湖北省宜昌市2024-2025學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期期中統(tǒng)一考試英語試題含解析

湖北省宜昌市2024-2025學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期期中統(tǒng)一考試英語試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped2．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom3．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich4．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot5．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so6．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat7．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．a(chǎn)swellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan8．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t9．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．unless10．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted11．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto12．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking13．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding14．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading15．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse16．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor17．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general18．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．a(chǎn)mphoningD．havephoned19．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas20．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.22．（8分）"Guinness"isonTuesdaynightsonFox.ItisadisgustingshowthatIregretwatching.Theproducersseemtoshowthesickestrecords.Thereisnothingwrongwiththebook,andit'sanhonortobeinit,forthemostpart.Theprogram,however,doesn'tshowtherecordforthepersonwholiftedthemostweight.Instead,theyshowthepersonwholifted30poundswithhisearsandtongue,whichwastrulydisgusting.Televisioncandowithoutashowlikethis."SaturdayNightLive"isnotthesameshowthatitoncewas.Nowtheweeklycomedyshowstrugglestocomeupwithasinglefunnyscene.Despitethegoodactingandtheinterestinghosts,thehumorissimplynotthere.Astheratingscontinuetodrop,theshowmustfindasolutiontoitsgrowingproblemoflackoffunnymaterial.Untilthen,itwillprobablygetworse."SaturdayNightLive"canbeseenonNBConSaturdaynightsfrom11:30p.m—1.00a.m."TheWayansBros.",anexcitingcomedystarringShawnandMarionWayans,airseveryWednesdayat9:00p.m.Intheshow,ShawnandMarionplaybrotherswholivetogetherandownanewsstand.Shawn,thesmooth-talkingoneofthetwo,andMarion,theyoungerbrotherwhoisforeveractinglikeafive-year-old,seemtohaveaconflicteveryweek,butalwaysresolveitwithabrotherlyhug."GilmoreGirls",nowinitsseventh(andfinal)season,isanamazingtelevisionshowthatfollowsthelivesofthemother/daughterteamofLorelaiandRoryGilmore.LorelaigotpregnantwithRoryattheageof16anddecidedtomoveoutofHartford,Connecticut,toseekrefugeinasmalltownnearby.SheandRoryhaveacloserelationshipandshareeverything.1、Whatmakestheauthorregard"Guinness"asdisgusting?A．Thetimetheprogramisshown.B．Themoodtheshowpresents.C．Therecordthebookcontains.D．Thewaytheyliftweight.2、Whattypeofshowis"SaturdayNightLive"supposedtobe?A．Comedy.B．Tragedy.C．Cartoon.D．Thriller.3、Whichofthefollowingtellsstoriesbetweendifferentgenerations?A．GuinnessB．SaturdayNightLiveC．TheWayansBrosD．GilmoreGirls4、Wheredoesthearticlemostprobablycomefrom?A．TVforecast.B．TVreview.C．TVadvertisement.D．TVnews.23．（8分）PatientsintheearlystagesofAlzheimer’sdiseaseoftenstruggletorememberrecentlylearnedinformation,meaningtheyforgetthingslikeimportantappointmentsorwheretheylefttheirkeys.Butitseemsthatthesememoriesarenotlost.Theyarestillfiledawayinthebrainsomewhere;theyjustcan’tbeeasilyaccessed.Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedameansofgettingbackmemoriesinmicesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.Themethodreliesonatechniquethatuseslighttocontrolgeneticallymodifiedneurons(轉(zhuǎn)基因神經(jīng)元).Currentlyitistooearlytobeusedinhumantrialsasitinvolvesinsertinglightemitting(發(fā)光)equipmentintothesubjects’brains,butthesameprinciplesstillapply,theresearcherssaid.