北京市西城区西城外国语学校2024年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

北京市西城区西城外国语学校2024年高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those2．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily3．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven4．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the5．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.6．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which7．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve8．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined9．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon10．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve11．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore12．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor13．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal14．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld15．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough16．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however17．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that18．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential19．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood20．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.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）Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperception（感知）ofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualclues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(新旧研究的差异）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledindividuallybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷尔蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.Whatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.1、Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A．Howwefeelthefoodweeat.B．Whenweeatourmeals.C．Whatelementthefoodcontains.D．Howfastweeatourmeals.2、Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A．Youwouldprobablybemoreparticularaboutfood.B．Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C．Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D．Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.3、Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A．Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B．Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C．Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D．Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.4、WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A．Trickourselvesintoeatingless.B．Choosefoodwithfewercalories.C．Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.D．Pickdishesoftherightsize.5、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B．Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C．Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D．Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.22．（8分）Sometimeswestartadaywiththepreviousdaystillinmind.Wethinkaboutthemistakeswemadeinthepreviousday,howthingswentwrong,andhowwefeltbadaboutit.Nowonderitbecomesdifficulttofocusonthecurrentday.Herearesomestepsonhowtostartyournewdayfresh:1.TaketimetoevaluateyourdayAttheendofaday,takesometimetothinkaboutit.Thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeisnottoregrethowbadyourdaywas,howthingswentwrong,orhowpeopletreatedyoubadly.Thiswon’tdoyouanygood.Instead,thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeistoextract(吸取)lessonswhichyoucanbringtothefollowingday.2.MakeacommitmenttoapplythelessonsAfteryouextractthelessons,youshouldmakeacommitmenttoapplythem.Todoso,findsomeactionablethingsyoucandotoapplythelessons.Next,remindyourselftodothem.Youmaywritethemdownifyouwantto.3.“Close”yourdayAfteryouhavespentthetimetothinkaboutthedayandextractthelessons,makeadecisionto“close”theday.Youaredonewithit;don’tthinkaboutitanymore.4.BringonlythelessonstothenextdayandnothingelseAfteryou“close”aday,youshouldnotbringanythingoutofittothenextdayexceptforthelessonsyouextract.Focusonapplyingthelessonstothepresent.Thiswayyouwillbeabletostartyourdayfreshwithouttheburdenofyesterday.1、Whatwillhappenifwethinktoomuchaboutthepast?A．Therewillbeadisaster.B．Therewillbegoodresults.C．Wewon’thaveapeacefulmind.D．Wesurelywon’tfinishtoday’stask.2、Whenshouldwedrawlessonsfromthepastmistakes?A．