2024届荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2024届荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷注意事项：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．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect2．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone3．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken4．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend5．Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas6．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished7．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that8．Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown9．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented10．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some11．________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!Areyoutalkingtome?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should12．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless13．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.14．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing15．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing16．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered17．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied18．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before19．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto20．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve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）It'shair-raisingnewsforcriminalsontherun.Scientistsbehindanewstudyhaveworkedouthowtoidentifyindividualsonlybasedontheproteins(蛋白质)inasinglestrandoftheirhair.WhilethepolicealreadylookatDNAfromhairaspartofinvestigations,thetechniqueisfarfromideal:DNAiseasilydegradable,meaningitcanonlybeanalyzedwithinacertaintimeperiodafterthecrime.Butthenewtechniquecouldevenbeusedtosolvehistoricalorarchaeologicalcases,makingitfarsuperiortoDNAsequencinginmanyways.DNAdegradationdependsonseveralenvironmentalfactorsincludingtemperature,humidityandPH.Itisalsoaffectedbytheactivityofbacteriaandothermicroorganisms.Incontrast,actualhairscansurviveforalongtimesometimescenturies.Afterbonesandteeth,hairisinfactoneofthemostresistantstructuresofthehumanbody.Inordertounderstandhowtheproteincanbeusedtoidentifyindividuals,itisimportanttounderstandmatproteinsarecodedbyDNA．Thismeansthatacertainlevelofthegeneticvariationthatweseeindifferentpeople'sDNApassesintotheirproteins.Infact,geneticinformationintheDNAistranslatedintoamino-acidchainsthatmakeupproteins.Themethodnotonlyallowsforhumanidentificationbutitcanalsorevealhowoldthesampleisandwhatregionitcomesfrom,sothatwecandistinguishbetweencurrentandancientsamples.Butwhilethediscoveryisexciting,thetechniqueisnotquitepolishedenoughtobeusedinthecourtroom.Themaintasknowwillbetoanalyzehairsamplesfromallovertheworld,whichwillmakeitalotmorereliable.Thenewdiscoverywillboostthesignificanceofhairasevidenceincourts,atatimewhensomeforensic(司法鉴定的)disciplineshavebeencriticizedintheUS.Itwillalsobeofgreatuseinarchaeology.1、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．DNAevidenceisfarfromideal.B．Criminalsontherungethair-raisingnews.C．Scientistsareplanningatestofhumanhair.D．Humanscanbeidentifiedbyproteinsinhair.2、Whichevidenceismorereliableforthepolicetoidentifyacriminal?A．Lostteeth.B．Thefootprint.C．Personalbelongings.D．DamagedDNA．3、InwhatwayisthenewtechniquesuperiortoDNAtest?A．Servingasevidenceincourts.B．Possessinggeneticinformation.C．Inferringtheheightofaperson.D．Distinguishingtheregionofaperson.4、Whatwillscientistsdointhefollowingfewyears?A．Testhairsamplesworldwide.B．Legalizethehairevidence.C．Applyprotein-testtoarchaeology.D．MapthestructureofDNA．5、Whowillwelcomethediscovery?A．Criminals.B．Employers.C．Hairdressers.D．Archaeologists.22．（8分）It’stheoldesttrickinthebook:threatenthekidswithapieceofcoal,andthey’llbehaveinthenameofSantaClaus.SomepeoplesaythatparentsarepurposelytakingintheirkidsbylyingtothemaboutSanta.Isitpurposelycheatingorplayingalongwiththefantasy?Therearealwaysthosestoriesaboutthekindergartenteacherorparentwhowouldtellthekidsthere’snoSantaClaus,andthey’dallstartcryingonthelostdreams.Butifanotherteachergoesintoathird-gradeclassandsaysthereisaSantaClaus,they’llalllaughather.WhatIsayisthatifthey’reattheagewhenthey’restillbelieving,whybothertoendit?Thenhowlongshouldparentspretend?Studiesindicatethataftereight,75percentofkidsdon’tbelieve.That’sthefirst“S”wordthatparentshavetodealwith—it’snotsex.It’sSanta.Sotheparenthastositdownandsayitinagentleway.“Listen,Santadidexist.Hewasapersonwhogavetoothersandnowthatyou’reolder,youcangivetoothersandbeSanta,too.”DoyouthinkifakidwhobelievesinSantawalksintoathird-or-fourth-gradeclass,hisfriendsaregoingtotellhiminagentleway?No.They’regoingtomakefunofhim,andthekidisgoingtorunhomecrying,sayingyouliedtohim.Weallrememberhowthenewsisbrokentous,soifweallremember,thenthere’ssomesignificanceorwewouldhaveforgottenit.Andit’sbettertohaveamemoryifsomeonedoingitnicelythansomekidslaughingatyou.Santaisalsousedasaninstrumentofguilt,becauseSantaknowseverything.Soevenifthekidsdidbadthingsandgotawaywiththem,Santaknew.Still,Santaaloneisnotagoodbehavioraltool.Youcan’t,say,inJanuary,playtheSantacardtoyourchild—becauseChristmasistoofaraway.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,parentsshould__________.A．tellingthekidsthatSantadoesnotexistB．lietotheirchildrenontheproblemofSantaClausC．nottellthetruthiftheirchildrenbelieveSantaClausexistsD．tellchildreninadvanceincaseofbeinglaughedatbyclassmates2、Whycouldyourkidpossiblybemadefunofinthefourthgrade?A．HetellsaliethathebelievesinSanta.B．HesaysSantadoesexistinthisworld.C．Heexpectsgentletalksfromhisfriends.D．HegivestoothersandactsasSantadoes.3、Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeansto__________.A．playcardswithchildrenhappilyB．talkthekidsoutofdoingsomethingbadC．clarifythetruthofSantatothekidsinagentlewayD．letthechildrenfiguretheproblemoutbythemselves4、Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthistextisto__________.A．introducethedetailedstoryofSantaClausinallaspectsB．preventchildrenfrombeinglaughedatbyfellowclassmatesC．helpchildrentounderstandwhetherSantaClausisrealornotD．instructparentshowtoexplaintheexistenceofSantaClaustokids23．（8分）Iusedtobelievecourtesywasathingofthepast.VeryseldomhaveIencounteredacourteoushumanbeinginthismodernera.Recently,Ihadtochangemythinking,whenIcamefacetofacewithjustsuchahumanbeinginacoffeeplace,withmytwodaughters.Theplacewascrowdedasusualandwehadtoclimbsteepstairsinordertofindanemptyt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B．choice C．introduction D．price2、A．change B．return C．receive D．replace3、A．somebody B．nobody C．everybody D．anybody4、A．bargaining B．storing C．loading D．shopping5、A．across B．up C．through D．down6、A．carry B．show C．move D．push7、A．identity B．contents C．belongings D．ink8、A．Depressed B．Shocked C．Amused D．Stressed9、A．poured B．mixed C．showed D．fell10、A．exit B．admission C．entry D．departure11、A．eventhough B．asif C．sothat D．incase12、A．lines B．borders C．regulations D．permissions13、A．criminal B．blue-collar C．beggar D．colleague14、A．number B．career C．explanation D．name15、A．calmeddown B．thoughtaloud C．foundout D．gotthrough16、A．rang B．visited C．questioned D．blamed17、A．patient B．clever C．polite D．hardworking18、A．recognize B．inform C．describe D．forgive19、A．yelling B．pointing C．talking D．lying20、A．job B．way C．chance D．business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）Theratioofoverweightpeople1．participatedinasurveyincreasedfrom29%in2012to31.5%in2016,and2．numberofhighlyoverweightpeople3．(rise)to550,000,creatingaseriousheadachefor4．(medicine)services.Theincreaseofhighlyoverweightpeoplewas5．(particular)sharpamongthoseintheir20s.Thenumberscamefromastudyofphysicalexaminations6．(publish)bytheHealthInsuranceService.Accordingtothesurvey,thehighlyobesity(肥胖)rateamongyoungpeoplecanbearesultoftheir7．(addict)tosaltintakeandsoftdrinksfromchildhood.Eatingtoomuchsaltyfoodisconsidered8．amainfactorleadingtohealthproblems.Besides,drinkingsoftdrinksisalsotoblamebecauseitmakespeoplemorelikely9．(gain)weight.Theresultmayaffectthenewlifestyleofthosepeople.Cuttingdownonsaltcanbehard,10．repeatedtrainingtopreferlesssaltyfoodisnecessary.Startbyaddinghalfasmuchsalttoyourdinnerasyounormallydo.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,

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多者(从第11处起)不计分。LastMonday,ithitmethatmybelovedgrandmotherbirthdaywasaroundthecorner、Idecidedtomakeheranuniquepresent、Withouttheslightesthesitation,Ithrewmeintocreatingthispricelessalbum、Iturnedonthecomputer,carefullyselectedsomephotos,addedupsomedecorations,anddesignedeachpagescarefully、Eventually,analbumofloveproduced、Lookedatmyworkwithsatisfaction,Icouldn’thelpimagininghowdelightedlymygrandmawouldbe、Soon,thebigdayarrived、Atthebirthdayparty,IpresentedthealbumtoGrandma、Themomentshesawthespecialgift,shehugsme