湖南省衡阳市第二十六中学2024届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

湖南省衡阳市第二十六中学2024届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful2．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was3．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This4．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich5．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful6．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/7．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed8．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular9．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof10．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough11．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps12．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding13．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing14．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince15．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While16．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/17．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether18．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto19．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall20．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what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）Morethanonebillionyoungpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphonesandotheraudiodevices,theUNwarnedTuesday,proposingnewsafetystandardsforsafevolumelevels.Currently,aboutfivepercentoftheglobalpopulation,orsome466millionpeople,including34millionchildren,sufferfromdisablinghearingloss.Youngpeopleareparticularlylikelytodevelopsuchriskylisteninghabits.Aroundhalfofthosebetweentheagesof12and35,or1.1billionpeople,areatriskdueto“longandsevereexposuretoloudsounds,includingmusictheylistentothroughpersonalaudiodevices,”theUNhealthagencysaid.Inabidtosafeguardhearing,theWorldHealthOrganizationandInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionissuedaninternationalstandardforthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.WHOconsidersavolumeabove85decibelsforeighthoursor100decibelsfor15minutesasunsafe.Thesafelisteningdevicesandsystemsstandardcallsfora"soundallowance"softwaretobeincludedinallaudiodevices,totrackthevolumelevelanddurationofauser'sexposuretosound,andtoevaluatetheriskposedtotheirhearing.Thissystemcouldalertauseriftheyhavedangerouslisteninghabits.WHOisalsocallingforparentalaswellasautomaticvolumecontrolsonaudiodevicestopreventdangeroususe.Whilesomesmartphonesandotheraudiodevicesalreadyoffersomeofthesefeatures,theUNwouldliketoseeauniformstandardusedtohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss."Thinkofitlikedrivingonahighway,butwithoutaspeedometerinyourcaroraspeedlimit,"ShellyChadhaoftheWHOtoldreportersinGeneva."Whatwe'veproposedisthatyoursmartphonescomefittedwithaspeedometer,withameasurementsystemwhichtellsyouhowmuchsoundyou'regettingandtellsyouifyouaregoingoverthelimit".1、Whatisthepurposeofproposingnewsafevolumestandards?A．Towarnpeopleofdangerouslisteninghabits.B．Tohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss.C．Topromotethedevelopmentofaudiodevices.D．Topreventthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.2、Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“youngpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphones”?A．Inparagraph2. B．Inparagraph3.C．Inparagraph4. D．Inparagraph5.3、Whatdoweknowaboutsafevolumelevelsaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Itissafetolistentomusicunderanycircumstances.B．Itisimportanttokeeptrackoftheriskfortheusers.C．Itisnecessarytohaveusersalertedbytheirparents.D．Itisacceptabletokeepthevolumeat90decibelsfor15minutes.