2024届广东省增城中学高考英语押题试卷含解析

2024届广东省增城中学高考英语押题试卷注意事项：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．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote2．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered3．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand4．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where5．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished6．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless7．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit8．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone9．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that10．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching11．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking12．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow13．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when14．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving15．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf16．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright17．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo18．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what19．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect20．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear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）AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA．Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Smartphone’smanufacturers.B．Applesmartphone’sfeatures.C．Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.D．CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.2、WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?A．TCL.B．Samsung.C．Apple.D．Huawei.3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.B．Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.C．Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.D．40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?A．Doubtful.B．Concerned.C．Optimistic.D．Uncertain.22．（8分）WelcometotheElectronicVillagetoexplorenewwaysoflanguageteachingandlearning.ElectronicVillageProgram(Thursday,June18,2015)Nearpod9:00amto10:00amRoom501Nearpodisasoftwareprogramthatcreatesarichcontext(语境)forstudentstolearnvocabulary.Thepresenterwillshowhowtouseit.TEO2:00pmto3:00pmRoom502Ourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsbuthavethesamedesiretolearnonline.ThepresenterwilluseexamplesfromhisfirstonlineclasstoexplainhowanyteachercanbeginteachingonlinewithTEO.Kahoot10:30amto11:30amRoom601Kahootsoftwarecanbeusedtocreategrammartestswhichcanbegradedonanetwork.Itcanprovidestudentswithinstantfeedback(反馈),includingreportsabouttheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Prezi3:30pmto4:20pmRoom602UsesofPreziinlisteningandspeakingcoursesdrawstudents’attentiontospeakingmorefluently.ThepresenterwillshowhowstudentscanusePrezitoconfidentlypresentonavarietyoftopics,includingintroducingfamily,friends,andhobbies.269、Nearpodisactuallya.A．superfootballplayer B．nameofarecentfilmC．softwareprogram D．robot1、Ateacherwhowantstolearnonlineteachingcangoto.A．Room501 B．Room502C．Room601 D．Room6022、Whichofthefollowingcanassessyourgrammarlearning?A．Nearpod. B．Kahoot. C．TEO. D．Prezi.3、Ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingskills,youaresupposedtoarriveby.A．9:00am B．10:30amC．2:00pm D．3:30p23．