2024-2025学年湖南省洞口县第四中学高三下-半月考（5月）英语试题试卷含解析

2024-2025学年湖南省洞口县第四中学高三下-半月考（5月）英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood2．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed3．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which4．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a;the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a;a5．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand6．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should7．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where8．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where9．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone10．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.11．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed12．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind13．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless14．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas15．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when16．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until17．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses18．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal19．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard20．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed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）Thirteencanbeachallengingage.NotonlydidIhavetoadapttomychangingbody,Ialsohadtodealwithmyparents’bitterdivorce,anewfamilyandtheupsettingmovefrommycountryhometoacrowdedtown.Whenwemoved,mybelovedcompanion,asmallbrownponyhadtobesold.Iwasheartbrokenandterriblylonely.Icouldn’teatorsleepandcriedallthetime.Finally,realizinghowmuchImissedmypony,myfatherboughtmeanotherhorse,Cowboy.Cowboywaswithoutdoubttheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreasons.Ijoinedaridingclub.WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorsewasjudgedbyappearance,wewerequickly”shownthegate”.IknewnothingcouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthetimedspeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace.ForthewholenextmonthwepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhome,totallyexhausted.Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.IsatatthegateandsweatedalloutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourtandfinishinfirstplace.Myturnfinallycame.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpedoveritwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.Nocheersfilledtheair.Theendofourrunwasmetwithsurprisedsilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds.Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.Icanbetheownerofmyfate.1、WhydidtheauthorlikeCowboysomuchinspiteofitsugliness?A．Becauseshelovedhorsesmorethananythingelse.B．BecauseCowboywasastrongandsmartyounghorse.C．BecauseCowboyhadalotincommonwithherpony.D．Becauseshewassadandlonelyandneededacompanion.2、Theaudiencefellintosilenceattheendoftherunprobablybecause_________.A．theydidn’texpectCowboywouldwintheeventB．theywereunhappythatBeckywasbeatenintheeventC．theydidn’tlikecowboy,foritwastoouglyD．theyneversawahorserunningasfastasCowboy3、Afterthecompetition,theauthorcametorealizethat_______.A．sheoughttogatherthecouragetosolvealltheproblemsB．itwastimetoforgetherponyandtreatCowboybetterC．sheneededtoworkhardertowinmoreblueribbonsD．shecouldbethegodofherownfateifshetriedhardenough4、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythat_________.A．alloftheirhardtrainingwastotallyinvainB．ablueribbonmustbethesecondhighestprizeC．CowboylostintheeventofbeingjudgedbyappearanceD．bothBeckyandtheauthorwoninthejumpingevent22．（8分）WhenHuangLizhitookherfirstclassinAfricansociologyattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandinSouthAfricainFebruary,herprofessoraskedherandherclassmateswhatimpressesthemmostwhenitcomestoAfrica.Unexpectedly,Huang,31,foundthatwordslike“poverty”and“safari”–negativewordsthatwereoftenassociatedwiththecontinentinmediareports–werethekindoftermsherAfricanclassmatesdidn’twanttohear.Instead,theypreferredtohearthequestionansweredinthisway:“Africaisthecradleofhumankind”and“Africansarepassionateandgenerous”.Apparently,therearesomemisunderstandingsbetweenus.It’struethatwithincidentsliketheEbolaoutbreakinWesternAfricaandtheemergence(出现)ofpiratesoffthecoastofSomaliahittingthenews,it’seasyforustokeepforgettingthatAfricahasoneoftheworld’soldestcivilizations–Egypt,bornbytheworld’slongestriver,theNile.TheproofisintheGreatPyramidofGizaandtheGreatSphinxofGiza,whicharebothpopularamongtourists.AndthetombsofancientEgypthavealsobecomeendlesssourcesfortheliteratureandfilmindustries.WhenitcomestothenaturalenvironmentofAfrica,ourmisunderstandingsareonlybigger.Butthetruthisthatinsteadofbeingextremelyhotallyearandcoveredbydesert,thecontinenthaslargeareasofsavannas(稀树草原)wherelions,giraffesandzebraslive,thesnowcappedKilimanjaro–thehighestmountaininAfrica–andeventhickforestontheislandofMadagascar.Thesemisunderstandingsareoneofthereasonswhythe2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationwasheldonSept3and4–tounderstandeachotherbetter.Indeed,onlybyvisitingAfricaherselfdidHuangseetheconvenientlivingconditions,theamazingnaturalbeautyandthefriendlypeople.Inhereyes,herclassmateswereashopefulaboutthefutureoftheirowncountriesastheywereaboutAfricaasawhole,andtheywerequicktodemonstrateboththeirstrongwillandactivity.