北京市西城区第8中学2024届高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

北京市西城区第8中学2024届高考冲刺模拟英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof2．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay3．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why4．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown5．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking6．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can7．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat8．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what9．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that10．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.11．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof12．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof13．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need14．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster15．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown16．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince17．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere18．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured19．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright20．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor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）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:.uk/bookMoreinto:.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.uk

www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020771308361、WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A．February6th. B．December5th.C．November7th. D．March6th.2、WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A．TheCanalPioneers. B．AnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsC．EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands D．IcefortheMetropolis3、WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.A．MirandaVickers B．MalcolmTuckerC．ChrisLewis D．LizPayne22．（8分）LOSANGELES—KobeBryantisawinnerinretirement,too.TheformerLosAngelesLakersstarwonanOscarintheanimatedshortcategoryfor“DearBasketball,”apoemhewroteafterendinghis20-yearcareeronthecourtin2016.He’lladdittoanalreadyjammedtrophycollectionthatincludesfiveNBAchampionshipswiththeLakers,twoOlympicgoldmedals,NBAFinalsmostvaluableplayerawards,aleagueMVPawardandfourAll-StargameMVPawards.Asexecutiveproducer,BryantacceptedhisgoldenOscarstatuefrom“StarWars”starMarkHamillonSundaynight.HesharedtheawardwithDisneyanimatorGlenKeane.AmongthoseofferingtheircongratulationsviaTwitterwereHallofFamersMagicJohnson,BillRussellandShaquilleO’Neal,Bryant’sformerLakersteammatewhoadmitted,“I’mjealous!”Sincehanginguphisbasketballshoes,Bryanthasthrownhimselfintobusiness(anewNikeshoe)andvariousformsofstorytelling.“Asbasketballplayers,we’retoldtoshutupanddribble,”Bryantsaidonstage.“I’mgladwedidalittlebitmorethanthat.”Hethankedhiswife,Vanessa,andhisthreedaughters,namingeachofthem.HespokeafewwordsofItalian—alanguagehelearnedasachildgrowingupinItaly—andclosedbytellingthem,“Youaremyinspiration.”1、Accordingtothepassage,KobeBryantwontheOscarbecauseof_________.A．histakingpartintheanimationmovieB．hisfamousreputationinbasketballC．hispoemwrittenafterhisformercareerD．hiswinningintheanimatedshortcategory2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“trophy”?A．awardB．presentC．harvestD．possession3、Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．ApersonaldiaryB．AsciencereportC．AnewspaperD．Atextbook23．（8分）David,aFrenchpriest(牧师)ofthirty-six,wassenttoChinabythechurchin1872.Hedidwellinthenaturalandsocialsciencebesideshisreligiousactivities(宗教活动)。HewasalsoveryinterestedintherarewildanimalsandplantsinChina.OnMay4th,1879,aftersearchinghalfamonthinthewesternpartofBaoxing,Sichuanthehuntershired(雇用)byDavidsucceededinbringinghima"black-and-whitebear"."Thebearisextremelylovely",hewroteinhisdiaryexcitedly.Meanwhile,hefeltitmightbeanewspecies(物种)neverdiscoveredbyscientists.HethendecidedtosendittoParisforafurtherstudy.Unfortunatelythepoor"black-andwhite"beardiedofJolts(颠簸)ofthemountainroadsandtheclimatic(气候)change.Hehadtosenditspelt(皮毛)totheNationalMuseuminParisfordisplay(展览)。Infact,theso-called"black-andwhite"bearwasneitherabearnoracat.Afteracompletestudy,MillaEdwards,headofthemuseum,judgedthatitwasanewspecies.Hegavethe"giantpanda".ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedandBaoxingwasalsomadefamousfor"homeofthegiantpanda"1、FromthepassagewecanseethatDavidmainlycametoChinato____.A．learnChinesescienceandhistory B．lookforapandaforchurchC．dosomethingonreligion(宗教) D．