湖南省十四校联考2024学年高考英语试题含解析

湖南省十四校联考2024学年高考英语试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveroncehimgetworriedorupset.

A.IsawB.Iwouldsee

C.didIseeD.wouldIsee

2.Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.

A.broughtoutB.keptoff

C.leftoutD.raninto

3.一Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?

一Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetestpassed.

A.hasB.haveC.areD.is

4.Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasinglyartificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.

A.putoutB.rolloutC.makeoutD.reachout

5.一Whydidyouletkidsoffthistime?

—Ijustwanttogivethemsecondchance.

A./;theB.the;/C.the;theD.the;a

6.一Pmsorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.

一Yousomethingnotverynicetome,butthafsOK.

A.havesaidB.hadsaidC.weresayingD.didsay

7.Withyourbrother'shelp,I'vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim.

A.inturnB.byturnsC.inreturnD.inanswer

8.JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,andbytheirteacheratthemoment.

A.werescoldedB.arebeingscolded

C.havebeenscoldedD.werebeingscolded

9.Ifyoutomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn'thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.

A.listenedB.havelistened

C.wouldlistenD.hadlistened

10.Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe'llhavefinisheditbyFriday.

A.workedB.hasbeenworking

C.hadworkedD.hasworked

11.—Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?

--No,rdratherfindinothershops.

A.it;one

B.one;it

C.it;theone

D.theone;it

12.---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?

--Notatall.Itcouldn'thavebeen.

A.worseB.sobad

C.betterD.theworst

13.theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.

A.InplaceofB.Insearchof

C.InchargeofD.Inpraiseof

14.ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidentsDecember21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.

A.ifB.thatC.whetherD.which

15.Ifweatableinadvance,wewouldn*tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.

A.reserveB.reserved

C.havereservedD.hadreserved

16.Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.

A.sinceB.when

C.unlessD.before

17.Thefellowwespokenocommentatfirst.

A.tomakeB.tomade

C.madeD.tomaking

18.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite.

A.arbitraryB.reasonableC.mechanicalD.conventional

19.—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.

一?Maryisinterested.

A.WhatforB.Whynot

C.SowhatD.Whybother

20.JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet.Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished.

A.waswritingB.iscurrentlywritingC.hasalreadywrittenD.wrote

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）Semi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,28,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30

years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhe

gotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.

NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen'shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Theday

startsat4amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludea行rm's

accounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers(合并)oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslook

interestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.

EachhasanISA(IndividualSavingsAccount)withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.It

isariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogoto

investorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestors

inthecompanies.

Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthe

twomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissaving

moneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.

Samsays,"WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsabout

whichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthe

newsserviceatthesametime.”

1、WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?

A.Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.

B.Hegaveawayallhispensions.

C.Hegotinjuredinanaccident.

D.Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup,?inParagraph2mean?

A.Marks.

B.Abandons.

C.Takesover.

D.Setsup.

3、HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?

A.Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.

B.Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.

C.Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.

D.Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.

4、InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?

A.Thewaytodealwiththereturn.

B.Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.

C.Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.

D.Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.

22.（8分）OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,onein

twobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeitharderto

fallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitin

differentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthis

wifetobeinsole（唯一的）chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoreto

persuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoul

matewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear,manymarriages

wereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeon

inanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceof

findingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartners

areraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisno

roomfbrerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainst

futureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkat

theofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohavea

stableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

1、（小题1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?

A.Couplessharetheburdens.

B.Menbegintodependonwomen.

C.Womenareresponsiblefbrhousework.

D.Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.

2、（小题2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?

A.Tolivealonehappily.

B.Tohavemorechoices.

C.Toavoidmarriages.

D.Toignoretraditions.

3、（小题3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?

A.Mentalheadacheindating.

B.Thepressuretosurvive.

C.Badluckinfindingapartner.

D.Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.

4、（小题4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?

A.Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.

B.Peopleshouldspendmoremoneyonmarriages.

C.Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.

D.Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.

