吴忠高级中学2024届高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

吴忠高级中学2024届高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项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．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment2．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto3．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto4．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly5．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why6．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained7．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual8．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that9．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which10．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion11．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before12．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What13．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe14．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar15．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking16．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading17．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one18．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup19．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition20．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed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）Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Surprise.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ADifferentTrainAnnouncementD．ALovelyMorninginSydney22．（8分）Decadesbeforethefirstunaccompaniedchildwasputonaplanetograndma’sinthecareofaflightattendant,afewresourcefulparentsaccomplishedthesameendbysimplydroppingtheirkidsinthemail.Thiswasintheearliestdaysoftheparcelpostservice,whichlaunchedin1913.Beforethat,U.S.PostalServicepackageswerecappedatfourpounds,whichlimitedthegoofythingspeopletriedtosendbypost.Butwhentheparcelservicebegan,allkindsofcargoshowedupinthemailstream,includingcoffins,eggs,dogsand,inafewcases,humanyoung.AccordingtoNationalPostalMuseumhistorianNancyPope,thefirstknowncaseofamailedbabywasin1913whenMr.andMrs.JesseBeaugeofGlenEste,Ohio,shippedtheir10-poundinfantsontohisgrandmother’shomeaboutamileaway,paying15centsinpostageandspringingfor$50ininsurance(becausetheywereworriers).Butsomechildrenweremailedmuchfarther,Popesaid.EdnaNeffofPensacola,Fla.,was6whenshewaspackedoff—orpackagedoff—toherfather’shomeinChristiansburg,Va.,720milesaway.Thepreciousparcelsweren’ttrulyparcelsinthebrown-paper.Insteadtheyweremorelikecompanionsinthearmsoftheircarriersorwalkedalongtheroute(路线).Butthemostfamousmailedchild,MayPierstorff,wasindeedsentbyanIdahorailwaymailcarin1914withtheappropriatestampsstucktohertravelingcoat.May’spicturesurvives,butnophysicalevidenceofhertrip.“Wewouldsurelovetohavethatcoat,”Popesaid.In1914,thepostmastergeneralinstitutedaruleaboutthemailthatstandstothisday:nohumans.Butthatdidn’tstopanambitiousthieffromcratinghimselfupandshippinghimselfairmail.WhenWilliamDeLucia,packedinatrunklabeled“MusicalInstruments”alongwithfoodandanoxygentank,wasairborne,heclimbedout,pilferedthousandsofdollars’worthofgoodsfromtheregisteredmailandsealedhimselfbackup.HewasarrestedattheAtlantaairportin1980afterhistrunkpoppedopenasitwasbeingunloaded.“Wehavehisoxygentank”atthePostalMuseum,Popenotedwithpride.1、WhatdidU.SPostalServiceputalimittobefore1913?A．Thevalueofthemail.B．Theweightofparcels.C．Thecontentinthemail.D．Thepostageforpackages.2、HowwasJesseBeauge’ssonmailed?A．Packedinamailbox.B．Walkedalongtheroute.C．Sentbyarailwaymailcar.D．Carriedinthearmsofthepostman.3、WhatdoesNancyPopewishtobeexhibitedmostinthePostalMuseum?A．May’spicture.B．Thebrown-paper.C．May’stravelingcoat.D．Idahorailwaymailcar.4、WhodiscoveredWilliamDeLuciaatlast?A．Theairportporter.B．Theairportpolice.C．Thepassengervictims.D．Thepostmastergeneral.23．（8分）Groupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsustainahealthylifestyle.Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfunandempowering!Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatexerciseisgoodforthebody.However,studieshaveshownthatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it'snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbutforpsychologicalhealth.It'sanopportunitytobesocial,releaseendorphins,andimproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommongoalmotivatesparticipantstoworkhard.Theinstrumentalsupportoftakingonafitnessjourneywithothersprovesmoreeffectivethangoingtothegymalone.Anotherbeneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportparticipantsreceivefromtheinstructor.Manypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddon'twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelyoucanrelate,thengrouptrainingisanevenbetteroptionforyou.It'sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthroughtheclearinstructionandsupervisionofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou'retiredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,!youcanattendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthat'llkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don'tletfitnessfrightenyou!Ifyou'reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it'sextremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwiththeproperemotionalsupport.Iwouldn'tscoldanyonefordecidingtopartyonweekendsandinturnIwouldn'texpectanyonetogiveoffencetomeforfocusingonmyhealth.