湖南省株洲市2023-2024学年高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

湖南省株洲市2023-2024学年高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷注意事项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．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology2．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending3．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto4．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred5．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached6．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich7．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed8．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe9．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown10．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested11．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what12．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon13．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated14．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly15．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact16．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot17．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that18．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade19．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby20．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise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）TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.tothem,hewas“theicecreamman”.Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包车）window.Tome,hewasmyolderbrother,Andrew.Once,heworkedonWallStreet.Butlaterhespenthisdayssellingicecreamtoanendlesslineofkids,momsanddadsinswimmingsuits,perhapsdaydreamingofabeachfaraway.Alldaylong,whilehesoldbagsofpotatochips,cansofsoda,andalltypesoficecream,hewoulddothissortofroboticmotion—turntotheright,stoopdown,handtheitemoutofthewindowandcollectthemoney.Hisdrinkingdayswereovernow.Theynearedtheirendonenightafterhetookaseverebeatingwhensomeonefollowedhimhomeandrobbedhimwhenhewasdrunk.Itlefthimmemoriesofpainandmisery.Hewasdeterminedhewouldnevertakeanotherdrinkagain.Onedayyearslater,Iwenttolookforhim.Islippedintothehighdriver’sseatandsatquietlywatchinghimwork.Occasionally,hewouldaskmetohandhimadietrootbeerorabagofchipsforsale,allthetimebendingoverasheworkedthelongline.AsIwatchedhimsellicecreamfromavanwindow,hetaughtmesomethingaboutlivingthislifethatweallpassthroughtooquickly.Itwasalessonabouttryingtoliveitwithgraceanddignityandstyle,nomatterwhat.HediedinMarch1999.HehadservedintheArmyfortwoyearsinEuropeinthe1950s.Theygavehimasoldier’sfuneralwithafoldedflag.1、WherewasAndrewlikelytoselltheicecream?A．Onatrain.B．Inapark.C．OnWallStreet.D．Inasupermarket.2、WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndrew’sjob?A．Busyandhard.B．Challengingbuttime-consuming.C．Honorableandwell-paid.D．Busybutbadly-paid.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Therobbers.B．Thepainfulmemories.C．Theconsumers.D．Thedrinkingdays.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberhisbrother.B．Totellaregrettablestory.C．Toshareasadlifelesson.D．Tostatehisattitudetowardslife.22．（8分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedpreyhasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey’velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled“iCow”,whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle’sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds.“Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietlyandcarefullytotheirprey,getcloseandjumponthemunseen,”hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,armedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredatorsandprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．warnthepreysofdangerC．identifythecattleD．scareoffanimalsthatkill2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudymorecattlewerekilled.C．Thefarmerswilltaketheirrevengeonmorelions.D．Neilgotinspirationfrompatternsonbutterflywings.23．（8分）TODOTHISWEEKEND:Outdooractivities,plays,chocolatefeatured☆☆☆☆Localgolfcoursesarelikelytoseeariseinbusinessthisweekendasgolfersdustofftheclubsandhitthecoursetotakeadvantageofspring-liketemperatures.GolferscouldbeheadingtoLeavenworthGolfClub,455W.Eisenhower,Lansing.Call913-727-6600tobookatime.Formoreinformation,calltheclubhouseat913-651-7176.☆☆☆☆StageactorswillbeperformingindowntownLeavenworthandatLeavenworthHighSchool.TheRiverCityCommunityPlayerswillpresent"RedVelvetCakeWar"onFriday,SaturdayandSundayatthePerformingArtsCenterindowntownLeavenworth.Showtimesare8p.m.FridayandSaturdayand2p.m.Sunday.Highschoolperformerswillfeature"DearAmericans"thisweekend.Showtimesare7p.m.FridayandSaturdayatthePerformingArtsCenterattheschool,23910thAve.Halfoftheincomefromtheshowwillbedonatedtolocalveteran'sorganizations.Formoreinformation,call913-682-2012.☆☆☆☆TheHeritageCenterindowntownLeavenworthwillhost"MaltShopMemories"onFridayandSaturdaynights.Manyofthepeopleattendingwillbewearingperiodclothingforthedinnerandshowthatcelebrates"YesterdayOnceMore".Thedinnerbeginsat6:30p.m.andtheshowstartsat7:30p.m.TheHeritageCenterislocatedat109DelawareSt.,Leavenworth.Forticketinformation,call913-682-2122.☆☆☆☆Doyouhaveasweettooth?TheWomen'sCommunityYishavingtheninthannualChocolateEventfrom10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.SaturdayattheC．W.ParkerCarouselMuseum,320S.EsplanadeSt.,Leavenworth.Theeventservesasafundraiserforchildren'sprogramsattheWomen'sCommunityY.Formoreinformation,call913-682-6404.1、Ifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationaboutthegolfcourses,whichnumberwillyoucall?A．913-682-2122. B．913-651-7176.C．913-682-6404. D．913-682-2012.2、Whenisthe"MaltShopMemories"performed?A．From10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.Saturday.B．At8a.m.onFridayandSaturday.C．At2p.m.onSunday.D．At7:30p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3、Wherecanyougofortheweekendifyouwanttobeengagedincharity?A．AttendChocolateEventattheWomen'sCommunityY.B．BookatimeatLeavenworthGolfClub.C．GototheHeritageCenterinLeavenworth.D．WatchashowatPerformingArtsCenter.24．（8分）Canadaisabilingualcountrywith"co-official"languages.EnglishandFrenchenjoyequalstatusastheofficiallanguagesofallgovernmentagenciesinCanada.ThismeansthatthepublichastherighttocommunicatewithandreceiveservicesfromgovernmentineitherEnglishorFrench.Governmentemployeeshavetherighttoworkintheofficiallanguageoftheirchoiceincertainbilingualregions.LiketheUnitedStates,Canadastartedasacolony.Beginninginthe1500sitwaspartofNewFrancebutlaterbecameaBritishcolonyaftertheSevenYears’War.Asaresult,theCanadiangovernmentrecognizedthelanguagesofbothcolonizers:FranceandEngland.TheConstitution(宪法)Actof1867admittedtheuseofbothlanguagesinfederalcourts.Yearslater,CanadastrengtheneditscommitmenttobilingualismwhenitpassedtheOfficialLanguagesActof1969,whichreconfirmedtheconstitutionaloriginsofitscoofficiallanguages.RecognitionofbothEnglishandFrenchprotectstherightsofallCanadians.Amongotherbenefits,the1969ActrecognizedtheCanadiancitizensshouldbeabletoaccessfederallawsandgovernmentdocuments,whethertheirnativelanguagewasFrenchorEnglish.Thegenerallawalsorequiresthatconsumerproductsfeaturebilingualpackagingthroughoutthecountry.TheCanadiangovernmentiscommittedtoadvancingtheequalityandtheuseofEnglishandFrenchandprovidessupporttothedevelopmentofEnglishandFrenchminoritycommunities.However,therealityisthatmostCanadiansspeakEnglish,andofcourse,manyCanadiansspeakanotherlanguageentirely.Althoughthefederalgovernmenttheoreticallyguaranteesbilingualservicesinallareas,therearemanyregionswhereEnglishistheclearmajoritylanguagesothegovernmentdoesnotofferservicesinFrenchinthoseregions.Canadiansusethephrase"wherenumbersjustify"toindicatewhetheralocalpopulationslanguagerequiresbilingualservicesfromthegovernment.WhilemanyCanadiansarebilingualinEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canadafindsthatover10otherlanguageswerereportedasalanguagespokenbyitspeople.Abouttwo-thirdsoftherespondentswhospokeoneoftheselanguagesalsospokeeitherEnglishorFrench1、WhyaretwoofficiallanguagesacceptedinCanada?A．Thelanguage-usingtraditioncausedbyCanada'scolonialhistoryB．ThetheoreticalcommitmentmadebyCanadiancourtsinthepastC．ThewelcomeattitudetowardspeoplecomingfromallovertheworldD．ThemasteryoftwolanguagesofCanadiansbecauseofschooleducation2、WhatisthecurrentsituationofofficiallanguagesinCanada?A．PeoplespeakingEnglisharesuperiorbecauseoftheiraccesstofederallawsB．FederalgovernmentshavetoprovidebilingualservicestoallcitizensinCanadaC．Frenchminoritycommunitiesaregivenmoresupportduetotheirlanguage-usinghistoryD．TherearemorepeoplespeakingEnglishthanFrenchinsomepartsofCanada3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThelegalcourtusageofFrenchandEnglishwasestablishedinCanadain1969.B．