常德市重點中學2023-2024學年高三最后一模英語試題含解析

常德市重點中學2023-2024學年高三最后一模英語試題注意事項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．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what2．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled3．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what4．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone5．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might6．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo7．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested8．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade9．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t10．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall11．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where12．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged13．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout14．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten15．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution16．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed17．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible18．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly19．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken20．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for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）It’strulyamazingwhenwegettocovernewsofpeoplewhosingle-handedlycreatesomethingtrulysignificant.JadavPayeng,amaninhismid-fifties,haschangedasandbar（沙洲）inthemiddleofariverinAssam,India,intoahugeforest.Hisworkofthepast30yearsisbeingrecognizedbytouristsandfilm-makers,theworldover.Mulai,aJadavisknownamonglocals,startedworkonthelandin19080.Aschemewaslaunchedatthattimebythesocialforestrydepartmentofthedistrict,involvingtheplantingoftreesononly200hectares.Theprojectwascompletedafter5yearsandallthelaborersleft,exceptMulai.Dedicatedtotheforest,hestayedonandsingle-handedlylookedafterthetrees,continuingtoplantmoreofthem.Eventually,theforestexpandedto550hectares.Thisisperhapstheworld’sbiggestforestinthemiddleofariver.Mulaisaysthere’spotentialtoextendthisevenfurtherto1,000hectares.Inspired,thedepartmenthasplannedtolaunchanotherplantationprogramthisyear.Theforestisnamed“MulaiKathoni”bythelocalpeople,meaningMulai’sforest.Itishometoseveralthousandsofvarietiesoftrees.Bambooalonecoversabout300hectares.Andit’snotjusttheplants,there’swildlifelivingintheretoo.Thereareaboutfourtigers,threerhinosandmorethanahundreddeer,rabbitsandapes.Thereareinnumerablevarietiesofbirdswhocallthisplacehome,aswell.Aherdofabout100elephantsvisittheplaceeveryyearforsixmonths.Mulailivesinasmallhutneartheforest,withhiswife,twosonsandadaughter.Hemakesalivingbysellingcowandbuffalomilk.IsupposepeoplesuchasMulaiareaninspirationtotheentireworld.Ifonemancanbuildaforest,it’samazingtothinkwhatwecanachieveifweworktogether.1、WhydidMulaistayinAssamafter1983?A．Toraisehisfamily.B．Toplantmoretrees.C．Tobuildahomeonthesandbar.D．Toprotecttheanimals.2、WhichwordscanbestdescribeMulaiaccordingtoparagraph2?A．Wise,far-sighted.B．Lucky,creativeC．Devoted,ambitious.D．Modest,easy-going.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．WildlifeinMulai’sForestB．IndiaStartsaPlantationProgramC．MoreEffortstoProtectOurForests.D．IndianManPlantsaWholeForestAlone.22．（8分）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.23．（8分）OnFriday,Germany'stelecomregulator(電信業(yè)管理者),theFederalNetworkAgency,announcedthatanumberofchildrenssmartwatches,designedforages5to12,canallowsomeonetoremotelytapintothewatchsmicrophoneandsecretlyspyfromremoteplaces.Theregulatorisn’tjustworriedaboutthepotentialofpeoplespyingonchildren-it'sworriedthedevices(設備)canbeusedtospyonanyone.AndinGermany,it'sillegaltorecordprivateconversationswithoutpermission."Accordingtoourinvestigations,parentswereusingthewatches,forexample,tolisteninontheirchildrenduringclass,saidFederalNetworkAgencyPresidentJochenHomanninastatement.Smartwatchesthatmakephonecalls,liketheAppleWatch,arelegalinGermany.Theproblemwithmanyofthechildren'ssmartwatches,however,isthatthedeviceshaveaclassicspyingfunction,similartoababymonitor,whichcanbeeasilyactivated(激活)justbyusinganapp.TheGermanregulatorissoseriousaboutdestroyingthesedevices.it'saskingcitizenstodocumentthewatches'destructionandfileevidenceonline.Oncethewatchesaredestroyed,theregulatorwillprovidea"certificateofdestruction,"confirmingthedeedwasdone.Thisisn'tthefirsttimetheFederalNetworkAgencytoldGermancitizenstodestroyaconsumerdevice.Theregulatoronceprohibitedthedoll"MyFriendCayla",whichwasfittedwithradiotransformingtechnologythatcouldallowchildrentobespiedon.Remindtechproducers:TheGermangovernmentwon'tjustbandevicesthatcanspyonanyone,they'lldemandthedevicesbedestroyedwithhammers(orwhatevermeansofdestructiononeprefers)—evenifthey'redolls.1、WhyistheFederalNetworkAgencyconcernedaboutchildren’ssmartwatches?A．Theyaretooexpensivetoafford.B．Theycan'tbeusedinremoteplaces.C．Theyareharmfultochildren'shealth.D．Theycanbeusedtowatchanyoneinsecret.2、Howcanasmartwatchspyingfunctionbeperformed?A．Byusinganapp.B．Byusingababymonitor.C．Byfixingadevice.D．Bydownloadingsoftware.3、Whatwillcitizensgetafterdestroyingthewatches?A．Adocument.B．Adoll.C．Acertificate.D．Aprize.4、WhatcanweinferabouttheGermangovernment’sattitudetochildren’ssmartwatches?A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Acceptable.D．Unbearable.24．（8分）VancouverToursVancouverStanleyParkTourIfyouwanttoseethemajorsightsinVancouverandcomehomewithamazingphotographs,this3-hourphotographytouristhewaytogo.WalkthroughVancouver’stopsightseeinglocations;getguidanceonphotographybasicsandfindthebestspotstophotographthecity.FromStanleyPark’stotempolesandold-growthtreestothemostpopularbeachesanddiningspots,youleavewithbeautifulmementosofthecity.HistoricalChinatownWalkingTourExplorethecolorfulpastofCanada’soldestChinatown,inVictoria,BritishColumbia.Thisguidedwalkingtourwillleadyouthroughthestreetsandstoriedalliesofthehistoricneighborhood,asyourguidetellsyoutheinteresting,sometimessadtalesofthepeoplewhohelpedbuildthecityandshapeCanadaaswellasmodemChina.SmallGroupSeatoSkyTourTheSeatoSkyHighwayisoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulandcelebratedroadways.Youdon’thavetotakeyoureyesoffthesceneryonthissmallgrouptourbecausesomeoneelseisdoingthedriving.TourstopsincludeashorthiketoimpressiveShannonFalls,thegorgeousSeatoSkygondola,andaward-winningBritanniaMineMuseum.EagleViewingRiverFloatTourDresswarmlyunderablanketwithacupofhotchocolateforawinterfloatontheriver.Theareaisthewinterhabitatofbaldeagles,andthistripgivesyoutheopportunitytolearnaboutthebirdsasyoufloatthroughtheirarea.Aftertheboatride,returntodrylandjustintimeforafree,heartymealbeforeheadingbacktoVancouver.1、Inwhichtourwillyougetinstructioninphoto-taking?A．SmallGroupSeatoSkyTour.B．VancouverStanleyParkTour.C．EagleViewingRiverFloatTour.D．HistoricalChinatownWalkingTour.2、WhatwillyoudoontheChinatownWalkingTour?A．BuildmodernChina. B．Tellinterestingstories.C．Learnaboutitshistory. D．Enjoyboatsightseeing.3、WhichofthefollowingdoestheEagleViewingRiverFloatTourprovide?A．Afreeeaglehunt. B．Afreeandheartymeal.C．Ahikeinthewoods. D．Acupofblackcoffee.25．（10分）“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook--andhencefeel--happierencouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherwords,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalonesthatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround-isawell-establishedidea.Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherfaceasiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwith-software,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown.Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited(招募)21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompleted,theparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteersemotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.“Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,”saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappy,whatharmisitdoing?”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulateduncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”1、What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?A．Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.B．Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.C．Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.D．Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?A．Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.B．Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelhappier.C．Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.D．Itbeautifiedthevolunteersappearanceinthemirror.3、WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnologyA．Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.B．Itonlyworksinclothingstores.C．Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sexpressions.D．Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.4、WhatdoesCreedscommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?A．Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.B．Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.C．Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.D．Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.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）DidTheEarthMoveForYou?Eleven-year-oldAngelasufferedfromadiseaseinvolvinghernervoussystem.Shewasunableto1andhermovementwasrestrictedinotherwaysaswell.Thedoctorsdidnotholdoutmuch2ofhereverrecoveringfromthisillness.They3she?dspendtherestofherlifeinawheelchair.Theysaidthat4,ifany,wereabletocomebacktonormalaftercatchingthisdisease.Butthelittlegirlwasbraveandconfident.There,lyinginherhospitalbed,shewould5toanyonewho?dlistenthatshewasdefinitelygoingtobewalkingagainsomeday.ShewasthensenttoaspecializedrehabilitationhospitalintheSanFranciscoBayarea.Whatevertherapies(治療方法)couldbe6tohercasewereused.Thingsdidn?tworkasthetherapistsexpected.Stilltheywerecharmedbyher7spirit.Theytaughtherabout8—aboutseeingherselfwalking.Ifitwoulddonothingelse,itwould9giveherhopeandsomething10todointhelongwakinghoursinherbed.Angelawouldworkashardaspossibleinphysicaltherapy,inwhirlpoolsandinexercisesessions.Andsheworkedjustashardlyingthere11doingherimaging,visualizingherselfmoving,moving,moving!Oneday,asshewastwistingwithallher12toimagineherlegsmovingagain,itseemedasthougha13thinghappened:Thebedmoved!Itbegantomovearoundtheroom!She14out,“LookwhatI?mdoing!Look!Look!I15it!Imoved!”O(jiān)fcourse,atthisverymomenteveryoneelseinthehospitalwasscreaming,too,andrunningfor16.Peoplewerescreaming,equipmentwas17andglasswasbreaking.Yousee,itwastherecentSanFranciscoearthquake.Butdon?ttellthattoAngela.She?s18thatshedidit.Andnowonlyafewyearslater,she?sbackinschool.19herowntwolegs.Nocrutches(拐杖),nowheelchair.Yousee,anyonewhocanshaketheearthbetweenSanFranciscoandOaklandcanconqueralittledisease.Youneverknowwhat?saroundthecorneruntilyoutakea20step.1、A．hear B．speak C．walk D．see2、A．pride B．hope C．regret D．pity3、A．predicted B．forgot C．denied D．promised4、A．some B．few C．many D．all5、A．apologize B．appeal C．refer D．swear6、A．applied B．appointed C．compared D．explained7、A．competitive B．independent C．sensitive D．undefeatable8、A．concentrating B．summarizing C．picturing D．sorting9、A．inadvance B．forsomereason C．onthecontrary D．atleast10、A．positive B．attractive C．familiar D．boring11、A．gratefully B．faithfully C．hopelessly D．royally12、A．might B．interest C．fame D．need13、A．normal B．magical C．funny D．simple14、A．found B．screamed C．turned D．counted15、A．understood B．refused C．mad D．decided16、A．cover B．comfort C．freedom D．office17、A．exploding B．working C．self-repairing D．falling18、A．persuaded B．ashamed C．convinced D．worried19、A．By B．With C．On D．For20、A．cautious B．reasonable C．final D．further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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ThepolarbearisfoundintheArcticCircleandsomebiglandmassesasfarsouthasNewfoundland.Whiletheyarerarenorthof88°,thereisevidence1．theyrangeallthewayacrosstheArctic,andasfarsouthasJamesBayinCanada.Itisdifficulttofigureoutaglobalpopulationofpolarbearsasmuchoftherangehasbeen2．(poor)studied;however,biologistscalculatethatthereareabout20,000-25,000polarbearsworldwide.Modernmethods3．trackingpolarbearpopulationshavebeenemployedonlysincethemid-1980s,andareexpensive4．(perform)consistentlyoveralargearea.InrecentyearssomeInuitpeopleinNunavut5．(report)increasesinbearsightingsaroundhumansettlements,leadingtoa6．(believe)thatpopulationsareincreasing.Scientistshaverespondedby7．(note)thathungrybearsmaybecongregating(聚集)aroundhumansettlements,leadingtotheillusion(錯覺)thatpopulationsare8．(high)thantheyactuallyare.Of9．nineteenrecognizedpolarbearsubpopulations,threearedeclining,six10．(be)stable,oneisincreasing,andninelackenoughdata.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：在錯的詞下面劃一橫線，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。WeheldadiscussionontheEnglishLearningfeverinChinatheotherday.SomeagreethatEnglishplaysimportantroleinourlives.ItislearningEnglishwhichcanhelpusunderstandtherestoftheworld.BecauseofEnglish,wecantravelabroadwithtourguides,studyabroadandunderstandtheinstructionsofimportgoods.ButotherssaythatnoeveryoneneedstouseEnglishinthefuture.OnlythosewholikeEnglishorneedtouseitforhisworkshouldlearnitenthusiastically.Otherjustneedtolearndailywordsandproperlypronunciation.Personally,Englishisimportant,butconnectingittotestshavebroughttoomuchstresstostudentsandbeentakenawaythedelightoflearningalanguage.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）現在越來越多的女士加入了減肥大軍，最近你們班就此事展開了討論。60%的同學贊成，40%的反對。請你寫一篇英語短文，短文應包括下表中的內容：贊成反對1.