2023-2024学年江苏省涟水郑梁梅高级中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省涟水郑梁梅高级中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether2．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that3．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding4．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.5．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which6．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake7．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which8．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative9．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division10．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted11．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom12．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld13．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate14．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to15．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant16．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof17．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven18．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what19．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge20．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto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）TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)ismostlyadesert.However,thishasnotstoppedthecountryfromcreatinggreatbuildingprojects.OnSeptember26,UAEofficialsannouncedanotherambitiousproject—MarsScienceCity.Expansivedesertsandmilesofcoastlineprovideplentyofoptionsforsaferocketlaunches(发射).AnditspositionontheEarthmakesitespeciallyappealingasthespinoftheEarthprovidesanextrapush,meaninglessfuelisneededtogetpayloadsintoorbit.Alltheseseemtomakeitpossible.TheMarsCityProject,designedbyBjarkeIngelsGroup,orBIG,willprovidearealisticmodeltosimulate(模仿)livingonthesurfaceofMars,theredplanet.ItispartoftheUAE’sMars2117ProjecttoleadtheglobalracetolandhumansonMarsandbethefirsttobuildasettlementthere.SheikhMohammedbinRashid,PrimeMinisterandrulerofDubai,says,“TheUAEseeksinternationalsupporttodeveloptechnologiesthatbenefithumans,andlaythefoundationofabetterfutureformoregenerationstocome.”BuiltoutsideDubai,the1.9millionsquarefeetcityisexpectedtocost$135million.Itwillconsistofseveraldome-shapedlaboratories,similartotheonesimaginedforthefirstMarssettlers.Scientistsfromaroundthewordwillbeinvitedtoconductresearchtocomeupwithmethodstocreatefood,waterandenergy,usingtechniqueswhichcanbecopiedontotheredplanet.Thelivingspaces,wheretheresearcherscanliveforuptoayear,willsimulatetheplanet’sconditionsasmuchaspossible.Theresearchcitywillalsoincludeamuseumfeaturingfamousspaceachievementstohelpeducateandinspirechildrentoundertakespaceexplorationanddiscovery.TodiscoverwhethertheconstructionmethodworksonMars,themuseum’swallswillbe3Dprintedusingthesandfromthenearbydesert.Now,iftheywouldonlyaddsomelivingquartersforthegeneralpublictoexperiencelifeonMarswithoutleavingEarth,lifewouldbeperfect.1、WhatcanweconcludeabouttheUnitedArabEmirates?A．Itisshortoffineweather.B．Itisaniceplaceforlaunching.C．Itcanprovideadequatefuelsupply.D．Ithasthegreatestarchitectsintheworld.2、Whatwillscientistsdointhelaboratories?A．EducatevisitorsontripstoMars.B．DeveloptheMarssettlers’imagination.C．Findwaystoproducefood,waterandenergyonMars.D．Createaclimate-controlledenvironmentforfutureuse.3、Whywillthemuseum’swallsbe3Dprinted?A．Toshowfamousspacetechniques.B．Tomakefulluseofthenearbydesert.C．Toinspirechildrentoloveexploration.D．TotestbuildingskillsusedbyMarssettlers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．UAEtoBuildMarsScienceCityB．UAE’sGreatExplorationofMarsC．UAEtoBuildFirstMarsSettlementD．UAE’sScientistificContributiontoHumans22．（8分）Onedayyourpocketmightpoweryoursmartphone．Soonyoumayneverhavetoworryaboutyoursmartphonerunningoutofjuice．