2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳二十六中高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳二十六中高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup2．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard3．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As4．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure5．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked6．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales7．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself8．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered9．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should10．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent11．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough12．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter13．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．as14．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled15．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing16．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while17．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach18．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen19．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising20．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless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）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演变)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(栖息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有机体)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．animalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.22．（8分）TheGreatWall,ChinaStretchingover21,000kilometers,theGreatWallwasbuilttopreventinvasionsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.UNESCOinFebruary2019callsitanabsolutemasterpiece,notonlybecauseoftheambitiouscharacteroftheundertakingbutalsotheperfectionofitsconstruction.”Butperfectionisn’tprotection.51.2percentoftheGreatWallhadeitheralreadydisappearedorisatasignificantriskofdisappearing.Besidesforwindandrainerosion,themainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallarehumanfactorssuchastourism,construction,humancontactandsoon.Pamukkale，TurkeyPamukkale,whichmeans“cottoncastle”inTurkish,isfamousforitsshiningwhitecalciteterraces(方解石阶地)withwarmandmineral-richwatersoverrun.BeforebeinglistedasaWorldHeritageSitein1988,Pamukkalehadbeenseverelydamagedbyhumanactivities.Peopleusedhotspringwatertofillswimmingpools,somevisitorsstoodontherocksandsomeevenbathedinthehotspringswithsoapandshampoo.Toprotecttheterraces,theTurkishgovernmenthasdecidedtopulldownthehotelsandrequirealltouriststovisitthissitebarefoot.GreatBarrierReef,AustraliaHometo400typesofcoraland1,500speciesoffish,theGreatBarrierReefdrawsvisitorstoAustraliafromallovertheworld.However,theGreatBarrierReefisexpectedtosufferfromincreasinglyfrequentbleachingevents,casesinwhichcoralsturnwhiteandmaydie,accordingtoaUNESCOreport.Theheatwavescausedbyglobalwarminghavekilledhalfofthecoralhereinthetwoyears,accordingtoaCNNreport.Pollutionfromindustrydevelopmentsandharmfulfishingpracticesarealsobigconcerns.TheDeadSea,JordanAt423metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeais10timessaltierthantheocean,meaningthatthewaterissodense,eventouristswhocan9tswimwillbeabletofloat.Buttheseasideresortsbuiltinthe1980snowsitkilometersawayfromthewater’sedge,whichhaslosthalfofitssurfaceareainthepast40years.Thedamageisirreversibleduetothenatureofthemineralindustryandthetypeofagriculturalusethathasdrainedthewater.1、Whichareyourequiredtovisitwithoutshoes?A．TheGreatWall,China.B．Pamukkale,Turkey.C．GreatBarrierReef,Australia.D．TheDeadSea,Jordan.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．MainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallcomefromwindandrainerosion.B．Pamukkalewasdamagedbyhumanactivitiesafter1988.C．PollutionandtheheatwavescausedbyglobalwarmingkillmuchcoralintheGreatBarrierReef.D．HalfoftheDeadSeasurfaceareahasdisappearedinthepasttwodecades.3、Whatdotheabovespotshaveincommon?A．Theyareallfamousendangerednaturalspots.B．They’redamagedonlyfromhumanactivities.C．Theyalldrawtheattentionofthegovernments.D．They’reallseriouslydamaged.23．（8分）ForthepasttwoyearsIhavebeentravellingandlivingabroad.Homehasbecomemoreofafeelingthanaplace.IfeelathomewhenIamwithmyfamilyinLondon,butIalsofeelathomeinItalywithfriendsIlove.Homeisnolongerapictureofahousewithafrontdoorandsomewindows.Itismorecomplicatedthanthat.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatcelebratingthenewyearhasbecomeveryimportantforme.Idonotcareabout"NewYear’sresolutions(愿望)”-livingabroadhasmademeconstantlyreconsiderwhatkindofpersonIwanttobeandhowIwilllivemylife,soIdon'tfeeltheneedtoplanforchange:Iliveforchange.NewYear’sEvehasbecomemytimetoreconnectwiththefriendsthatmakesmefeelathome.Everyyearwetrytoreunitewhereverweareandrememberthetimewhenwekneweachothersowellthatwefeltlikeafamily.Itisamomenttoreconnectandgettoknoweachotheragain.Lastyear,wetravelledtoacottageinIrelandwherewehadnointernetandnoneighbours.Inthemiddleofthecountryside,awayfromourbigandconstantlychanginglives,wewereabletobecomelikealittlefamilyagain.Thisyear,wewenttoBarcelona.Itwasaverybigchange.Weweresurroundedbycultureandlifeandjoy.Therewerebarsandparties.Itwasdifferent,butonethingstayedverymuchthesame-Ifeltathomeagainandwefeltlikeafamilyagain.AlotofpeoplefeelthatNewYear’sEvecannotliveuptoexpectations.Ideassuchasthe"NewYear'skiss"and"resolutions"createalotofpressureforpeopletohaveanighttoremember,anightthatwillchangetheirlivesandperhapsmakethenextyearoneworthliving.Ithinkthosepeoplearemissingthepoint.IfChristmasisaboutfamily,whycan'tNewYearbeaboutfriends?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraphIprobablymean?A．Family. B．Livingabroad.C．Home. D．Stayingwithfriends.2、Whydoesn'ttheauthorcareabout"NewYear'sresolutions"?A．NewYear’sresolutionscannotbereached.B．Hislifestylemakeshimalwaysreadyforchange.C．It'smeaninglesstomakeanybigchangesinlife.D．MakingNewYear'sresolutionscreatesmuchpressure.3、WhatdoestheauthortrytoconveythroughhisexperiencesinIrelandandBarcelona?A．Lifeispeacefulandenjoyable.B．Livingabroadisahappyexperience.C．Stayingwithfriendsmakesonefeelathome.D．Travellingabroadenrichesone'slifeexperience.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewYear'sCelebration:How? B．TrueFriendship:What?C．LivingAbroad:ComfortableorComplicated? D．Change:PlanitorMakeit?24．（8分）CanterburyCollegeCOURSEAThiscoursewillenablestudentstoexperienceperformingartsandthemediaatabasiclevel.Itwillgivethemtheexperiencetodecideiftheywishtodevelopaninterestinthisfieldandtotraintheirpotentialandadaptabilityforworkinginaperformancecompanyineitheraperformingoratechnicalrole.COURSEBTheaimofthiscourseistoprovideaseriesoftraininginbusiness-relatedskillsandacomprehensiveknowledgeofbusinesspractice.Itisforstudentswithabusinesslearningexperiencewhocanmanageaheavyworkload.COURSECThiscoursegivesafoundationforacareerincaringforchildren,theelderlyorpeoplewithspecialneeds.CoreunitsareEmergencyTreatment,CommunicationandInformationTechnology.Practicaltrainingisanimportantpartofthecourse.COURSEDThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontotheconstructionindustry.UnitscoveredincludeHeat,LightandSound,IntroductiontotheUrbanEnvironment,CommunicationProcessesandTechniques.Allstudentswillcompletevocationalassignmentswithworkexperienceinthebigcompanies.COURSEEThequalificationsgainedandtheskillsdevelopedonthiscoursewillprovideagoodbasisforgainingemploymentinofficework.Inadditiontowordprocessing,thecoursealsocoversspreadsheets,computerizedaccounting,databasesanddesktoppublishing.Allstudentsaregivenchancestodeveloptheirconfidence,andadviceandinformationisgivenonjobsearchskills,presentationtechniquesandpersonalappearance.COURSEFThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationingraphicandvisualcommunicationskills.Studentscompleteunitsinpicturecompositionandphotographicprocessingalongsideelementsofgraphicdesign,andgainhands-onexperienceofdesktoppublishingandpresentations.1、Suzanwantstobeanactress,shecanchoose.A．CourseA B．CourseBC．CourseD D．CourseE2、CourseCisfitforthestudentswhomight.A．dealwiththenumbersB．workwiththedisabledC．runabusinessorganizationD．designandconstructbuildings3、IfDavidchoosesCourseF,hemightbeastudentwiththecareerinterestin_.A．advertising B．politicsC．nursing D．management4、Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inacityguidebook. B．Inasciencejournal.C．Onaschoolwebsite. D．Fromanewsreport.25．（10分）Mr.Omorogbewasoriginallysettograduatein2014.Butafterafightwithhisdad,hewas“tossedout”onthestreet.Eventually,hisgrandmothertookhiminforawhile,butwithherworkingduringtheday,Omorogbeneededtocareforhisseriouslyillgrandfather.Schooleventuallybecametoomuch,sohedroppedout.Formanystudentsacrossthecountry,circumstanceslikeOmorogbe’scanderail(使偏离轨道)themthehigh-school-to-collegetrack.Inhiscase,BostonPublicSchool’sRe-EngagementCenterwasabletoconnecthimwithEDCOYouthAlternative,aschoolthatprovidesextrasupporttonontraditionalandstrugglingstudents.HestartedinSeptember2016andwillhavehisdiplomainhandbyMay.“Ihavemycounselor(指导教师)whocallsmeeveryday.IfImissschoolfortwoorthreedays,she’llcallme,andask,‘AreyouOK?’”saysOmorogbe.“Duringthevacations,she’llcallme;formybirthday,she’llbakemeacake.”Tenyearsago,BostonhighschoolstudentslikeOmorogbewerefarlesslikelytogettheirdiploma.In2007,thecity’sgraduationratewas59percent.Thisyear,in2017,thenumberofBostonstudentswhograduatedinfouryearshitarecordhighof72.4percent.Statewide,thegraduationrateincheduptoarecord87.5percentfrom87.3percentlastyear,accordingtostatefigures.“You’reseeinggradualprogress,”saysPaulReville,aprofessoratHarvard’sGraduateSchoolofEducationandformerSecretaryofeducationforMassachusetts.“We’redealingwithoneofthemostimportantproblemsthatwehaveineducationthesedays,whichispeopledroppingoutwithoutahighschooleducationandhavingnoplacetogoinoureconomy.”EducationexpertssayBoston’srecordgraduationratewasparticularlyencouragingbecauseofthegainsbythecity’sAfrican-AmericanandLatinostudentsinthelastdecade–13.6and16.5percentagepointsrespectively.Butwithroughly5,500kidsacrossthestatestilldroppingoutofhighschooleveryyear,professorRevilleandothersadmitthatMassachusetts,widelyrecognizedashavingthenation’sleadingeducationsystem,stillhasalongwaytogo.1、WhydidOmorogbedropoutofschool?A．Hehadapoorfamily.B．Hehadnointerestinhisstudies.C．Hewasseriouslyinjuredinafight.D．Hehadtotakeontheroleofacarer.2、WhatdoesOmorogbethinkofhiscounselor?A．She’sstrict.B．She’skind-hearted.C．She’sopen-minded.D．She’sknowledgeable.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBoston’shighschoolgraduationrate?A．Itreachedarecord87.5percentthisyear.B．Therehasbeenariseofover10percentin10years.C．Thisyear’sfiguresshowasharpincreaseoverlastyear’s.D．Lessthanhalfofthestudentscouldgraduate10yearsago.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ThesuccessstoryofMr.OmorogbeB．BostonstudentsareregainingtheirconfidenceC．TheimportantrolehighschooleducationplaysD．Reformshavegivenfreshhopetostrugglingstudents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）ThetownofPressureandthetownofPleasurewereneighborsbuttheyhad1incommon.Residentsbuiltwallsto2influencefromthe3town.InPressure,everyonestruggledtobetheverybest.Whenwomen4birth,theywouldcompetetohavethebabywiththe5cry.Therewasviolentcompetitionineveryaspectoflife.Because6wasthesymbolofsuccess,peoplewerealways7makingmoney,withnotimeforrelaxation.Someyoungpeoplecouldn’tbeartheintensityandchosetodrivetoescape.8,overinPleasure,themottowas“Aslongasyoulikeit,doit.”People9withoutpressureandcoulddoanything10liked.Childrenplayedcomputergamesdayandnight.Atschool,teachersdidn’tcare11studentscameornot.Workersmightsitaroundtheoffice12drinkingcoffeeanddoingnothing.13thelackofregulations,nobodyworriedaboutlosingtheirjobs.Itwaspleasurethatmattered.Noonehadtheslightestthoughtofmoving14,eitherforthemselvesorforthetown.Thecomputerstheyused15oldmethodsfromthetownofPressure.Someoftheyoungwereaddictedto16becauseoftheemptinessoftheirlives.Then,peopleinthetwotownsbeganaskingthemselves.“Whatislife17?”Butjustbeforelifeinthetwotownscompletelyfailed,therecameagreatperson—Mr.Reason.Hewentfromdoortodoor,18withpeopleandgivingadvice.PeopleinPressurelearnttobecontentwithwhattheyhad,whilepeopleinPleasurebegantomakeplans.They19thewallbetweenthemandbuiltaroadtoconnectthetwo.Thetowns’people20torealizethetruth---thereisnogapbetweenPressureandPleasureiftheydon’tgotoextremes.1、A．anythingB．nothingC．everythingD．something2、A．keepoutB．lookoutC．workoutD．giveout3、A．anotherB．anyC．everyD．other4、A．gaveB．tookC．offeredD．brought5、A．loudB．louderC．loudestD．loudly6、A．wealthB．healthyC．healthD．wealthy7、A．lazyB．busyC．easyD．hard8、A．AtthattimeB．MeanwhileC．AtonetimeD．Onceinawhile9、A．gotupB．broughtupC．setupD．grewup10、A．weB．youC．theyD．it11、A．whetherB．whoC．whereD．what12、A．alldaylongB．allnightC．allalongD．alltheway13、A．BecauseB．ThankstoC．OwetoD．Accordingto14、A．backwardB．downwardC．upwardD．forward15、A．wasB．areC．isD．were16、A．drugsB．moneyC．workD．books17、A．inB．toC．forD．to18、A．talkedB．talkingC．talksD．totalk19、A．wentdownB．putdownC．pulleddownD．wrotedown20、A．wentB．cameC．happenedD．returned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）Chinaisleadingtheworldinfacialrecognitionalgorithms（人脸识别算法）.Itisreportedthatitsbestalgorithmcanrecognizel0millionpeople1．asinglemistakeinlessthanasecond.Thetopfiveofthe39facialrecognitionalgorithmsintheworldcomefromChina,accordingtoatest,2．releasedtheresultsfor2018lastFriday.YITUTechnology,3．Shanghai-basedcompanythatclaimedboththetopandsecondspotonthelist,saidthatitstopalgorithmisable4．（recognize）nearlyeverypersoninasamplebaseof10million.However,“itisverylikelyforahumanbraintomake5．（mistake）inrecognizingtheidentitiesof100people,”thecompanysaid.AlgorithmsfromBeijing-basedcompanySenseTime6．（win）thethirdandfourthspot,whiletheShenzhenInstitutesofAdvancedTechnology（SIAT）claimed7．（five）inthetest.YITUsaidthathighfacialrecognitionaccuracy（精确）meansthatusersgain8．（good）experienceswhen9．（use）relatedproducts.Forexample,whenauserusesfacialIDforpaymentonasmartphone,itwillnotauthorizethepaymentforsomeoneelsewithasimilar10．（appear）astheuser,thecompanynoted.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）TodayIvisitedtoanexperiencedEnglishteacher,whousedtobemymom’steacher、BothmymomandIwereeagertogetsomeadvicetoimproveherEnglish、Wewerewelcomingwarmly、ThenhebegantestingmyEnglishknowledge,askingmetoreadthetextsandspellingsomewords、IdidwellasIhadinterestedinEnglishsincechildhood、Hewaspleasedwithmyperformancebutgavemeavaluablesuggest:practiseEnglisheveryday、ThenhegoesthroughmyEnglishpapers,onlytofindmyhandwritingwaspoorandneededimproving、Underhisdirections,Ipracticedwritingletters,words,sentencesandawholetext、IwassurprisedatwhatbeautifullyIwrote!Whatthewonder!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,你的英国网友Felix将到你校交流学习半年,发邮件向你询问你们学校的相关信息。请你给他写一封邮件,内容包括:1.上学时间2.课程安排;3.其他注意事项。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________