湖南省瀏陽一中、株洲二中等湘東五校2024-2025學(xué)年高三下期中考試英語試題理試題含解析

湖南省瀏陽一中、株洲二中等湘東五校2024-2025學(xué)年高三下期中考試英語試題理試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever2．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant3．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept4．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing5．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．a(chǎn)ccompaniedC．established D．identified6．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound7．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.8．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．a(chǎn)pplaud D．satisfy9．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto10．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade11．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked12．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.13．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold14．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot15．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized16．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon17．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof18．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict19．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for20．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall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）Nearly300mileslong,upto18milesacrossand4000vertical（垂直的）feetdown,the8thnewwonder:thesplendidGrandCanyon（峽谷）.Viewingitsglory,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltcalledtheGrandCanyon"anaturalwonder，absolutelyunparalleled（無比的）throughouttherestoftheworld".HeurgedAmericanstopreservewhathedescribedasthe"wonderfulgreatness,thenobleness,thegreatlonelinessandthebeautyofthecanyon".Morethanahundredyearslater,it'sstilleasytoseewhyalmost5millionannualvisitorscalltheGrandCanyonawonder.Thecanyonstretchesasfarastheeyecansee.Some5or6millionyearsago,theColoradoRiverrushedthroughthisland,carvingoutthemassivecanyonweseetoday,exposingevenolderlayersofrockpreviouslyburied.Geologistssaysomeare2,000millionyearsold.NativeAmericanswerethefirstpeopletomaketheserockywallsastheirhomesabout12,000yearsago.TodaytheHualapiandHavasupaiIndianslivedeepinthecanyon,balancingage-oldtraditionswithmodernity.Therearenoroadstothisvillage;mulescarrythemailhere.Butatthesametime,thetribesaredesigningaskywalkthatpromisesanexcellentviewoverthecanyonearlynextyear.Thebaldeagle,wildandendangeredAmericaniconisanotherlongtimeresidentoftheGrandCanyon.1、Itwas___thatrushedthroughthelandandthentheGrandCanyoncameintobeingA．theNileRiverB．theColoradoRiverC．theRiverofBabylonD．theAmazonRiver2、Thetribeslivinginthecanyonarebuilding___.A．a(chǎn)roadB．a(chǎn)bridgeC．a(chǎn)skywalkD．a(chǎn)railway3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebaldeagleisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thebaldeagleisbecomingendangered.B．ThebaldeaglehaslivedintheGrandCanyonforalongtime.C．TheAmericaniconisthebaldeagle.D．Thebaldeagleisakindoftamebird.4、Thepassagemainlyintroduces___.A．theArizonaplains.B．thebaldeagleC．theColoradoRiverD．the8thnewwonderoftheworld:theGrandCanyon22．（8分）China'shealthandeducationauthoritiesonMondayrequiredthecountry'sschoolstoestablishsystemstoreportHIV/AIDSinfectioncasesinstudents．TheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommissionandtheMinistryofEducationsaidinajointcircularthatinfectionsofthevirusamongyoungstudentssawamarkedriseinrecentyears，asignofproblemsineducationandstudents'awarenessaboutHIV/AIDSprevention．Thetwoauthoritiesrequiredlocalhealthandeducationagenciestoimproveawarenessatschoolsandcalledforestablishmentofaninfectionreportingsystemandregularconsultationmechanismtoanalyzethecauseofinfectionsandformulatecountermeasures．Thecircularalsourgedproperprotectionofinfectedstudents'privacy．StudentsinsecondaryschoolsandoldershouldattendspecialclassesonHIV/AIDSpreventionfocusedonpreventionofunsafebehavioraswellassexualresponsibilityandmorality，thecircularsaid．Italsopledgedfinancialsupportforvolunteerservices．ThecircularsaidHIV/AIDSvoluntarycounsellingandtestingservicesshouldbeimprovedandschoolsshouldencouragestudentswithriskybehaviorstousetheservices．1、whatdoestheunderlinedword"circular"inthesecondparagraphmean？______A．round． B．noticeC．a(chǎn)dvertisements D．news2、Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat______．A．StudentshavefullyrealizedthemeaningofHIV/AIDS．B．China'shealthandeducationauthoritiespaylittleattentiontoHIV/AIDSissuesinChinesestudents．C．students'awarenessaboutHIV/AIDSshouldbegreatlyimproved．D．HIV/AIDSinfectioncasesinstudentshavedrawnnoconcernamongstudents．3、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A．callforreportsonstudentswithHIV．B．publicconcernsaboutHIV/AIDSinfection．C．volunteerservicesforHIV/AIDSinfectioncases．D．toignoreHIV/AIDSinfectioncasesiswrong．23．（8分）Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpectedaboutmovingbackhome—theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However”,thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby________.A．cause B．defeatC．a(chǎn)rise D．a(chǎn)llow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.5、Whatisthesideeffectoftheboomerangchildrenphenomenon?A．Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.B．Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.C．Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.D．Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.24．（8分）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．25．（10分）Here’sadviceonwheretofindjobapplications.CompanyWebsitesIfyouareinterestedinworkingforaparticularcompany,visittheirwebsite.Careerinformationisusuallylistedinthe“Careers”orthe“AboutUs”sectionofthesite.Often,youwillbeabletoapplyforallcompanypositionsdirectlyfromthewebsiteJobBoardsandEnginesIfyouaren’tsurewhatcompanyyouwanttoworkfor,youcanlookforjobapplicationsonjobboardsandjobsearchengines.Thesecontainjoblistingsforpositionsatmanydifferentcompanies.Sometimesyouhavetogotothecompanywebsitetofilloutajobapplication.Atothertimes,youcanapplydirectlyonthesearchengineorjobboard.

