荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟2024-2025学年高三下学期第二学段考试英语试题试卷含解析

荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟2024-2025学年高三下学期第二学段考试英语试题试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized2．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered3．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat4．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich5．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical6．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off7．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing8．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That9．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that10．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto11．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever12．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that13．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should14．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished15．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when16．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．as;what C．as;which D．that;and17．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway18．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday19．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．advertised B．tobeadvertised C．advertising D．havingadvertised20．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very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）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.BoardmanCXCompThisisacross-countrybike,andit’ssoversatile（多用途的）thatyoucanhandleanyterrain（地势）onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.&650,HalfordsPlanetXRT-58v2PlanetCisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.&439,PlanetXSpecializedAllezESSpecializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.&575,EvansCyclesBoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanall-roundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.&800,Halfords1、Comparedwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsoutstandingpriceB．ItsShimanoSoragearsC．DealingwithanyterrainD．Puttingonveryfirmtires2、WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2B．SpecializedAllezESC．BoardmanCXCompD．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon3、Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.B．Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.C．Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.D．Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad.4、Inwhichcolumndoesthetextprobablyappearinthenewspaper?A．Travelandculture.B．FashionandlifestyleC．Healthandmedicine.D．Productionandmarketing.22．（8分）DogdrivesboatDumafirsthitthewaterwhenshewaslittle,goingforridesonLakeMichiganwithherownerCliffBode.AtfirstshejustsatonBode’slapwhilehedrove,butonedaysheputherpawsonthewheel.“AfteracoupleoftimesintheDriver’sseat,shethoughtthatwasherplace,”Bodesays.“Evenifsomeoneelsewasdriving,shewouldjumponhis/herlapandtakeover.”Duma,whoalwayswearsalifejacketwhenshe’sonthewater,drivestheboatwithherpaws.BodecontrolsthespeedandpointsDumawheretogowithhisfreehand.DogbabysitskittensThekittensclimballoverBoots,arescuedog,asifhewereafurry,junglegym.Asortofnanny,BootsplayswiththesheltercatsattheArizonaHumaneSocietytopreparethemforbeingaroundotheranimalswhenthey’readopted.“WhenBootswalksin,hebecomesatoy,”saysLizTruitt,theshelter’scatwelfarespecialist.