2024-2025学年湖南省醴陵二中、四中高三5月半月考英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年湖南省醴陵二中、四中高三5月半月考英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion2．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape3．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem4．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that5．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun6．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith7．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether8．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated9．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones10．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what11．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown12．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last13．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold14．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned15．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should16．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick17．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto18．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data19．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing20．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof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）WheretoDineonaBudgetWithKidsinLondon?Wheretodineonabudgetwithkids?ThesefourLondonrestaurantsareaswelcomingastheyarewallet-friendly.◆BarbicanKitchenattheBarbicanCentreEurope’slargestmulti-artsvenueishometocinemas,atheatre,aconcerthallandgalleriessothereareplentyofwaysforfamiliestoworkupanappetitebeforerefuelingattheBarbicanKitchen.Thisgroundfloorrestaurantservesarangeoflightbites,hotsandwichesandhandmadepizzasandchildrenunder12eatfreewitheveryadultorderingamainmeal.◆StickyFingers,KensingtonStickyFingersinKensingtonisarockn’rollrestaurantthatservesclassicAmericandishes.Thekid’smenu(forunder12s）isjust£7.95forameal,adrinkandadessertandifyouvisitonaMondayyoucantakeadvantageofthe“MondayMadness”promotionforupto50%offallmaincoursesforadults.Don’tleavewithoutexploringtheRollingStonessouvenirsincludinggolddiscs,guitarsandphotosoftheband.◆Jamie’sItalina,VariousLocationsTopBritishchef,JamieOliverknowsathingortwoaboutcateringforchildren.Thereareoften“kidscatfree”promotionsrunningduringschoolholidaysbuttheregularkidsmenuisonly£6.50foramaindish,asaladandadrink.Activitypacksareavailableforkidsandthe2-courselunchdealforgrown-upsisabargainat£11.95.◆VauxhallCityFarmCaféCombineadaywiththeanimalsandlunchwiththefamilyatVauxhallCityFarm,acommunityspacehometohorse,pigs,goatsandcamels,EnjoylunchattheOldDairyCaféwhichservesaffordablesandwiches,soups,salads,cakesanddishesfromaweeklyspecialsmenu.Halfportionsofeverythingareavailableforkidsforaround£2.1、WhatareyouexpectedtodobeforeeatingatBarbicanKitchen?A．Eatlightfood.B．Orderamainmeal.C．Enjoyartandentertainments.D．Developanappetiteforpaintings.2、Whichrestaurantcanattractmusicfans?A．Jamie’sItalian.B．StickyFingers.C．BarbicanKitchen.D．VauxhallCityFarmCafé3、HowarebothJamie’sItalianandVauxhallCityFarmCaféwallet-friendly?A．Theybothofferkidsfreefood.B．Theybothdopromotionsregularly.C．Theybothserveadultsatabargainprice.D．Theybothmakeasmallchangeforkidsmeal.22．（8分）NASAmightbefamousforsendingrocketsuptospacequickly.Butitwillbemorefamousformakingyournextholidaycomemorequickly.Thespaceagencyisworkingonanewplane,whichcouldsolvetheproblemsofsupersonic(超音速的)flightandvastlyincreasethespeedofjourneysabroad.Ifsuccessful,theplanewouldbeabletoflybetweenNewYorkandLondoninjustthreehours.Anditwouldreducethetimespentflyingotherjourneysbyahalf,sinceitcouldbeusedmorebroadly.Untilnow,theproblemwithsuchplaneshasbeenthesonicboom(声爆),madefamousbytheoriginalConcorde.Thathappenswhenaplanereachessupersonicspeeds.Itisathunderousnoisethatupsetspeopleontheground—disturbinganimalsandevencausingphysicalproblemstomaterialsandhousesunderneath.ItwasthateffectthatledCongresstobansuchplanesfrombeingusedovertheUSland,adecisionthatinturnwasresponsibleforConcorde’sfailingtobecommerciallyused.Inviewoftheproblem,thespaceagencyhasdevelopedanewtechnologyandtrieditoutinwindtunnels,andnowbelievesthatitcouldbeputtocommercialuse.Thatplanewillflyashighas55,000feet—farhigherthannormalplanes—andmakeasoundofonly60decibels.That’sfarlessthan90decibelsthrownoutbynormalplanes,andisroughlyinlinewithacaronthemotorwayorabusyrestaurant.