2024屆陜西省商洛市丹鳳縣丹鳳中學高考臨考沖刺英語試卷含解析

2024屆陜西省商洛市丹鳳縣丹鳳中學高考臨考沖刺英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準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)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x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．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．unless2．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted3．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich4．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe5．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny6．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought7．That’s

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D．inaddition16．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．a(chǎn)s17．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting18．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled19．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended20．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken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）EvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet(車隊)ofself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummer,itsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025,asmanyas250,000self-drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyearglobally,accordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm."VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromAtoBatthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeople,"saidChrisUrmson,directorofGoogle'sself-drivingcarproject.Fornow,Googlehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself-drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle'sheadquartersinMountainView,California.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheel,accelerator(油門)orbrakepedal."Oursoftwareandsensorsdoallthework,"Urmsonsaid."Thevehicleswillbeverybasic—wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible—buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton."Theprototypes(雛形)arethefirstofa100-carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.Inthelongrun,Urmsonseesafutureofsaferroads—themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror—andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan'tdrivebecauseofageorillness.Googlehassaidthatself-drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon'town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself-drivingcarsonpublicstreets,includingmodifiedLexussport-utilityvehicles,underaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.Thestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcars,includingDelphi,Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen,Tesla,BoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheels,acceleratorandbrakepedalstoallow"safetydrivers"totakecontrolifneeded.Googlesaysthecarsaresafe.Thevehicleshavesensorsthat"candetectobjectsouttoadistanceofmorethantwofootballfieldsinalldirections,whichisespeciallyhelpfulonbusystreetswithlotsofintersections,"Urmsonsaid."We'relookingforwardtolearninghowthecommunityunderstandsandinteractswiththevehicles,andtouncoveringchallengesthatareuniquetoafullyself-drivingvehicle,"Urmsonsaid.1、Thepassageinformsusthatself-drivingcars________.A．willprobablydecreasetrafficjamsB．havealreadypassednecessarytestsC．havebeenpurchasedbysomecompaniesD．willbeabletocommunicatewithdrivers2、AccordingtoChrisUrmson,________.A．softwareandsensorsarevitalforself-drivingcarsB．self-drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumansC．self-drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderlyD．ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself-drivingcars3、Theunderlinedword"intersections"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A．a(chǎn)ccidents B．buildingsC．crossings D．vehicles4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Self-drivingCarAvoidsHumanErrorsB．Self-drivingCarMeetsNewChallengesC．Google'sSelf-drivingCarEnjoysGlobalPopularityD．Google'sSelf-drivingCarGraduatestoCityStreets22．（8分）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑聞)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．a(chǎn)saresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment23．