1、2024届湖南省邵阳县英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Following the girl, we went into a hall; on _ walls hung a few pictures of some famous scientists.Aits
2、 BwhichCwhose Dthose2Sometimes, the kind of food we serve a person suggests _ we show our gratitude.AwhenBwhatCwhyDhow3What do you think of the newly-released film Capernaum?It touched my heart deeply. But for your recommendation I _ it.Ahad missedBwould missCwould have missedDmust have missed4The m
3、onitor said that the learning method he used improved his maths.AgreatlyBnearlyCnormallyDseriously5I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _!Abites his tongue Bsaves his skinCsteals my thunder Dpulls my leg6The doctors dilemma was _ he should tell the pati
4、ent the truth.AwhetherBwhichCthatDwhat7The news of the newly-elected presidents coming to China for a visit was _ on the radio just now.Agiven awayBgiven inCgiven offDgiven out8One is expected to behave _ on some special occasions.AaccuratelyBpreciselyCappropriatelyDrightly9It is said that the only
5、survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him _.Apull throughBput throughClook throughDbreak through10I am wondering _ makes you study so hard?To go to my dream university.Awhat is it thatBthat is whatCwhat is thatDwhat it is that11When the questions g
6、ot personal during the talk show, the actress _ in tears as she opened up about the wounds she suffered.Abroke upBbroke downCbroke outDbroke through12 Youve got your flat furnished, havent you? Yes, I _ some used furniture and it was a real bargain.Awill buyBhave boughtChad boughtDbought13I could no
7、t _my tears when I saw the picture of my father working at the quake zone.Abring In Bturn upCtake off Dhold back14 How is the test that you took yesterday? Unfortunately, not even one of the hundred students who took the test _ passed.Ahas Bhave Care Dis15 You shouldnt have treated me that way.My he
8、art is broken. Im sorry,Paul.I didnt mean you.Ahurting Bto hurt Churt Dhaving hurt16Tourists are required to _ local customs and mind their manners when travelling abroad.AspotBconfirmCobserveDspread17Daddy, would you please buy me an iPhoneX?If you can pass this midterm examination, you _ have one
9、as a reward.AmustBneedCwouldDshall18While his approach was a complete _ from established practices, the result was satisfactory.AseparationBprohibitionCdepartureDjudgment19I was informed that you won the lottery?Are you kidding? Maybe I will win a lottery when_.Ayou cry for the moonBpigs flyCall goo
10、d things come to an endDyou get a new lease on life20Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?_. It will be more interesting.ABy no meansBYes, of courseCDont worryDNo doubt.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）Summer Programs for TeensUniversity of Maryland: T
11、ERP Young ScholarsThis program is the perfect summer camp for academically talented teenagers who want to pursue academic interests, explore career opportunities, and discover college life at the University of Maryland.During three weeks of intellectual exploration, teens can study with students who
12、 share similar interests, and communicate with some of the universitys best teachers. Upon successful completion, students can earn three college credits.Carpe Diem: The University-bound AdventureCarpe Diem supports both American and international students in applying to a university by providing pr
13、ivate consultation. This 2-week experience also includes tours of famous East Const universities Students will also have the opportunity to build their resumes (简历) by working with writing experts.Great Books Summer ProgramThis is a lively, warm and welcoming summer camp community of outstanding tee
14、ns, who love literature and ideas In the past eleven years, it has gathered middle and high school students from across the world to read selections from the greatest works of literature, experience heated discussions and enjoy summer camp fun with other literary-minded students. Participants can ga
15、in confidence in their ability to read a text closely and express their ideas clearly both verbally and in writing.Zeal TravelWe offer our teens two week and three- week long trips to Hawaii, Alaska, Australia and Spain. All trips include 15-25 hours of community service activities.Depending on your
16、 trip of choice, youll be helping Hawaiians protect their forest ecosystem, caring for dogs in Spain, working with Habitat for Humanity, and much more. Every trip also includes exciting outdoor activities like surfing, driving, ice-climbing, hiking and more. The possibilities are endless and there i
17、s a zeal trip for every interest.1、Which program offers students the opportunity to develop academic interests?ACarpt Diem.BZeal Travel.CUniversity of Maryland.DGreat Books Summer Program.2、What can students do in Great Books Summer Program?ALearn how to write stories.BAttend a campus cultural event
18、.CMake friends with famous writers.DRead and discuss the great works of literature.3、What is special about Zeal Travel?AIt includes a lot of thrilling outdoor activities.BIt provides community service for students.CIt offers students exciting free trips.DIt will last 3 weeks.22（8分） For the past two
19、years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated t
20、han that.This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about New Years resolutions(愿望)” - living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I dont feel the need to plan for chang
21、e: I live for change.New Years Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again.
22、 Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surroun
23、ded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same-I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.A lot of people feel that New Years Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the New Years kiss and resolutions create
24、 a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why cant New Year be about friends?1、What does the underlined word It in Paragrap
25、h I probably mean?AFamily.BLiving abroad.CHome.DStaying with friends.2、Why doesnt the author care about New Years resolutions?ANew Years resolutions cannot be reached.BHis lifestyle makes him always ready for change.CIts meaningless to make any big changes in life.DMaking New Years resolutions creat
26、es much pressure.3、What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?ALife is peaceful and enjoyable.BLiving abroad is a happy experience.CStaying with friends makes one feel at home.DTravelling abroad enriches ones life experience.4、Which of the following can be th
27、e best title for the text?ANew Years Celebration:How?BTrue Friendship: What?CLiving Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated?DChange:Plan it or Make it?23（8分）If you look on the Internet, you will see that almost every day of the year celebrates some kind of food. These “holidays” have become very popular
28、across the United States. They give people a chance to enjoy something they might not eat normally, like National Onion (洋葱) Ring Day, for example. Food holidays also give restaurants and other businesses a chance to promote their products.But where did these American “holidays” come from? Many are
29、the invention of an Alabama man, John-Bryan Hopkins. He writes about food for his Foodimentary. com website. Hopkins told Time magazine that when he began his site in 2006, there were only 175 “holidays.” “I filled in the rest,” he said.The National Day Calendar has a list of all the different food
30、and non-food related “holidays.” In the past, the website used to let anyone create their own dayfor a price. But now, the site only accepts requests from businesses and other organizations.While some food “holidays” are indeed made-up, many have historical roots. For example, National Beer Day on A
31、pril 7 marks the end of a U. S. ban on the production, transport, import and sale of alcoholic drinks. The ban lasted from 1920 until 1933.The Salvation Army, a Christian group, launched U. S. National Doughnut Day on June 1, 1938. It was meant to honor women who served soldiers doughnuts during Wor
32、ld War I.But not everyone likes food holidays. Bethany Jean Clement is a food writer for the Seattle Times newspaper. She wrote, “I get that some people might be excited by, say, National Doughnut Day. But you really can have a doughnut any day you want!”Tavi Juarez, also of Foodimentary. com, think
33、s national food holidays are here to stay. She told the Seattle Times, “In my modest opinion, I believe that food holidays will continue to grow in popularity online because theres a lot of negativity (消极) out there. Why not choose to celebrate food instead?”1、Why does the website accept others own
34、day?ATo promote traditional food. BTo make money.CTo create new holidays. DTo attract more viewers.2、What is National Beer Day related to?ALaw. BWar.CRight. DCustom.3、Who dislikes food holidays?AJohn-Bryan Hopkins. BThe Salvation Army.CBethany Jean Clement. DTavi Juarez.4、Which of the following can
35、be the best title for the text?AGood Chances to Enjoy Particular Foods.BTraditional American Foods on the Internet.CTricks of Businesses: Promotion of Products.DNational Food Days: An American Tradition.24（8分）My Favourite Travel BooksThe Old Patagonian Express by Paul TherouxChoosing my favorite Pau
36、l Theroux book is like picking my favorite place in the world: Its impossible to settle on just one. But The Old Patagonian Express, which is about a train journey Theroux made from Boston, USA to southern Argentina, is right up there at the top of my list. Theroux has a wicked sense of humor. He br
37、ings so much wisdom and experience to his travels.Walden by Henry David ThoreauIf he were alive today, Thoreau would probably frown if he heard someone refer to Walden as a travel book. But I regard it as a travel-writing masterpiece. “I went into the woods,” he writes, “because I wished to live del
38、iberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” Thats the same spirit of discovery that defines so many great contemporary travel records.The Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacLike so many
39、people, I fell in love with Kerouacs novels in my late teens and early 20s. On the Road gets all the press, but I always love The Dharma Bums. Kerouac beautifully captures the romance of California trains, Berkeley, and backpacking in the Sierras. Its hard to read this book without wanting to leave
40、for the mountains to brainstorm bad haikus on the trail and cook canned macaroni and cheese over a crackling campfire.Confucius Lives Next Door by T.R. ReidThis is sort of A Year in Provence in Japan, only the cross-cultural differences are much greater. Reid and his family moved to Tokyo when he be
41、came the chief for The Washington Post, enabling him to uncover truths about the country. Among the highlights are his observations about Japanese schools, including Yodobashi No. 6 Elementary School, where his daughters were greeted by the whole school staff.1、Which book enables readers to experien
42、ce great cross-cultural differences?AThe Old Patagonian Express BConfucius Lives Next DoorCOn the Road DWalden2、What will people feel after reading Jack Kerouacs The Dharma Bums?AA strong desire to follow BA love for novelsCA wish to learn cooking DAn excitement to write poems3、Which writer based hi
43、s book on a train journey from home to abroad?AT.R. Reid BHenry David ThoreauCPaul Theroux DJack Kerouac25（10分）With the average American going through more than 700 pounds of paper per year, many firms are looking for ways to discourage their employees from over-using the office printer.Toshiba Amer
44、ican Business Solutions has come up with an alternative idea. It has introduced the e-STUDIO4508LP, a printer that gives users the option to print with erasable toner (墨粉)一 allowing a single piece of paper to be reused several times.To reuse a piece of paper, the printer basically uses the same proc
45、ess as a normal printer, but in reverse (反过来），said Bill Melo, chief marketing executive for Toshiba America Business Solutions. Paper printed with the erasable toner is fed back into the printer, superheated, and the toner gets removed and put in a discard (丢弃）tank.There are a couple of catches. All
46、 of the printouts using the erasable toner have to be in blue ink, which is the only color in which erasable toner is now available. And the company said that people may want to stop reusing the printouts after five times through the eraser because small traces of erased text will build up over time
47、.The $15,420 printer is aimed at offices and schools，where there are often large numbers of printouts that outlive their usefulness quickly. With the erasable toner, its possible to load any short-lived handouts back onto the printer to be erased and then reused.Still, convincing customers to commit to erasable toner isnt always easy. Melo said not all its customers were happy about only having the erasa
