贵阳市第十八中学2023-2024学年高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

贵阳市第十八中学2023-2024学年高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项：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．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem2．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it3．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut4．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem5．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize6．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof7．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填8．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup9．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound10．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake11．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed12．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after13．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee14．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere15．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid16．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate17．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped18．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why19．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone20．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid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）TwoInterestingStoriesShavingAwaytheEyebrowsSiBurgherhadsomeofthelongesteyebrowsinIndiana.Theyweresolongthathehadtobrushthemeverydaysothattheydidnotlooklikeawildhair.Theymeasuredmorethanthreeinchesinlength.However,accordingtoNBCNews,theonethingthatwasevenmoreimportanttohimwastheBloomfieldRotaryClub’scampaigntoendpolio(脊髓灰质炎).AccordingtoMSN.com,itstartedoutasalight-heartedjokeinwhichhisfellowclubmemberssaidthatpeoplewouldprobablypaytotrim(修剪)hiseyebrows.Afterthinkingaboutit,Burgheragreed.TicketsfortrimmingBurgherseyebrowsstartedat$100foraswipe(刮)withtherazor.Thefirstpersoninlinewashiswife.Witheacheyebrowtakingeightswipestofinishoff,Burghermanagedtoraise$1,600forthepoliocure.Hiswifetoldreportersthatshewasdelightedwithhisnewlookandthatitmadehimlookkindandhandsome.Stunt(特技)DrivingAccordingtothereportfromWorldofD,SueHardinghatedthestereotype(成见)thatlibrarianswereboringjustasmuchasshecaredforthedoctorsandnursesintheWarwickshireandNorthamptonAirAmbulanceService.Shecameupwiththeideatogetridofthestereotypebyinvolvingherselfinastuntdrivingcourse.Intheprocesssheraisedfunds.AccordingtotheTimes,peoplecouldcomeoutandwatch.AllearningsweretobedonatedtotheWarwickshireandNorthamptonAirAmbulanceService.Whenthebigdaycame,herstuntdrivingskillsturnedouttobequiteimpressiveforalibrarian.Sheputthestuntcarthroughthepaces,throwinghandbreakturnsandfollowingthespeedandshootchaseformation.NotonlydiditgetridofthestereotypebutitalsoraisedmoneyfortheAmbulanceService.1、WhatcausedSiBurghertohavehiseyebrowstrimmed?A．Theclubmembers’joke.B．AreportfromNBCNews.C．Hiswife’sencouragement.D．Hiswishforhandsomeness.2、WhatisSueHarding?A．Areporter.B．Alibrarian.C．Adoctor.D．Anurse.3、WhatdidSiBurgherandSueHardinghaveincommon?A．Theycollectedmoneyforothers.B．Theypaidforinterestingstories.C．Theytookpartinaclub’scampaign.D．Theyweretiredoftheirboringjobs.22．