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2024届苏锡常镇四市高考英语押题试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding2．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should3．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.4．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after5．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking6．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored7．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when8．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid9．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how10．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough11．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one12．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct13．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound14．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom15．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup16．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup17．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal18．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown19．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown20．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced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）PinewoodStudiosislocated(位于)abouttwentymileswestofcentralLondonandnamedafterthepinetreesinthegrounds.PinewoodhasbeenattheheartofbothBritishandinternationalfilmproduction.Thehouse,HeatherdenHall,wasboughtbyCharlesBootin1934,andheandJ.ArthurRankbecamepartnersintheprojecttobuildthestudios.Pinewoodprovedpioneeringinitsuseofthe“unitsystem”thatallowedmorethanonefilmtobemadeatatime,andthisenabledPinewoodtoachievethehighestoutputofallthestudiosintheworld.ThefirstfilmtobecompletedatPinewoodwasTalkoftheDevil(1936,Reed)whiletheimmediatepostwarperiodsawsixmajorproductionsincludingthepraisedOliverTwist(1948,Lean)andTheRedShoes(1948,PowellandPress-burger).The1950ssawcountlessproductionsincludingtheDoctorseriesandmedicalcomedy,whichwerethefatherstotheCarryOnfilms:theseriesstartedwithDoctorintheHouse(1954,Thomas)andledtoafurthersixfilms.Othernotablefilmsofthe1950sageincludeThePrinceandtheShowgirl(1957Olivier)starringMarilynMonroe,CarveHerNamewithPride(1958,Gilbert),NorthWestFrontier(1959Thompson)andTheThirty-NineSteps(1959,Thomas).TheThirty-NineStepswasareworkingofJohnBuchan’snoveloriginallyfilmedbyHitchcockin1935.Becauseofitsnewideasandskills,AmericanproductioncompaniescrowdedtoPinewoodandamajorreinvestment(再投资)wasrequired.Duringthe1960s,fournewstageswerebuilttoaccommodateeveryaspectoffilmandtelevisionproduction.ThisperiodalsosawthestartoftheassociationbetweenPinewoodandtheJamesBondseries,whichstartedin1962withDrNo(Young).ThestudioshavecontinuedtoproduceimaginativeandtechnicallychallengingmaterialsuchasSuperman(1978,Donner),SupermanⅡ(1980,Lester),SupermanⅢ(1983,Lester),SupermanⅣ:TheQuestforPeace(1987,Furie),andBatman(1989,Burton).1、HowlongisthehistoryofPinewoodStudios’firstfilm?A．About60years. B．About70years.C．Morethan80years. D．Morethan100years.2、WhatmadePinewoodStudiosproducemost?A．Itsfamousactorsandactresses. B．Puttingtheunitsystemintouse.C．Itsproperlocationandtranslation. D．Theseriousattitudeofitsleaders3、Whichfilmwascompletedduringtheearlypostwarperiod?A．TheRedShoes. B．TheQuestforPeace.C．TheThirty-NineSteps. D．ThePrinceandtheShowgirl.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．TheupsanddownsofPinewoodStudios.B．ThebestfilmsmadebyPinewoodStudios.C．ThelocationandcharactersofpinewoodStudios.D．