广西玉林市重点中学2024届高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

广西玉林市重点中学2024届高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项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．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize2．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how3．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed4．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe5．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend6．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown7．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely8．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic9．—Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersonto____ateam.—Yes,I’dliketo.A．pickup B．pickout C．makeup D．makeout10．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto11．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those12．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut13．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having14．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate15．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon16．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would17．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating18．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.19．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive20．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith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）Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme.”Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤顶)beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.1、Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.A．horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB．Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddyC．ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD．theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous2、ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto_______.A．getridofthestreetdirt B．lowertheChicagoRiverC．fightagainstheavyfloods D．buildthepipesaboveground3、Theunderlinedword“hoist”inParagraph4means“_______”.A．change B．liftC．repair D．decorate4、WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?A．Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.B．Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.C．ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.D．Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.5、ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______.A．popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB．environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC．engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD．successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements22．（8分）AwaywithwordsThetelegraph,anonlinenewsservice,hasteamedupwithSaga,whichprovidesproductsandservicesonlyfortheover50s,toholdanewcompetitiontofindthebesttravelwriter.ThreeluckywinnerswillwinamasterclasswithtwotopTelegraphtravelwritersbeforetravellingtheworldwithSagaononeofthreeholidaysofgreatcomfortandpleasure.Toenter,allyouneedtodoistellussomethingmysteriousandwonderfulabouttheworldoftravel—afavoritememory,ahumoroustale,anunforgettableoccasionorasightworthwritingabout.WhatwearelookingforYoumustbeabletoreadnotonlythosesignsthathelpyoufindyourwayaroundbuttheonesthattellyouhowthelocalstick.Youmust,inthewordsofPaulTheroux,anAmericantravelwriter,“descibeexactlywhatyouseeandgiveitlifewithyourimgaination”.Inthiscompetition,youcandothatinanythingfrom150wordsto500,buttheyshouldbeyourwords,andfreshones.Wedoexpectyounottohidethetruthorthefactsaboutyourexperience.Beyondthat,youcanmakethemostofthefreedomtravelwritinggivesyou.You’llbeeditoraswellaswriter,soensurethoseeyesareequallyfreshwhenyoucheckandrecheckwhatyou’vewritten.Wewillmakeallowancesfortheoccasionalmistake,suchasyouhave“fell”intoariver.Butwewon’tputupwithmistakeseveryfewlines.Terms＆conditionsCompetitorsmustbeaged50yearsorolder.Thejudgingprocessisdividedintotwostages:entrieswillbehostedonthewebsiteforonemonth.Thetop20articleswillthenbeselectedbypublicvote.Thetopthreewinnerswillbechosenbythreejudges.TheclosingdateforentriesisAugust15.1、Whatdoestheprizeforwinnersinclude?A．achancetolearnfromexcellentwriters.B．thepublicationoftheirworks.C．threewonderfulholidays.D．anopportunitytoworkintheTelegraph.2、Whowillselectthefinalwinners?A．thepublic.B．PaulTherouxC．twotopTelegraphtravelwritersD．threechosenjudges.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．AnessayB．AtravelguideC．AwritingguideD．Anannouncement23．（8分）TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920,s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古学的)group.TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蚀)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.1、502．WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywerebuiltasabigmap.B．Theywereformedbynature.C．Theyareancientlinesincaves.D．Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.2、504．HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、506．WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A．Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B．Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C．Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D．Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.4、508．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A．Non-stop.B．Ever-lasting.C．Real-life.D．High-end.24．（8分）Everycountrymayhavetoconsiderwhat,ifanything,todoabout“globalwarming”.Weshouldunderstandthattheoft-repeatedclaimthatnearlyallscientistsdemandthatsomethingdramaticbedonetostopglobalwarmingisnottrue.Perhapsthemostinconvenientfactisthelackofglobalwarmingforwellover10yearsnow.Thisisknowntothewarmingestablishment,asonecanseefromthe2009“Climategate”emailofclimatescientistKevinTrenberth:“Thefactisthatwecan’taccountforthelackofwarmingatthemomentanditisanironythatwecan’t.”Butthewarmingisonlymissingifonebelievescomputermodelswhereso-calledfeedbackinvolvingwatervaporandcloudsgreatlyamplifiesthesmalleffectofCO2.ThefactisthatCO2isnotapollutantanditisakeycomponentofthebiosphere(生物圈)’slifecycle.PlantsgetbettergrowthwithmoreofitandpartoftheincreaseofagriculturalyieldsinthepastcenturycertainlycamefromadditionalCO2intheatmosphere.Althoughthenumberofthescientistswhoarepubliclyopposedtotheclaimisgrowing,manyyoungscientistssecretlysaythatwhiletheyalsohaveseriousdoubtsabouttheglobal-warmingmessage,theyareafraidtospeakupforfearofnotbeingpromotedorworse.Whyistheresomuchpassionaboutglobalwarming?Thereareseveralreasons,butagoodplacetostartistheoldquestion“Cuibono?”,orthemodernupdate,“Followthemoney”.Alarmism(危言耸听)overclimateisofgreatbenefittomany,providinggovernmentfundingforacademicresearch,andthusthosepeoplewhobenefitfromthisfiercelydefendedtheirdogma(信条)andtheprivilegesitbroughtthem.Everycountryshouldsupportrational(合理的)measurestoprotectandimproveourenvironment,butitmakesnosenseatalltobackexpensiveprogramsthatturnawayresourcesfromrealneedsandarebasedonalarmingbutshakyclaimsof“incontrovertible”evidence.1、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’sopiniononglobalwarming?A．Globalwarminghasn’thappenedinthelatest10years.B．Globalwarminghasbecomeanurgentproblemtheseyears.C．Globalwarminghasworsenedalittlebitintherecentyears.D．Globalwarminghasneverhappenedsincemeasuresweretaken.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutCO2doesthewriterprobablyagreewith?A．CO2greatlyaffectstheglobalwarming.B．CO2makescropsmoreproductive.C．CO2involveswatervaporandclouds.D．CO2isthemostimportantpartofthebiosphere.3、Whyistheresomuchpassionforglobalwarming?A．Becausetisagoodchanceforyoungscientiststobepromoted.B．Becausethescientistswanttohaveaninsightintotheproblem.C．Becausethegovernmentvaluestheproblemandtriestosolveit.D．Becausesomepeoplecangreatlybenefitfromtheresearchaboutit.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardtheprogramstoprotectandimproveourenvironment?A．Tosupportalltheprogramsaslongastheyarebeneficial.B．Tosupportcheapprogramsinsteadofexpensiveones.C．Tosupporttheprogramsthatarenecessaryandreliable.D．Tosupportthoseprogramsthatuselessmoneyandresources.25．（10分）Adultsalwaysthinkitsurprisingthattheycanrememberwellwhattheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(尝试)increasethelengthoflimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar’’andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninourchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,however,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.B．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.C．Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.D．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.2、Howdidtheauthorexplainthelawofoverlearning?A．Givingexamples.B．Settingdowngeneralrules.C．Makingacomparison.D．Presentingresearchfinding.3、Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis.A．aspecialcaseofcrammingB．askilltodealwithmathproblemsC．aresultofoverlearningD．abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4、Whatistheauthor’sviewpointoncramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B．Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.C．Ifspossibleloresultinpoormemory.D．It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.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）Whenoursecondchildwasborn,thedoctorpointedoutthatherfeetwereturnedinward.“Leftuncorrected,itwouldbea1,”hetoldus.We2

