湖南省岳阳县一中2024届高考仿真卷英语试题含解析

湖南省岳阳县一中2024届高考仿真卷英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile2．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential3．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate4．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available5．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct14．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor15．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash16．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．accidentally D．casually17．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/18．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith19．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis20．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored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）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(秃顶)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假说)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．appearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．ayoungermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth22．（8分）Anenvironmentfullofinterestingorexcitingideasisimportantforyoungchildren,andmuchofachild’sbraindevelopsduringtheearliestpartoflife.Thevisualsystem,inparticular,developsrapidlyoverthefirstfewweeks.Asearlyasnineminutesafterbirth,babiesprefertolookatphotographsandpicturesthatmostresemblethehumanface.Newbornscanseecolor,andaone-month-oldcantellredfromgreen.At12weeksold,babiesshowpreferencesforcoloredthingsasopposedtowhiteones.Inadditiontolookingatthemselves,babiesareattractedtohighcontrastvisuals,colorfulobjects,andfaces.Thesameholdstrueforbabies,whoalsoaredrawntolookingatanimals,shinyobjects,andfamiliaritemsthatarepartoftheirworld.It’snosurprise,then,thatanartmuseumisarichsourceofvisualinspirationforbabies.Introducingbabiestoworksofartpromotesearlyneuron（神经元）connectionsinthebrain.Andfortheverbalstudy,interactingwithanadultinnamingimagesanddescribingdifferentcharacteristicsinaworkofartlaysthegroundworkforvisualandlanguagedevelopment.FreeBabyToursWatchyourchildrespondtolargecolorfulpaintingsandlearnwaystopromoteearlyvisualskills.Joinusforalivelyandfree30-minuteBabyTour.Parentsandcaregiverswithbabiesupto18monthsarewelcome.MeetattheTMAFamilyCenteronanyoftheseFridays:January15,3:30p.m.February19,6p.m.March18,3:30p.m.April15,6p.m.May20,3:30p.m.June17,6p.m.Onechildperadult.Parkingisfreeformembers,$5fornonmembers.1、Aone-daybabymayprefertolookatpicturesof________.A．biganimalsB．humanfacesC．colorfulleavesD．whitewalls2、Whatisthebenefitforbabieswhentheyenjoyworksofart?A．Learningthehistoryofthemuseum.B．Learninghowtomasterskillsonart.C．Knowinghowtolovetheirparents.D．Layingthebasisforlanguagedevelopment.3、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toattractpeopletojoininthisbabyactivity.B．Toshowhowtodevelopbabies’interestinart.C．Tohelpparentsknowmoreaboutart.D．Topromotebabies’earlyvisualskills.23．（8分）Theweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinchesofsnowbringsthecountrytoastandstill.Butthen,whathappensnextisevenmoresurprisingandcatchesthefolkoffguardcompletely.Andwhocouldpossiblyhavepredictedit?!ITMELTS!Flooding!Whatasurprise!Theninthesummer,itgetsveryhot.IfithadbeenThailandorAustralia,there'dbenoproblem.Itissupposedtobehot,so,thereisairconditioning.ButintheUK,justtotalconfusionatthesuddenhotweather.Shock,healthproblems,anddespitethefactthatthecountryisconsideredtobewhereitalwaysrains,summertimebringsdrought!Butdopeoplehavecisterns（水箱）andreservewatertanks?Wouldn’titmakesenseforpeopletostorerainwaterincaseofdrought?Ofcourseitwould,butitisadependency-culturewherepeoplehavebeentrainedtobedependentonthestate,whichthenmeansthatinemergencypeoplearestuck!WhyistheBritishweathersostrange?ItissomethingtodowiththecombinationofanalmostArcticlatitude（纬度）combinedwithbeinganislandandhavingtheGulfStreambringingwarmweatherfromthetropics.Helpfulpeopleintheknowongeographicalmeteorology（气象学）havecommentedthatthegeneralsituationwiththeUKweatherisevenmorecomplex,asmanydifferentthingscontributetothechangeableweather.AswellastheNorthAtlanticdrift,thereisthefactthattheUKisaffectedbythefollowingmajorairmasses:thetropicalmaritime（海的）GulfStream,thePolarMaritimeairfromtheNorth,theArcticMaritime,thePolarContinental,andtheTropicalContinental.There'salsofastflowingairinJetstreams.AirgoesaroundinconvectioncurrentsinHadleycellsandinFerrelCells.BecausetheBritishIslescangetweathercomingfromhotorcoldzones,andfromlandorsea,achangeablehot/coldwet/dryweatherisfound.1、WhatistheBritishattitudetowardheatandcold?A．