“Thekittenschasehistail,climbonhisback,andplayfullyattackhiscollar.”ButBootsisallbusiness—heremainscalmandletsthecatscometohimwhenthey’recomfortable.Two-noseddogSnufflesuseshisnoseasmostdogsdo-butthere’ssomethingtypicalabouthowhisnoselooks.“Hisnosehasasplit(裂口)inthemiddle,whichgiveshimanappearanceofhavinganextranose,”saysSarahGrahamoftheDogsTrustRehomingCentre,whereSnuffleslives.“Snuffleshaswhat’scalledacleft(裂开的)nose,”saysveterinaryspecialistDaveSaylor.“Agrowthonthefrontofhisnosehaskeptthenostrilsseparate.It’sscarce.”Snuffles’specialnosecansmelljustaswellasotherdogs’noses,though.“He’sahappy,healthyanimalandwillmakeafantasticpet,”Grahamsays.1、WhatcanDumadoaccordingtothetext?A．Shecandrivetheboatindependently.B．Shecancontrolthespeedwhiledrivingtheboat.C．Shecanhelpherownerwiththeboat’sdirection.D．Shecanassistherownerinrescuingthedrowningpeople.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．BootsisatoydogB．BootssavedthekittensC．thekittensarehomelessD．thekittensoftenattackBoots3、WhatisspecialaboutSnuffles?A．Hehasnonostrils.B．Hehastwonoses.C．Hecan’tsmellwell.D．Hehasacleftnose.23．（8分）BritainandFrancearetwoimportantcountriesinEurope.Theyareneighbors,separatedonlybythe20-mileseawayoftheEnglishChannel.Andformostofthetimethatthetwocountrieshaveexisted,theFrenchandtheBritishhavebeenrivalsorevenenemies.Oneconflictbetweenthetwocountrieslastedover100years,andtheBritishandFrenchwereatwarthroughthe18thcentury.Thereisnofightingnow,ofcourse.Butthereisstillastrongsenseofrivalry(敌对)betweenthetwonations.That’swhyarecentsurveyintheUKcausedamajorshock.Itrevealed(揭露)thatonethirdoftheBritishpeoplewouldliketoliveinFrance.Italsoshowedthattwenty-onepercentofBritishpeoplewouldactuallyprefertohavebeenborninFrance.Manyreasonsweregiven.Francehasabetterclimateandamorerelaxedlifestyle,withsomeofthelongestholidaysinEurope.Itisthoughttohavebetterpublicservicesineveryareafromhealthtotransport.PeopleinFranceworkshorterhoursandenjoylongervacations.Andthinkofthefoodandwine!Estimates(估计)ofthenumbersofBritonslivinginFrancerangefrom100,000tohalfamillion.Butitisnotone-waytraffic.Around15,000FrenchpeopleperyearcometoliveinBritain,mainlysettlinginLondon.TheyareattractedbyhigherpayinBritain,lowertaxes,amoredynamiclifestyle.Nowitseemsthatpeoplecangototheplacethatsuitsthembest.1、WhydosomeBritishpeopleliketoliveinFrance?A．Theypreferthelongerholidaysthere.B．EnglandhastheworstfoodinEurope.C．FranceisnotfarawayfromEngland.D．Thetwocountrieshavealwaysbeenfriends.2、SomeFrenchpeoplemainlysetinLondonbecause________.A．theylikebetterthemoredynamiclifestyleB．theythinktherearebetterpublicservicesinitC．theyliveinFranceforalongtimeD．theycanworkshorterhoursthere3、Whichwouldbethemostidealwaytoliveforpeopleinbothcountries?A．WorkandliveinFrance.B．WorkandliveinLondon.C．WorkinLondonandliveinFrance.D．WorkinFranceandliveinLondon.4、Whatasuggestiondoesthetextgive?A．Bothofthepeopleliketomovebetweentwocountries.B．BothofthepeoplearebecomingmoreEuropean.C．TheFrencharebecomingmoreBritish.D．TheBritisharebecomingmoreFrench.24．（8分）Weknowthatprescriptiondrugscanbecostlyandwe’reheretohelp.Over60,000independentandmajorretailpharmacies(零售药房)nationwideaccepttheSimpleSavingsCard.Findonenearyou.•Simplydownloadafreecardfromoursiteorchoosetohaveonemaileddirectlytoyou.Theprocessissimpleand,becauseit’snotinsurance,everyoneiseligible—there’snoqualificationprocess.•PrintyourSimpleSavingsCardandsignit.Nowit’sreadytouse.