2023-2024學年湖南省湘東六校高三下第一次測試英語試題含解析

2023-2024學年湖南省湘東六校高三下第一次測試英語試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten2．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why3．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that4．—Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersonto____ateam.—Yes,I’dliketo.A．pickup B．pickout C．makeup D．makeout5．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall6．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking7．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．where8．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which9．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso10．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit11．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup12．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were13．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled14．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless15．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can16．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase17．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)nswerforC．a(chǎn)pplyforD．standfor18．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when19．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof20．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing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）Manypeoplewanttogrowtheirowngarden,buttheysimplydonothavetheroom.Donotworry.Thereisasolution.Considercontainergardening.Thegreatthingaboutcontainergardeningisthatyoucanuseavarietyofdifferentcontainers.Yousimplyhavetouseyourimagination.Youcouldcreateabeautifulgardenwiththingssuchascementblocks,hangingbaskets,claypots,orwindowboxes.Therearesomanyoptionswhenitcomestocontainergardening;itisonlylimitedbyyourimagination.Ofcourse,youwillwanttotakethefollowingintoconsiderationwhenyouarereadytobegincontainergardening,inorderforittobesuccessful.First,youshouldavoidanycontainersthathavebeenusedtostorechemicals,aswellastreatedwood.Thiscouldleadtothesuddendeathofyourflowersandleadtothefailureofyourcontainergardening.Withanycontainerthatyouchoose,youneedtoensurethatitallowsthewaterinittodrainwhennecessary.Soitmaybeessentialforyoutocreateholesinthecontainertohelpthisalong.Youshouldalsomakesurethecontainersareplacedonaraisedsurface,notuponthefloor,toensurethebestpossibledrainage.Ensurethatthecontainersyouchooseareappropriateinsizefortheplantsyouchoose,Youneedtopreventtherootsfromovergrowingthecontainer.Ifyoulikefreshveggies,youcouldconsidercontainergardeningwithvegetables.Thisrequiresaprocessthatdiffersfromthatofflowergardening.Talktoanemployeeatasupplystoreinyourarea,Theycanhelpyouchoosetherightcontainersforthevegetablesyouarewishingtogrow.1、Whichofthefollowingmaybeimpropermaterialsforcontainergardening?A．Claypots.B．Cementblocks.C．Treatedwood.D．Windowboxes.2、Whatdocstheunderlinedword"drain"inParagraph5mean?A．Toflowaway.B．Togiveoff.C．Topourdown.D．Toholdback.3、Comparedtoflowergardening,whatdoweknowaboutvegetablegardening?A．Itseemsmucheasier.B．Itrequiresmoretime,C．Itdemandsmorewater.D．Itneedsspecialcontainers.4、Whomaybeinterestedinthetext?A．Farmerswhoaregoodatgardening.B．Citizenswhoenjoygardening.C．Childrenwholikeoutdooractivities.D．Peoplewhohaveabigyard.22．（8分）ACommonHabitLeadstoShockingHarmCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichisnottheproblemcausedbysittingwithyourlegscrossed?A．IncreasebloodpressureB．CauseneckandbackpainC．LeadtonumbnessortemporaryparalysisD．Keepinatwistedposition2、What’sthebestexplanationoftheunderlinedword“circulate”?A．GostraightB．MovearoundC．FalldownD．Workagainstgravity3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．Onceyoucrossyourlegswhilesitting,you’llfeelimmediateeffects.B．Thenumbnessinthelegs,anklesorfeetwon’tcausepermanentnervedamage.C．Theperfectpostureforsittingistositwithyourfeetplantedflatandhipwidthapart.D．Aslongasyoucrossyourlegsforlessthan15minutes,itwon’tdoharmtoyourhealth.23．