甘肃省武威第八中学2023-2024学年高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷含解析

甘肃省武威第八中学2023-2024学年高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so2．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered3．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished4．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally5．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan6．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily7．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded8．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking9．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．arebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt10．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what11．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond12．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy13．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what14．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh15．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why16．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall17．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto18．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can19．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding20．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since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）Evenforafirst-timevisitortoChina,itisimpossibletoignorethepopularityofQuick-Response(QR)codes.Thesesquare-shapedblack-and-whitesymbolsinWeChatorAlipaywhereQRcodesarescannedtoaddnewfriendsormakepayments.TheQRCodesystemoriginatedinJapan.TheengineerMasahiroHarafeltthelimitationoftheone-dimensionbarcodeinuseandthusdevelopedtheQRcodeswhichcouldcarrydatahorizontallyandvertically.QRcodescouldholdmuchmoreinformationthanbarcodeduetotheirextradimension.Inaddition,QRcodeshavelargerdatacapacity,smallerprint—outsizeandhigherresistancetodirtanddamage,whichmakethemwidelyappliedinmanyotherapplications.ThoughthetechnologyofQRcodesiscomplicated,wecaneasilycreateourownQRcodeswiththehelpofQRcodegenerators,manyofwhichareavailableonlineforfree.UserscouldenterthedatatheywishtheQRcodetodisplay,andthegeneratorturnsitintoasymbolthatcanbeprintedordisplayedinelectronicform.TheprocessofcreatingQRcodescouldbereallyfunwhenwecustomisethedesignofthecodesaccordingtoourspecificneeds.Forinstance,wecanadjustthecolor,addalogo,andcreatesocialoptionsetc.Moreover,dynamic(动态的)QRcodesarealsoavailable.TheyaremorevariousthanstandardQRcodesbecausetheyallowuserstoeditdataenteredpreviouslywhereasdatainstandardQRcodescannotbeeditedonceprinted.Plus,don’tlimityourQRcodetoonemobilescanner.Anyonecanscanyourcodewithanyreader.Alowerbarriertoentrymakessuccessmorelikelyforyouandtheuser.Meanwhile,wemustalsorecognizethevulnerabilityofQRcodes.Duetoitseasyaccess,criminalscanstealsimplybyreplacingtheQRcodeswiththeirown,routingcashintotheirownbankaccounts.Hence,weshouldallbecomemoreconscioustowardsvirtualmoneytransactionsthroughQRcodesandparticipateinadditionalsecuritymeasures.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofQRcodes?A．Datastorage.B．Scanningreader.C．Socialnetworking.D．Mobilepayment.2、Whyisbarcodementionedinparagraph2?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toshowtheauthor’sattitude.C．TohighlightthefeaturesofQRcodes.D．Toaddsomebackgroundknowledge.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinparagraph4?A．Threat. B．Weakness.C．Difficulty. D．Simplicity.4、WhichistrueaboutQRcodesaccordingtothetext?A．TheywerefirstusedinChina.B．Thegeneratorschargetheusersalot.C．DataeditingispossibleinprintedQRcodes.D．MorescanningdevicesareavailableinreadingQRcodes.22．（8分）ESciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(诱惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox(非常规的),andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB．demonstratethevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis.B．Itsconvincingpoints.C．Itsclearwriting.D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3、Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Critical.4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Problemswiththebook.B．Brooks’slifeexperience.C．Deathofthecharacters.D．Brooks’stranslationskills.23．（8分）Iwasstoppedataredlightonlyamileorsofrommygoalofmybrother’shouse.WewereplanningtodrivedowntogethertoNorthCarolinatobewithmyfatherwhowasbadlyill.AsIwaitedatthestoplightexperiencingthisforcedslowdown，noticedSharper’sFloristovertotheleft.ItwasthesameplacewhereIhadexperiencedmanythings-floodsofmemorieswentthroughmymindasthelightseemedablessing.InoticedthewinestorestraightaheadwheremyfatherandIhadbeenmanytimesbefore，pickingoutthebeeroftheweek.WebothlikedGermanbeer.ThelightfinallybecamegreenandImademyleftturnanddrovethroughthepoorsectionofourhometown.IrememberedhoweachThanksgivingmyfamilywouldbetogether.IalsorememberedhowmyfatherwouldtakesometimeoutofeachThanksgivingtomakesuretherewasnoonehungryintheneighborhoodssurroundingwherewelived.Icanrememberasayoungboygoingwithhimtodeliversomefood.Iwasscared.Ihadneverbeenintothispartoftownthisdeeplybefore.Myfatherseemedunfazed(泰然自若的)bythisandwentabouthisbusiness.Thepeoplewewenttohelpseemedtoknowhimandgratefullyacceptedwhathecametooffer.Myfatherseemedabletogiveawaythefoodinawaythathonoredthosehewasgivingto.Thiswasnotanarrogantact.Hewouldstopateachplaceandtalkalittle,whichIcanremembertotallypissingmeoff(厌烦).Iwantedtogetthehelloutofthere.Myfatherwantedtobesureeveryonehadfood.Iftherewerepeoplehefoundwhodidn’thavefood,hewouldtakethetimetogobackandgetmore.That’sthekindofmanhewas.1、Whenthefatherwasill,he.A．livedinNorthCarolinaB．gaveawayfoodtothepoorC．cametohelpthepoorinhishometownD．stayedatthehomeoftheauthor’sbrother2、Theauthormentionsthewinestoretotellus.A．thesametasteashisfather B．thelifeinhischildhoodC．theexperiencewithhisfather D．thebirthplaceofhisfather3、Theauthorwasafraidofgivingawayfoodtothepoorprobablybecause.A．hisfatherdidn’tstaywithhimthen B．hisfatherdidn’ttakegoodcareofhimC．hewasunfamiliarwiththesurroundings D．hehadnevermetsomanypoorpeople4、Theunderlinedword44arrogant”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．angry B．proudC．careless D．wild24．（8分）Let'spayavisittosomeofthemostamazingandunusualplacesintheworld,fromicyhotelstotemplesonthesideofcliff.HoteldeGlace—CanadaIfyoudon'tmindthecold,thisigloo（冰屋）stylehoteliscertainlyforyou.Nearlyeverything,includingbedding,ismadeofice！Thishotelissowellinsulated（隔热的）thatwhateverthetemperatureoutsideis,thetemperatureinsideneverchangesmorethanafewdegrees.It'saround23degreestobeexact.Sinceitismadeoficethehoteldoeshavesomedressrequirementsthatcanbefoundontheirwebsite.Arcticsleepingbagsareprovidedforeveryguest,includingchildren.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:http://www.icehotelcanada.com.TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanBuiltdirectlyontoacliffside,thisancienttemplehasclaimeditsspotsince1692.Richinhistory,TigersNestisconstructedaroundeightattractivecavesonthemountainside.Mostofthecavesareeasytoreachthroughthenaturalrockstairway.However,somearemoredifficult,andcanonlybereachedbyshakyropebridges.Visitthewebsite:http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.phpformoreinformation.DinosaurProvincialPark—CanadaKnowntobeonethegreatestfossillocationsintheworld,DinosaurProvincialParkhasnearly5000specimensinallshapesandsizes.Theparkitselfhasavastcollectionoffossilsandauniquenaturalecosystem.