2024届湖南省益阳市安化县安化县高三下学期英语模拟试题（三模）含答案

2024届湖南省益阳市安化县安化县高三下学期英语模拟试题（三模）第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。AHaveyouheardofthesefourmonuments?Carhenge.FloralisGenérica.TrafficLightTree.HandoftheDesert—thesearefourunusualmonumentsfromaroundtheworldyoumightliketovisit.•CarhengeCarhengeisinAlliance,Nebraska(USA).Asthenamesuggests,ithasalotincommonwithStonehenge,thefamousstonecircleonSalisburyPlain.ButwhileStonehengewasbuiltwithstones,Carhengewascreatedwithcars.Themonumentwasmadein1987byalocalartistJimReindersandhisfamily.Heusedoldcarsandevenanambulance.Atfirst,thepeopleofAlliancedidn’tlikeit,buttheysoonchangedtheirmindsafteritbecamepopularwithtourists,whobroughtlotsofmoneytothetown.•FloralisGenéricaFloralisGenéricaisamassivestatueofaflower.ItstandsinapoolofwaterinfrontoftheNationalMuseumofFineArtsinBuenosAires,Argentina.EduardoCatalano,anativeofArgentina,gavethestatueasagifttothecityin2002.Everymorning,thefloweropens.Askanyonewhohasseenitandthey’lltellyouthatwatchingitopenisanunforgettablesight.Infact,manypeoplebelieveitisoneofthemostbeautifulstatuesintheworld.•TrafficLightTreeTheTrafficLightTreeissituatedatHeronQuay,inoneofLondon’sfinancialdistricts.Thetreehas75setsoftrafficlights.ItwascreatedbyFrenchartist,PierreVivant,andwasinstalledin1998.Acomputercontrolsthelights,whichareturnedonandoffrandomly.TheroundaboutwherethetreeiswasvotedthemostpopularroundaboutintheUKinarecentsurvey.•ManodelDesierto(HandoftheDesert)TheHandoftheDesertisintheAtacamaDesertinChile.ThesculpturewasdesignedbytheChileansculptorMarioIrarrazabal.Fromadistance,itlooksasifthere’sagiantinthesandwhohasstuckhishandoutoftheground.Ifyou’relookingforsomethingnewtosee,youknowwheretogo!1．WhydidthepeopleofAlliancechangetheirattitudetowardCarhenge?A．ItremindedthemofStonehenge. B．Itbroughtthemfinancialbenefits.C．Itaddedbeautytotheircommunity. D．Itdisplayedthecreativityofthedesigner.2．Whichofthefourmonumentswasdesignedbyaforeignartist?A．Carhenge. B．FloralisGenérica.C．TrafficLightTree. D．ManodelDesierto.3．Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Aguidebook. B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencemagazine. D．Anarchitectureadvertisement.BIn1975,aSanDiegohomemakernamedMarjorieRicecameacrossacolumninScientificAmericanabouttiling(瓷砖).ThereisaproblemwhichhasinterestedmathematicianssinceancientGreektimes.AfterRice’schanceencounterwithtiling,familymembersoftensawherinthekitchenconstantlydrawingshapes.“Ithoughtshewasjustdrawingcasually(随意),”herdaughterKathysaid.ButRicewhotookonlyoneyearofmathinhighschool,wasactuallydiscoveringnever-before-seenpatterns.BorninFlorida,shelovedlearningandparticularlyherbriefexposuretomath,buttightbudgetandsocialculturepreventedherfamilyfromevenconsideringthatshemightattendcollege.