湖南省株洲市第十八中学2024-2025学年高三下学期期末考试英语试题理试题（A卷）含解析

湖南省株洲市第十八中学2024-2025学年高三下学期期末考试英语试题理试题（A卷）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！2．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld3．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto4．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere5．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing6．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving7．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom8．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone9．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged10．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection11．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed12．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup13．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless14．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated15．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where16．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the17．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the18．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded19．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly20．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those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）Ayoungmanwanderedthroughthedesertforfortyuntilhereachedabeautifulcastleatthetopofamountain.Therelivedthesagethathewaslookingfor.Withconsiderablepatience,thesagelistenedattentivelytothereasonfortheboy’svisit,buttoldhimthatatthatmomenthedidnothavetimetoexplaintohimthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheyoungmantakeawalkaroundhispalaceandcomebackintwohours’time.“However,Iwanttoaskyouafavor,”headded,bandingtheboyateaspoon,inwhichhepouredtwodropsofoil.“Whileyouwalk,carrythisspoonanddon’tlettheoilspill.”Theyoungmanbegantoclimbupanddownthepalacestaircases,alwayskeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Attheendoftwohourshereturnedtothepresenceofthewiseman.“So,”askedthesage,“didyouseethePersiantapestries(挂毯)hanginginmydiningroom?DidyouseethefantasticgardenthattheMasterofGardenersspenttenyearsincreating?”Embarrassed,theyoungmanadmittedthathehadseennothing.“So,gobackandseethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.“Youcan’ttrustamanifyoudon’tknowhishouse.”Nowmoreatease,theyoungmantookthespoonandwanderedagainthroughthepalace,thistimepayingattentiontoalltheworksofartthathungfromtheceilingsandwalls.Hesawthegardens,themountainsallaroundthepalace,andthedelicacyoftheflowers.Returningtothesage,hereportedindetailwhathehadseen.“ButwherearethetwodropsofoilthatIentrustedtoyou?”askedtheSage.Lookingdownatthespoon,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadspilledtheoil.“Well,thatistheonlyadviceIhavetogiveyou,”saidthesageofsages.“Thesecretofhappinessliesinlookingatallthewondersoftheworldandneverforgettingthetwodropsofoilinthespoon.”1、Whatwastheintentionoftheyoungmantotraveltolookforthesage?A．ToappreciatethemostbeautifulsceneryalongthewayB．ToexperienceadventuresoftheoutsideworldC．TofigureoutwhetherthesagewasknowledgeableornotD．Tolearnthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestman2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A．ThesagelistenedtotheyoungmanwithpatienceB．Duringhissecondroundofwandering,theyoungmanappreciatedthewondersofthecastleC．TheyoungmanmadeitasthesagehadexpectedD．Theyoungmanwastooconcernedabouttheoilwhenhefirstwentaroundthecastle3、Whydidthesageasktheyoungmantogoaroundhiscastlewithaspoonoftwodropsofoil?A．BecausehewantedtofindoutwhethertheyoungmanwasperseverantinaccomplishinghisgoalsB．BecauseheintendedtolettheyoungmanknowthathappinesscameatapriceC．BecausehewantedtolettheyoungmantrusthimD．Becausehewantedtohelptheyoungmantouncoverthesecretofhappinessinanindirectway4、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Wecan’ttrustamanunlesswegetfamiliarwithhishouseB．