“Theimportantpointisthatthisisevidenceofconcept.Thatis,evenifamemoryseemstobegone,itisstillthere.It’samatterofhowtogetitback,”saidseniorresearcherSusumuTonegawa.Theteamtooktwogroupsofmice,onegeneticallyengineeredtodevelopAlzheimer’sandonehealthy.Theythenplacedthemintoaroomandgavethemamildelectricshock.Allofthemiceshowedfearwhenputbackinanhourlater.Whenplacedintheroomathirdtimeseveraldayslater,theAlzheimer’smiceactednormally.Theyhadforgottentheshock.Theresearcherswerethenabletobringbackthememoryoftheshockbyactivating(激活)thecellsinwhichthememorieswerestored.Evenwhenthemicewereputintoanunfamiliarroom,theyshowedfearwhenthecellsassociatedwiththeshockwereactivated.“Short-termmemoryseemstobenormal,ontheorderofhours.Butforlong-termmemory,theseearly-Alzheimer’smiceseemtobedamaged,”saidleadresearcherDheerajRoy.“Directlyactivatingthecellsthatwebelieveareholdingthememoryhelpsthemgetitback.Thissuggeststhatitisindeedanaccessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?A．Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.B．Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.C．TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.D．TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.2、WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?A．Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.B．Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.C．Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.D．Theyactivatedtheassociation.3、Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.A．canactivatetheirbloodcellsB．can’tlearnnewtrickswellC．caneasilygetbacktheirmemoryD．can’taccesstheinformationstored4、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A．introduceamethodofaresearchB．reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadiseaseC．giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryD．explainhowourbrainstoresinformation24．（8分）Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.25．（10分）TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionaimstofindabalancebetweencelebratingindividualaccomplishmentsandacknowledgingthatscienceseldomhappensalone.Thecompetitiontakesoffwhenstudentsfromaroundthecountryareteamedupandhavetosolveaseriesofhands—onchallengesinthespotlight.Nowadays，kidsarefedwith“themythofthelonescientist”，soplacingsuchchallengesinthemiddleschoolperiodhasahugepotentialforimpact.Thefocusonteambuildingskillsgetsstudentsexcitedbeforemorefearsandstereotypes(成見)setin.Theinitialpoolofqualifiedstudentscomesfromtheparticipantsinnation-widesciencefairs.Thosewhoscoreinthetop10％(about10，000kids)havethequalificationtoapply.Thejudgesselectthetop300youngscientists，andthatgroupisfinallynarrowedto30finalists.Selectionatthisstageisclearlyanhonorinitself，butitcountsassteponeforthefinalists.TheyarethenflowntoWashington，D．C．a(chǎn)ndplacedintoteamsoffiveforthehands-onpartofthecompetition.Eachteamismadeupofstudentswithdifferenttalentsandskills，includingacademicfocusandexperience.Unlikethesciencefairs，wheremostoftheworktakesplacebehindthescenesandstudentsshareapolishedoutcome，thehands-onchallengescreateaspacewheretheworkisthecompetitionitself.Thestudentstakeuparangeofchallengesinscience，technology，engineering，mathandsoon.Eachofthechallengeswillneedtheinsightandskillsofmultipleteammembers.Judgesobservingthechallengesaren’tjustlookingforoutcomesbutalsoforleadership，teamworkandproblemsolving.TheBroadcomMASTERSattractsincreasingnumbersofpassionateandtalentedyoungpeoplewhoareeagertotakepartinaprogramthathelpsthemgrowasscientists，engineersandinventors.Itletsthestudentsexperienceasenseofcomingtogetherwithtruepeers.Moreimportantly，itprovidesthemwithnewskillstotacklefuturechallenges.1、WhatdoestheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionmainlyfocuson?A．Individualaccomplishments. B．Hands-onchallenges.C．Academicperformance. D．Teamwork.