“ForRice,mathwasapleasure,”hersonDavidoncesaid.RicegaveoneofhersonsasubscriptiontoScientificAmericanpartlybecauseshecouldreaditcarefullywhilethechildrenwereatschool.WhenshereadGardner’scolumnabouttilingasshelaterrecalledinaninterview:“Ithoughtitmustbewonderfulthatsomeonecoulddiscoverthesebeautifulpatternswhichnoonehadseenbefore.”Shealsowroteinanessay,“MyinterestwasengagedbythesubjectandIwantedtounderstandeverydetailofit.Lackingamathematicalbackground,Idevelopedmyownsymbolsystemandinafewmonthsdiscoveredanewtype.”Astonishedanddelighted,shesentherworktoGardner,whosentittoDoris,atilingexpertatMoravianCollege.DorisconfirmedthatRice’sfindingwascorrect.Later,Ricedeclinedtolectureonherdiscoveries,citingshyness,butatDoris’sinvitation,sheattendedauniversitymathematicsmeeting,whereshewasintroducedtotheaudience.Ricestillsaidnothingofherachievementstoherchildren,buttheyeventuallyfoundoutastheawardsmounted.4．WhydidRiceoftendrawshapesinthekitchen?A．Tobecomeamathematician. B．Toexplorethesecretoftiling.C．Tofillherleisuretime. D．Toshowherpassionfordrawing.5．WhatcanwelearnaboutRicefromParagraphs2and3?A．Shelongedtostartacolumn. B．Shewasrejectedfromacollege.C．Shewasgoodatdesigningpatterns. D．Shesucceededindevelopingasystem.6．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Themagicofmath. B．TheeffortsofRice.C．ThehumilityofRice. D．Thepatternsoftiling.7．WhatcanwelearnfromtheRice’sexperience?A．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind. B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Everycloudhasasilverlining. D．Practicemakesperfect.CJenniferDestefanoansweredacallfromanumbershedidnotrecognize.“Mom,Imessedup,”herdaughter’svoicetoldher,crying.“Thesebadmenhaveme.”Amanproceededtodemandmoney,orhewoulddrugherdaughterandleaveherinMexico.Butwhileshekepthimonthephone,friendsmanagedtoreachherdaughter,onlytodiscoverthatshewas,infact,freeandwellonaskiingtripinArizona.Thevoiceusedonthephonewasafake.Voicecloning’sinfluenceswillbehuge.Forseveralyears,customershavebeenabletoidentifythemselvesoverthephonetotheirbankandothercompaniesusingtheirvoice.Notevenagiftedmimic(巧于模仿的人)couldfoolthedetectionsystem.Butthearrivalofcloningwillforceadaptationinordertopreventcheating.Creativeindustriescouldfacetheimpacttoo.Voiceactors’skills,trainedoveralifetime,canbecopiedinamatterofseconds.Butsomeactorsmay,infact.findcloningcongenial.ValKilmer,whohaslostmuchofhisvoicetothroatcancer,wasdelightedtohavehisvoicerestoredfor“TopGun:Maverick”.Anotherindustrythatwillhavetocometocopewiththeriseofclonesisjournalism.Nowwhowilltrustastorybasedonanaudioclip(片段)?Slightlyeasiertomanagemightbethefalsepositives:recordingsclaimingtobesomeonebutwhicharefakes.Theoppositeproblem—thefalsenegatives—willarisewhenpublicfiguresdenyauthenticrecordings.Provingthataclipisgenuineisbard,perhapsevenimpossible.Journalistswillneedtoshowhowtheyobtainedandstoredaudiofiles.Theterm“fakenews”hadexistedlongbeforevoicecloning.Now,evermorepeoplecaughtinacrimearelikelytodefendthemselves.“Itwasn’tme.”Andmanypeoplewillhaveevenmorereasontobelievethem.8．WhatdoesJenniferDestefano’sexperienceindicate?A．Thehighfrequencyoffakenews. B．TherisingcrimerateinMexico.C．Thedangerofvoice-cloningtechnology. D．Thevalueofbraveryinanemergency.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“congenial”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Illegal. B．Ridiculous. C．Horrible. D．Agreeable.10．Whichofthefollowingbelongstothefalsenegatives?A．LateBeetles’songshavebeenrestoredbyvoicecloning.B．Apopstardeclaresanauthenticrecordinguntrue.C．Journalistsprovetheirreportswithaudioclips.D．Thepoliceidentifyacriminalthroughvoice.11．Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．