2024届湖北省武汉为明学校高三期初测试英语试题含解析

2024届湖北省武汉为明学校高三期初测试英语试题

考生须知：

1.全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色

字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2.请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelp

him.

A.pullthroughB.putthroughC.lookthroughD.breakthrough

2.Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.

A.whichB.inthat

C.thatD.inwhich

3.Wechatintendstoradicallychangethewaypeopleusemobilephones.

A./B.whichC.whyD.who

4.Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.

A.needB.mustC.canD.shall

5.Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?

-,Ireallydon'tmind.

A.BothB.NoneC.NeitherD.Either

6.Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,eachsolarheaters.

A.isequippedwithB.equippedwith

C.isequippedbyD.equippedby

7.JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet.Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished.

A.waswritingB.iscurrentlywritingC.hasalreadywrittenD.wrote

8.Aftershebecameill,Ifeltwithher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.

A.outoftuneB.outofbreathC.outofcuriosityD.outofmind

9.Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably,butmyDadwhispered,66Comeon!Youcanmakeit・“

A.wouldhaveB.wouldC.shouldD.shouldhave

10.Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,youthereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.

A.didB.aredoing

C.willbedoingD.willhavedone

11.Juliahasgotapretty___deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!

A.roughB.tough

C.illegalD.mean

12.OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek'spreparationand

thentheclass.

A.todismissB.dismissed

C.dismissingD.havingdismissed

13.Withyourbrother'shelp,I'vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim.

A.inturnB.byturnsC.inreturnD.inanswer

14.iCanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday?

--I'mafraiddayispossible.

A.eitherB.neither

C.someD.any

15.-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?

-Ifshardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobefortherelativelyefficient.

A.asacredcowB.aHerculeantaskC.aPandora*sboxD.achild*splay

16.John,_______moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.

A.forwhoseB.ofwhose

C.ofwhomD.forwhom

17.Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while

ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.

A.thatB.what

C.oneD.which

18.Takethenoteasareminderyouforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.

A.howB.that

C.incaseD.evenif

19.一Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?

一Great,butIneverexpectedachanceformebefore.

A.theretobeB.therebeing

C.ittobeD.itbeing

20.Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn'tknowthedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

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）NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,

settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.

"Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,nSergeantTeresa

NegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.nWehavebeenabletoclearthemall,nshesaid."

Wedon'tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.nThepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredinthe

shootings.

Shedidnotgivetheshooter'sidentity."Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,nSergeantNegronsaid,adding

thatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.

Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,and

shotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,she

saidbutbythentheshootingswereover.

Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficial

whospokeonconditionofanonymity（匿名）saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto"gooutinstyle.*'

Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessesto

havefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdived

intodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.

Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutof

mallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthe

citybythetimetheshootingstookplace.

1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"gooutinstyle"probablymean?

A.Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.

B.Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.

C.Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.

D.Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.

2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.

B.Thecity'smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.

C.Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.

D.Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?

A.BushHappenedtoEscapeaShot

B.ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHoliday

C.ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmaha

D.GunmanKilled8People,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha

22.（8分）LEADINGINTERNATIONALSCHOOLS2019

•JerudongInternationalSchool（JIS）,Brunei

uAchievingExcellence”isthemottoofJIS,Brunei.Adevelopingboardingschoolof1,700students,40%Bruneian,

JIShasmadeitselfaleadingschoolinAsia.Withalmost200highlyqualiHedteachersprimarilyfromtheUK,the

120-acresinglecampus(校园)closetobothcoastandrainforestoffersauniqueeducationalenvironment.Thereisa

PerformingArtsCentre,27sciencelaboratories,librariesandclassrooms.

•TheAmericanInternationalSchool(AIS),Austria

Foundedin1959,AISistheoldestEnglish-languageschoolinAustria.Schoolprogramsfocusonacademics,but

alsoonthedevelopmentofstudents'creativeandleadershipabilitiesandemotionalintelligence.Theschoolrecognizes

students9speciallearningstyles,tryingtomakeinstructiondifferentandallowingstudentstoreachtheirfullpotential

indifferentareas.

