湖南省长沙市芙蓉区铁路第一中学2023-2024学年高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

湖南省长沙市芙蓉区铁路第一中学2023-2024学年高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean2．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake3．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted4．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave5．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．as6．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever7．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking8．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when9．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off10．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough11．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects12．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally13．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable14．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall15．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff16．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive17．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is18．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned19．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch20．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating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）Adecade-longstudy,alsothefirstmajorresearchintoairpollutionanddiseasehasshownthatlivingnearamainroadincreasestheriskofdementia(痴呆).Thestudyof6.6millionpeoplefoundthatonein10dementiadeathsinpeoplelivingwithin50metresofabusyroadwasduetowastegasandnoise.

Airpollutionisalreadyknowntocontributetothedeathsofaround40,000peopleinBritaineachyearbyworseningbreathingandheartconditions,whilepreviousresearchshowedemissions(排放物)cancausebrainshrinkage.

ButthenewstudybyCanadianpublichealthscientistsisthefirsttofindalinkbetweenlivingclosetoheavytrafficandtheincreasingofdementia,adiscoverydescribedas"believable"and"impressive"byBritishexperts.

DrHongChensaid."Ourstudysuggeststhatbusyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcouldgiverisetotheonsetofdementia.

Populationgrowthandurbanizationhasplacedmanypeopleclosetoheavytraffic,andwithwidespreadexposuretoheavytrafficandgrowingratesofdementia,evenamodesteffectfromnear-roadexposurecouldcausealargepublichealthburden.

Moreresearchtounderstandingthislinkisneeded,particularlyintotheeffectsofdifferentaspectsoftraffic,suchasairpollutantsandnoise."Inthenewstudy,theteamtrackedalladultsagedbetween20and85livinginOntarioformorethanadecadefrom2001to2012.Theyusedpostcodestodeterminehowclosepeoplelivedtoamainroadandanalyzedmedicalrecordstoseeiftheywentontodevelopdementia,Parkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis(多发性硬化).

WhiletherewasnocorrelationbetweenlivingneararoadandParkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis,dementiariskreducedaspeoplelivedfurtherfromamainroad,witha7percenthigherriskindevelopingdementiaamongthoselivingwithin50metres;a4percenthigherriskat50-100metresanda2percenthigherriskat101-200metres.

After200metrestherewasnoincrease.

Researchersbelievethatnoiseoftrafficmayalsoplayaroleintheraisedriskaswellasotherurbanpollution,whichisoftenpresentnearbusyroads.1、WhatcanweknowaboutCanadian'snewstudy?A．Britishexpertsthinkhighlyofit.B．Itbringsbenefitstodementiapatients.C．Itshowsthatairproductionisveryserious.D．Itshowsthatairpollutioncancausebrainshrinkage.2、WhatDrHongChensaidshowedthat______.A．peoplearediagnosedwithdementiamainlyduetoairpollutionB．widespreadexposuretotrafficwillreducetheriskofhavingdementiaC．thelinkbetweenlivingnearroadsandhavingdementiawasnotobviousD．busyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcauseddementiatoincrease3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheword‘correlation’mean?A．Change.B．Improvement.C．Association.D．Secret4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Livingnearamainroadaddstotheriskofnoise.B．Livingbeyond300metresofamainroadissafeforpeople.C．Livingwithin200metresofamainroadhasalowerriskofhavingdementia.D．Thefurtherpeopleliveawayfromheavytraffic,thesmallertheriskofhavingdementia.22．（8分）Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(贴标签)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawledunderhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughphone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.1、WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?A．Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.B．Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.C．Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D．Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.2、Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_______.A．shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyB．shewasaskedbyKatetodosoC．shewasscaredbyKate’sangerD．shewantedtoshowhercare3、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingcauses.B．Bydescribingaprocess.C．Byshowingdifferences.D．Byfollowingtimeorder.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A．MyFriendKateB．HardWorkPaysOffC．HowtoBeOrganizedD．LearningtoBeRoommates23．（8分）Itisobviousthatallofourchildhoodmemoriesarenotaccidental.Whenyouareachild,everyscent,everysound,everymove,everytoy,thefirstdayofschool,thefirstkiss,thefirststep...Everythingtogethermakeswhatisthepersonalityofaman.Allthesearepiecesofonewholeentity.Iwasabout6yearsold.Mymom'sbestfriendlefttoanothertownandaskedmymomtostayatherplacewithmefortwodaysinordertolookafterhertwosons.OnewasalittleolderthanIwas.andthesecondboyappearedtobesupergrown-up,forhewasalreadyfourteen.Ialwaysenjoyedstayingattheirplace.Iremembertheseconddayweweresupposedtohavethecome-backpartyformymom'sfriendatherplace.Iwokeup.Momwenttoworkandremindedmetobeniceandcleanbythetimeshecameback.IstayedwithTony,theolderoftheboysandsuddenlysomebodycalledhimandthoughhewasnotpermittedtoleavemealone-heleft.Hesaiditwouldnotbelong.Butittookhimforever.IrealizedthatIwasalone.Icouldnotcomeoutofthehouse,soIopenedthewindow.Iwassodesperate.Solonely.Sobetrayed.AtthatmomentIpulledthecurtainsostronglythatIfellonthefloor.AndthereIwasstanding-onelittlecriminal-desperatetoescapeandknowingthatIwouldbepunishedfordestroyingthecurtainthatwasnotevenours.Butthensomethingchanged.Istoppedweeping.IlookedaroundandrealizedthatIwasinasafeplace,andthatmomwouldcomebackandkissmenomatterwhatIhaddone.Thiswasamomentofpurehappiness,notthehappinessofgettinganewtoyoradog,orgoingtothepartyofyourbestfriend.Itwasthemomentofclarityforme-thefirsttimeinmylifewhenIrealizedthatIwashappytohavemymomandthatIwassafe.Myeyessawtheworldindifferentshadesthatmoment.Andbytheway-Iwasnotpunishedforthecurtain.Ifellasleeponmymom'sknees.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．AnUnforgettablePartyB．AChildhoodMemoryC．AHappyDayinMyMom'sBestFriend'sHomeD．TheRulesYouShouldFollow2、Whatbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingstowardchildhoodmemories?A．Childhoodmemoriesareeasytoforget.B．Theymakewhatisthepersonalityofaman.C．Goodmemoriesarealwaysmucheasierforustoremember.D．Childhoodmemoriesarealwaysstrangeandincomprehensible.3、Whathappenedtotheauthorwhenhewas6yearsold?A．Hisfamilymovedtoanotherapartment.B．Healwaysfoughtwithmom'sfriend'schildrenfortoys.C．Hewaspunishedbyhismomfordestroyingherfriend'scurtain.D．Hewaslockedinsideahouseandfailedtogetoutbythewindow.4、Inthelastparagraph,theword"It"refersto______.A．themomenthereceivedapresentfromhismomB．thetimehespentinmom'sfriend'shomeC．themomentherealizedhismom'sloveD．thetimehedestroyedthecurtain24．（8分）UberUberisavailableinover70citiesthroughout40countriesworldwide.YoucaneitherchooseatypicalUberunmarkedcaroraregulartaxi.Theappcanshowyouwheredriversare,soyouknowhowlongyou’llbewaiting.Youcanalsogetfarequotes(报价)inadvance.Yourpaymentsourceislinkedtotheappandisautomaticallycharged,sonophysicalmoneyiseverneeded.LyftLyftisaservicethatisalsoavailableinmanylargecitiesintheUS.However,itofferssomethingdifferent,oneofwhichisLyftLine.Withthisservice,youcanfindpeoplethattakethesamerouteonadailybasisasyouandsplitthefarewiththem.Lyft’sregularserviceletsyoueasilyseewhereridesare,catchone,andeasilypayrightwithintheapp.EasyTaxiEasyTaxiisavailablein86citiesacross26countriesandletsyouquicklybrowsethroughmapsandfindlocationsyou’dliketobepickedupat.Fromthere,justmakesuretherearetaxisinyourarea.ConfirmyourrideandthenpayforitwithintheEasyTaxiapp.Onceyoubookaride,youshouldseethetaxi’splatenumberandphonenumberappearonthemap,makingiteasyforyoutopickoutboththecarandthedriver.CurbCurb,formerlyTaxiMagic,iscurrentlyavailableinaround60citiesacrosstheUnitedStatesaswellasselectcitiesintheUnitedKingdom,Canada,andMexico.Ittiesinwithtaxicompaniesandtheirdrivers.Asyourtaximakesitswaytoyourlocation,you’llbeabletotrackitsprogressinsidetheapp.YoucanlinkapaymentaccounttoCurbtopayyourfarethroughtheapp.Youcanalsopayincash.1、Whichappisavailableinthemostcountries?A．