2024届湖南省衡阳县第三中学高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2024届湖南省衡阳县第三中学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．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught2．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should3．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked4．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how5．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what6．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven7．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.8．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon9．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe10．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins11．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment12．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something13．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing14．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever15．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto16．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what17．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen18．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup19．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped20．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one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）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowPmlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage，winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sProblem.B．AWinner’sSecret.C．AWinner’sOpportunity.D．AWinner’sAchievement.22．（8分）HowdoyougettoCarnegieHall？"Practice，practice，practice"isthewell-knownanswer.ButforsomeinspiringyoungmusiciansfromtheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusicinKabul，theroadtothefamousconcerthallwasmoredifficult.TheAfghanYouthOrchestra（AYO）ismadeupofyoungpeoplewhostudyattheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusic.ItwasthefirstorchestracreatedinAfghanistanin30years.GulalaiNorestani，14，playsatraditionalstringinstrument.Likemanystudents，Gulalaibecameanorphanwhenherparentswerekilledduringthewar.Musicishersalvation（解救物）."Musicformeisalanguageofpeace，"Gulalaisaid."Ithelpsconnectwithpeople."MiladYousufi，18，isapianostudent."Musicismylife,"hesaid.Miladalsolostmanyofhisfamilymembersduringthewar.Whenmusicwasbanned,hecouldn'teventouchapiano.Soasa12-year-oldboy,hestartedpaintinganddrawing."Iusedtodrawapiano,"hesaid.Finally,Miladwasfreetoplayarealpiano."Ourdreamcametrue,"hesaid."Itiseveryone'sdreamtoplayinCarnegieHall."Andhehasmoredreams."IhaveadreamtocontinuemyeducationinAmerica,"heexplained."Iamworkinghardtomakethathappen.ThenIhaveadreamtocomebacktoAfghanistanandteachandservepeople."BecauseofcontinuinglimitsinAfghanistan,GulalaiandMiladlistenmostlytothekindofclassicalmusictheyplayedatCarnegieHall.ButGulalaisaysshe'sheardabitofJenniferLopezandShakiraandshelikesthem.MiladsayshehasheardofladyGagaandJustinBieber,buthasn'tyethadachancetolistentothem.BeforeMiladwentonstagethatnightwiththebandofAfghankidswhohadsurvivedawar,Iaskedhimifhehadeverexperiencedtruepeace."No,notyet,"heanswered,adding,"IhopeIwillbeableto."Laterduringtheperformance,asheplayedoneofCarnegieHall'sfamousgrandpianos,thelookofpurejoyonhisfaceconvincedmethathefoundpeaceinmusic.1、IntheopinionofGulalai,music________.A．makespeopleunderstandeachotherB．calmsherdowninthewarC．isakindofviolentlanguageD．savesherfromthekillingatwar2、WhatisMilad'sfinalgoal?A．Toplayarealpiano.B．Tobeateacher.C．ToplayinCarnegieHall.D．TobeeducatedinAmerica.3、Accordingtothepassage________.A．classicalmusicisnotplayedinAfghanistanB．GulalaiknowsladyGagaandJustinBieberwellC．themusicGulalaiandMiladcanhearislimitedD．MiladlikesJenniferLopezandShakira.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TraditionalAfghanMusicB．YoungMusiciansC．ABetterPerformanceD．PeaceinMusic23．（8分）We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.1、Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?A．HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B．Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C．HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D．“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.2、Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A．Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B．Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C．Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D．Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.3、Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A．Astrongsenseofguilt.B．Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C．Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D．Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB．MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC．UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCaliforniaD．ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio24．（8分）Teakisalargetreethatgrowsintropical(热带的)forests.It’softenusedforoutdoorfurniture,sinceit’smoreresistanttotheelementsthanothertypesofwood.Whenuntreated,ittendstofadetoagrayishcolor,soitisoftenstained(着色).Beforebeingabletostainteakfurniture,you’llneedtosandandsmooththewoodfirst.Wipedirtanddustoff.Youcanuseadrypapertowedoraclothtobrushanydirtoff.Iftherearemoretenaciousspotstocleanoff,youcanuseawetragtorubthemclean.Sandroughspotswith120gritsandpaper.Afterthat,use220gritsandpaperonthewholesurface.Wipeanywooddustoffwithadryragbeforecontinuing.Paintonalayerofsandingsealer(底漆).Thiswillmakethesurfacesmootherandwillgetthewoodstainbetterattached.Oncethesealerhasstartedtodry,useacleanclothtowipeoffanysealerthat’sstillpooledatthetopofthewood.Thiswillpreventspotsfromformingonthewood.Letthesealerdrycompletely.Itshouldonlytakeafewhoursforthesealertodrycompletely.Youshouldsandthesurfaceafewtimesbeforecontinuingtosmoothoutanyspotswherethesealermightnothavedriedevenly.Whenpaintingonalayerofstain,abrushwilldofine.Applyanevencoatallover.Wipeoffanystainnotabsorbedbythewood.Useacleandryragtowipeoffextrastain.Letthewoodstaindry.Theamountoftimeittakesforthestaintocompletelydrywilldependonhowthickofalayeryouused.Avoidtouchingthestaintoomuchifit’sstillwet.Afterthefirstcoathasdried,takeamomenttoseeifyou’resatisfiedwiththecolor.Ifyouwantyourfurnituretobedarker,youcanaddanothercoatofwoodstain,rightontopofthepreviouslayer,followingthesameprocess.1、Whatdoweknowaboutteak?A．Itisnoteasytobedamaged.B．Itbearsanuglyoriginalcolor.C．Itismadeintothebestfurniture.D．Itgrowsinthehotanddryareas.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tenacious”inPara2probablymean?A．Huge.B．Obvious.C．Stubborn.D．Colorful.3、Wewipeoffanysealerpooledatthetopofthewood_______.A．togetridofincreasingsportB．tohelpthesealerdrycompletelyC．togetthewoodstainbetterstuckD．tomakesurethesurfaceissmooth4、Whatisrecommendedifyouwantdarkercoloredteakfurniture?A．Wipedirtanddustoffagain.B．Paintonalayerofstainoncemore.C．Paintonalayerofsandingsealertwice.D．Repeatthewholeprocessofcoloringteak.25．（10分）Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions—buttons!Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying“Stoptalking!”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.1、Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?A．Funny.B．Traditional.C．Crazy.D．Fashionable.2、Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?A．Buttonyourlip.B．Becuteasabutton.C．Pushyourbuttons.D．Bebutton-down.3、Howdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydevelop?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcontrasts.C．Bylistingfigures.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushesone’sbuttons”inParagraph5mean?A．Learnsofone’ssecret.B．Shoutsloudly.C．Getssomeonetolosehistemper.D．Argueswithsomeone.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）AfemalerunnerfromKenyacamethirdattheAustinMarathonSunday.Againstgreat1，shecrawled(爬)onherhandsand2acrossthefinishline.Ngetich,29，was3thepackoftopfemalerunnersatthe23-milemark，but4victoryinsight，shestartedtofeeltired.Bythetimethefinishline5intoview，Ngetich'sbodybeganto6，butthedeterminedrunnerwasnotreadytogiveup.7torunanymore，Ngetichwentdowntoherkneesandbegantocrawlonallfours，hereyes8onthefinishline.RacevolunteersrushedtoNgetich'ssiderollinga9butsherefusedtositinit.Shecontinuedto10forwarddownCongressAvenueunderthewatchfuleyesofmedicalstaff,withthecrowdcheeringheron11stepoftheway.Ifanyone12herhelp，Ngetichwouldhavebeendisqualifiedfromtherace.Atonepoint，Ngetichhada13inordertogatherherstrength.Right14shecrossedthefinishline，AustinrunnerSteffanbeatNgetichforsecondplace.HerteammateJeropwontheracein2:54:22.Butitwasthe15MsNgetichwhowontheheartsofthefansSunday.“Youranthebravest16andcrawledthebravestcrawlIhave17seeninmylife.Youhaveearnedmuchhonor，andIamgoingtoadjustyourprizemoney，18yougetthesameprizemoneyyouwouldhavegottenifyouwere19”AustinMarathonracedirectorsaid.The29-year-oldrunnerrecalledthatwhatgaveherthestrengthto20onwasthatshebelievedperseverancedoeswinout.1、A．difficultyB．sorrowC．confidenceD．power2、A．feetB．legsC．kneesD．arms3、A．makingB．attendingC．joiningD．leading4、A．toB．withC．fromD．by5、A．cameB．flewC．tookD．brought6、A．godownB．shutdownC．turndownD．putdown7、A．UnableB．UnfortunateC．UnwillingD．Uninterested8、A．impressedB．lockedC．watchedD．observed9、A．benchB．chairC．sofaD．wheelchair10、A．putB．lookC．inchD．step11、A．eitherB．hisquickC．everyD．thetiring12、A．providedB．offeredC．suppliedD．handed13、A．restB．breathC．talkD．pause14、A．afterB．whenC．asD．before15、A．determinedB．optimisticC．intelligentD．outstanding16、A．competitionB．speedC．raceD．fame17、A．completelyB．frequentlyC．neverD．ever18、A．soB．howeverC．whileD．though19、A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth20、A．relyB．callC．carryD．take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）Ahh…Fish,chipsandsoftpeas!Thereisnothing1．(much)Britishthanfishandchips.Freshlycookedfishandchips,coveredinsalt,wrappedinnewspaperand2．(eat)outofdoorsonacoldday,3．(simple)cannotbebeaten!Sohow,whenandwheredidthistypicallyBritishdishcomeabout?Thepotato4．(think)tohavebeenbroughttoEnglandfromtheNewWorldinthe17thcentury5．SirWalterRaleighalthoughitisbelievedthattheFrenchinventedthefriedpotatochip.BothLancashireandLondonclaimtobethefirst6．(invent)thisfamousmeal.In1838,CharlesDickens7．(refer)to“friedfishwarehouses(仓库)”in8．novelOliverTwist.Ordinarypeoplesoondecidedthatputtingfriedfishandchipstogetherwasaverytasty9．(combine)andsowasbornthedishoffishandchips!ThefirstfishandchipshopintheNorthofEnglandwasfoundedinMossleyaround1863.Mr.Leessoldfishandchipsfromawoodenhouseinthemarketandlaterhemovedthebusinesstoashopacrosstheroad10．hadthefollowingwordsonthewindow,“Thisisthefirstfishandchipshopintheworld.”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短文。短文中共有10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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),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。Itwasraininghardlyoutside,thatmadeitdifficultformetogohomeforlunch、JustasIwaswonderingwhatIshouldeatatnoon,Isawafamiliarfigurepassedbyourclassroom、Irushedoutanditwasmymother,whoisalreadyinthefifties,thatbroughtmelunch,inspitetheheavyrain、InChina,manyparentsmakegreatsacrificesforourchildren、Butwhathadthechildrendoneinreturn?Alltoooften,mostchildrenjusttakeitforgrantedthattheirparentsshouldserveforthemunconditionally、Mydearmumordad,thankyouverymuchforbringin