北唐山市2023-2024学年高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

2024年高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.

A．untilB．because

C．thoughD．unless

2．—What’sthatnoise?

—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.

A．istestingB．wasbeingtested

C．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested

3．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.

A．capacityB．anxietyC．priorityD．opportunity

4．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.

A．racingB．rushing

C．runningD．rolling

5．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．

A．forB．andC．yetD．or

6．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．

A．appealtoB．objecttoC．refertoD．turnto

7．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．

A．SinceB．OnceC．AlthoughD．Unless

8．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’s

attention.

A．seeimprovedB．seeingimproved

C．seeimprovingD．seeingtoimprove

9．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.

A．ItwerenotB．Ithadnotbeen

C．WereitnotD．Haditnotbeen.

10．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.

A．preparingB．toprepare

C．preparedD．prepare

11．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?

—That’sagood________.

A．sayingB．question

C．accountD．suggestion

12．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.

A．arebeingbuiltB．willbebuilt

C．havebeenbuiltD．hadbeenbuilt

13．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?

---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.

A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.

C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.

14．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.

A．neededB．needing

C．needD．toneed

15．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificant

shareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.

A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup

16．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.

A．workedB．hasbeenworking

C．hadworkedD．hasworked

17．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.

A．ifB．that

C．whyD．how

18．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.

A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need

19．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.

A．allB．what

C．allthatD．that

20．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.

A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore

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）Youalreadyknowthatmakingagoodfirstimpressioncangoalongway.Butforgetalltheadviceyou’ve

receivedaboutdressingtoimpressorputtingonacheesysmile.Itturnsoutthatthetruesecrettobuildingalasting

connectionreachesmuchdeeperthanwhatyouwear.

AccordingtoAmyCuddy,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorwhohasresearchedfirstimpressionsformorethan

15years,everyoneaskstwoquestionswhentheymeetingsomeonenew:CanItrustthisperson?AndcanIrespectthis

person?

Bothquestionshelpyoumeasureaperson’swarmthandcompetence,respectively.But,Cuddysays,youshouldput

gainingyourpeers’trustoverwinningtheirrespect—eveninaworkplacesetting.“Ifsomeoneyou’retryingtoinfluence

doesn’ttrustyou,you’renotgoingtogetveryfar;infact,youmightevendrawsuspectionbecauseyoucomeacrossasa

controller,”CuddywroteinherbookPresence:BringingYourBoldestSelftoYourBiggestChallenges.“Awarm,

trustworthypersonwhoisalsostronglyadmired,butonlyafteryou’veestablishedtrustdoesyourstrengthbecomea

giftratherthanathreat.”

Butthat’snottheonlywayyoucanstartoffontherightfootwithastranger.Yourphysicalappearancematters,

too.A2017studybypsychologistLeslieZebrowitzofBrandeisUniversityfoundthatpeopleusefourcluestojudgeyour

face:babyfacedness,familiarity,fitness,andemotionalresemblance.Whileyoucan’tcontrolallofthesefactors,youcan

improveyour“emotionalresemblance”byusingbodylanguagethatbuildstrustnaturally.

Thenexttimeyoumeetsomeonenew,focusongainingtheirtrust—notwinningthemoverwithafirmhandshake.

1、What’sthemainmisunderstandingdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A．dressingtoimpress.

B．puttingonacheesysmile.

C．makingagoodfirstimpression.

D．buildingalastingconnection.

2、WhichismoreimportantinaworkplacesettingaccordingtoAmyCuddy?

A．gainingyourpeers’trust.

B．winningyourpeers’respect.

C．tryingtoinfluenceyourpeers.

D．drawingyourpeers’suspectionasacontroller.

3、WhatdoesLeslieZebrowitzsuggestina2017study?

A．Youcancontrolyour“fitness”.

B．Youcancontrolyour“familiarity”.

C．Youcanimproveyour“babyfacedness”.

D．Youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Judgeonebyafirmly-madehandshake

B．Judgeonebyanaturally-builttrust

C．Judgeonebythefirstimpression

D．Judgeonebythephysicalappearance

22．（8分）Atatimewhenalmostanythingcanbepurchasedwithjustoneclick,it’sbecomeanautomaticresponse

tosimplyreplacewhatbreaks.Generationsraisedintheearlierhalfofthe20thcenturywillsaythatthiswasn’talways

so:householdappliances（器具）,clothing,electronicsandmoreusedtobeboughtundertheassumptionthat,withthe

occasionalrepairs,theywouldlastalifetime.

