湖南省衡阳市衡阳县第四中学2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷含解析

湖南省衡阳市衡阳县第四中学2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷注意事项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．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need2．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working3．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted4．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted5．Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth._____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme6．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive7．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet8．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if9．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a10．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use11．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound12．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X13．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked14．Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since15．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept16．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone17．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what18．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since19．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared20．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue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）ClimbingWithoutRopesThepopularimageofthemountainclimberisofapersoncarefullyclimbingasteepcliffwithanetworkofsafetyropes,butitisnottheonlykind.Manyclimbersnowenjoybouldering.It’smoreaccessibleandbetterfortheenvironment.Whatisbouldering?Boulderingisasportthatinvolvesclimbingon,over,andaroundbouldersuptoapproximatelytwentyfeetabovetheground.Participantsemploynosafetyropes.Whyboulder?improveyourclimbingskillsbyfocusingonbasicsplacestoclimb,suchasclimbingwallsatgymsandparks,easytofindlesstimecommitmenttoboulderingthantomountainclimbingintellectualandphysicalenjoymentasonesolvesproblemsBoulderingTermscrimp:averysmallhandholdfoothold:aplacewhereonemayplaceafoottoaidinclimbingboulderjug:averylargehandholdthatiseasytouseproblem:Thepathupaboulderisreferredtoasthe“problem”thatonemustsolve.The“solution”isthesequenceofmovesonemakesupandoveraboulder.Hereisanexampleofaclimberaddressingaboulderingproblem.Figure1:Theclimberhastworoutesshecouldtake,onetotheleftandonetotheright.Theleftoneappearseasierbecauseithasajugwithineasyreach,butlookwhathappensifshechoosesthatdirection.Shegetsstuckontherockandhastogobackdown.Sometimesthatisevendifficultthangoingup.Figure2:Theclimbertakestheonetotherightthistime.usingafootholdandplacingherrighthandinacrimp,sheisabletolifeherselfupandlocateotherhandholds.Afteronlyafewmoves,sheisabletothrowherlegoverthetopoftheboulderandpullherselfup.1、Accordingtothepassage,bouldering________.A．isanindoorsport B．hasnosafetyprotectionC．needsmapsandequipment D．isasteepcliffclimbing2、Boulderingbecomespopularbecause________.A．itchallengesthelimits B．itcostslessC．itbuildsmindsandbodies D．itisateamgame3、Accordingtotheexample,therightrouteis________.A．ashortcut B．adeadendC．toughbuttothetop D．linedwithjugs22．（8分）ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.23．（8分）Thisstory,basedonthereallifestorythattookplaceonThursday,January15th,2009whentheworldwitnesedthe“Miracle(奇迹)ontheHudson”asCaptain,ChesleySullenbergert,knownas“Sully”flewhisdisabledplaneontothecoldwatersoftheHudsonRiver,savingthelivesofall155aboard.However,evenasSullywasbeingcheeredbythepublicandthemediaforhisuniqueachievementofflyingskill,aninvestigationwasunfoldingthatthreatenedtodestroyhisreputationandhiscareer.TomHanksactingthepartofSullyistheheartandsoulofthisfilm.Outofallthehighlyemotionalfilmsreleasedthisyearsofar,Sullyisthebestone,handsdown.Outofallthenonfictionfilmsreleasedthisyear,Sullyisthegreatest.Fromextraordinarydirectingtoemotionalacting,Sullyiseasilyoneofthebestfilmsofthisyear.Interestinglyenough,althoughthisfilmmayhaveafewactionscenes,itshouldn’tbebrandedasanactionmovie.Itisfull-onintensedrama,withtwoorthreejokesthatareoriginalandfunny,butdon’tturnthefilmintoacomedy.Thestoryitselfcanalsobeconsideredanemotionalandphysicaldramaticadventurethatchangesthelivesofthecharactersforever.SullybeginswhenUSAirwaysFlight1549landsinthewaterintheHudsonRiverafterbothenginesaredestroyedbybirds.Luckily,notonepassengerisinjuredandthisisduetotheskillofbothrescueteamsandpilotSullySullenbrger(TomHanks)andFirstOfficerJeffreySkiles(AaronEckhart).Unfortunately,thenightmare(噩梦)isnotover.Eventhoughallpassengersareinsafety,itisstillamajorquestionifSullyshouldhavelandedtheplaneinthewaterandifhemighthavehadenoughspeedandaltitudetoreachtherunwayatanactualairport.Thisisaveryfamousstorythathappenedin2009,butmanypeopledonotknowwhathappenedaftertheplanewaterlanded.Sullytrulyshowsalltheeventsofthisflight.Anotheramazingaspectofthefilmistheacting.BothTomHanksandAaronEckhartplaythepilotswonderfully.Notonlydothetwolooksomuchliketheactualpeople,theyalsogottheirpersonalitiesrighttoo.Thetwoactorsdowellinthesceneswheretheykeepimaginingthecrash,anditclearlyaffectsthemdayafterday,ClintEastwoodhasdirectedmanyfilms,butSullyiscertainlyoneofhisbest.Thestorydoesnotfeellikeitlasts96minutesandIwassurprisedwhenitended.Sullyreallydoeskeepyouontheedgeofyourseatusingcinematography—theartofmakingfilmsthatmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofthemovie,actingthatisemotionalanddramaticandevenspecialeffectsthatmakeitlookveryreal.Somethingtonote,thefilmwasshotwithIMAXcamerassoseeingitinIMAXtheatresgivesyouthebestpossibleexperience.Myfavouritesceneistheactualplanecrash.Fromtakingoff,tothepassengersgettingintorescueboats,thisscenekeepsyourheartbeatingveryfast.Ipersonallysufferfromafearofflyinganditpumpedmefullofadrenaline(肾上腺素).Icouldnotblink(眨眼)untilIfoundoutwhathappenednext.ThespecialeffectsoftheplanegoingdowninthemiddleofNewYorklooksveryrealisticandintense.Ontopofthat,theemotionalactingofnotonlythepilots,butthepassengersandtheflightattendantsbringsevenmoredramatothescene.Itiseasilythemostintensesceneinthewholefilmand,becauseofcinematography,itmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofit,isborderlinescary.Sullyisaverymaturestory.Andthoughitlacksadultcontent,languageorblood,itispreparedforamatureaudiencebecauseofitsintenseanddramaticscenes.IdefinitelygiveSully5outof5starsforitsextraordinarydirecting,wonderfulcinematography,emotionalactingandrealisticspecialeffects.1、645．Accordingtothepassage,Sully,withhisheroicdeeds________.A．eventuallyachievedhislifegoalB．justdisplayedhiscreativetalentC．accidentallybecamewellknownD．stillfacedachallengetohisaction2、647．Theunderlinedphrase“handsdown”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．withoutdoubtB．passingitdownC．beyondbeliefD．endingthetopic3、649．Thewriterofthepassageholdstheopinionthat________.A．TomandAaronplaytheroleswellduetotheirsimilarexperienceB．fullstoryplusgoodperformancemakesSullyanexcellentfilmC．ClintEastwoodisthedecidingfactorofthefilm’sgreatsuccessD．advancedtechnologymakesthefilmpopularamongitsaudience4、651．Sometimeswhileseeingthefilm,thewriterfelt________.A．amusedandpeacefulB．nervousandfrightenedC．excitedandenergeticD．sadanduncomfortable5、653．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterthinks________.A．nootherfilmscancompetewithSullynowB．thelengthofthefilmisnotverysatisfyingC．SullyisfullofexcitementassociatedwithdangerD．Sullyisagoodfilmwithonlyabittobeimproved6、655．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepassage?A．Itisjustanaccountofastory.B．ItspeciallyintroducesSullytous.C．Itissimplyamoviereview.D．ItmainlysingsthepraisesofSully.24．（8分）Myfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalm,butmyheartwasracing.Istareddownatmysweat-covered,shakinghands.Ilookedupagainattheaudiencerealizingthatthesewererealpeople.Theywerenotjustmymumanddad,whowouldsay,“Goodjob!”evenifImesseduptheentirepiece.WhatifIhadthewrongmusic?WhatifIplayedthewrongnotes?Asitturnedout,Iwasneverabletoanswerthesequestionsbecausethespotlightwaswaitingforme.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogether,dryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothemud-brownpianointhecenteroftheroom.Itcontained88demandingkeys,whichwerewaitingimpatientlytobeplayed.swallowedthegolf-ball-sizedlump(隆起部分)inmythroatandsatdownSlowly,Iopenedthemusic.Next,Irestedmystillshakinghandsontheivory(象牙色的)keys.Asmyfingersplayedacrossthekeys,Iwasbecomingmoreunsureofmypreparationforthismoment.Butthememoryofmyyearsoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpracticedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsifrequested.AlthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedone,Icontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically.Myeyesburnedholesintothepagesinfrontofme.Iwasnotgoingtolosemyconcentration.Tokeepthistomyself,Ileanedforwardandfocusedcarefullyonthemusic.WhenIcametotheendofthepage,awarningwentoffinsidemyhead:DONTMAKEAMISTAKEWHENYOUTURNTHEPAGE!Needlesstosay,Iobeyedmyselfwithallmyheartandmind.And,proudofmy“turningskill”,Ifinishedtherestofthepiecewithoutmakingasinglemistake.Afterthefinalnotediedaway,acelebrationwentintoactioninsidemyhead.Ihadfinished.Ihadfinished.Ihadmasteredtheimpossible.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhileonstagebeforetheperformance?A．Overthemoon. B．Onpinsandneedles.C．Ascoolasacucumber. D．Hotunderthecollar.2、Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A．theauthorhadneverperformedinpublicbeforeB．theauthordidn’tmakeasinglemistakewhileplayingC．theauthor’sparentswerepresentattheperformanceD．theauthorhadn’tmadefullpreparationsfortheperformance3、Whatdidtheauthormeanbysaying“Myeyesburnedholesintothepagesinfrontofme.”?A．He/Shetriedtofixhis/hereyesonthepages.B．He/Shewantedtotearthepagesintopieces.C．He/Shelosthis/herinterestinthepages.D．He/Shewasdissatisfiedwithhis/herperformance.4、Theauthorsuccessfullyfinishedtheperformancebecauseof________.A．thewarninginsidethehead B．thewonderful“turningskill”C．theencouragementfromhis/herparents D．thetimelyadjustment25．（10分）Scientistsfearrisingenergybillsmayleadtoanincreaseinobesity（肥胖）afterdiscoveringalinkbetweenpoorly-heatedhomesandhigherbody-fat．ResearchersfromtheUniversityofStirling’sBehaviouralScienceCentresetouttoexploreclaimsthatwarmindoortemperatureshavecontributedtorisingobesitylevelsinwinter．Instead,theteamfoundthatpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesaremorelikelytohavelowbodymassindex（体重指数）levelswhilethosewhokeeptheirheatingturneddownorofftendtobeheavier．DrMichaelDaly,behavioralscientistandseniorlecturer,said:"Wesetouttoinvestigatethescientificclaimsthatcoolerindoortemperatureshelpusmaintainahealthyweightbypushingourbodiestouseupmoreenergy.Infact,theresearchsuggestspeoplemayeatlessandburnmoreenergywheninawarmerindoorenvironment．The13-yearstudy,publishedinthejournalObesity,involvedmorethan100,000adultsacrossEngland．Researchersfoundreducedweightlevelsamongpeoplelivinginhomesheatedtoabove23°C（73F）,whichinvolvedabout15,000ofthehouseholdsstudied．DrDalysaid:"Asnationalgasbillscontinuetorisefasterthantherateofinflation,thisresearchsuggeststheobesitycouldworsenwhereheatingisturneddownbelowcomfortablelevelsoroffforlongperiodstocutcosts．"Thisisnotjustaboutpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesbeinginthefinancialpositiontoaffordmoreexpensivelow-caloriefoods,exerciseclassesandsportingactivities,andthereforefindingiteasiertomaintainalowBMIlevel．Thestudytookage,sex,socialclassandotherfactorsintoaccount．"Thecomfortabletemperatureof20°C-23°Ciswherewefeelcomfortableinourclothesandareneitherhotnorcold．Attemperaturesabovethis,weusemoreenergyandweeatlessbecauseourappetiteisaffected．"1、Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbedescribedas．A．horrible B．surprisingC．funny D．encouraging2、Accordingtothepassage,withrisinggasbills,peoplemayturndownorofftheirheatingto______.A．stayinshape B．maintainalowBMIlevelC．savemoney D．avoideatingmore3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Obesitylinkstopoorly-heatedhomesB．Well-heatedhome'scontributetoobesityC．ObesityAweightyprobleminEnglandD．Risingenergybillshelpmaintainahealthyweight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）I’dliketotakeyoubackaboutsevenyearsinmylife.

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