湖南省長沙市2023-2024學(xué)年高三年級(jí)上冊(cè)期中考試英語試題（含答案）

湖南省長沙市2023-2024學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

姓名：班級(jí)：考號(hào)：

題號(hào)——四五六總分

評(píng)分

一、閱讀，第一節(jié)，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)。（共15小

題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀理解

ThailandtourismhasalwaysbeenthetopdestinationfbrChinesetravelersduetoitsaffordablepricesand

excellentservices.Therefore,werecommendthatyoualsotraveltoThailandaftertheGaokaotorewardyourselffbr

tenyearsofhardworkandstudying.

GrandPalace,Bangkok

TheGrandPalaceisastunningcomplexofbuildingsthatservedastheofficialresidenceofthekingsofThailand

fromthe18thtothemid-20thcentury.Itfeaturescomplexarchitecture,beautifulgardens,andseveralimpressive

temples.Thepalaceisopendailyfrom8:30amto3:30pm,andadmissioncosts500baht（泰銖）perperson.

WatArun,Bangkok

WatArunisastunningBuddhisttemplethatsitsonthebanksoftheChaoPhrayaRiver.Thetempleisknownfbr

itsgreatdesignandimpressivetop,whicharecoveredincolorfulmosaicsandseashells.It'sopendailyfrom8:30am

to5:30pm,andadmissioncosts100bahtperperson.Notethatvisitorsarerequiredtodressmodestlyandremovetheir

shoesbeforeenteringthetemple.

ChiangMaiNightBazaar,ChiangMai

TheChiangMaiNightBazaarisabusymarketthatoffersawidevarietyofgoods,includingclothing,handicrafts,

andsouvenirs.Themarketisopeneverynightfromaround6:00pmtomidnight.Admissionisfree,butbepreparedto

bargainaboutprices.

PhuketOldTown,Phuket

PhuketOldTownisahistoricdistrictfilledwithcolorfulshophouses,cafes,andartgalleries.Ifsagreatplaceto

wanderaroundandsoakuptheatmosphere.SomeofthemostpopularattractionsintheareaincludetheThaiHua

MuseumandthePhuketTrickeyeMuseum.Admissionpricesvarydependingontheattraction.

1.ThailandisverypopularamongChinesetouristsfbr.

A.thestunningarchitectureandbeautifulgardens

B.thewidevarietyofgoodsinthenightmarket

C.theoutstandingbalancebetweencostandvalue

D.theimpressiveBuddhisttemplebytheriver

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2.Whichattractionhasdressrequirementsforvisitors?

A.GrandPalace,Bangkok.

B.WatArun,Bangkok.

C.PhuketOldTown,Phuket.

D.ChiangMaiNightBazaar,ChiangMai.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutChiangMaiNightBazaar?

A.Onlytopqualityproductsaresoldhere.

B.Allthegoodsherearehandmade.

C.Someproductsarefree.

D.Thereisnochargeforentry.

閱讀理解

ThemostvaluablethingIeverlostwasapairofdiamondearringsIboughtmanyyearsagoatacharityauction（拍

賣會(huì)）.Thoughverybeautiful,theywereheavyandturnedouttobepainfultowear.Iwroteaboutthelostearringsin

mynewchildren'sbook,TheChristmasPig.WhentheyreachtheLandoftheLost,wheretheheromustgotorescue

hismostbelovedtoy,myearringsareangrythattheyaren'ttreatedwiththerespecttheythinktheydeserve.Theysoon

findoutthatbeingmadeofdiamondscountsforverylittleinthestrangeworldwherehuman-madeobjectsgowhen

lost,becauseathing*simportancetheredependsonhowmuchit'strulyloved.

TheChristmasPigexploresadeepattachmenttoanoldobject.Ifsaboutthejourneyofaboy,Jack,whoisalittle

losthimselfbutdiscovershisbraveryandabilitytoloveinastrangeworld.OfallthebooksPvewritten,thisistheone

thatmademecrythemost,becauseIwasdealingwithemotionsthatrundeepinallofus.Lossandchangearehardfor

children,andacceptanceoftheseunavoidablepartsoflifeisn'tmucheasierforadults.TheChristmasPigshowshow

humanbeings-evensmall,lostones-arecapableofwonderful,heroicacts.