（8分）Goodreadsrecommendsthefollowingbooksyouwanttoreadfortheeventtocome.1.TheLyrics:1961-2012ByBobDylanSimon&Schuster,$60Whatit'sabout:Thisheavy,well-timedpublicationcontainslyricsbythesongwriterwhojustwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.What'stolove:Thetimesmaybechanging,butDylan'sfansareaconstant,traditionaldevoteeswhowillwantthisepiccollectionfortheirshelves,tositbesidethosebelovedoldlargepapers.2.TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSongByTylerConroySimon&Schuster,$28Whatit'sabout:AnelegantfanzinecelebratingallthingsaboutTaylorSwift,especiallythepopstar'scountlessfans.What'stolove:Momand/orDad,thefanofTaylorSwift,willthinkyou'reprettycoolifheorshediscoversthistempletoTaylorundertheChristmastree(evenifitisabook).3.MistyCopelandByGreggDelmanRizzoli,$39.95Whatit'sabout:Star-figurefemaleballetdancerMistyCopelandstrikesapose(95,tobeexact)inphotostakenbetween2011and2014,inthecasualsettingofdancestudios.What'stolove:SincebecomingthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantobenamedaprincipaldancerwiththeAmericanBalletTheatre,Copelandhasbecomeaculturalphenomenon,andDelman'sarrestingpicturescapture（捕捉）hermuscularpowerandelegance.4.@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotosByNationalGeographicNationalGeographic,$19.95Whatit'sabout:NationalGeographic'spopularInstagramaccount(nearly63millionfollowers)comestobookforminthistitlefilledwitheye-poppingimagesfromaroundtheworld.What'stolove:Here'sproofthatNatGeo'stalentedphotographershaveconqueredsocialmediawhilemaintainingtheusualqualityoftheirwork.Andforfansofmoretraditionalcoffee-table-sizebooks,checkoutNationalGeographic'sWild,BeautifulPlaces:Picture-PerfectJourneysAroundtheGlobe($40).1、Whichauthorisnotedforliteratureachievements?A．BobDylan.B．TylerConroy.C．GreggDelman.D．NationalGeographic.2、Forwhateventarethebooksmostprobablyrecommended?A．NewYear'sDay.B．ChristmasDay.C．One'sanniversary.D．Literatureawards.3、Howmuchwouldaphotographernormallyspendonhisfavouritebookslisted?A．$39.95.B．$19.95.C．$59.9.D．$99.9.4、Whichbookwouldapopstar'sfanprobablybuy?A．TheLyrics:1961-2012.B．TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSong.C．MistyCopeland.D．@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos.24．（8分）Longago,therewasarichman,whohadaverybighousewithalotoftreasuresandmanyservants.Oneday,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therichmanwasveryangry.Hethought,“Someonemusthavestolenthem.Imustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswouldbestoleninafewdays.”Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid.“Someofmysilversaucershavedisappeared.Someoneamongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?”Theservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquiet.Thentherichmansaid,“Ishallcatchthethiefmyself.Iamgivingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength,Keepthesticks.Bringthembacktomorrow.Thethief’sstickwilltwocentimeterslonger.”Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,“Whyareyousosadthisevening?”“ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers,”hesaid.“Oh,don’tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick,”hiswifesaid.“Inotherwordsyourstickwillbeofthesamelengthasanyoftheothersticks.”Hearingthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwithaknife.Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthesticks.HefoundSalleh’sstickshorterbytwocentimeters.Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandputinprison.Therichmangotbackthestolensaucers.1、Thesilversaucerswerekeptin____A．a(chǎn)cupboardB．a(chǎn)boxC．thekitchenD．thebedroom2、Therichmanfound_____silversaucerswerestolenA．twoB．fourC．sixD．three3、Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh’sstick_____.A．remainedthesamelengthB．wasshorterbytwocentimetersC．waslongerbytwocentimetersD．brokeintwo4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Salleh’swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucersB．Salleh’swifewasangrywithhimC．SallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimselfD．Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.25．（10分）Herearesomefancyitemshighlyrecommendedtoyoutoenrichorimproveyourdailylife.BeautyofmushroomsArtistandphotographerJillBlisswillchangeyourviewofmushroomswithherphotos,whichyoucanfindathttp://bit.ly/mushroomphotos.Blissarrangesmushroomsandotherobjectssheseesinnaturealmostlikebunchesofflowers.OutintheStormAllthecomponentsofgreatpopmusic—excitingsongwriting,acommandingsinger,andabandthatplayswithtotalcommitment—arethereandshininglikediamondsonWaxahatchee’snewalbum,OutintheStorm.Inwhat’sturningouttobeaveryimpressiveyearforfemalebandleaders,writer/singerKatieCrutchfieldandherrockingall-femalebandareexperiencingonesuccessafteranother.CircaIfyou’retiredfromyourinternationalflight,tryingtorememberifthekidswillstillbeawakeforyourcallortoscheduleaconferencecallforwork,theappCircacanhelpyoukeeptrackoftimeindifferenttimezonesoftheworld.It’llgiveyouonelessthingtoworryabout.Theappis$3.99foriOSandfreeforAndroidusers.TheirFinestThemovieTheirFinest,setduringWorldWarⅡ,centersonthefilmdivisionoftheBritishMinistryofInformation,whereCatrinCole(GemmaArterton)isemployed,makingmoviesthatap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B．