（8分）Ourhomegalaxy(星系),theMilkyWay,makesforaprettyspacepicture,anditlooksnormalatadistance.Butanew3Dmaprevealsasurprise:_______________________________.TheMilkyWayisaspiral(漩涡型的)galaxy,inwhichstarsandgascloudsexistmainlyinitsspiral“arms”.Ourmassiveneighbor,theAndromedagalaxy(仙女座),isalsospiral.Spiralgalaxiesusuallyappearveryflatandeasytoseethroughatelescope,saidtheresearchers.Using1,339large,pulsating(脉冲的)starstomakea3DmapoftheMilkyWay,researchersdiscoveredinsteadthatthegalaxy’sdiskofstarsisincreasinglytwisting，mostlikelyduetothespinningofthedisk.Andthefartherthestarsarefromthecenter,themoretwisteditbecomes.Previously,astronomerssawevidenceofhydrogencloudsbecomingwarped(弯曲的)intheMilkyWay.Thisisn’tcompletelyabnormal,becauseastronomershavenoticedthesamepatternofprogressivelytwistingspiralsinaboutadozenothergalaxies.Butitdoeshelpthemmakemoresenseofourgalaxy.Becauseweliveinthisgalaxy,thatmakesithardertoobserve,anddustandstarlightmakeitevenmoredifficultwhenusingtelescopes.Tryingtodeterminewhatourgalacticcenterlookslikeissimilartotryingtofindthecenterofaforestyou’restandingin.“ItisextremelydifficulttodeterminedistancesfromtheSuntopartsoftheMilkyWay’soutergasdiskwithouthavingaclearideaofwhatthatdiskactuallylookslike,”leadstudyauthorXiaodianChenoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesinBeijingsaidinastatement.Fromafar,theMilkyWayappearslikeathinrotating(旋转的)diskofstars,orbitingthecentereveryfewhundredmillionyears.Inthecenter,hundredsofbillionsofstarsanddarkmatterholdthegalaxytogether.Butasyoumovetowardtheoutermostreachesofthegalaxy,thegravitationalglueofthecenterfades.Intheouterdisk,thiskeepshydrogengasfrombeingrestricted,whichcontributestoanS-shapedwarping.“Somewhattooursurprise,wefoundthatin3Dourcollectionof1339starsandtheMilkyWay’sgasdiskfolloweachotherclosely.Thisoffersnewinsightsintotheformationofourhomegalaxy,”RicharddeGrijs,seniorstudyco-authorandprofessoratMacquarieUniversity’sDepartmentofPhysicsandAstronomy,saidinastatement.“Perhapsmoreimportantly,intheMilkyWay’souterregions,wefoundthattheS-likestellar(星的)diskiswarpedinaprogressivelyTwistedspiralpattern.”Sothemassiveinnerdisk’srotationalforcecausestheouterdisktowarp,theresearchersconcluded.“Thisresearchprovidesacrucialupdatedmapforstudiesofourgalaxy’sstellarmotionsandtheoriginsoftheMilkyWay,”saidLicaiDeng,co-authorandseniorresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences,inastatement.1、Whichofthefollowingmightbethemissingsentenceinthefirstparagraph?A．TheMilkyWayisbeingwarpedandtwistedbyitsstars.B．TheMilkyWayisspiralandorbitingitselfallthetime.C．Theformationofourhomegalaxyisduetotheforceofgravity.D．TheoriginoftheMilkyWayliesinitsrotationalforce.2、Whatdoestheunderlined“this”referto?A．theMilkyWay B．thegravitationalglueC．thefadingofgravity D．theoutermostreachofthegalaxy3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegalaxyweliveinisuniqueforitsspecialspirals.B．ThestarsinthecenteroftheMilkyWayaremoretwisted.C．Thedistancefromthesuntootherstarsisalreadyknowntoscientists.D．TherotationofitsinnercenterforcestheMilkyWaytotwist.4、Whatisthesignificanceofthisfinding?A．ItrevealswhytheMilkyWayisaflatandspiralgalaxy.B．Itleadstoabreakthroughofusing3Dtechnologyinspaceresearch.C．ItprovesapreviouswayofobservingtheMilkyWaywhilewearelivinginit.D．ItcontributestoourknowledgeabouttheMilkyWay.23．（8分）TouristGuideToTheNationalGalleryOpeninghours:Daily10am-6pmFriday10amn-9pmClosed.24-26DecemberReasonstovisitWithover2,300paintingsinthecollection,therearehundredsofreasonstovisittheGalleryHerearesometogetyoustarted.……★Getintogreatart.FromLeonardodaVincitoVincentvanGogh.Seepricelessworksofartforfree……★Getcreative,Brushupyourskills,andcreateyourowngreatworksofart……★Leanaboutart.Discovermoreaboutpaintings,★Beinspired.Life,death,passion,beauty,,,Everypaintingtellsastory.