studythewildanimalsandplantsinChina2、Theword"rare"inthispassagemeans____.A．veryhardtofind B．worthnomoneyC．easytofind D．runningveryfast3、Thefirstgiantpandawascaught____.A．byDavid,aFrenchpriest B．quitebyaccidentC．withalotofdifficulty D．afterthehuntersfolloweditforhalfamonth4、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegiantpandadiedwhenitwasondisplay.B．Davidhadneverseenagiantpandabefore.C．Millawassuretheanimalwasneitherabearnoracat.D．Thediscoverymadetheworldexcitedwithinterest24．（8分）BritishMuseumLocatedinGreatRussellStreet,LondonWC1B3DG,theBritishMuseumhousesavastcollectionofworldartandartifactsandisfreetoallvisitors.TheBritishMuseum’sremarkablecollectionspansovertwomillionyearsofhumanhistoryandculture,andithasmorethan7millionobjects,soitwouldprobablytakeaweektoseeeverything.Over6millionvisitorseveryyearexperiencethecollection,includingworld-famousobjectssuchastheRosettaStoneandEgyptianmummies.AdmissionandopeningtimesFree,opendaily10:00to17:30.Openuntil20:30onFridays,exceptGoodFriday.Closedon24,25and26Decemberand1January.Largeluggage,suitcasesandcabinbaggageForeveryone’ssafety,allbags,packagesandpersonalitemsmaybesearchedbeforeentry.WheeledcasesandlargeitemsofluggagearenotallowedintheBritishMuseumforsafetyandsecurityreasons.Storageforluggageisavailableatmajorrailstations,includingEuston,King’sCrossandCharingCross.MembershipMembershipallowsyoutodiscover2millionyearsofhumanhistorywithfreeunlimitedentrytospecialexhibitions,anexclusivediscountofferonmagazinesubscriptionandmanymorebenefits.Individualmembership:￡74Under26membership:￡54Youngfriends(aged8---15):￡25ShopsThemuseumhasfourshopswhereyoucanbuybooks,souvenirs,andfamilygifts.1、WhencanyouvisittheBritishMuseum?A．At9:00onFriday. B．At12:00onMonday.C．OnChristmasDay. D．OnGoodFriday.2、Wherecanvisitorsstoretheirlargeluggage?A．Atmajortrainstations. B．Atsomecrossings.C．InthehalloftheMuseum. D．AttheentrancetotheMuseum.3、Iftwofriendsaged14and18applyformembershipoftheMuseum,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．￡25. B．￡79.C．￡50. D．￡148.25．（10分）AtripacrossthePacificwillguaranteeyouadifferentexperiencewithatipping(给小费)cultureyou’venevercomeacrossinChina.IntheUS,givingalittleextramoneytoserviceworkersontopofyourbillisacommonpractice.ThoughUSnationallawrequiresthatbusinessespayworkersatleast$7.25(45yuan)perhour,employeesreceivingtips—oftenwaitersandwaitresses—aretheexceptions.Theyusuallyonlyreceiveatleast$2.13anhour,andtipsmakeupthedifference.AsTheWallStreetJournalputit:“TheAmericansystemoftippingholdsthepromiseofgreatrewardsforwaitingstaff.”SohowshouldyoutipifyouareintheUS?Normallyyoupaytipsasapercentageofthebill.Offeringanextra15percentofthebilltothewaiterorwaitressinarestaurantandtothedeliverymanorwomaniscustomaryandexpected.Youcanoffermoreforgreatserviceandlessforpoorservice.Yetthereisanexception.Fortake-outfood,youdon’thavetoprovidetips,thoughsomepeoplesaythatfillinganorderstillrequiresworkandtimethatdeservealittleextra—butmaybealittleless.Tipsarenotexpectedatfastfoodrestaurants,pizzaparlors,cafésoricecreamshopseither,thoughatipjarmightberightbythecashregister(收银机).Don’tfeelobligatedtothrowsomemoneyin,butalsorememberthatitdoesn’thurt.Thoseworkersdonotrelyontips.Otherserviceworkersalsoreceivetips.Fortaxidrivers,15percentisthenorm(标准),moreiftheyhelpwithyourbags.Hairdressersoftenreceiveabout15percentofthebill.Thesamegoesforspatherapists(理疗师)andtourguides.Today,youcanevenpaytipsonacreditcard.Whenreceivingacopyofthebilltosign,youarefreetofillinhowmuchyou’dliketotip.ThoughthinkingaboutwhentotipandhowmuchyoushouldtipcausesabigheadacheformanyChinesepeople,it’simportanttobearinmindthataslongasyoushowrespectanduseyourreasoning,thingswillbejustfine.1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．HowtippingculturestartedintheUS.B．HowtogivetipsproperlyintheUS.C．NewwaystogivetipsintheUS.D．ThedifferentattitudesthatChinesepeopleandAmericanshavetowardtipping.2、WhichofthefollowingissaidtobeagainstthenormoftippingintheUS?A．Payingwaitersandwaitresseslessthan$7.25perhour.B．Ignoringthetipjaratfastfoodrestaurants,cafés,oricecreamshops.C．Tippingtaxidriverslessthan15%becauseofpoorservice.D．Refusingtogivetipstoyourtourguide.3、Theunderlinedword“obligated”inParagraph7probablymeans.A．beingforcedtodosomething B．beinggratefulforsomethingC．beingsurprisedatsomething D．beingembarrassedaboutsomething4、Accordingtotheauthor,Chineseconsumers.A．don’tnecessarilyhavetofollowthetippingrulesintheUSB．shouldusetheircreditcardstogivetipsC．mustargueabouttheamountoftiptheyhavetopayD．