湖南省益阳市桃江县2024年高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

湖南省益阳市桃江县2024年高考压轴卷英语试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Theyaresmiling.There_____muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.

A.couldn'tbeB.mustn'tbe

C.can9thavebeenD.mustn'thavebeen

2.Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.

A.brokeoutB.cameout

C.gaveoutD.turnedout

3.Somepeopleusehand-writtenletterstypingbecausethey'remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.

A.inpreferencetoB.inprocessofC.inreferencewithD.insearchof

4.—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?

一Sure.?

A.WhynotB.Whafsup

C.HowcomeD.Howisitgoing

5.---Therewon'tbeanywheretopark.

----Oh,,Let9strythesubway.

A.thafsarealbargainB.that9sagoodpoint

C.thafsreallysomethingD.thafsallsettled

6.Ifthesenewmeasuresdon'twork,wellhavetoouroldsystem.

A.makeupforB.comeupwith

C.breakawayfromD.fallbackon

7.Mynewjobmytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon'tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmy

family.

A.takesB.promisesC.involvesD.causes

8.Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet____lifehasdevelopedgradually.

A.thatB.why

C.whereD.whose

9.Whilehisapproachwasacompletefromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.

A.separationB.prohibitionC.departureD.judgment

10.一Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?

—Certainly,Iitfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.

A.checkedB.willhavechecked

C.havebeencheckingD.hadchecked

11*Iaboutwhatyou'vesaidandI'vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.

A.thoughtB.havebeenthinking

C.wasthinkingD.wasthinking

12.Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoicetoannouncetheresultoftheelection.

A.brokeinB.brokeupC.brokeoffD.brokedown

13.Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?

A.musthavetakenB.musttake

C.couldhavetakenD.couldtake

14.Ifyouhaveanyquestion,pleasefreetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.

A.tofeelB.feelingC.feelD.felt

15.Atcollege,BarackObamadidn'tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

A.wastobecomeB.becomes

C.istobecomeD.became

16.Youneverreallyunderstandapersonyouconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.

A.ifB.once

C.asD.until

17.一Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?

—Thetreeswell,butIdidn'twaterthem.

A.mightgrowB.wouldhavegrown

C.needn9thavegrownD.wouldgrow

18.Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.

A.whoseB.that

C.whichD.where

19.Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothingthefeelingyougetafterHnishingalong

workoutaroundthetrack.

A.breaksB.blocks

C.bondsD.beats

20.ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise,he_hislife.

A.hadlostB.wouldloseC.wouldhavelostD.mightlose

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。

534BCTHEHISTORYOF1959

MUSICALTHEATRE1

MusicaltheatreisconsideredthemostinclusiveofthePerformingArts,

combiningmusic,song,dialogueanddance.

Pre-1900ENTERMUSICALCOMEDIESANDOPERETTAS

MusicaltheatreintheWestcanbetracedbacktoancient

Greece.Overthecenturiesmusicalshaveevolvedthrough

Roman,Frenchand18thCenturytheatre.

Duringthe19thCentury,musicaltheatreasweknowitwas

born,withthedevelopmentofmusicalcomediesandoperettas.

1900-1929ENTERMUSICALREVUESHUGEBROADWAYSHOWS

Musichallandmusicalcomedies,suchasthosewrittenby

GilbertandSullivancontinuedtodominate.

HugeBroadwayshowsandmusicalrevuesfeaturing

wonderfulcostumesandsets,designedtoentertainbutwith

littleplot,becamepopular.

J

21.(6分)

1930-1939ENTERJAZZMUSICALSANDNATURALISTICDIALOGUE

fSi-Competitionforaudiencesfromlow-pricemoviesencouraged

•v-；writerstoexperimentwithnewthemes,movingtowardsmore

naturalisticdialogue.

PorgyandBess(1935)wasBroadway'sfirstjazzopera,using

anall-blackcasttoexplorepoverty.

1940-1949ENTERTHEGOLDENAGE

Theatreinthe1940sbecamemorewide-ranging,integrating

complicatedplotswithsonganddance.