•SingaporeAmericanSchool(SAS),Singapore

Foundedin1956,itisoneofonlyafewgoodnon-profitschoolsinSingapore.Foroversixdecades,SAShas

providedstudentsfrompreschooltoGrade12agoodAmericaneducationwithaninternationalview.Theschool

supportsprofessionaldevelopmentfinanciallyandcontinuallysendsteachersacrosstheglobetodiscovernewideasand

bestpracticesfrominfluentialeducationalinstitutions.

•SantaClaraInternationalSchool(SCIS),Spain-

Intheschool,whenyouwalkintoaclassroom,you'llseehandsraised,smallgroupsassembled(集合)，and

presentationsunderway.You'llfindteacherscreatingcooperativepartnershipswithstudents,encouragingthemto

discoverandconnect.You'llobservechildrenworkingonmeaningfulhands-onprojectsthatbuildskillsandexcite

creativity.Theteachingphilosophyisthatlearninghappenseverywhere:intheclassrooms,inthecity,inamuseum,on

afarm,orjustawalkaroundtheneighborhood.

1、HowcanstudentsbenefitfromattendingAIS?

A.Theyareexposedtothebeautyofvastrainforests.

B.Theyaremadeleaderswithemotionalintelligence.

C.Theyarealwayssentabroadtodiscovernewideas.

D.Theyareencouragedtodeveloptheirpossibilities.

2、Whichschoolattachesimportancetoteachers9development?

A.JIS.B.SAS.C.AIS.D.SCIS.

3、WhatmakesSCISdifferentfromtheotherschools?

A.Itsspecialteachingmethods.B.Itsvariouspracticalcourses.

C.Itslargeandbeautifulcampus.D.Itsoldesthistoryandbuildings.

23.(8分)Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplacefor

humanstolive.Moreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappier,healthierpeople.

AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffield,England,forinstance,revealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity（生

物多样性）,thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being（健康）ofthecity'scitizens.InParis,researchersfoundthatgetting

citizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatime,at

least.

FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.66SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecond

WorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtime.Thisprovidelocalecologistwiththeidealconditionsto

developanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlin,“saidJensLachmund,

asociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.

ThepioneeringworkinBerlinbadseveralconsequences,especiallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaces

withinthecity,suchastheSudgelandeNature.^Berlinhasindeedbenefitedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurban

ecology,“saidLachmund.

TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddard,abiologistattheUniversityofLeeds,andhiscolleagues

confirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspacewithinanurbansetting.Goddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobal

analysisofbirdandplantdiversity,quantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworld.

“Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-being/9saidGoddard.

Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfacearea,yetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNations,

some3.6billionpeople（justover50%oftheglobalpopulation）nowliveinurbanareas.By2050,thisfigureisexpected

toriseto6.3billion.Withoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompany,itisadarkfuture.

1、ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween.

A,Citizensandtheirwell-being

B.greenspacesandurbanwildlife

C.urbanecologyandcitizens9well-being

D.functioningecosystemsandthenaturalword

2、WhatwouldbeGoddard'sattitudetowardsBerlinswork?

A.Cautious.

B.Admiring.

C.Uncaring.

D.Negative.

3、Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow・

A.thenegativeeffectofoverpopulation.

B.theimportanceofurbanecosystems.

C.theseriousproblemsofcitylife.

D.therapidgrowthofurbanareas.

4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?

B.ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?

C.Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?

D.Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?

24.（8分）ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta'spostofficeinHimmelpfort,Germany,isopento

receiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.

Santaknowsyou'vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.

EightpostofficesareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensend.Thisyeartheyplanto

receiveover250,000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountries,Santaandhishelperscan

understandandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.

In1984,twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvacationthere.Their

letterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreased

mailtraffic.Yearafteryear,Santaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletters

theyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.Thegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownof

Himmelpfort,youcandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainperson,fromTiiesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEve.

Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mail,TwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashioned

communication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.Justmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceivean

officialresponse.Sendyourlettersto

Santa

ChristmasPostOffice

HimmelpfortGermany298

1、ThisyearSantaandhishelpers・

A.areeagertoreceivemorewishes

B.keeptravelingaround80countries

C.areabletoreceivekids'lettersearlier

D.answermostofthelettersforkids

2、Fromthe3rdparagraph,weknowthat.

