2024届湖北省钢城四中高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

2024届湖北省钢城四中高三六校第一次联考英语试卷注意事项：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．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept2．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however3．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar4．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which5．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should6．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填7．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill8．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever9．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking10．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof11．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof12．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof13．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen14．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource15．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit16．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast17．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who18．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake19．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one20．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none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）MyfatherwasataxidriverbutIamaking—KingRenato,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419;CaptainCookoncecamehere.In1903,thePortuguesegovernmentdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuildaharborport,sothekingsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsago,thefamilydecidedtosellitforjust€25,000(£19,500).IdecidedtobuyitthoughIhadnomoney—Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,buttheyallthoughtIwascrazytowanttobuywhatisactuallyalargerock;ithasasmallcave,aplatformontop,andnoelectricityorrunningwater.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.WhenthekingofPortugaloriginallysoldtheislandin1903,heandallthegovernorssignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions(领土)”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit—Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinema,butnobodythoughtthatsomeonewouldwanttostartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:IdecidedthatthiswouldnolongerbejustarockontheportofFunchal.Itwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.AfterIboughtit,thegovernorofMadeiraaskedtobuymyisland.Ofcourse,Isaidno.HesaidthatunlessIsolditbacktothestate,hewouldn’tletmeconnecttoanyelectricity.ButIhaveasolarpanelandasmallwindmill,andmaybeinthefutureIwillbeabletogeneratepowerfromtheoceanaroundPontinha.1、Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioninghisfather?A．Hehadaroyalfamily.B．Helovedhisfamily.C．Hewasnotabornking.D．Hewasnotagooddriver.2、Whosoldtheislandtotheauthor?A．APortugueseking.B．Anartteacher.C．TheBlandyfamily.D．CaptainCook.3、Howdidthewriterstartthecountry?A．Hediscoveredtheisland.B．Hefoundbusinesssupporters.C．Hewassupportedbycitizensintheisland.D．Hetookadvantageoftheofficialdocument.4、WhatcanweinferaboutthecountryPontinha?A．Itwasatinyisland.B．Aharborportwasbuiltonit.C．Itwasawealthyland.D．Lifetherewasveryconvenient.22．（8分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.D．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe________.A．cheaperB．smallerC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.B．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.23．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵触的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhenhehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.1、What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.2、Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic’’inparagraph3mean?A．Wise. B．Practical. C．Silly. D．Special.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss,youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.24．（8分）LOSANGELES—KobeBryantisawinnerinretirement,too.TheformerLosAngelesLakersstarwonanOscarintheanimatedshortcategoryfor“DearBasketball,”apoemhewroteafterendinghis20-yearcareeronthecourtin2016.He’lladdittoanalreadyjammedtrophycollectionthatincludesfiveNBAchampionshipswiththeLakers,twoOlympicgoldmedals,NBAFinalsmostvaluableplayerawards,aleagueMVPawardandfourAll-StargameMVPawards.Asexecutiveproducer,BryantacceptedhisgoldenOscarstatuefrom“StarWars”starMarkHamillonSundaynight.HesharedtheawardwithDisneyanimatorGlenKeane.AmongthoseofferingtheircongratulationsviaTwitterwereHallofFamersMagicJohnson,BillRussellandShaquilleO’Neal,Bryant’sformerLakersteammatewhoadmitted,“I’mjealous!”Sincehanginguphisbasketballshoes,Bryanthasthrownhimselfintobusiness(anewNikeshoe)andvariousformsofstorytelling.“Asbasketballplayers,we’retoldtoshutupanddribble,”Bryantsaidonstage.“I’mgladwedidalittlebitmorethanthat.”Hethankedhiswife,Vanessa,andhisthreedaughters,namingeachofthem.HespokeafewwordsofItalian—alanguagehelearnedasachildgrowingupinItaly—andclosedbytellingthem,“Youaremyinspiration.”1、Accordingtothepassage,KobeBryantwontheOscarbecauseof_________.A．histakingpartintheanimationmovieB．hisfamousreputationinbasketballC．