2024学年湖北省仙桃市汉江高级中学英语高三第一学期期末经典试题含解析

2024学年湖北省仙桃市汉江高级中学英语高三第一学期期末经典试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone2．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who3．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway4．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom5．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon6．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing7．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can8．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where9．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft10．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss11．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced12．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary13．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why14．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose15．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis16．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since17．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof18．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout19．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake20．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？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）“YearsagowhenIwasattheGrandCanyon,Irememberedsomeonecominguptothecanyon’sedge,takingashotwithacameraandthenwalkingaway,like‘gotit–done’,barelyevenglancingatthemagnificentsceneinfrontofhim,”LindaHenkel,ascientistatFairfieldUniversity,UStoldLiveScience.Henkelwassurprisedbyhowobsessed(痴迷的)peoplearewithtakingpicturesthesedays-beforedinner,duringfriends’birthdayparties,onmuseumtoursandsoon.Theykeeptakingpicturesbecausetheythinkthatithelpsrecordthemoment,butasHenkel’slateststudyhasjustfoundout,thisobsessionmaypreventtheirbrainsrememberingwhatactuallyhappened,reportedTheGuardian.Inherstudy,Henkelledagroupofcollegestudentsaroundamuseumandaskedthemtosimplyobserve15objectsandphotograph15others.Thenextdaythestudents’memoryofthetourwastested,andtheresultsshowedthattheywerelessaccurateinrecognizingtheobjectsandtheyrememberedfewerdetailsaboutthemiftheyphotographedthem.‘‘Whenpeoplerelyontechnologytorememberthem—countingonthecameratorecordtheeventandthusnotneedingtoattendtoitfullythemselves,itcanhaveanegativeimpactonhowwelltheyremembertheirexperiences,”Henkelexplained.Butthereisalsoanexception:ifstudentszoomedintophotographpartofanobject,theirmemoryactuallyimproved,andthosewhofocusedthelens(镜头)onaspecificareacouldevenrecallpartsthatweren’tintheframe.Sobasically,thisstudyissayingthatconstantlytakingpicturescanharmyourmemory.Butshouldn’treviewingpictureswehavetakenhelpwakeupourmemories?Thisistrue,butonlyifwespendenoughtimedoingit.“Inordertoremember,wehavetoaccessandinteractwiththephotos,ratherthanjustcollectthem,”HenkeltoldTheTelegraph.However,previousresearchhasshownthatmostpeoplenevertakethetimetolookovertheirdigitalpicturessimplybecausetherearetoomanyofthemandtheyaren’tusuallyveryorganizedontheircomputers.1、WhydidtheauthormentionHenkel’striptotheGrandCanyonatthebeginning?A．Tocomplainaboutsometourists’badhabits.B．Togivesuggestionsonhowtoenjoyone’stour.C．Topointoutpeople’sobsessionwithtakingpictures.D．TodescribethebeautifulviewoftheGrandCanyon.2、WhatcanwelearnfromHenkel’sstudy?A．Reviewingpicturesalwayshelpspeoplebringbackmemorieseasily.B．Takingpicturesinamuseumtourhelpsstudentsrecognizeobjectsbetter.C．Peopleshouldspendmoretimetakingpicturesthanstudyingrealobjects.D．Picturesfocusingonthedetailsofobjectsprobablyimprovepeople’smemories.3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5probablyrefersto“________”.A．thecameraB．technologyC．theeventD．anobject4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．People’sobsessionwithtakingpicturesanditsinfluence.B．Possiblewaysofusingpicturestoimproveone’smemory.C．Greatharmtomemorycausedbytakingpicturesconstantly.D．Abelievablestudyintothenegativeimpactofliningcamerasoften.22．（8分）Uh-oh-you’restuckwithalongmid-journeystayoraninsaneflightdelay.Whattodo?Spendinghoursinanairportcanmakeanypersonwhotravelsbyplanealittleannoyed.Butbeforeyousplurge(挥霍)atthebarorduty-freeshops,youmightwanttoaskaboutyourairport’sperks(特权).Therearealotofthingsyoucandointheairportwithoutbreakingthebank.Toreduceyourannoyanceandsaveyourwallet,VIVALifestyleandTravelhascompiledalistofallofthebestairportperks.Makesureyou’renotmakingthesemistakesonyournextflight,too.Someairports,suchasPortlandInternationalAirportinOregon,SanFranciscoInternationalAirportinCalifornia,orMinneapolis-St.PaulInternationalAirport,offerfreemoviestowaitingpassengers.Othershavefreemuseumsandliveevents,includingSanFrancisco,Miami,Albany,Minneapolis,Portland,andSt.Louis.Lookingtorelaxafterastressfultrip?Manyairportsoffertherapydogs;youcanalsovisitthepigatSanFranciscoInternationalAirport,thecatatDenverInternationalAirport,andtheminiaturehorsesatCincinnati’sairport.Ifyou’reflyingthroughSanFrancisco,Chicago,Miami,orDallasFortWorth,borrowacomplimentaryyogamatandzenout.Youcaneventravelinstylewithexclusive(专属的)tourguides,whoprovidefreecitytoursfromcertainairportslikeSingapore,Seoul,Tokyo,andIstanbul.OrtakeadvantageofthefreepersonalshopperduringyourstayatLondon’sHeathrowAirport.Checkoutevenmorewaystomakethemostofyourlongmid-journeystay.Theperksdon’tstoponceyouboardtheplane,either.Somemajorairlinesalsooffermajorflightperksfortheirpassengers.Goandfigurethemout!1、Whatpartdoesthefirstparagraphplayinthepassage?A．Alead-in.B．Acomment.C．Asummary.D．Abackground.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinPara.2mean?A．Knockingdownthebank.B．Borrowingmoneyfromthebank.C．Depositingyourmoney.D．Usingupyourmoney.3、WhatcanyoudoinMiamiAirportforfree?A．Visitthepig.B．Watchmovies.C．Enjoyliveevents.D．Travelwithanexclusivetourguide.4、Whoarethetextmostlikelyintendedfor?A．VisitorstotheUSA．B．Airportpersonnel.C．Airportshopkeepers.D．Airlinepassengers.23．（8分）Junxi“Emma”YangplayedCarnegieHallbeforeshegottohighschool.Butherpianoskillsmayhavetotakeabackseattoherprogrammingskill.AccordingtoWorldJournal,aUS-basedChinesemediaorganization,Emma,a14-year-oldstudentattheBrearleySchoolinManhattan,NewYorkstartedcodingwhenshewas6.Fouryearslater,herbelovedgrandmotherbegandevelopingAlzheimer’s.WhenEmma’sfamilymovedtoNewYorkfromHongKongin20143,shebecamepassionateaboutprogramming.Bythetimeshewas10,hergrandmotherhadalreadydevelopedthedisease.Emmagotrighttowork.Withhercodingskills,shehadasmartphoneappcreatedbeforelong,designedtohelppeoplesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.“Now,‘Timeless’hasmovedtothesecondstageofdesign,”saysEmma.Emmahopeshergrandmothercanbenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnologybuiltinto“Timeless,”theappEmmadeveloped,toovercomehermemoryloss.Emma’snewlyfinishedapphasgainedsupportfromDr.MelissaKramps,anAlzheimer’sspecialist,andfromKairo,adeveloperspecializinginartificialintelligence.TimelessusesfacialrecognitiontoremindsomeonewithAlzheimer’sofvitalinformationaboutthepersonwhosephototheyarelookingatontheirscreen.Italsosignalswhethertheyhavejustcalledsomebody.Theappalsoallowsforthephoto-talking,thenmovestoidentifythepeopleonthescreen.TheTimelessprojectisfeaturedonthewebsiteIndiegogoforfundraising.Emmaishopingtoraise$50,000andworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammerstohaveTimelesslaunchedbytheendof2018.ManypeoplehavehailedEmmaforherefforts.BillGatesvoicedhissupport,commendingheronherbidtohelpbridgethegapbetweenpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandtheonestheylove.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEmma?A．Sheisbetteratthepianothanprogramming.B．Alzheimer’sfailedtoattackedEmma’sgranny.C．SheusedtoliveinChinabeforemovingtoUS.D．HerAPPisgoingtobelaunchedallbyherself.2、WhyisEmmatryingtocreatetheAPP“Timeless”?A．Tobenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnology.B．Toworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammers.C．Togainreputationandbecomefamousafterschool.D．Tohelphergrandmotherovercomethedisease.3、WhatisitlikeifsomeonedevelopsAlzheimer’saccordingtothepassage?A．Hewilllosehismemory.B．Hewilllosehishearing.C．Hewilllosehisabilitytowalk.D．Hewilllosehisabilitytotakephotos.4、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“hailed”inparagraphII?A．thankedB．blamedC．praisedD．criticized24．（8分）Policearoundtheworldhaveforalmost100yearsreliedonliedetectorstohelpspotcriminals.Buttherehaslongbeenmuchskepticisminthescientificandlegalcommunitiesabouttheliedetector’sreliability.Hopefully,itcouldsoonbenolongerinuse.ResearchersinBritainandtheNetherlandshavemadeabreakthrough,developingamorereliablemethodtohelpconductinterviews.Ratherthanjustrecordchangesinpulse,bloodpressure,sweatingandbreathing,thenewsysteminvolvesmonitoringfull-bodymotionstoprovideanindicatorofsignsofguiltyfeelings.Thereisabasicfactthatliarstendtokeepmovingtheirhandsandfeetandsoanall-bodymotionsuitwillpickthisup.Thesuitcontains17sensorsthatrecordmovementin23jointsupto120timespersecond.“Theliedetectorhasbeenaroundsincethe1920sandbymeasuringphysiologicalstresscausedbyanxiety,youcanonlygetasuccessrateofabout60%.”,saidRossAnderson,professorofsecurityengineeringatCambridgeUniversity.Hesaidthenewmethod,bycontrast,achievedareliabilityratingofover70%andhewasquitesurethattheywouldbeabletodobetter.Inoneoftheirexperiments,theteamhasalreadyachievedmorethan80%.Theexperimentinvolved180studentsandemployeesatLancasterUniversity,ofwhichhalfweretoldtotellthetruthandhalftolie.Theywereeachpaid￡7.50fortheirparticipationinthe70-minuteexperiment,involvingtwotest.Somewereinterviewedaboutacomputergame“NeverEnd”thattheyplayedforsevenminutes,whileothersliedaboutplayingithavingonlybeenshownnotesaboutit.Thesecondtestinvolvedalostwalletcontaining￡5.Somewereaskedtobringthewallettoalost-and-foundboxwhileothershiditandliedaboutit.“Overall,wecorrectlyclassified82.2%oftheintervieweesaseitherbeingtruthfulordishonest.”,thereportsaid.Buttheuseofall-bodysuitsisexpensive—theycostabout￡30,000—andcanbeuncomfortable,soAndersonandhiscolleaguesarenowlookingatlow-costalternatives.1、Theresearchersusedtheall-bodymotionsuitto.A．discoverpeople’sjointproblemsB．recordpeople’schangesintheirhealthC．helpfindoutinterviewees’mentalactivitiesD．preventliarsfrommovingtheirhandsandfeet2、Whatisthemaindisadvantageoftheliedetector?A．IthasalowsuccessrateB．ItisveryuncomfortableC．ItistoocomplextouseD．Itcostsalotofmoney3、HowdoesAndersonfeelaboutthenewmethod?A．ConfusedB．ConfidentC．DoubtfulD．Disappointed25．（10分）AbanonsmokinginpublicplaceshascomeintoforceinChina—hometoathirdoftheworld’ssmokers.Themoveisaimedatcontrollingthenumberofdeathsfromsmoking-relateddiseases*runningatamillionayear.Buttheruleshavebeencriticized,becausetheydonotincludepunishmentsforthosewhochoosetoignorethem.Manybusinessownershaterulesthatforcethemtobansmokingontheirpremises(经营场所)becausemanycustomersdonotliketherulesandcomplain.Therulesdonotallowsmokinginplaceslikerestaurants,hotels,railwaystationsortheatres,butnotattheoffice.Employershaveadutytowarnstaffoffthedangersofsmokingbutdonothavetoforbidthemfromlightingupattheirdesks.Shanghaiintroducedsimilarrulesayearago,butpeopledonotseemtotakemuchnoticeofthem.Oftenyoufindpeoplesmokingatthenexttablewhileyouareeatingyourmealorhavingadrinkinabar.Theproblemisthattherulesdonotincludepunishmentsforbusinessesorindividualswhoignorethem.ItappearsthatmanyChinesepeopleareunawareofthedangersofsmoking.Researchsuggeststhatonlyoneinfourknowstheharmcigarettesofsecond-handsmokingcancause.Officialssaytheyhavetotrytopersuadepeoplenottosmoketoreducethenumbersdyingfromsmoking-relateddiseases.Atthesametimethegovernmentmakesalotofmoneyfromthesalesofcigarettesbythestate-ownedfirmthatmakesandsellsalltobaccoproductsthroughoutthecountry.1、ThenumberofsmokersinChinamakesupaboutoftheworld’ssmokers.A．66%B．44%C．33%D．55%2、Wecanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthepassagewith.A．areconcernedaboutB．arecuriousaboutC．don’tknowD．