浙江省寧波市慈溪市2024屆高考沖刺模擬英語試題含解析

浙江省寧波市慈溪市2024屆高考沖刺模擬英語試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose2．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．a(chǎn)fterD．unless3．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless4．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those5．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown6．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could7．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising8．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none9．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive10．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith11．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take12．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．a(chǎn)fter13．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread14．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso15．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.16．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover17．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen18．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that19．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered20．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizzi-ness,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35metrestothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworldIt’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahugebillionbuildingpro-jectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthou-sandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveafaultlessviewofthePalaceofWest-minsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．sittingintheorangegardenC．a(chǎn)ppreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob22．（8分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦）inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse…suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds---roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的）viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“”A．removeB．a(chǎn)voidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.B．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.23．（8分）Scientistshavefoundlivingorganismstrappedincrystals(晶體)thatcouldbe50,000yearsold.Theorganismswerefoundinahot,butbeautifulcavesysteminNaica,Mexico.Theseancientlifeformscanbeseenonlywithamicroscope.PenelopeBoston,wholeadstheAstrobiologyInstituteatNASA,thespaceagencyoftheUnitedStates,saystheancientmicrobeswereabletolivebyeatingmineralssuchasiron.ShespokeaboutthediscoveryrecentlyatameetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Ifthefindingsareconfirmed,theywillshowhowmicrobescansurviveinextremeconditions.Fortydifferentkindsofmicrobesandsomeviruseswerefoundintheundergroundarea.Thegeneticstructuresoftheseorganismsare10percentdifferentfromthoseoftheirnearestrelatives.ThecavesinNaicaare800kilometersdeep.Theywereonceusedformininglead.Beforetheminersbeganworkinginthecaves,theareawasseparatedfromthesurfaceandtheoutsideworld.SomeofthecavesareasbigasthelargereligiouscentersbuiltduringEurope’sMiddleAges.Therearecrystalscoveringthewalls.Thecavesaresohotthatscientistsmustwearspecialclothingtokeepcool.Theclothingkeepsthecrystalssafefromhumangerms(病菌)orotherdamage.Bostonsaidtheresearcherscouldonlyworkforabout20minutesatatimebeforetheyhadtogotoaroomthatwas38degreesCelsiustocooldown.NASAofficialswouldnotletBostonshareherfindingswithscientificexpertsbeforelastweek’sannouncement.Soscientistscouldnotsaymuchaboutthefindings.ButNorineNoonan,abiologistwiththeUniversityofSouthFlorida,saidshebelievedthem.“Whyarewesurprised?”Noonanasked.“Asabiologist,Iwouldsaylifeonearthisextremelytoughandextremelycolorful.”Bostonisalsostudyingmicrobescommonlyfoundinsidecavesinothercountries,suchasUkraineandtheUnitedStates.Thesemicrobesappeartobeimpossibletokill.Bostonsaidtheyshowhowdifficultlifeonearthcanbe.1、Theexistenceoftheancientmicrobesrelieson.A．surroundinginsectsB．eatingmineralsC．diverseplantsD．a(chǎn)bsorbingair2、WhatcanweinferaboutthecavesinNaicafromthepassage?A．