2023-2024學(xué)年湖南省岳陽市聯(lián)考高三上學(xué)期期末英語測模擬試題注意事項：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必用黑色碳素筆將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號、座位號在答題卡上填寫清楚。2.考生必須把所有的答案填寫在答題卡上，答在試卷上的答案無效。3.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案選項框涂黑。如需改動,用橡皮擦擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案選項框，不要填涂和勾劃無關(guān)選項。其他試題用黑色碳素筆作答，答案不要超出給定的答題框。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)略第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5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。AHerearesomehighlyrecommendedbooksforreaderstochoose.Yinka,WhereIsYourHuzband?

byLizzieDamilolaBlackburn

$23.92LizzieDamilolaBlackburn’sfirstpublishednovelisincrediblyrelatableforanybodywhosefamilymembersfrequentlyquestiontheirrelationshipstatus.InYinka,WhereIsYourHuzband?athirty-somethingNigerianwomanattemptstofindherselfaweddingdateandlearnssomevaluablelessonsaboutlifeandlove.Violeta

byIsabelAllende

$25.76IsabelAllende’sexpansivecollectionofworkscontinueswithVioleta—thestoryofawomannamedVioletaDelVallewhogivesreadersafront-rowseattohistoricmomentsofthe20thcentury,fromthenishflutotheGreatDepressiontothewomen’srightsmovement,assherecountsthehighsandlowsofher100-yearlifeinaseriesofletterstohergrandson.ThePerfectEscape

byLeahKonen

$15.64LovedLeahKonen’sAlltheBrokenPeople?Prepareyourselfforhernewestthriller(驚悚小說),ThePerfectEscape,whichisaboutagroupoffriendswhosegirls’weekendgoeswrongwhentheylandthemselvesindeeptroubleintheCatskillsandoneofthemgoesmissing.GreenwichPark

