2024-2025学年湖北省孝感一中、应城一中等五校高三第二次月考英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年湖北省孝感一中、应城一中等五校高三第二次月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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why2．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway3．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when4．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped5．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked6．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis7．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled8．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow9．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should10．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen11．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore12．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where13．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior14．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime15．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought16．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that17．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting18．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．asmuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．astwicemuchas19．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which20．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what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）CourseNo.1406

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$6.95onCD+$5ShippingandHandlingORDERTODAY!SaleEndsFriday!1、Whocantellyousomethingaboutthespace?A．BartD．Ehrman. B．NeildcGrasscTyson.C．ArthurT.Benjamin. D．RichardBrertell.2、HowmuchisCourseNo.158onDVDdeliveredtoyourhouse?A．$6.95. B．$9.95.C．$11.95. D．$14.95.3、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Collegecoursesstudiedinhome.B．Collegecourseslearnedonline.C．Someworld-famouslectures.D．Fourinterestingbooksindiscount.22．（8分）RobertToddDuncanwasbornin1903inthesoutherncityofDanville,Kentucky.Hismotherwashisfirstmusicteacher.Asayoungman,hecontinuedhismusicstudyinIndianapolis,Indiana.In1930,hecompletedmusicaleducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoWashington.Forfifteenyears,hetaughtmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.Atthattime,notmanyblackmusicianswereknownforwritingorperformingclassicalmusic.TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.Hetaughtspecialwaystopresentthemusic.ThesespecialwaysbecameknownastheDuncanTechnique.Besidesteaching,Duncansanginseveraloperaswithperformerswhowereallblack.Butitseemedthathealwayswouldbeknownmainlyasaconcertartist.However,hislifetookadifferentturninthemiddleof1930s.Atthattime,thefamousAmericanmusicwriterGeorgeGershwinwaslookingforsomeonetoplayaleadingpartinhisnewworkPorgyandBess.Amusiccritic(评论家)ofTheNewYorkTimesnewspapersuggestedToddDuncan.Duncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartasheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.Buthechangedhismind.HesangapiecefromanItalianoperatoGershwin.HehadsungonlyforafewminuteswhenGershwinofferedhimthepart.HebecamefamousbecauseofthepartinPorgyandBess.ToddDuncangainedfameasanoperasingerandconcertartist.Buthisgreatestloveinmusicwasteaching.WhenhestoppedteachingatHoward,hecontinuedgivingsinginglessonsinhisWashingtonhomeuntiltheweekbeforehisdeath.1、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．WhatRobertToddDuncanlovedmost.B．HowRobertToddDuncanbecamefamous.C．RobertToddDuncanandhismusicalproductions.D．AbriefintroductiontoRobertToddDuncan.2、WhathappenedtoDuncaninthemiddleof1930s?A．HegaveupteachingatHowardUniversity.B．HewasintroducedbyTheNewYorkTimesindetail.C．HewasaskedtobeinchargeoftheoperaPorgyandBess.D．Hewasgivenabigopportunitytobecomeanoperasinger.3、WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartmainlybecause.A．hewastoobusytodoitB．hewasnotinterestedinitC．hewasnotconfidentenoughD．hedidn’twanttobecomefamous4、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidRobertToddDuncanlovemost?A．Singinginconcerts.B．Writingmusic.C．Singingopera.D．Teachingmusic.23．（8分）InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.1、Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．light B．storyC．patent D．film2、Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．openspaces B．varioussceneryC．uniqueculture D．sunnyweather3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.B．MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.C．Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.D．MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.4、WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?A．Itwasheldinarestaurant.B．Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.C．Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.D．Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.24．（8分）AllanGuei,18,wasastarbasketballplayeratComptonHighSchoolintheLosAngelesareabeforehegraduatedlastmonth.Hisgoodgradesmadehimeligibleforanunusualcompetition:Afree-throwcontestintheComptonHighgymnasium.Thetopprize:＄40,000inscholarshipmoney.Guei,whoseparentsimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromtheIvoryCoast,knewhowmuchthatfinancialaidcouldmeanforhisfamily.HewasalsofeelingafairshareofpressureasstudentsandteacherscrushedintothegymtowatchGueiandsevenotherrandomlycompeteagainsteachother.Gueiwonthefree-throwcontestbyonebasketandnettedthe＄40,000.Butit’swhathedidnextthat’strulyastonishing.IntheweeksfollowingtheMarchfree-throwcompetition,Gueilearnedthathe’dscoredafull-ridebasketballscholarshiptoCaliforniaStateUniversity---Northridge.NCAA(全国大学生体育协会)rulesallowedGueitoaccepttheathleticscholarshipandalsokeepmostofthe＄40,000hehadwon.ButGueicouldn’tstopthinkingabouttheseventalentedrunners-upfromthefree-throwcontest.They,too,haddreamsandveryrealneeds.So,heaskedPrincipalJesseJonestomakeasurpriseannouncementatComptonHigh’sgraduationceremony:Geuiwantedtodonatethe＄40,000totheothersevenstudents.“I’vealreadybeenblessedsomuchandIknowwe’relivingwithabadeconomy,soIknowthismoneycanreallyhelpmyclassmates,”Gueisaidinastatement.“Itwastherightdecision.”GueielaboratedonhisdecisiontogivethemoneyawayinaninterviewwithESPN(体育电视网):“Iwasalreadywelltakencareoftogotoschool,togotouniversityforfree...IfeltliketheyneededitmorethanIdid.”1、WhilestudyingatComptonHighSchoolintheLosAngelesarea,AllanGuei______.A．wasfamousintheUnitedStatesB．madegrown-upsfeelveryworriedC．tookpartinafree-throwcontestD．showedhisskillsinplayingbasketball2、Duringthefree-throwcontestintheComptonHighgymnasium,AllanGueifelt______.A．delightedB．stressedC．relaxedD．embarrassed3、Whatmadetheotherpeopleastonished?A．Gueicontributedhisprizetoothers.B．GueiwasthoughthighlyofbyJesse.C．Gueikeptmostofhisscholarship.D．Gueigainedabasketballscholarship.4、WhatGueisaidinaninterviewwithESPNinfersthat______.A．hisfamilywasverywealthyB．itwasveryhardforhimtomakemoneyC．hewasluckierthanotherstudentsD．hewasalwaysreadytohelpothers.5、Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．Inastorybook.B．Inanewspaper.C．Inasciencemagazine.D．Inanadvertisement.25．（10分）TheAlexandertechniqueUntilearlierthisyear,Ididn’tknowanythingabouttheAlexandertechnique—andsawnoreasontothinkIshould.Oneday,thebackacheIregularlysufferedwasmorepainful.Iwasbroughtuptothinkthatthepreferredwayofdealingwithachesistodonothingandhopethey’llgoaway,butIeventuallywenttothedoctor.Afterexaminingme,hesaid,“Youactuallyhavebadposture(姿势).GooffandlearntheAlexandertechnique.”ThreemonthslaterIcouldwalkstraighterandsitbetter.TheAlexandertechniqueisawayoflearninghowyoucangetridofharmfultensioninyourbody.Theteachingfocusesontheneck,headandback.Ittrainsyoutouseyourbodylessseverelyandcarryoutthemovementsthatwedoallthetimewithlesseffort.Thereislittleeffortinthelessonsthemselves,whichsetsaparttheAlexandertechniquefromyogaorpilates,whichareexercise-based.Atypicallessoninvolvesstandinginfrontofachairandlearningtositandstandwithminimumeffort.Youspendsometimelyingonabenchwithyourkneesbenttostraightenthespine(脊椎)andrelaxyourbodywhiletheteachermovesyourarmsandlegstotrainyoutomovethemcorrectly.Thetechniquehelpstobreakthebadhabitsaccumulatedoveryears.Tryfoldingyourarmstheoppositewaytonormal.Thisisanexampleofahabitthebodyhasformedwhichcanbehardtobreak.Manyofuscarryourheadstoofarback.Theheadweighsfourtosixkilos,soanyinappropriateposturecancauseproblemsforthebody.Thetechniqueteachesyoutoletgoofthemusclesholdingtheheadback,allowingittogobacktoitsnaturalplaceonthetopofourspines.SowhowasAlexanderandhowdidhecomeupwiththetechnique?FrederickAlexander,anAustralianactorbornin1869,foundinhisyouththathehadvocal(声音的)problemsduringperformances.Heanalyzedhimselfandrealizedhisposturewasbad.Heworkedonimprovingit,withexcellentresults.HebroughthistechniquetoLondonandopenedateacher-trainingschool,whichisstillsuccessfultoday.Soifyou’rewalkingalongtheroadonedaywithshouldersbentforward,feelingweigheddownbyyourtroubles,giveathoughttotheAlexandertechnique.Itwillhelpyouwalktallagain.1、WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph1?A．