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?A．Alargenumberofkidstakepartinthesciencefairs.B．It’snoteasytobequalifiedasamemberofthefinalists.C．Thejudgesaretoostrictwiththeparticipants.D．Thenation-widesciencefairsarewellorganized.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionhasanincreasingimpact.B．Middleschoolstudentsprefertochallengeeachother.C．StudentscanlearnmorenewskillsfromtheBroadcomMASTERS.D．ThesciencefairswillbecompletelyreplacedbytheBroadcomMASTERS.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LearningtoTakeonScientificChallengesB．OutstandingStudentsarePubliclyHonoredC．BringingIndividualPotentialtoaTeamOpportunityD．TheScienceFair:APlatformWhereStudents’DreamsTakeoff第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Itwasthesummerofmyfreshmanyearofcollege.Insteadofheadinghomeforanicelong1,myfriendsandIhaddecidedto2

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thatoneisloved;lovedforoneself,orbetteryet,loveddespiteoneself.”Itwasthatgiftofhappinessthatmyparentsgavemethatafternoonandeverydayofmylife.1、A．journey B．term C．break D．way2、A．leave B．stay C．relax D．travel3、A．rented B．bought C．painted D．repaired4、A．made B．changed C．jammed D．hidden5、A．wish B．pleasure C．experiment D．a(chǎn)dventure6、A．exciting B．boring C．a(chǎn)stonishing D．moving7、A．a(chǎn)nyway B．though C．therefore D．instead8、A．headache B．loneliness C．satisfaction D．homesickness9、A．forgettingabout B．relyingon C．thinkingof D．referringto10、A．special B．terrible C．specific D．difficult11、A．gaveup B．hadtroublein C．putoff D．tookpridein12、A．frozen B．prepared C．tasted D．kept13、A．laughter B．scream C．whistle D．sigh14、A．less B．more C．worse D．better15、A．minds B．dreams C．spirits D．thoughts16、A．kick B．hit C．crash D．knock17、A．disappointed B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged18、A．hungry B．open C．sick D．gentle19、A．makingup B．gettingup C．catchingup D．takingup20、A．sign B．chance C．secret D．belief第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Alibabafounder,JackMagraduatedfromtheHangzhouTeacher’sInstitutein1988withamajorinEnglishlanguageeducation,andwentontoteachatanotheruniversityinthecityHegaveup1．universityteachingjobafter2．（discover）theInternetMabecameexcited3．theInternetduringavisittotheUnitedStatesin1995andwantedtofindaway4．（bring）theonlineworldtoChinaIn1999,hepersuadedfriendstogivehim$60,000tostartane-commercefirmcalledAlibabaSeeinganopportunityforsmallbusinessestobuyandselltheirgoodsonline,hestartedAlibaba,firstlyrunningthecompanyoutofhisapartmentinthe5．（east）cityofHangzhouAlibabaGroupincludesTmallcomforbusiness-to-consumertradeandTaobao,China’s6．（popular）onlineconsumermarketplacewithhundredsofmillionsofproductsandserviceslistedNowthecompanyis7．InternetgiantandMa—aformerEnglishteacher---isamongChina’smostsuper-richOnhislongroadtoriches,JackMasayshis8．（inspire）hasbeenthefilmcharacterForrestGump“IlikethatguyI9．（watch）thatmovieabout10times,”hesaidinaninterviewwithCNBC．“EverytimeIgetfrustrated,Iwatchthatmovie”MasaidthelessonhelearnedfromthefilmfeaturingTomHankswas10．“nomatterwhatchanges,youareyouI’mstilltheguyIwas15yearsagowhenIearned$20amonth第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。OnJanuary5th,studentsinourschoolvisitedRobotWorld,whichwesawagreatdiversityofrobot、Itwasamazedtofindthoserobotscoulddoagreatnumberofthingsjustlikerealpeople,includingplayingchess,playingpianoanddrawingpictures、What’smore,therobotswereindifferentkindsandshapes,whichmadeusenjoyable、Inaddition,thatexcitedmemostwastheshowgivenbyagroupofrobots、Theydancedjustasiftheyaredancersonthestage、ByvisitingRobotWorld,Ihavelearnedalotofaboutrobots,especialabouttheirfunctionsandshapes、ThegreathumanwisdomisS0powerfulthatitmakeusfeelmorecomfortableliveintheworld、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校外教Mr.Brown春節(jié)期間看到鄰居房門上的福字是倒著貼的，感到很好奇，寫信向你詢問此事。請你給他回一封信，介紹福字倒貼的原因和這一傳統(tǒng)的寓意，同時邀請他高考后來你家過端午節(jié)。參考詞匯：端午節(jié)theDragonBoatFestival；福字thecha