byKatherineFaulkner

$24.84Talkaboutsuspense!KatherineFaulkner’sGreenwichPark,toldfromthreeangles,centersonapregnantwomanwhomeetsanothermom-to-bewhocouldn’tbemoredifferentfromher.Astheirfriendshipdevelops,theyrealizetheymaybemoreconnectedthantheythink.1．WhatcanweknowaboutLizzieDamilolaBlackburn?A．Sheisanewrisingnovelist.B．Shehasneverwrittenabookbefore.C．Sheisgoodatcreatingromancenovels.D．Sheaimsatsharingvaluablelessonsthroughwriting.2．Whichbookismostappealingtothosefavoringexcitingadventures?A．Violeta. B．GreenwichPark.C．ThePerfectEscape. D．Yinka,WhereIsYourHuzband?3．Whatisthepassage?A．Anewsreport. B．Anadvertisement.C．Abookreview. D．Areadingguidance.BDespiteanever-higherbartograbtheattentionofstudentsinlargelecturehall,TatianaErukhimova,whoteachesphysicsatTexasA&MUniversity,hasmanagedtogetherstudents,aswellasfuturegenerations,excitedaboutthescience.Knownas“Dr.Tatiana”,theprofessorperformsphysicstrickswithboundlessenergyandenthusiasminhervideos.Arangeofeverydayobjectsareusedinherexperiments,frompingpongballsandtoiletpapertomarshmallows,bicyclewheelsandhairdryers.Videosofherdramaticdemonstrationshavereceivedhundredsofmillionsofviewsacrosssocialmediaplatforms.However,thingsaren’talwayseasy.Whenshefirststartedteachingcollegefreshmanclassestwodecadesago,shealsostruggledtograbtheattentionofherstudents.“Ididnotgrabtheirattentiononthefirstday-thatwasmymistake.”shesays.“Imissedthisopportunitytobondwiththemfromtheverybeginning,andthenittookmeawhiletofindmyvoice.”Bythesecondsemester,shefoundherfooting,adjustingherapproachtogetherstudentsengaged.Thekey,shesays,hasbeentomakeherselfapproachableandherinstructionpersonal.And,ofcourse,addshowydemonstrations.“Thesedemonstrationsoftenhelpstudentstoconnecttheseabstractconceptswithreallife.”shesays.PhysicsdepartmentheadGrigoryRogachevsaysErukhimova’sworkhashelpedbringvisibilitytothedepartment,withabout2.5millionsubscribersonitsdepartment’spage,whichhastranslatedtoaboostinresearchfundsandphysicsmajorapplicants.AsaleaderinaSTEMfieldinwhichwomenareunderrepresented,she’sbecomearolemodelforsome.AfiyaDhananiattendedTexasA&MUniversityafterseeingErukhimova’svideosonline.“WatchingDr.Tatianadotheexperimentsonline,especiallysinceshewasafemaleleader.Wasmoreinspiringformetoevengointophysics.”DhananisaidinaninterviewwithCBSMornings.That’sallErakhimovasaysshecanhopefor-makingphysicslessforbiddingandmoreexciting.4．WhatdoesErukhimova’sonlinevideosfeature?A．Rarematerials. B．Energeticpresentation.C．Plaindemonstration. D．Professionalexplanation.5．WhichsayingexplainsErukhimova’sinitialfailuretograbstudents’attention20yearsago?A．Allthatglittersisnotgold.B．Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.C．Firstimpressionsaremakeorbreak.D．Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.6．HowdoesErukhimova’sworkcontributetothephysicsdepartment?A．Itleadsmorestudentstochangetheirmajors.B．Itmakesmorepeopletoknowaboutthedepartment.C．Ithelpsthedepartmenttranslatemoreresearchpapers.D．Itattractsmorephysicsprofessorstojointhedepartment.7．WhichwordbestdescribesErukhimovaasaleaderinaSTEMfield?A．Inspirational. B．Underestimated.C．Cooperative. D．