江西省吉安一中等八所重点中学2024届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

江西省吉安一中等八所重点中学2024届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）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．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall2．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross3．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how4．Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should5．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding6．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing7．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what8．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon9．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat10．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite11．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so12．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult13．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since14．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored15．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping16．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize17．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once18．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor19．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure20．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat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）ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.22．（8分）Tiredofeatingatthesameboringrestaurants?Lookingforachange?Herearesomerestaurantsthatofferanoriginalrestaurantexperience.Seeforyourselfwhichonesyoufancy.AnExcitingDinnerLookingforsomethingadventurous?TheArchipelagoinLondonisjustthethingforyou.Oneofthemostpopulardishesinthisrestaurantiscrocodile.Yes,youreaditcorrectly,crocodile.Ifthatisnotdaringenoughforyou,thereareplentyofotherdishesonthemenu.ARestaurantwithaViewWanttoenjoythesightswhileyou’reeating?TrytheTopoftheWorldrestaurant.Atabout211metersaboveLasVegas,dinerscanenjoyaspectacularviewofLasVegasinthisrevolvingrestaurant.However,therealadventurestartsattheendofthemeal.That’swhenthecustomersaretakenfromtheirseatsatgroundleveltotheobservationroomsinelevatorsthattravelataremarkablespeed.ATheatricalExperienceLongingfordinnerwithsomedrama?DinewithmimesatMimeinManchester.Theserviceisunique.Yourwaiterwillcommunicateyourorderinmimeandkeepyouentertainedwithperformancesinbetweencourses.AnUnusualSettingDon’tcareaboutpresentation?You’llbefineattheModernToiletrestaurantinTaiwan.Thethemeofthisrestaurantisthetoilet,andyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeoplequeueupfortheexperienceofeatingontoiletseats.1、WhatwouldyouexpectattheTopoftheWorldrestaurant?A．Afreeride.B．Aninterestingmenu.C．Ashowduringthemeal.D．Abird’s-eyeviewofLondon.2、Whichrestaurantrequirescustomerstoorderinanunusualway?A．Archipelago.B．TopoftheWord.C．Mime.D．ModemToilet.3、Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?A．Aresearchpaper.B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Athrillingnovel.D．Afashionmagazine.23．（8分）Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe“NobelPrize”ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrizethehighestaccoladeinthefieldofanimalconservationforhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk.Whenthe61-year-oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,hewastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMauritiuskestrel.Atthetimetherewerejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.However,hestayed,usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding(人工繁殖),whichinvolvedsnatchingeggsfromthebirds’nestsandhatching（孵化）themunderincubators,promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsinthewild.Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsobeennecessaryineffortstobringotherrarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echoparakeetandRodrigueswarbler.ProfJoneswasawardedthe$250,000(£172,000)prizeataceremonyinLondon.“Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn’tenjoythestressandthetensionofthecriticismIreceived,”reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidtheMaurutiuskestrelprojecthadbeenseenasa“deadloss”atthetime.Inthe1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptivebreedingtechniques,withcriticsarguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewild.ProfJoneshasdevotedhiswholelifetohiswork,onlybecomingafatherforthefirsttimeeightyearsago,at53.Hesaidreceivingtheprizewasparticularlyimportanttohim,becauseitprovedthathisworktosavebirdswasright.