湖北省宜荆荆随2023-2024学年高三上学期10月联考英语试题及答案

2023年宜荆荆随高三10月联考

高三英语试卷

考试时间：2023年10月5日上午8：00-10：00          试卷满分：150分

注意事项：

1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

3．非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt？

A.£19.15.

B.£9.18.

C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1. What will the woman spend most of her time doing in Sydney?

A.Going traveling.

B.Learning English.

C.Visiting her friends.

2. Where are the speakers probably?

A.In a library.

B.In a supermarket.

C.In a sports club.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A.Writing essays.

B.Judging poems.

C.Reading novels.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Workmates.

B.Old classmates.

C.Teacher and student.

5. What does the man say about the writer?

A.He's very friendly.

B. He is a great writer.

C. He has a good public image.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Who is the woman probably?

A.A bank clerk.

B.A hotel worker.

C.A shop assistant.

7. What does the man want to do?

A.Get some cash.

B.Settle his bill.

C.Apply for a card.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How long has the man worked at the new school?

A.About one month.

B.About three months.

C.About five months.

9. What was the department head's attitude toward the man's new teaching methods?

A.Unclear.

B.Disapproving.

C.Supportive.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What was the woman doing in the beginning?

A.Taking a photo.

B.Adjusting a camera.

C.Sending an email.

11. What does Jenny want to do?

A.Make a vidco

B.Buy an album.

C.Write a blog.

12.Where will the woman probably go next?

A.Mr.Brown's.

B.The opera house.

C.The costume shop.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why did the man do the project last December?

A.To reduce stress.

B.To write his papers.

C.To learn about oceans.

14. What played a crucial role when the man chose his ideal project?

A.His time.

B.His major.

C.His preference.

15. How long did the project last?

A.About one month.

B.About two months.

C.About three months.

16. What did the man do every day during the project?

A.He removed underwater waste.

B.He cleaned the beaches.

C.He researched coral types.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How much money did Trey use to get started?

A.$510.

B.$350.

C.$280.

18. How did Trey deal with the first sum of money he made?

A.He gave it away.

B.He spent it on a trip.

C. He invested it in his company.

19. What does Trey want to do next?

A.Set up a foundation.

B.Take up doing e-business.

C.Find an investment partner.

20. Who is the speaker probably talking to?

A.Journalists.

B.College students.

C.Fashion designers.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

Fall is a fantastic time to wander the woods of western Quebec on a colourful journey from the Ottawa or Montreal regions. From mid-September through mid-October, the autumn colors hit their high notes, and while the days are typically warm, the nights are perfect-for-cosy-campfires cool. Outdoor adventures and comfortable accommodations allow visitors to get closer to nature. This Four-day tour could be extended to spend more time with the trees.

DAY1 On the north bank of the Ottawa River, Parc national de Plaisance features five accessible hiking trails that wind through the mighty waterway. In fall, fish-hunting herons, busy beavers and skittish mallards exist in quantities. Bonus: the park offers a range of accommodations, including fully equipped ready-to-camp tents.

DAY2 One of North America's largest and oldest private wilderness preserves, Kenauk Nature boasts more than 60 lakes within its boundaries and some 20 kilometres of hiking trails. Combine the Fern and Skymount trails for a four-kilometre walk that winds through a young hardwood forest. Spend the night in the centre's off-grid mountain hut with its overall views of the surrounding region.

DAY3 D-Tour Tremblant offers an easy way to explore the bike trails around Mont-Tremblant: high-stability, electric-assist mountain bikes. White-tailed deer are particularly fearless at this time of year. For those who enjoy a slower pacc, D-Tour also offers traditional guided hikes with knowledgeable locals.

DAY4 Rent a canoc and paddle along the water-carved rock walls of Lac Patrice in Parc national d'Aiguebelle. Some sections of the shoreline are made up of pillow lava, cushion-shaped volcanic rock created by underwater lava. For great views, hike to the 22-metre-high suspension bridge that crosses the lake.

21. What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A.The days are cool.

C.The tour is interesting.

B.The nights are freezing.