Oklahomadazzledaudiences,markinganewdirectionfor

Americanmusicals.Composersbecamedramatists,creating

mood,tensionandasenseofhighdramathroughtheirmusic.

1B950-1959ENTERTHEBOOKMUSICALSANDROMANTICCOMEDIES

Broadwaymusicalsremainedpopular,butseveral

non-Broadwaymusicalsexperiencedgreatsuccess.

Anexplosionofromanticcomedybookmusicalsarrived,

includingMyFairLady.OnBroadway,WestSideStorybecame

thefirstshowthatuseddancetodrivethestorytelling.

1、Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe19301s?

A.Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.

B.Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.

C.Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.

D.Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.

2、Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?

A.Pre-1900.B.1900-1929.

C.1940-1949.D.1950-1959.

3、WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?

A.Ittolditsstoryinanewway.

B.Itwasbasedonatruestory.

C.Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.

D.Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.

22.（8分）ItisquiteapparentthatcompetitionsurroundseveryaspectofhumanlifewhetherintheUnitedStatesor

theAmazonrainforest.Withoutitwewouldnothavegrownintoprimates（灵长类动物）.Orwewouldprobablystillbe

strugglingtosharpenabronzetoolwhilecrawlingaroundonfourlegsinsearchofmeat.Withoutcompetition,

Columbuswouldn'thavediscoveredAmericaandEdisonwouldneverhaveinventedthelightbulb.

Friendship,likeallrelationshipsbetweentwopeople,involvescompetition.Itisn'tcompetitioninatraditional

sensebecausetherearenogoalstobescoredandnoprize.Perhapstheecologicaldefinition--thesimultaneous（同时）

demandbytwoormoreorganismsforlimitedenvironmentalresources,suchasnutrinents,livingspace,orlight…

betterexplainsit.

Asinnature,highschoollifeisgovernedbyasetoflaws,similartoashortenedversionofDarwin'stheoryof

evolution,overpopulation,andcompetition.Thereisanabundanceofhighschoolstudentsandtodistinguishthem,

rankingandcategorizing（分类）takeplace.Inhighschool,friendshipslearntocoexistwithcompetitioneventhoughat

timestherelationshipisrough.Infact,insomecircumstance,competitionistoomuchofaburdenforafriendshipto

bear,causingittofallapart.Collegeadmissionisthefinalhighschoolobjective.Fouryearsofhardworkistoachieve

goodgrades,andastudenfsfateisdeterminednotonlybytheseachievements,butbytherecordsofthousandsofother

seniorstryingtoachieveasimilarrecognition.

Nevertheless,bynecessity,competitionbetweenstudentsexistsinallaspectsofhighschoollife.Itsetsandimproves

thestandardsineverythingfromsportstoschoolwork.Ahealthy,friendlycompetitioncanhaveonlybenefits,butwhen

itbecomestoofierce,jealousy（妒忌）cantearfriendshipsapart.Yet,despiteallthis,withoutcompetition,wewouldbe

lost.

1、Whatdoestheecologicaldefinitionmainlyexplain?

A.Howtowinthecompetition.B.Whatcompetitionexactlyis.

C.Whattheresultofcompetitionis.D.Howfriendscompetewitheachother.

2、Accordingtothewriter,whatcausesthehighschoolstudentstocompete?

A.Theyknowthelawsofnaturewell.B.Friendshipisaburdenforthem.

C.Thenumberofthemistoolarge.D.Theyaredividedintodifferentgroups.

3、Whichbestdescribestherelationshipoffriendshipandcompetition?

A.Friendshipisalwaysbasedoncompetition.

B.Competitionisaresultoflostfriendship.

C.Competitionisterriblyharmfultofriendships.

D.Thedegreeofcompetitionisvitaltofriendship.

4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"competition”？

A.Competitioniscertaintohappenatschool.

B.Theresultofcompetitionareoutofcontrol.

C.Competitionbecomesfierceinhighschool.

