2024届广东省揭阳市华侨高级中学高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

2024届广东省揭阳市华侨高级中学高考考前模拟英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom2．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That3．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending4．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that5．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking6．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the7．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem8．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted9．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded10．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto11．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches12．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied13．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact14．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising15．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave16．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown17．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom18．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned19．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know20．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout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）FollowtheFashion---aNewAgeoftheMacBookProThenewflagshiplaptopscalledtheMacBookProfromApple,availablein13-and15-inchscreensizes,arethinner(0.6inches),lighter(3or4pounds),andfasterthaneverbefore.Thespeakersaremorepowerfulandsoundgreat.Batterylifeis8to10hours,somewhatlessthanthatofpreviousmodels.Besides,they’renotbecominggraduallynarrowerliketheMacBookAir,butthey’rethinnerthantheAirwasatitsthickestpart.That’sright,“was”.TheexistingMacBookAirwillremainavailableforawhile,buttherewon’tbeanymoremodel.ListedinthefollowingaresomeotherappealingfeaturesofthenewMacBookPromodels.ScreenTheMacBookProscreenisamasterpiece.It’ssobright;itcouldlightuparunway.It’saRetinascreen,whichissomethingMacBookAirfanshavewaitedforforever.Thecolorisveryimpressive.Youwilllovesthisscreen.Trackpad（轨迹板）Thetrackpadishuge,twiceaslargeasthepreviousoffering.Itmakesadifferencewhen,forexample,you’repaintinginPhotoshop.KeyboardAllofthenewMacBookPromodelsshareinusingasecond-generationbutterflymechanismkeyboardlikewhat’sfoundonthe12-inchMacBook.Thekeysareveryflatanddon’ttravelmuchatall,whichcanactuallyenableyoutoflywhentyping.1、HowistheMacBookProdifferentfromtheMacBookAir?A．Ithasanarrowershape.B．Ithasamoreadvancedscreen.C．Ithasamorepowerfulbattery.D．Ithasmorecoloroptions.2、WhatcanbelearnedaboutthekeyboardoftheMacBookPro?A．Itsdesignisinspiredbybutterflies.B．ItistailoredfortheMacBookPro.C．Itallowsofanicetypingfeel.D．Itskeysarelargerthantheprevious.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TocomparetheMacBookProwiththeMacBookAir.B．ToexplainwhytheMacBookProisunique.C．TopersuadetheyoungtobuytheMacBookPro.D．TointroducethenewproductfromApple.22．（8分）Iconsideredanactivesociallifeasbasichumannecessity.YetwhenitdawnedonmejusthowmuchtimeIwasspendingsocializing,IrealizedImaybetakingittoanextreme.Icalculatedthat,onaverage,Iwasspending22hoursormoreeachweekonsocialactivities.So,toseewhatwouldhappentomyworkoutput,healthandwellbeing,Idecidedtotryandcutoutmysociallifeentirely.Iknew,attimes,Ifilledmyschedulesimplyoutoffearofmissingout(FOMO),butalsoasawaytoshiftfocusawayfrommywork.Foronemonth,Ideclinedallin-personactivitieswithfriends:goingoutfordrinks;dinners;partiesandnon-workrelatedevents,toseeifitwouldmakememoreproductive,improvemyfocusandcareerprospects.Ondayoneofthemonth-longexperiment,Ihadtofightsomeanxietyovermissingout.Butasthedayspassed,Istartedtorelax.IonlyhadoneoptiontoconsiderforSaturdaynight—tostayhome—andthislimitationleftmemoresatisfiedinmydecision.Ifeltmorecontentworking,readingorwatchingTV.WhileIfoundmoretimetowork,Ialsonoticedachangeinmyoverallhealth.Ifoundmyselfcookingmoreathome,doingdailyexercise,gettingtobedearliereachnight,reading,andenjoyingmomentsofrestandboredomthroughouttheday.HavingnosociallifeleftmemorefreetimethanI’dimagine.Suchidlemomentsarevitalforcreativity,andmindwanderinghasbeenlinkedtocreativeproblemsolving.DuringtheexperimentIfoundmyselfregularlybrainstormingnewideasandreimaginingexistingprojects.Ofcoursesocializingisanimportantwaytobuildworkcontacts.Whileonemonthofnosociallifedidnotimpactmyrelationshipwithexistingclients,ifIhadcontinued,itmayharmmyabilitytobuildnewones.1、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeabouthissocializing?A．