湖北省高中名校联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期期中联考英语试题（Word版附答案）

湖北省高中名校联盟2024届高三第二次联合测评英语试卷命题单位：省实验中学英语学科组审题单位：圆创教有研究中心宜昌市夷陵中学本试卷共10页，67题。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试时间：2023年11月15日上午8：00-10：00★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区城均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区城均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C.1.Whatwillthespeakersdo?A.Buysomegas.B.Eatout.C.Cookdinner.2.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Cancelthecreditcard.B.Makeacopyofhiscreditcard.C.Askthebanktocoverthedamage.3.WhenwillAlan’sbirthdaypartybeheld?A.OnSaturday.B.OnFriday.C.OnThursday4.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.Tomakeanappointment.B.Torescheduleanappointment.C.Toconfirmanappointment.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Doingaproject.B.Joiningateam.C.Playingasport. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或读白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whyisthemantalkingtothewoman?A.Sheispayingforparking.B.Sheisparkinginthewrongplace.C.Sheisblockingtheman’sview.7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Cutdownthetree.B.Staybehindthetree.C.Keepthesigninplainsight.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.WhatcanwelearnaboutHarry?A.Hewonthechampionship.B.Hefoundthegameveryeasy.C.Hewasbetteratsnowboarding.9.HowdoesHarryfeelnow?A.Refreshed.B.Exhausted.C.Grateful.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Interviewerandinterviewee.B.Professorandstudent.C.Directorandproducer.11.Whatisthewomaninterestedinaboutthemaninthefirstplace?A.Hisfamily.B.Hishealth.C.Hisbackground.12.Whydidthemangotoanightschool?A.Toachievehisdream.B.Toattemptsomethingnew.C.Togetacollegecertificate.13.Whatdidthemandolastyear?A.Hebegantoworkintheoffice.B.Heappliedforapromotionatwork.C.Hefinishedthecomputerprogrammingcourse.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatdoesthemando?A.He’sadesigner.B.He’sajeweler.C.He’sahost.15.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.InTokyo.B.InNovaScotia.C.InMontreal.16.WhatmajordidShirleyswitchtoinhersecondyearofuniversity?A.JewelryDesignB.English.C.Art.17.WhatdoesShirleytalkaboutattheendoftheconversation?A.Herfutureplans.B.Hersourcesofinspiration.C.Herrelevantworkexperience.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatmightcaptureachild’sattentiontoabreakfastfood?A.Thetasteofthefood.B.Thesizeofthebox.C.Thepictureonthepackage.19.Whydopeopleprefertobuythe productinareusablecontainer?A.Theythinktheproductinsideiscleaner.B.Theythinkthecontainerisfreeofcharge.C.Theythinkthecontainerismorebeautiful.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthepackage?A.It’sawasteofresources.B.It’sabonustocustomers.C.It’sameansofsalespromotion.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATherearealwaysthesamenumberofrestaurantsonTheTop100,buteveryyearoffersmore-morequality,morevariety,moresurprises.Whatneverchangesishowarestaurantgetsonthelist-wonderfulfoodwellservedinaninvitingsetting,amongwhicharesomeChineserestaurants.LongIslandPekinLongIslandPekinremindsusofthefirstChinesefoodsmanyofusfellinlovewith:theroastduckandpork,thelomeinandfriedrice,thesteameddumplingsandpotstickers.Therearemorethanadozendumplingsandbunstostartthemeal,threetypesofnoodlesandthenmeatsroastedinthe“hungoven”,includingPekingduck.NewFuRunNewFuRunhasbeenservingthecuisineofDongbeiinGreatNecksince2017.DongbeicookingtendstobeearthierthanCantoneseandnotasspicyasSichuan.Treatyourtastebuds(味蕾)toacoldstarterofcountry-stylebeefwithcucumberandthesignaturedish-CuminLambChop.Longingforsomethingmorefamiliar?CallthreedaysinadvanceandNewFuRunwillprepareathree-coursemealbasedonPekingDuck.SplendidNoodleIt’salwaysasplendidoccasionwhenthere’sacheftwisting