湖北省安陆第一中学2024届高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖北省安陆第一中学2024届高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted2．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete3．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat4．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy5．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking6．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone7．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary8．High­speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．againstC．at D．over9．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed10．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof11．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．arebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt12．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft13．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed14．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet15．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant16．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填17．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones18．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous19．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data20．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark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）Mostgroupsofplantsandanimalsarericherinspeciesandmoreplentifulneartheequator.Intheocean,thatholdstrueforcold-bloodedpredators(掠食者).Butwarm-bloodedpredatorsaremorediversetowardthepolesandnoticeablymissingfromseveralwarmhotspots.Why?JohnGrady,anecologist,andhisteamconsideredthepossibility—warm-bloodedanimalsneedalottofueltheirmetabolism(新陈代谢).Perhapscolderwatersarejustricherinsmallfish?Buttheyfoundthatathigher,colderplaces,thereisn’tactuallymuchmorefoodaround.It’smorethatwarm-bloodedanimalsareeatingamuchbiggershareofitthantheircold-bloodedcompetitors.Therealexplanationissimple.Ananimal’sspeed,swiftness,andintelligencedependonitsmetabolism,whichinturndependsonitstemperature.Sincebirdsandmammalscankeepheatingtheirbodiesinicyconditions,theyremainfastandattentive.Bycontrast,thefishtheyhuntbecomeslowerandduller.Atsometippingpointoftemperature,seals,dolphins,andpenguinsstartoutswimmingtheirprey(猎物).Theybecomemorelikelytocomeupontargetsandoutpacethecold-bloodedpredatorsoftheirown.InGrady’swords,“Warm-bodiedpredatorsarefavouredwherepreysareslow,stupidandcold.”That’swhysharksandotherpredatoryfishdominateneartheequator,butcolderwatersarethekingdomofwhalesandseals.Bykeepingfoodtothemselvesinthepoles,thesecreaturescanthenspecializeonspecifictypesofprey,whichmakesthemmorelikelytosplitintoseparatespecies.ThekillerwhalesoftheNorthPacific,forexample,includemammal-eatingtransientsandfish-eating,year-roundresidents.Buttheworldischanging.It’slikelythatthesurfaceoftheoceanswillwarmby2to3℃withinthiscentury.Grady’steamestimatesthateverytimetheocean’ssurfacewarmsby1℃,populationsofseamammalswillfallby12%,andpopulationsofsealsandsealionswillfallby24%.But“predictionsarehard,”DonnaHauserfromtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksnotes.“Polarbearsarelosersofawarmingworld,butsomepopulationsarestilldoingwell.Somegroupsofwhaleshavechangedthetimingoftheirmigrations;othersarehuntingindeeper,colderwaters.Thesechangesmightmakeseamammalsmoreadaptabletochangingclimates.Maybetheyjustneedtofindtheplaceswherefishremainslow,stupidandcold.”1、Whyaretheremoretypesofwarm-bloodedpredatorsnearthepoles?A．Becausethereismorefood.B．Becausetherearefewerenemies.C．Becausetheyarefasterandwiser.D．Becausetheyconsumelessenergy.2、Theauthormentionsthekillerwhalestoshow______.A．