湖南省浏阳一中、株洲二中等湘东五校2024-2025学年高三下期中考试英语试题理试题含解析

湖南省浏阳一中、株洲二中等湘东五校2024-2025学年高三下期中考试英语试题理试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever2．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant3．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept4．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing5．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified6．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound7．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.8．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy9．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto10．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade11．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked12．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.13．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold14．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot15．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized16．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon17．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof18．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict19．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for20．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall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）Nearly300mileslong,upto18milesacrossand4000vertical（垂直的）feetdown,the8thnewwonder:thesplendidGrandCanyon（峡谷）.Viewingitsglory,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltcalledtheGrandCanyon"anaturalwonder，absolutelyunparalleled（无比的）throughouttherestoftheworld".HeurgedAmericanstopreservewhathedescribedasthe"wonderfulgreatness,thenobleness,thegreatlonelinessandthebeautyofthecanyon".Morethanahundredyearslater,it'sstilleasytoseewhyalmost5millionannualvisitorscalltheGrandCanyonawonder.Thecanyonstretchesasfarastheeyecansee.Some5or6millionyearsago,theColoradoRiverrushedthroughthisland,carvingoutthemassivecanyonweseetoday,exposingevenolderlayersofrockpreviouslyburied.Geologistssaysomeare2,000millionyearsold.NativeAmericanswerethefirstpeopletomaketheserockywallsastheirhomesabout12,000yearsago.TodaytheHualapiandHavasupaiIndianslivedeepinthecanyon,balancingage-oldtraditionswithmodernity.Therearenoroadstothisvillage;mulescarrythemailhere.Butatthesametime,thetribesaredesigningaskywalkthatpromisesanexcellentviewoverthecanyonearlynextyear.Thebaldeagle,wildandendangeredAmericaniconisanotherlongtimeresidentoftheGrandCanyon.1、Itwas___thatrushedthroughthelandandthentheGrandCanyoncameintobeingA．theNileRiverB．theColoradoRiverC．theRiverofBabylonD．theAmazonRiver2、Thetribeslivinginthecanyonarebuilding___.A．aroadB．abridgeC．askywalkD．arailway3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebaldeagleisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thebaldeagleisbecomingendangered.B．ThebaldeaglehaslivedintheGrandCanyonforalongtime.C．TheAmericaniconisthebaldeagle.D．Thebaldeagleisakindoftamebird.4、Thepassagemainlyintroduces___.A．theArizonaplains.B．thebaldeagleC．theColoradoRiverD．the8thnewwonderoftheworld:theGrandCanyon22．（8分）China'shealthandeducationauthoritiesonMondayrequiredthecountry'sschoolstoestablishsystemstoreportHIV/AIDSinfectioncasesinstudents．TheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommissionandtheMinistryofEducationsaidinajointcircularthatinfectionsofthevirusamongyoungstudentssawamarkedriseinrecentyears，asignofproblemsineducationandstudents'awarenessaboutHIV/AIDSprevention．Thetwoauthoritiesrequiredlocalhealthandeducationagenciestoimproveawarenessatschoolsandcalledforestablishmentofaninfectionreportingsystemandregularconsultationmechanismtoanalyzethecauseofinfectionsandformulatecountermeasures．Thecircularalsourgedproperprotectionofinfectedstudents'privacy．StudentsinsecondaryschoolsandoldershouldattendspecialclassesonHIV/AIDSpreventionfocusedonpreventionofunsafebehavioraswellassexualresponsibilityandmorality，thecircularsaid．Italsopledgedfinancialsupportforvolunteerservices．ThecircularsaidHIV/AIDSvoluntarycounsellingandtestingservicesshouldbeimprovedandschoolsshouldencouragestudentswithriskybehaviorstousetheservices．1、whatdoestheunderlinedword"circular"inthesecondparagraphmean？______A．round． B．noticeC．advertisements D．news2、Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat______．A．StudentshavefullyrealizedthemeaningofHIV/AIDS．B．China'shealthandeducationauthoritiespaylittleattentiontoHIV/AIDSissuesinChinesestudents．C．students'awarenessaboutHIV/AIDSshouldbegreatlyimproved．D．HIV/AIDSinfectioncasesinstudentshavedrawnnoconcernamongstudents．3、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A．callforreportsonstudentswithHIV．B．publicconcernsaboutHIV/AIDSinfection．C．volunteerservicesforHIV/AIDSinfectioncases．D．toignoreHIV/AIDSinfectioncasesiswrong．23．（8分）Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpectedaboutmovingbackhome—theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However”,thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby________.A．cause B．defeatC．arise D．allow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.5、Whatisthesideeffectoftheboomerangchildrenphenomenon?A．Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.B．Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.C．Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.D．Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.24．（8分）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．25．（10分）Here’sadviceonwheretofindjobapplications.CompanyWebsitesIfyouareinterestedinworkingforaparticularcompany,visittheirwebsite.Careerinformationisusuallylistedinthe“Careers”orthe“AboutUs”sectionofthesite.Often,youwillbeabletoapplyforallcompanypositionsdirectlyfromthewebsiteJobBoardsandEnginesIfyouaren’tsurewhatcompanyyouwanttoworkfor,youcanlookforjobapplicationsonjobboardsandjobsearchengines.Thesecontainjoblistingsforpositionsatmanydifferentcompanies.Sometimesyouhavetogotothecompanywebsitetofilloutajobapplication.Atothertimes,youcanapplydirectlyonthesearchengineorjobboard.