SomeCanadiansincertaindistrictsmightspeakneitherEnglishnorFrenchC．EitherFrenchorEnglishshouldbeusedonproductsinCanadaaccordingtothelawD．EnglishhasgainedsuperiorlegalpositiontoFrenchbecauseofbiggerusersinCanada4、Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheOfficialLanguagesinCanadaB．Canada,aMultiple-languageLandC．BalancingEnglishandFrenchinCanadaD．AdvancingEnglishandFrenchinCanada25．（10分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear．ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading．Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters，forexample，WilliamShakespeare，bornordeadonthatday．ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay．TakeUKasanexample．Onthatday，millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice，amuchlowerpricethanusual，inanybookstore．Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998．WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading．"Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid．Whydopeoplelikereading?Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.What’smore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish．"Readingmakesafullman"(Bacon，1597).Books，magazines，newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday．1、WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto.A．buymorebooksB．domorereadingC．learnforeignlanguagesD．knowmoreaboutscience2、IntheUK，whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?A．Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies’children.B．Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.C．Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.D．TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.3、Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.4、Theunderlinedwords“abookworm”inParagraph2probablymean.A．apersonwholovesreadingB．apersonwholikesreadingC．apersonwholovescollectingD．apersonwholikesbuyingbooks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）Learningexperienceshappentousthroughoutourlives,andnottoolongago,IhadonethatIwouldlike

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payforthepizza,thenIwouldhavefeltalittleembarrassedaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.1、A．introduceB．performC．shareD．explain2、A．gameB．tripC．partyD．race3、A．afraidofB．fondofC．carelessinD．eagerfor4、A．lateB．hungryC．lostD．slow5、A．insideB．behindC．belowD．ahead6、A．evenB．onceC．neverD．ever7、A．provedB．showedC．turnedD．seemed8、A．GraduallyB．FinallyC．UsuallyD．Lately9、A．mealB．journeyC．talkD．job10、A．returnedB．offeredC．handedD．supplied11、A．giveawayB．givebackC．askforD．payfor12、A．pleasureB．chanceC．ideaD．effort13、A．findB．receiveC．useD．return14、A．cashB．pizzaC．icecreamD．change15、A．blamedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded16、A．fixedB．closedC．raisedD．wiped17、A．bringsB．concernsC．impressesD．reflects18、A．moreB．lessC．oneD．none19、A．terribleB．puzzledC．nervousD．curious20、A．awayB．backC．nearD．out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）ThenovelbehindthepopulartelevisiondramaIntheNameofPeoplehassoldoutinbookstores,bothonlineandhardcopies.WrittenbyZhouMeisenand1．(publish)inJanuary,the54-chapternovel2．(focus)onChinesepoliticsandofficialdomintheongoingcampaignagainstcorruption（腐败）.Audiencestothetelevisionversion（版）3．consistsof55episodes（集）,havebeendrawn4．(watch)theseriesbythetension,dramaandstruggleofcharactersfeatured.SincetheTVadaptionhasbeenaslowrelease,many5．(view)haveboughtacopyoftheoriginalbooktogetahead.Yetthosewhohaven'tgotthebookmayfinditdifficulttobuythepapercopy6．present.Andpopularityofthebookisbeyondmanysellers’expectation.“Weneverthought7．bookwouldbesopopularanddidn’tstoreenough8．(copy),”saidabookshopassistant.Followerscan'twaittoturntothedigitalversion.On,anonlinereadingplatform,thebook9．(read)bymorethan170millionpeopleandhad2,000reviews.“Icouldn’twaittoreadthebookwhenIfinishedepisode5oftheTVversion,”anetizen2Ssaid,“Itis10．(certain)anexcellentbook.”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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Yesterdaywasmybirthday.Ialwaysspentaspecialdaywithmyfamily,theclosestoneswhoIcouldsharemyjoyandhappiness.WhenIwokeupinthemorning,Ifoundonthedeskwassomenewclothesandanotewhichsaid.“Getdressingandcomeoutside.”Idid,andbeforeIgotoutsideIfoundmyfatherwait.HetookmetoahugeamusementparkIhaveneverbeento.Weboughtticketandentered.IwentdirecttothemainrollercoasterwhichIhadbeenhopingtoride