2024屆湖南長(zhǎng)沙市麓山國(guó)際實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高三最后一卷英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2024屆湖南長(zhǎng)沙市麓山國(guó)際實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高三最后一卷英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked2．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because3．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot4．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered5．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)slongas6．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong7．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．a(chǎn)cknowledgeC．realize D．summarize8．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will9．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff10．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because11．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why12．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen13．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything14．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken15．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from16．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this17．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon18．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing19．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could20．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）AdevicethatstopsdriversfromfallingasleepatthewheelisabouttoundergotestingatDepartmentofTransportlaboratoriesandcouldgoonsalewithin12months.Thesystem,calledDriverAlert,aimstoreducedeadlyroadaccidentsby20%—40%thatarecausedbytiredness.Airlinepilotscanalsouseittoreducethe30%ofallpilot-erroraccidentsthatarerelatedtofatigue.DriverAlertisbasedonacomputerizedwristband(腕帶）.Thedevice,wornbydriversorpilotsgivesoutasoundabouteveryfourminutesduringacarjourney.Aftereachsoundthedrivermustrespondbysqueezingthesteeringwheel(方向盤(pán)).Asensorinthewristbanddetectsthispressingactionandmeasuresthetimebetweenthesoundandthedriver’sresponse‘Tirednessisdirectlyrelatedtoadriver’sresponsetime.Usually,awatchfuldriverwoulduseabout400millisecondstorespond,butoncethatfallstomorethan500milliseconds,itsuggeststhatthedriverisgettingsleepy.Insuchcasesthedevicegivesoutmoreregularandloudersounds,showingthatthedrivershouldopenawindoworstopforarest.Ifthedriver'sresponsecontinuestoslowdown,thesoundsbecomemorefrequentuntilanonstopalarmwarnsthatthedrivermuststopassoonaspossible.Thedevicehasbeendeliveredtothedepartment’slaboratoriesfortesting.Ifthesetests,scheduledforsixmonths’time,aresuccessful,themakerswillbringtheproducttomarketwithinaboutayear.1、DriverAlertisadevicethatcan.A．keepdriversasleep.B．changedrivers’responseaccuracy.C．reducethepossibilityofaccidents.D．protectdriverswhenaccidentshappen2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fatigue”inParagraph2mean?A．Illness.B．Tiredness.C．Carelessness,D．Impoliteness,3、HowdoesDriverAlertwork?A．Bybeingusedasanonstopalarmallthetime.B．Bysqueezingthesteeringwheelontheway.C．Byremindingorwarningdriversifnecessary.D．Bybeingwornondrivers*handseverymoment.4、WhatdoweknowaboutDriverAlert?A．Itmustbefixedonthedriver’scars.B．Itaimstopreventdriversfromsleeping.C．Ithasgonethroughtestingatlaboratories.D．Itisn'tavailabletodriversatthemoment.22．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids23．