湖南省醴陵二中、醴陵四中2024年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省醴陵二中、醴陵四中2024年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!2．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat3．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore4．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when5．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for6．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother7．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat8．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime9．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique10．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for11．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom12．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny13．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway14．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout15．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew16．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone17．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a;/ B．/;theC．a;a D．a;the18．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased19．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should20．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished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）BlackFridayThedayafterThanksgivingisthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason.ThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursday,sothedayafterisaFriday.ThisdayhascometobeknownasBlackFriday.Ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearsince2005.MoststoresoffergreatdealsonBlackFriday.Theyopentheirdoorsinthesmallhoursofthemorning.Theytrytoattractshopperswithbigdiscounts.SomeitemslikeTVsaremuchcheaperthanusual.Storesmayevenlosemoneyontheseitems.Theyhopethatshopperswillbuygiftsforotherpeoplewhiletheyareinthestore.BlackFridayisagreattimetogetgooddeals.Theproblemisthattherearenotenoughlow-priceditemstogoaround.Eachstoremayonlyhaveafew.Theseitemsareinhighdemand.Peoplestandinlonglinestogetsuchgreatdeals.Theymaylineuphoursbeforeastoreopens.TheymaybehopingtogetalowpriceonaTVorlaptop,butnoteveryonewhowantsonewillgetone.Somepeopleleavedisappointed.Thesituationcanbetense.SomeBlackFridayeventshavebeenviolent.Large,eagercrowdshavetrampledworkers.Fightshavebrokenoutovertoysorpeoplecuttinginline.Peoplehaveshotoneanotheroverparkingspots.ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfun.Still,ifyouplanongoing,expectlargecrowdsandabitofpushingandshoving.Sowheredoesthename“BlackFriday”comefrom?ItwasfirstusedinPhiladelphiainthe1950s.ThepolicecalledthisdayBlackFridaybecauseoftheheavytrafficitdrew.Inthe1960s,spreadacrossthecountry.Itseemsthatitisheretostay.NowpeoplealloverthecountrytakepartintheeventknownasBlackFriday.Itisevenspreadingtootherpartsoftheworld.StoreshaveheldBlackFridayeventsintheU.K.,Australia,andBrazilsince2012.InCostaRicaBlackFridayisknownas“ViernesNegro.”AndinMexico,storesofferanannualweekendofdiscounts.Theycallit“ElBuenFin,”whichmeans“thegoodweekend”inSpanish.Iguessthelanguageofsavingsisuniversal.1、Whydostoressetpricessolowonsomeitemsthattheylosemoney?A．Theywantpeopletoenjoytheholidays.B．Theyaregenerousatthebeginningoftheholidayseason.C．Theyhopepeoplewillbuyothergiftswhiletheyareinthestore.D．Theyaretryingtogetridofoleitemstothethirdparagraph?2、Whichbestconcludesthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．PeoplestandinlonglinesonBlackFriday.B．BlackFridayisareallydisappointingtimeoftheyear.C．BlackFridayisthebesttimeoftheyeartogetgooddeals.D．BlackFridaydealsarelimitedandnoteveryonewillgetone.3、Whichbestdescribestheoverallstructureofthefifthparagraph?A．Orderoftime. B．Problemandsolution.C．Orderofimportance. D．