2023-2024学年湖南省A佳经典联考试卷高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖南省A佳经典联考试卷高三第二次联考英语试卷请考生注意：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．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting2．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive3．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t4．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking5．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof6．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.7．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed8．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which9．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though10．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown11．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made12．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven13．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth14．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone15．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight16．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though17．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what18．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing19．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot20．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a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）Trees,someofthetallestintheworld,toweredaboveHannahGriffithsandhercolleagueseachmorningastheywalkeddeepintotherainforestintheMaliauBasininBorneo,wheretheyhadsetupasetofexperimentstolookattheecologicaleffectsofsmallcreatures:termites(白蚁).Termitesgetabumrap.TheymakeheadlinesforchewingupbillionsofdollarsofpropertyeachyearintheU.S.Andtheyareresponsibleforsomethingliketwopercentofglobalcarbonemissions,simplyasaresultoftheirhugepopulationsandpreferenceforchewingthroughcarbonrichmaterials.Awholeindustryisaimingatkillingthem.Buttheyplayakeyroleinmanynaturalecosystems.Scientistshaveknownforyearsthatintropical(热带的)forests,termiteschewupfallenleavesanddeadwood,keepingthefallenmaterialundercontrolandlettingnutrientsfromthedeadmaterialbackintothesystemtobeusedbyotherplants,insects,andanimals.Buttheydidn’tknowexactlyhowimportanttheinsectswereinkeepingtheforesthealthyandfunctional,sotheyremovedtermitesfromaparticularspotintheforestandsawhowitresponded.Asluckwouldhaveit,HannahGriffithsandhercolleaguesstartedtheirexperimentwhentheforestwashitbyanextremedrought(干旱).Duringthenon-droughtyears,theysawtherewasn’tmuchdifferencebetweenthenormalplotsandtheoneswherethey’dremovedthetermites.Butduringthedrought,theeffectsweremarked.Whattheyfoundwasunexpected:inthetermite-richareas,thesoilstayedslightlywet,moretreeseedlingssprouted(抽芽),andthesystemwasfullofactivitydespitethelong,harddryspell.ForGriffiths,itwasonlybecausetheyhappenedtostudythedroughtthattheycouldpickouttherealimportanceoftermitestothesystem,shepointsout.“Andthatringsalarmbellsinmyhead,”shesays,“becauseitmakesmethink,wellwhatelsedon’tweknow?Ifwestartdamagingbiologicalcommunities,wedon’tknowwhatthatwilldo.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“abumrap”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Unfairblame. B．Widepopularity.C．Publicattention. D．Specialpreference.2、Whathavescientistslearnedabouttermites?A．Theydoseriousharmtotropicalrainforests.B．Theycontributealottotheecosystemtheylivein.C．Theyactasfoodforotherplants,insectsandanimals.D．Theyspeedupthelossofnutritionintherainforest.3、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingofGriffithsexperiment?A．Termiteshelprainforestssurviveclimatechange.B．Termitespreferdroughtyearstonon-droughtones.C．Termitesbenefitmorefromtheforestduringthedrought.D．Termitesenjoyeatingtreeseedlingsduringthedrought.4、WhatdoesGriffithstellusinthelastparagraph?A．Termitesarenowindangerofextinction.B．Termitesdamagebiologicalcommunities.C．Weshouldthinktwicebeforedamagingaspecies.D．Weshouldstudythedroughttoimprovethesystem.22．（8分）ThestudyledbyMyrskyla,directoroftheMaxPlanckInstituteinGermanywasthefirsttoanalyzetheaccumulativeeffectofseveralkeyhealthbehaviorsondisability-freeandtotallifeexpectancy.Previousstudieshavelookedatsinglehealthbehaviors.Myrskylaandcolleaguesinsteadexaminedseveralbehaviorssimultaneously（同时）,whichallowedthemtodeterminehowlongandhealthythelivesofpeoplewhohadavoidedmostofthewell-knownindividualbehavioralriskfactorswere.Theresearchersnotedthateachofthethreeunhealthybehaviors—obesity,smoking,andunhealthyconsumptionofalcohol—waslinkedtoareductioninlifeexpectancyandtoanearlieroccurrenceofdisabilities.However,smokingwasfoundtobeassociatedwithanearlydeathbutnotwithanincreaseinthenumberofyearswithdisability,whileobesityledtoalongperiodoftimewithdisability.Excessivealcoholconsumptionwasfoundtocausebothdecreasedlifespan（寿命）andareducednumberofhealthyyears.However,theabsenceofalloftheseriskyhealthybehaviorswasfoundtobeassociatedwiththegreatestnumberofhealthyyears.Themoststrikingfindingwasthediscoveryofalargedifferenceinaveragelifespanbetweenthegroupswhowerethemostandtheleastatrisk.Menwhowerenotoverweight,hadneversmoked,anddrankproperlywerefoundtoliveanaverageof11yearslongerthanmenwhowereoverweight,hadsmoked,anddrankexcessively.Forwomen,thegapbetweenthesetwogroupswasfoundtobeevengreater,at12years.“Ourresultsshowhowimportantitistofocusonprevention.Thosewhoavoidriskyhealthbehaviorsareachievingverylongandhealthylives,”saidMyrskyla.It'snotwithoutreasonthatwearetoldrepeatedlytoswitchtoahealthylifestyle,whichcanpreventyoufromvariousillnessesaswellaskeepyouyoungandactive."Improvementsinmedicaltechnologyareoftenthoughttobethegatekeepertohealthier,longerlife.Butweshowedthatahealthylifestyle,isenoughtoenableindividualstoenjoyaverylongandhealthylife,"saidMyrskyla."Ahealthylifestyleisenoughtogetthebenefits.Avoidingthosebehaviorsisnotanunrealisticgoal."1、Myrskyla'sstudyisdifferentfrompreviousonesinthat.A．itconcentratesonhowindividualbehaviorsaffectourhealthB．itisconductedbyateamofprofessionalresearchersC．itanalyzesthecombinedeffectsofsomeunhealthybehaviorsD．itassessestheriskofunhealthybehaviorsondecreasedlifespan2、Itcanbelearnedfromparagraphs2-3that.A．obesityiscloselyconnectedwithanearlydeathB．smokingleadstoalongperiodoftimewithdisabilityC．overdrinkingcontributestothereductioninlifespanD．nostrikingdifferencesexistbetweenthetwogroupsofwomen3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthImprovement:AdoptionofaBalancedDietB．HealthCare:NotaPrivilegebutaRightC．AbsenceofSmoking:SimplestWaytoKeepHealthyD．LifestyleChanges:ExtraYearsinGoodHealth23．（8分）PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightonthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost￡169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost￡118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid-oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.com,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡f62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availableforf420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.1、AtW,youcan________.A．findaroomclosetothestationB．findaroomwhichcostslessC．