湖北省荊州市2024年英語高三第一學期期末聯(lián)考試題含解析

湖北省荊州市2024年英語高三第一學期期末聯(lián)考試題考生請注意：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．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed2．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported3．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering4．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling5．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live6．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat7．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed8．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline9．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed10．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that11．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned12．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold13．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast14．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.15．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because16．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion17．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans18．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent19．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown20．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises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）ESciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(誘惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（學科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox(非常規(guī)的),andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB．demonstratethevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis.B．Itsconvincingpoints.C．Itsclearwriting.D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3、Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Critical.4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Problemswiththebook.B．Brooks’slifeexperience.C．Deathofthecharacters.D．Brooks’stranslationskills.22．（8分）IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲學).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacks(缺點)ofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．a(chǎn)ttractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______.A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmerica B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesterners D．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture23．（8分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos(自尊心)arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcritiquedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategiesofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing(評估)theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontextofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldleadthemtodosomethingdifficult—orunpleasant.1、TheauthorimpliesinParagraph1thatpeopleshould________.A．becautiouswhengivingadviceB．besatisfiedwithwhathehasC．offerconstructivecriticismD．carelessaboutothers2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtodefendthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveinit.B．Theyknewitwasjustanexperiment.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tlikethewaytheyweretreated.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency24．（8分）IfyoulookontheInternet,youwillseethatalmosteverydayoftheyearcelebratessomekindoffood.These“holidays”havebecomeverypopularacrosstheUnitedStates.Theygivepeopleachancetoenjoysomethingtheymightnoteatnormally,likeNationalOnion(洋蔥)RingDay,forexample.Foodholidaysalsogiverestaurantsandotherbusinessesachancetopromotetheirproducts.ButwheredidtheseAmerican“holidays”comefrom?ManyaretheinventionofanAlabamaman,John-BryanHopkins.HewritesaboutfoodforhisFoodimentary.comwebsite.HopkinstoldTimemagazinethatwhenhebeganhissitein2006,therewereonly175“holidays.”“Ifilledintherest,”hesaid.TheNationalDayCalendarhasalistofallthedifferentfoodandnon-foodrelated“holidays.”Inthepast,thewebsiteusedtoletanyonecreatetheirownday—foraprice.Butnow,thesiteonlyacceptsrequestsfrombusinessesandotherorganizations.Whilesomefood“holidays”areindeedmade-up,manyhavehistoricalroots.Forexample,NationalBeerDayonApril7markstheendofaU.S.banontheproduction,transport,importandsaleofalcoholicdrinks.Thebanlastedfrom1920until1933.TheSalvationArmy,aChristiangroup,launchedU.S.NationalDoughnutDayonJune1,1938.ItwasmeanttohonorwomenwhoservedsoldiersdoughnutsduringWorldWarI.Butnoteveryonelikesfoodholidays.BethanyJeanClementisafoodwriterfortheSeattleTimesnewspaper.Shewrote,“Igetthatsomepeoplemightbeexcitedby,say,NationalDoughnutDay.Butyoureallycanhaveadoughnutanydayyouwant!”TaviJuarez,alsoofFoodimentary.com,thinksnationalfoodholidaysareheretostay.ShetoldtheSeattleTimes,“Inmymodestopinion,Ibelievethatfoodholidayswillcontinuetogrowinpopularityonlinebecausethere’salotofnegativity(消極)outthere.Whynotchoosetocelebratefoodinstead?”1、Whydoesthewebsiteacceptothers’ownday?A．Topromotetraditionalfood.B．Tomakemoney.C．Tocreatenewholidays.D．Toattractmoreviewers.2、WhatisNationalBeerDayrelatedto?A．Law.B．War.C．Right.D．Custom.3、Whodislikesfoodholidays?A．John-BryanHopkins.B．TheSalvationArmy.C．BethanyJeanClement.D．TaviJuarez.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．GoodChancestoEnjoyParticularFoods.B．TraditionalAmericanFoodsontheInternet.C．TricksofBusinesses:PromotionofProducts.D．NationalFoodDays:AnAmericanTradition.25．（10分）ResearcherswiththeUniversityofCambridgesaytheyhavethefirstrealevidenceofanewstateofmatter,some40yearsafteritwasfirsttheorized.Knownas“quantumspinliquid(量子旋轉(zhuǎn)水)”,thematterstatecausesnormallyunbreakableelectronstobreakintopiecescalled“Majoranafermions.”Thesefermionsareanimportantdiscovery.Physicistsbelievethematerialisvitaltofurtherdevelopquantumcomputing.ComputersemployingMajoranafemuonswouldbeabletocarryoutcalculationsbeyondthescaleofmoderncomputersquickly,theysay.Quantumspinliquidexplainssomeoftheeccentricbehaviorsinsidemagnetic(磁性的)materials.Inthesematerials,theelectronsshouldbehavelikesmallbarmagnets,alladjustingtowardsmagneticnorthwhenamaterialiscooled.Butnotallmagneticmaterialsdothis—ifthematerialcontainsquantumspinliquid,theelectronsdon’talllineupandbecomeinvolved.“Untilrecently,wedidn’tevenknowwhattheexperimentalfingerprintsofaquantumspinliquidwouldlooklike,”researcherDr.DmitryKovrizhinsays.“Thatcreatedachallengefortheresearchers,sotheydecidedtoemployneutronscattering(神經(jīng)掃描)techniquestolookforevidenceofbreak”.Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.ThefeaturesmatchednearlyexactlywithquantumspinliquidmodelstheorizedbyphysicistPhilAndersonin1973.TheresultsoftheirbreakthroughwerethenpublishedinthescientificjournalNatureMaterialsonMonday.Don’tgettooexcitedjustyetonitsapplications,though.Kovirzhin’sworkisonlythebeginningandaswe’veseenwithquantumcomputingthereisalotofworktobedone.Butit’sstillexcitingregardless.“It’sanimportantstepforourunderstandingofquantummatter,”Kovrizhinsays.“It’sfuntohaveanothernewquantumstatethatwe’veneverseenbefore—itpresentsuswithnewpossibilitiestotrynewthings.”1、Whatcanwelearnabout“Majoranafermion”accordingtoParagraph2?A．Itisanimportantdiscovery40yearsago.B．ItisasurprisingtheoryraisedbyPhilAnderson.C．Itisakeypieceindevelopingquantumcomputer.D．Itisanunbreakableelectronsemployingcomputer.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“eccentric”inParagraph3?A．Strange.B．Complex.C．Permanent.D．Obvious.3、Howdidtheresearchersmakethebreakthrough?A．Byadjustingmagneticmaterials.B．Byusingneutronscatteringtechniques.C．Byrepeatingmathscalculations.D．Bychangingelectronicstructure.4、Whatistheauthor’stoneaboutthefutureofquantummatter?A．Negative.B．Doubtful.C．Indifferent.D．Optimistic.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）AWonderfulChristmasGiftAnnandhermotherhadlivedinasmallcottageaslongasAnncould．Christmaswassoclose．AnnwishedshecouldgetanewwithlaceasawonderfulChristmasgift．ButAnndidnotwanttoaskherMomforanewdress．Sheknewhowhardhermomworkedtobothendsmeet．Maybeshecouldmakea—maybeSantaClauswouldcome…ItwasnotjustgiftthatAnn．Itwashermother．Nowadaysshewasworkingovertimeandlookedandwornout．ThedayspassedandsoonitwasChristmasEve．Annwenttobedwithaheart．Sheknewthattherewouldbegiftsforher．Ring…．Ring…Annjumped，hearingalarm．Shesuddenlyrememberedit’sChristmasday．Withoutmuchhopeshelookedtherewereanygiftsforher．Wonderofwonders!Therelayabeautifulpacketwitharedribbon．Annopenedthepackage．Itwasaprettyfrockwithattractivelace．Thematerialwassoftandsilkythehardmaterialofthedressessheusuallywore．Shecheckedthegiftcarefullytowhogaveherthefrock．Suddenlyasmallpieceofpaperfellout．Annstartedtoreadthenote．“DearAnn，Thisfrockisgiftedtoyouforbeingagoodgirl．Hopeyoucontinuetodogoodthingsandhelpyourmother．Yours，SantaClaus”Annfeltthattherewassomethingaboutthisnote．Shethenotecarefully.Thenitstruckher．Sherealizedthisishermother's．Hermotherhadworkedovertimetomoneytobuythisexpensivesift．Annwashappybeyond．SheknewthatsheisthegirltohavesuchawonderfulmotherasawonderfulChristmasgift.1、A．remember B．imagine C．think D．speak2、A．packet B．hat C．doll D．dress3、A．earn B．make C．put D．get4、A．promise B．decision C．plan D．wish5、A．worried B．discouraged C．a(chǎn)shamed D．surprised6、A．happy B．energetic C．pale D．miserable7、A．1ight B．heavy C．tired D．cheering8、A．few B．some C．no D．a(chǎn)ny9、A．if B．though C．a(chǎn)s D．because10、A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．tied C．packed D．carried11、A．patientlyB．calmly C．excitedly D．quietly12、A．1ike B．unlike C．dislike D．1ikely13、A．pointoutB．bringout C．handout D．findout14、A．carelesslyB．nervouslyC．eagerly D．disappointedly15、A．familiarB．similar C．strange D．unique16、A．1ookedinto B．madeuseof C．wrotedown D．tookaway17、A．dress B．handwriting C．note D．packet18、A．offer B．win C．spend D．save19、A．reachB．praise C．words D．power20、A．best B．poorest C．greatest D．luckiest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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Yourclassstartsin10minutes,butyoufindyourself1．(stick)intraffic.Don’tpanic.Withjustapressofabutton,yourcarwillliftoffthegroundandflytoschool.What’syour2．(impress)?Itseemslikesciencefiction,butitisn’t.Engineershavetaken3．theresearchofflyingcars,andtheyhavealreadyfound4．(solve)tomanyofthebigchallenges.Theypredictthatwe’llallbeusingthese5．(amaze)vehiclesoneday.AccordingtoCarTrendsMagazine,onemodel,6．ispartcarandpartplane,isgoingtobeonthemarketinthenot-so-distantfuture.Itwilllooklikearegularcarwhenit’sontheroad,butitswingswillunfoldwhenthedriver7．(decide)totaketothesky.And8．(operate)byacomputer,allcontrolswillbeautomatic(自動的).Imaginethis:You’llbedoingyourhomeworkwhileyourcarisgettingyoutoschool9．(safe).Andwhatdoesthisfuturedreamcarcost?Well,atfirstitwillbeaboutamilliondollars,butafterafewyears,you’llbeabletobuy10．for“only”$60,000.Don’tthrowawayyourolddriver’slicensejustyet!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10