23.（8分）Exactlyfiveyearsago,onNewYear'sEve,Iwasinvitedtoachildren'sballbyamanhighupinthe

businessworld,whohadhisconnections,hiscircleofacquaintances,andhisclosefriends.Soitseemedasthoughthe

children'sballwasmerelyanexcusefortheparentstocometogetheranddiscussmattersofinteresttothemselves,quite

innocentlyandcasually.

Iwasanoutsider,and,asIhadnospecialmatterstoair,Iwasabletospendtheeveningindependentlyoftheothers.

Therewasanothergentlemanpresentwholikemehadjuststumbledupon（偶然发现）thisaffairofdomestichappiness.

Hewasthefirsttoattractmyattention.Hisappearancewasnotthatofamanofnoblebirth.Hewastall,ratherthin,

veryserious,andwelldressed.Obviouslyhehadnoheartforthefamilycelebration.Theinstanthewentoffintoa

cornerbyhimselfthesmiledisappearedfromhisface,andhisthickdarkbrowsknittedintoafrown（皱眉）.Heknewno

oneexceptthehostandshowedeverysignofbeingboredtodeath,thoughbravelykeepingtheroleofthorough

enjoymenttotheend.LaterIlearnedthathewasaprovincial,hadcometothecapitalonsomeimportantbusiness,had

broughtaletterofrecommendationtoourhost,andourhosthadtakenhimunderhisprotection,notatallwithlove.It

wasmerelyoutofpolitenessthathehadinvitedhimtothechildren'sball.

Theydidnotplaycardswithhim.Theydidnotofferhimcigars.Nooneenteredintoconversationwithhim.

Possiblytheyrecognizedthebirdbyitsfeathersfromadistance.Thus,mygentleman,notknowingwhattodowithhis

hands,wascompelled（迫使）tospendtheeveningstroking（抚摸）hiswhiskers（胡须）.Hiswhiskerswerereallyfine,but

hestrokedthemsoeagerlythatonegotthefeelingthatthewhiskershadcomeintotheworldfirstandafterwardsthe

maninordertostrokethem.

1、Accordingtotheauthor,therealpurposeofthechildrenballwasthat.

A.theparentswantedtomaketheirchildrenhappy

B.theparentshadachancetomeetandsocialize

C.thehosthopedtomaketheguestshappy

D.thehostwantedtogiveawelcometoanimportantguest

2、Thegentlemanwasunhappybecause.

A.hewasoneofthepoorrelativesofthehost

B.hewasfromthecountryside

C.hewastryingtodosomebusinesswiththehost

D.hewasnotreallywelcomeintheball

3、Thegentlemantouchedhiswhiskerseagerlyjustbecause.

A.helikedhiswhiskersverymuchB.hehadthehabitofdoingso

C.hewasembarrassedintheballD.hefeltuneasywearingwhiskers

4、Whentheauthorwastellingthestory,hewas.

A.humorousB.serious

C.jokingD.doubtful

24.（8分）Tome,inspirationsmeantoputmythoughts,heart,andcreationsintomyjewelry.SometimesIbecome

soinspiredwithwhatI'mworkingonthatIcanfinishoneormoresetsinlessthananhour.Becauseofthatfeeling,I

havenamedmyjewelrycollection“Inspirations”.

Iama17-year-oldseniorwithsickle-cellanemia.Withthis,Iaminandoutofthehospitalalot.SoIstarted

makingjewelryayearagowhenIwasinthehospital.Ireallyneededsomethingtodo,soIwasintroducedtojewelry

makingbyachildlifeexpert.

Onedaywhilelyinginmyhospitalbed,Idecidedtogetupandgotothepatient'splayroom,andlookthroughthe

craftdesigns.ThatwaswhenIbecameinspiredtodesignmyjewelrycollection,andnamedit“Inspirations”.

WhenI'mnotsick,11rytokeepapositiveattitudethroughreading,schoolwork,andcraftactivities.Eventhough

it'salotofwork,Itrytostayfocusatalltimes.WhenIneedabreakorjusttobefreeIturntomycraftactivities.This

isawaytoeasemymindanditalwayshelpsmetoespeciallygetthroughthosestressfultimes.

