2023-2024学年湖南省岳阳市联考高三上学期期末英语测模拟试题（附答案）

2023-2024学年湖南省岳阳市联考高三上学期期末英语测模拟试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。2.考生必须把所有的答案填写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的答案无效。3.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案选项框涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案选项框，不要填涂和勾划无关选项。其他试题用黑色碳素笔作答，答案不要超出给定的答题框。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。AHerearesomehighlyrecommendedbooksforreaderstochoose.Yinka,WhereIsYourHuzband?

byLizzieDamilolaBlackburn

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byIsabelAllende

$25.76IsabelAllende’sexpansivecollectionofworkscontinueswithVioleta—thestoryofawomannamedVioletaDelVallewhogivesreadersafront-rowseattohistoricmomentsofthe20thcentury,fromthenishflutotheGreatDepressiontothewomen’srightsmovement,assherecountsthehighsandlowsofher100-yearlifeinaseriesofletterstohergrandson.ThePerfectEscape

byLeahKonen

$15.64LovedLeahKonen’sAlltheBrokenPeople?Prepareyourselfforhernewestthriller(惊悚小说),ThePerfectEscape,whichisaboutagroupoffriendswhosegirls’weekendgoeswrongwhentheylandthemselvesindeeptroubleintheCatskillsandoneofthemgoesmissing.GreenwichPark

