云南省曲靖市沾益区第四中学2024届高考英语一模试卷含解析

云南省曲靖市沾益区第四中学2024届高考英语一模试卷考生须知：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．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality2．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless3．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.4．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where5．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．asmuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．astwicemuchas6．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will7．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat8．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently9．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether10．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none11．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation12．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching13．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention14．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when15．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely16．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup17．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or18．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed19．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing20．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped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）Throughouthistory,artist,inventors,writersandscientistshavesolvedproblemsintheirdreams.Now,let’shavealooktogetheratsomeofthem.1.PaulMcCartneyFoundYesterdayinadreamPaulMcCartneyisoneofthemostfamoussingers/songwritersofalltime.AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords,hisBeatlessongYesterday(1965)hasthemostcover（翻唱）versionsofanysongeverwrittenand,accordingtorecordlabelBMI，wasperformedoversevenmilliontimesinthe20thcentury.ThetuneforYesterdaycametoPaulMcCartneyinadream.“Iwokeupwithalovelytuneinmyhead.Ithought,’That’sgreat,Iwonderwhatthatis?’Therewasanuprightpianonexttome,totherightofmybedbythewindow.Igotoutofbed,satatthepiano,foundG,foundFsharpminor----andthatleadsyouthroughthentoBtoEminor,andfinallybacktoE.Itallleadsforwardlogically.Ilikedthe_melodyalot,butbecauseI’ddreamedit,Icouldn’tbelieveI’dwrittenit.Ithought,‘No,I’veneverwrittenanythinglikethisbefore.’ButIhadthetune,whichwasthemostmagicthing!”2.MaryShelley’sFrankenteinInspiredbyaDreamInthesummerof1816,nineteen-year-oldMaryWollstonecraftGodwinandherlover,thepoetPercyShelley(whomshemarriedlaterthatyear),visitedthepoetLordByronathisvillabesideLakeGenevainSwitzerland.Stormyweatherfrequentlyforcedthemindoors,wheretheyandByron’sotherguestssometimesreadfromavolumeofghoststories.Oneevening,Byronchallengedhisgueststoeachwriteonethemselves.Mary’sstory,inspiredbyadream,becameFrankentein（科学怪人）.“WhenIplacedmyheaduponmypillow,Ididnotsleep,norcouldIbesaidtothink----Myeyesshut,Isaw------withmyacutementalvision----thepalestudentofunholyartskneelingbesidethethinghehadputtogether.Isawtheuglyfigureofamanstretchout,andthen,ontheworkingofsomepowerfulengine,showsignsoflife,andtremblewithanuneasymotion,extremelyfrightful.ThenextmorningIannouncedthatIhadthoughtofastory.Ibeganthatdaywiththewords,‘ItwasonadullnightofNovember’,makingonlyatranscript(文字稿)ofthecruelterrorofmywakingdream.”1、Wecanlearnfromthewholepassagethat_________A．Somegreatstories,poemsandsongswerecreatedwhiletheirwritersslept.B．PaulMcCartneylikeswritingsongsindreams.C．FrankenteinwaswrittenbyByron’sguests.D．ByronwasanuglyfrightfulFrankentein.2、Theunderlinedword“melody”hasthesimilarmeaningof_______.A．