InPersonApplyingforajobinpersonisalittledifferentthanapplyingforemploymentonline.It’snotascomplicated,butyouwillneedtobepreparedtoapplyandinterviewonthespot.Youhavetomakesureyoudressprofessionally,andbringallthematerialsyouneed.Belowisalistofsampleemploymentapplicationsandclicktofindwhatyouwant.1、Ifyouwanttolandajobinacertaincompany,you’dbetter.A．visitCompanyWebsitesB．call“AboutUs”sectionC．visitJobBoardsandEnginesD．lookforajobapplicationformfirst2、Whatisspecialaboutapplyingforajobinperson?A．Itneedsmorecomplicatedprograms.B．1tcallsforaninterviewonthespot.C．Itneedsalltheapplicationmaterialshandedin.D．Itrequirestheemployeetowearabeautifuldress.3、Wherecanyoufindthetext?A．Inamagazine.B．Inatextbook.C．Ontheinternet.D．Inaposter.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）Ihadtovisitmysisterinanothertownbecauseherhusbandwasveryill.Mywhole1couldn’tgobecauseschoolwasinsession.Mychildrenstayedbackintheirfather’s2,exceptfortheyoungest,whowasjustayearold.Iwas3abouttakingatrainjourneyalonewithmyone-year-olddaughter.However,IknewIhadtogo.SoIgatheredallmycourageand4thetrain.Afterwavinggoodbyetomyhusband,Isettleddown.Therewerethreeother5inthatcarriage,andtwoofthemwerequiteelderly,whileonewasayoungman.Mydaughterwas6,missingherdad.Itriedto7her,butitdidn’twork.Itriedgivingherwaterandsomebiscuits,buthercryingwouldn’t8.Bythistime,Iwasgettingworriedaboutthe9beingcausedtotheothers.Oneoftheoldmenwasdozing(打瞌睡),buttheotherseemedtobecomevery10.ButhowevermuchItried,thesobbingcontinued.Justthen,theyoungmanofferedtotakemybabyintohis11.Hestoodwithhernearthewindowandstarted12toherinasoftvoice.Mydaughterstoppedcrying13,listeningtohisbabytalk.Iwasbothsurprisedand14,especiallybecausetheunhappyoldmanwasnowhappilyreadinghisbook.Thestranger15mydaughterbackonceshefellasleep.Ithankedthe16workerrepeatedlyandsettleddownto17.Duringthelongtrainjourneythisyoungman18helpedme.Hefedmybaby,sangtoherandtoldhercountlessstories.Iarrivedatmy19restedandgratefulforthismanwhohadcometomy20.Aftersomanyyears,Istillrememberthisstrangeronthetrainwithagratefulheart.1、A．communityB．companyC．classD．family2、A．troubleB．protectionC．careD．need3、A．nervousB．happyC．lonelyD．excited4、A．boardedB．tellC．spottedD．signed5、A．conductorsB．passengersC．visitorsD．mothers6、A．laughingB．shoutingC．tremblingD．crying7、A．trickB．frightenC．comfortD．hug8、A．stopB．continueC．spreadD．rise9、A．upsetB．annoyanceC．unhappinessD．poverty10、A．stupidB．quietC．angryD．satisfied11、A．toysB．armsC．carD．consideration12、A．talkingB．screamingC．arguingD．explaining13、A．hardlyB．unwillinglyC．slowlyD．lightly14、A．shockedB．relievedC．embarrassedD．worried15、A．presentedB．movedC．broughtD．handed16、A．funB．successC．wonderD．art17、A．restB．playC．eatD．drink18、A．continuouslyB．seldomC．consciouslyD．secretly19、A．homeB．destinationC．hospitalD．airport20、A．recoveryB．resolutionC．requirementD．rescue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）Agirl1．(name)DinawasborninCaliforniain2．After3．(graduate)fromuniversityin1954,sheworkedatachildren’shospitalinKentuckyforseveralyearsHowever,herinterestinanimalsinspiredher4．(take)herfirststeptowardsherfutureworkIn1966,shewenttoAfricatostudyraremountaingorillasEventhoughsomeofthegorillaswerequitedangerous,thisdidn'tnotdiscourageherSheshowedgreat5．(devote)toherworkandlovedtotellpeopleaboutgorillasDinawasanoutgoingandkindpersonandhadtheabilitytogainvaluabledataabouttheirlivesbybecominga6．(company)tothemShewroteabookaboutthegorillasshehadlived7．Itisthankstoherresearch8．wenowknowmoreaboutmountaingorillasHerloveforthegorillasteachespeopleaboutdangerstheseanimals9．(face)withNowtheyareprotectedbygovernmentsandvariousorganizations10．herwork,therewouldbeveryfewmountaingorillaslefttodayShehasreceivedworld’s11．(famous)aroundtheworldandisnowregardedasoneoftheheroesofthe20thcentury第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearBob,I’msorrytotellyouthatIcannotgotothebookstorewithyouonthisSunday,becausesomethingunluckyoccurredtomeinthePEclassyesterday、IwasplayingbasketballwithmyfriendswhileIjumpedh