2024学年湖北省襄阳市普通高中下学期高三期末考试英语试题含解析

2024学年湖北省襄阳市普通高中下学期高三期末考试英语试题
注意事项
1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．-- Mom, I’ m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don’ t think I look attractive enough.
—Oh, darling, don’ t worry. _______
A．They don’t know what beauty is. B．Nobody will care about it.
C．Y ou look perfect the way you are. D．Impossible is nothing,
2．—The movie Till Death Do Us Part 《最爱》will be on at 8 pm．What about picking you up at 7pm?
—All right．I will have come back from work by then, and I you at home．
A．will be waiting for B．will wait for C．have been waiting for D．am waiting for
3．The company and the effect brought about did great good to our business in the market.
A．it B．which
C．that D．what
4．—Would you please wait for a moment while I telephone the reception desk to check?
—________.
A．I wouldn't mind that B．Sound like fun
C．I mean it D．Y ou wish
5．Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments ________ we can only keep silent.
A．who B．which
C．when D．why
6．A lot of suggestions were put forward at the meeting, but ______ was practical.
A．nothing B．none
C．neither D．no one
7．—Your car should be ready next Tuesday．
—We were ________ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday．
A．still B．rather C．always D．even
8．Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she ______ a class at that time.
A．will teach B．would teach
C．has taught D．will be teaching
9．—Be seated, please and I’ll make you a cup of tea.
—_________. Let’s come to the point first.
A．Y ou needn’t do so B．Please don’t bother
C．Y ou are welcome D．You are indeed too polite.
10．Tom is so creative a person that he always has l ots of _________ ideas in his mind, and sometimes we don’t even know what he is thinking about.
A．mean B．novel
C．slim D．instant
11．—What did she want to know, Tom?
—She wondered _______ we could complete the experiment.
A．when was it B．it was when that
C．it was when D．when it was that
12．—Next Monday is my birthday.
—Is that so? ______
A．I can’t believe my ears.B．I’m so glad to hear that.
C．What presents do you want? D．Many happy returns of the day!
13．—Congratulations！I hear you’ve won the first prize in the singing competition．—You _____ be mistaken．I’m in the dance class．
A．must B．may C．should D．could
14．Each party _______ respect the articles of this contract, or a double-sized financial punishment is a must.
A．will B．could C．shall D．should
15．The boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.
A．for B．of C．with D．around
16．After the argument Colin ran away and______since.
A．Isn’t heard of B．wasn’t heard of
C．hasn’t been heard of D．hadn’t been heard of
17．Air pollution, together with littering, ____ many problems in our large industrial cities today.
A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing
18．--- Did you watch the final match of China Open yesterday?
---Sure. I it so attentively that I forgot to cook supper.
A．watched B．had watched
C．was watching D．was to watch
19．We came to the station ________ all the way, only ________ the train had just left.
A．running, told B．to run, telling
C．to run, to be told D．running, to be told
20．Careers Advice service is only available to people on day-time courses.
A．to study B．study
C．studied D．studying
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）Nobel prize winners sometimes display as much uniqueness when deciding how to spend their prize money as they did on the work that won them the award in the first place.
When Sir Paul Nurse won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2001, he decided to upgrade his motorbike. A fellow winner in 1993, Richard Roberts, installed a croquet lawn in front of his house. Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek, who won in 2004, said the prize meant “financial independence.”
Lars Heikensten, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said there were no obvious shopping trends among winners.
“I think it depends a lot o n which country they come from, their personal finances... what kind of incomes they have when they get the prize,” he said.
Real estate, however, is a popular option, at least among those willing to reveal what they spend the money on. Phillip Sharp, the American co-winner of the 1993 medicine prize, decided to splash out on a 100-year-old Federal style house. “I took that money and bought a little bit bigger house... It’s a beautiful old place,” he told AFP(法新社), adding that “The money is a nice part of the process”, but “the important thing about the prize is the recognition.”
For winners of the peace prize the decision is often more clear-cut, as the honor tends to go to politicians, organizations and activists who are under more public supervision. Many, like US President Barack Obama in 2009 and the European Union in 2012, donate to charities.
