THUSSAT北京市清华大学中学2024届高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

THUSSAT北京市清华大学中学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．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang2．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached3．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although4．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends5．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over6．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe7．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable8．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion9．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow10．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin11．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became12．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo13．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned14．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault15．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why16．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that17．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as18．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe19．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that20．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either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）HappyBirthdaytoMe(andMyMom)Forty-threeyearsagomymotherwentintolabourforthesecondtime.ItwaseitherverylateNewYear’sDayorveryearlyontheseconddayof1969dependingonhowyoulookedatitbuteitherway,itwasafullweekpastherduedatewhenmymomwokeupknowingitwastimetowakemydadup,getdressed,packupthecarandheadtothehospital.Herregulardoctorwasonvacationandwhentheyreachedthehospitaltheyplannedtodeliverinweretoldthatthedoctorwasonhiswaytoanotherhospitalsotheyshouldheadthere,inaneighbouringcity.MostsurprisingtomenowisthatshefeltwellenoughtoattendaNewYear’spartythepreviousnightandstayedlongenoughtotoastinthenewyear!MymomandherfamilyhadimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesjusttwentyyearsearlierfromElSalvador.Andthatwasaluckythingforme.NotonlydidmymomgainaccesstoabettereducationandcareeroptionshereintheUSforherself,eachofherthreedaughterswouldalsoenjoyheraccesstoqualitymaternity(孕产妇的)care.WhiletheUSishardlytheworldleaderinmaternalhealthorbirthoutcomes,thesedaysawomanfacesa1in2,100riskofdyingduringherlifeandinElSalvador,it’s1in350-6timesworse.In1969,thatdifferencewasevengreater.However,IwaspregnantwithmysecondchildinElSalvadorsixyearsagowhenIrealizedhowverydifferentmylifemighthaveturnedoutifI’dlivedtherewhenIdeliveredmyfirstchild.ItravelleddowntherewithCARE,thehumanitarianrelieforganization,whoseeffortsmymomhadlongsupported,toseesomeoftheirprincipalprogrammesinaction.Amongthemwasoneinparticularthatremainswithmetoday.Itwasawaterprojectwherepregnantwomen,manyofwhomhadwalkedmilestoaccessthiscleanwater,receivesomebasiccarebeforeorafterchildbirth.Herethesewomenwere,facingtheexactsamephysicalchallengesasmebutstillcarryingthefullworkloadofthefamilyandwithlittletonoresourcesforinformation,care,transportationorcomfortduringoraftertheirpregnancies.Bythistime,Iwasalltooawareofwhatachallengechildbirthcouldbe.Afterdeliveringmydaughterin2003,Isurvivedahemorrhage(大出血),theleadingchildbirth-relatedcomplicationthattakesthelivesofthousandsofothermothersallovertheworld.Onegirlorwomandiesevery90secondsinpregnancyorchildbirthfromwhatisinmostcasesapreventabledeath.IwasasshockedasyouarewhenIdiscoveredthisfactbutIwasalsograteful.GratefulbecauseIhadbeeninthecareofateamofhealthworkerswhenIneededthemmost.Ithoughtofmymother’slife.WhileshehadbeenborninagoodhospitalinSanSalvadorinthe1930’s,atthattimepregnancy-relateddeathswerecommonevenintheUS.Mygreatgrandmotheralsohemorrhaged,onlyafterdeliveringherfifthchildandshedied.Herhusband,mymom’sgrandfatherwasaphysicianatthetime.Hewouldgiveuppractisingmedicineforeverwhenhecouldn’tsaveher.Butitwasn’tonlymymomandherfamilythatIthoughtofasIconsideredmyownfateandgoodfortune,itwasallthosewomenI’dspentthedaywithintheruralcommunityI’dvisitedwithCARE.We’dmadeaconnectionthatday,wemothers,aswomen.Thesewomendidnothaveaccesstothesimpleinterventions(介入)thatcouldinsuretheirsurvivalandthat’swhatconcernedme.Itdidmorethanconcernme,itwokemeupandbeggedthisquestion,whyshouldanyonelifebeofdifferentvaluethananyother?Andso,ImadethecommitmentrightthereandthentodoallIcouldtoimprovematernalhealthandreducethenumberofmaternaldeathsaroundtheglobe.1、Theunderlinedphrase“wentintolabour”inParagraph1means“________”.A．sufferedfromadiseaseB．gavebirthtoababyC．tookupanofferofworkD．tidiedupthehouse2、Accordingtothepassage,thewriterfeltfortunateenough________.A．toenjoythebestmaternitycareintheworldB．toattendbetterschoolsintheUnitedStatesC．toliveinadevelopedcountrypermanentlyD．