湖北省宜昌市2024-2025学年高三下学期期中统一考试英语试题含解析

湖北省宜昌市2024-2025学年高三下学期期中统一考试英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped2．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom3．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich4．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot5．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so6．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat7．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan8．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t9．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless10．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted11．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto12．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking13．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding14．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading15．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse16．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor17．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general18．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned19．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas20．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will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）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.22．（8分）"Guinness"isonTuesdaynightsonFox.ItisadisgustingshowthatIregretwatching.Theproducersseemtoshowthesickestrecords.Thereisnothingwrongwiththebook,andit'sanhonortobeinit,forthemostpart.Theprogram,however,doesn'tshowtherecordforthepersonwholiftedthemostweight.Instead,theyshowthepersonwholifted30poundswithhisearsandtongue,whichwastrulydisgusting.Televisioncandowithoutashowlikethis."SaturdayNightLive"isnotthesameshowthatitoncewas.Nowtheweeklycomedyshowstrugglestocomeupwithasinglefunnyscene.Despitethegoodactingandtheinterestinghosts,thehumorissimplynotthere.Astheratingscontinuetodrop,theshowmustfindasolutiontoitsgrowingproblemoflackoffunnymaterial.Untilthen,itwillprobablygetworse."SaturdayNightLive"canbeseenonNBConSaturdaynightsfrom11:30p.m—1.00a.m."TheWayansBros.",anexcitingcomedystarringShawnandMarionWayans,airseveryWednesdayat9:00p.m.Intheshow,ShawnandMarionplaybrotherswholivetogetherandownanewsstand.Shawn,thesmooth-talkingoneofthetwo,andMarion,theyoungerbrotherwhoisforeveractinglikeafive-year-old,seemtohaveaconflicteveryweek,butalwaysresolveitwithabrotherlyhug."GilmoreGirls",nowinitsseventh(andfinal)season,isanamazingtelevisionshowthatfollowsthelivesofthemother/daughterteamofLorelaiandRoryGilmore.LorelaigotpregnantwithRoryattheageof16anddecidedtomoveoutofHartford,Connecticut,toseekrefugeinasmalltownnearby.SheandRoryhaveacloserelationshipandshareeverything.1、Whatmakestheauthorregard"Guinness"asdisgusting?A．Thetimetheprogramisshown.B．Themoodtheshowpresents.C．Therecordthebookcontains.D．Thewaytheyliftweight.2、Whattypeofshowis"SaturdayNightLive"supposedtobe?A．Comedy.B．Tragedy.C．Cartoon.D．Thriller.3、Whichofthefollowingtellsstoriesbetweendifferentgenerations?A．GuinnessB．SaturdayNightLiveC．TheWayansBrosD．GilmoreGirls4、Wheredoesthearticlemostprobablycomefrom?A．TVforecast.B．TVreview.C．TVadvertisement.D．TVnews.23．（8分）PatientsintheearlystagesofAlzheimer’sdiseaseoftenstruggletorememberrecentlylearnedinformation,meaningtheyforgetthingslikeimportantappointmentsorwheretheylefttheirkeys.Butitseemsthatthesememoriesarenotlost.Theyarestillfiledawayinthebrainsomewhere;theyjustcan’tbeeasilyaccessed.Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedameansofgettingbackmemoriesinmicesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.Themethodreliesonatechniquethatuseslighttocontrolgeneticallymodifiedneurons(转基因神经元).Currentlyitistooearlytobeusedinhumantrialsasitinvolvesinsertinglightemitting(发光)equipmentintothesubjects’brains,butthesameprinciplesstillapply,theresearcherssaid.