2024年湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试英语试题

这是一份2024年湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试英语试题，共7页。试卷主要包含了未知等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、未知
Hw T Safely Put Out A Kitchen Fire
In less than a minute, a kitchen fire can grw beynd yur cntrl. The fllwing will help yu when it happens.
If yu can, turn ff the heat surce. Yu must shut ff a fire’s surce f energy as quickly as pssible, as lng as yu can d s safely. This will depend n where the fire is and where yur gas cntrl knbs (开关) are. If yu can’t safely reach the knbs, dn’t try.
Cver with a lid (盖子) r a wet sheet. Try t carefully slide a lid r a wet sheet ver the stvetp (炉头) fire, bth f which will prevent the fire frm xygen and, hpefully, kill it.
Cnsider escaping and calling 911. The mment yu realise the fire is ut f yur cntrl, it’s time t run, and call 911 if yu haven’t already.
1．What shuld be dne befre yu shut ff the knbs?
A．Ensure yur safety.B．Find yur telephne.C．Reach fr a wet sheet.
2．Why is a lid useful t put ut a stvetp fire?
A．It slides smthly.B．It blcks xygen.C．It is big enugh.
3．What is the right thing t d when the fire is ut f cntrl?
A．Shut the dr.B．Run and call 911.C．Think fr a mment.
What d pets d when their wners are nt arund? The Secret Life f Pets seems t answer this questin. It imagines what pets d when they are left alne at hme. In this film, sme steal fd frm the fridge, sme play games all day and sme even g ut f their apartments fr an adventure.
Obviusly, these are imagined scenes. In fact, the everyday lives f pets are actually rather bring. Accrding t Alexandra Hrwitz, directr f the Dg Cgnitin Lab at Barnard Cllege in the US, pets dn’t have independent lives when their wners leave.
Hrwitz explained that the time when their wners are away is nt the time when pets cme int themselves. It is when they are waiting fr their wners t return s they can cntinue nrmal prgramming. Pets sleep fr mst f the time when left alne in empty apartments. Even when they are awake, they spend a lt f time just waiting arund, especially if they are dgs.
Cats are generally mre independent than dgs. A team frm the UK put GPS cllars (项圈) n 50 cats in a Surrey village, keeping them under 24-hur watch. Specially-designed cameras were als attached t the cats t ffer their view f the wrld. The team fund that the cats spent mst f the time in each ther’s huses and eating each ther’s fd, and sme walked abut 100 metres frm hme each day.
4．What is The Secret Life f Pets?
A．An adventure.B．A game.C．A film.
5．What d pets d when their wners are away accrding t Hrwitz?
A．They enjy an independent life.
B．They steal fd frm the fridge.
C．They wait fr their wners t return.
6．Hw did the UK team knw that cats are mre in dependent?
A．By playing games with them.
B．By interviewing their wners.
C．By watching them day and night.
7．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Why Are Cats Mre Independent Than Dgs?
B．What D Pets D When Their Owners Are Away?
C．Hw Are Pets Watched By The Researchers?
The ancient Chinese used timber frames (木构架) and punded earth (夯土) t build hmes and palaces. Different pieces f the building were supprted in different ways, s that n ne wall supprted the whle huse. There is an ld saying, “Chinese huses will stand when their walls fall dwn.”
The inside f buildings f all srts were decrated with flwer designs and peaceful things fund in nature. The ancient Chinese als used a glaze t paint walls and ceilings (天花板) fr prtectin against water and fr added beauty.
The curtyard was an imprtant part f all ancient Chinese buildings, frm the simplest farmhuse t the biggest palace. The rich culd affrd a big curtyard surrunded n three sides by wings f a hme and the furth side guarded by a gate, t create a private curtyard. Hwever, the pr built several small huses arund an pen space, creating a shared curtyard.
The main dr int the building always faced suth. The ancient Chinese believed that the prper building materials, a private curtyard, and a frnt dr facing suth all tgether ffered beneficial energy t thse wh lived there.
The ancient Chinese were very clever peple. Their lve f beauty and belief in nature were reflected in their architecture (建筑), even in the simplest f hmes.
8．What d we knw abut ancient Chinese buildings frm the ld saying?
A．Its feature.B．Its appearance.C．Its develpment.
9．What des “glaze” prbably refer t in the text?
A．A special material.B．A beautiful flwer.C．A peaceful picture.
10．What can we learn abut the curtyard f the rich?
A．It has three sides.B．It has fur guards.C．It has a private space.
11．Where might this text cme frm?
A．A fashin website.B．A culture magazine.C．A shrt-stry cllectin.
If yu have ever had the feeling that yur schl kids were smarter than yu—r at least capable f picking up new infrmatin and skills faster—a new study f Brwn University suggests yu are abslutely right. The study als ffers a reasn: kids and adults present differences in GABA in their brains, which maintains newly learned material.
It is ften assumed that children learn better than adults, althugh the scientific supprt has been weak. Differences in GABA were ne bvius place t lk fr answers. In previus studies, GABA in kids had nly been measured at ne time-pint. S, the researchers set ut in the new study t see hw GABA levels change befre, during, and after learning.