RealhappinessconsistsinenjoyingourrightsandmeanwhilefulfillingourdutiesC．ThesearchforthesecretofhappinessdemandsourdevotionD．It’snoteasytokeepbalancebetweenenjoymentandcommitment22．（8分）DaveMerryandhistoolshavebeenthroughalottogether.ThetoolshelpedDave,now80,repairhishomeinSt.Paul,Minnesota,whereheandhiswife,AnnetteMerry,livedfor46yearsandraisedthreechildren.Thetablesaw,thejointerplane,thedrillpress,andthedozensofotherpowerandhandtoolshadprideofplaceinhiscarefullyorganizedworkshop.“Ihadawholesetup,anditwasbeautiful,”saysDave,aretiredengineer.ButthenAnnetteexperiencedastroke(中风)thatleftherrelyingonawalkertogetaround,andtheMerrysdecidedtomoveintoassistedliving.Dave’sworkshopwasobviouslyaminorconsiderationgivenAnnette’scondition,butthefamilyknewthatgivingitup,ontopofeverythingelse,wouldhurt.ItwastheMerrys’daughterwhocameupwithapossiblesolution.She’dheardaboutsomepeoplewhoweresettingupatoollibrary—anonprofitfacilitythatwouldlendouttoolsjustasaregularlibrarylendsbooks.MightDadbeinterestedindonatinghis?“Isaidyes,”Davesays.ThepeoplecreatingtheSt.PaulToolLibrarywerethrilled.Theyhadexpecteditwouldtakeayeartocollectenoughtoolstomaketheirfacilityfullyfunctional.Insteadittookoneday:thedayDavedonatedhis.Thelibrary’sfoundersdroveovertotheMerrys’houseandpickedeverythingupthemselves.ThelibraryishousedinthebasementoftheAmericanCanFactory.Memberspayanannualfee(from$20to$120)forunlimitedtooluseandavaryingnumberofvisitstotheworkshop.Andtheygetanextrabenefit:DaveMerry.“Almosteverytimewe’reopen,Dave’shere,”saysoneofthefounders,PeterHoh.“Itmeansalottometobeabletogoandusemytools,”Davesays.“ButitmeansjustasmuchtohelpDIYersusethetoolsproperly.”AsHohputsit,“Thisishisworkshopnow.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutDaveMerry?A．HehadfewDIYtools.B．Hekepthistoolswell.C．Heownedatoollibrary.D．Heusedawalkingstickafterstroke.2、Howdidthedaughterhelpherparents?A．ShetookoverDad’sworkshop.B．SheofferedDadusefulinformation.C．Shemovedthemintoassistedliving.D．ShesoldDad’stoolstoatoollibrary.3、WhatisavailabletothevisitorstotheSt.PaulToolLibrary?A．Freeuseofthetools.B．AvisittotheMerrys’house.C．Dave’sinstructionsforusingthetools.D．Hoh’sshareoftheprofitfromthelibrary.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ArtofLiving B．SettingupaLibraryC．AFamily-runLibrary D．RecyclingThroughDonating23．（8分）A“GameofThrones”themedhotelmadejustofsnowandicehasbeenfinishedinLapland,Finland.LocatedintheresortofKittila,whichis200kilometersabovetheArcticCircleandaround90minutesfromHelsinki,thedestinationismadeupof24rooms—10ofwhicharesuitesforguestsstayingovernight.Temperaturesreach-5℃inside,sohigh-qualitythermal(保温的)sleepingbagsareonhandtokeepguestswarm,aswellasahotberryjuiceinthemorning.Althoughit’srecommendedthatguestsstayatthehotelforamaximumofonenightduetotheicyconditions,therearewarmlogcabinsavailableshouldtheywishtoextendtheirstayintheSnowVillage.Guestscanalsovisitarestaurant,cinema,chapelandbar,allmadeentirelyofsnowandice.GuestsalsoreceiveaguidedtourinsidetheSnowVillage,abuffetbreakfastinthelogrestaurant,andadiplomatocommemoratetheirstay.TravelerscanbookanovernightvisitatthesnowhotelorsimplytakeadaytriptotheSnowVillage,whichcoversanareaofabout20,000squaremeters.Thevillageisopenforvisitorsdailyandhasacinema,achapel,anarcticbarthatservesdrinksinglassescarvedfromice,andarestaurantwithfrozendiningfurnitureandamenufeaturingreindeer(驯鹿)steakWhileit’sbeenconstructedyearlysince2000,thisisthefirsttimetheSnowVillagehasincludeda“GameofThrones”themedsection.KittilaisalsoagreatlocationtoviewtheNorthernLights,andSnowVillageofferssnowmobilesafarissnowmobilesafaris(旅行)whereguestscantrytocatchaglimpseofGreenland’snaturalphenomena,aswellasactivitieslikereindeer-sleddingandice-sculptingclasses.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethemedhotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itis200kilometersfromHelsinki.B．Itis110kilometersfromheArcticCircle.C．ItisintheresortofKittila.D．Itismadeupof34rooms.