2023-2024学年福建省莆田八中高考英语必刷试卷含解析

2023-2024学年福建省莆田八中高考英语必刷试卷考生须知：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．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can2．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom3．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need4．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why5．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup6．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides7．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned8．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing9．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged10．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder11．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot12．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone13．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe14．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid15．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a16．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic17．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t18．Withpeoplepayingattentiontofitness,self-servicemini-gyms,eachcoveringabout5squaremeters,________inChina’smajorcitiestheseyears.A．havesprungup B．sprangupC．hadsprungup D．springup19．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which20．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made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）ShellharbourCityLibraryprovidesarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicesforpeoplewhoareunabletoaccessourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinShellharbourCity,we’llprovideafullrangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:LargeprintedandordinaryprintedbooksTalkingbooksontapeandCDDVDsandmusicCDsMagazinesReferenceandinformationrequestsYouwillbeaskedtocompletea“StatementofNeed”applicationformwhichmustbesignedbyamedicalprofessional.HomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.Ourstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfree.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosingthethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.Ifyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovies,wecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnocharge.LanguagebesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.Ifpossible,wewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSW.Australia.HowtojoinContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible(合适的)foranyoftheservicesweprovide—9amto5pmonTuesday,WednesdayandThursday.Call4297-2522formoreinformation.1、LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesareprovidedfor.A．thosewhoarefondofreadingB．onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesC．peoplelivinginShellharbourCitywithanillnessordisabilityD．thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinShellharbourCity2、Ifpeoplewitheyediseaseswanttolearnabouthistory,theycanchoose.A．talkingbooksB．captionedvideosC．magazinesD．largeprintedbooks3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Fewentertainingresourcesareofferedhere.B．Bookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailable.C．peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.D．peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.4、Togethomedeliveryservice,youmust.A．onlychooseprintedbooksB．registeraheadoftimeC．paythelibraryaheadoftimeD．haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyou22．（8分）Areyoucontentwiththeshapeofyournose?Ifnot,theclimatemaybetoblame,notyourparents.AccordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,US,climateplayedakeyroleinshapingournoses.Thefindingswerebasedonanexaminationofthesizeandshapeofnosesof476peoplefromfourregions—WestAfrica,EastAsia,SouthAsiaandNorthernEurope,using3­Dfacialimagingtechnology.