The study examined visual (视觉的) learning in primary schl age children and adults, and fund that visual learning led t an increase f GABA in children’s visual crtex (大脑皮层), the brain area that deals with visual infrmatin. That increase f GABA als remained fr several minutes after training ended. What they saw in adults was quite different. In adults, there were n changes in GABA levels.
Althugh children’s brains are nt yet fully develped and many f their behaviural and understanding functins are nt as advanced as in adults, children are nt weaker in their abilities than adults. In fact, children are, at least in sme aspects, better than adults. It shuld add further encuragement fr teachers and parents t give children mre pprtunities t acquire new skills.
12．What is newly fund abut kids by Brwn University?
A．Kids acquire knwledge faster than adults.
B．Kids learn better with the help f adults.
C．Kids prefer newly learned material.
13．What can we learn abut GABA frm the text?
A．Increase f GABA helps learning better.
B．Adults have a rapid change in GABA．
C．GABA has never been studied befre.
14．What causes an increase in children’s GABA?
A．Learning time.B．Visual learning.C．Learning skills.
15．What des the study suggest teachers and parents d?
A．Be strict with children.
B．Slw dwn their teaching.
C．Give kids mre chances t learn.
Three Ways T A Healthier Lifestyle
Over the years, I feel like I have develped a fairly healthy lifestyle fr myself. Tday, 16 .
1. Drink lts f water!
Abut 2.5-3 L f pure water will make yur skin shining, and it als helps with digestin (消化). 17 , which cntains abut 500 ml f water. I always have it arund and filled up, that way I have a better understanding f hw much I have t drink.
2. 18 !
I am lucky in a way that I simply lve the taste f fruits and vegetables. Yu can g green by simply adding a prper amunt f vegetables t yur diet. 19 g fr it! But make sure that the fruit r vegetable salad n the side is just as big as yur plate f beef.
3. Make yur exercise manageable!
If yu’re wrking full-time r have exams cming up at schl, there is simply n way yu’re ging t be at the gym 5 days a week. 20 . Fr me, I knw 3 times per week are abslutely manageable with my schedule.
A．G green
B．If yu want beef fr dinner
C．I have a super pretty water bttle
D．Dn’t make yur exercise plan t big
E．I want t share 3 ways t a healthier lifestyle
Amy had t leave schl and get a jb t supprt her family. She had lved since she was a little girl, s she decided t lk fr a jb in a shpping stre.
She her search at an ffice f the Labur Department (劳工部), where she was tld hw t apply fr a and what t d at an interview. Amy’s next step was t the newspaper until she fund a prper vacancy (空职) and write a letter f . As a result, she was invited t an interview.
On the day f the , since she wanted t make a gd first n the interviewer, she dressed t lk her best. , she chse clthes that are similar in style t thse that the staff in the wre. She arrived fr the interview abut twenty early and, when she was called, walked int the interview rm. As she entered, she plitely t the interviewer’s greeting (问候) and, after she was invited, sat dwn, t begin.
She was still but, at the same time, cnfident. She was sure that she wuld d well, because she had fr the interview.
21．A．cleaningB．writingC．shpping
22．A．beganB．rememberedC．fllwed
23．A．degreeB．jbC．schl
24．A．searchB．sellC．sign
25．A．descriptinB．suggestinC．applicatin
26．A．vacatinB．interviewC．celebratin
27．A．decisinB．impressinC．design
28．A．At lastB．As usualC．Abve all
29．A．hspitalB．streC．market
30．A．daysB．hursC．minutes
31．A．prudlyB．secretlyC．cnfidently
32．A．listenedB．respndedC．pinted
33．A．readyB．sureC．afraid
34．A．carelessB．surprisedC．nervus
35．A．preparedB．returnedC．appeared
阅读下面短文，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What are teenagers int and what turns them ff? 1,000 senir high schl students 36 t fill in an nline questinnaire (问卷) abut their likes and 37 . Accrding t the results, taking exams and speaking 38 frnt f thers are amng the least ppular activities fr tday’s yuth. Many students like 39 interesting tpics with their classmates but feel awkward r 40 when they have t give a speech in class. Nearly half f 41 teenagers think that their schedules are t busy. They wish they had nt signed up fr s many curses 42 after-class activities. The lder teenagers say 43 they recmmend Senir One students wait until the secnd term befre they jin a team r club. What attracts tday’s teenagers 44 ? Nt surprisingly, listening t music and playing cmputer games are cmmn favurites. Watching vides 45 ppular, t, and 21 percent say they prefer reading.
46．假定你是胡小北。你非常感谢你的外教Ms. White对你课内外的帮助，请你给她写一封感谢信，内容包括：
①写信的目的；
②感谢的原因；
③祝福。
注意：
①词数80左右；
②可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Ms. White,
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Yurs,
Hu Xiabei
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F. dislikes G. uncmfrtable H. that I. in J. mst