湖南省娄底市双峰一中等五校2024届高考考前提分英语仿真卷含解析

湖南省娄底市双峰一中等五校2024届高考考前提分英语仿真卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely2．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon3．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen4．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe5．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving6．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised7．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom8．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto9．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that10．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen11．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor12．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat13．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a14．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read15．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit16．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate17．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired18．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive19．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall20．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填第二部分阅读理解（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）You’reouttodinner.Thefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfine.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip.Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.Tipping,psychologistshavefound,isnotjustaboutservice.Instead,studieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwords,tohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorders,tothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.“Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry(模仿)bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimicker,”wroteRickvanBaaren,asocialpsychologyprofessor.“Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.”SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.Herequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchas.“Comingup!”Thoseintheotherhallwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homepay.’Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycat(模仿者)waitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyerson,psychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,foundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1,000tipsleftforwaiters,cabdrivers,hairstylists,theyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infact,tippercentagesappeartoplateau(稳定期)whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.“That’salsoapointoftipping,”Greensays.“Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthere,you’dnevergetanyservice.Sopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingthere.”1、Howmanyfactorsaffectthecustomers’tipping?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.2、Whatdothestudiesshow?A．Mimicrybringsintoverybadfeelingsforthemimicker.B．Thewaiterwhomimicspeopleusuallygetslesstipthattheygive.C．Themimicwaiterscangetmoremoneythanthosewhodon’tmimicothers.D．Tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiters.3、Whatistheopinionoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hegiveshisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoften.B．HeagreeswithMrGreenandRickvanBarenabouttipping.C．HeobjectstoMrGreen’sideaabouttipping.D．HethinkspartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonable.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowMuchtoTipB．WhatIsTipC．WheretoLeaveaBigFatTipD．TippingIsVeryImportant22．（8分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.23．（8分）StanfordUniversityhasbegunaninvestigationfollowingclaimsthatsomeofitsstaffknewlongagoofChinesescientistHeJiankui’splanstocreatetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies.AuniversityofficialsaidareviewwasunderwayofinteractionssomefacultymembershadwithHe.whowaseducatedatStanford.SeveralprofessorsincludingHe’sformerresearchadviserhavesaidthattheykneworstronglysuspectedthatHewantedtotrygeneeditingonembryos(胚胎).TheChinesegeneticscientistpostedavideoonYouTubeinNovember2018.Heclaimedinthevideothathehadusedagene-editingtoolCrispr-Cas9tomodify(修改)aparticulargeneintwoembryosbeforetheywereplacedintheirmother’swomb(子宫).He,whoworksinalabinthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,saidthetwingirls,knownasLuluandNana,werebornusinganeggthatwasmodified.HefocusedonHIVinfectionpreventionbecausethefatherisHIVpositive.