湖南省益阳市2024-2025学年高三期末考试英语试卷

益阳市2024年下学期普通高中期末质量检测

高三英语（试题卷）

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2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答

案转涂到答题卡上。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15B.£9.18C.£9.15

答案是C。

1.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Buyanewrefrigerator.B.Havetherefrigeratorfixed.C.Cleantherefrigerator.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inthepark.B.Atthebusstop.C.Onabus.

3.WhatwillLeodotomorrow?

A.Attendaparty,vB.Dosomeshopping.C.Lookafterhisdaughter.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Jonny'sgoodact.B.Theoldlady'strouble.C.Theuseofsocialmedia.

5.WhydoesMarycallTim?

A.Toexpressthanks.B.Todiscussaprogram.C.Tomakeanappointment.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Acouple.B.Neighbors.C.Colleagues.

7.WhendidMr.Thompsonarrivehometoday?

A.At6:30p.m.B.At6:15p.m.C.At5:45p.m.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisclimbingtrip?

A.Itwascheap.B.Itwaswell-prepared.C.Itwasoutofcontrol.

9.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodo?

A.Spendlessonhobbies.

B.Builduphisconfidence.

C.Ensurehissafetyatalltimes.

10.Whatdoesthemanlearnfromclimbing?

A.Planninginadvance.B.Keepingtrying.C.Stayingfocused.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatimpressesthewomanmostaboutKenya?

A.Thediverselandscapes.B.Thetoprunners.C.Thevariouswildlife.

12.Whatisprobablytheman'sfather?

A.Ageologist.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.

13.WhydoesthewomanfeellikegoingtoKenya?

A.She'scrazyabouttraveling.

B.Shehasareliablefellowtraveler.

C.She'senthusiasticaboutthecountry.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatdoes6CLilyontheway"do?

A.Sharevideosduringtravel...

B.Followapopularuploader.

C.Studydifferentpeople.

15.HowdoesLilyviewBritishpeople?

A.Shy.B.Unfriendly.C.Selfish.

16.WhatdoAmericanpeopletypicallydoonthetrain?

A.Staysilent.B.Chatwithothers.C.Readnewspaper.

17.WhydoBritishpeoplepreferhousestoflats?

A.Theywantmoreplaces.B.Theyneedagarden.C.Theydemandprivacy.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whydidthespeakerattendthesummercamp?

A.TolearnChinese,vB.Tobroadenherhorizons.C.Toenrichherlife.

19.Whichactivitytookthelongesttimeduringthesecondweek?

A.Enjoyinglocalfood.

B.Visitingplacesofinterest.

C.Understandingtraditionalart.

20.Whatdidthecampersmainlytalkaboutinthesharingsession?

A.Theirplansforthefuture.

B.Theirfavoritecampingpart.

C.Theirfeelingsabouttheexperience.

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

TheBritishMuseumReadingRoominLondonismorethanjustarepositoryofbooks^ts

ahistoricalandarchitecturaliconthathasattractedscholarsandtouristsalikeforoveracentury.

NestledintheheartoftheBritishMuseum'sGreatCourt,thismagnificentstructure,openedits

doorsin1857.Ithashostednumerousnotablefigures,includingKarlMarx,SirArthurConan

Doyle,OscarWilde,SylviaPankhurst,BramStoker,JosephConrad,Lenin,andGeorgeOrwell.

Theirapplicationsforreaders9ticketsandsignaturesarepreservedintheCentralArchive.

Whetheryou*reahistoryenthusiast,anarchitectureaficionado,orsimplyacurious

traveler,thisguideprovidescomprehensiveinformationtohelpyoumakethemostofyourvisit

tothisiconiclandmark.

Tickets

EntrytotheReadingRoomisfree,butspecialexhibitionsmayhaveafee.ChecktheBritish

Museum'sofficialwebsiteforthelatestticketpricesandbookinginformation.

VisitingHours

TheReadingRoomisopendailyfrom10:00AMto5:30PM.It'sadvisabletocheckfor

anychangesinopeninghoursduringholidaysorspecialevents.

FAQ

IstheReadingRoomopentothepublic?Yes,itisopentothepublic,butcheckforany

specialeventsorclosures.

