广东省梅县东山中学2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

广东省梅县东山中学2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking2．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank3．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison4．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless5．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a;不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a;the6．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after7．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't8．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering9．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord10．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate11．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience12．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot13．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon14．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that15．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty16．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though17．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped18．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others19．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned20．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/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）Wehumanbeingsneedtostayintouchwithnature-manystudiesshowhowmuchbetterpeoplefeelwheninsightoftrees.Yetevenmoreimportantly，natureitselfneedsustostayintouch.Manypoliticiansandscientistshavetoldusthatwecan"conquer"nature，butinrealitynaturewillalwaysbebeyondourcontrol---wedohavethepowertodestroyit.Thefateofalltheanimalsandtheirhabitatsdependslargelyonourattitudetowardsthem.Whetherornotweourselvessurvivedependsonhowwellwelookaftertherest.Foroursakeaswellastheirs，weneedtoconsideritseriously.Buthowcanwecareatallifwespendourlivesindoors？BorninSouthLondonattheendoftheSecondWorldWar，atleastIknewwhatasparrowwas（they'rerarenow）andyoucouldn'tputaspadeintoourtinygardenwithoutcuttingaworminhalf.Weknew，too，thatmilkcomesfromcowsandthatoldmencangrowamazingcarrotsonpoorland.Ultra-urban（极度城市化）aswemayhavebeen，atleastwewereintouch."Nowwehaveagenerationwhofranklyarenotintouch.Sohowcantheycareifthecountrysideissoldofftothehighestbidders，andusedtoparkhelicopters，andourcropscomefreefromMonsantoandourlivestockliveinfactories？Theywillknownootherway.Butifwesettlefortheultra-urbanlife，ifweallowallwildernesstobecompromisedandhandourfarmingovertoindustrialchemiststhen，quitesimply，theworldwillfallapart--asithasbeendoingalready.Wehavetorethinkwhatagricultureisreallyfor，andwhyconservationmatterstous，aswellastoothercreatures.Changesofstrategiesbeginwithattitudeandattitudebeginswithawareness.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionswilltheauthorbefor？A．Technologywillhelphumanscontrolnaturecompletely.B．Conqueringnatureisthepolicyofhumansociety.C．Humanshavetofindawaytoliveinharmonywithnature.D．Wewilllosecontrolofnaturewiththedevelopmentofsociety.2、Thesecondparagraphisintendedtotellusthatcitypeopleinthepast_____.A．wereinclosetouchwithnatureB．managedtosurviveinthewarC．killedthewormsintheearthcruellyD．hadahealthierdietthanus3、Thenewgenerationshownoconcernabouttheultra-urbanpatternjustbecause_______A．modernagriculturedoesn'tneedhardworkB．highprofitscanbemadebysellingcitylandC．theyarecutofffromnatureD．livestocklivinginfactoriesaretastier4、FromthepassagewecanguessthatMonsantoislikelytobe____________A．achemicalfertilizerplantB．ascientistgoodatfarmingC．aconstructioncorporationD．abigagriculturalcompany5、Towardstheendofthepassage，theauthorremindsusto_____________A．movetothecountrysideB．reflectonourpastbehaviorsC．leavespaceforwildanimalsD．tumfarmsintobigfactories22．（8分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任务)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,10oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms23．（8分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from3to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof1,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof12people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing24．（8分）MyFirstDayofSchoolFearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolled(登记)inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered.“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn’thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn’tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,“It’sstillfourthperiod.”“Butthebelljustrang,”Isaid.Changingfromagentletonetoaharsher(刺耳的)one,shesaid,“Thatisthelunchbell,youngman.”Iapologized.WithoutanotherwordIheadedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausewedidn’thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywaytothebuswhichwedidn’thaveinIndiaeither.Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn’tobad.1、TheauthorattendedanAmericanhighschoolbecause_______.A．hisfatherpreferredAmericanschoolsB．hisfamilywantedhimtohaveabrightfutureC．hismotherhadworkedinitfor3yearsD．hehadbeenlongingtoleavehishomeland2、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A．HewenttothewrongclassforthesecondperiodB．HemetsomeenthusiasticteachersandclassmatesC．HegottheCourseRequirementssheetfromhisclassmateD．HeexperienceddifferencesfromtheIndianschoolsinmanyways3、Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendoftheday?A．Worried B．PuzzledC．Relieved D．Excited25．（10分）TrackingShots:ThisWeekinFilmTheIncomparableRoseHartmanQuadCinemaSaturdaytoSundayItisagorgeouslyshot,sharplyeditedportraitofphotographerHartman,whointhe1970sand1980shauntedStudio54.Hartmanmadeacareerofcapturingfashiondesigners,models,musicians,andmoviestarsinhalf-guardedmoments,somewherebetweenunawareandapingforthelens.ChurchillAngelikaFilmCenterMondaytoTuesdayTwentiethcentury’smostawesomeleader,amanwhosehistoryincludestwoworldwars!Butwhathappenswhenthestorybeingtoldfeelsemotionallyfalseandfactuallybogus?Churchill,anewdramastarringthegreatBrianCox,issofullofmovieclichesthatit’ssometimeshardnottogiggle—andoneshouldneverlaughattheprimeminister.HandsomeDevilCinemaVillageThursdaytoFridayTheIrelandoftheteenfilmHandsomeDevilisaplacewhereyoungboysareencouragedtodoonlyonething:playrugby.Ifrugbyisn’tyourthing,orifyoudigthingsthataren’trugby-related,you’reimmediatelydismissedasgay.That’sunfortunatelythecaseforthemaincharacter—ginger-hairedNed.Indeed,it’smorelikeacomingofagefilmthanacomedy.PastLifeLandmarkSunshineWednesdayAlthoughPastLifeisbasedonrealevents,AviNesher’slatestfilmplaysunapologeticallylikemelodrama(情节剧)—abittoomuchattimes.Itsinsistencethatguilt-riddenBaruchMilchcanrecitetohisdaughters,morethanthirtyyearslater,everysinglewordhewroteinanotebookwhilehidingfromtheNazisinPolandduringWorldWarIIstrainscredulity.1、Whichfilmmayinterestpeoplewholiketakingpictures?A．ChurchillB．PastLifeC．HandsomeDevilD．TheIncomparableRoseHartman2、Wherecantheaudiencegotoenjoyacomedythisweek?A．QuadCinemaB．AngelikaFilmCenterC．CinemaVillageD．LandmarkSunshine3、WhatdoweknowaboutthefilmPastlife?A．Itisfictional.B．Itwasshownonweekend.C．AviNesherwasthemaincharacter.D．ItwasconcernedwiththelifeofJewish.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）Morethanthreedecadesago,IwasastudentatahighschoolinSouthernCalifornia.Thestudentbodyof3,200wasameltingpotofethnicgroups.Theenvironmentwas1

.OnedayIwaswalkingdownthesidewalkwhensomeonekickedmefrombehind.Turning2

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asthe15gangmemberssurroundedme.4Ihadtohaveanoperation.MydoctortoldmethatifIhadbeenhitinthehead5

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,somefriendssaid,“Let’sgettheseguys!”Thatwastheway7were“resolved”.Apartofmesaid,“Yes!”Butanotherpartofme8andsaidno.Historyhasprovedtimeandagainthatrevengeonly9theconflict.Weneededtodosomethingdifferenttobreakthecounter-productive(适得其反的)chainof10

.Workingwithvariousethnicgroups,we11whatwecalleda“BrotherhoodCommittee”toworkonimproving12relationships.Iwasamazedtolearnhowmuch13fellowstudentshadinbuildingabrighterfuture.Twoyearslater,I14

StudentBodyPresident.EventhoughIranagainsttwofriends,oneafootballheroandtheotherapopular“bigmanofthecampus”,asignificantmajorityofthe3,200studentsjoinedmeinthe15ofdoingthingsdifferently.Wemadesignificantprogressinbuildingbridgesbetween16

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forceinmylife.Turningupourlightinthepresenceofthosewhoselightisdim(昏暗的)becomesthedifferencethatmakesthedifference.1、A．clearB．toughC．protectiveD．dirty2、A．aroundB．onC．intoD．out3、A．meansB．situationC．ApproachD．direction4、A．GraduallyB．RegularlyC．EventuallyD．Frequently5、A．overtimeB．onemoretimeC．aheadoftimeD．innotime6、A．treatedB．recoveredC．sufferedD．calmed7、A．conditionsB．atmospheresC．fantasiesD．problems8、A．pausedB．agreedC．startedD．proceeded9、A．remainsB．finishesC．continuesD．proves10、A．accidentsB．itemsC．eventsD．scenes11、A．puttogetherB．putasideC．putbackD．putdown12、A．politicalB．racialC．civilD．national13、A．sympathyB．knowledgeC．HonorD．interest14、A．votedforB．ranforC．foughtforD．calledfor15、A．needB．dangerC．processD．way16、A．culturesB．schoolsC．banksD．ranks17、A．belongtoB．leadtoC．relatetoD．devoteto18、A．agreementB．DemonstrationC．justiceD．violence19、A．henceB．howeverC．moreoverD．then20、A．powerfulB．peacefulC．carefulD．thoughtful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）Asteenagers,wedohavesometroubleswhengrowingup,butwecangetrid1．themcorrectlyandwisely.First,someofusareupset2．theirbodyimagesandlooks.It’sunnecessaryandit’snotimportantatall.Weneedn’tcareaboutit.Itisone’sinnerbeauty3．matters.Second,wesometimesseemtobe4．(understand)byourteachers,parentsandclassmates.5．(face)withthis,wecanfind6．propertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,7．(try)toremovethemisunderstanding.Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,8．makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourageourselvestoworkefficiently,fullof9．(determine).Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?10．longaswehavedonesome,that’senough.Andwecanlearnhowtospendmoney.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。每处错误仅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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Theotherday,Iaswellasmyparentswereeatinginarestaurantwhenwenoticedaforeignercomingin、Heseatshimselfatatablebythewindow、Soonawaitresscameandwantedtotakeorder、However,theforeignercouldn’tgothisneedsacross、Seeingthis,Iwentupimmediatetooffersomehelps、Wecommunicatedwithsimp