2024屆湖南衡陽常寧市第五中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末考試模擬試題含解析

2024屆湖南衡陽常寧市第五中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末考試模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone2．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which3．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout4．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven5．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle6．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever7．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual8．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly9．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome10．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase11．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith12．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．where13．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie14．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking15．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto16．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake17．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure18．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen19．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun20．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked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）PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing(引用)areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.1、WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.C．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.D．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.2、DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.A．entertainLondoners. B．solveaworldproblem.C．designaproductforsale. D．protectanimalslikepigeons.3、WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A．Becausetheyaretooexpensive. B．Becausetheyflytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden. D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CleanairinLondon. B．London’sdirtysecret.C．London’snewpollutionfighter. D．CausesofairpollutioninLondon.22．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵觸的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhenhehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.1、What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.2、Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic’’inparagraph3mean?A．Wise. B．Practical. C．Silly. D．Special.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss,youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.23．（8分）ChildrenandYouthSidewalkSaleYoungpeopleareburstingwithartisticenergy.TheChildrenandYouthSidewalkSale(CYSS)oftheCentralPennsylvaniaFestivaloftheArtsisafunwayforboysandgirlstoexpressthemselvesvisually.Itfocusesonencouragingthecreativegrowthofyoungpeople,believingtheycandeveloptheirartisticpotentialthroughpersonalexpressioninindividualoriginalobjects.CYSSisahighlightofChildrenandYouthDay,Wednesday,July12,2018.Thisdayfeaturesperformancesforandbyyoungpeople,artandcraftworkshopsanddemonstrations.Allartistsmusthebetweentheagesof8and18andliveorhaverelativeslivinginanyofthecentrallylocatedPennsylvaniacountiestoparticipate.Allartworksmustbeoriginalandage-appropriatefortheevent’saudience,mostofwhomareunder18.Thesalesofworkmadefromsmallanimalsandthesalesoffoodareprohibited.Acompletelistingoftherulescanbefoundintheapplication.Pleasereviewtherulescarefullyastheymayhavechangedsinceyoulastparticipatedintheevent.Artistsmustpersonallybepresentduringtheentireclay.Representatives,includingfamilymembers,maynotattendinplaceoftheartist.HowtoEnter1.Completebothsidesoftheentryform.Aparentsignatureisrequired.2.Onaseparatesheet,provideabriefdescriptionoftheartworkandthematerialsused.Donotsendsamples;theycannotbereturned.3.Encloseatleastonephotographofyourwork.4.MailapplicationandphotoofyourworktoP.O.Box1023,CentralPennsylvaniaFestivaloftheArts.1、What’stheaimofCYSS?A．Toteachyoungpeopletodeveloptheirinterestinarts.B．Tohelpyoungpeoplegetsomeextramoneyfortheirwork.C．Togetyoungpeopletodeveloptheirartisticpotential.D．Toimprovetheperformingskillsofyoungpeople.2、What’sthefeatureofChildrenandYouthDay?A．Alltheartworksareoriginalandproperforyoungpeople.B．Mostoftheartworksarefocusedonanimalprotection.C．TheparticipantsmustberesidentsofcentralPennsylvania.D．Thesalesofartworksaboutanimalsarenotallowed.3、Whichofthefollowingisrequiredforapplication?A．Asampleoftheapplicant’sartwork.B．Areturnenvelopewithstampsonit.C．Detaileddescriptionoftheartwork.D．Thesignatureoftheapplicant’sparent.24．（8分）PanamaCity，PanamaForbeachvacationsthatgetyououtoftownandinviteyouandyourfamilytodiveintoculture，consideratriptoPanamaCity．Here，youwillenjoybeachesandcityexploring．BookyourstayattheWestinPlayaBonita，whereyoucanbookaroomstartingat﹩222anight．Therearevariousprograms，includingbeachOlympics，stargazing（天體觀察）andSpanishlessons．Jupiter，F(xiàn)loridaThisplaceoffersyouqualitytimeyoucanspendwithyourlovedones．BookyourstayatJupiterBeachResort&Spa，withratesforafamilyoffourstartingat﹩207anight．Here，youcanshootbasketsatthebasketballcourts，takeadipinthepoolorteachyourchildrenbeachyoga．SanDiego，CaliforniaTheWestCoastisagreatspotforcheapbeachvacations，sotellyourfamilytopacktheirbagsforavisittoSanDiego．Acheap﹩10UberridefromtheairportwillhaveyoupullinguptheKonaKaiResort&Spa．Here，afamilyoffourcanstayinaDeluxeGuestRoomstartingat﹩159pernight．Yourkidscanpracticecannonballsatthepoolafteravisittotheworld﹣famousSanDiegoZoo．KiheiMaui，HawaiiForWestCoasterswhoaregrowingboredwiththeirbackyard，flytotheislandsofHawaii．StayattheAstonattheMauiBanyan，withachargeof﹩179anightforafamilyoffour．Here，you'llwitnesssomeofthebestsunsetsofyourlifewhileyourkidssplash（戲水）inthePacific，Andifyou'resetoncookingafancymeal，you'llenjoysuitesthatcomewithafullkitchen．1、Whichofthefollowingchargesyouleastanight？A．TheAstonattheMauiBanyan．B．TheWestinPlayaBonita．C．TheKonaKaiResort&Spa．D．JupiterBeachResort&Spa．2、WhatcanyoudoattheAstonattheMauiBanyan？A．Admirebeautifulsunsets．B．Visitaworld﹣famouszoo．C．Observefantasticstars．D．Playsomebeachsports．3、Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourdestinations？A．Theyallofferroomswithafullkitchen．B．Theyareallintendedforfamilytrips．C．Theyallpickupvisitorsfromtheairport．D．Theyallprovidebikeridingonthebeach．25．（10分）Seattle’sPikePlaceMarketstretchesforfourcityblocks.Itincludesacollectionofoldbuildings,bunchesofstallsandstreetmusiciansandaftersthatdrawbothlocalsandvisitors.Thethemedmarketwakesupeachdayat5:00a.m.Amongthefirsttoarriveareflower

