广东省肇庆中学2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

广东省肇庆中学2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet2．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether3．Daniel’sfamily________theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.A．areenjoying B．aretoenjoy C．willenjoy D．willbeenjoying4．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if5．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the6．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout7．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase8．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which9．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup10．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available11．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen12．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency13．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit14．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased15．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving16．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad17．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor18．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need19．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee20．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/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）Chinesescientistsrecentlyhaveproducedtwomonkeyswiththesamegene，ZhongZhongandHuaHua，usingthesametechniquethatgaveusDollythesheep.Thesemonkeysarenotactuallythefirstprimates（灵长目动物）tobecloned.AnotheronenamedTetrawasproducedinthelate1990sbyembryosplitting（分裂），thedivisionofanearly-stageembryointotwoorfourseparatecellstomakeclones.Bycontrast，ZhongZhongandHuaHuawereeachmadebyreplacinganeggcellnucleus（细胞核）withDNAfromadifferentbodycell.ThisDollymethod，knownassomaticcellnucleartransfer（SCNT），cancreatemoreclonesandallowsresearchersgreatercontrolovertheeditstheymaketotheDNA．Successcamefromadoptingseveralnewtechniques.Theseincludedanewtypeofmicroscopetobetterviewthecellsduringhandlingorusingseveralmaterialsthatencouragecellreprogramming，whichhadn'tbeentriedbeforeonprimates.Still，theresearchprocessproveddifficult,andmanyattemptsbytheteamfailed.Justtwohealthybabymonkeyswerebornfrommorethan60testedmothers.Thisledtomanyresearchers'pouringwaterontheideathattheteam'sresultsbringscientistsclosertocloninghumans.Theythoughtthisworkisnotasteppingstonetoestablishingmethodsforobtaininglivebornhumanclones.Instead,thisclearlyremainsaveryfoolishthingtoattempt,itwouldbefartooinefficient,fartoounsafe,anditisalsopointless.Butthescientistsinvolvedemphasizedthatthisisnottheirgoal.Thereisnownobarriertocloningprimatespecies,thuscloninghumansisclosertoreality.However,theirresearchpurposeisentirelytoproducenon-humanprimatemodelsforhumandiseases;theyabsolutelyhavenointention,andsocietywillnotpermitthisworktobeextendedtohumans.Despitelimitations,theytreatthisbreakthroughasanovelmodelsystemforscientistsstudyinghumanbiologyanddiseases.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthetechnologycalledSCNT?A．Itcreatedthefirsttwoprimates.B．ItmaycontributetoeditingtheDNA．C．Itcandivideanearly-stageembryointoseveralcells.D．Itproducedtwoclonedmonkeyswithdifferentgenes.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“pouringwaterontheidea”inParagraph2?A．Keepingahottopicofit.B．Havingalowopinionofit.C．Attachingnoimportancetoit.D．