湖北省黄冈、华师大附中2024届高三下学期第四次周考（线上）英语试题试卷含解析

湖北省黄冈、华师大附中2024届高三下学期第四次周考（线上）英语试题试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply2．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t3．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed4．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase5．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting6．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must7．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase8．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway9．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently10．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled11．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane12．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid13．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where14．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none15．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout16．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch17．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．amtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish18．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone19．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve20．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why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）InhisbookTheTippingPoint:HowLittleThingsCanMakeaBigDifference,theCanadianauthorMalcolmGladwellexplainshowatrendcantakemanyforms.Itcanbeageneralchangeinsocialbehaviour,anideaorafashion.However,whydosometrendscatchonandothersnot?Whatmakesoneparticularbrandoftrainingshoessuddenlybecomethemust-haveproduct?Howdopeoplefindoutabouttrendsandwhatmakespeoplewanttobuyintothem?Isitsimplyaquestionofkeepingupwithotherpeople?Inhisnewwork,Gladwellexplorethemomentwhensomethingbecomescommonandhowproducts,ideas,messagesandformsofbehaviourspread.Helooksatthereasonswhytrendsaresimilarinthewaytheydeveloptooutbreaksofdisease,ormedicalepidemics（流行病）.Epidemics,liketrends,startinaverysmallway,maybefromasinglepersonwithavirus’thenspreadveryquicklyuntiltheytakeoverthepopulationandappeartobeeverywhere.Eventually,theywillslowdowngraduallyordieoutsuddenly.Gladwellshowshowthesechangeshappennotgraduallybutatonesuddenmoment.Gladwellidentifiesthreetypesofpeoplewhoareinfluentialinthedevelopmentofthesekindsofsocialepidemics:Connectorsarepeopleinacommunitywhohavewidesocialcircles.Theyknowalotofpeopleandliketointroducepeopletoeachother.Thepeopletheyknowoftencomefromavarietyofsocial,cultural,professionalandeconomiccircles.Mavensarepeoplewithalotofknowledgeorexpertsinaparticularfield.Theywishtopassontheirknowledgetoothers.Mavenscollectandgatherinformationsoarethefirsttopickuponnewtrends.Salesmenarepeoplewithcharisma（魅力）.Theyhavea“soft”influenceoverpeopleratherthanactualpower.Thismeanstheyareinfluentialbecausepeoplewanttoimitatethem.Overall,Gladwell’sbookisathought-provoking（引人深思的）readforanyoneinterestedintheoriginsoftrends.What’smore,hewritesinaclearstylesoeventhemostdifficultideasareeasytounderstand.1、WhatdoweknowaboutGladwell?A．HeisaproductiveNorthAmericanwriter.B．Hehaswrittenmanybooksonthesubjectoftrends.C．Hethinkstrendsdevelopinthesamewayasillnesses.D．Hebelievestherearethreetypesofpeopleintheworld.2、Accordingtothetext,connectors.A．areverysocialpersonsB．oftenfollowothersC．knowmanypeoplefromthesamecircleD．areknowledgeableandexperienced3、Whatdowelearnfromthetext?A．Salesmentrytocontrolotherpeopleusingtheirpower.B．Mavensquicklybecomeawareofchangesinfashions.C．ConnectorsandMavenstrytogettheirinformationacross.D．Gladwell’sbookisinterestingbuthardtounderstandforreaders.22．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround200,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly21oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.23．（8分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby24．（8分）Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进）happiness，accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime，frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿）totakinganUberinsteadofabus.Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase，’’saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40，onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason，’’saidWhillans，isthatwe'reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包）thattask，”saidWhillans，uoryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’1、IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.A．weredividedintotwogroupsB．weregiven$40everytwoweeksC．wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighborJskidD．wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A．Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B．Takingaregularbustogettowork.C．Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D．Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3、Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”，.A．nopeoplewouldliketodoitB．asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC．morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD．mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife4、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A．Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B．Thefeelingofspending’moneyongoods.C．Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D．Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.25．（10分）Anewdevicethesizeofacoffeecupcanmakedrinkablewaterfromdryairusingnothingbutsunlight.Withthisdevice,“youcanharvestaglassofwaterinanhour,”saysOmarYaghi,achemistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.