湖北省黃石二中等三校2024屆高三下學(xué)期零診考試英語試題含解析

湖北省黃石二中等三校2024屆高三下學(xué)期零診考試英語試題注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)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．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif2．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned3．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick4．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．a(chǎn)cted B．committed C．performed D．completed5．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking6．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who7．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout8．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when9．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who10．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishedD．a(chǎn)ccompanied11．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway12．Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which13．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a(chǎn);不填 B．a(chǎn);the C．the;不填 D．the;the14．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making15．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot16．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed17．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．a(chǎn)s18．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown19．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/20．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced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）KoreaWhilemanyKoreanspreferWestern-styleweddingsinwhichthebridewearsawhileweddingdress,somecouplesarestillcarryingoutthe“Pyebaek”–aKoreanweddingcustom.ThePyebaekisheldaftertheofficialceremony,andiswhenthebridepaysrespectstoherparents-in-lawforthefirsttime.Thenewcouplebowdeeplybeforetheparents,andtheyexchangejujube(棗)andchestnuts(栗子)—symbolsforchildrenandgoodfortune.—SujeanPark,HuffPostKoreaJapanForJapaneseweddings,it’scustomaryforgueststobringcashasagiftforthenewcouples.Theamountdependsontheguest’srelationshiptothecouple—onaverage,friendswouldgive$300,andfamilymembersmaygiveupto$1,000.Thebillsshouldbeunfolded,freshlyprinted.They’retypicallyputinaspecialenvelopssignedbytheguest.Guestsleavetheenvelopesatareceptiondeskattheceremonyandreceiveweddingfavorsinreturn.—RyanTakeshita,HuffPostJapanBrazilInBrazilianweddings,thebestmancutsthegroom’stieintoseveralpiecesandsellsthemtotheweddingguestsatwhateverpricetheychoosetopayforit.Themoneythat’scollectedusuallygoestowardthecouple’shoneymoon.Brazilianweddingswouldn’tbecompletewithoutpastriescalled“bem-casados”,or“happilymarried”.Thesearetinysweetcakeswithacondensedmilk(煉乳)fillingthataremeanttobringgoodlucktothenewcouples.—AndreaMartinelli,HuffPostBrazil1、InKoreanweddings,________.A．onlywestern-styleweddingsarefavored B．thecouplemustbothwearawhitedressC．thebrideshowsrespectstoherparents D．somecouplesstillobservetheirtraditions2、WhenattendingaJapanesefriend’swedding,you’dbetter________.A．foldthenewbillsinanenvelope B．contain$300inaspecialenvelopeC．carryanenvelopewithaletterasagift D．givemorethan$1,000tothenewcouple3、WhydopeoplemakepastriesinBrazilianweddings?A．Tosharethenewcouples’stories.B．Toraisemoneyforthenewcouples.C．ToshowtheirexcellentcookingskillsD．Toexpressgoodwishestothenewcouples4、What’sthepurposeofwritingthistext?A．Tosharesomeweddingcustomsroundtheworld.B．Toadvisepeoplehowtomakepreparationsforweddings.C．Toshowthedifferentcustomsbetweendifferentcountries.D．Tocheckhowmuchyouknowaboutweddingcustoms.22．