Shefeltnobetterafterthetreatment.B．ShegotboredwiththeAlexandertechnique.C．Shewasscepticalaboutthedoctor’smethod.D．Shewasunwillingtoseektreatmentforherbackache.2、WhatistheprincipleoftheAlexandertechnique?A．Physicaltensionshouldn’tbecompletelyrelieved.B．Thetechniqueshouldn’tbecombinedwithotherexercises.C．Thepracticeofthetechniqueshouldn’tbeattemptedalone.D．Familiarphysicalactionsshouldn’tbedonewithmucheffort.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutFrederickAlexander?A．Hemanagedtorecoverhisvocalpowers.B．Hewaseagertomakeanameforhimself.C．Hedevelopedaformofexerciseforactors.D．Hehadtoleavehometodevelophistechnique.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theoccurrenceofbackpainiswidespread.B．Alexanderimprovedthetechniquetotreatbodypain.C．TheAlexandertechniquehelpsovercomepostureproblems.D．Peoplewithbackpainarevictimsofinappropriatepostures.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）Iwasgettingreadyforbedwhenthetelephonerangunexpectedly.Mymindquicklyran1thelistoffamilymembers,butthevoiceontheotherendofthelinewasonly2familiar.“Lindy,thisisLeslie,”shesaid.Ididn’tknowLeslieverywell,soIwasalittle3thatshewouldbecallingmeat11:00pm.Iwasafraidthatitwouldbesomethingreally4tocausehertoreachouttosomeoneshe5knew.However,sheaskedmeamost6question.“Doyouhaveanyroomforaturkeyinyourfreezer?”sheasked.“Sure,”Iresponded,feelingquiteconfused.Myfamilywasatthebottomofourfoodsupply.“Iwill7whenIgettoyourhouse,”Lesliereplied.Wequickly8bluejeansfromournightclothesandpreparedtomeetheroutside9thedoorbellwouldn’twakeupourfourchildren.Leslieandherhusbandcameinahugefreezertruck.Sheexplainedthatherhusbandservicedasmallgrocerystorethathadjustlostitslease（租约）.Theyhadto10allthefreezersbeforemidnight.Shethoughtitwasa11tojustthrowallthisfoodawaysoshebegantogothroughherlistof12,droppingofffoodtoanyonewhoshethoughtmightbe13totakeit.Ourswasthelastplacetheyplannedtostopandanythingleftwouldhavetobe14Stillnotfully15whathadjustoccurred,Iaskedher,“Whenwillyoubecomingbackforallthis?”Lesliereplied,“Itisyours!Wehavebeen16foodsince5:00pmandhave17ourlistofcontacts.Thanksalotforhelpingusout.”Lesliehadnoideathatwe18tobuygroceries.Bythetimethefreezerfoodfinally19,buyinggrocerieswasnolongeraproblem.IadmitthatI’mstillafraidoflatenightcalls,assumingtheworst,20thenIrememberthatsummernightwhenanacquaintancecalledmetosendmeturkeys.1、A．intoB．acrossC．throughD．after2、A．vaguelyB．definitelyC．reasonablyD．hopefully3、A．thrilledB．embarrassedC．surprisedD．annoyed4、A．creativeB．impressiveC．complexD．awful5、A．normallyB．barelyC．preciselyD．frequently6、A．strangeB．authenticC．fascinatingD．tough7、A．pauseB．explainC．appreciateD．negotiate8、A．huntedforB．putasideC．changedintoD．tookout9、A．inthatB．asifC．incaseD．sothat10、A．emptyB．replaceC．fixD．remove11、A．successB．shameC．chanceD．duty12、A．merchantsB．rescuersC．contactsD．clients13、A．considerateB．generousC．willingD．conscious14、A．deletedB．leakedC．swappedD．dumped15、A．describingB．understandingC．predictingD．observing16、A．submittingB．fetchingC．consumingD．delivering17、A．packedB．exhaustedC．refreshedD．concluded18、A．struggledB．managedC．decidedD．tended19、A．ranoutB．wentoffC．brokedownD．caughton20、A．forB．orC．andD．but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）Confucius(孔子)ishonored1．settingthetoneformuchtraditionalChinesemusicforthousandsofyearsHe2．(think)tobeagreateducatorHowever,heisalsoa3．(talent)musicianwhowasabletoplayseveralinstrumentsexpertlyPerhapsnowadaysforpeoplearoundtheworld,music4．(mean)mainlyforamusementButduringthetimeoftheZhouDynastyabout500BC,musichadanimportantroleinmakingsocietystableHowmusicwasusedandperformedisexpressedinseveralmainConfucianbooksConfuciustaughtthat5．(educate)somebody,youshouldstartwithpoems,emphasizeceremonies,andfinishwithmusicMusicalknowledgewas6．matterofhigherlearningItissaidthathethoughtofthesixmostimportantsubjectstostudy,7．(rank)musichigherthantheotherfivenecessarysubjectslikewritingandmathematicsMusicwasimportantbecausetheidealsocietywastobegovernedbyritual(礼制)functions,butnotbylawInaculture8．peoplefunctionaccordingtoritual,musicisusedtohelpgovernthemSomusicwasn’treally9．(entertain),butameansformusicianstoaccomplishpoliticalandsocialgoalsMusicis10．(eventual)ameansforsocialhappiness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。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