“Atthatmoment,Iknewexactlywhattheywanted–theywantedtheirculturetoberespected.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“cradle”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Asmallbedforbabies.B．Abaskettoholdsomething.C．Aplaceforpeopletorelaxthemselves.D．Aplacewheresomethingimportantbegan.2、WhatcanweinferaboutAfricaaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisveryhotalltheyearround. B．It’snotasafecontinenttoliveinC．It’sdifferentfromwhatweimagine. D．Itisboundtohaveabrightfuture3、WhichofthefollowingwouldHuangagreewith?A．Toseeistobelieve B．ThinktwicebeforeyoudoC．Amissisasgoodasamile D．Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ValuingaCulture. B．UnderstandingAfrica.C．PayingaVisittoAfrica. D．DiscoveringaContinent.23．（8分）Michelininspectors，thesupersecretspiesoftherestaurantindustry，aretheanonymous（匿名的）keepersofthefamousMichelinstarrating.They'vebeenwritinganonymousreportsofrestaurantsforover100years."Wesayit'salittleliketheCIA，"saidinspector"M"withalaugh.Sheaskedthatheridentitynotberevealed."Mywholelifeisstayingundertheradar，stayingawayfromcameras，usingfakenames，tryingtostealinandoutofrestaurantsquietly."Alongwiththeirboss，Jean-LucNaret，thedirectoroftheMichelinGuide，about90inspectorsaroundtheworlddecidewhichrestaurantswillwinthecookingequivalent（等价物）ofanOscar，theNobelPrizeandMegaMillionsjackpot（头奖）allatonce.TheMichelinGuidecovers23countries，andoutofthe45，000ratedrestaurants，lessthan100havethetoprating—onlynineAmericanrestaurantscarrythreestars.Ifthename"Michelin"bringsthetiresonyourcartomind，you'renottoofaroff.TheMichelinratingbeganinFrancein1900asamarketingtrick.TheMichelinbrothersthoughttheircustomerswouldbuymoretiresifgivenalistofhotelsandrestaurantstoexplore.Inspector"M"admittedbeinganinspectorleadstoalonelydininglife."Mostofthetimewedinealone，"shesaid."Itgivesustheabilitytoreallyfocusonthefoodandtheatmosphereandcapturetheentireexperience."Tocovertheirtracks，"M"saidsometimestwoinspectorswilldinetogetherandwritetwoseparatepapers.It'sbetterthansaying"tableforone"，right？"Whenyou'rereally，reallyintofoodandverycrazyaboutfood，everythingelsethat'sgoingonaroundyouisn'tsoimportant，"shesaid.1、Theunderlinedwords"undertheradar"inParagraph2mean"___________"A．livingindangerB．beingthefocusofthemediaC．tryingtobeunnoticedD．makingprogramsontheradio2、TheMichelinratingwasfirstcarriedoutinorderto_____________.A．openmorehotelsandrestaurantsB．bringmoreconveniencetodriversC．makepeoplefamiliarwith"Michelin"D．makeaprofitbysellingmoretires3、Sometimestwoinspectorsdinetogethersothattheycan___________.A．cuttheexpenseonthefoodB．protecttheiridentitiesC．savetroublebysharingapaperD．talkaboutthefoodoverthemeal4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？A．"M"worksfortheCIAB．ThelegendofMichelinbrothersC．Michelininspectors:foodindustryspiesD．Michelin—agiantintireandrestaurantindustry24．（8分）Manychildrenareinterestedindinosaurs(恐龙).Ifyouhaveachildwholovesdinosaurs,thenhereissomegoodnewsforyou.ThereisanexhibitionofdinosaursatthePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseuminWembley,AlbertA．Youcanplanafamilyroadtripthere.Giveyourchildasurpriseandyou’llenjoyyourtimethereasafamily.Sittingjust19kilometerswestofGrandePrairie,thePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseumwasopenedin2015andhascollectionsthatincludefossils（化石）ofseaanimals,artworksfromdifferentdinosaurs,alargefamilytheater,aswellasanoutdoordiscoveryfossilwalk,alargeoutdoorplaygroundandtheonsiteDine-O-Saurrestaurant.Experiencethedinosaurs'worldlikeneverbeforeasyouwatchdinosaurscomingaliveinmovies.Learnabouthowtheseanimalslivedandbreathed.YoucancheckoutDinosaursUnearthedandalloftheotherexcitingexhibitionsatthePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseumonthefollowingdays/timeperiods:September1st—May31st:Tuesday—Sunday10:00a.m.—6:00p.m.ClosedonMondaysJune1st—August31st:Saturday—Monday10:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Tuesday—Friday10:00a.m.—8:00p.m.Admission(门票):Adults:$14eachSeniors(65+):$11eachStudents(withID)andchildren(5—17):$7eachChildrenunder5:freeFamily(2adultsandupto4children):$40IfyouwanttoseeaNationalGeographicfilmorafull-lengthfilmduringyourvisit,itisanextra$2—$4.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitthemuseum’swebsiteatwww.dinomuseum.ca.1、WhatcanpeopledoatthePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseum?A．Watchafull-lengthfilmforfree.B．Learnaboutdinosaurs’disappearance.C．Havefunonalargeoutdoorplayground.D．Buysomesouvenirsofseaanimals’fossils.2、IfyouwanttogotothemuseuminOctober,whattimeshouldyoutrytoavoid?A．OnTuesdays. B．After6:00p.m.C．Ontheweekend. D．Before11:00a.m.3、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tointroduceamuseum. B．Toencouragefamilytime.C．Toadvertiseanexhibition. D．Totellreadersaboutdinosaurs.25．（10分）Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝啬鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:•Friday&Sunday:$365•Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:•Friday&Sunday:$302•Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:•Friday&Sunday:$581•Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:•Friday&Sunday:$896•Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.•Friday&Sunday:$207•Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.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）Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourvalues.MyelderbrotherSteve,inthe—1ofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassix,gavemeimportantlessonsin2thathelpedmegrowintoanadult.OncewhenIreturned3fromabaseballgame,itwasSteve4tookthetimetoaskmewhathappened.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhad5throughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindow,breakingtheglass,Steveencouragedmeto6toher.Afterall,Ishouldhaveplayedintheparkandnotinthepath7buildings.Althoughmy8trembledasIstoodexplaining,Iofferedto9thewindowifshewouldreturnmyball.Ialsolearnedthatpersonalpropertyisa10thing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroom.Iwantedtokeepit,butSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelse11thefactthatithadlittlevalue.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfather12fromapieceofcheapwood.Ireturnedthepentomyteacher,and13rememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.Yetofallthe14Stevegaveme,hisrespectforlifeisthemost15inmymind.AttwelveIkilledasparrowwithagun.Excitedwithmy16,IscreamedtoStevetotakealook.Ishallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentand17thebirdontheground.Theninadead,quietvoice,heasked,“Didithurtyoufirst,Mark?“Ididn'tknowwhattoanswer.Hecontinuedwithhiseyes18."Theonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingis19ithurtsyoufirst.Andthenyouthinkalong,longtime."Ireallyfeltterriblethen,butthatmoment20asthemostimportantlessonmybrotherhastaughtme.1、A．absenceB．influenceC．presenceD．appearance2、A．personalitiesB．beliefsC．impressionsD．values3、A．insurpriseB．intearsC．ateaseD．invain4、A．whichB．whatC．whoD．whom5、A．dashedB．rocketedC．swelledD．paced6、A．admitB．subscribeC．confessD．appeal7、A．beneathB．aboveC．inD．between8、A．legsB．handsC．toesD．back9、A．payforB．breakdownC．accountforD．pullthrough10、A．genuineB．sacredC．magicalD．specific11、A．regardlessofB．insteadofC．onaccountofD．inspiteof12、A．producedB．shapedC．purchasedD．carved13、A．thereforeB．evenC．stillD．yet14、A．giftsB．lessonsC．pensD．sparrows15、A．vividB．casualC．permanentD．valid16、A．predictionB．intelligenceC．accuracyD．expectation17、A．staredatB．pickedupC．glaredatD．caughtsightof18、A．blankB．shutC．firmD．wide19、A．asB．forC．sinceD．whether20、A．passesbyB．standsoutC．crowdsofD．fadesof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）HappinesshasdifferentmeaningstodifferentpeopleTosome,itmeans1．(surround)byfamiliesandfriendsandachievingsuccessTo2．,itcan3．(simple)meanadaywithoutsufferingorjustbeingaliveHowever,howtofindhappinessisnoteasy,especiallywhenyouareinhardtimesSangLanis4．verygoodexampleofsomeonewhoishappywithherlife,evenwhenpeopleexpecthertobesadSangLan,5．besteventwasthevault,wasahappyandsuccessfulgymnastinChinaShestartedwinning6．(competition)in7．Thoughhertrainingmeanslivingapartfromherparents,shewashappy8．(devote)herselftogymnasticsIn1998,asmallaccidentduringherpracticevaultsattheGoodwillGamescould9．(cost)herfuturehappinessHowever,insteadofcryingaboutwhatshehadlostandfeeling10．(hope),SangLanthoughtaboutwhatshecoulddotogetbetterWhenshewentbacktoChina,shestudiedbroadcastingatPekingUniversityandthenhostedasportsprogrammeaboutthe2008BeijingOlympicsShebelievesthatkeepingbusy11．(help)hertostaypositive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。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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearTom,Howiseverythinggoingrecently?ThathasbeenalongtimesincewemeetinChinalasttime、Havingpassedthefinallyexams,Iambusyplanningatwo-weekstriptotheUSduringthiswinterholiday、DoyouhavesomeadvicesaboutthechoiceofAmericancities?Iprefertobigandmoderncities、IguessI’dbetterbookahotel、Whatisthepriceforsingleboylikemyself?IsiteasytofindChinesefood?WhatisthetrafficlikeafterItravelbetweencitiesintheUS?Hopetohearingfromyou、Thankyou!Bestregards!LiHua86