湖南省长沙市望城区第二中学2024届高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

湖南省长沙市望城区第二中学2024届高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast2．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon3．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are4．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway5．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that6．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed7．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough8．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment9．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged10．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised11．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended12．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before13．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright14．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who15．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened16．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding17．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must18．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would19．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen20．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented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）Companionplantingistheideathatwhensomecropsareplantedtogether,theyhelpeachothergrow.Thecompatibleplantsgenerallyhavesimilarneedsfornutrients,soilandmoisture.Adviceforcompanionplantingsissometimesbasedmoreontraditionthanproof.ButFabianFernandezattheUniversityofIllinoissaysthereisevidenceforsomecombinations.Thesecanleadtobettercrops,reducediseaseandhelpwithpestcontrolbyattractinghelpfulinsects.Forexample,somekindsofsoilbacteriatakenitrogen(氮)fromtheairandmakeaformthatplantscanuse.Theplantskeepthenitrogenintheirroots.Legumes(豆类)areespeciallygoodatthis.Anycropssharingthesamespacecangetthenitrogenastherootsdecompose(腐烂).Cropslikebeansandpotatoes,carrotsandcabbages,beansandricecanalsoshareterritorywellbecausetheirrootsreachdifferentlevelsinthesoil.Deep-rootedvegetablesgetnutrientsandmoisturefromlowerdown,sotheydonotcompetewithshallowerplants.Butsomeplantsplacedtogethermayharmeachother'sdevelopment.Forexample,tomatoesdonotlikewetsoilbutwatercressdoes,asthenamesuggests.Soyouwouldprobablynotwanttoputthemtogether.Evenafterharvest,somekindsofproduceshouldbekeptapart.Apples,forexample,releaseethylenegas,aplanthormone.Itcancauseotherfoodstoripen(成熟)tooquickly.Marketsoftenseparatehighethylene-producingfoodsfromthosethataresensitivetothegas.Butsometimesyoumightwantthemtogether.Forexample,ifyouputanappleinabagwithagreenbanana,thebananawillbereadytoeatsooner.Nowwhataboutpeaches,plumsandnectarinesthataretoofirmtoeat?GrowersinCaliforniaanswerthisquestionat.Theysayanapple,abananaorariperpieceoffruitisnotneeded.Thepeaches,plumsandnectarinesthemselvesreleaseenoughofthegastoripensuccessfully.Here'stheiradvice:placethefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagwiththetopfoldedover.Keepthefruitatroomtemperature.Whenthefruitissoftenoughtoyourliking,eitheruseitorplaceitinarefrigeratortostopfurtherripening.1、Whatarethebasicneedsforcompanionplanting?A．Goodoldcompanions.B．Somekindsofsoilbacteria.C．Nutrients,soilandmoisture.D．Helpfulinsects.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mostprobablymean?A．Tosomeextent,companionplantingreliesmoreontraditionalexperience.B．Inthefieldofcompanionplanting,proofalwaysspeakslouderthantradition.C．Traditionalexperienceismuchlessreliablethanscientificexperiments.D．Scientificresearcheshavethrownlightonthetheoryofcompanionplanting.3、Accordingtothetext,whichgroupofplantsarenotsuitabletobeplantedtogether?A．Beansandpotatoes.B．Tomatoesandwatercress.C．Carrotsandcabbages.D．Beansandrice.