D.Friendshipisnotasimportantascompetitionatschool.

23.（8分）MykidssitinGee'slivingroomandrespectfullyliftantiqueChristmasornaments（装饰品）outofa

cardboardbox.TheygiggleatAnn,whoisaforeigncharactertothem.Geestandsbesidethem,quietlyexplainingeach

treasure.ShetellsmethatsheandTombuilttheirornamentcollectionpiecebypiece.Shesmilesasweleavewiththe

box.

WefirstmetTomandGeeintheearlydaysofourmarriage.Someonehadbeenreturningourgarbagecanstothe

garageeachgarbageday,andJimandIhadwonderedwho.Thenonedaywespottedhim:anelderlymanwholived

acrossthestreet.

Ibakedcookiesandleftthemoutsidewithathank-younote.Whenwegothomethatday,atypedletterhad

replacedthegift.TheletterwasfromTomandexplainedbackwhenhe'dbeenfightingawar,neighborshadtakenthe

timetohandlethegarbagecansforhisyoungwife,Gee,andheneverforgot.Nowhepaiditforwardbydoingthesame

forallofus.

Afewyearsafterwe'dmovedin,Tomdied.WephotocopiedthatletterandattachedittooneofourownforGee.

WetoldherhowspecialTomhadbeentous.ShewrotebackandtoldusshestilltalkedtoTomeveryday.

Thesedays,we'repilingupboxesofourown.We'replanningamove.Weknowifstimetogo,andyetwecan't

seemtosticktheForSalesignuponthelawn.It'snotjustGee.It'sthemanwholetsourkidspickpeachesoffthetree

inhisfrontyard.It'stheladieswholeaveoverflowingbasketsforourkidsonEaster.

JimandIagreetowaituntilJanuary.ThisChristmas,welldecorateourtreewithGee'sornaments,outofthebox

labeledinTom'shandwriting.MaybeI'lltalktohimjustasGeestilldoes.Thankyou,IU1say.Forteachinguswhatit

meanstobeaneighbor.

1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ThekidsthoughtlittleoftheseantiqueChristmasornaments.

B.ThekidswerefondoftheseantiqueChristmasornaments.

C.ThekidswereafraidoftheseantiqueChristmasornaments.

D.ThekidshadnointerestintheseantiqueChristmasornaments.

2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTom?

A.Hefoughtawarfromwhichtheauthorsufferedalot.

B.Hefirstmettheauthoratherwedding.

C.Hewasanelderlymanwhosejobwashandlinggarbagecans.

D.Hehelpedtohandlehisneighbors'garbagecanssecretly.

3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.ThisiswhatTomdidforus.

B.Thisiswhywedidn'twanttomove.

C.Thisiswhatitreallymeanstobeaneighbor.

D.Thisishowneighborshelpeachother.

24.（8分）Whengoingouttodinewithkids,youneedtoknowtheplaceswherekidsarenotonlywelcomed,but

reallycateredfor.Thefollowingaresomeofthebestfamilyfriendlyrestaurantsandcafes.

BillyLids

Itisauniqueenvironmentwhereyourchildcanplaysafelywhileyourelaxinthecentralcafearea.Theindoor

playgroundincludesfacilitiesforchildrenupto11yearsold.Thereareplentyoffoodoptionsforthekids,including

homemadesausagerolls.

BusinessHours:

MondaytoThursday:9a.m.to5p.m.FridaytoSaturday:9a.m.to6p.m.Tel:99160350

GladesvilleBistro（小餐馆）

Welcometoourrevolutionarykid-friendlyfamilybistro—whereyourkidsarewelcometoplay,draw,slipandslide.

Ourmenuincludessandwichesandchips.Yourchildrenwillreceiveafreecupofpopcornwitheverykid'smeal

purchased.