D. The adventures are boring.

22. Where can you enjoy a bike travel?

A.Tremblant

C. Kenauk Nature

B.The Ottawa River

D.Parc national d'Aiguebelle

23. What can you see on both DAY2 and DAY4?

A.Fish

B.Lake

C.Bridge

D.Volcano

B

MEXICO CITY- Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy.Are you very hungry?” It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past decade. Since Lattouf turned her apartment in Mexico City's Polanco neighborhood into a clinic for sick, injured or infant hummingbirds, about 60 of which currently fly around.

Lattouf explained that she began caring for them a year after surviving colon cancer in 2011. It started with one hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. A vet friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Gucci after the brand of the glasses case she kept it in. The bird became her inseparable companion, perching on her computer screen while she worked.

“It wrote me a new life," she said of the nine months the bird lived with her. It helped pull Lattouf out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's 2009 death followed by her own cancer. Later, friends and acquaintances began bringing her more hummingbirds. Some have injuries to wings after colliding with things or fallng from nests. Some have infections from drinking polluted water.

Most of the hummingbirds are in the bedroom where Lattouf sleeps. They stay there until they are strong enough to fly and feed themselves. Then she moves them to a neighboring room to prepare them to eventually be freed.Their release comes in a wooded area on the city's southside. Many of them do manage to return to the wild, but the ones who die under Lattouf's care are buried near her building between small plants.

But Lattouf remains optimistic and is betting on other bird lovers planting more flowers to feed the great pollinators. “Nothing is guaranteed,” she said. “I believe God gives life and God takes it, but we do everything possible.”

24. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A.A feature story.

B. A travelling brochure

C.A rescarch paper.

D.A diary entry.

25. Why did Lattouf begin caring for birds?

A.To cure her cancer.

B.To set them free.

C.To honor her husband.

D.To recover herself.

26. Which of the following best describes Lattouf?

A.Humorous and creative.

C.Caring and positive.

B.Generous and friendly.

D. Ambitious and determined.

27. What is the best title for the text?

A. Hummingbirds nest in an apartment.

C.  Hummingbirds are released in the wild.

B.A woman raises hummingbirds.

D.A woman cares for hummingbirds.

C

There is a wide gap between China and developed economies such as the US and South Korea in terms of the chip industry. However, the nation has taken big steps in charting its own course, which is evident in its chip industry's growth. And China can meet 85 percent of its domestic demand if the chip industry fully applies the 14-nanometer transistor（晶体管）technology．In fact，this could become a reality in three to four years． Still， China lags behind in the processing and manufacturing of chips, as well as chip design and packaging.

Yet there is a silver lining for China， because the US＇ technology blockade（封锁）helps remove the domestic objections to the development of the chip industry. The story of China's LCD industry could be repeated in the chip industry this time: China has made joint efforts in the past ten years and now secures more than 60 percent of the LCD market.

Nevertheless, there should not be a mad rush across the country to develop chips. The government should offer encouragements to state-owned as well as privately owned enterprises to produce high-quality chips.The measure of freeing integrated circuit-making enterprises of paying corporate income tax for two years is a good move in this direction.

Also, China has about 1,700 semiconductor enterprises. They should be encouraged to pool their resources and technologies and strengthen their business operations so they can achieve breakthroughs in core technologies.

Besides,Cina should build a friendlier environment to attract talents from across the world to its chip industry. It's indeed alarming that China faces a shortage of 300,000 professionals in the chip industry. As Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said,“We had adopted a money-pumping approach in the past to develop the electronic industry. However, it takes more than money to develop chips. We should try our best to win over mathematicians and physicists.”

28. What's the author's attitude towards China's chip industry?

A.Subjective.

B.Objective.

C.Indifferent.

D.Doubtful.

29. What does the underlined phrase “a silver lining” in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A.A great success.

B.A strong desire.

C.A positive side.

D.A slim chance.

30. What do we know about China's LCD industry from the text?

A. It is a highly profitable industry.

B. It developed rapidly ten years ago.

C. It is less important than the chip industry.

D.It went through difficulties previously.

31. What's the author's purpose of writing the text?

A. To list some disadvantages of China's chip industry.

B. To analyze the US' influence on China's chip industry.

C. To show the rapid development of China's chip industry.

D. To provide advice on the development of China's chip industry.

D

Chimps live in a male-dominated society, where most of their valuable partners are other males. However, as young male chimps become adults, they continue to maintain tight bonds with their mothers, a new study finds.