hispoemwrittenafterhisformercareerD．hiswinningintheanimatedshortcategory2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“trophy”?A．awardB．presentC．harvestD．possession3、Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．ApersonaldiaryB．AsciencereportC．AnewspaperD．Atextbook25．（10分）SummerHolidayFun2015!Thesummerholidaysareuponusagain.HereisourguidetosummerholidayfuninPeterborough!PeterboroughMuseumTheAgeoftheDinosaursisthemuseum'smainattractionthissummer.Getupclosetoprehistoriccreaturesviasomegreathands-onexhibits！Watchoutformonsterslurkingaroundeveryember！Themuseumisopenfrom10:00amto5:00pmMondaytoSaturday，andfrom12:00pmto4:00pmonSundaysinAugust.Call01733864663fordetails.SaxonYouthClubSchoolholidayfun：Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic，competeinsportsactivities，ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub，SaxonCommunityCentre，NormanRoad，PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:30pmand6:30pm.Call01353720274fordetails.HoughtonMillThroughtheLookingGlass—anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday30th，August.Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopen5:30pm，performance6:30pm—8:30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntiltheendoftheinterval.Adult￡10.Child￡7.Family￡20.Bookingadvisableon08454505157.FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbeyFarmlandGames：FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches，comeandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosettethatisfitforawinner！Noneedtobook，justturnupbetween12:00pmand4:00pmonThursday,19thAugust.Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove，eachchildshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost：￡7perchild.Forfurtherinformation，call01223810080.1、Ifyouareinterestedincooking，youcangoto________.A．PeterboroughMuseum B．HoughtonMillC．SaxonYouthClub D．FarmlandMuseum2、Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents，soitwillcostyou________.A．￡7 B．￡17C．￡27 D．￡203、Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents'company?A．Playingfarmlandgames. B．Watchingthenewplay.C．Competinginsportsactivities. D．Visitingthedinosaurexhibition.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）“DailyStar,sir,”calledJason,carryingsomenews-papersunderhisarm.Thelittleboyhadbeenrunningupanddownthestreet,buttherewerestilltwenty1left.Hisvoicewasalmostgoneandhisheartwas2.Theshopswouldsoonclose,andallthepeoplewouldgohome.Hewouldhavetogohometoo,carryingthepapers3money.Hehadhopedtosellmorepaperstonighttomakemoremoneytobuya4forhismotherandsomeseedsforhisbird.Thatwaswhyhehadboughtthepaperswithallhismoney.He5ashethoughtofhisfailuretosellallhispapers.“Youdon’tknowthe6ofsellingpapers.Youmustshout,‘Hotnews!Bombbursting!’”anothernewsboyChadtoldJason.“7it’snotinthepaperatall,”repliedJason.“Justrunawayquickly8theyhavetimetosee,andyou’ll9outandgetyourmoney,”Chadsaid.Itwasanew10toJason.Hethoughtofhisbirdwithno11andthecakehewantedtobuyforhismother,butwas12thathewouldnottellalie.Thoughhewas13apoornewsboy,hehadbeen14somegoodthings.ThenextafternoonJasonwenttotheofficeforhispapers15.SeveralboyswerecrowdingaroundChad,whodeclaredwitha16smilethathesoldsixdozenthedaybefore.HeaddedthatJason17moneybecausehewouldnottellalie.Theboys18atJason.“Youwouldn’ttellalieyesterday,myboy?”AgentlemanattheofficecameupandpattedJason’sshoulder19,“You’rejusttheboyIamlookingfor.”AweeklaterJasonstartedhisnew20.Helostthesaleoftwentypapersbecausehewouldnottellalie,butgotawell-paidjobbecausehetoldthetruth.1、A．shops B．coins C．people D．papers2、A．open B．heavy C．pure D．weak3、A．insteadof B．inreturnfor C．regardlessof D．inexchangefor4、A．cup B．card C．comb D．cake5、A．gavein B．brokedown C．gotaway D．showedup6、A．difficulty B．process C．goal D．secret7、A．And B．But C．For D．So8、A．before B．since C．though D．unless9、A．call B．drop C．sell D．reach10、A．edition B．idea C．policy D．task11、A．bread B．insects C．seeds D．water12、A．concerned B．amazed C．excited D．determined13、A．still B．already C．just D．also14、A．taught B．handed C．awarded D．allowed15、A．atonce B．bychance C．asusual D．onpurpose16、A．proud B．gentle C．warm D．polite17、A．borrowed B．lost C．made D．saved18、A．laughed B．shouted C．nodded D．stared19、A．bravely B．gratefully C．fondly D．modestly20、A．duty B．business C．job D．method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）WhileIwaswaitingforabusatabusstop,Isawayoungmanwalkintothepaytelephonenearby.Afterawhile,hecameoutandlookedvery1．(worry).Whenhesawme2．(stand)there,hewalkeduptomein3．hurry“Goodmorning,sir,”hesaid.“Doyouknow4．AbarahamLincolnwasborn?”Ifeltalittlesurprisedathiswords.“Somethingmustbewrong5．thepooryoungman,”Ithoughtanddidn’tanswerhim.“CouldyoupleasetellmeinwhichyearAbrahamLincolnwasborn?”herepeatedpolitely.NowIunderstoodthathewasnotjoking,soIsmiledand6．(tell)himthatAbrahamLincolnwasbornin1809.“Oh,yes!Thatisit!Thankyou,”hesaid.Thenheturnedaroundandrushedintothepaytelephoneagain.Afew7．(minute)later,hecameoutwithasmile.Hethankedmeagainandexplainedthathewanted8．(call)hisfriend,butheforgotthetelephonenumber.“Youhelped9．(I)torememberit,”hesaid.“Yousee,histelephonenumberis180909.Itcanbe10．(easy)rememberedifyouknowwhenAbrahamLincolnwasborn.”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