Itwasdifficultforhimtocontactpeople.B．It’sanecessarypartofhislifeandwork.C．Hehadspenttoomuchtimeinsocializing.D．Heshouldhavespentmoretimesocializing.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelonthefirstdayofhisexperiment?A．Hefeltanxiousthathemightbeleftout.B．Hefeltmoreenergetictogetdowntowork.C．Hefeltrelaxednothavingtocontactpeople.D．Hefeltdoubtfulwhetherhecouldholdon.3、Whatbenefitdidtheauthorfindtolethismindwanderlazily?A．Hecouldhavemoretimewithhisfamily.B．Hecouldsolveproblemsinacreativeway.C．Hecouldbemoreconcentratedonhiswork.D．Hecouldfreehimselffromtheworkcontacts.4、Whatwouldtheauthordoaftertheexperiment?A．Liveaquietlifewithhisfamilyawayfromtheoutside.B．Makeanewsociallifewithanypossiblecustomers.C．Sparesometimeregularlyforcreativethinkingalone.D．Continuehisworkcontactswithhiscustomers.23．（8分）Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”?Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails?”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodemsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Annoyed.C．Surprised.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.B．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemails.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.B．DeclaringwhotheyareorsayinghellointextsisnecessaryC．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.D．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunicationB．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessageC．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessagesD．Nowadays:doyouneedathank-youmessage24．（8分）Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,"Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth."Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,"Jobmeans"justoverbroke".Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers"livewithintheirmeans".Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearn,morethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteach,"HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald’s?”almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask,"Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger,howcomeMcDonald’smakesmoremoneythanyou?"Theanswerisobvious:McDonald’sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbui1dingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.1、Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A．hehasasharpsenseofhearing B．heisreadytohelpothersC．heisjustoneofthetalentedpeople D．heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing2、Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby“”.A．spendmorethantheycanafford B．dointheirownwayC．liveintheirowncircle D．livewithinwhattheyearn3、Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A．Theylackfinancialintelligence. B．Theydon’tworkhardenough.C．Theydon’tmakefulluseoftheirtalents. D．Theyhavenospecializedskills.4、Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A．howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjob B．whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC．howMcDonald’smakesmuchmoney. D．whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoor25．（10分）EventhoughyoucanwatchamovieonyourTV,laptoporiPadthesedays,greattheatresstillmakegoingtothemoviesworthbuyingaticket-andsometimesevenworthatrip..1.AMCLoewsUptown,Washington,D．C．Localmoviecriticswilltellyou“TheUptown”isthebestplacetoseeamovieintheWashington,D．C．area.Openedin1936,it’snotamovietheatre,butamoviepalacefeaturingasinglescreen—acurved(弧形的),70-footlongand40-foothighscreen,oneofthelargestinthearea..2.ArcLightCinemasHollywood,LosAngelesThisHollywoodtheatreisn’tjustaplacetoseestarsonscreenyoumightcatchafewsittingnexttoyouintheaudience.Thetheatreoffers14screenswithreservedstadiumseating(theseatsarewiderthanaverage),andthefamousCineramaDome(全景电影)..3.TampaTheatre,Tampa,FloridaAclassicmoviepalacedesignedbyfamedtheatrearchitectJohnEberson,theTampalandmarkwasbuiltin1926.Thetheatrenowshowsbothnewandclassicfilms.ComeearlytoheartheMightyWurlitzertheatreorganplayedbeforemostfilms..4.Grauman’sChineseTheatre,LosAngelesIt’snotjustamovietheatre.It’saHollywoodexperience.Openedin1927,thetheatrewasknowninitsearlydaysforlavish(奢华的)Hollywoodpremieres(首映)andhostingthreeAcademyAwardceremonies.CheckoutthenearbyHollywoodWalkofFamebeforewatchingamovieonthebigscreen,andwhenyourmovieisover,stopbythenext-doorKodakTheatre,wheretheOscarswereonceheld.1、WhatdoArcLightCinemasHollywoodandGrauman’sChineseTheatrehaveincommon?A．