2024-2025學(xué)年湖南省洞口縣第四中學(xué)高三下-半月考（5月）英語試題試卷含解析

2024-2025學(xué)年湖南省洞口縣第四中學(xué)高三下-半月考（5月）英語試題試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood2．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed3．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which4．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a(chǎn);a5．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand6．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should7．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．where8．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where9．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone10．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.11．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed12．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind13．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless14．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas15．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when16．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．until17．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses18．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．universal19．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard20．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Thirteencanbeachallengingage.NotonlydidIhavetoadapttomychangingbody,Ialsohadtodealwithmyparents’bitterdivorce,anewfamilyandtheupsettingmovefrommycountryhometoacrowdedtown.Whenwemoved,mybelovedcompanion,asmallbrownponyhadtobesold.Iwasheartbrokenandterriblylonely.Icouldn’teatorsleepandcriedallthetime.Finally,realizinghowmuchImissedmypony,myfatherboughtmeanotherhorse,Cowboy.Cowboywaswithoutdoubttheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreasons.Ijoinedaridingclub.WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorsewasjudgedbyappearance,wewerequickly”shownthegate”.IknewnothingcouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthetimedspeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace.ForthewholenextmonthwepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhome,totallyexhausted.Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.IsatatthegateandsweatedalloutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourtandfinishinfirstplace.Myturnfinallycame.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpedoveritwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.Nocheersfilledtheair.Theendofourrunwasmetwithsurprisedsilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds.Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.Icanbetheownerofmyfate.1、WhydidtheauthorlikeCowboysomuchinspiteofitsugliness?A．Becauseshelovedhorsesmorethananythingelse.B．BecauseCowboywasastrongandsmartyounghorse.C．BecauseCowboyhadalotincommonwithherpony.D．Becauseshewassadandlonelyandneededacompanion.2、Theaudiencefellintosilenceattheendoftherunprobablybecause_________.A．theydidn’texpectCowboywouldwintheeventB．theywereunhappythatBeckywasbeatenintheeventC．theydidn’tlikecowboy,foritwastoouglyD．theyneversawahorserunningasfastasCowboy3、Afterthecompetition,theauthorcametorealizethat_______.A．sheoughttogatherthecouragetosolvealltheproblemsB．itwastimetoforgetherponyandtreatCowboybetterC．sheneededtoworkhardertowinmoreblueribbonsD．shecouldbethegodofherownfateifshetriedhardenough4、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythat_________.A．a(chǎn)lloftheirhardtrainingwastotallyinvainB．a(chǎn)blueribbonmustbethesecondhighestprizeC．CowboylostintheeventofbeingjudgedbyappearanceD．bothBeckyandtheauthorwoninthejumpingevent22．（8分）WhenHuangLizhitookherfirstclassinAfricansociologyattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandinSouthAfricainFebruary,herprofessoraskedherandherclassmateswhatimpressesthemmostwhenitcomestoAfrica.Unexpectedly,Huang,31,foundthatwordslike“poverty”and“safari”–negativewordsthatwereoftenassociatedwiththecontinentinmediareports–werethekindoftermsherAfricanclassmatesdidn’twanttohear.Instead,theypreferredtohearthequestionansweredinthisway:“Africaisthecradleofhumankind”and“Africansarepassionateandgenerous”.Apparently,therearesomemisunderstandingsbetweenus.It’struethatwithincidentsliketheEbolaoutbreakinWesternAfricaandtheemergence(出現(xiàn))ofpiratesoffthecoastofSomaliahittingthenews,it’seasyforustokeepforgettingthatAfricahasoneoftheworld’soldestcivilizations–Egypt,bornbytheworld’slongestriver,theNile.TheproofisintheGreatPyramidofGizaandtheGreatSphinxofGiza,whicharebothpopularamongtourists.AndthetombsofancientEgypthavealsobecomeendlesssourcesfortheliteratureandfilmindustries.WhenitcomestothenaturalenvironmentofAfrica,ourmisunderstandingsareonlybigger.Butthetruthisthatinsteadofbeingextremelyhotallyearandcoveredbydesert,thecontinenthaslargeareasofsavannas(稀樹草原)wherelions,giraffesandzebraslive,thesnowcappedKilimanjaro–thehighestmountaininAfrica–andeventhickforestontheislandofMadagascar.Thesemisunderstandingsareoneofthereasonswhythe2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationwasheldonSept3and4–tounderstandeachotherbetter.Indeed,onlybyvisitingAfricaherselfdidHuangseetheconvenientlivingconditions,theamazingnaturalbeautyandthefriendlypeople.Inhereyes,herclassmateswereashopefulaboutthefutureoftheirowncountriesastheywereaboutAfricaasawhole,andtheywerequicktodemonstrateboththeirstrongwillandactivity.