2023-2024学年湘中名校高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年湘中名校高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t2．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen3．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience4．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst5．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown6．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading7．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake8．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup9．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork10．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition11．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled12．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead13．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed14．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging15．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed16．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest17．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted18．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded19．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how20．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/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）HaveyoueverbeentoFrancebefore?Itisnotonlyacountryofgreatfood,fashionandart.It’salsohometothemostinfluentialpaintersintheworld.EdouardManetHewasoneofthefirstartiststopaintmodernlife.Hebegantopaintinhisownstyle,butstillusedsomeofCouture’stechniqueslikethicklinesanddarkcolors.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbyClaudeMonetandBertheMorisot,whichcanbeseeninhisuseoflightshades.MostofhispaintingshadscenesofdailylifeonthestreetsofParis.HisworksincludeOlympiaandTheAbsintheDrinker.CamillePissarroInhisearlyyears,Pissarropaintedscenesofariverorapathfrommemory.AftermeetingClaudeMonetandPaulCezanne,whopaintedinamorerealisticstyle,hechangedhiscoursetoImpressionism.Duringhiscareer,heexperimentedwithvariousstyles,andfinallyformedhisownone.HisworksincludeOldMarketatRouenandSunsetatSt.Charles.VincentvanGoghHehadahugeinfluenceonartinthe20thcentury.Hisearlyworksweremostpaintedinsombertones.However,influencedbyMonet,Pissarro,andBernard,headoptedbrightercolorsinhisworks,andstartedcreatinghisowntechniques.Althoughhehadproducedmorethan2,000worksofart,theartistsoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetime—RedVineyardatArles.HisworksincludeThePotatoEaters,StarryNightandBedroominArles.ClaudeMonetHewasthefounderoftheImpressionistmovementandcompletelychangedtheFrenchpaintinginthe19thcentury.Althoughhefirststartedbysellingcharcoalcaricatures（木炭讽刺画）inParis,hesoonstartedpaintingwithoilaftermeetingEugeneBoudin,whotaughthimtouseoilpaintsandalsoencouragedhimtopaintoutdoors.Andthenhepaintedwithhisownstyle.HisworksincludeImpression,SunriseandTheWaterLiles.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutEdouardManet’spaintings?A．Theyreflectedthechangesoflife.B．Theyweremainlyaboutdailylife.C．Theywereallpaintedinbrightcolors.D．TheywerepaintedinMorisot’sstyle.2、WhichpaintingwassoldbyVincentvanGoghinperson?A．ThePotatoEaters.B．BedroominArles.C．RedVineyardatArles.D．StarryNight.3、What’sthecommonpointofthefourpaintersfromthetext?A．Allofthemweregivenmanyawardsintheirlife.B．Allofthemweretaughtbysomefamouspainters.C．Allofthemhadagoodtasteindeliciousfood.D．Allofthemhadtheiruniquestylesinpainting.22．