四川省绵阳市重点中学2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

四川省绵阳市重点中学2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题考生须知：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．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can2．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where3．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned4．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which5．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave6．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how7．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost8．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling9．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one10．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the11．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked12．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat13．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif14．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked15．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed16．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare17．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so18．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for19．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor20．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited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）Ateamofinternationalscientistsisduetosetofffortheworld’sbiggesticeberginamissionaimingtoanswerfundamentalquestionsabouttheimpactofclimatechangeinthepolarregions.Thescientists,ledbyheBritishAntarcticSurvey(BAS),aretryingtoreachanewlyrevealedecosystemthathadbeenhiddenfor120,000yearsbelowtheLarsenCiceshelf.Lastyear,partoftheLarsenCiceshelfcalved(崩解)away,formingahugeiceberg-A68--whichisfourtimesbiggerthanLondon,andrevealinglifebeneathforthefirsttime.Nowscientistssayitisaraceagainsttimetoexplorethesenewecosystemsbeforetheyaretransformedtothelight.MarinebiologistDrKatrinLinsefromtheBASisleadingthemission.“ThecalvingofA68providesuswithauniqueopportunitytostudymarinelifeasitrespondstoahugeenvironmentchange,”shesaid.“Itisimportantthatwegettherequicklybeforetheunderseaenvironmentchangesassunlightentersthewater.”ProfessorDavidVaughan,sciencedirectorattheBAs,said,“Weneedtobebold(大胆的)onthisone.LarsenCisalongwaysouthandthere’slotsofseaiceinthearea,butthisisimportantscience,sowewilltryourbesttogettheteamwheretheyneedtobe.HesaidclimatechangehadalreadyaffectedtheseaaroundAntarcticaandiswarmingsomecoastalwaters.“Futurewarmingmaymakesomehabitatswarm.Wherethesehabitatssupportuniquespeciesthatareadaptedtolovethecoldandnotthewarm,thosespeciesaregoingtoeithermoveordie.”ThereisgrowingconcernaboutthepossibleimpactofclimatechangeintheAntarctic.Earlierthismonth,areportrevealedthatmeltingicesheetsinGreenlandandAntarcticaarespeedingupthealreadyfastpaceofthesealevelrise.Theresearch,publishedbytheNationalAcademiesofScience,EngineeringandMedicine,said,“Atthecurrentrate,theworld’soceanwillbe,onaverage,atleast60cmhigherbytheendofthecentury.”However,itfoundthattheprocessisaccelerating,andmorethanthreequartersoftheaccelerationsince1993isduetomeltingicesheetsinGreenlandandAntarctica,thestudyshows.1、Whyarethescientistseagertogototheiceberg?A．Tostudyhowtheicebergwasformed.B．Tostudyanewlydiscoveredecosystem.C．Toexploreanewwaytopreventclimatechange.D．ToexplorethegeographyoftheLarsenCiceshelf.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisone”inthefourthparagraphreferto?A．TheLarsenCiceshelf.B．ClimatechangeinAntarctica.C．TheA68icebergwiththeecosystembeneathit.D．TheconditionofanimalspeciesinAntarctica.3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheA68icebergfromthetext?A．ItisasbigasLondon.B．ItispartofaniceshelfintheArctic.C．Itwilldisappearinaveryshorttime.D．IthasuncoveredanunknownecosysteminAntarctica.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ThereisnoneedtoworryaboutclimatechangeinAntarctica.B．TheicesheetsinGreenlandandAntarcticaaremeltingatasteadyrate.C．Manycreatureslivingindeepwaterwilldieoutduetoclimatechange.D．