DoIneedtobookinadvance?Forgeneralentry,nobookingisrequired,butspecial

exhibitionsmayneedtickets.

Areguidedtoursavailable?Yes,guidedtoursareavailable.ChecktheBritishMuseum's

websitefordetails.

CanItakephotosinsidetheReadingRoom?Yes,photographyisallowed,butpleasebe

respectfulofothervisitors.

Formoreupdates,followusonsocialmediaandcheckoutrelatedpostsonourwebsite.

21.WhatisspecialabouttheReadingRoomaccordingtoParagraph1?.

A.Itisahistoricalandpolitica.symbol.

B.Ithasthelargestcollectionofbooks.

C.Itisalibrarywiththelongesthistory.

D.Itwasvisitedbysomefamouspeople.

22.Whatarethevisitorsrequiredtodo?

A.Buyaticketbeforeenteringit.

B.Takepartinthespecialevents.

C.Respectotherswhentakingphotos.

D.Makeanappointmentaheadofaday.

23.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

A.Inaguide*sdiary.B.Inanacademicjournal.

C.Inageographybook.D.Onatourguidewebsite.

B

Nottoolongago,Iwasatthegrocerystorewithmyhusband,andanelderlymaninfront

ofuswasusingaSupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram(SNAP)card.Thecardreader

keptrejectinghispayment.Hehadapparentlygoneoverhislimitforthemonth.Hewas

confusedandmorethanalittledistressedaboutthesituation.

WhileIwastryingtodecideifIwouldoffertostepinandpaythedifference,theyoung

mancheckinghimoutsaid,“Sir,thishappensallthetime.Itsnotaproblem.^^

Thelinebehinduswasgrowinglong,buttheyoungmandidn'tshowanounceof

impatienceorirritation.Heconfirmedthatthemanwas,indeed,overhislimitforthe

month.Turnedout,hewasn'toverbymuch,sothecheckerhelpedthecustomerdeterminewhich

twoorthreeitemsthathecouldmakedowithoutuntilhisaccountwastoppedup.

“You'11definitelywanttokeepthemilkandthebutterandtheeggsandthebread?9Then

theclerkpulledoutajarofsalsa,abottleofjuiceandsomecrackersthatheandhiscustomer

agreedcouldwaituntilthebeginningofthenewmonth.

Theyoungmanassuredhisoldercustomer,onceagain,thatthiswasacommonoccurrence

andnotaproblematall.Themanleftwithhisdignityintact(完好无损的)and,nodoubt,with

arenewedsenseofloyaltytothatgrocery-storechain.

Whenitwasmyturn,Imadenoteofthenameonhisnametag,andwhenIgothome,Isent

ane-mailtothemanagerofthestorepraisingtheemployeeforhiskindnessandcustomer

service.Igotareturne-mailthatdaywiththanksfromthemanager,lettingmeknowthatmy

notewouldbeincludedintheemployee9sfileandnotedeachtimehewasupforaraiseor

promotion.

Whilehisactofkindnessmadeapositiveimpactonthelifeofsomeonewhowasstruggling

thatday,Ihopemyactofkindnessatleasthadapositiveeffectonthatyoungman'scareer一

andpossiblyhispaycheck.

24.WhathappenedwhentheelderlymanwasusinghisSNAPcard?

A.HeforgothisPINcode.B.Hewasoverhismonthlybudget.

C.Thecardreaderwasbroken.D.Hegotangrywiththestore'sservice.

25.Whichwordscanbestdescribetheyoungman?

A.Helpfulandconsiderate.B.Cleverandloyal.

C.Generousandenergetic.D.Braveanddiligent.

26.Whatdidtheauthordofortheyoungman?.

A.Shepraisedhimonthespot.B.Shepromotedhimtobethemanager.

C.Shegavehimapayraise.D.Sheinformedthemanagerofhisdeed.

27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Tocallonpeopletohelpeachother.

B.Toshowhergratitudetotheyoungman.

C.Toshareastoryabouttheactofkindness.

D.Toexpresshersympathyfortheelderlyman.