Iamgettingveryexcitedaboutgraduatingnextyearandpreparingmyselfforcollege.Whoknowsmycollectionof

Inspirations,wouldtakemetotheplacesIalwaysdreamedof?ImayseecelebritiesIadmireandevensellthemsomeof

mybeautiful“Inspirations”.Iftheywearmy“Inspirations,“itwillbecomewellknownandmoredemanding.Whata

greatwaytomakesomeextramoneyforcollege!Ineverthoughtbeingsickwouldbringme"Inspirations”.Iwant

peopletolookbeyondmyillnessandseethecreationsFvemadeinmycollectioncalled“Inspirations”.

1、Whatdoes"sickle-cellanemia^^referto?

A.Ahospital.B.Aplace.

C.Anillness.D.Adoctor.

2、Whydidthewriternamehisjewelrycollection"Inspirations”?

A.Becauseitwasdesignedbyapatient.

B.Becauseitwasdesignedinthehospital.

C.Becauseitsdesignscamefrominspiration.

D.Becausethedesignswereveryvariousandfresh.

3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thewriterisaseniorhighschoolstudent.

B.Thewriterwillgraduatefromcollegenextyear.

C.Thewriterwantstobeadoctorinthefuture.

D.Thewriterplanstobeajewelrydesigneraftergraduation.

4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyJewelryCollection

B.MyIllness

C.CreatingInspirations

D.HowtoGetThroughBadTimes

25.（10分）YoumayhaveneverheardofLanthanum,CeriumorNeodymium,buttheseelements（元素）andothers

knownas"rareearth,,playamajorroleinmodemtechnology.Theycanactuallybefoundinmanyplacesontheearth,

butnotinquantitiesthatcanbemined.Onlyafewcountries一China,America,India,Australia,BrazilandMalaysia

haveanythatcanbeminedenoughtobetraded.

EventhoughsomeoftheseelementssuchasCeriumareasabundantasCopper,theyarenotfoundinconcentrated

amountsontheearth'ssurface.Theyareoftenmixedtogetherwithothermetals,whichmakesextraction（提取）ofthese

elementsanexpensiveandanenvironmentallymessyprocess.Itwasduetothisreasonthattheterm"rareearth”was

invented.

Rareearthmetalsareusedwidelyinourlife.Rechargeablecarbatteries,computers,iPhones,DVDplayers,

computermonitors,televisions,lighting,lasers,glasspolishing,andsuperconductorsallusequantitiesofrareearth

metals.Also,withtheadvancementin^tgreen^^technologylikesolarpanels,theseshinymaterialsarebecomingmore

importantthanever.Anaverageelectriccaruses10poundsofLanthanumforitsrechargeablebattery!

Americahaslargedeposits（存储量）ofrareearthsandhasoneofthefirstmines.ItwasopenedinSouthern

Californiain1940.Theelement"Europium“wasthefirstmetaltobeseparatedinquantityforuseincolortelevisions.

However,inthe1980'sand1990,s,asChinastartedproducingtheseelementsinInnerMongolia,theminesinAmerica

andelsewherecouldnotkeeppace.ThemineinMountainPass,Californiaalsofailedenvironmentalregulationsand

shutdownin2002.

Now,recognizingtheimportanceofhavingmorethanonesupplierofthisimportantresource,otherrareearth

owningcountrieslikeIndiaandAustraliaareeitherdustingofftheirrareearthminesorspeedinguptheirproduction.

Itisbelievedthatthedebateoverrareearthswillbecomelouderinthecomingmonthsandyears.

1、Whatcanwelearnaboutrareearths?

A.TheyareactuallyasabundantasCopper.

B.Theycanbeminedeasilyasothermetals.

C.Theycanonlybefoundinafewcountries.

D.Theyarenotreallyasrareastheyarenamed.

2、ComparedwithChina,America.

A.paidmoreattentiontoEuropium

B.haslargerdepositsofrareearths

C.startedproducingrareearthsearlier

D.hasmorerareearthmines

3、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatrareearths.

