2024届江西省宜春九中高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2024届江西省宜春九中高考冲刺英语模拟试题考生请注意：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．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown2．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat3．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep4．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales5．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those6．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone7．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since8．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding9．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound10．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly11．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for12．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排练)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please13．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that14．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after15．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved16．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto17．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious18．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal19．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should20．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share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）AwomangraspedherphonetoherheartthewayaministermightholdaBible.Shewasanxioustotakeapictureofabunchofflowersthatsatnot10feetaway,butfirstshehadtogetthroughacrowdofotherspushingtodothesame.ThecauseofthiswasBouquetstoArt,oneofthemostpopularannualeventsatthedeYoungMuseuminSanFrancisco.Forthe34thyear,artistswereaskedtocreateflowerbunchesthatrespondtopiecesofartondisplay,fromancientcarvingstocontemporarysculptures.It’stimetotakeaphototopostonInstagram,buttothepointthatithasbecomeaproblem.Inrecentyears»thedeYoungreceivedmorethanathousandcomplaintsfrompeoplewhofeltthatcellphoneshadruinedtheirexperience.Infact,institutionsoffineartaroundtheworldfacesimilarproblemsasthedesiretotakephotographsbecomesahugedrawformuseumsaswellassomethingthatupsetssomeoftheirvisitors.SothedeYoungrespondedwithakindofcompromise:carvingout“photofree”hoursduringtheexhibition’ssix-dayrun.Onecommoncomplaintintheongoingdebatesovertheeffectofsocialmediaonmuseumcultureisthatpeopleseemtobemissingoutonexperiencesbecausetheyaresobusycollectingevidenceofthem.ArecentstudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencesuggeststhereissometruthtothis;itfoundthatpeoplewhotookphotosofanexhibitratherthansimplyobservingithadahardertimerememberingwhattheysaw.Buttheissueiscomplicatedfortheprofessionalsrunningmuseums.LindaButler,thedeYoung’sheadofmarketing,communicationsandvisitorexperience,acknowledgesthatnoteveryonewantsamuseumtobe“aphoto-takingplayland.”Yetalotofotherpeopledo,andshethinksthatthedeYoungisinnopositiontojudgethatonemotivationforbuyinga$28ticketismorevalidthananother.“Ifweremovedsocialmediaandphotography,”shesays,“wewouldriskbecominglesspopular.”Ifthisisabattle,signsindicatethatthepro-phonecrowd(亲手机人群)hasalreadywon.1、WhatwerethecrowdeagertodoinParagraph1?A．ToholdaBible. B．Toadmireflowers.C．Totakeaphoto. D．Toseetheexhibition.2、HowdidthedeYoungrespondtothecomplaints?A．Bysettingperiodswithoutphoto-taking.B．Bymakingtheexhibitionfreeofcharge.C．Bycompromisingwithotherinstitutions.D．Bygivingextratimetotakephotosfreely.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheuseofsocialmediainmuseumsaccordingtotherecentstudy?A．Ituncoversthetruth. B．Itaccumulatesevidence.C．Itcausescomplaints. D．Itplaysanegativerole.4、WhichofthefollowingmayLindaButlersupport?A．Cateringtovisitors. B．Reducingadmissionprices.C．Reservingjudgementinpublic. D．Banningsocialmediaandphotography.22．（8分）ChinawillgivethegreenlighttoInternetmedicalservicesconductedbymedicalinstitutionsaspartofabroaderpushtopromoteInternetPlusHealthcare,thoseataStateCouncilexecutivemeetingchairedbyPremierLiKeqiangdecided.Medicalinstitutionswillbeallowedtoprovideonlinediagnosticservicesforsomecommonandchronicdiseasesinpatients'follow-upvisitstotheirdoctors.Thetoplevelsofhospitalswillbeencouragedtoprovideonlineservices,includingconsultations(会诊),reservationsandtestresultinquiries.AsChinajoinstheranksofmiddle-incomecountries,thedemandforhealthserviceshasincreasedaccordingly.InternetPlusHealthcarecanhelpreducetheproblemofinaccessibleandexpensivepublichealthservicesthathavelongbeenabigconcernforthegeneralpublic.Onedecisioncomingoutofthemeetingsaystheintelligentreviewforhealthinsurancewillbeappliedandtheone-stopsettlementwillbeadvanced.Thereal-timesharingofprescriptionanddrugretailsaleswillbeexplored,aswell.