AmbroseHilliard. C．PeterRainer. D．BillNighy.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）ALeap（跳躍）toHonor.Leapingonanarrowbalancebeam（平衡木）isnoteasy.ButLolaWalter,a13-year-oldgymnast,isanexpertatit.Toperfectherskills,Lola1forfourhoursaday,fivedaysaweek.AtthestatechampionshipsinMarch,shefinishedseventhoutof16girls.That’sespeciallyimpressive,2sheislegallyblind,bornwitharareconditionthatcauseshereyestoshiftconstantly.Sheoftenseesdoubleandcan’t3howfarawaythingsare.Whenshewaslittle,hermom4thateventhoughshecouldn’tsee5,shewasfearless.Sohermomsignedherupforgymnasticswhenshewasthree.Shelovedthe6rightawayandgymnasticsbecameherfavorite.Thoughlearninggymnasticshasbeenmore7forherthanforsomeofhertournaments,shehasneverquit.Shedoesn’tlether8stopherfromdoinganythingthatshewantsto.Shelikesthedeterminationittakestodothesport.Herbiggest9isthebalancebeam.Becauseshehasdoublevision,sheoftenseestwobeams.Shemustusehersenseoftouchtohelpherduringherroutine.Sometimessheevencloseshereyes.“Youhaveto10yourmindthatit’lltakeyouwhereyouwanttogo,”saysLola.Tobeatop-levelgymnast,onemustbebrave.Thebeamisprobablythemost11foranyonebecauseit’sfourincheswide.Atthestatecompetition,Loladidn’tfall12thebeam.Infact,shegotan8.1outof10----herhighestscoreyet.Loladoesn’twanttobe13differentlyfromtheothergirlsonherteam.Atthecompetitions,thejudgesdon’tknowabouthervision14.Shedoesn’ttellthem,becauseshedoesn’tthinktheyneedtoknow.Hermomisamazedbyher15attitude.Lolaneverthinksabout16.Sheispresentlyatlevel7whilethehighestislevel10ingymnastics.Her17istoreachlevel9.Shesaysshewantstobeagymnasticscoachtopassdownwhatshe’slearnedtootherkids18shegrewup.Lolais19ofallherhardworkandsuccess.Shesaysit’shelpedherovercomeproblemsinherlifeoutsidegymnastics,too.Her20forothersis“justbelieveyourself”.1、A．workatB．workonC．workoutD．workoff2、A．sinceB．unlessC．a(chǎn)fterD．though3、A．tellB．guessC．a(chǎn)ssumeD．predict4、A．suspectedB．rememberedC．imaginedD．noticed5、A．deeplyB．wellC．a(chǎn)headD．closely6、A．taskB．sportC．eventD．show7、A．boringB．enjoyableC．difficultD．unsatisfactory8、A．talentB．qualityC．natureD．condition9、A．doubtB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．challengeD．program10、A．examineB．expressC．openD．trust11、A．fearfulB．harmfulC．unfairD．inconvenient12、A．toB．onC．offD．a(chǎn)gainst13、A．greetedB．treatedC．servedD．paid14、A．painsB．stressesC．injuriesD．problems15、A．positiveB．friendlyC．flexibleD．caution16、A．defendingB．quittingC．winningD．bargaining17、A．standardB．rangeC．viewD．goal18、A．untilB．a(chǎn)sC．whenD．before19、A．proudB．tiredC．a(chǎn)shamedD．confident20、A．planB．a(chǎn)dviceC．rewardD．responsibility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）DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishesVoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartin1．（spread）theEnglishlanguage．2．present，Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries，suchasAmerica，Singapore，MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries，allof3．a(chǎn)rebasedonBritishEnglish．TheEnglishesspokeninthesecountriescan4．（understand）wellbynativeEnglishspeakers．Butactually，theseEnglisheshavebeenchanginggraduallyinaccents，spellings，expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary．Becauseofthisfact，youcanmakeuseofthedifferences5．（tell）whichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom．Forexample，ifaboss6．（fluent）commandshisdriver，"Comeupstraighttomyapartment7．elevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs"，insteadofrequesting，"Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformy8．（lorry）andtaxis"，youcanrecognize9．（he）Americanidentitywhilethelatter10．（suggest）thatheisBritish．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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。LastSundayLiLin,oneofmyclassmates,andIgotoabookstore.Atacounterwenoticedthattheforeignerwastalkingtoaclerk,buttheclerkdidn’tunderstandhowtheforeignersaid,SowewentuptohimandwasaskedifheneededhelpinEnglish.Afterknowingwhatherealwanted,wetookhimtothecounterwhichhewaslooking.HewasinterestinginChinesefolkmusicverymuch,Wegavehimsomeadvicesonwhattochoose.Theforeignerpickedsomemusictapeswithyourhelp.Hegavehissincerethankstousandleft,satisfiedandhappily.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）地震是一種難以預(yù)測的自然災(zāi)難，懂得必要的避震措施，可以最大程度減少地震對我們的危害。學校正門公告欄正在征集宣傳文章，請根據(jù)以下提示寫出一篇文章：1.沉著冷靜，遇事不驚2.室內(nèi)要找到遮蔽物，如：桌子下面3.室外應(yīng)遠離建筑物，去到開闊的地方注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、A6、B7、A8、B9、A10、D11、B12、A13、D14、C15、B16、C17、D18、A19、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、A2、A3、C4、D22、1、C2、A3、B4、D23、1、A2、B3、D4、B24、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebrates