2024届广东省汕头市重点中学高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2024届广东省汕头市重点中学高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited2．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising3．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．are B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were4．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated5．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve6．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when7．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder8．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared9．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail10．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which11．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem12．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched13．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon14．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished15．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou16．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof17．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching18．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase19．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then20．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．any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）DrivethroughanysuburbintheU.S.Today,andit’shardtomisstherecyclingbinsthathavebecomecompanionstoAmerica’strashcans.Recyclinghasbecomecommon,aspeoplerecognizetheneedtocarefortheenvironment.Yetmostpeople’srecyclingconsciousnessextendsonlyasfaraspaper,bottles,andcans.Peopleseldomfindthemselvesfacingthegrowingproblemofe-waste.E-wasterapidlyincreasesasthetechno-fashionablefrequentlyupgradetothemostadvanceddevices,andthemajorityofthemendupinlandfills(垃圾填埋地).Somepeoplewhotracksuchwastesaythatusersthrowawaynearly2milliontonsofTVs,VCRs,computers,cellphones,andotherelectronicseveryyear.Unlesswecanfindasafereplacement,thise-wastemaygetintothegroundandpoisonthewaterwithdangeroustoxins(毒素),suchaslead,mercury,andarsenic.Burningthewastealsodangerouslycontaminatestheair.However,e-wasteoftencontainsreusablesilver,gold,andotherelectricalmaterials.Recyclingthesematerialsreducesenvironmentalproblemsbyreducingbothlandfillwasteandtheneedtolookforsuchmetals,whichcandestroyecosystems.Agrowingnumberofstateshaveadoptedlawstobandumpinge-waste.Still,lessthanaquarterofthiswastewillreachlawfulrecyclingprograms.Somecompaniesadvertisingsafedisposalinfactmerelyshipthewastetosomedevelopingcountries,whereitstillendsupinlandfills.Theseorganizationspreventprogressbyunsafelydisposingofwasteinanout-of-sight,out-of-mindlocation.However,thesmallbutgrowingnumberofcitiesandcorporationsthatdohandlee-wasteresponsiblyrepresentsprogresstowardmakingtheworldacleaner,betterplaceforusall.1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．ManyAmericansnowhaveaccesstorecyclingbins.B．E-wastecannotbeputintotrashcansintheU.S.C．MostAmericanshaverealizedthedangersofe-waste.D．MostofAmerica’strashcansaremadeofrecycledmaterial.2、Whatcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“contaminates”inParagraph2?A．pollutes.B．heats.C．absorbs.D．reduces.3、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutburyinge-wasteinlandfills?A．It’simportant.B．It’sunsafe.C．It’sacceptable.D．It’suncommon.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．Totellushowtorecyclee-waste.B．Totalkaboutthefutureofe-waste.C．Todiscussifit’snecessarytorecyclee-waste.D．Toencourageustodealwithe-wasteproperly.22．（8分）Cyclingorevenwalkingincityareascanbealittledangerous,thankstothefactthatoneissharingtheroadwithvehiclesthatareincreasinglygettinglargerandheavier.Arecentstudyprovesthatofthe1.27millionpeoplethatdieinroadtrafficcrasheseachyear,abouthalfarewalkers,motorcyclistsandcyclists.Nowtheremaybeasolutionthatcouldprovideatleastsomehelptoprotectthishelplessgroup…anairbag!Ifyouareworriedthatthissafetymeasurewillinvolveyoutakingaroundaheavypackageorworsestill,wrappingyourselfinsideanuglyplasticbag,thebagisfittednotonthehuman,butontheoutsideofthevehicle.And,whilethereareseveralversionsoftheideaintheworks,theonemostrecentlyunveiled(揭露)byDutchcarcompanyTNO,seemstobethemostadvancedandreadytogointoproduction.Intheworkssince2011,theairbagcoversonlythelowerpartofthewindshield.Thiswillprovidethemuchneededbuffer(缓冲)betweentheperson’sheadandthepaneofglasshe/shewouldotherwisemeet.Thechainofeventsleadingtoanairbagcausearequitesimple---Acamerafittedbeneaththerear-viewmirrormonitorsthevehicle’sclosenesstoawalkerorcyclist.Anycontactwitheitheroneofthemsetsoffthesensorsinthecar’sbumperandquicklyblowsuptheairbag.Inadditiontothatthesensorsalsosetoffthecar’sautomaticbrake,reducingthechancesifanevenworseinjury.Intestsconductedusingamodel,thesuccessofnotgettinginjuredafterbeinghitbyacartravellingatabout40km/hwasabout50-50!Whilenotperfect,itwillstillresultinreducingthenumberofdeathsbyahugeamount.WithTNOreadytolicenseitstechnologytocarmakersandmanymorecompaniestryingtodevelopsimilarconcepts,wewouldnotbesurprisedifouterairbagsbecomeastandardfeatureineverycarprettysoon.1、（小题1）Whydoestheairbagcoverthelowerpartofthewindshield?A．Toprotectthewindshieldfrombeingdestroyed.B．Tomakethevehiclelookbeautiful.C．Toreducetheweightofwalkers.D．Topreventpeople’sheadcrashingontheglass.2、（小题2）Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A．howtheairbagworksB．wheretheairbagisfixedC．whytheairbagissafeD．whattheairbagismadeupof3、（小题3）ThewriterthinkstheairbagofTNO.A．perfectB．practicalC．expensiveD．useless4、（小题4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Airbagsareanewstandardfeatureincars.B．Airbagsaremuchsaferfordriversnow.C．Airbagsarepracticalforwalkersandcyclists.D．Airbagsareasolutiontohighercaraccidentrates.23．（8分）NewforThisYearWelcometotheshowWewanttomakesureyou'resupportedeverystepofthewaywhenvisitingtheshowsothisyearwe'llhaveguidesattheentrancetoansweranyofyourquestionswhetheryouwanttogetstraighttotheiceskatingrinkormorelikely...thebar!SlashthosepricesTheshowisgettingbiggerandbiggerbutourpricesaregettinglowerandlower!We'rethrilledtoreduceourticketpricesoyoucansavethepennieswhenbuyingyourwintergear.Plus,allofourin-showfeaturesarecompletelyfreeofcharge!HalftermWe'vechangedourdatesthisyeartocoincidewiththehalftermbreakwhichmeansyoucanhappilybringthekidsalong.FoodYourtastebudsareprobablystilltinglingfromlastyear'svastselectionofthefinestAlpinecuisineandthisyearisnodifferent，excepttherewillbeevenmoretochoosefrom!KeepingwarmanddryWe'velistenedtoyoursuggestionsandwe'llbecreatingmoreundercoverareasthisyear.Therewillbeavarietyofindoorspacestomakethemostofincludingcafesandseatingareas.1、Whatisnewaboutthisyear'sshow?A．Youwillpaymuchlessformovies.B．Newly-madefoodwillhe：provided.C．Performanceswillbeputonindoors.D．Itwillbeheldduringschoolholidays.2、Theorganizerstrytomaketheirshowasuccess.A．byprovidingmoreprogrammesforvisitorsB．byshowingmuchconsiderationforvisitorsC．bymakingatightscheduleoftheactivitiesD．byestablishingarealisticgoaloftheirwork24．（8分）BestLondonwalkingtoursSandemansNewLondonToursGainanattractiveinsightintoLondon'shistory.VisittheCityofLondon,stoppingatStPaul'sCathedralandtheTowerofLondon;exploreEastLondoncoveringBrickLane,Cockneycultureandthecriminalunderworld;learnaboutJacktheRipper;orboardonafive-venuepubcrawl.OpeningTimes:Dailyat11:00and14:00CityVisitorTrailTheCityVisitorTrailtakesyouonajourneythroughtheheartofLondon.TakeinfamousattractionssuchasSt.Paul'sCathedral,Guildhall,theBankofEnglandandtheTowerofLondonortrythethemed"side-tracks",eachonemovingawayfromthemainpathtogiveamorein-depthlookatonepartofthecity.OpeningTimes:Available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Checkwithindividualattractionsforentryrequirements.BritMovieToursJoinauniquemovieandTVsightseeingwalkingtourexperienceinLondonandgoonlocationtoseeincredibLesetsandfascinatinglandmarks.Localguidesprovidefascinatinginsightsintotheindustryandtherearemultipletoursavailable,inctudingDoctorWho,GangsterLondonandHarryPotterTourofLondonlocations.OpeningTimes:MondaytoFriday9:OOamt05:30pmRoyalTourofLondonVisitthreeroyalpalacesasyoujourneyfromBigBentoBuckinghamPalaceandTrafalgarSquare.AlongthewayyouwilldiscoverplotstodestroyParliament,Churchill'shiddenshelter,veryexpensiveclubsfortherichandfamous,andmore.Andifthat'snotenoughexcitement,Iistencloselyforincredibletalesofman-eatingpelicans(鹈鹕)andcrazylosttourists.ThiswalkingtourisrunbyStrawberryTours.OpeningTimes:Thetourstartsat10ameveryday.1、Whichtourcanyoujoinatanytime?A．