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://tpr.Alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx.LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaTheworld'slargestBuddhasitsontheedgeoftwogreatrivers.Constructionisbelievedtohavestartedaroundtheyear713,andatthetimeofthisconstructionitwasthetallestcarvedstatueintheworld.All233feetofthestatuewascarvedfromthesurroundingcliffsandpreservedinamazingcondition.Eventhe2008earthquakewasnotenoughtoshakeit.Itswebsitehttp://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanwillprovideyouwithmoreinformation.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHoteldeGlace?A．ItliesintheArctic.B．Eventhebeddingismadeofice.C．Everyguestisprovidedwithsleepingbags.D．Youcanvisititswebsitefordressrequirements.2、WhichofthefollowingwebsitescangiveinformationabouttheTigersNest?A．http://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanB．http://www.icehotelcanada.ComC．http://tpr.alberta.Ca/parks/dinosaur/index.AspxD．http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.php3、IfJohnisinterestedinfossils,hecanpayavisitto_________________.A．LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaB．HoteldeGlace--CanadaC．TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanD．DinosaurProvincialPark--Canada4、Thispassageismainlytotellusabout_________________.A．fourdifferentconstructionsintheworldB．somepopularhotelsinCanadaC．fourunusualplacesintheworldD．allkindsofparksinEurope5、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromamagazineon._________________A．politics B．travelC．education D．environment25．（10分）IliveontheWestCoastofBritishColumbiawithmyhusbandandthreechildren.Ourdaystartedlikeanyotherday.Myhusbandleftforworkinthenorthofthetown,whichisanhourandahalf’sdrive.Theyoungerchildrencaughttheirbustoschooltenminutesaway.Ouroldestattendshighschoolandisa40-minutedriveaway.Iworkathomeintheoffice,workingonthecomputer.ItwasNovember2006andthenewshadreportedgustywinds.WhenthewindsstartedtogetstrongIshutthecomputerdownandtriedtophonemyhusband.Ileftamessagetellinghimthewindswereblowingat80to90km/hr.AsIhungupthephone,Iheardatreecrack.Iwentoutsideandstoodinthedriveway.Anothertreeexplodedandmyheartwasracing.Whentheschoolbuscarryingtheyoungstersarrived,Irantogetthem.Nosoonerhadwemadeittothehousethananothertreeexploded.Thechildrenwereclearlyscared,soIloadedthemupintothecarandweparkedinthemiddleoftheyard,wherenotreescouldlandonus,itwasstartingtogetdark.Myoldestsondidn’tcomehomeonthebusandmyhusbandwasstrandedatwork.Icalledthehighschoolandreachedmyson.Hesaidhewasstrandedanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Icalledafriendintownforhelp.Hemanagedtogetmysonhometome.Finally,myhusbandmanagedtogethome.Wehadbeenpreparedforsuchevents,aswehadagenerator,candles,awoodstove,freshwater,batteriesandtwofreezersfulloffood.Wewerewithoutpowerforfivedays.Butwedidn’tpanic―wehadalltheemergencyequipmentweneeded.Thankfully,noneofourneighbourswereinjured,butthedamagewasextensive.Wearewitnessingclimatechange.Weneedtobeprepared.1、Whendidthemotherhearatreecrackforthethirdtime?A．Whenshewasonthephone.B．Aftershehungupthephone.C．Rightbeforesheandherkidswentintothehouse.D．Rightaftersheandherkidsgotintothehouse.2、Whydidthemotherparkthecarinthemiddleoftheyard?A．Itwasdarkinsidethehouse.B．Itwassafertherethaninthehouse.C．Shewantedtowaitforherfamilythere.D．Shewantedtoreceivehelpfromothers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“strandedatwork”probablymean?A．Busycompletinghiswork.B．Underthepressureofwork.C．Stuckattheworkplace.D．Worriedwhileworking.4、Whydidn’tthefamilyfeelanxiouswhentherewasapowerfailure?A．Everyonemadeithome.B．Theyencouragedeachother.C．Thepowerwouldverysoonberestored.D．Theyhadgotallthenecessitiesforemergency.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）Morethanthreedecadesago,IwasastudentatahighschoolinSouthernCalifornia.Thestudentbodyof3,200wasameltingpotofethnicgroups.Theenvironmentwas1