tohaveabettersenseofmaternalsecurity3、Whenshereturnedtohermotherlandsixyearsago,thewriter________.A．regrettednotdeliveringherfirstchildthereB．wasverysurprisedatthegreatchangesthereC．offeredspecialcaretowomeninneedthereD．researchedintothemedicalconditionsthere4、Thewriterrealizedthevitalimportanceofmaternitycare________A．throughherownexperienceB．withthehelpofhealthworkersC．duringherstayinElSalvadorD．uponthedeathofsomewomen5、Thewriterisobviouslydeterminedto________.A．beaphysiciandifferentfromhergreatgrandfatherB．changethesituationinthefieldofmaternalhealthC．requestmorepeopletocareaboutmaternitycareD．volunteercareduringorafterwomen’spregnancies6、Whatconclusiondoesthepassageleadyouto?A．Pregnancy-relateddeathscanhardlybekeptfromhappening.B．Birthanddeathwenthandinhandwitheachotherveryoften.C．Physiciansfailedtosavepatientsfromvariouscurablediseases.D．Womenwouldratherhavenochildrenfortearofahemorrhage.22．（8分）ThenotetapedtothehoststandatthePrimeRibsaysitall.“Wefoughtthebattlethelongest,butwegivein!”itreads.“It’snowacompletelyinformalworld;theywearwhatevertheywish.Theywantawarm,easy,friendlyatmosphere,evenin“finedining.’Sowedecidedtogowiththeflow.”Yes,afteralmosthalfacentury,ThePrimeRibhasswitchedtobusinesscasual.Itisamongmostoftoday’sfinestdiningestablishmentsincludingCharleston,TheBlackOlive,andTheCapitalGrillethathavedecidedtolightenup.Theyhavegivenupcaringtoomuchaboutwhattheirguestsaredressedinasbefore,adoptingacome-as-you-areattitude.Attheserestaurants,you’relikelytoseecasualclothessuchaskhakis(trousersmadeofkhakicloth)andHawaiianshirts.“We’reabusinessfirst,”saysDavidDerewicz,generalmanageroftheimpressivediningestablishment.“Andwewerelosingbusinesswithourjacketrequirements.”Hekeptalistofover20peoplewhotoldhim,“Ifyoudropthejacketpolicy,we’llcomeback.”Oncethedresscodeshiftwasseriouslybeingconsidered,Derewiczmadedozensofphonecallstolong-timeguests.Mostsaidtheydidn’tmindthechangeaslongastherestaurantitself…withitswhitetablecloths,darkleatherchairs,grandpiano,andtuxedoedwaitstaffstayedthesame.“Sincethechangewasintroducedlastsummer,we’venotlostaguest,”saysDerewicz.OnasecretnightatThePrimeRib,thescenewasprettymuchthesameasit’severbeen…lotsofmeninjacketsandties,someinshirtsandslacks,butnowtheoccasionalkhakisandpoloshirtsthrownin.Itturnsoutthatpeopleareprettycapableofpolicingthemselves,evenwithoutaformaldresscode.WhilesometraditionalistsmayarguethatThePrimeRib9sreputationhasbeendamagedabit,Derewiczfeelsthattherestauranthasmovedaheadandfinallystrengthenedtheirband.1、ThePrimeRib’snotemainlytellspeopleabout.A．itslonghistoryB．itspleasantatmosphereC．itschangeindresscodeD．itsbattlewithotherrestaurants2、Theunderlinedwords“lightenup”inparagraph4probablymean“”.A．followalongtraditionB．takeamatterlessseriouslyC．makesomethingcontinueasbeforeD．helpeachothertoachievesomething3、AccordingtoDerewicz,followingtheformaldresscodemeans.A．furtherdevelopmentB．abetterreputationC．lowefficiencyD．failingprofits4、WhatdoweknowaboutThePrimeRibnow?A．Itispraisedbysometraditionalists.B．Thepolicecometoprotectitsguests.C．Mostofitsguestsstillwearformalclothes.D．Mostpeoplegothereinkhakisandpoloshirts.23．（8分）TheScholasticArt&WritingAwardsareamongthemostfamousawardsforstudentachievementintheliteraryandvisualarts.PastwinnersincludesuchshortstorymastersasDonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKing.Thecontestoffersseveralcategoriesconnectedwithshortstorywriters:shortstory,flashfiction,sciencefiction,humor,andwritingportfolio(档案袋)(graduatingseniorsonly).Whocanenter?Thecontestisopentostudentsingrades7-12(includinghomeschoolers)intheU.S.,Canada,orAmericanschoolsabroad.Whatdowinnersreceive?Thecontestoffersavarietyofscholarships(someashighas$10,000)andcashawards(someashighas$1,000)atboththeregionallevelandthenationallevel.Winnersmayalsoreceivecertificatesofrecognitionandopportunitiesforpublication.Howareentriesjudged?Theawardscitethreejudgingcriteria:“Originality,technicalskill,andtheemergence(呈现)ofapersonalvisionorvoice.”Besuretoreadpastwinnerstogetanideaofwhat’sbeensuccessful.Thejudgeschangeeveryyear,buttheyalwaysincludepeoplewhoarehighlyaccomplishedintheirfield.Whenisthedeadline?CompetitionguidelinesareupdatedinSeptember,andsubmissionsareusuallyacceptedfromSeptemberthroughearlyJanuary.RegionalGoldKeywinnerswillautomaticallyadvancetothenationalcompetition.HowdoIenter?AllstudentsbeginbyenteringaregionalcompetitionbasedontheirZIPcode.Seetheguidelinesforadditionalinformation.1、DonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKingarementionedtoshowthat________.A．manyfamouswritersandartistsenterthecompetitionB．awardswillbegiventomanydifferentkindsofwritingC．theawardwinnerswouldbecomesuccessfulinthefutureD．thecompetitionhasnotbeenverypopularamongstudents2、________canenterthecompetition.A．StudentsallovertheworldB．AstudentinanAmericanschoolinChinaC．AnAmericancollegestudentD．