AverystrangethinghappenedonthedayIfinishededitingTheChristmasPig.Afteremailingthefinalversionto

myeditor,Isetaboutclearingoutacupboard.ThelastobjectIpickedupwasasmallbox.Iopenedit.Thereweremy

long-lostdiamondearrings.I'vedecidedtosellthemandgivethemoneytoacharity.Ithinkitwillbeaniceendingfbr

myearrings*storytohavethemdosomegoodfbrchildrenintheLandoftheLiving.

HowmanytimeshaveIbeenaskedwhetherIbelieveinmagic?OnthedayIfinishedTheChristmasPig,fbra

fewshiningmoments,Ireallydid.

4.Whafstheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toadvertiseherfirstchildren'sbook.

B.Torevealourattachmenttooldobjects.

C.Totellastoryhappeninginastrangeworld.

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D.Tointroducehernewbookandthestorybehindit.

5.WhatisTheChristmasPigmainlyabout?

A.Aboydiscoveredbraveryintherealworld.

B.Aboywasweigheddownbysomeearrings.

C.Aboysavedhislosttoyinthemagicalworld.

D.Aboyhelpedtheearringsfindtheirownvalue.

6.Whydidthebookmaketheauthorcrythemost?

A.Theboydealtwithlossandchangebravely.

B.Itwasbasedonherownpastexperiences.

C.Shewasunabletoforgiveherself.

D.Manyadultscouldhardlyunderstandthemaincharacter.

7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusthroughthestoryofherearrings?

A.Magicinbookscanhappeninreallife.

B.Sometimeswarmmagiccanhappeninlife.

C.Weshoulddonatetohelpthoseinneed.

D.Lostthingswillturnupsoonerorlater.

閱讀理解

PatCorrales,whomanagedtheTexasRangers,ClevelandIndiansandPhiladelphiaPhilliesbeforealongstint（任

期）ontheAtlantaBravescoachingstaffundertheHallofFameskipperBobbyCox,diedonSundayathishomeinthe

northGeorgiamountains.ThefirstMajorLeaguemanagerofMexicandescent（血統(tǒng)）,hewas82.

TheLosAngelesDodgersconfirmedhisdeath.HehadworkedintheDodgers*frontofficesince2012,most

recentlyasaspecialassistanttothegeneralmanager.

AnativeofLosAngeles,Corraleswasabackupcatcherwithfourteamsoveralargelyordinarycareerinthe

majors,compilinga216averagewithfourhomersand54runsbattedinovernineseasons.Hemadehisonly

postseasonappearanceasaplayerwiththeCincinnatiRedsinthe1970WorldSeries.

Corraleswasformorenotablefbrhispost-playingcareer.Hebecamethefirstbig-leaguemanagerofMexican

descentwhen,asacoachwiththeRangers,hetookovertheteamforthefinalgameofthe1978season.

HewentontomanagetheRangersfbrtwofullseasons,finishingwitharecordof160-164.Hewashiredasthe

Phillies1managerin1982,going89-73inhisonlyfullseasonwiththeteam.Hewasfiredinthemiddleofthe

followingseason,whentheteamwasinfirstplaceintheNationalLeagueEastbuthadadisappointingrecordof43-42.

ThePhillies1generalmanagerPaulOwens,movedtothedugout（教練，球員席）toreplacehimandguidedthe

teamtotheWorldSeries,wheretheylosttoBaltimoreinfivegames.

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CorraleswasquicklyhiredbyCleveland,finishingoutthe1983seasonasmanagerandcontinuinginthatpost

overfiveseasons.Aftera102-losscampaignin1985Clevelandbouncedbacktoan84-78markthenextyear.But

Corraleswasfiredin1987withtheteammiredat31-56.HisoverallmarkinClevelandwas280-355.

CorralesfollowedwithalongcoachingstintinAtlantaworkingonCox*sstafffrom1990to2006.Thatstint

coincidedwiththeBraves*emergenceasaMajorLeaguepowerhousewhichincludedarecord14straightdivision

titlesandaWorldSerieschampionship.

"Duringthatrun,hewastheguy,doingalotoftheheavylifting,"BravesManagerBrianSnitkersaidthisweek

beforeagameatColorado."Hewasabaseballguythroughandthrough."Corralesfinishedhiscareerinthedugoutas

acoachwiththeWashingtonNationals.

Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof40years,DonnaMyersCorrales;twodaughters,RenaHammernessandPatricia

Collins;andason,Jason.Anotherson,Patrickandanotherdaughter,MichelePollitt,diedbeforehim.

8.WhatwasPatCorrales*roleintheLosAngelesDodgersorganizationbeforehisdeath?

A.Generalmanager.B.Backupcatcher.

C.Specialassistant.D.Coach.

9.WhyisPatCorralesconsideredmorefamousforhispost-playingcareer?

A.Becausehebecamethefirstbig-leaguemanagerofMexicandescent.

B.BecausehehadasuccessfulcoachingstintintheAtlantaBraves.

C.BecauseheworkedintheDodgers*frontofficeasaspecialassistant.

D.Becausehesetseveralrecordsasabackupcatcherduringhisplayingcareer.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutPatCorralesfromthearticle?

A.TheteamheguidedlosttoBaltimoreinfivegames.

B.HisgreatestachievementwasmadewhencoachingonCox*staff.

C.Hiswifediedattheageof40.

D.Hewasfiredinthemiddleof1982season.

11.WhatisthemainfocusofthearticleaboutPatCorrales?

A.PatCorrales*coachingexperiencesintheUSAasaMexican.

B.PatCorrales*contributionsasabaseballplayer.

C.PatCorrales*coachingstintintheWashingtonNationals.

D.PatCorrales*managerialcareerwithvariousbaseballteams.

閱讀理解

We'vebeentoldforyearsthatself^drivingcarsarejustapproaching.Butit*stimetoacceptthetruth,saidDarrell

EtheringtononTechCrunch:they"aren'tgoingtohappen"inourlifetimes.

Pvelongbeenexcitedaboutthepotentialofthistechnology,butmyremainingoptimismleftmefinallylastmonth

whenFordandVolkswagenannouncedtheywerestoppingrunningArgoAI,theirautonomousdrivingtechjointfirm.

Argowasconsideredaleaderinthefield.ButFordfeelsthat"producingprofitable,fullyautonomousvehiclesona

largescaleisalongwayoff*,anditcouldnolongerstomachtheincreasingcosts.Thisisjustthelatestsetback.

True,GeneralMotorsismakingprogressintriallingdriverlessvehiclesontheroads,butonlyonasmallscale.

Teslaispushingaheadwithitsself-drivingtechnology,butitsambitionscanbelimitedbyaninvestigationthatis

lookingintosomeaccidentsinvolvingits"Autopilot"system.Someofthefirmestbelieversinself^drivingtechnology

haveturnednonbelievers.State-of-the-artrobotcarsstill"struggle"withconstructionsites,roadblocks,andsometimes

evensimpleleftturns.

Irecentlytookarideinaself^drivingtaxiinthecityofChandler,Arizona.Therewasanundeniablehorror-movie

aspecttosittinginthebackofavehicleandwatchingthesteeringwheelturnautonomously.Tomyrelief,itslowed

whenothervehiclesbehavedimproperly.Iwasjustabouttofeelrelaxedandtextacoworkerwhenthetaxicametoa

suddenstopatonepoint.Atruckstoppedinfrontofusandwantedtogobackwardsinordertotakeamissedturning.

Unclearaboutwhattodonext,thetaxi"chirped（吱吱叫）tocallahumanspecialisttosolvethesituation”.Fortunately,

thetruckdriverdecidedtodriveonandwecontinuedourway.Mydriverlessexperiencemademebelievethis

technologymayneverbepossibletomakepassengersrelaxedwhentheyareinadriverlessvehicle.Evenso,Iwon't

undervaluethetechnologicaladvancesthathavebeenmade-afterall,whoknowswhatthefuturewilllooklike.

12.WhatcanweinferfromDarrellEtherington'swords?

A.Self-drivingcarswillbereplacedbyothertechnology.

B.Self-drivingcarswillchangeourtravelmode.

C.Self-drivingcarsareapproachingus.

D.Self-drivingcarsarejustadreamnow.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^stomach'"probablymeaninparagraph2?

A.Endure.B.Reduce.C.Regain.D.Remove.

14.WhyGeneralMotorsandTeslaarementionedinparagraph3?

A.Toproveself^drivingtechnologyhasmadebigprogress.