Now,someconscientiousconsumersaretakingmattersintotheirownhandsandjoiningtheRepairCafémovement.

FoundedinAmsterdamin2009bysewingexpertMartinePostma,theoriginalnonprofithasexpandedtomorethan

1,20locationsworldwide.Thesepop-upevents,whicharerunbyvolunteers,offerlessonsinhowtofixanythingfrom

fixingabuttontoanunresponsivelaptop.

“There’sjuiceandtreatsandyougettomeetnewpeople,”saysBennett,aretiredcivilservantandvolunteerfixer

attheRepairCafeToronto,whereshemendsjewellery.Shebringsherownspecializedtoolsbutsaysmostitemscould

berepairedbyanyonewithapairofpliersandsomedetermination.“Somethingthatisbrokentooktimeandresources

tomake,soifyou’rethrowingitout,you’rewastingthoseresources.”

Ifyoucan’tfindaRepairCafenearyou,it’seasytostartone.RepairCafe.orgoffersastartermanualwith

step-by-stepinstructions.

Changinghowweacquirethingsisnecessary,butthere’salsosomethingtobesaidforsimplynotgettingthemin

thefirstplace.“Mostofushavemorethanwhatweneed,”saysMarina.“Thiscanleadtoalotofanxiety,like—think

abouteverythingpackedinthebackofyourcloset;doyouownthosethingsordotheyownyou?”Shesuggestswetrain

ourselvestomakemindfulpurchases.

Lazarovic,whosedelayedpurchasewentevenfurther,explainsthatlessshoppinghasfreedupmoretimeforfamily

activities,dinnerwithfriendsandmakingart.Bydoingso,assheputsit,“Igotoutofthatneed-to-buy-itcrazeandin

theendIfeelgoodthatI’vemadesomething.”

1、Howwouldpeopleraisedinthe1940sdealwithbrokenhomeappliances?

A．Sellthematalowerprice.B．Pressthebuttontofindthefault.

C．Repairthemtolastlonger.D．Donatethemtorecyclingstations.

2、WhatdoesBennettsayaboutherwork?

A．Shelikesthegoodfoodpeoplebringforherwork.

B．Helpingmakerepairsmeanssavingresources.

C．ShewillsetupherownRepairCafesoon.

D．Shelearnedtorepairjewelsaftersheretired.

3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“conscientious”underlinedinParagraph2?

A．Responsible.B．Generous.

C．Powerful.D．Irreplaceable.

4、WhatgooddoesLazarovicthinklessshoppingwilldotous?

A．It’llmakeuslessanxiousaboutusedthingsathome.

B．It’llforceustomakedonationsofunwantedthings.

C．It’llleadustoexploretheworldmoreresponsibly.

D．Itwillprovideusmoretimeforbeneficialevents.

23．（8分）HousekeepingServices--Aresponsible,professional,experiencedhousekeeperisneededtotakecare

ofallcleaningdetailsofalocalbusinessinAngwin.Thispersonwillbeneeded2or3timesperweekforabout8hours

perday.Pleasesendanemailforadditionalinformationandbereadytoprovideresumeandworkhistory.Driver’s

licenseandtheabilitytoliftatleast50poundsarerequired.Paywillbe$20-$25perhour.Tocontactthem,email

CaregiverPosition--Lookingforacaregivertohelpwitha91-year-oldwomanwholivesinCalistoga.Shespeaks

bothEnglishandSpanish,butSpanishisherpreference.Shesleepsquiteabitduringthedaysothereistimetodo

housework.Shecannotbeleftalonebecausesheisafallrisk.Shewalkswithawalkeronherown.Pleasecall

925-785-8500ifinterested.

WorshipMusicLeader--FirstPresbyterianChurch(FPC)inNapaislookingforsomeonewhowillselectsongs

andusemediaforchurchservicesonSundays.Applicantsmustbeabletocommit8-10hoursperweekforserviceand

meetingsaswellasbeingavailableeverySundayfrom9:00amto12:00pm.Thepayisabout$18anhour.Detailedjob

informationwillbepostedonthePayrollOffice’swindow.Ifinterested,sendyourcoverletterandresumetoDavid

CateringCompany--OakAvenueisamostsuccessfulcateringcompanyinSt.Helenasearchingforenthusiastic

peopletojointheirtalentedteamofchefsandserviceprofessionals.Hoursareflexibleandpositionsareavailablefor

ambitiouschefs,bakers,servicehelpers,andcaptains.Pleasesendabriefcoverletterandresumeto

1、Toworkasahousekeeper,oneneedsto____________.

A．beabletodriveB．bealocalinAngwin

C．workabout8hoursperweekD．beabletospeaktwolanguages

2、Whydoesthe91-year-oldwomanneedtobeaccompanied?

A．Shecannotwalkbyherself.B．Shehasapoormemory.

C．Shehasdifficultyinsleeping.D．Sheislikelytofalldown.

3、Whichisthecontactnumberoremailaddressforthosewhowanttobecomegreatbakers?

A．925-785-8500B．707-963-9278

C．D．

24．（8分）Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）,tohelp

easethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.

Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathad

recentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam’sjealousyandhowhewould

handlehisturf（地盘）beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.

Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumped

fromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.

Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,Lightning

startedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;

whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoor

whenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.

Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimput

down.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,

therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.

Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyone

openedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.

OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica（复

制品）ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck,contentedlysleepingwith

herbestfriend.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inparagraph2mean?

A．Shocked.B．Curious.

C．Worried.D．Eager.

2、HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?

A．LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.

B．Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.

C．Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.

D．SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.

3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．LightningknewSamhaddied.

B．SammeansalottoLightning.

C．WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.

D．SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightning

B．TheComingofSamandLightning

C．TheDeathofSamtoLightning

D．TheImportanceofSamtoUs

25．（10分）Ecobee3SmarterWiFiThermostat

Smartthermostatshavebecomethefaceofsmarthometechnologyformost,butdependingonwhatyourhomeis

like,it’spossibletosaytheecobee3issuperior.

Mostofthesmartthermostatscarrythesamebenefits,includingtheecobee3.Theycanlearnyourpreferencesand

schedules,andthenadjustthetemperatureaccordingly.They’rebetter-lookingandmoreenjoyabletousethanthebasic

piecesofplasticthatoccupymosthouseholds.Theirverypresencewillprobablymakeyoumoreconsciousaboutsaving

energy.Andonceyou’reabletoheatuporcooldownyourhousefromyourphone,withouthavingtogetoutofbed,you

won’twanttogoback.

Ifyouliveinalargerhousehold,theecobee3canbemuchmoreconvenient—providedyoupickupacouplemore

remotesensors.Yes,itgetsprettyexpensiveatthatpoint,buthavingthosegivesyoueffectivecontroloverthe

temperatureindifferentroomsaroundyourhouse.Incomparison,otherthermostats’measurementsarelargelylimited

totheareainwhichthey’reinstalled(安装).

Ifyouliveinasmallerplace,that’snobigdeal;theecobee3stillhasdistinctadvantages.Itistouch-enabledand

morespacious,makingitlessannoyingwhenyouwanttoenteraWiFipassword,seeweatherinformation,andsoon.

Still,allthesmartthermostatsareprettygreat.Whichoneisbestjustdependsonwhetheryouneedawhole-home

solutionoramorestraightforwardone.Fornow,ifit’stheformer,gowiththeecobee3.

Ecobee3SmarterWiFiThermostatwithRemoteSensor,availableatallshoppingwebsites.

1、Whatisthefunctionoftheecobee3?

A．Planningschedules.B．Makingdecoration.

C．Adjustingtemperatures.D．Storinginformation.

2、Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheadvantagesoftheecobee3isthat______.

A．itcanbeoperatedeasilybyphoneB．ithasdifferentsizes

C．itisaproductwithoutusingenergyD．itfollowsthesamepattern

3、Whatmakestheecobee3superior?

A．Itcostslessthanthosesimilarproducts.

B．ItmayworkwithoutaccesstoWiFinetworks.

C．Itismoreeffectivewithfewerremotesensors.

D．Itcancontrolthetemperatureinalargerarea.