thebenefitofbiologicalevolutionB．foodpreferenceofdifferentseamammalsC．thedistinctionofspecifictypesofpredatorsD．theadvantageofconstantbodytemperature3、WhatisDonnaHauser’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheseamammals?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Neutral. D．Sceptical.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ArethePolesHeavenforSeaPredators?B．HowDoSeaMammalsTrackTheirPrey?C．WhyDotheWarm-BloodedLikeFoodCold?D．IstheWorldTooHotfortheWarm-Blooded?22．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and3years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to32、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education23．（8分）DogswerelivingascompanionstotheearlysettlersofNorthAmericaover10,000yearsago.TheoldestdomesticdogsintheAmericaswerethoughttobearound9500yearsold.AngelaPerriofDurhamUniversity,UK,andhercolleagueshavecarriedoutfreshradiocarbondatingonthetwodogskeletonsthatgavethisdate,discoveredintheprehistoricKostersiteinIllinois,andfoundtheywereevenolder:around10,100yearsold.AthirddogfromanotherIllinoissitecalledStilwellIIwasolderstill，at10,190yearsold.ThatmakesittheoldestknowndomesticateddogintheAmericas.Theteamconcludedthatallthreedogsweredomesticatedastheirskeletonswerecompleteandunskinned,andsohadn’tbeenbutcheredforfood.Theyhadalsobeencarefollyburied,evidencetheywerevaluedbytheirowners.TheStilwellIIdog,whichprobablyresembledasmallEnglishsettler,wasunderwhatseemedtobethefloorofalivingarea.ItisunclearwhyittooksolongfortamedogstoarriveintheAmericas,giventhattheyweredomesticatedatleast14,000yearsagoinEurasia.Bythistime,peoplewerealreadymovingintoNorthAmericafromSiberia;thereisevidencesomereachedChile18,500yearsago.Geneticistshavefoundsignsofatleastthreewavesofmigrationoverthefollowingmillennia.Thereisnoevidencethatdomesticdogsaccompaniedthem.“Wedon’tknowifdogswerepartofthefirstwavesofimmigrationtotheAmericas”saysLucJanssensofGhentUniversityinBelgium.“Itcouldbeso,butnoarchaeologicalboneshaveyetbeenfound.”Itis“overwhelminglyprobable”thatsomeoftheearlysettlersdidbringdogstotheAmericas,buttheymaynothavehad“thetimeorthespiritualcompulsiontoburythem’％saysPatShipmanofPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.1、HowoldistheoldestknowndomesticdogintheAmericas?A．About9500years.B．About10,100years.C．10,190years.D．18,500years.2、Theunderlinedword“butchered”inthefourthparagraphcouldbereplacedby.A．killedB．boughtC．trainedD．raised3、WhatistheattitudetowardswhentamedogsarrivedintheAmericasinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．Undoubted.B．Unsure.C．Indifferent.D．Unconfident.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A．TheearliestdomesticdogintheAmericas.B．ThefirstdogarrivingintheAmericas.C．HowdogsweredomesticatedintheAmericas.D．WhentheoldestdogwasfoundintheAmericas.24．（8分）Someonesentmeanemailurgingmetoacquirealotmoreresources,suggestingcoulddosomuchmoregoodifIhadan8or9figurenetincomeof6likeI’vebeendoingforyears.Heclaimedtohaveacquiredagreatdealofwealthhimselfandfoundithighlybeneficialtofuelinghispathwithaheart.AsIconsiderhissuggestion,Ifindmyselfnothavingmuchclarity(清晰的思维)astowhatI'dd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B．$1C．$800 D．$724、Wheredoesthispassagecomefrom?A．atextbook. B．amagazine.C．theInternet. D．anannouncement.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）Alovelylittlegirlwasholdingtwoappleswithbothhands.Hermumcameinand1askedherlittledaughterwithasmile,“Mysweetie,couldyougiveyourmumoneofyourtwoapples?”Thegirllooked2athermumforsomeseconds,thenshesuddenlytookaquick3ononeapple,andthenquicklyontheother.Themumfeltthesmileonherface4.Shetriedhardnottoshowher5.Thenthelittlegirlhandedoneofher6applestohermum,andsaid,“Mummy,hereyouare.Thisisthe7one.”Nomatterwhoyouare,howexperiencedyouare,andhowknowledgeableyouthinkyouare,always8judgment.Giveotherstheprivilegeto9themselves.Whatyouseemaynotbethe10.Neverconcludeforothers,whichiswhyweshouldneveronly11thesurfaceandjudgeotherswithoutunderstandingthem12.Thosewholiketopaythebill,dosonotbecausetheyareloaded,butbecausetheyvalue13abovemoney.Thosewho14firstafterafight,dosonotbecausetheyarewrongbutbecausetheyvaluethepeoplearoundthem.Thosewhooftentextyou,dosonotbecausetheyhave15bettertodobutbecauseyouareintheirheart.Oneday,allofuswillget16fromeachother；wewillmissourconversationsofeverything¬hing；wewillmissthe17thatwehad.Dayswillpassby,months,years,18thiscontactbecomesrare—Onedayourchildrenwillseeour19andask“Whoarethesepeople?”Andwewillsmilewithinvisibletearsbecauseaheartistouchedwithastrongwordandyouwillsay,“20WASTHEMTHATIHADTHEBESTDAYSOFMYLIFEWITH.”1、A．quickly B．softly C．curiously D．sadly2、A．up B．down C．out D．around3、A．look B．taste C．bite D．try4、A．remain B．rise C．speed D．freeze5、A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．amusement D．confusion6、A．rotten B．deserted C．split D．bitten7、A．sweeter B．bigger C．fresher D．juicier8、A．offer B．delay C．stop D．pass9、A．criticize B．reflect C．explain D．introduce10、A．result B．purpose C．attempt D．reality11、A．workout B．holdup C．focuson D．giveup12、A．first B．last C．wrong D．little13、A．friendship B．material C．bill D．surface14、A．sacrifice B．suffer C．survive D．apologize15、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything16、A．lost B．retired C．separated D．divorced17、A．talks B．argument C．dreams D．contradict18、A．until B．when C．though D．after19、A．articles B．stories C．telephones D．pictures20、A．WHAT B．IT C．THAT D．SUCH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）ThegameofGo(围棋)isanimportantboardgamewithoriginsinChinafrommorethan4,000yearsago.InChina,Go1．(recognize)as“handconversations”aswell,throughwhichplayerscommunicatewitheachother.2．otherwords,they“talk”throughtheplacingofpiecesontheboard.Themetaphor(比喻)first3．(use)byZhiDaolin,aBuddhistmasteroftheJinDynasty,reflectsthenatureofthegame.Whilescholarsofhistimeoftenlost4．(they)inphilosophical(哲学的)debatesonlifeanduniverse,hepreferredtoplayGo5．hebelievedwasfullofhowsandwhysoflife.MasterGoplayersoftenfeelasiftheywereplayingareal-lifegame:sometimesonecanmoveforward,whileatothertimes,onemustslowdown:sometimesonecan6．(direct)facethechallenger,atothertimesonemusttakeanindirectapproach.AppropriateplacementofeachtinyGopieceissimilarto7．onemightsolveadifficultproblemoflife.Thepurposeof8．(play)Goisnotjusttowinbutalso,moreimportantly,toseek9．(wise)throughtheprocess.Theplayersunitewitheachotherontheboard.Insteadoffightingas10．(enemy),theycooperatetoplayagoodgame.Onethoughtlessmovecouldruintheenjoyment.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。Thatnightwasextremelyhot,soIopenedallthewindowsanddoors、Gradually,Ifallasleep、ItsuddenlyrainedheavyinthemidnightandIfeltcold、ThenextmorningIwasill、Mothertookmetothehospital,butthedoctorsaidIhadafeverandthatImuststayinbedinacoupleofdays、Backathome,Itooksomemedicineandsoonfeltmuchwell、Feelingbored,Iwalkedtothebalconyandstoodtherewatchingpeoplecomeandgoinginthestreet、Thewindwascoolbeforetherain、InawhileIfeltsocoldmybodywastrembling、Iwasrushedtothehospitalagain、ThattimeIstayedthereuntilIwasfullyrecovered、171第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Direction：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsbelowinChinese.智能手机时代，各种新颖好玩的APP层出不穷。请在作文中陈述：1）在你常用的APP中，最想向大家推荐的哪一种APP并说明理由。2）假如你自己设计开发一款APP，它会带给人们什么样的全新体验。___________________________________________________________________________________