•Presentyourcardwithyournextprescriptionpurchaseandsaveupto6000!Storeyourcardanduseitforeachprescriptionpurchase.Becauseofoursizeandrelationshipswithinthepharmaceuticalindustry,weareabletonegotiatelowerpricesonyourbehalf.Wegetpaidbythepharmaceuticalcompanieswhenyouuseyourcard-allwhileyousavemoney.PleasenotethatyoucannotusebothyourinsurancecardandtheSimpleSavingsCardatthesametime.Ifyouhaveaninsuranceplanthatcoverstheprescriptionyouarepurchasing,werecommendyouuseyourinsuranceplanfirst.Ifyoudon’thaveinsuranceorifthedrugyouarepurchasingisnotcoveredbyyourinsuranceplan,youcanuseyourSimpleSavingsCard.Youarejuststepsawayfromunlockinggreatsavingsonyourprescriptiondrugs.SimplycompletetheformtoobtainyourFREESimpleSavingsCard.Or,youmayrequestacardbyphone.Tospeaktooneofourhelpfulteammembers,callusat800-451-0133.1、88．Thedetailsgivenonthisformmainlytellus________.A．howtheCardworks.B．howtheCarddiscounts.C．howtheCardcanbefree.D．howtheCardispurchased.2、90．WhichofthefollowingisadvisedtousetheCard?A．Theonewhohasnoinsuranceplan.B．Theonewhocanfindpharmaciesnearhim.C．Theonewhohasawideinsurancecoverage.D．Theonewhowantstousethecardwithhisinsurance.3、92．WhichistrueabouttheSimpleSavingsCard?A．Itishealthinsurance.B．Itisadiscountprogram.C．Itcanbeusedwithinsurancecar.D．Itisacceptedinhospitals.25．（10分）Ifyoufeelsickoruncomfortable,youmightseekoutadoctor.Butwhattodoifyoudon’tquiteknowwhereyoufitintothisworldandyou’retiredofcarryingthatburdenalone?Iansweredstrangers’questionsonlifepuzzlesattheentrancetotheNewYorkCitysubwayat57thand8th.Agroupofstrangershadstoppedbybecausetheywerecarryingaroundsomedeep,meaningfulquestionsthathadlonggoneunanswered,like“whycan’tIbehappierinmylife?”AndthenIspottedher,whowouldbemytoughestquestioneroftheday.Shewasabout6yearsoldandheldhermother’shandasshecraned(伸长脖子)hernecktostareatus.Hermotherstopped,butthegirlhesitated.“It’sOK,”Ioffered.“Doyouhaveaquestion?”Thegirlsmiledathermother,thenletgoofherhandtowalkovertowardsus.Shelookedmedeadintheeyeandsaid:“HowdoIknowI’mreal?”SuddenlyIwasbackingraduateschool.ShouldItalkabouttheFrenchphilosopherReneDescartestoproveourexistence,withthephrase“Ithink,thereforeIam?”Or,mentionEnglishphilosopherG.E.Mooreandhisfamous“hereisonehand,hereistheother,”toprovetheexistenceoftheexternalworld?Butthentheanswercametome.Irememberedthatthemostimportantpartofphilosophywasfeedingoursenseofwonder.“Closeyoureyes,”Isaid.Shedid.“Well,didyoudisappear?”Shesmiledandshookherhead,thenopenedhereyes.“Congratulations,you’rereal.”Shegrinned(露齿而笑)broadlyandwalkedovertohermother,wholookedbackatusandsmiled.1、Whydidtheauthorshowupattheentranceofthesubway?A．Totakethesubway. B．Tolookforstrangers’help.C．Toofferadviceonlifepuzzles. D．Tohelpstrangerscarrytheirbags.2、Whatmadethelittlegirlstareattheauthor?A．Curiosity. B．Horror. C．Excitement. D．Nervousness.3、Howdidthegirlfindtheanswer?A．Byhearingastory. B．Bylearningphilosophy.C．Byreferringtoothers’words. D．Byhavingarealexperience.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A．Strictandsmart. B．Honestandbrave.C．Cleverandhelpful. D．Humorousandsociable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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ibelievedifferentpeoplehaveexperienceddifferentadolescence.ImustadmitIwasstillanangry______inmyfirstyearofcollege.My______wasthatmyparentsdidn'tpleasemeatall.Ourfinanceswere______，soIchosetogotoa(n)______collegeandtakeabustoclasseseveryday.OnedayIhada(n)______fightwithmyfather.Webothexplodedintoshouts.I______outofthehouseandmissedmybustoschool.Irushedallthewaytoschool.AsI______acrossthecampustowardmyclass,IsuddenlyrealizedIdidn'thavethe______thatwasdue:athoughtcard.Myprofessoraskedusto______anindexcardwithournamesandthedateseveryTuesday.______whatwasontherestofthecard,wecouldwriteathought,aquestionorsomethingelse.Now,outsidethedoor,tenminuteslater,Itookanindexcard.______towritesomethingonit,Icouldonlythinkaboutthe______I'djusthadwithmydad.Iwrote“Iamthesonofanidiot！”，then______intotheroom,andhandedittoourprofessor.Nextday,ourprofessor______thethoughtcardsandI______hewrote,“Whatdoesthe‘sonofanidiot’dowiththerestofhislife？”Theprofessor'sinnocent­seemingquestion______metotheissue:whoseproblemisit?______，mythinkingbegantoshift.IrealizedthatIhadcreatedalife______Iwasnotacentralfigure!The______ofgrowthwasn'teasyorfast.______later，fromastrugglingstudent,Ibecameasuccessfulstudentandthenasuccessfulteacher.1、A．child B．adult C．adolescent D．student2、A．temper B．anger C．mood D．pain3、A．limited B．special C．practical D．fantastic4、A．ordinary B．private C．local D．state5、A．serious B．controversial C．unfriendly D．anxious6、A．stormed B．wandered C．slipped D．stepped7、A．leaped B．walked C．ran D．headed8、A．duty B．assignment C．commitment D．material9、A．takeup B．putdown C．handout D．bringalong10、A．Dueto B．Regardlessof C．Asfor D．Thanksto11、A．Concerned B．Desperate C．Excited D．Active12、A．issue B．conversation C．dispute D．fight13、A．poured B．entered C．dashed D．approached14、A．gaveback B．checkedout C．putaway D．passedon15、A．explored B．recognized C．discovered D．ignored16、A．awoke B．forced C．scared D．adjusted17、A．Slowly B．Rapidly C．Generally D．Swiftly18、A．what B．inwhich C．which D．that19、A．process B．progress C．period D．challenge20、A．Weeks B．Terms C．Months D．Years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）Sinceanearlyage,IhavedevelopedaninterestinartImustadmitthatIamcrazyaboutthepaintingsbyVincentvanGogh(1853-1890)1．(consider)asoneofthegreatestartistsallthetime,thisDutchPost-Impressionistartisthadagreatinfluenceonthe20thcenturyartHisfatherwasachurchminister,2．belieflayinGodVincentspenthisearlyadultlifeworkingforafirmofartdealersAfterabriefperiodasateacher,hetriedtobeaministertoo,buthewasnot3．(success)VanGoghhadmentalproblemsandwasoftenemotional,whichmade4．difficultforhimtosucceedItisnotuntil18805．VincentbeganhiscareerasanartistHowever,duringthelasttenyearsofhislife,heproducedmorethan2,000pieces,includingaround900paintingsand1,100drawingsMostofhisbest-knownworks6．(produce)duringhisfinaltwoyears,whenhewas7．(serious)illIn1890,attheageof37,vanGoghshothimselfinthechestTheonlypaintinghesoldduringhislifetime,TheRedVineyard,wascreatedin8．Itisnow9．exhibitioninthePushkinMuseuminMoscow,RussiaSeveral10．(painting)byvanGoghrankamongthemostexpensiveintheworldOnMarch30,1987,vanGogh’spaintingIriseswassoldforarecordof$11．9millionOnMay15,1990,hisPortraitofDoctorGachetwassoldfor$12．5million,thus13．(set)anewpricerecord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，请您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。每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：把多余的词用斜钱（\）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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Everyonehastomakechoicesinhislife、ImadeonewhoIwillneverregret、WhenIenteredseniorhighschool,Iwantedtojoinintheschoolbasketballteam、Somyparentsdidn’tagree,sayitwouldgetinthewayofmystudies、SoItriedtopersuadehimandpromiseI’dmakeabalancebetweenthem、Finallytheyagreed、Late,IdidthatIhadpromised、Ibecamecaptainofteamandalsooneofthetopstudentofmyclass、Ilearnfromthisexperiencethatonceyouhavemadeachoice,sticktoitandworkhardatit,andthenyou’llneverregretit、125第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分