ThewallswerebuiltduringMiddleAges.B．Thetemperatureinthecavesisquitelow.C．Theenvironmentinthecavesisdifficulttoadaptto.D．Thecaveshavebeenexploredsincetheywereformed.3、WhatisthebiologistNorineNoonan’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A．Neutral.B．Doubtful.C．Positive.D．Indifferent.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Livingorganismsbringhopetoscientificresearch.B．Cavesprovidelivingenvironmentforlivingorganisms.C．Microbesshowgreatpowertosurviveinterribleconditions.D．Scientistsdiscover50,000-year-old“superlife”inMexico.24．（8分）NewYorkCity.FreelanceTheKidPassblogiscreatedbycontributionsfromawesomefreelancewriterswhoworkfromhome,andareexcitedtosharetheirexperiencesandrecommendationsforkids’activitiesaroundNewYorkCity!KidPassisflexible,soitallowsparentslikeustospendmoretimewiththeirkidsandworkfromhomeoranywheretheylike,whilebuildingagreatresourceofrecommendationsforotherparents.Wearehiringfreelancewriterswhocancontributearticlestoourblog.Wepayyouforeacharticlethatweacceptorapprovestartingat$20forshortarticlesand$100+forlongerarticleswithoriginalresearch,photos,andvideos.Ifyouenjoybeingaparent“intheknow”,researchingnewkids’activitiesonline,orgoingaroundyourneighborhoodtovisitnewkids’centres,indoorplayspaces,events,orclasses,thenKidPasscouldbegreatforyou!Aboutyou:*Possessafriendly,confidentwritingstyle.*Workfromwhereveryouwant.*Abletoexplorekidclassesandactivitiesinyourneighborhood.*Takephotosandvideosifyouareinterestedinwritinglongerresearchpiecesforus.*Promptincommunication,responsibleandabletomeetdeadlines.Toapply,submitthefollowing:*Twowritingsamplesthathavenotbeenpublishedelsewhereandnotbeencopied.*Foronesample,pleaseincludealist/round-upoffivelocalkids’classesforacertainagegroupinyourneighborhood.*Forthesecondsample,pleaseincludeasinglereviewofoneofthekids’classes/activitiesandincludepictures.*Submitthesebyemailandincludeabriefintroductiontoyourself.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheKidPassblog?A．Ithasalottodowithchildren’sactivities.B．Itoffersmuchadviceonhowtoraisekids.C．Itteachesparentstodesignkids’gamesonline.D．Itencouragesparentstoaccompanytheirkidsmore.2、Thepassagemainlyinformsusof.A．thehistoryoftheKidPassblogB．thetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlineC．theimportanceofcommunicatingwithkidsD．therequirementsofworkingasafreelancewriter25．（10分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(重新校對(duì))andsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawback，wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（計(jì)算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whoisthesmartphoneappdesignedfor?A．Peoplewithmotoreyedisease.B．Peoplesufferingfromeyecommunication.C．Peoplewithproblemsinintelligence.D．Peoplesufferingfrommotorneuronedisease.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.A．relieveB．getridofC．removeD．find3、Accordingtothetext,________.A．forpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementisoneofthebestwaystocommunicate.B．a(chǎn)newcommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphoneisdesignedtobeimmobile.C．thespeakercouldusetheappbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthelistener.D．theartificialintelligencealgorithmwilltranslatesentencesforspeakers.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）SoonafterSusansettleddownonaflighttoIllinoisthispasMay,sheglancedoveratherseatmate.Hewasinhis60s,1brightyellowsunglasses,andwasbusy2amessage.Thescreenofthephonewasbigand3,makingiteasyforSusanto4whathewastappingout:“HeyBabe,I’msettingnexttoasmellfatty.”ItremindedSusanofthe5thingsshethoughtaboutherselfonadailybasis.6tearsstreameddownhercheeks.7arowbehindthemwasDavid,a35-year-oldbarmanager.Hecouldseetheman’s8onthephone,too—andhecouldseeSusan.“I9herlookingathisphone,”Davidtoldwsmv.com.“Iwassicktomystomach.Icouldnothavethisguysittingnexttoherthiswholeflightandhaveherthinkinghe’s10her.”Inaninstant,David11hisseatbeltandstoodup.“Hey,Ineedtotalktoyou,”Davidtoldtheman.