AstudentinaCanadianschoolinAfrica3、Theunderlinedword“cite”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“________”.A．follow B．improveC．neglect D．decide4、Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthewinners’writingwillsurelybepublished.B．Studentscandirectlyenterthenationalcompetition.C．Thecompetitionisopenforentriesalltheyearround.D．Readingpastwinnerscanhelpknowwhatisappreciated.24．（8分）Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.25．（10分）Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalringswhichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walktroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideorabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfiledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．5.B．4.C．3.D．2.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．AmsterdamBrownCafe.B．Amsterdamcanalring.C．CivicGuardsGallery.D．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atextbook.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.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）Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeaks1thanwords.Accordingtospecialists,ourbodiessendoutmore2thanwerealize.Infact,non-verbal(非言语)communicationtakesupabout50%ofwhatwereally3.Andbodylanguageisparticularly4whenweattempttocommunicateacrosscultures.Indeed,whatiscalledbodylanguageisso5apartofusthatit’sactuallyoftenunnoticed.Andmisunderstandingsoccurasaresultofit.6,differentsocietiestreatthe7betweenpeopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehaving8contact(接触)evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwith9.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries,10,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it’spossiblethatin11,itmaylooklikeaLatinois12aNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpressfriendship,willkeepmoving13.TheNorwegian,veryprobablyseeingthisaspushiness,willkeep14—whichtheLatinowillinreturnregardas15.Clearly,agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeople16.Andonlyapartofitisinthewordsthemselves.Andwhenpartiesarefrom17cultures,there’sastrongpossibilityof18.Butwhateverthesituation,thebest19istoobeytheGoldenRule:treatothersasyouwouldliketobe20.1、A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further2、A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages3、A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean4、A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult5、A．well B．far C．much D．long6、A．Forexample B．Thus C．However D．Inshort7、A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings8、A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone9、A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbors D．enemies10、A．inotherwords B．ontheotherhand C．inasimilarway D．byallmeans11、A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment12、A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following13、A．closer B．faster C．in D．away14、A．steppingforward B．goingon C．backingaway D．comingout15、A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness16、A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think17、A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich18、A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness19、A．chance B．time C．result D．advice20、A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased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）Wouldyouliketoexploretheoceans?Doyouwanttofind1．thanweimaginethere?ForJacquesCousteau,theanswerwas“yes”.Hiscareerwasalifelongdream,andheis2．(probable)themostfamousoceanscientistinrecenttimes.CousteauwasborninFrancein1910.Evenasachild,helovedwater.Cousteauwasbright,3．hegotboredwithschoolandbegantocausetrouble.Hisparentssenthimtoastrictboardingschool.There,Cousteaufinally4．(challenge).Hestudiedhardanddidwell5．allhiscourses.In1933,heservedasageneralofficerintheFrenchNavy.Healsobegantoexplorethelifeunderthewater.6．(invent)in1943,thebreathingmachinemadeitpossibleforhimtostayunderwaterlonger.In1948,Cousteaubecameacaptain,andhehadnewduties.Evenso,hecontinuedtoexploretheoceans.Twoyearslater,hebecamethepresidentoftheFrenchOceanographicCampaigns.Healsoboughtaship7．(help)withhisdives.Buthe8．(need)awaytogetmoneyforhistrips.Todothat,heproducedmanyfilmsandpublishedanumberofbooks.HisfilmsincludeTheSilentWorld(1956)andWorldWithoutSun(1996).OneofhisbooksisTheLivingSea(1963).In1974,hefoundedtheCousteauSociety,9．functionwastofurtheroceanicresearchandencouragepeopletohelpprotecttheoceansandthelifewithinthem.Cousteauwonmanyhonorsforhiswork,10．(include)thePresidentialMedalofFreedomandmembershipintheFrenchAcademyin1989.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限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearSir,IsawyouradvertisementintheLocalDailyforaeconomist、IbelieveIhadthenecessaryqualitiesforthejob