2024届湖南省衡阳市祁东县第二中学高三第5次月考试题英语试题试卷含解析

2024届湖南省衡阳市祁东县第二中学高三第5次月考试题英语试题试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit2．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/3．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade4．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking5．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show6．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked7．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why8．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar9．Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe10．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was11．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that12．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where13．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame14．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup15．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy16．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot17．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure18．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give19．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when20．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder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）Manyyearsago,peoplereliedonthesun,themoonandstarstofindtheirwayaround.Later,thecompasswasintroduced.Andnow,wehavesatnav（卫星导航）systemstoguideus.Asatnavsystemusesgroupsofsatellitestoshowtheuser’slocation.Theysendinformationtoareceiver,suchasasmartphone,toshowuswhereweare.TheearliestbuiltsatnavsystemistheGlobalPositioningSatelliteSystem,whichbelongstotheUS.ThenthereisRussia’sGlobalNavigationSatellitesystem，theEuropeanUnion’sGalileoandChina’sownsatellitenavigationsystem,Beidou.OnOctober18,2017,anARJ21-700plane,whichwasthefirstdomestically（国内地）producedjetequippedwiththeBeidounavigationsystem,successfullycompletedatestflight.TheresultsshowedtheperformanceofthesystemdevelopedbyChinamatchesthatofsimilarsystemsproducedabroad,accordingtotheCommercialAircraftCorporationofChina.Sinceitsintroductionin2000,theBeidounavigationsystemhasbeenincreasingnumbersofapplicationslinkedtoeverydaylife,fromsharedbikestofarming.Whenitcomestosharedbikes,smartlocksthatsupportBeidouchipsoffermoreaccuratepositioningthanothers,makingiteasiertofindabike.FarmerscanuseBeidou-enabledtractorstoplow（犁）thesoilanduseunmannedaircraftwithBeidoutosowseeds,whichcanimproveefficiencyandmakebetteruseofresources.Beidou’sfarmingapplicationshavespreadfromHeilongjiangProvincetoBeijing,Liaoning,Shanxi,HubeiandotherregionsacrossChina.Withitsmanyuses,theBeidounavigationsystemisevenplayingabigroleintheBeltandRoadInitiative（一带一路）.“Todate,theBeidousystemhascoveredmostpartsoftheAsia-Pacificregion,aswellascountriesalongtheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,”saidYangChangfeng,chiefdesigneroftheBeidousystem.Today,therearemorethan20Beidousatellitesaboveourheads,andChinaplanstolaunchevenmorethisyeartoexpandtheBeidounetworktobetterservetheBeltandRoadInitiative.“AsBeidouexpandsitsoverseasreach,itwillbeincreasinglypopularinthelogistics（物流）industry,”saidMiaoQianjun,SecretaryGeneralofthenavigationservicesassociation.“Ships,forexample,canuseittopositionthemselveswhilesailingacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries,nolongerlimitedtoSoutheastAsianregionsinthenearfuture.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Tocomparesomemodernsatnavsystems.B．Todescribethebenefitsofsatnavsystems.C．Totellushowsatnavsystemswerecreated.D．Tointroducesomesatnavsystemsandtheirfunctions.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheBeidounavigationsystemaccordingtothearticle?A．Itwasusedsuccessfullyinanewjetplane.B．Itismorepowerfulthanothersatnavsystems.C．ItwasintroducedtoChinaonOctober,2017.D．Itwasn’tusedinoureverydaylifeuntilrecently.3、Accordingtothearticle,theBeidounavigationsystemisalreadywidelyusedfor_______.A．plowingthesoilandsowingseedsB．improvingtheefficiencyofnetworkC．producingmoresmartlocksforsharedbikesD．navigatingshipsacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries4、WhatisMiaoQianjun’sattitudetowardthefutureoftheBeidousystem?A．Worried.B．Casual.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.22．（8分）Mostparentsfeargettinglettershomefromtheirchildren’sschool.Theyareusuallyinformingthemthattheirchildisinbigtrouble.ButaheadoftheSATsexamsnextweek,oneschooldecidedtosendaletterofadifferenttype.BossesatBucktonValePrimarySchoolinStalybridgesentlettertoallpupilsinthesixthgradetotellthemhowspecialanduniquetheyare.Theletterhighlightsallthenaturalskillsandabilitiesthepupilshaveandeverythingthatmakesthem“smart’’individuals.Theyaretoldhowtheirlaughtercanbrightenthedarkestdayandthattheexaminersdonotknowthepupilsarekind,trustworthyandthoughtful.Theletter,signedbytheheadmasterandtwootherteachers,hasbeenputontheschool’sFacebookpageandsharedmorethan9.000timeswithmorethan7,000likes.Theletterreads,“NextweekyouwillsityourSATstestsformaths,reading,spelling,grammarandpunctuation.Weknowhowhardyouhaveworked,butthereissomethingveryimportantyoumustknow.TheSATstestdoesnotassessallthatmakeseachofyouspecialandunique.Thepeoplewhocreatethesetestsandscorethemdonotknoweachofyouinthewaythatwedoandcertainlynotinthewayyourfamiliesdo.”Thelettergoesontosaythatthetestsarenotthemostimportantthinginlife,adding,“Thescoresyouwillgetfromthistestwilltellyousomething,buttheywillnottellyoueverything.Therearemanywaysofbeingsmart.Youaresmart!”TheletterhasbeenwelcomedbymanyparentsonFacebook.LynnMcPhersonwrote,“That’sgreatinstilling(逐步灌输)hope,faithandbelief.”AndMaryTillingsaid,“Everychildschoolreceiveoneofthese.Brilliant.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph1referto?A．Parent. B．Children.C．Teachers. D．Letters.2、What’sthepurposeofthelettersentbeforetheSATsexams?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftheexams.B．Tohelpthestudentspasstheexams.C．Tohelpthestudentstobuildconfidence.3、Whatmessagedoestheletterwanttoconvey?A．Everyonecanrealizehisdream.B．Everyonehashisuniquevalue.C．Examsaremeaninglessinourlife.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.4、Theauthorgivestwoexamplesinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．theletterwaswellreceivedB．theletterwasatotalfailureC．theparentsareeasytopleaseD．theparentssupporttheirchildren23．（8分）Here'salistofbooksI'mlookingforwardtothisfallseason.Notallofthemwillrisetotheleveloftheadvertisement,butit'sanabundantcrop."HomeAfterDark"byDavidSmall(Liveright,Sept.11)In2009,Smallpublishedacelebratedgraphicmemoir(回忆录)called"Stitches".NowtheCaldecottMedalwinnerisbackwithagraphicnovelaboutamotherless13-year-oldboybroughtupinanunhappyhomeinCalifornia.Thisisataletoldinfewwordsandmanystrikingimages.OnSept.11at3p.m.,SmallwillbeatAmazonbooksatUnionMarket.Moreinformationatwww./graph-tale."WaitingforEden"byElliotAckerman(Knopf,Sept.25)ThisbriefnovelisrelatedbyadeadsoldierwhoiswatchingoverahorriblyburnedpartnerinaTexashospital.Thatsoundsembarrassinglyemotional,butAckerman,whoservedinaNavyinIraqandAfghanistan,isoneofthebestsoldier-writersofhisgeneration.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/military-essay."AllYouCanEverKnow"byNicoleChung(Catapult,Oct.2)Chung,theeditoroftheliterarymagazineCatapult,wasadoptedasababybyawhitefamilyinOregon.Inthismemoir,shewritesaboutherchildhood,herAsianAmericanidentityandhersearchfortheKoreanparentswhogaveherup.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/politics-prose."Unsheltered"byBarbaraKingsolver(Harper,Oct.16)Alternatingbetweenpastandpresent,thisnoveltellsthestoryofawomaninvestigatingalate-19th-centuryscienceteacherwhowascaughtupinthecontroversyoverDarwinism.Likeherothernovels,thisonepromisestoexploresocialandscientificproblems.Visitwww.amazon.com/tech-scienceformoreinformation.1、Ifyouhopeforasignatureoftheauthor,youwillprobablybuyacopyof________.A．AllYouCanEverKnowB．WaitingforEdenC．HomeAfterDarkD．Unsheltered2、WhojoinedthearmyandwassenttotheMiddleEast?A．ElliotAckerman.B．DavidSmall.C．BarbaraKingsolver.D．NicoleChung.3、Ifyouwanttoreadbooksaboutnon-fiction,youcansurf________.A．www.amazon.com/graph-taleB．www.amazon.com/politics-proseC．www.amazon.com/military-essayD．www.amazon.com/tech-science24．（8分）Ifyou’reabooklover，youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside，orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit．Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile．Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases．ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying．Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary，andit’saverygoodthing．ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco．Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary．Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups：thosewhoreactwith“Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtoo1．Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones．Indeed，themoreyouknow，thelargertherowsofunreadbooks．Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary．Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject，you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint．Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown．Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning．Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks．Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem，andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks，youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary．Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs．Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday．Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity．That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?A．Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks．B．Apileofbooksonthebookshelf．C．Thecollectionofunreadbooks．D．Alargepersonallibrary．2、Accordingtotheauthor，moreunreadbooksmean________．A．yourwronglifelonglearningattitudeB．youlimityourselffromtheunknownC．yourhavenointerestinthenewworldD．yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?A．Favorable．B．Doubtful．C．Ambiguous．D．Contradictory．4、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．CuriosityisasignofhighIQ．B．Booksaretheladderinourlife．C．Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent．D．Weshouldreadthrougheverybook．25．（10分）Leila’sHairMuseumBeforetheinventionofphotography,peoplekeptmemoriesoflovedonesbycreatingmementos(纪念物)usinghumanhair.In1986,LeilaCohoonopenedamuseuminIndependence,Missouri,toshowhercollectionofmorethan2,000piecesofhair-basedartcollectedover30years.Billedastheonlyhairmuseumintheworld,itincludesmorethan400braidedhairwreaths(花环)and2,000piecesofjewellerydatingbacktothemid-1600s.“Mymuseumisfilledwithotherpeople’sfamilies,”Leilasays.“Ittellsastory.”InternationalUFOMuseumandResearchCenterOnJuly7,1947,afarmerdiscoveredmysteriousmetallicdebris(金属碎片)inhisfarmoutsideRoswell,NewMexico.RoswellArmyAirField(RAAF)originallysaiditrecoveredaflyingdisc.Thenextday,RAAFchangeditswords:Theobjectwasaweatherballoon.StoriesofaUFOandagovernmentcover-upspread.Eachyear,180,000peoplecheckoutthedirtfromtheUFOcrashsite,photos,andreportsabouttheRoswellincident.MuseumofBadArtNotallartiscreatedequal.Afterfindinganoilpaintingintherubbishin1993—thenowclassicLucyintheFieldwithFlowers—ScottWilsonstartedcollectingbadart.Beforelong,heshowedhisfindsattheSomervillemovietheater.TheMuseumofBadArt(MOBA)givesthepublicafirsthandlookatsomeoftheworld’sworst“disaster-pieces”.PopularpaintingsincludeManaLisa,HollywoodLips,andDrillingforEggs.“MOBAisalwaysonthelookoutforthebestoftheworst,”saidco-founderMarieJackson.“Butwhatanartistconsiderstobebaddoesn’talwaysmeetourlowstandards.”MutterMuseumWelcometotheMutterMuseuminPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania—hometomorethan5,000brains,bones,anddeadbodies!In1858,Dr.ThomasDentMuttergavehiscollectionofpreservedbodyparts,andbonestotheCollegeOfPhysicianstoimprovemedicaleducation,whichledtothemuseum’screationin1863.Today,MutteristhemostfamousmedicalmuseuminAmerica,housingawallofbones,andpiecesofAlbertEinstein’sbrain.1、WhatisspecialaboutLeila’sHairMuseum?A．Itisfulloffamilystories.B．Ithousestheworld’sgreatestphotos.C．Itholdscollectionsfromaroundtheglobe.D．ItwasopenedtorememberLeila’slovedones.2、WhatcanyoufindintheMutterMuseum?A．PhotosabouttheRoswellincident. B．SomeofAlbertEinstein’sbrain.C．2,000piecesofjewellery. D．ManaLisa.3、Whatdothefourmuseumshaveincommon?A．