1、2023-2024学年湖南省石门县第二中学英语高三上期末预测试题考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1_, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true. AInstead of being disabled BBeing disable
2、d CDisabled as they are DIn case of being disabled2-Mom, I have passed the admission examinations! - _! AGood for you BGood luck CCheer up DGo ahead3I quickly lowered myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so that he wouldnt feel _.AchallengedBchallengingCto be challengedDha
3、ving challenged4In the Name of People, a popular TV drama, shows a deep _ on the fight against corruption.Aargument BthemeCreflection Dimpression5Did you have to do much for the dinner party?Helen _ everything by the time I got home.Afinished Bwas finishing Cwould finish Dhad finished6The Winter Oly
4、mpics _ in 2022 will surely bring in many international tourists.A held B having held C holding D to be held7If it _ for her great help then, I would not study English so well now.Ahasnt beenBwasntChadnt beenDisnt8Children are likely to _ some bad habits when playing the piano if they dont have prop
5、er lessons.Akeep upBcatch upCpick upDgive up9While watching television, _.Athe doorbell rangBwe heard the doorbell ringCthere was someone knocking at the doorDthe doorbell was ringing10When I said someone broke the school regulations, I _ you. Why did you get that angry?Adont refer toBhavent referre
6、d toCwasnt referring toDhadnt referred to11Daniels family _ their holiday in Huangshan this time next week.Aare enjoyingBare to enjoyCwill enjoyDwill be enjoying12-Could I ask you a private question? -Sure, Apardon me B go ahead Cgood idea D forget it13Chinese President Hu Jintao called for an immed
7、iate cease-fire in Libya _ an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country at the BRICS Summit in Hainan Province.Ato preventBto have preventedCpreventingDhaving prevented14That Was the first time she alone at home during the weekends，bored to death Ahas left Bhas been left Chad left Dhad been left
8、15Its always a good idea to have a second key somewhere_ you lose the first one.Ain caseBnow thatCeven thoughDas long as16Usually doctors are understandably _ about new medicines because of the uncertainty of their effects.Aconsiderate Blogical Coptimistic Dcautious17 Excuse me, do you mind if I ope
9、n the window? Well, if you _. I can put on more clothes.AcanBmayCmustDshall18-Will you be_ this evening，Mary？-That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager，discussing a plan.AconvenientBsuitableCavailableDefficient19Whats that noise?Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _.Awas testedBwill
10、be testedCis being testedDhas been tested20What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it thatBit was when thatCit was whenDwhen it was that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）Below are several programs designed for students.ARCC GapARCC G
11、ap has been offering programs for young adults since 1983. ARCC Gap Semester programs are an opportunity to live and learn in some of the greatest classrooms on earth. Our Semester programs take students on a journey of discovery of local peoples, places, cultures and ideas.Program Locations: Intern
12、ational Africa, Asia, Latin America, and IndiaPhone: 415-332-5075Email: gapThinking Beyond BordersThinking Beyond Borders gap year programs are specifically designed for students who like learning and are eager to create meaningful social change in the world. We combine working with inspiring local
13、leaders, and engage readings and discussions to create an exciting, supportive, and transformational learning environment.TBBs full-year and semester options include a 7-country Global Gap Year.Program Location(s): International Global, South America, AsiaPhone: 203-993-0236Camps InternationalOur in
14、spirational AGA programs give you the chance to live with the communities you will be supporting and work with locals on service projects that make a significant and lasting difference to peoples lives. You can also contribute to protecting the environment and endangered wildlife.Program Locations:
15、Kenya, Borneo, Cambodia, Ecuador, Peru and our newest locations Costa Rica, NicaraguaPhone: 44 1425 485 30Email: rcigcampsintemational.co.ukRaleigh InternationalFor more than 30 years Raleigh International has been running life-changing Expeditions to some of the most remote places on the planet.A R
16、aleigh Expedition is overseas volunteering. Our 5, 7 or 10-week Expeditions provide exposure to different people, new cultures, situations, and environments. This is your chance to create a real change in the communities that need it most, and to develop a range of skills for yourself.Program Locati
17、ons: Africa, Asia and IndiaPhone: 00 44 (0)207 183 12701、What do ARCC Gap and Thinking Beyond Borders have in common?AThey are to bring about social changes.BThey are designed to train young leaders.CThey have a history of about three decades.DThe participants will travel to different continents.2、W
18、hat is the advantage of taking part in Camps International?AGaining the chance to get support.BKnowing more about national affairs.CDeveloping the awareness of serving others.DHaving a good command of a foreign language.3、How can we get in touch with Raleigh International?ABy fax.BBy phone.CBy email
19、.DIn person.22（8分）A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living cond
20、itions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits. Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep his company, telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注), she would help massage his arms. The doctor foun
21、d the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to inter
22、fere (干涉), unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma (昏迷) a few times. When rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, “ I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish h
23、er studies?” But the doctor knew that her family was well-off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her fathers car.When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into
24、 tears. Then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, “ The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.” Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be a
25、ble to help a girl badly in need.1、What kind of people do volunteers attend to in Deathbed Care?AThe patient in need of operations.BThe people suffering from cancer.CThe people suffering from diseases.DThe patient without many days left.2、What can we infer about the old man according to Paragraph 2?
26、AHe had abundant savings and he was cheerful.BHe frequently lost his temper before he met the girl.CHe was suffering from cancer and helped a poor girl.DHe asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study.3、What is the real reason resulting in the old mans mental improvement?AHis childrens progres
27、s in their career.BThe intravenous drip that he had every Saturday.CThe pleasure of being helpful to people in need.DThe girls good comfort and care in his daily life.4、Why did the girl take the old mans money?ATo keep him in high spirits.BTo continue her schooling.CTo gather experience on voluntary
28、 work.DTo involve him actively in the treatment.23（8分）In the mid-2000s, Waze Mobile co-founder Ehud Shabtai received a cutting-edge (尖端的) gift from girlfriend: a GPS. The expensive gift was supposed to be helpful. But straight out of the box, it was already out of date.Shabtai, a coding enthusiast,
29、had an immediate reaction to reinvent. Shabtais solution? To build an app. With 80 million monthly active users globally and nearly 400,000 superusers who function much like Wikipedia volunteer editors (editing maps rather than words), Waze Mobile caught the eye of Google as a revolutionary approach
30、 to navigation (导航).Acquired by Google in 2013, Wazes value mainly lies in its high rate of user involvement. Unlike traditional navigation apps that simply show directions, Waze asks its users to report accidents and other road conditions in real time, so other users can avoid the traffic by using
31、an alternative route.The goal behind Wazes approach is an ambitious one: not just avoid traffic, but end it altogether. Waze is finding new ways to put its loyal and active user base to use to make that vision a reality, including a plan to make carpooling (拼车) cool.To be sure, traffic jams are trou
32、bling people all over the world. Waze has been quietly ahead of the game for some time. In 2013, when Waze was just a small digital-mapping business with limited resources it had something Google Maps and other competitors didnt: richer GPS guidance thanks to its stream of live traffic reports from
33、users.These users were the basis of Shabtais plan to solve for his GPS devices “silent” hardware: he grounded the app in software that could be perpetually updated by users, anywhere and anytime.Waze Carpool is going straight to the heart of traffic jams, trying to get more drivers off the road and
34、into carpools. The app has already connected tens of thousands of rideseekers with drivers willing to ferry them along a shared route, and that trend could be the answer to a traffic-free future.1、What did Shabtai do when he found his girlfriends gift out of date?AHe improved it. BHe took it apart.C
35、He put it away. DHe used it anyway.2、What sets Waze Mobile apart from traditional navigation apps?AIt has the most users. BIt can indicate directions.CIt reports road conditions in real time. DMost users help edit its words.3、What does the underlined word “perpetually” in paragraph 6 probably mean?A
36、Difficultly. BCarefully.CGreatly. DConstantly.4、What is mainly talked about in the text?AThe rise of carpooling. BAn advanced navigation app.CThe development of Google. DTraffic problems in the world.24（8分）I look around and cant recognize where I am. It seems familiar but distant. I see my friends g
37、athered by a stage where music is playing and I run over. As I begin running towards them, they become further and further away. I keep calling for them, but no one hears me. I start hearing a distant alarm-like sound and I am transported away. I woke up in a daze (茫然) sitting in my bed.“Oh, it was
38、only a dream,” I said to myself. I have always had vivid and intense dreams. Sometimes, it feels like I havent even slept because I have been living out my dreams during my sleep.Today, dreaming is being studied even more than ever. Some say that dreams are how your receptors (受体) make sense of rand
39、om thoughts while you sleep. Some say that you cant dream of a face you have never seen before, so everyone you see in your dreams you have at least laid eyes on at one time or another.Other people think dreams are ways of expressing stress or internal feelings you may be experiencing. A lot of peop
40、le say that they have dreams about being chased (追逐).A common interpretation of the “being chased” dream is that you are feeling threatened. Some dream interpretation sites say you should try to reflect on what or who is chasing you to get a better idea of what is making you feel this way.Another dr
41、eam that is often experienced is flying. This dream has a much more positive interpretation, which is that you are feeling free or have broken out of a bad situation such as a relationship turned sour or a job you hate.Unfortunately, if you even remember your dreams at all, you forget half of your d
42、ream within five minutes of waking up and within 10 minutes, you usually forget 90 percent of it.Dreamologists, people who devote time to the study and interpretation of dreams, suggest if you want to try to remember and study your dreams you should keep a journal beside your bed and jot down what y
43、ou dreamt as soon as you wake up so you can reflect on it later.1、Dreams of “being chased” occur because _.Ayou are feeling threatenedByou just quit a job you hateCyour friends are far away from you when in needDyour receptors is always thinking while you sleep2、Why should we keep a journal beside y
44、our bed to reflect on dreams?AWe need to chase those people who appeared in our dreams.BWe usually forget 90 percent of dreams within 10 minutes.CIt can help us get out of the intense dreams.DIt can help us sleep well without dreams.3、Where can we read this article?AIn a poster. BIn a physics book.C
45、In a traveling magazine. DIn a science newspaper.4、What is the best title for the passage?AWhy am I Always Dreaming BHow Is My Dream CreatedCWhat do My Dreams Mean DHow to Avoid Dreams25（10分） My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly t
46、illed(翻耕的)soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden, I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机)ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow com, and our favorite red tomatoes.As I grew into a teenager, I didnt get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids we
