安徽省銅陵市樅陽縣浮山中學(xué)2024年招生全國統(tǒng)一考試仿真卷（五）-高考英語試題仿真試題含解析

安徽省銅陵市樅陽縣浮山中學(xué)2024年招生全國統(tǒng)一考試仿真卷（五）-高考英語試題仿真試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom2．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced3．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why4．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views5．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where6．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation7．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation8．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon9．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid10．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished11．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That12．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff13．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held14．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．a(chǎn)chievement B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．commitment D．employment15．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding16．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans17．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave18．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．a(chǎn)nalysisB．a(chǎn)ngleC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．a(chǎn)pproach19．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized20．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup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）Igrewuppoor.Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,theycouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.BythetimeIwassixteen,Iwasgoodatbaseballandfootball.Myhigh-schoolcoachwasOllieJarvis.Henotonlybelievedinme,buttaughtmethedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandshowingconviction（信念）.Onesummerafriendrecommendedmeforasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocket—cashfordateswithgirls,certainly,moneyforanewbikeandnewclothes,andthestartofsavingsforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhavetogiveupsummerbaseballtohandletheworkschedule,andthatmeantIwouldhavetotellCoachJarvisIwouldn’tbeplaying.Iwasdreading（害怕）this,butmymothersaid:“______________________.”WhenItoldCoachJarvis,hewasasmadasIexpectedhimtobe.“Yourplayingdaysarelimited.Youcan’taffordtowastethem,”hesaid.Istoodbeforehimwithmyheadhanging,tryingtothinkofthewordsthatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouse.“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?”hedemanded.“Threetwenty-fiveanhour,”Ireplied.“Well,”heasked,“is$3.25anhourthepriceofadream?”Thatquestionlaidbareformethedifferencebetweenwantingsomethingrightnowandhavingagoal.Idevotedmyselftosportsthatsummer,andwithintheyearIwasdraftedbythePittsburghPiratestoplayrookie-leagueball,andoffereda$20,000contract.IsignedwiththeDenverBroncosin1984for$1.7million,andboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream.1、ThewriterwasgratefultoCoachJarvis,becauseJarvis______.A．madehimsetagoalB．suppliedhimwithnewclothesC．gavehimfinancialsupportD．helpedhimshowconviction2、Whentheboywasofferedajob,hewantedto______.A．balancesummerbaseballandtheworkscheduleB．refusethejobofferforsummerbaseballC．giveupsummerbaseballforthejobD．a(chǎn)skhiscoachJarvisforadvice3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplace“Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit.”?A．Youmusteatthebitterfruitofyourownmaking.B．Believeinyourself,butaboveallbepatient.C．Youmustrelyonyourselffirst,thenothers.D．Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.4、Theendofthestorywasthatthewriter______.A．failedtobuyhismotherahouseB．succeededasasportsmanC．becameasuccessfulbusinessmanD．madesomemoneyinthesummerjob22．（8分）TheSuperBowlistheannualchampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（NFL）．