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“commemorate”mean?A．proveB．comfortC．coverD．pay3、WhatistheareaoftheSnowVillage?A．2000squaremeters.B．18,000squaremeters.C．20,000squaremeters.D．22,000squaremeters.4、Inwhichcolumnofawebsitecanwefindthetext?A．Geography.B．Travel.C．Climate.D．Culture.24．（8分）AncientFishReturnstoIllinoisWatersTheIllinoisDepartmentofNaturalResourcesisreturningafishcalledthealligatorgartothestate’srivers.Somepeoplecallthefisha“livingfossil.”ExpertsbelievethefishfirstappearedduringtheEarlyCretaceousperiodmorethan100millionyearsago.RandySauerisanIllinoisstatefisheriesbiologist.Hesaysthefishdisappearedfromthestate’sriversinthe1990s,althoughtheyhavecontinuedtodowellinsouthernstates.Sauersaysbiologistswanttobringthefishbacktonorthernrivers“becauseitisimportanttohavetoppredatorstobalancethespeciesbelowthem,”hesaid.Sportfishermenliketotrytocatchthealligatorgar.Alligatorgararethesecond-largestfreshwaterfishinNorthAmerica.Theycangrowaslargeas2.7metersandweighmorethan136kilograms.Sauersaystheirlargesizeisonereasontheydisappearedinthe1990s.Expertssayalligatorgarsare“opportunisticfeeders.”Thismeanstheywilleatalmostanything--includingsmallturtlesorducks.TheyalsoeatinvasivespeciessuchasAsianandsilvercarp.Sauerhopesthere-introductionofthealligatorgarwillhelpthestate’seffortstocontrolthecarp.Becausegarcanliveupto60years,theprogramwillcontinuetoincreaseformanyyears.Sauernotesthatfemalealligatorgarsdo“notsexuallymatureuntil11years,andthemalenottill6or7years.”Thatmeansthebiologistswilltrytoraiseandreleasealotoffishearlyintheprogramtore-introducethem.“We’reprobablygoingtostockmoreheavilythan10or20yearsdowntheroadwhenhopefullythesefishwillfindeachotherandstartdoingthejobontheirown,”Sauersays.Smalldeviceshavebeenplacedin7,000ofthefishsotheycanbeobservedaftertheyarereleasedintothewaterwaysofIllinois.Asitrainsandfloods,biologistsexpectsomeofthefishwillfollowtheriversintothestatesofLouisianaandTexas.1、whypeoplecallthealligatorgar“livingfossil”?A．Theycangrowupto2.7meters.B．Theycangrowupto136kilograms.C．Theirfossilcanbefoundonearth.D．Theyhaveexistedforover100millionyears.2、Biologistswillbringthealligatorgarbacktonorthernriversinorderto______.A．keepthespeciesbalance.B．helppeoplemakemoremoney.C．helptoprotecttheenvironment.D．increasethenumberofthealligargar.3、AccordingtoRandySauer,alligargardiedoutinnorthernriversprobablybecause_______.A．theyatealmostanything.B．theywerecaughtbysportfishermen.C．theywereveryhugeinsize.D．theriverswerepollutedthen.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedstatement?A．Itwillbedecadesbeforethesefishproduceyoung.B．Thereisalongwaytogobeforethefishfindeachother.C．10or20yearswillbeneededtofindthesefish.D．Thesefishcanfindeachotherthemselvesalongthewaterways.25．（10分）Thebesttoolneededforsurvivalintheeventyougetlostwhenyoutravelisyourskillofadvancedplanning.Youmustexpecttheunexpectedandplanaccordingly.Evenifyouaregoingoutforjustafewhours,packenoughessentialsthatyoucanstayhydrated(体内水分),fueledandpreparedforanytypeofweather.Youressentialsshouldincludeatleast:•Morethanenoughfoodandwaterfortheactivityyouplan.•Acompassthatyouknowhowtouse.YoumaywantaGPSdevice,butthosesometimesdonotreceiveasignalorthebatteryfails.Cellphonesalsolikelywillnotworkbecauseofalackofsignal.•Appropriatemaps.Studytheterrain(地形)andyourplannedroute.Knowwhereyouaregoingandhowyouwillreturn.•Comfortablehikingboots,clothesthatyoucanweardependingontheweatherconditionsandadditionalsocksincasetheonesyouarcwearinggetwet.•Ablanket,flashlight,matcheskeptinawater-resistantcontainer,andotheritemsthatwillhelpyousurviveovernightifnecessary.•Cheekwiththelocalforestofficeforspecialwarnings,suchasfiresinthearea,bearsightings,flooding,trailorroadclosures,etc.It’salsoimportantthatonceyouhaveplannedyourouting,tellsomeone.Givethemexactdetailsofwhereyouaregoing,thetrailyouplantofollow,whenyouwillreturn,thevehicleyouaredriving(andwhereyouplantopark)andhowmanypeoplewillgowithyou—donotgoalone.Ifyoudobecomelost,yourmostimportanttooliskeepingapositivementalattitude.1、WhatdocsParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Gettinglostoutdoorsiscommoninlife.B．