Serious.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Careful.2、HowdotheBritishfeelwhentheyseesnowinwinter?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Amazed.D．Disappointed.3、WhathappenswhentheBritishmeetadroughtinsummer?A．Theyhavegotwell-prepared.B．Theygetwaterfromtheriver.C．Theyalwayshelpeachother.D．Theymaybefallintotrouble.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhyweatherintereststheBritish.B．Englishmen'sattitudetoweather.C．WeatherintheUnitedKingdom.D．WhataffectstheweatherintheUK.24．（8分）Inourlife,theyaretwodifferenttypesofdreamer，一low-recalldreamersandhigh-recalldreamers.AccordingtoresearchersattheLyonNero-scienceResearchCenterinFrance,high-recalldreamersreportedtheyrememberedtheirdreamsalmosteverydaywhilelow-recalldreamerssaidtheyonlyrememberedtheirdreamsonceortwiceamonth,reportedLiveScience.PerrineRuby,aleadscientistattheresearchcenterinLyon,studied41people(21high-recalldreamersand20low-recalldreamers)andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction(颞顶叶交界处）wasmoreactiveinhigh-recalldreamers.Thiswastruebothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisareaofthebrainisresponsibleforcollectingandprocessinginformationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathigh-recalldreamersaremoresensitivetowhatishappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespondmorestronglytohearingtheirownnames.Whentheyaresleeping,theytendtobewokenupmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivity,Rubyfoundthathigh-recalldreamershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslow-recalldreamersdo.Anditisduringtheseshortperiodsofwakefulnessthatthebrainmemorizesdreams.Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperience.Ifyouarerestlessduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwellandsoundly,youtendtorememberverylittleinthemorning.Thisisbecause“younevergetachancetoremember”,RobertStickgold,aHarvardMedicalSchoolresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.AsanotherresearchprojectattheUniversityofTurkuinFinlandshowed,dreamcontentcanalsoaffectourmemory.Negativedreamsareeasiertorecallthanordinarydreams.Nightmaresareoftenrecalledbecausetheyareemotionallynegative,andsuchdreamscausefear.1、Whatcanweknowabouthigh-recalldreamersaccordingtothearticle?A．Theyhaveverylittlebrainactivitywhentheysleep.B．Theycanremembertheirdreamsclearly.C．Theydon’tknowhowtodescribetheirdreams.D．Theycan’tremembertheirdreams.2、Whichistrueaboutlow-recalldreamerscomparedtohigh-recalldreamers?A．Theyhavehigherqualitysleep.B．TheyhavemoresleeplessnightsC．Theyaremoreeasilywokenatnight.D．Theyrespondfasterwhenhearingtheirnames.3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthesecondtolastparagraph?A．ToexplainRuby’sfindings.B．Toattractreaders,interestinfuturestudies.C．Toshowtheadvantagesofbeingalow-recalldreamer.D．Tosuggestwhattodotobecomealow-recalldreamer.4、WhatdidtheresearchprojectinFinlandfind?A．Ordinarydreamscanhelpourbrainrest.B．Dreamsareoftenaffectedbyouremotions.C．Nightmaresoftenhappenwhenwedon'tsleepwell.D．Negativedreamsaremorelikelytoberecalled.25．（10分）FikiriKiponda’spathfromaccountanttomarine(海洋的)conservationistwassparkedbyachanceencounter.Aftersecuringhisdreamjob,Kipondadecidedhewantedmore.Hewasn’tquitesurewhathewaslookingforuntilheranacrosssometurtlehatchlings.Hedidn’tknowitwasturtle.Fortunatelyenoughhegottherightpersontoaskandhegotmotivated.ThatpersonwasNkindi,astaffmemberattheWatamuConservationprojectwholaterinvitedhimtovolunteerontheproject.Helaterlefthisaccountingjobandfullydevotedhimselfintotheworldofseaturtles.Now，herunsandspendshistimenursingcriticallyendangeredseaturtlesbacktohealth.Seaturtleshavebeenaroundfornearly110millionyearsandarenowconsideredhighlyendangered.TheirpreservationrestsonactivitiesofconservationistssuchasKipondaastheseturtlesfacenumerousthreatsandsignsoftheirextinctioninthenext50years.Localfishermentraditionallycatchthemtosupplementtheirownlowcatchratesandsellthemfortheiroil.Aschangesaremadetoaccommodatemorehotelsfortourists,thereislessavailablebeachlandforturtlenesting.Kiponda’spassionhasnowspreadtohiscommunity,changingtheirattitudetowardssealifepreservationwithhis“by-catchreleaseprogramme.”Throughthisprogram,fishermenarenowpaidforreturningturtlesaccidentallycaughtintheirfishingnets.Thehealthyonesaretaggedandreleasedintothemarineparkwhilehetakescareofsickandinjuredturtlesbacktohealth.Beforethelaunchofpioneeringspiritlikethis,turtlescaughtbyfishermenwereusedfortheirmeatandtheiroilextracted(提炼)foritsmedicinalproperties.