（8分）MadameMarieCuriefamouslywontwoNobelPrizes,butmanyotherwomenhavealsobeenawardedtheprize,too.Herearetheirstories.SelmaLagerlofSelmaLagerlofwasaSwedishauthorandteacher.Shepublishedherfirstnovel,GostaBerling’sSaga,attheageof33.ShewasthefirstfemalewritertowintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturewhichshewasawardedin1909.Additionally,shewasthefirstfemaletobegrantedmembershipintheSwedishAcademy.GertyTheresaCoriGertyandherhusband,CarlCori,metinPragueandlivedinAustriabeforeimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesin1922,wherethetwomedicaldoctorsworkedtogetheratRoswellParkComprehensiveCancerCenterinNewYork.In1947,GertyandCarlwereawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine,makingGertyCorithefirstwomantoholdthehonor.MariaGoeppert-MayerIn1942,MariaGoeppert-MayerjoinedtheManhattanProject.Fromthere,shemovedontoLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,thentoArgonneNationalLaboratory,whereGoeppert-Mayerdevelopedthenuclearshellmodel.Forthis,shesharedthe1963NobelPrizeinPhysicswithJ.HansD．JensenandEugenePaulWigner.DorothyCrowfootHodgkinDorothyHodgkin’smotherencouragedherloveofscienceasachild,andatage18,shebeganstudyingchemistryatawomen-onlyOxfordcollege.HerworkonmappingvitaminB12earnedhertheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1964.1、WhatisSelmaLagerlofnotedforinhistory?A．Herbooks. B．Hermedicine.C．Herpoliticalworks. D．Herteachingskills.2、WhowasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine?A．SelmaLagerlof B．GertyTheresaCori.C．MariaGoeppert-Mayer D．DorothyGrowfootHodgkin3、WhendidDorothyGrowfootHodgkinwinhertheNobelPrizeinChemistry?A．In1922. B．In1942.C．In1963. D．In1964.23．（8分）Whateverholidayyoucelebrate,onethingisforsure—you’llfindeventsforchildrenonLongIslandthroughoutthemonthofDecember.Fromholidayperformancestocrafts,lightshows,Santabreakfastsandmore,herearesomeofourfavorites.TheMagicalPolarExpressFamiliestravelviatrolley(有軌電車)to“TheNorthPole,”atop-secretspotwherefamiliescangrabhotcocoaandcookiesthenmeetSanta,elvesandothercharacters(forabout30minutes)beforereturningtopointsofdeparture.Trolleyridesfeaturemusicandstorytelling.Pajama-wearingisencouraged;photo-takingisfree.TrolleydepartsfromAll-StarBowlinginRiverheadandTheOmniHamptonJitneyTerminalinSouthampton;7p.m.—9:30p.m.Fridays,Saturdays,SundaysrunningthroughDec.23(additionaltimesmaybeavailable;arrive30minutesinadvance)ACharlieBrownChristmasCharlieBrownandhisfriendslearnwhatthetruemeaningofChristmasisinthistouchingplay.StayafterforphotoswithSantaandMrs.Clausandtomakeaholidaycraft.WHEN|WHERE3p.m.Dec.21,23p.m.Dec.27attheNYCBTheatreatWestbury,960BrushHollowRoad,WestburyLongIslandFestivalofTreesThe28thannualLongIslandFestivalofTreestakesplaceatCradleofAviationMuseum(CharlesLindberghBlvd.，GardenCity).Itfeaturesdisplayofdesigners，decoratedtrees,gingerbreadcreations,cookiedecorating,costumedcharactersandvendorsfrom10a.m.—6p.m.Nov.24—25and10a.m.—5p.m.Nov.26.ImaginationMoversReindeerPartyTheEmmyAward-winningrockbandforfamiliesisthrowingaReindeerPartyforLongIsland.Comeandlistentotheirpositivehitsongs,withatouchofholidaycheerandsongsinthemix.Price:$15,$10forchildrenages2to12,freeages1andyounger;ticketsavailableinadvanceatcradleofaviation,org.1、Atwhicheventwillthevisitorsenjoyaplay?A．ACharlieBrownChristmas.B．TheMagicalPolarExpress.C．LongIslandFestivalofTrees.D．ImaginationMoversReindeerParty.2、WhatcanthevisitorsdoattheMagicalPolarExpress?A．Goontrolleyrides.B．Enjoytheliveconcert.C．Learnphotographforfree.D．Experiencetraditionalcrafts.3、Howmuchwillamotherwithtwo4-year-oldtwinspaytoattendaReindeerParty?A．$50. B．$54.C．$34. D．$35.24．（8分）Accordingtoateamofresearchers,ananimal'sabilitytoperceive(感知)timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife.“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures，”commentedtheleadauthorKevinHealyfromTrinityCollegeDublin.Thestudywasdonewithavarietyofanimalsusingaphenomenonbasedonthemaximumspeedofflashesoflightanindividualcanseebeforethelightsourceisseenasconstant.Dogs,forexample,haveeyeswitharefreshratehigherthanhumans.Oneexampleofthisphenomenonatwork,theauthorssay,isthehouseflyanditsabilitytoavoidbeinghit.Theresearchshowsfliesobservemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit.ProfessorGraemeRuxtonoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,whoworkedjointlyontheresearchproject,saidinastatement,“Havingeyesthatsendupdatestothebrainatmuchhigherfrequenciesthanoureyesdoisofnovalueifthebraincannotprocessthatinformationequallyquickly,Thus,thisworkhighlightstheimpressiveabilitiesofeventhesmallestanimalbrains.Fliesmightnotbedeepthinkers,buttheycanmakegooddecisionsveryquickly.”Incomparison,thetigerbeetle(虎甲蟲)runsfasterthanitseyescankeepup,basicallybecomingblind,whichrequiresittostopperiodicallytore-evaluateitsprey's(獵物)position.Ourresultssuggestthattimeperceptionoffersanasyetunstudieddimensioninwhichanimalscanspecializeandthereisaconsiderablerangetostudythissysteminmoredetail.1、（小題1）Whatistheresearchmentionedinthepassagemainlyabout?A．Paceoflifeofanimals.B．Timeperceptionofanimals.C．Lifetimeofsmallanimals.D．Impressiveabilitiesofanimals.2、（小題2）WhatdoesKevinHealy'scommentmeaninPara.2?A．Theabilityofanimalstoperceivetimedependsontheirhighmovingspeed.B．Thesurvivaloffastmovinganimalsreliesontheirabilitytoperceivetime.C．Animalswithquickerpaceoflifehavebetterperceptionoftime.D．Animalswithpoorabilityoftimeperceptionhaveashorterlife.3、（小題3）Whycanhousefliesavoidbeinghit?A．Theycanthinkverydeeplybeforetheyact.B．Theycanflymuchfasterthantheireyescankeepup.C．Theycanprocessinformationasquicklyastheyreceiveit.D．Theycansendinformationtothebrainmorequicklythantotheireyes.4、（小題4）Whatwillatigerbeetlehavetodotocatchamovingprey?A．Trytorunasfastasitcan.B．Preventitselffrombecomingblind.C．Slowdowntogainitstimeperception.D．Stopoccasionallytospotthepreyagain.25．（10分）In2011，AmyChuaputoutthebook，BattleHymnoftheTigerMother，whichishermemoir（回憶錄）aboutthechallengesofbeingaparentandtryingtokeeptothestrictupbringing（養(yǎng)）sheknewasachild.ControversyoverthebookarosebecausemanyreadersdidnotgettheimpressionthatChuawastryingtobehumorousaboutherparentingmethods.Therewasalsomiscommunicationaboutthepurposeofthebook.Manyreceiveditasaguideforotherparentsonhowtousestrictmethodstopunishandmotivatetheirchildren.However，Chuahasalwaysclaimedtheaimofherbookwasonlytosharehersuccessesandfailuresasaparentinaculturallydiverseworld.Inthebook，ChuacomparesWesternandChinesebeliefsandmethodsofparenting.Ingeneral，Chineseparentsbelieveachild'sacademicsuccessisdirectlylinkedtoparentingskills.Itiscommonforsuchparentstotakeseveremeasurestomaketheirchildrendoexactlywhattheysay.Incontrast，Westernparentsworrymoreabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem（自尊），whichdrivestheirparentingmethods.Asaresult，parentingmethodshavebecomelessstrictandchildrenarenotheldtothehighstandardstheywereinthepast.Interestingly，intheWest，manypeopleagreethatWesternparentingmethodscoulduseimprovement.Someevensaythatthelaid-backWesternmethodscanbejustasdamagingastheoverlystrictonesChuaconnectswithChineseculturebecausemoreandmorechildrenarenotlearninghowtofaceandovercomechallenges.However，expertsalsosaythatbeingtoostrictwithchildrencancauserebellion（反叛），lowself-esteemandpoorparent-childrelationships.Whateveryonecanagreeonisthatthereisnoperfectwaytoparent.What'smoreamethodthatworkswithonechildwillnotnecessarilyworkwithanother.Parentsarechallengedwithfindingthebestmethodthathelpseachchildlearntobearesponsibleandconfidentperson.1、WhatdoweknowaboutAmyChua'sbook?A．Itamusedreadersgreatly.B．Itcausedaseriousdebate.C．It'saboutatigeranditsmother.D．It'spopularwithbothparentsandkids.2、WhydidAmyChuawritethebook?A．Toshareherexperienceasamom.B．Totellinterestingstoriestochildren.C．Tointroduceherresearchonparenting.D．Tohelpotherparentseducatetheirchildren.3、What'sthemaidideaofParagraph2?A．Whatismostimportantforchildren.B．