2024届江苏省常州市教育学会学业水平监测高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

2024届江苏省常州市教育学会学业水平监测高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored2．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff3．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving4．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected5．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one6．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t7．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated8．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth9．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should10．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout11．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput12．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so13．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose14．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted15．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct16．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof17．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny18．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others19．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof20．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo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）ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade—orsowethought,asshedidn’tmentionitagain.WeboughtthelatestfashionableBabySitter’sClubdolls,aholidaydressandsomebeautifulstorybooks.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,sheproudlyannouncedthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts.Wecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”Herdadasked.Thetheory,ofcourse,beingthatsincethatisahigh-ticketitemandsheis“suchabiggirl”,itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.Sohespentthenextfivehourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.Threehourslater,onChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforRosetoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.Shelookedatmeandthenatherdadandsaid,“sodoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I’dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1、Rose’sparentsdidn’tbuyherthebikeshewantedbecause________.A．theyhadboughtmanyotherwonderfulthingsforherB．theythoughtshehadchangedhermindC．theydidn’thavetimetodoanyshoppingD．theydecidedtomakeoneforher2、WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A．HethoughtRosewastooyoungforarealbike.B．Hedidn’twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C．Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D．Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.3、Fromthestory,weknowthat________.A．Rose’sfatherwasanartistwithspecialskillsB．RosewouldtradeintheclaybikeforarealoneC．TheparentsweremovedandproudofthegirlD．Rosewasathoughtfulandindependentgirl22．（8分）Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodemrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournaloftheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B．Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C．Runninginmodemrunningshoescouldhavemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D．Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.2、Howmanyorganizationsareinvolvedinthetwostudies?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.3、Howdidtheresearchersdothetwostudies?A．Bypractising.B．Bycomparing.C．Byquestioning.D．Byreasoning.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Walkinginhighheelscouldhavefewerseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B．Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C．Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D．Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.23．