广东省汕头市下蓬中学2024年高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

广东省汕头市下蓬中学2024年高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项：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．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes2．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto3．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply4．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what5．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst6．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave7．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave8．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve9．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy10．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission11．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting12．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected13．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread14．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes15．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave16．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished17．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen18．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/19．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic20．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight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）Pushyparentsandteacherswho"hothouse"theunder-5sriskcausingdamagetothechildren'slong-termdevelopment,aleadingeducationexpertsaid.LilianKatz,ProfessorofEducationattheUniversityofIllinois,toldthatfour-year-oldsengagedinreadingandwritingwentontoperformworseacademicallythanthose,engagedinimaginativelearning.Theyscoredhigherintestsattheageof5,butchildrenwhosefirstyearatschoolwasstimulating(使人兴奋的)outstrippedthemyearslater.Thefindingssuggestthatthegovernment'sstructuredapproachtoearly-yearslearningcouldbestoringupproblemsforchildren.Theyalsoraiseseriousquestionsabouttheplanforallchildrentobeabletoreadbytheageof6.Inmanycountriesformalteachingdoesnotstartuntilchildrenare6or7andhaveimprovedtheirsocialandmanualskills.Childrenstartlearningtoreadandwriteat6intheUnitedStates,FranceandGermany,andat7inFinlandandSweden.ProfessorKatzsaidthatinmanyschoolsthecourseswere“boringchildrentotears”.MuchacademicteachingrequiredIchildrentolearnbymemorizingpiecesofinformationoutofcontext,shesaid.Teachinginreceptionclassshouldinsteadallowchildrentodeveloptheirintellectbyexploringtheirenvironmentsandaskingquestions."Researchsuggeststhebenefitsofformalacademicinstructionforfourandfive-year-oldsseemtobepromisingwhentheyaretestedearly,butconsiderablylesssointhelongterm.Whenthesechildrenarefollowedoveraperiodofthreeormoreyears,thosewhohadearlyexperienceinmoreintellectuallyengagingcurriculaweremorelikelytodowellinschoolthantheirpeers,whohadreceivedearlyacademicinstruction."Sheadvocatesteachingchildrenthroughfirst-handexperienceandplay,inmixed-agedclasses.Thiscanincludepuppetshows,drawingorrunningapretendshopintheclassroom.1、Accordingtothepassage,thosewho"hothouse"theunder-5swouldprobably______.A．preferalotofinteractionandstimulationwhileteachingB．teachinalivelywaytomotivatekids'interestC．pushthekidstomemorizepiecesofinformationD．careaboutthekids'physicaldevelopment2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outstripped"inParagraph2mean?A．didbetterthanB．lookeddownuponC．caughtupwithD．performedworsethan3、Themessagetheauthorwantstodeliverthroughthepassageisthatformalteaching______.A．canstartatdifferenttimesindifferentcountriesB．shouldnotbestartedtooearlyC．isbestcarriedoutinFinlandandSwedenD．shouldincludeteachingchildrensocialandmanualskills4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheopinionofLilianKatz?A．Childrenshouldbetaughtthroughfirst-handexperience.B．Learninginamixed-ageclassisgoodforchildren.C．Runningashopcanhelpchildrengetgoodmarks.D．Puppetshowsanddrawingareusefulwaysinteachingchildren.22．（8分）Whatisbigdataexactly?Goodquestion.Afterall,we'vealwayshadlargeamountsofdata.AsLaurieMiles,head,ofanalyticsforbigdataspecialistSAS,says,“Thetermbigdatahasbeenaroundfordecadesandwe'vebeen,doinganalyticsallthetime.It'snotbig;it'sjustbigger."Mosttraditionaldatawasstructured,orneatlyorganizedindatabases.ThentheworldwentdigitalandtheInternetcamealong.Mostofwhatwe1docouldbetranslatedintodatacapableofbeingrecorded,stored,searched,andanalyzed.Therewasalsoso-calledunstructureddatageneratedbyallourdigitalinteractions(互动),fromemailstoonline’shopping,textmessagestotweets,andFacebookupdatestoYouTubevideo's.Somesaythatabout90%ofallthedataintheworldtodayhasbeencreatedinthepastfewyears.“About75%ofdataisunstructured,comingfromsourcessuchastextvoiceandvideo,”saysMrMiles.