湖南省2024届邵阳市高三年级第三次联考英语含答案

2024年邵阳市高三第三次联考

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

1.WherewillMikeprobablybeat3：00?

A.Athome.B.Inhisoffice.C.Atthedentisfs.

2.Whydidn'tthemancallthewomanback?

A.Hewastoobusy.

B.Helosthisphone.

C.Hedidn'treceivethemessage.

3.Whenisthebooktobesigned?

A.NextWeekend.B.ThisWeekend.C.Thenextday.

4.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Clear.B.Cloudy.C.Fresh.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewomancan'tfindabetterprice.

B.Thewomancan'treturnthejeans.

C.Thewomanshouldn'twearshortjeans.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完

后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hehasplannedabeachtourforsometime.

B.Hedoesn'tmakethedecisiontothebeach.

C.Hewenttothebeachnotlongago.

7.WhatistheweatherlikeinthisseasoninCalifornia?

A.Itisgettingcolder.B.Italwaysstayswarm.C.Itoftenchanges.

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听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whenwillthespeakers9vacationbeover?

A.Infivedays.B.Intwodays.C.Inaweek.

9.Howdoesthewomanwanttogettothecountryside?

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Onfoot.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Saturday.B.Wednesday.C.Monday.

11.Whatcanbeknownabouttheman?

A.Heworksveryhard.

B.Hedoesn'thaveaclock.

C.Heisoftenlateforwork.

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Gotobedearly.B.Buyaclock.C.Leavehisjobatonce.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Makingahotelreservation.

B.Checkingintoahotel.

C.Tryingtofindaplaceforsmoking.

14.Howmuchwillthemanpayforhisstay?

A.$1,500.B.$1,200.C.$300.

15.Whatcanbeknownabouttheman?

A.Hedoesn'tsmoke.

B.Heisn'tsatisfiedwiththereservation.

C.Hecaresaboutthehigherroomprices.

16.Whafsthewoman?

A.Alobbymanager.B.Areceptionist.C.Aroomkeeper.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowmanyhotelsdidDisneyWorldhavewhenitjustopened?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

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18.WhatisthemostpopularthingatDisneyWorld?

A.Playinggolf.

B.Goingtothewaterpark.

C.VisitingtheMagicKingdom.

19.WhendidDisneylandopen?

A.In1955.B.In1971.C.In1975.

20.WhafsthedifferencebetweentheDisneyWorldandtheDisneyland?

A.Thelatterisyounger.

B.Theformerismorepopular.

C.ThelatterislocatedinFlorida.

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。

A

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B

WhenLucywasten,shewenttothetheatretoseeaplayTheHouseatPoohCornerwithher

parents.Immediately,Lucyfellinlove.Butalthoughshetookpartinschoolandcollegeplays,she

neverthoughtitcouldleadtoacareer.Instead,shestudiedbusinessatuniversity,workingforthe

LandRegisterofScotlanduntilsheretiredin2012.Hernewlyfreetimereignited（重新点燃）a

decades-oldspark."IstillwantedtodosomethingwithmybrainsoIwentbacktouniversitytostudy

theatreandperformance,“saysLucy.

Thatyear,shetookpartinafolkdramaworkshopanddiscoveredmumming,anancientmasked

form,inwhichmaleactorstravelthroughvillages,performingsimpleplays,ofteninexchangefor

foodorshelter."It'sasimplerstorythanconventionalplays.Ithasonecentralconflictratherthan

slowcharacterdevelopment.It'srootedinhistoryandinvolvesmoreimprovisation（艮I7席仓J作）

becausetheplayisalwaystailoredtoalocalaudience,“saysLucy.

InterestgrewandLucysetuphergroup一theMeadowsMummers一asacharity,toattractwider

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supportanddonations.Itsfirstperformancewasin2015,attheMeadowsfestivalinEdinburgh.

Thingssnowballedfromthere.AswellastouringcentralScotland,thegroupwenttotheInternational

MummingSymposiumandUnconventioninGloucestershirein2016,andlearnedmoreaboutthe

historyoffolkdrama.