（8分）Ifirstbeganexperiencinganxietyanddepressionattheageof14,afterbeingbullied(欺凌)atschoolforyears.Whileatfirstanxietyanddepressionwouldcomeandgo,iteventuallybecameaconstantpartofmylife.IwassoeagertofindthesolutiontoovercomingmyanxietyanddepressionthatItriedeverythingfromwhenIwasincollegetograduateschool:mood-changingmedication,specialteas,yoga,anythingIreadaboutinbooks,andadvicegivebydoctors.Despitethis,IstillfeltIhadn’tevencomeclosetomanagingtheproblem.Butoneafternoon,myeyesfelluponanarticleinamagazineIwasreadingthattalkedabouthowdogswereabletohelppeoplewithanxietyanddepression.Theverynextday,Idecidedtogetadog—acorgi.WhenIbroughtmylittlecorgi,Buddy,home,Ididn’trealizehowmuchhewouldchangemylife.Itdidn’thappenrightaway,however.Oncethe“puppyexcitement”wentaway,myanxietyanddepressioncamebackasusual.Onemorning,Iwokeupwiththosefamiliarfeelingagain.Ididn’twanttogetoutofbed.Iturnedtopullthecoversbackovermyheadandgiveup.That’swhenIsawBuddy.Buddystartedjumpingalloverme,lickingmyface,lettingmeknowthatitwastimetogooutside.Itwasasifheweresaying,“There’snotimetobesad;theworldisamazing!”Andforthefirsttimeinmylife,mylifewaschanging.Ireallywasanewperson.Thiswasmynewbeginning.It’sbeenmorethanayearsincethatday,andI’veneverspentanothermorningunabletogetoutofbed.I’venotcriedmyselftosleeporspentmydaysstuckwithfearandregret.Sure,IstillhavedayswhenIfeelsadoranxious.ButwithBuddy,mybestfriend,bymyside,I’vefinallylearnedhowtomanagethesefeelingsandemotions.1、Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthor.A．hasbeenaschoolbullyforyearsB．sufferedfromdepressionsincecollegeC．triedmanywaystofightdepressionbutnothingworkedD．feltlessdepressedaftertakingmedicationanddoingyoga2、Howdidtheauthorknowhavingadogmighthelpwithherdepression?A．Shereaditinanarticlebychance.B．Adoctorrecommendedittoher.C．Shehearditfromsomeotherdepressionsufferers.D．Shefoundoutherselfafterspendingsometimewithacorgi.3、Howdoestheauthorfeelinthelastparagraph?A．Hopeful.B．Anxious.C．Confused.D．Doubtful.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PuppyExcitementB．ProblemManagementC．GettingRidofStressD．DefeatingDepressionwithBuddy24．（8分）Attentionfromstrangersisnothingnewtome.Questionsaboutmyheightisthecenterofalmosteverypublicinteraction.Myfriendssaymyheight!sjustaphysicalqualityandnotapersonalityaspect.However,whenIreflectonmylife,Irealizethat,myheighthasshapedmycharacterinmanywaysandhashelpedtomakemewhoIam.Ilearnedhowtobekind.WhenIwasyounger,someparentsinmyneighborhoodregardedmekindofdangerousbecauseIwassomuchlargerthanotherchildrenmyage.Ihadtobeextrawelcomingandgentlesimplytoplaywithotherchildren.Ofcourse.nowmycoacheswishIweren’tquitesokindonthebasketballcourt.Ilearnedthequalityofnotbeingtooproudaboutmyself.At7feettall,everyoneexpectsmetobeanamazingbasketballplayer.TheycomeexpectingtoseeDirkNowitzki,andinsteadtheymightseeaperformancemorelikeWillFerrell(successfullystarredaprofessionalbasketballplayer).Ihavelearnedtobemodestandtoworkevenharderthanmyfellowstomeettheir(andmy)expectations.Idevelopedasenseoflightheartedness.Whenpeopleplayfullymakefunofmyheight,1laughatmyselftoo.Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,agirldroppedherbooksinabusyhallway.Igotdowntoherlevelandgatheredsomeofhernotebooks.Aswebothstoodup,hereyeswidenedasIkeptrisingoverher.Astonished,shedroppedherbooksagain.Embarrassed,webothlaughedandpickedupthebooksasecondtime.Alloftheselessonshavedefinedme.Lookingback,Irealizethatthroughyearsofsuchexperiences,Ihavebecomeaconfident,expressiveperson.Beinga7-footerisbothablessingandacurse,butintheend,acceptingwhoyouareisthefirststeptohappiness.1、Whydoestheauthoroftendrawattentionfromstrangers?A．Heisinterestedinpublicinteraction.B．Hehasauniquepersonality.C．Heisphysicallystrong.D．Heisextremelytall.2、Whenhewasyoung,theauthorintendedtobemorefriendlyjustto.A．gainextrafavorB．playwithotherchildrenC．provehiskindnessD．pleasehiscoach3、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.A．DirkNowitzkiwasanawfulbasketballplayerB．theauthorseldomdisappointedhisbasketballfansC．theauthorexpectedtomakesomethingbetterofhimselfD．WillFerrellwasbetteratplayingbasketballthanDirkNowitzki4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Theheighthasshapedtheauthor’spersonalityandlife.B．Theheighthasbroughttheauthoralotoftrouble.C．SomefunnyexperiencestheauthoreverhadD．Beingtallbenefitstheauthorinmanyways25．（10分）GardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhavefoundthatflowerscanactasaplant’s“ears”tohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar(花蜜)ofitsflowersincreased.Thefluid,producedtoattractpollinating(授粉)insects,wasonaverage20percenthigherinflowersexposedtothebuzzcomparedtothoseleftinsilenceorexposedtohigherpitchedsounds.

ProfessorLilachHadany,wholedthestudy,said:“Ourresultsdocumentforthefirsttimethatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinatorsoundsinanecologicallyrelevantway.”However,ProfHadanysaidaplant’sabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedincityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.

