2024学年湖北省襄樊市英语高三上期末质量检测试题含解析

2024学年湖北省襄樊市英语高三上期末质量检测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto2．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen3．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement4．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled5．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest6．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance7．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a8．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.9．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas10．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping11．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed12．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped13．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those14．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must15．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown16．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads17．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout18．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved19．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．although D．once20．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem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）Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.Forexample,wecansaytoachild“Don’trunintotraffic!”or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome.”Inusingthelatter,youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively,andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituation,becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Actually,itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse.Forexample,ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes,youwouldn’tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold“Don’tfalloffthetree,”hewillthinkoftwothings:“don’t”and“falloffthetree”.Thatis,hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse“Holdontothetreecarefully.”Clearly,positiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe,orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.“Sam,holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat”ismuchmoreusefulthan“Don’tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?”orworsestill“HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?”Thechangesaresmallbutdifferenceisobvious.Childrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwords,soitpaystobepositive.1、Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto______.A．dothingscarefullyB．learnindifferentsituationsC．improvetheirimaginationD．builduptheirconfidence2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatisheard.B．Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.C．Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D．Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.3、Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A．Fastenyourseatbelt.B．Don’tplaybythelake.C．HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?D．Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight?4、Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A．praisemakeskidsconfidentB．rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC．positiveinstructionsguidekidsD．clearcommandsmakekidsdifferent22．（8分）Astheinternationaldemandfornarrative(叙事的)film/TVcontentcontinuestoincreasewithpopularstreamingserviceslikeNetflixandothersthetwoquestionsthencome:willthecominggenerationsreceivemostoftheirentertainmentthroughvisualmeansratherthanthroughthewrittenwordandwillsuchanincreaseofnarrativefilm/TVreducetheimportanceofreading?Growingexamplesofthistrendincludethediminishment(减少)offictioninthecommoncore(核心的)curriculum,theever－risingcultureofcomputergames,thewaveofstreamingservicesofwideinternationalreach,andmoviesfilledwithspecialeffectsmadeforchildrenandteenagers.Normustweignoretheeconomicdangersthatlieaheadforthewrittenword.Thenarrativefilmindustryisamoneymakerthatdwarfs(使相形见绌)thepublishingindustry.Theotherunderlyingquestion,ofcourse,is“doesitreallymatterifthewrittenwordbowstotheworldoffilm/TV?”Frommypointofview,anydiminishmentoffictiondeliveredbywordsisalossformankind.Thereisnogreaterhumanfeaturethantheimagination.Itliesattheverysoulofthehumanspecies.Itisthebrain’smostpowerfulengine.Itistheessentialmuscleoflifeandlikeallmusclesitmustbeexercisedandstrengthened.Writingandreadingaretheprincipaltoolsthatinspire,createandempowerourimagination.Anythingthatdiminishesthatpoweristheenemyofmankind.ItshouldbeknownthatIamnotopposedtonewmediaandtechnologicaladvances.Instead,Ihavealwaysfeltitnecessarytoadapttoadvancingtechnology.Infact,anumberofmynovelsareinvariousstagesofdevelopmentforfilm,TV,andlivestageproductions.Myhopeisthatthewrittenwordwillonlystandtobecomplemented(补充)byitsvisualcounterparts(对应物),notpushedtotheedgeofextinction.Ofcourse,therearethosewhowillpresentargumentsforthesuperiorityofthemovingimageoverthewrittenword.Eachhasitsplace.Myargumentisforfindingtherightbalancebetweenitandthemovingimage.1、Inwhatwaydoesnarrativefilm/TVembarrassthewrittenword?A．