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andfishmongers(小販)likeJasonScott.Mystandisknownforitstraditionofthrowingfishbeforewrappingitupforacustomer.IcamebackoutofhighschoolandI’vebeenhereeversince.I’m46now.ManyPikePlaceMarketstoresarefamily-runandhavebeenaroundforgenerations.Russian-speakingimmigrantsopenedPiroshkybakery25yearsago.NotalotofpeopleunderstandwhatPiroshkyis.Peoplethinksometimesit’salastname,sowedohavetoeducatepeoplealot.IfyougotoRussiaandyougotoamarketlikethis,youcouldhearthelatestscreamout-Piroshky,Piroshkyandthat’swhywecallitPiroshky.NexttoPiroshkyisaChinesebakerycalledMeeSum

pastry.It’sownedbythethirdgenerationoftheFongfamily.Theycalltheirsignaturepastry,thebestandbiggestcombos(套餐)intowns.LikeChinesehamburger,youcanputchickenorpuppykibbleorcrispyevenvegetableinit.Butinthis

sprawling(無序擴(kuò)展的)market,oneofthemostunusualplacesisn’tafoodorcraftstall.It’sthegumwallwherepeoplecansticktheirtinychewedup

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onaroll.Apparently,theydon’tgiveitmuchthought,tryingtobeoriginal.Thisgumwallstartedabout20yearsagowhenthetheateraskedpeoplenottobringguminsidebecausetheydidn’twantitundertheseats,sopeoplewouldputgumupontheoutside.Marketofficials

