山西省大同四中联盟体2023-2024学年英语高三第一学期期末联考试题含解析.doc

1、山西省大同四中联盟体2023-2024学年英语高三第一学期期末联考试题注意事项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）1My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.Akills Bis killing Chas killed Dkilled2The new teac

2、her was so well-organized that she began _ we stopped yesterday so that no point was left out.AwhenBin whichChowDwhere3Most of us try to discover we think is the most moving love story in our company.AwhichBthatCwhatDwho4I can _ Dianas thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.Aread Bnotic

3、e Ccount Dwatch5Im sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time _ you can get your passport.AsinceBtillCafterDbefore6Many universities throughout the world provide scholarships for students _ financial aid.Ain favour ofBin need ofCin face ofDin honour of7Im interested in a blu

4、e dress. Do you have any _?AconvenientBavailableCpossibleDpersonal8One of the most important questions they had to consider was _ of public health.Awhat Bthat Cthis Dwhich9Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job _ her confidence and flexibility.Ain terms of Bin respons

5、e toCby virtue of Dwith respect to10My wife sometimes _ something she has long been looking for. Thats why she enjoys window shopping.Alooks upBlooks forCpicks upDpicks out11No student _ go out of school to have lunch without permission of the headteacher.AmightBmustCshallDcould12_ the player I came

6、 across in the stadium spoke, I hadnt realized she was foreign.AUntilBUnlessCSinceDAlthough13For the Chinese dream _ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up.Abeing realizedBto realizeCrealizingDto be realized14Right now, lots of people search for products on the Inte

7、rnet but still buy them at stores. Internet shopping will really _ when people are sure that it is safe.Aset upBset offCtake offDtake up15Not until he left his home _ to know how important the family was for himAdid he begin Bhad he begun Che began Dhe had begun16_ the oil under the sea, the company

8、 has raised ample funds to develop petroleum exploration equipment.AExploiting BHaving exploitedCTo exploit DExploited17Mr. Zhang gave all textbooks to all the pupils, except _ who had already taken them.Athese BonesCthose Dthe others18When _ to feel unworthy, children often work extra hard to pleas

9、e their parentsAto makeBmakingCmadeDhaving made19Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?_. It will be more interesting.ABy no meansBYes, of courseCDont worryDNo doubt.20Pandas are _ to the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild.A. nativeBsensitiveC

10、relateDfamiliar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）In the winters of 2012 and 2013, National Geographic grantee (被批准人) Anders Angerbjorn and his Ph. Dstudent, Rasmus Erlandsson, studied an extremely threatened species, the Scandinavian arctic fox. The current population numbers ar

11、e fewer than 150 individuals in mainland Europe so many of the young foxes are having difficulty finding a non-related partner. Other threats to the species include competition from the red fox for the rare small rodents (啮齿目动物) they both depend upon for food. Angerbjorn and Erlandsson monitored the

12、 arctic fox population in Vasterbotten and Norrbotten, Sweden, to identify the best areas for further conservation actions. This included tagging (贴标签于) the baby foxes, which proved to be a challenge.“When catching arctic foxes it is easy to believe that the smaller ones are the easiest to handle. I

13、n some aspects it is true. Their teeth are smaller and the jaws less powerful. However, just as human children have a hard time keeping still, the really small cubs (幼兽) do too.”“We handle the foxes in a bag while tagging, and the trick is to keep the animal still between your legs while kneeling. A

14、nd here comes the tricky part. How do you keep a small, wild fox still? You cannot apply too much force. You really do not want to hurt it. Just as with small children the best tool is patience, but at the same time you want the handling to be as short as possible.”“One particular cub had a techniqu

15、e I had never experienced before as it continuously tried to turn onto its back, for no obvious reason. I had to reach the ears, so I quickly turned the cub upright. The cub stayed still for a few seconds, and then began to roll onto its back again. The same thing happened over and over again! Final

16、ly, I got the tags in place, and after making measurements and taking some samples, I finally let it go.”1、According to the text, the red fox _.Alooks like the arctic fox Bis an endangered speciesCneeds more conservation actions Dcompetes with the arctic fox for food2、What does the underlined word “

17、This” in Paragraph 1 refer to?AProviding food for the arctic fox.BChecking the number of the arctic fox.CBuilding conservation areas for the arctic fox.DHelping the arctic fox find a non-related partner.3、Human children are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to explain that _.Akids love the arctic fox Bbaby f

18、oxes can be dangerousCit is difficult to tag baby foxes Dthe smaller foxes are easier to handle4、To tag small cubs, Angerbjorn and Erlandsson had to be _.Abrave Bpatient Ccreative Dstrong22（8分） “Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica as

19、ked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully, “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, It would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt wan

20、t any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian u

21、nless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quite. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her

22、 husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to

23、the floor, Jessicas mother sank into a faint（晕倒）, walking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica, “ I brought

24、 it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They are both crazy,” she thought.1、According to Jessicas moth

25、er, “a skeleton in the clothes” means _.Aa family honor Ba family secretCa family story Da family treasure2、What can we learn about some Australians ancestors from Paragraph 2?AThey were brought to Australia as prisoners.BThey were the earliest people living in Australia.CThey were involved in some

26、crimes in Australia.DThey were not regarded as criminals in their days.3、Jessicas mother fell down into a faint _.Abecause she was knocked Bbecause she was frightenedCbecause she was injured Dbecause she was surprised4、Jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.Athey w

27、ere crazy Bthey were overexcitedCthey realized their misunderstanding Dthey both thought they had won the quarrel23（8分） Charity Cycling UK has recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of dooring after discovering that many people dont know what it is and those that do seem to think its a joke

28、. Dooring happens when a driver or passenger opens the door into another road user - typically a cyclist - without looking for other road users.Cycling UKs chief executive Paul Tuohy told Gloucestershire Live, “Some people seem to see car dooring as a bit of a joke, but its not and can have serious

29、consequences. Cycling UK wants to see great awareness made about the dangers of opening your car door, and people to be encouraged to look before they open.”The charity says 2,009 of the 3,000 injuries were sustained(遭受) by cyclists, resulting in five deaths but says this might not be the full exten

30、t of the dangers.Cycling UK says not all car dooring incidents will be attended by police, so the charity has written to transport minister Jesse Norman calling for a public awareness campaign urging all drivers to look before opening vehicle doors. One of the ways that the charity suggests could pr

31、event injuries through dooring is the “Dutch Reach”, where people leaving a vehicle reach over and use the non-door side hand to open the door.Cycling UK also suggests serious laws and advice on safer road positioning for people who cycle.Mr Tuohy said, “In the Netherlands they are known for practis

32、ing a method, known sometimes as the Dutch Reach, which we think could be successfully encouraged in the UK.”“Cycling UK has written to the Department for Transport asking them to look into this, and stress the dangers of car dooring through a public awareness THINK style campaign.”If youre really c

33、oncerned about opening a door into the path of a cyclist coming behind you, consider using whats known as the “Dutch Reach” to open the door. That will naturally turn you in your seat and give you a much better view of whats coming up alongside the car.1、Why does the author mention the figures in Pa

34、ragraph 3?ATo arouse wide public concern.BTo describe the terrible accident.CTo show the dangers of car dooring.DTo stress the importance of traffic safety.2、While doing the Dutch Reach, you should _.Astand up from your seatBopen the car door politelyCuse inside hand to open the car doorDuse outside

35、 hand to open the car door3、What can be learned from the text?AMany people are ignorant of car dooring.BThe Dutch Reach is well received in England.CDooring incidents are all attended by the police.DDrivers are to blame for door incidents.4、Whats the authors attitude towards car dooring?AEnthusiasti

36、cBCuriousCNegativeDConcerned24（8分） While elephants born without tusks (长牙)are not unheard of，they normally form just 2 to 6 percent of the population. However, that is not the case at Mozambiques Gorongosa National Park, where an astonishing 33 percent of female elephants born after the countrys civ

37、il war ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that may appear to be just a coincidence, Joyce Poole, an elephant behavior expert, has another theory. The researcher thinks we may be witnessing unnatural evolution of the species due to the constant hunting of elephants for valuable ivory.Poole says before

38、 the countrys 15-year-long civil war, the 100,000acre park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of them had been killed for ivory to help finance weapons (武器)and meat to feed the soldiers. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 percent

39、of adult females had no tusks. Therefore, it is not surprising that the parks tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.This is not the first time researchers have observed a great change in the population of elephants. At Zambias South Luangwa National Park and Lupande Game Management Area， ar

40、eas which were heavily hunted in the 1970s and 1980s, 35% of elephants 25 years or older and 13% of those younger than 25 are now without tusks. A 2008 study published in the African Journal of Ecology found that the number of tuskless females at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania went from 10.5 pe

41、rcent in 1969 to almost 40 percent in 1989, largely due to illegal hunting for ivory.The recent ban on ivory in both the US and China should help get rid of, or at least reduce, elephant hunting. However, scientists are not sure how long it will take for elephants with a higher rate of tuskless fema

42、les, to change the trend.1、What is the probable cause of the phenomenon mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?AIllegal hunting.BConstant farming.CA pure coincidence.DNatural evolution.2、Why did people kill so many elephants during the civil war in Mozambique?ATo get funds by selling ivory.BTo develop new weapon

43、s.CTo provide food for local people.DTo make ivory products.3、Which of the following had the earliest record on tuskless elephants?AGorongonsa National Park.BSouth Luangwa National Park.CThe Ruaha National Park.DLupande Game Management Area.4、What does the underlined phrase “the trend”in the last pa

44、ragraph refer to?AElephants facing greater danger.BElephants growing more slowly.CFewer female elephants staying alive.DMore female elephants being tuskless.25（10分）If only things were that simple. Supporters of the so-called Stone Age diet argue that farming practices introduced about 10,000 years a

45、go are harmful to human health, and that we shouldnt eat grains or food made from milk such as butter and cheese. Instead, they say, we should only eat plenty of lean meat (瘦肉) and fish, with fruit and raw vegetables on the side.The idea, also called the caveman, or hunter-gatherer diet, has been ar

46、ound for decades and was discussed at a meeting of the British Society for Allergy, Environmental and Nutritional Medicine.According to Lauren Cordain, a nutritionist at Colorado State University who presented the idea to the meeting, those following the meat-centered menu “lose weight and get healt

47、hy by eating the food you were designed to eat”. He says there is increasing evidence that a caveman diet can prevent and treat many common western diseases. Studies of islanders in Papua New Guinea who still live a hunter-gatherer lifestyle show they rarely suffer from heart disease.But other nutritionists argue that cutting out whole food groups such as grains is just no