2024年湖南省桃花源一中英语高三上期末监测模拟试题含解析

2024年湖南省桃花源一中英语高三上期末监测模拟试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the2．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As3．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless4．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why5．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what6．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether7．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating8．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably9．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make10．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough11．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why12．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane13．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven14．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans15．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself16．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid17．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．an;the18．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when19．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom20．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this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）FitnessbandsliketheAppleWatchandtheFitbitaimtotracksomethinglikeheartrate.Butearlymodelsweren’tallthataccurate.Wethoughtofthemalittlebitlikerandomnumbergenerators(生成器).Theyreallydidn’tseemtobeprovidinganythingthatboreanyrelationshiptoheartrate.EuanAshley,acardiologist(心脏病专家),studieswearablesatStanfordUniversity.Heandhiscolleagueshavenowtestedsevennewerfitnessbands,frombrandslikeApple,Fitbitandothersandhesaysthoseheartratestatisticshavegottenmuchbetter."Yeahwewerepleasantlysurprisedactuallybyhowgoodtheaccuracyoftheheartratemonitoringwas."Formostofthedevices,theerrorratewaslessthan5%,whichisgoodenoughforyourdoctor.Butwhereallthedevicesfailedtomeasureupwasestimatingcaloriesburned.Eventhemostaccuratedeviceswereoffby30%,comparedtolabmeasurementsofenergyconsumption.Onedevicewasoffbymorethan90%.Ifyouthinkaboutgoingtothegymandworkingoutforanhourandmaybethat’saround400calories,theninrealitythatcouldbeanythingfrom200to800.Andthat’sabigdifferenceifyou’rethinkingaboutsomebodywho’sincorporatingthoseestimatesintotheirlifestyleandparticularthinkingaboutwhattoeatthateveningbasedontheworkouttheydidthatafternoon.TheresultsareintheJournalofPersonalizedMedicine.Thereasonforthediscrepancy,Ashleysays,couldbethatweallburnenergyatdifferentratesandthat’shardtocalculatefromsimpleinputstatisticslikeweightandheight.Somepeopleareincrediblyefficientandlookincrediblyelegantwhentheyrun.Andothersreallyclearlylooklikethey’reburningalotmorecaloriestocoverthesameamountofground.Soifyouownawearable,it’sprobablysafetotrusttheheartdata.Butwhatitcan’ttellyouiswhetheryourtimeonthetreadmill(跑步机)reallyjustifiesthatchocolatebar.1、WhatdoesEuanAshleysayaboutthenewermodelsofwearables?A．TheywerealluselessB．TheywerehardlyeffectiveC．TheyweretooexpensiveD．Theyweremostlyaccurate2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?A．Formeasuringheartrates,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableB．Formeasuringcaloriesinexercise,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableC．WecanbaseourlifestyleanddietonadvicefromdoctorsD．Wecanbaseourlifestyleanddietondatafromwearables3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToremindreaderstousefitnessbandswiselyB．TopromotethesaleofpopularwearablesC．TodiscusstheadvantagesofsomepopularwearablesD．Tointroducesomefamous-brandfitnessbands22．（8分）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful23．（8分）EachapplicanttoHarvardCollegeisconsideredwithgreatcare.WeconsidereachapplicanttoHarvardCollegeasawholeperson,andputenormouscareintoevaluatingeveryapplication.Wehopeyouwillexploretheinformationinthissectiontounderstandwhatwelookforinouradmissionsprocess.HowtoApplySubmityourapplicationthroughtheCommonApplication,theCoalitionApplication,ortheUniversalCollegeApplication.EachistreatedequallybytheAdmissionsCommittee.Complete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B．CoalitionApplication.C．UniversalCollegeApplication. D．ApplicationTips.2、WhichisthefinaldayforFinancialAidApplication?A．November1. B．January1.C．March1. D．May1.3、WhatisthebasicrequirementtoapplyforHarvardUniversity?A．Academicaccomplishment. B．Strongpersonalqualities.C．Specialtalents. D．Uniqueperspectives.24．（8分）Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand39minutesaday—atourcomputers，smartphones，tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe，mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances，there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis，whichiswhybluelight—blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye，butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage，”Dr.RahulKhurana，clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists，toldBusinessInsider.Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact，thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover，bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful，thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲劳):Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight，itseems，isn'tthecause.Instead，oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue，bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?A．