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accolade”meaninParagraph2?A．return B．levelC．honor D．research2、Accordingtothepassage,GreatAukis________.A．anendangeredbird B．anextinctbirdC．apopularbird D．afiercebird3、WhatcanweknowfromthefiguresinParagraph4?A．Takingeggsfromthenestshasworkedwell.B．Thewildenvironmentforkestrelhaschangedalot.C．Kestrelhasadaptedtothelifeinthewild.D．It’sdifficulttoprotectkestrel.4、ProfJones’ideaoftakingeggsfromthebirds’nests________.A．wasprovedofnouse B．waswidelyacceptedC．waspromotedofficially D．wascriticizedbysomepeople24．（8分）Theminuteyoustarttalkingaboutwhatyou’regoingtodoifyoulose,youhavelost.Somepeoplehaveagreatfearoflosing.Infact,fearisnotthebestdescriptionofwhattheyhave.Itismorelikeacrazyphobia(恐惧症)thattheycannotkeepawayfrom.Dayafterday,thesepeopleallowtheirfearoflosingtocontroleverythingintheirlives.Theyaresoafraidoflosingthattheytrytokeepawayfromlosingwithoutconsideringthecostofdoingso.Whenthingsstarttogetoutofcontrol,fearbeginstocomein.Asthefearoflosingorgettinghurtoverwhelms(充溢)them,theyquicklylookforexcuses,ratherthanfightbackorfindawaytodealwiththeirfear.Theyneverrealizethatlosingisjustascommonaseatingandbreathing.Ifoneisgivenachoice,whowouldn’tpreferwinningoverlosing?Afterall,winningisexcitingandwinningiswhatlivingisallabout.Althoughwemighttryhardallthetime,we’renotgoingtowineverytime.Infact,mostofusaregoingtolosealotmoreoftenthanwewinand,believeitornot,it’snotallbad.Inordertomakethemostofourabilities，wehavetotakeriskseverynowandthen.Whenwetakerisks,wemightgetknockeddown,orevenknockedflat,butwitheachfailureandeachloss,wehaveanopportunitytogetbetterandgetclosertothelifeweexpect.1、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheBadEffectsofLosingB．MaketheMostofEverySuccessC．WeWinSomeandWeLoseSomeD．WinningIstheMainPurposeinLife2、Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence“Theyaresoafraid...”inparagraph2,theauthormeans.A．oneshouldavoidlosingbyusinganykindofmeansB．oneistooafraidtodealwithlosingproperlybyhimselfC．oneissoafraidoflosingthathecan’tstepforwardatallD．oneshouldmakeeffortstodealwithlosingratherthanavoidit3、Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．fearworksmostwhenoneiseagertowinB．losingisacommonpartofourdailylivesC．oneshouldavoidlosingwithoutconsideringthecostD．themorelosingoneexperiences,thestrongeronewillbecome4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Losingisofgreatvaluetosuccess.B．Themorewefear,thebetterwewillperform.C．Onlywhenweimproveourabilitiescanwewin.D．Onlythroughexperiencinglosingcanwegetwhatwewant.25．（10分）BillieHarrieswasanAmericanfighterpilotwhofoughttoliberateFrancefromtheNazis.HewasshotdownandkilledinJulyof1944overNazi-occupiednorthernFrance.Duetoaseriesofmiscommunications,thatinformationnevergotbacktohiswifePeggy.Asfarassheknew,Billwasjustmissing.Shewaited,shesaid,“Allofmylife.”Peggymightneverhaveknownthetruestoryifarelativehadn’tlookedintohismilitaryrecordsafewyearsago.Shefinallygotherlocalcongressman（议员）toreopenhiscasein2011.ShewasshockedtolearnthatinthetownofLesVentes,themainroadisactuallycalledPlaceBillieD．Harris.It’sthesameroadtownspeoplehavebeenmarchingdownthreetimesayearfordecadestohonorhissacrifice.Billiewasabletomaintaincontroloftheplane,despitehiscondition,andavoidthevillage,91-year-oldGuySurleau,theonlywitnessstillliving,said.HegotchokedupjustmentioningBill’sname.AtfirstthetownburiedBillieintheirlocalgraveyard（墓地）andcoveredhisgravewithflowers.AfterhisbodywasmovedtotheAmericangraveyardatNormandy,thetowncontinuedtotakeflowerstohisgrave,assuminghehadnolivingrelativestodoso.Sincelearningallofthis,Peggyhasbeenmakinganannualpilgrimage（朝拜）toFrance.Shevisitsthenearbywoodswheretheplanewentdown,accompaniedbySurleau.“Iliketothinkthathewasstillconsciousenoughtoknowthatafriendstoodbyhim,”Peggysaid,standingbesideSurleauintheforest.“Andthismanisthatfriend.”1、WhatmadePeggyunawareofBillie’sdeathfordecades?A．Noaccuratenewssenttoher. B．Lettersforhersenttowrongaddress.C．Wrongdecisionmadebyherrelative. D．NopostalserviceduringWorldWarII.2、Whyhavethetownspeoplebeenmarchingthemainroadfordecades?A．