Literature winners tend to be more private about how they use the money, but the choice is often equally straightforward. “Even if Nobel-winning authors are quite well known, many of them will not have made much money from writing," said Anna Gunder, a Nobel literature expert at Uppsala University. While the prize might keep the wolf from the door for some years, giving them freedom to write, it can also briefly ha ve the opposite effect. “It really changes their careers... During the first year after they’ve won they often write less, but they generally continue after a year or two,” said Gunder.
1、From the passage, we learn that ________.
A．the money is actually the best part of the Nobel Prize
B．Nobel winners have great originality in using prize money
C．few winners would spend their prize money on houses
D．winners become more independent on their country
2、Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underl ined phrase “clear-cut” in paragraph 6?
A．open B．private C．unique D．complex
3、According to the passage, in the first year after winning Noble Prize, literature winners may ________. A．become less productive
B．make more money from writing
C．have the freedom to create more and better works
D．disappear from the public eyes for a period of time
22．（8分）David Rees runs a truly distinctive business. He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfections, using a variety of tools.
I know what you're thinking — is this a joke? The 39-year-old gets asked that question a lot. To clarify everything, he even created a special section on his website telling everyone he's actually providing a real service.
You can supply your own pencil or you can have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils. After that, he mails it to you in a display tube with the shavings in a separate bag, and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a dangerous object.
To achieve the desired result, the master sharpener uses all kinds of tools, including general sandpapers, pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine. "It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for," he says. "That determines the most appropriate pencil-sharpening technique.
Some customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils.
$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though, right? You're not the only one who feels that way, and David's unique business has really angered lots of people, who talk of inequality in America, saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil. But others will say, "This is just our urge to put an end to the welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business."
David admits his trade is sort of unusual. But there are those who actually value his service, as proven by the over 500 orders he has gotten.
1、How could David make money by sharpening pencils?
A．He invented new tools for the job.
B．He promoted his skill on his website.
C．He saved lots of time for other people.
D．He provided quality service to his customers.
2、From his words, we can infer that David Bees .
A．knows all kinds of pencil users B．provides personalized services
C．values ideas behind the pencils D．always write with pencils
3、What does the underlined word "insane" (in Paragraph 5) mean?
A．Deliberate. B．Rewarding.
C．Unreasonable. D．Irresponsible.
4、What seems to be the author's attitude to David Bees' trade?
A．It's a fancy service. B．It has a good reputation.
C．It's awfully expensive. D．It wastes time and money.
23．（8分）Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic(流行病)of sleepiness in the nation. “I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.
The beginning of our sleep-deficit (睡眠不足)crisis can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9. 5 hours a night. "The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark." By the 1950s and 1960s, that sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and 8 hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. "People cheat on their sleep, and they don't even realize they're doing it," says Dr David. "They think they're okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really need 7.5, 8 or even more to feel ideally energetic."
Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say, is the complexity of the day. When ever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. "In our society, you're considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours' sleep. If you've got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition."
To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. "We've found that if you're in sleep deficit, performance suffers," says Dr David. "Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate."
1、According to Dr. David, Americans ________.
A．are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of life
B．often neglect the consequences of sleep deficit
C．do not know how to relax themselves properly
D．can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep
2、Many Americans believe that _____________.
A．sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busy
B．they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday life
C．to sleep is something one can do at any time of the day
D．enough sleep promotes people’s drive and ambition
3、The word “subjects” (Line 1, Para 4) refers to __________.
A．the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficit
B．special branches of knowledge that are being studied
C．people whose behavior or reactions are being studied
D．the psychological consequences of sleep deficit
4、It can be concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as is necessary to ____________. A．improve one’s memory dramatically
B．be considered dynamic by other people
C．maintain one’s daily schedule
D．feel energetic and perform adequately
24．（8分）Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents. The children talked excitedly about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the circus before.
The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady told him the price.
The father lowered h is head and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus.
Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the world!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, pressed tightly onto the bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his
cheek, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, Sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we could go without.
1、Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?
A．The tickets were too expensive.
B．His children were noisy.
C．He had lost his money.