“Wemustwastenotimeinpushingforwardthemeasuresoncethedecisionsmade.”Lisaid.“Inrecentyears,top-levelhospitalsinmajorcitieshaveseensteadyincreasesinthenumberofpatients.Medicalbillshavebecomeaheavyburdenonfamiliesandhigh-endmedicalresourcesstillfallshortofmeetingthegrowingdemandofthepublic.”Tosolvetheproblem,atwo-pronged(双管齐下的)approachmustbetaken.Oneistoestablishmedicalpartnershipstostrengthencooperationbetweenmajorhospitalsandcommunityclinics.TheotheristobringforwardInternetPlusHealthcaretopromotethesharingofqualitymedicalresources.Thegovernmentwillseetoitthatlong-distancehealthcareservicescoverallcounty-levelhospitals.Somoreeffortswillbemadetoensurethathigh-speedbroadbandnetworkwillbeextendedtocovermedicalinstitutionsinurbanandruralareas.Dedicatedinternetaccessserviceswillbesetuptomeettheneedsforlong-distancehealthcareservices.1、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingserviceswon’tapatientenjoyonline?A．Receivingamedicaloperation.B．Askingdoctorsforadviceafterthetest.C．Severaldoctorsdiscussionaboutthedisease.D．Makinganappointmentwithadoctorinadvance.2、WhyisthedemandforhealthservicesincreasinginChina?A．Theexpenseofmedicalcare.B．Therecognitionofhealthinsurance.C．Theimprovementofpeople'slifequality.D．Theinconvenienceofhospitalequipment.3、WhatdoesLimeanbysaying“Wemustwastenotimeinpushingforwardthemeasures”?A．Thebillsareimpossibletoafford.B．Thesituationsareurgenttoimprove.C．Themeasuresareperfectlyworkedout,D．Thehospitalsareunwillingtoadmitpatients.4、Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext?A．ModernHospitalsB．OnlineHealthcareonitsWayC．NoMoreBurdenforGeneralPeopleD．WideApplicationsofInternetService23．（8分）阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworking,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem;wheninfact,you’rejustdoingyourjob.Youjustencouragethemtodotheirworkbetter.Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.1、TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.A．theirculturesaredifferentB．theydon’tlikeeachotherC．bothofthemaretooproudD．theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews2、Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．savingsomemoneyforlateruseB．makingfacestopleaseyourbossC．showingsomerespecttosomebodyD．helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble3、Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.A．fortheAsianstoacceptthecultureinAmericaB．fortheAmericanstoadapttothecultureinChinaC．forpeopletolearnthecultureinaforeigncountryD．forpeopletofollowthecultureintheirowncountry4、ThenegativeremarksanAmericanbossgivesonyourworkprobablymeanhe/she_____A．doesn’tlikeyouanylongerB．thinksyouarenotworthrespectingC．doesn’tthinkyouaresuitableforthejobD．wantsyoutoimproveyourwork24．（8分）Canyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbecomeascommonplaceasthemicrowave.Scientistssaythattheyareeasytouse:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood"inks"intotheprinter.Youcanalsochangetheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Theysaythatifpeopleused3Dprinterstocreatemealstherewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealoteasier.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfrominsectscouldbechangedintotastyproducts.Andasisknown,thosetraditionalactivitiesarenotbeneficialtooursurroundings.Thistechnologycouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphagia(aswallowingdisorder).Thepatientscouldprogramtheprinterandsofterversionswouldbemadesothattheywouldnothavetroubleswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatusing3D-printedfoodswouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthoseforgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw"foodink".Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletogetthenutrientsweneedfromfood-basedinks?What'smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepastimeofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.1、Whatdoscientiststhinkof3Dfoodprinting?A．Itischeaptouseit.B．Itisenvironment-friendly.C．Itisadvancingquickly.D．Itneedsimproving.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A．Theprintedfoods.B．Theirfavoritefoods.C．Themorenutritiousfoods.D．Themoretastyfoods.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheprintedfoodsfromParagraph4?A．Theirraw"foodinks"aremorenutritional.B．Peoplewouldgetmorejobsproducedbythem.C．Peopleneedmoreevidenceabouttheirnutrition.D．Theywouldbeboughtintraditionalrestaurants.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Thegrowthof3DfoodprintingB．Thefutureof3DfoodprintingC．The3DfoodprintingbusinessD．Thetwosidesof3Dfoodprinting25．（10分）Findingtimetoredisanimportantpartofdevelopingliteracyskillsforallkids.Andtherearemanyeasyandconvenientwaystomakereadingapartofeachday-evenwhenit’stoughtofindtimetositdownwithabook.Readingopportunitiesareeverywhereyougo.Whileridinginthecar,forexample,encouragekidstospotwordsandletters(onbillboards,storesigns,etc.),turningitintoagame(“Who’llbethefirsttofindaletterB?”).Whileshopping,askyourpreschoolerto“read”picturesonboxesandtellyouaboutthem.Pointoutthedifferencebetweenthewordsandthepicturesontheboxes.Encourageolderkidstotellyouwhat’sontheshoppinglist.Evendailytaskslikecookingcanprovidereadingmoments.Youcanreadrecipesaloudtoyoungerkids,andolderkidscanassistyouasyourcookbytellingyouhowmuchflourtomeasure.Giveyourchildacatalogtoreadwhileyousortthroughthemail.Askrelativestosendyourchildletters,e-mails,ortextmessages,andreadthemtogether.Helpyourchildcreatelettersormessagestosendbacktotherelatives.Thesetypesofactivitieshelpkidsseethepurposeofreadingandofprint.Evenwhenyou’retryingtogetthingsdone,youcanencouragereading.Whilecleaning,forinstance,youmightaskyourchildtoreadafavoritebooktoyouwhileyouwork.Youngerkidscantalktoyouaboutthepicturesinthefavoritebooks.Makesurekidsgetsometimetospendquietlywithbooks,evenifitmeanscuttingbackonotheractivities,likewatchingTVorplayingvideogames.Mostimportantly,beareaderyourself.Kidswhoseetheirparentsreadingarelikelytoresemblethemandbecomereaders,too!1、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceofReadingB．FindingtheReadingMomentsC．ImprovingtheKid’sReadingSkillsD．SittingdownwithaBook2、Accordingtothepassage,encouragingthechildrentowritelettersisto______.A．showthefunctionofreadingB．examinetheirwritingskillsC．improvethekids’readingabilityD．keepintouchwiththerelatives3、Toencourageolderchildrentoread,youcanaskthemto______.A．maketheshoppinglistB．measuretheflourforyouC．describethepicturesonboxesD．readafavoritebooktoyou4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resemble”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Enjoy.B．Read.C．Imitate.D．Like.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）LeonardodaVincibeganpaintingtheMonaLisain1503.Hewasworking1aspecialpaintingforachurchatthattime,2thechurchpaintingwasnot3well.AnItalianbusinessmanaskeddaVincitopaintapictureofhissecond4.Thisisthewomanwho5beseenintheMonaLisa.Allinall,theMonaLisaisaverygoodexampleofdaVinci's6,anditsatisfiedthehusband.DaVinciused7andlightinaclever8inthepainting.DaVincilovedscienceand9Rightawayapersoncanseethatthereisalotofgeometry(几何形状)intheMonaLisa.ThefaceoftheMonaLisaismadeofmanycirclesand10shapeslike11.Evenher12canbeseenasasmallpartofalargecircle.Thewomaninthe13issittingonabalcony(阳台),and14canbeseenbehindherbecauseDaVincilovedtostudyrocks,andthesecanbeseen15inhisotherpaintings.Thewomanissittingwithherknees16theside.Herheadisturnedtolookoutofthepainting.Herhandsare17togetherinfrontofher.Thiswayof18isnowusedbymany19whentheyare20.TheMonaLisaisaremarkablemaster.1、A．aboutB．upC．inD．on2、A．solongasB．butC．inspiteofD．however3、A．workingB．doingC．goingD．making4、A．wifeB．servantC．da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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、B5、C6、A7、A8、C9、D10、C11、A12、C13、C14、C15、D16、C17、A18、B19、D20、D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、1、C2、A3、D4、A22、1、A2、C3、B4、B23、1、A2、C3、B4、D24、1、B2、A3、C4、D25、NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”Pradhansays.Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn’ttasterightany-more,”saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.That’sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoftenreliesonwhatwesmell.“Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,”Cowartsays,“Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou’remissingarethesmalldistinctions.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory.Pradhanmaybeontosomething,accordingtobiologistPaulMoore.