Addingsupportiveevidencetoit.3、Whatisthescientists'purposeofcloningthesemonkeys?A．Tohelpwiththestudyofhumandiseases.B．Toserveasasteppingstonetonewtechniques.C．Topreparefortheirresearchonhumancloning.D．Toraisemoneyforstudyinghumanbiology.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．Newtechniquesseemtobepointless.B．Cloninghumansisalreadyonitsway.C．Societywon'tagreetocloneanothermonkey.D．Thesuccessrateofcloningamonkeyisnothigh.22．（8分）Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveon23．（8分）LawrenceFerlinghetti,thepoet,publisher,painter,socialactivistandbookstoreowner,hasbeenSanFrancisco’shonoredpoet.Heturns100thismonth,andthecityismakingpreparationstocelebratehiminstyle.ReadingsandperformancesandanopenhousewilltakeplaceatCityLights,thesacredbookstoreheco-foundedin1953.OnMarch24,1919,LawrenceFerlinghettiwasborninYonkers,NewYork.AfterspendinghisearlychildhoodinFrance,hereceivedhisBAfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,anMAfromColumbiaUniversity,andaPhDfromtheSorbonne.Heistheauthorofmorethanthirtybooksofpoetry,includingPoetryasInsurgentArt;AConeyIslandoftheMind.Hehastranslatedtheworksofanumberofpoets,includingNicanorParra,JacquesPrevert,andPierPaoloPasolini.Inadditiontopoetry,heisalsotheauthorofmorethaneightplaysandthreenovels,includingLittleBoy:ANovel,LoveintheDaysofRageandHer.In1953,FerlinghettiandPeterMartinopenedtheCityLightsbookstoreinSanFrancisco,California.ItbecameanervecenterfortheBeatsandotherwriters.AllenGinsberg,JackKerouacandotherwritersfromthaterawereEasternerswhodroppedintoSanFranciscoforaspell.In2001itwasmadeanofficialhistoriclandmark.NowCityLightsisalmostcertainlythebestbookstoreintheUnitedStates.It’sfilledwithseriousworldliteratureofallkinds.IfCityLightsisaSanFranciscoinstitution,Ferlinghettihimselfisasmuchofone.Hehasloomedoverthecity’sliterarylife.Asapoet,he’sneverbeenacriticalfavorite.Buthisflexibleandplain-spokenandoftenpowerfulwork—hehaspublishedmorethan50volumes—hasfoundawideaudience.Hiscollection“AConeyIslandoftheMind”hassoldmorethan1millioncopies,makingitoneofthebest-sellingAmericanpoetrybookseverpublished.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutFerlinghettifromParagraph2?A．Hehadahappychildhood.B．Hereceivednormaleducation.C．Hehadagiftforwritingnovels.D．Hehadwrittenlotsofpoetry.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFerlinghettiaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Flexible. B．Optimistic. C．Outspoken. D．Productive.3、WhyisCityLightsfamous?A．Becauseitisanervecenterfortheyouth.B．Becauseitscollectionshavealonghistory.C．Becauseitisanofficialhistoriclandmark.D．Becauseithasmanymodernworldliterature.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tospeakhighlyofagreatpoet.B．TointroducesomeEnglishpoetry.C．TopromotevaluesofCityLights.D．TocelebratethebirthdayofFerlinghetti.24．（8分）TRAILSAFE!isauniquesafetytrainingprogramdesignedspecificallyforNationalParkService(NPS)TrailVolunteers,butisusefultoeveryone!It’sbaseduponNPSOperationalLeadershipTraining,wherethehumanfactorofsafetyisexplored.TRAILSAFE!captures(捕捉)thecorelearningobjectivesofthe16-hourOperationalLeadershipcoursewhileallowingvolunteerstolearnfromtheirownhomesonline.TheTRAILSAFE!seriesincludeseightvideolessons,eachranginginlengthfrom18to40minuteslong.Watchthemoverthecourseofmultipledays,or“bingewatch”theentireseriesinthreehours—it’suptoyou—butpleasewatchtheminorderfromLesson1throughLesson8.Afterviewingthelessons,sendyourtrainingverification(验证)emailstoregisteryourparticipation.Whenyouhaveviewedandregisteredforalleightindividuallessons,eachparticipantwillreceiveaTRAILSAFE!pinandaSPE/GARcardinthemailforuseinthefield.ThankyouforhelpingtomakeSleepingBearDunesoneofthesafestworkenvironmentsforNPSTrailVolunteerslikeyourself.Readytostart?ClickonthislinktoaccessallTRAILSAFE!videos:/iatr/trail-safe.htmIfyourequireAudioDescriptiveversionsofTRAILSAFE!,thelinktothosevideosisalsoavailableontheIceAgeTrailsite.RecordyourparticipationInordertoreceivecreditsforyourparticipation,pleasefillinyouranswerstothefollowingquestionsandemailto:Matthew_mohrman@.●Whichvideolessondidyoujustcompleteviewing?●NameoftheTrailwhereyouvolunteer.●Yournameandfullmailingaddress,sowemaysendyourcoursecompletionmaterialstoyou.●Namesandaddressesofothersifyouareviewingthislessoninagroupsetting.●Optional:Pleaseletusknowanycommentsorsuggestionsyouhaveaboutthislesson.Uponregisteringyourcompletionfortheentireeightlessonseries,you’llreceiveyourTRAILSAFE!pinandriskassessmentcardviamail.1、WhatistheaimofTRAILSAFE!?A．Todevelopvolunteers’operationalleadership.B．Toofferlinkstothewebsitesforlearning.C．Toprovidecreditsforviewing.D．Topasstheriskassessment.2、Howlongdoesittaketheparticipantstowatchtheeightvideosatatime?A．18minutes. B．40minutes.C．3hours. D．16hours.3、WhatshouldtheparticipantsdotogetaSPE/GARcard?A．Watchandregisterforalltheseries.B．Givesomecommentsonthelessons.C．Sendandreceivetrainingmails.D．Answerallofthequestions.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthejobofNPSTrailVolunteers?A．Itispopularwitheveryone. B．Itcanbedangerous.C．Itshallbecompletedonline. D．ItneedsNPSworkingexperience.25．（10分）AlexElmanrunsabigbusiness—somethingdifficulttoimagineaftershelosthersightinhertwenties.ButElmansaysthatlosinghersighthelpedherfocusonfindingsuccess.Elman’sfatherplantedahillsidevineyardinwesternMassachusettsin1981.It’swhereElmanfledduringthedarkestperiodofherlife.Whenshewas27yearsold,shewentblindduetocomplicationsfromjuvenilediabetes(糖尿病)17yearsago.Sherecalled,“Ihidinmyhome.Ihidintheplace.Forme,thatwasthesafestplaceintheworld.”ElmanisnowthefounderofAlexElmanWines,agrowingportfolio(系列产品)oforganicwinesfromallaroundtheworld:ChiantifromItaly,TorrontesfromArgentina.Elmandoesn’tworkalone.Herassistant,aguidedognamedHanley,issomethingofawinesnob,andquiteabeggar.HanleytravelstoallofthewineriesthatElmandoes,fromSouthAmericatoEurope.Atfirst,Elmanresistedtheideaofaguide-dog.Nowit’shardtoimagineherlife,orherbusiness,withouthim.Shesaid.“WhensomeonetellsmesomethingisorganicandIdon’treallybelieveitbecauseItastesomethingfunnyonit,I’llputitinfrontofhisfaceandifhelikesthewine,he’llgotosniffit.Ifit’snotright,he’llturnhisheadaway.Hegetsinthedirtwithme.Hescratchesaround.Hemakessurethatweseeearthwormsandbutterflies.That’showweknowthatthesoilisactuallyorganic,andthattherearenochemicals.”ElmantoldCBSNewsshebelievesthelossofhervisionwasagift.Shesaid,“ItallowedmetopayattentiontowhatIthoughtwasimportantandalsotobeabletoteachpeoplethatthebrokenhangnailisnotabigdeal,youknowwhatImean?Don’tsweatthesmallstuff.Don’tsweatthebigstuffeither.”1、Elmanhidherselfinherfather’svineyardprobablybecauseshe________.A．sufferedfromjuvenilediabetesB．wasextremelypainfulforherblindnessC．wouldliketohelpherfatherwiththeworkD．expectedtorecoverhersightsoonerorlater2、Theunderlinedphrase“thebrokenhangnail”(inParagraph5)probablyrefersto_____.A．