D．The tickets were sold out.
2、It can be inferred from the text that the writer’s father didn’t give the money to the father directly because____ A．he wanted to make the father feel ashamed
B．he was not very willing to help the man and his family
C．he wanted to pretend to be very wealthy
D．he didn’t want to hurt the man’s pride and respect
3、We can conclude from the last sentence of the story that______.
A．they felt it a pity that they didn’t go to the circus
B．th ey didn’t feel bad thought they didn’t go to the circus
C．they felt they would be blessed for their behavior
D．they had never gone to the circus ever since
25．（10分）Imagine waking up one day and finding that your beautiful local beach is no more—gone, its fine white sand swept away by an abnormal storm. You go about your daily business for 12 long years and then suddenly the beach is back, all its glory restored by another storm. This is what happened on the island of Achill, off the coast of Ireland, where people are celebrating the return of the beautiful Ashleam Bay beach that was taken from them in 2005.
That in itself is unusual enough, but the story gets even better! You see, another beach in Achill did a disappearing act once, but took much longer to return. The beach at Doonagh, located only six miles away from Ashleam Bay, was restored earlier in 2016 after waves created by spring storms had swept away all the sand in 1984, leaving just rock pools behind.
There is local legend that stretches back hundreds of years that says this beach at Ashlcam Bay returns for a short every seven years then disappears again. But this time around it took a bit longer than that. It was last seen in 2005 and it stayed for a few months at that time before it was washed away again.
As you can imagine, everyone on the island of Achill is thrilled to have their sandy beach back, and even though no one knows how long it’s going to be around for, they are making the most of the time they’ve got before it disappears
again.
Some may be quick to believe climate changes cause the phenomenon, but that’s not the reason these two beaches in Achill keep disappearing, Dr Kevin Lynch, a geographer at NUT Galway, says that these occurrences are the result of hydrodynamics (流体力学) and sediment(沉积物) supply, rather than climate changes.
Regardless of what’s causing them, disappearing and reappearing beaches are just part of what makes nature so fascinating.
1、What is people’s reaction to the return of the Ashleam Bay beach?
A．Full of fear.
B．Quite delighted.
C．Very disappointed.
D．Extremely con fused.
2、What can we learn about the beach at Doonagh?
A．It is not located in Ireland.
B．It disappeared 12 years ago.
C．It once disappeared for more than 30 years.
D．It is just made up of rocks and pools.
3、According to the local legend, when should the Ashleam Bay beach have come back?
A．In 1982.
B．In 2012.
C．In 2016.
D．In 2018.
4、What does Dr Kevin Lynch think of the phenomenon?
A．Some abnormal storms lead to ocean’s enlargement,
B．It is hard to uncover the mystery of beach’s disappearing.
C．Climate changes can result in beaches disappearing completely.
D．Hydrodynamics and sediment supply cause two beaches to disappear.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26．（30分）A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The 1 was showing an air of impatience, 2 her watch every few seconds. If the daughter had possessed a rope, she would have 3 her mother to it as a means of pulling her along.
The old woman began to pick DVDs herself. I walked over and asked 4 I could help her find something. The
woman smiled up at me and showed me a 5 on a piece of paper. 6 rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to 7 with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her 8 for a moment. Something about her movements 9 the memories of my own mother, who’d 10 . As we walked along the back of the store, I described what was on the shelves: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip" and 11 conversation.
I said to her daughter,“12 some advice?”“ Of course not,” said the daughter. “13 her” I said. “Wh en she’s gone, it’s those precious 14 that will come back to you. Times like this, I know.” It was15 .I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I’d used my impatience to make her16 .
Together they 17 their way toward the st ore’s exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side,18 the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and looked at her mother lovingly. And slowly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection 19 her mother’s shoulders and20 guided her back into the crowd.
