2023-2024学业水平合格性考试模拟试题（八）英语试卷本试卷共 6页，46 小题，满分 150 分。考试用时 90 分钟。.情景交际（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 阅读下列简短对话；从每题所给 的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选项；将对话补全。1. -11. -Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better. -_.A. Its my pleasure B. Id love to C. Its up to you D. Im with you on that2. - -Have you finished your first paper? -._ Just half of it. How about you?A. Not at all B. Not yet C. Not a bit D. Not likely3.- -You know smoking is bad for your health. Do you still smoke now? -_ . Its several months since I smoked.A. No problem. B. Of course not C. Think nothing of it D. I dont get it 4. - -Shall I give you a ride to the Capital Airport? -Thank you. _.A. It couldnt be better B. If you like C. Of course, you can D. Go right ahead.5. - Do you think I can use your car for one day? - A. Im afraid not. B. No, you cant.C.I wont let you do that. D Absolutely not.阅读（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）第一节 阅读下列短文；掌握其大意；然后从每题所给 的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选项。ATiny microbes(微生物) are at the heart of a new agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide into soil-enriching limestone(石灰石), with the help of a type of tree that grows in tropical areas, such as West Africa. Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungi(霉菌) and other bacteria, not only does the tree grow well, it also produces the mineral limestone in the soil around its root. The Iroko tree makes a mineral by combining Ca from the earth with CO2from the atmosphere. The bacteria then create the conditions under which this mineral turns into limestone. The discovery offers a new way to lock carbon into the soil, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In addition to storing carbon in the trees leaves and in the form of limestone, the mineral in the soil makesitmore suitable for agriculture. The discovery could lead to reforestation(重新造林) projects in tropical countries, and help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the developing world. It has already been used in West Africa and is being tested in Bolivia, Haiti and India. The findings were made in a three-year project involving researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Granada, Lausanne and Delft University of Technology. The project examined several microbiological methods of locking CO2as limestone, and the Iroko-bacteria way showed best results. Work was funded by the European Commission under the Future& Emerging Technologies(FET) scheme. Dr Bryne Ngwenya of the University of Edinburghs School of Geo Sciences, who led the research, said: “By taking advantage of this natural limestone-producing process, we have a low-tech, safe, readily employed and easily operating way to lock carbon out of the atmosphere, while improving farming conditions in tropical countries.”6.The passage is mainly introducing _.A.some useful natural fungi and bacteriaB.a new way to deal with greenhouse gasC.a newly-found tree in West AfricaD.the soil-enriching limestone created by scientists7.Which of the following is True about tiny microbes?A.Most tiny microbes like living in dry, acidic soil.B.CO2can be broken down by natural fungi and bacteria.C.The more greenhouse gas is, the more active tiny microbes become.D.Tiny microbes get along well with the Iroko tree in special soil.8.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?A.Carbon dioxide. B.Carbon. C.Soil. D.Limestone.9.According to the passage, what can we infer?A.The action of the tiny microbes can increase the oxygen in the earth.B.Researchers have done the experiment on trees in Africa for three years.C.Researchers tend to use natural power to solve their problem.D.West Africa is one of the most polluted areas all over the world.10.According to the passage, the Iroko-bacteria method _.A.can be used to improve the farming landB.can save a lot of seriously destroyed woodsC.has been popularized in Bolivia, Haiti and IndiaD.should be spread all around the world in the futureBEvery year around August, millions of teens take their parents to stores to buy new clothes for the start of the school year. Not every parent can afford this, and some teens are forced to go to school in the same clothes they wore last year. The obvious differences in clothes cause differences among students. There is a simple solution to this problem; school uniforms (校服).I know from personal experience and surveys that wearing uniforms creates a sense of equality among peers (同龄人).