“Peoplehavethoughtforalongtimethedifferenceinnoseshapeamonghumansacrosstheworldmayhavearisenasaresultofnaturalselectionbecauseofclimate，”ArslanZaidi,oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy,toldTheGuardian.Butwhilepreviousstudieswerebasedonmeasurementsfromhumanskulls,Zaidiandhisteamlookedatnoseshapeitself.Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimate,whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimate.That,Zaidisaid,couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassageshelptoincreasethemoisture(潮湿)contentofairandwarmit,whichiseasieronourlungs.This,inturn,ledtoagradualdecreaseinnosewidthinpopulationslivingfarawayfromtheequator.Morestudiesarestillneededtotestthelinkbetweenclimateandnoseshape,butZaidibelievesthecurrentfindingsarevaluableinunderstandingpotentialhealthissues.“Aswebecomemoreofaglobalcommunity,wearegoingtocomeacrossclimatethatwedonotadaptto，”hetoldTheGuardian.Thismeansmovingtoaverydifferentclimatemightincreasetheriskofbreathingproblems.However,headded,“Thismaynotbenecessarilytrueforvariousreasonssuchasofmodernmedicineandthefactthatourcurrentclimateisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.”1、FromthepassageweknowmostpeoplefromSingaporehavenoses.A．widerB．narrowerC．smallerD．larger2、Narrowernosesarehelpfulto.A．cooltheairB．warmtheairC．takeinmoreoxygenD．drytheair3、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy?A．Zaidi’steammeasuredhumanskullsusing3­Dtechnology.B．Theshapeofournosesisdeterminedbyourparents.C．Noseshapehelpspeopleadapttotheenvironment.D．It’scertainthatpeoplewillsufferfrommorebreathingproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Whatfactorsshapenoses?B．Howtomakeyournoseattractive?C．NoseshapecausesbreathingproblemsD．Climateshapesnoses23．（8分）RadionewsreadersandtelevisionhostsatIreland’snationalbroadcasterRTEaremostlyupinarmsatbeingtoldtopronouncewordsaccordingtotheQueen’sEnglish.AreportinTheIrishSunnewspapersaysthatRTE’sworkershavebeengivenanA-Zstyleguideofwordswhichinstructsthemonhowtopronouncecertainwordsinanefforttomakesuretheyareclearlyunderstood.TheA-Zcomeswithvideoscontaininglessonsofhowto“properly”pronouncethe“problem”words.AnofficialatRTEtoldtheIrishSunthatproducersgavetheguidetokeepupstandards.“Theguideisthereforanyonewhoneedsit.”hesaid,“RTEoftengetlettersfromthepublicoverhowcertainwordsweremispronounced.Theword‘issue’isabigoneatthemoment,peopledon’tlikehowit’spronounced.Thereisanexpectationthatasthenationalbroadcasterwearecorrect.”However,IrishlinguisticsexpertProfessorRaymondHickey,whotookthesideofmostoftheradionewsreadersandTVhosts,calledtheRTE’sactions“internalizedcolonialism(内化殖民主义)”.HeexpressedhisdisbeliefthatIrishspeakerswerebeingaskedtousewordswithanEnglishaccent.Hesaid:“ThebasicproblemisRTEexpectsitsworkerstospeakasiftheywereEnglish.Why?WehaveourownformofEnglish,whichisdifferentbutfullyreasonableandacceptedworldwide.”ProfessorHickeyspeciallytalkedofsomeexamplesofthewordsIrishhostsarebeingaskedtopronouncewithaBritishEnglishaccent.Hesaid:“TheIrishdon’tpronouncetheTH[in‘birthday’]asafricative,butasastopwithnobreath….Thesameistrueof‘news’—theIrishpronunciationisandalwayshasbeen‘nooze’.”1、WhentoldtospeaktheQueen’sEnglish,RTE’sworkersshowedgreat________.A．angerB．interestC．curiosityD．disappointment2、RTEprovidesitsworkerswithanA—Zstyleguideinorderto________.A．instructthemtopronounceclearlyB．keepuppronunciationstandardsC．meettheirworkdemandsD．makesurethatthepublicarecorrect3、What’stheofficial’sinsintensionofmentioningthelettersfromthepublic?A．Towarmthenationalbroadcasterofthemispronunciation.B．Toshowhow“problem”wordsaremispronounced.C．ToexplainwhyRTEtaketheactions.D．Toprovethepublicarebelievable.4、AccordingtoProfessorRaymondHickey,theRTE’sactions________.A．arereasonableandacceptableB．areimpracticalandfoolishC．willwintheIrishtrustD．makenosense24．