2024届江苏省张家港市外国语学校高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2024届江苏省张家港市外国语学校高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷考生请注意：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．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken2．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which3．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup4．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK5．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek6．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what7．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway8．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that9．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent10．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what11．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved12．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation13．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction14．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen15．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must16．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed17．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had18．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why19．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what20．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink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）Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodolesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointing,becausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild,sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocial-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild,sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusonparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationalunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren,sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildren,sperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers. B．Theparent-childcommunication.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents. D．Theteacher-studentrelationship.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bydrawingconclusions.22．（8分）FiveCreatorsWhoWanttoMakeYourLifeEasierMunyaradziGwatidzo-FromAstroMobilAsanorphangrowingupinoneofZimbabwe'spoorestareas,Gwatidzowasveryinterestedinelectronics.Withabigfamilytocarefor,Gwatidzotaughthimselftorepairphones.Gwatidzoin2011tobuildhisownbrand.AstroMobile.Astronowprovidesemploymenttoover2,000peoplewithvariousjobopportunities.CheraeRobinson-FromTastemakersAfricaTastemakersAfricaisamobileappaimingtorevolutionizetheAfricantravelandleisurespace.Throughtheapp,travelersandcuriouslocalscanbookpersonalexperiences.Itsfounder,CheraeRobinson,hasalwaysbeenpassionateaboutAfricaandthroughherpersonaladventuresgotanopportunity.NekuAtawodi-FromMalaikHowdoesonegofromasportsscientisttoafounderlaunchingacrowdfundingplatformonlyfourmonths?“IampassionateaboutAfricaandimpressedbytheteamingspiritoftheAfricanyouth,”shesaid,"Agroupofangelinvestorsbackingabusinesscanreallyleadittosuccess!"RichardBbaale-FromBanaPadsBanaPadsisnotyetavailabletothemarketinAfricabutitsoriginalstoryaloneisprettyinspiring.Watchinghisoldersistermissschoolforaweekeverymonthbecausetheirguardianscouldnotaffordcleantowels,sowedaseedforabusinessRichardBbaalewouldlaterstart.1、Whoseappisundertheprocessofresearchanddevelopment?A．Bbaale.B．Atawodi.C．Robinso.D．Gwatidzo.2、Gwatidzobegantorepairphonesmainlybecauseof.A．hisinterestinphonesB．hisresponsibilityforfamilyC．hisintentiontosetupabrandD．hiseagernesstoprovidemorejobs3、WhatdoesRobinsontrytoachieve?A．Helpinglocalsearnmore.B．Helpingvisitorssavemoney.C．Makingiteasiertobooktickets.D．Makingtravelmorecomfortable.23．