The dramatic changes of adolescence（青春期）are difficult for chimps， just like they are for humans， says Elizabeth Lonsdorf, an expert on primates at Franklin & Marshall College who was not involved in the study. “Sure enough,” she adds, “their moms remain a key social partner during this time.”

Previous research has shown chimp mothers provide their sons with support that goes far beyond nursing. Young male chimps that are close with their moms grow bigger and have a greater chance of survival. What's more，losing their mothers after weaning（断奶），but before age 12，gets in the way of the ability of young chimps to win other males and reproduce.

To see whether this bond extends later into life, researchers followed 29 adolescent (9 to 15 years old) and young adult (16 to 20 years old) male chimps at a research site in Kibale National Park in Uganda and observed them from a distance for 3 years. The team found that the young adult males spent less time with their mothers than the adolescents did- 26% vs. 76%. As the male chimps grew older and more independent, they began to travel over wider ranges and spent more time away from their moms.

However, when these young adult males happened to be in the company of their mothers, they acted just like the adolescents. They groomed（梳理）their moms just as often and kept track of them. “Many mothers remained the males' 'best friends', or 'social partners' they associated with most frequently,” says study co-leader Rachna Reddy from Harvard University.

Such persistent ties are also common in humans after sons leave their mothers and live on their own-especially in tough times, Reddy says. “We really feel what it's like to not be able to see our mothers when we want to in tough times. The importance of those bonds in our lives and the comfort we get from them have deep evolutionary roots.”

32. What do we know about Elizabeth Lonsdorf?

A. She is in favor of the new study's finding.

B. She played a supporting role in the new study.

C. She did a different study on chimps' adolescence before.

D. She thinks chimps actually live in a female-dominated society.

33. What may happen when a male chimp loses its mother at 8?

A. It may be easier for it to produce babies.

B. It may be hard for it to interact with other chimps.

C. It may be much more aggressive than other males.

D. It may be tough for it to defeat other males.

34. What did the researchers probably do during their study?

A.They took care of some motherless chimps.     B. They worked hard to win the chimps’ trust.

C. They recorded the chimps'  social interaction.   D. They limited the chimps' range of movement.

35. What does Reddy aim to do in the last paragraph?

A.To stress the purpose of the study.

B.To emphasize the significance of the study.

C. To improve humans'  mother-son relationship.

D. To make a comparison between chimps and humans.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Don't Live in Others'  Expectations

Whether it is our family or friends, they want the best for us. They want us to go to the best school. 36

However, the problem with this kind of expectation is not practicable for most of us. Why do we feel the need to live in others' expectations? Fulfilling the need of others' desire before yourself is neglecting your freedom of happiness and self-care. 37Therefore, it is okay to live free of anyone's expectations.

Expectations are attachments of ourselves to please others. One of the cruel truths about people with expectations is that they don't really care how you feel. 38 It's a give-and-take situation.

39 Sometimes, we lose our joy under pressure because expectations are not realistic and because they are an ideal of how you should be, not who you are. Expectations do not focus on reality but the sacrifice of your happiness.

It's okay to be selfish for your happiness; in a way, expectations are the root of suffering. It will destroy your self-esteem and any confirmation of your worth. We can be free of it by living our lives according to our own will. 40

Give up the thoughts of pleasing others and live a free life. Be in control of it and let others accept who you are.

A.Take expectation as a form of attachment.

B. To be happy, you should let go of how you want to be perceived by others.

C.They see you trying for their sake of pleasure, but they don't give anything back.

D.They also want us to have the best kind of careers, ultimately to succeed in the way they want.

E. Living in others' expectations will never get you satisfaction because they never will be satisfied.

F.We can bend the reality of expectations and see it as a form of attachment.

G.Ignore unrealistic expectations.

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Sixteen years ago, I learned an important life lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.

I jumped in a taxi, and we 41 for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane, when, suddenly, a black 42 jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver              43                            his brakes. The car slipped and nearly missed the other car! The driver of the other car              44  us and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.And I mean, he was actually 45

So, I asked him, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost 46 your car.” This is when my taxi driver told me about what I now call "The Law of Garbage Trucks." “Many people arc like Garbage Trucks, running around full of garbage, full of 47,full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage 48,they need a place to dump it, and if you let them, they'll dump it on you. When that happens, don’t 49 it personally. 50,just smile, wave, and move on. You'll be 51 because you did so.”