“Nowthefatherhasareasontolive,areasontowork,hehasapurpose,”Hesaid.Editingthegenesofembryos,whichcanchangeothergenes,isbannedinmanycountriesbecauseDNAchangesarepassedtofuturegenerationsandcouldhaveunforeseeneffectsontheentiregenepool.China’snationalhealthcommissionorderedofficialsto“seriouslyinvestigate”He’sclaims.Shenzhen’shealthandfamilyplanningcommissionsaiditwasinvestigatingthereviewprocessaroundHe’swork.ResearchinstitutionsconnectedtoHehavedistancedthemselvesfromhim.“ThisresearchworkwascarriedoutbyProfessorHeJiankuioutsideoftheschool,”saidtheSouthernUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinShenzhen.Itcalledhisresearcha“seriousviolationofacademicethics(道德)”.1、WhatdidHeJiankuiclaiminthevideopostedonYouTube?A．Hewaswrongintryinggeneeditingonembryos.B．Hepreventedthetwinsfromdevelopingcancer.C．HemodifiedageneinLuluandNana’sembryos.D．HewasinfluencedbyhisresearchadviserinStanford.2、Whyisgeneeditingofembryosbannedinmanycountries?A．TheeffectofDNAchangesonthegenepoolisunforeseeable.B．Itcausesdisabilitiestothegene-editedbabies.C．Thefuturegenerationswillrelyongeneediting.D．Itwillaffectallthehealthygenesoftheembryos.3、HowdidtheuniversityinShenzhenreacttoHe’svideoclaim?A．Itorderedinvestigationstobeconducted.B．Itcalledtheincidentabigshameforthenation.C．ItdeclarednotrelatedtoHe’sresearch.D．Itkeptadistancefromthemedia.4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheUSABansGene-editingB．WhataretheEthicsofMedicalTreatment?C．ScientistsFindtheIdeaofGene-editedBabiesCrazyD．StanfordInvestigatesLinkstoScientistinGeneEditing24．（8分）Amajorityofmenareemotionallyblocked.Tomenitseemedasiftheiremotionalproblemswereevidentatbirth.Afewweeksago,Ispentanafternoonwithaseven-month-oldbabyboyandhismother.Ifoundmyselffascinatedbythelittleboy’sexpressiveness.Hisfacewasconstantlyinmotion,reflectingeverythingthatwashappeninginhimandtohim.Ahungerfeeling,thecomfortofbeingheld,andthefearandreliefhefelt—allofthesesensationsandemotionsappearedinstantlyonhisface.Hedidn’thidehisthoughtsorfeelings.Mostbabiesareallowedtobefreewiththeiremotionsuntiltheyarearoundoneyearold.Thenaboutthetimetheybegintowalkandtalk,theirparentsstarttomakethemrepresstheirfeelings.Thedegreetowhichparentsrepresstheirchildrenvariesfromhouseholdtohousehold.Wetendtodiscourageso-called“negativeemotions”suchasfear,sadness,andanger.Webelievethatifwecanmakeourchildrenacthappilyandwellbehave,theywillbecometrulyhappyandwell-adjustedadults.Tosomedegreethismanagementofemotionsappliestobothsexes.Whenboysorgirlsshowfeelingsthattheirparentsthinkinappropriateorthreatentorevealtheabnormalnatureofthefamily,theirparentsfindsomewaytostopthem.Parentsdothisinavarietyofways.Dependingontheirparentingstyles,theymayignoretheirchildren;shamethem;educatethem;bribe(贿赂)them;distractthem;punishthemorphysicallyabusethem.Itisrareifachilddoesn’tsufferfromsomeformofparentalrepression.Butasarule,littleboysarerequiredtorestrictevenmoreoftheiremotionsthanlittlegirls.Meninthissocietyareassignedtwotraditionalroles:providingandprotecting.Inordertofulfillthoseroleslittleboysarerequiredtorepressmoreoftheiremotions.Boysareraisedaccordingtoamasculine(阳性的)code,acomplexsetofbeliefsthatinfluenceshowtheythink,feelandbehave.Themasculinecodeisnottaughtthroughformalmeans.Society’sgoalisnottocauseemotionalinjurytotheboysbuttohardenthemtofacethedifficultiesmenhavealwayshadtoface.1、Theauthor’sexperienceabouttheseven-month-oldbabyboyshowsthat________.A．peopleareborntobecrazyorfrightenedB．peoplewillsurelybelonelyforalltheirlivesC．menareemotionallywholewhentheyarebornD．men’semotionalproblemsarevariousatbirth2、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“repress”inParagraph3?A．Presssomethingforasecondtime.B．Makeothersunderstandsomething.C．Putpressureontosomethingsoft.D．Trynottoshowanemotionorafeeling.3、Whichofthefollowingexpressionsshowshowparentsbribeachild?A．“Pleasestopcrying,honey.Doyouwantacookie?”B．“Didthatbigdogscareyou?Look,there’sacutecat!”C．“Howdareyoulookatmethatway!Gotoyourroom!”D．“Whenyoucrylikethat,yousoundlikeyourbabysister.”4、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．parentalrepressiononchildreniscommoninsocietyB．parentalrepressionhasmoreeffectsongirlsthanonboysC．themasculinecodeismeanttocausementalinjuriestomenD．themasculinecodeisrarelyeducatedthroughinformalmeans5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Whenboysfindithardtoexpresstheirfeelings.B．Whyboysareusedtocontrollingtheiremotions.C．Difficultiesmenhavetofacetobesuccessful.D．Rolesmenhavetoplaytobecompetitive.25．（10分）SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural(农村的)life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth’spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon’tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources(来源),suchasartificiallight.Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative(革新的)farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.1、Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?A．Poorstateofrurallife.B．Shortageoffoodsupply.C．Highcostfortransportingcrops.D．Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings2、Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?A．Itcanproduceorganicfood.B．Itrequireslittlecare.C．Itcanbenefittransportindustry.D．Itneedsverylowcost.3、Whatisabigchallengetomakeverticalfarmingareality?A．Farmableland. B．CropdiseasesC．Lightsources. D．Climateconditions.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetest?A．FutureFoodNeedsB．SymbolofUrbanLifeC．FarmingonRooftopsD．FarmsoftheFuture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）Acoupleofyearsago,Iwenttoalady'shousetobuysomevitamins.Uponenteringthehouse,I1thattherewasanelectronickeyboardonastand,leaning2thewall.Beingapianomusicloverand3Iaskedifthewomanplayed.Shenoddedandaddedthatshehadbeen4lessons--atage54!Itoldherthatitwasvery5thatshewaspursuing(追求)her6toplaythepiano.Thensheaskedmethesamequestion."Ihavebeenplayingfor8yearsnow,"Ianswered."Thenyoumustplayasongformebeforeyouleave,"sherequested.I7shewaskiddingandIsimplysmiled.Attheendofthe8ofthevitamins,she9meofourmusical"10".Shethenshowedmetoanolduprightpianointhelivingroomandaskedmetoplayasongforher.Ithought11anddecidedtoplayDavidLanz's"ReturntotheHeart",sinceshehadsomuchpassionfor12,anditwasmysoul-searchingsong.Iplayedthesongtothebestofmy13,andwithmyemotionspouringintoitaspossible.Shelovedit.14Iwasabouttostepoutofthedoor,Iheardaweakvoicecallingout,"Youngman!"Iturnedaround.Andtherewasanoldlady15onelittlestepatatimewiththehelpofanotherwoman."Iwantedtocomeoutto16youforthebeautifulsongthatyouplayed.Ihavebeenverysick,andit'sveryhardformeto17mybed,butIreallywantedtothankyouforthesong.Itmademefeelgood..."shesaid.Withthat,sheturnedaroundandwalked18backtoherroom.Iwasdeeplytouchedbyher19andfeltadeeperunderstandingforthesong.Itserveditspurposebeautifully,returningtoone's20forpeaceandjoy.1、A．observedB．watchedC．noticedD．caught2、A．onB．atC．overD．against3、A．playerB．learnerC．composerD．starter4、A．givingB．attendingC．teachingD．learning5、A．interestingB．excitingC．aggressiveD．impressive6、A．passionB．interestC．hobbiesD．emotions7、A．foundB．feltC．hopedD．thought8、A．chargeB．purchaseC．bargainD．obtaining9、A．warnedB．requiredC．askedD．reminded10、A．dealB．contractC．discussionD．debate11、A．forthemomentB．atthemomentC．foramomentD．atamoment12、A．musicB．meC．thepianoD．vitamins13、A．knowledgeB．attitudeC．mindD．ability14、A．SinceB．AsC．WhileD．Because15、A．takingB．makingC．havingD．moving16、A．thankB．praiseC．admireD．respect17、A．getonB．getupC．getoffD．getdown18、A．quicklyB．calmlyC．happilyD．slowly19、A．approvalB．appreciationC．joyD．thanks20、A．heartB．worldC．soulD．dream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）IfyougoonholidayinItaly,SpainorGreece,don’tbe1．(surprise)ifeverythingisclosedatnoon.It’snotbecausetheshopsaresufferingahardtime,butit’sbecauseeveryoneisatlunch.IntheseMediterraneancountries,thelocalstakelunchvery2．(serious).Incontrasttomanyothercountries,lunchhereisnotaquicksnack3．(consume)infrontofthecomputeroronthewayto4．meeting.Itisthemaineventofthedayandcanlastforseveralhours,5．(cover)manycourses.Itsoriginissimple.Becauseofthehotclimateinthesecountries,farmersthousandsofyearsago6．(introduce)arestduringthehottesttimeoftheday.Theywouldhaveabigmealandthentakeanapin7．_(prepare)fortheremainingwork.Althoughmostemployeesnowworkincooledoffices,manyfamilies,especiallyonweekends,stillenjoyaluxuriouslunch.8．,thefocusisnotonlyonthefood.Itisasocialgathering9．friendssharefood,andenjoythecompanyofothers.Thisapproachtolifeandeatinghasmanybenefits.Accordingtohealthexperts,theMediterraneandietisoneofthe10．(health)intheworld.ManypeopleinItaly,SpainandGreeceenjoyalong,healthyandhappylife.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

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不计分。Thisafternoon,ourclassinvitedanoldcraftsmanteachusaboutChinesepapercutart.Onarrivingatourclassroom,hewasgivenawarmlywelcome.Firstofall,hetoldusthatChinesepapercutisatraditionalartformorit’sakindoffolkculturewiththelonghistory.Then,heshowedusthatthebasicstepsandskillsofpapercut.Wealllistenedandwatchedattentive.Afterthat,webegantocreatetheirownworks.Theoldcraftsmanwalkedaroundus,guidinguspatiently.Finally,hepraisedthestudentswhodowell.Admiringourworks,wewereallveryexciting.Welear