,poundingandswingingropesofwheatnoodlesintheair.Themostsought-afterChinesenoodlehouseshaveanopenkitchenwheretheacrobatics(杂技)areondisplay.TheStonyBrookshopoffersthiswavynoodleaswellasacouplecoldnoodledishesinlightsesamesauce.21.WhatqualifiesarestauranttogetonthelistofTheTop100?A.Uniquedishes.B.Asplendidoccasion.C.Greatfoodandenvironment.D.Morequality,varietyandsurprises.22.WhatdoLongIslandPekinandNewFuRunhaveincommon?A.Theyservespicyfood.B.TheyofferPekingDuckC.Theyhaveacookingdisplay.D.Theyrequireadvancereservations.23.Whereisthistextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Acuisinebook.B.ArestaurantguideC.Arestaurantmarketingplan.D.Anonlinefooddeliveryplatform.B MykidssitinGee’slivingroomandcarefullyliftantiqueChristmasornaments(装饰品)outofadelicatecardboardbox.Theygaspwhentheydiscoveratinystuffedcat.Geestandsbesidethem,quietlyexplainingeachtreasure.“Ella,thestoryisthatTomandIbuiltourornamentcollectionpiecebypieceduringeachyear’safter-Christmassale.”shetellsme.Shesmilesasweleavewiththebox.Herprecioustreasures,gatheredoveralifetime,havefoundanewhome.WefirstmetTomandGeeintheearlydaysofourmarriage.Someonehadbeenreturningourgarbagecanstothegarageeachgarbageday,andJimandIhadwonderedwho.Thenonedaywespottedhim:anelderlymanwholivedacrossthestreet.Ibakedcookiesandleftthemonastooloutsidethegaragewithathank-younote.Whenwegothomefromworkthatday,atypedletterhadreplacedthegift.TheletterwasfromTomandexplainedhowhehadcometowalktheneighborhoodongarbageday,returningcansforpeoplehebarelyknew.Afewyearsafterwe’dmovedin,Tomdied.WephotocopiedthatletterandattachedittooneofourownforGee.WetoldherhowspecialTomhadbeentous.ShewrotebackandtoldusshestilltalkedtoTomeveryday.WhenGeeinvitedusovertolookthroughChristmasornaments,Irealizedhowharditmustbetopartwiththatbox,apieceofTom.Thesedays,we’repilingupboxesofourown.We’replanningamove.Thehousethatseemedsohugesixyearsagoisfilledtocapacitywithfurnitureandbooksandtoysandofcoursepeople.Weknowit’stimetogo,andyetwecan’tseemtosticktheForSalesignuponthelawn.Gainingathirdbedroomandmaybeanofficesometimesseemslikeanawfultradeforallwestandtolose.Themovingboxesarestillneatlypackedinourbasement,butJimandIagreetowaituntilJanuary.ThisChristmas,we’lldecorateourtreewithGee’sornaments,outoftheboxthatislabeledinTom’shandwriting.MaybeI’lltalktohimjustasGeestilldoes.24.InwhichwaydidGeeandTombuildtheirornamentcollection?A.Theydevelopeditthroughdonations.B.Theyaccumulateditfromantiqueshops.C.TheygathereditfromtheirChristmasgifts.D.Theyacquireditthroughyearsofpurchase.25.WhatdoweknowaboutTom?A.Helefthisgooddeedamystery.B.HemeantsignificantlytoJimandElla.C.Heworkedforthecleaningdepartment.D.Hevolunteeredtoguardtheneighborhood.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ItisverytoughforGeetogiveawaythebox.B.EllaandJimareeagertomovetothenewhouse.C.Ellathinksitisagooddealtogainanextraroom.D.Ella’sChristmastreeislabeledinTom’shandwriting.27.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetoGeeandTom?A.Faithful.B.Sympathetic.C.Affectionate.D.Tolerant.CFarmingisdestroyingtheplanet,buttherecouldbeamuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendlywaytofeedourselves:usingrenewableenergytoturncarbondioxideintofood.“Thisisbecomingareality,“saysPasiVainikkaatSolar Foods,acompanythatisbuildingthefirstcommercial-scalefactorythatwillbeabletomakefooddirectlyfromCO2.Therecanbenodoubtthatimmediateattentiontofindgreenerwaystogrowfoodisrequired.Conventionalagriculture,includingorganicfarming,causesdamagetotheenvironmentinmanyways.Itrequiresalotofland,leadingtohabitatlossanddeforestation.Itisalsothesourceofathirdofallgreenhousegasemissionsandreleasesotherpollutants.Itisn’tveryefficient,either.Cropstypicallytransformlessthan1percentoflightenergyintousablebiomass(生物量).Instead,SolarFoodsplanstoavoidphotosynthesis(光合作用)altogether,andgrowbacteriathatusehydrogenastheirsourceofenergy.Atthefactory,renewableelectricitywillbeusedtosplitwatertoproducehydrogenandoxygen.Thehydrogenwillbeaddedtolargecontainers,wherethebacteriagrow,alongwithCO2andammonia(氮气).TheendresultwillbeayellowpowdercalledSolein.Soleinismadeofbacterialcellsandisupto70percentprotein.Itcanbeusedasaningredientinallkindsoffoods.