By2100,thesealevelwillhaverisentoamuchhigherlevelthannow.22．（8分）Howmuchtelevisiondoyouwatch?Didyoureallygiveanhonestanswer?Arecentstudyshowsthatpeoplearen’ttotallytruthfulabouttheirtelevision-watchinghabits.ThestudyinquestionwasconductedatBallStateUniversityintheUS.Researcherstherewantedtofindouthowmuchtelevisionpeopleviewaccordingtotheirage.ThestudywaspaidforbyacouncilassociatedwiththeNielsenCompany,whichdeterminestelevisionratings.Theconclusionswerethatpeoplespendmorethan8hoursadaylookingatascreen.Thisincludedcellphonesandcomputers，butthemajorityweretelevisionscreens.Therearethreeinterestingthingsaboutthisstudy.Thefirstisthatpeopleareexposedtomorethanonehourofadvertisementsperday.ThesecondisthatevenwithaccesstoDVDsandinternetvideos,televisionisstillthemostpopularmediasource.Thethirdisthattheamountofscreen-watchingpeopledoisrelativelythesamefromtheagesof18-65.So,ifeveryoneiswatchingtelevision,whylieaboutit?Well,ifsomeoneadmitstheywatchtelevisionforfiveorsixhours,theycouldbeconsideredacouchpotato.MichaelPhillips,oneofthestudy’smainresearchers,says,“There’sasocialstigmaforpeoplewhowatchtoomuchtelevision.Sometimes,however,watchingthelatestrealityshoworthefunniestsitcomgivesco-workersandfriendsfunthingstotalkabout.”Evenifyoudowatchalotoftelevision,perhapswecanusethisstudyasareasontobehonestwithourselvesabouthowmuchtimewespendinfrontofthetelevision.Imean,afterall,everyoneelseisdoingit...1、WhydopeoplelieabouthowmuchTVtheywatch?A．Becausetheshowtheywatchedisnotthelatest.B．Becausetheymaybelaughedatbyco-workersorfriends.C．Becausetheydon’twantotherstoknowwhattheywatched.D．Becausethere’ssomethingnegativeattachedtowatchingtoomuchTV.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestudy?A．Themostpopularmediasourceistheinternet.B．18-year-oldswatchmoreTVthansomeoneintheir60s.C．Peopleareexposedtooverthananhourofadvertisementsaday.D．Researcherssaythatpeoplewatchover8eighthoursoftelevisionaweek.3、Howcouldpeoplefeeltobeconsideredasacouchpotato?A．comfortableB．ashamedC．excitedD．satisfied4、Whatideadoestheauthormainlywanttoexpresswiththearticle?A．WhattheeffectsofwatchingTVare.B．Howmuchtelevisionweshouldwatcheveryday.C．TherearesomeinterestingfactsofwatchingTV.D．Peoplelieabouthowmuchtelevisiontheywatch.23．（8分）BestScienceBooksof2017Atitsheart,Scienceisaboutcuriosity.Soitstandstoreasonthesebooksaboutscienceshouldmakeyouexamineyourworldmoreclosely,andindoingso,giveyouasenseofwonder.BigChicken,byMarynMcKenna.InvestigativejournalistMarynMcKennausesthemodernindustrialchickenasawindowintohowantibiotics（抗生素）transformed,modernagriculture—forgoodandill.Shetraceshowanimalantibioticsendangerhumanhealth,musingseriousproblemsfromantibiotic-resistantstomachinfectionstoUTIs.RecognizingthatAmericansaregoingtocontinuetoeatchickennomatterwhat,McKennasuggestsawayinwhichfactoryfarmingridsitselfofitsdependenceonantibiotics.WhyTimeFlies,byAlanBurdickNewYorkerstaffwriterAlanBurdickexaminesthegreatestgifthumanityhaseverknown:time.Time,hewrites,appearstoexistintwodistinctforms.Onelsthestandardized,objectivekindfoundinclocksandwatches;theotherisourinternal,biologicalsenseoftime,theonewemeasureinourcells,bodiesandminds.Butthecloserhelooks,thelessclearerthisdistinctionappears.Paleoart,byZoëLescazeDinosaurshavelongcapturedtheimaginationsofscientistsandartistsalike,andPaleoartbringsthosevisionstogetherinablendofhumanknowledgeandcreativity.Theseimagesnotonlyshowourchangingunderstandingofdinosaurs,butalsoreflectthedistinctartisticsensibilitiesoftheirtime.Bothartisticandeducational,thesepicturesarecertainlyinfluential.WhatIt’sLiketoBeaDog,byGregoryBernsBerns,aneuroscientist,traineddogstositinamachine:inordertolookintothebrainsofconsciousdogsforthefirsttime.Thatpioneeringworkinspiredhimtodigdeeperintothemindsofotheranimals,fromsealionstotheextinctthylacine（袋狼）,Bernssays,“Withtheirabilitytothink,chooseandfeel,dogsandotheranimalsdonotdeservethecrueltreatmenthumanssooftendotothem.”1、Whichbookhassomethingtodowithpublichealth?A．WhyTimeFlies.B．Paleoart.C．WhatIt’sLiketoBeaDog.D．BigChicken.2、Whowritesabouttime?A．AlanBurdick.B．ZoëLescaze.C．GregoryBerns.D．