（8分）Musichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic(音响的)energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrients(养分)moreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray(叶面喷剂)thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin－accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords－thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan(寿命),however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoil,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.1、Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?A．Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.B．Plantsaresensitivebynature.C．Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.D．People’sdebatableopinionoftheeffectmusichasonplants.2、WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?A．Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.B．Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.C．Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.D．Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.3、WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?A．Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.B．Amethodtogrowlargerplants.C．Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.D．Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto4、WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A．Itistheoldestindoorplant.B．Itisthelargestindoorplant.C．Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.D．Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.25．（10分）CurrentCulture:IsCommonCultureAlive?Thedigitizingandglobalizingworldischangingtheworkingofculture.Assomeseeit,citiesandnationsarelosingtheircommoncultureandtheirgeneralspirit:peoplecannolongercountonthosearoundthemvaluinganyofthesamemusicorfilms.Othersarguethatacommoncultureisnotdyingsomuchaschangingforms:itislessandlessattachedtoaparticularareaandevermorelinkedtoglobalnetworks.Thefactsleadtothechangethatanyonecanbecomeaculturalproducertoday,thatthecultureisincreasinglyavailableeverywhereyouwantit,andwheneveryouwantit,notjustinthetwomonthsafterthemovieorbookcameout.Culturalpossibilitieshavemultipliedasaresult,butthechangealsomeansfewerculturalmoments.Itiseasytofindthechangeintermsoflossofdiversityofsociety.Sowhatwillitmeanifglobalizationturnsusintoonewideworldculture?Fortheenthusiastsofthesechanges,cultureisnotaboutpopularartistsorbooks,butcentersonplatformslikeGoogleandWikipedia,whereeveryvarietyofculturebringsabouttheexchangeofknowledgeandideas,andmakesconnectionsacrossboundaries.Itisperhapsdebatablewhethertwopeoplewhohaveparticipatedinsuchwebsites,butintotallydifferentcornersofthem,havehadaculturalexperienceincommon.Infact,theseplatformsbecomeverysuccessfulwithalargecrowdofpeople,whobuildthingstogether,shareinformation,andforwardarticlesbackandforth.Therearestillmorequestions.Whatdoesitmeanforthefutureofcountriesthatculturenowgoesbeyondthelimitsofthenation?Isthereanythingtodefendandpreserveinthepassingculturalworld,oristhatmerelytofavorpenoverprintingpress,horseoverautomobile?Uptonowagrowingquantityofculturehasbeengloballyspreadinganddeveloping.Moreindividuals(个人)thaneverhavethechancestobemakersofculture,evenifthatmeansmoretochoosefromandfewerstandardstobereachedincommon.Whatitmeansisthisstrangefeeling:thatofbeingmoreconnectedthanever,withone-clickaccesstosomuchoftheculturalharvestaroundtheworld,andyet,ofbeingstarvedforhavingsimilarinterestsandopinionswithothers,concernedonlywithourselves.1、675．InParagraph1theauthorindicates______.A．themissingofcommoncultureB．theculturaldiversityamongpeopleC．thedisadvantageinthedigitizingsocietyD．thedoublestandardofculturalevaluation2、677．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that______.A．peoplefeelsatisfiedwiththecurrentcultureB．enthusiastslookforcurrentculturefromfamousartistsC．disappearanceofcommoncultureisaproblemtobesolvedD．commonculturemayexitintowebsitesthatconnecttheworld3、679．Accordingtotheauthor,theincreaseofculturalpossibilitiescanbecausedby______.A．agreementwithcommoncultureB．individualsasculturalproducersC．popularartistsandbooksavailableD．areductionindevelopmentofculture4、681．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscurrentculture?A．Uninterested.B．Approving.C．Uncertain.D．Critical.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）ThingsofValueOurareawasjustafewmilesfromthelargestwildfireinColorado’shistory.Wewereon“evacuationalert(疏散警报)”.Ifwegotthe1toevacuate,wewouldhavetoleaveimmediately.We2suitcaseswithsomeclothesandsetthembythedoor.Wedidn’t3thesethingswerevaluable,buttimewas.Wemovedthecomputers,withwhichIwrotefornewspapersandmadea4Wetookfamilypicturesoffthe5andpackedtheminboxes.Theseweretrulyvaluableandcouldnotbereplaced.Thenwetookahardlookatallthat6Therewasalampthatbelongedtomygreatgrandmother.Itwasa7tomyfamily.Andtherewasthepianomywife8toplaywhenshewasalittlegirl.Notofgreat9initself,butanotherfamilyconnection.Itwasimpracticaltomoveeverythingfromourhomeandstorethemforanindefinite(无限的)time.Someimportantitemswouldhavetostaybehind.Thethoughtof10somethingpasseddownfromourfamiliessaddenedmedeeply,11I’dneverbeenmuchattachedtothings.It’saboutwhatthey12—familyandlove.Theyeachhada(n)13totell,andsomeofthemspokeinthe14ofourparentsandgrandparents.Thefire15reachedourhome.Wewerelucky.AndthoughIfeltgratefulthatallwas16,IalsorealizedjusthowfortunateIhadbeen17Isawjusthowrichmylifehadbeen.Someone18said,“Therearepeoplesopoorthattheonlythingtheyhaveismoney.”AndnowI19Iwasindeedrich.Iwasrichinfamily,richinmemories,richineverythingthatreally20tome.IamwealthierthanIeverbelievedpossible.Ittookafiretoteachme,Iwonderifthereisanyotherkindofwealthworthseeking.1、A．answerB．taskC．chanceD．call2、A．packedB．boughtC．searchedD．sold3、A．worryB．thinkC．careD．doubt4、A．markB．signC．livingD．plan5、A．albumsB．ceilingsC．windowsD．walls6、A．leftB．remainedC．burntD．unmoved7、A．connectionB．presentC．symbolD．treasure8、A．forgotB．agreedC．learnedD．refused9、A．qualityB．tasteC．senseD．value10、A．knockingoutB．leavingbehindC．givingawayD．pickingout11、A．eventhoughB．unlessC．butD．or12、A．containedB．includedC．representedD．gathered13、A．ideaB．lieC．rightD．story14、A．soundsB．speedsC．voicesD．feelings15、A．onceB．neverC．seldomD．finally16、A．sparedB．returnedC．stoppedD．found17、A．atlastB．inreturnC．inanotherwayD．atmost18、A．curiouslyB．accidentallyC．coldlyD．wisely19、A．knewB．promisedC．announcedD．thanked20、A．affectsB．mattersC．helpsD．desires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）Weuseflowersasmessengers,tosaysomethingwemighthavetroublesaying1．(direct)ourselves.Overtimeflowershavecometosymbolizethemostpowerfulhuman2．(experience):beauty,love,hope,andrebirth.Sweetflowersalonecansaywhatonefearsexpressing.We’velistedsomeofthemostfamousflowers3．haveaspecialsignificance.InMaoZedong’spoemOdetoPlumBlossom（《咏梅》）,theplumblossomwasused4．(praise)greatsoldierswhosacrificed5．(they)livesforabetterlifeforChinesepeople.6．greatChinesepoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastyoncecomparedYangYuhuan’sbeautifulface7．bloomingpeonies（牡丹）.FloweringinMay,peonie’slargepetalsandstrongcolorsarelinkedtoprosperityand8．(rich)intraditionalChineseculture.Theorchid（兰花）iswellknownforitsdelicatesmell.Beautifularticlesandpoems9．(call)“lanzhang”byChinesepeopleinancienttimes.Roses,ofcourse,havethemostcolorfulmeaningamongalltheflowers.Redroses,tothisday,mean“Iloveyou.”Aredrose,ratherthanyellowroses,actsasthetraditionalromanticgift10．(give)toyourloveonValentine’sDay.Sendingyellowrosescanberisky,astheyrepresenteitherfriendshiporenvy.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Astimepassingby,youngstudentsfromallovertheworldgettogetheratoneofthesixteenconservationcamps、Theaimistohelpprotectingthecountrysideanditswildlife、Manyanimalsandplantsareindangerofdisappearforever、Thedormouse,akindofmouse,forexample,needswoodlandplantsforfoodandtreestostay、It’shabitatisbeingdestroyedbymananditneedsourhelptosurvive、Throughthisactivityyouwilllearnaboutthenatureandhowtoprotectit、Ourtrainedleaderswillcompanyyouandtellyoueverythingwhatyouneedtoknow、Becauseofthis,youneedn’ttohaveanyexperience,justenergyandenthusiasm、Youwillexplorethecountrysideandworktoe