“Weareaimingatreplacinganimal-sourcedproteins,whichwethinkhavethehighestenvironmentalimpact,”saysVainikka.Comparedwithplantcrops,Soleinwilluse100timeslesswaterperkilogramofproteinproduced,20timeslesslandandemitafifthasmuchCO2,accordingtoSolarFoods.Thereareotherbenefits,too:factoriescouldbesituatedanywhereintheworldandproductionwon’tbeaffectedbyweatherconditions.“WithSolarFoodsandothercompaniesscalinguptheirsystems,thisistrulybeginninganeweraofagriculture,”saysDorianLegeratConnectomixBioinGermany.“Ithinkthesetrendsareexcitingandwillhelpbendthecarboncurveaswellasleadtoimprovedglobalfoodsupplysecurity.”28.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioningconventionalagricultureinparagraph2?A.Todemonstrateitsinfluenceoncrops.B.Tocomparedifferentfarmingmethods.C.Toprovideanexampleofagriculturaltypes.D.Tohighlighttheurgentneedforalternatives.29.Whatismainlypresentedinparagraph3concerningSolein?A.Itsstoragecondition.B.Itsproductionprocess.C.ItsingredientmaterialsD.Itsinvestmentpotential.30.AllofthefollowingarethefeaturesofSoleinexcept__________.A.itisprotein-richB.itisresource-efficientC.itsproductionisweather-sensitiveD.itsproductionislocation-independent31.WhichstatementwouldDorianLegerprobablyagreewith?A.TheprospectofSoleinremainstobeseen.B.Soleincanhelpachieveglobalfoodsafety.C.Soleinwilldominatetheagriculturaldevelopment.D.TheuseofSoleinmayhelpreducecarbonemissions.DPeopleinlong-termpainareoftenofferedantidepressants,butareviewhasfoundlittleevidencetosupportusing mostsuchdrugsinthisway.Itisestimatedthatabout1in5peoplehaveongoingpain,withavarietyofcausesandinvariouslocations.However,treatmentoptionsarelimited.Whileopioid-basedmedicines(阿片类药物)areeffectivefornew-onsetpain,theycanbeaddictivewhenusedlongterm.Anti-inflammatorydrugs(抗炎药物)cantreatpain,butcandamageorganswithextendeduse.Thismaybewhysomedoctorsofferantidepressantsastreatmentforlong-termpain,eventhoughthedrugsgenerallyaren’tlicensedforsuchuse.Somepeoplewithchronic(慢性的)painarealsodepressedoranxious,sodoctorscouldseethemedicinesasprimarilyhelpingwiththeseconditions.butantidepressantsarealsothoughttohaveaseparatepainkillingeffect.Themechanismisunknown,butoneideaisthatitstemsfromantidepressantsdampeninginflammation,atleastinanimaltests.Ferreiraandhiscolleaguesconductedareviewwithadetailedbreakdownoftheexistingevidence,makingathoroughanalysisoftheoutcomesof156randomizedtrialsinvolvingmorethan25.000participants.Theylookedattheeffectivenessofeighttypesofantidepressantattreating22painconditions.Theteamdiscoveredtherewasnogoodevidencefortheeffectivenessofmostofthedrugs.Onlyoneclassshowedevidenceofeffectiveness,buteventhisclassreducedpainonlymodestly,bylessthan10pointsonascaleof0to100.Theanalysiscomestodifferentconclusionsthana2021reviewbytheNationalInstituteforHealthandCareExcellence(NICE),whichsaidantidepressantsweretheonlyclassofmedicinesthatdoctorsshouldconsiderforchronicpain,althoughthisshouldonlybeafterdiscussingthepotentialbenefitsandharms.Thedifferenceinconclusionsmaybebecausethelatestanalysisconsideredeachpainconditionseparately,saysFerreira.CathyStannard,whoadvisedontheNICEguidelines,saysthenewreviewdoesn’tmeanantidepressantsshouldberuledout.“Somepeoplewillgetausefulbenefitandthere’snowayofpredictingwho.“Butthereisunlikelytobeany“magicbullet”forchronicpain,saysStannard.32.Whatcontributestotheuseofantidepressantstotreatlong-termpain?A.Theyhaveadramaticpainkillingeffect.B.Theyhavegainedapprovalfortreatingit.C.Theyarebelievedtopossessnosideeffects.D.Theyarethoughttobemultifunctionaldrugs.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dampening”inparagraph3mean?A.Worsening.B.Stimulating.C.Relieving.D.Causing34.HowdidFerreiraandhisteamcarryoutthereview?A.Byanalyzingtheresultsofpreviousstudies.B.Byobservingpatients’reactionstoantidepressants.C.Byconductinginterviewswithover25,000participants.D.Byrepeatingthetrialsofantidepressantsonparticipants.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AntidepressantsrarelyeasepainB.ThepainkillingeffectofantidepressantsC.Howtotacklelong-termpainfulconditions D.Antidepressants:“magicbullets”forchronicpain第二节七选五(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howtostopprocrastinating(拖延)andmakeastartProcrastinatingisasmuchaboutfearasitisaboutmotivation.Perhapsyouhaveavoidedpayingbills,outliningaproposaloraskingsomeoneout.36Fortunately,herearefourtipstogetyoumovingagain.Littlestepsforbigtasks.Mostprocrastinatorstellthemselves,“I’llwaituntilI’minthemood.“Let’sfaceit:you’renevergoingtofeellikebalancingyourcheque-bookorcleaningupthemessonyourdesk.Theseareboring,unpleasanttasks.37Onewaytodothisistobreakyourjobintostepsthatcanbeaccomplishedbitbybit.38Thosewhoprocrastinateoftenassumethatsuccessfulpeopleachievetheirgoalswithoutfrustration,self-doubtandfailure.Thisisunrealistic.Highlyproductivepeopleknowthatlifeisfrustrating.Theyassumethey’llencounterobstacles;whentheydo,theypersevereuntiltheyovercomethem.Tuneoutnegativethoughts.Whenyou’reavoidingatask,itmaybebecauseyou’refeedingyourselfunrealistic,negativemessages.39Onceyouchangeyournegativethoughts,energyreturns.Giveyourselfcredit.40Butifyouneverallowyourselftofeelsatisfiedwithyourefforts,you’llsoonfinditpointlesstotry.So,nomatterhowsmalltheachievementis,giveyourselfcredit.Thenyoucantackleyourtoughesttask.However,ifyouaresurethattherearegoodreasonswhyyouavoiddoingsomething,youmayneedtore-evaluateyourgoals.A.Nevergiveup.B.Expectdifficulties.C.SometimesyousimplyhavetogetyourselfgoingD.Weusuallythinkofrewardsascomingfromtheoutside.E.Bywritingthemdown,youhaveachanceofriddingthem.F.Beherenow,anddon’tworryaboutthingsyouhavetodointhefuture.G.Whateverthething,puttingitoffoftenbecomesabiggerproblemthanactuallydoingit.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题：每小题1分。满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TherewasatimeinmylifewhenIlosteverything.Infectedbyararebacterium,Ilosttheabilitytowalkand41inawheelchair.Forawholeyear,Iwasbedbound.Afterthat,Ilosteverythingelse. Ilostfriends.wholost42withmcandgrewtiredofwaitingforanunlikelyrecovery.Ilostmy43whichIhadworkedfordecadestobuild-mysourceofindependentincome.Therewentmysenseof44,too.AndIlostmymarriage.Ilostmyhouseafterthe45.Ihadnowheretoliveandhadtomovebackinwithmyparents.Facingalltheselosses,mostpeoplewouldfallinto46.AndIdidexperiencedepression.But,mostofall,Iexperienced47.Ibelievethatmylifecouldstartover.Icould48notonlyphysicallybutinallways.Myhealth49slowlybutsurely.I50mademyhealthatoppriority.Iatehealthierfoods,exercisedmoreregularly,andconstantly51newwaystoreducestresslikemeditationandyoga.Thennewfriends52mylife.Anewjobpresenteditself.Anew53partnershippresenteditselfaswell.Iwasgratefulthattheseevents54people’struecolorsandtrueintegrity.Whenbadthingshappen,itdoesn’tmeanthatbetterthingsaren’tdowntheline.Wejustneedto55hope.Itwasmoreimportantthananythingelse.41.A.roseupB.rolledupC.endedupD.turnedup42.A.temperB.patienceC.cooperationD.touch43.A.statusB.wealthC.fameD.career44.A.purposeB.trustC.lossD.shame45.A.conflictB.crisisC.divorceD.departure46.A.povertyB.despairC.confusionD.trouble47.A.hopeB.reliefC.courageD.strength48.A.fightB.respondC.twistD.heal49.A.declinedB.performedC.returnedD.changed50.A.accidentallyB.cautiouslyC.quicklyD.deliberately51.A.comparedB.discussedC.integratedD.simplified52.A.enteredB.influencedC.benefitedD.shaped53.A.friendlyB.flexibleC.strategicD.romantic54.A.revealedB.markedC.preservedD.recorded55.A.getclosetoB.holdontoC.letgoofD.takenoticeof第二节(共10题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式、TheopeningceremonyoftheHangzhouAsiadtookplaceonSaturdayeveningattheHangzhouOlympicSportsCenterStadium.Over100millionpeople____________(56)(join)ondigitalplatformswatchedlightingupthecauldron()“Thecollectiveparticipationofpeopleinthelightingofthecauldronsymbolizesthevisionofahumancommunitywitha____________(57)(share)future,“ShaXiaolan,chiefdirectorandproducerfortheHangzhouAsianGamesopeningceremony,saidat____________(58)pressconference.“Iwanttothankmyteam____________(59)theiroutstandingefforts,“Shasaid,adding“Tonightwetookonestepfurther’.”ARtechnologieswere____________(60)(main)featuredattheopeningceremony,includingtheAR-generateddome(thatdisplayedflyingsports____________(61)(equip)andtheAR-generatedwaterfallthatservedasa backdrop.“Itwasthefirsttimethat3Ddualaerialperformancetechnology____________(62)(use)inamajorstadium,anditwasverychallenging.Itwasgreatteamefforts____________(63)contributedtothepresentationoftheenergeticandsurgingmomentum,”Meng,theexecutivedirector,commented.Theproductionteamalsoextendedtheirgratitudetotheperformers,of____________(64)themajorityareuniversitystudents.ExecutivedirectorGaoYansaid,“Theyvolunteeredtheirtimeandefforts____________(65)(make)theHangzhouAsianGamesasuccess.”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校于上周五举行了趣味运动会，你的新西兰朋友Terry很想了解该活动，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.趣味运动会情况：2.你的感受和收获。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2。请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇：趣味运动会FunSportsDayDearTerry,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourssincerelyLiHua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。“Please,mother,dositdownandletmetrymyhand,”saidFredLiscom,abright,activeboyseventeenyearsold.Mrs.Liscom.lookingpaleandworn,smiledandsaid.“You,Fred,youwashdishes?”“Yes,indeed.mother.”repliedFred.“IshouldbeapoorscholarifIcouldn’t,whenI’veseenyoudoitsomanytimes.Justtryme.” Alookofreliefcameoverhismother’sfaceassheseatedherselfinherlowrockingchair.Fredwashedthedishes.andputtheminthecloset.Hethensweptthekitchen,broughtupthepotatoesfromthecellar()forthedinnerandwashedthem,andthensetoutforschool.Freddidsobecausethedoctorsaidoneday,“Well,madam,it’smyopinionthatyouwouldhavebeenverysickifyouhadkeptbusy.”Fredhadgivenupagreatdealofwhatboyslike,forthepurposeofhelpinghismother.Theschoolboys’curiositywasexcitedwhenhewouldgivenootherreasonfornotcomingtoschoolearlier,orstayingafterschool.“I’lltellyou,”saidTomBarton,“I’llfindhimoutandboysseeifIdon’t!”SohecalledforFredtogotoschool,andwhenhelookedintothekitchenwindow,hesawFredstandingatthetablewithadishclothinhishand.Ofcoursehereportedthisatschool,andvariouswerethegreetingspoorFredreceived.“Well,you’reabraveonetostayathomewashingdishes.”Afterschool,Fredwascryingsecretlyatnightafterhermotherfellasleepwhensomeoneshouted“Fire!fire!”ItwasMr.Barton’shouse.Mr.andMrs.Bartonwerenotathome,leavingTomBartonandhissisterKatyalone.Withouttheslightesthesitation,FredrushedouttowardsTom’shouse.