dreamB．songC．tuneD．instrument3、Whichisthebesttitleofthewholepassage?A．TheGreatestwritersB．ThemostfamoussongandstoryC．GreatdreamsthatcometrueD．Howtodream22．（8分）Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!”1、WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?A．Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.B．Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.C．Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.D．Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.2、Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?A．Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.B．Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.C．Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.D．It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.3、Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.B．Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.C．Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.D．Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.23．（8分）WhenviewedfromtheSchuylkillExpresswayinPhiladelphia,St.John'sChurchpresentsapictureofdignityandgrace.Thisgray-stonedbeautysurroundedbyaparkmadeawonderfulsettingfortheweddingmywifeandIattendedinManayunk.Atthechurch,Iranintoanoldfriend?CasperBarrata,whohappenedtobeassignedtotheMass(弥撒).Now73,Casperwasabrilliantandtalentedsoftballpitcher(投手)backintheMen'sLeaguesofPhiladelphiainthemid-60s.Ididn'trecognizethenowsilver-hairedfellowuntilmybrother-in-lawJohnKaymentionedhisnametome!Afteraverypleasantgreetingandpraisingeachotheronhowgoodtheotherwasatplayingthegamebackthen,CasperaskedifIrememberedaletterofencouragementIhadwrittentohimbackin1964.ItappearedthatCasperfellonhardtimespitching,aspitcherssometimesdo,andhewasn'1pitchingtoowellforaperiodoftime.Ididn'trecalltheletter,buthesaid,“Yes,Istillhaveit,andIcontinuetoreaditanytimethingsaren'tgoingtoowell.”Hewentontosaythathehadreadthelettermanytimesoverthepast40years,andthesituationalwaysseemedtoimprove.Iwasspeechless!Hecontinued,“Youdon’tremember?”Isaid,“Sadly,no,Idon't.”ButIdidaskifIcouldhaveacopyoftheletter.Hesaidhewouldemailittome.AfterCasperfinishedworkatMurphy'swedding,wemetonthestepsofthechurch.Caspercameuptomeandpresentedtheletter.HelivedablockawayfromthechurchandranhometogetitaftertheMass.Theenvelopehadfadedandturnedyellow,andsowastheletterinside.Thatletterhadtobenearly50yearsold.Insimpleterms,theletterread:Thesehardtimesaretemporary:Maintainyourpassionforthegame.Neverquitandyou911bebackontopagainshortly.Hanginthere!CasperBarrataonceagainbecamethebestpitcherintheLeagueandremainedtobeathorninourteam'ssideeverytimehepitchedagainstus.1、292．Whydidtheauthorgotothechurch?A．Togetmarried.B．Toholdawedding.C．Toattendawedding.D．TomeethisfriendCasperBarrata.2、294．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthoroncefellonhardtimespitching.B．TheauthoronceoftenworkedfortheMass.C．Theauthoroncewasgoodatplayingsoftball.D．TheauthoroncetaughtCaspertoplaysoftball.3、296．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceshowinParagraph2?A．TheauthorwasmovedbyCasper.B．Theauthorwasn'tgoodatspeaking.C．TheauthoradmiredCaspertoomuch.D．Theauthordidn'trecalltheletteratall.4、298．WhydidCasperkeeptheletterfordecades?A．Theletterwassentbyhisbestfriend.B．Theletterinspiredhiminhissportcareer.C．Theletterwaswrittenbyasoftballpitcher.D．Theletterhelpedhimrecallsomethinginthepast.24．