“Releasingtheturtlebackintotheoceanisaverygoodfeeling,like,youfeellikeyou’vedonesomethingconcreteandIguesseverybodywouldlovetodothat...soIguessit’suniquework.”1、WhatwasFikiriKiponda’sdreamjobaccordingtothetext?A．Anaccountant.B．Amarineconservationist.C．AguidetotheWatamuConservationProject.D．Anadvocateforturtles.2、Whatmaybethemainthreattotheturtles?A．Therisingsealevel.B．Beingcaughtbytourists.C．Overdevelopmentinthetourism.D．Thereductionintheirnestingplace.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeFikiriKiponda?A．Energeticbutconservative.B．Enthusiasticandcaring.C．Arbitrarybutconsiderate.D．Ambitiousandknowledgeable.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Themansavingendangeredseaturtles.B．Anuniquejobofprotectingseaturtles.C．Apioneerprojectprotectingseaanimals.D．Thecurrentsituationfacedbyseaturtles.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Gradythrewdownhisbackpackandslammedthecardoorshut.“Thisisgoingtobeareally1week,”hesaidunhappilytonoone2.Helookedaroundthecampground.Hundredsofblue-greenfirtrees,someastallaschurchtowers,3themountainside,givingittheappearanceofalushgreencarpet.Thesunwouldbesettingsoon.Then,Gradythought,maybethe4wouldn’tfeelsobad.Evenuphereinthe5,thehotstickinessofJulyclungtohim.Gradyhatedcamping,butitwassomethinghisfamily6everysummer.Hisfatherlikedcookingoveranopenfire,tellingstoriesabouthowto7thingslikebearattacksandswarmsofbees.HismotherandyoungerbrotherJaredlikedtohikeandtake8ofanimals.Jaredhadacollectionofbugpicturesthathe’d9tothewallsinhishalfoftheirroom.GradythoughttheywerejustscaryandproofthatJaredwasa10kid.Theysetupcamp—two11,oneforhisparentsandoneforhimselfandJared.Whileeveryoneelsestarted12dinner,Grady,lookingforsomeplacetocooldown,setoffforthenearbystream,whichwasdeepenoughto13in.Ashe14thestream,somethingcaughthiseye.Therewasa/an15blackbearcub—nomorethantwofeettallwithalovelyface.

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ThenGradyheardasoundbehindhim.He19hisfathersayingthatbearcubswouldneverbe20.Thenheturnedaroundandsawthecub’smothermovingswiftlytowardshim...1、A．longB．interestingC．peacefulD．risky2、A．inadvanceB．inbriefC．inparticularD．insilence3、A．blockedB．coveredC．reflectedD．scarred4、A．dustB．campgroundC．heatD．sun5、A．mountainB．riverC．skyD．tower6、A．believedinB．insistedonC．camecrossD．livedthrough7、A．encourageB．exploreC．recognizeD．survive8、A．careB．controlC．picturesD．examples9、A．guidedB．pinnedC．takenD．thrown10、A．sensitiveB．smartC．toughD．strange11、A．bedsB．roomsC．tentsD．plates12、A．alteringB．huntingC．orderingD．preparing13、A．digB．swimC．hideD．sink14、A．crossedB．imaginedC．leftD．neared15、A．adorableB．aggressiveC．injuredD．large16、A．cautiouslyB．joyfullyC．forcefullyD．nervously17、A．attackingB．destroyingC．hatingD．ignoring18、A．betterB．brighterC．fixedD．lasting19、A．foundB．learnedC．rememberedD．misunderstood20、A．aloneB．awakeC．cuteD．scared第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，没空最多填3个词。1．1:47a.m.onSep.21st1999,aterribleearthquakeofmagnitude7.6shookTaiwan.By22:00p.m,2．numberofpeoplewhowerekilledintheearthquake3．(reach)1670.Asmanyas3920peoplewere4．(injury).Over2000peopleweretrapped5．thefallenbuildingsandhundredsofpeoplewerestillmissing.6．greatnumberofpeoplehadlost7．(they)homes.Theearthquakehadtheelectricity8．(cut)off.Andlotsofbuildingsandbridges9．(destroy).Itisthestrongestearthquake10．haseverhitTaiwaninacentury.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、A5、B6、C7、B8、C9、B10、C11、D12、B13、A14、A15、B16、B17、C18、C19、A20、D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、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(犹豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(习泳区）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtol