岳阳市重点中学2024学年高三4月月考试英语试题含解析

岳阳市重点中学2024学年高三4月月考试英语试题注意事项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．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation2．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas3．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow4．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat5．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should6．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless7．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof8．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular9．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this10．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat11．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty12．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith13．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover14．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which15．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop16．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife17．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting18．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway19．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive20．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some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）Theministryofeducationrecentlypublishednationalstandardsforthemanagementofprimaryandsecondaryschools.Itsaysthatschoolsandparentsshouldworktogethertoensureprimaryschoolstudentssleepatleast10hoursadayandmiddleschoolstudentssleepninehoursaday.However,weinterviewedsomestudents’parentsandnoneofourintervieweessaidtheycouldachievethatgoal.Andnoneoftheintervieweesbelievedotherparentswouldbeabletoachievethatgoal.Thishastodowiththeacademicburdenonchildren.Manykidshaveridiculousamountsofhomeworktodoeachnight,whiletheyalsosufferfromtheadditionalburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Thetruthisthatchildrenhavetoworkharderthanadults.Itshouldbenotedthatmanyparentsarerathertiredwiththissituation,andtheycomplainaboutbeingexhaustedbyhelpingtheirchildrenwithhomeworkandfeelpressuredbytheeconomicburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Doubtlessly,themaincourseliesinthecompetitioninsociety.Noparentswanttheirchildrentofallbehindintherace.TheproblemisespeciallyseriousinmanycitiessuchasBeijingandShanghai,wheretherearebothqualityeducationresourcesandfiercecompetition.Itisdifficultforchildreninthesecitiestosleepenoughhourseveryday.Inordertochangethis,educationresourcesneedtobemorefairlyequal,especiallyforprimaryeducation,sothatstudentsandtheirparentsdonothavetocompetesofiercelyforthelimitedamountofqualityeducationresources.Suchthingsarealwayseasiersaidthandone,ofcourse.Tobalanceprimaryandsecondaryeducationresourceswillbeadifficultprocess.Butonlybydoingsowillourchildrengetenoughsleepeveryday.1、WhatisthepurposeofthenationalstandardsmentionedinParagraph1?A．Tomakesurestudentshaveenoughsleep.B．Toexplainwhyenoughsleepisimportantforstudents.C．Tofindoutwhystudentscan’thaveenoughsleep.D．Tostatehowthenationalstandardsarecarriedout.2、Whichfactdoesmainlyleadtostudents’lackofsleep?A．Learningstress.B．Economicalpressurefromextracourses.C．Fiercesocialcompetition.D．Lowefficiencyinstudy.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thegovernmentshould________.A．reducethelearningcourses.B．provideequaleducationresources.C．strengthenfinancialsupport.D．publishstricteducationpolicy.4、WhichonecanBESTdescribethestructureofthepassage?A．Compareandcontrast.B．Causeandeffect.C．Reasonandsolution.D．Opinionandsuggestion.22．（8分）Somecolorspeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsofclinical(临床的)depression(沮丧).Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudyfindings.Theyshowthatindividuals(个人)wholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflightovernight(整夜)candevelopclinicaldepression.Doctorsusetheword“clinicaldepression”todescribesevereformofdepression.Signsmayincludelossofinterestorpleasureinmostactivities,lowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeathorsuicide.Inthenewstudy,Americaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters(仓鼠)todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausetheyarenocturnal,whichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.Theanimalswereseparatedintofourgroups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptinthedarkduringtheirnight-timeperiod.Anothergroupwasplacedinfrontofabluelight,athirdgroupsleptinfrontofawhitelight,whileafourthwasputinfrontofaredlight.Afterfourweeks,theresearchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamstersdrank.Theyfoundthatthemostdepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.RandyNelsonheadstheDepartmentofNeuroscienceatOhioStateUniversity.Hesaysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed.“Whatwesawisthattheseanimalsdidn’tshowanysleepuneasiness(不安)atallbuttheydidmessupbiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesignwhileiftheywereinthedim(微弱)redlight,theydidnot.”RandyNelsonnotesthatphotosensitive(感光)cellsintheeyeshavelittletodowitheyesight.Hesaysthesecellssendsignalstotheareaofthebrainthatcontrolswhathasbeencalledthenaturalsleep-wakecycle.Hesaysthere’salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightandwhitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeingredlightordarkness.1、Researchersusehamstersintheexperimentbecause__________.A．theyaresimilartohumansindealingwithcolorsB．theyareeasytoobserveandstudyC．theyaresensitivetocolorslikehumanbeingsD．theyareactiveatnightandsleepduringtheday2、Whatsignshowsthatthehamstersarebeingdepressed?A．Theydrinklesssugarywater.B．Theydon’tsleepwell.C．Theireyesightbecomesworse.D．Theirenergylevelbecomeslow.3、__________tendstocausehamsterstobedepressed.A．Dimlight B．RedlightC．Bluelight D．Darkness4、Whatcanhelppeoplewhoworklateatnighttoavoidbeingdepressed?A．Notbeingexposedtodimredlightwhenusingcomputers.B．Equippingtheircomputerscreenstoputitmoreinthereddishlight.C．Livingorworkinginlowlevelsoflightovernight.D．Goingtoseedoctorsofclinicaldepressionregularlyforhelp.23．（8分）TheSecrettoHappinessAnewreportmakesitclearthatwhenitcomestothelifesatisfactionofUKcitizens,theballisinthegovernment’scourt.Forsometime,sensiblepeoplehavebeenarguingthatgovernmentsneedtofocuslessoneconomicgrowthandmoreonthewellbeing（幸福）ofcitizens.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor.Inresponsetothisdemand,from2011DavidCameroninstructedtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstogatherdataonpeople’sself-reportedhappinessandlifesatisfaction.Littlepracticalgoodhascomefromthissofar,butanewreportbyGeorgeBanghamfortheResolutionFoundationisoneofthebestattemptstomakeusefulsenseofthedata.Heconcludes:“Thebestprospectsforpolicymakerstargetingfutureincreasesinnationalwellbeinglieinraisingjobquality,raisingincomes,particularlyatthelowerend,andpoliciestoimprovesecurityinthehousingmarket.”Theagecorrelation（相关）turnsouttobecertainlylinkedtopolitics,despitethefactthatnopoliticalpartycanmakeadifferencetoyourdateofbirth.Thehappinessofpensionersisnotjustafunctionoftheirage,butofpolicy.Onaverage,70-year-oldboomerstodayarethemostaffluentretireesinhistory,oftenowningtheirownhomesandinreceiptofgenerouspensions.Peopleof70arenotgoingtobeascontentin30or40years’timeiftheyareunabletoretire,don’towntheirhomesandhavesmallincomes.However,thereisonerespectinwhichteensandrecentretireesareremarkablysimilar.Comparedtootheragegroups,theytendtoinhabitasweetspotofhavinghighdegreesoffreedom.Thetypical16-year-oldhasnewfreedomswithouteverhavinghadanyseriousresponsibilities.Thetypical70-year-old,havingexperiencedalifetimeofworkandfamilyduties,hasaverydifferentkindoffreedom,onebornfromrelief.Besides，itshouldnotsurpriseustofindthatpeopletendtobehappierwhentheyhavefewerworries.Butthis,too,hasimportantpoliticalimplications.Ifthegovernmentisreallyinterestedinraisingoverallnationalhappiness,ithastomakesureasmanycitizensaspossiblefeelsecureintheirhealth,theirhousingandtheirincomes.Differentstates’recordsinachievingthisisoneimportantreasonwhyNordiccountriesrepeatedlyscorehighlyininternationallifesatisfactionsurveysandNorthAmericaunderperformsrelativetoitsGDP.Whicheverwayyoulookatit,thereisnoescapingtheconclusionthatincreasingwellbeingacrosssocietyrequiresjoined-up,long-termpolicyefforts.ThisisexactlywhattheResolutionFoundationrecommends.1、Whatcanbeconveyedfromthesentence“theballisinthegovernment’scourt”inParagraph1?A．Thegovernmentofficialsarefondofplayingballgames.B．Thegovernmentdeterminesnationalhappiness.C．