Thegameistheculmination（高潮）toaseasonthatbeginsinthelatesummerofthepreviouscalendaryear．Normally，Romannumeralsareusedtoidentifyeachgame，ratherthantheyearinwhichitisheld．Forexample，SuperBowlIwasplayedonJanuary15，1967，followingthe1966regularseason．ThesingleexceptiontothisruleisSuperBowl50，whichwasplayedonFebruary7，2016，followingthe2015regularseason．Thenextgame，SuperBowlLII，scheduledforFebruary4，2018，willfollowthe2017regularseason．Thegamewascreatedaspartofamerger（合并）agreementbetweentheNFLanditsthenrivalleague，theAmericanFootballLeague（AFL）．Currently，thePittsburghSteelershavethemostSuperBowlvictories，withsix．TheNewEnglandPatriotshavethemostSuperBowlappearances，withnine．Theday（usuallythefirstSundayinFebruary）onwhichtheSuperBowlisplayed，nowconsideredasanunofficialAmericannationalholiday，iscalled"SuperBowlSunday"．Itisthesecond-largestdayforU．S．foodconsumption，afterThanksgivingDay．Inaddition，thesevenmost-watchedbroadcastsinU．S．televisionhistoryareSuperBowls．In2015，SuperBowlXLIXattractedanaudienceof114.4million．Becauseofthehighviewership，commercialairtimeduringtheSuperBowlbroadcastisthemostexpensiveoftheyear，leadingtocompaniesregularlydevelopingtheirmostexpensiveadvertisementsforthisbroadcast．Asaresult，watchinganddiscussingthebroadcast'scommercialshasbecomeasignificantaspectoftheevent．Inaddition，popularsingersandmusiciansincludingMichaelJackson，Madonna，Prince，Beyonce，PaulMcCartney，TheRollingStones，TheWho，WhitneyHouston，andLadyGagahaveperformedduringtheevent'spregameandhalftimeceremonies．1、Accordingtothetext，intheSuperBowl______．A．theNewEnglandPatriotshavewonninetimesB．thePittsburghSteelershavewonsixtitlesC．ArabicnumeralsareusedtorefertoeachgameD．winnersofthelastseasonplayagainsteachother2、OnSuperBowlSunday，Americanpeopleusually______．A．buyexpensiveSuperBowlticketsB．consumethemostfoodoftheyearC．a(chǎn)voidtheSuperBowlcommercialsD．enjoyperformancesbyfamousartists3、In2015，the______SuperBowlwasheld．A．46thB．49thC．51stD．55th4、WecanknowfromthetextthattheSuperBowl______．A．isapublicholidayintheUnitedStatesB．istheannualchampionshipgameofAFLC．launchesanewseasonoftheNationalFootballLeagueeveryyearD．hasfrequentlybeenthemostwatchedAmericantelevisionbroadcastoftheyear23．（8分）Didyouknowthatsixtypercentofyourbodyweightiswater?However,alossofonlytwopercentofthiswaterthroughdehydration(脫水)duringexercisecansignificantlyaffectyourperformance.Themoreyousweat,themoreyourexerciseperformancedeclines,unlessyoudrinkenoughtoreplaceyourlossoffluids(液體).Whenyoulosetoomuchwater,youcanoverheatquiteeasily,especiallyinawarmenvironment.Butthisisnottheonlyproblemyoumayface.Dehydrationleadstoyourheartpumpingmuchfaster,whichmeansexercisebecomesmoredifficultandrequiresmoreeffort.Despitetheseproblems,however,manyofussimplydonottakeenoughfluidsinwhenweheadforthegymorsetoutonarun.Sowhyisthis?Howdowemanagetolos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ithonlyyourdegreetoshowforyourthreeorfouryearsjustwon’tmakeit.Sendapplicationsoffearlyandtoasmanyplacesaspossible.Makesureyoutakeawell-earnedbreakthissummer.1、Thepassageimpliesthat.A．studentscanenjoybeneficialpricewhentravelingB．studentswhoquitschoolshouldpaymorefortravelC．studentswillbeofferedparttimejobsinthevacationD．studentswillhavealongersummervacationthanever2、Theunderlinedword“eligible”inthepassagemeans.A．relaxedB．outstandingC．qualifiedD．standardized3、TheauthortookHannahWarnasanexampleto.A．suggestCampAmericaoffersjobstostudentsB．showpsychologystudentsaregoodatplanningC．indicateCampAmericaservesEnglishstudentsD．implystudentscantravelaroundfornothing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）第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題，每小題1．5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Throughouthistory，peoplehavebeenthevictimsofpickpockets．Today，1isoneofthemostrapidlyincreasing37．