“Theimportantpointisthatthisisevidenceofconcept.Thatis,evenifamemoryseemstobegone,itisstillthere.It’samatterofhowtogetitback,”saidseniorresearcherSusumuTonegawa.Theteamtooktwogroupsofmice,onegeneticallyengineeredtodevelopAlzheimer’sandonehealthy.Theythenplacedthemintoaroomandgavethemamildelectricshock.Allofthemiceshowedfearwhenputbackinanhourlater.Whenplacedintheroomathirdtimeseveraldayslater,theAlzheimer’smiceactednormally.Theyhadforgottentheshock.Theresearcherswerethenabletobringbackthememoryoftheshockbyactivating(激活)thecellsinwhichthememorieswerestored.Evenwhenthemicewereputintoanunfamiliarroom,theyshowedfearwhenthecellsassociatedwiththeshockwereactivated.“Short-termmemoryseemstobenormal,ontheorderofhours.Butforlong-termmemory,theseearly-Alzheimer’smiceseemtobedamaged,”saidleadresearcherDheerajRoy.“Directlyactivatingthecellsthatwebelieveareholdingthememoryhelpsthemgetitback.Thissuggeststhatitisindeedanaccessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?A．Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.B．Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.C．TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.D．TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.2、WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?A．Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.B．Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.C．Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.D．Theyactivatedtheassociation.3、Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.A．canactivatetheirbloodcellsB．can’tlearnnewtrickswellC．caneasilygetbacktheirmemoryD．can’taccesstheinformationstored4、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A．introduceamethodofaresearchB．reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadiseaseC．giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryD．explainhowourbrainstoresinformation24．（8分）Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.25．（10分）TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionaimstofindabalancebetweencelebratingindividualaccomplishmentsandacknowledgingthatscienceseldomhappensalone.Thecompetitiontakesoffwhenstudentsfromaroundthecountryareteamedupandhavetosolveaseriesofhands—onchallengesinthespotlight.Nowadays，kidsarefedwith“themythofthelonescientist”，soplacingsuchchallengesinthemiddleschoolperiodhasahugepotentialforimpact.Thefocusonteambuildingskillsgetsstudentsexcitedbeforemorefearsandstereotypes(成见)setin.Theinitialpoolofqualifiedstudentscomesfromtheparticipantsinnation-widesciencefairs.Thosewhoscoreinthetop10％(about10，000kids)havethequalificationtoapply.Thejudgesselectthetop300youngscientists，andthatgroupisfinallynarrowedto30finalists.Selectionatthisstageisclearlyanhonorinitself，butitcountsassteponeforthefinalists.TheyarethenflowntoWashington，D．C．andplacedintoteamsoffiveforthehands-onpartofthecompetition.Eachteamismadeupofstudentswithdifferenttalentsandskills，includingacademicfocusandexperience.Unlikethesciencefairs，wheremostoftheworktakesplacebehindthescenesandstudentsshareapolishedoutcome，thehands-onchallengescreateaspacewheretheworkisthecompetitionitself.Thestudentstakeuparangeofchallengesinscience，technology，engineering，mathandsoon.Eachofthechallengeswillneedtheinsightandskillsofmultipleteammembers.Judgesobservingthechallengesaren’tjustlookingforoutcomesbutalsoforleadership，teamworkandproblemsolving.TheBroadcomMASTERSattractsincreasingnumbersofpassionateandtalentedyoungpeoplewhoareeagertotakepartinaprogramthathelpsthemgrowasscientists，engineersandinventors.Itletsthestudentsexperienceasenseofcomingtogetherwithtruepeers.Moreimportantly，itprovidesthemwithnewskillstotacklefuturechallenges.1、WhatdoestheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionmainlyfocuson?A．Individualaccomplishments. B．Hands-onchallenges.C．Academicperformance. D．Teamwork.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?A．Alargenumberofkidstakepartinthesciencefairs.B．