湖北省黄石二中2023-2024学年高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

湖北省黄石二中2023-2024学年高三压轴卷英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar2．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed3．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall4．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput5．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress6．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might7．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly8．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had9．CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any10．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet11．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata12．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative13．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun14．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter15．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual16．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy17．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase18．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one19．Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction20．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that 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）TheGoldCoastWax(蜡)MuseumisoneoftheGoldCoast’slongestrunningattractions.It’sacollectionoffamousfigures.It’sAustralia’slargestmuseumofitskind,featuringmorethan110life-sizecopiesofwaxfiguresofBritishandAustralianHistory．TheWaxMuseumisvisitedbymanythousandsofthepeopleeachyearwhoareamazedattheamazingrealismofthelife-sizefiguresinrealcostumes.Thisisyourinvitationtowanderthroughatyourleisureandmeetmanyimportantandfamouspeople’sfiguresonQueensland’sGoldCoast．ComefacetofacewithsuchfamouspeopleasMichaelJackson,PresidentBarackObama，PastPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,KingHussein’sRoyalFamilymembers,andmanyotherswhoseliveshaveallleftanunforgettablemarkonourworld.Informationcardsarelocatedalongsideeachfigure,helpingvisitorsknowthemwell．TheoldCoastWaxMuseumcontainsfigureswhichhavebeencraftedbyleadinglocalandoverseassculptorstointernationalstandards’equalinqualitytotheworld’sbest,asseeninEurope,theUnitedKingdom,andUSA．Thedetailinthefiguresisamazingandincludeshairappliedonestrand(线)atatime,requiringmanyworkinghoursforonehandandtheeyessorealthattheyseemtofollowthevieweraround．PriceChild(1～3yrs):freeChild(3-~12yrs):$22.00Adult:$29.00OpenhoursOpen7daysaweek,10amto10pmClosedChristmasDay(25Dec.)andAnzacDay(25Apr.)LocationFernyAve,SurfersParadise(GoldCoast)QLDHowtogetthereYoucanchooseanyoftheGoldCoastairporttransfers,carrentals,shuttlesandprivatetransfersto／fromyourhotel．Noticetovisitors●Allcarrieditemsincludingfoodanddrinkswillbeinspecteduponentry．●Coats,umbrellas,etc.shouldbeleftinthecheckrooms(行李寄存处)(maxsize40×40×50cmandmaxweight8kg).●ThecheckroomistotheleftoftheMainentrance(￡1.50peritem)．●WhenmaximumcheckroomscapacityisreachedtheMuseumcannotacceptanymoreitems．●Bringyoursenseofadventureandyourcamerawithyouandseesomethingexcitingandquiteunique．Forfurtherinformation,pleaseclickheretoseemoreaboutgoldcoastwax-museum／contactUsPage．1、Accordingtothepassage,visitorscan______.A．visittheGoldCoastWaxMuseumanytimeB．enjoysomeworld-classvividwaxworksintheGoldCoastWaxMuseumC．seemanymembersoftheRoyalFamilyinpersonintheGoldCoastWaxMuseumD．meetmanyleadinglocalandinternationalsculptorsintheGoldCoastWaxMuseum2、Ifacoupleandtheir10-year-oldsonwanttovisittheGoldCoastWaxMuseum,theymaypay_______.A．$58 B．$68C．$80 D．$873、Whenpeoplecometovisitthisexhibition,they________.A．shouldhavealltheircarrieditemscheckedattheentranceB．canleavetheircarrieditemsinthecheckroomsfreeofchargeC．cantakealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspectionD．shouldleavealltheircarrieditemsinthecheckroomsuponentry22．（8分）Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.23．（8分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌词)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸张的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?24．（8分）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstwarningmyhusband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Igrippedthebanister(楼梯扶手)andtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofpracticalstillness,Icouldheareverythingaroundmerattling.Wegotclosetothestaircaselandingonlytoheartheloudripping（撕裂）soundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IheldJimmy’sarmtightlyasthetornadosuckedthedooropen—weneverdidgetitfullyshut—andtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.Don’tleaveme.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcoveragemean?A．damageB．reportsC．arrivalD．delay2、Inthelastbuttwoparagraphs,whydidtheauthorfeelnopain?A．Becauseshewastooeagertohelpherhusbandtofeelit.B．Becauseshewasfrozeninamazement.C．Becauseshewasheldentirelybythepoweroftornado.D．Becauseshewasfrightenedbythedamagecausedbythedisaster.3、Thefeelingoftheauthorduringthedisastercanbedescribedas_______A．scared,surprisedbutcalmB．surprised,terrifiedbutdeterminedC．astonished,confusedandmovedD．amazed,determinedandgrateful25．