广东省五校阳春一中肇庆一中真光中学2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

广东省五校（阳春一中，肇庆一中，真光中学2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷考生须知：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．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what2．Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman3．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake4．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track5．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking6．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until7．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so8．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others9．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily10．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why11．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．arebuilt12．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment13．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto14．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin15．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though16．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained17．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown18．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished19．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat20．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend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）Asagestureoffriendship,MayorYukioOzakiofTokyo,JapangaveWashington,DCagiftofmorethan3,000JapanesecherrytreesonMarch17,1912.Everyspring,thecherrytreesinWashington,DCtakebloom,beginningoneofthecountry’sloveliestcelebrations,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival(March17-April15).Bookyourtripnowtoseethisvibrantdisplayofpinkandwhiteinthiscityfullofhistory!Washington,DCCherryBlossomIn-DepthTourPrice:$45Available:Mar25-Apr15Duration:1DayHighlights:VisitWashington,DC;experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossom(April8-12)Itinerary:GuestswouldstarttocelebratetheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalanddiscoverthebeautyofcherryblossoms.Next,wewillbeginoursightseeingcitytourincludingLincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse,USCapitol,MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum,WashingtonMonumentandInternationalSpyMuseum.ThenvisittheJeffersonMemorial,thebestlocationtoviewthecherryblossoms.Finally,guestsmayboardaPotomacRivercruisetoseethecityfromthewater.Thentourends.PriceIncludes:GroundTransportationServicefeeforthetourguide:$10/personAdmissionFees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternationalSpyMuseum(Optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over65yrs)MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum(Optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over65yrs)PotomacRiverCruise$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over65yrs)Note:Ifyouwouldliketojoinintheoptionalactivities,pleasepaythefeeincashtothetourguide.YoucannotbuytheticketsonyourownoruseCityPasses.Thetourguidewillarrangetheticketsforthegroup.1、OnMarch25,touristscanenjoy.A．thecherryblossomsinfullbloomB．theNationalCherryBlossomFestivalC．adiscountedtourofacityfoilofhistoryD．theanniversarycelebrationofthegiftoftrees2、Thetourcoverstouristspotswithoutadmissionfees.A．four B．fiveC．seven D．eight3、Touristsaresupposedto.A．paytheservicefeeforthetourguideB．takecareofthegroundtransportationC．showtheCityPassattheticketofficeD．chooseatleastoneoptionaldestination4、Itcostsforyouandyourgrandpa(aged67)togoonthetour,withthewaxmuseumincluded.A．$156 B．$143C．$153 D．$10822．（8分）DuringAmsterdam’schaoticrushhour,nine-year-oldLottaCrokcyclestoaverybusyjunction.“Look,”shesays.“There’strafficcomingfromeverywhere.Fourtramsfromfourdifferentdirections.Forachildonabikethat’sreallyconfusing!”LottaisthefirstjuniorcyclemayorintheworldandherworkingareaistheDutchcapital.Youwouldthinkthischallengewouldbesuperfluousinacityknownasthe

bicyclecapitaloftheworld.Thenumberofbicycles

inAmsterdamisestimatedat881,000