Morerecently,lifecircumstanceshavemadeperformingdifficult."I'vehadhealthproblems.

Shesaysthat,attimes,shehasconsideredgivingup,butgetstoomuchjoyfromdoingittostop.

"We'vejustdoneoneperformancethisyearbutPmreallyexcitedthatwe'regettingreadyformore

festivalsnextyear.”

Thedrivetokeepgoingisinspiredbyanexperiencemorethan30yearsago."Iwasina

nationalparkinYugoslaviawhenIsawawomanstaringattentivelyatthisgreenriver,“shesays.

“Shetoldmeshewasgoingblindandwantedtherivertobethelastbeautifulthingsheeversaw.”

Wheneverdoubtcreepsin（不知不觉产生），Lucyrecallsthatencounterandfeelsforcedtocontinue

graspinglifewithbothhands."Justbecauseyou'vereached60,itdoesn'tmeanthedrawbridgehas

beenpulledup,“saysLucy.

24.WhydidLucystudytheatreandperformanceafterretirement?

A.Tofurtherherstudy.B.Topleaseherparents.

C.Torecollectherinterest.D.Tofindabetterjob.

25.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkaboutintermsofmumming?

A.Itshistory.B.Itscharacteristics.C.Itsimportance.D.Itsprospect.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordusnowballedninparagraph3mean?

A.Stuck.B.Collapsed.C.Developed.D.Froze.

27.WhatdoesLucyintendtotellusbytheencounter?

A.Weshouldtrytoliveinthemoment.

B.Romanwasnotbuiltinaday.

C.Wherethere'sawill,thereisaway.

D.Artislong,lifeisshort.

C

Amelia,aninth-gradestudentatCarsonMiddleSchool,wantedtohelphergrandmotherwho

struggledtoopenbottlecaps.Shefoundasolutioninherengineeringclass,wherestudentswere

taskedwithadaptingexistingproductstomakedailylifeeasierforpeoplewithdifficulties.

Amelia'screativitykickedinassheresearchedexistingbottle-openingdevices."Theshapeand

sizeofacellphonearefamiliar,“shesaid.Tocreateabetterbottleopener,Ameliausedapieceof

wood.Itwasshapedlikeacellphone.Next,sheputthreeholesinthewood.Theholeswerein

differentsizessothattheycouldmatchcommonbottlecapsizes.Eachholealsohadalayerofdried

hotglue,providingastrongholdforthebottlecaps.Withasimpletwistingmotion,hergrandmother

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couldopenbottleswithoutassistance.

Whileaddressingchallengesthosewithlearningdisabilities,movementchallengesandother

issuesface,studentslikeAmeliausedmorethantheirmath,physics,andtoolskills.Theyalso

learnedaboutempathy（共情）.uEmpathyislookingatproblemsfromanotherperson'spointof

view,“Amelia'steacher,MarkBolt,said."It'sanimportantpartofengineering.Engineersneedto

putthemselvesintheirproductusers'shoestobuildeffectivesolutions.vItwasempathy,while

watchingfriendsandfamilydealwithdailytasks,thatpushedotherstudents9projects.

StudentMichaelnoticedhowreadingdisordermadeitdifficultforhisfriendstofollowalongon

pagesfulloftext.Theirbrainstendtoconfusetheorderofnumbers,letters,andotherimages.So

Michaelcreatedasmalladjustablewindow-blind-styledevice."Myfriendcouldseparatesmall

sectionsoftextwhilereading,nhesaid.

Intheprocess,studentstrieddifferentversionsoftheirproductstomakethebestonetoshowthe

class.Ratherthanhavingstep-by-stepdirectionsfortheprojects.Boltpreferredtoleavestudents'

creativepathsopen."Ifwewanttodobetter,wehavetohaveachancetofail,“hesaid.

28.WhatmightbeasolutiontoAmelia'sengineeringclasstask?

A.Toinventnewproducts.

B.Tobetterahearingaid.