★Relax.EscapefromthenoisycityintoapaintingRegulations★Talkinalowvoicewhenyouuseyourcellphoneinthegallery.★Nottouchingthepaintingsorotherexhibits.Nottakingpetsinorcrossingthebarriers.★Consumingfoodanddrinkindesignatedareasonly,i.e.notinroomsthatcontainpaintings★Followingour‘no-smoking’policyinanypartofthebuilding.★Followingour‘no–photography’policyinexhibitionswhereasignisdisplayedAccess:TheNationalGalleryaimstomakeaccesstothepaintingsenjoyableandwelcomingtothewidestpossiblepublic.Therearearangeoffacilitiestohelpyouseethecollection,visitexhibitionsandcometoeventsTheGalleryoffersBritishSignLanguage-interpretedAsonpaintingsforvisitorswhoaredeaf,andspecialartsessions(展期)forvisitorswhocan’tsee.Address:TheNationalGallery,TrafalgarSquare,LondonWC2NSDNGettinghere:★BytubeTheneareststationsareCharingCross(NationalRail,Northern,andBakerloolines)andLeicesterSquare(NorthernandPiccadillylines)★BybusRoutes3,6,9,11,13,15,23,24,87,91,139,and176stopatTrafalgarSquare.★BybikeThenearestbikestandsareonOrangeStreet,StMartin'sStreet,StMartinsPlace,andDuncannonStreetClickheretofindmoreinformation.1、WhenistheNationalGalleryclosed?A．Onthanks-giving B．AtChristmas C．OnNewYearsDay D．AtEaster2、WhatarevisitorsallowedtodointheNationalGallery?A．Makeacall, B．TakeadoginC．Smokeacigarette. D．Touchthepainting3、Whoarespecialartsessionsintendedfor?A．Youngvisitors. B．Foreignvisitors.C．Disabledvisitors. D．Femalevisitors24．（8分）Imaginewakinguponedayandfindingthatyourbeautifullocalbeachisnomore—gone,itsfinewhitesandsweptawaybyanabnormalstorm.Yougoaboutyourdailybusinessfor12longyearsandthensuddenlythebeachisback,allitsgloryrestoredbyanotherstorm.ThisiswhathappenedontheislandofAchill,offthecoastofIreland,wherepeoplearecelebratingthereturnofthebeautifulAshleamBaybeachthatwastakenfromthemin2005.Thatinitselfisunusualenough,butthestorygetsevenbetter!Yousee,anotherbeachinAchilldidadisappearingactonce,buttookmuchlongertoreturn.ThebeachatDoonagh,locatedonlysixmilesawayfromAshleamBay,wasrestoredearlierin2016afterwavescreatedbyspringstormshadsweptawayallthesandin1984,leavingjustrockpoolsbehind.ThereislocallegendthatstretchesbackhundredsofyearsthatsaysthisbeachatAshlcamBayreturnsforashorteverysevenyearsthendisappearsagain.Butthistimearoundittookabitlongerthanthat.Itwaslastseenin2005anditstayedforafewmonthsatthattimebeforeitwaswashedawayagain.Asyoucanimagine,everyoneontheislandofAchillisthrilledtohavetheirsandybeachback,andeventhoughnooneknowshowlongit’sgoingtobearoundfor,theyaremakingthemostofthetimethey’vegotbeforeitdisappearsagain.Somemaybequicktobelieveclimatechangescausethephenomenon,butthat’snotthereasonthesetwobeachesinAchillkeepdisappearing,DrKevinLynch,ageographeratNUTGalway,saysthattheseoccurrencesaretheresultofhydrodynamics(流体力学)andsediment(沉积物)supply,ratherthanclimatechanges.Regardlessofwhat’scausingthem,disappearingandreappearingbeachesarejustpartofwhatmakesnaturesofascinating.1、Whatispeople’sreactiontothereturnoftheAshleamBaybeach?A．Fulloffear.B．Quitedelighted.C．Verydisappointed.D．Extremelyconfused.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthebeachatDoonagh?A．ItisnotlocatedinIreland.B．Itdisappeared12yearsago.C．Itoncedisappearedformorethan30years.D．Itisjustmadeupofrocksandpools.3、Accordingtothelocallegend,whenshouldtheAshleamBaybeachhavecomeback?A．In1982.B．In2012.C．In2016.D．In2018.4、WhatdoesDrKevinLynchthinkofthephenomenon?A．Someabnormalstormsleadtoocean’senlargement,B．Itishardtouncoverthemysteryofbeach’sdisappearing.C．Climatechangescanresultinbeachesdisappearingcompletely.D．Hydrodynamicsandsedimentsupplycausetwobeachestodisappear.25．（10分）Free,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:•Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.•Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(数据库)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.•Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC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）Wheneverwehearabout"thehomeless",mostofusthinkofthedevelopingworld.Butthe1isthathomelessnessiseverywhere.Forexample,howmanyofuswouldexpecttoseepeoplelivingonthestreetsofa2countrylikeGermany?KurtMullerandhiswifeRitahavespentelevenyearsmaking3forthehomelessofBerlin,Germany'scapital.Theyfirst4onelonghotsummerwhenmostGermanswere5onholiday.KurtMullerandhiswifestayedathome,madesandwiches,6atableinthestreetandgavefoodtothehomeless.TheMullerssoonrealizedthatfoodandclothingweren't7.“Whatthesepeoplealsoneediswarmthand8,”saysRita.TheMullersdidn’t9togivetheirphonenumbertothestreetpeopleandtoldthemtophoneanytime.Rita10therewassomebodyathometoanswerthephoneandtheirhomewasalways11toanyonewhocouldn’tfaceanothernightonthestreet.Thecoupleweresoon12alltheirtimeandmoney,soKurtvisitedfoodandclothingcompaniesto13donations.Today,overthirtycompanies14donatefoodandothergoodstothecauseandvolunteershelpto15themtothehomeless.Thepublicalsogiveclothesandmoneyandashoeproducer16newshoes.KurtandRitareceiveno17fortheirhardwork.“Wefeellikeparents,”saysRita,“andparentsshouldn’t18moneyforhelpingtheirchildren.Thelovewegetonthestreetsisoursalary.ThoughRitaadmitssheoftengets19.Shesaysshewillcontinuewithherworkbecauseshelikesthefeelingofhavingmadea20intheworld.1、A．result B．truth C．reason D．idea2、A．traditional B．developing C．typical D．wealthy3、A．preparations B．houses C．meals D．suggestions4、A．began B．met C．called D．left5、A．asleep B．alone C．across D．away6、A．broughtup B．setup C．putaside D．gaveaway7、A．enough B．necessary C．helpful D．expensive8、A．fame B．freedom C．courage D．caring9、A．hesitate B．agree C．pretend D．intend10、A．madesense B．foundout C．madesure D．workedout11、A．open B．crowded C．noisy D．near12、A．costing B．wasting C．taking D．spending13、A．payfor B．askfor C．lookinto D．carryout14、A．completely B．calmly C．regularly D．roughly15、A．advertise B．sell C．deliver D．lend16、A．donates B．produces C．designs D．collects17、A．permission B．payment C．direction D．support18、A．borrow B．raise C．save D．expect19、A．surprised B．excited C．tired D．amused20、A．profit B．difference C．decision D．rule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）Myfavoritecolorisorange.Itisawarmandbrightcolor,anditmakesmefeelhappyandsafe.WhenI1．(see)thiscolor,Ithinkoffall.WhenIgooutside,Ienjoy2．(walk)throughthedarkorangeleavesandlisteningtothesoundtheymakeundermyfeet.Ialsothinkofthesmelloffire.It’sgreattobeathomeandsitbythewarmfirewith3．(I)family.Thiswarmandbeautifulcolorshouldbeeverywherethisseason!第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错文中共有10处语言错误，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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。Helenwasatwenty-years-oldgirl、Shehasneverhadajobbefore、Nowshewantedtogetawork、SoshewenttomeetMrBlack,themanagerofhotel、MrBlacktoldheritwasgettingverybusyinthehotelattheevening、Heaskherifshewasinterestinginapart-timejob、Thegirlsaidthatshedid、ThenMrBlacksaidshehadtoworkveryfastandthatshemustbethereatsixeveryafternoonandworkfromsixtoten,fromMondaytoFriday、Heofferedherwith4、5dollarsanhour、Hellenpleased