Ambitious.CTherewasapointintimewhenthesolarindustrywasconsidereddeadmoney.Itwastooexpensive,tooinefficient,andtooinconsistenttobeaviable(切實可行的)alternativeenergysourceforreallyanything,letaloneyourhomeoroffice.Butthosedaysarelonggone.Solarenergycostshavedroppedmorethan70%overthepast10years,andarenowcheaperthanfossilfuelsinmostpartsoftheUnitedStates.Betteryet,thedriversofthesecostdeclines—economiesofscale(規(guī)模經(jīng)濟(jì))andtechnologicalimprovements—aredurable(耐久的),andtherefore,solarisonlygoingtogetevencheaper.Indeed,theseforcesaresopowerfulinthesolarindustrythattheyhavetheirownlaw—Swanson’sLaw—whichstatesthatthepriceofsolarmodules(模塊)decreasesbyabout20%foreverydoublinginglobalsolarcapacity.Meanwhile,solarpanelshavebecomeveryefficientattransforminglightfromthesunintousableenergy.Backin1992,researchersattheUniversityofSouthFloridamadeathin-filmsolarcellwith15.9%efficiency—andthatwasconsideredabreakthroughatthetime.Thesedays,though,youraveragesiliconsolarcells’efficiencyrateisaround20%.That’sstandard.Andsomeresearcheffortshaveevenmanagedtoachievenear50%efficiencyincertainlabtests.Atthesametime,thesesolarsystemshavebecomedramaticallymoreconsistent.Oneofthebiggesthurdlesforsolarintheearly2000swasitsintermittency—thesundoesn’tshineeveryday,sowhatdoyoudowhenitscloudy?Well,that’swhythecleanenergyindustryhasdevelopedenergystoragesolutions,whicharebasicallyjustbigbatteriesthathomeownersandofficebuildingmanagerscaninstallon-siteandlinktotheirsolarpanelstostoreexcess(過度的)solarpoweronsupersunnydays,andusethatpoweroncloudydays.Cheapest.Mostefficient.Mostconsistent.That’sapowerfulcombination.Nowondersolarindustryhasaccountedfor58%ofallnewenergycapacityadditionssofarin2021andisonlygoingtogetstrongerandmoreactiveoverthenext10years—toapointwhere,by2030,Iwouldn’tbesurprisedtoseesolarindustryaccountingfor90%+ofallnewenergycapacityadditions.8．WhichofthefollowingiscloselyrelatedtosolarenergycostsaccordingtotheSwanson’sLaw?A．Technologicalimprovements. B．Theefficiency.C．Economicgrowth. D．Thecapacity.9．Whyhavetheenergystoragesolutionsbeendeveloped?A．Tolowerthesolarpanelcosts.B．Toensureconsistentpowersupply.C．Toreducesolarenergywaste.D．Togenerateelectricityoncloudydays.10．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesolarindustry?A．Doubtful. B．Confident.C．Uncaring. D．Disapproving.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WhatAdvantagestheSolarEnergyHas?B．HowWeHumansCanFullyUsetheSolarenergy?C．WhytheSolarIndustryIstheFutureofEarth’sEnergy?D．WhentheSolarIndustryWillBecomeOurNewEnergyCapacityAdditions?DJapan’sbiggestairlineisbettingthatthefutureoftravelisn’ttravelingatall.Forthelastmonth,amarriedcouplehasbeeninteractingwitharobot—calledanAvatar—that’scontrolledbytheirdaughterhundredsofmilesaway.MadebyANAHoldingsInc.,itlookslikeavacuumcleanerwithaniPadattached.Butthescreendisplaysthedaughter’sfaceastheychat,anditswheelslethermoveaboutthehouseasthoughshe’sreallythere.“Virtualtravel”isnothingnew,ofcourse.Storytellers,travelwritersandartistshavebeenstimulatingthesensesofarmchairtouristsforcenturies.It’sonlyinrecentdecadesthatfrequent,safetravelhasbecomeavailabletothenon-wealthy.Yetevenastheworld’smiddleclassesclimboutofthearmchairandintoeconomy-classseat,therearesignsofapost-travelsocietyemerging.Concernsaboutenvironmentalsustainabilitycauselosstoairlineswhichreleasemuchcarbon.Andtheagingofabundantsocietiesisbothrestrictingphysicaltravelandcreatingdemandforalternativewaystoexperiencetheworld.Forthetravelindustry,virtualrealityoffersanattractiveresponsetothesetrends.Ofcourse,newtechnologiesencouragefar-outclaims.ANAdoesn’tplantostartsellingAvatarsuntilnextyear.Profits,too,willprobablybedifficulttomake:Byoneestimate,theglobalmarketforthiskindoftechnologywillbeworthonlyabout$300millionby2023.Bycontrast,ANA’straditionaltravelbusinessbroughtinmorethan$19billionlastyear.Butifthebusinessvalueforvirtualvacationsisstillweak,themarketfortechnologiesthatbridgephysicaldistancesbetweenfamiliesandco-workersseemslikelytoonlyexpand.ANA’srobotsmaynotreplaceitsairplanesanytimesoon,butthey’llalmostcertainlybeapartoftravel’shigh-techfuture.12．Whydoestheauthorusetheexampleofacoupleinteractingwitharobot?A．ToshowtheJapanesearecrazyabouttravel.B．Toindicatevirtualtravelbeginstoenterpeople’sreallife.C．Toshowthecoupleareveryenthusiasticoverrobots.D．Toexpressthecloserelationshipbetweenthecoupleandtheirdaughter.13．Whichofthefollowingisthepossiblereasonforvirtualtravel’sappearance?A．Storytellers,travelwritersandartistshavebeenusingitforcenturies.B．Frequentandsafetravelhasbecomeavailabletotheordinarypeople.C．Peopleareworriedabouttheairpollutioncausedbyairlines.D．Moreandmorepeopleloseinterestintravel.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sustainability”probablymeaninthethirdparagraph?A．Visibility.B．Availability.C．insignificance.D．Continuousness.15．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．YourNextTravelMayBeVirtualB．EasyTravelintheFutureC．VirtualTravelBenefitsD．AirTravelDisappearing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,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。Veryfewpeoplecansaythattheyhaveachievedallthattheyarecapableof.Butwhatisitthatispreventingyoufromfulfillingyourpotential(潛能)?16Theyknowthattheyhavesomethingspecialtocontributeandtheyaredeterminedtomaketheirmark.Thisdoesnotmeanthattheyaretooproud.Onthecontrary,theyareselfcriticalandpushthemselveshardbecausetheyknowthattheycanachievemore.Itiseasyandnaturaltosettleintoarut(墨守成規(guī)).Whytrysomethingnewwhenyouarealreadydoingthatyouaregoodat?17Theytakerisks.Theymoveoutoftheircomfortzones.Theytakeondifficultchallenges.Theypushthemselvestoacquirenewskillsandtofacenewexaminationsoftheirabilities.18Whereareyourightnow—insideyourcomfortzoneortakingrisks?19Thinkingandplanningaregreatbutitisactionthatleadstosuccess.Itisonlybydoingthingsanddoingtherightthingsthatyouchangetheworld.Let’sfaceit—yourfriendsandfamilyarereallynicepeoplebuttheyarenotchallengingyoutoachievemore.Spendmoretimewithhighflyersandpositivethinkerswhounderstandambitionandachievement.Sharesomeofyourthoughts,dreamsandchallengeswiththem.20A．Highachieversgofurther.B．Thismeansthattheyruntheriskoffailure.C．Allsuccessfulpeoplehavestrongself-belief.D．Theycantakecomfortinmodestachievements.E．Youwastealotoftimeeverydayonlowvalueactivities.F．Theywillencourageyouandgiveyouthedirectadviceyouneed.G．Itisreallyveryhardtomakeprogressifyouhavenoambitionforyourlife.第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Thirtyyearsago,Iwasaseniorhighschoolstudent.Onedayafterourtestpaperswere21,ourmathteacheraskedtwelvestudentswhohadmadeexactlythesamemistakestoremain.Thereisnothingreallynewabout22inexams.Perhapsthatwaswhyshedidn’tevensayawordaboutit.23,shewroteontheblackboardthewordsbyThomasMacaulay:thereal24isnotmeasuredbywhatamandoesin25,wherehe’llbeseen,butwhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbe26out.Idon’tknowabouttheotherelevenboys.SpeakingformyselfIcansay:itwasthemostimportantsingle27ofmylife.Nowenteringmythirddecadeafterbeing28toMacaulay’swords,theystillseemtomethebest29,becausetheygiveusawaytomeasureourselvesratherthanothers.30ofuswillbeaskedtomakegreatdecisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.Butallofusare31dailytomakeagreatmanypersonaldecisions.Shouldthewallet,foundinthestreet,beputintoapocket32turnedovertothepoliceman?Shouldthe33changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor34?Nobodywillknowexceptyou.Butyouhavetolivewithyourself,anditisalways35tolivewithyourselfdeservingyourownrespect.21．A．marked B．completed C．examined D．collected22．A．checking B．discussing C．cheating D．worrying23．A．Personally B．Unfortunately C．Instead D．Suddenly24．A．feature B．character C．a(chǎn)dvantage D．wisdom25．A．practice B．danger C．detail D．public26．A．found B．worked C．figured D．