Thegovernmentmakescitizensfeelhappy.D．Thegovernmentisinaballgame.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Responsible. B．Careful.C．Honest. D．Rich.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thesecrettohappinessisfreedomand_________.A．income B．healthC．security D．destiny4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefunctionofgovernmentonnationalhappiness?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Unsatisfactory.24．（8分）Whenhospitalstaffareinfullscrubs(手术衣)，theirfacesarealmostcompletelycoveredbytheircapsandfacemasks,andwecanonlyseetheireyesandeyebrows.Inordertosolvetheproblem,adoctorinSydney,Australia,calledRobHackettlaunchedacampaignnamed“Theatre((手术室)CapChallenge”-encouragehospitalstaffstowritetheir＇namesandrolesontheircaps.Atfirst,hiscolleaguesdidn'ttakeitseriously.However,withtimegoingon,ithasbeenadoptedaroundtheworldwithstudiesfromtheUSandUKreportinghowthissimpleideacandecreasehumanerrorsinhealthcare.“Iwenttoatheatrewheretherewereabout20doctorsandnursesintheroom,”Dr.RobHackettsaid."IstruggledtoevenasktobepassedsomeglovesbecausethepersonIwaspointingtothoughtIwaspointingtothepersonbehindthem,becauseIdon’tknowtheirnames."saidRob.Asweallknow,doctorsareastressfulprofession.Whenfacedwithlifeanddeath,theyneedtosavethepatient'slifeforasecond.Atthemoment,effectivecommunicationsareimportant.“The‘TheatreCapChallenge’isinresponsetoconcernsabouthoweasilyavoidablemistakesandpoorcommunicationarecontributingtorisingharmfuleventsforourpatients.”saidRob."Weneedtodevelopsystemswhichreducemistakesandmisunderstandingwithoutcausingharm.Forthistohappen,weneedtoleteveryoneknowwe’rehuman.”headdedOntheotherhand,fromthepatients'viewpoint,capswithnamesonthemcanmakepatientsmoreunworried.Wheneveryoneappearsthesame,itisextremelydifficulttodistinguishwhoiswho.Knowingthemrelaxed.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A．Hospitalstaffareaskedtocovertheirfacesinhospitals.B．RobisinfavorofwritingnamesandrolesoncapsC．Robwantedtobeaprofessionaldoctor.D．Rob'sideacanincreasehumanerrorsinhealthcare.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthe“TheatreCapChallenge”fromthetext?A．Itcanmakethecapsmorefashionable.B．ItisstronglyopposedtobyallthedoctorsandnursesC．Itaimstoavoidmistakesandpoorcommunication.D．Itcanhelppeoplepasssomeglovesinatheatre.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“we'rehuman”underlinedinparagraph3?A．We’regenerous. B．We’renegative.C．We’resatisfied. D．We’rekind4、What'sthepatients’attitudetowardsthecampaign?A．Supportive. B．Disapproving.C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring.25．（10分）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen．Itwashermother，Leighwilliams，withafrighteningandincrediblestory，“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化粪池)，andnoonecanreachhim．”Thenshemadethisrequestofher13-year-o1ddaughter，“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard，wheretheyfoundtheboy’sanxiousmotherandotheradultssurroundingaseptictankopening．Theopeningwasonlyslightlywiderthanabasketball．Theboy，whowasonlytwoyearso1d，hadslippedinandwasdrowninginfourfeetofwastewaterinsidethetank．Madisonquicklysurveyedthesituation．Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallho1e．Withouthesitation，shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening，placedherarmsoutinfrontofher，andtoldtheadults，“Lowermein．”Leighandothersheldherwaistandlegs．“Iwiggled(扭动)myarmsandshouldersuntilIgotthroughtheopening，”Madisonsaid．Inside，thetankwasdark，andtheairdisgusting．Madisonjammedherleftwristagainstapole，injuringthemusclesinherwristandarmsoseverelythatthehandseemeduseless．Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedtheboy’sfoottightly．“Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove．Astheywerepulledtothesurface，theboy’sfreefootgotstuckundertheinsidelipoftheopening．“Lowermedown!”sheyelled．“Ihadtowigglehisfootuntilitwasfree，”shetoldReader’sDigest．Then，tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank，sheandtheboywereliftedout．“Madison’sahero，”Holley，oneofherneighborssaid“Whatotherteenagegirlisgoingtovoluntarilygointoaseptictank?”1、Madisonwasaskedtohelptheboybecause________．A．shewasbraveenoughtohelptheboyB．sheknewhowtosurveythesituationC．shecouldfitthroughthesmallholetogettheboyD．shewaswillingtohelpothersintrouble2、Accordingtothetext，wecanlearnthat__________．A．theboy’smotherwastooscaredtorescuehersonB．aboywastrappedwhenreachingforhisbasketballC．MadisonWilliamswaschokedinthedisgustingairD．thetwokidsgotoutofdangerwiththeaidoftheadults3、Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Aboyfellintoaseptictank．B．Amotherrequestedherdaughtertosaveaboy．C．Aneighborhelpedagirloutoftrouble．D．Agirlrescuedalittleboyfromaseptictank．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）ThefollowingisabeautifulspeechbySundarPichai,aseniorexecutiveatabigITcompany.Ata1,acockroach(蟑螂)suddenlyflewfromsomewhereandsatonalady.Shestarted2outoffear.Withapanic-strickenfaceandtremblingvoice,shestartedjumping,withbothherhands3tryingtogetridofthecockroach.Her4wascontagious(传染的),aseveryoneinhergroupalsogot5.Theladyfinallymanagedtopushthecockroachawaybutit6onanotherladyinthegroup.Now,itwasthe7oftheotherladyinthegroupto8thedrama.Thewaiterrushedforwardtotheir9.Intherelayofthrowing,thecockroachnextfelluponthewaiter.Thewaiterstood10,calmedhimselfandobservedthebehaviorofthecockroachonhisshirt.Whenhewas11enough,hegrabbeditwithhisfingersand12itoutoftherestaurant.Sippingmycoffeeandwatchingtheamusement,Ipickedupafewthoughtsandstartedwondering13thecockroachwasresponsiblefortheirbehavior.Ifso,thenwhywasthewaiternot14?Hehandleditneartoperfection,withoutany15.Itwasnotthecockroach,butthe16oftheladiestohandlethedisturbancescausedbythecockroachthatdisturbtheladies.I17that,itisnottheshoutingofmyfatherormybossormywifethatdisturbsme,butmyinabilitytohandlethedisturbances18bytheirshoutingthatdisturbsme.It’snotthetrafficjamontheroadthatdisturbsme,19myinabilitytohandlethedisturbancescausedbythetrafficjamthatdisturbsme.20thantheproblem,it’smyreactiontotheproblemthatcreateschaosinmylife.1、A．hotelB．zooC．schoolD．restaurant2、A．pointingB．jumpingC．checkingD．screaming3、A．separatelyB．elegantlyC．desperatelyD．carefully4、A．reactionB．surpriseC．settlementD．excitement5、A．angryB．anxiousC．readyD．steady6、A．steppedB．diedC．landedD．took7、A．turnB．rightC．powerD．interest8、A．finishB．continueC．improveD．increase9、A．sideB．sceneC．rescueD．relative10、A．backB．aloneC．firmD．aside11、A．confidentB．certainC．braveD．strong12、A．pushedB．threwC．broughtD．helped13、A．howB．thatC．whetherD．why14、A．defeatedB．overcomeC．welcomedD．disturbed15、A．panicB．hesitationC．pauseD．delay16、A．inabilityB．fearC．troubleD．doubt17、A．expectedB．realizedC．includedD．argued18、A．ignoredB．concernedC．causedD．dealt19、A．andB．butC．orD．just20、A．BetterB．MoreC．WorseD．Truer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）FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhouse.Allofthemhavesomething1．common.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.Theyarecalledlatchkeychildren,2．lookafterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.LynetteSmithwasoncetheheadmasterofaschool.Shesaid,“Wehadaschoolruleagainst3．(wear)jewelry.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysfastened.Iwas4．(constant)tellingthemtoputtheminsidetheirshirts.Thereweresomanykeys.Itnevercametomymindwhattheymeant.”Slowly,shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.Sheandherhusband5．(begin)talkingtothechildren.Fearisthe6．(big)problemfacedbychildrenathomealone.Oneineachthreelatchkeychildrenwerescared.Manyhadnightmaresandwere7．(worry)abouttheirownsafety.Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstall,underabed,8．inacloset.ThesecondisTV.Theyoftenplayitathighvolume.9．Smithslearnedit’shardtogetstatisticsonlatchkeychildren.Mostparentsareunwilling10．(admit)theyleavetheirchildrenalone.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish.Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage.ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish.SoIhavetolearntheCzech.It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar.Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall.Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper.Thesecondproblemismakingfriend.Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother.However,ItriedtotalktoeveryoneImetandwentoutwiththemonweekends.NowIhavemanygoodfriends.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是某校高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Helen最近写信向你倾诉她的烦恼。得知她最近因学习压力大开始失眠，学习效率也降低后，你决定给她一些建议加以鼓励。请