It’snoteasytobequalifiedasamemberofthefinalists.C．Thejudgesaretoostrictwiththeparticipants.D．Thenation-widesciencefairsarewellorganized.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionhasanincreasingimpact.B．Middleschoolstudentsprefertochallengeeachother.C．StudentscanlearnmorenewskillsfromtheBroadcomMASTERS.D．ThesciencefairswillbecompletelyreplacedbytheBroadcomMASTERS.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LearningtoTakeonScientificChallengesB．OutstandingStudentsarePubliclyHonoredC．BringingIndividualPotentialtoaTeamOpportunityD．TheScienceFair:APlatformWhereStudents’DreamsTakeoff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）Itwasthesummerofmyfreshmanyearofcollege.Insteadofheadinghomeforanicelong1,myfriendsandIhaddecidedto2

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thatoneisloved;lovedforoneself,orbetteryet,loveddespiteoneself.”Itwasthatgiftofhappinessthatmyparentsgavemethatafternoonandeverydayofmylife.1、A．journey B．term C．break D．way2、A．leave B．stay C．relax D．travel3、A．rented B．bought C．painted D．repaired4、A．made B．changed C．jammed D．hidden5、A．wish B．pleasure C．experiment D．adventure6、A．exciting B．boring C．astonishing D．moving7、A．anyway B．though C．therefore D．instead8、A．headache B．loneliness C．satisfaction D．homesickness9、A．forgettingabout B．relyingon C．thinkingof D．referringto10、A．special B．terrible C．specific D．difficult11、A．gaveup B．hadtroublein C．putoff D．tookpridein12、A．frozen B．prepared C．tasted D．kept13、A．laughter B．scream C．whistle D．sigh14、A．less B．more C．worse D．better15、A．minds B．dreams C．spirits D．thoughts16、A．kick B．hit C．crash D．knock17、A．disappointed B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged18、A．hungry B．open C．sick D．gentle19、A．makingup B．gettingup C．catchingup D．takingup20、A．sign B．chance C．secret D．belief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）Alibabafounder,JackMagraduatedfromtheHangzhouTeacher’sInstitutein1988withamajorinEnglishlanguageeducation,andwentontoteachatanotheruniversityinthecityHegaveup1．universityteachingjobafter2．（discover）theInternetMabecameexcited3．theInternetduringavisittotheUnitedStatesin1995andwantedtofindaway4．（bring）theonlineworldtoChinaIn1999,hepersuadedfriendstogivehim$60,000tostartane-commercefirmcalledAlibabaSeeinganopportunityforsmallbusinessestobuyandselltheirgoodsonline,hestartedAlibaba,firstlyrunningthecompanyoutofhisapartmentinthe5．（east）cityofHangzhouAlibabaGroupincludesTmallcomforbusiness-to-consumertradeandTaobao,China’s6．（popular）onlineconsumermarketplacewithhundredsofmillionsofproductsandserviceslistedNowthecompanyis7．InternetgiantandMa—aformerEnglishteacher---isamongChina’smostsuper-richOnhislongroadtoriches,JackMasayshis8．（inspire）hasbeenthefilmcharacterForrestGump“IlikethatguyI9．（watch）thatmovieabout10times,”hesaidinaninterviewwithCNBC．“EverytimeIgetfrustrated,Iwatchthatmovie”MasaidthelessonhelearnedfromthefilmfeaturingTomHankswas10．“nomatterwhatchanges,youareyouI’mstilltheguyIwas15yearsagowhenIearned$20amonth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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，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(从第11处起)不计分。OnJanuary5th,studentsinourschoolvisitedRobotWorld,whichwesawagreatdiversityofrobot、Itwasamazedtofindthoserobotscoulddoagreatnumberofthingsjustlikerealpeople,includingplayingchess,playingpianoanddrawingpictures、What’smore,therobotswereindifferentkindsandshapes,whichmadeusenjoyable、Inaddition,thatexcitedmemostwastheshowgivenbyagroupofrobots、Theydancedjustasiftheyaredancersonthestage、ByvisitingRobotWorld,Ihavelearnedalotofaboutrobots,especialabouttheirfunctionsandshapes、ThegreathumanwisdomisS0powerfulthatitmakeusfeelmorecomfortableliveintheworld、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你校外教Mr.Brown春节期间看到邻居房门上的福字是倒着贴的，感到很好奇，写信向你询问此事。请你给他回一封信，介绍福字倒贴的原因和这一传统的寓意，同时邀请他高考后来你家过端午节。参考词汇：端午节theDragonBoatFestival；福字thecha