Wow! That really got me considering how often I let Garbage Trucks run right over me. And, how often do I then take their garbage and 52 it onto other people? It was that day I 53,“I'm not going to do it anymore.” Since then,  I have started to see Garbage Trucks everywhere. I see the 54 they're carrying...I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a 55 thing; I just smile, wave, and move on.

41.A.accounted

42.A.truck

43.A.stepped on

44.A.smiled at

45.A.lucky

46.A.stuck

47.A.emotion

48.A.pushes up

49.A.skip

50.A.Therefore

51.A.merrier

52.A.stop

53.A.solved

54.A.figure

55.A.public

B.allowed

B.car

B.carried on

B.stared at

B.friendly

B.tracked

B.depression

B.puts up

B.face

B.Moreover

B.warmer

B.express

B.claimed

B.line

B.personal

C.departed

C.motorbike

C.clicked on

C.glared at

C.lively

C.beat

C.curiosity

C.piles up

C.take

C.However

C.funnier

C.slide

C.revised

C.load

C.sincere

D.set

D.subway

D.took on

D.glanced at

D.likely

D.ruined

D.embarrassment

D.picks up

D.obtain

D.Instead

D.angrier

D.spread

D.resolved

D.duty

D.positive

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Whenever Song Jing visits a museum, she makes a point of checking out ancient books. In addition to appreciating the wisdom 56(hide) in these historical volumes, she also focuses on how they are bound. This “book doctor” has been engaged in restoring lots of ancient cultural relics since she              57(graduate)from Peking university in 2015. 58(present), Song and her colleagues are restoring a copy of Yongle Dadian,  an encyclopedia created in 1408. It took them six months to decide on how to restore the books, most of 59 have suffered damage to their original binding.              60(make) the original restoration, they need to gather information from                            61(variety) sources. Moreover,              62 the silk texture and colour have both grown inconsistent makes creating the necessary raw materials and 63(match) the colour difficult. The advanced technology is helping them with the restoration.              64,it can't give any help in need, as ancient-book restoration still requires essential manual skills ." Hopefully, I can be of some help in boosting more young people's 65(enthusiastic) for restoring cultural heritage."  said Song.

第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）

假定你是李华，校学生会主席。为了庆祝国庆节，你校将举行一系列活动。请你写一封邮件给你校交换生Daniel，介绍相关活动并邀请他参加。内容包括：

1．介绍活动

2．邀请参加

注意：

1．写作词数应为80个左右

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Daniel,

I'm Li Hua, president of the Student Union.                                                   

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

How pleasant that day was! The temperature was fairly low, the sky was pretty clear and the wind was very gentle. Naturally, running was really good. I was running the first leg of a 20-mile race through some hills. Birds were warbling in the trees. The gentle wind was stroking my face. I felt at ease and full of energy. In spite of the fact that the race was occurring in the hills, I thought it would be wonderful.

In front of me was John, a student from Green High school. He was running with ease and at comfortable speed. Therefore, I decided to stay where he was. I didn't think it necessary to concentrate on setting my own pace, since John was such a nice pacesetter. I would run before him, immediately he consumed all of his energy.

I ran after John closely. The course extended north for 7 miles, wandered west for 2 miles, and turned south again. The race was getting increasingly challenging. When 4 miles remained to be covered, I was all but worn out. My lungs were burning and legs seemed broken.

John overtook the boy ahead of him. Obviously, they were familiar with each other, because they exchanged some words. Their brief exchange made me worried. Runners don't chat during a race unless they feel really good and John was running energetically. His steps were bouncy（弹性好的）while my springiness（轻快）was gone.

Still, I was desiring to go ahead of John. As long as he was totally tired, I would make it. We were approaching a hill, a mile from the finish line. Whatever happened on the hill would surely determine who would cross it first.

When I ran up the hill, my attention was wandering for several minutes. When I looked up, John was running away, leaving me far behind. It was hopeless to overtake John.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly, John slowed down and sat onto the ground with a sharp pain.

A reporter photographed this touching scene and posted it online.