1、A．mother B．daughter C．merchant D．waitress
2、A．checking B．fixing C．adjusting D．removing
3、A．accustomed B．fastened C．applied D．devoted
4、A．why B．when C．how D．if
5、A．receipt B．ticket C．title D．tip
6、A．Instead of B．Regardless of C．Apart from D．As to
7、A．jog B．trade C．walk D．communicate
8、A．holiday B．time C．stay D．company
9、A．called on B．called for C．called up D．called in
10、A．died away B．passed away C．moved away D．given away
11、A．meaningless B．convincing C．serious D．casual
12、A．Offer B．Lack C．Mind D．Prepare
13、A．Seize B．Cherish C．Forgive D．Leave
14、A．chances B．feelings C．moments D．presents
15、A．true B．appropriate C．reasonable D．impossible
16、A．puzzled B．astonished C．desperate D．upset
17、A．took B．made C．felt D．headed
18、A．observing B．expecting C．approaching D．following
19、A．around B．against C．beneath D．down
20、A．deliberately B．hurriedly C．randomly D．gently
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．（15分）Experts agree that 1．is becoming a growing trend that more and more consumers across China are using cashless payment methods. 2．rapid development of third-party mobile payment tools, 3．some extent, is helping to promote cashless payment across the country.
China is not the first country 4．(seek) a cashless society. Developed countries like Sweden, Denmark and Singapore are also witnessing the development of cashless payment methods.
However, the rapid development of cashless payments does not mean there are no 5．(challenge) and criticisms. Alibaba’s Hema Supermarket (盒马生鲜超市), 6．customers can shop on their mobile phones via Alipay (支付宝), 7．(come) into the spotlight recently. Media reports argue that, 8．(consider) illegal, payments can’t be made in cash there.
A cashless society would not mean that cash would 9．(complete) disappear. As the economy grows, the 10．(circulate) of cash is still very huge.
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The other day, some of my classmates and I took a bicycle trip along the “Renmin Road”, where was specially built for people to relax ourselves、The scenery along the road was fascinating, with trees, flowers, hills and lakes on both side、We stopped by a lake for a rest, where a good many of people were playing happily、But something unpleasant catch our attention, There was rubbish here or there, and there were many plastic bags and bottles floated on the surface of the lake、Such beautiful place was so serious polluted、What a shame! In the end, we couldn’t help collecting the rubbish after we left、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）某学校举办英语夏令营将开设以下课程：园艺，烹饪，防身术(self-defence)，护理。

假设你是李华，活动负责人要求写一封申请信才能报名参加其中一门课程，书信的内容必须包括：
1. 你感兴趣的课程。

2. 你期望从这门课程中学到什么。

3. 为什么想学这些内容。

注意：词数：100左右。

开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear sir,
It is said that a summer camp is to be held in your school and a few courses are available to choose from.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、C
2、A
3、A
4、A
5、C
6、B
7、B
8、D
9、B
10、B
11、D
12、D
13、A
14、C
15、C
16、C
17、A
18、C
19、D
20、D
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、B
2、A
3、A
22、1、D
2、B
3、C
4、A
23、1、B
2、A
3、C
4、D
24、1、A
2、D
3、B
25、1、B
2、C
3、B
4、D
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26、1、B
2、A
3、B
4、D
5、C
6、A
7、C
8、D
9、C
10、B
11、D
12、C
13、B
14、C
15、A
16、D
17、B
18、A
19、A
20、D
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．it
2．The
3．to
4．to seek
5．challenges
6．where
7．has come
8．considered
9．completely
10．circulation
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、1、where→ which;
2、ourselves→themselves;
3、side→ sides 或both→ either;
4、many后面的of去掉;
5、catch→ ca ught
6、or→ and;
7、floated→ floating;
8、Such后加a；
9、serious→ seriously;
10、after→ before/ when
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear sir,
It is said that a summer camp is to be held in your school and a few courses are available to choose from. I am interested in gardening very much.
During the learning period, I expect to gain some basic gardening knowledge. First, I want to know how to tell different species of plants and flowers apart. Secondly, the proper cutting time and frequency to water are some other skills I want to learn. In addition, a little knowledge concerning choosing suitable soil or the reasonable planting positions will also be a good choice.
The main reason why I choose gardening is that I want to help my parents with their work in the garden. Besides, I find that we students generally lack the knowledge of gardening, missing a chance to have a word with nature.
Yours,
Li Hua。