Compareandcontrast.4、Whichtitlebestexpressestheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．BlackFriday:StoriesfromtheParkingLotB．BlackFriday:WhyYouShouldGoThisYearC．BlackFriday:TheStuffThatYouShouldKnowD．BlackFriday:HowtoSaveMoneyontheBigDay22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whatshouldpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasedowhentheycommunicatewithotherpeople?A．Theyneedspeaktothesmartphoneloudly.B．Theyhavetopredictthesentencetheyaretryingtosay.C．Theyneedchooseagridonthebackofthesmartphonewitheyemovements.D．Theyshouldworkouttheartificialintelligencealgorithminthesmartphone.2、HowdoestheGazaSpeakappwork?A．TheGazaSpeakappcanhearwhatthespeakerssay.B．TheGazaSpeakappcanconveyspeakersmovementstothelisteners’smartphone.C．Thecamerainthephonecanrecordspeakers’gesturesandpredictwhattheywanttosay.D．Theartificialintelligentcamerainthephonecanrecognizeeyesignalsandtranslatethemintowordsandsentences.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．DazaSpeakisdesignedforblindpeople.B．GazaSpeakislow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.C．Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsdon’tneedanyre-calibrationandsetups.D．SmartphoneswithGazaSpeakapphavebeenpopularamongpeoplewithMotorDiseases23．（8分）AsPhDresearchgoes,BrianWisendenmightbeenvied:watchingbabyfishswimmingswiftlythroughtheclearwatersintheCostaRicantropicaldryforest.Byrecordingtheirgrowthandnumbers,hehopedtolookattheirrisksofbeingeaten.Instead,hewitnessedsomethingstrange.Manygroupswereincreasinginnumbers.Inthesegroups,someweresmallerthanothers,suggestingtheyweren’tsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Wisendenhadaccidentallydiscoveredthatthefish,calledconvictcichlids,adopteachother’sbabies.Whywouldtheydothat,hewondered?Inthehumanworld,wethinkofadoptionasaselflessact.Butinnature,itspresenceispuzzling.Takingontheburdenofbringingupbabieswithnogeneticlinkwouldseemtoreduceananimal’schanceofsurvivaloratleastprovidenogain.Yet,adoptionissurprisinglycommoninthenaturalworld.Taketheeasterngreykangaroo.Between2008and2013,Wisendenfollowedthefatesof326babykangaroosintheWilsonsPromontoryNationalParkinVictoriaandrecorded11casesofpouch(育儿袋)swapping.Thecircumstancesbehindsomeoftheseadoptionsaren’tknown,butfourwerestraightswapsandanotherfouroccurredafteramotherhadlostherownbaby.Howcome?Beforeindependence,babykangaroosgothroughaperiodinsideandoutsidetheirmotherspouch.Followingout-of-pouchattempts,mothersnormallysnifftheiryoungbeforeallowingthembackin,butWisendensteamsuspectthatduringanemergencytheymayomitthesnifftest,allowingaweakbabytoquicklyclimbinbeforefleeingfromdanger.Someofnature’sadoptionsare,actually,drivenbyyoung.Inburrowerbugs(土蝽),forexample,femaleslayanestofeggsclosetothoseofunrelatedbugs.Motherbugstendtheirdevelopingeggsbeforetheyhatch,andthenfeed出firbabiesnutsfromweedymintplants.Findingnutsisacompetitivebusiness，sonoteverymotherbuggetsherfairshare.Andifthedeliveryrateisn’tuptostandard,cleveryoungmayabandontheirmotherstojoinabetter-fedgroup.Theconsequencesofadoptionfollowingmistakenidentitycanbehorrible.Thetruebabiesofadoptingmotherswereabandoned.Buiitcanhaveremarkablebenefits,notjustforadopteesbutalsoforadoptiveparents.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutWisenden’sresearchaboutbabyfish?A．Itwasbeyondhisexpectations.B．Itputmanyrarespeciesatrisk.C．Itshowedageneticsimilarityinfish.D．Itfoundanewwaytoprotectforests.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“omit”meaninthepassage?A．Confirm.B．Repeat.C．Adopt.D．Skip.3、Whywouldsomeburrowerhugsabandontheirmothers?A．Toliveinwarmernests.B．Toreproduce.C．Toseekforbetterparenting.D．Toadapttocompetitionearlier.4、Whatmaytheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Thecausesofaccidentaladoption.B．