湖南省衡阳八中2024届高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省衡阳八中2024届高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before2．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while3．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout4．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned5．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever6．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment7．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof8．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance9．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must10．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.11．Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse12．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where13．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve14．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing15．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome16．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that17．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which18．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless19．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed20．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto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）Ifyou’reabooklover，youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside，orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit．Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile．Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases．ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying．Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary，andit’saverygoodthing．ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco．Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary．Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups：thosewhoreactwith“Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtoo1．Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones．Indeed，themoreyouknow，thelargertherowsofunreadbooks．Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary．Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject，you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint．Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown．Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning．Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks．Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem，andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks，youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary．Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs．Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday．Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity．That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?A．Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks．B．Apileofbooksonthebookshelf．C．Thecollectionofunreadbooks．D．Alargepersonallibrary．2、Accordingtotheauthor，moreunreadbooksmean________．A．yourwronglifelonglearningattitudeB．youlimityourselffromtheunknownC．yourhavenointerestinthenewworldD．yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?A．Favorable．B．Doubtful．C．Ambiguous．D．Contradictory．4、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．CuriosityisasignofhighIQ．B．Booksaretheladderinourlife．C．Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent．D．Weshouldreadthrougheverybook．22．（8分）GetSmart:PicksofEducationalAppsWhenitcomestomobileapps,there’sadiverserangeofsoftwarethatfallsundertheumbrellaofeducation.Thislistisfocusedonusefulappsinthiscategory.BrainscapeBrainscapeclaimsyoucandoubleyourlearningspeedbyusingflashcards(闪卡).Itpacestherepetitionofeachconceptperfectly.RatehowwellyouknoweachconceptandBrainscapewilldeterminetherighttimetogiveyouanotherquiz.Subscriptionisbilledat$10permonth,$30halfayear,or$36peryear.DueYoucanthinkofDueasanalarmclockthatfunctionswithoutanaccountorInternetconnection.WithDue,youcansetreusablecountdownremindersandperformbothdailyandweeklyremindersthatusenearly60alarmsounds.Moreover,remindersautomaticallyshiftasyoucrosstimezones.A$5chargefordownload.GradeProofGradeProofoffersconcretewaystoimproveyourEnglishwritingstyle,checkfororiginalityandidentifycomplexgrammaticalissuesthatotherwordprocessorsoftenmiss.Whiletheappitselfisfree,you’llneedtopay$10permonthtoupdateittounlockthefullpowerofthispocketwritingcoach.DuolingoThecrowd-sourcedDuolingogivesyoutheopportunitytotranslatetextsintomanylanguages---e.g.Spanish,German,Brazilian,andItalian.Italsoofferslanguagecoursesatalllevels.Duolingocurrentlyoffersthefollowingsubscriptions:$9permonth;$47persixmonths;$79pertwelvemonths.1、Whichappcanhelpimprovetimemanagementskills?A．Due.B．Duolingo.C．Brainscape.D．GradeProof.2、WhatcanGradeProofhelpuswith?A．Amathquiz.B．Freedownload.C．Englishwritingskills.D．Spanish-Englishtranslation.3、Howmuchshouldyoupayforahalf-yearlanguagelearningsession?A．$30.B．$47.C．$60.D．$7923．（8分）Theageofadulthoodisbydefinitionarbitrary.Ifeveryonematuredatthesame,fixedrate,itwouldn’tbeahumanprocess.Indeed,maturationhappensatvaryingspeedsacrossdifferentcategorieswithinthesameindividual,soI’dsayIwaseasilyoldenoughtovoteat16,butnobodyshouldhavegivenmeacreditcarduntilIwas32,andI’vegotthecountycourtjudgmenttoproveit.However,webroadlyagreethatthere’sadifferencebetweenachildandanadult,evenifwemightargueaboutthetransitionpoint.SothepoliticaltheoristDavidRunciman’sviewthatsix-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtovotegoesagainstanystandardargumentabouttheageofcivicresponsibility.Nobodywouldsaythatasix-year-oldcouldbeheldcriminallyresponsible,couldbesenttowar,couldbecapableofconsent,couldbegivenresponsibilityforanything.Soallowingthemthevote—alongwith,unavoidably,seven-year-oldswhoareevensillier,ifanything—isquiteanamusingproposal.Runciman’sargumentisthatthisistheonlywaytorebalancepoliticallife,whichiscurrentlytwistedinfavoroftheold,whodon’t(headded)everneedtodemonstratementalcapacity,evenlongafterthey’velostit.Thefirstpartofhiscaseisself-evident:pensionsareprotectedwhilechildren’scentersareclosed,conceptssuchassovereignty(最高权威)areprioritizedoverthefarmoreurgentbusinessofthefuture:climatechange.Nostalgia(怀念)forapasttheyoungwouldn’tevenrecognizeplaysacentralrole,whichiscompletelyunfair.Mostoftheargumentsagainstgivingsix-year-oldsavotearethatchildrenwouldendupvotingforsomethingdamagingandchaotic,ifsomeonemadeunrealisticpromisestothem,whichcouldneverberealized.Well,it’snotchildren’sfault.Havingsaidthat,childrendotendtowardstheprogressive,havinganaturalsenseofjustice(whichkicksinattheageofsixmonths,psychologistshaveshown,bycreatingscenesofgreatunfairnesstobabies,andmakingthemcry)andanunderdevelopedsenseofself-interest.Mykid,whenhewassix,madequiteaforcefulcaseagainstprivateproperty,onthebasisthat,sinceeverybodyneededahouse,theyshouldn’tcostmoney,becausenobodywouldwantanyoneelsenottohaveone.Also,foodshouldbefree.Itwasakindofpre-Marxcommunism,whereyoulimitthecoverageofthemarkettoonlythosethingsthatyouwouldn’tmindsomeoneelsenothaving.Onthatparticularday,whenwewereregisteredasvoters,mykidwasquitefartotheleftofme,butinthenormalrunofthings,we’reunited,whichbringsustothepointoftheproblem:childrenobeyyouonalmostnothing,buttheydoseemtobelieveinyourpoliticsuntilthey’readolescent.Sogivingkidsthevoteisreallyjustawayofgivingparentsextravotes.Andwhatcanstopushavingevenmorechildren,oncethere’ssomuchenfranchisement(选举权)initforus?Now,ifparentscouldbetrustedtousetheirinfluencewisely,andhammerintochildrenthepoliticsitwilltaketoassureabetterfuture,thenIwouldn’tnecessarilyhaveaproblemwiththat,apartfrom,obviously,thatcultureisalreadywildlytwistedtowardsparents,andIcanimagineafewnon-parentsboilingwithfierceanger.Butthat’snotworthtalkingaboutanyway,becauseparentscan’tbetrusted,otherwisewe’dallalreadyvoteGreen(绿党).Inshort:no,six-year-oldsshouldnotgetthevote;butwhilewe’rehere,ifanyvotescomeupinthenearfuture,whichwillhaveanimpactonthenextfivedecadesofBritishpoliticallife,alongsideEUmigrants,16-year-oldscertainlyshouldbeenfranchised.1、Theauthorreferstohisageofadulthoodtoprovethat___________.A．