泰州市重点中学2023-2024学年高考英语一模试卷含解析

泰州市重点中学2023-2024学年高考英语一模试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should2．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.3．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those4．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission5．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto6．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical7．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands8．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since9．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter10．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes11．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem12．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo13．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that14．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed15．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when16．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup17．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard18．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what19．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan20．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom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）Dec11,2016markedthe15thanniversaryofChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Nowthecountryhasgrownintotheworld'ssecond-largesteconomyandthelargesttradingcountry,whilemillionsChinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.And15yearson,beingaWTOmemberhastransformedthenationseverydaylivesforthebetter.ImportsarenowacommonsightinChinesestoresandsupermarkets,whiletheywerepreviouslyrarelyseenonshelves.TheChinesenowhaveaccesstomanyimportsvaryingfromluxurygoodslikehigh-endcarsandfamousbrandwatchestodailynecessitieslikevegetablesandfruits.China’sWTOmembershiphasalsomadeimportslessexpensivefortheChinesepublic.Forinstance,since2005,notariffs(关税）havebeenchargedonChineseimportsofdigitalcamerasandvideogames,alongwithotherdevices.Thishasmadethemlessexpensive.ChineseeducationindustryhasalsobenefitedfromChina’sWTOmembership.ManytopglobaluniversitieshavejoinedforceswithChineseonestoestablishcooperativeeducationinstitutions,bringingforeignteachingconceptstoChinesestudents.Forexample,NewYorkUniversityShanghaiwasjointlyfoundedbyNewYorkUniversityandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Inaddition,anincreasingnumberofChinesestudentsarefurtheringtheirstudiesabroad.AccordingtotheMinistryofducation,523,700studentsstudiedoverseaslastyear,andthenumberisexpectedtocontinuegrowingthisyear.China'sWTOentryhasbroughtbenefitsnotonlytothecountry’speople,butalsototherestoftheworld.However,somedrawbacksalsocomealongwiththemembership.Since2005manyChinesehavebeenunemployedinmanyfields,whichresultsinsomesocialproblems.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWTO?A．Itfocusesonwipingoutpoverty.B．ItacceptedChinaasamemberin2001.C．ItcelebratedChina’sentryintoWTOlastyearD．IthasturnedChinaintothelargesttradingcountry.2、AsforChineseimports,whatattract(s)peoplemost?A．Advancedelectronicdevices.B．High-endcarsandfamousbrandwatches.C．Notariffssincetheyear2005.D．Theirvarietiesandmorereasonableprices.3、WhatdoesthemembershipbringtoChineseeducationindustry?A．Morelargecampuses.B．Advancedteachingdevices.C．Differentteachingideas.D．Increasingforeignstudents.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．ThecharacteristicsofChineseimports.B．Thesocialproblemsinthepastfifteenyears.C．TheapparentbenefitsofChina'sWTOmembership.D．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofChina’sWTOmembership.22．（8分）Relievingpovertyhasbeenoneofourgovernment’stopconcernsforthepastdecades.Poverty(贫困)inremoteareasinChinaisvirtuallyagreatobstaclefortheChinesetogetcommonprogress;thus,itisurgentforustohelpthepeopletheretoshakeoffpovertythesoonerthebetter.Forthisaim,thegovernmenthasalreadysenttechniciansandexpertstopoverty-strickenareastohelpboostlocalagriculturalproductionandteachthelocalsnewtechniques.TheMinistryofLaborhasalsotrainedmanyrurallaborersthroughdifferentprograms.Butallthesearenotenough.Severalotherwayshavebeenproposedasfollows.Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldencourageasmallpartofthepeopleintheremoteareastogetwealthyaheadofothersbyequippingthemwithrelevantfundsandagriculturaltechnology.These“better-offs”cannotonlysetagoodexamplebutgiveconfidencetothepoorerintheireffortstogetridofpoverty.Whenallthepeoplegetrich,thegeneralleveloflivingstandardcanbegreatlyimproved.Withtheirlivingstandardimproved,theycanattachgreaterimportancetoenvironmentalprotectionandarewillingtoinputconsiderableamountofmoneytoeducatetheirchildren.Onlyinthiswayisasustainabledevelopmentguaranteed.Secondly,wemustcalluponpeopleinallwalksoflifethroughoutthecountry,especiallythosewealthycitizensincoastalareastohelpthosestrugglingbelowpovertylineinpoorremoteregionsout.WemustrealizethatonlyafterallChinesepeopleliveacomfortablelifecanwebepeacefullyenjoyingmaterialprosperityinlife.Helpscancomeinvariousforms----donatingmoneytothepoorfamilyandbookstoschooldrop-outs,collegegraduatesvolunteeringtoworkinthemostneededregions,bringingknowledgetothem,etc.Thelastbutnottheleast,thegovernmentshouldraisetherateoftaxontherich.Thiscanshortenthegapbetweenthepoorandtherichaswellasbenefitthecountry’srevenues(财政收入)whosebetterpartisinturnallocatedtothepoorremoteareas.Admittedly,itisnevereasytocastofftheshadowofpovertyintheremoteareascompletelyintheshortrun.Buteveryoneofusshouldgoallouttohelpthoseinpoverty,weareconfidentthatourcountrywillbemorepowerfulandprosperousintheprocessofrelievingpoverty.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“shakeoff”inparagraph1mean?A．getridofB．setoffC．dieoffD．putoff2、Howmanywaysareintroducedtorelievethepovertyaccordingtothetext?A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlockstotheProgressandDevelopmentofChinaB．ApproachestoRaisingtheRateofTaxontheRichC．ReasonstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChinaD．SuggestionstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina4、Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?A．bycomparisonB．bylistingC．bydefinitionD．bycontrast23．（8分）Scientiststhisweekannouncedthatlightningcantravelmuchfartherandlastmuchlongerthanpreviouslythought.TheconclusionisbasedonobservationsofastorminOklahomathatproducedalightningbolt(霹雳)nearly200mileslong,nearlyhalfthewidthofthestate.Thelongest-lastingflashwasobservedinsouthernFrance,whereasingleflashin2012lastedfor7.74seconds.Mostlightningboltslastlessthanasecondandtravelonlyafewmiles.“Weshouldbemoreawareoflightningifwecanhavelightningthatcantravel200miles.”saidRandyCerveny,thespokesmanonweatherandclimateextremesfortheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,whichaddedforthefirsttime,lightningtoitslistofextremeweatherevents.Thislistincludesrecordsforheat,cold,windspeed,rainfallandotherevents.ScientistssaidthattheOklahomalightningboltshotfromTulsa,Okla.westward,nearlytotheTexasborder.Ittouchedthegroundinseveralplaces.Thelightningcanstarttensorhundredsofmilesawayandthencomebacktowhereweare.That’swhywehavetobecarefulofwherethelightningiscomingtoground,eventhoughthestormispast.OfcoursenotallstormshaveextremelightninglikethatobservedinOklahomanandFrenchstorms.TheOklahomaboltcameinthemidstofaparticularlybadpatchofweatherearlyonJune20,2007.“Mostlightningwillstrikewithinthe30-30rule,”saidDr.Cerveny.“The30-30ruleisonethatwestillwanttostressandmakesurepeopleareawareof...butitdoesconfirmthatlightningcanhitfarfromwherethestormactuallyis.”The“30-30”rulestipulates(规定)thatifthunderfollowslightningwithin30seconds,peopleshouldgoinsidefor30minutes.Ifitlastslonger,it’ssafetostayoutside.Studyinglightningisimportantbecauseitcanbefatalwhenitstrikes.Thisyear,35deathshavebeenblamedonlightningstriker,accordingtodatafromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration.That’sthehighestdeathtollrelatedtolightningstrikesinanysingleyearsince2007,reportsTheWeatherChannel.Thoughthunderisjustthesoundoflightening,therumble(隆隆声)arrivesafterthelightflashduringastorm,becauselighttravelsmuchfasterthansound.Theboomingsoundisashockwavecausedbytherapidexpansionofairsuddenlyheatedbythelightningholt.1、Accordingtotheauthorities,lightningmay________.A．