shouldtakeiteasyandgivethecorrecttipsfordifferentoccasions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）UnexpectedHelpLastOctobermymotherbecamesick.lwas1thatwewouldlosehersomyhusbandandImadeavery2decisiontoleaveourbusinessandhometomove280mileswheremymotherwas.Welefteveryonewithoutsayinggoodbye,fearingnoonewouldhave3ourreason.Wewere4embarrassedtoo:ourelectricityhadbeenshutoffandrentwas5.Wehavetwoboys.Wegotscaredandjustleft…leftourhome,85%ofourbelongings,andour6thatweloved．Twoofthemwereveryworriedaboutus.calling,leaving7andemailing.Wefeltso8forwhatwehaddone.Ifinally.9whatwehaddoneandweredoingwasveryunacceptable-ourfriends10anexplanationSoIcalled,andwhenasked11thingswereIjustcried.Wehadmadethebiggest12inmigrating!Mymotherisfinenow...butweare13.Ourchildrendonotliketheschools,sayingitislikelivinginadifferentworld.14wecouldturnbacktime.Weliveeverydaynotknowingwherewewill15.Luckily,ourfriendssenta16tousfor$5,000tohelpusout!17inmylifecouldIhaveeverthoughtanyonewoulddosomethinglikethatforus.Itwas18andwehadverylittlemoney.Wecan'timaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadtheynotsentusthatgiftTheywereour66FatherChristmas".19wemayneverseethemagain,theywillforeverberememberedeverydayforwhattheydidNeverwillthey20mymemory.1、A．scaredB．shockedC．puzzledD．determined2、A．slowB．longC．quickD．correct3、A．heardB．understoodC．mistakenD．forgiven4、A．mentallyB．politicallyC．physicallyD．financially5、A．upB．downC．aheadD．behind6、A．petsB．friendsC．relativesD．colleagues7、A．cardsB．messagesC．reasonsD．gifts8、A．badB．proudC．worthyD．emotional9、A．doubtedB．checkedC．realizedD．interpreted10、A．lackedB．sensedC．deservedD．demanded11、A．howB．whyC．whatD．where12、A．progressB．contributionC．mistakeD．breakthrough13、A．curiousB．doubtfulC．painfulD．ambitious14、A．AsifB．IfonlyC．EvenifD．Whatif15、A．makeupB．openupC．showupD．windup16、A．letterB．bagC．boxD．check17、A．OftenB．StillC．NeverD．Later18、A．EasterB．ChristmasC．HalloweenD．Thanksgiving19、A．IfB．SinceC．WhileD．When20、A．stealB．hurtC．loseD．slip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）InHangzhou,borrowingbooksfromthelibraryisnowassimpleasshoppingonline:click,pay1．waitfordelivery.Thecity’spubliclibraryrecentlylaunchedaprogramonWeChat,2．popularChinesemessagingsoftware,enablingitsreaderstocheckoutbooksonlineandgetthem3．(deliver)totheirhomesatlowprices.Toenjoythe“Hangzhouenjoyablereading”service,onefirstneedstofollowthelibrary’sofficialWeChataccount,4．providesalistofbooks.Afterpickingbooks,borrowersarerequired5．(present)theinformationsuchastheirlibrarymembershipcards,cellphonenumbersandsoon.Theselecteditemswillbedeliveredbyexpresswithinthreedaysafterpayments.Eachreadercanborrowupto5booksonceand20booksatmost6．total.Thebookscanbeborrowedforupto40days.Readersnowcanborrowthelibrary’smostpopularbooksinthisway.Theonlinebookswillberenewedandenriched7．(gradual)accordingtoreaders’borrowinghabitsand8．(prefer).AttheendofDecember,thelibrary’soldandclassicbooks9．(put)onlinetoo,makingthetotalnumberofbooksavailableandbringingborrowersalotof10．(convenient).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。Travelledabroad,youshouldfollowthecustomsofthecountrywhereyouarevisiting、Whenyouinvited,itisgoodmannerstorefuseoracceptaninvitation,eitherbywritingorbytelephoning、Ifyougotothepatty,itpolitetoarriveontime、Itisgoodmannerstoshakehandwithyourhost、Youcantakeapresentifyoulike,possibleabottleofwine，aboxofchocolatesandsomeflowers、However,itwasnotbadmannerstotakenothing、Itisnotpolitetostaytoolatebeforetheotherguestshavegone、Also,itissuggestedtoortelephoneadayortwolatetothankyourhost、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Jack最近迷上电脑游戏而熬夜，忽视学业，并受父母责骂，请你发一封劝告的电子邮件，不少于120词。参考词汇：beaddictedto...对……有瘾DearJack,I’msorrytoknowthat_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Faithfullyyours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、C5、B6、A7、C8、D9、C10、B11、D12、D13、A14、B15、B16、B17、C18、A19、B20、A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、1、C2、B3、A22、1、C2、A3、C23、1、C2、A3、B4、A24、1、B2、A3、B25、BookablestudyroomsThelibraryprovidesavarietyofbookablegroupstudyrooms,somewithpresentationareas,forgroupsofbetween6and12studentstouseforteamwork.GroupstudyroomsThereare10groupstudyroomsonLevel30fNorthamptonSquareLibrary.·Rooms3A,3F,3G,3H,3Jand3Kareequippedwithpresentationareatohelppreparegrouppresentations.·Rooms3B,3C,3Dand3Eareintendedforgroupdiscussionandseminarwork.Theseroomsareequippedwithwhiteboards.WhiteboardpenscanbeborrowedfromtheservicedeskonLevel2.Pleasedonotuseanyotherwritingtoolsonthewhiteboards.Maximumbookingperiodof2hoursatonetime.Presentationareasprovide:·LEDscreentopracticepresentation