Uber.B．Lyft.C．EasyTaxi.D．Curb.2、What’sthespecialserviceofLyft?A．Youcanpaythefareincash.B．Youcanseewhereyourrideis.C．Youcangetfarequotesinadvance.D．Youcanfindsomeonetosharethefare.3、Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?A．Theyareavailableworldwide.B．Theyaretiedtotaxicompanies.C．Theyallowuserstopayviaapp.D．Theycanidentifyyourlocation25．（10分）ThefirstsixmonthsIwasmarried,Itrulywantedtoscreamandpullmyhairout.MyhusbandandIreallyhadsomeall-outbattlesabouthisparents(regardingfinances,wherewewouldlive,religiousissues,etc.).Unfortunately,hewascompletelyoblivioustohowIfeltorthatanythingwastrulywrong.WhenIwasgoingthroughallofthiswithmyhusband,Ireallyfeltsoalone.IthoughtIwascrazy/selfishtofeelthatwayandoftenblamedmyself.Atfirst,IcalledhimaMama’sBoyandtoldhimIfeltlikeIwasalowprioritytohim.This,ofcourse,didnotgooverwell...soIchangedmydirection.I’vebeenmarriedforthreeyearsnow,andJenna’sbookplayedabigroleingainingmyhusband’sloyalty.IstartedoutbymakingadecisionthatIwouldnotberate(责怪)myhusbandforhisfamily’sactions.Afterall,hecan’thelpwhathisrelativesdo,andtoblamehimforotherpeople’sactionswouldn’treallybefair.Secondly,ImadearesolutionthatIwouldNEVERletthemcreateanargumentorproblembetweenmyhusbandandme...thiswasreallyagroundbreakingmomentforme.Afterall,itwasinmypowertocontrolwhatitemsbecameissuesinmymarriage.Iwouldn’tallowpettystuffhisfamilydidtoupsetourbalance...thatwouldjustgivethemmorepower,control,andinfluence.Thistookalotoftime,butoncemyhusbandrealizedthatIwastakingthehighroad,hestartedlisteningtomemore.Ipromised“forbetterorforworse”andIdecidednottoletmyin-lawsmakeitworse.Asanewbride,IhadnoideawhatIwasinforintermsoffamilymanagement,andevennowItaketimetore-readcertainsectionsfromJenna’sbookperiodically.Itistakingtimeandpatiencetogainmyhusband’sloyalty,andit’sanongoingprocess—butIthinkit’swellworthit.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Thewriteragreedwithhermother/father-in-lawinreligion.B．Thewriterfeltreallyhappythefirstsixmonthsshewasmarried.C．Moneymightbenoproblemforthewriter’sfamily.D．Herhusbanddidn’tcareabouthersomuchasexpected.2、Whichofthefollowingcolumnnamesbestsuitsthepassage?A．Amethodofsoundincomeandenvironmentforemployees.B．Aninspirationofhappymarriageforeverforgentlemen.C．Asourceofhopeandencouragementforwives.D．Interestingstoriesaboutfamilyrelationships.3、Whatdoestheunderlined“that”refertointhe2ndparagraph?A．Allowingpettystuff.B．Blamingherhusband.C．Creatinganargument.D．Upsettingtheirbalance.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardJenna’sbook?A．Critical.B．Objective.C．Suspicious.D．Appreciative.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）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。SchoolwasoverandIfeltquitetired.Isatatthevery21ofthecrowdedbusbecauseofmyanxietytogethome.Sittingtheremakesme22outlikeashinycoininapileofdullpennies.Janie,the23_,triestobreaktheuncomfortableatmospherebystrikingthematchof_24.Itriedtomindmymannersand25listen,butusuallyIamtoobusythinkingaboutmyday.Onthisday,26,herconversationwasworthlisteningto.“Myfather’ssick,”shesaidtonoonein27,Icouldseetheanxietyandfearinhereyes.“What’swrongwithhim?”Iasked.Withhereyeswetandhervoicetightfrom28thetears,sheanswered,“Hearttrouble.”Hereyes29asshecontinued.“Ihavealreadylostmymum,soIdon’tthinkIcanstandlosinghim.”Iwas30.Myheartachedforher.Andthisremindedmeofthegreat31thatmyownmotherwasthrownintowhenherfatherdied.Isawhowharditwas,and32is,forher.Iwouldn’tlikeanyoneto33that.SuddenlyIrealizedJaniewasn’tonlyabusdriver.Thatwas34herjob.Shehadawholeworldof35andconc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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、A5、D6、A7、B8、B9、D10、A11、B12、D13、C14、D15、B16、B17、D18、A19、C20、D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、WilkieCollinswasborninLondonin1824andhisfirstnovel--ahistoricalromancecalled“Anatonia”--waspublishedwhenhewas26.ShortlyafterthishemetCharlesDickens,andtheyformedaclosefriendshipthatlastedfortenyearsandinfluencedbothmen'swriting.Collinswentontopublish25novelsaswellasmanyshortstories,playsandworksofnon-fiction.However,heismostwellknownforthetwomysterynovels“TheWomaninWhite”and“TheMoonstone”.CollinspublishedbothmysteriesasserialsinAlltheYearRound.Whenitappearedinthemagazinein1860,“TheWomaninWhite”wassopopularthatitbecamethesubjectofasongandaplay.Iteveninfluencedfashion,andmanywomenstartedtodressinwhite.Eightyearslater“TheMoonstone”waspublishedandearnedCollinsthetitle"thefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovel".TSElliot,anotherfamouswriter,saidthatTheMoonstonewasthe"firstandgreatestofEnglishdetectivenovels",anditisstilladmiredbymoderncrimewriterstoday.Anauthorofmanymysteries,DorothyLSayersconsidered“TheMoonstone”tobe"probablythefinestdetectivestoryeverwritten",andmanypeopleagreewithher.Thereareseveralreasonswhytheythinkso.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachsectionofthestory.Thecharactershaveverydifferentpersonalitiesandvoices,