C

Haveyoueverjoyouslysteppedouttoyourbackyardgarden,freshlybrewedcoffeein

hand,onlytofindyourcared-forplantsandherbswilted（枯萎的）anddying?Wasthesoiltoo

dry?Didpestsfindtheirwayin?Duringtimeslikethese,somefrustratedgardenersmaywish

theirfickleficus（榕树）wouldjusttellthemwhatitneeds.AnewMicrosoft-partneredproject

intheUKistryingtoseeifthatconceptcanbedemonstratedinthereal-world.

Nextyear,theRoyalHorticulturalSocietyinEnglandwillshowoffan<4intelligentgarden^^

thatusesanAImodeltomonitorthegarden'senvironmentandinformgardenerswhenitneeds

care.VisitorscanasktheAl-poweredgardenquestions.Themodelcouldthenrespondwith

phraseslike'1needabitmorewater/9ort4Icoulduseahaircut“dependingondatacapturedin

thesoil.

ThetechnicalcomponentsofthegardenaretheproductofapartnershipbetweenAlstart

-upAvandeandMicrosoft.Thegardenreliesonanetworkofsensorsnestledthroughouttheg

ardenmeasuringenvironmentalfactorslikesoilmoisture,alkalinity（碱度），andnutrientlevels

aswellaswindandprojectedrainfall.AllofthatdataisthensenttoaspeciallydesignedAI

modelatthebackofthegarden.Themodel,poweredbyMicrosoft'sAzureOpenAIService,c

anthenanalyzethosefactorsandinformgardenersonbestfeeding,watering,ortrimming.

Intheory,insightsprovidedbymodelslikethisonecouldhelpgardenersallocateresour

cesefficientlyandavoidover-wateringplantsbeforerainfall,bothofwhichcanaidinsustaina

bilityefforts.Thosetoolscouldbeawelcomeconvenienceforcasualgrowersorbusinesseslo

okingtoreducecosts.It'sunclear,however,whethereventhebestmodelscanaccountforsom

ethingabnormalandindividualplanttendencieswiththesamelevelofcareasexperiencedgar

deners.

SeveralcurrentlyavailableappsalsouseAItohelpgardenersidentifyunknownplantsb

ycomparingaphotoofthemagainstalargeonlinedatabase.Butaspastreportinghasshown,

simplytrustinganAItotellyouwhetheraplantorfungiofunknownoriginissafetoeatisn't

wise,andcouldhavedangerousresults.

28.WhatwillAIbeusedtodoingardeningaccordingtothetext?

A.Lookaftertheplantsinplaceofgardeners.

B.Helpthegardenersinteractwiththeplants.

C.Improvetheconditionofsoilinthegarden.

D.Designtheenvironmentally-friendlygardens.

29.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Howtheintelligentgardenworks.

B.Whytheintelligentgardenispopular.

C.Howtheintelligentgardenwasinvented.

D.Whatadvantagestheintelligentgardenhas.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinsightsmeaninparagraph4?

A.Experience.B.Data.C.Methods.D.Tests.

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardAl'suseingardening?

B.Unclear.B.Approving.C.Objective.D.Negative.

D

Foralongtime,psychologistsbelievedinC6catharsistheory/9ortheideathatit*sbetterto

releasenegativeemotionsthanholdontothem.Itcanfeeldownrightdelicioustovent（发泄）to

yourlovedonesaboutlife'sannoyances,bigandsmall.Youmaythinkit'shealthytocomplai

naboutthatannoyingworkassignmentorrudecommentbutresearchsuggestsotherwise.Ven

ting“istheworstthingyoucando“whenyou*remad,saysBradBushman,aprofessorofcom

municationattheOhioStateUniversitywhostudiesthetopic.Ifsctaddingmorefueltothefir

Bushmandemonstratedinhisstudythatwhenpeopleexpressedanger,suchasbyhitting

apunchingbag（沙袋），theyonlygetmoreannoyedandaggressive.That'snotgood,becauser

esearchsuggestsangerislinkedtoavarietyofmentalandmaybeevenphysicalhealthproble

ms.Discussingafrustratingconversationorsocialslightindetailscancauserumination------1

hepsychologicaltermforfocusingonnegativethoughtsandfeelings------andblowoutofpro

portionrelativelyminorannoyances.Neitherishealthy.Indeed,ventingwaslinkedtopoorer

mentalhealth,whilemethodslikeaccepting,jokingabout,andpositivelyanalyzingthesituati

onseemedtoboostwell-being.44Youshouldgenerallyacthowyouhopetofeel/9Bushmansa

ys.Formostpeople,thatmeanstryingtomovepastangerratherthangettingstuckinit.