anailwhichisofnouseB．adisadvantageyouhaveinyourlifeC．apersonwhoishardtodealwithD．ataskthatisnoteasytoaccomplish3、Thispassageismainlytotellusthat_________.A．AlexElmanleadsamiserablelifeB．HanleybringsAlexElmanmuchfunC．AlexElmangetsalongwellwithherpetD．ablindwomantastessuccessinwinebusiness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）Itwasacoldmorningandtherewasalmostnobodywalkingontheicyroad.James,anelderlyman,walkedwithgreat1ontheroad.Asiswell—knowntous,agingissomethingthateverybodymust2.Bothhiseyesightand3failed.Justashewas4hisstepscautiously,a5wasapproachingbyandsenthimfallingintotheditch(小水坑)bytheroad.6whathadhappened,thedriverwasscaredbuthedidn’t7.Onthecontrary,hefledawayinnotime.8andoverweightJameswas9injuredandhecouldn’tmoveabit.Hecouldonlyliethere10,hoping11kindmancouldaidhim.Coldandinjured,Jamesgraduallylosthis12.About10minuteslater,anothercar13near.Whenthedriver,Steven,sawsomeonelyingintheditchbytheroadside,he14stoppedandwentoutofthecar.HeputonefingerinfrontofJames’snoseand15thebreath,knowinghewasstillliving.Heshoulderedhimupandcarriedhimintohiscar.Havingwrappeda16blanketaroundJames,hetookoffhisowncoatandcoveredJames.Afterthathe17forthenearbyhospital.BecauseofthewarmthoftheblanketandSteven’scoat,Jamesslowly18life.Knowingitwastheyoungmanwhohadsavedhim,heeruptedintotears,saying“Thankyou,kindboy!19youIwouldhavedied!”20forStevenitisasmallcase,weshouldalwaysrememberthesewhohavehelpeduswhenweareingreatneed.1、A．careB．patienceC．forceD．strength2、A．fightB．thinkC．learnD．experience3、A．senseB．abilityC．hearingD．appearance4、A．noticingB．mindingC．seeingD．witnessing5、A．manB．carC．horseD．train6、A．FrighteningB．FeelingC．ConductingD．Observing7、A．pickupB．pulloverC．gooverD．cutdown8、A．PoorB．ExcitedC．StrongD．Frightened9、A．greatlyB．badlyC．slightlyD．sharply10、A．quietB．stillC．calmD．safe11、A．everyB．otherC．someD．another12、A．consciousnessB．lifeC．wayD．concept13、A．pulledB．pushedC．draggedD．drew14、A．immediatelyB．unwillinglyC．bravelyD．suddenly15、A．touchedB．feltC．smeltD．confirmed16、A．warmB．beautifulC．coldD．elegant17、A．setB．headedC．ranD．rowed18、A．gavebackB．gotupC．cametoD．lookedaround19、A．WithoutB．WithC．ForD．Besides20、A．WhenB．AsC．BecauseD．While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）Cryingmarriage?Surprising,isn’tit?Actually,thecustomofcryingmarriage1．(exist)alongtimeagoinmanyareasofSouthwestChina’sSichuanProvince,andremainedinfashionuntiltheendoftheQingDynasty.Thoughnotsopopular2．before,thecustomisstillobservedbypeopleinmanyplaces,especiallyTujiapeople,3．viewitasanecessityofthemarriageprocedure.Itisverymuchthesameindifferent4．(place)oftheprovince.Accordingtoelderlypeople,everybridehadtocryatthewedding.Otherwise,5．bride’sneighborswouldlookdownuponherasa6．(poor)educatedgirlandshewouldbecomethelaughingstockofthevillage.Infact,therewerecasesinwhichthebride7．(beat)byhermotherfornotcryingattheweddingceremony.Inaword,cryingattheweddingisawaytosetoffthe8．(happy)ofthewaddingthroughfalselysorrowfulwords.However,inthe9．(arrange)marriagesoftheolddaysofChina9therewereindeedquitealotofbrideswhocriedovertheir10．(disappoint)marriageandeventheirunhappylife.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Itwasarainandcoldnight、Ifinishmyeveningclassesandwasabouttogobacktomyhouse,Igotintoataxiandtoldthedrivermydestination、Tomysurprise,thedrivermadeanapology,sayshedidn'tknowtheway、Whatcomeataxidrive