Pickpocketsareincreasing38anddevelopingbettermethodstoPracticetheirskill．39onemillionAmericanslosemoneytopickpocketseveryyear．Nooneisreallysafe2askilledpickpocket．Hisvictims，or“marks”41theyarerolled，canberichorpoor，youngorold．42the18thcentury，pickpockets3inEngland．Largecrowdsofpeoplewouldgathertowatchthehanging4wassupposedtobeawarningtootherpickpockets．5，intimethepracticeWasdiscontinued．Policeofficialssaythatmost46pickpocketscomefromSouthAmerica．47theseexpertpickpockets48inspecialschoolscalledJingleBellSchool．ApickpocketgraduatesfromaJ．B．49heisabletostealawalletfromadresseddummythathas50insideitspockets!Someofthe51placesofpickpocketsarebanks，airports，supermarkets，trainsandbusstations．6apickpocketwillworkwithanotherpickpocket53hispartner．54beingthevictimofapickpocket，itis7tobeverycarefulwheninthemidstoflargegatheringsofpeople．1、A．pickpocketing B．stealingpickpocketsC．topickpocket D．tostealpickpockets2、A．headaches B．faults C．mistakes D．crimes3、A．byfar B．a(chǎn)trandom C．innumber D．outoforder4、A．Automatically B．Obviously C．Approximately D．Subsequently5、A．a(chǎn)gainst B．with C．outof D．from6、A．since B．a(chǎn)s C．so D．thus7、A．At B．Since C．From D．During8、A．werehanged B．wouldhang C．werehung D．mustbehung9、A．what B．ofwhich C．which D．a(chǎn)mongwhom10、A．Therefore B．Atonce C．Because D．However11、A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．convenient C．efficient D．serious12、A．Muchof B．AlargeamountofC．Manyof D．Agreatnumber13、A．a(chǎn)reresearched B．specialize C．a(chǎn)retrained D．major14、A．where B．when C．a(chǎn)lthough D．however15、A．money B．jewelry C．bells D．rings16、A．favorite B．liking C．favored D．beliked17、A．Seldom B．Once C．Often D．Forever18、A．like B．being C．for D．a(chǎn)s19、A．Toavoid B．Toneglect C．Tryingnot D．Toforget20、A．critical B．fortunately C．important D．obvious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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）BankofChinaandAlibabaarethedreamemployersforChinesestudents,accordingtoanewsurvey.Thesurveyofmorethan55,000students,1．(conduct)byaresearchfirmUniversum,foundthat2．(rough)aquarterwanttoworkforaninternationalcompany,whileonly9%wanttoworkforastart-up.Fivepercentwanttostart3．ownbusiness.Whenitcomestodesirablecompanies,businessstudents4．(recognize)BankofChinaasthetopchoiceforsevenyears,anditshowsnosignsof5．(give)upitslead.WilliamWu,managerofUniversum,saidthatbankingremains6．a(chǎn)ttractiveindustryforyoungChinese.“China’sgovernmentisnowemphasizingtherevolutionofthefinanceindustry,7．leavestheyoungergenerationwiththeimpressionthatthoughbankingisa8．(tradition)industry,therearestillalotofdevelopment9．(opportunity),”Wusaid.Alibabaimprovedsixplacesfrom2014,10．(rank)secondamongbusinessstudents.Itheldarecord-breaking$25billionIPOinSeptember.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。OnDecember30，aftertwoweeks’training，wefinallybeganourworkforvolunteerguidesinamuseum、Duringthefirsttwoweeks，Ilearntalotaboutthestorybehindtheartworks、Inordertodogoodinthework，myteammatesandImadefullypreparations、Wefirstworkedoutacarefulplan、Thenwepracticeduseproperbodylanguagetoexplaintheartworksbetter、Themonth-longvolunteerworkhasnowcometoend，fromwhatIunderstandthatitisn’teasytobeagoodguide、Besides、Ialsorealizethathowimportantteamworkis、IbelievedthatIwillgetlifelongbenefitsfromtheshortandmeaningfulexperience、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華,你的英國朋友Edward正在學(xué)習(xí)漢語,希望你推薦一個適合他學(xué)習(xí)漢語的網(wǎng)站。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容,給他回復(fù)郵件。

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、B5、B6、D7、A8、C9、A10、C11、D12、B13、A14、B15、A16、C17、C18、D19、B20、A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、1、D2、C3、A4、B22、1、B2、D3、B4、D23、概括文章標(biāo)題?D選項Timetogetdrinking!（該喝水了！）是適合的文章標(biāo)題24、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(損耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.