2024年邵阳市高三第三次联考（三模）英语试卷（含答案详解）+听力材料

2024年邵阳市高三第三次联考

英语2024.05

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话

后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WherewillMikeprobablybeat3:00?

A.Athome.B.Inhisoffice.C.Atthedentist's.

2.Whydidn，tthemancallthewomanback?

A.Hewastoobusy.

B.Helosthisphone.

C.Hedidn，treceivethemessage.

3.Whenisthebooktobigned?

A.NextWeekend.B.ThisWeekend.C.Thenextday.

4.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Clear.B.Cloudy.C.Fresh.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewomancan51findabetterprice.

B.Thewomancan'treturnthejeans.

C.Thewomanshouldn51wearshortjeans.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段

对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hehasplannedabeachtourforsometime.

B.HedoesnJtmakethedecisiontothebeach.

C.Hewenttothebeachnotlongago.

7.WhatistheweatherlikeinthisseasoninCalifornia?

A.Itisgettingcolder.B.Italwaysstayswarm.C.Itoftenchanges.

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听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whenwillthespeakers?vacationbeover?

A.Infivedays.B.Intwodays.C.Inaweek.

9.Howdoesthewomanwanttogettothecountryside?

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Onfoot.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Saturday.B.Wednesday.C.Monday.

11.Whatcanbeknownabouttheman?

A.Heworksveryhard.

B.Hedoesn'thaveaclock.

C.Heisoftenlateforwork.

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Gotobedearly.B.Buyaclock.C.Leavehisjobatonce.

听第9段材料，回答第13至18题。

13.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Makingahotelreservation.

B.Checkingintoahotel.

C.Tryingtofindaplaceforsmoking.

14.Howmuchwillthemanpayforhisstay?

A.$1,500.B.$1,200.C.$300.

15.Whatcanbeknownabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn'tsmoke.

B.Heisn，tsatisfiedwiththereservation.

C.Hecaresaboutthehigherroomprices.

16.What，sthewoman?

A.Alobbymanager.B.Areceptionist.C.Aroomkeeper.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowmanyhotelsdidDisneyWorldhavewhenitjustopened?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

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18.WhatisthemostpopularthingatDisneyWorld?

A.Playinggolf.

B.Goingtothewaterpark.

C.VisitingtheMagicKingdom.

19.WhendidDisneylandopen?

A.In1955.B.In1971.C.In1975.

20.What'sthedifferencebetweentheDisneyWorldandtheDisneyland?

A.Thelatterisyounger.

B.Theformerismorepopular.

C.ThelatterislocatedinFlorida.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

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B

WhenLucywasten,shewenttothetheatretoseeaplayTheHouseatPoohCornerwithherparents.I

mmediately,Lucyfellinlove.Butalthoughshetookpartinschoolandcollegeplays,sheneverthoughtitcoul

dleadtoacareer.Instead,shestudiedbusinessatuniversity,workingfortheLandRegisterofScotlanduntilsh

eretiredin2012.Hernewlyfreetimereignited（重新点燃）adecades-oldspark."Istillwantedtodosomethi

ngwithmybrainsoIwentbacktouniversitytostudytheatreandperformance,“saysLucy.

Thatyear,shetookpartinafolkdramaworkshopanddiscoveredmumming,anancientmaskedform,in

whichmaleactorstravelthroughvillages,performingsimpleplays,ofteninexchangeforfoodorshelter."It's

asimplerstorythanconventionalplays.Ithasonecentralconflictratherthanslowcharacterdevelopment.It's

rootedinhistoryandinvolvesmoreimprovisation（即席创作）becausetheplayisalwaystailoredtoalocalaudien

ce,"saysLucy.

InterestgrewandLucysetuphergroup——theMeadowsMummers——asacharity,toattractwider

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supportanddonations.Itsfirstperformancewasin2015,attheMeadowsfestivalinEdinburgh.Thingssnowball

edfromthere.AswellastouringcentralScotland,thegroupwenttotheIntemationalMummingSymposiumand

UnconventioninGloucestershirein2016,andlearnedmoreaboutthehistoryoffolkdrama.

Morerecently,lifecircumstanceshavemadeperformingdifficult."I'vehadhealthproblems."Shesaysth

at,attimes,shehasconsideredgivingup,butgetstoomuchjoyfromdoingittostop."We'vejustdoneon

eperformancethisyearbutI'mreallyexcitedthatwe'regettingreadyformorefestivalsnextyear.”

