2024屆廣東省揭陽市惠來縣一中高考沖刺模擬英語試題含解析

2024屆廣東省揭陽市惠來縣一中高考沖刺模擬英語試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．a(chǎn)ct B．helpC．serve D．last2．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though3．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that4．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．a(chǎn)vailable5．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare6．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea7．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need8．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off9．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff10．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need11．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where12．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking13．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten14．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof15．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can16．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial17．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout18．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed19．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof20．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock’sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceandpride.Thekidscalledhim“Poppy”,anamethateverybodyused.Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy（藥房）.AfterMarcia’smotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack’sinvitationtocomeandlivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnotbecomingaburden.Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemandbecausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaandJack,neverarrivingempty-handed.Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppyinthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.ThedoctorsaidthatPoppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttoldMarcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall—justthegovernmentchequeandwhatlittlehemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchequeonyourlittleboy’sbicycle.”ShebecamesternwithPoppy.“You’refoolish,Poppy,”shesaid.“Ihavemypride,”Poppyanswered.“Falsepride,”shehurled（斥責）backathim.Duringautumn,Poppydidn’tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhenhedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn’tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatchthestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthattheyalllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppycame.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhadbefore.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhadtheybeenmorefilled.1、WhichisPoppy’sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?A．Hehadapart-timejob. B．Hewasstubbornsometimes.C．Helikedlivingindependently. D．Hedidn’twanttobecomeaburdentoher.2、WhywasMarciapuzzledafterhearingthedoctor’swords?A．Shedidn’tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.B．ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.C．Shewonderedhowtotakecareofhimlater.D．Shethoughtthedoctordidn’tknowhislivingcondition.3、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“stern”inparagraph5?A．patient B．a(chǎn)ngryC．respectful D．a(chǎn)fraid.4、WhydoestheauthorsaythatPoppy’shandswerefilledatlast?A．Poppylearnedthathewasloved.B．Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.C．Poppystillheldhisindependenceandpride.D．PoppyhadfoundreasonsforMarcia’srudeness.22．（8分）Highlevelsofchocolateconsumptionmightbeassociatedwithaonethirdreductionintheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,suggestsastudypublishedonlineintheBritishMedicalJournal.Thefindingsconfirmresultsofexistingstudiesthatgenerallyagreeonapotentialbeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.However,theauthorsstressthatfurtherstudiesareneededtotestwhetherchocolateactuallycausesthisreductionorifitcanbeexplainedbysomeotherunmeasuredfactor.TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030,nearly236millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdisease.However,lifestyleanddictarekeyfactorsinpreventingheartdisease,saysthepaper,Anumberofrecentstudieshaveshownthateatingchocolatehasapositiveinfluenceonhumanhealthduetoitsantioxidantandanti-inflammatoryproperties.Thisincludesreducingbloodpressureandimprovinginsulinsensitivity.However,theevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheartstillremainsunclear.So,DrOscarFrancoandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofCambridgecarriedoutalargescalereviewoftheexistingevidencetoevaluatetheeffectsofeatingchocolateoncardiovascular(心血管)eventslikeheartattackandstroke.Theyanalyzedtheresultsofsevenstudies,involvingover100,000participantswithandwithoutexistingheartdisease,Foreachstudy,theycomparedthegroupwiththehighestchocolateconsumptionagainstthegroupwiththelowestconsumption.Fivestudiesreportedabeneficiallinkbetweenhigherlevelsofchocolateconsumptionandtheriskofcardiovascularevents.Theyfoundthatthe“highestlevelsofchocolateconsumptionwereassociatedwitha37%reductionincardiovasculardiseaseanda29%reductioninstrokecomparedwithlowestlevels.”Nosignificantreductionwasfoundinrelationtoheartfailure.Theauthorssaythefindingsneedtobeinterpretedwithcaution,inparticularbecausecommerciallyavailablechocolateisverycalorific(around500caloriesforevery100grams)andeatingtoomuchofitcouldleadtoweightgain,riskofdiabetesandheartdisease.However,theyconcludethatgiventhehealthbenefitsofdatingchocolate,initiativestoreducethecurrentfatandsugarcontentinmostchocolateproductsshouldbeexplored.1、WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereusedtobestudiesaboutthebeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.B．MillionsofpeoplewilldiefromheartdiseaseaccordingtotheWHOC．Therearestillotherfactorsthatmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.D．Thereisclearevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheart.2、Whatarethepossiblecausesofheartdisease?A．EatingchocolateB．UnhealthydietC．ExercisingregularlyD．Drinkingcoffee.3、What’stheauthors’attitudetowardsthefindings?A．cautiousB．doubtfulC．disapprovingD．negative4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Weshouldeatlesschocolate.B．Chocolatebenefitsourhealth.C．Weshouldconsiderthefatandsugarproblem.D．Eatingchocolatewillleadtofatgainnaturally.23．（8分）Thinkplantsarejustboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfoodanddecoration?Thinkagain!Plantsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou’reprobablytotallyunawareof.Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytocommunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus(真菌),whichservestheplantsinmanyways.Tomatoplantsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhealthyconditions.Treesconnectedthroughthefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients(養(yǎng)分)toandfromeachother.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenutrientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.Notonlythat,buttheycanalsodamageunwelcomeplantsbyspreadingpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefungus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInternetbeforewedid.Someplantshavearatherimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoffachemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect’snaturalenemy.Theenemyattacksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallytheplantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhostealsyourlunchmoney.Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalclock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?Thismeanstheycanprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isitbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?Inastudy,scientistsfoundthatplantsusethesugarstheyproducetokeeptime,whichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant’sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpetunias(矮牽牛)isjustasvalidas―wakeupwiththechickens.Natureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn’tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.1、Howmanywaysdoesthenetworkoffungusservetheplants?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagraph4referto?A．Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants. B．Theinsect’snaturalenemy.C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy. D．Theplanttobeeatenbytheinsect.3、Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?A．Thesugarsproducedbyitself. B．Itsowngenes.C．Thetimeofsunrise. D．Itsresponsetolight.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofdifferentplants.B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.C．Tointroducetheunknownabilitiesofplants.D．Tomakepeopleawareofplantprotection.24．（8分）BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.25．（10分）KoreaWhilemanyKoreanspreferWestern-styleweddingsinwhichthebridewearsawhileweddingdress,somecouplesarestillcarryingoutthe“Pyebaek”–aKoreanweddingcustom.ThePyebaekisheldaftertheofficialceremony,andiswhenthebridepaysrespectstoherparents-in-lawforthefirsttime.Thenewcouplebowdeeplybeforetheparents,andtheyexchangejujube(棗)andchestnuts(栗子)—symbolsforchildrenandgoodfortune.—SujeanPark,HuffPostKoreaJapanForJapaneseweddings,it’scustomaryforgueststobringcashasagiftforthenewcouples.Theamountdependsontheguest’srelationshiptothecouple—onaverage,friendswouldgive$300,andfamilymembersmaygiveupto$1,000.Thebillsshouldbeunfolded,freshlyprinted.They’retypicallyputinaspecialenvelopssignedbytheguest.Guestsleavetheenvelopesatareceptiondeskattheceremonyandreceiveweddingfavorsinreturn.—RyanTakeshita,HuffPostJapanBrazilInBrazilianweddings,thebestmancutsthegroom’stieintoseveralpiecesandsellsthemtotheweddingguestsatwhateverpricetheychoosetopayforit.Themoneythat’scollectedusuallygoestowardthecouple’shoneymoon.Brazilianweddingswouldn’tbecompletewithoutpastriescalled“bem-casados”,or“happilymarried”.Thesearetinysweetcakeswithacondensedmilk(煉乳)fillingthataremeanttobringgoodlucktothenewcouples.