（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(热分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(认知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss23．（8分）LyingalongsidemountainsofsmellygarbageundertheSouthAmericansun,CateuraisalongwayfromtheconservatoriesofPragueorVienna.Yetthetownship,whichgrewoutofParaguay'slargestdump(垃圾场),isgainingareputationasahothouseformusicaltalentandforitsyouthorchestra(管弦乐队)thatplaysinstrumentsmadefromgarbage."Theworldsendsusgarbage.Wesendbackmusic,"saysFavioChavez,leaderofthe"RecycledOrchestra,"duringarecentvisitbythegrouptoLosAngeles.Orchestramembers,poorchildrenfromCateura,playviolinsfashionedfromoventraysandguitarsmadefromdessertdishes.Theorchestraprovidestheyoungstersanoutletandanescape,achancetogobeyondthemessoftheirslum(贫民窟)throughthemusicofMozart,andevenSinatra."Inthebeginning,itwasdifficulttoplay,"saysthel0-year-oldviolinistCelesteFleitas."ButFaviohelpedmelearnovertime.FromFavio,IhavelearnedtobemoreresponsibleandvaluethethingsIhave."Thedestinationformorethan1,500tonsofwasteeachday,thecommunityhasnosafedrinkingwaterandlittleaccesstoelectricityorsanitation(卫生设施).Illiteracyissevere,andthechildrenofthetownshipoftenfallintodrugs,violenceandcrimes.FavioChavez,amusicaltalent,cametoCateuraasanenvironmentaltechnicianin2006andstartedayouthmusicschool.Heknewshop-boughtinstrumentswerebeyondthemeansofvillagerswhoseshedsareworthlessthanaviolin,soheapproachedacarpentertomakesomeoutofwastefromthedump.TheorchestracaughttheeyeofParaguayanfilmmakerAlejandraAmarilla.SheuploadedashortpieceoftheorchestratoYouTubein2012,hopingtosecurecrowdfundingforwhatwouldbecomeLandfillHarmonic,adocumentaryreleasedacrosstheUnitedStatesthismonthandpromotingtheyoungstersonatouroftheworld'smusichallslateron.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．YoungsterscarrytunesfromgarbagetovictoryB．AmusictalenthittheroadtotheworldstageC．AtownformusicfansD．Anorchestraonaglobaltour2、WhatdoweknowaboutCateura?A．Ithasraisedpeople'sawarenessofrecyclingtrashB．IthascaughtmoreattentionthroughtheorchestraC．Itrecyclesmorethanl,500tonsofrubbishperdayD．Itprovidesitschildrenwithbetterschoolingconditions3、WhydidAlejandraAmarillauploadapieceoftheorchestratoYouTube?A．ToassisttheyoungsterswithaworldtourB．TocollectfundingforadocumentaryC．ToorganizecarpenterstomakeinstrumentsD．TocatchtheeyeoftheParaguaygovernment4、WhatcanwelearnfromFavioChavez?A．ToworkinateamweighsmoreB．TorecyclethingsistoconservethingsC．TobecreativeisaqualityofaleaderD．Toownnothingisnoexcusetodonothing24．（8分）ItwasamorninginJanuary.Thejetstream(急流)haddippeddown,causingtheArcticcoldtoreachthemountainsofmyhome.Itwasonly2degreesoutside,butthecoldwindmadeitfeellikeitwas15belowzero.Still,Iwaskneelinginthesnowalongsidemyhousetryingtoopenatinydoor,soIeouklgetin.1hadforgottentoleavemywaterdrippingthenightbeforeandnowmywaterpipeswerefrozenandmyfaucets(水龙头)weredry.ThewindcutintomelikeaknifewhileIstruggledtogettwoelectricheatersinplacearoundthesectionoffrozenpipes.Thewaterlineswereburiedexceptforasmallpiecethatconnecteduptomyhouse.Iputaheateroneachsideofit,rantheextensioncords(软线)intomyhouseandpluggedthemin.Bothheatersroaredtolifeandstartedblowinghotaironthefrozenwaterpipes.Myfingershadalreadystartedtogonumb,soIstayedinsidetowait.Icouldonlyhopethatthisbitofwarmthcouldgetmywaterflowingagain.Finally,aftertwentyminutes,thewaterstartedflowingthroughmyfaucetsagain.Iwentbackoutsideintothebillercoldandgatheredmyheatersup.IlookedattheweakJanuarysunshiningonthefrozensnowandsmiled.ThenIsentajoyfilledwith"Thankyou"heavenwardandreturnedinsidetomakemyselfahotbreakfast.Sometimesthecoldnessofthislifecangettousaswell.Itcanmakeourheartsfeelicyandfrozen.Itcankeepourkindnessandlovefromflowingouttoothers.Sometimes,though,allweneedisabitofwarnthtogetusgoingagain.Itcanbeasimplesmile,akindword,aheart-felthug,amorningsunrise,abird'ssongoranygentlereminderofjusthowmuchGodlovesus.Letusallbegratefulforthosebitsofwarmththatgelusgoingagain.Andletusalltrytobethatbitofwannthforotherseverychanceweget.1、Whatwasthedirectreasonwhythewaterpipeswerefrozen?A．Thejetstream.B．Thelowtemperature.C．Thecoldwind.D．Theauthor'sowncarelessness.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"roaredtoinParagraph2?A．Beganfunctioningsmoothly.B．Workedinappropriately.C．Brokedownsuddenly.D．Screamedoutloudly.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhiswork?A．Embarassed.B．Satisfied.C．Madwithjoy.D．Cautiouslyoptimistic.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlycenteredon?A．Thecoldnessoflifehasanegativeeffectonourlifequality.B．Wemeetwiththecoldnessoflifeunavoidablyandunwillingly.C．Weshouldbethankfulforbitsofwarmthoflife.D．Weshouldseizeeverychancetoreceivewarmthoflifefromothers.25．（10分）ItwarmedmyhearttodaytowalkintotheThirstyCameldowntownintheThanksgivingDay,foraquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytrip.Ihan,afoodshopowner,saidthathewasrefusingtotakemoneytodaybecauseitwasBuyNothingDay.Toincreaseawareness(意识)ofthestrangeoverspendingnatureofoursociety,Ilansuggestedatradeforfoodtoday.Hesimplyaskedthatyouoffersomethingofequalpersonalvalueforthemealyoureceived.AtfirstIwasreallyuncomfortable,wonderingifitwouldbefairtoexchangeayettobedetermined“IOweYou”(IOU)forfood?WhatcouldIgivehimofequalvalue?Afterall,hisfoodisthebestinthetown!WeendedupwritingourIOU'swithpromisesofabook,somepaintingsandtheofferofworkinavarietyofwaysifheneedsit.Ithinktheideaisn'tthatthetradeis"equal"somuchastheimportanceofthekindof<u>transaction</u>.Weputthoughtintoourofferandwehadanevengreaterunderstandingforthemealsweate.Wedon'tbuyalot,especiallyatthisupcomingtimeofyear.Wedon'tgivegiftsatallinfact.Theholidaytimeisspentenjoyingeachother'scompanyanddoingthingstogetherwithfamilyandfriends.Thisiswhatseemsmostsensible.Ilanisagoodperson.Weareallluckytohavesomeonelikethisinourcommunity.1、Ilandidnottakeanymoneythatdayinorderto_________.A．haveaquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytripB．buynothingthatdaytosavesomemoneyC．makepeopleawareoftheiroverspendingD．tradeforsomethingofequalvalueinreturn2、Forthemeal,theauthorfinallyofferedIlan________.A．somepromisesB．abookC．somepaintingsD．workindifferentways3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“transaction”?A．transportB．tradeC．mealD．giving4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoBuyNothingDay?A．DisagreeableB．Meaningless.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.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）IgrewuponafarmoutsidePortClinton,Ohio.Iwastheyoungestson,withfourbrothersandfoursisters,plusagirlmyfolkstookin.Bythelate60s,mostofuswere1andhadfamiliesofourown.Oneday,2wewerevisitingmyparentsinlatesummerorearlyfall,Dadmentionedhe’d3wantedaCrimsonKingmapletreefortheyard.Momagreedthattheywerepretty.Likemanyparents,minewere4toshopforsomething,soI5thiswasagreat6togetthemsomethingthey’dappreciate.Ialsothoughtiftheywantedonetree,twowouldbeevenbetter.I7thepriceatworkanddecideditwasabitmorethanIcould8-butallofmysiblingsagreedtogiveahand.InnorthernOhio,wedon’tplantmapletreesatChristmas,sowedecidedtosurpriseMomandDadwitha9ChristmasinOctoberbeforethegroundfroze.Weaskedmyaunt10she’dhelpuswiththedeception(欺骗),andshecalledmyparentsin11tosayshewascomingforaSundayvisit.Thenmysistersandsisters-in-lawwentinto12,planningabigholidayturkeydinner.Onthe13Sunday,weallmetatmyhouseandloadedthetreesinapickuptruck.I14upasSantaClaus.Thenoffwewent,nineor10cars15withpeopleandfood,plusthepickup.Whenthecaravan(队伍)16myfolks’house,Dadcamerushingoutofthebackdoor,convincedsomethingwas17.HeandMomwere18whenwetoldthemwhywewerethere.WhenChristmas19,ofcourse,wecouldn’tgotoourparents’houseemptyhanded,soMomandDadgotdoublepresentsthatyear.Almosthalfacenturylater,Istilldrivebytheoldfarmhouse(农庄)andsmilewhenIseethosebig,handsome20andremembergivingaspecialgifttospecialpeopleonChristmasinOctober.1、A．divorcedB．marriedC．bornD．friendly2、A．onceB．sinceC．whileD．if3、A．casuallyB．occasionallyC．hardlyD．always4、A．hardB．convenientC．availableD．anxious5、A．performedB．figuredC．promotedD．guaranteed6、A．opportunityB．performanceC．permissionD．access7、A．watchedB．checkedC．noticedD．tested8、A．accountB．acquireC．affordD．advocate9、A．commonB．usualC．ordinaryD．special10、A．ifB．whyC．thatD．what11、A．detailB．surpriseC．advanceD．excitement12、A．fashionB．directionC．instructionD．action13、A．greetingB．adjustedC．chosenD．predicted14、A．lookedupB．tookupC．turnedupD．dressedup15、A．coveredB．loadedC．surroundedD．crowded16、A．arrivedatB．reachedforC．leftforD．headedfor17、A．adequateB．wrongC．beautifulD．invisible18、A．amazedB．delightedC．amusedD．confused19、A．fadedawayB．turnedaroundC．rolledawayD．rolledaround20、A．folksB．pickupsC．treesD．trucks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）ThesunatthecenterofourSolarSystemisoneofthebigreasonsfor1．we'reheretoday,butitcanalsobeabigtroublefromtimetotime.Coronalmassejections(CMEs)(日冕物质喷发)canseriouslydamagehuman2．(communicate)systems.Foryears,researchers3．(attempt)toforecastandpredictCMEsin4．hopethatwarningscouldhelppreventdamagetoelectronicsandthepowergrid(电网).Asitturns5．thataCMEismorelikeasneeze.ProfessorMathewOwensoftheUniversityofReadingexplains,"TheresearchteamandIhavefoundtheyaremorelikean6．(expand)dustcloudorsneeze."WhenthesolarwindactsontheCMEasitmovesthroughspace,itcausestheshapeandbehavioroftheenergyexplosion7．(become)unpredictable."Thereforeifwewanttoprotect8．(we)fromsolareruptions,weneedtounderstandmoreaboutthesolarwind,"Owenssays.Theresearchteamsuggeststhatsolarwindreadingsshould9．(include)intheforecastingandpredictionoffutureCMEs.Thisstudycouldhelpscientistsmore10．(accurate)assesstheriskthattheejectionsbringtohumantechnologyandpotentiallyhelpreducethedamagetheycause.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）该文中共有十处错误,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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线,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、只允许修改十处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Inrecentyears,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedintheNEETgroup、Theyneithergotocollegeorreceiveanytrainingforfutureworkanddependontheirparentsforaliving、Mostofusareagedfrom16to30、Inmyopinion,itisshamefulfortheyoungnottomaketheirownresponsibilityfortheirownlife、Parentsgetold,howifsomedaytheycannotprovideanything?Beside,societymaybreakwithouttheinvolvementofyoungpeople、Beindependentisthekeytosuccess、Theyounggenerationshouldneverforgetthat、第二节书面表达（满分25分）2