2024-2025学年湖南省醴陵二中、四中高三5月半月考英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年湖南省醴陵二中.四中高三5月半月考英语试题注意事项答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区

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4.第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

5301.—Why notbuy asecond-hand carfirst if you dont have enoughmoney for a newone一Thafs agood・A.saying B.questionC.account D.suggestion

2..A quickreview ofsuccesses andfailures at the endof yearwill helpyou yearahead.A.sharpen B.switchC.stretch D.shape

3.-Excuse me,but whyam Inot allowedto usethe gym-,but yourroom pricedoesnt coverit.A.No hurryB.No wonderC.No offenceD.No problem■一

4.Dad,have youseen myChristmas card--you paintedlast nightPm afraidI haventseen・A.One;one B.The one;itC.One;it D.The one;that

5.Had Marynot beenhurt inthe caraccident,the nextweeks marathon.A.she wouldrun B.she would have runC.she willrun D.she musthave run

6.Julie isone ofthose womenwho alwaysthe latestfashion.A.put upwith B.keep upwith C.come upwith D.get onwith

7.a highpercentage ofAustralians maybe peoplewho watchsports ratherthan dothem,as faras mostof itspopulationis concerned,it isindeed agreat sportingnation.A.While B.as C.If D.Whether

8..At school,it isessential thatevery childequally regardlessof familybackground.A.treating B.treated C.be treatedD.is treated

9.Have youread thebook Lifeand DeathAre WearingMe Outby MoYan,that wonhim the2012Nobel Prizein LiteratureA.the oneB.one C.thoseD.ones

10.He wrotea letterhe explainedwhat hadhappened inthe accidentA.that B.whichC.where D.what

11.--What happenedto theyoung treeswe plantedlast week—The treeswell,but Ididnt waterthem.A.might growB.needn*thavegrownC.would growD.wouldhavegrown

12.If youare feelingso tired,perhaps alittle sleepwould.A.act B.helpC.serveD.last

13.Its reallystupid ofyou himthe newsyesterday sothat ithas beendisturbing himall the time.A.having toldB.telling C.to tellD.to havetold一

14.Hello,I toask ifI canbook aflight ticketto Hainantomorrow—Sorry,weve alreadysold out.A.phone B.will phoneC.am phoningD.have phoned

15.—What isyour impressionof yourformer colleagueNick—Hes helpful,and hegive usa hand at work.A.must B.wouldC.may D.should一

16.Could youtell methe ofmaking suchtasty cakes一Well,I justfollow thedirectons inthe cookbook.A.feature B.plan C.cost D.trick

17.There aremany famouscultural relicsin ourcountry,many thousandsof yearsago.A.dating back to B.date backtoC.dated backto D.were datedbackto

18.This researchhas attractedwide coverageand hasfeatured onBBC televisionsTomorrows World.A.message B.information C.media D.data

19.—Turn offthe TV,Jack.Your homeworknow-Mum,just tenmore minutes,please.A.Should yoube doingB.CouldiTt yoube doingC.Shouldnt yoube doingD.Will yoube doing

20.・The studyof naturalhistory isnot somethingto beleft tobiologists.In fact,their capacitythetimethey canspend awayfromtheir offices is verylimited.A.in termsof B.in searchofC.in viewofD.in spiteof第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项40A BC D（分）

21.6Where toDine on a BudgetWith Kidsin LondonWhereto dineonabudget withkids Thesefour Londonrestaurants areas welcomingas theyare wallet-friendly.♦Barbican Kitchenat the Barbican CentreEuropeslargest multi-arts venueis hometo cinemas,a theatre,a concerthall andgalleries sothere areplenty ofways forfamiliesto workup anappetite beforerefueling attheBarbican Kitchen.This groundfloor restaurantserves arange oflight bites,hotsandwiches andhandmade pizzasand childrenunder12eat freewith everyadult orderinga main meal.♦Sticky Fingers,Kensington（）Sticky Fingersin Kensingtonis arock nrollrestaurant thatserves classicAmerican dishes.The kidsmenu fbrunder12sisjust£

7.95fbr ameal,a drinkand adessert andifyouvisit ona Mondayyou cantake advantageof the“Monday Madness”promotion forupto50%off allmain coursesfor adults.Dont leavewithout exploringthe RollingStones souvenirsincluding golddiscs,guitars andphotosof theband.♦Jamies Italina,Various LocationsTopBritish chef,Jamie Oliverknows athing ortwo aboutcatering fbrchildren.There areoften“kids catfiree“promotionsrunning duringschool holidaysbut theregular kidsmenu isonly£

6.50foramain dish,a saladandadrink.Activity packsare availablefor kids andthe2-course lunchdeal forgrown-ups isa bargain at£

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95.♦Vauxhall City Farm CafeCombinea daywith theanimals andlunch withthe familyat Vauxhall CityFarm,a communityspace hometo horse,pigs,goatsand camels,Enjoy lunchattheOld DairyCafe whichserves affordablesandwiches,soups,salads,cakes anddishes froma weeklyspecialsmenu.Half portionsof everythingare availablefor kidsfor around£

2.、1What areyou expectedto dobefore eatingat BarbicanKitchenA.Eat lightfood.B.Order amainmeal.C.Enjoy artand entertainments.D.Develop anappetite forpaintings.、2Which restaurantcan attractmusic fansA.Jamies Italian.B,Sticky Fingers.C.BarbicanKitchen.D.Vauxhall CityFarm Cafe、3How areboth JamiesItalian andVauxhallCityFarm Cafewallet-friendlyA.They bothoffer kidsfree food.B.They bothdo promotionsregularly.C.They bothserve adultsat abargain price.D.They bothmake asmall changeforkidsmeal.（分）

22.8NASA mightbe famousfor sendingrockets upto spacequickly.But itwill bemore famousfor makingyour nextholidaycome morequickly.（超音速的）The spaceagency isworking ona newplane,which couldsolve the problems ofsupersonic flightand vastlyincreasethe speedof journeysabroad.If successful,the planewould beable tofly betweenNew Yorkand Londonin justthree hours.And itwouldreduce thetime spentflying otherjourneys bya half,since itcould beused morebroadly.Until now,theproblemwith such（声爆），planes hasbeen thesonic boommade famousby theoriginal Concorde.That happenswhen aplane reachessupersonic speeds.It isa thunderousnoise thatupsets peopleon theground—disturbing animalsand evencausing physicalproblems tomaterialsand housesunderneath.It wasthat effectthat ledCongress toban suchplanes frombeing usedover theUS land,a decisionthat inturnwas responsiblefbr Concordesfailing tobe commerciallyused.In viewof theproblem,the spaceagency hasdeveloped anew technologyand triedit outin windtunnels,and nowbelieves thatitcould beput tocommercial use.That planewill flyas highas55,000feet—far higherthan normal planes——and makea soundofonly60decibels.Thats farless than90decibels thrownout bynormalplanes,and isroughly inline witha caron themotorway orabusy restaurant.“As longas wecan getendorsement fromthe generalpublic,the planewill probablybe somethingthats acceptable,said PeterCoen,project managerfbr NASAscommercial supersonicresearch team,inanew Bloombergreport.If weget approved,we will、have thefull-sized versionof the plane triedout andtheplanewill beput intouse.”1Why doesthe authormention ConcordeA.To suggestthe rapiddevelopment ofplanes.-B.To stressthe negativeeffect ofsonic booms.C.To introducehow acommercial planeis designed.D.To showCongress9impor tantrole inmaking planes.、2What isthe fourthparagraph mainlyaboutA.The basicdata ofthe newplane.B,The workingprinciple ofthe newplane.。