C.Toraisemoneyforthedisabled.

D.Toteachlower-gradestudentsengineering.

29.Whyarethethreeholes'sizesdifferentinAmelia'sbottleopener?

A.Tomaketheopenereasiertohold.B.Tomakethemostofspace.

C.Tobeautifythebottleopener.D.Toensureawideruse.

30.WhatshouldengineersdowhiledesigningproductsaccordingtoMarkBolt?

A.Askfortheusers9advice.

B.Improvetheirworkeffectiveness.

C.Beconsideratetowardtheirusers.

D.Focusmoreonthepeoplearoundthem.

31.HowdoesMichaeFsdevicework?

A.Byputtingsmallsectionstogether.

B.Byaddingadictionarytothetext.

C.Byputtingwordsindifferentcolors.

D.Byfocusingusers'attentiononspecificreadingareas.

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D

Inthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury,aBritishdoctornamedEdwardJennergavehisgardener's

soncowpox（牛痘）andthendeliberatelyinfectedhimwithsmallpox（天花）totesthisassumption

thatpeoplewhowerefrequentlyexposedtocowpox,asimilarbutlessseverevirus,wouldavoid

catchingsmallpox.Itworkedandcowpoxasthevaccine（疫苗）washighlyeffective.

uVaccination,fromtheLatinwordforcow,soonbecamecommonplace.

Challengetrialsareformsofresearchwhere,ratherthanrelyingondatafromnaturalinfections,

weintentionallyexposesomeonetoadiseaseinordertotesttheeffectivenessofavaccineor

treatment.ThingshavechangedalotsinceJenner'stime,ofcourse,whenitwasnotuncommonfor

doctorstoconductthiskindofresearch.Evenso,there'sacontinuoussensethatthere'ssomething

immoralaboutmakingsomeoneillonpurpose.

Butthisshouldn'tblindustotheextraordinarypowerofchallengetrials.Theycouldbecome

increasinglyimportantweaponsinthemedicalresearch,inasituationwherevaccinetechnologyis

advancingandthethreatofdiseasesjumpingfromanimalsintohumanbeingsisincreasing.

Muchhasbeendonetoreducetherisksofchallengetrials.Likerespiratorysyncytialvirus

（RSV）,researchershaveinvolvedadultswhoareatalowriskofsevereillness.Theseactshave

alreadycutdownamassiverangeofvaccinecandidates.Butnotalldiseasesareliketheseones.We

don'talwaysknowthedangersvolunteersmightface;wedon'talwayshavetreatmentsready.What

then?

Wecould,ofcourse,justavoidthesequestionsentirely,andrelyonothertypesofresearch.

Butthatdoesn'talwayswork：sometimes,animaltestingistrickyanduninformative,becausethe

diseasedoesn'tdevelopinthesamewayasitwouldinhumans.Incontrast,challengetrialscanbe

deeplyinformativewithinweeks,withfarfewervolunteers.Andthebenefitscanbesurprisingly

high.

Inordertomakesureweareasprotectedaspossiblefromcurrentandfuturethreats,weshould

trytogetridofthemisbeliefinchallengetrials,makingthemamorefamiliarpartofourtoolkits.

Perhapsthegreatestrewardofallwouldbetomakesureparticipants,effortsareworthwhile：by

designingtrialstobefairandeffectiveandapplyingthemwhenandwheretheymightmakeareal

difference.Inshort,byhelpingthemtosavethousands,ifnotmillionsoflives.

32.TheauthortellsthestoryofEdwardJennerwiththeintentionof

A.definingwhatarechallengetrials.

B.showingtheoriginoftheworduvaccinationv.

C.emphasizingtheimportanceofhisvaccine.

D.introducingthetopicofchallengetrials.

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33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theissuesbehindchallengetrialsareeasytosolve.

B.Despitetherisks,challengetrialscanbenefitnumerouslives.

C.Thedangersofchallengetrialsoutweighthebenefitstheybring.

D.Challengetrialscanpreventthedevelopmentofvaccinetechnologies.