byKatherineFaulkner

$24.84Talkaboutsuspense!KatherineFaulkner’sGreenwichPark,toldfromthreeangles,centersonapregnantwomanwhomeetsanothermom-to-bewhocouldn’tbemoredifferentfromher.Astheirfriendshipdevelops,theyrealizetheymaybemoreconnectedthantheythink.1．WhatcanweknowaboutLizzieDamilolaBlackburn?A．Sheisanewrisingnovelist.B．Shehasneverwrittenabookbefore.C．Sheisgoodatcreatingromancenovels.D．Sheaimsatsharingvaluablelessonsthroughwriting.2．Whichbookismostappealingtothosefavoringexcitingadventures?A．Violeta. B．GreenwichPark.C．ThePerfectEscape. D．Yinka,WhereIsYourHuzband?3．Whatisthepassage?A．Anewsreport. B．Anadvertisement.C．Abookreview. D．Areadingguidance.BDespiteanever-higherbartograbtheattentionofstudentsinlargelecturehall,TatianaErukhimova,whoteachesphysicsatTexasA&MUniversity,hasmanagedtogetherstudents,aswellasfuturegenerations,excitedaboutthescience.Knownas“Dr.Tatiana”,theprofessorperformsphysicstrickswithboundlessenergyandenthusiasminhervideos.Arangeofeverydayobjectsareusedinherexperiments,frompingpongballsandtoiletpapertomarshmallows,bicyclewheelsandhairdryers.Videosofherdramaticdemonstrationshavereceivedhundredsofmillionsofviewsacrosssocialmediaplatforms.However,thingsaren’talwayseasy.Whenshefirststartedteachingcollegefreshmanclassestwodecadesago,shealsostruggledtograbtheattentionofherstudents.“Ididnotgrabtheirattentiononthefirstday-thatwasmymistake.”shesays.“Imissedthisopportunitytobondwiththemfromtheverybeginning,andthenittookmeawhiletofindmyvoice.”Bythesecondsemester,shefoundherfooting,adjustingherapproachtogetherstudentsengaged.Thekey,shesays,hasbeentomakeherselfapproachableandherinstructionpersonal.And,ofcourse,addshowydemonstrations.“Thesedemonstrationsoftenhelpstudentstoconnecttheseabstractconceptswithreallife.”shesays.PhysicsdepartmentheadGrigoryRogachevsaysErukhimova’sworkhashelpedbringvisibilitytothedepartment,withabout2.5millionsubscribersonitsdepartment’spage,whichhastranslatedtoaboostinresearchfundsandphysicsmajorapplicants.AsaleaderinaSTEMfieldinwhichwomenareunderrepresented,she’sbecomearolemodelforsome.AfiyaDhananiattendedTexasA&MUniversityafterseeingErukhimova’svideosonline.“WatchingDr.Tatianadotheexperimentsonline,especiallysinceshewasafemaleleader.Wasmoreinspiringformetoevengointophysics.”DhananisaidinaninterviewwithCBSMornings.That’sallErakhimovasaysshecanhopefor-makingphysicslessforbiddingandmoreexciting.4．WhatdoesErukhimova’sonlinevideosfeature?A．Rarematerials. B．Energeticpresentation.C．Plaindemonstration. D．Professionalexplanation.5．WhichsayingexplainsErukhimova’sinitialfailuretograbstudents’attention20yearsago?A．Allthatglittersisnotgold.B．Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.C．Firstimpressionsaremakeorbreak.D．Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.6．HowdoesErukhimova’sworkcontributetothephysicsdepartment?A．Itleadsmorestudentstochangetheirmajors.B．Itmakesmorepeopletoknowaboutthedepartment.C．Ithelpsthedepartmenttranslatemoreresearchpapers.D．Itattractsmorephysicsprofessorstojointhedepartment.7．WhichwordbestdescribesErukhimovaasaleaderinaSTEMfield?A．Inspirational. B．Underestimated.C．Cooperative. D．Ambitious.CTherewasapointintimewhenthesolarindustrywasconsidereddeadmoney.Itwastooexpensive,tooinefficient,andtooinconsistenttobeaviable(切实可行的)alternativeenergysourceforreallyanything,letaloneyourhomeoroffice.Butthosedaysarelonggone.Solarenergycostshavedroppedmorethan70%overthepast10years,andarenowcheaperthanfossilfuelsinmostpartsoftheUnitedStates.Betteryet,thedriversofthesecostdeclines—economiesofscale(规模经济)andtechnologicalimprovements—aredurable(耐久的),andtherefore,solarisonlygoingtogetevencheaper.Indeed,theseforcesaresopowerfulinthesolarindustrythattheyhavetheirownlaw—Swanson’sLaw—whichstatesthatthepriceofsolarmodules(模块)decreasesbyabout20%foreverydoublinginglobalsolarcapacity.Meanwhile,solarpanelshavebecomeveryefficientattransforminglightfromthesunintousableenergy.Backin1992,researchersattheUniversityofSouthFloridamadeathin-filmsolarcellwith15.9%efficiency—andthatwasconsideredabreakthroughatthetime.Thesedays,though,youraveragesiliconsolarcells’efficiencyrateisaround20%.That’sstandard.Andsomeresearcheffortshaveevenmanagedtoachievenear50%efficiencyincertainlabtests.Atthesametime,thesesolarsystemshavebecomedramaticallymoreconsistent.Oneofthebiggesthurdlesforsolarintheearly2000swasitsintermittency—thesundoesn’tshineeveryday,sowhatdoyoudowhenitscloudy?Well,that’swhythecleanenergyindustryhasdevelopedenergystoragesolutions,whicharebasicallyjustbigbatteriesthathomeownersandofficebuildingmanagerscaninstallon-siteandlinktotheirsolarpanelstostoreexcess(过度的)solarpoweronsupersunnydays,andusethatpoweroncloudydays.Cheapest.Mostefficient.Mostconsistent.That’sapowerfulcombination.Nowondersolarindustryhasaccountedfor58%ofallnewenergycapacityadditionssofarin2021andisonlygoingtogetstrongerandmoreactiveoverthenext10years—toapointwhere,by2030,Iwouldn’tbesurprisedtoseesolarindustryaccountingfor90%+ofallnewenergycapacityadditions.8．