Theprocessesofaccidentaladoption.C．Thedrawbacksofaccidentaladoption.D．Theadvantagesofaccidentaladoption.24．（8分）WhatDoestheLengthofYourFingersSayAboutYou?Areyouthepeace-lovingtypeortheambitiousgo-getter?Yourfingerlengthmightbeaclue.Takealookatyourfingers.WouldyoubelievemeifItoldyouthatthelengthofyourfingersinrelationtooneanothercanpredictyourpersonality?IknowthatitsoundslikeoneofthosesillytestsyouseeonFacebook,butIhavetoadmitthatitisexactlycorrectforme.Here’showitworks.Lookatyourthreemiddlefingersofyourhand.Isyourindexfingerlongerthanyourringfinger?Isyourringfingerlongerthanyourindexfinger?Orarethetwoofthesamelength?Findthesituationthatbestmatchesyourhandandseeifwhatfollowsisanaccuratedescriptionofyourpersonality.Longerringfinger:TheSweetTalkerIfyourringfingerislongerthanyourindexfinger,researchshowsthatyou’relikelyacharmingtype,andyoucanprobablytalkyourselfoutofanysituation.Othersoftenfindthispersonalitytypeirresistibleandwillgotogreatlengthstohelpyou.You’remorelikelytotakerisks,andyou’regoodatproblem-solving.Peopleinthiscategorymakegreatengineers,soldiersandcrossword-puzzlesolvers.Longerindexfinger:The(Over)ConfidentOneIfyourindexfingerislongerthanyourringfinger,chancesareyouarefullofconfidence—possiblyeventothepointofbeingover-confidentandproud.Youarenotnecessarilyintroverted(内向的),butyoudoenjoytimetoyourself,especiallywhenyou’retryingtocompleteaproject.Youareadreampursuerwhocanmakethingshappen,butyoumaybeshywhenitcomestotakingthefirststepinarelationship.Youarealsoprobablyhappywithwhatyouhave,butyou’realwayswishingformore.Indexandringfingerareofthesamelength:ThePeacemakerIfyourindexfingerandringfingerareroughlyofthesamelength,youarelikelytoavoidconflictatallcostsandseektokeepthepeaceinyourrelationships.Youarewell-organized,faithfulandsympathetic.Butdeepdownunderallofthatcaringandpeace-loving,youalsohaveahot-temperedsidethatcanappearunexpectedlywhenyou’repushedtoofar.Youwilltryyourhardesttoavoidafight.Howwelldothesedescriptionsmatchyourpersonality?Iwassurprisedattheaccuracyinmycase,butI’mnotgoingtotellyouwhichoneitwas!1、Whichofthefollowinghandcouldbeanengineer’shand?A．B．C．D．2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A．isverycharmingandhelpfulB．alwaystrieshardtoavoidafightC．oftentakessillytestsonFacebookD．thinksthedescriptionssuithimwell3、Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellus?A．Howaccuratethedescriptionofthetestis.B．Thelengthoffingerscanrevealpersonality.C．Whyyourfingersarenotofthesamelength.D．Personalityisdeterminedbyyourfingerlength.4、Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A．Apopularmagazine.B．Anofficialreport.C．Apublicadvertisement.D．Abiologytextbook.25．（10分）Octopuses(章鱼)areseaanimalsfamousfortheirroundedbodies,bulgingeyes,andeightlongarms.Theyliveinalltheworld’soceansbutthereareespeciallymoreoctopusesinwarm,tropical(热带的)waters.Octopuses,liketheircousin,thesquid(乌贼),areoftenconsidered“monstersofthedeep”,thoughsomespecies,ortypes,occupyrelativelyshallowwaters.Mostoctopusesstayalongtheocean’sfloor,althoughsomespeciesarepelagic,whichmeanstheylivenearthewater’ssurface.Otheroctopusspeciesliveindeep,darkwaters,risingfrombelowatdawnanddusktosearchforfood.Crabsandshrimpsrankamongtheirfavoritefoods,thoughsomecanattacklargerprey(猎物),likesharks.Octopusestypicallydropdownontheirpreyfromaboveand,usingpowerfulsuctionsthatlinetheirarms,pulltheanimalsintotheirmouths.Theoctopusperformsitsfamousbackwardswimbyblowingupwaterthroughamusculartubeonthebodycalledasiphon.Octopusesalsocrawl(爬)alongtheocean’sfloor,puttingtheirarmsintosmallopeningstosearchforfoodSeals,whales,andlargefishpreyonoctopuses.Ifthreatened,octopusesshootaninkyliquidthatdarkensthewater,confusingtheotheranimals.Theoctopuscanalsochangetogray,brown,pink,blue,orgreentomixwithitssurroundings.Octopusesmayalsochangecolorasawaytocommunicatewithotheroctopuses.Octopusesaresolitarycreaturesthatlivealoneindens(巢穴)builtfromrocks,whichtheoctopusmovesintoplaceusingitspowerfularms.Octopusessometimesevenfashionarock“door”fortheirdensthatpullclosedwhentheoctopusissafelyinside.1、InwhichplacecanwefindmoreOctopuses?A．TheoceannearHainan.B．TherivernearCanada.C．TheArcticOcean.D．TheSouthPole.2、WhatisawayforOctopusestocommunicatewitheachother?A．Usingspecialsignals.B．Makingspecialsounds.C．Livingtogetherinagroup.D．Changingtheirowncolors.3、WhatdoweknowaboutOctopuses?A．Theyjuststayindeepocean.B．Theyeatfoodbyusingtheirteeth.C．Theydon’tlikehuntinglargeanimals.D．Theyshootaninkyliquidtoavoiddangers.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）RecentlyIheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasbeing1byareporterwhoaskedhimwhyhethoughthewasabletobesomuchmore2thantheaverageperson.Herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)3withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasfouryearsold.Hehadbeentryingto4abottleofmilkfromtheshelfwhenitfell,5itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor.Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof6him,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderful7youhavemade.Ihaveseldomseensuchareal8ofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownand9inthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,he10.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeatroublelikethis,11you’llhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproper12.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge(海绵)，atoweloramop.Whichdoyou13?”Hechosethespongeand14theycleanedupthemilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Let'sgooutinthebackyardand15thebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout16it.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopneartheedge17bothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderful18!Itwasatthatmomentthatthescientistknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake19.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust20forlearningsomethingnew.1、A．praisedB．interviewedC．celebratedD．admired2、A．famousB．excellentC．creativeD．wonderful3、A．inventionB．experimentC．gameD．experience4、A．removeB．bringC．settleD．put5、A．coveringB．leavingC．drinkingD．flowing6、A．encouragingB．askingC．punishingD．frightening7、A．useB．achievementC．pictureD．trouble8、A．seaB．bottleC．roomD．factory9、A．playB．thinkC．cryD．regret10、A．refusedB．didC．listenedD．feared11、A．graduallyB．patientlyC．finallyD．immediately12、A．valueB．formC．shelfD．order13、A．likeB．cleanC．preferD．accept14、A．togetherB．silentlyC．excitedlyD．hurriedly15、A．chargeB．fillC．presentD．put16、A．losingB．holdingC．breakingD．dropping17、A．forB．beyondC．overD．with18、A．performanceB．methodC．lessonD．action19、A．promisesB．mistakesC．guessesD．decisions20、A．chancesB．teachersC．directionsD．instructions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）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble.IworkedhardatEnglishanddevotedallmysparetimetopractisingit.ButIfailedtopassthemidtermexamination,whichmademegreatlydisappointed.SoIaskedmygrandpa1．advicewhenIgothome.Hearing2．Itoldhim,hesaid,“Tosomeextent,examinationresultssometimescannotreflectyourstudylevel.Youcan’tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination.”Heencouragedmetoworkhardforalongtimetocheckmyresults，andI3．(take)mygrandpa’sadvice.NowIrealizethattheprocessof4．(learn)ismuchmoreimportantandmyEnglishismuch5．(good)thanbefore.Frommyexperience,Ifeelthatweshouldlistentoopinionsfromoldpeople.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。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