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:FredfoundTomtremblingwithterroroutsidetheirhouse,withoutKaty._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Theyhadnarrowlyescapedfromthehousebeforeitcollapsed._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 湖北省高中名校联盟2024届高三第二次联合测评英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5BAABC6-10BCABA11-15CBACC16-20ABCBC第二部分阅读（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）21-23CBB24-27DBAC28-31DBCD32-35DCAA36-40GCBED第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41-45CBDAC46-50BADCD51-55CADAB第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.joining57.shared58.a59.for60.mainly61.equipment62.hadbeenused63.that64.whom65.tomake第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：书面表达（满分15分）DearTerry,Ihopethisemailfindsyouwell.I’mwritingtosharewithyousomeexcitingnewsaboutourschool’sFunSportsDay.TheFunSportsDay,whichkickedofflastFriday,wasafantasticeventfilledwithlaughterandcompetition.Wehadvariousgamesandactivities,includingrelayraces,tug-of-war,collectivesit-upsandlongropejumping.Theweatherwasperfectandtheentireschoolparticipatedenthusiastically.Itwasadayfilledwithteamwork,sportsmanshipandlotsofcheering.Myclasswonthechampionshipinthecollectivesit-ups.Overall,theFunSportsDaywasamemorableexperience.Itwasnotjustaboutwinning,butitwasalsoabouthavingfunandcreatinglastingmemories.Ihopethisgivesyouaglimpseoftheevent.Ican’twaittohearaboutanysimilareventsyoumighthaveinNewZealand.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分25分）FredfoundTomtremblingwithterroroutsidetheirhouse,withoutKaty.“WhereisKaty?”heasked.Tom seemedtohavehadnothoughtbutofhisownescape.Hesaid,“Katyisinthehouse!“Itwasnotimeforwords,butforinstantaction.Thestaircasewasalreadyonfire.TherewasbutonewaytoreachKaty,whichwasfullofdanger.Aladderwasquicklybrought,andFredmountedit,pushinghiswayintotheroomwherethepoorchildlaynearlychokedtodeathwithsmoke.Herousedherwithsomedifficulty,carriedhertothewindowandthenbroughtherdowntheladder.Theyhadnarrowlyescapedfromthehousebeforeitcollapsed.FredandKatyhadbarelyescapedwiththeirlives.TherewereseveralscratchesonFred’sfaceandneck,buthemadenothingofthem.HehandedKatytoTom,anditwasthenthatTomfinallyburstintocryingandhuggedhissistertightly.MakingsureKatywasunhurt,TomturnedtoFredandsaid“I’msosorry”“Thankyou”againandagain.Fredsmiledandfeltasenseofpride,becausehecametorealizethattruemanlinessisinharmonywithgentleness,kindnessandbravery. 湖北省高中名校联盟2024届高三第二次联合测评英语试卷参考答案与解析阅读理解【A篇】答案：21-23：CBB本文是一篇应用文，介绍了TheTop100上的三家中餐厅。2l.C细节理解题。根据第一段”Whatneverchangesishowarestaurantgetsonthelist--wonderfulfoodwellservedinaninvitingsetting’“,故选C。”…everyyearoffersmore-morequality,morevariety,moresurprises’“指的是新上榜的餐厅要比原来的餐厅要有更高的品质，更加丰富，更有惊喜。故排除D。22.B推理判断题。根据第二段”Therearemorethanadozendumplingsandbunstostartthemeal,threetypesofnoodlesandthenmeatsroastedinthe“hungoven,”includingPekingduck.“第三段”CallthreedaysinadvanceandNewFuRunwillprepareathree-coursemealbasedonPekingDuck”,可知两家餐厅都供应烤鸭，故选B。23.B推理判断题。文章介绍了TheTop100上的三家中餐厅，分别介绍了它们的特色，所以很可能选自一份餐馆指南，故选B。A选项”一本菜肴书”、C选项”一则餐馆营销计划”、D选项”一个网上的食物递送平台”。【B篇】答案：24-27DBAC本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一家和Gee一家互助互爱的故事。24.D细节理解题。根据第一段，”Ella,thestoryisthatTomandIbuiltourornamentcollectionpiecebypieceduringeachyear’safter-一Christmassale..“Gee告诉作者他们的装饰品是从每年圣诞节后大拍卖中逐渐收藏，故选D。A.通过捐赠收集的。B.从古董店收集的。C.从圣诞礼物中攒下来的。25.B推理判断题。根据第三段”WetoldherhowspecialTomhadbeentous..“可知Tom对作者一家很重要，故选B。第三段中”TheletterwasfromTomandexplainedhowhehadcometo..,returningcansforpeople..“,故排除A。C、D在文中找不到支撑的信息，故排除。26.A推理判断题。根据第三段”WhenGeeinvitedusovertolookthroughChristmasornaments,Irealizedhowharditmustbetopartwiththatbox,.apieceofTom,“对于Gee,那个礼物盒是Tom的一部分，所以对于她来说，要把这个盒子送个邻居家孩子，是一件不容易的事情，故选A。第四段讲到GeeandTom计划搬家，并没有提及他们迫切要搬进新家，故排除B。根据第四段”Gainingathirdbedroomandmaybeanofficesometimesseemslikeanawfultrade”,故排除C。根据最后一段”ThisChristmas,we’lldecorateourtreewithGee’sornaments,outoftheboxthatislabeledinTom’shandwriting..“可知，Tom的名字在Gee装饰品的盒子上，不是在Ella家的圣诞树上，故排除D。 27.C推理判断题。根据第一段，Gee把她的宝箱给了Ella的孩子们：根据第二段和第三段，Tom默默地主动为Gee和邻居们归还垃圾桶，根据第五段可知Ella会用Gee给的饰品装饰圣诞树，同时会象家人一样回忆Tom。作者对GeeandTom的态度应该是affectionate,充满爱的，充满感情的，故选C。A.Faithful忠诚的，忠实的；B.Sympathetic同情的；D.Tolerant宽容的。【C篇】答案：28-31DBCD本文是一篇说明文，介绍了芬兰食品技术公司SolarFoods推出的空气蛋白Solein的生产过程及其应用的好处，并指出Solein可能是解决相关环境问题的最佳方法28.D推理判断题。