“Aslongaswecangetendorsementfromthegeneralpublic,theplanewillprobablybesomethingthat’sacceptable,”saidPeterCoen,projectmanagerforNASA’scommercialsupersonicresearchteam,inanewBloombergreport.“Ifwegetapproved,wewillhavethefull-sizedversionoftheplanetriedoutandtheplanewillbeputintouse.”1、WhydoestheauthormentionConcorde?A．Tosuggesttherapiddevelopmentofplanes.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofsonicbooms.C．Tointroducehowacommercialplaneisdesigned.D．ToshowCongress’importantroleinmakingplanes.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebasicdataofthenewplane.B．Theworkingprincipleofthenewplane.C．Theproblemsofthenewplane.D．Thepotentialmarketofthenewplane.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorsement”inparagraph5mean?A．ResponseB．CommitmentC．InvestmentD．Agreement4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinformpeopleofNASA’snewplane.B．Toprovethedisadvantagesofsupersonicflight.C．Toexplainwhyspeedmattersinsupersonicflight.D．Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutcommercialplanes.23．（8分）Thewomandidn’tlikeus.Wedidn’tdoanythingtooffendherandshedidn’tknowusbutthatdidn’tmatter.AsnewfemaleteachersintheEmiratiSchool,weWesternersgreetedhereveryday.Wheneverwesawher,sheavoidedeyecontactwithus.Eventually,someofusstoppedtryingtobefriendher.Wellafter16monthsintheschool,wehadasecretpalgifting.Idrewhernamefromtheglassjarandthatmeantshewasmysecretpal.Myrolewastobuyheragiftandsaysomethingaboutherwhenwepubliclyacknowledgedwhooursecretpalwas.Iboughtherasmallrosearrangementandaskedsomeonetowriteamessageonitandthensentittoherroom.Shewassotouched.NextdayIsentabottleofshampoobutIwrotethemessageinEnglishbecausesheneededtoknowhersecretpalwasaWesternerbeforethedayofthe“bigreveal”.Ialsosentherafragrantcandle.IhadbroughtafewgiftsfromIrelandwhenIreturnedtotheMiddleEastinSeptember.Idecidedtogiftherasilvercolouredbangle.Thencamethedayofthe“bigreveal”.Weallgatheredinthestaffmeetingroomandeveryonewasexcited.Thehostsaid,“Severaldaysago,whenyoureceivedyourgift,youwroteafewkindwordsaboutyoursecretpalandpassedthegifttothem.”ShetaughtmusicintheschoolsoIsaid,“Mysecretpalissomeonewhobringsmusictoourearseverydayoftheweek.”Ididn’tevenneedtosayhernamebecauseeveryoneknewexactlywhoImeant.Shecameforwardwithahugewarmsmile.Shehuggedmeandkissedmeonbothcheeksandgraciouslyacceptedmygifts.Ithinkeveryone’sunderstandingofthingsissubjective,soweshouldhavemorecommunicationwithpeoplearoundus.1、HowdidthewomanrespondtotheWesternersgreetings?A．Sheblamedthem. B．Shekeptawayfromseeingtheireyes.C．Shetreatedthemkindly. D．Sheavoidedmeetingthemagain.2、Whatwastheauthorsupposedtodoafterknowingthenameofhersecretfriend?A．Prepareagiftforher. B．Writeaspeechabouther.C．Findoutwhoitis. D．Chatwithher.3、WhydidtheauthorwritethemessageinEnglishinparagraph3?A．Toshowotherteachersheridentity.B．ToteachthewomansomeEnglish.C．Toletthewomanknowhernationality.D．Tomakeotherteachersbetterunderstandherintention.4、Whatwasthewoman’sattitudetowardstheauthoratlast?A．Friendly. B．Doubtful.C．Regretful. D．Forgiving.24．（8分）Googleisconsistentlyratedthebestplacetowork.SoyouneedadegreefromHarvardtointhedoor,right?Notreally，accordingtoLaszloBock，Google'sHeadofPeopleOperations.Whenthecompanywassmall,GooglecaredalotaboutgettingkidsfromHarvard,Stanford,MITandmanyotherIvyLeagueschools.ButBocksaiditwasthe“wrong”hiringstrategy.Experiencehastaughthimthereareexceptionalkidsatmanyotherplaces,fromstateschoolsinCaliforniatoNewYork.“Whatwefindisthebestpeoplefromplaceslikethatarejustasgood，ifnotbetter，asanybodyyoucangetfromanyIvyLeagueschool，”saidBock，whojustauthoredabooktitled“WorkRules!”Everyyear，2millionpeopleapplytogetajobatGoogle.Bockhimselfhasseensome25,000résumés.SowhatelsedoesGooglenotcareabout:Grades:Google'sdatashowsthatgradespredictperformanceforthefirsttwoyearsofacareer，butdonotmatterafterthat.Brain-teasers:Goneareinterviewquestionssuchas:Whyaremanholecovers（井盖)round?orHowmanygolfballscanfitinaschoolbus?