湖北省仙桃、天門、潛江2024屆高三下學期英語試題周測題三請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked2．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen3．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how4．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith5．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso6．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those7．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water8．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how9．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably10．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved11．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before12．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff13．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what14．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat15．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes16．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy17．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded18．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone19．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t20．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor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）Bytryingtotickle(撓癢癢)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(嚴謹).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRat22．（8分）China’scancerresearcherZhuChen,togetherwithtwoFrenchresearchersAnneDejeanandHuguesdeThe,receivedSjobergPrize2018inStockholmConcertHall,SwedenonFriday.“WeusedwisdomfrombothChineseandWesternmedicineandofferedacuretooneofthemostdeadlycancers,”ChentoldXinhua,“IfeelthatChinesemedicinehaspotentialtocontributemoretohumanhealth.Therearenobordersinmedicine,becauseitstrugglesforbenefitingallmankind.It’salanguageofpeace,andofdevelopmentandprogress.”ChenrecalledthecooperationwiththetwoFrenchresearchersforover30years.Thisyear’sSjobergwinnershavedevelopedanewandtargetedtreatmentforaspecificformofbloodcancercalledacutepromyelocyticleukaemia(急性早幼粒白血病).Itwasonceoneofthedeadliestformsofcancer,butitisnowpossibletocurenineoutoftenpatientswhoreceivethenewtreatment.Thewinnershavemadethisrevolutionarydevelopmentpossiblebymethodicallymappingthemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforthedisease.TheprizeisawardedbytheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandisfunded(資助)bytheSjobergFoundation.Thefoundation,withadonationof2.5billionUSdollars,wasfoundedin2016,andservestopromotescientificresearchthatfocusesoncancer,healthandtheenvironment.Theprizeisanannualinternationalprizeincancerresearchawardedtoindividualresearchersorresearchgroups.TheprizeamountstoonemillionUSdollars,ofwhich100,000USdollarsistheprizesumand900,000USdollarsisfundingforfutureresearch.1、ZhuChenwasawardedSjobergPrizeforthe______.A．researchintoalanguageB．promotionofChinesemedicineC．treatmentforaoncefatalcancerD．cooperationwithFrenchresearchers2、WhatcanweknowabouttheSjobergFoundation?A．Itfundsresearchincertainfields.B．Itfavorsindividualresearchers.C．Itdonates2.5millionUSdollars.D．Itawardstheprizeannually.3、Whatcanthetextbeclassifiedas?A．Abiography.B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencefiction.D．Anadvertisement.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewcureforcancerB．NobordersinmedicineC．GreatcontributionstohumanhealthD．ChinesescientistreceivingSjobergPriz23．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowPmlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage，winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sProblem.B．AWinner’sSecret.C．AWinner’sOpportunity.D．AWinner’sAchievement.24．（8分）Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地熱的）energy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提煉）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.1、Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.3、Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.A．thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB．geothermalpowerplantsC．thenatureofgeothermalenergyD．thesmallbuildings4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.25．（10分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(聽覺的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffacarandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirty-two.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessof__36____andwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbe___37____toseeagain,buta(n)__38____candostrangethingstopeople.Idon’tmeanIwould__39___togowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatemorewhatIhad_40_____.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme-----a__41____tolive----whichIdidn’tsee,andtheymademewanttofightinoutwith_42____.The__43___lessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Iamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindof__44____thathelpsmedownsounfamiliarstaircasealone.I__45___somethingbiggerthanthat:aconfidencethatIam,despitebeing__46____,areal,positiveperson;thatthereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisconfidence.Ithadtostartwiththeeasyandsimplethings.__47____amangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewaslaughingatmeandIwas__48____.“Ican’tusethis,”Isaid.“Takewithyou,”heurgedme,“androllitaround.”Thewords__49___inmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcould_50_____whereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought_51____beforeplayingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindI_52___asuccessfulvariationofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.Ihavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtobeclearaboutmy_53____.ItwasnogoodcryingforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwas__54___outofreachbecausethatonlyinvitedbitternessoffailure.Iwouldfailsomethinganyway,__55___ontheaverageImadeprogress.1、A．sky B．cloud C．sunshine D．mist2、A．helpful B．wonderful C．hopeful D．successful3、A．disaster B．environment C．incident D．wonder4、A．manage B．try C．want D．prefer5、A．lost B．left C．used D．cared6、A．purpose B．potential C．pressure D．preparation7、A．energy B．happiness C．luck D．blindness8、A．hardest B．dullest C．simplest D．easiest9、A．self-respect B．self-control C．self-confidence D．self-defence10、A．think B．consider C．guess D．mean11、A．imperfect B．perfect C．unfair D．fair12、A．Later B．Soon C．Once D．Then13、A．worried B．encouraged C．shocked D．hurt14、A．stuck B．impressed C．occupied D．held15、A．see B．hear C．notice D．observe16、A．important B．unimportant C．possible D．impossible17、A．invented B．discovered C．instructed D．directed18、A．experience B．advantages C．knowledge D．limitation19、A．hardly B．wildly C．highly D．deeply20、A．so B．for C．but D．and第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbefore1．visitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycat2．(make)abrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged（蓬亂）.Hisfathersaidthatthecat3．besick.Benjamin4．(force)toadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.5．hewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxforpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings（版畫）byanartist.6．werethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadevenseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.Hewasamazedat7．Benjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparents8．hemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscapepainting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,9．(be)apoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,“Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,and10．mypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Iwillsharewithyouatruestoryhappenedacoupleofdaysago、Oneofmyclassmateboughtabagofsnacksfromafoodstore、Afewroommatesweretheninvitedtoenjoysnacks、Unluckily,allofthemgotpoisonedandhadstomachachewithourfacespale、Theyarequicklysenttoanearbyhospital、Doctorsexaminedthembutgavethemsomemedicine、Theyw