（8分）TicksoftheTradeHerearesomeofthewayscompaniestrytogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Seeifyoucanspotanyofthemthenexttimeyouwatchanad,WhataCharacter!CompaniesoftenusemascotstoselltheirproductsAmemorablemascot—likearabbitthatlovescereal—makesyouimmediatelythinkoftheproduct.ConvincingColors:Manyfoodscomeinbrightlycoloredpackagingmeanttograbyourattention.Differentcolorscancreatedifferentfeelings.Forexample,researchshowsthatredandyellowcanmakeyouhungry.NameThatTune:Haveyoueverhadasongfromacommercialstuckinyourhead?Companiescreatecatchyjinglesandsloganstomakesureyoudon’tforgettheirproducts.MakingYourMouthWater:Haveyounoticedthatfoodincommercialsoftenlooksbetterthanitdoesinreallife?That’sbecauseadvertisershirepeoplecalledfoodstyliststomakeburgerslookextrajuicyandchipsextracrispy.StarPower:Companiespayactors,athletes,andsingerstopromotetheirproducts.Theideaisthatpeoplewillwanttoeatanddrinkthesameproductsasthecelebritiestheyadmire.FootballstarCamNewtonappearsinadsforGatorade.1、250．Inthefirsttrick,whatdocompaniestrytoassociatetheirproductswith?A．Trademarks.B．Mascots.C．Logos.D．Symbols.2、252．Researchshowsthatthecoloryellowcan.A．increaseaperson’sappetiteB．inspireaperson’simaginationC．sharpenaperson’seyesightD．motivateperson’screativity3、254．Foodstyliststrytopromotethefoodbytakingadvantageofaperson’ssenseof.A．hearingB．touchC．sightD．smell24．（8分）Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.25．（10分）Theysaythatanappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway．Well,thereisoneladywhobelievesthatit’sactuallychocolate．At102yearsofage,she’slivingproof．AccordingtoBoonville,Indiana’sEuniceModlin,adailydoseofchocolatehasbeenthekeytoalongandhealthylife．Specifically,twopiecesofdarkchocolate．It’snotjustEunicewhobelievesthis．Manyscientistshaveattributedthesweettohealthbenefitssuchaslowerchancesofcancer,cardiovasculardisease,anddiabetes．However,researchersbelievethatEunicemightbeoverlookingthefactthatshehasneversmokedordrunkalcoholinherlonglife,andthatchocolatemightnotbethesignificantcauseofherlongevity．“Therearesomanyotherfactorstoherlonglifeandchocolateisn’ttheonlyone,”nutritionistVanessaRissettosaid．“Genes,herdietingeneral…areprobablythemainreasons.”Atanyrate,Euniceisstillaliveandkicking．Withfourchildren,sevengrandkids,14great-grandkidsand11great-greatgrandkids,thisladyhasabigfamily．ItmustbenotedthatEunicewasalsoveryathletic,beinganarcherinher20s．Amazingly,shehaslivedthroughtoughtimessuchastheGreatDepressionandWorldWarII．Also,thehealthybloodrunsthroughtheveinsofotherfamilymembers．Eunice’sbrotherisalsostillalive,at101yearsofage．Nomatterwhatyoumightthink,Eunice’sconsumptionofchocolatecan’tbeignored．In2015,aBMJstudyshowedthatadailytreatofonesmallbarwouldgivetheconsumer23%lesschanceofhavingastroke(中风)．Whatisinthesweetthatmakesitsobeneficial?Apparently,cocoabeanshaveflavonoids,plantnutrientsthathaveusefulantioxidants(抗氧化剂)．“Notallchocolateiscreatedequal,”Rissettowarns．“Darkchocolatehasmoreflavonoidsthanmilkchocolate,andwhitechocolate—whichdoesnotactuallycontainchocolate—isnotagoodsourceofflavonoids.”1、Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingleadtoEuniceModlin’slongandhealthylife?a．twopiecesofdarkchocolateb．genesc．lifelongexercised．gooddiete．loveofherlargefamilyA．a,b,dB．b,c,dC．a,b,eD．a,c,d2、Rissettothinksthat．A．chocolateisthemostimportantthingthataffectsEunice’shealthB．nosmokingordrinkingcontributesthemosttoEunice’slongevityC．chocolatereallyhasnothingtodowithherlongandhealthylifeD．Eunice’sgooddietdoesn’tonlymeantakingchocolateeveryday3、Whattheauthorpresentedinthepassagesounds．A．persuasiveB．objectiveC．subjectiveD．critical4、Fromthewholepassagewecanconcludethat______________．A．there’suniversalproofforwhatcontributestoalonglifeB．itisgenerallyacceptedthatchocolateisthekeytolongevityC．manyfactorsmaycontributetopeople’sgoodhealthD．abitofanychocolateadaykeepsthedoctoraway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）完形填空Leavingforworkonemorning,Inoticedthatmynewspaperhadn’tbeendeliveredyet．SinceIalwaystookittowork,it1methatIwouldhavetostopatthestoreandpickoneup．Iwasalreadyrunninglate,butfiguredIcouldmakeitifIhurried．Itwasputtingmeina2mood．