2024届湖南省衡阳市重点中学高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2024届湖南省衡阳市重点中学高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout2．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion3．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake4．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith5．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched6．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before7．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice8．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding9．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made10．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime11．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter12．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit13．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor14．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof15．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat16．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends17．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse18．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment19．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that20．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve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）Everyyeararoundtheworld,humanswasteanestimated1.3billiontonsoffood.Thishappenseventhoughmanypeoplegohungry.Sosomepeoplehavemadeittheirlife'sworkclaimingfoodbeforeitgoestowasteandthengivingittopeoplewhoarehungry.OneofthosepeopleisBrettMyers.In2011,MyersstartedNourishNow,afoodrecoveryandfoodbankintheU.S.stateofMaryland.Thisnon-profitorganizationcollectsfoodandthengivesittothepoorandorganizationsthatsupportthem.“NourishNowisafoodrecovery-basedfoodbankthatrecoversfoodfromrestaurants,cateringcompanies,grocerystores,hotels,farmsandmore.Andthendonatesthatfooddirectlytofamiliesinneed,kidsinneedatlocalschools.”Eachmonth,itrecoversmorethan20,000kilogramsoffoodandserves700needyfamilies,schoolsandsocialorganizations.Everyday,staffandvolunteersrepackagethedonationsanddistributethemtorecipients.AwomannamedRhodaisoneoftherecipients.ShedescribesthequalityofthefooddeliveredtoherfamilybyNourishNow.“Itconsistsoffreshfood,fruitsandvegetables.Youwillgetbread.Sometimesyougetdairyproductssuchasyogurtormilk.Andyouwillgetsomemeatitemsalso.Andifyougetluckyyoumightgetcookedfood,orpreparedsalads,andstufflikethat.”Thesuppliescanfeedafamilyforfivedays.Eachrecipientisabletoreceivefoodevery30days.Andthepackagesaremadetofitthedietaryneedsofeachfamily.Besidesfamilies,theorganizationalsodonatessmallmealscalledsnackstoseveralnearbyschoolsandsocialorganizations.NourishNowhasgrownconsiderablysinceitopened.Brendaisoneofthem.Partofherjobasavolunteeristomakesurethatnoneofthefoodgoestowaste.“Inthemorning,Imakesurethatallthethingsthatcamelateyesterday,getputawaysothatweusethatlast,andweusedthethingsthatcamethedaybeforefirst,sothatwe’realwaysgivingfreshfoodandwe'renotthrowingoutanything.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutNourishNow?A．Itdonatesmoneytothepoor.B．Itbenefitsfromcollectingfood.C．Itgetsfoodfrommanyplaces.D．Itdistributesfoodonlytothepoor.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A．NourishNow. B．Thepoor. C．Foodbanks. D．Organizations.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoclarifywiththeexampleRhodainParagraph5?A．Therecoveredfoodisfreshandrich.B．Sheisn’tsatisfiedwiththefoodsupplied.C．Eatingbettercankeeppeoplehealthier.D．Shecangetfooddonationseveryfivedays.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleShouldTakeCareoftheWeakB．ThePoorAreSufferingfromStarvationC．NourishNowCallsonPeopletoSaveFoodD．GroupUsesLeftoverFoodtoFeedtheHungry22．（8分）Theclockisticking.DavidBrunellihasjustswallowedahugeburger.Thecrowdcheersexcitedlyashedownsfistfulsoffries.Welcometotheworldofcompetitiveeating.Brunelliispartofaselectgroupwhocompetetoeatmassivequantitiesoffoodasquicklyaspossible.Eatingcontestsmayseemlikeharmlessfun,buttheyhaveadarksideandsomecriticsaresayingit’stimeforthemtostop.Pouringcrazyamountsoffooddownourthroatsisnothingnew.Gorgingbanquets(狼吞虎咽会)wasaregularpartofancientRomanculture.Inthe1800s,someNewYorkCitypoliticianssettledbetsthrougheatingchallenges.Pie-eatingcontestshavebeenaFourthofJulytraditionformorethanacentury.ForsupporterslikeBrunelli,though,eatingcontestsaremorethanacustom.Theyareapathtofortune.Butprizemoneydoesnothingtoreducethehealthrisksofcompetitiveeating.Competitiveeatingcanevenbelife-threatening.In1991,amaninVirginiasufferedastroke(中风)aftereating38eggsin29seconds;InFlorida,in2012,amandiedshortlyafterwinninganeatingcontestleadingagroupofdoctorstocallforabanoneatingcontests.Inanyevent,therisktocompetitorsisonlypartofthestory.Nearlytwo-thirdsofAmericansareoverweight,andcompetitiveeatingsetsaterribleexamplebyencouragingovereating.Andinaworldwhere805millionpeoplegohungryeveryday,downingridiculousquantitiesoffoodforentertainmentseemsnotjustwastefulbutalsocruel.Fornow,though,itseemseatingcontestsareheretostay.Lastyear,morethanthreemillionviewerswatchedNathan’sFamousHotDogEatingContestonTV.Thisyear,MattStonieate182piecesofbaconin5minutes,breakingtheworldrecord.Whatrecordwillbebrokennext?Doyoureallywanttofindout?1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph4?A．Competitiveeatingisatradition.B．It’sgreattolearnfromancientpeople.C．Competitiveeatingshouldbeaccepted.D．It’sexcitingtochallengeotherstoeat.2、WhydoesBrunellitakepartintheeatingcontest?A．Forfood. B．Forfun.C．Forhonor. D．Formoney.3、TheexamplesgiveninParagraph6areusedtoshoweatingcontests________.A．useunhealthyfoodB．wastetoomuchfoodC．putcompetitorsatriskD．setabadexampletokids4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorhopestobreaktherecord.B．Theauthoriseagertoknowtheresult.C．Theauthorwantsreaderstofindouttheresult.D．Theauthordisapprovesofcompetitiveeating.23．（8分）WhenthecathedralofNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)wasonfire,itseemedasifthenationhadlostapieceofitssoul.Asimilartragedytookplacein19thcenturyRussia.AndtherebuildingeffortoftheRussiansmightoffersomeinspirationfortheFrench.StandingintheheartoftheRussiancapital,with60,000squaremetersoffloorspaceand1,500rooms,theWinterPalacewasamongtheworld’sgrandestbuilding.OnDec.17,1837,afirebrokeoutattheWinterPalace.BythemorningofDec.19,onlythestructure’sframeworkremained.Fortheczar(沙皇),thefirepresentedapoliticalchallenge.FearingthatRussia'senemieswouldcastthefireasablowtotheczaristorders,theczar’ssupportersquicklyworkedtogethertoshapethedescriptionofthefireinRussiaandabroad.Theywantedthecountrytoappearunited.Andtheycertainlydidn'twantdespairtobecomethestory.ThefirstfullaccountofthefirewaswritteninFrenchbythepoetPetrViazemskii.ARussiantranslationappearedtwomonthslater.Thattextandotherspaintedahighlyidealizedpictureoftheresponsetothetragedy.Theaccountsnotedthattheczarforcefullydirectedthefire’scontainment.Soldierswereselflesstosavethepalace.TheRussianpeoplefeltthelossjustasdeeplyastheczar.Toerasetheshameofthefire,theczarsetanearlyimpossiblegoal:rebuildthepalacewithin15months,andheorderedthatrebuiltpalacelookexactlyasithadbefore.Thousandsofworkerslaboredontheconstructionsite.Theymaderapidprogress.OnMatch2,1839,theczarcelebratedtherebirthoftheWinterPalace.Outwardlyidenticaltotheoldversion,thenewpalacefeaturedmoreironandbrickinitsstructures---andlesswood.Itwasfarlessfire-pronethantheoriginal.NotreDamehasn’texperiencedthesamelevelofdestructionastheWinterPalace,iftheRussianphoenixof1839isanyindication,thereishopethatarenewedNotreDamewillonceagaingracethebanksoftheSeine.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthefireintheWinterPalace?A．Itburntdown60,000roomsB．Itlastedmorethan1hoursC．ItwassetbyRussia’senemiesD．Itcompletelydestroyedthepalace2、Whydidtheczardecidetorebuildthepalaceinashorttime?A．TosecurehispowerB．TochallengehisenemiesC．TouniteFrenchpeopleD．Tocelebratehisbirthday3、WhatdidViazemskiiandothersstressintheiraccounts?A．ThesceneofthefireB．TheselflessnessoftheczarC．TheRussians’jointefforttofightthefireD．TheidealresultachievedbytheRussians.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TodescribeafireattheWinterPalaceB．TopraisetherenewaloftheWinterPalaceC．WeexpresssympathyfortheNotreDameD．ToinspireconfidenceinrebuildingtheNotreDame.24．（8分）Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez’swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”1、Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject?A．ToshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkidsB．Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.C．Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.D．Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.2、HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'sopinion?A．Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.B．Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.C．Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.D．Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.3、WhatdidBetleythinkoftheengineeringproject?A．Itdidalotofgoodtopeopleinneedofhelp.B．Itremindedpeoplenottolookdownonthedisabled.C．Itmademorestudentsinterestedinengineering.D．Itremindedpeopletocaremoreaboutthemselves.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PracticemakesperfectB．HelpingothersoutC．LivingwithadisabilityD．Challengingoneself25．（10分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?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）JohnandBobbyjoinedawholesale(批发)companytogetherjustaftergraduationfromcollegethesameyear.___1____workedveryhard.Afterseveralyears,however,thebosspromotedBobbytothe____2___ofmanagerbutJohnremaineda(n)____3___employee.Johncouldnottakeitanymore,sohe___4____hisresignation(辞职信）andcomplainedthebossdidnotknowhowto____5___hard-workingstaff.ThebossknewJohnworkedveryhardfortheyears.Hethoughtforamomentandsaid,“Ihavea____6___.1hopeyoucandoonemorethingforourcompanybeforeyouleave.Perhapsyouwillchangeyour____7___."Johndidn't___8___.Thebossaskedhimtogoandfindoutanyone___9___watermelonsinthemarket.Johnwentandreturnedsoon.Thebossasked_____10__itcostperkilogram.Johnshookhisheadandwentbacktothemarkettoaskandreturnedto__11_____tothebossthatthemelonwas$1.2perkg.ThebosstoldJohntowaitasecond,andheaskedBobbytodothesamething.Bobbywent,returnedandsaid,"Boss,onlyonepersonsellswatermelons,$1.2perkg,$10for10kg.Hehas340melons____12___.Everymelonweighsabout2kg,boughtfromtheSouthtwodaysago.Theyarefreshandred,ofgoodquality."Johnwasvery__13_____andrealizedthe___14____betweenhimselfandBobby.Hedecidednottoresign_____15__tolearnfromBobby.Mydearfriends,amoresuccessfulpersonismoreobservant,thinks___16____andexploresindepth.___17____existinthedailydetails.Forthesamematter,amoresuccessfulpersonseesmoreandfarthersothathecanfindoutachanceandcatchitto___18___hisaim.Ifapersonseesoneyearahead,__19____anotherseesonlytomorrow,thedifferencebetweenayearandadayis365times,thenhow___20____youwin?1、A．All B．Either C．Neither D．Any2、A．post B．condition C．situation D．department3、A．normal B．usual C．ordinary D．common4、A．turnedin B．turnedout C．turnedover D．turnedoff5、A．train B．value C．practise D．respect6、A．demand B．request C．command D．question7、A．attitude B．thought C．mind D．consideration8、A．leave B．laugh C．agree D．refuse9、A．selling B．buying C．checking D．cutting10、A．how B．which C．when D．what11、A．report B．inform C．answer D．predict12、A．afterall B．atall C．inall D．aboveall13、A．regretted B．impressed C．moved D．disappointed14、A．similarity B．problem C．difference D．interest15、A．and B．so C．or D．but16、A．many B．little C．less D．more17、A．Results B．Effects C．Businesses D．Opportunities18、A．finish B．get C．achieve D．abandon19、A．when B．while C．as D．though20、A．might B．could C．would D．should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）AnItaliantownwillpaypeoplehundredsofeuros(欧元)peryeariftheycycletoworkinsteadof1．(drive)theircars.Thegovernmentwillpay2．(cycle)25centsperkilometre,uptoamonthlylimitof50euros.Thatmeanscommuters(通勤者)whoswitchtotwowheelscouldpocketupto600eurosinayear.ItissaidtobethefirstsuchplaninItaly.Fiftyworkerswillbeincludedina12-monthtrial,whichwilluseasmartphoneapptorecordthe3．(distant)travelledeachday.Theplanisbeingsupportedfromfines4．(collect)fromtrafficticketsinthetown,5．bylawhavetobespentonroadsafety.Theplanwillencouragecitizens6．(make)suretheareabecomesmoreliveable.Itwill7．(natural)meanlesstrafficonthestreetsandmorehealthbenefits.Abicycleorganizationwhichhelpedtodeveloptheidea,saysithopesthatothertownswillnowfollowthelead.Asimilarplan8．(introduce)inFrancein2014,withmixedresults.Asix-monthtrialfoundthatpayingpeopletocycletoworkdidincreasethenumbersdoingso,butthe9．(major)hadbeenusingpublictransport,ratherthanprivatevehicles.10．thosemakingthemovefromcarstobicycles,mosthadalreadybeencarpooling(拼车).PrivatecarsremainedcrowdedintheStreets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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lastmonth,Igavesomeofmyclothestoagirlwhoneededitbecauseherparentsdidn'thavemoneytobuyhernewlyclothes.Inschool,thisgirlwasthevictimofbullyingbecauseoftheclothesthatshewears.S01wenthomeandwastoldmomthatI'dlikecollectsomethingforher.Knewwhatshesufferedintheschoolbrokemyheart.Somet