“Weare12seats!Now!”Whenthemanasked13,Davidsaid,“You’retextingabouther,andI’mnot14that.”Themanhadto15quickly.DavidtookhisplacenexttoSusanandwassooncheeringuphisnew16.“Hetoldmenottolettheguy17meandthateverythingwasgoingtobefine,”SusanwroteinaFacebookpostaftertheflight.Andhewasright.SheandDavidspenttherestoftheflight18likeoldfriends.Withher19inhumanityrestored(恢復(fù)),Susan20onFacebook,“Theflightattendanttoldhimthathewasherhero.Hewasn’therhero—hewasmine.”1、A．wore B．removed C．polished D．a(chǎn)djusted2、A．whispering B．posting C．sending D．copying3、A．narrow B．bright C．blank D．flat4、A．guess B．predict C．recall D．read5、A．comfortable B．ridiculous C．negative D．positive6、A．Regularly B．Soon C．Anyway D．Constantly7、A．Sitting B．Hiding C．Standing D．Lying8、A．picture B．passage C．message D．game9、A．heard B．left C．stopped D．noticed10、A．makingfunof B．relyingon C．givingup D．lookingafter11、A．found B．unfastened C．tightened D．caught12、A．booking B．choosing C．switching D．taking13、A．where B．when C．how D．why14、A．a(chǎn)ccepting B．doubting C．knowing D．judging15、A．refuse B．a(chǎn)nswer C．a(chǎn)gree D．explain16、A．customer B．seatmate C．manager D．employee17、A．a(chǎn)bandon B．control C．cheat D．a(chǎn)nnoy18、A．chatting B．working C．cheering D．playing19、A．worry B．faith C．knowledge D．view20、A．complained B．wrote C．warned D．sign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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）AprilFool’sdayisaday1．peoplecanplayjokesonothers.Nooneknowsforsurehowthisholidaybegan.SomeEnglishpeopleholdthe2．(believe)thatitbeganonthedayduringthe1200s.Atthattime,KingJohnofEnglandwasin3．habitofmakingaroadoutofnearlyeverypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofonefarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toprotecttheirgrassandfarmsfrombeingdestroyed,theybuiltafencethatpreventedthekingfromwalkingthroughtheircountryside.Thekingsentagroupofsoldierstoinformthevillagerstoremovethefence.4．hearingthat,however,thevillagersdevelopedaplanoftheirown.Whenthesoldiersarrived,thevillagersranaroundandshoutedwildlywiththings5．(throw)awayeverywhere,behavingasifthey6．(go)mad.Thesoldiersreportedtothekingthattheyweresomadastobebeyondpunishment.Thevillagerssavedtheirfarmland7．(success)bytrickingtheking.NowApril’sday8．(remain)infashion,9．thetraditiononlyallowstricksfrommidnighttonoononApril1st.Thosewhotrytoplaytricksintheafternoonactas10．(fool)themselvesandareusuallylaughedat.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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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、D2、B3、D4、C5、C6、C7、D8、B9、B10、A11、B12、B13、C14、C15、B16、B17、B18、A19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord,Mr.Heathcliff.IamdelightedwiththehouseIamrentingfromhim,whichsuitsmeperfectly.Mr.Heathcliffismyonlyneighbour,andIthinkhischaracterissimilartomine.Hedoesnotlikepeopleeither.WhenIintroducedmyself,hesaidnothing,butfrowned,anddidnotencouragemetoenter.Afterawhile,however,hedecidedtoinvitemein.“Joseph!”hecalled.Josephwasanoldservant.Helookedcrosslyupatmeashetookmyhorse.“Godhelpus!Avisitor!”hewhisperedtohimself.Perhapstherewerenootherservants,Ithought.AnditseemedthatHeathcliffhardlyeverreceivedguests.HishouseiscalledWutheringHeights.Thenamemeans“awindswepthouseonahill”,anditisaverygooddescription.Thetreesaroundthehousearebentbythenorthwind,whichblowsfiercelyeverydayoftheyear.Fortunately,thehouseisstronglybuilt,andisnotdamagedevenbytheworstwinterstorms.Mr.HeathcliffandIenteredthehugemainroom.Wesatdownbythefire,insilence.“Joseph!”shoutedMr.Heathcliff.Noanswercamefromthecellar,sohediveddownthere,leavingmealonewithseveralratherfierce-lookingdogs.Suddenlyoneofthemjumpedangrilyupatme,andinamomentalltheotherswereattackingme.“Help!Mr.Heathcliff!Help!”Ishouted.Mylandlordwasnowheretobeseen,butluckilyawoman,whomightbethehousekeeper,rushedintotheroomtocalmthedogs.“Whatisthematter?”Mr.Heathcliffaskedmerudely,ashefinallyenteredtheroom,accompaniedbyhisman-servant.“Yourdogs,sir!”Ireplied.“Youshouldn’tleaveastrangerwiththem.They’redangerous.”“Come,come,Mr.Lockwood.Havesomewine.Wedon’toftenhavestrangershere.I’mafraidneitherIno