2023-2024学年北京市西城外国语学校高考仿真卷英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年北京市西城外国语学校高考仿真卷英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold2．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless3．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t4．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that5．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated6．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction7．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what8．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup9．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when10．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto11．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why12．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis13．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen14．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted15．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch16．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads17．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup18．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich19．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a20．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise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）Eighty-five-yearoldChinesepharmacologist(药理学家)TuYouyoubecameChina’sfirstwinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewhenitwasannouncedthatshewasoneofthreescientistsawardedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinefortheirworkindevelopingeffectivedrugsagainstparasticdiseases.Tuwashonoredfordevelopingartemisin（青蒿素）,adrugformalariathathassavedmillionsoflivesacrosstheglobe,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,theNobelAssemblyatkarolinskaInstituedisclosedonitswebsiteonMonday.Tu,aChinesetrainedpharmacologistandaresearcherattheChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciencesinBeijing,wenttoStockholm,SwedeninDecembertoreceiveheraward,accordingtoCaoHongxin,thescienceandtechologydepartmentheadoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine."Shewascalmandsaidshehasreceivedlotsofcongratulatorycalls."CaotoldChinaDailyonMondayafterhetelephonedTutocongratulateher."It’sanoverdue（迟来的）honorforTuandtheworld’srecognitionoftraditionalChinesemedicine,"hesaid."Tu’sbreakthroughinwinningtheNobelPrizeinanaturalscienceistheprideofthewholenationandthewholeChinesescientificcommunity,"saidZhouDejin,spokesmanoftheChineseAcademyofScience,China’snationalresearchbodythatconsistsofmorethanonehundredresearchinsistutes,universitiesandresearchbranches,"Theachievementofdiscoveringartemisininwasmadeinthe1970s,butitonlyreceivedinternationalrecognitioninlateryears,whichsuggeststhatwemighthavemoreachievementsthathavereachedtheNobelPrizelevelbuthavenotbeenrecognized."Zhousaid.1、WhywasTuYouyouawardedtheNobelPrize?A．ShemadeabreakthroughintheChinesescientificcommunityB．ShecameupwitharevolutionarytheoryaboutmedicineC．ShedevotedherwholelifetomedicineresearchD．Shedevelopedaveryeffectivedruginthe1970s2、WhatdoweknowaboutTuYouyou?A．ShesecretlyacceptedtheNobelPrizebyherselfB．She'sthesecondChinesetowinthe2015NobelPrizeC．ShehasanordinaryheartthoughwinningtheNobelPrizeD．Shewonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewiththreescientists3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ChinalackstalentedscientistslikeTuYouyouB．Tu’sachievementwasrecognizedbytheworldalongtimeagoC．ChinesescientistsshouldworkhardertowinmoreNobelPrizesD．MoreChinesescientificachievementsshouldbeacknowledged4、Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?A．AscientificreportB．AnofficialdocumentC．AnewsreportD．Amedicalrecord22．（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）20yearsago,acoupleofecologists,DanielJanzenandWinnieHallwachs,convincedDelOro,alargeorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalparkinexchangefortherighttodump(倾倒)massiveamountsoforangepeelsona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalpark,atnocost.Dealingwithtonsofwastepeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethemdumpedatalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.Ayearafterthecontractwassigned,DelOrodumpedaround12,000tonsofstickyorangewasteintheland.However,anotherjuicecompanyandrivalofDelOrochallengedthedealincourt,arguingthattheircompetitorwas“pollutingthenationalpark”.Theyendedupwinning,andthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalparkfellthrough.The3-hectarepieceoflandvirtuallycoveredwithfruitwastewascompletelyforgotten.Then,in2013,TimothyTreuer,ascientistatPrincetonUniversityvisitedthatpieceofland15yearsearlier.Whathefoundshockedhim.