“Atthatmoment,Iknewexactlywhattheywanted–theywantedtheirculturetoberespected.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“cradle”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Asmallbedforbabies.B．Abaskettoholdsomething.C．Aplaceforpeopletorelaxthemselves.D．Aplacewheresomethingimportantbegan.2、WhatcanweinferaboutAfricaaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisveryhotalltheyearround. B．It’snotasafecontinenttoliveinC．It’sdifferentfromwhatweimagine. D．Itisboundtohaveabrightfuture3、WhichofthefollowingwouldHuangagreewith?A．Toseeistobelieve B．ThinktwicebeforeyoudoC．Amissisasgoodasamile D．Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ValuingaCulture. B．UnderstandingAfrica.C．PayingaVisittoAfrica. D．DiscoveringaContinent.23．（8分）Michelininspectors，thesupersecretspiesoftherestaurantindustry，aretheanonymous（匿名的）keepersofthefamousMichelinstarrating.They'vebeenwritinganonymousreportsofrestaurantsforover100years."Wesayit'salittleliketheCIA，"saidinspector"M"withalaugh.Sheaskedthatheridentitynotberevealed."Mywholelifeisstayingundertheradar，stayingawayfromcameras，usingfakenames，tryingtostealinandoutofrestaurantsquietly."Alongwiththeirboss，Jean-LucNaret，thedirectoroftheMichelinGuide，about90inspectorsaroundtheworlddecidewhichrestaurantswillwinthecookingequivalent（等價(jià)物）ofanOscar，theNobelPrizeandMegaMillionsjackpot（頭獎）allatonce.TheMichelinGuidecovers23countries，andoutofthe45，000ratedrestaurants，lessthan100havethetoprating—onlynineAmericanrestaurantscarrythreestars.Ifthename"Michelin"bringsthetiresonyourcartomind，you'renottoofaroff.TheMichelinratingbeganinFrancein1900asamarketingtrick.TheMichelinbrothersthoughttheircustomerswouldbuymoretiresifgivenalistofhotelsandrestaurantstoexplore.Inspector"M"admittedbeinganinspectorleadstoalonelydininglife."Mostofthetimewedinealone，"shesaid."Itgivesustheabilitytoreallyfocusonthefoodandtheatmosphereandcapturetheentireexperience."Tocovertheirtracks，"M"saidsometimestwoinspectorswilldinetogetherandwritetwoseparatepapers.It'sbetterthansaying"tableforone"，right？"Whenyou'rereally，reallyintofoodandverycrazyaboutfood，everythingelsethat'sgoingonaroundyouisn'tsoimportant，"shesaid.1、Theunderlinedwords"undertheradar"inParagraph2mean"___________"A．livingindangerB．beingthefocusofthemediaC．tryingtobeunnoticedD．makingprogramsontheradio2、TheMichelinratingwasfirstcarriedoutinorderto_____________.A．openmorehotelsandrestaurantsB．bringmoreconveniencetodriversC．makepeoplefamiliarwith"Michelin"D．makeaprofitbysellingmoretires3、Sometimestwoinspectorsdinetogethersothattheycan___________.A．cuttheexpenseonthefoodB．protecttheiridentitiesC．savetroublebysharingapaperD．talkaboutthefoodoverthemeal4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？A．"M"worksfortheCIAB．ThelegendofMichelinbrothersC．Michelininspectors:foodindustryspiesD．Michelin—agiantintireandrestaurantindustry24．（8分）Manychildrenareinterestedindinosaurs(恐龍).Ifyouhaveachildwholovesdinosaurs,thenhereissomegoodnewsforyou.ThereisanexhibitionofdinosaursatthePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseuminWembley,AlbertA．Youcanplanafamilyroadtripthere.Giveyourchildasurpriseandyou’llenjoyyourtimethereasafamily.Sittingjust19kilometerswestofGrandePrairie,thePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseumwasopenedin2015andhascollectionsthatincludefossils（化石）ofseaanimals,artworksfromdifferentdinosaurs,alargefamilytheater,aswellasanoutdoordiscoveryfossilwalk,alargeoutdoorplaygroundandtheonsiteDine-O-Saurrestaurant.Experiencethedinosaurs'worldlikeneverbeforeasyouwatchdinosaurscomingaliveinmovies.Learnabouthowtheseanimalslivedandbreathed.YoucancheckoutDinosaursUnearthedandalloftheotherexcitingexhibitionsatthePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseumonthefollowingdays/timeperiods:September1st—May31st:Tuesday—Sunday10:00a.m.—6:00p.m.ClosedonMondaysJune1st—August31st:Saturday—Monday10:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Tuesday—Friday10:00a.m.—8:00p.m.Admission(門票):Adults:$14eachSeniors(65+):$11eachStudents(withID)andchildren(5—17):$7eachChildrenunder5:freeFamily(2adultsandupto4children):$40IfyouwanttoseeaNationalGeographicfilmorafull-lengthfilmduringyourvisit,itisanextra$2—$4.