WhichofthefollowingiscloselyrelatedtosolarenergycostsaccordingtotheSwanson’sLaw?A．Technologicalimprovements. B．Theefficiency.C．Economicgrowth. D．Thecapacity.9．Whyhavetheenergystoragesolutionsbeendeveloped?A．Tolowerthesolarpanelcosts.B．Toensureconsistentpowersupply.C．Toreducesolarenergywaste.D．Togenerateelectricityoncloudydays.10．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesolarindustry?A．Doubtful. B．Confident.C．Uncaring. D．Disapproving.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WhatAdvantagestheSolarEnergyHas?B．HowWeHumansCanFullyUsetheSolarenergy?C．WhytheSolarIndustryIstheFutureofEarth’sEnergy?D．WhentheSolarIndustryWillBecomeOurNewEnergyCapacityAdditions?DJapan’sbiggestairlineisbettingthatthefutureoftravelisn’ttravelingatall.Forthelastmonth,amarriedcouplehasbeeninteractingwitharobot—calledanAvatar—that’scontrolledbytheirdaughterhundredsofmilesaway.MadebyANAHoldingsInc.,itlookslikeavacuumcleanerwithaniPadattached.Butthescreendisplaysthedaughter’sfaceastheychat,anditswheelslethermoveaboutthehouseasthoughshe’sreallythere.“Virtualtravel”isnothingnew,ofcourse.Storytellers,travelwritersandartistshavebeenstimulatingthesensesofarmchairtouristsforcenturies.It’sonlyinrecentdecadesthatfrequent,safetravelhasbecomeavailabletothenon-wealthy.Yetevenastheworld’smiddleclassesclimboutofthearmchairandintoeconomy-classseat,therearesignsofapost-travelsocietyemerging.Concernsaboutenvironmentalsustainabilitycauselosstoairlineswhichreleasemuchcarbon.Andtheagingofabundantsocietiesisbothrestrictingphysicaltravelandcreatingdemandforalternativewaystoexperiencetheworld.Forthetravelindustry,virtualrealityoffersanattractiveresponsetothesetrends.Ofcourse,newtechnologiesencouragefar-outclaims.ANAdoesn’tplantostartsellingAvatarsuntilnextyear.Profits,too,willprobablybedifficulttomake:Byoneestimate,theglobalmarketforthiskindoftechnologywillbeworthonlyabout$300millionby2023.Bycontrast,ANA’straditionaltravelbusinessbroughtinmorethan$19billionlastyear.Butifthebusinessvalueforvirtualvacationsisstillweak,themarketfortechnologiesthatbridgephysicaldistancesbetweenfamiliesandco-workersseemslikelytoonlyexpand.ANA’srobotsmaynotreplaceitsairplanesanytimesoon,butthey’llalmostcertainlybeapartoftravel’shigh-techfuture.12．Whydoestheauthorusetheexampleofacoupleinteractingwitharobot?A．ToshowtheJapanesearecrazyabouttravel.B．Toindicatevirtualtravelbeginstoenterpeople’sreallife.C．Toshowthecoupleareveryenthusiasticoverrobots.D．Toexpressthecloserelationshipbetweenthecoupleandtheirdaughter.13．Whichofthefollowingisthepossiblereasonforvirtualtravel’sappearance?A．Storytellers,travelwritersandartistshavebeenusingitforcenturies.B．Frequentandsafetravelhasbecomeavailabletotheordinarypeople.C．Peopleareworriedabouttheairpollutioncausedbyairlines.D．Moreandmorepeopleloseinterestintravel.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sustainability”probablymeaninthethirdparagraph?A．Visibility.B．Availability.C．insignificance.D．Continuousness.15．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．YourNextTravelMayBeVirtualB．EasyTravelintheFutureC．VirtualTravelBenefitsD．AirTravelDisappearing第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Veryfewpeoplecansaythattheyhaveachievedallthattheyarecapableof.Butwhatisitthatispreventingyoufromfulfillingyourpotential(潜能)?16Theyknowthattheyhavesomethingspecialtocontributeandtheyaredeterminedtomaketheirmark.Thisdoesnotmeanthattheyaretooproud.Onthecontrary,theyareselfcriticalandpushthemselveshardbecausetheyknowthattheycanachievemore.Itiseasyandnaturaltosettleintoarut(墨守成规).Whytrysomethingnewwhenyouarealreadydoingthatyouaregoodat?17Theytakerisks.Theymoveoutoftheircomfortzones.Theytakeondifficultchallenges.Theypushthemselvestoacquirenewskillsandtofacenewexaminationsoftheirabilities.18Whereareyourightnow—insideyourcomfortzoneortakingrisks?19Thinkingandplanningaregreatbutitisactionthatleadstosuccess.Itisonlybydoingthingsanddoingtherightthingsthatyouchangetheworld.Let’sfaceit—yourfriendsandfamilyarereallynicepeoplebuttheyarenotchallengingyoutoachievemore.Spendmoretimewithhighflyersandpositivethinkerswhounderstandambitionandachievement.Sharesomeofyourthoughts,dreamsandchallengeswiththem.20A．Highachieversgofurther.B．Thismeansthattheyruntheriskoffailure.C．Allsuccessfulpeoplehavestrongself-belief.D．Theycantakecomfortinmodestachievements.E．Youwastealotoftimeeverydayonlowvalueactivities.F．Theywillencourageyouandgiveyouthedirectadviceyouneed.G．Itisreallyveryhardtomakeprogressifyouhavenoambitionforyourlife.