“Bigdataisnotjusthistoricbusinessintelligence,’'saysMr,Miles.“It'stheadditionofreal-timedataandtheabilitytocombinetogetherseveraldatasetsthatmakesitsovaluable.”Practically,anyonewhomakes,growsandsellsanythingCanusebigdataanalyticstomaketheirmanufacturingandproductionprocessesmoreefficientaridtheirmarketingmoretargetedandcost-effective.Andmanybusinessesareonlyjustbeginningtorealizethatdataissomethingthattheyneedtoprotectanduse.“Banksonlyuseathirdoftheiravailabledatabecauseitoftensitsindatabasesthatarehardtoaccess,”saysMrMiles,“Weneedtofindwaystomakethisdatamoreeasilyaccessible.”Whoownsitall?Socialmediaplatformswilloften,saythattheirusersowntheirowncontent,butthenlayclaimtohowthatcontentisused,reservingtherighttoshareitwiththirdparties!Sowhenyoutweetyoueffectivelygiveupanycontroloverhowthattweetisusedinfuture,eventhoughTwittertermsandconditionssay,“What'syoursisyours.”Privacy(隐私)andintellectualproperty1lawshavenotkeptupwiththepaceoftechnologicalchange.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,bigdata______.A．isalsocalledmoderndata B．meanswedon'thaveenoughdataC．getsitsnamefromaresearchinstitute D．hasbeenresearchedformanyyears2、Whatcontributesgreatlytothedevelopmentofunstructureddata?A．Theincreasingnumberofdatabases. B．Ourincreasingexposuretodigitalactivities.C．Agreatdecreaseinstructureddata. D．Thelackofpeoplewhocantranslatedata.3、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thefutureofbigdata. B．Thevalueofbigdata.C．Theprotectionofbigdata. D．Theproblemsofbigdata.4、Whydobanksonlyuseasmallpartoftheirdata?A．Becauseithasdifferentresources. B．Becausethespeedistooslow.C．Becausethecostisveryhigh. D．Becauseitisdifficulttoobtain.23．（8分）BritishwriterJohnDonneoncesaid:“Nomanisanisland;everybookisaworld.”Asanenthusiasticreader,Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore.Everysummer,IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed.ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd.Iamnofriendtochaos,either.IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms.1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection.AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel,however,waslessfruitful:Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes,butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen.ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ.D．Salinger,say,orFrankenstein.There’salwaysWarandPeacewhichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part,setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain,havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland,whichfeelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelongtoseriousliterature.Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath.Thistitledoesnotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes,butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes.Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer.Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland.B．1984isabookthatneedscarefulthought.C．Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful.D．SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedmotel.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getboggeddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Getconfused.B．Becarriedaway.C．Beinterpreted.D．Makenoprogress.3、Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A．Hefinishesthemquickly.B．Heshouldreadsomethingserious.C．Hebarelyunderstandsthem.D．Hegetsamazedbytheirtitles.4、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthispassage?A．ThomasHardyishisfriend.B．Heshowstalentforliterature.C．Heisquiteforgetful.D．Heisaliterary-mindedman.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisreadingexperience.B．Toencouragereaderstoreadbooks.C．Tointroducegoodbookstoreaders.D．Tocondemnthechaoticworldwelivein.24．（8分）TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.tothem,hewas“theicecreamman”.Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包车）window.Tome,hewasmyolderbrother,Andrew.Once,heworkedonWallStreet.Butlaterhespenthisdayssellingicecreamtoanendlesslineofkids,momsanddadsinswimmingsuits,perhapsdaydreamingofabeachfaraway.Alldaylong,whilehesoldbagsofpotatochips,cansofsoda,andalltypesoficecream,hewoulddothissortofroboticmotion—turntotheright,stoopdown,handtheitemoutofthewindowandcollectthemoney.Hisdrinkingdayswereovernow.Theynearedtheirendonenightafterhetookaseverebeatingwhensomeonefollowedhimhomeandrobbedhimwhenhewasdrunk.Itlefthimmemoriesofpainandmisery.Hewasdeterminedhewouldnevertakeanotherdrinkagain.Onedayyearslater,Iwenttolookforhim.Islippedintothehighdriver’sseatandsatquietlywatchinghimwork.Occasionally,hewouldaskmetohandhimadietrootbeerorabagofchipsforsale,allthetimebendingoverasheworkedthelongline.AsIwatchedhimsellicecreamfromavanwindow,hetaughtmesomethingaboutlivingthislifethatweallpassthroughtooquickly.Itwasalessonabouttryingtoliveitwithgraceanddignityandstyle,nomatterwhat.HediedinMarch1999.HehadservedintheArmyfortwoyearsinEuropeinthe1950s.Theygavehimasoldier’sfuneralwithafoldedflag.1、WherewasAndrewlikelytoselltheicecream?A．