Thedrivetokeepgoingisinspiredbyanexperiencemorethan30yearsago.“Iwasinanationalparki

nYugoslaviawhenIsawawomanstaringattentivelyatthisgreenriver,“shesays."Shetoldmeshewasgoi

ngblindandwantedtherivertobethelastbeautifulthingsheeversaw."Wheneverdoubtcreepsin（不知不觉

产生），Lucyrecallsthatencounterandfeelsforcedtocontinuegraspinglifewithbothhands."Justbecauseyo

u,vereached60,itdoesn?tmeanthedrawbridgehasbeenpulledup,“saysLucy.

24.WhydidLucystudytheatreandperformanceafterretirement?

A.Tofurtherherstudy.B.Topleaseherparents.

C.Torecollectherinterest.D.Tofindabetterjob.

25.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkaboirtintermsofmumming?

A.Itshistory.B.Itscharacteristics.C.itsimportance.D.Itsprospect.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snowballed“inparagraph3mean）

A.Stuck.B.Collapsed.C.Developed.D.Froze.

27.WhatdoesLucyintendtotellusbytheencounter?

A.Weshouldtrytoliveinthemoment.

B.Romanwasnotbuiltinaday.

C.Wherethere，sawill,thereisaway.

D.Artislong,lifeisshort.

C

Amelia,aninth-gradestudentatCarsonMiddleSchool,wantedtohelphergrandmotherwhostruggledto

openbottlecaps.Shefoundasolutioninherengineeringclass,wherestudentsweretaskedwithadaptingexistin

gproductstomakedailylifeeasierforpeoplewithdifficulties.

Amelia'screativitykickedinassheresearchedexistingbottle-openingdevices."Theshapeandsizeofa

cellphonearefamiliar,“shesaid.Tocreateabetterbottleopener,Ameliausedapieceofwood.Itwasshape

dlikeacellphone.Next,sheputthreeholesinthewood.Theholeswereindifferentsizessothattheycould

matchcommonbottlecapsizes.Eachholealsohadalayerofdriedhotglue,providingastrongholdfortheb

ottlecaps.Withasimpletwistingmotion,hergrandmother

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couldopenbottleswithoutassistance.

Whileaddressingchallengesthosewithlearningdisabilities,movementchallengesandotherissuesface,stud

entslikeAmeliausedmorethantheirmath,physics,andtoolskills.Theyalsolearnedaboutempathy（共情）.

“Empathyislookingatproblemsfromanotherperson'spointofview,"Amelia'steacher,MarkBolt,said.

“It'sanimportantpartofengineering.Engineersneedtoputthemselvesintheirproductusers1shoestobuildef

fectivesolutions."Itwasempathy,whilewatchingfriendsandfamilydealwithdailytasks,thatpushedother

students'projects.

StudentMichaelnoticedhowreadingdisordermadeitdifficultforhisfriendstofollowalongonpagesfull

oftext.Theirbrainstendtoconfusetheorderofnumbers,letters,andotherimages.SoMichaelcreatedasm

alladjustablewindow-blind-styledevice."Myfriendcouldseparatesmallsectionsoftextwhilereading,“hesa

id.

Intheprocess,studentstrieddifferentversionsoftheirproductstomakethebestonetoshowtheclass.R

atherthanhavingstep-by-stepdirectionsfortheprojects.Boltpreferredtoleavestudents'creativepathsopen.

“Ifwewanttodobetter,wehavetohaveachancetofail,“hesaid.

28.WhatmightbeasolutiontoAmelia5sengineeringclasstask?

A.Toinventnewproducts.

B.Tobetterahearingand

C.Toraisemoneyforthedisabled.

D.Toteachlower-gradestudentsengineering.

29.Whyarethethreeholes，sizesdifferentinAmelia'sbottleopener?

A.Tomaketheopenereasiertohold.B.Tomakethemostofspace.

C.Tobeautifythebottleopener.D.Toensureawideruse.

30.WhatshouldengineersdowhiledesigningproductsaccordingtoMarkBolt?

A.Askfortheusers'advice.

B.Improvetheirworkeffectiveness.

C.Beconsideratetowardtheirusers.

D.Focusmoreonthepeoplearoundthem.

31.HowdoesMichaefsdevicework?

