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天津市静海区2023-2024学年英语高三上期末综合测试模拟试

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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1．

At that time, my mind was a complete _______ ; I couldn't think of a single answer.

A

．

blank

C．blow D．bottom

2．

---We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale _____.

--- Why not promote it by posting an advertisement online?

A

．

fell through B

．

got through

C．cleared up D．looked up

3．

If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

A

．

do devote

C．devoting D．devoted

4．

— Hello, Paul, do you like to join us in playing football? We need one more person to

____ a team.

— Yes, I’d like to.

A．pick up B．pick out C．make up D．make out

Though the story of Li Yunlong in the TV drama “Bright Sword” is a fiction, much of

5．

__________happened is historically true.

A．that B．what C．which D．it

B

．

to devote

B

．

bonus

6．

The people in the village are so ________ that they are willing to help every visitor.

A

．

optimistic

C．enthusiastic D．ambitious

7．—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days．

—Recent pressure at work may ____ his behavior．

A．account for B．call for C．change for D．stand for

B

．

energetic

8．

The Chinese people are kind and caring. If not, I _____ in China in the past 30 years.

A

．

didn’t stay B

．

hadn’t stayed

C．couldn’t stay D．couldn’t have stayed

9．

She is a strong-willed woman and not once _______ in to any difficulty in her life.

A．she has given B．did she give C．she gave D．has she given

10．

—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?

—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.

A

．

had

C．would have D．have had

B

．

have

11．

The debate here will be limited in two main respects

，

________ the time available.

A

．

in view of B

．

in return for

C．in addition to D．in comparison with

12．

In the Name of People, a popular TV drama, shows a deep ________ on the fight

against corruption.

A

．

argument B

．

theme

C．reflection D．impression

13．

--Can’t you stay a little longer? I really want to talk more with you.

--Me, too. ________ I have to get home before 10 at night.

A．But B．Since C．And D．For

14．

People from all walks of life are eager for success, _______ lack of confidence,

however, is a great barrier.

A

．

where

C．to which D．beyond which

15．

Jess was sad and her friend helped her ___ the first awful weeks after her husband

Bill died.

A

．

break through

C．get through D．get rid of

B

．

break down

B

．

which

16．

Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _____the ceremony of the

50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni

（校友）

from home and abroad.

A．Attend B．To attend C．Attending D．Having attended

17．

The first snow didn’t fall until February in our province this year, ________ was

unexpected.

A．it B．which C．that D．what

18．

-----My room gets very cold at night.

-----_________________.

A．So is mine B．So mine is C．So does mine D．So mine does

19．

Mark has lived in China for many years, yet he still can't ________ himself to the

Chinese customs.

A

．

observe

C．lead D．devote

B

．

adapt

20．

I know he feels upset about his failure, and I can _____ that.

A

．

relate to B

．

live with

C．answer for D．pull through

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）

What’s best to read this year?

Secrets I Know

(Random House Children’s Books, ages 3-7)

This tale written by Kallie George and pictured by Paola Zakimi follows a young

girl and her little friend as they move from rain to sunshine, from pleasant loneliness to

sweet friendship, and finally from adventures on earth to an exploration of the sky

above. The colors of Zakimi’s pencildrawings are calming and George’s poetic text tells

her story with simple language.

Pandora

(Clarion Books, ages 3-7)

The award-winning author Victoria Turnbull tells the story of a little fox Pandora.

Pandora lives alone. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit.

Then one day something falls from the sky -- a bird with a broken wing. Little by little,

the bird helps Pandora feel less lonely. Turnbull’s watercolor and colored pencil

drawings make this story of friendship and growth an atmospheric delight.

Prince

and Pirate

(G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Younger Readers, ages 5-8)

A different kind of friendship is described in this book, by Charlotte Gunnufson

with pictures by Mike Lowery. Prince and Pirate are a pair of mismatched fish put into

the same aquarium

（水族馆

). At first it seems that they’ll never learn to be friends. It’s

only when both take pity on a frightened dogfish that they learn the benefits of

cooperation, and soon all three fish become good friends.

The

Giant Jumperee

(Dinal Books, ages 3-5)

The story was written by the award-winning British author Julia Donaldson. When

Rabbit hears a loud voice bellowing

（吼叫）

threateningly from inside a cave, he gathers

Cat, Bear and Elephant to help him decide what to do. But it’s Mama Frog who

fearlessly confronts

（面对）

the unknown creature. Helen Oxenbury’s soft watercolors

creat a beautiful countryside and her characterizations of the animals are impressive.