（8分）Scientistssayweareallbornwithaknackformathematics.Everytimewescanthecafeteriaforatablethatwillfitallofourfriends,we’reexercisingtheancientestimationcenterinourbrain.StanislasDehaenewasthefirstresearchertoshowthatthispartofthebrainexists.In1989,hemetMr.Nwhohadsufferedaseriousbraininjury.Mr.Ncouldn’trecognizethenumber5,oradd2and2.Buthestillknewthatthereare“about50minutes”inanhour.Dehaenedrewanimportantconclusionfromhiscase:theremustbetwoseparatemathematicalareasinourbrains.Oneareaisresponsibleforthemathwelearninschool,andtheotherjudgesapproximateamounts.Sowhatdoesthebrain’sestimationcenterdoforus?HarvardUniversityresearcherElizabethSpelkehasspentalotoftimeposingmathproblemstopreschoolers.Whenheasks5-year-oldstosolveaproblemlike21+30,theycan’tdoit.Buthehasalsoaskedthemquestionssuchas,“Sarahhas21candlesandgets30more.Johnhas34candles.Whohasmorecandles?”Itturnsoutpreschoolersaregreatatsolvingquestionslikethat.Beforethey’velearnedhowtodomathwithnumeralsandsymbols,theirbrains’approximationcentersarealreadyhardatwork.Afterwelearnsymbolicmath,dowestillhaveanyuseforourinbornmathsense?JustinHalberdaatJohnsHopkinsUniversitygaveusananswerinhisstudy.Hechallengedagroupof14-year-oldswithanapproximationtest:Thekidsstaredatacomputerscreenandsawgroupsofyellowandbluedotsflashby,tooquicklytocount.Thentheyhadtosaywhethertherehadbeenmorebluedotsoryellowdots.Theresearchersfoundthatmostwereabletoanswercorrectlywhentherewere25yellowdotsand10blueones.Whenthegroupswerecloserinsize,11yellowdotsand10blueones,fewerkidsansweredcorrectly.Thebigsurpriseinthisstudycamewhentheresearchercomparedthekids’approximationtestscorestotheirscoresonstandardizedmathtests.Hefoundthatkidswhodidbetterontheflashingdottesthadbetterstandardizedtestscores,andviceversa(反之亦然).Itseemsthat,farfrombeingirrelevant,yourmathsensemightpredictyourabilityatformalmath.1、Fromthefirsttwostudies,wecanlearnthatestimationcenter________.A．isdividedintotwoseparatemathematicalareasB．canhelpfigureoutnumeralsandsymbolsproblemsC．functionsindependentlyinbothkids’andadults’brainsD．worksbetterwhensymbolicpartsareinjuredorundergrown2、WhatmostsurprisedJustininthestudyof14-year-olds?A．Thevarietyofmathabilitiesindifferentstudents.B．Thelinkbetweentechnologyskillsandestimationskills.C．Thedifficultyofthetaskasthenumberofdotsincreased.D．Theconnectionbetweenestimationskillsandformalmathability.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BornwithaSenseofMathB．GobeyondWhatYouCanLearnC．SymbolicMathandEstimationMathD．OurBrain一aBornMathematician24．（8分）Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshowsthatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblameforpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmokedandtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchosenon-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmokingcausesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsaregeneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportanttopeople,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeoplesmoking.”Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvesselsintheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgivetheskinitselasticity(弹性).Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswheninhaling(吸气)orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.1、WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?A．Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.B．Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.C．Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.D．Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?A．500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.B．Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.C．Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.D．ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.3、WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak’saltitudetosmoking?A．Disapproving.B．Favorable.C．Unconcerned.D．Cautious.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.B．Smokingmayspeedupskin’sageing.C．Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.D．Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.25．（10分）IfIhadtochoosewhatlanguagetolearnnext,it’satoughdecisionbutit’dprobablybeGermanbecausemanypeoplethatknowseverallanguagestellmethatGermanistheirfavouritelanguageintermsofexpressingthemselves.AndIthinkitmighthavesomethingtodowiththevastamountofvocabularytheGermanlanguagehas.SoIthinkit’dbereallydifficultbutafunchallenge.Elena(Canada,teacher)IthinkI’dliketolearnFrenchnextbecauseit’saveryromantic(浪漫的)languageanditcouldbeveryusefulindifferentjobsituations.Besides,IthinkitcouldhelpmeunderstandEnglishabitmoreaswell,sinceitwaspreviouslythelanguageofdiplomacy(外交).Bryan(USA,writer)I’dlovetolearnItaliannext.IvisitedMilanlastyearandIthinkitwouldbegreattobeabletospeaktosomeofthelocals.Also,it’squitesimilartoSpanish,soIdon’tthinkitwouldbetooconfusing.Georgina(England,Olympicswimmer)I’dreallyliketolearnFrench.Iactuallylearneditsomeyearsago,butIhaven’tuseditinalongtimeandI’veforgottenitbutit’salanguagethatIreallyenjoyspeaking,andIthinkFranceisawonderfulcountry.James(NewZealand,travelwriter)1、WhichisoneofthereasonswhyBryanwantstolearnFrench?A．Itiseasytolearn.B．Itisusedfrequently.C．ItsoundsmorebeautifulthanEnglish.D．Itallowshimtoexpresshimselfmoreclearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．GeorginawillliveinMilan.B．GeorginacanspeakSpanish.C．Georginafeelspuzzledabouthercareer.D．GeorginawantstomakesomeItalianfriends.3、Whoisthemostfearlesslearner?A．Elena.B．Bryan.C．Georgina.D．James.4、WhatdoJamesandBryanhaveincommon?A．TheybothhavelearnedFrench.B．TheyboththinkFranceisanicecountry.C．TheyboththinkFrenchcanhelpthemunderstandEnglish.D．Theyarebothwriters.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）TuYouyouhasbecomethefirstChinesewomantowinaNobelPrize,forherworkinhelpingto1ananti-malaria(抗疱疾)medicine.The84-year-old’sroutetothehonourhasbeenanything2traditional.TuYouyouwenttoa3schoolinBeijing.Shortlyafter,shebecamearesearcherattheAcademyofChineseTraditionalMedicine.In1967,Chinesegovernmentdecidedtherewasannational4tofindacureformalaria.5thetime,malaria6bymosquitoeswaskillingChinesesoldiersfightingAmericansinthejunglesofnorthernVietnam.Asecretresearchunitwas7tofinda8oftheillness.Twoyearslater,TuYouyoubecamethenew9oftheresearchteam.ShewenttothesouthernChineseislandofHainantostudy10malariadamagedhuman11.Forsixmonths,shestayedthere.12herfour-year-olddaughteratalocalnursery.13ChinesetextsinspiredTuYouyou’ssearchforherNobel-prizewinningmedicine.Sheandherteammatespouredoverancientbookstofind14waysoffightingmalaria.15theteamfoundabriefreferencetoonesubstance,whichhadbeenusedtotreatmalariainChinaaround400AD．Afterthedrugshowed16resultsinmiceandmonkeys,TuYouyouvolunteeredtobethe17humanrecipient(接受者)ofthenewdrug.FumingLiao,whohasworkedwithTuYouyouformorethan40years,18herasa“toughand19woman”Stubbornenoughtospenddecadesreadingancienttextsandusetheminmodernscientific20.Theresulthassavedmillionsoflives.1、A．doB．createC．giveD．test2、A．andB．whileC．whetherD．but3、A．medicalB．coldC．excellentD．affordable4、A．wonderB．doubtC．needD．expression5、A．InB．AfterC．BeforeD．At6、A．spreadB．offeredC．heldD．said7、A．openedB．fixedC．formedD．invented8、A．handB．treatmentC．cureD．rescue9、A．headB．judgeC．researcherD．workmate10、A．whereB．whenC．whatD．how11、A．powerB．abilityC．healthD．concern12、A．askingB．lettingC．leavingD．sending13、A．AncientB．ManyC．ReliableD．New14、A．usefulB．historicalC．hopefulD．helpful15、A．FinallyB．ExactlyC．GraduallyD．Frequently16、A．gratefulB．activeC．hopefulD．thankful17、A．onlyB．firstC．willingD．right18、A．tellsB．describesC．speaksD．thinks19、A．stubbornB．hardC．generousD．educated20、A．classesB．conditionsC．stylesD．research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）Nowahottopic1．(discuss)aboutwhethertheoldcomputersinourschoolshouldbereplaced2．newones.Withtherapid3．(develop)ofscienceandtechnology,thereisnodoubt4．ouroldcomputersaretotallyoutofdate.Theheadmasteraswellastheteachersandstudents5．(be)notsatisfiedwiththeslowworkingspeedofthecomputers.Therefore,allofthemrequesttohaveanewcomputersothattheirproblemscanbesolved6．(success).7．theschoolshouldconsideris8．todealwiththeoldcomputerswisely.Personallyspeaking,9．(throw)themawaytotheplace10．theyareregardedasrubbishisnotagoodidea.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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

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不计分。KnowingfromyourwebsitethatacompetitionforfreelyticketstotheMulanmusicalisbeingheld,Iamwritingapplyforone、ThefollowingcanwellexplainwhyIshoulddeserveI、ShewastoldaboutthestoryofMulanbymygrandpawhenIamonlythreeyearsold、SincethenIhavebeencrazyaboutthebraveordutifulgirl、I’vecollectedandreadover20differentbookversionofMulan,seenalltheMulanmoviesandattendplayperformancestwice、I’vereadifit’sanunbelievableshowwithwonderfulsongs,amazingcostumesandremarkablesets、SoyoucanimaginehowexcitingIamtohearthemusicaliscomingtotown、ThanksfororganizingthecompetitionandIhopeI’llbeoneoftheluckywinners、IfIam,theticketcanbesentitto91ReminRoad、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）环保节约是我们每个地球人的责任。假设你是李华，最近正在和你的美国朋友Jack讨论如何进行“低碳生活”。请你就“低碳生活之我见”给Jack写一封回信，内容包括：1.“低碳生活”的重要性；2.如何做到“低碳生活”；3.邀请对方参加“全球低碳行动”。注意：1、词数100左右；2、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。提示词：低碳生活：low-carbonlifeDearJack,Howiseverythinggoing?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________