“That’sabouthowmuchwaterapersonneedsadaytosurviveinthedesert.”Althoughthecurrentdeviceisjustaprototype(原型),thetechnologycouldbeadoptedtosupplyfreshwatertothemostremoteregionsoftheglobe,suchastheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Similardevicesinpreviousattemptsworkedonlybelow50percentrelativehumidity(湿度).Theycanextractwaterfromtheairevenatlowrelativehumidity.However,theyeithercollectwatertooslowlyorrequirelotsofenergy.However,thenewdevice,usinganewspecialmaterial,pullswaterfromairwithaslowas20percentrelativehumidityandsuccessfullyavoidsbothproblems.DevelopedbyMITengineersfromanexistingmaterial,thespecialmaterial,calledMOF-801,createsanetworkofverysmallpores(气孔)thatcantrapwatervapor.Atroomtemperature,watervaporcollectsinthepores.Astemperaturesrise,thewaterescapesintotheboxdesignedforwatercollection.Whenthedeviceisleftintheshade,thelayerofMOF-801collectswatervaporfromtheair.Whenmovedintodirectsunlight,thelayerheatsupandthewatervaporescapesintoabox,whichcoolsthevapor,makingitintodrinkablewater.Thisentireprocesstakesaroundtwohours.Laboratorytestsofthedeviceharvested2.8litersofwaterperday.Therefore,thedevicecouldbeusedusapersonalwatersourceindryregions,Yaghisays,orthetechonologycouldbeusedtoproduceenoughwaterforawholecommunity.1、ThenewdeviceisinventedtoaccordingtoYaghi.A．providesolarenegyB．makethedeserthospitableC．makewaterfromairD．measurehumidity2、Whathelpsthedeviceavoidtheproblemsofpreviousattempts?A．AnewmaterialcalledMOF-801.B．Largeporeswhichcantrapwater.C．Theboxcoolingwatervapor.D．Thelayerpoweredbythesun.3、Whichistherightorderofhowthedeviceworks?a.Collectvaporfromtheair.b.Thedeviceisleftintheshade.c.Thedeviceismovedinthesunlight.d.Coolthevaporintodrinkablewater.A．a→b→c→dB．b→a→c→dC．c→a→b→dD．a→c→b→d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）Dadhadagreencomb.HeboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,hewouldhandmehis1andsay,“Goodgirl,helpDaddycleanit,OK?”Iwas2todoit.Atagefive,thisdulltaskbroughtmesuch3.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap4andbrushthecombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewould5affectionatelyatmeandplacethecombonhiswallet.Twoyearslater,Dadstartedhisown6,whichwasn’tdoingsowell.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedto7.Daddidn’tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedto.MumandIbecame8withhimforplacingourfamilyintrouble.With9,anuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.Aftermygraduation,Dad’sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy28thbirthday,Dadcamehome10.Asusual,helpedhimcarryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,“Hey,wouldyouhelpme11mycomb?”Ilookedathimawhile,then12thecombandheadedtothesink.Ithitmethen:why,asachild,13Dadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasure.Thatroutine（习惯）meantDadwashomeearlyto14theeveningwithMumandme.It15ahappyandlovingfamily.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Hesmiledatmeand16placedhiscombonhiswallet.Butthistime,Inoticedsomething17.Dadhadaged.Hehadwrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhesmiled,18hissmilewasstillas19asbefore,thesmileofafatherwhojustwantedagood20forhisfamily.1、A．bag B．wallet C．comb D．brush2、A．annoyed B．relieved C．ashamed D．pleased3、A．joy B．sadness C．courage D．pain4、A．out B．over C．in D．on5、A．stare B．smile C．shout D．laugh6、A．family B．business C．task D．journey7、A．progress B．change C．improve D．form8、A．satisfied B．delighted C．mad D．strict9、A．time B．patience C．speed D．ease10、A．occasionally B．early C．frequently D．rarely11、A．sharpen B．repair C．clean D．keep12、A．dropped B．took C．handed D．threw13、A．watching B．letting C．helping D．hearing14、A．find B．lose C．waste D．spend15、A．affected B．broke C．meant D．supported16、A．firmly B．hurriedly C．casually D．carefully17、A．different B．exciting C．interesting D．urgent18、A．for B．or C．so D．yet19、A．convincing B．heartwarming C．cautious D．innocent20、A．origin B．life C．reputation D．education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）The"cellochair"Ihavealwayslovedtherichsoundofthecello(大提琴).1．,asayoungjournalistinNewYorkinthelate1970s,IneverimaginedthatIcouldplayoneOneday,I2．(mistake)knockedonthewrongdoorinanofficebuilding.Anelderlymanopenedthedoor,andbehindhimwereadarkcelloanda3．(wood)chairwiththedesignofalyre(里拉琴)onit.Foramoment,Iforgot4．Iwaslookingfor.Iasked,"Doyouplaythecello?"“Yes,"hesaid."Doyouwanttobecomeoneofmystudents?"“Yes,"Iresponded,almost5．thinking.WhenIhadmyfirstlessonafewdayslater,Itoldtheteacher,HeinrichJoachim,thatI6．(answer)yesonimpulse(冲动)."I'mnotsurewhetherIcanbeamusician,"Isaid.Mr.Jassuredmethatwithpracticeand7．(devote)totheinstrument,Icouldbecome8．.ItoldhimthatI'doncehadabeautifulvoice,butfinallyIlostit."Thecello,"Mr.Jpromised,"willgiveyoubackyourvoice."Iboughtacelloandbegantogoforweeklylessons."Don'tjustlistentothesound.Feelit!"saidMr.JImadesteadyprogress.Istudiedwithhimforsevenyears,untilIgot9．(marry).Mr.Jdiedin2002.Soonafterwards,Ireceivedaspecial10．fromhisson,Andrew-Mr.J's“cellochair".第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Dearfriends,Aswecansee,theenvironmentaroundusisgettingworseotherthanbetter、Ourlifeandhealthhaveaffectedgreatly、Theearthisourhome,butwehaveadutytotakecareofit,notonlyforourselvesbutforfuturegenerations、Fortunate,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisproblem、Manyeffectivelymeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttodealwiththem、Asastudent,Ithinkweshoulddowhatwecanimprovetheenvironment、First,gotoschoolonfeetorbybike