knowhowtokilltimeD．knowwhenandwheretherewillbeevents2、“Farringdon”inParagraph5ismostprobably________.A．anidealholidaydestinationB．thenameofarailwaystationC．ahotelawayfromthetrainstationD．thetubelinetoCoventGarden3、ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat_________.A．liesonthegroundfloorB．providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsC．islocatedincentralLondonD．costsoverf100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember24．（8分）Herearesomefancyitemshighlyrecommendedtoyoutoenrichorimproveyourdailylife.BeautyofmushroomsArtistandphotographerJillBlisswillchangeyourviewofmushroomswithherphotos,whichyoucanfindathttp://bit.ly/mushroomphotos.Blissarrangesmushroomsandotherobjectssheseesinnaturealmostlikebunchesofflowers.OutintheStormAllthecomponentsofgreatpopmusic—excitingsongwriting,acommandingsinger,andabandthatplayswithtotalcommitment—arethereandshininglikediamondsonWaxahatchee’snewalbum,OutintheStorm.Inwhat’sturningouttobeaveryimpressiveyearforfemalebandleaders,writer/singerKatieCrutchfieldandherrockingall-femalebandareexperiencingonesuccessafteranother.CircaIfyou’retiredfromyourinternationalflight,tryingtorememberifthekidswillstillbeawakeforyourcallortoscheduleaconferencecallforwork,theappCircacanhelpyoukeeptrackoftimeindifferenttimezonesoftheworld.It’llgiveyouonelessthingtoworryabout.Theappis$3.99foriOSandfreeforAndroidusers.TheirFinestThemovieTheirFinest,setduringWorldWarⅡ,centersonthefilmdivisionoftheBritishMinistryofInformation,whereCatrinCole(GemmaArterton)isemployed,makingmoviesthatappealtowomen.FilmcriticPeterRainerwritesthat“thefilm’sbestcomiccharacterisAmbroseHilliard…performedwithplentyofplayfulfunbythatgreatscene-stealerBillNighy.”TheirFinestisavailableonDVDandBlu-ray.1、WhatdoweknowaboutKatieCrutchfield’sband?A．Itperformsfolkmusic.B．Itstargetaudienceiswomen.C．Itisanovernightsuccess.D．Itsmembersarefemale.2、WhatisthemainfunctionoftheappCirca?A．Totellworldtimeacrossdifferentplaces.B．Torecordusers’importantmeetings.C．Toremindusersofinternationalcalls.D．Torecommendoverseasflightstousers.3、WhichofthefollowingisoneofthecharactersinthemovieTheirFinest?A．GemmaArterton. B．AmbroseHilliard. C．PeterRainer. D．BillNighy.25．（10分）ItwasacoldnightinWashington,D．C．,andIwasheadingbacktothehotelwhenamanapproachedme.heaskedifIwouldgivehimsomemoneysohecouldgetsomethingtoeat.I’dreadthesignsinthehotel:“Don’tgivemoneytobeggars.”SoIshookmyheadandkeptwalking.Theincidentbotheredmefortherestoftheweek.Ihadmoneyinmypocketanditwouldn'thavekilledmetohandoveradollarortwoevenifhehadbeenlying.Backhome,IstartedtowritemyweeklygardencolumnforTheAnchorageDailyNews.Allofasudden,IthoughtofBean’sCafé,thesoupkitcheninAnchorage,whichfeedshundredsofhungryAlaskanseveryday.whynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantarowofvegetablesintheirgardensanddonatethemtoBean’sCafe?InApril1995,theGardenWritersAssociationofAmericaheldtheirannualmeetinginAnchorageandafterlearningofAnchorage’sprogram,

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plantingarowforthehungrysometimeduringthemonthofApril.GardeneditorJoanJackson,backedbyTheSanJoseMercuryNewsandCalifornia’snearlyyear-roundgrowingseason,raisedmorethan30,000poundsoffruitsandvegetablesthefirstyear,andshowedhowtheprogramcouldreallywork.Todayprogramcontinuestoboomandgrow.1、Whydidn’tthewritergivemoneytotheman?A．BecausehewasafraidthatthemanwasaliarB．BecausehehadnomoneyonhimatthattimeC．BecausehewasinahurrytogetbacktohishotelD．Becausehedidn’tknowthatman2、Whatinspiredthewritertothinkoftheprogramtohelpthepoor?A．AbeggarB．AhotelC．