ThehistoryandachievementsofPinewoodStudios.22．（8分）BrightSidedidsomeresearchonmanyplacesthroughouttheworldwhereyoucanbuyahousefor1dollarorforfree!Roubaix,FranceIfyoulikeFrance,RoubaixlocatedinthenorthofFranceisjustforyou.Thelocalauthoritieswantittobepopulatedandattractive.Youcanbuyasmallhouseintheindustrialdistrictforjust$1.Thebuyerissupposedtoliveinthishousefor3years.Buffalo.USABuffaloofferswhoeverqualifiestobuyahousefor$1.Allyouneedistobealawfulcitizenofthecityandinvestamountofmoneyintoitsdecoration.Doingthis,theauthoritiesarehopingtomakethecitybeautifulagainwithoutspendingmoney.Liverpool,GreatBritainInLiverpool,mostofhouseswereabandonedbytheworkingclassduringtheyearsofunemployment.Thegovernmentistryingtosellthehousesforjust$1.Ifyouwanttobuysuchahouse,ithastobeyourfirstdealonbuyingproperty(不动产).Candela,ItalyIfyoustillhaveanydoubtsaboutspendingSIonahouse,youshouldknow:thegovernmentwillpayyousomemoney,ifyoumovetoCandela.Inordertobepaid,youneedtobecomeapermanentcitizenandhaveanincomeof$7500peryear.Ifmovinga,ne,youwillgetS800,andifyouaregoingwithyourfamily,thepaycanbefourtimesasmuchasonlyoneperson.Formoreinformationofothercities,pleaseClickHere.1、WhydotheauthoritiesofBuffaloprovideahouseforpeoplewith1$?A．Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.B．Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.C．Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.D．Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.2、Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?A．Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.B．Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.C．Youmustmakethefirsthousepurchase.D．Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.3、HowmuchmoneycanyougetifmovingtoCandelawithawholefamily?A．$3200 B．$1C．$800 D．$75004、Wheredoesthispassagecomefrom?A．atextbook. 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D．anannouncement.23．（8分）WhistlerWorldskiSnowboardFestivalTherearemanyreasonswhytheWorldSki&SnowboardFestivalhasbeensopopularforthepast22years.KnowntolocalsasWSSF,thefestivalcombinesspringenergywithWhistlersuniquemountainculture.Itisbeingheldfrom10thAprilto15thApril,attheWhistlerConferenceCentreinWhistler.Canada.Therearephotography,filmmaking,skiandsnowboardcompetitions.WSSFScheduleBelowaresomeoftheevents.Tuesday,April10Eightfamousadventurersgivevisualstoriestotheaudience.TheeightpeopleincludemountainbikersDarrenBerreclothandHansRey,climberJohnLong,diverJillHeinerth,snowboarderAlexWarburton,skierJohnnyThrash,andadventurersCaseyBrownandTedBaird.Wednesday,April11Thisfreeexhibitgivesyouadeeperlookatmountainculture.Itgoesfurtherthansimplylandscapesandwildlife.TheexhibitwillbeopentoeveryonefromApril1ltoApril13.Teamshave72hourstoshoot,editandproduceashortfilmtakenwithin100kilometresofWhistlerVillage.Judgeswillchoosejustonewinnerfor“Bestofshow”.Thursday,April12Sixphotographerscompetetoamazethejudgesandtheaudiencewithpicturesthatrecordsports,cultureandthehumanspirit.Friday,April13WhistlerBlackcombisthefourthstopinBritishColumbia,Canada,forthissnowboardcontest.Thecontestisfreetoenterandthetwochampions(manandwoman)willshareC$50,000.Saturday,April14Competitorsincludeamixofracinglegends.Theaudiencecanviewtheskiraceforfree.*TheskiracedependsontheweatherandisscheduledforSaturday,April14butmaybemovedtoFriday,April13-checkwssf.comforup-to-dateinformation.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheWorldSkiSnowboardFestival?A．Itisaseven-dayfestivalB．ItisheldinAprileveryyear.C．Ithasahistoryofovertwentyyears.D．Itisbestknownforwhistlersmountainculture.2、WhatcanvisitorsdoduringtheWorldSkiSnowboardFestival?A．EnjoyfilmsmadebycompetitorsonApril11.B．SeeeightfamousmountainbikersonApril10.C．WatchaskiracethatwilldefinitelyhappenonSaturday.D．ViewanexhibitfeaturingmountaincultureonApril12.3、Whichoftheeventsmentionedinthetextoffersaprize?A．Theskirace.B．Thesnowboardcontest.C．Thephotographycompetition.D．Thefilmmakingcompetition.24．（8分）MoonshakerGV

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Alcott’s.25．（10分）ThemostpowerfulrockettoleaveEarthsincetheApollomissionslaunched(发射)fromFloridaonFebruary6．Whatwasthelaunchtryingtoachieve?TheFalcon(猎鹰)Heavytestflightwasmostlyaproof-of-concept，showingtheworlditispossibletosuccessfullyflyarocketwiththreere-usableboosters(助推器)beyondorbit．SpaceXbillionaireElonMusksaidthatthecompanyplannedtoaimtherocketsotheelectriccarreachedMars’(火星)orbitalpatharoundthesunaboutsixmonthsafterlaunch．Headdedthatthecarcouldpassclosetotheredplanetasitcrosseditsorbit，thoughheadmittedthiswas‘extremelyunlikely’．WhatdoesSpaceXgainfromtheflight?SpaceXwasbuiltaroundtheideathatreusablerocketscouldgreatlyreducethecostofcarryingcargo(货物)intospaceforpayingcustomers，suchassatellitesorspacestationresupplies．ShowingthatthehugeFalconHeavyrocketactuallyworksisimportantifSpaceXplanstosellcargospaceonthecraftinfuture，withthecompanyplanningtochargecustomers$90millionperflight．HasSpaceXachieveditsgoals?MuskrepeatedlywarnedFalconHeavywouldlikelyexplodeonthelaunchstationasaresultofitshugepower．SpaceXhadslightlyovercookedoneoftherocket’sboosterburns，sendingthemaincapsuleoutofitsplannedtrack．Thecarwilllikelyendupfurtherintothesolarsystemthanintended，missingMars．Inshort，therocketmadeitbeyondEarth’sorbit—SpaceX’sprimarygoal—butmisseditstargetstore-landallthreeboostersandsendMusk’sTeslatoMars．Doesthatmatter?SpaceX’sfailuretore-landallthreeofitsboosterswillbeaconcernforpotentialcustomers．Despitethefaults，thelaunchhasstillbeenpraisedbyindustryexpertsasagame—changerbecauseofitspotentialtomotivatethecompanytotheveryforefrontofthemoderndayspacerace．Onceitironsouttheerrors，SpaceXwilloffercargoridesaboardthemostpowerfuloperationalrocketintheworld．1、WhydidSpaceXlaunchtheFalconHeavy—themostpowerfulrocket?A．Toflyarocketwiththreere-usableboostersbeyondorbit．B．Totestthefunctionofhiseclecticcar—Tesla．C．TosendtheelectriccartotheorbitalpathofMars．D．TohelpthegovernmenttoexploretheMars．2、Whateffectwillthereusablerocketsbring?A．Thecostofsatellitesorspacestationresupplieswillbereduced．B．Morecustomerscanaffordthespaceflightinthefuture．C．SpaceXwillgainlessprofitfromtheflight．D．Theywouldlikelycauseexplosion．3、WhatgoaldidSpaceXachieveinthelast?A．Itsentthemaincapsuleintoitsplannedtrack．B．Thecarendedupfurtherintothesolarsystemasintended．C．TherocketmadethecarbeyondEarth’sorbit．D．Itre-landedallthreeboostersandsentMusk’sTeslatoMars．4、HowwouldtheprofessionalsfeelaboutthefutureofSpaceX?A．It’sunexpected．B．It’sambiguous．C．It’sdiscouraging．D．It’shopeful．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）Centuriesago,agroupofpeopleleftIndia.Noonereallyknows1Overtime,theyjourneyedwesttoEurope,wheremosthave2eversince.ThesepeoplecalledthemselvestheRoma.3Europeans,thinkingtheycamefromEgypt,calledthem“gypsies.”Manypeoplethinkofgypsiesas4groupsofpeople.Theyareassociatedwithcolorfulclothing,fortunetellingandmusic.Butthisisnotthereal5ofRomaculture.Infact,notallRomaare6ThoseinWesternEuropehavehistoricallymovedfromplacetoplace.Butotherswho7inEasternEuropebuilthomesandstayedinoneplace.Romaculture8amongregions.Butmostspeakboththelanguageofthe9peopleandtheirownlanguage,Romany.Forcenturies,Romapracticed10trades.Somewerehorsetradersormusicians.Othersmadethingsoutofmetalorwood.Buttoday,Romamaybefoundinany11EachRomasettlementdevelopeditsown12style,combininglocalmusicwithRomatraditions.Thesestylesoftensound13tothemusicofthesurroundingculture.However,mostRomamusic14somecharacteristics,includingthetimingofthenotesandtheharmonies.Romamusichasalsoaffectedthemusicofother15RomainfluenceshaveshapedEuropeanfolkandclassicalmusicandevensomeAmericanstyles.Likepeopleofmanycultures,theRomalovetotell16Theirconversationsoftenincludebriefreferences17talesthattheentiresettlementknows.Buttheyalsotelllongstoriesduringtheeveningsorwhileworking.Somestoriesarefunny,others18Romatraditions.Overtheyears,theRomahave19manychallenges.Theirneighborsdidnot20themandevenaccusedthemofbeingthieves.Today,manyfacepoverty,prejudiceandotherproblems.Nevertheless,theRomapeopleareproudoftheirhistoryandtheirrichculture.1、A．when B．why C．where D．how2、A．died B．visited C．left D．lived3、A．So B．Or C．But D．Then4、A．wandering B．challenging C．encouraging D．inspiring5、A．life B．article C．picture D．attitude6、A．farmers B．travelers C．musicians D．tailors7、A．begged B．learned C．toured D．settled8、A．varies B．spreads C．passes D．divides9、A．Indian B．travelling C．surrounding D．Egyptian10、A．traditional B．illegal C．international D．fair11、A．occasion B．profession C．village D．town12、A．cultural B．social C．agricultural D．musical13、A．strange B．different C．similar D．natural14、A．shares B．spares C．speaks D．seeks15、A．tribes B．cultures C．groups D．religions16、A．lies B．fortunes C．gossips D．stories17、A．at B．in C．for D．to18、A．writedown B．getaway C．takein D．passdown19、A．faced B．overcome C．fought D．welcomed20、A．fear B．help C．accept D．support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）Idon’tveryoftenhaveafulldayoffwork.TodayIdid.Ihadaleisurelymorning,goingtothegym,1．(walk)thedog,feedingmyfriend’scat,andthoughtIwouldhurryintotheofficeatJobnumber2,tofillinmytimesheetsoIwould2．(pay)forthehoursIhaveworked.IwasthinkingthatIhadworkedlesshoursbecausetheladyIsharejobwithwasworkinginstead3．me.Iprayedthen,thatsomehowwewouldhave4．(much)moneycominginthismonthandimaginedmoneycomingintomybankaccount.Iarrivedattheofficetoseethemainsecretarylookingverypale.Sheaskedwhatmyafternoon5．(plan)were,whenIsaidIhadtheafternoonfreesheaskedme6．Icouldworkforher,asshehadreallyhurtherback.Iwasreallylookingforwardtoadayoff,butshelookedinsuchpainthatIsaidyesstraightaway.Shedidaquickhandoverofwhat7．(be)urgentandneededtobedone.Iracedhomeandgot8．(change)intoworkappropriateclothesandtookover.Ourbossphonedandthankedmeforsteppinginsothateverythingwent9．(smooth).Theunwellpersonwenthome,andIgotfourhoursextrapay.It’samazinghow10．universeworks.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。TodayIamtalkingtomydadMatthew,myhero、ThereasonwhyIadmirehimisbecausehestartseverydaywithsmile、Andhissmilealwaysbringshappytomyfamilies、Hehasbeenlookedafteruscarefullysincemanyyearsago、Heoftenencouragesmetokeepgoingandnotgiveitup、What’smore,herealdoescareandshowhislovetoeveryonehemeets、Ibelievethatheisatruepersonofcompassionorcarefulness、Hehadsomanygoodpersonalqualitythatweallrespecthim、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是某中学学生李津。你们学校英语倶乐部要搞一次主题是诚信（integrity）的英语演讲比赛。诚实守信是中华民族的传统美德，可是因为近期以来共享单车押金难退的消息，引起了大家对诚信问题的热烈讨论。请你用英语写一篇演讲稿，要点如下：☆诚信的重要性及不诚信对社会造成的危害；☆如何做到诚信（如：个人在日常生活和学习中的做法等)；☆号召大家做到诚信。注意：请使用规范英语，词数不少于100词，开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。Hello,everyone!I’mhappytohaveachancetotalka