2024学年湖北省天门、仙桃、潜江三市高三英语第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析

2024学年湖北省天门、仙桃、潜江三市高三英语第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题考生须知：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．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith2．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed3．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the4．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before5．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown6．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit7．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed8．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded9．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered10．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase11．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard12．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown13．Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction14．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for15．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads16．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it17．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease18．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed19．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting20．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen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）Theboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain.“WRITINGCOMPETITION!”thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition,andnowhewastakingitonashispersonaltaskfortheholidays.Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts,herealizedhowhopelesshistaskofwinningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswerecomingeasily,flowingthroughhim,fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype,amazedathoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedatthewordcountandsawthenumber“248”staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.Thenheheardthecallofhismothersayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece,ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostthinkingaboutatopictowrite.Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread“498”.“Perfect,”hethought,“justunderthewordlimit.”Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.HewentontoGoogleandsearchedforthecompetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno“Enter”button.1、Whatcausedtheboytotakepartinthewritingcompetition?A．Anewcomputer. B．Theprizemoney.C．Hisowninterest. D．Hismom’sadvice.2、Howdidtheboyfinishhisearlierwriting?A．Hismomhelpedhim. B．Hecopiedothers’ideas.C．Hisfriendsassistedhim. D．Heusedhisimagination.3、Whydidtheboydelayhiswriting?A．Becausehewasterriblylazy. B．Becausehedidn’tknowwhattowrite.C．Becausehewasn’tconfident. D．Becausehereadtoomanystories.4、Whichmightbethemaximumwordlimitforeachentry?A．100. B．250.C．500. D．1000.22．（8分）Intoday’sworldofmobilepayments,allwereallyneedisasmartphone.Butthetraditionalwallet（钱包）becausepopularagainafterAzatTovmasyan,whousedtolosehiswallets,hadacreativeidea.Thus,Volermansmartwalletwasborn,aimingtomaketraditionalwalletscoolagainbybringingthemintothehigh-techage.Voltermansmartwalletstakeswalletsafetytoanewlevel.It’sequippedwithhigh-techfunctions,suchasanalarmwillwarnyousothatyoudon’tleaveitbehind.Andifyourwalletislostorstolen,theGPStrackercanhelpyoufindit.Evenmoreinterestingisthefront-facingcamera.“Ifsomeonedarestoopenyourwalletsecretly,alittlecamerainsidewilltakeapictureandsendittoyourmobilephoneviaInternet.”AzatTovmasyansaid.“Onceyourwalletisstolen,youwillfinditeasilywiththehelpofapictureofthethief.”headded.Thehigh-techwalletwillbereleased（发行）laterthisyearandwillcomeinthreemodels,withthecheapestonecosting＄179.1、WhichisTRUEaboutthesmartwalletaccordingtothetext?A．Itcanbeboughtatthestorenow.B．Itischeaperthanthetraditionalwallet.C．Itcan’tbeopenedbyanyoneelseexcepttheowner.D．IthasconnectionwiththesmartphoneviaInternet.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Thetechnology.B．Theprice.C．Thelogo.D．Theinventor.3、Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Atravelguide.B．Asciencemagazine.C．Abookreview.D．Aliteraturewebsite.23．（8分）Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperception（感知）ofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualclues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(新旧研究的差异）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledindividuallybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷尔蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.Whatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.1、Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A．Howwefeelthefoodweeat.B．Whenweeatourmeals.C．Whatelementthefoodcontains.D．Howfastweeatourmeals.2、Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A．Youwouldprobablybemoreparticularaboutfood.B．Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C．Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D．Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.3、Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A．Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B．Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C．Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D．Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.4、WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A．Trickourselvesintoeatingless.B．Choosefoodwithfewercalories.C．Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.D．Pickdishesoftherightsize.5、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B．Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C．Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D．Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.24．