causeasgreatharmasasevereearthquakeB．parallelhurricanesintheirharmtohumansC．impactonpeopleinalargerareathanrainsD．befarmoredifficulttoforecastthanstorms2、The“30-30rule”isestablishedtoshow________.A．whenwecancarryoutobservationsonlightningboltsB．whattherelationshipisbetweenlightningandastormC．wherelightningmaypossiblyreachandcausedamageD．howwemightkeepourselvessafefromalightningbolt3、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．thelongerdistanceaboltcovers,themoredangerousitmaybeB．lightningboltstendtotakeplaceinextremelyhotsummerdaysC．wemustn’tstopcaringabouttheboltsuntiltheycometoanendD．wherethereisnostorm,thereisnodangerfromlightning4、Thepassagetellsusabout________.A．anapplicationinlightningB．anupdateonlightningC．anexperimentonlightningD．ananalysisoflightning24．（8分）AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotoftheproblemsarisebecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed,andtheychangeaswegrow.Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,byensuringtogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms(规律).Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Supervising(监管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing(人员配备).Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother,withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway,itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers,itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaroundandwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?1、Mowdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?A．Theyincreasemoreholidays.B．TheyreducetheteachingtimeC．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’naturalrhythmsD．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks2、What’sthepurposeofthechildren’shortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?A．Toreducechildren’sexcitementB．TomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearnedC．TosupervisechildrenmoreeasilyD．Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass3、Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?A．Itwilladdtotheteacher’spressureB．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25yearsC．ItbenefitsthestudentsonlyD．Parentsmaysupportit4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThebenefitsofalessstressfuldayB．Howtosolveteenagers’sleepproblemC．ThebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimeD．Thereasonswhyteenagerssleepdifferently25．（10分）Evenforafirst-timevisitortoChina,itisimpossibletoignorethepopularityofQuick-Response(QR)codes.Thesesquare-shapedblack-and-whitesymbolsinWeChatorAlipaywhereQRcodesarescannedtoaddnewfriendsormakepayments.TheQRCodesystemoriginatedinJapan.TheengineerMasahiroHarafeltthelimitationoftheone-dimensionbarcodeinuseandthusdevelopedtheQRcodeswhichcouldcarrydatahorizontallyandvertically.QRcodescouldholdmuchmoreinformationthanbarcodeduetotheirextradimension.Inaddition,QRcodeshavelargerdatacapacity,smallerprint—outsizeandhigherresistancetodirtanddamage,whichmakethemwidelyappliedinmanyotherapplications.ThoughthetechnologyofQRcodesiscomplicated,wecaneasilycreateourownQRcodeswiththehelpofQRcodegenerators,manyofwhichareavailableonlineforfree.UserscouldenterthedatatheywishtheQRcodetodisplay,andthegeneratorturnsitintoasymbolthatcanbeprintedordisplayedinelectronicform.TheprocessofcreatingQRcodescouldbereallyfunwhenwecustomisethedesignofthecodesaccordingtoourspecificneeds.Forinstance,wecanadjustthecolor,addalogo,andcreatesocialoptionsetc.Moreover,dynamic(动态的)QRcodesarealsoavailable.TheyaremorevariousthanstandardQRcodesbecausetheyallowuserstoeditdataenteredpreviouslywhereasdatainstandardQRcodescannotbeeditedonceprinted.Plus,don’tlimityourQRcodetoonemobilescanner.Anyonecanscanyourcodewithanyreader.Alowerbarriertoentrymakessuccessmorelikelyforyouandtheuser.Meanwhile,wemustalsorecognizethevulnerabilityofQRcodes.Duetoitseasyaccess,criminalscanstealsimplybyreplacingtheQRcodeswiththeirown,routingcashintotheirownbankaccounts.Hence,weshouldallbecomemoreconscioustowardsvirtualmoneytransactionsthroughQRcodesandparticipateinadditionalsecuritymeasures.