（8分）HowmuchweightababygainsduringitsfirstmonthcoulddetermineitsIQ,asanewresearchsuggests.Thestudyfoundthatchildrenwhogainmoreweight,andwhoseheadsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonthoflife,tendtohaveahigherIQwhentheystartschool.ResearchersattheUniversityofAdelaide,inAustraliastudied13,800childrenwhowerebornatfull-term.Theyfoundthatthosewhoputon40%oftheirbirthweightinthefirstfourweekshadanIQ1.5pointshigherthanthosewhoonlyputon15%oftheirbirthweight.Thosewhoexperiencedthebiggestgrowthinheadcircumference(头围)alsohadthehighestIQsbytheageofsix.“Headcircumferenceisanindicatorofbrainvolume,soagreaterincreaseinheadcircumferenceinanewly-bornbabysuggestsmorerapidbraingrowth,”saystheledauthorofthestudy,Dr.LisaSmithers.Sheadded,“Overall,newly-bornchildrenwhogrewfasterinthefirstfourweekshadhigherIQscoreslaterinlife.Thosechildrenwhogainedthemostweightscoredespeciallyhighonverbal(言语)IQatage6.Thismaybebecausetheneural(神经的)structuresforverbalIQdevelopearlierinlife,whichmeanstherapidweightgainduringthefirstmonthcouldbehavingadirectcognitivebenefitforthechildren.”Previousstudieshaveshowntheassociationbetweenearlypostnatal(产后的)dietandIQ,butthisisthefirststudyofitskindtofocusontheIQbenefitsofrapidweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.Dr.Smitherssaysthestudyfurtherhighlightstheneedforsuccessfulfeedingofnewly-bornbabies.“Weknowthatmanymothershavedifficultyestablishingbreastfeedinginthefirstweekoftheirbabies’life,”Dr.Smitherssaid.“Thefindingsofourstudysuggestthatifbabiesarehavingfeedingproblems,thereneedstobeearlyintervention(干预)inthemanagementofthatfeeding.”1、Thestudymainlyshowsthat________A．headcircumferenceiscertainlyconnectedtoIQ.B．babies’headsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonth.C．full-termbabiestendtobeclevererthanprematurebabies.(早产儿)D．themoreweightnewly-bornbabiesgain,thehigherIQtheyarelikelytohave.2、Howdidtheresearchersgettheirconclusionfromthestudy?A．Byaskingquestions.B．Bymakingcomparison.C．Byhavingadiscussion.D．Byreferringtodocuments.3、AccordingtoDr.LisaSmithers,wecanlearnthat________A．akid’sverbalIQscoresreachitshighestatagesix.B．thisstudyhelpsparentsfindfeedingproblems.C．quickweightgainbenefitsnewlybornbabiesonverbalIQ.D．thisstudyremindsparentsoftheneedforbreastfeeding.4、Thestudydiffersfrompreviousonesthat_________A．itassociatesearlypostnataldietwithIQ.B．itpaysattentiontotheIQofnewly-bornbabies.C．itemphasizesthesignificanceofsuccessfulfeeding.D．itfirstfocusesontherelationbetweenIQandweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.25．（10分）SydneyOperaHouseToursWeofferthreedifferenttoursofthisiconicbuildings.TheEssentialTourbringstolifethestorybehindthedesignandconstructionofoneoftheworld’smostfamouslandmarks.Usinginteractiveaudiovisualtechnology,yourguidewilltakeyouonamemorablejourneyinsidetheyoungestbuildingevertobeWorldHeritagelisted.Afterwards,whynotstayaroundandeatattheStudioCafé,withitsmodernAustralianmenu?YoucanbothenjoythebestviewsinSydneyandclaima20%reductiononthetotalcostofyourmeal.(Don’tforgettoshowyourticketinordertoclaimyourdiscount.)Language:English,French,GermanTakesplace:Dailybetween9amand5pmPrices:Adult$35/Online$29.75Concessions:Australianseniorsandpensioners;studentsandchildrenof16andunder$24.50Priorbookingsarenotessential.——————————————————————TheBackstageTourgivesyoubackstageaccesstotheSydneyOperaHouse.Itisauniqueopportunitytoexperiencethereal-lifedramasbehindthestage!Youmightevengettostandontheconcerthallstage,takeupaconductor’sbatonintheorchestrapitandimagineyouareleadingtheperformance.Youwillalsogettoseeinsidethestars’dressingrooms.ThetourconcludeswithacomplimentarybreakfastintheGreenRoom,theprivatediningareaofperformerspastandpresent.Takesplace:Dailyat7amPrices:$155.Noconcessions.Topurchase:Bookingsareessential.Limitedto8peoplepertour.Onlinesalesexpireat4:30pmtwodaysprior.Notes:Thetourincludesupto300steps.Flat,rubber-soledshoesmustbeworn.Forsafetyreasons,childrenof12yearsoldandunderarenotpermitted.——————————————————————OperaHighTeaconsistsofatourwhereyouwillwalkinthefootstepsofworld-classsingers,dancersandmusicians,followedbyfinefoodandmusicinthespectacularsurroundingsoftheBennelongDiningRoom.Whatcouldbebetterthanatreatofdeliciouslightsnacksandsoftdrinksfollowedbyaliverecital(独唱会)byaleadingAustraliansinger?Anunforgettabletreatforyoungandold!Takesplace:EverysecondWed.,2pmDuration:1.5hoursPrices:$145perpersonBookonlineorvisittheGuidedToursDesk201、Atravelerwillenjoyaperformanceifhechooses________.A．theEssentialTour B．theBackstageTourC．OperaHighTea D．anyofthetours1、JoiningtheBackstageTour,atraveler________.A．isallowedtowearsneakerswhenstandingonthestageB．willhaveanopportunitytobetheconductoroftheorchestraC．cantakehisbigfamilyof8memberstofreebreakfastD．canbuythediscountticketthedaybeforethetour2、Ifacouplewhotravelledwiththeir17-year-oldsonjoinedtheEssentialTourandhadamealof$150there,whatwouldthelowestcostbeifpaidincash?A．$2.25. B．$214.5.C．$225. D．239.25.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）Inthepast，peopleusuallybelievedwhatnewly­bornbabieswantedwasfoodandtobekeptwarmanddry．Theythoughtbabieswerenotableto1thingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold．____theresearchersintheUnitedStatesnowbelievebabiesbeginlearningontheirfirst2oflife．Theysaybabiesarestrongly3bytheirenvironmentandonebabywill4ifhisorhermotherdoessomethingthatthebabylikes．Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingto5hermother．Thisishowbabiesstarttolearnto6andcommunicatewithotherpeople．Theresearcherssaythisabilitytolearn7inababyevenbeforebirth．Theyalso8theideathatnewly­bornbabiescan9andunderstandsoundstheyheardwhiletheywerestill10insidetheirmothers．Recently，anAmericanstudy11112babiesfoundbabieslearnedbetterwhentheywere____．Thebabiesappearedtolearnwellwhethertheyweresittingupontheirown，sittinginseatsor12tositup．Theresearcherssaykeepingthatkind13hadwhattheycalleda14effectonthebabies'abilitytolearnaboutobjects．Theysaythebodypositionmaybelinkedtodevelopmentinthe____．One15saysbabiescanpaymoreattentionto16anobjectiftheydonothavetobeabouttheirbalance．1、A．learnB．knowC．rememberD．eat2、A．BesidesB．WhileC．ButD．Therefore3、A．hourB．monthC．weekD．day4、A．influencedB．acceptedC．disturbedD．moved5、A．cryB．smileC．singD．eat6、A．annoyB．loveC．noticeD．please7、A．connectB．liveC．speakD．smile8、A．disappearsB．informsC．existsD．happens9、A．inferB．supportC．denyD．instruct10、A．recognizeB．realizeC．receiveD．record11、A．sleepingB．deliveringC．shapingD．developing12、A．helpingB．involvingC．raisingD．containing13、A．sleepingsoundlyB．lyingdownC．sittingupD．awakingclearly14、A．assistedB．forcedC．askedD．mentioned15、A．hobbyB．gestureC．decorationD．purpose16、A．negativeB．unmarkedC．significantD．side17、A．languageB．brainC．feelingD．body18、A．psychologistB．motherC．doctorD．researcher19、A．exploringB．findingC．feelingD．discovering20、A．eagerB．worriedC．confidentD．curious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）TheBritishhavemanytraditionsbutthereisnothingmorequintessential(典型的)thantakingafternoontea.WeknowtheBritishhavealoveaffairwithdrinkingtea,1．morethan160millioncupsdrunkeveryday,butitwastheinventionofafternoonteathatturnedtea-drinkinginto2．popularpastime.Thissociablefeastinvolvesdrinkinggoodqualitytea3．(comfort)whilenibbling(小口吃)onnicesandwiches,sconeswithjamandcreamandaselectionofsmallcakes.And,ofcourse,itcanonlyhappenintheafternoon!Afternoontea,4．(d