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TurningDowntheVolume.B．MakingGoodUseofSmartphones.C．TheRiseandFallofAudioDevices.D．TheSafetyStandardsforVolumeLevels.22．（8分）InhisbookTheTippingPoint:HowLittleThingsCanMakeaBigDifference,theCanadianauthorMalcolmGladwellexplainshowatrendcantakemanyforms.Itcanbeageneralchangeinsocialbehaviour,anideaorafashion.However,whydosometrendscatchonandothersnot?Whatmakesoneparticularbrandoftrainingshoessuddenlybecomethemust-haveproduct?Howdopeoplefindoutabouttrendsandwhatmakespeoplewanttobuyintothem?Isitsimplyaquestionofkeepingupwithotherpeople?Inhisnewwork,Gladwellexplorethemomentwhensomethingbecomescommonandhowproducts,ideas,messagesandformsofbehaviourspread.Helooksatthereasonswhytrendsaresimilarinthewaytheydeveloptooutbreaksofdisease,ormedicalepidemics（流行病）.Epidemics,liketrends,startinaverysmallway,maybefromasinglepersonwithavirus’thenspreadveryquicklyuntiltheytakeoverthepopulationandappeartobeeverywhere.Eventually,theywillslowdowngraduallyordieoutsuddenly.Gladwellshowshowthesechangeshappennotgraduallybutatonesuddenmoment.Gladwellidentifiesthreetypesofpeoplewhoareinfluentialinthedevelopmentofthesekindsofsocialepidemics:Connectorsarepeopleinacommunitywhohavewidesocialcircles.Theyknowalotofpeopleandliketointroducepeopletoeachother.Thepeopletheyknowoftencomefromavarietyofsocial,cultural,professionalandeconomiccircles.Mavensarepeoplewithalotofknowledgeorexpertsinaparticularfield.Theywishtopassontheirknowledgetoothers.Mavenscollectandgatherinformationsoarethefirsttopickuponnewtrends.Salesmenarepeoplewithcharisma（魅力）.Theyhavea“soft”influenceoverpeopleratherthanactualpower.Thismeanstheyareinfluentialbecausepeoplewanttoimitatethem.Overall,Gladwell’sbookisathought-provoking（引人深思的）readforanyoneinterestedintheoriginsoftrends.What’smore,hewritesinaclearstylesoeventhemostdifficultideasareeasytounderstand.1、WhatdoweknowaboutGladwell?A．HeisaproductiveNorthAmericanwriter.B．Hehaswrittenmanybooksonthesubjectoftrends.C．Hethinkstrendsdevelopinthesamewayasillnesses.D．Hebelievestherearethreetypesofpeopleintheworld.2、Accordingtothetext,connectors.A．areverysocialpersonsB．oftenfollowothersC．knowmanypeoplefromthesamecircleD．areknowledgeableandexperienced3、Whatdowelearnfromthetext?A．Salesmentrytocontrolotherpeopleusingtheirpower.B．Mavensquicklybecomeawareofchangesinfashions.C．ConnectorsandMavenstrytogettheirinformationacross.D．Gladwell’sbookisinterestingbuthardtounderstandforreaders.23．（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-SNow24．（8分）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstwarningmyhusband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Igrippedthebanister(楼梯扶手)andtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofpracticalstillness,Icouldheareverythingaroundmerattling.Wegotclosetothestaircaselandingonlytoheartheloudripping（撕裂）soundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IheldJimmy’sarmtightlyasthetornadosuckedthedooropen—weneverdidgetitfullyshut—andtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.Don’tleaveme.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcoveragemean?A．damageB．reportsC．arrivalD．delay2、Inthelastbuttwoparagraphs,whydidtheauthorfeelnopain?A．Becauseshewastooeagertohelpherhusbandtofeelit.B．Becauseshewasfrozeninamazement.C．Becauseshewasheldentirelybythepoweroftornado.D．Becauseshewasfrightenedbythedamagecausedbythedisaster.3、Thefeelingoftheauthorduringthedisastercanbedescribedas_______A．scared,surprisedbutcalmB．surprised,terrifiedbutdeterminedC．astonished,confusedandmovedD．amazed,determinedandgrateful25．（10分）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£25perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.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）Whenyourchildissupposedtobedoinghomework,aretheychattingwiththeirfriendsonFacebookorplayinggames?Manystudieshaveshownthatmultitaskingdoesn’t1,2yourchildisprobablyproudlyclaimingtheycandotenthings3!Manypeoplebelievethattheycan4twoormoretasksatthesametime,butDr.EdwardHallowellsaysthisis5.Therealityisthatmultitasking6poorjobperformance.Newhand-held7suchassmartphones,iPads,gamesandsocialnetworkingsitesmakeitveryeasytomultitaskand“attention8”leadingtodifficultyfocusingonthetask9,suchaslisteningintheclassroomordoinghomework.“10,thebrainactually11kidsformultitaskingeventhoughwhenyourchildissupposedtodoinghomeworkperformanceoneverytaskgetsworseandworse.Kidsdon'tknowthattheyaredoing12becausetheyfeelbetterwhentheymultitask,”saysDrEdwardHallowell.13theappearanceofhand-helddevicesandsocialnetworkingsites,teachershavenoticedadifferencein14performance,criticalthinkingskillsandhowinformationis15.“Multitaskingpreventspeoplefromgainingadeepunderstandingoftheinformationtheyaretryingtolearn,”saysDrEdwardHallowell.Kidshaveadifficulttimestickingwitha”difficulttounderstand"topicand16toallowthemselvestobedistracted(分散的),totuneoutandswitch17toFacebookorusingtheircellphones18workingharderatunderstandingadifficultsubjectorproblem.Inthelong19,multitaskingaffectsgrades.OnestudyshowedthatkidsthatusetheInternetwhileinclassdid20ontestsresultinginlowergrades.1、A．playB．understandC．useD．work2、A．onlyifB．eventhoughC．sothatD．nowonder3、A．atonceB．rightawayC．innotimeD．atrandom4、A．advocateB．dealC．performD．prefer5、A．impossibleB．importantC．impatientD．impolite6、A．resultsinB．resultsfromC．existsinD．existsfrom7、A．designsB．discoveriesC．equipmentD．evidence8、A．attractB．drawC．payD．share9、A．athandB．ontimeC．onscheduleD．attimes10、A．UncertainlyB．UnfortunatelyC．UniversallyD．Undoubtedly11、A．remainsB．rewardsC．regardsD．reflects12、A．betterB．wellC．badD．worse13、A．SinceB．BeforeC．WhenD．While14、A．accidentalB．accurateC．accessibleD．academic15、A．producedB．processedC．possessedD．promoted16、A．tendB．attendC．intendD．pretend17、A．outB．onC．offD．over18、A．exceptforB．ratherthanC．morethanD．apartfrom19、A．runB．walkC．journeyD．distance20、A．hardlyB．successfullyC．poorlyD．mildly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）Languageissometimeswrittenasacodesothatpeoplecancommunicatesecrets.During1．SecondWorldWar,theGermanNavy(海军）usedacodetosendmessages.TheBritish2．(break)thecodeandlearnedaboutmanyGermanplans.TheJapanesealsousedacodetotalkto3．(them)shipsatsea.ItwascalledthePurpleCode.AlthoughtheAmericanssoonbrokethiscode,theJapanesedidn'tknow4．hadbeenbroken.In1942,theAmericansbegantousetheirowncodetosend5．(secret).AfewNavajo（那伐鹤人）Indiansmadethiscode,which6．(base)ontheirlanguage,whichonlysomeAmericanIndiansspoke.ThecodedescribedafewthingstheAmericanarmydid.Onlytheycouldunderstandthiscode,sotheywentwiththearmyfromislandtoislandasitfoughtagainsttheJapanese.TheseNavajosoldierspromised7．(keep)thiscodeasecret,eventhoughthiscouldcausetheir8．(die).TheJapaneseneverbrokethecodebecausetheyknewnothing9．theNavajolanguage.Andthecode,10．connectedtwolanguages,helpedwinthewarinthePacific.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。DearJack,Howareyou?Awell-knownplay,TeaHouse,willputoninthenewly-builtGrandTheaterinourcityat7:00p、m、in5th,February、IknewyouarefondofChineseculture,butIsincerelyinviteyoutogowithme、Itissaidthatitisperformedquitewellbysomefamousactorsandactress、Ifyouareinterestinginthisplay,Iwillbookticketsinadvanceandwecanappreciateittogether、IthinkitisreallyagoodchanceforustolearnmoreaboutChinesetraditionplays、Besides,thereisaprovincialmuseumnearatheater,whichisworthvisitingitaftertheplay、Howdoyouthinkofmyadvice?Lookingforwardtoyourreply、LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（2