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhouplift,encourageandunderstandyou!Makefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworanygroupfitnessclass,withafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thentryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!Fitnesscanbebothfunandsocial!Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghealthandfitnessgoals.First,decidetodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.Don'tletnegativityruinyourmotivation.1、Thefirstparagraphfocuseson.A．thegreatestchallengeofgroupexerciseB．themosteffectivewaytoimprovephysicalfitnessC．thecontributionofgroupexercisetopsychologicalhealthD．thesharedcommongoalinperformingexerciseingroups2、Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"A．cheerful B．average C．serious D．temporal3、Whenitcomestoemotionalsupport,theauthorthinksitnecessaryA．tosustainacolorfullifestyleB．topartyonweekendswithpositivepeopleC．totryafunhealthyrestaurantregularlyD．tosurroundyourselfwithsupportivepeople4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SeekingSupport B．SupportingHealthC．ImprovingYourStrength D．BuildingUpFitness24．（8分）NewWaytoExperienceDentistryHaveyoueverhadyourhandheldduringadentalprocedureyoufeeluneasyabout?Whataboutadentalofficethatmimics（模仿）thespiritofDisneyland?Ifyou'relookingforadentalofficethatprovidesthebestcareandthebestenvironment,you'relookingforDr.Licking'sofficeinSunnyvale.OfficemanagerJudy,whohasworkedwithDr.Lickingfor38years,speakshighlyofhiskindness.Shebelievesthattheofficeis“theDisneylandofdentistry”.Everyonefromchildrentotheirgrandparentslovestheenvironmentandcaretheyreceivefromthiswelcomingoffice.Dr.Lickingisknownasthebestdentalcareproviderforanyonewhofearsfacingappointmentswiththedentaloffice.Thestaffgoesoutoftheirwaytomakepatientsfeelcomfortableandatease.Dr.LickingandJudysetthestandardwiththeirsaying,“whensomeonecomestoyourhome,youstandupandwelcomethem,likeanoldfamilyfriend.”Dr.Licking'sofficehasall.Theyrecentlyrelocatedtoputthenewequipmentintotheirpractice.Theofficeisequippedwithanintra-oralvideocamera,andasapatientyoucangetpicturesofyourteethasyou'rewalkingoutthedoor.Settinghimselfapartfromotherdentists,Dr.Lickingcontinueshiseducationbeyondwhatisrequired.Forthisreason,heisoneoffewdentistsinthecountrywhooffersozonetreatment.Ozonecannaturallystopdecay(蛀蚀)initstracks.Formoreinformationonthisnewtechnology,visittheirwebsiteat.Dr.Licking'sofficeisDiamondCertified,anhonorgivenonlytocompanieswiththehigherqualityafterextensiveandcontinualresearch.Dr.Licking'sofficeextendsaninvitationtoyoutomeettheirgentlestaffandoffersyouafreeofficevisit,includingx-raysandanexam.Theofficeholdsextendedhoursrangingfrom7a.m.to8p,m.,MondaythroughThursday.Don'tworryifyouhaveanemergency.Dr.Licking’sofficerespondstoallemergenciesandurgentcalls.JOHNLICKING,D．D．S.Cosmetic&FamilyDentistrysince1970408—736—6235877W.FremontAve.SuiteC3,Sunnyvale1、Whatisspecialaboutthedentaloffice?A．Itusesthemostadvancedequipment.B．ItisdecoratedlikeDisneyland.C．Ithasacaringenvironment.D．Itprovidesserviceforbothkidsandoldpeople.2、WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Licking?A．Hehasdevelopedozonetreatment.B．Heisthebestdentistalloverthecountry.C．Hehasbeenstudyingdentistrycontinuously.D．Hehasworkedasadentistfornearly38years.3、Thepassageiswrittento______.A．introduceafamousdentistB．showanewtreatmentfortoothdecayC．advisepeopletohavetheirteethexaminedD．invitepeopletovisitDr.Licking'soffice25．