1

、

Who pictured the book Pandora?

A

．

Kallie George.

C

．

Paola Zakimi.

2

、

Which book tells a story about courage?

A

．

Pandora.

C

．

Prince and Pirate.

3

、

What do the four books have in common?

A

．

Their publishers are the same one.

C

．

They all have pencil drawings.

B

．

Victoria Turnbull.

D

．

Charlotte Gunnufson.

B

．

Secrets I Know.

D

．

The Giant Jumperee.

B

．

Their characters are all animals.

D

．

They are all for younger readers

22．（8分）

With its Georgian brick buildings and grassy green hills

，

almost

everywhere in Bath feels like a living postcard

．

With landmarks from Roman and

medieval times

，

you may feel you've landed back in time

，

but the splendid row houses

and people hustling about on smart

﹣

phones brings you out of that fantasy

．

Bath somehow weaves together threads of small

﹣

town life with metropolitan

style

．

It has galleries

，

museums and theaters

．

It's a college town anchored by the

University of Bath

．

And it is a UNESCO World Heritage site

．

Even on a mere day trip

from London

，

just 90 minutes away by train

，

Bath bubbles over with charm

．

Bath Abbey

An impressive landmark in the center of town

，

Bath Abbey is the third place of

worship to occupy this site in 1

，

200 years

．

The first church

，

built in 757

，

was

replaced by a cathedral soon after the Norman conquest of England in 1066

．

That one

gave way in the 15th century to the Abbey that's there today

．

Walk inside and eye the ceiling and stained glass windows showing 56 scenes from

Christ's life

．

A floor plate marks Queen Elizabeth II's 1973 visit

．

Tours of the church

tower are available

．

Roman Baths

The Roman Baths date back to the year 70

，

with a pool of natural

，

hot spring

water called the Great Bath located below street level

．

You can see the steam swirling

on the street above

．

People dressed in period clothing

﹣

such as a Roman soldier or

stone mason

﹣

stand in the archways

．

The complex includes several underground spaces and displays

．

The self

﹣

guided

audio tour thoroughly explains how the citizens of Aquae Sulis

（

the Roman name given

to Bath

）

socialized

，

worked and worshipped

．

At the end of the tour

，

visitors can

sample some of that refreshing water

．

Jane Austen Centre

Novelist Jane Austen lived with family in Bath between 1801 and 1806

．

Avid

readers of Austen's work know that Bath was a prominent setting in two of her books

，

Persuasion and Northanger Abbey

．

The Jane Austen Centre

，

a three

﹣

story building

on Gay Street has a permanent exhibit and tea room

．

The exhibit offers two floors of clothes

，

anecdotes about what daily life would have

been like for Austen in Bath

．

You can end your wandering with afternoon tea in the

third

﹣

floor Regency Tea Room

．

Royal Crescent

This half

﹣

moon formation of Georgian townhouses is one of Bath's most famous

architectural masterpieces

，

an arc

﹣

shaped cluster of buildings set behind a green

field

．

The first home

，

No.1 Royal Crescent

，

where former Parliament member Henry

Sanford lived in the late 1700s

，

is also a museum

．

Rooms are furnished in 18th

century style

，

with a glimpse of the upstairs

﹣

downstairs lifestyle of the era

（

think

Downton Abbey but 150 years earlier

）．

1

、

According to the article

，

the following aspects of Bath are covered

EXCEPT

．

A

．

history

B

．

architecture

C

．

transportation

D

．

accommodation

2

、

Which of the following statement is INCORRECT according to the passage

？

A

．

Bath Abbey occupied the site in the 15

th

century after several historical changes

．

B

．

The Roman Baths are featured by a hot spring water

，

where you can tour around

with the local guide

．

C

．

Two of Jane Austin's books were set in Bath

，

where she lived for 5 years

．

D

．

The rooms in No.1 Royal Crescent are furnished in 18

th

century style

，

resembling

that of Downton Abbey

．

23．（8分）

In a study published in the U. S. journal

Science

, researchers from the

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS) and the University of Florida

identified the chemical combinations and genetic recipe for better tomato flavor(

味道

).

“In recent years, consumers often complain that the modern tomato is less flavorful

than it once was” said co-principal researcher Sanwen Huang. “Our results provide a

practical road map for breeding tomato varieties with better flavor.”