B.Toproveself-drivingtechnologyhasalongwaytogo.

C.Toproveself^drivingtechnologyistotallyimpractical.

D.Toproveself-drivingtechnologyhasgreatpotential.

15.Whatisauthor'sattitudetowardstheself^drivingtechnology?

A.Critical.B.Conventional.C.Favorable.D.Indifferent.

二'閱讀，第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

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IfanyonehadtoldmethreeyearsagothatIwouldbespendingmostofmyweekendscamping,Iwouldhave

laughedheartily.Campers,inmyeyes,werepeoplewhoenjoyedinsectbites,ill-cookedmeals,anduncomfortable

sleepingbags.Theyhadnothingincommonwithme.16.

Thefriendswhointroducedmetocampingthoughtthatitmeanttobeapioneer.17.Wesleptina

tent,cookedoveranopenfire,andwalkedalongdistancetotaketheshowerandusethebathroom.Thisbriefvisit

withMotherNaturecostmetwodaysofffromwork,recoveringfromabadcaseofsunburnandthedoctor'sbillfor

myson'sfoodpoisoning.

Iwas,nevertheless,talkedintogoingonanotherfun-filledholidayinthewilderness.18.Instead,we

hadapop-upcamperwithcomfortablebedsandanairconditioner.Mynatnre-lovingfriendshadrememberedtobring

allthenecessitiesoflife.

19.Wehavedonealotofitsince.Recently,weboughtatwenty-eight-fbottraveltrailercomplete

withabathroomandabuilt-inTVset.Thereisaseparatebedroom,amodemkitchenwitharefrigerator.Thetrailer

evenhasmatchingcarpetandcurtains.

20.Itmustbetruethatsoonerorlater,everyonefindshisorherwaybacktonature.Irecommendthat

youfindyourwayinstyle.

A.Thistimetherewasnotent.

B.Thingsaregoingtobeimproved.

C.Thetriptheytookmeonwasaroughone.

D.Iwastolearnalotaboutcampingsincethen,however.

E.ImustsaythatIhavecertainlycometoenjoycamping.

F.Afterthetrip,myfamilybecamequiteinterestedincamping.

G.Therewasnoshadeasthetreeswerenomorethan3feettall.

三'語言運(yùn)用，第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Manyblindchildrenarealsodiagnosedwithautism（自閉癥），includingmysonEddie.Butwedecidedthatwe

wouldnotallowhisblindnessto21.hisdevelopment.

WhenEddiewasyounger,we*dtakehimtothegrocerystoreandtalkabouteverything.We'dtellhimwhatwason

theshelves,thevarioussmells,andevenhowmuchthings22..Wewereteachinghimthe23.of

ngrocerystore".ThoughEddiewasnotimpressed,myhusbandJamesprovedthatweshouldalways___

24.again.

JamestoldmeonedayrecentlythatEddiehadbecomeinterestedin25,.Iwasvery26..Inthe

past,Eddiewouldcryinthestoreandnotwanttowalk.

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James*reportafterwardsamazedme.HewouldevenhaveEddie27.itemsofftheshelvesandputthemin

thecartwithhishelp.

Thenextday,wetookEddietothegrocerystore.Whenwewenttothefruitsection,JamesletEddiefeelthe

applesinthewhole28..Themanagerwasn*thappy,andquicklycameovertofindoutwhatwasgoingon.

JamessaidEddiewasjust29.apples.Asthemanagerlooked30?,JamesturnedtoEddieandthrew

outaquestionhewasn'tsure.Eddiewouldanswer.

Hesaid,"Eddie,canyoupickupthatbagofapplesandputitinthecart?"31?,Eddiedidexactlywhat

Jamesasked.Thisonelittle32.evencausedoureyestofillwithtears.DuetoEddie'slanguagedelays,ifs

hardtoknowwhathefully33,.

Thisisoneofthosemomentswe34.foryearstosee.Whenthedaycomes,weareshocked.Pmgladthat

wekeeptryingwithEddieandnevergiveuponhim.Wearetryingtorememberhe'sgrowingeverydayineveryway;

tryingtoput35.inhislifethatmaynothaveworkedbefore,butcanworknow;tryingtobebetterparents.

