2024屆湖南省張家界市高三3月份模擬考試英語試題含解析

2024屆湖南省張家界市高三3月份模擬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．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will2．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun3．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith4．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read5．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas6．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone7．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome8．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t9．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly10．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout11．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．a(chǎn)mspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent12．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while13．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed14．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans15．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt16．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something17．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping18．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．since19．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave20．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could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）JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelaincandlestick(燭臺)thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(兩棲的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”O(jiān)nlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季風(fēng))season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.B．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.C．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.D．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itwillloseitslifeinthewildC．itmightfleeintoanothercountryD．itmightharmthenativespecies3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive________.A．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfB．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsC．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．a(chǎn)candlestickisthebestplaceforatoadB．droughtsmaketoadslivelongerC．sometimesanimalsaretransportedaccidentallyD．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica22．（8分）Oneofthemainpointsoftravelingistorelaxandtakeabreakfromyournormaldailylife.Butthetruthis,we’renotalwaysfreetodowhatwelikewhentravelingtoaforeigncountry,andaUStouristlearnedthatthehardway.OnAug12,theunnamed41-year-oldmanwasbeatenbyapasserbyafterhewasseengivingNazisalutes(納粹禮)againandagainonastreetinDresden,Germany.EversincetheendofWorldWarⅡ,GermanyhasstrictlawsforbiddingtheNazisalute,aswellasothersymbolsofNazism.Infact,mostcountrieshavetheirowntaboos(禁忌).Ifyouplantotraveloverseas,it’sbesttogetfamiliarwiththesetaboosbeforeyoustarttouringlocalsites.Herearesomeexamples.SingaporeYoucangetfinedforalotofthingsinSingapore,includingfeedingbirds,spitting(吐痰),smokinginpublic,notflushing(沖)apublictoiletafteryouuseit,andeatingordrinkingonbusesortrains.JapanYou’renotsupposedtowearyourshoesinsomeone’shouse,butyou’renotsupposedtotakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseeither.Instead,there’sasmallareainsidethedoorcalleda“genkan”whichiswhereyourshoesshouldgo.Ifyou’restillnotsurewherethatis,payattentiontowhatotherpeopledoanddothesame.FranceFrenchpeopledon’tlikeitwhenyoutalkaboutmoney.It’sOKifyousaythatyouwanttoquitajobbecauseyouaren’tpaidenoughmoney,butyoushouldneversaytheexactamount.Moneyisconsideredtobea“dirty”topicinFrance.1、WhywastheUStouristwasbeateninGermany?A．Hewasbeatenbymistake.B．HewasnotwelcomeinGermany.C．HeactedimproperlyinGermany.D．Hequarraledwithalocalperson.2、Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．EatingordrinkingonbusesisacceptableinSingapore.B．YoushouldtakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseinaJapanesehouse.C．YoushouldkeepyourshoesoninaJapanesehouse.D．ItisimpolitetoaskaFranceman’ssalary.3、Whichcolumnisthispassagemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?A．CampusLifeB．DiscoveryC．ScienceStudyD．StarStories23．（8分）Teary-EyedStoriesfromStrangersTheManattheMarketWhenthesupermarketclerksummedupmygroceries,itwas$12overwhatIhadonme.Ibegantoremoveitemsfromthebags,whenanothershopperhandedmea$20bill.“Pleasedon’tputyourselfout,”Itoldhim.“Letmetellyouastory,”hesaid.“Mymotherisinhospitalwithcancer.Ivisithereverydayandbringherflowers.Iwentthismorning,andshegotmadatmeforspendingmymoneyonmoreflowers.ShedemandedthatIdosomethingelsewiththatmoney.So,here,pleaseacceptthis.Itismymother’sflowers.”AFamily’sFoodAngelSincemymotherlostherjob,ourfamilytroublednewworries:noincome,thesamebills,andnowaytoaffordgroceries.Itwasaroundthistimethatshestartedfindingboxesoffoodoutsideourdooreverymorning.Thiswentonformonths,untilshewasabletolandajob.Weneverdidfindoutwhoitwasandwholeftthegroceriesforus,buttheytrulysavedourlives.SevenMilesForMeLeavingastore,IreturnedtomycaronlytofindthatI’dlockedmykeysandcellphoneinside.Ateenagerridinghisbikesawmekickatireandsayafewchoicewords.