Whenyoufeelyourselfgettingstuckinthesituationofventing,lookforhealthierstrate

gies.Ifyogaandmeditationaren'tyourthing,tryaquickshiftinperspective.Bushmanrecom

mendsthe"fly-on-the-wall“technique,whichchallengesangrypeopletoimaginethemselves

asathirdpartyobservingthesituationthatmadethemanger.It'shealthiertolookforbroader

meaninginanannoyingsituation（Think:6tyoucan'talwaysgetwhatyouwanf^thantofbcuso

neverylastannoyingdetail.

“Andfinally,don'tunderestimatetheimpactofhanger-------thatis,gettingangrywheny

ou*rehungry.It'sarealphenomenon.Sonexttimeyoufeelyourselfgearingupforaventings

ession,thinkofgrabbingasnackandtakingafewdeepbreathsinstead/9saysBushman.

32.Whichofthefollowingbelongstocatharsistheorv2..

A.Havingagoodsleepwhenfeelingupset.

B.Talkingangrilyaboutannoyingsituations.

C.Forgettingabouttheangerandstayingpositive.

D.Breathingdeeplywhenfacingrudebehaviours.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Releasingangerisharmfultoourhealth.

B.Hittingapunchingbagcanlessenanger.

C.Acceptingisn'tagoodwaytoavoidanger.

D.Complainingcanremoveminorannoyances.

34.WhatisBushman'ssuggestion?

A.Seethingsdifferently.B.Beforgivingandtolerant.

C.Keepinthestateofhunger.D.Seekforprofessionaladvice.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowCanWeDealwithLife'sAnnoyances?

B.WhyNotRunWhenFacingAnnoyingSituations?

C.IsVentingHealthy,orDoesItMakeThingsWorse?-

D.WhichOneIsBetter,BeingActiveorBeingPeaceful?

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

项为多余选项。

Eatingwhiledoingsomethingelsecanleadtounhealthyhabits.Youmightconsumemore

unhealthyfoodthanyourealize,orgetintothehabitofeatingwhenyouaren'tevenhungry.

36Mindfuleatingfocusesonthewhyandthehowofeating.Therearesomestepsyoucan

taketobeginmindfuleating.

37Inotherwords,foodisneithergoodnorbad.Youshouldpayattentiontohowthat

foodmayhelpyoufeelintheshortterm.Doesthatfoodprovideyouwithenergy?Doesit

provideyouwithastrongdesiretoeatmoreofthatfood?

Puttogetheradailyfoodplan.Ifyougointothedaywithaplan,includesomeofthose

higher-calorieorless-healthyfoods,maybeinsmalleramountsorlessoften.Theproportionis

OKbecauseyoucangetmostofyourneededdailynutrientsifyou*reeatinghealthfullyabout

80%,85%ofthetime.38.

Schedulesmallermealsaboutthreehoursapart.Thesemaybeasmallmini-meal,suchas

ayogurtandapieceoffruitandasmallhandfulofnuts.39Itsmorehavingsomethingto

carryyouover,soyoudon'tgotoolongwithouteatingandgointothenextmeal.

Seekoutpeopleforsupport.In-personandvirtualsupportgroupsareaninvaluablewayto

helpkeepyouaccountable.Theyhaveexperiencedandpracticalstrategiesandtheymaypass

theknowledgeontoyou.Peer（同龄人）supportinthesegroupsisalsobeneficial.40After

all,therearealwaysotherswhohavebeeninyourshoesbefore.

A.Focusonthequalityofyourdiet.

BItdoesn'thavetobeaformalmeal.

C.Nothingismoreimportantthanfeelingunderstood.

DDevelopanon-judgmentalapproachtowhatyoueat.

E.Apracticeknownasmindfuleatingcangetyoubackontrack.

F.Learninghowtoeatmindfullyalsoreflectsashiftinperspective.

G.Don'tputtoomuchpressureonyourselfbyexpectingperfectioneveryday.

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。

Freshoutofcollegeandnewly-married,myhusbandandIlivedinaneconomicallychallengedcommunity.

Wemovedfromonetemporaryjobtoanother,41makingendsmeet,withthedistantdreamofov（ninga

house.Fortunately,byrarechanceoneday,a（n）42came.Duringacampingtrip,wespottedafor-salesign

43apieceoflandbyLakeSuperior-apotentialcampsite.Thiswildpieceofwaterfrontpropertywasrelatively

inexpensivebutneededworkto44theunclearedland.Wewereyoungandenergetic,yetunsurewhetherwe

shouldtakeit.WeturnedtoSteve'suncle.UncleJoewasa45andkind-heartedmanwhose46wevalued.

HehadpreviouslyofferedStevewiseadvice.<4Make47decisionsthatleadtohappinessandwealth.

indwellingon（纠结）the48factorofpurchasingit,Stevesoughthisuncle9sadviceagain.atWillyou

regretnotseizingthischance?,,Weknewtheanswer.Thenextday,wemanagedto49enoughmoneyforour

firstsignificantpurchase.Wethenwastednotime50apathtothewaterfront,andspenteverypossible

momentthere,camping,swimming,andbuildingdreams.Thatpursuitgaveusthecourageto51abigger

project.Twoyearslater,withsecure52,weusedourcampsiteascollateral（抵押物）to53ourfirsthouse.

SteveandIhave54mostofourgoalsbecauseofafewsimple,soundwordsof55:Lifeisshort;seize

opportunities.

41.A.easilyB.barelyC.quicklyD.possibly

42.A.eventB.dreamC.challengeD.opportunity

43.A.hidingB.advertisingC.suggestingD.leaving

44.A.farmB.abandonC.protectD.develop

45.A.seasonedB.strictC.humorousD.brave

46.A.storyB.accountC.opinionD.secret

47.A.simpleB.unexpectedC.informedD.casual

48.A.beautyB.riskC.healthD.time

49.A.collectB.donateC.wasteD.save

50.A.followingB.clearingC.blockingD.measuring

51.A.takeonB.checkoutC.putawayD.makeup

52.A.connectionB.serviceC.incomeD.emotion

53.A.paintB.buildC.decorateD.purchase

54.A.accomplishedB.missedC.changedD.set

55.A.educationB.informationC.comfortD.wisdom

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。

RecentlytheSirPercivalDavidFoundation56(gift)theworld-famousprivate

collectionofChineseceramics(瓷器)totheBritishMuseumpermanently,whichisthehighest

valueobject,aonationinUKmuseumhistorywiththe1,700pieces57_(estimate)ataround

£lbn,includingobjectslikethe1351blue-and-white64Davidvases,“thedelicate4tchickencup,“

andrare6tRuwares“fromthelate11thcentury.

Duetothe58(generous)oftheFoundation,theBritishMuseumwillholdoneofthe

mostimportant59(collection)ofChineseceramicsofanypublicinstitutionoutsidethe

Chinesespeakingworld,60(number)10,000objects.

SirPercivalDavidwasavisionaryBritishbusinessmanwhosepassion61_Chinainspired

himtostudythelanguagetoaveryhighlevel.Throughouthislifehecollectedceramicsin

Europe,Japan,HongKongandChina,buildingthefinestprivatecollectionofChineseceramics.

Ineveryrespect,thisgiftachievesthethreegoals62mostconcernedSirPercivalashe

plannedfortheCollection'sfuture:towellpreservehisuniqueCollection;tokeepeverysingle

pieceonpublicdisplaytogetherpermanentlyinareliableGallery;andtoensurethatthe

Collectionwouldremainnotonlyavisualdisplayofexceptionalbeauty,butalso63education

forfuturegenerationsofacademics,studentsandnon-specialistsalike,attractedtotheImperial

artsofAsia'sgreatestandlongest64(civilize).

ChairoftheBritishMuseumsaid,"It'sarealvoteofconfidenceinourfuture,andcomes

ata65(high)significantmomentforus.”

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是李华，为推广和平与友爱的理念，你校将举办一场名为“Music