21.A.declineB.replaceC.adaptD.delay

22.A.loseB.returnC.costD.develop

23.A.locationB.conceptC.instructionD.domain

24.A.tryB.passC.breakD.stick

25.A.shoutingB.shoppingC.walkingD.picking

26.A.worriedB.ashamedC.embarrassedD.surprised

27.A.prepareB.turnC.pullD.throw

28.A.farmlandB.marketC.sizeD.section

29.A.takinginB.focusingon

C.pickingoutD.makingup

30.A.confusedB.movedC.unnoticedD.excited

31.A.UnfortunatelyB.Unwillingly

C.ShockinglyD.Hopefully

32.A.momentB.situationC.attitudeD.suggestion

33.A.receivesB.understandsC.doubtsD.follows

34.A.waitB.searchC.headD.call

35.A.reasonsB.experiencesC.descriptionsD.criteria

四、語言運(yùn)用，第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheGrandTangMallinXi'an,Shaanxiprovince,offersafascinatingexperiencethattransportsvisitorsbackto

theTangDynasty.Evenafter10p.m.onweekdays,thepedestrianareacomealive36?vibrantlightsand

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livelymusic.Themainstreet37?(line)withTang-stylepavilions,andpeopledressedintraditional

Chineseattire(月艮裝)canbeseen38.(leisure)strolling.39.setsthismodemrecreation

apartisaseriesofoutdoorperformances40?(feature)culturalelementsfromtheTangDynasty

presentedinacontemporaryway.Onstage,acclaimedTangDynastypoets,41.(play)byactors,engage

visitorsinconversationsaboutancientChinesepoetry.Withinacompactarea,captivatingmusicalsanddance

performancesblendtraditionalandcontemporaryelements,providingan42.(impress)cultural

experience.Theseinteractiveevents43?(become)thecity'stourismhighlight,attracting_

44.dailyaverageof300,000touriststotheGrandTangMallsinceJune.

InspiredbytheglamouroftheTangDynasty,theGrandTangMallcontinuestocreatenewproductions—

45.showcasetheera'spoetryandartperformances.Withover20regularprograms,eachlasting10

minutes,visitorsareencouragedtoarriveearlytosecureagoodviewofthesepopularshows.

五'寫作，第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

46.假如你是李華，你的學(xué)校召開英語征文大賽。你提交了你很滿意的文章，結(jié)果在獲獎(jiǎng)名單中卻沒有你的名

字。你打算寫信給大賽的評(píng)委Lucas,了解具體情況，內(nèi)容包括：1.你的備賽過程；2.你的困惑。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearLucas,

Yours,

LiHua

六、寫作，第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.

Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Thestreamswerelonggonebackintotheearth.Ifwedidn'tseesomerainsoonwe

wouldloseeverything.

IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchforthefamilywhenIsawmysix-year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthewoods.

Icouldonlyseehisback.Hewasn'twalkinginhisusualway.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort,tryingto

beasstillaspossible.Minutesafterhedisappearedintothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.

Momentslater,however,hewasonceagainwalkinginthatslowandpurposefulsteptowardthewoods.This

activitywentonforoveranhourwalkingcautiouslytothewoods,thenrunningbacktothehouse.Finally,my

curiositygotthebestofme.Icreptoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.

Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked,beingverycarefulnottospillthewaterhecarried.

Branchesandthornsslappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.Hehadamuchgreaterpurpose.AsIleaned

againstatreetospyonhim.Isawthemostamazingsite.

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Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedfor

himtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingontheground,obviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterandheat

exhaustion,liftitsheadwithgreatefforttolapupthewaterinmyboy*shand.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Afterdeliveringthewatertothedehydrated（脫水的）animals,Billycarefullyjumpeduptorunback.

Laterthatday,Ilearnedwhathadbeenhappening.

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答案解析部分

【答案】I.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了泰國的四個(gè)熱門景點(diǎn)。

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，包含細(xì)節(jié)理解題，是一篇介紹類閱讀，注意先略讀文章，掌握文章大意，再分析題干

及選項(xiàng)，到文中找到相關(guān)內(nèi)容并進(jìn)行理解。

1.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的"ThailandtourismhasalwaysbeenthetopdestinationforChinesetravelersdueto

itsaffordablepricesandexcellentservices.”泰國旅游一直是中國游客的首選目的地，因?yàn)樗膬r(jià)格實(shí)惠、服務(wù)周

到?？芍﹪糜沃允苤袊说那嗖A是因?yàn)槠涑叩男詢r(jià)比。故選C。

2.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)WatArun,Bangkok部分中的“Notethatvisitorsarerequiredtodressmodestlyandremove

theirshoesbefbreenteringthetemple."請(qǐng)注意，游客在進(jìn)入寺廟之前必須穿著得體并脫下鞋子?？芍?，該景點(diǎn)要

求穿著得體，進(jìn)寺廟需脫鞋。故選B。

3.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)ChiangMaiNightBazaar,ChiangMai部分中的"Admissionisfree,butbepreparedto

bargainaboutprices.”門票是免費(fèi)的，但要準(zhǔn)備討價(jià)還價(jià)?？芍M(jìn)入清邁夜市免收門票。故選D。

【答案】4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了關(guān)于她的新書《圣誕小豬》創(chuàng)作背后的故事。

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息、，

并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。

4.考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段"ThemostvaluablethingIeverlostwasapairofdiamondearringsIboughtmanyyears

agoatacharityauction（拍賣會(huì)）.Thoughverybeautiful,theywereheavyandturnedouttobepainfultowear.Iwrote

aboutthelostearringsinmynewchildren'sbook,TheChristmas尸，g."我丟失過的最有價(jià)值的東西是多年前在一次

慈善拍賣會(huì)上買的一對(duì)鉆石耳環(huán)。雖然很漂亮，但它們很重，穿起來很痛。我在我的新兒童讀物《圣誕豬》中

寫了關(guān)于丟失的耳環(huán)的故事?？赏浦?，作者寫這篇文章的目的是介紹她的新書和背后的故事。故選D。

5.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的"77/eChristmasPigexploresadeepattachmenttoanoldobject.Ifsaboutthe

journeyofaboy,Jack,whoisalittlelosthimselfbutdiscovershisbraveryandabilitytoloveinastrangeworld."《圣

誕豬》探索了對(duì)一件舊物品的深深依戀。它講述了一個(gè)男孩杰克的旅程，他有點(diǎn)迷失了自己，但在一個(gè)陌生的

世界里發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的勇氣和愛的能力。可知，《圣誕豬》主要講述了一個(gè)男孩在現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中發(fā)現(xiàn)了勇氣。故選C。

6.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的"OfallthebooksFvewritten,thisistheonethatmademecrythemost,becauseI

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wasdealingwithemotionsthatrundeepinallofus.Lossandchangearehardforchildren,andacceptanceofthese

unavoidablepartsoflifeisn'tmucheasierforadults.TheChristmasPigshowshowhumanbeings-evensmall,lost

ones-arecapableofwonderful,heroicacts."在我寫的所有書中，這本書是讓我哭得最多的，因?yàn)槲以谔幚砦覀兯?/p>

有人內(nèi)心深處的情感。失去和改變對(duì)孩子來說很難，而接受生活中這些不可避免的部分對(duì)成年人來說也不容易。

圣誕豬展示了人類一一即使是弱小的、迷失的人——是如何能夠做出精彩的英雄行為的?？芍?，這本書讓作者

哭得最厲害，因?yàn)橹魅斯晒Φ靥幚砹耸ズ透淖?。故選A。

7.考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段"HowmanytimeshaveIbeenaskedwhetherIbelieveinmagic?OnthedayI

finishedTheChristmasPig,forafewshiningmoments,Ireallydid.”有多少次我被問到是否相信魔法？在我完成

《圣誕豬》的那一天，我真的做到了。可推知，作者想通過她丟失耳環(huán)的故事告訴我們，有時(shí)書中的魔法也會(huì)

發(fā)生在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中。故選B。

【答案】8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，報(bào)道了教練帕特?科拉萊斯在不同球隊(duì)擔(dān)任教練的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷以及所取得

的成就。

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇新聞報(bào)道，通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱

讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對(duì)應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，仔細(xì)核對(duì)，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并

檢查。

8.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的"HehadworkedintheDodgersfrontofficesince2012,mostrecentlyasaspecial

assistanttothegeneralmanager."自2012年以來，他一直在道奇隊(duì)的管理層工作，最近擔(dān)任總經(jīng)理特別助理。可

知，帕特?科拉萊斯死前是洛杉磯道奇隊(duì)的特別助理。故選C。

9.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段"Corraleswasfarmorenotableforhispost-playingcareer.Hebecamethefirstbig-

leaguemanagerofMexicandescentwhen,asacoachwiththeRangers,hetookovertheteamforthefinalgameofthe

1978season."科拉萊斯在退役后的職業(yè)生涯中更加引人注目。1978年賽季的最后一場比賽，作為流浪者隊(duì)的教

練，他接手了球隊(duì)，成為了第一位墨西哥裔大聯(lián)盟主教練?？芍?，帕特?科拉萊斯在退役后的職業(yè)生涯中更出名

因?yàn)樗闪说谝粋€(gè)有墨西哥血統(tǒng)的大聯(lián)盟經(jīng)理。故選A。

10.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒］數(shù)第三段"CorralesfollowedwithalongcoachingstintinAtlantaworkingonCox'sstaff

from1990to2006.ThatstintcoincidedwiththeBraves'emergenceasaMajorLeaguepowerhousewhichincludeda

record14straightdivisiontitlesandaWorldSerieschampionship."從1990年到2006年，科拉萊斯在亞特蘭大長期

擔(dān)任考克斯的教練。與此同時(shí)，勇士隊(duì)也成為了美國職業(yè)棒球大聯(lián)盟的強(qiáng)隊(duì)，創(chuàng)造了連續(xù)14次分區(qū)冠軍和世

界大賽冠軍的紀(jì)錄?？芍?，帕特?科拉萊斯最大的成就是當(dāng)考克斯的教練員時(shí)取得的。故選B。

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11.考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的"PatCorrales,whomanagedtheTexasRangers,ClevelandIndiansand

PhiladelphiaPhilliesbeforealongstint（任期）ontheAtlantaBravescoachingstaffundertheHallofFameskipper

BobbyCox,diedonSundayathishomeinthenorthGeorgiamountains.”帕特?科拉萊斯周日在喬治亞州北部山區(qū)的

家中去世，他曾在名人堂隊(duì)長鮑比?考克斯手下長期擔(dān)任亞特蘭大勇士隊(duì)的教練，之前曾管理過德克薩斯游騎兵

隊(duì)、克利夫蘭印第安隊(duì)和費(fèi)城費(fèi)城人隊(duì)；結(jié)合文章主要介紹了教練帕特?科拉萊斯在不同球隊(duì)擔(dān)任教練的個(gè)人經(jīng)

歷以及所取得的成就?？芍?，這篇關(guān)于PatCorrales的文章的主要重點(diǎn)是帕特?科拉萊斯在不同棒球隊(duì)的管理生

涯。故選D。

【答案】12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了自動(dòng)駕駛汽車發(fā)展中遇到的限制，并通過自己乘坐自動(dòng)駕駛出租車

的經(jīng)歷來說明這種技術(shù)無法讓乘客真正放松，但即便如此，這種技術(shù)的前途依然不可小覷。

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，掌握

大意，然后結(jié)合具體的題目，再讀短文，從中找出相關(guān)信息，就可以確定正確答案。

12.考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的"Butifstimetoacceptthetruth,saidDarrellEtheringtononTechCrunch:they

6aren*tgoingtohappen*inourlifetimes."但現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候接受真相了,DarrellEtherington在TechCrunch上說：在我

們的有生之年，這些事情”不會(huì)發(fā)生、可知，自動(dòng)駕駛汽車在我們這一生中不會(huì)出現(xiàn)，由此可推知，自動(dòng)駕駛

汽車現(xiàn)在還只是一個(gè)夢(mèng)想，無法成為現(xiàn)實(shí)，故選D。

13.考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的"ButFordfeelsthat"producingprofitable,fullyautonomousvehiclesonalarge

scaleisalongwayoff”可知，福特公司認(rèn)為大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)盈利的全自動(dòng)駕駛汽車還有很長的路要走；以及“couldno

longer"和"theincreasingcosts”可知，福特?zé)o法承受不斷增加的成本。可推知?jiǎng)澗€詞stomach是"忍耐，忍受”之意，

故選Ao

14.考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的"True,GeneralMotorsismakingprogressintriallingdriverlessvehiclesonthe

roads,butonlyonasmallscale.Teslaispushingaheadwithitss