“What’swrong?”heasked.Iexplainedmysituation.“ButevenifIcouldcallmywife,”Isaid,“shecan’tbringmehercarkey,sincethisisouronlycar.”Hehandedmehiscellphone.“CallyourwifeandtellherI’mcomingtogetherkey.”“That’ssevenmilesroundtrip.”“Don’tworryaboutit.”Anhourlater,hereturnedwiththekey.Iofferedhimsomemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise,”hesaid.Then,likeacowboyinthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.BreakingBreadLastDecember,beforework,Istoppedatadeli(熟食店)andorderedaneverythingbagelwithcreamcheese.Itwastoastywarm,andIcouldn’twaittodigin.ButasIleftthestore,Inoticedanolderindigentgentlemansittingatthebusstop.Knowingitwouldprobablybehisonlywarmmealoftheday,Igavehimthebagel.Butallwasnotlostforme.Anothercustomerfromthedeliofferedmehalfofherbagel.IwassodelightedbecauseIrealizedthatinonewayoranother,wearealllookedafter.1、Tostory1,whydid“TheManattheMarket”hand“me”a$20bill?A．Hewasamillionaireandwantedtoshowoffbeforeme.B．HethoughtIwasextremelypoorandlackedmoney.C．Hetriedtodosomethinggoodforhiskindmother.D．Heexpectedmetosharethegrocerieswithhim.2、Instory3,bysaying“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise”,theboymeansthat________.A．heenjoyedridinginthesunsetfreelyB．hethoughtiteasytoridesevenmilesC．hethoughtitagoodwaytodoexerciseD．hewantedtorefusethemoney3、Inwhichstorydidthetellerhimselforherselfoffertohelpothers?A．SevenMilesForMeB．TheManattheMarketC．AFamily’sFoodAngelD．BreakingBread4、Whatcanweinferaboutthestrangersmentionedinthestories?A．Theyarethekindandwarmpeoplearoundus.B．Theyarethecommonguyshavingnothingtodowith.C．Theyarethehighly-educatedpeoplewithwealth.D．Theyarethesimpleandmindlessoneshangingaround.24．（8分）ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖頂）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宮)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A．TourA B．TourBC．TourC D．TourD2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt B．Oxford&StratfordC．Bath&Stonehenge D．Cambridge3、WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A．Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies B．Itusedtobeawell-knownmazeC．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain D．Itisaworld-famouscastle25．（10分）TheTajMahal,inAgra,India,isoneofthemostbrilliantstructuresonEarth.Itisnearly400yearsold.EmperorShahJahanhaditbuiltinmemoryofhiswife.Ittookabout2yearstobuildthemonument.Some2,000workersand1,000elephantshelpedgetthejobdone.Today,theTajMahalisnotjustasymbolofculturalhistory.It’salsoIndia’smostfamoustouristattraction.About8millionpeoplevisititeachyear.Butpollutionisturningthewhitemarblemonumentshadesofgreen,yellow,andbrown.TheTajMahalstandsonthepollutedYamunaRiver.Insectsareattractedtothedirtywater.Theyleavegreenishdroppingsonthebuilding.Airpollutionisalsoabigthreat.Factoriesandcarsreleasepollutionintotheair.ItstickstotheTajMahal’ssuidEace.Inthe190s,India’sSupremeCourtorderedhundredsoffactoriesnearthemonumenttoclose.Also,carandbustrafficwasrestricted.Fromtimetotime,workerscleantheTajMahal.Butdoingsoisdifficult,expensive,andtime-consuming;Anditdoesn’tpreventthediscoloration.OnJuly11,India’sSupremeCourtgavethecityofAgraawarning:“EitheryoudestroytheTajMahaloryourestoreit”.AuthoritiesinthecitysubmittedadraftofanactionplanonJuly24.Itsuggestsbanningplasticsandconstructionfromthearea.Italsocallsfortheclosingofmorefactories.“InordertopreservetheTajMahal,peoplemustcometogethertoworktowardasolution.Thereneedstobepositivepressureonpeopletoact.Weneedtoactimmediately,”SachchidaTripathisays.Heworkedona34studyofpollutionattheTajMahal.“Wearetrying,”headds,“butweneedtotrymore.”1、WhydidEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal?A．Toattracttourists. B．Tohonourhiswife.C．TorepresentIndia. D．Tomarkhisgreatness.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheTajMahalfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itisgettingdirty. B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itattractsinsects. D．Itislosingtourists.3、WhatshouldpeopledotosavetheTajMahalaccordingtoSachchidaTripathi?A．Closefactories. B．Becomeunited.C．Makeanewplan. D．Preventthediscoloration.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ImmediateActionMustBeTaken B．TheTajMahalMustBeRebuiltC．FactoriesandCarsLedtoPollution D．PollutionDestroyedtheTajMaha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）JennahadgraduatedfromhermiddleschoolandwasluckyenoughtobeadmittedtoWestwoodCollege.Shewasreadyfornew

1atthecollegeandfilledwithconfidence.