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Thirtyyearsago,Iwasaseniorhighschoolstudent.Onedayafterourtestpaperswere21,ourmathteacheraskedtwelvestudentswhohadmadeexactlythesamemistakestoremain.Thereisnothingreallynewabout22inexams.Perhapsthatwaswhyshedidn’tevensayawordaboutit.23,shewroteontheblackboardthewordsbyThomasMacaulay:thereal24isnotmeasuredbywhatamandoesin25,wherehe’llbeseen,butwhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbe26out.Idon’tknowabouttheotherelevenboys.SpeakingformyselfIcansay:itwasthemostimportantsingle27ofmylife.Nowenteringmythirddecadeafterbeing28toMacaulay’swords,theystillseemtomethebest29,becausetheygiveusawaytomeasureourselvesratherthanothers.30ofuswillbeaskedtomakegreatdecisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.Butallofusare31dailytomakeagreatmanypersonaldecisions.Shouldthewallet,foundinthestreet,beputintoapocket32turnedovertothepoliceman?Shouldthe33changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor34?Nobodywillknowexceptyou.Butyouhavetolivewithyourself,anditisalways35tolivewithyourselfdeservingyourownrespect.21．A．marked B．completed C．examined D．collected22．A．checking B．discussing C．cheating D．worrying23．A．Personally B．Unfortunately C．Instead D．Suddenly24．A．feature B．character C．advantage D．wisdom25．A．practice B．danger C．detail D．public26．A．found B．worked C．figured D．pointed27．A．chance B．lesson C．incident D．memory28．A．referred B．shown C．brought D．introduced29．A．sentence B．choice C．reason D．standard30．A．Few B．All C．Some D．Any31．A．givenout B．cutoff C．cheeredup D．calledupon32．A．and B．so C．or D．but33．A．extra B．small C．some D．necessary34．A．paid B．remembered C．returned D．shared35．A．easier B．better C．harder D．freer第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Environmentalproblemsaresignificantinmanypeople’sminds,butit’s36youngergenerationwhoisparticularlyconcernedaboutthefutureofourplanet.Fromglobalschoolstrikesforclimatechangeaction37amazingteenactivists,kidsarenowtakingitintotheirownhands.38(promote)thislovefortheearth,anewbillthatrequiresstudentstoplant10treeseachbeforegraduation39(pass)inthePhilippinesonMay15,2019.Inthepastyears,thePhilippines40(lose)morethan30%ofitsforestcover.But175milliontreescouldbeplantedbystudentseachyearunderthe41(fantasy)program,whichmeansthestudentsinthePhilippinescanhelpimprovethesituation.Theactionofplanting10treesisan42(extreme)easytaskfortheaveragestudent:akidgraduatingfromelementaryschool,ateengraduatingfrommiddleschool,ayoungadultgraduatingfromcollege—buttheirsmallactionswilladdupquicklytoworkwonders.Infact,thisisn’ttheonlypositiveprogram43(involve)theyoungergeneration.SomeschoolsinIndiamadestudentspaytheir“schoolfees”bycollecting,bringingtoschoolandrecyclinganyplasticwaste44waslyingacrossthetown.Thistypeofactivityhashelpedraise45(aware)ofplasticwasteinAsiancountries.五、读后续写（本大题共1小题）第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46．假设你是李华。为了提高你们的英语水平，学校将举办一场英语晚会（Englishevening），请给你校的英语外教Johnson写一封信，邀请他参加并准备一个简短的指导，要点如下1.时间：9月16日晚上6:30至8:30；2.地点：教学楼二楼礼堂3.内容：英语剧、英文诗歌朗诵、英语歌曲演唱等注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。TheMeredithfamilylivedinasmallcommunity.Astheeconomywasindecline,somepeopleinthetownhadlosttheirjobs.Manyoftheirfamilieswerestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Peopleweretryingtohelpeachothermeetthechallenges.Mrs.Meredithwasamostkindandthoughtfulwoman.Shespentagreatdealoftimevisitingthepoor.Sheknewtheyhadproblems,andtheyneededallkindsofhelp.Whenshehadtime,shewouldbringfoodandmedicinetothem.Onemorningshetoldherchildrenaboutafamilyshehadvisitedthedaybefore.Therewasamansickinbed,hiswife,whotookcareofhimandcouldnotgoouttowork,andtheirlittleboy.Thelittleboy—hisnamewasBernard—hadinterestedherverymuch.“Iwishyoucouldseehim,”shesaidtoherownchildren,John,Harry,andClara.“Heissuchahelptohismother.Hewantsverymuchtoearnsomemoney,butIdon'tseewhathecando.”Aftertheirmotherlefttheroom,thechildrensatthinkingaboutBernard.“Iwishwecouldhelphimtoearnmoney,”saidClara.“Hisfamilyissufferingsomuch.”“SodoI,”saidHarry.“Wereallyshoulddosomethingtoassistthem.”Forsomemoments,Johnsaidnothing,but,suddenly,hesprangtohisfeetandcried,“Ihaveagreatidea!Ihaveasolutionthatwecanallhelpaccomplish(完成).”Theotherchildrenalsojumpedupallattention.WhenJohnhadanidea,itwassuretobeagoodone.“Itellyouwhatwecando,”saidJohn.“YouknowthatbigboxofcornUncleJohnsentus?Well,wecanmakepopcorn(爆米花),andputitintopaperbags,andBernardcantakeitaroundtothehousesandsellit.”注意:1、续写词数应为150左右；2、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

WhenMrs.MeredithheardofJohn'sidea,shethoughtitwasagoodone,too.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Witheverythingready,Bernardstartedoutonhisnewbusiness.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________