peoplematureatdifferentratesinvariousaspectsB．there’sacommonstandardfortheageofadulthoodC．acreditcardismoredifficulttogetthanthevoteD．certainrightsaregrantedatdifferentstagesoflife2、PeoplerejectDavidRunciman’sproposalbecause___________.A．theydon’tthinkachildcangrowintoadulthoodearlierB．theyareuncertainwhetherchildrencanassumeresponsibilityC．theybelievechildrenarefarfrommatureinmanywaysD．theyknowtheagetogetthevoteisnottobequestioned3、WhatisthebaseforDavidRunciman’sargument?A．Aculturalpreferencefortheold.B．Theimbalanceinpoliticallife.C．Inequalitiesofopportunity.D．Publicignoranceofchildren’sabilities.4、Theauthortalksabouthiskidtoindicatethat___________.A．childrenaregood-naturedandliketohelppeopleinneedB．childrenaresimple-mindedandcanfallforanadult’strickC．childrenareinnocentanddon’twanttobeinvolvedinpoliticsD．childrenareinfavorofajustsocietyandtendtobeidealistic5、Theauthorthinksallowingchildrenthevotemayleadto___________.A．twistedculture B．misuseofrightsC．parents’objections D．unusualmaturation6、Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?A．Allowingchildrenthevoteisnotaltogetherabsurd.B．Thereisadifferencebetweenadultsandchildren.C．Parentsshouldintroducepoliticstotheirchildren.D．Thedefinitionofadulthoodisquitecontroversial.24．（8分）AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareburiedorburned.B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．Attached. B．Fixed.C．Combined. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor. B．Thereasonableprice.C．Thecompany’sadvertisement. D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.25．（10分）You’llfinditamazingtosupportpeoplewhenyougoouttoeat!Justlookforrestaurantsthathirepeoplewithdisabilities，whicharemakingtheworldamoreinclusiveplace.Eachbakery，caféandrestaurantbelowhasawonderfulandheartwarmingstory.HugsCare:McKinney，TexasRuthThompsononcehadavisiontocreateanonprofitcaféthatwouldberunandoperatedprimarilybyadultswithspecialneeds.Withhardwork，astrongpassionandanamazingteam，HugsCaféopeneditsdoorsin2015.“HugsCaféisnowsomuchmorethanajobtoour23teammates，whichisenhancingthemeaningfullivesofadultswithspecialneedsthroughtrainingandemploymentatHugsCafé.Thompsonsays.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEatery:PanamaCity，Florida“Alotofpeopleplantheirvacationsaroundcomingtothiscoffeeshop，”sayscaféownerKaraRigby.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEaterywasestablished“sothatBayleehadaplacetowork，”Rigbyadds.BayleeisRigby’sdaughter’sfriendwhohasadisability.Thecoffeeshop’sgoalbecometrainingforindividualslikeBaylee.SomeworkershaveevenstartedatVinny＆Bay’sandwereabletoworkinaregularworkplace.Rigbysaysthatheremployees”haveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.Theyloveunconditionally，anditchangesthewholeenvironmentandbusiness.”Rigbybelievesthatincorporatingevenjustoneortwodisabledindividualsintoabusinesscanchangethewholeatmosphere—forthebetter!SugarPlumBakery:VirginiaBeach，VirginiaHeadtoSugarPlumBakerytofindadeliciouscarrotcakeandseepeoplewithdisabilitiessuccessfullyworkingalongsidenone—disabledworkers.SugarPlumhasbeenpromotingtheintegrationofadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesbyprovidingtrainingandemploymentopportunitiestomorethan1，000peoplewithdisabilitiessince1987.Whetherthey’rescoopingcookiesormakingcupcakes，SugarPlum’sdisabledemployeesarethebackboneofthebakery.1、Whatdothethreerestaurantshaveincommon?A．Theyareestablishedbyadultswithspecialneeds.B．Theyaresupportedbycharitiesorlocalgovernment.C．Theprovidetrainingandemploymenttodisabledindividuals.D．Theemployersandemployeesthereareallindividualswithdisabilities.2、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______________.A．HugsCafésetupin1987nowhas23teammatesB．RigbyfoundedhercoffeeshoptohelpBaylee，herdaughterC．DisabledindividualsarenotabletoworkinaregularworkplaceD．SugarP1umBakeryhiresbothnormalpeopleandpeoplewithdisabilities3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Disabledworkerstherearethemostimportantpart.B．Thebakerygetssupportandstrengthfrombackbone.C．Thecustomersarealwaysbackingthedisabledworkers.D．Theemployeeshaveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.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）Weallhavestormsthroughourlives.Butwehavenorighttomakeeveryoneelsesufferwithourown1ThecarpenterI2tohelpmerestoreanoldfarmhousehadjustfinisheda(n)3firstdayonthejob.Aflattiremadehimloseanhourofwork,hiselectricsawquit,andnowhistruck4tostart.WhileIdrovehimhome,hesatinstony5.Onarriving,heinvitedmeintomeethisfamily.Aswewalkedtowardthefrontdoor,hepaused6atasmalltree,7tipsofthebrancheswithbothhands.Whenopeningthedoor,heunderwenta(n)8transformation.Histannedfacewaswreathedinsmiles,andhe9histwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss.Thenextdaymy10drovemetoaskhimaboutwhatIhadseen.“Oh,that’smytroubletree,”hereplied.“IknowIcan’t11havingtroublesonthejob,butthetroublesdon’t12tothehousewithmyfamily.SoIjust13themuponthetree.TheninthemorningIpickthemupagain.”“14thingis,”hesmiled,“whenIcomeoutinthemorningtopickthemup,therearen’tnearlyas15asIrememberthenightbefore.”Putting16aroundourproblemsisareallygoodidea---itpreventsourdifficultiesfromspillingoverontolovedpeople,whocan’tdoanythingaboutourproblems.Why17themiftheycan’thelpus?So,plantyourselfatroubletreeoutsideanduseit18youcomehome.Begratefulthatyouhavelovedonestogohometo19yourlovedoneissimplyyourbeloveddog.Andwhenyoupickedupyourtroublesonthewayeachmorning,be20thatthey’renotasheavyastheywerethenightbefore.1、A．unhappiness B．mistakes C．helplessness D．carelessness2、A．informed B．hired C．trusted D．recommended3、A．enjoyable B．smooth C．rough D．dull4、A．intended B．desired C．hesitated D．refused5、A．amazement B．astonishment C．embarrassment D．silence6、A．regularly B．unusually C．briefly D．directly7、A．cutting B．damaging C．watching D．touching8、A．exciting B．amazing C．confusing D．annoying9、A．hugged B．greeted C．thanked D．waved10、A．preference B．sufferings C．curiosity D．doubt11、A．avoid B．consider C．continue D．stand12、A．lack B．belong C．exist D．stay13、A．set B．throw C．give D．hang14、A．Sad B．Terrible C．Funny D．Ridiculous15、A．many B．few C．good D．light16、A．defence B．boundaries C．sympathy D．secret17、A．burden B．equip C．expose D．entertain18、A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever19、A．solongas B．nowthat C．evenif D．incase20、A．shameful B．proud C．astonished D．grateful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）Goaheadandgrabthatcupofcoffee,ortwo,ormore.Doingsomayimproveyourhealthandhelpyoulivelonger,suggestsanewresearchinanewobservationalstudyinvolvingcloseto20,000individuals,people1．consumedatleastfourcupsofcoffeedailyhada64%lowerriskofearlydeath2．(compare)tothosewhoneverrarelyconsumedcoffee.Thereductioninriskwasmoresignificantoncepeoplereached3．ageof45,suggestingthatitmaybeeven4．(good)toconsumecoffeeaswegetolder.Thesefindingssupporttherecentresultsofanotherlargeobservationalstudy,whichfoundthatcoffee5．(drink)appeartolivelonger,regardlessofwhethertheyconsumeregularcoffee.Coffeehasalsobeenshowntoreducetheriskofmanydiseases,includingtype2diabetes(糖尿病),liverdisease,Alzheimer’sandskincancer,too.“Coffeeisloadedwithantioxidants（抗氧化剂）,”saidJoeDeRupo,aspokesmanfortheNationalCoffeeAssociation."Manyare6．(natural)occurringantioxidantsfoundinthecoffeebean,whileothers7．(create)duringtheroastingprocess.Theseantioxidantsarethoughttobelinkedwithpositiveeffectsin8．(reduce)theriskofseveraldiseases.Whilecoffeeconsumptionmayappeartobehealthfulformany,othersshouldcarryon9．caution.Pregnantwomen,forexample,shouldcautiouslylimit10．(they)intakeofcoffee.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。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