（8分）LittleNewYear(Chinese:Xiaonian),usuallyaweekbeforethelunarNewYear,fallsonFeb8thisyear.ItisalsoknownastheFestivaloftheKitchenGod,thedeity(神)whooverseesthemoralcharacterofeachhousehold.HerearesixthingsyoushouldknowabouttheLittleNewYear,anothersignofthestartofspring.1.OffersacrificestoKitchenGodOneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsoftheLittleNewYearistheburningofapaperimageoftheKitchenGod,whowillreportonthefamily'sconductoverthepastyear.TheofferingstotheKitchenGodincludepig'shead,fish,sweetbeanpaste,melons,fruit,boileddumplings,barleysugar,andGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat.Mostoftheofferingsaresweetsofvariousvarieties.ItisthoughtthatthiswillsealtheKitchenGod'smouthandencouragehimtoonlysaygoodthingsaboutthefamilywhenheascendstoheaventomakehisreport.2.HousecleaningAccordingtoChinesefolkbeliefs,duringthelastmonthoftheyearghostsanddeitiesmustchooseeithertoreturntoHeavenortostayonEarth.Itisbelievedthatinordertoensuretheghostsanddeities'timelydeparturepeoplemustthoroughlycleanboththeirpersonsandtheirhouses,downtoeverylastdrawerandcupboard.3.EatGuandongcandyGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat,isatraditionalsnackthatChinesepeopleeatontheFestivaloftheKitchenGod.4.Pastepaper-cutstowindowsIntheLittleNewYear,oldcoupletsandpaper-cutsfromthepreviousSpringFestivalaretakendown,andnewwindowdecorations,NewYear'sposters,andauspicious(吉利的)decorationsarepastedup.5.Bathandhair-cutAstheoldChinesesayinggoes,whetherthey'rerichorpoor,peopleoftenhaveahaircutbeforetheSpringFestival.TheactivityoftakingbathandhaircutisoftentakenontheLittleNewYear.6.PreparationsforSpringFestivalPeoplestarttostockupnecessaryprovisionsfortheSpringFestivalsincetheLittleNewYear.Everythingneededtomakeofferingstotheancestors,entertainguests,andfeedthefamilyoverthelongholidaymustbepurchasedinadvance.1、WhatisthemostunusualtraditionintheLittleNewYear?A．OfferingsacrificestotheKitchenGodB．BurningpaperimageofKitchenGodC．PreparingthenecessityfortheNewYearD．Cleaninghouseandpeoplethemselves2、WhatistheKitchenGod’sdutyintheman’sworld?A．Collectingtheinformationoftheman’sworldB．ProtectingthecharacterofeachhomeC．GatheringsacrificesforotherGodsinheavenD．Overseeingthemoralpeopleintheworld3、Whyaremostoftheofferingssweets?A．BecausetheKitchenGodlovessweetfoods.B．Asitisthetraditionalcustoms.C．AspeoplehopetheGodsaysgoodforthem.D．Becausesweetsarethebestsacrifices.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．LittleNewYearalwaysfallsinFebruary.B．HousecleaningistowelcometheNewYear.C．IntheLittleNewYearonlypaper-cutsarepastedup.D．PeoplewillmakefullpreparationsforthecomingNewYear.24．（8分）Highlevelsofchocolateconsumptionmightbeassociatedwithaonethirdreductionintheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,suggestsastudypublishedonlineintheBritishMedicalJournal.Thefindingsconfirmresultsofexistingstudiesthatgenerallyagreeonapotentialbeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.However,theauthorsstressthatfurtherstudiesareneededtotestwhetherchocolateactuallycausesthisreductionorifitcanbeexplainedbysomeotherunmeasuredfactor.TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030,nearly236millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdisease.However,lifestyleanddictarekeyfactorsinpreventingheartdisease,saysthepaper,Anumberofrecentstudieshaveshownthateatingchocolatehasapositiveinfluenceonhumanhealthduetoitsantioxidantandanti-inflammatoryproperties.Thisincludesreducingbloodpressureandimprovinginsulinsensitivity.However,theevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheartstillremainsunclear.So,DrOscarFrancoandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofCambridgecarriedoutalargescalereviewoftheexistingevidencetoevaluatetheeffectsofeatingchocolateoncardiovascular(心血管)eventslikeheartattackandstroke.Theyanalyzedtheresultsofsevenstudies,involvingover100,000participantswithandwithoutexistingheartdisease,Foreachstudy,theycomparedthegroupwiththehighestchocolateconsumptionagainstthegroupwiththelowestconsumption.Fivestudiesreportedabeneficiallinkbetweenhigherlevelsofchocolateconsumptionandtheriskofcardiovascularevents.Theyfoundthatthe“highestlevelsofchocolateconsumptionwereassociatedwitha37%reductionincardiovasculardiseaseanda29%reductioninstrokecomparedwithlowestlevels.”Nosignificantreductionwasfoundinrelationtoheartfailure.Theauthorssaythefindingsneedtobeinterpretedwithcaution,inparticularbecausecommerciallyavailablechocolateisverycalorific(around500caloriesforevery100grams)andeatingtoomuchofitcouldleadtoweightgain,riskofdiabetesandheartdisease.However,theyconcludethatgiventhehealthbenefitsofdatingchocolate,initiativestoreducethecurrentfatandsugarcontentinmostchocolateproductsshouldbeexplored.1、WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereusedtobestudiesaboutthebeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.B．MillionsofpeoplewilldiefromheartdiseaseaccordingtotheWHOC．Therearestillotherfactorsthatmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.D．Thereisclearevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheart.2、Whatarethepossiblecausesofheartdisease?A．EatingchocolateB．UnhealthydietC．ExercisingregularlyD．Drinkingcoffee.3、What’stheauthors’attitudetowardsthefindings?A．cautiousB．doubtfulC．disapprovingD．negative4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Weshouldeatlesschocolate.B．Chocolatebenefitsourhealth.C．Weshouldconsiderthefatandsugarproblem.D．Eatingchocolatewillleadtofatgainnaturally.25．（10分）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Whenyourfriendyawnsasyouchat,don'tbeangry.For,farfrombeingasignofboredom,yawningmaysignalempathy(同感).Scientistsbelievethatcontagious(容易感染他人的)yawning—yawning1someoneelsedoes—isasignofbeingvery2inthefirstperson'sthoughtsandfeelings.ThisisthetheoryofItalianresearcherswho3morethan100menandwomenfromfourcontinentsastheywenttowork,ateinrestaurantsandsatinthewaitingroom.Whenoneofthe4yawned,theresearchersnotedwhetheranyonewithin10feetyawnedwithinthenextthree5Theirresultsshowedthatraceand6hadnoeffectonwhethertheuncontrollableurgetoyawnwas7Buthowwellthetwopeoplekneweachotherdid.Areciprocal(相互的)yawnwasmost8tooccuramongfamilymembers,then9,thenacquaintances.Thephenomenonwas10commonamongstrangers,thejournalPLoSONEreports.TheUniversityofPisateamconcludedthatcontagiousyawningisdrivenbyhowemotionally(感情上的)11wearetosomeoneandsohowlikelyweareto12thesamefeelingwiththem.Theysaythereareotherreasonstolinkyawningwithempathy13,westartto"catch"yawnsfromtheageoffourorfive,aroundthetimewhenwe14theabilitytoidentifyeachother'semotions15Studiesalsoshowthatthoseeasily16bycontagiousyawningarebetteratknowing17othersarethinkingaboutfromtheirfaces.Mostanimals,includingsnakesandfish,yawn,18itisonlycontagiousinhumansandchimps(猩猩)and,accordingtoarecentstudy,dogs.Theresearchers,fromtheUniversityofLondon'sBirbeckCollege,put2919inaroomwithayawningmanandfoundthat21,or72%,alsostartedtoyawn.Theysaidtheskillmayallowthepe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B．before C．while D．a(chǎn)fter2、A．a(chǎn)bsorbed B．concerned C．interested D．disappointed3、A．observed B．saw C．noticed D．watched4、A．workers B．customers C．researchers D．volunteers5、A．days B．weeks C．minutes D．hours6、A．a(chǎn)ge B．sex C．profession D．health7、A．passedon B．passedby C．passedaway D．passedthrough8、A．normal B．possible C．likely D．probable9、A．strangers B．friends C．teachers D．classmates10、A．most B．more C．less D．least11、A．distant B．different C．close D．fond12、A．share B．hurt C．lack D．mix13、A．Forexample B．Thatis C．Inaword D．Tobeginwith14、A．need B．lose C．control D．develop15、A．exactly B．properly C．particularly D．quickly16、A．disturbed B．caught C．influenced D．interrupted17、A．what B．which C．how D．who18、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．otherwise19、A．snakes B．fish C．cats D．dogs20、A．beliefs B．bonds C．basis 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