Attheendofaday.B．Whenwemakemistakes.C．Atthebeginningofaday.D．Whenweregretmakingthemistakes.3、Whyshouldweextractlessonsfromthepastday?A．Tosetthemdown.B．Toconsiderthemagain.C．Tomakeabetterdecision.D．Toapplythemforfutureuse.23．（8分）Thebristleconepineisthelongest-livingthingontheearth.Thesetrees,withtheirstrangely-shaped,wind-beatenlimbs(枝干),canliveupto5,000years.Butexpertsworrythatawarmingclimateinsomeareasmaythreatenitsfuture.Researcherssaywarmerweatherispermittingasimilarkindoftree,thelimberpine,totakeovergoodgrowingplacesfromtheancientbristlecone.Theysaythetreeisbeingcrowdedoutofmountainousareaswhereitgrows.“Thebristleconepineistheoldestindividuallygrowingorganism,”researcherssay.TheygrowinhighmountainforestsineasternCalifornia,NevadaandUtah.Inthosemountains,thetreesfacehighwindsandextremetemperatures,whichleavethemwithtwistedlimbsandshapes.“Eveninsuchtoughconditions,”BrianSmithers,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,said,“thelimberpineistakingallthegoodspots.”Thelimberpineisthebristlecone’sdistantrelativeandcompetitor.Itcanalsolivealongtime——upto2,000years.Anditisusuallyfoundatloweraltitudes,wheretemperaturesarewarmer.However,accordingtoathree-yearstudywhichcenteredontreesthathavestartedgrowinginthelast50yearsinCalifornia’sWhiteMountains,mostofthetreesgrowingathigheraltitudeswerelimberpines.Scientistscomparedthecompetingspeciestotwoo1dmeninaveryslowraceupamountainside.Thisracebetweensuchslow-growingtreestakesthousandsofyears.Theysayclimatechangeiscausingthecompetition.Smitherssaidthebristleconepinesarenotindangerofdisappearing.Butheassumestheycouldbecrowdedoutofsomeplaceswheretheyhavegrownforthousandsofyears.Theresearcherssaythefindingsshowhowclimatechangecanaffectthetwokindsoftrees.Theinformation,theysay,canhelpscientistsunderstandmorecomplexforests.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceatopic.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．Todescribetheappearanceofatree.D．Topraisethehardworkoftheexperts.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A．Therewillbeoldertreessentoutofthosemountains.B．Therewillbemoreplacescoveredwithbristleconepines.C．Therewillbebetterlimberpinesreplacingtheancientones.D．Therewillbefewerbristleconepinesgrowinginthoseareas.3、Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhylimberpinescangrowathigheraltitudesis_________.A．thehighwindsB．thedifficultconditionsC．thechangingclimateD．theextremetemperatures4、Whatistheresearchers’attitudetowardsthefutureofthebristleconepine?A．Positive.B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic.D．Indifferent.24．（8分）Changzhougovernmentjustannouncednewpoliciesfore-Bikes,especiallyforthosewhohavenotregisteredtheirvehicles.It’sthelastchanceforyoutoregisterbefore15April,2019.1.standardizetheproductionandsalesofe-Bikes※SinceApril15，2019，electricbicycleproductsthatdonotmeetthenewnationalstandardandhavenotobtainedtheChinaCompulsoryCertification(CCCcertification)arenotallowedtobeshippedorsold.2.standardizetheregistrationofelectricbicycles※BeforeApril15,2019,everyonewiththeirvalidIDcardcangotothenearestelectricbicyclelicensesalespointtoregistertheirunlicensedelectricbicyclesandbeissuedtheunifiedelectricbicyclenumberplateforfree.※Encourageelectricbikeownerstotakeoutthird-partyliability(责任)insuranceforelectricbicycles.3.standardizethesafetymanagementofe-Bikes※Thetransition(过渡)periodmanagementiscarriedoutforelectricbicyclesthatreceivetemporarypermitcards(thosemaynotagreewithnewnationalstandard).ThetransitionperiodstartsfromApril15,2019andisdueonApril14,2024.Itisnotallowedtorideontheroadafterthetransitionperiod.※Investigatetheillegaltrafficbehaviorssuchasunlicensedroads,redlights,cross-lineparking,reversedriving,drivingonmotorvehiclelane,speeding,andothertrafficviolationsaccordingtothelaw,andtakepicturesofillegalbehaviorbyusingtheelectroniccamera,facerecognitionandothertechnicalmeanstocarryouton-sitelawenforcement.※Perfectthetransportationcredit-managementsystem,andensureon-sitelawenforcement.Announcedby:ChangzhouPublicSecurityBureauChangzhouIndustrialandInformationTechnologyBureauChangzhouMunicipalMarketSupervisionAdministration15March,2019169、Whatmustyoudoifyoudriveane-bikelegallyinChangzhouafterApril15,2019?A．