2024届北京西城八中少年班高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

2024届北京西城八中少年班高考冲刺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．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly2．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone3．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether4．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory5．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure6．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off7．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach8．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must9．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn10．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed11．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which12．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin13．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare14．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides15．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame16．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging17．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either18．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed19．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff20．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated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）AccordingarecentreportinNewScientist,abreakthroughbirthoccurredundertheradarsomefivemonthsago.WiththehelpofJohnZhangfromtheNewHopeFertilityCenterinNewYorkCity,aJordaniancouplegavebirthtoachildwithonemorethantwogeneticparents.So-calledthree-parentbabiesactuallyhavemorelike2.001parents,accordingtoexperts.Andthebabyboybornearlierthisyearisn’tthefirstchildtohavealittlemoreDNAthanMomandDadcouldprovideontheirown.AnIVFtechniquethatreliedonsmalltransfersofdonors’DNAwaspioneeredintheUnitedStatesduringthe1990sbutwasbannedafterfewerthan100babieswereborn.ThisJordaniannewbornrepresentsthefirstsuccessfulbirthinanewwaveof“three-parent”techniques—onesthataremoresophisticatedandthatwilllikelystickaroundmuchlonger.Fornow,thereisnocountrywherethemethodusedtogivebirthtothebabyboyisreallylegal.ZhangperformedtheprocedureinMexico,where,hetoldNewScientists,“Therearenorules.”Thesetechniquesinvolvethetransferofmitochondrial（线粒体的）DNAormtDNA．Oftencalledthe“powerplants”ofthecell,themitochondriatransformenergyfromfoodintoenergythatcanpoweracell.Whensomeone’smitochondriadon’tfunctionproperly,it’sbadnewsindeedforcells.Mitochondrialdiseasescancauseawholehostoflife-threateningproblems,andit’sestimatedthatasmanyas4,000childrenarebornwithsuchconditionsintheUnitedStateseachyear.Inthiscase,thecouplehadlosttwochildrenatyoungagesduetoLeighsyndrome,aneurologicaldisordercausedbyamutation（变异）inthemother’smitochondrialDNA．1、Whydoexpertscallthebabyboyathree-parentbaby?A．Becausehisfatherhasmarriedtwowomen.B．BecausehisDNAisfromthreedonors.C．BecausehehasDNAfromhisparentsandadonor.D．BecausehismothergavebirthtohimwiththehelpofZhang.2、Theunderlinedword“sophisticated”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．developedB．importantC．specificD．expensive3、WhydidtheJordaniancouplelosetwochildren?A．Themothersufferedfrommanydiseases.B．Themothercouldn’tgetenoughenergy.C．Themother’sbodyfunctioncouldn’tworkproperly.D．ThemotherhadthediseasecausedbyamutationinmtDNA．4、Whatcanbeinferredformthetext?A．TheIVFtechniquewasusedaroundtheworldduringthe1990s.B．Mitochondrialdiseasescanbetransferredfrommotherstobabies.C．ThebabyboywasborninJordanfivemonthsago.D．Fathers’mitochondrialdiseasescan’taffectyoungbabies.22．（8分）FrankLloydWrightwasthechampionoforganicarchitecture,astyleofbuildingmeanttoharmonizewithnature.ButI’mnotsureharmonizingwithchipmunks—smallAmericananimalssimilartosquirrelswithblacklinesontheirfur—waswhathehadinmind.DuringmyyearswiththeUSNationalParkService,IspentsixmonthsworkinginavisitorcenterdesignedbyWright’sfirm.SeveralotheremployeesandIstaffedthepark’sphoneandradiosystemfromaroominthebasement.IwassittingatmydeskwhenIfirstheardasoundinthesuspendedceiling.Darkshapesmovedfastacrossthelightpanel(光板)abovemyhead.Momentslater,theyranbackintheoppositedirection,leavingmewithanimpressionofnosesandtails,eachtailfollowedbyanothernose.Itwaslikewatchingashadowpuppet(皮影)performance,butwithrealanimals.“Babychipmunks,”afellowtoldme.“Theyliveintheceiling.”Afterfoursummersworkingintheparks,Ihadgrownaccustomedtosharingindoorspacewithwildlife.Chipmunksintheworkplaceevenseemedtobeajoy;theirbehaviorsprovidedabitofstressreliefondifficultdays.Assummerprogressed,theshadowschasingeachotheracrossourlightsgrewbigger.Theirmovementacrossthelightpanelshadbecomemoreofanathleticrunning.IhadjustansweredacallonedaywhenIheardaloudsound,andaceilingpanelfelldownonmyhead.IdroppedthephoneasIfelloutofmyofficechair,lookingupjustintimetoseeabrowntaildisappearoverthegapintheceiling.Ipulledmyselfoffthecarpet,laughingwithmyco-workers,andnoticedthephonehangingoverthesideofthedesk.Ipickedupthephone,preparingtoexplainthecrash,thescream,thedroppedphone,andthelaughingtothelistenerwhowasabouttovisitthepark.“I’msorry,butyou’renotgoingtobelievewhatjusthappened.”Idon’tthinkhedid.1、Whatdoestheauthorprobablydo?A．He’savisitor.B．He’sabiologist.C．He’sanarchitect.D．He’saconsultant.2、Whatwerethechipmunksdoingwhentheauthorfoundthemforthefirsttime?A．Theywerechasingeachother.B．Theyweremakingtheirhome.C．Theywerejumpingontothelights.D．Theywereclimbinguptotheceiling.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutseeingchipmunksinhisoffice?A．Scared.B．Curious.C．Pleased.D．Shocked.4、Whatwasthemaincauseoftheaccidentwhentheauthorwasmakingaphonecall?A．Thechipmunkswerefightingonthepanel.B．Thepanelcouldn’tbearthechipmunks’weight.C．Somethinghittheceilingfromhighabove.D．Thesuspendedceilingwasnotfirm.5、Whowastheauthortalkingtooverthephone?A．Oneofhisfriends.B．FrankLloydWright.C．Afutureparkvisitor.D．Oneofhiscolleagues.23．（8分）MiniBookExcerpts(节选)BiographyWhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit....Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirfamousneighbor.J.D．

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