2023-2024学年湖北省荆州市松滋第四中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省荆州市松滋第四中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter2．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor3．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat4．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where5．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith6．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit7．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday8．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay9．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure10．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup11．---Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.---Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup12．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto13．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom14．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which15．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses16．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps17．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain18．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how19．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput20．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior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）Conventionalwisdomsaysthathardshipcanmakeusoldbeforeourtime.Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatviolencenotonlyleaveslong-termscarsonchildren’sbodies,butalsochangestheirDNA,causingchangesthatareequaltoseventotenyearsofprematureaging.Scientistsmeasuredthisbystudyingtheendsofchildren’schromosomes(染色体）,calledtelomeres(端粒),saysIdanShalev,leadauthorofastudypublishedinMolecularPsychiatry.TelomeresarespecialDNAsequences(序列）whichpreventtheDNAinchromosomesfromseparating.Theygetshortereachtimeacelldivides,untilacellcannotdivideanymoreanddies.Severalfactorshavebeenfoundtoshortentelomeres,includingsmoking,radiationandpsychologicalstressessuchasbeingtreatedbadlywhenyoungandtakingcareofachronicallyillperson.Inthisstudy,researchersexaminedwhetherexposuretoviolencecouldmakechildren’stelomeresshortenfasterthannormal.Theyinterviewedthemothersof236children3tages5,7and10,askingwhethertheyoungstershadbeenexposedtodomesticviolencebetweenthemotherandherpartner;physicalmaltreatmentbyanadult;orbullying.Researchersmeasuredthechildren'stelomeres—incellsobtainedbywipingtheinsidesoftheircheeks一atages5and10.Telomeresshortenedfasterinkidsexposedtotwoormoretypesofviolence,saysShalev.Unlessthatpatternchanges,thestudysuggests,thesekidscouldbeexpectedtodevelopdiseasesofaging,suchasheartattacksormemoryloss,sevento10yearsearlierthantheirpeers.Shlevsaysthereishopeforthesekids.Hisstudyfoundthat,inrarecases,telomeresBetternutrition,exerciseandstressreductionarethreethingsthatmaybeabletolengthentelomeres,hesays.Thestudyconfirmsasmallbutgrowingnumberofstudiessuggestingthatearlychildhoodadversityimprintsitselfinourchromosomes,saysCharlesNelson,aprofessorofpediatricsandneuroscienceatHarvardMedicalSchool.1、Thenewstudyfoundthat.A．hardshipcanchangeachild'smemoryB．violencecanspeedupachild'sagingC．violenceleavesscarsonachildsmindD．hardshiphasaneffectonachild’smind2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A．Telomeres.B．Children.C．Chromosomes.D．DNAsequences.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Violencecancausequickcelldeathinchildren’sbody.B．Telomerescanhelppreventchromosomesfromseparating.C．Childrenwhohaveshortertelomereshaveheartattackslater.D．Beingtreatedbadlywillmakeachild’stelomeresshortenfaster.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ViolenceandTelomeresB．TheFunctionofTelomeresC．ViolenceMakesChildrenAgingD．DNAInfluencesChildren’sGrowth22．