.OnedayIwaswalkingdownthesidewalkwhensomeonekickedmefrombehind.Turning2

,Idiscoveredthelocalgang.Fistscamefromevery3

asthe15gangmemberssurroundedme.4Ihadtohaveanoperation.MydoctortoldmethatifIhadbeenhitinthehead5

,Iprobablywouldhavedied.AfterI6

,somefriendssaid,“Let’sgettheseguys!”Thatwastheway7were“resolved”.Apartofmesaid,“Yes!”Butanotherpartofme8andsaidno.Historyhasprovedtimeandagainthatrevengeonly9theconflict.Weneededtodosomethingdifferenttobreakthecounter-productive(适得其反的)chainof10

.Workingwithvariousethnicgroups,we11whatwecalleda“BrotherhoodCommittee”toworkonimproving12relationships.Iwasamazedtolearnhowmuch13fellowstudentshadinbuildingabrighterfuture.Twoyearslater,I14

StudentBodyPresident.EventhoughIranagainsttwofriends,oneafootballheroandtheotherapopular“bigmanofthecampus”,asignificantmajorityofthe3,200studentsjoinedmeinthe15ofdoingthingsdifferently.Wemadesignificantprogressinbuildingbridgesbetween16

,learninghowtotalkwithand17

differentethnicgroups,resolvingdifferenceswithout18andlearninghowtobuildtrustinthemostdifficultofcircumstances.Beingstackedbythegangwasclearlyoneofmytoughestlifemoments.WhatIlearned,19

,aboutrespondingwithloveratherthanreturninghatehasbeena20

forceinmylife.Turningupourlightinthepresenceofthosewhoselightisdim(昏暗的)becomesthedifferencethatmakesthedifference.1、A．clearB．toughC．protectiveD．dirty2、A．aroundB．onC．intoD．out3、A．meansB．situationC．ApproachD．direction4、A．GraduallyB．RegularlyC．EventuallyD．Frequently5、A．overtimeB．onemoretimeC．aheadoftimeD．innotime6、A．treatedB．recoveredC．sufferedD．calmed7、A．conditionsB．atmospheresC．fantasiesD．problems8、A．pausedB．agreedC．startedD．proceeded9、A．remainsB．finishesC．continuesD．proves10、A．accidentsB．itemsC．eventsD．scenes11、A．puttogetherB．putasideC．putbackD．putdown12、A．politicalB．racialC．civilD．national13、A．sympathyB．knowledgeC．HonorD．interest14、A．votedforB．ranforC．foughtforD．calledfor15、A．needB．dangerC．processD．way16、A．culturesB．schoolsC．banksD．ranks17、A．belongtoB．leadtoC．relatetoD．devoteto18、A．agreementB．DemonstrationC．justiceD．violence19、A．henceB．howeverC．moreoverD．then20、A．powerfulB．peacefulC．carefulD．thoughtful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）ItisreportedthatfamousCCTVreporterLangYongchunhasbeenappointedasavicepresidentforanonlineenterprise.Heis1．(actual)notthefirstonetoleaveCCTV.Recentlyseveralwell-knownreportershavequittheirjobs.TobeaCCTVreporterisnoteasyandLangisno2．(expect).Heshowedgreatintereststudyasaschoolboy.HiswonderfulacademicperformanceenabledhimtobeadmittedNanjingUniversitytoTraditionalChineseMedicine.Itwasinuniversity3．hefoundastrongdesiretobeareporter.Asaresult,heworkedveryhard4．(achieve)hisdream.Hishardworkfinallypaid5．whenhebecameareporterofaprogramme6．(name)News,whichmadehimrisetofameovernight.While7．(work)atCCTV,hewashardworkingandmodestaswell.Hiscareerreached8．newhighafterLangbecameareporterofNewsBroadcastin2014.HehadclimbedMountQomolangmainhiscareerasareporter.Hestillwantedtochallenge9．(he)inotherfields.However,hisresignationwillneverstop10．(teenagers)dreams.AbroadcastingstudentsaysCCTVremainsthestageofwhathehasbeendreamingof.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。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限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。Graduatedattheageof90fromtheUniversityofBuckinghammightinvoke(引起)theexpressionof"latesaner,butsoathingistheresultofalongprocess.Ileftoutschoolat14in1935.MyhighereducationformalbeganwhenIwasinmy60s,asIhadnothadaopportunitytostudybeforemyretirement.Butlongbeforethen,firstworkingasaclerk,andthenjoiningthearmy.Iambroughttoabroaderculture.ThirstyforknowledgecanexplaintherestAsIcameLatefor