaD7？"Musicisfullofpuzzleslikethis．Ifyouaregoodatthem，expectationswillconstantlybesetupinyourmind．Thebestmomentssurpriseyoubybeingunexpected，butweneedtheexpectationsinthefirstplace．1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"Mozarteffect"？______A．Thegoalofitwasnotcarefullythoughtabout．B．Thefindingsfromitgavepeoplewronginformation．C．Theinterestpeopleshowedinitwasunexpected．D．Thewayitwascarriedoutprovedtobeineffective．2、TheauthormentionedfootballandtennisinParagraph3toshowthat______．A．footballandtennisareplayedinasimilarway．B．certainskillsmaybedevelopedthroughpractice．C．musicandmathshavesomethingincommon．D．abstractstructuresbringbenefitstovariousfields．3、WecaninferfromParagraph4that______．A．languageseemsmorelikemathsthanmusicdoes．B．languageislessappealingtolearners．C．mathematiciansaregoodatmusiclearning．D．thestructureoflanguageiseasiertolearnthanthatofmusic．4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtostateinthelastparagraph？______A．Howmusicdiffersfrommaths．B．Whymusicianspossessmathematicalabilities．C．WhyMozartissohighlyconsideredbymathematicians．D．Howabstractthinkingappliestobothmusicandmaths．24．（8分）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby2300.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.25．（10分）InanicecottagewithalargegardeninasmalltownofEngland,Hewasseentowaterorfertilizehisflowersallthetime.Thegardenwasobviouslywell-tendedandtheflowersweresogorgeousthateverypasser-bywouldstopferalook.Itwaslikeababythatwastakengoodcareof.Onedayayoungpainterwentbytheoldman’sgarden.Hestaredatthesplendidgardenandthespecialcottage,completelylostinadmirationatthebeautyofthesesights,picturinghowhappyhewouldbeifhelivedinsuchabeautifulplace.Then,suddenlyhefoundthegardenerwasblind.Shocked,thepainterapproachedhim,asking,“Whyareyoubusylookingaftertheseflowerseverydaybutinfactyoucannotseethem?”Theblindmansmiled,“Icantellyousomereasons.First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung.IsawtheflowerseverydayandIreallyenjoythejob.Second,althoughIcan’tseetheseflowersnow,Icantouchthem.Third,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.Astothelastone,that'syou.”“Me?Butyoudon’tknowme.”respondedthepainter,puzzledstill.“Yeah,it’struethatIdon’tknowyou.ButIknowflowersarelikeangels.Iknowmanypeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutlifewouldstopbyandthebeautyofmygardenwillgetthemintoagoodmood.Meanwhile,Theyalsogivemeachancetohaveawordwithyouhereandtoenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebroughtus.”Theoldman’swordstouchedthepainter.Hegrewflowersandregardedthemasalinkofminds.Everyflowerhadeyeswithwhichtheycouldseekindnessoftheoldman'sheartandthesweetnessofhissoul.Hegrewflowersinhisheart.JustlikeBeethoven,whowasdeaf,butcomposedaseaofattractivetunes,theblindmancreatedbeautyfortheworld.1、Whydidmanypasacrs-byliketostopbythegarden?A．Becausetheywantedtohelptheoldman.B．Becausetheywereattractedbytheflowers.C．Becausetheywerecuriousaboutthestories.D．Becausetheyweremovedbythegardener.2、Whatistherelationshipbetweenthepainterandthegardener?A．Friends.B．Neighbours.C．Strangers.D．Relatives.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“picturing”weaninParagraph2?A．Imagining.B．Guessing.C．Drawing.D．Exploring.4、WhichisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thepainterlosthisway.B．Thepainterlikedhisjob.C．Theoldmanwasblindatbirth.D．Theoldmanwasanoptimisticperson.5、Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A．AStoryofBlindManB．GrowFlowersintheHeartC．HowtoTakeCareofFlowersD．ADisabledManlikeBeethoven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）Athiefdroppedawinninglotteryticket(彩票)atthesceneofhiscrime,buthehasbeengivenalessonin1Themanwhomherobbed(搶劫)2theticketandwonthe$25,000prize,buthemanagedtofindthethief,andhandedoverthe3TherobberyhappenedwhenProfessorSabbatucciwaschangingatyre(輪胎)onahighway.Anothermotorist,whostoppedto?,stoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.Theprofessorfoundthe4ticketandputitinhispocketbefore5home.Nextday,theprofessorsawthelottery6onTVandrealizeditwasawinner.He7the$25,000prize.Thenbegana8withhisconscience(良心).Intheend,hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoney9hehadbeenrobbed.Hethenputa10innewspapersandmadeanannouncementontheradio,11:“I’mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedme.Ihave$25,000forhim—alottery12Pleasemeetme.”Theprofessorreceivedhundredsof13frompeoplewhowerehopingto14himintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoicehe15andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobbergavebackthe16andburstintotears.Hecouldnot17whatwashappening.Whydidn’tyou18themoney?”heasked.Theprofessorreplied:“Icouldn’tbecauseit’snotmine.”Thenhewalkedoff,turningdownthethief’s19tosharetheprize.1、A．friendship B．honesty C．bravery D．adventure2、A．sent B．tookout C．bought D．pickedup3、A．crime B．ticket C．]cash D．evidence4、A．repair B．rest C．watch D．help5、A．left B．dropped C．forgotten D．damaged6、A．running B．walking C．driving D．riding7、A．results B．story C．loss D．sales8、A．presented B．took C．donated D．shared9、A．battle B．business C．lecture D．quarrel10、A．since B．while C．eventhough D．asif11、A．review B．request C．show D．notice12、A．joking B．saying C．wondering D．replying13、A．number B．luck C．win D．receipt14、A．notes B．emails C．letters D．calls15、A．trick B．persuade C．lead D．draw16、A．recognized B．remembered C．recorded D．recovered17、A．car B．suitcase C．money D．check18、A．imagine B．blame C．believe D．realize19、A．keep B．return C．give D．earn20、A．deal B．promise C．payment D．offer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）Therearetwowaystolookatthisquestion---1．relatingtoeggsingeneralortothechickeneggspecifically.Eitherway,theansweristhesame:theeggcamebeforethechicken.2．thecaseofeggsingeneral,animalssuchasdinosaurswerelayingeggslongbeforethemodernchickencameintoexistence,3．(mean)thatinthissense,theeggpredated(早于)thechickenbythousandsofyears.Asforthechickeneggspecifically,accordingtoNPR’sRobertKrulwich,themodernchicken4．(hatch孵化)fromanegg,meaningtheeggcamefirst.Thekeytounderstandingtheanswer,andindeedthequestionitself,istounderstandwhatthequestionisgettingat.Thedilemmaistounderstand5．achicken-likebirdtransformedinto6．isknownasamodernchickenafterbeinghatchedorwhethertwochicken-likebirds7．(lay)andfertilizedaneggthatthenhatchedafullyformedchicken.Inthiscase,thelatteroptionisthemostrealistic,thereforeansweringthequestionofwhichcamefirst.8．(essential),abirdthatwassimilartoahenandanotherbirdthatissimilarto9．roostercombinedtheirgeneticmaterial,leadingtoagenemutation(突變)thatresultedinthechickenthatis10．(good)knownandlovedtoday.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（＼）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。LastSundaythestormstruckthevillagewheremygrandparentsusedtoliving.Thestormhaddestroyedtwentyhouses,thirteenofwhichwerebaddamaged.Theothershadeitherbrokenwindowsortornroof.Overtwohundredpersonswerekilled.Afewwereseriouslyinjuredandtaketohospital.Aboutsixhundredpeoplewerehomele