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Weshouldchoosefruitfrommarketsasoftenaspossible.B．Thepeaches,plumsandnectarinesshouldalwaysbeputtogethertogetriper.C．Thefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagshouldbeeatenassoonaspossible.D．Weshouldnotplaceanyripeningfruitoutindirectsunlight.22．（8分）Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.23．（8分）Theytrainfourhoursaday,oftenwakingupat4:30or5forbefore-schoolpractices.Theireveningsandweekendsareeatenupbytwice-weeklytravelgames.Everydayisthesame;there’snobreak.No,thesearen’tOlympicathletes;they’rekids.Thebenefitsofsportsareobvious.So,it’snotsurprisingthat,accordingtoCNN,41millionAmericanchildrenplaycompetitivesports.Butwhendoesthisbecometoomuchofagoodthing?Sevenyearsago,asurveyinSportingKidmagazinefound84percentofathletes’parentshadobservedbelligerentbehaviorinotherparentsatgamesandthat2percenthadbeentargetsofthisbehavior.Whatdoesthissayaboutsportsculture,andourcultureasawhole?Someparentshavebecomesocrazyabouttheirchildren’swinningthattheydon’tstoptothinkaboutwhatexampletheyaresetting.Ifathletesareconstantlysurroundedbyadultswhoscreamatcoachesandattacksportsofficials,theymaythinkthatthisisacceptablebehavior.They’lltrytowinatallcosts.Inotherwords,theywon’tknowhowtoacceptdefeat,andlearnfromit.Theamountoftimesomeathletesspendpracticingcanbedangerous.AccordingtoSportsIllustrated,over3.5millionathletesyoungerthan15sufferedfromasports-relatedinjury—that’snearlyoneinten!Manyinjuriescausepermanent(永久的)damageifnottreated.Sowhatcanwedoaboutthissituation?Somearguethatthereisnoproblem,becausesportshasalwaysbeenandwillalwaysbecompetitive.Butdidyourgrandparentsspendhourseachdaypracticingtennisorvolleyball?No,theyprobablyplayedwiththeneighborhoodkidsafterschool,notworryingaboutwinning.Alltheywantedwastohavefun.Andthat’swhatweneedtochangeinyouthsports—focusonenjoyment.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belligerent”referto?A．Aggressive.B．Mild.C．Elegant.D．Reasonable.2、What’stheconsequenceofadults’badexamples?A．Youngathletes’scoreswillbeaffected.B．Youngathletes’performancewillsuffer.C．Youngathleteswon’tknowhowtosucceed.D．Youngathleteswon’tdealwithfailureproperly.3、Whatisthetoneofthetext?A．Relaxed.B．Critical.C．Objective.D．Humorous.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Morepractice,lessfailureB．FightforvictorytothelastsecondC．Enjoymentfirst,competitionsecondD．Prohibitkidsfromcompetitivesports24．（8分）OpeningweekspecialsatMunchiesFoodHallAtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecityMonday,7thofJanuaryuntilSunday,13thofJanuary2008Feastuntilyou’refull!ComedowntoMunchiesthisweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferatallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:•Succulentchickenrice•Spicysataybeef•Deliciousnoodledishes•Plumpporkchops•Seafoodspecialties•Crunchyvegetables•Sweettropicalfruit10%discountonallordersabove$20.00HalalfoodisavailableatthestallMalayFoodHeaven.WinPrizesandGifts!•Spend$20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.•Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.•Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.•WinaholidaytoWestemAustralia.Afreeraffleticketisgivenwitheveryreceipt.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided.WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitsTimesonthe15thofJanuary.JoinintheFun!Between7:00pmand8:00pmeacheveninguntilthe10thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:•MayLee•JackieChen•KimYap•KamalAutographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.1、MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell________.A．porkB．beefC．lambD．chicken2、ThepricesatMunchiesare________.A．lowerthanusualB．lowerifyouspendS21.00C．lowerfortwopeopleD．bargainpricesfortheopening3、EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea________.A．