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofQRcodes?A．Datastorage.B．Scanningreader.C．Socialnetworking.D．Mobilepayment.2、Whyisbarcodementionedinparagraph2?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toshowtheauthor’sattitude.C．TohighlightthefeaturesofQRcodes.D．Toaddsomebackgroundknowledge.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinparagraph4?A．Threat. B．Weakness.C．Difficulty. D．Simplicity.4、WhichistrueaboutQRcodesaccordingtothetext?A．TheywerefirstusedinChina.B．Thegeneratorschargetheusersalot.C．DataeditingispossibleinprintedQRcodes.D．MorescanningdevicesareavailableinreadingQRcodes.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）IunderstoodChineseculturesonlyseenonTVandinbooksbutonlymadelittleheadwaylearningChinese.1,itdidnotmatter.Thepatience,generosityand2ofstrangersleftmepleasantlysurprisedwithBeijing.I3neededChineseOnmybirthday,forexample,Iwas4inthecity.EveryoneIknewwasoutoftown,soIdecidedto5adayofitmyself.Iwentshopping.Afterthreehappyhours,Iwentconfidentlyuptothe6andforaminute,I7everyonespokeEnglish.Butafter8myitems,thewomanbehindthecounterspokeinChinese,andallIcoulddowasstare9.Ithoughtshewasaskingcashorcard,soIpulledoutsomenotes,butshe10herhead.Westoodthereforafewminutes11anothercashiersaid,“Acoupleofyour12arepartofthesaleandcannotbeexchangedor13oncebought.”Anotherday,IwenttothepolicestationasIhadlostmywalletina14landDuringthat20-minutetalk,Irealizedtheeagernessand15ofpeople.SpeakinginamixofChineseandEnglish,theyoungpoliceofficerdidallhecouldtoputme16.Heknewthatasforeignerswewerenervousatthepolicestation,sohesmiledandspoke.Intheend,the17tookacoupleofhoursandthewalletdidnot18anymore.Ihadmadeafriend.Therearemany19andunforgettablememoriesofgettingbywithout20,butperhapswithoutthefriendshelp,Beijingmaynothavebeensoeasytonavigate.1、A．Lastly B．However C．Instead D．Thus2、A．sacrifice B．efforts C．warmth D．promise3、A．rarely B．basically C．completely D．totally4、A．still B．even C．only D．alone5、A．make B．need C．do D．plan6、A．exit B．store C．counter D．hall7、A．realized B．recognized C．guaranteed D．assumed8、A．ringingup B．showingup C．assessing D．examining9、A．poorly B．helplessly C．quickly D．patiently10、A．waved B．nodded C．shook D．hung11、A．until B．as C．after D．for12、A．expenses B．purchases C．supplies D．parcels13、A．accepted B．canceled C．returned D．broken14、A．foreign B．same C．different D．new15、A．happiness B．wisdom C．excitement D．kindness16、A．forsure B．atease C．inorder D．inplace17、A．incident B．procedure C．question D．survey18、A．matter B．stay C．change D．return19、A．interesting B．amusing C．pleasant D．admiring20、A．cellphone B．policeofficers C．Chinese D．cashiers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）Aproverbsays,“Timeismoney.”Butinmyopinion,timeisevenmoreprecious1．Money.Why?Becausewhenmoney2．(spend),wecanearnitback.However,whentimeis3．(go),itwillneverreturn.Itisknowntoall4．thetimewecanuseislimited.Thereforeweshouldmakegooduseofourtime5．studyhardsoastoserveourcountryin6．future.Butitisapitythattherearealotofpeople7．doesnotrealizethevalueoftime.Theyspendtheirprecioustimesmoking,drinking8．playing.9．aword,weshouldformthegoodhabitofsavingtime.Don’tputoffwhatcanbedonetoday10．tomorrow.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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：在错的词下划一横线，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。Weoftenhearstoriesofanimalsrescuedpeople.Butnowsomeonehasmanagedtoretur