don’tcare3、1fthegovernmentwantstobansmokinginpublicplaces,.A．onlyrelyoneducatingpeopleB．takemoreeffectivemeasuresC．dopunishthosewhoignoretherulesD．letpeopleknowmoreaboutthedangersofsmoking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）Alandfreefromdestruction，pluswealth，naturalresources，andlaborsupply--allthesewereimportant______inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution．______theywerenotenough．Something______wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess．That“somethingspecial”wasmen--______individualswhocouldinventmachines，findnew______ofpower，andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety．Themenwho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution______frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations．Manyofthemwere______inventorsthanscientists．Amanwhoisa______scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch______．Heisnotnecessarilyworking______thathisfindingscanbeused．Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis______tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse．Hemaytrytosolveaproblemby______thetheories______scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror．______ofhismethod，heisworkingtoobtaina______result：theconstructionofaharvestingmachine，theburningofalightbulb，oroneofmanyotherobjectives．Mostofthepeoplewho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors，nottrainedscientists．Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors．Eventhosewhohad_____ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions_____agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears_____．1、A．cases B．reasons C．factors D．situations2、A．But B．And C．Besides D．Even3、A．else B．near C．extra D．similar4、A．generating B．effective C．motivating D．creative5、A．origins B．sources C．bases D．discoveries6、A．employed B．created C．operated D．controlled7、A．came B．arrived C．stemmed D．appeared8、A．less B．better C．more D．worse9、A．respectable B．practical C．pure D．clever10、A．happily B．occasionally C．reluctantly D．accurately11、A．now B．and C．all D．so12、A．seldom B．sometimes C．always D．never13、A．planning B．using C．studying D．applying14、A．of B．with C．to D．as15、A．Speaking B．Thinking C．Instead D．Regardless16、A．single B．sole C．specialized D．specific17、A．proposed B．developed C．supplied D．offered18、A．little B．much C．some D．any19、A．as B．if C．because D．while20、A．ago B．past C．ahead D．before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）FacebookCEOZuckerbergjusthadababygirl1．(name)Max,andtohonortheoccasion,he’sgivingawaythemajorityofhiswealth.IntheletterwrittenbyZuckerbergandhiswife.PriscillaChan,totheirnewbabygirl,heannouncedthebirthofhisfirstchildandthe2．(create)oftheChanZuckerbergFund,3．willfocusonpersonalizedlearning,curingdisease,4．(connect)peopleandbuildingstrongcommunities.“Foryourgenerationtoliveinabetterworld,thereissomuchmoreourgenerationcando,”Zuckerberg5．(write).“TodayyourmotherandIarecommittingtospendour6．(life)doingoursmallparttohelpsolvethesechallenges.”7．couplewilldonatenearlyalloftheirFacebookstocktothecause."Wewillgive99%ofourFacebookshares-currentlyabout$45billion—toadvancethis8．(value)mission,”hewrote.“Weknowthisisasmallcontributioncompared9．alltheresourcesandtalentsalreadyworkingontheseissues.Butwewanttodo10．wecan,workingalongsidemanyothers.”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。每处错误仅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。DearMommy、HappyMother'sDay!ThisisaspecialholidaybecausethatitisadayforyoutofeeltheappreciationforallyouhavedoneforAmyand1、Iammostthankfulforallthesacrificesyouhadmadeinorderforuslivethemostcomfortablelivespossible、Youputyourselfindifficultysituationssothatwehavefoodtoeat,cleanclothestowearandawarmhometosleepin、Thankyouforyourendlessloveandhardworks、Youreffortsarenevertakingforgranted、Ireallycouldn’taskforthebettermom、Throughyou,Iamabletounderstandwhichtrueloveis:lovingsomeoneunconditionalforwhattheywere,areandwillbe、Love,Anna第二节书面