2024届河南省信阳重点中学高三下学期复读班高考模拟考试（一）英语试题

2024届高三年级高考模拟卷（一）英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AInSeptember,thousandsofmonuments,civicbuildingsandprivatehomesthrowopentheirdoorstoofferarareglimpseofnormallyof-limitsspaces.Herearesomeless-knowntreasuresaroundtheUK.GuidedtourofGladstone’sLibrary,HawardenGladstone’sLibraryinHawardenwillberunningspecialtoursaspartoftheOpenDoors-Walesfestival.ItwasbuiltasamemorialtoprimeministerWiliamGladstope.TakeatourofbeautifulReadingRoomshousing150,000books.September16,10am-2pm,bookingrequired.BritanniaPanopticonMusicHall,GlasgowTheatmosphericBritanniaPanopticonwillbeshowingoffitscollectionoftheatricalrelics,propsandcostumes.SampleVictorianitemsattheworld’soldestsurvivingmusichallwithoutbooking.September15and16,11am-5pmandSeptember17,12pm-5pmGothicTemple,StoweGardensVisitorstoStoweGardenswillbeofferedararechancetoseeinsidethe18thcenturyGothicTemple.Thoughit’snormallyrentedasaholidaylet,itscircularroomsandmosaicceilingswillbeopentoprebookedvisitorsforoneweekend.September16and17,10:30am-4:30pm,freeofchargeAppletonTower:SchoolofInformatics,EdinburghUniversityAspartofScotland’sDoorsOpenDaysfestival,EdinburghUniversity’sAppletonTowerwillbeofferingtoursoftheworld-leadingSchool,includingavisittothestudysuiteonLevel9whichoffersfar-reachingviewsoftheEdinburghskyline.September23,11am-2pm,bookinginadvance.21.WhatcanvisitorsdoatBritanniaPanopticonMusicHall?A.Theycanappreciatetheatre-relateditems.B.Theycanlistentotheoldestsurvivingmusic.C.Theycanvisitastudyroomwithfar-reachingscenery.D.TheycanreadinReadingRoomswith150,000booksinstore.22.Whichofthefollowingwillappealtoarchitecturefans?A.GothicTemple,StoweGardensB.BritanniaPanopticonMusicHall,Glasgow.C.GuidedtourofGladstone’sLibrary,HawardenD.AppletonTower:SchoolofInformatics,EdinburghUniversity23.WhatdoGuidedtourofGladstone’sLibraryandAppletonTowerhaveincommon?A.Theybothlastforfourhours. C.TheybothhonorworldfamousfiguresB.Theybothrequireearlyreservations D.Theybothofferspecialviewstovisitors.BThefirsttimeatortoisewalkedthroughmyhutatMiddleCamponAldabraAtoll,Iwasamazed.Igrabbedmycameraandcarefullypositionedmyselftotakethiswildlifeencounter.Thesecondtime:samething.Thethirdtime:Ipickedupmyphoneandtookasnapshot.Bythefourthorfifthtime,Ididn’tevenlookwhenIfeltsomethingbumpintome.Iknewwhatitwas.IwastheretoshootastoryaboutislandrestorationintheSeychelles,farofftheeastcoastofAfricaintheIndianOcean.Untilroughlythemiddleofthepastcentury,thesmallislandnationshowedsignsofrealenvironmentalkilling—localvegetationclearedtomakewayforcoconutplantations,foreignratsandmicerunninguncontrolled,nativeseaturtlesandgianttortoisesbeingexploited.Biodiversityseemeddestroyed.Butthenthecountryexperiencedashiftinconservationawareness—andthegiantAldabratortoisesareamongitsmostvisiblesigns.EverymorningwhenIwokeupandwalkedoutsidethehut,IhadtoremindmyselfthatIhadn’ttraveledbackintime.IcouldseeflightlessAldabrarails,coconutcrabsthesizeofdinnerplates,andgianttortoises—roughlyfourfeetlongandweighingupto550pounds—justwanderingaround.Thenumberofsharksinthebaywascrazy.Frigatebirdsandboobies(鲣鸟)nestedinthemangroves(akindoftree).Whenweleftourhutdoorsopen,whichweoftendidtoletinair,thetortoiseswouldwalkrightthrough.Inthelateafternoonorearlyevening,wheneverthey’dfinishedeating,thetortoiseswoulddropthemselvesdownandfallasleepwiththeirheadsoutstretched.Thatmadenighttimetripstotheouthouseperilous.Togetthere,we’dhavetogo200feetintothemangroves,negotiatingwhatIcalledthetortoiseslalomtrail.Itwasatrackwithoutapattern,becauseofcoursetheypickeddifferentplacestosleepeverynight.Avoidingthemwasimportant:Fallingheadfirstoveratortoiseontothesharpcoralrockcouldleadtoseriousinjuryonanislandfarfrommedicalfacilities.NothingwaseasyonAldabra,andmuchofitwasinsanelydifficult.Yetlivingamongthetortoisesinthisprimordialplace,inoneofthelastspotswherereptilesstillrule,wasoneofthehappiesttimesofmylife.