A.childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfort

B.postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskfor

C.Santausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtraffic

D.childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear

3、Santadoesn'thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe.

A.isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurity

B.truststraditionalwaysofcommunication

C.prefersofficialandformalletters

D.thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails

4、Thistextisintendedfor.

A.touristscomingtoHimmelpfort

B.teenagerspreferringwritingletters

C.parentspreparingforChristmas

D.childrenplanningtowritetoSanta

25.（10分）Inthewintersof2012and2013,NationalGeographicgrantee（被批准人）AndersAngerbjornandhisPh.

D.student,RasmusErlandsson,studiedanextremelythreatenedspecies,theScandinavianarcticfox.Thecurrent

populationnumbersarefewerthan150individualsinmainlandEuropesomanyoftheyoungfoxesarehavingdifficulty

findinganon-relatedpartner.Otherthreatstothespeciesincludecompetitionfromtheredfoxfortheraresmall

rodents（啮齿目动物）theybothdependuponforfood.AngerbjornandErlandssonmonitoredthearcticfoxpopulation

inVasterbottenandNorrbotten,Sweden,toidentifythebestareasforfurtherconservationactions.Thisincluded

tagging（贴标签于）thebabyfoxes,whichprovedtobeachallenge.

“Whencatchingarcticfoxesitiseasytobelievethatthesmalleronesaretheeasiesttohandle.Insomeaspectsitis

true.Theirteetharesmallerandthejawslesspowerful.However,justashumanchildrenhaveahardtimekeepingstill,

thereallysmallcubs（幼兽）dotoo.”

“Wehandlethefoxesinabagwhiletagging,andthetrickistokeeptheanimalstillbetweenyourlegswhile

kneeling.Andherecomesthetrickypart.Howdoyoukeepasmall,wildfoxstill?Youcannotapplytoomuchforce.You

reallydonotwanttohurtit.Justaswithsmallchildrenthebesttoolispatience,butatthesametimeyouwantthe

handlingtobeasshortaspossible.”

“OneparticularcubhadatechniqueIhadneverexperiencedbeforeasitcontinuouslytriedtoturnontoitsback,

fornoobviousreason.Ihadtoreachtheears,soIquicklyturnedthecubupright.Thecubstayedstillforafewseconds,

andthenbegantorollontoitsbackagain.Thesamethinghappenedoverandoveragain!Finally,Igotthetagsinplace,

andaftermakingmeasurementsandtakingsomesamples,Ifinallyletitgo.”

1、Accordingtothetext,theredfox,

A.lookslikethearcticfoxB.isanendangeredspecies

C.needsmoreconservationactionsD.competeswiththearcticfoxforfood

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph1referto?

A.Providingfoodforthearcticfox.

B.Checkingthenumberofthearcticfox.

C.Buildingconservationareasforthearcticfox.

D.Helpingthearcticfoxfindanon-relatedpartner.

3、HumanchildrenarementionedinParagraph2toexplainthat,

A.kidslovethearcticfoxB.babyfoxescanbedangerous

C.itisdifficulttotagbabyfoxesD.thesmallerfoxesareeasiertohandle

4、Totagsmallcubs,AngerbjornandErlandssonhadtobe・

A.braveB.patientC.creativeD.strong

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）BigCityBusDriver

WhenIwas20,1wenttostaywithafriendfortwoweeksinVancouver.Myfriendworkedduringtheday,soI

decidedtogo1onmyown.IknewwhereIwasandwhereIwantedtogo,theVancouverAquarium（温哥华水

族馆）,Itsounded2.

ButsoonIwascompletely3,Iboardedabus,figuringitmustdoacircle,right?Irodeagoodhalfhour

beforebecomingimpatientandthengot4,Iwalkedquiteawhile,upanddownvariousblocks,buthadnoidea

whereIwas.

I'velivedinatinytownallmylife,rarelyleavingit.Beinga“smalltowngirl"，IadmitPmfairly5about

citylife.Peopleathomealwaystoldmecitypeoplewerecoldandunconcernedaboutothers,soIwasafraidto6

toanyone.