Yourclothingwillsimplypoweritbackupforyou．That'sthewordfromscientistsatChina'sChongqingandJinanUniversitiesinastudyjustpublishedinthejournalACSNano．Researchershavebeenhardatworkduringthelastfewyearstryingtocreatewearableenergy，orclothesthatcanchargethings．Theassumptionissimple．Peopletodayrelyheavilyupondevicessuchassmartphonesandtablets．Andthey'relookingforwaystorechargethesedevicesonthego．Soifyoucoulddesignclothingfabricthatcouldmakeuseofsolarpower-oneofthemostwidelyavailableandinexhaustiblerenewableenergysources-you'dbeabletochargeyourvariousdeviceswithease．Scientistshavehadsomepastsuccesscreatingenergy-harvestingfibers．Buttherewasalwaysoneproblemwhentheytriedtofashionthesethreadsintoself-poweredsmartclothes：Thefiberstheydesignedgotdamagedduringtheclothingmanufacturingprocess，namelyduringtheweavingandcutting．TheChongqingandJinanUniversityscientistssaythey'vesolvedthisproblembecausetheenergy-collectingandenergy-storingthreadstheycreatedarehighlyflexible-eachindividualthreadiseasilybendable，andnotsimplythefabricasawhole．Theteam'ssampletextilecanbefullychargedto1.2voltsin17secondsbyexposuretosunlight-enoughvoltagethatyourfuturesmartT-shirtorsmartdressmightbeabletopowersmallelectronics．It'sdurable，too；theirresearchshowedtherewasnodescentinthefabricafter60days．Butdon'tworrythatthismeansthefabricissimilartoroughcloth．Thescientistsnotetheirtextilecanbefashionedintonumerousdifferentpatterns，andtailoredintoanydesignedshape，withoutaffectingperformance．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"runningoutofjuice"inParagraph1mean？______A．Beinglackinginenergy． B．Wantingtohavesomejuice．C．Beingpickedoutofadrink． D．Havingsomewaterrunningout．2、Whycouldsmartdresschargeaphone？______A．Asolarcellisattachedtothedress．B．Thefabricofthetextilecontainscurrent．C．Thefabricofthetextileiseasilybendable．D．Thefabricofthetextilecouldcollectandstorethesolarenergy．3、Whatisthescientists'attitudetowardsthescientifictechnology？______A．Optimistic． B．Pessimistic．C．Neutral． D．Doubtful．4、Thispassageiswrittento______．A．persuadereaderstobuynewclothesB．informreadersofthewaystousetheirdevicesC．introducenewwearableenergytoreadersD．remindreaderstowearsmartclothes23．（8分）Theyhadadozenchildren,sixboysandsixgirls,inseventeenyears.OnereasonDadhadsomanychildrenwasthathewasconfidentanythingheandMotherteameduponwassuretobeasuccess.OurhouseatMontclair,NewJersey,wasasortofschoolforscientificmanagementandtheremovalofwastedmotions—or“motionstudy,”asDadandMothernamedit.Dadtookmovingpicturesofuschildrenwashingdishes,sothathecoulddeterminehowwecouldreduceourmotionsandthushurrythroughthetask.Eachchildwhowantedextrapocketmoneyputforwardanoffersayingwhathewoulddothejobfor.Thelowestbiddergotthecontract(合约).Dadputprocessandworkchartsinthebathrooms.Everychildoldenoughtowrite—andDadexpectedhischildrentostartwritingatayoungage—wasrequiredtosigntheirnamesonthechartsinthemorningafterhehadbrushedhisteeth,takenabath,combedhishair,andmadehisbed.Atnight,eachchildhadtoweighhimself,markthefigureonagraph,andsigntheprocesschartsagainafterhehaddonehishomework,washedhishandsandface,andbrushedhisteeth.Motherwantedtohaveaplaceonthechartsforsayingprayers,butDadsaidasfarashewasconcernedprayerswerevoluntary.Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.Hebuttonedhisvestfromthebottomup,insteadoffromthetopdown,becausethebottom-to-topprocesstookhimonlythreeseconds,whilethetop-to-bottomtookseven.Heevenusedtwoshavingbrushestomakehisfacesmoothenough,becausehefoundthatbysodoinghecouldcutseventeensecondsoffhisshavingtime.Forawhilehetriedshavingwithtworazors,buthefinallygavethatup.“Icansaveforty-fourseconds,”hecomplained,“butIwastedtwominutesthismorningputtingthisbandageonmythroat.”Itwasn’ttheinjuredthroatthatreallybotheredhim.Itwasthetwominutes.1、Whywastheauthor’shouseconsideredasortofschool?A．Ithadateamoftwelvechildrenthere.B．Thechildrenweretaughthowtoworkwellinit.C．Theparentscouldteachtheirchildrenbetterathome.D．Theparentscouldhavethechildren’sdailyactivitiesrecorded.2、Whatisthepurposeofsigningthecharts?A．Tohelptodothingsefficiently.B．Tomanagethebigfamilyeffectively.C．Tolookafterthechildrenbetter.D．Toremindthechildrentoobeytherules.3、Whatdidthefathercomplainaboutonemorning?A．Heshouldhavegivenupshaving.B．Hisbleedingthroatbotheredhim.C．Hecouldn’tshavewithtworazors.D．Hefailedtocutshorthisshavingtime.4、Wecanweinferfromthetext?A．Thekidshadtobidforeverythingtheywanted.B．Theauthortookprideinhisfather’smanagement.C．Thecouplewerealwaystroubledbytheirchildren.D．Thefather’sworkwastoteachthechildrenathome.24．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSuatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststogathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and4130000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whyisthepopulationoftigersbecomingsmaller?A．Peoplehuntillegallyanddestroytheirlivingspots.B．Itisdifficultfortigerstofitinwiththeirenvironment.C．Theforestsarenotsuitablefortheirliving.D．Thetigersareathreattotheresidentsnearby.2、What’sthemainreasonwhysomeanimalsareindangeraccordingtothepassage?A．Climatechanges.B．Humanactivities.C．Lackoffood.D．Seriouspollution.3、Thetailsof________areregardedasstatussymbolsinAfrica.A．tigers’B．groundsquirrels’C．giraffes’D．Asianelephants’4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thegiraffepopulationhasincreasedgreatlyinthelast30years.B．Thenumberofsquirrelsisbetween124000and4130000.C．ElephantsinMyanmararecompletelycaughtandevenkilled.D．Thepresentsituationofendangeredanimalsisworrying.25．（10分）Thelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarkness,butitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis’sSwamp(沼泽地)creepingintotheirbones.Itwasastrangeplace.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack’sdare.Theylikedcamping,butnotnearthisswamp.“So,”Martinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.“Howdidthisplacegetitsname?”“Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It’sascarystory,”warnedJack.“Ofcourse!”criedoutTom.“Iftherewereanythingtobescaredof,youwouldn’thavechosenthisplace!”“Ok,butdon’tsayIdidn’twarnyou,”saidJack,andhebeganthistale.“Waybackintime,amancalledDennistriedtostartafarmhere.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedays,thearealookedquitedifferent—itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal-clearriver.Afterthreehardyears,Dennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.Hewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvice.“‘Youareclearingtoomuchland,’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’”“‘Sillyfool,’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmoreland,Icangrowmorecrops.I’llbecomewealthier.He’sjustjealous!’”“Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.Smallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyed.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.Hedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceoftheland.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.”“Whathappened?”Martinasked.Itwasgrowingcolder.Hetrembled,twistinghisbodyclosertothefire.“Thelandhitback—justastheoldmanwarned,”Jackshrugged.“Dennisdisappeared.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.Hisbodywasneverfound.”“Whatastupidstory,”laughedTom.“Plantscan’t…”Beforehehadfinishedspeaking,hescreamedandfainted(晕倒).Theothertwoboysjumpedupwithfright,staringatTom.Suddenly,theyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy(常春藤)hadcoveredTom’sface.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejoke.1、Theunderlinedword“dare”inParagraph1isclosedinmeaningto________.A．courage B．assistance C．instruction D．challenge2、WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A．