Survivinginthewildisreallyatoughthing.C．Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.D．Advancedplanningcanpreventfuturetroubles.2、Whatprobablyiscontinuedwiththetext?A．Themeansastotravelingaround.B．Thestoryoftheauthorhavingatour.C．Theupsonhowtobepositivewhenintrouble.D．Thedetailsofhowtoreachforrescue.3、Wheredocsthetextprobablyoriginatefrom?A．Asportsmagazine.B．Atouristguide.C．Agrocerylist.D．Ascienceinstruction.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）SincechildhoodI’dbeenaccustomedtoalifewhereIwouldbeafraidofeverything.Isawmyselfasaninsecureand1individual.Butthen,alltoosuddenly,something2,andoveraperiodof6monthsIfirmlymanagedto3oneofmydiets,andlost30pounds.This4mefromoverweightstraightdowntounderweight.The5taughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.Iheardaboutapublicspeaking6goingonatmyuniversity,andforthefirsttime,Iactuallymanagedto7thecouragetogothere.Itwas8.ForthefirsttimeIsharedmystoryinfrontofdozensofpeople9judgingme,andsuddenlyallthe10fearsaboutspeakingpubliclystarted11.ThistaughtmeIcouldgetridofmy12.Myroadtochange,fromthatpointon,wentfroma（n）13toaneatandorderlyhighway,andIstartedchangingrapidly.UsingthefactthatIcouldgetridofmyfears,Istartedworkingonthemonebyone.Myfearof14strangers,myfearofaskingsimple15Ishould“make16ofbymyself”,myfearofhangingoutwithpeople.Allofthemweregone.AndIstillcontinueto17tothisdaywithout18.Attheend,myweaknessofbeingsociallyincompetentforsolongbecamemy19asittaughtmehowtochange,asInowfighttobecomefarbetterthanthe20,andtheabsolutebestIcanbe.1、A．unconfidentB．dissatisfiedC．surprisedD．thoughtful2、A．missedB．jumpedC．polishedD．struck3、A．accountforB．applyforC．sticktoD．seeto4、A．producedB．broughtC．exposedD．introduced5、A．failureB．adventureC．experienceD．connection6、A．organizationB．instructionC．ideaD．event7、A．gatherB．observeC．attractD．balance8、A．offeringB．liberatingC．blindingD．confusing9、A．impatientlyB．hopefullyC．potentiallyD．cheerfully10、A．temporaryB．comfortableC．limitedD．random11、A．acceleratingB．disappearingC．removingD．convincing12、A．fearsB．urgesC．appointmentD．anger13、A．chanceB．orderC．momentD．mess14、A．treatingB．witnessingC．greetingD．remembering15、A．occasionsB．questionsC．purposesD．promises16、A．senseB．notesC．funD．knowledge17、A．progressB．promoteC．complainD．research18、A．exampleB．discoveryC．stopD．information19、A．feelingB．heightC．contributionD．strength20、A．typicalB．averageC．extraD．precious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）TheHongKong-zhuhai-macaoBridgeopenedtothepublicon23rdOctober1．Itistheworld's2．(long）cross-seabridgeIt3．（connect）HongKongandMacaotothemainlandChinesecityofZhuhaiThebridgeis55kilometreslongandisexpectedtobeinuseforaboutonehundred4．（year）ThebuildingofthebridgebeganinDecember1009andittooknineyears5．(complete）About50,000workers,engineersanddesignersfromtheChinesemainlandandHongKongandMacaoplayed6．partinthebuildingofthebridgeTheY-shapedbridge,7．（start）fromLantauIslandinHongKongandbranching（分岔）outtoZhuhaiandMacao,cutsthetraveltimebetweenHongKongandZhuhaitothirtyminutes“ItusedtotakemorethanfourhourstogotoZhuhaionwheels,8．nowitisjusthalfanhour'sdriveonthebridge"saidadriverwho9．（travel）betweenHongKongandGuangdongforyearsAsajointprojectbetweenHongKong,MacaoandGuangdong,thebridge10．(consider）tobeanengineeringwonderThebridgeserves11．abondbetweenHongKong,MacaoandsomeGuangdongcitiesItisa"symboloftheGreaterBayArea,"saidaHongKongofficial第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错注意：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。Todaywehadachemistrytest、Ifoundthetestdifficulty,butItriedhardlytodoit、SuddenlyMary,mybestfriend,askingmetolethertocopymyanswers、Afterthinkforsometime,Ilethercopymyanswers、Butafterthetest,allofuswerecalledtotheteacher’soffice、Theteacherwasangrybecausewehadsamean