A.arenowingreatdemand

B.cannowbeusedinfewfields

C.areharmfultotheenvironment

D.willsoonbereplacedbyothermetals

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）Howcanyoustopsmoking?

Itisnoteasytostopsmoking,butmillionshave1toquitandsocanyouHereareafewsuggestions.

Prepareyourself.DecideonadaytoquitDon'tchooseadaythatyouknowisgoingtobestressful,suchasthedayof

anexam.Makealistofallthe2youwillgetfromstoppingsmoking.Then3yourlastpacketofcigarettes.

Be4Everytimeyoufeellikesmokingacigarette,5yourselfthatyouareanon-smoker.Rereadthelistof

benefitsyouwroteearlier.

BreakthehabitInsteadofsmokingacigarette,dosomethingelse.Goforawalk,cleanyourteethdrinksomewater,

cleanthehouse；infact,doanythingtokeepyourmindand6yourhandsbusy.

Relax.Ifyoustarttofeelnervousorstressed,donotreach7acigarette.Trysomedeepbreathinginstead.Do

somerelaxationexerciseeverytimeyoufeelstressed.

Gethelpifyouneedit.Arrangetostopsmokingwithafiendsoyoucalltalkaboutyourproblems,orJoina

stop-smokinggroup.Ifyoufeel8,youmightliketotalktoadoctororchemistaboutsomethingtohelpyou,like

nicotinechewinggum.

Keeptrying.Donotbedisappointedifyouhavetotryseveraltimesbeforeyoustopsmoking.Ifyou9andhavea

cigarette,donotfeelashamed.Justtryagain.Youwillsucceed10

1、A.managedB.triedC.wantedD.expected

2、A.valuesB.benefitsC.resultsD.profits

3、A.giveawayB.takeawayC.throwawayD.keepaway

4、A.addictedB.accustomedC.determinedD.depressed

5、A.prepareB.informC.threatenD.remind

6、A.especiallyB.speciallyC.normallyD.certainly

7、A.outB.forC.atD.in

8、A.desperateB.satisfiedC.arbitraryD.conscious

9、A.stickB.continueC.weakenD.insist

10、A.eventuallyB.constantlyC.occasionallyD.normally

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)We'veallturnedtosadmusictomakeusfeel(good)atsomepointinourlives,butwhydoesdoubling

downonthesadnesshelpdragusoutofthemire(泥沼)?

Anewstudyshedslightonwhat'sgoingoninsideourbrains2.wematchourmusictoourfeelings.Itlookslikesad

musiccanbeenjoyable-ratherthan3.(simple)depressing-becauseittriggerspositivememoriesthatcanhelptoliftour

mood.PsychologistAdrianNorthfromCurtinUniversityinAustraliasaysthere4_(be)twogroupsof

possible5.(explain)fdrwhyweenjoylisteningtosadmusiclikethis:onefromsocialpsychology,andonefromcognitive

neuroscience(认知神经学).

Intermsofsocialpsychology,onewayof6.(think)aboutthisisthatwefeelmuchbetterabout7.(we)ifwefocus

onsomeonewho'sdoingevenworse,aprocessknownasdownwardsocialcomparison.Everything'sgoingtobeokay,

becausethisperson8.(have)anevenworsedaythanyouare.

Anothertheoryfromsocialpsychologyisthatpeopleliketolisten9musicthatmirrorsthetoneoftheircurrent

sortoftuningfork（音叉）forourownsituationsandtheyresonate（共鸣）withus.

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短文。短文中共有10处语言错

误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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，多者以第11处起）不计分。

Ihatetosaysorry,andthereisachangeinmyschoolarrangements.

appointmenttodiscussChinesepaintingswithyou.Isincereapologizetoyouforanyinconveniencecausingbythe

unexpectedchange.ThereforeIsuggestedweputitofffrom3pmthisweekenduntilthesametimeinnext

Thursday.Willthatbefineforyou?GoodnewsisthataexhibitionofChinesepaintingsaretobeheldthis

weekend.Worksbymanynationwidefamouspainterwillbeincluded,amongwh