（8分）TheguzhengisatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Itbelongstothezither（齐特琴）familyofstringinstruments.Itistheparentofmanymusicalinstrumentsofsomeothercountries.Theguzhengshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeguqin,anotherancientChinesezitherbutwithoutbridges.Nowtheguzhengiszitherwithmovablebridgesandusually21strings,althoughitcanhavefrom15-25strings.Theguzheng’sstringswereformerlymadeofsilk,thoughmostplayersusedmetalstringsbythe20thcentury.Sincethemid-20thcenturymostperformersusesteelstrings.Theguzhenghasalargeresonantcavity（共振腔）.TheguzhenghasexistedsincetheWarringStatesPeriodandbecameespeciallypopularduringtheQindynasty.Thenumberofstringsontheguzhenghasalwaysfluctuated.Therewereasfewas6toasmanyas23stringsduringtheTangdynasty.TheearliestrecordoftheguzhengbelongedtothehistorianSimaQian.Until1961,thecommonguzhenghad16strings,althoughbythemid-20thcentury18-stringguzhengwerealsoinuse.In1961,XuZhenggao,togetherwithWangXunzhi,introducedthefirst21-stringguzhengaftertwoyearsofresearchanddevelopment.In1960,theyalsoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringrest,whichwasquicklyadoptedbyallguzhengmakersandisstillusedtoday.Thiscurveallowsforgreatereaseintuningthestringsand,combinedwithstringsofdifferentthickness,allowsforgreaterresonanceinboththedeeperandthehigherpitch（音调）ranges.The21-stringguzhengisthemostcommonlyusedone,butsometraditionalmusiciansstillusethe16-stringone.1、WecaninferfromParagraph1that________.A．theguzhengisamusicalinstrumentoriginatingfromJapanB．thereisonlyonekindofstringinstrumentinChinaC．therearemanykindsofguzhengintheworldD．manymusicalinstrumentsinothercountriesarerelatedtotheguzheng2、WhichofthefollowingmaterialmayNOThavebeenusedtomakethestringsoftheguzhengprobably?A．SilkB．SteelC．WoodD．Copper3、Theunderlinedword“fluctuated”inparagraph3canbereplacedby“________”.A．jumpedB．changedC．flowedD．waved4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TheguqingisanancientChinesezitherwithbridges.B．TheguzhengbecameespeviallypopularintheTangDynastyC．Allmusiciansdon’tusethe21-stringguzheng.D．XuZhenggaoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringresthimself.23．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforitsflowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestems（茎）hangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupanddisappear-evenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.B．Todescribetieshapeofdodderplants.C．Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.D．Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.2、Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplantsaround?A．Itwilldiesoonerorlater.B．Itwillgrowdeeproots.C．Itwillattractotherplants.D．Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.B．Doddercanaffectfarmers’income.C．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.D．Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.24．（8分）Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity25．（10分）HikingEnglandDAY1:ST.BEESTOENNERDALEBRIDGEOurjourneysetsoutearlythismorningwithaCoasttoCoasttraditionapproachingtheIrishSea.ThensetoffalongtherocksofSt.BeesHead.Turninginland,we’llpauseforatypicalpublunchonourwaytoEnnerdaleBridge,locatedatthefootoftheLakeDistrictmountains.(15mileshiking,8hours)Accommodations:EnnerdaleCountryHouseHotelDAY2:ENNERDALEBRIDGETOHONISTERTodaywe’llwalkintoimpressiveLakeDistrictNationalPark,whereglass-likelakesreflectmountainsthatrisefromtheirshores.OurpleasantwalkcoversthesouthernedgeofEnnerdaleWater,thepark’smostwesternlake.AfterlunchneartheBlackSailHut,climba2,000footmountainandtakeinthebeautifulviewsoflakesandpastures(牧场).WefinishinBorrowdale,ashorttransfer(转乘)fromourhotel.(13mileshiking,9hours)Accommodations:InnontheLakeDAY3:GRASMERETOGLENRIDDLNGTakeashortdrivetoGrasmere,wherethegreatpoetWilliamWordsworthwrotesomeofhismostwell-knownworks.Visitthepoet’shome,andwalkthroughthevillagewherehefoundinspiration.ThenclimboverGrisedaleHauseenjoyingviewsofHelvellyn,England’sthird-highestmountaintop.HikedownthevalleytowardLakeUllswaterandspendthenightinGlenridding.(9mileshiking,5hours)Accommodations:GlenriddingLakeHotelDAY4:LAKEULLSWATERTOSHAPThedaybeginswithascenicjourneyonLakeUllswatertoHowtown.Fromhere,wecrossahistoricRomanroadonourwaytoBampton.Hiketothe12th-centuryShapAbbey.AshorttransfertakesustoourhotelinthetypicalEnglishvillageofRavenstonedale.(12mileshiking,7hours)Accommodations:TheBlackSwan1、Whendotravellerswalkthelongestdistance?A．OnDay1.B．OnDay2.C．OnDay3.D．OnDay4.2、WhereisWilliamWordsworth’shome?A．AtGrisedaleHause.B．AtHelvellyn.C．AtGrasmere.D．AtGlenridding.3、WhatisspecialaboutRavenstonedale?A．Itofferstravelersanicepublunch.B．Itpresentsbeautifulviewsofpastures.C．IthasEngland’sthird-highestmountaintop.D．ItisanexampleoftraditionalEnglishvillages.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）CominghomeafterworkingoutforawholedayIhadmypurselost．I1ithadslippedoutmybackpackasIwasbeing2．Whileitwasprobablyveryclosetomyapartmentitstillfailedtocomeinto3andIhadno4buttocancelmydebitcards．I’dhadthepurseformorethanadecadeasitwasaChristmaspresent,whichwasabright,redleather,CheekyMonkeypurse,soprobablynotentirelyfora36-year-old5butIwasveryupsettohavelostit!EveryoneIspoketo6Imightgetthepurseback7butthemoneyandvouchersinitwouldverylikelydisappear．Ihad8writtenoffthe9ofthepurseandwasevenconsideringwhethertomoveonandgo“grown-up”whenIwasseekinga10．Icamehomelatethefollowingnightandmymonkeypursewasonmymat!Icheckedthecontentsandeverythingwas11includinganythingofcashvalue．IwasastoundedwhenIreadthe12notewhichread,“Icameacrossthislastnight．Itwastoodarkto13itthen,soIcamebacktonight．Igotyour14fromyourlicense．Sorry．Iain．”Notonlyhadthismanreturnedmypursebuthethoughthe15meanapologyfornotbringingitbacksooner!Ihavetoldalmostallmyacquaintances,whoalmostrespondedwithasimilarstandardanswer,“Itrestoresyour16inhumannature”andit17lotsofstoriesaboutsimilar18experiences．Therewerenocontact19soIamunabletogetintouchtosaythankyoutoIain,butIhopehewillbe20ofhowgratefulIam!1、A．doubted B．suspected C．proved D．recognized2、A．putoff B．setoff C．droppedoff D．leftoff3、A．effect B．appearance C．view D．attention4、A．ability B．thought C．alternative D．decision5、A．grownup B．broughtup C．takenon D．appliedto6、A．decided B．doubted C．prayed D．exposed7、A．previously B．approximately C．regularly D．eventually8、A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．though9、A．value B．contents C．name D．lists10、A．process B．comfort C．judgment D．replacement11、A．undamaged B．lost C．checked D．reserved12、A．appealing B．thrilling C．accompanying D．entertaining13、A．lookover B．goover C．getthrough D．seethrough14、A．name B．phonenumber C．address D．card15、A．forgot B．made C．paid D．owed16、A．faith B．reputation C．quality D．justice17、A．adapted B．inspired C．described D．expanded18、A．fantastic B．worthy C．priceless D．positive19、A．tracks B．outlines C．details D．accounts20、A．proud B．sensitive C．aware D．certain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）Trafficjams(堵塞)areacommonprobleminlargercities.Insomecities,trafficjamsgetsobadduringrushhourthatitissometimes1．(fast)towalkthantodrive.Trafficaccidentsarealsoaproblem.Sadlytheseproblemsarenoteasytosolve.However,atrafficsystem(系统)beingtestedinseveralcitiesinNorthernEuropehasledtosomesurprising2．(result).Thesystem3．(call)“sharedstreets”.Itisasystemthathasveryfewtrafficlaws.Asaresult,sharedstreetareashavenotrafficlightsorstreetsigns.Althoughmostpeoplewouldexpectthistocausethenumberoftrafficjamsandaccidents4．(go)up,untilnow5．hasbeenagreatdropinboth.Onereason6．(be)thatthesharedstreetssystemencouragespeopletobemore7．(care).Withouttrafficrules,peopleslowdownandpaymoreattention8．eachother.Normaltrafficsystems,ontheotherhand,dependonsigns,9．peopleoftenmissordon'tfollow,leadingtoaccidents.Also,thesharedstreetssystemdecreases(减少)trafficjamsbecausewithoutfixed(固定的)parkingspaces,itiseasierforcarstomovearound10．(free)whenthereisalotoftraffic.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（∧），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。Squaredancinghasbeenmoreandmorepopularwiththeelderlyastheirlivingconditionsimprove,Mostpeoplethoughtitcanhelppeopletakeregularlyexerciseandstrengthentheirfitness、Besides,itprovidespeoplemorechancestotakeactivityoutdoors、However,somepeoplearguethatthemusicisverynoisy,thatdisturbsthesurroundingcitizens’normallife、Also,beexposedtosuchloudnoisemaydoaharmtotheirhealthinthelongrun、Inmyopinion,squaredancingisagoodformofexercise,sodancersshouldtakeourneighbors’needsintoconsideration、Iftheychoosearighttimean