MarynMckenna.3、WhatwasBerns’pioneeringwork?A．Studyingextinctanimals.B．Observingdogbrains.C．Fightingforanimalrights.D．Trainingdogs.24．（8分）ArecenttrendinCaliforniarestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperience.Appetizer(开胃品)seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurants,barsandcafes.Inthisway,inthecourseofaneveningout,youmightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftown,toabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherend,thenforacoffee,andfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.Reasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecently,eachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmosphere,combinedwiththeincreasedqualityinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffered.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddays,whenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizza,creamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;however,theirnewpopularityhasmeantthatarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobe.Certainly,forthatspecialoccasion,amealinanicerestaurant,completewiththepianoperformance,ishardtobeat.However,ifweseethatthistrendfor“butterflyeating”—movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening—continues,thenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!1、WhichofthefollowingcouldbestreflectthechangeofCaliforniapeople’seatinghabits?A．Peoplelovemoreinterestingrestaurants.B．Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.C．Afullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.D．Foodiscombinedwithsportsandgames.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2that________.A．appetizersusedtoberelativelyimportantB．thequalityofsnackshasbeenimprovedC．restaurantshavetocaterfordifferentcustomersD．new-styleappetizersfueledtheboomofcateringbusiness3、Dinerswhopreferappetizersofnewtypes________.A．willbechargedmoreB．willbeservedbetterC．canenjoymusicperformanceD．caneatintheirneighborhood25．（10分）“YearsagowhenIwasattheGrandCanyon,Irememberedsomeonecominguptothecanyon’sedge,takingashotwithacameraandthenwalkingaway,like‘gotit–done’,barelyevenglancingatthemagnificentsceneinfrontofhim,”LindaHenkel,ascientistatFairfieldUniversity,UStoldLiveScience.Henkelwassurprisedbyhowobsessed(痴迷的)peoplearewithtakingpicturesthesedays-beforedinner,duringfriends’birthdayparties,onmuseumtoursandsoon.Theykeeptakingpicturesbecausetheythinkthatithelpsrecordthemoment,butasHenkel’slateststudyhasjustfoundout,thisobsessionmaypreventtheirbrainsrememberingwhatactuallyhappened,reportedTheGuardian.Inherstudy,Henkelledagroupofcollegestudentsaroundamuseumandaskedthemtosimplyobserve15objectsandphotograph15others.Thenextdaythestudents’memoryofthetourwastested,andtheresultsshowedthattheywerelessaccurateinrecognizingtheobjectsandtheyrememberedfewerdetailsaboutthemiftheyphotographedthem.‘‘Whenpeoplerelyontechnologytorememberthem—countingonthecameratorecordtheeventandthusnotneedingtoattendtoitfullythemselves,itcanhaveanegativeimpactonhowwelltheyremembertheirexperiences,”Henkelexplained.Butthereisalsoanexception:ifstudentszoomedintophotographpartofanobject,theirmemoryactuallyimproved,andthosewhofocusedthelens(镜头)onaspecificareacouldevenrecallpartsthatweren’tintheframe.Sobasically,thisstudyissayingthatconstantlytakingpicturescanharmyourmemory.Butshouldn’treviewingpictureswehavetakenhelpwakeupourmemories?Thisistrue,butonlyifwespendenoughtimedoingit.“Inordertoremember,wehavetoaccessandinteractwiththephotos,ratherthanjustcollectthem,”HenkeltoldTheTelegraph.However,previousresearchhasshownthatmostpeoplenevertakethetimetolookovertheirdigitalpicturessimplybecausetherearetoomanyofthemandtheyaren’tusuallyveryorganizedontheircomputers.1、WhydidtheauthormentionHenkel’striptotheGrandCanyonatthebeginning?A．Tocomplainaboutsometourists’badhabits.B．Togivesuggestionsonhowtoenjoyone’stour.C．Topointoutpeople’sobsessionwithtakingpictures.D．TodescribethebeautifulviewoftheGrandCanyon.2、WhatcanwelearnfromHenkel’sstudy?A．Reviewingpicturesalwayshelpspeoplebringbackmemorieseasily.B．Takingpicturesinamuseumtourhelpsstudentsrecognizeobjectsbetter.C．Peopleshouldspendmoretimetakingpicturesthanstudyingrealobjects.D．Picturesfocusingonthedetailsofobjectsprobablyimprovepeople’smemories.3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5probablyrefersto“________”.A．thecameraB．technologyC．theeventD．anobject4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．People’sobsessionwithtakingpicturesanditsinfluence.B．Possiblewaysofusingpicturestoimproveone’smemory.C．Greatharmtomemorycausedbytakingpicturesconstantly.D．Abelievablestudyintothenegativeimpactofliningcamerasoften.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）ChristinaParrabrushedhercane(手杖)acrossthecarpetattheentrancetoWalgreens.Shetappedherwaypasttheshoppingcarts(手推车)andredlipsticksshecouldonly1.Christina,a16-year-oldwithtwoprosthetic(假的)browneyes,hadvisitedthisstoreseveraltimesin2forthismoment:Shewasshopping.Lovesongs3throughtheloudspeakersoftheNorthHighlands,Californiastore.ChristinareachedtheendofAisle(通道)1-Aandturnedright,4herwaypastsmoothbottlesofliquidsoap,towardtheindividualsoapbars.Shewantedtobuyabarofsoap.Asimplegoal,butnot5aneasyone.Christinawas18monthsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithcancerinbothhereyes.Doctors6Christina’slefteyeimmediately;afewyearslater,theyremovedtheright.Sincethen,activitiesotherkids7forgranted—takingabus,8thestreet,shoppingatastore—haveposed(造成)plentyof9forher.Theteachershowedthelittlegirlhowtofindherclassroomby10hercanealongalawn’sedge.Shelearnedtocountdrivewayswhile11toacertainaddress.Yetforalongtime,shoppingstillseemed12.Howwouldsheeverwalk13thosevastaisles,14withrowafterrowofproductsshecouldn’tsee?Finally,Christinatoldherteacherthatshewasreadytoshop15.Together,theytookinventory(目录册)atWalgreens.Overthecourseofseveral16,ZermenotoldChristinathekindsofproductseachaisleheld;Christinatookcareful17onherBraillecomputer(盲人电脑).And18itwas,onMonday,thather19cametorestonthebarsofsoap.Shefeltherwaydowntoalowershelf,untilshe20theoneshewanted.1、A．seeB．findC．imagineD．smell2、A．searchB．preparationC．praiseD．favor3、A．wentB．gotC．flewD．passed4、A．forcingB．feelingC．findingD．losing5、A．fortunatelyB．clearlyC．necessarilyD．differently6、A．removedB．curedC．treatedD．rebuilt7、A．makeB．takeC．haveD．get8、A．cleaningB．buildingC．crossingD．wandering9、A．challengesB．joyC．pleasureD．disasters10、A．wavingB．tappingC．touchingD．moving11、A．appearingB．turningC．pointingD．walking12、A．scaryB．uncertainC．possibleD．frightened13、A．acrossB．throughC．overD．by14、A．surroundedB．coveredC．filledD．decorated15、A．ofherownB．onherownC．toherownD．atherown16、A．failuresB．effortsC．attemptsD．visits17、A．noticeB．attentionC．focusD．notes18、A．soB．yetC．moreoverD．besides19、A．caneB．fingersC．noseD．cart20、A．sawB．smelledC．boughtD．located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）ImpressionWestLakeisagrandeveningshowofmusic,lightanddance.DirectedbyZhangYimou,ithasbeenupdatedsince2015.Includedinthenewversion1．(be)70percentofelements(要素)fromHangzhouG20Summiteveninggala.ImpressionWestLake,showingthelocalcultureofHangzhouandtheuniquecharmoftheWestLake,isoneofChina’sTopSevenShows.It2．(impressive)presentsthehistoryandcultureoftheWestLakeby3．(explore)thestoriesbasedontheLegendofWhiteSnakeandButterflyLovers.Besides,asacharmingshow,ImpressionWestLakealsohighlightsthebeautiful4．(nature)landscape(风景)oftheWestLake.Thewholeperformanceisstagedentirelyuponthelakeitselfwith5．(hill)asthebackground.6．isevenmoreamazingis“theRainoftheWestLake”,whichisartificiallyrecreated7．(bring)outthecharmoftheWestLakeintherain.ImpressionWestLakeisalsoafeastofmusic.8．isreported,thebackgroundmusicismadebyKitaro,afamousJapanesemusicianandthethemesong9．(perform)byZhangLiangying,apopularChinesesinger10．apleasantandenjoyablevoice.Allthesebringtheaudienceintothedreamlikeenvironmentofromantic(浪漫的)Hangzhou.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。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：在错的词下画（___）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。MysonIandIwenttothecaféthismorning、Iorderacupofnicecoffeeandacake、AndIboughttomysonacupofhotmilk、Mysonsoonstartedaconversationtoamansittingn