Tofrightenthem.B．Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C．Towarnthemofthedangeroftheplace.D．Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.3、WhydidDennisignorethewarningoftheoldman?A．Theoldmanenviedhim.B．TheoldmanwasfoolishC．Hewastoobusytolistentoothers.D．Hewasgreedyformorecrops.4、WhydidTomscreamandfaint?A．HesawDennis’sshadow.B．Hewasscaredbyaplant.C．Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D．Theweatherbecameextremelycold.5、WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A．Graspall,loseall.B．Nosweat,nosweet.C．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D．Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.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）Therewasaboythatdreamtofbecomingtheworld’sbestviolinist.Toachievehislifegoal,hetravelledtoafarawaylandwherethefamousandbestviolinistofalltime1.Theapartmenthewasdirectedtowasinanold,lonelyplace.Therewasnoevidenceoflifeatall.Theyoungmanwas2andturnedtoleave.3heheardsomeonecoughingfromwithin.Thefamousviolinistwasveryoldand4.Herefusedtoteachtheyoungboy,whoalsorefusedto5.Theboyplayedhisviolinintheyard,andthishedidforthreenights6theoldmancouldnotbearitanymore.Hecameoutonthefourthnightandbeganto7theboy.Underhisinstruction,the8student’smusicalskillsrapidlyimproved.Yearspassedby.Nowtheoldmanaskedtheboyto9animportantcompetition.Itwasthebestviolincompetitionintheworld.Theyoungmanwasamonghundredsof10fromallovertheworld.The11lastedfordays.Onthedayheplayed,everyonewasdeeply12.First,theboywassoyoung,butnoviolinplayercouldhaveplayed13.Second,theboywasfocusedonone14andneverlookedelsewheretillhefinished.Third,tearscamedownhisfocusedeyesbuthis15wasnotdrawnawayfromthemusic.Hewas16thewinner.Onlytheboyknewthe17forhissuccessinthecompetition.18learningfromthebestviolinisttheworldeverknew,histeacherhadcomeinpersonthatdayto19him.Theoldmanstoodinthedarkwherehewasn’t20toanyonearound.Theoldviolinistdiedfewdayslater.1、A．performed B．lived C．toured D．lay2、A．bored B．disappointed C．excited D．satisfied3、A．Still B．Also C．Thus D．Then4、A．weak B．polite C．kind D．strict5、A．leave B．talk C．learn D．play6、A．so B．unless C．if D．till7、A．punish B．persuade C．beg D．coach8、A．slow B．gifted C．kind D．quiet9、A．takepartin B．lookforwardto C．stayawayfrom D．comeupwith10、A．judges B．students C．competitors D．fans11、A．program B．event C．concert D．lecture12、A．annoyed B．moved C．hurt D．concerned13、A．better B．quicker C．harder D．louder14、A．book B．model C．direction D．question15、A．hand B．eye C．interest D．attention16、A．announced B．known C．shown D．predicted17、A．prize B．wish C．way D．reason18、A．Without B．Besides C．Through D．By19、A．find B．comfort C．support D．visit20、A．dangerous B．unfair C．noticeable D．particular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）UnlikesomeotherEuropeanlanguages,Englishisalittletrickywhenitcomestowriting.Howaword1．(pronounce)andhowitisactuallyspeltcanbeverydifferentthings.Taketwosimple2．(verb)like“have”and“save”.Shouldn’ttheybepronouncedthesame?Whydo“sir”,“her”and“fur”allrhyme,but“fork”and“work”don’t?Imagine,then,asituation3．twowordsarespeltandpronouncedexactlythesameway,buthave4．(complete)differentmeanings.Welcometotheworldofhomonyms(同形同音异义词).5．(take),forexample,theword“fair”—itcanbeakindofeventoranadjectivetodescribethecolourofyourhair.Sohowdoyouknowwhich6．(mean)someoneisreferringto?Youdon’t,exceptbythecontext.Obviously,ifsomeoneasksyouto“give7．(they)ahand”,theydon’twantyoutoremove8．isattheendofyourarm.Sometimeseventhecontextdoesn’thelpmuch—theresultcanbeamusing.Thesesentencesplaywiththedoublemeaningofanoun:Iusedtobe9．banker,butIlostinterest.Asmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphoned10．(ask)howhewas,thenursesaid,“Nochangeyet.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastJuly,myparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncle、Atthedayofourflight