AsIpulledintotheparkinglotofthe3togetanewspaper,Inoticedayoungmaninawheelchairwhoseemedtobe4withhiswheelchair．“I’msurehe’sallright”,Ithought,“orifhe’snot,someoneelsewillhelphim．”5bythecustomersandcarsthatwerepassinghimby,Iguessedtheywerethinkingthe6thing．Igotoutandwalkedovertoseewhatthe7was．“IsthereanythingIcando?”Iasked．Inoticedhewasn’tableto8,andwasstillstrugglingwiththewheelchair．I9atthewheelchairandnoticedthattheclamp(夹锁)holdingtheelectronickeyboardandchaircontrolshad10loosened,causingtheequipmenttoslipdown,outofhisreach．Ipulleditbackinto11．Hishandpulledovertothekeyboardandhehitasinglekey．Anelectronicvoicesaid,“Thankyou．”Ifeltawaveofgratitudecomeoverme．Iwastrulyblessedtohavethephysical12thatallowedmetoliveanormallife．Theyoungmanhelpedmegainanewwayofthinkinginlife．1、A．annoyed B．ignored C．permitted D．avoided2、A．guilty B．curios C．bad D．good3、A．office B．store C．library D．station4、A．comparing B．living C．struggling D．playing5、A．Judging B．Waiting C．Attracted D．Interrupted6、A．particular B．happy C．same D．strange7、A．accident B．trouble C．comment D．surprise8、A．share B．deliver C．move D．speak9、A．lookup B．lookdown C．comedown D．holdup10、A．gradually B．luckily C．suddenly D．obviously11、A．space B．form C．place D．shape12、A．gratitude B．attitude C．manner D．abilit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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheGrasshopperinVanGoghPaintingArtconservators(管理员)dreamoffinding1．(hide)secretsinthemasterpiecestheylookafter.Rarelydotheyexpecttofindadeadgrasshopper.ConservatorsattheNelson-AtkinsmuseumofartinKansasCitysaidtheydiscoveredthedeadinsectinoneofitsstarpaintings,VincentvanGogh’sOliveTrees,whenit2．(scan)aspartoftheresearchforacatalogueofitsFrenchpaintingcollection.ItwasspottedbyMarySchafer.Shetoldalocalbroadcasterthatshefounditinthework’slowerforeground.“3．(look)atthepaintingwiththemicroscope,Icameacrossthetinybodyofagrasshoppercoveredinthepaint,soit4．haveoccurredinthewetpaintbackin1889.“WecanconnectittoVanGoghpaintingoutside,sowethinkofhimbattlingtheelements,dealingwiththewind,thebugs,andthenhe’sgottowalkbacktohisstudiothroughthefields.What’sfunisthatwecancomeupwithallthesestoriesfor5．theinsectlandedinthepaint.”Schafersaidtheywerecurioustoknowifthegrasshoppercouldbestudied6．(far)topossiblyidentifywhichseasonVanGoghpaintedOliveTrees.MichaelEngel,aprofessorattheUniversityofKansas,wasapproached7．(examine)thegrasshopperfurther.Hediscoveredthatpartoftheinsect’sbodywasmissingandtherewasnosignofmovementinthesurroundingpaint.Inotherwords,itwasalreadydead8．itsomehowlandedontheartist’swetcanvasandcouldnotbeusedfordatingpurposes.VanGoghpaintedOliveTreesin1889,theyearafterhisfallingoutwithhisfriendGauguin,9．mayhaveledtohisfamousactofself-mutilationinthehistoryofart:cuttingoffhisownear.Thegrasshoppermaynothelpinanyarthistoricalresearchbutithasbecomeatalkingpointformuseumvisitors,lookingcloselyintothepaintingtosee10．theycanspotthedeadinsect.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。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。I’mhappytoshareyoumyjourneytoLondon.Duringthejourney,Ivisitedsomeplacesofinterest,someofthatmadeadeepimpressiononme.Iwenttotwofamousconcerts,whichreducedmestressandmademerelaxing.ThenIwatchedvariousfootballmatch.Inaddition,Ienjoyeddeliciouslylocalfood.Meanwhile,Imadesomenewfriends.Inaconclusion,IexperiencedBritishculturebutthisbroadenedmyeyes.SpringwasthebestseasontovisitBeijing.Wouldyouliketovisitit?I’mlookingforwardtomeetyouinBeijing.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是某科技公司的营销员李华，在公司即将举行的新品发布会上，将由你为参会者介绍新研制的一种家用机器人。请根据以下内容要点用英语写一篇发言稿。1.研发背景：随着经济的发展，许多人没有时间照顾家里的老人，该机器人可以很好地解决这一严重的社会问题；2.功能：（1）可以定时做饭，做饭时间还可根据需要调整；（2）可以陪老人聊天、下棋和锻炼身体;(3)可以应对紧急情况。【注意】1.开头已经为你等好，不计入总词数；2.词数100左右。参考词汇：调整adjust个人的individual陪同叫accompanyLadiesand