作者在第二段列举了Conventionalagriculture导致的一系列环境问题，目的是为了凸显新方法的迫切需要，也为后文介绍Solein作了铺垫。故选D。29.B主旨大意题。第三段主要介绍了空气蛋白Solein生产的过程，即绕过光合作用，利用氢气作为能量来源培养细菌。利用电解水生成氢气和氧气，然后将氢气、二氧化碳以及氨气一同导入大型容器中来培养细菌，故选B。30.C推理判断题。根据第五段”Thereareotherbenefits,too:factoriescouldbesituatedanywhereintheworldandproductionwon’tbeaffectedbyweatherconditions.“可知空气蛋白Solein的生产不受地理位置、气候条件的限制，故选C。weather-sensitive表示对天气很敏感，即为受天气的影响和限制。根据第四段”Soleinismadeofbacterialcellsandisupto70percentprotein.“可知Solein的蛋白质含量较高，故排除A;根据第五段”Comparedwithplantcrops,Soleinwilluse100timeslesswaterperkilogramofproteinproduced,20timeslesslandandemitafifthasmuchCO2,accordingtoSolarFoods..“可知Solein非常环保，节约资源，故排除B;根据第五段”Thereareotherbenefits,too:factoriescouldbesituatedanywhereintheworldandproductionwon’tbeaffectedbyweatherconditions..“可知空气蛋白Solein的生产不受地理位置、气候条件的限制，location-independent表示不受地点限制，故排除D。3l.D细节理解题。根据最后一段”Ithinkthesetrendsareexcitingandwillhelpbendthecarboncurveaswellas..“可知DorianLeger认为这种应用趋势是令人兴奋的、有前景的，且可以使碳排放曲线转弯(即降低碳排放)，故选D,排除A。根据最后一段”thisistrulybeginninganeweraofagriculture,“可知他认为空气蛋白Solein的应用开创了农业新时代，但这并不代表这种方式将在农业发展中占据主导地位，故排除C;B选项为强干扰项，文中最后一段提到了”Ithinkthesetrendsareexcitingandwillhelpbendthecarboncurveaswellasleadtoimprovedglobalfoodsupplysecurity.“,但这里的foodsupplysecurity指的是粮食供应保障，侧重于粮食的供应，而B选项中的foodsafety强调的是食品安全，即是否符合卫生健康标准，两者不是同一概念。另外，全文对于Soleir的描述并没有提及食品安全问题，而是提到了它的生产不受限于地理位置、气候条件，且耗水、耗地少，二氧化碳排放低，保障食品供应的同时，减少了对于环境的影响，故排除B。【D篇】 答案：32-35DCAA本文是一篇说明文，讲述的是常用来治疗慢性疼痛的抗抑郁药物并无明显止痛功效。32.D细节理解题。根据第三段”Somepeoplewithchronicpainarealsodepressedoranxious,sodoctorscouldseethemedicinesasprimarilyhelpingwiththeseconditions,butantidepressantsarealsothoughttohaveaseparatepainkillingeffect.“可知有些医生开抗抑郁药物是因为一些慢性疼痛患者伴随着抑郁或是焦虑的症状，而抗抑郁药物可以治疗这些伴随而来的症状，而且它被认为有止痛的作用。故选D。根据第一段”areviewhasfoundlittleevidencetosupportusingmostsuchdrugsinthisway”以及第四段”Theteamdiscoveredtherewasnogoodevidencefortheeffectivenessofmostofthedrugs.“可知抗抑郁药物并无显著的止痛功效，故排除A;根据第三段”…eventhoughthedrugsgenerallyaren’tlicensedforsuchuse..“可排除B;根据第二段”Whileopioid一basedmedicinesareeffectivefornew-onsetpain,theycanbeaddictivewhenusedlongterm.Anti-inflammatorydrugscantreatpain,butcandamageorganswithextendeduse,“阿片类s药物和消炎药尽管能治疗疼痛，但是长期使用会使人上瘾或对人体器官造成危害。而紧接着第三段第一句话”Thismaybewhysomedoctorsofferantidepressantsastreatmentforlong--termpain…”但是并不能就此推断出抗抑郁药物就没有副作用。33.C词义猜测题。抗抑郁药物被认为具备某种独立的止疼作用，但机制未知。”dampening”所在的这句话是对其止痛机制的一种猜测，即抗抑郁药物能够抑制缓解炎症，故选C。A选项”使变得更坏、恶化”、B选项”刺激”、D选项”导致”均不符合对止痛机制的猜测。34.A细节理解题。根据第一段中”butareviewhasfoundlittleevidencetosupportusingmostsuchdrugsinthisway.“以及与之作对比的第五段”a2o21reviewbytheNationalInstituteforHealthandCareExcellence(NICE)“中都提到了review,一般指研究者对前人的实验结果或某一特定研究领域科研成果的总结与评述。另外结合第四段第一句”Ferreiraandhiscolleagueshavenowconductedareviewwithadetailedbreakdownoftheexistingevidence,makingathoroughanalysisoftheoutcomesof156randomisedtrialsinvolvingmorethan25,000participants..“以及第五段最后一句话中”thelatestanalysis’“可知Ferreira团队的研究方法是分析现有的实验结果，故选A。35.A主旨大意题。根据首段及后文对研究结果的描述可知文章主要讲述的是常用来治疗疼痛的抗抑郁药物并无明显止痛功效，故选A。七选五语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要内容为”如何停止拖延症并开始行动”。答案：36-40GCBED36.G首段为总起段，功能为引入话题。36空前一句话列举了有拖延症的人可能会出现的行为，如迟迟不付账单，不开始起草提案，不约朋友出来等，下一句引出了下文，故36空应为过渡句，正确选项”无论是什么事情，拖延已经成为了比做这件事情本身更大的问题了”符合上下文逻辑关系。37.C根据本段的小标题”Littlestepsforbigtasks”可知，本段的内容围绕把一个整体任务拆分为若干步骤来完成展开，37空前一句话通过举例子的方式来告诉读者，”等有心情的时候再做”是不会实现的，”因为这些 都是很无聊的、不令人愉悦的任务”，空后提到”Onewaytodothis..“,故该空内容应是为摆脱拖延应该做的事情。正确选项中的”getyourselfgoing”对应”this”的所指。38.B本题为段落小标题题。根据段落内容可知，本段主要讲有拖延症的人通常认为那些成功的人在达到目标的过程中是没有挫折、自我怀疑和失败的。而文章进一步告诉读者这是不现实的。所以段落标题应为”期待困难”。39.E根据本段的小标题”Tuneoutnegativethoughts’“可知，本段的内容围绕避免负面思想对完成任务的干扰展开，第一句话首先分析了”unrealistic,negativemessages’“可能是你拖延的原因，根据最后一句话可以得知，39空应该解决这一问题的办法，E项的内容为处理负面思想的办法，故它是正确选项。40.D根据本段的小标题”Giveyourselfcredit”可知，本段的内容围绕进行自我肯定展开。本空为段首句，空后有转折连词”but”,故需要根据后面的内容进行反推。空后句的意思为”但是如果你从来不允许自己对自己的努力感到满意，那么你很快就会发现自己无法再尝试”，所以40空应为”我们通常认为奖励是来自外界的”。完形填空语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在一次患病后，失去了一切：健康、事业、婚姻和住所。虽然经历过抑郁，但作者仍然相信自己的生活可以重新开始。正是这种信念，最终得到了回报。作者以自己的亲身经历告诉我们当不好的事情发生时，这并不意味着更好的事情不会发生。我们只需要保持希望。答案：41-45CBDAC46-50BADCD51-55CADAB41.C考查动词词组辨析。句意：在我的生命中有一段时间，我失去了一切。被一种罕见的细菌感染后，我失去了行走的能力，最终坐轮椅。整整一年，我卧床不起。在那之后，我失去了其他的一切。A.roseup上升；B.rolledup卷起；C.endedup最终，以…告终；D.turnedup出现，露面。故选C项。42.B考查名词词义辨析。句意：我失去了朋友，他们对我失去了耐心，他们厌倦了我不太可能的康复的事实。A.temper脾气；B.patience耐心；C.cooperation合作；D.touch接触；losepatiencewithsb..对某人失去了耐心，losetouchwithsb.与某人失去了联系，losecooperationwithsb.不与某人合作。故选B项。43.D考查名词词义辨析。句意：我失去了我几十年以来建立的事业，这也是我赖以生存的收入来源。A.status地位；B.wealth财富；C.fame名声；D.career事业。故选D项。44.A考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的目标感也消失了。因为工作丢了，所以目标感也消失了。A.purpose目标；B.trust信任；C.loss失落；D.shame羞耻。故选A项。45.C考查名词词义辨析。句意：而且我也失去了我的婚姻。离婚后，我失去了我的房子。我无处可住，不得不搬回去和父母住在一起。A.conflict冲突；B.crisis危机；C.divorce离婚；D.departure离开。故选C项。46.B考查名词词义辨析。句意：面对失去一切的境况，大多数人都会陷入绝望。而且我也确实曾抑郁过。A.poverty贫困；B.despair绝望；C.confusion困惑；D.trouble麻烦。故选B项47.A考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，最重要的是，我看到了希望。我相信我的生活可以重新开始。A.hope希望；B.relief欣慰；C.courage勇气；D.strength力气。故选A项。48.D考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不仅能在身体上治愈，而且能在所有方面治愈。A.fight与。.作斗争； B.respond回答，答复；C.twist扭转，转动；D.heal治愈。故选D项。49.C考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的健康慢慢地恢复了。A.declined衰退；B.performed执行，履行，表演，扮演；工作运转；C.returned恢复；D.changed改变。故选C项。50.D考查副词词义辨析。句意：我有意地把健康放在首位。A.accidentally偶然地；B.cautiously小心谨慎地；C.quickly迅速地；D.deliberately故意地，蓄意，存心。故选D项。51.C考查动词词义辨析。句意：我饮食更健康，更有规律地进行锻炼，并不断地整合新的方法来减轻压力，比如冥想和瑜伽。A.compared比较；B.discussed讨论；C.integrated结合，合并；D.simplified简化。故选C项。52.A考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，新朋友进入了我的生活。A.entered进入；B.influenced影响；C.benefited使受益；D.shaped塑造。故选A项。53.D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一份新工作出现了。一种新的浪漫伙伴关系也出现了。A.friendly友好的；B.flexible灵活的；C.strategic战略性的；D.romantic浪漫的。故选C项。54.A考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很感激的是这些事情揭示了人们的本色和真正的正直。A.revealed揭示，透露；B.marked表明；赋予特征；C.preserved维护，保持；D.recorded记录。故选A项。55.B考查动词词组词义辨析。句意：当不好的事情发生时，这并不意味着更好的事情不会发生。我们只需要保持希望。希望比其他任何事情都重要。A.getcloseto靠近；B.holdonto紧紧抓住，保持；C.letgoof放开，松手；D.takenoticeof注意到。故选B项。语法填空本文介绍了杭州亚运会开幕式的盛况，以及幕后工作者辛勤的努力和默默的付出。56.考查非谓语动词。句意：超过1亿加入数字平台的人观看了点火仪式。joiningondigitalplatform用作people的定语。故填joining。57.考查非谓语动词。句意：人们集体参与点燃主火炬，象征着一个拥有人类命运共同体的美好愿景。空格处应填过去分词作定语，sharedfuture意为”共同的未来”，故填shared58.考查冠词。句意：杭州亚运会开幕式的总导演、制作人沙晓岚在一次新闻发布会上说。奥运会开幕式前后，应该有很多次新闻发布会，这里没有提到是具体哪一次，故填不定冠词。59.考查介词。句意：我要感谢我的团队作出的杰出努力，”沙晓岚说，并补充道：”今晚我们’更进一步’。”thanksb.forsth.意为”因为某事感谢某人”，故填for。60.考查副词。句意：开幕式上以AR技术为主，包括展示飞行运动设备的AR生成的数字穹顶和AR生成的瀑布，这可以作为一个背景幕布。nainly副词修饰动词featured,故填mainly。61.考查词性转换。句意见60题。sportsequipment意为”体育设施”，并且equipment是不可数名词，故填equipment。62.考查时态。句意：这是3D双空中性能技术首次应用于大型体育场，而且非常具有挑战性。在该句型”Itwasthefirsttimethat…,.“中，谓语动词用过去完成时，并结合句意用被动语态，故填hadbeenused。 63.考查强调句。句意：正是团队的努力呈现了充满活力和奔涌的后浪。”Itwasgreatteameffortsthat…”是强调句型，强调主语”greatteamefforts’“,故填that。64.考查定语从句。句意：制作团队还对表演者表示了感谢，其中大多数表演者是大学生whom替代前句中的先行词performers,.引导非限定性定语从句，并且在介词后面用宾格形式，故填whom。65.考查非谓语动词。句意：为了使杭州亚运会取得圆满成功，他们自愿付出时间和努力。这里不定式用作目的状语，故填tomake。第四部分写作第一节应用文告知信。写作要点：趣味运动会情况，感受和收获。告知信开头和结尾使用格式性语言，主体部分介绍趣味运动会情况，突出重点，其次是告知感受和收获，详略得当。第二节读后续写分析前情提要：本文主要讲述了一名17岁的中学生，佛瑞德，因为妈妈生病而主动放弃跟伙伴们玩耍的时间，呆在家帮妈妈做家务。他学校里的玩伴们非常好奇佛瑞德每天都在干什么，其中一个叫汤姆的孩子主动提出他将会找出真相。当汤姆来到佛瑞德家发现弗瑞德再厨房洗碗后，他回学校告诉了其他同学。当佛瑞德第二天来到学校后，调皮的伙伴们纷纷嘲笑他，佛瑞德很伤心。当天晚上，正当他趁着妈妈睡着后偷偷伤心时，突然听到有人大喊”着火啦！”是隔壁汤姆家的房子。汤姆的父母都不在家，只有汤姆和他的妹妹凯蒂在家。续写部分第一段：段首句表明佛瑞德听闻汤姆家着火后来到了现场，看见汤姆惊恐地站在自家门口，没有看见他妹妹凯蒂。根据第二段段首句可以得知，本段应该着重描写佛瑞德进入着火的汤姆家抢救凯蒂的过程。第二段：本段应主要描写大家逃离火场得救后，人物的内心感受。汤姆在看到佛瑞德不顾个人安危帮他救出妹妹后，顿感羞愧，向佛瑞德道歉并道谢。对比前文，佛瑞德因为在家洗碗而被嘲笑，但他勇闯火场救人的举动却体现了无比的英勇。通过此次事件，佛瑞德明白了什么是真正的男子气慨一一那就是慷慨、善良和勇气。 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