Economicbenefits B．InternationalreachC．Culturalinfluence D．Educationalimportance2、Whydoestheauthorvaluetheroleofthewrittenword?A．Itstrengthensourmuscles. B．Ithelpssharpenimagination.C．Itdistinguishesmanfromeachother. D．Itpavesthewayfornarrativefilm/TV.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnology?A．Cautious B．SkepticalC．Positive D．Critical4、What’stheauthorconcernedabout?A．Thefateofreading. B．Theextinctionoffiction.C．Theimpactofthewrittenword. D．Thefutureofthemovingimage.23．（8分）ThenewstudyshowsthatwespendmoretimeusingthemobileInternetthanreadingnewspapersormagazines.AccordingtotheEuropeanInteractiveAdvertisingAssociation(EIAA),theaverageEuropeanspends4.8hoursreadingnewspapersandmagazinesbut1.6hoursmoreusingthemobileInternetaweek.TheEIAAquestioned15,000peoplein15Europeancountries,lookingathowpeopleareusingtheInternetanditsinfluenceontheireverydaylives.IthasfoundthatthemobileInternetisincreasinglyfindingitswayintothepublicawareness.Over71millionEuropeansnowhaveInternetaccessontheirmobilesphones.IntheUK,10millionpeoplenowaccesstheInternetthroughtheirmobilephonesandspend6.3hoursdoingsoinaweek.UnsurprisinglyyoungergenerationsintheUKareleadingtheway,withnearlyhalfofthecountry’s16-to-24-year-oldsandaquarterof25-to-34-year-oldsusingthemobileInternet,spending6.5and6.2hoursonlineeachweek.EntertainmentplaysamajorroleinourmobileInternetlives,withoneinfiveBritishpeopleusingtheirphonesforonlinegames,athirdlisteningtotheonlineradioand39percentwatchingfilms,TVorothervideosatfeastonceaweek.OnethirdofthoseusinganInternetphonesaidtheyreceivedvideos,imagesorothermultimediaontheirmobile,and61percentsaidtheypassedoncontentstheyreceived.Fromacommunicationpointofview,80percentofthosequestionedagreedthattheInternethadmadeiteasierforthemtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamily.AlisonFennah,directoroftheEIAA,saidthemobileInternetusehadcometothepointthatmarketersshouldbelookingtodevelopstrategiesthatconnectwithconsumersmoreeffectively.‘‘Betterdevicesaswellasimprovedconsumermotivationthatstartcomingtogetherin2011canmakeagreatdifferencetoextendingtheonlineexperience.”Fennahsaid.1、HowlongdoesaEuropeanspendonthemobileInternetperweekaccordingtotheEIAA?A．6.2hours. B．6.4hours.C．4.8hours. D．1.6hours.2、Whatdothewords“doingso”meaninParagraph2referto?A．Readingpapersandmagazines.B．Playingcomputergames.C．Watchingfilmsonline.D．UsingthemobileInternet.3、WhatdopeoplemainlyusethemobileInternetfor?A．Communication. B．Study.C．Amusement. D．Advertising.4、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_______.A．morethanhalfoftheyoungpeopleintheUKusethemobileInternet.B．theInternetisthemosteffectivewaytostayintouchwithfriendsandfamily.C．theUKhasthelargestnumberofpeoplewhousethemobileInternetinEurope.D．betterdevicesandimprovedconsumermotivationhelpextendtheonlineexperience.5、Theauthorwrotethepassagetotellus________.A．howtousemobilephonestosurftheInternetB．newspapersandmagazineswilldisappearsoonC．mobilesurfingnowismorepopularthanreadingD．howtheInternetinfluencesourdailylife24．（8分）Brainimagingwasoncethoughttobetoocostlyanddifficultforwidespreaduseinthedevelopingworld.Butthetechnologysoonmaybeavailableinpoorcountries.Brainimagingcreatespicturesofbrainactivity.Itusesinfraredlightsimilartothelightproducedbyatelevisionremotecontrol.Brainimagingcanidentifythefirstsignsofcognitive(认知的)delays,mentalproblems,innewbornsandyoungchildren.Suchchildrencouldbesufferingfromapoordiet.Thetechnologyhasalongname——functionalnear-infraredspectroscopy,orf-N-I-R-S.Itinvolvesplacinganextremelysmall,softhelmetaroundababy'shead.Infraredlightissentthroughtheboneprotectingthebrain.Ithelpstoshowwhetherbabiesaredevelopingnormallyfortheirage.f-N-I-R-Sisconsideredsaferthanotherimagingmethods,includingMRIorPETscan.Anditalsocanbeeasilymoved.Thebrainscannerequipmentcanbeloadedintoavehicle.Healthworkerscandriveitfromvillagetovillage.ClareElwellisaprofessorofmedicalphysicsatUniversityCollegeLondon.Shehelpeddeveloptherelativelylow-cost,non-aggressiveimagingtechnology.Shesaysthedevicemeasuresoxygeninthebloodtolearnhowbabies’brainsaredeveloping.“Andasyouusedifferentareasofyourbrain,youdirectoxygentothosedifferentbrainareas.Andsoifwelookatthechangeinthedistributionoftheoxygeninyourbrain,wecanworkouthowactiveyourbrainisandwhatyourbrainisactuallyprocessing.”ClareElwellledastudyofthetestingmethodinruralGambia.Thebabiesinvolvedwerebetweenfourandeightmonthsold.Theywereexaminedthreetimesover15months.Researchersnotedthebabies1reactionstodifferentimagesandsounds.ShesayspoornutritionandchildhooddiseasesthreatentheAfricanchildren.Shesaysthegoalistoidentifybabiesneedingtobebetterfedortreatedforhealthproblemsthatcanharmbraindevelopment.