—AndreaMartinelli,HuffPostBrazil1、InKoreanweddings,________.A．onlywestern-styleweddingsarefavored B．thecouplemustbothwearawhitedressC．thebrideshowsrespectstoherparents D．somecouplesstillobservetheirtraditions2、WhenattendingaJapanesefriend’swedding,you’dbetter________.A．foldthenewbillsinanenvelope B．contain$300inaspecialenvelopeC．carryanenvelopewithaletterasagift D．givemorethan$1,000tothenewcouple3、WhydopeoplemakepastriesinBrazilianweddings?A．Tosharethenewcouples’stories.B．Toraisemoneyforthenewcouples.C．ToshowtheirexcellentcookingskillsD．Toexpressgoodwishestothenewcouples4、What’sthepurposeofwritingthistext?A．Tosharesomeweddingcustomsroundtheworld.B．Toadvisepeoplehowtomakepreparationsforweddings.C．Toshowthedifferentcustomsbetweendifferentcountries.D．Tocheckhowmuchyouknowaboutweddingcustoms.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Thefindingscome___36___astudyofnearly1,000USpeoplethatlookedatdiet,calorieintakeandbodymassindex(BMI)-ameasureofobesity.___37___isfoundthatthosewhoatechocolateafewtimesaweekwere,on___38___,slimmerthanthose___39___ateitoccasionally.Eventhoughchocolateisloadedwithcalories,itcontainsingredients（材料）thatmayfavourweightloss___40___thanfatsynthesis,scientistsbelieve.___41___boostingcalorieintake,regularchocolateconsumptionwasrelatedtolowerBMIinthestudy,___42___ispublishedinArchivesofInternalMedicine.Thelinkremainedevenwhenotherfactors,likehow___43___exerciseindividualsdid,weretakeninto___44___.Anditappearsitishowoftenyoueatchocolatethatisimportant,ratherthanhowmuchofityoueat.The___45___foundnolinkwithquantityconsumed.___46___totheresearchers,thereisonlyonechanceinahundredthattheirfindingscouldbeexplainedbychancealone.LeadauthorDrBeatriceGolomb,fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,said:"Ourfindingsappeartoaddtoabodyofinformationsuggestingthatthecompositionofcalories,notjustthenumberofthem,mattersfordeterminingtheirultimateimpactonweight."Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists___47___thatchocolatemaybehealthyforus.Otherstudieshaveclaimedchocolatemaybegoodfortheheart.Consumptionofcertaintypesofchocolatehasbeenlinkedtosomefavourablechangesinbloodpressure,insulin（胰島素）sensitivityandcholesterol（膽固醇）level.Andchocolate,___48___darkchocolate,doescontainantioxidants（抗氧化劑）whichcanhelptomopupharmfulfreeradicals-unstablechemicalsthatcandamageourcells.DrGolombandherteambelievethatantioxidantcompounds,calledcatechins（兒茶素）,canimproveleanmusclemassandreduceweight___49___studiesinrodentswouldsuggestthismightbeso.Mice___50___for15dayswithepicatechin(presentindarkchocolate)hadimprovedexerciseperformanceandobservablechangestotheirmusclecomposition.Theysayclinicaltrialsarenowneededinhumanstosee___51___thisisthecase.Butbeforeyoureach___52___achocolatebar,therearestilllotsofunansweredquestions.Andintheabsenceofconclusiveevidence,expertsadvisecaution.Whilethere'snoharminallowingyourselfatreatlike___53___nowandagain,eatingtoomuchmightbeharmfulbecauseitoften___54___alotofsugarandfattoo.Andifyouarelookingtochangeyourdiet,youare___55___tobenefitmostfromeatingmorefreshfruitsandvegetables.1、A．to B．in C．from D．with2、A．As B．It C．Which D．What3、A．whole B．a(chǎn)verage C．general D．short4、A．who B．that C．which D．why5、A．other B．rather C．less D．more6、A．Though B．Evenif C．when D．Despite7、A．that B．which C．where D．when8、A．much B．often C．long D．many9、A．thoughts B．mind C．a(chǎn)ccount D．effect10、A．news B．report C．study D．book11、A．According B．Based C．Reply D．Response12、A．hadsuggested B．suggested C．havesuggested D．suggest13、A．specially B．particularly C．luckily D．unfortunately14、A．a(chǎn)tleast B．a(chǎn)tmost C．infact D．byaccident15、A．feeding B．fed C．tofeed D．feed16、A．if B．what C．why D．that17、A．out B．for C．with D．into18、A．noodles B．chocolate C．rice D．nuts19、A．includes B．takes C．a(chǎn)bsorbs D．contains20、A．probable B．possible C．likely D．a(chǎn)bout第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）YiJiefengisaShanghaiwomanwhohasplantedmillionsof1．(tree)inInnerMongoliaoverthepast12years.In2000,Yi’sson,YangRuizhe,waskilled.inanaccident,2．madeherextremelysad.Butshe3．(final)foundawaytodealwiththesadnessbydevotingherownlifetoachievingherson'sdream:toplanttreesinInnerMongoliainordertostopthedesert.SoYiandherhusbandusedRuizhe'sinsurancemoneytosetupan4．(organize)calledGreenLifein2003.Theydidn’thavemuchknowledgeofagriculture,andwithlessthan200mmrainfallthatyear,thetrees5．(blow)away.Thecoupledidn’tgive6．.Theyaskedforadvicefromexpertsand7．(manage)toplanttreesthenextseason.Whentheywouldgoandplanttreeseveryyear,itrainedeverytime.“Inthe8．(begin)weplantedtreesformyson,but9．(late)wefeltasenseofsocialresponsibility,"Yisaid.Whenthemoneywasusedup,thecouplesoldtheirtwohousestokeepGreenLifegoing.Volunteersanddonors(捐贈者)haveincreased10．theyear2008.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Ihavealwaysbeenthe