freemealB．luckydrawcouponC．balloonandwhistleD．freeraffleticket25．（10分）Bytryingtotickle(挠痒痒)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(严谨).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRat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）Ourapartmenthasbeenhitbya“hurricane”.Everybitoffurnitureis1withpaperchains,scissors,tapeandmodelingclay.2,I’msoexhaustedtonight,recoveringfromasurgery.Thephonerings—forthesixthtimeinlessthananhour.Weknowitismymother,again.Astrokeclaimedherbrain,butnotherlife.Sheistroubledbyaseveremental3—Shehasnoideathatshehas4thethingssheisabouttosayamilliontimes.NorcansherecallIhada5.Eachtimeshecalls,Iplayagamewith6called“HowGoodaPersonCanIBe?”I’vewonfiveroundsofthegametonight;Iamduefora7thistime.“Mom!”I8.“Youarenotbeingremovedfromyourhome!Andwevisitedtwodaysago!”Silence.Then:“Iwasonlycallingtosayhi.”Mymothercontinues,“Whyareyouyelling?”Isinkintothecouch,awarethatmydaughteris9.Shehearsmescoldmymotherandlosemy10.Ihavenotonlyfailedatbeingagoodperson;Ihavefailedatbeingagood11tomydaughter.“CanItalktoGrandmaEllie?”Myfive-year-old12thephone.13,Ihanditover.Then,Ihearmymother14throughthereceiver.“Sweetheart!Howareyou?Didyougotoschooltoday?”Whatmagicisthis?Allshesaysis“Hi,Grandma,”Outofthephonecomesawaterfallofgood15.Mymothertellsherhowmuchshelovesherandhowlovelyhervoicesounds.Iamnottiredorangry;Iam16inside,watchingmykindergartner17herfragilegrandmotherwithsuchskillfulness.I’mfascinatedbytheir18.Themessinourapartmentstill19aroundme.Ilistentomydaughterwhisperingtohergrandmother,caringforherwithextreme20.1、A．covered B．decorated C．mixed D．filled2、A．What’smore B．Aboveall C．Worsestill D．Needlesstosay3、A．disorder B．fitness C．performance D．function4、A．created B．completed C．confirmed D．repeated5、A．stroke B．surgery C．headache D．problem6、A．mydaughter B．myself C．mymom D．mygrandma7、A．success B．winner C．quarrel D．fall8、A．whisper B．explain C．yell D．promise9、A．imitating B．witnessing C．laughing D．sleeping10、A．belief B．face C．temper D．way11、A．friend B．companion C．caregiver D．example12、A．reachesfor B．picksup C．playswith D．hangsup13、A．Excitedly B．Aimlessly C．Wordlessly D．Unwillingly14、A．callout B．breakdown C．giveup D．setout15、A．ideas B．cheers C．relationship D．applause16、A．shocked B．weak C．firm D．soft17、A．teach B．bother C．handle D．acknowledge18、A．exchange B．declaration C．voices D．behavior19、A．counts B．settles C．expands D．disappears20、A．conditions B．confidence C．efforts D．patience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）TherearefiveunitsinBook4.FromUnit1,IknowthatbothJaneGoodallandLinQiaozhiaregreatwomenofachievement.It’sworthwhile1．(learn)theirspirit.WhenitcomestoYuanLongping,IhaveknownhimsinceIwasinprimaryschool.Hishobbiesare2．(play)mah-jong,swimmingandreading.Thanks3．hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhunger.Fromunit3IcanknowCharlieChaplinbetter.Heisreallyamasterofnonverbalhumor.Hisfamouscharacter,thelittlechamp,alwayswalkedaroundstiffly4．(carry)awalkingstick.Hewasthefirstperson5．(act)themine.6．(fortunate),hehaspassedaway（去世）.FromUnit1toUnit3Iknowthatgreatpeoplearealwaysleading7．busylife.ThetopicinUnit4isaboutbodylanguage.Ifwedon’tunderstandthecultural8．(difference)betweendifferentcultures,therewillbemanymisunderstandings.9．general,studyinginternationalcustomscancertainlyhelpavoiddifficultiesintoday’sworldofculturalcrossroads.Amongthefiveunits,Ilikeunit5most,from10．Iknowanumberofthemeparks.Idreamofhavingachancetovisitalloftheminthefuture.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。Recently,afamousbasketballplayerhascausedpublicangrybywritingontheGreatWall.Inthefact,thishappensinmanyplaceofinterest.Ihadsomesuggestionstosolvethisproblem.First,makemoreposterstoinformthepublicthedamageofgraffiti(涂鸦).Besides,punishments,suchasafine,is