（8分）Alayover(臨時滯留)orflightdelaycanbeextremelyfunintheseinternationalairports.MunichAirport,GermanyAviation(航空)loverspassingthroughMunichcantakeabehind-the-scenestourtolearnhowtheairportoperates.Visitorscanalsotourthreehistoricaircraftandaretiredrescuehelicopter,climbuptoa28-metrehighobservationplatformforanup-closeviewoftake-offsandlandings,andwatchfilmsonaviationintheairport’s60-seatcinema.Travelerscanalsokilllayovertimeatan18-holemini-golfcourse,orevenstopinforateethcleaningattheairportdentaloffice.ChangiAirport,SingaporeAfteralongflighttoSingapore,travelerscanrelaxinaBalinese-styleswimmingpool,workoutattheairportgym,orenjoyadrinkandlivemusicalperformancesattheairport’sMusicBar.Theairportalsoboastsatranquilbutterflygarden,anda“fragrantgarden”whichishometo15speciesofplantsandtrees.Freemoviesatoneoftwoairportcinemasalsokeeppassengersentertained.SchipholAmsterdamAirport,theNetherlandsSchipholisEurope’sfifth-largestairport.HerepassengerscanviewtheworksofDutchmastersfreeofcharge,andtrytheirluckatairport’scasino(賭場).YoucanevenhaveyourweddingceremonyatSchiphol—couplescanchoosefromfourdifferentweddingpackages,includinga1930-styleceremonyheldonaDakotamilitaryaircraft.SanFranciscoInternationalAirport,CaliforniaTheairport’s24-hourAirTrainnotonlymovespassengersbetweenterminal,butalsoprovidesafunviewoftherunways.Therearethreeaquariums(水族館)toexplore,alongwithinteractiveplayarea,anaviationmuseum,andalibrary.Ifthat’snotenoughtokeepthelittleonesbusy,travelerscanrentportableDVDplayersandmoviesforuseintheairport.1、WhatcantravelersdoattheMunichAirport?A．Theycanhavetheirteethcleaned.B．Theycanwatchfreefilmsinthe28-seatcinema.C．Theycanvisitoneofthreeaquariums.D．Theycanrelaxinaswimmingpool.2、WhichistheuniquefeatureoftheSchipholAmsterdamAirport?A．Passengerscanseearetiredrescuehelicopter.B．PassengerscanvisitaMunichmilitaryaircraft.C．Passengerscangetmarriedthere.D．Passengerscanplaygolfthere.3、Whichairportwasdesignedwithkidsinmind?A．MunichAirport. B．ChangiAirport.C．SchipholAmsterdamAirport. D．SanFranciscoInternationalAirport.24．（8分）Asself—drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads,muchoftherhetoric(說辭)promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40,000peopledieonU.S.roadseveryyear,anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan90percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestadvocatesofautonomousvehiclesaren’tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugebackingforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygiantslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthemotivationsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase,it’sclearthatinadditiontoaddressingsafetyconcerns,SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive(動機)tocreateanewvenueforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata-andoftenmoney-totechcompanies.Atpresent,digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious,oftenfatal,consequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulatorsandsafetyadvocateslooktoresolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving-ashashappenedinvirtuallyeverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyiscreatinganantomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongerposesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it’saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheU.S.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat’savailableforthemtousetheirdevices.Unless,ofcourse,there’sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout48minutesinacareveryday,asizableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarshighlightsthesafetyadvantages,don’tforgetthetechindustry’spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies.B．Techcompanies.C．Drivers.D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatisSiliconValley’smotiveforpromotingself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatisthepresent-daysolutiontotheconflictbetweendigitaldevicesanddriving?A．Teachingpeopletrafficrules.B．Improvingself-drivingtechnologies.C．Fixingdigitaldevicesincars.D．Banningphoneusewhiledriving.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto?A．Theworkingtime.B．People’ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.25．（10分）Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free(非乳制的)optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast(酵母).Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantofall,isEarthfriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater!Bestofall,sinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword"those"inparagraph1refersto_______.A．a(chǎn)lternativesB．peopleC．productsD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof_______.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreatedC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailable3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．FresherMilk,BetterFutureD．MakingMilkwithoutCows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）Theysayafteraparentsdies,thesurvivingchildrencantakenonsomeoftheirparent’scharacteristics.I1becominganythinglikemydadforyears

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