Onatrain.B．Inapark.C．OnWallStreet.D．Inasupermarket.2、WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndrew’sjob?A．Busyandhard.B．Challengingbuttime-consuming.C．Honorableandwell-paid.D．Busybutbadly-paid.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Therobbers.B．Thepainfulmemories.C．Theconsumers.D．Thedrinkingdays.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberhisbrother.B．Totellaregrettablestory.C．Toshareasadlifelesson.D．Tostatehisattitudetowardslife.25．（10分）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(认知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.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）Everyyear,thefifthgradersatBrookstoneElementarywentonafieldtriptoWashington,DC．Terence1theexcitingtrip,andwas2togonextyear.Terenceaskedhisparents3iftheywouldpayforhalfofthetripifheearnedtheotherhalfofthemoneyhimself.Hisparents4.Hehadalmostayeartoearn$150.Hisfirst5wastoearnmoneybaby-sitting,andhetypedaniceletter6thathewouldbaby-sitduringhisneighbors’7.Henamedafewafternoonsavailableandsaidhewould8$1perhourperchild.Afterfivebaby-sitting9,heearned$45.Whenthe10weatherarrived,Terenceknockedonhisneighbors’doorstoaskiftheyneededhelpwith11work.Hehelpedwithmowing(修剪)andweedinggardens.Afterthesummerwasover,heearned$75.Whenthefallarrived,hecountedhismoneyand12thathestillneeded$40forhistrip.Soonhismomsawa(n)13forajobforhim.Hegotajob14newspaperseveryWednesdayafternoon,making5centsforeverypaper,$1015eachWednesday.Itwasn’tlongbeforehehad16moneytogoonthetriptoWashington,DC．Hewas17intime.TheclasstripwasonOctober15.Hismomanddadgavehimacheckforthe$150they18him.Whatagreatfeeling!Hehelped19thecostofhistrip.Thisexperience20Terenceinmanyways,makinghisdreamarealitywithgreatefforts.1、A．preparedfor B．laidout C．referredto D．heardabout2、A．dying B．grateful C．lucky D．proud3、A．curiously B．casually C．anxiously D．briefly4、A．submitted B．agreed C．bargained D．refused5、A．idea B．job C．conclusion D．suggestion6、A．declaring B．confirming C．showing D．saying7、A．stay B．company C．interaction D．absence8、A．pay B．spend C．charge D．donate9、A．negotiations B．sessions C．attempts D．interviews10、A．warm B．fine C．unusual D．changeable11、A．yard B．paper C．school D．volunteer12、A．admitted B．determined C．complained D．insisted13、A．directory B．permit C．advertisement D．email14、A．editing B．updating C．printing D．delivering15、A．atonce B．ontime C．afterall D．intotal16、A．extra B．much C．enough D．easy17、A．just B．even C．ever D．still18、A．owed B．lent C．promised D．ordered19、A．count B．cover C．estimate D．reduce20、A．astonished B．shaped C．excited D．impressed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）Whenyou’reateenager,it’susualtofeellikeyourparentsare1．(constant)givingyouahardtime,whichmakesyou2．(confuse)However,maybeyoushouldtryputtingyourselfintheirshoesoncein3．whilebecause,accordingtoarecentstudy,parentswithteenagechildrenhavealottoputup4．.Inthestudy,2,000parentsofteenagerchildren5．(ask)atwhichagetheirchildrenhadbeenhardesttoraise.Itturnsout6．14-year-oldgirlsarethebiggestsourceofparentalstress.When7．(explain)whyteenagegirlsweresohardtobringup,parentstalkedabouttheirwildly-changingmoods.Teenageboysweremorelikelytoworrytheirparentsbyrefusingtocommunicateproperly.Mostparentsagreedthatgirlsmatured8．(fast)thanboys,whichmakesgirlsharder9．(handle)duetotheirgreaterdesireforindependence.Ifyoudisagreewiththese10．(find),maybeyoushouldreserveyourjudgmentuntilyouhaveteenagechildrenofyourown!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。Challengesoflifeareofgreatimportanceinourgrow、ItremindsmemydayswhichIjoinedinthemilitarytrainingafterIenteredseniorhighschool、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedawayfrommyhome,soIfounditdifficulttofitin、Andthetrainingofficerwasstrictinme、IoncethoughtIcouldn’tsticktotheend、Butinanyway,Imadeit、Thetrialsmadeiteasyformetoadapttolife,butthedifficultiesIcameacrosshavenowbecomeapreciousmemoryinmylife、Inshort,learningtoregardthechallengesoflifeasthesteppingstonetofuturesuccessandmakethebestofthem、63第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）春节将至，你校英国交换生Jim接受了去你家共度除夕的邀请，请你就他关心的问题写一封邮件。内容包括:1.很高兴他接受了邀请;2.介绍你家除夕的安排;3.答复他的问题(如:是否带礼物……)。注意：1.词数不少于50;2.开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。DearJim,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________