SandemansNewLondonTours B．CityVisitorTrailC．BritMovieTours D．RoyalTourofLondon.2、Whatcanyoudoonamoviesightseeingtour?A．LearnsomeLondon'shistory.B．Participateinmakingfilms.C．Visitsomefilm-makinglocations.D．Actasalocalguide.3、What'sthrillingontheRoyalTourofLondon?A．Visitingplacesofinterest.B．Meetingfamouspeople.C．Exploringnewspots.D．Listeningtoamazinglegends.25．（10分）Ifyoufeelyourselfturningintoanoldgrouch(脾气坏的人),don’tworry—happinessisjustaroundthebend.Asurveyhasfoundthatalthoughhappinessdipsinthoseintheir30sand40s,peoplestarttofeelmorecontentwithlifeaftertheageof50.Howeveraneconomistfoundthatolderpeoplewillneveragainregaintheexcitementofyouth.Ratheritisthoughtthatwithage,individualsbecomemorepragmaticabouttheupsanddownsthatlifebringsandaccepttheirfortune.HequestionedthoseinBritain,SwitzerlandandGermanyandappliedthefindingstopeople’slifecycle.Mr.VanLandeghem,29,said:“Ahappinesscurvedoesnotnecessarilyimplythata65-year-oldprefershisownlifetothelifeofa25-year-old.”“Boththe25-year-oldand65-year-oldmightagreethatitisnicertobe25thantobe65.Butte65-year-oldmightneverthelessbemoresatisfied,ashehaslearnedtobesatisfiedwithwhathehas.”Itwassuggestedthemid-lifehappinessdipisbecausethisiswhenpeoplehavethemostresponsibilities—takingcareofafamily,payingamortgage(抵押贷款)andhavingademandingcareer.Themiddle-ageddipinhappinesswasalsocomparedtothatoflosingacloserelativeorsuddenlybecomingunemployed.Thestudyisjustoneofmanyputforwardasanindicatorofwhatmakesforahappylife.Psychologistsconcludedthathavingmoneymakesyouhappier,butonlyifyouhavealotmorethanyourfriendsandneighbors.Atthesametime,you’dbetterhaveenoughtietoenjoyyourselfinsteadofspendingallyourtimeonmakingmoney.Separateresearchfoundthatowningthehouseofyourdreams,thecaryoualwayslongedforandhavingmillionsinthebankdoesn’tstopthatdesiretokeepupwiththeJoneses(攀比).AndiftheJoneseshavemorethanyoudo,you’llbemiserable.Itseemsenvyatbeinglowerinthesocialpeckingorder(权势等级)reducesthesatisfactionofbeingwelloff.Ifyoujustdowhatyouloveandyouaregoodat,whichsocietyalsovaluesmuch,youmayhaveahigherprobabilitytobehappy.Butifyourjobpaysless,howcanyousticktoitindisregardofresponsibilities?Happinessmeansdifferentthingsfromdifferentpointsofview,andpointofviewgrowsfromone’sexperienceandknowledge.Perhapsitcomeswithyouwhenyoudon’tneedtothinkaboutadultproblemsorwhenyouarewiseenoughtounderstandwhatsatisfactionis.1、Theunderlinedword“pragmatic”inparagraph2maymean________.A．realisticB．concernedC．nervousD．careful2、Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheir30sand40s________.A．mayfeelitmoredifficulttoexperiencehappinessB．maysensehappinessdeclinesowingtoothercomplicatedfactorsC．starttorealizeresponsibilityandriskmeanhappinessD．mayassociatehappinesswithmoneyandstatusandriskpursuinghappiness3、Itisimpliedinthepassagethat________.A．happinesscomeswhenyoucomplainlessB．lifeisfullofupsanddownsinfactC．asenseofresponsibilitybringsyouhappinessD．competingwithothersoftenmakesyoublue4、Whatmakesforahappylife?A．One’sfamily.B．One’smoney.C．One’swisdom.D．One’sstatus.5、Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe________.A．happinessisU-shapedB．happinessisanexperienceC．happinessmakesyousatisfiedD．happinesscanbewonbyyourself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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Abbaye,amasterartist,wasreadytoretirein112.Oneday,Bartoli,arichItalianmerchant,1himsaying,"Couldyou____________myportraitonmybanquetroomwall?It's20feettall.”“I'mreadytoretire,"Abbayeshookhishead,“soI'mnot2．”ButseeingthedisappointmentinBartoli'seyes,he____________4hismind,"Well,there'sapossibilityifyoucanfinditinyour3toallowmetoexplorethe4fmyabilities.Furthermore,alreadyIcanseeyour5.SoIinsistthatwhilelworkyourportraitstay6evenfromyou!”