pointed27．A．chance B．lesson C．incident D．memory28．A．referred B．shown C．brought D．introduced29．A．sentence B．choice C．reason D．standard30．A．Few B．All C．Some D．Any31．A．givenout B．cutoff C．cheeredup D．calledupon32．A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．or D．but33．A．extra B．small C．some D．necessary34．A．paid B．remembered C．returned D．shared35．A．easier B．better C．harder D．freer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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Environmentalproblemsaresignificantinmanypeople’sminds,butit’s36youngergenerationwhoisparticularlyconcernedaboutthefutureofourplanet.Fromglobalschoolstrikesforclimatechangeaction37amazingteenactivists,kidsarenowtakingitintotheirownhands.38(promote)thislovefortheearth,anewbillthatrequiresstudentstoplant10treeseachbeforegraduation39(pass)inthePhilippinesonMay15,2019.Inthepastyears,thePhilippines40(lose)morethan30%ofitsforestcover.But175milliontreescouldbeplantedbystudentseachyearunderthe41(fantasy)program,whichmeansthestudentsinthePhilippinescanhelpimprovethesituation.Theactionofplanting10treesisan42(extreme)easytaskfortheaveragestudent:akidgraduatingfromelementaryschool,ateengraduatingfrommiddleschool,ayoungadultgraduatingfromcollege—buttheirsmallactionswilladdupquicklytoworkwonders.Infact,thisisn’ttheonlypositiveprogram43(involve)theyoungergeneration.SomeschoolsinIndiamadestudentspaytheir“schoolfees”bycollecting,bringingtoschoolandrecyclinganyplasticwaste44waslyingacrossthetown.Thistypeofactivityhashelpedraise45(aware)ofplasticwasteinAsiancountries.五、讀后續(xù)寫（本大題共1小題）第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46．假設(shè)你是李華。為了提高你們的英語水平，學(xué)校將舉辦一場英語晚會（Englishevening），請給你校的英語外教Johnson寫一封信，邀請他參加并準(zhǔn)備一個簡短的指導(dǎo)，要點(diǎn)如下1.時間：9月16日晚上6:30至8:30；2.地點(diǎn)：教學(xué)樓二樓禮堂3.內(nèi)容：英語劇、英文詩歌朗誦、英語歌曲演唱等注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。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。TheMeredithfamilylivedinasmallcommunity.Astheeconomywasindecline,somepeopleinthetownhadlosttheirjobs.Manyoftheirfamilieswerestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Peopleweretryingtohelpeachothermeetthechallenges.Mrs.Meredithwasamostkindandthoughtfulwoman.Shespentagreatdealoftimevisitingthepoor.Sheknewtheyhadproblems,andtheyneededallkindsofhelp.Whenshehadtime,shewouldbringfoodandmedicinetothem.Onemorningshetoldherchildrenaboutafamilyshehadvisitedthedaybefore.Therewasamansickinbed,hiswife,whotookcareofhimandcouldnotgoouttowork,andtheirlittleboy.Thelittleboy—hisnamewasBernard—hadinterestedherverymuch.“Iwishyoucouldseehim,”shesaidtoherownchildren,John,Harry,andClara.“Heissuchahelptohismother.Hewantsverymuchtoearnsomemoney,butIdon'tseewhathecando.”Aftertheirmotherlefttheroom,thechildrensatthinkingaboutBernard.“Iwishwecouldhelphimtoearnmoney,”saidClara.“Hisfamilyissufferingsomuch.”“SodoI,”saidHarry.“Wereallyshoulddosomethingtoassistthem.”Forsomemoments,Johnsaidnothing,but,suddenly,hesprangtohisfeetandcried,“Ihaveagreatidea!Ihaveasolutionthatwecanallhelpaccomplish(完成).”Theotherchildrenalsojumpedupallattention.WhenJohnhadanidea,itwassuretobeagoodone.“Itellyouwhatwecando,”saidJohn.“YouknowthatbigboxofcornUncleJohnsentus?Well,wecanmakepopcorn(爆米花),andputitintopaperbags,andBernardcantakeitaroundtothehousesandsellit.”注意:1、續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2、請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

WhenMrs.MeredithheardofJohn'sidea,shethoughtitwasagoodone,too.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Witheverythingready,Bernardstartedoutonhisnewbusiness.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________