BusinessHours:

MondaytoSunday:11a.m.to7p.m.Tel:98164052

MUMUGrill

Itofferstheperfectfamilydinner.Thechildrencaneatandthenplayintheparkoppositetherestaurant.Children

willbekeptamusedbythekids,menus,whichfeaturecoloringinactivities.Childrenareabletocolorinapictureofa

cowwithcrayons.

BusinessHours:

MondaytoFriday:4p.m.to6p.m.SaturdaytoSunday:3p.m.to7p.m.Tel:94606877

FlyingFoxCafe

ItislocatedinaparkinMonaVale.Nearthecafeisafantasticfencedchildren'splayground,famousfor

playgroundfacilitiesincludingabiketrack,walkingtracksandadogwalkingbeach.

BusinessHours:

MondaytoSunday:9a.m.to4p.m.

Theweathercansometimesinfluencetheclosingtime.Ifyouareunsure,pleasecall99860980.

1、Wherecanyourchildrenenjoypopcornforfree?

A.AtFlyingFoxCafe.

B.AtGladesvilleBistro.

C.AtMUMUGrill.

D.AtBillyLids.

2、MUMUGrilldoesNOTofferserviceon

A.Tuesdaymorning

B.Wednesdayafternoon

C,Fridayafternoon

D.Saturdayevening

3、HowisFlyingFoxCafedifferentfromotherrestaurants?

A.Itonlyoffershome-madesausagerollstoparentsandchildren.

B.Itamuseschildrenwithcoloring-inactivitieslistedonthemenu.

C.Itsbusinesshoursmaybeinfluencedbytheweather.

D.Itofferschildrencrayonstodrawpicturesofcows.

25.(10分)MyfatherwasataxidriverbutIamaking-KingRenato,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandon

Funchalharbour.IfsinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419;CaptainCookoncecamehere.

In123,thePortuguesegovernmentdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuildaharborport,sothekingsoldthelandtoa

wealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsago,thefamilydecidedtosellitforjust€

25,000(£19,500).IdecidedtobuyitthoughIhadnomoney一Iwasjustanartteacher.

Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,buttheyallthoughtIwascrazytowanttobuywhatisactuallyalargerock;

ithasasmallcave,aplatformontop,andnoelectricityorrunningwater.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmy

savingstogetherandboughtit.

WhenthekingofPortugaloriginallysoldtheislandin123,heandallthegovernorssignedadocument,sellingall

the“possessionsandthedominions（领土）“oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit——Icouldstarta

restaurant,oracinema,butnobodythoughtthatsomeonewouldwanttostartacountry.SothafswhatIdid:Idecided

thatthiswouldnolongerbejustarockontheportofFunchal.Itwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroom

house.

AfterIboughtit,thegovernorofMadeiraaskedtobuymyisland.Ofcourse,Isaidno.HesaidthatunlessIsoldit

backtothestate,hewouldn'tletmeconnecttoanyelectricity.ButIhaveasolarpanelandasmallwindmill,andmaybe

inthefutureIwillbeabletogeneratepowerfromtheoceanaroundPontinha.

1、Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioninghisfather?

A.Hehadaroyalfamily.B.Helovedhisfamily.

C.Hewasnotabornking.D.Hewasnotagooddriver.

2、Whosoldtheislandtotheauthor?

A.APortugueseking.B.Anartteacher.

C.TheBlandyfamily.D.CaptainCook.

3、Howdidthewriterstartthecountry?

A.Hediscoveredtheisland.

B.Hefoundbusinesssupporters.

C.Hewassupportedbycitizensintheisland.

D.Hetookadvantageoftheofficialdocument.

4、WhatcanweinferaboutthecountryPontinha?

A.Itwasatinyisland.

B,Aharborportwasbuiltonit.

C.Itwasawealthyland.

D.Lifetherewasveryconvenient.

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）AnEffectiveCommercial

IhavetoadmitthatIrarelywatchcommercials,sincemostofthemareboringandstupid.Whenwatching

commercials,weare“learning”thatconsumptionmakesushappyandthatweneedtobuyeverything.Thisreally

makesme1,SowhenIwatchcommercialsIusuallystartthinkingofotherthings,anddon'theara2

Recently,however,acommercialforamajorretail（零售）storegotmy3Itgavemeadeepimpression,and___

4meofthebestthingsaboutChristmas.