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）OneSaturdayafternoon，mymotherwasdrivinghome．Onthehalfway，after1hercredit

cardtobuysomethingatthestorenearthegasstation，sheputherwalletonthetopofthecarjustforamomentto

2myphonecall．Andthen3，sheforgotanddroveoff．Whenarrivinghome，sherealizedthatand

thoughtthatthe4ofgettingitbackwassmall．

Shewasso5surprisedwhenshefounda6onthedoorfromapersonwhosaidheandhisfriend

foundherwalletafewhoursearlier．PatrickandCatherinesawthewalletinthemiddleoftheroadafew7

fromthegasstation．Theystoppedtheircarto8．Itwasfilledwithallthethingsoneusuallykeptinawallet，

includingsome9andothercash．However，nophonenumber，10this，theymanagedtogeta（an）11

frommymother'sdrivinglicense，andwithouthesitation，theydecidedtodrivetoourhometo12it．

Whenmymotherwenttogetthewalletshewasso13andgrateful．She14togivethemsomemoney

asa（n）15ofgratitude，buttheyrefused，sayingthattheywerejustgladto16mymotherhelp．

Theywerenaturally17，andtheyhadafirm18intheGoldenRuleaswell．Theydroveovertomy

housebecausetheyrealizedtheunpleasantandupsetexperiencethatthelossofawalletandallitscontentscould

19．Ithinktheywerereally20andhelpful．

1、A．pullingoutB．applyingforC．payingforD．makingout

2、A．makeB．answerC．hearD．send

3、A．CarefullyB．RidiculouslyC．ObviouslyD．Deliberately

4、A．amountB．expectationC．thoughtD．chance

5、A．curiouslyB．joyfullyC．willinglyD．strangely

6、A．signB．signalC．noteD．postcard

7、A．stopsB．hoursC．squaresD．blocks

8、A．pickitupB．lookitupC．takeitupD．putitup

9、A．picturesB．envelopesC．billsD．napkins

10、A．InsteadofB．DespiteC．WithoutD．Beneath

11、A．numberB．photographC．addressD．index

12、A．getB．checkC．exchangeD．return

13、A．upsetB．relievedC．fortunateD．warm﹣hearted

14、A．intendedB．advisedC．demandedD．instructed

15、A．feelingB．moodC．presentD．expression

16、A．offerB．shareC．trustD．seek

17、A．honestB．selfishC．frankD．creative

18、A．courageB．faithC．supportD．devotion

19、A．fulfillB．ignoreC．valueD．cause

20、A．ambitiousB．civilizedC．politeD．considerate

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）语法填空

Whenpeople1．(face)withhealthornutritionquestions,itis2．(increasing)commontogoonlineanddiagnose

themselves.ButtheInternetisfullofconflictinghealthwarningswithnoregulationstogetridofthewrongadvice,

someof3．isextremelydangerous!Also,searchengine’srankresultsfrompopularityratherthanaccuracy,4．solid

factscanbetrickytofind.Itisworth5．(check)ifthewriterofanonlinepieceisproperlyqualifiedasanexpert.Anyone

cancall6．(they)a“dietexpert”“nutritionist”andevena“doctor”---givenitcouldrefertoqualificationslikea

PhD．Butremember,onlyofficially7．(recognize)practicingdoctorsaswellasdietitianshavedegreesingivingmedical

8．(suggest).Soifyouareunsureandstillwondering9．thechocolatedietreallydoesworkornot,thenitpaystomake

10．appointmentwithyourdietitianordoctor.Thetruthisoutthere,andyoujustneedtolookintherightplace.

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。

Lastweek,ourschoolholdanactivityabouthowtohelpsomepoorchildrentogotoschoolandlivetheirchildhood

happy、First,someoldtextbookswerecollectedandsenttothosechildrensothatthebookscouldreusedbythem、

Second,wemadespeechesinthepublictoappealtomorepeopleandorganizationtohelpandcareforthosepoor

children、Beside,afterthespeeches,somestudentsevendonatedhispocketmoneyandclothes、Theywereproudof

thattheydid、

Thanksfortheactivity,Ihavemadeupmymindtodomoretohelpthechildreninneed,forgivingisbetterthan

receive、77

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29．（25分）假如你是李华，是你校英文报纸“Teens’Life”的编辑。请你用英文为报纸写一篇介绍中国传统节日“端午

节”的文章。

要点如下：1.节日的日期；

2.节日的由来；

3.庆祝的方式。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:战国时期the