2024届广东省茂名市信宜中学高三最后一模英语试题含解析

2024届广东省茂名市信宜中学高三最后一模英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled2．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent3．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare4．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once5．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto6．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced7．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what8．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid9．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.10．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred11．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after12．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked13．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.14．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup15．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes16．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after17．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright18．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing19．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis20．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching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）IbeganworkinginjournalismwhenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sidea.Shewantedmeto“makesomething”ofmyself,anddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenue.Thecrowdswerethere.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisible,makingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.Whenitwassuppertime,Iwalkedbackhome.“Howmanydidyousell,myboy?”mymotherasked.“None.”“Wheredidyougo?”“ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.”“Whatdidyoudo?”“StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.”“Youjuststoodthere?”“Didn’tsellasingleone.”“MyGod,Russell!”UncleAllenputin,“Well,I’vedecidedtotakethePost.”Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel(五分镍币).ItwasthefirstnickelIearned.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbells,addressadultswithself-confidence,andpersuadethembysayingthatnoone,nomatterhowpoor,couldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehome.Oneday,ItoldmymotherI’dchangedmymind.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.“Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethis,”shereplied,“you’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.”Sheinsistedthat,assoonasschoolwasover,Ishouldstartringingdoorbells,sellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidno,shewouldscoldme.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymother,dissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slife,determinedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeople.Butneverdidsheexpectthat,fortyyearslater,suchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlove.1、Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A．Hewantedtobefamousinthefuture.B．Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C．Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D．Thecompetitionforthejobwasfierce.2、Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismother,welearnthatthemotherwas_______.A．excitedB．interestedC．ashamedD．disappointed3、Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A．Sheforcedhimtocontinue.B．Shepunishedhim.C．Shegavehimsomemoney.D．Shechangedherplan.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thisbattle”(lastparagraph)referto?A．Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B．Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C．Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D．Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.5、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Theearlylifeofajournalist.B．Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C．Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D．Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.22．（8分）Withallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.1、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A．SatisfiedB．PositiveC．CriticalD．Indifferent2、Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．explainingcarefullyB．speakingloudC．keepingsilentD．laughinghard3、Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat.A．itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB．itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldC．itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsD．itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers4、Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto.A．introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB．encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeC．convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourD．talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor23．（8分）MissBiancaMonica,ajuniorhereatMarymountManhattanCollege,iscurrentlysifting(筛选)herwaythroughNewYorkCity.workingtowardsherdreamofmakingrockmusicwithhighqualitythatyouonlyhearoccasionally.“Itwasajourney.Iwantedtostudycommunicationsandlearnhowthingsworkinthemusicindustry,"explainedMonica.ThisisayoungladywhoknowswhatshewantsandisputtingintheefforttoachieveitBornaJerseygirl,MonicaknewshewasmadetobeinNewYork.WiththeoverpoweringsupportMonicareceivesfromherhometown,it'sobviousthatsuchabackbonehelpsherstepintothestudio.Atayoungageof14,Monicaledaroc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B．Toenjoyajourney.C．Toopenherownstudio. D．Toworkinthemusicindustry.2、______encouragesBiancaMonicatogointothestudio.A．Thedevelopmentofherband B．ThesupportfromherhometownC．Thecreditablesuccessofherband D．HercharacterasaJerseygirl3、WhatcanwelearnaboutBiancaMonica’smusicalstyle?A．Itistotallydifferentfrom90smusic. B．Itisfullofthepassionofmusicwriters.C．Itmakespeoplefeelheavy. D．Ithasthecharacterofgoodoldrocknrollmusic.4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Tointroducethehistoryoftherockmusic.B．ToencourageyoungpeopletolearnfromMonicaC．TocallonthepublictopayattentiontoMonica'smusic.D．TosearchforthebestwayforMonicatosucceed24．（8分）Whenweseeapersonintrouble,thefirstideathatcomestoourmindistolendahand.Butwhatifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesameruleapply?Thisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicygully（峡谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.Thefilmcrewwereanxiouswhentheysawthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeiryoung.Theybuiltaslope（斜坡）sothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilmletoutasighofrelief.“I’msoglad.Iunderstandnottakingactiondirectly,butahelpinghandisn’tbothering,right?”viewerKathrynShawsaidonherFacebook.However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural.“Youcan’thavesunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakemattersworse,”saidtheshow’screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthatthiswasaone-offsituation.“Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferbyinterfering.Youweren’ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis...theyhadthechancenottohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,”hetoldtheBBC．SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNationalGeographic.HetoldMetro,“Ifit’severapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatterhowgut-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou’rewatchingamalepolarbeareatababybear.”“There’snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefactsthatarerightthereinfrontofyou,”WillLawson,theshow’sdirector,toldDailyMail.1、Whathasledtoaheatedmediadiscussion?A．People’svariousremarksonpenguins. B．Therescueofpenguinsfromagully.C．Somepenguins’sufferingsinagully. D．WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.2、Whoholdsapositiveattitudetowardshumaninterference?A．KathrynShaw. B．WillLawson.C．PaulNieklen. D．DavidAttenborough.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“gut-wrenching”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Puttingoneinplace. B．Makingoneconfused.C．Puttingoneindanger. D．Makingoneheartbroken.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ReasonsfortheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimalsB．SuggestionsonHowtoProtectAnimalsFromDangerC．EffectsofHumanInterferenceonDangerousAnimalsD．OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTroubleorNot25．（10分）ForyearstheItaliancityofVenicehasbeenstrugglingwithafewconcerns.SaintMark’sSquareisoftenflooded.Venice’swaterwaysrequirerepairs.But,byfar,thebiggestproblemistherapidlygrowingnumberofvisitorstothecity.SocityofficialshavedecidedtorequireallvisitorstopayafeetoenterVenice.Themoneywillhelptopayforcleaningandotherservicesthathelptokeepthecitybeautiful.Venice’sMayorLuigiBrugnaroexplainedthedecisiontointernationalmediaduringavisittoRomelastweek.“Veniceisawonderoftheworldandonlyinthiswaycanitbesaved”,themayorsaid.“Thefeeprocesswillbeexperimentalatfirst”,headded.Aone-dayvisitwillcostabout$7.Cityofficialshaveyettodecidewhenthefeecollectionwillbegin.ThemoneywillbecollectedbytransportcompaniesthatbringthetouriststoVenice.Thecitywillsetupcamerasforthosearrivinginprivatecars.Andtherewillbefinesforthosewhodonotpaythefee.Students,someworkersandchildrenundertheageofsixwillnothavetopay-Naturally,anyonebornorlivinginVeniceisexempt.Cityofficialshopethiswillpreventtheovercrowdingthatoftencomeswithlargenumbersoftourists.SomepeoplelivinginVenicesaytheydonotbelievethefeeplanwillwork,LawyerRobertaPierabonsaysitwillbeimpossibletocollectthemoneyfromeveryonewhovisitsthecity.Visitorsarrivefromallsides.Shedoesnotbelievetouristscanbecontrolledandaddedthatshedisapprovedoftheplan.OtherVenetiansliketheidea.Theysayitwillmaketourismlessaggressive.Venetianslovetheircityandknowitwillneverstopappealingtovisitors.Veniceissospecial,theysay,thatitbelongstothewholeofhumanity.1、WhatisthebiggestproblemthatarisesinVenice?A．Thevisitorboom. B．Thepoorcityservice.C．Thefrequentflood. D．Thewaterwayrepair.2、Howwillcityofficialsdealwiththebigproblem?A．Byeducatingcitizens. B．Bychargingfees.C．Bydoingexperiments. D．Byturningtomedia.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“exempt”probablymeaninParagraph4?A．Askedtostay. B．Permittedtosettle.C．Requirednottoenter. D．Allowednottopay.4、Whoopposedthefeeplan?A．MayorLuigiBrugnaro. B．AllVenetians.C．LawyerRobertaPierabon. D．Cityofficials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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。IwasintheninthyearatStJoseph’sHighSchool,whenIbegantosufferdepression.Myparentsnoticed,butfeltthatsinceI’dalwaysbeenaresponsiblegirlandagoodstudent,thiswasjustatemporary1Unfortunately,thatwasnottobe.Ididn’thavemanyfriends.Icouldneversharemy2Adeepinsecuritydestroyedmyself-confidence.SoonI3toattendclassesformanydays.Iwouldshutmyselfinmyroomforhours.Theexaminationswereapproaching,4Isimplydidn’tcare.Myparentsandteachersweresurprisedatmybadperformance.Onemorning,afteraparticularly5lecturefromDad,Istooddepressed,intheschoolassembly.6,astheotherstudentsmarchedtotheirclassroom,ourprincipal7me.ImademywaytoSisterSylvia’soffice.Thenext45minuteswerethemost8momentsofmylife.SisterSylviasaidshe’dnoticedabig9andunhappy.Shetookmyhandinhersand10patientlyasIspilledoutmyworries.Shethen11measIsobbedmypent-up（压抑的）emotionsout.Monthsoffrustrationandloneliness12inhermotherlyhug.Noonehadtriedto13whattherealproblemwas,butmyprincipalhaddoneitwithhersimpleactofjustlisteningtomewithsuch14andcaring.Astheexaminationsapproachedagain,Istudied15Whentheresultswere16,everybodywaspleased,buthappiestofallwasmyprincipal.Isoonmadenewfriendsandwashappy17ButwheneverIhadaproblem,IcouldalwaysslipintoSisterSylvia’sofficefora(n)18TodayI’ma19youngwomandoingmyMAandhopingtobecomeawriter.I’vebecomeaninspirationtoseveralofmyfriendsandcousins,thankstoakindnunwhocared.1、A．basis B．stage C．adjustment D．solution2、A．viewpoints B．experiences C．problems D．dreams3、A．skipped B．refused C．regretted D．forgot4、A．otherwise B．though C．but D．or5、A．severe B．public C．popular D．formal6、A．Also B．Therefore C．Still D．Then7、A．attracted B．accompanied C．called D．instructed8、A．precious B．curious C．anxious D．serious9、A．quality B．change C．mistake D．faith10、A．absent B．dishonest C．aggressive D．calm11、A．looked B．waited C．listened D．worked12、A．hugged B．acknowledge C．observed D．educated13、A．passedaway B．rodeaway C．droveaway D．meltedaway14、A．reveal B．understand C．realize D．doubt15、A．dignity B．courage C．attention D．satisfaction16、A．hard B．alone C．closely D．abroad17、A．declared B．obtained C．applied D．compared18、A．forever B．again C．anyhow D．instead19、A．request B．effect C．reason D．chat20、A．mature B．quiet C．smart D．happy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）Peoplerelease(放)balloonsforspecialoccasionslikememorialservicesandgrandopenings.Itisfunandexciting.Butitreallycausesgreatdestructiontotheenvironmentandthreatensthe1．(life)ofourwildlife.Whenaballoon2．(fly)intothesky,itdoesn’tendup3．(stay)there.Iteventuallyburstsandreturnstotheearthasuglylitter.Balloonscaneventravelthousandsofmilesandpollutethemostremoteandpureplaces.More4．(sad),theycanpresentathreattomanyanimals.Birds,whales,turtlesandotheranimalsoftenmistakeballoons5．food,whichcandodamagetothembecauseballoonscontain6．(harm)chemicals.Balloonsevenkillanimals.Whenananimalswallowsaballoon，itcanblockitsintestinaltract(肠道),resultinginstarvation.Partofthereasonwhyreleasingballoons7．(permit)insomanyplacesisthatsomeballoonsdobreakdowneventually.However,ittakesaboutfouryears8．(break)downcompletely.Watchinghundredsofballoonsslowlygoingupintotheskymightgiveyouafive-secondthrill,9．isitworthabunchofdeadanimalsandsomanyplacesfullofrubbish?Absolutelynot.10．weshoulddoistogetcreativeandcomeupwithalternativewaystocelebrate.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。DearEditor,I’mamiddleschoolstudent、Iamwritingtotellyousomethingaroundus、Nowadays,asthedevelopmentofChina’surbanization,thousandsofpeoplemoveintocities,leavetheirchildrenathome、However,manyoftheseleft-behindchildrenhaveproblems,whichalwaysfeellonelyorstressedoutandaremorelikelymakemistakes、Theyevenbehaveillegalduetolackoftheirparents’loveandcare、Howcanwesolveaproblem?Inmyeyes,ourgovernmentshouldbalancetheeconomicdevelopindifferentarea、Besides,wecanorganize“hand-in-hand”activitiestocallonmorepeopletohelpthem、It’sveryimportantforustopaymoreattentiontothesechildrenifyouwanttobuildinaharmonioussociety、Bestwishestoyou!Yours,WangQiang82第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，最近你的美国笔友Bob打算练中文毛笔字，他来信向你请教如何练好毛笔字。请你给他写封信，提供一些建议。要点如下：1.支持他练毛笔字；2.列举注意事项（选择字帖，注意