AyoungladyistalkingoverthephonetoherfamilyrightbeforeChristmas.Sheisobviouslylivingawayfromher

familyand5them.Sheisupsetbecauseshewon'tbewiththemfortheholidays.Ibelievesheistalkingtoher

mother,whoasksherifshehasreceivedthe6thatweresenttoher.Theyounglady7thatshehasn't,

andthemotherexpresses8thattheyshouldhavearrivedbynow.Themothersuggeststhatshe9the

doorstep.Atthispoint,theyoungladyopensherfrontdoor,and10thereisherfamilyonthedoorstep.They

havecometo11theChristmaswithher.

ThisiswhereIgot12,Whatasurprise!Thishashappenedtome,butIcan13howwonderfulit

wouldbe.Theholidaysareagoodtimeto14connectionsandrenewrelationshipsamongfamilymembers.

Peoplecancommunicatewitheachotherand15asenseofbelonging.SoonceagainIamremindedthatthebest

Christmasgiftsarenottheonesyoubuyintheretailstore.Theyaregiftsof16,familyandtimespenttogether

happily.

Commercialscan17theaudienceiftheyaremadeeffectively.Whatmakesacommercial18is

humaninterest,andusuallytherearesomecommon19,AgoodcommercialformeiswhenIcanforgetitisa

commercialforsomethingIhavetobuyandinstead20itwithanexperienceinmyownlifeorthelivesofothers.

Itcanmakemethinkandpassonafewofthosethoughtstootherpeople.

1、A.relaxedB,annoyedC.nervousD.curious

2、A.viewB.storyC.noiseD.word

3、A.attentionB.wayC.ideaD.trouble

4、A.warnedB,informedC.remindedD.cured

5、A.missingB,supportingC.comfortingD.inviting

6、A.materialsB,reportsC.messagesD.presents

7、A.arguesB.respondsC.mentionsD.proves

8、A.sympathyB.sorrowC.concernD.desire

9、A.checkB,followC.passD.clear

10>A.practicallyB.fortunatelyC.successfullyD.surprisingly

11>A.arrangeB.celebrateC.occupyD.approach

12、A.improvedB.confusedC.affectedD.stressed

13、A.imagineB.approveC.rememberD.promise

14、A.suggestB.confirmC.identifyD.strengthen

15、A.acceptB.shareC.admitD.judge

16、A.prideB.honorC.loveD.respect

17、A.moveB.controlC.protectD.encourage

18、A.helpfulB.memorableC.believableD.relevant

19>A.symptomsB.conditionsC.originsD.themes

20、A.promoteB.updateC.associateD.discover

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)TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthasdelayedabanonUStechnologysalestoHuaweiTechnologiesCo,a

movethatL_(aim)atreducingeffectsontheChinesetechgianfsglobalcustomerandsupplybase.

In2^(respond)tothemove,RenZhengfei,founderandCEOofHuawei,saidonTuesdaythattheUSgovernmenfs

90-dayextension(延期)"doesn'tmeanmuch”，3^(add)thatthecompanywasreadytodeal42_theban,andhasmade

good5.,(prepare)foraworstcase.

Huaweisaysthatit6^(develop)itsownmobilephoneoperatingsystem.7.couldreplaceGoogle*sAndroid

operatingsysteminitssmartphones.

ForeignMinistryspokesmanLuKangsaidonThesdaythattheChinesegovernmenthasthestrong8^(determine)

andabilitytodefenditslegalrightsandinterests.

9.isunrealisticistorequirethetwoeconomiestobeabsolutelyandequallyopenintrade,becauseatrade

agreementitselfisimpossibletobeabsolutelyequalinallareas,buttheagreementmustbebalancedand10,（benefit）

tobothsides.Luadded.

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（A）,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。

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