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisfinalmeetingwiththetortoiseinhisroom?A.Calm B.Excited C.Concerned D.Disturbed25.Whatmadethewildlifeontheislandsufferduringthelastcentury?A.Introducingforeignspecies. B.Killingtoomanyratsandmice.C.Plantinglotsofcoconuttrees. D.Repairingthebuildingontheisland.26.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A.Tostresstheimportanceoftheirwork.B.Tointroducehowlargethetortoisesare.C.Topresenthisdailyroutineontheisland.D.Toshowhowthewildlifeisdiverseontheisland.27.Whatmightbethesuitabletitleforthispassage?A.Islandfillswithcurioustourists. B.Aldabracallsforwildlifeprotection.C.Tortoisesruleonthisisolatedislandagain. D.Effortsaremadetoprotecttheenvironment.CLaughingtogetherisanimportantwayforpeopletoconnectandbond.Thoughthecausesoflaughtercanvarywidelyacrossindividualsandgroups,thesoundofalaughisusuallyrecognizablebetweenpeoplebelongingtodifferentcultures.Inhumans,laughtercanexpressarangeofemotionsfrompositivefeelingslikeenjoymenttonegativeonessuchasdisgust.Butwhataboutanimalsotherthanhumans?Dothey“laugh”,andarethecausesoftheirlaughtersimilartothoseofhumanlaughter?Manyanimalsproducesoundsduringplaythatareuniquetothatpleasantsocialinteraction.Researchersconsidersuchsoundstobeananalogueofhumanlaughter.Recently,scientistsinvestigatedplaysoundtoseehowcommonitwasamonganimals.Theteamidentified65speciesthat“laughed”whileplaying;mostweremammals(哺乳动物),butafewbirdspeciesdemonstratedplayfullaughtertoo.Thisnewanalysiscouldhelpscientiststotracetheevolutionaryoriginsofhumanlaughter,accordingtoanewstudy.WhenSashaWinkler,adoctoralcandidateofbiologicalanthropologyattheUniversityofCalifornia.LosAngeles(UCLA),previouslyworkedwithrhesusmacaques(恒河猴),shehadnoticedthatthemonkeyspanted(喘气)quietlywhileplaying.Manyotherprimates(灵长类动物)arealsoknowntosoundduringplay.However,reportsofplayfullaughterwerenotablyabsentinstudiesdescribingfish,amphibiansandreptiles,perhapsbecausethereissomequestionastowhetherornotplayexistsatallinthoseanimalgroups.Laughterinhumansisthoughttohaveoriginatedduringplay,ahypothesissupportedbytheplay-relatedpantinglaughterofmanyprimatespecies.“Humanlaughtermayhaveevolvedfromasimilarpantingsoundthatoverevolutionarytimebecamethesounded‘hahaha’thatweusetoday.Peoplestilllaughduringplay,butwealsoinvolvelaughterinlanguageandnon-playbehaviors,”Winklersaid.“It’sreallyfascinatingthatsomanyanimalshaveasimilarfunctionofsoundduringplay,”WinkletoldtheLiveScience,asciencenewswebsite.“Butwedohavetheseuniquepartsofhumanlaughterthatarealsoanimportantareaforfuturestudy.”28.Whatdoweknowabouthumanlaughter?A.Itisnotsharedamongstrangers.B.Itiscreatedoutofthesamereason.C.Itmayappearwhenpeoplehatesomething.D.ItsoundsdifferentbetweenEuropeanandAsian.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“analogue”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Somethingcommon. B.Somethingsimilar.C.Somethingsymbolic. D.Somethingattractive.30.Whyistherealackofreportsinlaughterofsomeanimalgroups?A.BecausetheyarenotwellevolvedandemotionlessB.Becauseplayisnotadefinitebehavioramongthem.C.Becausetheyarenotasinterestingasotheranimals.D.Becauseonlymammalsandprimatesareabletolaugh.31.Whatisprobablythefocusoffuturestudyonlaughter?A.Distinctivefeaturesofhumanlaughter.B.Differentfunctionsofanimallaughter.C.Theoriginanddevelopmentofhumanlaughter.D.Therelationshipbetweenanimallaughterandintelligence.DLandslidesofash,gasandrockthatflowoutdownhillduringvolcaniceruptionsmaybeevenmoredangerousthanscientistshadrealized.Laboratoryandfieldmeasurementsshowpulsesofhighpressure(高压脉冲)formwithintheseslides,knownaspyroclastic(火山碎屑的)flows.Thosepressurescanbefarstronger,andmoredestructive,thandisasterevaluationstypicallyassume.“It’snotasmalldifference,”saysCertLube,avolcanologistatMasseyUniversityinPalmerstonNorth,NewZealand.Conventionaldisasterevaluationsmightsuggestacertainflowwillonlyburstwindows,buthesays,“Whenactually,thepressuresaresostrong,theyknockdownthewallsofthebuilding.”Pyroclasticflowsarethedeadliestvolcanicdisaster,inpartbecauseofthepressurestheycause.Duetotheirviolentnature,researchersoftenhavetoevaluateaveragepressuresintheflowsusingcomputersimulations(模拟)basedonmeasurementsofgeologicdepositsleftbypastflows.AtMasseyUniversityinPalmerstonNorth,NewZealand,researchersfreedmixturesofhotrock,ashandgasdownachanneltocopyvolcaniclandslidesknownaspyroclasticflows.Thesepyroclasticflowshaveaninnerrhythm(节奏)thatmakesthemespeciallydestructive.Todirectlystudytheinnerworkingsoftheseforcesofnature,Lubeandcolleaguesreproducedsmallerversionsoftheflowsinexperiments,measuringthedestructivepower.Thatlettheteamcalculatethepressuresinsidetheflows.Theresearchersalsoanalyzedthefirstmeasurementsofpressuresinnaturalflows,collectedin2019,whenpyroclasticflowsburstfromtheWhakaarivolcanoandswallowedasetofsensors.Totheresearchers’surprise,pressuresintheflowsshookrhythmically.Thesepressurepulseswouldsuccessively（连续地，接连地）damagebarrierslikeblowsfromanelectricdrill,Lubesays.Thepulsessometimessmashedmorethanthreetimesashardastheaveragepressureevaluatestypicallysuggestedbyconventionalsimulations.32.Whydoresearchersusecomputerstosimulatepyroclasticflows?A.Tofindouttheirinnerrhythm. B.Toevaluatetheirviolentnature.C.Tofigureouttheiraveragepressures. D.Tocopythesceneofvolcaniclandslides.33.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphfocuson?A.Howtopreparesimulationexperiment.B.Howtocarryoutthesimulationexperiment.C.Whytoconductthesimulationexperiment.D.Whytomeasuretheinnerrhythmofpyroclasticflows.34.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“smashed”inParagraph5mean?A.Crashed. B.Bombed. C.Conflicted. D.Increased.35.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.AWell-knownLandslide B.TheDeadliestVolcanicDisasterC.MoreDestructivePyroclasticFlows D.APyroclasticFlowsSimulationExperiment第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwell,thegrammarisnowfamiliar,thereadingcomprehensionisnoproblem,andyouarespeakingquitefluently.36Firstofall,rememberthatyouarenotalone.ListeningisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Themostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossible.37TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadtheRealPlayer.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasis,youmightstillbefrustratedbylimitedunderstanding.38HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:●Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.●Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand,andtrylisteningtothematerialformoretimes.●Donottranslateeverythingintoyournativelanguage.●39Don’tconcentrateondetailsbeforeyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.●Listentosomethingyouenjoy.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.Inthebeginning,whenIdidn’tunderstandaword,Iinsistedontranslatingitinmymind.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.40Firstly,translatingcreatesabarrierbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondly,mostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.Byremainingcalm,InoticedthatevenifIdidnotpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaid.A.Whatshouldyoudo?B.Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.C.Butyoucan’tfollowanativeEnglishspeakeratall!D.Butlisteningisaproblemformostofthebeginners!E.So,whatyouneedtodoistofindlisteningresources.F.However,afterseveralweeks,IgotusedtothenewenvironmentinGermany.G.Then,afterthefirstsixmonths,Idiscoveredtwoextremelyimportantfacts.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I’velovedtakingpicturessincemyparentsgavememyfirstcameraatage10.WhenIwas14,myfriendSanditaughtmehowtobea41.Thirtyyearslater,I422005,theretina(视网膜)inmyrighteyedetached(脱离).Evenaftera(n)43aproblem.In,myvisioninthateyewas44.Fortunately,withmy“good”lefteye,Icouldstilltakephotosforfun.Iretiredin2012,excitedatlasttodiveintophotographyinabigway.I45magazinesandwantedtohaveoneofmyphotospublished.In2014,Sandipassedaway.Herdeathremindedmethatlifeis46andmademeevenmoremotivatedinmyphotography.However,astormmay47fromaclearsky.Theyearbeforelast,theretinainmylefteyealsodetachedandIhada(n)48surgery.IwasterrifiedthatIwouldendupnearlyblind.49,whentheeyeblindfoldcameoff,Icouldstillsee.Thesix-month50finallycametoanend.Ipickedupmycameraagainandcapturedthehidden51withsharpereyes.Ievenlearnedto52myphotoswitheditingsoftware.OnFather’sDay,I53mydadaphotoIcreated.Hewas54.Evenbetter,thephotowas55inamagazine!Mydreamhascometrueatlast!41.A.photographer B.designer C.surgeon D.director42.A.tackled B.encountered C.discussed D.explained43.A.consultation B.introduction C.surgery D.examination44.A.unusual B.abnormal C.ideal D.clear45.A.subscribedto B.cooperatedwith C.approachedto D.handedin46.A.potential B.perfect C.precious D.worthwhile47.A.disappear B.arise C.spread D.result48.A.emergency B.alternative C.correction D.plastic49.A.Strangely B.Clearly C.Expectedly D.Luckily50.A.operation B.recovery C.experiment D.exploration51.A.secret B.value C.treasure D.beauty52.A.polish B.advertise C.track D.upload53.A.awarded B.brought C.presented D.recommended54.A.shocked B.ashamed C.worried D.satisfied55.A.recorded B.collected C.published D.evaluated第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Britain’srecord40℃temperatureswillbenormalwithin30years,accordingtonewresearch.Thestudywarnsthatextremeheatwaveswillincrease56morethan30percentinthecomingyears.They57(fuel)bytheburningoffossilfuelsandotherhumanactivities,accordingtoscientists.TuesdaywasthehottesteverrecordedintheUK,whichservesasanearlypreviewof58climateforecastersbelievewillbetypicalsummerweatherin2050.WildfireshaveswepttheUS,wheremorethana59(three)ofthecountryisunderheatwarnings.Now60analysisofatmosphericcirculationpatternsandgreenhousegasessuggeststhecrisisis61(bad)thanfeared.Itisbasedondatafromjustoverayearagowhennearly1,500people62(die)asaveragetemperaturesintheUSandCanadamorethandoubled.“Anextraordinaryand63(expect)heatwavesweptwesternNorthAmericainlateJuneof2021.Itresultedinhundredsofdeathsandamassivedie-offofsea64(creature)offthecoastaswellashorriblewildfires,”sayscientists.Computerdatafoundgreenhousegasesarethemainreasonforincreasedtemperaturesinthepastandwillbelikely65(become)themaincontributingfactor.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter询问你高三的学习情况及准备选择的大学专业，请就此给他回复一封邮件。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPeter,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。In1989,IwasawayfrommyhomeinMalaysia(马来西亚)attendingtheUniversityofKansasintheUSA.IfoundanadvertisementforasummerjobasaprogrammeratUlminwhatwasthenWestGermany.Isubmittedmyapplicationandgotaninterview.WhatmademepleasedwasthatIwasofferedthejobaftertheinterview.Ithoughtitwasagoodopportunitytoseepartofanewcontinent.BothMalaysiaandtheUSAemergedfromBritain,sowehavecomm