TheybothhostedtheOscars.B．Theywerebuiltinthesameyear.C．Theyofferpresentstocustomers.D．Theyaresituatedinthesamecity.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutTampaTheatre?A．Itwasopenedin1936.B．Ithasasinglecurvedscreen.C．Ithasanoutdoorcourtyard.D．ItoffersMightyWurlitzerplay.3、Whatsthetextmainlyabout?A．FamousbuildingsintheUSA．B．Fourlargesttheatresintheworld.C．FourtheatresworthvisitinginAmerica.D．Moderntheatreswithadvancedfacilities.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）Inmylifeeverythingwasgoingwelluntilrecently.Ihavealwaysbeenaverypositivethinkingand1personandIalwaysusedtobelievethatIcouldovercomeanychallenge.Unfortunatelyit2,andthecheatofmydearestfriendhitmeveryhard.Iwentthroughaverydifficultphase.Iwantedtoseek3towhyhedidthistome.Istartedlosingmy4inhumanityanddecidedtowithdrawmyselffromsociety.But5insideIhadadeepfeelingofservingneedypeoplebecauseinchildhoodIwasverymuch6byMotherTeresaandtheworkshewasdoing,Soafter3—4weeksof7,Idecidedtodocommunityserviceeveryweekendto8himfrommymemorycompletely.Iwas9bytheprojecttoteachsomepoorchildreninremotevillageinMumbai.Onthefirstday10Ireachedthelocationwithdifficulty.Ifoundthatitwasreallyfarfromcivilization.Icouldseepeoplelivinginverydifficultconditions11electricitybutstillenjoytheirlifeandhappywiththwirsurroundings.My12withthekidsandparentshastaughtmeimportantlessonsaboutsufferingandlearningto13dailygiftsoflife.Afterthat14,therewasnolookingforme.IthinkIcelebratemysetbackeverydayandthankmyfriendwho15mebecauseofwhomIchosethispathof16theneedy.Ihavemetsomewonderfulandbeautifulsoulsinthis17.Theyhavemademebelievethattherearemanymoresuch18aroundus.Slowlybut19onestepatatimewearemaking20andtouchingthelivesofmany.NowIgainthefaithinhumanityagain.1、A．carefulB．popularC．honestD．optimistic2、A．workedB．affectedC．failedD．left.3、A．methodsB．answersC．suggestionsD．support4、A．faithB．confidenceC．courageD．sense5、A．somewhereB．somewhatC．somehowD．sometime6、A．praisedB．inspiredC．admiredD．require7、A．practiceB．progressC．sufferingD．relief8、A．hateB．upsetC．ignoreD．wipe9、A．attractedB．assistedC．announcedD．assigned10、A．whenB．thatC．whereD．what11、A．fromB．withoutC．forD．over12、A．choicesB．requestsC．interactionsD．decisions13、A．valueB．observeC．welcomeD．expect14、A．planB．projectC．sightseeingD．express15、A．recognizedB．realizeC．cheatedD．comforted16、A．sponsoringB．cheeringC．satisfyingD．serving17、A．experienceB．adventureC．performanceD．exploration18、A．habitsB．hobbiesC．thoughtsD．souls19、A．cautiouslyB．steadilyC．strangelyD．tightly20、A．facesB．troublesC．changesD．adjustments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）TodayIwenttoaconference,1．twostudentshadadebateaboutthestrengthsandweaknessesoftheInternet.Thefirstspeakertalkedaboutthepositive2．(affect)oftheInternetonourlives.Thefirstisitsvalueforpeoplewho3．(look)forinformationnow.Forexample,withthetouchofabuttonortheclickofamouse,astudentwillfindenoughinformationathisorhercommand.Thesecondisourability4．(relate)toothersthroughtheInternetanditisespeciallyimportantfordisabledpeople5．can’tleavetheirhomes.The6．(two)speakertalkedaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheInternet7．ourlives.Forexample,someexpertsthinkthattheoutcomeofspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternetisdifficultyin8．(form)socialbonds.Theywerealsoquiteexplicit(明确的)abouthowheavyInternetusersspend9．(much)timewiththeirInternetfriendsthantheirreal-lifefriendsfromschoolandwork.Bothsidespresentedlotsofstatisticstosupporttheirarguments.MyownjudgmentisthatthoughtheInternetisbeneficial,weshoulduseour10．(intelligent)andnotbeaslavetoit!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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。Anopeningweekheldinourschoollastweeksothatwecouldshowagreatachievementswemadeinarteducation、TheartworksexhibitionwentonfromMondaytoFriday,exhibittheexcellentartworks,suchaspapercuts,paintingsandflowerarrangements、Bothoftheartworkswerecreatedbythestudentsofourschool、ThatattractedthepublicmostwasthesinginganddancingperformancesinFridayafternoon、Alltheseactivitiesdrawthecloseattentionofthepublicandparentsaswell,receivinghighpr