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitthemuseum’swebsiteatwww.dinomuseum.ca.1、WhatcanpeopledoatthePhilipJ.CurrieDinosaurMuseum?A．Watchafull-lengthfilmforfree.B．Learnaboutdinosaurs’disappearance.C．Havefunonalargeoutdoorplayground.D．Buysomesouvenirsofseaanimals’fossils.2、IfyouwanttogotothemuseuminOctober,whattimeshouldyoutrytoavoid?A．OnTuesdays. B．After6:00p.m.C．Ontheweekend. D．Before11:00a.m.3、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tointroduceamuseum. B．Toencouragefamilytime.C．Toadvertiseanexhibition. D．Totellreadersaboutdinosaurs.25．（10分）Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝嗇鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$365?Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$302?Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:?Friday&Sunday:$581?Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:?Friday&Sunday:$896?Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.?Friday&Sunday:$207?Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourvalues.MyelderbrotherSteve,inthe—1ofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassix,gavemeimportantlessonsin2thathelpedmegrowintoanadult.OncewhenIreturned3fromabaseballgame,itwasSteve4tookthetimetoaskmewhathappened.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhad5throughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindow,breakingtheglass,Steveencouragedmeto6toher.Afterall,Ishouldhaveplayedintheparkandnotinthepath7buildings.Althoughmy8trembledasIstoodexplaining,Iofferedto9thewindowifshewouldreturnmyball.Ialsolearnedthatpersonalpropertyisa10thing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroom.Iwantedtokeepit,butSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelse11thefactthatithadlittlevalue.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfather12fromapieceofcheapwood.Ireturnedthepentomyteacher,and13rememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.Yetofallthe14Stevegaveme,hisrespectforlifeisthemost15inmymind.AttwelveIkilledasparrowwithagun.Excitedwithmy16,IscreamedtoStevetotakealook.Ishallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentand17thebirdontheground.Theninadead,quietvoice,heasked,“Didithurtyoufirst,Mark?“Ididn'tknowwhattoanswer.Hecontinuedwithhiseyes18."Theonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingis19ithurtsyoufirst.Andthenyouthinkalong,longtime."Ireallyfeltterriblethen,butthatmoment20asthemostimportantlessonmybrotherhastaughtme.1、A．a(chǎn)bsenceB．influenceC．presenceD．a(chǎn)ppearance2、A．personalitiesB．beliefsC．impressionsD．values3、A．insurpriseB．intearsC．a(chǎn)teaseD．invain4、A．whichB．whatC．whoD．whom5、A．dashedB．rocketedC．swelledD．paced6、A．a(chǎn)dmitB．subscribeC．confessD．a(chǎn)ppeal7、A．beneathB．a(chǎn)boveC．inD．between8、A．legsB．handsC．toesD．back9、A．payforB．breakdownC．a(chǎn)ccountforD．pullthrough10、A．genuineB．sacredC．magicalD．specific11、A．regardlessofB．insteadofC．onaccountofD．inspiteof12、A．producedB．shapedC．purchasedD．carved13、A．thereforeB．evenC．stillD．yet14、A．giftsB．lessonsC．pensD．sparrows15、A．vividB．casualC．permanentD．valid16、A．predictionB．intelligenceC．a(chǎn)ccuracyD．expectation17、A．staredatB．pickedupC．glaredatD．caughtsightof18、A．blankB．shutC．firmD．wide19、A．a(chǎn)sB．forC．sinceD．whether20、A．passesbyB．standsoutC．crowdsofD．fadesof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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）HappinesshasdifferentmeaningstodifferentpeopleTosome,itmeans1．(surround)byfamiliesandfriendsandachievingsuccessTo2．,itcan3．(simple)meanadaywithoutsufferingorjustbeingaliveHowever,howtofindhappinessisnoteasy,especiallywhenyouareinhardtimesSangLanis4．verygoodexampleofsomeonewhoishappywithherlife,evenwhenpeopleexpecthertobesadSangLan,5．besteventwasthevault,wasahappyandsuccessfulgymnastinChinaShestartedwinning6．(competition)in7．Thoughhertrainingmeanslivingapartfromherparents,shewashappy8．(devote)herselftogymnasticsIn1998,asmallaccidentduringherpracticevaultsattheGoodwillGamescould9．(cost)herfuturehappinessHowever,insteadofcryingaboutwhatshehadlostandfeeling10．(hope),SangLanthoughtaboutwhatshecoulddotogetbetterWhenshewentbacktoChina,shestudiedbroadcastingatPekingUniversityandthenhostedasportsprogrammeaboutthe2008BeijingOlympicsShebelievesthatkeepingbusy11．(help)hertostaypositive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。錯誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。DearTom,Howiseverythinggoingrecently?ThathasbeenalongtimesincewemeetinChinalasttime、Havingpassedthefinallyexams,Iambusyplanningatwo-weekstriptotheUSduringthiswinterholiday、DoyouhavesomeadvicesaboutthechoiceofAmericancities?Iprefertobigandmoderncities、IguessI’dbetterbookahotel、Whatisthepriceforsingleboylikemyself?IsiteasytofindChinesefood?WhatisthetrafficlikeafterItravelbetweencitiesintheUS?Hopetohearingfromyou、Thankyou!Bestregards!LiHua86