VoicecloningisincreasinglyusedinjournalismB．VoicecloningischallengingourtraditionalideasC．VoicecloningisimpactingdifferentaspectsofourlifeD．Voicecloningisre-establishinglifestylesforthebetterDIoftenfindmyselfrunninglateontheedgeofmissingappointments.It’snotthatIenjoybeinglate,butsomehow,itkeepshappening.Adelayedtrain,amiscalculationintime,awrongturn,thereasonsformylatenessaremany.Idislikebeinglate,andyet,Ifrequentlyfindmyselfinarushorarrivingbehindschedule.MichaelaThomas,aSwedishpsychologist,callspeoplelikeme“timeoptimists”or“tidsoptimists”.Weunderestimatehowlongtaskswilltakeandoverestimatethetimewehave.Asaresult,weoftenfindourselvesrushing,causingstressforbothourselvesandthosearoundus.Itcreatesadominoeffectofchaos,annoyance,andinconvenienceforeveryoneinvolved.Itcanevenhavesevereconsequences.Thecausesofstandinglatenessarecomplex.People,accordingtoJung,fallintotwocategories:“timekeepers”and“timeenders”.Timekeepersworkmethodically,stayorganized,andusuallyfinishtasksaheadofschedule.Incontrast,timeenders,likeme,pushthingstothelastminute,feelingmostenergizedandcreativewhenunderpressure.Manyseeprocrastination(拖延)asakeyreasonforlateness,butit’snotsimplyatimemanagementissue.FuschiaSirois,aprofessorofsocialandhealthpsychology,believesprocrastinationoftenarisesfrommoodmanagement.Peopleputofftaskstoavoiddealingwithemotionslikeanxiety,fear,orfrustration.Itcanalsobeaformofrebellionwhenfacedwithboringoruncontrollabletasks.Isthereasolutionforlatecomers?Researcherssuggestcreatingpre-eventdeadlinesforimportantoccasionslikeaweddingorcatchingaflight,sothattheextratimecanhelpyouavoidbeinglatewhenunforeseencircumstancesarise.Youcaninformfriends,family,andcolleaguesaboutyourcommitmenttopunctualityandaskfortheirsupportinhelpingyoustayontime.Foreverydayimprovement,settingalertsonphonesforgettingreadyinsteadofdeparturetime,breakingtasksintosmaller,manageablepartsandprioritizingtime-flexibletaskscanbehelpful.12．Theunderlinedwords“timeoptimists”inparagraph2refertopeoplewho.A．workinanorganizedmanner B．alwaysbepunctualC．leavethingsuntilthelastminute D．haveacasualpersonality13．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutprocrastination?A．Itisdrivenbythedesireforperfectionism.B．Itisacharmingandcreativequalityinindividuals.C．Itisalwaysduetoalackoftimemanagementskills.D．Itmayarisefromadesiretoavoiduncomfortableemotions.14．Whatisasuggestedsolutionforlatecomers?A．Allowingenoughtimeforimportantevents.B．Settingdeparturetimealertsonthephone.C．Relyingonfriendstomakeplansinadvance.D．Prioritizingtime-sensitivetasksoverflexibleones.15．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Waysofstricttimemanagement. B．Theimpactofprocrastinationonpunctuality.C．Benefitsofpunctualityindailylife. D．Reasonsforlatenessandstrategiestosolveit.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Aroundtheglobe,about1in4adultssaysthey’relonely.Andtheconsequencesoflong-termsocialdisconnectioncanbeeverythingfromanincreasedriskofheartattackstodementia(痴呆).Thefollowingoffersaroadmaptomakeconnections.Becurious.It’seasiertoconnectwithpeopleifyouhavesharedinterestsorexperiences,sostartpayingattentiontowhat’sinyourmind.Whatmotivatesyou?Whatexcitesyou?16Ifyouknowwhat’smeaningfulorfunforyou,itmayleadyoutoanactivitythatconnectsyoutoothers.Makesomething.Whenexpertsadvisemakingsomething,peoplewillsay,“Well,I’mnotPicasso.Idon’tknowhowtodoafancypainting.”Ofcourse,you’renot!17Youcantryyourgrandma’spierecipeorplantanherbgardenthatputsyourthoughtsandfeelingsaboutwhoyouareandexpressthosethoughtsandfeelingstoothers.18Sharesomethingaboutyourself.Itdoesn’thavetobethedarkestsecretofyourlife,butjustsomethingotherpeoplemightfindinteresting.Puttingyourselfoutthererequiresabitofarisk,andit’sthefirststeptorealconnection.Findagroupthatmatchesyourinterests.Whetherit’svolunteeringforacauseorplayingfrisbee(飞盘),trytofindotherswhoshareyourinterests.There’sevenanonlinegroupthathasaquirkysharedinterest:afascinationwithbrownbearsinAlaska,whichledtoFatBearWeek.Ininteractionswithothers,youcanbegintorevealyourselfandsharetheuniquethingsthatmattertoyou.19Otherpeople’slonelinessmatterstoo.20Iflonelinessgounaddressed,peoplecanendupinaworldofhurt.Ifyouseesomeoneexperiencingloneliness,askthemhowthey’redoing.Shareyourownexperienceoflonelinessandhowyougetridofit.Thus,helpingotherscanalsobenefityourself.A．Pouroutyourhardfeelings.B．Lonelinesscanbeinfectious.C．Takeariskbyhavingconversations.D．Youshouldtoleratetheriskofbeinglonely.E．Buttheopportunitiesforcreativeexpressionareendless.F．Knowingyourselfcanbeafirststeptobondingwithothers.G．Then,otherpeoplerecognizethatandsharetheirstoryinreturn.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AMarylandcouplestranded(滞留)withoutfoodinthefreezingcoldonaVirginiahighway.Theyweregetting21andmorediscouragedbytheminute.Afteralmost21hoursofbeing22on95South,CaseyandherhusbandJohnsleptthereovernightandnot23accesstofoodorwater.Atthattime,they24aSchmidtBakingCo.truckaheadoftheminthestandstill.“Peoplearounduswereverymuch25.Manyofthemhadsmallchildren,somewereelderlyandhadn’teateninalmostawholeday.”Inadesperatebidfora26,theydecidedtocalltheSchmidtBakeryandseeifitcouldhelp27somemuch-neededfoodforthem,aswellastheirfellowhighwaycaptives.“Ididn’tthinkitwould28work,”saidCasey,wholeftamessagewithcustomerservice.Buttotheir29,20minuteslater,theyactuallygota30fromChuckPaterakis,theownerofthebakery.Hetoldthemtowalkovertothetruckdriver,Ron,whowasgiventhego-aheadtostarthandingout31to50motorists.Then,thecouplejoinedthedriverinmaking32.Soon,othersjoinedtheeffort,inwhichsome300loaveswere33.“Itfeltincrediblejusthearingpeoplesaythankyouandhearingthemso34tofinallyhavefoodintheircar.Thiswasoneofthe35momentsIhaveeverwitnessed.”recalledCasey.21．A．farther B．hungrier C．poorer D．angrier22．A．hit B．rescued C．stuck D．fined23．A．seeking B．having C．limiting D．allowing24．A．spotted B．rented C．searched D．repaired25．A．cheering B．begging C．joking D．struggling26．A．job B．shelter C．gift D．bite27．A．provide B．prepare C．store D．select28．A．occasionally B．suddenly C．actually D．routinely29．A．credit B．amusement C．surprise D．honor30．A．loan B．call C．request D．visit31．A．bread B．cash C．flyers D．permits32．A．bookings B．comments C．schedules D．deliveries33．A．putaway B．givenout C．cutup D．huntedfor34．A．honored B．concerned C．generous D．relieved35．A．hardest B．kindest C．proudest D．longest第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Trendspopularamongtheyouthsuchas“Chinachic”andthegrowinginfluenceofyoungconsumershavedriventhedevelopmentofhanfuindustryinrecentyears.Amongthevarious36(style),thehorsefaceskirthasemergedasthemostpopularitem.37(combine)classicalelegancewithmodernsimplicity,thehorsefaceskirtissaidtoperfectlysuitthecontemporarycultureandlifestyleofyoungpeople,making38afashionicon(标志).ThistrendhasgainedpopularityinLuoyangcity,CentralChina’sHenanprovince,39numerousperformersrecentlyshowcasedthesebeautifulskirtsintheiracts,withmanyvisitorsalike40(dress)intheeleganthorsefaceskirts.InCaoxiancountyofShandongprovince,oneofthecountry’shanfuproductionandsalescenters,thesales41thehorsefaceskirtsduringlastSpringFestivalholiday42(increase)dozensoftimescomparedtousualvolumes.Actually,theskirthasbecomeaverypopular43(choose)forgifts.Thecurrentpopularityofhanfuinthecountryisbelieved44(indicate)morethanafashiontrend;it45(represent)adeeperconnectiontoChinesetraditionandculturalidentity.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46．假定你是李华,最近你因在学业上遇到了困难而十分沮丧，你的英国朋友Edward推荐你读一些科学家的励志故事。阅读之后，你收获颇丰，打算写一封信给他，内容包括：1.表示感谢；2.分享收获。注意:1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearEdward,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。“I’llbetAnjaliknows.Right,Anjali?Whydon’tyoushowussinceyou’rethestarstudent,”Deepaktaunted(奚落).Anjaliwasconfused.Shewasn’ttryingtoshowoff.Shewasjustplayingtabla(印度塔不拉鼓),likeeveryoneelse.AndwhywasDeepakbeingsomeanlately?Isitbecausetablaisaboy’sthing?Shedidn’tcarethatpeoplethoughtitwasaboys’instrument.Anjaliknewtherewasnosuchthing.Shedancedherfingersacrossthetablatoperformthecompositioninconfusion.“Ugh!”Anjaliheardsomeonegroan,andshestoppedplaying.“IguessIdon’tknowitthatwellafterall,”Anjalisaidsheepishlytotheteacher,Mr.Zakir.Herstomachwasdoingflip-flops.Thatwasn’ttrue.Notevenalittle.Mr.Zakir’seyesnarrowed.Helookedlikehewasabouttosaysomething,butchangedhismind.“Therecital(演奏会)isnextweek,everyone.Keeppracticing.Iwillbeannouncingwhowillgettoperformonstagewithmeatmynextconcert!”Anjalihaddreamedofamomentlikethat.Shewantedtowintheopportunity,butsheneededtosortthingsstraightwithDeepakfirst.Astheclasswasdismissed,AnjalihurriedovertoDeepak.Whenshefinallymadeeyecontactwithhim,hepurposelylookedawayandwalkedoff.Thenextdayatschool,AnjalioverheardDeepakwhisperingtoMary.“Peopleareonlyinterestedbecauseshe’stheonlygirlintablaclassandtheywanthertofeelspecial.She’snotthatgood—”Anjaliwasfurious.Sheexcusedherselfandwenttothebathroom.Shetooksomedeepbreathsbutcouldn’trelax.Herheartwaspounding:“It’snotmyfaultthatpeoplemakeabigdealaboutagirlplayingtabla.Imakemistakestoo,butIworkreallyhard.Maybeheshouldtoo.Heshouldbelessmeanandpracticemore.”“IfIplayinthisconcert,noonewilltalktomeagain.Hewillturneveryoneagainstme.”“Idon’twanttoseeatablaorhearatablaorplayatablaEVERAGAIN!!”Anjaliyelledatthemirror.Itwasquietforamoment.Shebelieveditwasoneofherdarkestdaysever.注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。Steppingoutofthebathroom,Anjalisawsomeinspiringpostersonthewall._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Aftertherecital,DeepakwalkeduptoAnjali.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案1．B2．C3．A4．B5．D6．B7．A8．C9．D10．B11．C12．C13．D14．A15．D16．F17．E18．C19．