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7,shewalkedbacktoherdormitorycarryingherschoolbagfullofhomework.Arrivingatthedormitory,shestartedwith

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11mathforthetimebeing.ThenextdayJennawenttoseeMrs.Bidenaboutbeingontheschool12.Mrs.Bidenwasn’tasenthusiasticasJenna."I’msorry,

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20fishyoucanbe."1、A．decisions B．challenges C．problems D．exercises2、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise3、A．normal B．necessary C．different D．desperate4、A．simple B．troublesome C．certain D．difficult5、A．editor B．judge C．boss D．candidate6、A．stopped B．jumped C．sank D．changed7、A．a(chǎn)wful B．lonely C．happy D．strange8、A．English B．history C．science D．math9、A．working B．struggling C．complaining D．improving10、A．bothered B．a(chǎn)shamed C．pleased D．shocked11、A．showup B．makefor C．giveup D．preparefor12、A．committee B．team C．newspaper D．radio13、A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．or D．but14、A．writers B．players C．speakers D．readers15、A．brightly B．weakly C．widely D．happily16、A．courage B．lack C．hope D．sorrow17、A．hesitate B．refuse C．continue D．a(chǎn)ttempt18、A．succeed B．complete C．a(chǎn)gree D．a(chǎn)ccompany19、A．inthehopeof B．inhonorof C．incaseof D．insteadof20、A．tallest B．best C．hardest D．gentlest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）OnMay28th,weobserveWorldHungerDay.Itisanefforttofocusattentionon1．factthatdespitetherebeingenoughfoodglobally,some21,000peopledieeverydayfromhunger.Peopledonotgohungrybecausetheworlddoesnotproduceenoughfoodforeveryone.AccordingtotheworldHungerEducationService,recentlythepercentageofpeople2．cannotgetenoughfoodchronically（長期地）hasreducedfrom34%to15%.Themainproblemisthatmanypeopleintheworldstilldonothaveresources3．(purchase)orgrowenoughfood.Indeed,hunger4．(be)aresultofpoverty,andalsooneofitscauses.Hungerexistsbecausemanycountrieslacksocialsafetynets;becauseinmanycountrieswomen,althoughtheydomostofthefarming,donothaveasmuchaccess5．mentotrainingorland.Overthepastdecade,aglobalpushtoreducehungerandextremepoverty6．(mark)somesignificantsuccesses,partlythanks7．theeffortsofmanyinternational8．(organization).ButonworldHungerDay,letusnotforgetthatwithover815,000peoplestill9．(live)indailyfoodinsecurity,westillhavealongwaytogobeforewecan10．(safe)saythatnochildgoestobedhungrymostnights.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。DearsirorMadam,I’mLiHua,apassengeronaflightnumberBA793ofyourcompany、ItooktheflightfromAmericaJanuary3,2017、Unluckily,Ifindoneofmysuitcaselostattheairport、HereIameagerwritingtoyoutoaskforhelp、Thesuitcaseisablackmid-sizedonewithmynametaggingonthehandle,whichcontainsmanyimportantpersonalfilesandsomescientificmaterial、Ittookmemuchtimesandenergytogetthembuttheyarevaluableinmyscientificstudy、Beside,therearesomepresentswhichIboughtthemformyfriendsandfamilymembers、I’mlookingforwardtohearinggoodnewsfromyou、Yourstruly,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Peter想提高中文水平，進一步了解中國文化。請給他寫一封信，推薦學(xué)習(xí)資源(resource)。內(nèi)容包括：1．學(xué)習(xí)資源：報紙、雜志及其他途徑；2．推薦理由；3．表達祝愿。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearPeter，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、C5、C6、C7、D8、A9、C10、B11、D12、A13、C14、C15、B16、B17、C18、D19、A20、C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、1、C2、D3、A4、A22、1、C2、D3、B23、1、C2、D3、D4、A24、Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蠟塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosew