2023-2024学年山西省晋中市祁县二中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年山西省晋中市祁县二中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷请考生注意：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．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted2．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited3．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a4．Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since5．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup6．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold7．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone8．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized9．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome10．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout11．Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand12．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith13．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource14．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused15．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived16．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen17．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing18．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow19．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall20．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should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）Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout2mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefield.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletellsAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.”Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventountrainedeyesthiswasnofencepost.“Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludestheanimalwasabout40yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesays,whokilleditaridstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,FishertellsDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeletonshowedsignsofhuman’sbutchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappearedby10,000yearsago—ademise(终止)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows.1、HowdidJamesBristleandhisneighborfindwhattheyfoundatfirst?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’sold.C．It’sunique. D．It’sworthless.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothetext?A．Itmightdieinits40s. B．ItwasnativetoEurasia.C．Itpreferredwalkinginthefields. D．Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.3、WhichisDanielFisher’sopinion?A．Thebonesarewellworthstudying.B．Themammothwaskilledbyabutcher.C．Thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity.D．It’sunclearwhethertheboneswereamammoth’s.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?A．Driedtheirbones. B．Tooktheirlives.C．Destroyedtheirhome. D．Preservedtheirmeat.22．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance(阻力),makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthproblems.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat

“pinsandneedles”

sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A．Itisaverybadsocialhabit.B．Itisusuallypracticedonpurpose.C．Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.D．Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.2、Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.A．affectyourbloodpressureB．resistgravityeffectivelyC．leadtoheartattackseasilyD．improvethefunctionoflegs3、Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans______.A．slightsharppainsB．beingalittlenervousC．seriousmuscleinjuriesD．beinghighlyflexible4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocomparecommonhabits.B．Togivereaderssomeadvice.C．Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment.D．Tointroduceresearchmethods.23．（8分）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatheredbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingforthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadaze(茫然)sittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.Sometimes,itfeelslikeIhaven’tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptors(受体)makesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased(追逐).Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,ifyouevenrememberyourdreamsatall,youforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandjotdownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Dreamsof“beingchased”occurbecause________.A．youarefeelingthreatenedB．youjustquitajobyouhateC．yourfriendsarefarawayfromyouwheninneedD．yourreceptorsisalwaysthinkingwhileyousleep2、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideyourbedtoreflectondreams?A．Weneedtochasethosepeoplewhoappearedinourdreams.B．Weusuallyforget90percentofdreamswithin10minutes.C．Itcanhelpusgetoutoftheintensedreams.D．Itcanhelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.3、Wherecanwereadthisarticle?A．Inaposter.B．Inaphysicsbook.C．Inatravelingmagazine.D．Inasciencenewspaper.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyamIAlwaysDreamingB．HowIsMyDreamCreatedC．WhatdoMyDreamsMeanD．HowtoAvoidDreams24．（8分）Althoughtheideaof“zeroemission,netcarbon-positive,sustainable(可持续)”developmentwaspromotedworldwide,mostcitiesareatalosswhattodoorevensomehaveobjectedtoit.ButinLiuzhou,acityinsouthernChina,attitudescouldnotbemoredifferent.TheLiuzhouMunicipalityUrbanPlanningBureauhassignedupItalianarchitectStefanoBoeri,thefatheroftheforestcitymovement,tobuildaself-containedcommunityforupto30,000people.Heisthego-tomanforsuchprojectsthankstothesuccessofhis“verticalforests”,tworesidential(住宅的)towers.Completedin2014,theyremoveupto17.5tonsofsoot(煤烟)fromtheaireachyear,andayearlateroneofthemwasnamedBestTallBuildingWorldwide.TheLiuzhouprojectisamuchmoreambitiousundertaking,however.Itshomes,hospitals,hotels,schoolsandofficeswillbebuiltona340-acresiteinwhatBoericallsthefirstattempttocreatean“urbanenvironmentthatisreallytryingtofindabalancewithnature”.Its100speciesofplantlifeareexpectedtoabsorbalmost10,000tonsofcarbondioxideand57tonsofpollutantsperyear,whileatthesametimeproducing900tonsoflife-givingoxygen.Althoughthearchitectshaven’tpublishedthecostoftheforestcity,theMilantowerscostonlyfivepercentmorethantraditionalskyscrapers.TheconstructionofhisforestcityatLiuzhouissettobeginin2020,andthereisstillagreatdealofplanningandresearchrequiredbeforeaprojectedcompletiondatecanbeset.However,Boeriremainsoptimisticabouttheprojectandhasconfidenceinthesoundnessofhisvision:“Ireallythinkthatbringingforestsintothecityisawaytodealwithglobalwarming.”1、What’sLiuzhou’sattitudetowardsthesustainabledevelopment?A．Approving. B．Cautious. C．Unfavorable. D．Doubtful.2、WhyisStefanoemployedfortheLiuZhouproject?A．Hevolunteeredtodotheproject.B．Heisafamousarchitectintheworld.C．Heisthefatheroftheforestrecovery.D．Hehasgainedexperienceinsimilarprojects.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”referto?A．Thearchitects. B．Thetwotowers.C．Forestsinthecity. D．Theresidentsofthecity.4、What’sthepurposeofLiuZhouproject?A．Toprovidemorejobs. B．Tobringforestintocity.C．Tosolvehouseshortage. D．Toimprovetheenvironment.25．（10分）Therearemanydifferentvoicesoncharitydonationsrecently.ChenTianQiao,oneoftheChinesebillionaires,gaveaway$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech)tohelppromotebrainresearch.Chenhasbeeninterestedinthebrainresearch,believingitcanadvancetheindustriesofartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussionamongChinesescholarsandinternetusers.Manycriticizedhimforgivingmoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthandomesticinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandarecatchingupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedwithChineseresearchInstitutes.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.What’smore,theresultsoftheresearchwillbenefitnotonlytheAmericans,butalsotherestoftheworld.Asimilarcontroversial（有争议的）casestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiYi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChineseStudents.ManybelievethatChinaisstillfarbehindinmanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesedonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflectionratherthanenvy.1、WhydidChen’shugedonationsdrawpeople’sattention?A．Itwasusedforbrainresearchratherthanforthepoor.B．Itwasnotusedefficiently.C．Itwasthelargestdonation.D．ItshouldhavebeendonatedtoaChinesecollege.2、Whichofthefollowingscanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“domestic”inthesecondparagraph?A．home.B．family.C．household.D．homepage3、TheexampleofPanShiYiwasusedto________.A．informsomeChinesestudentsarepoorateducationB．showoffthegenerosityofChinesebillionairesC．presentthewidespreaddisagreementoverdonatingabroadD．provetheChinesearecrazyaboutdonations4、WhatisthemainadvicedoestheauthorgivetotheChineseuniversities?A．Developingartificialintelligence.B．Educatingthebraverandmorehonestgraduates.C．DevelopingfasttocatchupwiththeUS.D．Developingsystemstousethedonationsefficiently.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）Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson1management.Assheraisedaglassofwater,everyoneintheclass2theywouldbeaskedthe“half-emptyorhalf-full”question.3,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout4fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t5.Butitcounthowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy6.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the7oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthe8Iholdit,theheavieritbecomes.why?”Lostin9,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesand10inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe11ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto12.”13youhavetodoinputallyourburdensdown,as14intheeveningaspossible.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget15nextmorningandare16tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetsterriblewhenwe17toomuch.Andthemomentyou18yourburdens,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling19foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto20yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.1、A．classB．emotionC．timeD．stress2、A．wonderedB．agreedC．expectedD．argued3、A．MeanwhileB．HoweverC．AnyhowD．Therefore4、A．rangedB．repliedC．readD．exchanged5、A．existB．changeC．increaseD．matter6、A．armB．headC．legD．stomach7、A．shapeB．positionC．weightD．size8、A．betterB．longerC．deeperD．further9、A．fantasyB．discussionC．dreamsD．thought10、A．doubtsB．joysC．worriesD．surprises11、A．coverB．carryC．hideD．show12、A．pickupB．workoutC．carryonD．catchon13、A．SomethingB．AllC．NothingD．anything14、A．eagerlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．early15、A．refreshedB．entertainedC．depressedD．amazed16、A．anxiousB．ableC．passiveD．ambitious17、A．fearB．restC．thinkD．get18、A．letgoofB．lookdownonC．catchupwithD．putupwith19、A．happyB．greedyC．disappointedD．sorry20、A．abandonB．treatC．driveD．help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）TodayIwillintroducesomenewteachersinourclass.Mrs.LiismyEnglishteacher.Myfirst1．(impress)ofherwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Butnow,Ifindshe’skindandpatient,whoexplainsgrammar2．(clear).I’vealwayshatedmakingmistakesor3．(pronounce)awordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butshejustsmiles,4．makesmefeeleasy.5．(Be)almostsixty,Mrs.Chenis6．experiencedphysicsteacher,butsheisverystrict.Allofusareafraidofher,andnoonedaretobelateforherlessons.Someofourclassdon’tlikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowell7．(organise)andclear.IbelieveI’lldowellintheexamwithMrs.Chen8．(teach)me.AnotherteacherIwillmentionbelowisMr.Wu.HeteachesusChinese.HeispopularamongusbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature.Hebecomessoenergeticandhumorouswhenhethinkswe’regetting9．(bore).Eventhingslikecompositionsand10．(summary)arefunwithhim.Irespecthimalot.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。IstillrememberhowIbecomeagoodtabletennisplayer、ThefirstdayIwenttohighschool,Isawsomeofmyclassmatesplayingthetabletennis、Amazedathowskillfultheywere,Iwasdeterminedtobejustasgood、Lateon,Ioftenwatchedthemcarefullylearntheirtechniques、ThenIkeptpracticeduntilIbecameconfidentenoughtochallengehim、AttheendofthetermIbecameone