34.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Acautiousattitudeshouldbetakentowardschallengetrials.

B.Challengetrialsguaranteeparticipantsprotectionagainstthreats.

C.Peopleshouldbemoreopentochallengetrials.

D.Theaccuracyofchallengetrialscanbeimprovedwithmorevolunteersinvolved.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Canchallengetrialsblockmedicalprogress?

B.Shouldweusechallengetrialstofindcures?

C.Canchallengetrialsputanendtoinfectiousdiseases?

D.Shouldwereplaceanimaltestingwithchallengetrials?

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Inthejourneyoflife,there'sanoftenignoredhero一labor.Yes,thafsright,goodold-

fashionedhardwork.Whetherifsmowinglawns,babysitting,orwashingdishes,theactoflaboring

notonlyfillspocketsbutalsoshapescharactersandmoldsfutures.

Let'sfaceit,weliveinaworldwhereinstantsatisfactionisthenorm（标准）.Butwhatifwe

toldyouthatdelayingthatsatisfactionandputtinginsomegood,honestsweatcanactuallybe

beneficial?It'strue!36

37Imagineateenagertaskedwithmowinglawnsforasummerjob.Suddenly,they're

responsibleforshowingupontime,doingathoroughjob,andmanagingtheirearnings.Theseare

lifeskillsthatnoclassroomlecturecanmatch.

Moreover,laborbreeds（培养）perseverance.38Insteadofthrowinginthetowel,they

persevere,learningfromeachsetbackandgrowingstrongerintheprocess.Thisperseverance

becomesacornerstone（基石）forsuccessinallaspectsoflife.

Butperhapsthemostprofoundimpactoflaborisitsabilitytofoster（促进）empathyand

appreciation.39Asteenagersservemealstothelessfortunate,theygainanewfound

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perspectiveonprivilegeandgratitude.Suddenly,thatnewsmartphonedoesn'tseemasimportantas

lendingahelpinghandtothoseinneed.

Inconclusion,laborisn'tjustaboutearningapaycheckbutifsalsoaboutshapingcharacterand

buildingafoundationforsuccess.So,thenexttimeyouseeateenagersweatingitoutonahot

summerday,remember—40

A.Labourissignificantlybeneficialtohealth.

B.Take,forinstance,volunteeringatalocalsoupkitchen.

C.laborisn'tjustaboutearningmoneyandtrainingskills.

D.First,laborgraduallyacquiresasenseofresponsibility.

E.Imagineayoungadultfacingrejectionafterrejectionwhilejobhunting.

F.they'renotjustmowinglawns,they'repavingtheirpathtoabrighterfuture.

G.Theprocessoflaboringteachesinvaluablelessonsthattextbookssimplycan'tconvey.

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。

Onasunnyafternoon,AnthonyPerrysteppedoffthetrainatChicago's69thStreetstation.The

20-year-old,whoworkednightsinagrocerystore,wasonhiswaytoseehis41

Ontheplatform,somethingunthinkablehappened：aman42theedgeandontothe

electrifiedtraintracks!AsPerryandother43passengerswatched,heshookuncontrollablyas

the44movedthroughhisbody.

“Helphim!”someonecried."Please,someone!”

Perrycouldn'tjuststandthereand45Hesatattheedgeoftheplatformandeasedhimself

down.46allrailsbetweenthemanandhimwereelectrified,hequicklyleapedtowardsthe

victim,usingahigh-kneetechniquefromhishighschoolfootballdays.

Perrysoon47downandgraspedthevictim'swrist.48,hefeltapowerfulelectric

shockshootthroughhisbody.Perryjumpedback.Hereacheddownasecondtime,andwas

shockedagain.Butthethirdtimeheseizedtheman'swristandforearm,andmanagedtomovethe

guy'sbodyawayfromthe49.

“Givehimchestcompressions!”yelledanoldladyontheplatform.

Perrywasnoexpert,butforafewmomentsheworkedontheman'sheartuntilthevictim

regained50.Then,first-aidersarrived.Perrylettheprofessionals51.Heartstillracing

fromtheelectricshocks,he52backupontotheplatform,grabbedhis53andcontinuedon

tohisgrandfather's.