A.Byputtingsmallsectionstogether.

B.Byaddingadictionarytothetext.

C.Byputtingwordsindifferentcolors.

D.Byfocusingusers'attentiononspecificreadingareas.

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D

Inthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury,aBritishdoctornamedEdwardJennergavehisgardener'ssoncow

pox（牛痘）andthendeliberatelyinfectedhimwithsmallpox（天花）totesthisassumptionthatpeoplewhowere

frequentlyexposedtocowpox,asimilarbutlessseverevirus,wouldavoidcatchingsmallpox.Itworkedandc

owpoxasthevaccine（疫苗）washighlyeffective."Vaccination”,fromtheLatinwordforcow,soonbeca

mecommonplace.

Challengetrialsareformsofresearchwhere,ratherthanrelyingondatafromnaturalinfections,weintentio

nallyexposesomeonetoadiseaseinordertotesttheeffectivenessofavaccineortreatment.Thingshavechan

gedalotsinceJenner，stime,ofcourse,whenitwasnotuncommonfordoctorstoconductthiskindofresearc

h.Evenso,there，sacontinuoussensethatthere5ssomethingimmoralaboutmakingsomeoneillonpurpose.

Butthisshouldn，tblindustotheextraordinarypowerofchallengetrials.Theycouldbecomeincreasinglyi

mportantweaponsinthemedicalresearch,inasituationwherevaccinetechnologyisadvancingandthethreatof

diseasesjumpingfromanimalsintohumanbeingsisincreasing.

Muchhasbeendonetoreducetherisksofchallengetrials.Likerespiratorysyncytialvirus（RSV）,research

ershaveinvolvedadultswhoareatalowriskofsevereillness.Theseactshavealreadycutdownamassiver

angeofvaccinecandidates.Butnotalldiseasesareliketheseones.Wedon，talwaysknowthedangersvoluntee

rsmightface;wedon，talwayshavetreatmentsready.Whatthen?

Wecould,ofcourse,justavoidthesequestionsentirely,andrelyonothertypesofresearch.Butthatdoe

sntalwayswork:sometimes,animaltestingistrickyanduninformative,becausethediseasedoesn'tdevelopin

thesamewayasitwouldinhumans.Incontrast,challengetrialscanbedeeplyinformativewithinweeks,wi

thfarfewervolunteers.Andthebenefitscanbesurprisinglyhigh.

Inordertomakesureweareasprotectedaspossiblefromcurrentandfuturethreats,weshouldtrytoget

ridofthemisbeliefinchallengetrials,makingthemamorefamiliarpartofourtoolkits.Perhapsthegreatestr

ewardofallwouldbetomakesureparticipants?effortsareworthwhile:bydesigningtrialstobefairandeffec

tiveandapplyingthemwhenandwheretheymightmakearealdifference.Inshort,byhelpingthemtosaveth

ousands,ifnotmillionsoflives.

32.TheauthortellsthestoryofEdwardJennerwiththeintentionof

A.definingwhatarechallengetrials.

B.showingtheoriginoftheword“vaccination”.

C.emphasizingtheimportanceofhisvaccine.

D.introducingthetopicofchallengetrials.

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33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theissuesbehindchallengetrialsareeasytosolve.

B.Despitetherisks,challengetrialscanbenefitnumerouslives.

C.Thedangersofchallengetrialsoutweighthebenefitstheybring.

D.Challengetrialscanpreventthedevelopmentofvaccinetechnologies.

34.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Acautiousattitudeshouldbetakentowardschallengetrials.

B.Challengetrialsguaranteeparticipantsprotectionagainstthreats.

C.Peopleshouldbemoreopentochallengetrials.

D.Theaccuracyofchallengetrialscanbeimprovedwithmorevolunteersinvolved.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Canchallengetrialsblockmedicalprogress?

B.Shouldweusechallengetrialstofindcures?

C.Canchallengetrialsputanendtoinfectiousdiseases?

D.Shouldwereplaceanimaltestingwithchallengetrials?

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.52,满意12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入宅白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Inthejourneyoflife,there'sanoftenignoredhero—labor.Yes,that'sright,goodold-fashionedhardwo

rk.Whetherit'smowinglawns,babysitting,orwashingdishes,theactoflaboringnotonlyfillspocketsbutal

soshapescharactersandmoldsfutures.