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.Encouragedbyherprogress,welookedforsomethingelsetohelpstrengthenher9body.Asitturnedout,shelovedthe10

!Whenshetunedsix,wehelpedherjoininskatinglessonsandsoonshewasskating11aswan.Shekeptworkinghardateverynew12,andherefforts13.Atfifteen,shecompetedinbothpairs-skatingandtheladies’singlesatthe1988WorldJuniorChampionshipsinAustralia,winingboth14!Ithoughtbacktotheearlyyearsof15forKristi---theyearsoffearforusasherparents,andthesameyearsoffrustrationforherasachildtwo16wantedtowalk.Duringthoseyears,wedidn’texpectgoldmedalsandagoodprofessionalcareer17her.WeadmiredKristiherself,18

herstrengthandefforts,andhowfarshehadcomeontwotinyfeetthathad19beenboundinheavycasts.Inoureyes,Kristihadalwayswalkedwiththe20ofatruechampion.1、A．surpriseB．problemC．giftD．success2、A．forgotB．promisedC．stoppedD．refused3、A．SoB．IfC．BecauseD．But4、A．SuddenlyB．ImmediatelyC．EspeciallyD．Finally5、A．shoesB．booksC．bagsD．hats6、A．failedB．pretendedC．struggledD．disliked7、A．luckyB．upsetC．proudD．helpless8、A．hardB．specialC．interestedD．normal9、A．weakB．strongC．newD．big10、A．waterB．iceC．fireD．air11、A．forB．withC．onD．like12、A．projectB．sideC．textD．movement13、A．gotoffB．paidoffC．putoffD．showedoff14、A．eventsB．accidentsC．debtsD．stories15、A．opinionB．rewardC．challengeD．hope16、A．merelyB．almostC．easilyD．seldom17、A．inneedofB．inspiteofC．aheadofD．insteadof18、A．doubtingB．respectingC．limitingD．controlling19、A．onceB．stillC．neverD．seldom20、A．interestB．shadowC．taskD．beauty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）Aspeopleoftensay,＂Nooneknowsthevalueofhealth1．helosesit.＂Inotherwords(换句话说),nothingismoreimportant2．health.Goodhealthisbeneficial3．yourworkandstudy.Buthowtokeephealthy?HereIwanttogiveyousomeadvice.First,youshouldgotobedearlyandgetupearly.Second,keepahealthyand4．(balance)diet—eatmorevegetablesandfruitsandotherfoodfullofenergyandfibre;eatsugarandrichfoodaslittleaspossible.Don’teatfood5．hasgonebad.Third,getridofthebadhabitssuchas6．(smoke),drinkingorstaying7．toolate.Physicalexercisecanmakeyourbodystrong,8．weshouldexerciseeveryday.In9．word,healthismorevaluablethananythingelse.Weshoulddoeverythingwecantokeepus10．(health).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问交换修改作文，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。Manystudentsinmyschoolfeelannoyingthattheyareundergreatpressure、IthasbecomeacommonprobleminmosthighschoolinChina、Asitisknowntoall,Chinahaslargepopulation、Almost10millionstudentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyear,expectedtobeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcollege、Instead,thecompetitionamongthestudentsisfi