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthef-N-I-R-S?A．Itmeasuresoxygeninthebodytolearnhowbrainsaredeveloping.B．Itcanonlybeusedinnewbornsandyoungchildren.C．Itisnotonlyrelativelycheapbutalsoconvenient.D．Itisjustlikeasofthelmetaroundababy’shead.2、What’sthemainsolutiontothediseasesinbraininthecountrieslikeGambia?A．Toguaranteetheiradequatemedicine.B．Todevelopeconomy.C．Tooffertheirpropereducation.D．Toinsuretheycangetgoodnutrition.3、WhydidClareElwellleadthestudyof(hetestingmethodinGambia?A．Becauseshewasbornthere.B．Becauseshewasavolunteerdoctorthere.C．Becauseshewantedtocurethechildrenthereoftheirbraindiseases.D．Becauseshewantedtoknowifpoornutritionresultedinbrainproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BrainImagingEntersAfricaB．PoorNutritionOnlyLedtoMentalProblemsC．f-N-I-R-S,ANewImagingMethodD．PoorCountriesCanAllUsef-N-I-R-SNow25．（10分）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(认知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.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）完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。"Hey,Tahlia!How'sthemodel?" Ihadjusttakenabiteofmyhotdog__21__Iheardafamiliarvoiceyellingatmefromacrossthecrowdedschoolyard.Isawagroupofpopulargirlswhowereall__22__."Whatkindof__23_areyougoingtodo?AnadforaFrankensteinmovie?"Morelaughter.Mystomachtwistedintoatightknot.Howcouldtheyhumiliate(羞辱)melikethis,__24__theentireschool?AsIwalkedintothecafeteria,I__25__thedarkscarsonmyrighthand.At9monthsold,Iknockedoverateapotanddumpedboilingwaterallovermyhandsandstomach.Myparents__26__metothehospital,butIhadtohaveskingraft(移植)operation.Iwasinsomuchpain!Butwhat__27__memostwerethecruelthingspeoplesaidabouthowIlooked,__28__thatdayatlunch.Thegirlswerebeingsupermeantomebecausethey'dheardIwasconsideringdoingsomemodeling.AclosefriendhadsuggestedthatIshouldn'tletmyscarslimitmeandthatImight__29__agoodmodel.Butafterthat__30__atschool,IwassureI'dmadeahugemistake.Uponarrivinghome,Icoveredthemirrorwithablanket,fellonmybedandsobbed. Thenextday,I__31__myselftogotoschool.AtlunchmybestfriendJessetriedtoencourageme:"Youcan't__32_forever,Tahlia.Sowhatifyouhaveafewscars?Justgooutsideandshowthemthatyou'rejustasgoodastheyare."AlthoughIknewhewasright,Icouldn’t__33__standingupformyselflikethat.However,thatnightasIsatonthebed,myfriend'swordsreplayedinmymind.I'm__34__hidingfrommyself,Ithought.Howstupid!Slowly,Istoodup,walkedovertothe__35__,andtossedtheblanketaside.There,inthemirrorIsawaslim,dark-haired,blue-eyedgirl,lookingjustfine,__36__withafewscars.ThenextdayIworeacomfortableT-shirttoschool.What'smore,Ihadlunchoutsidethecafeteria,__37__besidethosemeangirls.TheywereshockedthatIshoulddaretowalkintotheirterritory.Ifelt__38_too—freeandhappy.Sometimespeoplestilllookatmestrangely.They__39_andstare,butIdon'tletitgettome.Ihaveappliedtoseveralmodelingcompanies,andatleastonecompanyisconsideringmeforjobs.MaybeI'llnever__40_posingontherunway,butIdoknowonething:I'mdone.1、A．as B．when C．while D．before2、A．applauding B．cheering C．laughing D．quarreling3、A．modeling B．writing C．drilling D．acting4、A．inspiteof B．inviewof C．intermsof D．infrontof5、A．lookedinto B．searchedfor C．wonderedabout D．glancedat6、A．presented B．sent C．rushed D．handed7、A．hurt B．beat C．disappointed D．puzzled8、A．for B．like C．on D．after9、A．impress B．make C．consult D．defeat10、A．effect B．phenomenon C．challengeD．scene11、A．forced B．expected C．reminded D．preferred12、A．apologize B．beg C．hide D．complain13、A．consider B．imagine C．appreciate D．resist14、A．hardly B．ever C．even D．gradually15、A．blanket B．bed C．chair D．mirror16、A．while B．though C．but D．because17、A．right B．still C．therefore D．anyhow18、A．sensitive B．uncomfortable C．different D．tense19、A．compare B．associate C．wave D．whisper20、A．giveup B．endup C．putup D．setup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）TheuniversityIattendhasabout3500students.Oneearlyafternoon,I1．(walk)aroundthecampuswhenIfoundafemalestudentsittingonthewalkwaywithtearsonherface.Everyonejustwalkedbyher,soIdecidedtostop2．(give)herahand.Idroppedmybooksandsatdownbesideher.3．turnedoutthatsheinjuredherankle(脚踝)andwas4．(able)towalk.SoItoldherthatIwouldsitwithher5．shewasreadytogetup.Itonlytookafew6．(minute)forhertocalmdown.ThenItookher7．thehandandgothertothenearesthospital.Shethankedmesomuchforjuststopping!Sincethen,whenwerunintoeachother8．(occasional)oncampus,shewouldsmileandthankmeagain.Andwehavebecomegoodfriendsnow.Iamamazedthatjustmysittingthere,9．(offer)supportandcomforttoatotal10．(strange)wouldaffecthersogreatly.Shesaidshew