For the study, a 170-person consumer group was created to evaluate 160 tomatoes

representing 101 varieties, based on qualities such as “overall liking” and “flavor

degree”. The results pointed to dozens of chemical compounds of interest, and further

research using a statistical model discovered 33 flavor compounds connected with

consumer liking, such as glucose(

葡萄糖

). The reason why modern tomatoes don’t taste

good anymore is that a total of 13 of these flavor-associated compounds “were

significantly reduced in modern varieties,” their paper wrote. Moreover, the researchers

found that smaller fruit tended to have greater sugar content, suggesting that “selection

for more sizable tomatoes has cost sweetness and flavor”.

Based on this knowledge, Huang and Professor Harry Klee of the University of

Florida studied the whole genomes of 398 varieties of tomato, identifying about 250

positions of genes on a chromosome(

染色体

), which controlled tomato flavor.

“We’re just fixing what has been damaged over the last half century to push them

back to where they were a century ago,” said Klee in a statement. “We can make the

supermarket tomato taste noticeably better.” Klee said new tomato varieties with better

flavor could be ready in three to four years. In addition, “the genes and pathways

identified here in the tomato almost certainly point to pathways worth researching for

improvement of flavor quality in other fruit crops,” they wrote.

1

、

According to the text, the study ________.

A

．

was carried out just through a survey

B

．

was conducted by Chinese researchers themselves

C

．

was completely focused on the genes of different tomatoes

D

．

was done with the background of declining flavor of tomatoes

2

、

The researchers have found that ________ in the study.

A

．

bigger tomatoes are much sweeter

B

．

some genetic positions affect the taste of tomatoes

C

．

some chemical compounds make tomatoes less tasty

D

．

a total of 13 flavor-associated compounds make tomatoes appealing in taste

3

、

What is the influence of the study according to the text?

A

．

The study lays the foundation for further researches to improve other fruit crops’

flavor.

B

．

The study makes it possible for us to have noticeably more tasty tomatoes next year.

C

．

The study provides a road for where to plant tomatoes with better flavor.

D

．

The study has fixed all the genes of existing tomatoes.

24．（8分）

Travelers to a new city are often encouraged to take a bus tour. The

thinking is that they can later return to the places that attracted them, but that’s

nonsense! What you see from the inside of a fast-moving bus is sanitized (

清洁的

) and

unreal , entirely removed from the real sights, sounds, and smells outside.

The best way to experience any destination is by foot, without an itinerary,

wandering where your spirit leads you. Even in the largest cities, the savvy(

资深的

)

traveler plunges into the very center of town and walks down the nearest street,

experiencing the actual life of the people while looking into the grocery stores and

courtyard. You eventually get to many of the same sites that are on the bus route--the

museums, the monuments, the city hall--but you will have witnessed so much more

because you will have felt the contemporary life of the city you’re visiting.

“But what if I get lost?” people ask. No one ever gets permanently lost in a major

city. Eventually, a trolley or bus passes with the words “Central Station” on its front and

you can easily return to the center of town. Besides, the most wonderful things can

happen if you do get lost, such as stopping at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax and then

asking directions from the locals at the next table. Hopefully , your trip may be

attractive by this encounter. Here are a few ways to make the most of your travels:

Know before you go. Before you depart, spend time in a library or bookstore,

learning about the history and culture of your destination so you will better understand

the place you’re visiting .

Move around like a local. Use the local subways, trams and buses. You’ll not only

save money, you’ll learn how people live there , and you’ll gain a realistic perspective of

the city.

Check the bulletin board. Bulletin boards list free lectures, concerts, workshops

and social gatherings, giving you a chance to join or meet the area’s most dynamic

residents.

Take a walking tour. If you must book a guided tour, select the nonstandard ,

inexpensive kinds conducted on foot.

So, the next time you feel lured by a sightseeing bus tour, save your money and

instead, wander around on your own. I promise you a time you’ll remember fondly.

1

、

What does the author think of a bus tour?

A

．

It is reasonable. B

．

It is fast.

C

．

You can’t be exposed to the outside world. D

．

It is noisy.

2

、

What does the underlined word in Para 2 mean?

A

．

a guided book for travelers. B

．

a car.

C

．

a bag. D

．

something to eat.

3

、

Why is traveling by foot one of the best choices to experience the city?

A

．

Because you can buy anything you like.

B

．

Because you can get to the same destination as the bus tour.

C

．

Because you can experience the real life in person.

D

．

Because you can go to museums and city halls where the bus doesn’t get.

4

、

How do you make the most of your travel? Which statement is not true?

A

．

Read some introduction of the place where you want to go.