“Itwascompletelyovergrownwithtreesandvines,”TimothyTreuerrecentlysaid,“thedifferencebetweenfertilizedandunfertilizedareaswasvisuallysurprisedusalot!Weneededtocomeupwithsomereallygoodstandardstoevaluateexactlywhatwashappeningthere.”Toconfirmthatthefruitwastewasresponsiblefortherevivalofplantlife,Treuerandhisteamspentmonthspickingupsamples,analyzingandcomparingthem.Theyfound“dramaticdifferencesbetweentheareascoveredinorangepeelsandthosethatwerenot.Theareafertilizedbyorangewastehadrichersoil,greatertree-speciesrichnessandgreaterforestcoverage.Inasense,it’snotjustawin-winbetweenthecompanyandthelocalpark—it’sawinforeveryone.”Theeffecttheorangepeelshadonthelandisprobablynotthatsurprisingtopeoplefamiliarwithcomposting(堆肥),butwhatisshockingisthatajudgeactuallycalledthisparticularexamplepollutingthenationalparkandstoppeditfromgoingforward.NowthatTimothyTreuer’sstudyhasreceivedworldwideattention,thistypeofpollutingisbeingseriouslyconsideredasawayofbringingtropicalforestsbacktolife.1、WhywasthedealproposedbytheecologistsattractivetoDelOro?A．Itwouldmakefarmersproducemoreoranges.B．Itwouldhelpdealwiththeorangepeelwasteforfree.C．Itwouldincreasetheproductionoforangejuice.D．Itwouldsavemuchspacefortheorangejuiceproducer.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase‘‘fellthrough”inthesecondparagraph?A．becameunbelievableB．failedtohappenC．madesomethingpossibleD．changedthecourseofanevent3、WhatdidTreuerfindwhenhevisitedthelandcoveredwithorangewaste?A．Thepeelwastewashardtobreakdownthere.B．DelOrocontinueddumpingpeelwastethere.C．Thepeelwasteenrichedthesoiloftheland.D．Thewholenationalparkwaspolluted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Orangepeelwastefounditswaytoreshapethenationalpark.B．Acoupleofecologistsdevotedthemselvestorestoringtheforest.C．Acasualattemptledtoaseriesofexpectedmagicresults.D．Orangepeelwastebroughtaforestbacktolife.24．（8分）GreatholidaysinEurope!Doyoulikethebeachbutwantabitmore?ThencomeonanActiveBeachholidayatoneofourcentersinGreece,TurkeyorCroatia.Allthecentersarenearbeautifulbeachesandalloffersailing,windsurfingorwaterskiingwithourexcellentinstructors.Forachangefromthewater,youcanalsobookashorttriptoanearbyvillageandvisitthecolorfulmarketsoreatinalocalrestaurant.Attheendoftheday,relaxinyourhotelroomordancethenightawayatoneofouropen-airclubs.WhowasKingArthur?Wheredidhelive?Joinusonafive-dayUKRoadTripholiday.ImaginelifehundredsofyearsagoaswevisitancientStonehenge,RomanBathandTintagelCastle,thehomeofKingArthur.Learnthehistoryoftheseinterestingplacesfromyourguideasyoutravelinoneofourfamousbluecoaches.Intheeveningswestopatsomeofthebestyouthhostelsinthecountry.Theyhaveeverythingyouneed,youdon'tevenneedtopackasleepingbag!Areyouboredwiththeusualholidays?Doyouwanttodosomethingyoureallyenjoy?ThenFameCampisforyou!SpendaweekatHightreeHouseinYorkshireandlearnhowtoplaythepiano,violinandguitar!Bringyourtentandstayatacampsitenearthehouse.Attheendoftheweektryyournewskillsinaliveperformance.Howmanycountriescanyouseein21days?OnourExploreEuropeholiday,youcanseeten!Learnaboutthemfromourbestguidesasyouwatchthemgopastfromthewindowofanair-conditionedcoachandstayatsomeofEurope'stopcampsitesontheway.Ofcourse,we’llalsohavetimetodotheimportantthingssuchasvisitingtheEiffelTowerinParis,the.historicSistineChapelinVaticanandeatingappleѕtrudеlіnVіеnnа.Formoreinformationaboutanyoftheseholidays,call08453334523orvisitwww.comewithusuk.com.1、TouristswhogoonanActiveBeachholiday.A．candosomewatersportsB．cancookbythemselvesC．willenjoyanopen-airconcertD．shouldbringtheirownsleepingbags2、IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutTintagelCastle,whichholidayshouldyoutake?A．FameCamp. B．ActiveBeach.C．UKRoadTrip. D．ExploreEurope.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutExploreEurope?A．Itlasts10days. B．Itisacoachtour.C．Itisaself-guidedtour. D．Itgoespast21countries.25．（10分）CanItalkaboutsalaryatwork?Inaword:yes.AsHRcompanyInsperityputitinarecentblogpost:Canyouremployeesdiscusstheirsalariesorwageswiththeirco-workers?Yes.Evenifyouhaveacompanypolicyagainstit?Yes.Thefreedomtodiscussyoursalaryatworkisaprotectedrightunderfederallaborlaw.TheNationalLaborRelationsActof1935protectsyourrighttodiscusstheconditionsofyouremployment，includingissuesrelatedtosafetyandpay，evenwhenyou'renotprotectedbyaunion.Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable，sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters，butit'sanimportantsteptowardsachievingequalpayforequalwork.Onebarrier，however，stemsfromhowwethinkofourownfinancialworth.ToomanypeopleItalktowronglyconsidertheirsalaryareflectionoftheirworthiness，astatementabouttheirskills，experience，orvalue.Attheendoftheday，ifwecanallseparateourself-worthfromoursalariesabitmore，it'llbecomeeasiertotalkfranklywithourcolleagues.Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough，soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguestoconfirmordeny.Forinstance，youmightvolunteeryoursalaryfirstandask“Doesthatsoundaboutrighttoyou?”bywayofcomparison.Or，let'ssayyou'reinterviewingforapromotiontobecomeamanager.Youmightaskafellowmanageraboutthekindofsalaryyoushouldexpectbysaying，“I'mseeingsalariesforthiskindofpositionrangingfrom$65，000to$70，000—doesthatseemaccuratetoyou?”Thisway，evenifyourcolleagueisn'tcomfortablesharingtheirsalaryoutright，theycanhelpyouidentifyifyourexpectationsareonpointorwayoff.1、Whatmakesco-workersuncomfortabletotalkaboutsalaries?A．Thesafetyissue.B．Thefederal1aborlaw.C．Thewrongideaaboutsalaries.D．Thereflectionoftheirworthiness.2、Whatdoes“taboo”underlinedinParagraph3referto?A．Aprohibitedpractice.B．Areligiousbelief.C．Ageneralagreement.D．Asocialcustom.3、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4？A．Oneofmyinterviewexperiences.B．Mywayofaskingaboutmoney.C．Themethodofraisingquestions.D．Anexampleofgettingpromoted.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoDiscussSalariesatWorkB．WaysofTalkingaboutSalariesC．DoSalariesStandforSelf-worth?D．CanSalariesbeTalkedaboutatWork?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）Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore1Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare2togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere3available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon4andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe5tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It6asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare7reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents8apost-secondaryeducation,theyhavetheopportunitytoreadbooksandlistentothe9oftopexpertsintheirfields.It10studentstothink,askquestions,and11newideas,whichallowsforadditionalgrowthand12andprovidescollegegraduateswithanedgeinthejobmarket13thosewhohavenotexperiencedahighereducation.Theimportanceofacollegeeducationisalsobecauseoftheopportunityto14valuableresources.Themoreconnectionswhichare15duringyourcollegecareer,themore16youwillhavewhenyoubeginyourjobsearch.Onceyouhaveendedyourjobsearchandhavestartedyourcareer,17,theimportanceofacollegeeducationhasnotbeenexhausted.Havingacollegedegreeoften18greaterpromotionopportunity.So,whyshouldyougotocollege?Thereasoningdoesnotbeginandendwiththe19aspect.Agoodeducationis20frommanydifferentviewpoints,andwhiletheimportanceofacollegeeducationisquiteevidentformanyhighschoolstudents,whatisoftennotasclearishowtheywillpayforthateducation.1、A．time B．freedom C．respect D．opportunity2、A．likely B．unable C．afraid D．unwilling3、A．once B．just C．never D．also4、A．nature B．culture C．knowledge D．agriculture5、A．referred B．added C．devoted D．compared6、A．follows B．serves C．unites D．disappears7、A．additional B．secret C．interesting D．financial8、A．discuss B．ignore C．experience D．imagine9、A．stories B．requests C．suggestion D．lecture10、A．helps B．encourages C．forbids D．advises11、A．design B．explore C．change D．refuse12、A．development B．payment C．agreement D．experiment13、A．for B．over C．in D．with14、A．admire B．satisfy C．gain D．notice15、A．removed B．collected C．explained D．controlled16、A．inventions B．choices C．worries D．salaries17、A．besides B．therefore C．however D．otherwise18、A．saves B．includes C．ensures D．means19、A．life B．character C．communication D．job20、A．free B．rare C．beneficial D．absent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）Thecolorsred,whiteandblue,along1．thestarsandstripesontheAmericanflag,allrepresentdifferentthings.Redrepresents2．(strong)andbravery,whitemeansvirtue,andbluestandsforhardworkand3．(just).Therearefiftystarsontheflag,oneforeachstate,4．(represent)theunionoffiftystates5．onecountryinafederalsystem.Thethirteenstripesare6．(remind)peopleofthethirteencoloniesthat7．(join)togethertofightforindependencefromBritain.Eachyearon4July,theUSAcelebratesIndependenceDay,8．theStarsandStripes9．beseenalloverthecountry,10．(light)byfireworksinthenightsky.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定以下是某同学的一篇习作，请你帮助修改。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。OurclasshadanexcitingbasketballmatchwithourneighborClassfour、Ihadthoughtthatourteamwasconsistedofstrongandableplayers,meincluding,whileoppositeteamwasnomatchforus、Andwhenthematchstarted,Iwasamazedtofindthateachmemberoftheotherteamwasfightinghardly,regardlessuponthefactthattheywerefarleastcapablethanus、Therefore,itcameasnosurprisedthatwebecamethewinnerinthematch,buttheloserwonourrespectfortheirfightinthematch、Theresultofwhichhastaughtme,howevertheoutcomeis,whatcountsisthatwehavetriedourbest、Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeanimprovementinlife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim发来邮件，询问你的高考选考情况，请给他回复邮件，内容包括：1．选考科目；2．选考某一科目的原因。注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：选考科目electivecourseDearJim,__________________________________________________________________