Theyarenewly-foundedmuseums. B．Theyareart-centered.C．Theyareunpopularamongvisitors. D．Theyarequiteunusual.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Thiswasmygrandmother'sfirstChristmaswithoutgrandfather,andbeforehepassedawaywehadpromisedgrandfatherthatwewouldmakethisherbestChristmasever.WhenmyparentsandI1atherhouse,wefoundshehadwaitedupallnightforus.Thehousedidseemalittle2withoutgrandfather.GrandfatherhadalwayssaidthattheChristmas3wasthemostimportantdecorationofall.Soweimmediatelysettoworkonthebeautifulartificialtreethatwasstoredingrandfather'scloset(壁橱).Throughourefforts,wefinallysteppedbackto4ourhandiwork.Itlookedbeautiful.5somethingwasmissing."Where'syourstar?"Iasked.Thestarwasmygrandmother'sfavoritepartofthetree."Why,it6beheresomewhere,"shesaid,startingtosortthroughtheboxesagain."Yourgrandfatheralways7everythingsocarefullywhenhetookthetreedown."Asweemptiedtheboxesand8nostar,mygrandmother'seyesfilledwithtears.GrandfatherhadgivenittograndmothersomefiftyyearsagoontheirfirstChristmastogether.Itbroughtthemgreathappiness.Now,onherfirstChristmaswithouthim,thestarwas9,too."Don'tworry,Grandmother,"I10her."We'llfinditforyou."MymotherandIformedasearch11"Let'sstartinontheclosetwheretheornaments(装饰品)were,"Mothersaid."Maybethestarjustfelloutofthebox."Thatsounded12,soIbegantosearchthecloset.IthoughtItriedevery13,butnostar.Icouldseegrandmotherwas14,althoughshetriednottoshowit."What'sinthiswrappedbox?"Mothersuddenlycalledout."Itwasatthebottomoffather'scloset."Grandmothertooktheboxin15andopenedit.Herface16whensheunfoldedthepaperandpulledoutagoldenstar.Therewasa(n)17attached.Don'tbeangrywithme,dear.Ibrokeyourstarwhilepackingthedecorations,andIcouldn't18totellyou.Thoughtitwastimeforanewone.Ihopeitbringsyouasmuch19asthefirstone.MerryChristmas!Love,BryantSograndmother'streehadastarafterall,astarthatexpressedtheireverlastingloveforoneanother.AndweweregladwewereabletomakethisChristmas20forher.1、A．arrived B．looked C．stayed D．worked2、A．noisy B．empty C．safe D．clean3、A．flower B．bell C．stocking D．tree4、A．admire B．repair C．paint D．design5、A．Or B．So C．But D．And6、A．might B．must C．need D．will7、A．packed B．decided C．covered D．searched8、A．made B．left C．found D．felt9、A．gone B．hidden C．broken D．forgotten10、A．warned B．persuaded C．reminded D．comforted11、A．game B．class C．company D．party12、A．challenging B．reasonable C．pleasant D．difficult13、A．suggestion B．direction C．possibility D．method14、A．ashamed B．annoyed C．disappointed D．frightened15、A．fear B．relief C．anger D．surprise16、A．cleared B．brightened C．darkened D．tightened17、A．article B．note C．receipt D．poem18、A．bear B．afford C．wait D．agree19、A．peace B．change C．luck D．joy20、A．special B．funny C．relaxing D．favorite第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Everyyear,butterfly(蝴蝶)loversinCaliforniagooutinNovembertocountmonarchbutterflies.They1．(get)aworryingresultfromtheirfallmonarchcountin2018—2．numberofmonarchshaddroppedby86%since2017.Theorangeandblackmonarchbutterfliesarefamous3．theirlongmigrations(迁徒)—theyflythousandsofmileseveryyear.Inthespringandsummertheyflynorth;inthefalltheyflysouthagain.Monarchs,likemostbutterflies,are4．(terrible)importantforplants.Theyhelpcreatemoreplantsbyspreadingpollen(花粉)betweenplants.Inturn,monarchsdependonplantsforfood.Andtheydependcompletelyonaplantcalledmilkweed5．(lay)theireggs.Butmonarchshavebeenfacinggrowingproblemsforyears.Asmoreandmorewildlandhasbeenturnedintolargefarms,themonarchshavehadtrouble6．(find)enoughmilkweed.Manyfarmsalsousechemicals7．willkillinsectsinordertoprotecttheirplants.Thesechemicalsalsoaffectmonarchs.Besides,pollutionhasmademilkweedless8．(health)forthemonarchsthanitusedtobe.Scientistssaymonarchswillbeindangerofdyingoutinthenext20yearsifnothing9．(do)tosavethem.10．(thing)thatpeoplecandotohelpincludeplantingmilkweed,controllingtheuseofchemicals,protectingwildareas,andplantingtrees.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧),并在其下面写出该加的词、刪除:把多余的同用斜线（\)划掉、修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词、注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分、Twoheadarebetterthanone、Thisproverbmeanswecanmakethingsareeasierbyworkingwithothers,whosho