Igotonanotherbus,andthenanotheragain.Finally,afterhours,IdecidedtogetonONEbus,andstayon7

Irecognizedsomething.Irodeoverhalfanhour.Nothingeverseemed8,WhenIbecametheonlypassengeron

thebus,Ibegantoget9.1hadnocellphone,anddidn'teven10myfriend'sofficetelephonenumber.

AsIwasabouttogiveupandleavethebus,thedriverasked11Iwantedtogo.Itoldhimtheaquarium,

andhelaughed,sayinghisbuswouldn'tgoanywherenear.I12backinmyseat,reallyafraidandupset.He

askedwhereIwasfrom,andItoldhimwhathadhappenedandnowIjustwantedtogobacktomyfriend'splace.

13,thedriverpulledthebusoverandcalledmetothefront.Hegavemedetailed14astowhich

busestotake,andhowtounderstandthebussystem.He15printedthebusticketsIneededfromhismachine.

Iwasshocked.Hespentagoodtwentyminutes16me,tellingmeeverythingIneededtoknow.Before

givingmethetickets,Ithankedhimrepeatedly,andaskedhimhowmuchI17fortickets,“Nothing.Justget

yourselftoyourfriend'shome.”

Thankstohis18.1wasabletomakemywaybacktomyfriend'shouse.Idon'tknowwhatIwouldhave

doneifthatdriverhadnottakenthe19tohelpme.Whatpeoplehadtoldmewasnottrue.Citypeople

20,justlikethedriver.Ineverdidlearnhisname,butI'llalwaysrememberhim.

1、A.marchingB.shoppingC,cyclingD.exploring

2、A.simpleB.specialC.farD.true

3、A.lateB.tiredC.aloneD.lost

4、A.upB.offC.overD.about

5、A.guiltyB・impatient(3.ignorantDserious

6、A.walk1B.nodC.tall(D.write

7、A.becauseB.untilC.thoughD.after

8、A.familiarB,interestingC.necessaryD.ordinary.

9、A.scaredB.surprisedC.angryD.curious

10、A.callB.noticeC.tellD.know

A.howB.whyC.whetherD.where

12、A.lookedB.sankC.droppedD.kept

13、A.ObviouslyB.AmazinglyC.GraduallyD.Usually

14、A.appointmentsB,positionsC.instructionsD.requirements

15、A.onlyB.everC,almostD.even

16、A.withB.onC.atD

17、A.boughtB,owedC.orderedD.charged

18、A.courageB.honestyC.kindnessD.trust

19、A.timeB.painC.placeD.risk

20、A.serveB.behaveC.careD.understand

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）IrememberwellthefirsttimeIsawDr.Homes.HehadinvitedMissSullivanandmel.（call）onhim

oneday.

Itwasearlyinthespring,justafterIhadlearnedtospeak.We2.（show）atoncetohislibrarywherewefound

himseatedinabigarmchairbyanopenfire.Therewasasmellofprintandleatherintheroom3.toldmethatitwas

fullofbooks,andIstretchedoutmyhand4.（gentle）tofindthem.Myfingerslighteduponabeautifulseries

5.Tennyson'spoems9andwhenMissSullivantoldme6.itwasIbegantorecite.

But17^（stop）suddenly.Ifelttearsonmyhand.Ihadmademy8.（love）poetweep,andIfelta

deep9.（sad）.Hethenmademesitinhisarmchair,10,（bring）medifferentinterestingthingsformetoexamine,

andathisrequestIrecitedothermyfavoritepoems.AfterthatIsawDr.Holmesmanytimesandlearnedtolovethe

manaswellasthepoet.

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（A）,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。

Theotherday,Itogetherwithseveralfriendswentbacktoanearbyhospitaltodosomevoluntaryworks>Wehelped

somepatientscleanedtheirroomsanddideverythingwecouldservethem、Inoticedalittlegirlbetweenthepatients>

Thoughshewasweak,yetshewaslovelyandactive>Heaskedtoasongforusinreturnforourkindness、Stoodinfront

ofus,shebegantosing、Greattooursurprise,hervoicewassobeautifullythatitfascinatedusall、Afterthat,wehad

thetalkwithher、Shetoldusthatherwishwastobecomeasinger>Weencouragedhertofollowherdream>

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，你作为