Whileplantsrequirewater,sunlightandtherighttemperaturetogrow,itiswidelybelievedtheydonothavesensesinthewayanimalsdo.Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.“Plants’abilitytohearhasimplicationswellbeyondpollination—plantscouldpotentiallyhearandrespondtoherbivores,otheranimals,theelements,andpossiblyotherplants,”ProfHadanyadded.Amonth-longexperimentconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSocietyin2009foundfemalevoicesappeartospeedupthegrowthoftomatoes.Theresearchoffersapossibleexplanation—women’svoiceswereattherightfrequencyfortheplantstohear.1、What’seveningprimroseflowers’responsetobees’buzz?A．Longerbloom. B．Sweeternectar.C．Brightercolor. D．Lessfluid.2、WherecanplantsgrowbetteraccordingtoHadany?A．Onasquare. B．Besideahighway.C．Inthewoods. D．Alongthestreet.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?A．PrinceCharlesproveskindofstupid.B．Plantscanonlypotentiallyhearanimals.C．Plantsrespondtosoundsslowlyandecologically.D．Plantsgardenerstalktofrequentlydevelopwell.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Flowerscanhear.B．Beesarebestpollinators.C．Plantscan’tgrowwithoutsound.D．Women’svoicesimproveplants’growth.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）Ihadn’tevengotachancetoenterthestorebeforeanAfricanAmericanwomanapproachedmeandaskedifIwouldhelpherreturnanitem.Theitemshehad1wasintendedforherdaughter,butshehadalreadyreceiveda2one.Thelady3toexchangetheitemforsomethingelseinthestorebutshewastoldsheneededanID4thedealcouldnottakeplace.Iwenttothe5withthewomansowecouldusemyID．Thesalesassociateimmediatelystarted6herofaskingthefirst7personshesawtohelpher.Althoughthatwas8,Ididn’tunderstandwhyit9Afterall,noteveryoneisgiventheopportunityto10anIDinthiscountry.Then,weaskedtospeakwithamanager,whoexplainedthattherewasno11toreturntheitemwithoutareceiptandthenwentontosaythewomancouldnot12shepurchasedtheitem.“13I,ayoungwhitefemale,weretoenterthestoreandrequestyoutomakeanexchangewithoutareceipt,Iwouldnotbe14theprivilege—asIhaveprooffromthepast.”Isaid.Hemusthaverealizedatthatmomentwhathehaddone,becausehe15toexchangetheitem.Therearemanyvaluablelessonsinthestory.Thefirstistohelpastrangerinneed.I16whenthewomanaskedformyhelp,but17doIactuallyhave?”Ihadnone,soIhelpedher.Thesecondlessonisnottojudgeabookbyits18Thewomanlookedpoor,butshe19thesametreatmentasanyoneelsedoes.1、A．purchasedB．shownC．lostD．mended2、A．sameB．popularC．similarD．different3、A．managedB．wantedC．refusedD．promised4、A．forB．orC．andD．so5、A．counterB．departmentC．marketD．window6、A．warningB．informingC．remindingD．accusing7、A．fairB．familiarC．impossibleD．random8、A．wrongB．trueC．reasonableD．meaningful9、A．matteredB．happenedC．passedD．worked10、A．leaveB．payC．findD．obtain11、A．requestB．placeC．wayD．need12、A．answerB．proveC．supportD．admit13、A．UnlessB．AndC．InsteadD．If14、A．orderedB．askedC．deniedD．given15、A．agreedB．preparedC．failedD．remembered16、A．struggledB．wonderedC．hesitatedD．nodded17、A．totallyB．graduallyC．hardlyD．quickly18、A．feelingsB．goalsC．reasonsD．ideas19、A．designB．coverC．contentD．price20、A．deservedB．requiredC．receivedD．appreciated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）TheSilkRoadwasanancientsystemoftraderoutesthatlinkedtheEasttotheWest.Forseveralcenturies,itwasanoutstandingnetwork1．(include)routesbothonthelandandoceans.ItstretchedfromEastAsia,SoutheastAsia,EastAfrica,WestAfrica,andSouthernEurope.TheSilkRoadwasnotgivenitsnamefornothing.Duringitstimeofuse,silkwasahighlyprofitableproductalongitsroutes.Silk,youcansay,weavedtogetherthesemanyregionsintermsofbusinessandeven2．(culture)exchange.However,thename3．(it)wasnotcoineduntilthe19thcenturybyFerdinandvonRichthofen.Hemadethetermduringhisseveral4．(journey)toChinafrom1868to1872.Despitethis,thetermwasnotmadeknown5．theacademicworlduntilthe20thcentury,6．geographerSvenHedinwroteabook7．(title)“TheSilkRoad”in1938.And8．(final),afterthefalloftheSovietUnion,academicsinthatregionbecameinvolvedincreasinglyinthestudyofthetraderoutesofCentralAsia.9．historyoftheSilkRoadisofglobalsignificance.Inmoderntimes,theoldSilkRoadroutesarestillused,butnowthey10．(cross)bytrainsinsteadofcamelsandhorses.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