Let'sfaceit,weliveinaworldwhereinstantsatisfactionisthenorm（标准）.Butwhatifwetoldyout

hatdelayingthatsatisfactionandputtinginsomegood,honestsweatcanactuallybebeneficial?It'strue!36

37Imagineateenagertaskedwithmowinglawnsforasummerjob.Suddenly,they'reresponsiblefor

showingupontime,doingathoroughjob,andmanagingtheirearnings.Thesearelifeskillsthatnoclassroo

mlecturecanmatch.

Moreover,laborbreeds（培养）perseverance.38Insteadofthrowinginthetowel,theypersevere,lea

rningfromeachsetbackandgrowingstrongerintheprocess.Thisperseverancebecomesacornerstone（基石）f

orsuccessinallaspectsoflife.

Butperhapsthemostprofoundimpactoflaborisitsabilitytofoster（促进）empathyandappreciation._

39Asteenagersservemealstothelessfortunate,theygainanewfound

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perspectiveonprivilegeandgratitude.Suddenly,thatnewsmartphonedoesn51seemasi

mportantaslendingahelpinghandtothoseinneed.

Inconclusion,laborisn'tjustaboutearningapaycheckbutit'salsoaboutshaping

characterandbuildingafoundationforsuccess.So,thenexttimeyouseeateenagersw

eatingitoutonahotsummerday,remember-40

A.Labourissignificantlybeneficialtohealth.

B.Take,forinstance,volunteeringatalocalsoupkitchen.

C.laborisn，tjustaboutearningmoneyandtrainingskills.

D.First,laborgraduallyacquiresasenseofresponsibility.

E.Imagineayoungadultfacingrejectionafterrejectionwhilejobhunting.

F.they'renotjustmowinglawns,they'repavingtheirpathtoabrighterfuture.

G.Theprocessoflaboringteachesinvaluablelessonsthattextbookssimplycan'tconvey.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

Onasunnyafternoon,Anthony,Perry,steppedoffthetrainatChicago's69thStr

eetstation.The20-year-old,whoworkednightsinagrocerystore,wasonhiswaytos

eehis41.

Ontheplatform,somethingunthinkablehappened:aman.theedgeandontoth

eelectrifiedtraintracks!AsPerryandother43passengerswatched,heshookuncontr

ollablyasthe44movedthroughhisbody.

“Helphim!”someonecried."Please,someone!”

Perrycouldn，tjuststandthereand45.Hesatattheedgeoftheplatformand

easedhimselfdown.46allrailsbetweenthemanandhimwereelectrified,hequickl

yleapedtowardsthevictim,usingahigh-kneetechniquefromhishighschoolfootballd

ays.

Perrysoon47downandgraspedthevictim，swrist.48,hefeltapowerful

electricshockshootthroughhisbody.Perryjumpedback.Hereacheddownasecondt

ime,andwasshockedagain.Butthethirdtimeheseizedtheman，swristandforearm,

andmanagedtomovetheguy'sbodyawayfromthe49.

“Givehimchestcompressions!yelledanoldladyontheplatform.

Perrywasnoexpert,butforafewmomentsheworkedontheman，sheartuntilth

evictimregained50.Then,first-aidersarrived.Perrylettheprofessionals51.

Heartstillracingfromtheelectricshocks,he52backupontotheplatform,grab

bedhis53andcontinuedontohisgrandfather，s.

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Theeveningnewsreportedtheincident,54anunnamedherowithsavingthevictim，slife.Tomany,P

erry5s55deedsdemonstratedthepowerofchoosingcompassionoverpersonalsafety.

41.A.managerB.clientC.grandfatherD.aunt

42.A.felloverB.fellinC.felldownD.fellbehind

43.A.delightedB.excitedC.depressedD.horrified

44.A.currentB.oxygenC.waveD.blood

45.A.imagineB.watchC.shoutD.record

46.A.HopingB.AssumingC.ComplainingD.Recalling

47.A.climbedB.grabbedC.reachedD.stretched

48.A.InstantlyB.SlightlyC.NormallyD.Surprisingly

49.A.trainB.crowdsC.platformD.rails

50.A.strengthB.balanceC.consciousnessD.control

51.A.lookaheadB.takeoverC.getaroundD.keepaway

52.A.climbedB.jumpedC.woundD.walked

53.A.clothesB.thingsC.possessionsD.books

54.A.providingB.engagingC.assistingD.crediting

55.A.generousB.gratefulC.,courageousD.faithful

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Theabacus(算盘),amanuallyoperatedcountingaidthatoriginatedinChina,wasknownasthe56.