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Theeveningnewsreportedtheincident,54anunnamedherowithsavingthevictim'slife.

Tomany,Perry's55deedsdemonstratedthepowerofchoosingcompassionoverpersonalsafety.

41.A.managerB.clientC.grandfatherD.aunt

42.A.felloverB.fellinC.felldownD.fellbehind

43.A.delightedB.excitedc.depressedD.horrified

44.A.currentB.oxygenc.waveD.blood

45.A.imagineB.watchc.shoutD.record

46.A.HopingB.Assumingc.ComplainingD.Recalling

47.A.climbedB.grabbedc.reachedD.stretched

48.A.InstantlyB.Slightlyc.NormallyD.Surprisingly

49.A.trainB.crowdsc.platformD.rails

50.A.strengthB.balancec.consciousnessD.control

51.A.lookaheadB.takeoverc.getaroundD.keepaway

52.A.climbedB.jumpedc.woundD.walked

53.A.clothesB.thingsc.possessionsD.books

54.A.providingB.engagingc.assistingD.crediting

55.A.generousB.gratefulc.courageousD.faithful

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。

Theabacus(算盘)，amanuallyoperatedcountingaidthatoriginatedinChina,wasknownas

the56.(five)greatinventioninChinabyJosephNeedham,awell-knownBritish

biochemistandhistorian.BeforetheadventofArabicnumerals,theabacuswasawidelyused

countingtoolglobally.

AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC—24AD),theChineseusedwoodenorbonerods

forcalculations.However,therodswere57.(gradual)developedintotheabacusforthe

time-consumingcalculations.

Theearlyabacususedsmallroundbeadsinsteadoflongrods,58.were

comparativelyclumsy.Overtime,thenumberofbeadsincreased,59.(lead)tothe

seven-beadabacusfromitsfive-beadpredecessortoadapttothehexadecimalsystem.

Theexistingabacuseshavedifferentshapesandaremadeofdifferent60.

(material).Atypicalabacusismostlymadeofwoodandconsistsofaseriesofbeads61.

(arrange)inarectangularwoodenframe.Acrossbeaminthemiddledividesthebeadsintotwo

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parts.Eachbeadintheupperhalfrepresentsfive,andeachbeadinthelowerhalfrepresentsone.

Eachstringofbeadsrepresentsthevaluesofones,tens,hundreds,thousands,andtensofthousands

fromrighttoleft.

Asitwassimpletomake,affordable,andeasy62.(use),theabacuswaswidely

usedinChina,fromwhereitgraduallyspreadtocountriesandregionssuchasKorea,theU.S.and

SoutheastAsia.

Intoday'seraofcomputersandotherelectronicdevices,althoughfewpeopleuseabacuses,it

hasbecomeasymbolofcountinginChina.Inrecentyears,it63.(appear)frequently

onpostagestampsandpostcards.Itisalsopartofsomespecialoccasions.Forinstance.

“Zhuazhou”isa64.(tradition)Chinesecelebrationofa65.(child)first

birthdaywhenseveralobjectsareplacedbeforethechildtochoose.Thechosenobjectissupposedto

indicatethechild'sfuturecareer.Theabacusisamongtheseobjects,representingbusinessor

wealth.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你校英文报专栏节目VoicesofYouth就是否在校内成立心理健康俱乐部

(MentalHealthClub)征询学生的意见。请你给该栏目编辑写一■封邮件。

内容包括：1.你的观点；

2.你的理由(至少两条)。

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。

Deareditor,

FmLiHua,astudentofClass1.__________________________________________________

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

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第二节（满分25分）

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。

Iwasworkingasasupervisorinasmall,ruralhospitalonabittercoldMidwesternwinterin

1992.Iwasn'tevensupposedtobeworkingtheeveningshift,buthadagreedtoswapwitha

colleaguewhoneededthenightoff.Amongmymanydutieswastoas