“Ourresearchtellsusthosequestionsareawasteoftime,”Bocksaid“They’reareallycoachableskill.Themoreyoupractice,yougetbetteratit.”Here'swhatGoogledoescareabout:Problemsolvers:Yourcognitiveability(认知能力),orhowwellyousolveproblems.Leaders:Theideaisnotwhetheryouwerepresidentofthestudentbodyorvicepresidentofthebank,butrather:“Whenyouseeaproblemdoyoustepin,helpsolveit,”andthencritically，“Areyouwillingtostepoutandletsomebodyelsetakeover，andmakeroomforsomebodyelse?Areyouwillingtogiveuppower?”Googleyness:That'swhatGooglecallsitsculturalfit.It'snot“Areyoulikeus?”Bocksaid.“Weactuallylookforpeoplewhoaredifferent，becausediversitygivesusgreatideas.”“What'smostimportantisthatpeopleareintellectuallyhumble,willingtoadmitwhenthey'rewrong,andcareabouttheenvironmentaroundthem...becausewewantpeoplewhothinklikeownersnotemployess,”Bocksaid.Theleastimportantthing?Knowinghowtodothejob.“Wefigureifyougetthefirstthreerightyou'llfigureitoutmostofthetime.”1、WhatdoesBockmeaninParagraph2?A．Peoplefromstateschoolscanbeasgood.B．GooglenolongerhirespeoplefromIvyLeagueschools.C．HiringisahardjobforGoogle.D．StateschoolsareworsethanIvyLeagueones.2、Whichquestionbelongstoabrain-teaser?A．Whatareyourgradeslike?B．Whatisthesignificanceoffiguringouttargetusers?C．HowwouldyouimproveaGoogleproduct?D．HowmuchtoiletpaperisneededtocoverTexas?3、WhoisaqualifiedleaderaccordingtoGoogle?A．Oneeagerforpower.B．Onecapableofworkingindependently.C．Onewillingtostepaside.D．Oneoperatinganorganization.4、WhatisGoogleyness?A．Beingunique.B．Beingadaptable.C．Beingqualified.D．Beingloyal.25．（10分）RevolutionaryTVEarsTVEarshashelpedthousandsofpeoplewithvariousdegreesofhearinglosshearthetelevisionclearlywithoutturningupthevolume(音量)andnowit’sbetterandmoreaffordablethanever!WithTVEarswirelesstechnology,yousetyourownheadsetvolume,whileotherTVlistenershearthetelevisionatavolumelevelthat’scomfortableforthem.YoucanevenlistenthroughtheheadsetonlyandputtheTVonmute(静音)ifthesituationcallsforaquietenvironment—maybethebabyissleeping.Orperhapsyouaretheonlyonewhoisinterestedinlisteningtotheballgame.TVEarspatentedtechnologyincludesarevolutionarynoisereductioncartip,notusedinanyothercommerciallyavailableheadset.Thistipreducesoutsidenoisesothattelevisiondialogueisclearandunderstandable.Getthetechnologythathasproventohelpthemostdemandingcustomers.That’swhyTVEarshasearnedthetrustandconfidenceofaudiologists(听觉学家)nationwideaswellasworld-famousdoctors.DoctorRecommendedTVEars!“MywifeandIhaveusedTVEarsalmostdailyforthepasttwoyearsandfindthemagreathelpinourenjoymentoftelevision.Asaretiredeardoctor,IheartilyrecommendTVEarstopeoplewithnormalhearingaswellasthosewithhearingloss.”—RobertForbes,M.D,CACustomerRecommendedTVEars!“NowmyhusbandcanhavethevolumeasloudasheneedsandIcanhavetheTVatmyhearinglevel.TVEarsissocomfortablethatJackforgetshehasthemon!Hecanonceagainhearandunderstandthedialogue.”—Darlene&JackB,CARiskFreeTrial!TVEarscomeswitha30-dayriskfreetrial.SpecialOffer—Now＄59.95.Ifyou’renotsatisfied,returnit.Money-backguarantee!Callnow!800-123-78321、TVEarshelpsyou_____.A．improveyoursleepingqualityB．listentoTVwithoutdisturbingothersC．changeTVchannelswithoutdifficultyD．becomeinterestedinballgameprograms2、WhatmakesTVEarsdifferentfromotherheadsets?A．ItcaneasilysetTVonmute. B．Itsheadsetvolumeisadjustable.C．Ithasanewnoisereductioncartip. D．Itappliesspecialwirelesstechnology.3、Thisadvertisementismademorebelievableby_____.A．usingrecommendations B．offeringreasonsforthisinventionC．providingstatistics. D．showingtheresultsofexperiments.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）第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Oncetherewasaverybrilliant,creativeandeducatedman.Hegainedmuch36whiletravelingthroughouttheworld.Unfortunatelyhelosthislegsandleftarminatragicaccident,leavingonlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthand.Hebecameso37thathewasafraidhewouldspendhislife38andwouldnolongerbeabletousehislifeina(n)39way.Oneday,herememberedhowhehadalwayslovedgetting40.Herealizedthathestillhadpartial41ofhisrighthandandcouldwritewith42.Then,hehadanidea.“Whynotwritetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement?”He43wherehecouldfindthosewhocouldbeencouragediftheyreadhisletters.Hethoughtofpeoplein44.Manyofthemhadhopeofregainingtheir45.Otherswouldkeepfeelingdepressedandremainputawayfortherestoftheirlives.Hedecidedthathemusttryto46them.Sohewrotetoaprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerrepliedthatwritingtotheprisonerswouldbe47.However,itwouldbeagainstprisonrulesfortheprisonerstowriteback.48withtheintention,themanbegansending49messagesofGod’slove,hope,strength,andencouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweek,testinghisstrengthandabilitytothe50.Hepouredhisheartandsoulintohiswords,51hisexperience,senseofhumor,optimism,andfaith.Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters,especiallywithouthopeofany52.Frequently,hefeltdiscouraged,wonderingifanyone53readhisletters.However,thiswashis54chance，sohedeterminedtocontinue.Atlast,hereceivedaletterfromtheprisonofficer,whichsaid,“Pleasewriteonthebestpaperyoucanafford.Yourlettersarepassedfromcell(牢房)tocelluntiltheyalmostfallto55!”Weallhaveuniqueexperiences,abilitiesandtalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachothersinneedofencouragementandstrength.36.A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence37.A．depressed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．thrilled38.A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering39.A．abnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meaningful40.A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes41.A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function42.A．affection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence43.A．estimated B．doubted C．assumed D．wondered44.A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities45.A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience46.A．release B．reach C．defend D．know47.A．acceptable B．reasonable C．prohibited D．considered48.A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Impressed49.A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way50.A．point B．worst C．degree D．limit51.A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching52.A．success B．reply C．help D．progress53.A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．actually54.A．only B．better C．extra D．lost55.A．ruin B．pieces C．theground D．thebottom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）Braveand1．(intelligence),thetinymousefromtheUScartoonseriesTomandJerryislovedandrememberedbyfansworldwideRecently,scientistsfromBritainandCanadahavecreatedsuper-clevermiceby2．(change)asinglegene(基因)Inthestudy,3．(research)changedoneofthemice’sgenestostopthePDE4Benzyme(酶),asubstancefoundinthehumanbrain,4．workingAfterthat,theyranseveraltestsonthe5．(behave)andfoundtheytendedtolearn6．(fast),remembereventsforlongerand7．(solution)difficultproblemsbetterthannormalmiceThemicealsosufferedlessanxiety(焦虑)andshowed8．fearofcats,theirnaturalenemyAteamfromtheUK’sLeedsUniversityisnowtryingdevelopingdrugs(药品)9．couldblockthePDE4Benzyme10．(hope),thedrugscouldhelpwithtreatmentsforbrainconditionssuchasAlzheimer’sdisease(老年痴呆症)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，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。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。DearSam,Thankyouforyourconcern、Well,I’mnowtakingtheonce-a-yearcollegeentranceexamination、WearescheduledtoattendtheexamonJune7thand8th,onthefirstdayofthatChineseandmathwillbetest,theseconddayphysics,chemistry,biologyandEnglish、Overthepasttenmonths,theyhavebeenbusyinpreparingthisexamination、Besideslistentoteacherscarefullyinclass,weoftenworkdeeplyintothenight、Therefore,IbelieveitIcansucceed、Atfirst,IfeltalittlebitnervousbutsoonIcalmeddownbecauseIcametorealizethatChineseandmathwasveryeasyandEnglishismyfavoritesubjects、SoIsupposeIcangetthegoodmarkswhichwillenablemetoentermyidealcollege、Bestwishes!Yours,LiXia104第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校英文报现正在招聘编辑，负责撰写中国传统文化板块的文章。请你写封信，申请该职位。内容包括：1.写信目的；2