Toobservethelocalcustom. B．Toshowrespecttothehero.C．Torespondtoabuildingproject. D．Tocelebratethevictoryofthewar.3、HowdidSurleaufeelwhenhetoldBillie’sstory?A．Ratherashamed. B．Quiteencouraged.C．Deeplytouched D．Greatlysurprised4、WhatcanwelearnaboutPeggy?A．Shewasinterestedinsightseeing. B．Sheremaineddevotedtoherhusband.C．ShewishedSurleautoaccompanyBillie. D．Shejudgedherlatehusbandstillconscious.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）Hereallydidlooklikeatourist,withacameraaroundhisneckandabottleofsunscreenstickingoutofhisbag．Thefatmansatontheterrace(草坪),drinkinglemonade,alittlebiteachtime,and1tolookatasmoothandshinycruisebrochure．Hissunglasses2hiseyes,butIknewhewasn’tlookingatthebrochure:hehadn’tturneda3forthelasttenminutes．AsIbroughthimwhathehadordered,hecoughedupa“thankyou”andlookedatme4．Itriednottostareatthetinyscaracrosshislefteyebrow．Iwalkedbackinsidewithmy5tray(托盘),shakingmyhead．Helooked6butIcouldn’tquiteplacehim．Thenit7me．Thecaraccident．The8strangerwhohelpedmeoutofmysmashedcar,9beforeitexploded．I10backtohistable．Hewasgone．Imovedhissaucerandfoundhistip,alongwitha11:Iamdeeply12toyou．Thenightofyourcaraccident,Iwasonmywayto13ajewelrystore．Savingyour14broughtthingsbackinperspective(看法)．Inowliveanhonestlife,thankstoyou．Godblessyou!Mr.D．Itrembled．Thenightofmycaraccident,Iwas15foraninterviewinashadydanceclub．Seeinghumankindnessthroughhis16gestureturnedmylifearoundandbrought17backintomylife．I18thetipheleft．Amongtheone-dollarnoteswasa100-dollarnotewithapenmark19“InGodWeTrust”,whichfirstappearedonpapermoneyin1957．Isaidasilent20forhimandgotbacktowork,smiling．1、A．askingB．pretendingC．refusingD．burning2、A．maskedB．protectedC．beautifiedD．comforted3、A．pictureB．bottleC．pageD．dish4、A．shylyB．worriedlyC．fixedlyD．briefly5、A．emptyB．cleanC．heavyD．new6、A．kindB．familiarC．sadD．puzzled7、A．attractedB．failedC．movedD．hit8、A．funnyB．wealthyC．mysteriousD．hungry9、A．evenB．perhapsC．justD．long10、A．rushedB．inchedC．struggledD．danced11、A．bookB．cardC．noticeD．poster12、A．committedB．attachedC．guiltyD．grateful13、A．robB．visitC．helpD．manage14、A．moneyB．faceC．lifeD．time15、A．waitingB．longingC．headingD．preparing16、A．friendlyB．heroicC．traditionalD．exciting17、A．happinessB．gloryC．honestyD．faith18、A．droppedB．doubtedC．weighedD．unfolded19、A．colouringB．underliningC．enlargingD．deleting20、A．prayerB．helloC．congratulationD．apology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）Themoreadvancedtechnologybecomes,themoreitseemstohavecontroloverourlives.Weshop,work,play,searchforinformationandseek1．(chat)witheachotheronline.Yetpeoplearenotarguingaboutthisastonishingcondition.It2．(believe)thatpeoplehavereadilyembracedtechnology,seekingonlythebenefitsbut3．(ignore)itsdrawbacks.Itdoesnotmatterwhetheryourhomeisina4．(noise)downtownorintheremotecountryside.Ifyouhaveascreen5．itcanpickupasignal,yourmindisstillinthesameplacelessplace.Thisplaceisthezone6．yourmindwillgowhenyoustareatascreen,anditfeelslikeyourmindstopsthinking.Recentdevelopmentsintechnologyalsoledtoadeclineinnormalsocialbehaviors.Inpastages,youcouldwalkaroundtownforawholedaywithoutseeingallthepeopleyouknow.Now,everyoneyouknowis7．arm’sreach,takingthatcertainpsychologicalfeelingoutofseeingpeople.Youcanseethemeverysecondofeveryday,andhearnearlyeverysinglethoughtoftheirsjustastheyhear8．(you).In9．(conclude),moderntechnologycanbeadouble-edgedsword.Theydohavetheiradvantages,buttheycanchangeourlives10．(complete).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短文，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（八），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。WearesohappytohaveMsGreenheretostaywithustoday.NowI'llmakeabriefintroduceabouther.Duringtheperiodof1990and1996,shestudiedatChicagoUniversityinAmerica,learnEnglishandtheChineselanguage.Aftergraduation,shecomestoChinaandhasbeenteachingEnglishinmiddleschools.MsGreenwillteachusEnglishforafewyearinourschool.Whilestayhere,shewillhelpimproveyourspokenEnglish.Beside,shewilltellusmoreabouttheeducationinCanada.IhopeMsGreenwillhavegoodtimeinourschool.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高一学生李华，学校下周五将举办为风华希望小学“献爱心”活动，每个小组要做一个活动策划，请用英语向你的留学生朋友Jim介绍你们组策划的活动，并邀请他参加。内容包括：1.活动的名称；2.活动的内容和意义/目的；3.邀请他参加。要求：1.不少于60词2.开头、结尾已给出参考词汇：希望小学：theHopePrimarySchool献爱心：offeralovingheart__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________