（8分）Alargebodyofresearchhasbeendevelopedinrecentyearstoexplainmanyaspectsofwillpower.Mostoftheresearchersexploringself-controldosowithanobviousgoalinmind:Howcanwillpowerbestrengthened?Ifwillpoweristrulyalimitedresource,astheresearchsuggests,whatcanbedonetomakeitstaystrong?Avoidingtemptation(诱惑)isaneffectivemethodformaintainingself-control,whichiscalledthe“outofsight,outofmind”principle.Onerecentstudy,forinstance,foundofficeworkerslessattractedtocandyinthedeskdrawerthanthatontopoftheirdesks,inplainsight.Theresearchsuggestingthatwepossessalimitedreservoirofself-controlraisesatroublingquestion.Whenwefacetoomanytemptations,arewetofail?Notnecessarily.Researchersdon’tbelievethatone’swillpowerisevercompletelyexhausted.Rather,peopleappeartoholdsomewillpowerinreserve,savedforfuturedemands.Therightmotivationallowsustotapintothosereserves,allowingustocarryonevenwhenourself-controlstrengthhasbeenrundown.Highmotivationmighthelpovercomeweakenedwillpower-atleasttoapoint.Willpowermayalsobemadelessvulnerable（脆弱）tobeingexhaustedinthefirstplace.Researcherswhostudyself-controloftendescribeitasbeinglikeamusclethatgetstiredwithheavyuse.Butthereisanotheraspecttothemusclecomparison,theysay.Whilemusclesbecomeexhaustedbyexerciseintheshortterm,theyarestrengthenedbyregularexerciseinthelongterm.Similarly,regularpracticesofself-controlmayimprovewillpowerstrength.Theevidencefromwillpower-exhaustionstudiesalsosuggeststhatmakingalistofresolutionsonNewYear’sEveistheworstpossibleapproach.Beingexhaustedinoneareacanreducewillpowerinotherareas,soitmakesmoresensetofocusonasinglegoalatatime.Inotherwords,don’ttrytoquitsmoking,adoptahealthydietandstartanewexerciseplanatthesametime.Takinggoalsonebyoneisabetterapproach.Onceagoodhabitisinplace,Baumeistersays,you’llnolongerneedtodrawonyourwillpowertomaintainthebehavior.Eventuallyhealthyhabitswillbecomeroutine,andwon’trequiremakingdecisionsatall.1、Fromthestudiesinthepassagewelearnthat.A．peoplehaveunlimitedself-controlB．highmotivationensuresone’ssuccessC．willpowerishardlycompletelyexhaustedD．toomanytemptationsoftenleadtofailure2、Theunderlinedphrase“tapinto”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A．makeuseof B．runoutofC．build D．increase3、Theauthorcomparesself–controltomuscles.A．toprovethelong-termeffectofwillpowerB．toshowthesignificanceofregularexerciseC．toarguethatself-controlcanheeasilyusedupD．toexplainthebenefitsofpracticingself-control4、Todevelopagoodhabit,whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprefer?A．“Iwillgiveupdessertanddoexercise.”B．“Iwillsetthreegoalsthisnewsemester.”C．“IwillreadanEnglishnoveleverymonth.”D．“Iwillkeepmyselffromanytemptation.”25．（10分）Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(劝阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?A．Findingthesourceofnoise.B．Puttingapriceonnoise.C．Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.D．Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.A．onecanmakehisownchoice B．oneshouldrespectothers’privacyC．onecancreatehisownpersonalspace D．oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget3、Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．people’sfavouredtransportationB．effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevelsC．possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriagesD．commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers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）Doyouthinkyouhavewhatittakestobeasuccessfulscientist?Asuccessfulscientistisgenerallyagoodobserver.Hemakesfull1ofthefactsheobserves.Hedoesn’tacceptideaswhicharenot2onobviousfacts,andtherefore3toacceptauthorityastheonlyreasonfortruth.Healwayschecksideas4andmakesexperimentstoprovethem.Theriseof5sciencemayperhapsbeconsideredto6asfarbackasthe7ofRogerBacon,thewonderfulphilosopherofOxford,wholived8theyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablythefirstinthemiddleagestosuggestthatwemustlearnscience9observingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimself10manyimportanttruths.Galileo(1564­1642),however,wholivedmorethan300yearslater,wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmeninItaly,France,Germany,andEngland,11begantoshowhowmanyimportant12couldbediscoveredbyobservationbydegrees.BeforeGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfellmore13towardstheearththansmallones,14Aristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothe15oftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwo16stonesandprovedAristotlewaswrong.ItwasGalileo’s17ofgoingdirecttonature,andprovingour18andtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthediscoveriesofmodernscience.What19thosepeoplegoodscientists?FromtheexampleofGalileo,weknowitclearlythatsuccessfulscientistsarethosewhoseobservationshave20betterresults.1、A．useB．timeC．speedD．trust2、A．reliedB．basedC．insistedD．centered3、A．refusesB．desiresC．intendsD．regrets4、A．casuallyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．secretly5、A．naturalB．physicalC．ancientD．modern6、A．dateB．keepC．lookD．come7、A．studyB．timeC．yearD．birth8、A．bothB．eachC．betweenD．among9、A．inB．withC．onD．by10、A．broughtB．discoveredC．tookD．gave11、A．whoB．whenC．thatD．where12、A．truthsB．problemsC．peopleD．subjects13、A．slowlyB．rapidlyC．lightlyD．heavily14、A．althoughB．becauseC．whenD．if15、A．placeB．footC．topD．ceiling16、A．bigB．smallC．equalD．unequal17、A．spiritB．skillC．theoryD．discovery18、A．plansB．opinionsC．worldD．ability19、A．makesB．preventsC．considersD．promises20、A．foreseenB．rejectedC．producedD．challenged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）Steamtrainswerereplacedbyelectriconesmanyyearsago,sowhenthenewspaperIworkedfor1．(hear)thattheAdmiralsteamenginehadbeenrestored(恢复),theydecidedtosendmeon2．(it)firsttrip.IwantedtogoeventhoughI3．(general)dislikedtravellingbytrain.Infact,Iwaslookingforwardto4．(see)somethingIhadneverseenbefore.WhenIarrivedatthestation,lotsofpeoplehadalreadybeenthereforawhile,enjoyingthe5．(celebrate)oftherebirthoftheAdmiral.Attwoo’clock,everyonewasready6．(board)thetrain.Isettledmyselfintoacompartment(列车车厢)whereIwassoonjoinedbyanoldman7．claimedtobeoneoftheoriginalworkersontheAdmiral.Hetoldmehowmuchhehadhatedbeingcoveredincoaldustall8．time.Hisfamilyhadbeentoopoortobuymorethings9．thebasicnecessities.Itwasapleasuretolistentohim.Ateverystation,peoplewerewaitingtogreetthetrain,anditwas10．(excite)toseetheirfacesasthepastseemedtocomealiveagain.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桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)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.每处错误及其修改仅限1词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Mr.Turnerturnedoverinbedfromtimetotimeinlastnight,forhewassoexcitedthathecouldnotfallsleep.Yesterdaymorning,hewenttoabiggardeningcompany,knowingasGreenFingers,fortheinterview.Mr.Turner,wholikedtohelphisgrandfathergrewflowersinthegarden,lookingforwardtothejobofferedbythecompany.Whenhegotthecompany,hefoundthereweremanypeoplewaitingandhehadnoideaswhetherhecouldgetthejob.Whilewaiting,hehelpedtheworkerstheretoremovethefallentreesandcleartheroad.Luckily,hewastheonlyonewhofinallygotthejob,sothemanagerdecidedtogivethejobtowhomeverhebelievedwashelpful.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，