theGardenWritersAssociationD．Bean’sCafé3、HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectofthePlanaRowprogram?A．It’sdiscouragingB．It’ssatisfyingC．It’sdoubtfulD．It’schallenging4、Whichmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．EverybodyCanMakeaBigDifferencetotheWorldB．ACampaigntoRemovePovertyC．PlantaRowfortheHungryD．HowtoHelpPeopleinNeed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）Ihadbeenstaringatthewhitewallsofthevideogamestoreforabout2hourssincelunch.Itwasavery1day.Iglancedatthetableinfrontofthestore,andmyheart2.ItwasthedonationtableforthevictimsofTyphoonYolandaandeventhoughIhaddonatedwhatIcould,I3feltsadwheneverIsawthepeopleontheTVsuffering.Iwasbrokenoutofmy4whenthedoorsgotopen.Customers,5!Shewasasmallgirlabout10or11.Hermotherwasaccompanyingherwithafewplasticbags.I6hermom.WhenIwassellingcigarettesonthestreet,Isawhersellingclothesshe7herselfatthemarket.Thedaughterjusthada8andhermomfinallyhad9moneytobuyaPS3andsomegames.Thegirlhalf-jogged,half-skippedtomycounter.She10herbackpackandpulledoutaconsole(操纵板).Hermomhandedmethebagfullofgames.“CanI11this?”“Suresweetie,noproblem.”Iinspectedtheconsoleandthegames,andnothingwasopened.Accordingtoour12,Ireturnedthe13tothemom.Shehandedittothegirl.Andthegirlranoffasfastasherlittlefeetcouldtakeher.Iwasabouttoaskwhenthemom,seeingmy14,explained,“Shewantstosellherbirthday15,soshecandonatetothe16.”Shewas17togiveupwhatwassupposedtobehersandgavetothose18.That'srealgenerosityoutthere.19Iwaswatchinghertalkingtothegirlatthedonationstable,Iwasremindedthateventhoughtherearealotof20peopleintheworld,therearestillthosepeoplejustlikethatlittlegirl.1、A．goodB．coldC．warmD．slow2、A．beatB．achedC．ranD．sank3、A．almostB．alsoC．stillD．never4、A．moodsB．dreamsC．painsD．thoughts5、A．firstlyB．finallyC．quicklyD．excitedly6、A．greetedB．foundC．recognizedD．told7、A．woreB．madeC．washedD．bought8、A．dateB．jobC．birthdayD．disease9、A．enoughB．littleC．easyD．big10、A．carriedB．openedC．soldD．left11、A．buyB．changeC．returnD．donate12、A．planB．decisionC．discussionD．regulation13、A．moneyB．backpackC．gamesD．receipt14、A．smileB．expressionC．unhappinessD．difficulty15、A．cardB．cakeC．surpriseD．gift16、A．victimsB．workersC．charitiesD．typhoons17、A．gratefulB．willingC．unhappyD．afraid18、A．poorB．unfortunateC．indangerD．inneed19、A．SinceB．UntilC．WhileD．Although20、A．selfishB．unluckyC．poorD．rich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）语法填空AyoungmaninWuhan,HubeiProvincehasbecomethelatestInternetsensationafteravideoshowinghisheart-warmingactonasubwaytrainwentviralonsocialmedia1．(recent).Inthevideo,themancanbeseen2．(hold)hismobilephoneinhishandafterfallingasleeponaMetro,withamessageinlargefontonthescreenwhichreads,“Pleasewakemeifyouneedmyseat.”Thevideo3．(capture)byafellowpassengerwhoposteditonWeibo.Thevideo,4．wasjust7secondslong,hasbeenviewedmorethan19milliontimesinjusttwodays.Chinesenetizens（网民）weregreatlytouchedbytheyoungman’sactandapplaudedhimforhis5．(kind).Awebuserevencommented,“Ionlyneeded7secondstofall6．lovewiththisyoungman.”Thehumbleman7．(refuse)aninterviewinvitationafterbecominganInternetstarandsaidthathejustdidwhathefeltheshould.InaWeibopost,hethankednetizensfor8．(they)loveandpraise.Hesaidhewouldalwaysfallasleepwhenhehadnothingtodoonthetrainbutworriedothersmayneedtheseat,sohegot9．ideaofmakingamessageonhisphonescreen.Headdedthathehopesthepositiveenergycanspread10．(far).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。每处错误仅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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。March1stSunnyTodayIheardofmyfriendLiMei、Inher