(five)greatinventioninChinabyJosephNeedham,awell-knownBritishbiochemistandhistorian.Be

foretheadventofArabicnumerals,theabacuswasawidelyusedcountingtoolglobally.

AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-24AD),theChineseusedwoodenorbonerodsforcalcu

lations.However,therodswere57.(gradual)developedintotheabacusforthetime-consumingcalc

ulations.

Theearlyabacususedsmallroundbeadsinsteadoflongrods,58.werecomparativelyclumsy.

Overtime,thenumberofbeadsincreased,59.(lead)totheseven-beadabacusfromitsfive-bead

predecessortoadapttothehexadecimalsystem.

Theexistingabacuseshavedifferentshapesandaremadeofdifferent60.(material).Atypical

abacusismostlymadeofwoodandconsistsofaseriesofbeads61.(arrange)inarectangularwoode

nframe.Acrossbeaminthemiddledividesthebeadsintotwo

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parts.Eachbeadintheupperhalfrepresentsfive,andeachbeadinthelowerhalfrepresentsone.Eachstring

ofbeadsrepresentsthevaluesofones,tens,hundreds,thousands,andtensofthousandsfromrighttoleft.

Asitwassimpletomake,affordable,andeasy62.(use),theabaouswaswidelyusedinChin

a,fromwhereitgraduallyspreadtocountriesandregionssuchasKorea,theU.S.andSoutheastAsia.

Intoday5seraofcomputersandotherelectronicdevices,althoughfewpeopleuseabacuses,ithasbecome

asymbolofcountinginChina.Inrecentyears,it63.(appear)frequentlyonpostagestampsandpo

stcards.Itisalsopartofsomespecialoccasions.Forinstance."Zhuazhou”isa64.(tradition)Chi

nesecelebrationofa65.(child)firstbirthdaywhenseveralobjectsareplacedbeforethechildtocho

ose.Thechosenobjectissupposedtoindicatethechild，sfuturecareer.Theabacusisamongtheseobjects,rep

resentingbusinessorwealth.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你校英文报史栏节、目VoicesofYouth就是否在校内成立心理健康俱乐部（MentalHealthC

lub）征询学生的意见。请你给该栏目缅辑写一封邮件。

内容包括：1.你的观点；

2.你的理由（至少两条）。

注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Deareditor,

I,mLiHua,astudentofClass1.____________________________________________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

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第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Iwasworkingasasupervisorinasmall,ruralhospitalonabittercoldMidwesternwinterin1992.Iwas

n'tevensupposedtobeworkingtheeveningshift,buthadagreedtoswapwithacolleaguewhoneededtheni

ghtoff.Amongmymanydutieswastoassistintheemergencyroom（ER）ifourERnurseneededhelp.Sudde

nly,mypager（寻呼机）echoeddownthehallwaythatquietevening.

“Ineedyourhelpnow,“anurseinERsaidurgently."Wehaveanambulanceoutonalittleboy.N

otmanydetails,butitdoesn，tsoundgood.Hewasfoundoutsideinasnowbank,andthefirstrespondersha

vestartedCPR."Myheartsank.Itwasthirtydegreesbelowzerowithwindchill.Thechilddidn'thaveacha

nee.

Ienteredtheemergencyroom.Theambulancewasjustpullingup,andwhenthegumey（轮床）rolledint

otheERitwasmetwithdeadsilence.CPRwasinprogress.Theblondboylaylifelessandpalewithlittleha

ndsfrozensosolid.Becauseofthecircumstances,wewereobligatedtocontinueCPRuntilhiscorebodytemp

eraturewasraised.Nooneintheroomseemedtoholdanyhopeofbringingbackthislittleboy.

Thenexthourpassedanieklyasmanywayswereconductedtowarmhimup.Istoodsilentlyoverhim,t

earsrunningdownmycheeks,Ipravedsilentlyforhimandhisfamily.Icouldn，tevenhelpunderstandingthe

painhisparentswereexperiencing.

Hewasthesameageasmylittleboy,withthesamebeautifulblueeyesandblondhair.Ithoughtofhow

muchIlovedmysonandtriedtorememberthelasttimeItoldhimIlovedhims