InPersonApplyingforajobinpersonisalittledifferentthanapplyingforemploymentonline.It’snotascomplicated,butyouwillneedtobepreparedtoapplyandinterviewonthespot.Youhavetomakesureyoudressprofessionally,andbringallthematerialsyouneed.Belowisalistofsampleemploymentapplicationsandclicktofindwhatyouwant.1、Ifyouwanttolandajobinacertaincompany,you’dbetter.A．visitCompanyWebsitesB．call“AboutUs”sectionC．visitJobBoardsandEnginesD．lookforajobapplicationformfirst2、Whatisspecialaboutapplyingforajobinperson?A．Itneedsmorecomplicatedprograms.B．1tcallsforaninterviewonthespot.C．Itneedsalltheapplicationmaterialshandedin.D．Itrequirestheemployeetowearabeautifuldress.3、Wherecanyoufindthetext?A．Inamagazine.B．Inatextbook.C．Ontheinternet.D．Inaposter.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Ihadtovisitmysisterinanothertownbecauseherhusbandwasveryill.Mywhole1couldn’tgobecauseschoolwasinsession.Mychildrenstayedbackintheirfather’s2,exceptfortheyoungest,whowasjustayearold.Iwas3abouttakingatrainjourneyalonewithmyone-year-olddaughter.However,IknewIhadtogo.SoIgatheredallmycourageand4thetrain.Afterwavinggoodbyetomyhusband,Isettleddown.Therewerethreeother5inthatcarriage,andtwoofthemwerequiteelderly,whileonewasayoungman.Mydaughterwas6,missingherdad.Itriedto7her,butitdidn’twork.Itriedgivingherwaterandsomebiscuits,buthercryingwouldn’t8.Bythistime,Iwasgettingworriedaboutthe9beingcausedtotheothers.Oneoftheoldmenwasdozing(打瞌睡),buttheotherseemedtobecomevery10.ButhowevermuchItried,thesobbingcontinued.Justthen,theyoungmanofferedtotakemybabyintohis11.Hestoodwithhernearthewindowandstarted12toherinasoftvoice.Mydaughterstoppedcrying13,listeningtohisbabytalk.Iwasbothsurprisedand14,especiallybecausetheunhappyoldmanwasnowhappilyreadinghisbook.Thestranger15mydaughterbackonceshefellasleep.Ithankedthe16workerrepeatedlyandsettleddownto17.Duringthelongtrainjourneythisyoungman18helpedme.Hefedmybaby,sangtoherandtoldhercountlessstories.Iarrivedatmy19restedandgratefulforthismanwhohadcometomy20.Aftersomanyyears,Istillrememberthisstrangeronthetrainwithagratefulheart.1、A．communityB．companyC．classD．family2、A．troubleB．protectionC．careD．need3、A．nervousB．happyC．lonelyD．excited4、A．boardedB．tellC．spottedD．signed5、A．conductorsB．passengersC．visitorsD．mothers6、A．laughingB．shoutingC．tremblingD．crying7、A．trickB．frightenC．comfortD．hug8、A．stopB．continueC．spreadD．rise9、A．upsetB．a(chǎn)nnoyanceC．unhappinessD．poverty10、A．stupidB．quietC．a(chǎn)ngryD．satisfied11、A．toysB．a(chǎn)rmsC．carD．consideration12、A．talkingB．screamingC．a(chǎn)rguingD．explaining13、A．hardlyB．unwillinglyC．slowlyD．lightly14、A．shockedB．relievedC．embarrassedD．worried15、A．presentedB．movedC．broughtD．handed16、A．funB．successC．wonderD．a(chǎn)rt17、A．restB．playC．eatD．drink18、A．continuouslyB．seldomC．consciouslyD．secretly19、A．homeB．destinationC．hospitalD．a(chǎn)irport20、A．recoveryB．resolutionC．requirementD．rescue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）Agirl1．(name)DinawasborninCaliforniain2．After3．(graduate)fromuniversityin1954,sheworkedatachildren’shospitalinKentuckyforseveralyearsHowever,herinterestinanimalsinspiredher4．(take)herfirststeptowardsherfutureworkIn1966,shewenttoAfricatostudyraremountaingorillasEventhoughsomeofthegorillaswerequitedangerous,thisdidn'tnotdiscourageherSheshowedgreat5．(devote)toherworkandlovedtotellpeopleaboutgorillasDinawasanoutgoingandkindpersonandhadtheabilitytogainvaluabledataabouttheirlivesbybecominga6．(company)tothemShewroteabookaboutthegorillasshehadlived7．Itisthankstoherresearch8．wenowknowmoreaboutmountaingorillasHerloveforthegorillasteachespeopleaboutdangerstheseanimals9．(face)withNowtheyareprotectedbygovernmentsandvariousorganizations10．herwork,therewouldbeveryfewmountaingorillaslefttodayShehasreceivedworld’s11．(famous)aroundtheworldandisnowregardedasoneoftheheroesofthe20thcentury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）假定英語課上英語老師要求同桌之間互相修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在該詞下面寫出該加的詞。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。DearBob,I’msorrytotellyouthatIcannotgotothebookstorewithyouonthisSunday,becausesomethingunluckyoccurredtomeinthePEclassyesterday、IwasplayingbasketballwithmyfriendswhileIjumpedh