–morethanthecity’s850,000inhabitants–and63%ofthepopulationcycledaily.ButchildrenwhocycleinAmsterdamfacechallenges,Lottasays:“Thethreebiggestproblemsforusarecars,cyclingtouristsandscooters(小型摩托).Thecarstakeuptoomuchspace,thetouristsarealwaysswingingsidetosideandstopwhenyouleastexpectit,andthescooterssimplyrunyouover.”LottabecamejuniorcyclemayorinJunelastyearwhenshewonacontestinwhichschoolchildrenwereaskedtocomeupwithplanstomakecyclingsaferandmorefun.Herideawastoaddchildren’sbikestothepopularbikeshareprogramme.SinceLottawasappointedjuniorcyclemayor,shehasbeenbusy,givinginterviews,openingcyclingcontestsinthecityandbeingajury（评审员）memberduringthe

AmsterdamLightParade,aneventinwhichAmsterdammersdecoratetheirbikeswithlights.Sheisnowplanningameetingwiththecity’smayortodiscussideasthatchildrenhavecomeupwith:“Oneofourproposalsisabicycleparkwherechildrencanlearnhowtocycle.Rightnow,mostofuslearnitinthestreet,whichcanbequitebusy.Anotherideaistocreateanappfortouriststoteachthemtherulesofcycling,becausemostofthemreallydon’tknow.”FollowingthesuccessoftheAmsterdamscheme,cyclemayorsaroundtheworldarenowplanningtoappointjuniorcolleagues.“Theyseeitworksreallywell,”Boerma,theseniormajor,says.“Italktotheparents,Lottatalkstothechildren.Andifyoulookatthecitythroughtheeyesofachild,youwillalsomakeitaccessibleforothers.Acitythat’sgoodforaneight-year-oldisalsogoodforan88-year-old.”1、WhyisajuniorcyclemayorappointedinAmsterdam?A．Toteachchildrenhowtoride.B．Toensurecyclingissaferforchildren.C．Togivesuggestionstothecity’smayoronhowtorunthecity.D．Toorganizethecyclingcontestsinthecity.2、Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“superfluous”inparagraph2?A．Important B．UnnecessaryC．Difficult D．Valuable3、WhathasLottadonesinceshebecamethebikemayor?A．ShehassolvedthethreebiggestproblemsforchildrencyclinginAmsterdam.B．Shehaswonacontestaboutcycling.C．Shehasgiveninterviewsandbeenajurymemberduringaparade.D．Shehasgivenproposalstothecitymayor.4、What’sBoerma’sattitudetothejuniorcyclemayor?A．Cautious B．FavorableC．Ambiguous D．Disapproving23．（8分）TheTruthCanSetYouFreeIrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginia.Ihadn’tbeenpayingattention，andIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.“CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration?”thepoliceofficeraskedme.Ipulledbothoutforhim，andhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver’slicense.“Whatareyoudoinghere?”heasked.“Areyouwiththearmy?”“No,I’mnot,”Ianswered.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginia,andIhadn’thadtimetoreregisteryet.“Sowhatbringsyouhere?”Hehadaskedadirectquestion.Withoutthinkingveryhard,Igavehimadirectanswer.“Well,officer,”Isaid,“sinceyou’veasked,Ihavecancer.Ihavejustmonthstolive.We’vemoveddownheretobeclosetomywife’sfamily.”“Soyou’vegotcancer,”hesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?WasIlying?Hetookalonglookatme.“Youknow,foraguywhohasonlyafewmonthstolive,yousurelookgood.”Hewasobviouslythinking:“Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlieonme,orhe’stellingthetruth.”Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.AndsohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.‘‘Well,officer,IknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutside,butthetumors(肿瘤)areontheinside.”Andthen,Idon’tknowwhatpossessedme,butIjustdidit.Ipulledupmyshirt,showingtheoperationalscars.Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadyingman.Well,hewasn’ttakingthisanyfurther.Hehandedmebackmylicense.“Domeafavor,”hesaid,“Slowdownfromnowon.”Theawfultruthhadsetmefree.Ashewentbacktohispolicecar,Ihadarealization.Ihadbeenoneofthosegorgeousblondes(金发美女)whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutoftickets.Idrovehomeunderthespeedlimit,andIwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.1、Theauthorwasstoppedbythepoliceofficerbecause.A．hedidn’thavealicense B．heforgottore-registerC．hewasseriouslyill D．hedrovetoofast2、TheauthormovedtoVirginiaprobablybecause.A．hewashomesick B．heservedinthearmythereC．Virginiahadbetterhospitals D．hisfamilycouldbebettercaredfor3、Onhearingabouttheauthor’scancer,thepoliceofficer.A．saiditwasanexcuse B．doubtedhishonestyC．showedsympathyforhim D．askedhimtoshowhisscars4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.A．optimistic B．adventurousC．dishonest D．romantic24．（8分）Anewstudyfrombrainresearchershelpsexplainhowthehumanbrainevolved,orchangedovertime,topermitpeopletospeakandwrite.MichaelUllman,theleadresearcher,aprofessoratGeorgetownUniversityMedicalSchoolinWashington,D．C,hasbeenstudyinglanguagelearningformorethan20years.Ullmansayshisresearchshowsthatthehumanbraindoesnothaveaspecialareaorsystemformakinglanguage.Overtimewehavesimplyreusedorco-opted(指派)partsofourbrainforlanguage.Andthoseparts,hesays,areancient-oldereventhanhumansthemselves."Thisstudyexaminesthetheoreticalframework(准则)thatlanguageislearned,storedand'processedintwoancientlearningandmemorysystemsinthebrain."Ullman,Hamrickandtherestoftheteamlookedatdatafrom16otherstudiesonlanguage.Theyfoundthatpeoplelearnlanguageusingtwomemorysystems:declarativeandprocedural.Memorizingvocabulary,forexample,isadeclarativememoryprocess.Butlearninggrammaris,mostly,aproceduralmemoryprocess."Declarativememory,inhumansatleast,iswhatwethinkofaslearningmemory',suchas,'Oh,rememberwhatyousaidlastnight'orthingslikethat.Andproceduralmotormemoryiswhatweoftencallmotormemory'suchashowyoulearntorideabicycle."Or,Ullmanadds,"Theseproceduralmemoryskillsbecomesodeeplyleanedthatwearenolongerawarethatwearedoingthem."However,Ullmanexplainsthatthetwolong-termmemorysystemscansharetasks.And,heads,theadultbrainusesthesystemstolearnlanguageabitdifferentlythanachild'sbrain."Adultlanguagelearnersofasecondlanguagemayusetheirdeclarativememoryforusinggrammarpatterns.Theythinkaboutitpurposefully.Forachild,thegrammarmaycomemorenaturally.Theydon'thavetothinkaboutthegrammarrulesbeforespeaking."Inadditiontolanguagelearners,Ullman'sstudycouldhelppeoplewhohaveabraininjurythataffectsspeakingandwriting.Thisknowledgecanalsohelpthosewhohavelearningdisabilitiessuchasdyslexia(阅读障碍).Peoplewithdyslexiahavedifficultyrecognizingwordsandsymbolsaccurately.1、HowdidUllmanstudyhuman'smemorysystems?A．Byexaminingthebrainwithhisteam.B．Bystudyinglanguagelearningoveryears.C．Bycomparingdifferentlanguagesyearafteryear.D．Byreferringtodatafromotherstudiesonlanguage.2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"motormemory"?A．Learningtomakeamodelplane. B．RememberingthegrammarpatternsC．Repeatingwhatyouheard. D．Memorizingwhatyouread.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?A．Declarativememory. B．Anadultlanguagelearner.C．Usinggrammarpatterns. D．Asecondlanguage.4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Ullmanhasadvancedourlanguageunderstanding.B．Anewresearchhelpspeoplelearnanewlanguage.C．Learningmemoryismoreactivethanmotormemory.D．Humanbeingslearnlanguageinprehumanareaofbrain.25．（10分）Asmyfortiethbirthdayapproaches,inevitableasanewhair-do,IrealizehowmanywomenfriendsI’vehadovertheyears:Mosthavecomeandgonewiththechangesoflife,justlikethelatestshoefashionswaltzinandoutofmycloset.Someofmyfriends,likesomeofmyshoes,weresillymistakes.Theyneverdidfitproperly,andtheyalwaysfeltslightly“off”,nomatterhowhardItriedtofitmyfeetintothem.Othersweremyabsolutefavoriteforawhile,buttheyworeoutorworeoff.Allstyleandnosubstance;thequalityjustwasn’tthere.Thentherearemytruefriends—theoneswho,likeapairoffineshoes,nevergooutofstyleoroutoffavor,whoseappealandvaluejustincreasewithwearandtime.Thesearefriendswhostayintouchandstandbyme—asiftheyandIhavenevergoneofftoanewstate,oranewjob.Physicaldistancedoesnotseparateus;timedoesnotchangethefundamentalfactofourfriendship;thewearandtearoflifedoesnotstopus.Thesolestillsupportus;thecolorsandlinesstillpleaseus;theuppers,stillstrongbutgownson,gentlybentaroundfeet.Ourconnectionissecurelyfastened,unaffectedbythewhirlwindofchangeswe’veeachbeenthrough,evenwhenlifecarriesusindifferentdirections.Ifthecomparisonfits...Deborahistheeveningshoe,elegantandlovely.Sheappreciatesthefinerthings,chooseonlythebest,andstilllookspolishedlongaftertherestofushavedrooped.Sheisastudyineleganceandknowsthedifferencebetweenbone,andwinterwhite.Fromthissplendidtreasure,I’vecomerecognizemyownappreciationforthefinerthingsinlife—andtotherealizationthatIdeservedthem.Janeispairessential,timelesspumpsthatIwearoftenandwouldbelostwithout.Withthisclassic,mybasicneedsandcomfortlevelareassured—leavingmetimeandenergyforfun.Icanmovegracefullyfromdaytonight,fromworktoplay,fromjokestodiscussion.Mystepislight;laughtercomeseasilyandIamreadyforadventure.GeorgianaismypairofstandardwhiteKeds—familiar,comfortableandgoodforallseasons.I’vehadthemsincelongbefore.Theyarepartofmychildhood.Theytakemehome,andIamakidagaindivingintotheoceanonahotsummerday.Theyhavebeenupthehillandthroughthemudwithme.Theykeepmemovingforward,evenwhenputtingonefootinfrontoftheotherfeelslikethehardestthingI’veeverdone.IknowIcanslipthemtomorrowandafter.Iamindebtedtotheselovelywornsneakers.Intheshoerackoflife,thesearethefriendsIcherish.TheyarethebaseuponwhichIstand.Theyaccompanymeonmychosenpath,regardlessofwhereitleadsorhowbumpyorhowhumpyorwindingitgcts.1、Paragraph2ismainlyabout.A．whyIdon’tlikesomeofmyfriendsB．whereIcanfindgoodfriendsC．whenIshouldsaygood-byetomyfriendsD．howIdealwiththosegoodfriends2、Whichofthefollowingfriendsisa“Jane”?A．He/ShehasbeentogetherwithyouindifficultiesandsufferingsB．He/Shealwayslivesuptoyourexpectationandkeepshis/herwordsC．He/ShehasbeenhonestenoughtopointoutyourmistakesintimeD．He/Shekeepsabalancebetweenlifeandworkandlivesanenergeticlife3、Theunderlinedword“indebted”inParagraph7isclosetinmeaningto.A．interestedB．embarrassedC．gratefulD．guilty4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．sharewithyouthewriter’sopinionsonhowtomakefriendsB．expressthewriter’sgratitudetohertruefriendsC．pouroutthewriter’sconcernsaboutsomefriendsD．conveysomecommonembarrassingconflictswithfriends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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Everyfast-foodemployeeknowsthatthedrive-throughwindowistheworstposition.Thewindowstickswithconstantice;theroarofengineshurtsyour1;yourwordsarelostinthehowlingwind.Ona2afternoon,everythingchanged.Everyonceinawhile,thesub-zerotemperaturesseala3windowsshut.Driversdon’texactlyenjoyhavingtostandoutsideinthecold,4theirordersintoaspeakerbox,whentheyexpecttodrivethroughontheirheatedleatherseats.Insuchcases,mostcustomerstendtoshowtheirannoyancetotheemployees.Thiswomanwas5“I’llgetthenextcar’s6aswell,”shesaidasshecameuptothewindowtopay.Shestoodoutside,7muchsnowonherhair.Thoughshewasobviouslyfreezing,herbright8litupherfacelikeafire.“Youcan’t9theirdrinks,”Isaid,confusedandtired.“No,butI’llbuythem,”shesaid.“Payitforwardandallthat.”Completelypuzzled,Ichargedheras10,andwhenthenextcustomerarrivedatthewindowIexplainedwhathadjusthappened.Iwatchedashis11changed—firstangrytobeoutinthecold,then12attherandomactofkindness,andfinally,delightedbyhis13“IsupposeI’llpayforthenextorderthen,”hereplied,noddingandwavingattheimpatientdriver14him.He15overthecashandreceivedhispre-paidhotdrink.Thetrendcontinued.Customersarrivedannoyed,onlytoleave16andpleased.Somewereshockedtospendmuchmorethantheyhadexpected,17othersendedupreceivingtheirorderforlessthanhalftheprice.Fivevehiclespassed,thenten,thentwenty.Noonerefusedtopay.Customersstoodatmywindow18afist-fullofchangetobuydrinksforacompletestranger.Carsdroveoff,honking(鸣笛)and19theirthanks.Itonlytakesonecustomer,oneperson,tochangetheentire20oftraffic.Itonlytakesonemoment,onesmile,towarmupeventhecoldestofdays.1、A．ears B．hands C．feet D．back2、A．freezing B．sunny C．warm D．usual3、A．truck’s B．vehicle’s C．car’s D．lorry’s4、A．offering B．throwing C．screaming D．cancelling5、A．polite B．angry C．popular D．different6、A．number B．coffee C．fee D．order7、A．covering B．increasing C．gathering D．falling8、A．eyes B．smile C．hair D．annoyance9、A．pay B．take C．buy D．bring10、A．instructed B．requested C．directed D．suggested11、A．gesture B．expression C．figure D．feeling12、A．inspired B．upset C．surprised D．disappointed13、A．turn B．sense C．deed D．luck14、A．beyond B．before C．beside D．behind15、A．took B．looked C．handed D．thought16、A．shy B．calm C．anxious D．regretful17、A．while B．since C．as D．unless18、A．making B．emptying C．lying D．holding19、A．explaining B．sending C．introducing D．casting20、A．jam B．row C．flow D．line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）语法填空Doyoujudgepeoplebytheirappearance?ThisweekIwastalkingtosomeguysatPlanetFitness,1．toldmeabouttheirboss’experienceofbuyinganewcar.Thesalesmendidn’tknowthatthismanhadalotofmoney.Itwasbecauseheoftendressed2．(he)inworn-outclothes,justlikeahomelessmanonthestreet.Whenthebossarrivedatthefirstshop,thesalesmen3．(total)ignoredhimandtreatedhimlikehewasn’tworththeirtime.He4．(leave)theshopwithasmileonhisface.Laterthatday,hewalkedintoanothershop,5．(wear)thesameclothesasusual.Thesalesmengreetedhimwithkindnessandrespect.Thenthismanpaidalmost$20million6．newcar!There’saBibletextthattellsushow7．(trea