initiallytriedtoclearthestickystuffoffthewall,butnewgumalwaysreappearedsotheyfinallygaveup.Thegumwallquicklybecameatouristattraction.Andjustlikethat,thegumwallturnedintoanattraction,highlightingamoreunusualsideofSeattlethatlocalsandvisitorslove.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSeattle’sPikePlaceMarket?A．It’ssmallanddelicate. B．It’stidyandinorder.C．It’sspecialandattractive. D．It’smodernandnew.2、WhatisPiroshky?A．ARussian-speakingimmigrant. B．Akindofbakedpies.C．People’slastname. D．AChinesebakery.3、Howdoesthewriterfindthegumwall?A．Itshouldbeclearedaway.B．ItshowsthespecialsideofSeattle.C．Itismadeonpurpose.D．Itresultedfromthemarketofficials’wrongdecision.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）Thestagelightsdimmed,andItookaquicklookfrombehindtheheavyblackcurtainsintotheaudience.Blindedbythelights,Iquickly1.Itseemsthatagreatnumberofeyeswerelookingatme.Itookadeep2asthemusicofmydancebegantoplay.Ienteredthestageandbeganmy3,thegraduationtestoftheclassicalIndiandance.Afteradecadeoflearningthisartform,Ihad4beenconsideredreadytotakeonthemostdifficultact.Thetestisthemostimportanteventinadancer’slifeasitpays5toallthefactorsinone’slifethat6thedanceform:one’scultureandfamily.Theperformanceisundertakenonlybythemost7anddeterminedstudents.Itisadifficultprocessthatrequiresmuch8.Formorethansixmonths,Ispenttwotothreehourseveryday9thesedances.Manytimes,I10myselftomyphysicalandmentalbreakingpoint,butstillIwouldnotstop.Icouldnotgiveup.Therewasalwayssomuchmoretodoandsomuchmoreto11.I12alotaboutmyselfinthosetiringhours.IlearnedthatIwasfartoo13togiveup,andIwastooproudtoprovemyself14afterIhadsetanunrealisticgoal.Evenwithphysicalpainandmental15,Iforcedmyselftomeetmy16.EvenwhenIwasattheendofmy17,therewasalwayssomethingdrivingmeon,forcingmenottogiveup.Fortunately,Imadeit.WhatIhaddone18thesuccess.ItwasinthosehoursthatIlearnedwhatadancer19is.ThosetimewasevidencethatIcould20somethingIsetouttodo.1、A．pulledback B．setoff C．reachedout D．brokeaway2、A．sleep B．thought C．breath D．sorrow3、A．career B．a(chǎn)ttempt C．response D．performance4、A．easily B．eventually C．a(chǎn)bsolutely D．desperately5、A．debt B．visit C．interest D．respect6、A．develop B．rescue C．introduce D．promote7、A．focused B．beautiful C．intelligent D．considerate8、A．talent B．strength C．commitment D．comprehension9、A．recording B．practicing C．discussing D．designing10、A．a(chǎn)pplied B．a(chǎn)ddicted C．treated D．pushed11、A．forget B．design C．learn D．research12、A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．discovered C．controlled D．undertook13、A．brilliant B．brave C．stubborn D．discourage14、A．wrong B．nervous C．frightened D．careless15、A．function B．a(chǎn)ction C．level D．stress16、A．budget B．expectation C．expense D．deadline17、A．limit B．purpose C．preparation D．destination18、A．increased B．deserved C．expanded D．exposed19、A．completely B．chiefly C．truly D．originally20、A．change B．supply C．explain D．a(chǎn)ccomplish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）In1982,July1stwasofficiallyestablishedasCanadaDay.Variouseventsareorganizedonthisday,1．(include)parades,concerts,festivalsandfireworkdisplays,2．gatherCanadiansofallagesacrossthecountry.CanadaDayistheyear’sbiggestnationalparty.Canada’snationalflagcanbeseeneverywhereandmanypeoplehavetheirfaces3．(paint)redandwhite,whichareCanada’snationalcolors.The4．(celebrate)inOttawa,Canada’scapitalcity,areespeciallygrandandexciting.InQuebec,manypeoplespendCanadaDay5．(move)fromonehousetoanother.SoinQuebec,CanadaDayisalsoknown6．MovingDay.Manyorganizations,businessesandstoresareclosedonthisday.Onlysomebookstores,hospitalsandgasstationsmaybeopen.Postofficesareclosed,too.AsCanadaDay7．(fall)duringtheCanadiansummerholidays,allschoolsareclosedaswell.Insomeareas,specialservices8．(provide)forlargeevents.TheCanadiansenjoy9．(they)tothefullonthisday.Theonlyproblemis10．theconcerts,paradesandfestivalsmaycausetrafficjamsinsomemajorcities.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。Lastyear,ZhangPingyupaidvisittoLondon、Worriedaboutthetimeavailable,ZhangPingyuhadmadealistofthesiteshewantedtosee、ItwastheTowerwhichshevisitedfirst、Fancy!Thissolidstone,squaretowerhadbeenremainedstandingforonethousandyears、Manynewbuildingshadexpandedaroundit、Therefore,itwasstillpartofaroyalpalaceandprisoncombined、TherefollowedStPaul’sCathedralbuiltaftertheterriblefireofLondonin1666、Itlookedsplendidlywhenfirstbuilt、WestminsterAbbey,too,wasveryinteresting、Thenjustashecameoutoftheabbey,PingyuheardthefamoussoundoftheclockBigBen,ringoutthehour、ThenextdayPingyuwasleavingLondontoWindsorCastle、“PerhapsIwillseetheQueen？”shewonderedasshefallasleep、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華。你的兩位朋友Tom與Peter幾天前產(chǎn)生了誤會。Peter的生日即將來臨，Tom想送他一個禮物來緩和關(guān)系，修復(fù)友情，特地發(fā)來郵件尋求你的建議。請你根據(jù)以下要點給Tom回一封郵件：1、禮物選擇；2、你的理由；3、其他建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearTom,I’mgladtohearthatyouareconsideringmakingupwithPeter.________