Howtohelpchildrentosucceedinschool.C．Theimportanceofmasteringparentingskills.D．DifferencesbetweenupbringinginChinaandtheWest.4、WhatresultmighttheWesternparentingmethodbringabout?A．Children'sacademicsuccess.B．Morepositiveattitudestowardlife.C．Badrelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildren.D．Children'slackofexperienceindealingwithdifficulties.5、Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreeon?A．Oneparentingmethoddoesn'tworkwithallchildren.B．Aperfectwaytoparentiseasytofindaslongasparentsworkhard.C．WesternparentingmethodsarebetterthanthoseinChina.D．Chineseparentsaremoreworriedabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Weeksago,Iwastravellingbytrain.Thetrainstoppedatastation.Thedeliverymanfromthecafeteria1todeliverthepre-bookedhotmealsanddrinks.Justbehindhimrushedina9-year-oldgirl,whoputoutherhand,2forsomefood.Thefoodsupplierwas3andpushedheroutofthecoach.Somethinginmemademe4.Istepped5andsawthegirlstillstandingthereandcrying.Iaskedherifshewas6andshenodded.SoIdecidedtobuyherfood.WhenItookhertothecoachwiththecafeteria,thepeoplestandingtherehada(n)7expressionontheirfaces.8theirreaction,Iaskedherto9whatevershewanted.AsIpointedtoeachitem,shekept10.Finally,wecollectedsomuchfood.WhenI11tothecashiertopaythebill,thelittlegirlstartedhurryingdownthe12.Thecashiershookhishead13andsaidthegirlmusthave14meintobelievinghermisery.AsIreturnedtomycoach,thecashier’s15mademedoubtwhetherthegirlhadreallyfooledme.SoIwentdownthetrain,followingthe16thelittlegirlhadtaken.Finally,Iwalkedtoarelatively-desertedcoach.HereIsawa17whichleftmedeepinthought.Thislittlegirlwassittinginacirclewithtwootherpooryoungboys.Shehadputallthe18inthecenterandwasputtingsomeintothehandofaboywhowas19blind.Thelittlegirltaughtmethatonecanbe20eveninpoverty.1、A．camearoundB．tookturnsC．turnedoutD．lookedup2、A．lookingB．beggingC．caringD．waiting3、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．excitedC．disappointedD．frightened4、A．wakeB．understandC．believeD．react5、A．insideB．upstairsC．outsideD．downward6、A．thirstyB．hurtC．wrongD．hungry7、A．satisfiedB．worriedC．puzzledD．relaxed8、A．NoticingB．EnjoyingC．IgnoringD．Showing9、A．chooseB．eatC．enjoyD．send10、A．refusingB．noddingC．complainingD．praising11、A．pointedB．referredC．listenedD．turned12、A．counterB．cafeteriaC．trainD．road13、A．indisbeliefB．intimeC．insurpriseD．inhorror14、A．persuadedB．fooledC．forcedD．changed15、A．a(chǎn)nswersB．dreamsC．decisionsD．words16、A．a(chǎn)dviceB．directionC．exampleD．trend17、A．stationB．houseC．shelterD．sight18、A．moneyB．wasteC．foodD．drinks19、A．obviouslyB．heavilyC．impossiblyD．gradually20、A．fortunateB．generousC．hopelessD．sad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）JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon,whowassoexpertthatheattendedQueenVictoriaasher1．(person)physician.Buthewasfamousfor2．(defeat)“KingCholera”.Cholerawasadeadlydiseaseandneitheritscause3．itscurewasunderstood.Johnwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblem.Hesuspectedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodieswiththeirmealssowhenanothersevereoutbreak4．(hit)London,hebeganhisenquiry.Bygatheringinformationandmaking5．(far)investigations,hefoundthatmanyvictimslinkedtotheoutbreakwerenearthewaterpump,sohegotthehandle6．(remove).Soonafterwardsthediseasesloweddown.Hedrewtheconclusion7．thepollutedwaterwas8．(blame).Thewater9．(company)wereinstructednottoexposepeople10．pollutedwateranymore.Finally“KingCholera”wasdefeated.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。I’vebeenBritainfortwoyears、MyfriendsinChinasometimewritetome,askedmehowlongI’llstayhere,andwhenI’mthinkingofreturninghome、Theanswertotheirquestionissimple:Idonotknowhowtoreturnhome、Atthemoment,IhavenoreasontoreturnbacktoChina、IlikelivinginBritain:IenjoymeetingBritishpeopleandtravelaroundthecou