（10分）WithmorelargesolarfarmsbeingdevelopedinthesunnysouthwesternUnitedStates,researchersandconservationistsalikearebeginningtonoticesurprisingenvironmentaleffects.Whilesolarenergyisknownforitspositiveenvironmentalimpacts,officialsattheNationalFishandWildlifeForensicsLaboratoryhavecometorecognizeoneofitssignificantdownsides:Somespecksofbirdsthatliveclosetolargesolarplants(太阳能板)aredyingoff,includingendangeredbirds.Arecentfederalinvestigationrecovered233birdsthathadbeenkilledasadirectresultofsolarplants.Researchersbelievethatsomeoftheaffectedbirdshavemistakenthelarge,reflectiveareasofthesolarpanelsforbodiesofwater.Thisisaphenomenonreferredtobyscientistsas“lakeeffect.”Thebirdsaredrawntowhattheyassumetobewater.Theyaimfortheareaandslamintothepanelswithgreatforce.Itisthoughtthattheinsectsthatbirdscatfallvictimto“lakeeffect”aswell,leadingthebirdsintothepanels.Researchersfigurethatbetween1,000and28,000birdsarekilledasaresultofharvestingsolarenergy.Thenumberofbirdsaffectedbywindfarmingismuchgreater,rangingfrom140,000to328,000.Coal-firedelectricityhasthelargestnegativeeffectonbirds,killingnearly8millionayear.Thesenumbersmakesolarfarmingseemlikethebestoption.However,conservationistsarequicktopointoutthatareaswheresolarisexpectedtoboombetween2015and2020arehometosomeoftherarestbirdsintheUnitedStates.Thiscouldputspecificbirdspeciesatriskofextinction.ThereexistsastateorderinCaliforniathat20percentofallelectricityofallenergysoldshouldberenewablebytheyear2017.Thishasbeenonedrivingforcebehindtherapiddevelopmentofhugesolarfarms.Theindustry,whichisexpectedtoboomasaresultofthischangetorenewableenergy,isfacingnewlyfiledlawsuits(起诉)byconservationistgroups.TheselawsuitscouldslowdowntheapprovalprocessfortheplannedsolardevelopmentacrosstheSouthwest.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Solarfarmsrequirealongdevelopmentperiod.B．Mostpeoplewouldbeshockedbythesizeofsolarfarms.C．Solarenergyequipmentlooksstrangetomostpeople.D．Mostpeoplethinkthatsolarenergyisverybeneficial.2、Theunderlinedword“slam”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．dashB．breakC．moveD．slide3、Whichofthefollowingbestreflectstheauthor’sviewpoint?A．Usingsolarfarmsisthemostpracticalwaytocreateenergy.B．Morebirdsareendangeredbysolarfarmsthanwindfarming.C．Solarfarmsmaynotbeasfriendlytotheenvironmentasexpected.D．Waysshouldbefoundtoreduce“lakeeffect”causedbysolarfarms.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）AsachildIneverworriedaboutlosingmyhearing,eventhoughmanyothermembersofmyfamilyhaddoneso.ItseemedIwasoneofthe1ones.Ihadalovelyvoiceandfelt2aboutmysinging.At13,1mademydebut(初次登台)inaschoolproductionofCarloMenotti’soperaandknewthenthatI3onstage.ButthenInoticedthat4Ididn’tsitatthefrontinlectures,Iwould5tohear.Iwenttothehospitaltohavea6test.Ifeltdesperate，myambitions7byadiagnosisofincurablenervedeafness.However,mybraverypersuadedmeto8myplansandIwentontostudyattheRoyalNorthernCollegeofMusic.Ikeptmy9acloselyguardedsecret,convincedthatadmittingitwould10mycareer.Iwonrolesonmerit(凭成绩)，buttheaddedfearandanxietyatauditions(试听)11me.At28,ImademydebutatNewSadler’sWellsOpera.Butmyhearinglosswas12Icouldn’thearmyselfsingwellanymore.I’dgetafeelingofterrorandwantto13beforeeveryperformance.14asuperbtechnicianfittedin-the-earhearingaids,makingmeself-consciousandmyconfidence15Iwasfastlearningto16,singingbysensation.Recordingmusicisnowajoyandacoustic(原声的)soundsthroughtheheadphoneshelpme17.18intechnologymeanmylatesthearingaidsarewireless,andmy19isatitspeak.Icontinuetotourtheworld.Thisyear,Idecideditwastimetobe20,notashamed,andwentpublicastheonlydeafmezzo-sopranointheworld.1、A．clever B．lucky C．pitiful D．active2、A．curious B．anxious C．awkward D．confident3、A．belonged B．sacrificed C．survived D．trembled4、A．though B．since C．if D．after5、A．struggle B．hesitate C．pretend D．cease6、A．blood B．hearing C．sight D．memory7、A．achieved B．developed C．crushed D．extended8、A．figureout B．stickto C．goover D．giveup9、A．background B．scores C．ambitions D．deafness10、A．start B．further C．change D．ruin11、A．puzzled B．consumed C．impressed D．motivated12、A．accelerating B．compensating C．recovering D．disappearing13、A．rest B．play C．drill D．flee14、A．Thankfully B．Clearly C．Actually D．Generally15、A．faded B．grew C．counted D．helped16、A．forget B．judge C．cooperate D．adapt17、A．laugh B．howl C．relax D．sleep18、A．Drawbacks B．Applications C．Improvements D．Regulations19、A．attention B．performance C．intelligence D．energy20、A．famous B．creative C．proud D．innocent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）Ifitweren'tforthe,ninthBRICSSummit（金砖峰会）heldinXiamenlastyear,manypeoplewouldprobablyneverhaverealized1．richthecultureinFujianis.Thewelcomingceremonydisplayedthetraditionallocalculture,including2．(various)ofartformssuchaschildren'sfolkrhymesandHui'anwomendances,However,oneofthemost3．(impression)performanceswasNanyin,whichistranslatedas“themusicinthesouth”.NanyinisatypeofmusicalperformanceartbasedonsouthernFujiandialects.4．(general)consideredtodatebacktotheSongDynasty,NanyinhasbeencalledprecioustreasureofChina'smusichistoryandis5．(old)traditionalmusicforminChinatoday.When6．(interview),aNanyinperformersaid.“Somepeoplesaysucholdmusicisn'tnecessaryorsuitable7．modernpeople,butIdon'tthink8．.Asamatteroffact,Nanyincanbeasocialcommunicationbreakformodernpeoplewho9．(feed)upwiththefast-pacedlifestyle.”Anotherperformeradded,“10．(get)involvedinNanyinperformancemakesmeremainyoung.Anyway,whocanbeolderthanthiskindof1000-year-oldmusic?”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。LastSundaywewenttoworkonourschoolfarm、