Buyanewe-BikemeetingthenewnationalstandardbeforeApril15,20)9.B．Paytoregisteryourunlicensede-BikebeforeApril15,2019.C．Takeoutthird-partyliabilityinsuranceforyoure-BikebeforeApril15,2019.D．Obtainane-BikenumberplateoratemporarypermitcurdbeforeApril15,2019.1、Fromtheannouncementweknowthat________.A．thetransitionperiodforregistrationisfiveyearslongB．sixillegaltrafficbehaviorswillbespeciallyinvestigatedC．hightechnologywillbeusedforlawenforcementonthespotD．theannouncementismadeforthesakeofeconomicdevelopment25．（10分）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.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）DoubleTroubleWhenIwaseight,Iwantedatoyandneeded$10tobuyit.But,asusual,Iwasbroken.Idecidedtoaskmy11-year-oldsister,Kathleen,foraloan.Iwenttoherroom,1herforthecash.Laughing,sheagreedto2methemoney,butadded,“Iwillchargeyou10percentcompoundinterestevery3untilyoupaymeback.”“Compoundinterest---what’sthat?”Iasked.“Well,interestiswhatyoucallthe4moneyborrowershavetopaybackonaloan,”sheexplained.“Compoundinterestmeansthattheinterestpaymentsgetbiggerandbiggerthe5youtaketopaybacktheloan.Torepaytheloan,youwillneedtogiveme$11afteronemonth.Ifyouwaittwomonthstopaymeback,your6willgrowfrom$10to$11.SoI’llbechargingyouintereston$11.ThenIwilladdthatinteresttothe$11youalreadyoweme,fora7of$12.10.That’swhatyou’lloweaftertwomonths.”“Sure.Igetit,”Isaid.Thoughtruthfully,Iwasgetting8.Kathleenlentmethemoney,andIboughtthetoy.Mybirthdaycameamonthlater,andmymomgaveme$10.9,thatwasjusttheamountIneededtobuyanothertoyIwanted10.Iputoffpayingmysisterforamonth.Afteranothermonth,I11abouttheloan.Severalmonthslater,onChristmasmorning,mysisterandIeachfounda$02billinourstockings.Iwasjustputtingitintomypocket12Kathleentappedmeontheshoulder.“Sorry,kiddo.That’smine.I’m13onyourdebt.”“Huh?”ThenIrememberedtheloan.“Hey!Howcanitbethatmuch?I14borrowed$10.”“True,”shesaid,“butinteresthasbeencompoundingforeightmonths.Nowyou15me$1.43.”Shepaused,thenadded.“Youcanpaymethe$1.43.”I16tobelievethata$10loancouldmorethandoublesoquickly.Muchtomy17,mysistergotherpencilandtabletandshowedmeexactlyhowitalladdedup.Myhead18asItriedtokeeptrackofKathleen’s19,butthistime,Igotthebasicideaofcompoundinterest.I20thehardwaythatborrowingmoneycanbe“doubletrouble”innotime.1、A．blaming B．begging C．searching D．preparing2、A．pay B．send C．lend D．hand3、A．month B．year C．week D．day4、A．little B．same C．enough D．extra5、A．shorter B．longer C．more D．less6、A．cash B．saving C．note D．debt7、A．total B．cost C．number D．bill8、A．encouraged B．shocked C．confused D．satisfied9、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully10、A．seriously B．anxiously C．secretly D．desperately11、A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．cared12、A．after B．until C．while D．when13、A．carrying B．collecting C．relying D．focusing14、A．normally B．nearly C．only D．really15、A．owe B．offer C．take D．give16、A．decided B．refused C．pretended D．managed17、A．relief B．delight C．annoyance D．regret18、A．turned B．nodded C．stuck D．hurt19、A．calculations B．excuses C．directions D．discoveries20、A．explored B．learned C．explained D．questioned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）Ataboo(禁忌)isasocialactionthatisnotallowed.Everycultureintheworldhas1．(it)owntaboos.Thebreakingofataboosometimesmakespeoplefeel2．(comfort).Ilearnedthisthroughmyownexperience.Lastweekend,WangLinandIshowedtwo3．(foreign)aroundourcity.Mr.SinghwasfromIndiaandMr.WhitefromtheUSA．WhenI4．(hold)outmylefthandtoshakehandswithMr.Singh,heseemedtobeunhappy.Mr.White,5．,wasquitecasual.Hesaidhellotomewithabigsmileandawaveofhishand.Intheevening,westoppedatarestaurantfordinner.InoticedthatMr.Singhdidn’ttouchthebeefandMr.Whiteseemednot6．(like)chickens’claws.Duringthemeal,WangLinsaidsorrytoMr.Singhandcontinued7．(explain)thatwedidn’tknowitwasatabooinIndiatoshakeone’slefthand.Mr.Singhexplainedthat8．oxenaresacred(神圣的)inIndia,peopledon’teatbeefthere.Mr.Whitejoinedinandsaidthat9．wasnotusualintheUSAforpeopletoeatchickens’claws.Hewentontosaythat10．(America)don’tusuallygetintoeachother’spersonalspace.Isn’titagoodlessonthatneedsremembering?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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该词。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。Alexander

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