（10分）Traditionally,robotshavebeenhard,madeofmetalandotherrigidmaterial:ButateamofscientistsatHarvardUniversityintheUShasmanagedtobuildanentirelysoftrobot-onethatdrawsinspirationfromanoctopus(章鱼).DescribedinsciencejournalNature,the“Octobot”couldpavethewayformoreeffectiveautonomousrobotsthatcouldbeusedinsearch，rescueandexploration.“TheOctobotisminimalsystemwhichmayserveasafoundationforanewgenerationofcompletelysoft,autonomousrobots”thestudy’sauthorswrote.Robotsbuiltforprecise,repetitivemovementsinacontrolledenvironmentdon’tdosowellonroughterrains(地形)orinunpredictableconditions.Andtheyaren’tespeciallysafearoundhumans,becausethey’remadeoutofhardandheavypartsthatcouldbepotentiallydangeroustotheirusers.Soresearchershavebeenworkingonbuildingsoftrobotsfordecades.They’retakeninspirationfromnature,lookingtoanimalsfromjellyfishtocockroaches,whichareoftenmadeupofmoreflexiblematter.Butcreatingacompletelysoftrobotremainsachallenge.Evenifengineersbuildasilicone(硅酮)body,it’sstillagrandchallengetoconstructflexibleversionsofessentialparts,suchasasourceofpower.“Althoughsoftroboticsisstillinitsearlystage,itholdsgreatpromiseforseveralapplications,suchassearch-rescueoperationsandexploration,”BarbaraMazzolaiandVirgilioMattolioftheItalianInstituteofTechnology’CenterforMicro-BioRobotics,wroteinacomment.“Softrobotsmightalsoopenupnewapproachestoimprovingwellnessandqualityoflife.”1、What’sthespecialfeatureof“Octobot”？A．It’ssoft.B．It’smadeofmetal.C．It’sverysmall.D．Itlookslikeanoctopus.2、What’sthedisadvantageoftraditionalrobots?A．They’rehardtocontrol.B．They’retooheavytomove.C．Theycan’tpredictconditions.D．Theycan’tbehavewellallthetime.3、OneofthebiggestchallengesistobuildOctobot’s________.A．siliconebodyB．complexcomponentsC．precisemovementsD．flexiblepowersource4、Whatcanweinferabouttheapplicationof“Octobot”？A．IthasbeenusedinvariousfieldsB．Ithasnotbeenputintouseonalargescale.C．IthasbeenusedinthefieldofrescueD．Ithasnotbeenimprovedyet.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）Iwasn’tpreparedforthewayIfeltwhenmy18-year-oldson,Dylan,leftforAsiaduringhiswinterbreak.Iwas1themomenthefirsttoldmyhusbandMichaelandmethathewantedtousesomeofhis2totravelaroundChina.Wewereexcitedforhimtoexploretheworld.Wetoldhimthat3wasoneofthebestwaystospendhismoneyandthe4willlastalifetime.OnthemorningofDylan’sdeparture,he5afewmorethingsintohisbag.BeforeheandMichael6totheairport,Iyelled,“Besafe,and7whenyouarriveinShanghai.”Thatnight8hewasflyingsomewhereoverthePacificOcean,ithitmethatDylanwasreallyonhis9.Iwokehourly,eachtime10theclockandcountingthehoursbeforehewouldlandthefollowingmorning.11mydecisiontolethimgoalone,Iprayed，andthoughtaboutallthethingsthatcouldgo12.ThenIheardfromhim.Thefirsttextsaidhe’darrived.Thesecondtextsaidhisluggagedidn’t13it.Feelinganxious,Imadlyattemptedto14downhisluggage.Tosearchforlostbaggage,Ipersuadedhimtogobacktothe15andsuggestedhegototheairline’soffice.Myefforts16.AllthewhileDylanwastextingmehewasallright.Afterthat,therewasnomore17aboutlostluggage.Iknewthathe’dfigureitout,andthatthelifelessonswouldbe18.Severaldaysintothetrip,DylansentaphotofromHongKong.“IthoughtIcouldneverstudyabroadanywherebutEurope,19Icoulddefinitelydoithere.”hisnoteread.AndIwas20.1、A．thrilledB．worriedC．eagerD．upset2、A．cautionB．savingsC．relationsD．friends3、A．travelingB．learningC．drivingD．purchasing4、A．costsB．virtueC．itemsD．memories5、A．putB．stuckC．reachedD．knocked6、A．tookoffB．sawoffC．pulledawayD．movedon7、A．writeB．callC．textD．email8、A．sinceB．thoughtC．afterD．while9、A．behalfB．feetC．mindD．own10、A．mendingB．checkingC．seeingD．winding11、A．ConvincingB．DoubtingC．AdmittingD．Denying12、A．wrongB．wildC．smoothD．bad13、A．arriveB．makeC．manageD．deserve14、A．bringB．turnC．settleD．track15、A．homelandB．airportC．supermarketD．car16、A．failedB．workedC．paidD．lost17、A．presentationB．talkC．appearanceD．rumor18、A．awfulB．unbearableC．deepD．worthless19、A．orB．soC．andD．but20、A．indespairB．atalossC．atpeaceD．inreality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）语法填空JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon,whowassoexpertthatheattendedQueenVictoriaasher1．(person)physician.Buthefelt2．(inspire)whenhethoughtabout3．(help)peopleexposedtocholera.Cholerawasa4．(dead)diseaseandneitheritscausenoritscurewasunderstood.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblem.Hesuspectedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdisease5．theirbodieswiththeirmeals.SowhenanotheroutbreakhitLondon,hebeganhisenquiry.Hefoundthatmanyvictims6．(link)totheoutbreakwerenearthewaterpump,sohehadthehandle7．(remove).Soonafterwardsthediseasesloweddown.Hedrewaconclusionthatthewaterwas8．(blame).Thewater9．(company)wereinstructednottoexposepeopleto10．(pollute)wateranymore.Finally“KingCholera”wasdefeated.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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。Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heownedafarm,thatlookedalmostabandoned.Luckily,healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Heexchangedthemilkwithotherfood.Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport.Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrasswhileitbegantorainheavily.Whilemakingeffortstorunaway,shefallsoverthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsonshadtomakethelivingwithoutthecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantvegetable.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrowit,hestartedcuttingdowntreestosellthem.Thoughtabouthischildren’