Itisakindofnuclearradiation.B．Ithastheshortestwavelength.C．Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.D．Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?A．Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.B．Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.C．Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.D．Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.B．Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.C．Blue1ightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.D．Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.4、Accordingtothetext，wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe_______.A．tiring B．harmful C．useless D．beneficial25．（10分）HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1、HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives. B．Fromhermother.C．FromBooksandpictures. D．Fromradioprograms.2、UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A．confused B．excitedC．worried D．amazed3、ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor________.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5、Theauthorbelievesthat________.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Onceuponatimeinalandfarfaraway,therewasa1oldmanwholovedeverything.Animals,spiders,insects…Oneday2walkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoon(茧)ofabutterfly.He3ithome.Afewdayslater,asmall_________appeared；hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhours4itstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedto5makinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgo6farther.Thentheoldmandecidedtohelpthe7,sohetookapairofscissorsand8theremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythencameout9.10ithadaswollenbodyandsmall,shriveled(皱缩的)wings.Theoldman11towatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswould12tobeabletosupportthebody,whichwouldcontractintime.Neitherhappened!13,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling(爬行)aroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasableto14Whatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestricting_________andthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflyto15thetinyopeningwerenature’swayofforcingfluid(液体)fromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachievedits16fromthecocoon.Sometimes17areexactlywhatweneedinourlife.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanychallenges,itwouldweakenus.Wewouldnotbeas18aswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.1、A．cold B．kind C．polite D．tiresome2、A．unless B．if C．while D．because3、A．took B．moved C．circulated D．dashed4、A．sign B．shadow C．shade D．opening5、A．and B．until C．as D．then6、A．stop B．prevent C．appeal D．adapt7、A．any B．more C．no D．much8、A．cocoon B．butterfly C．animal D．insect9、A．takedown B．takeapart C．cutdown D．cutopen10、A．greedily B．easily C．hardly D．quickly11、A．Generally B．Even C．So D．But12、A．sought B．lasted C．continued D．began13、A．enlarge B．shorten C．tighten D．darken14、A．Inconclusion B．Intime C．Infact D．Inparticular15、A．walk B．fly C．flee D．run16、A．wing B．tale C．subject D．cocoon17、A．getout B．getthrough C．getaway D．getdown18、A．freedom B．outcome C．balance D．reliability19、A．struggles B．passions C．manners D．spirits20、A．weak B．intelligent C．gifted D．strong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）China,whichtakesprideininventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagaindemonstratedits1．(able)tochangetheworldwithits“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,2．(share)bicyclesandonlineshopping.The“newfourgreatinventions”areallrelated3．China’shigh-techinnovation(创新),whichhasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives.“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.Icanbuyandeatanything4．Iwantsimplywithatapofmyphone,”saidLinJinlong,5．overseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,6．(add)that“evenpancakesellersareusingAlipay(mobilepayment).Wecanalsoorderfoodathome,whichissuperconvenient.IfI7．(be)athomeinCambodia,Iwouldhavetogooutdoors.”Thebikesthemselvesarenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharingisbasedonsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies.Itis8．(increase)clearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideas.ThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCageandwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthe9．(large)mobileuseintheworld.Intermsofthe“newfourgreatinventions”,CharlieDai,principalanalystofAmericanmarketresearchcompanyForrester,said,“Theseproductsandservices10．(improve)thecustomerexperiencesofar,improvingnationalandglobaleconomyatthesametime”.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一下作文。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。LastSunday,Iaccompaniedtwoofmyforeignfriends,TomandMary,aroundChengdusothattheycouldgetafeelingoftheamazedcity、WebeganbytouringKuanZhaiAlleythatisknownforitstraditionalChinesearchitecture、IknowtheareaverygoodsoIactedastheirtourguide、Forlunch,ItriedsomeChengdufriedsaucenoodles、Tomthoughtthattheywereinparticularlydelicious、Soonbeforelunch,wewenttotheResearchBase