“Noproblem,"Bartoliagreed,thoughhethoughtitwas7，"Anythingyouwish,butitmustlookrealistic．”Immediatelythemasterartist8ahighcurtaininfrontofthewall,-throughwhichBartolicouldn'tseeatall.Aweekpassed."Howisitcoming?"askedthe9Bartoli.“It'scomingquitewell.Yousee,amasterpiece10quiteawhileatleast.”Abbayeansweredfrombehindthe___________．Anotherthree,fourweekspassedand11halfayearwentby.Bartolilosthis12“TodayImustseeit!"heshouted.Steppingfrombehindthecurtain___________surprisedbysuchanger,Abbayesaidcalmly,"That'sfine.Youneededonlytorequestit.”Andhe13asidethe20-footcurtain.Bartolistaredatthemasterpieceandthenhismouth___________open.Hewasobviouslysoangrythathiseyes14red.Sowhatwaswrong?Abbayehaddrawntohisheart's15for20feettall.PerhapsBartolicouldn'ttoleratehisabstractexpression,whichPicassowouldhavebeenproudof.1、A．sentfor B．thoughtof C．laughedat D．heardfrom2、A．fix B．make C．paint D．repair3、A．possible B．free C．reliable D．available4、A．formed B．changed C．got D．insisted5、A．heart B．mind C．room D．brain6、A．challenges B．limits C．control D．confidence7、A．figure B．portrait C．image D．masterpiece8、A．safe B．lonely C．private D．cool9、A．terrible B．common C．funny D．strange10、A．brought B．decorated C．hung D．bought'11、A．hopeful B．anxious C．serious D．careful12、A．affords B．spends C．costs D．takes13、A．wall B．curtain C．picture D．ladder.14、A．intotal B．obviously C．eventually D．aboveall15、A．money B．mood C．temper D．taste16、A．asif B．evenif C．nowthat D．incase17、A．set B．pulled C．left D．stood18、A．felt B．remained C．kept D．fell19、A．changed B．showed C．found D．turned20、A．content B．confidence C．power D．design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）JustHowBuggyisYourPhone?Whatiteminyourhomecrawlswiththemostgerms?Ifyousay1．toiletseat,you’rewrong.Kitchenspongestopthelist.Butcellphonesareprettydirtytoo.Theycontainaround10timesasmanygermsastoiletseats.Peopletouchtheirphones,laptops,andotherdigitaldevicesalldaylong,yetrarelycleanthem.Inoneincident,athiefpaidaterriblepriceforstealingagermycellphone.HestoleitfromahospitalinUgandaduringawidespreadofthedeadlydiseaseEbola.Thephone’sownerreportedthetheftbefore2．(die)fromthedisease.Soon,thethiefbeganshowingsymptomsandfinally3．(confess)tothecrime.4．inthatunusualcaseacellphonecarrieddangerousbacteria,notallgermsarebad.Mostcausenoharm.Infact,theycouldprovidehelpfulinformation.Lookatthesurfaceofyourphonecarefully.Doyouseesomedirtymars?“That'sallyou,”saysmicrobialecologistJarradHampton-Marcell.“That’sbiologicalinformation.”Itturnsoutthatthetypesofgermsthatyouapplyalloveryourphoneortabletaredifferentfrom5．ofyourfriendsandfamily.They’relikeafingerprintthatcouldidentifyyou.Somedayinthefuture,investigatorsmayusethesemicrobialfingerprintstosolvecrimes.Phonesanddigitaldevicesmaybeoneofthebestplacestolookforbuggyclues.Ina2017study,researcherssampledarangeofsurfacesin22participants’homes,6．countertopsandfloorstocomputerkeyboardsandmice.Thentheytriedtomatchthemicrobialfingerprintsoneachobjecttoitsowner.Theofficeequipmentwaseasiesttomatchtoitsowner.Inan7．(early)study,adifferentgroupofresearchersfoundthattheycouldusemicrobialfingerprintstoidentifythepersonwho8．(use)acomputerkeyboardevenafterthekeyboardsatuntouchedfortwoweeksatroomtemperature.Oneday,microbialsignaturesmightshow9．peoplehavegoneandwhattheyhavetouched.Theycouldprove10．anunmarkeddeviceisyours.So,sure,yourphoneisprettygermy.Doesthatinspireyou,ordoesitjustbotheryou?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。NowIwanttotellyousomethingwhathappenedlastweekend、Onmywaytothecinema,Inoticedaforeignertalktoapolicemenwhoseemedabletounderstandwhattheforeignerwassaying、Theytwolookedveryworriedly、SoIwentuptoseewhatIcoulddohelpthem、Itoldthepolicemantheforeignerhadlosthiswalletorcamera、Finallytheforeignergotbackhisbelongingwiththehelpofthepoliceman、Allofthemthankedme、BythetimeIarrivedatthecinema,thefilmhavebeenover、AlthoughI’dmissedthefilm,butIwasveryhappybecauseIhadhelpedotherswithmyefforts、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为了减少环境污染、缓解城市交通压力，2018年1月1日我市开始实施新的机动车限号行驶规定(thelicensenumber—platerestrictions)。假定你最近就我市实施这一新的规定进行了采访，请用英语写一