云南省昭通市五校2024届高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

云南省昭通市五校2024届高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项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．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched2．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should3．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind4．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome5．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen6．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why7．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing8．---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure9．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised10．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot11．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.12．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．asthough13．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit14．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking15．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas16．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon17．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare18．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified19．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who20．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation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）Thedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe(重击).MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdevice,knownasananogenerator,hasalreadybeentested.ScientistssuccessfullyoperatedanLCDtouchscreen,abankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboard,allwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.Thegroundbreakingfindings,publishedinthejournalNanoEnergy,suggest“We’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotion,”saidNelsonSepulveda,associateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.“WhatIforesee,relativelysoon,isthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweek,forexample,becausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovement,”saidSepulveda,whoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sized,whilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweight,flexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.Thedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfolded.Sepulvedasaid,“Youcanstartwithalargedevice,butwhenyoufolditonce,andagain,andagain,it’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.Nowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikestheground.”Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketo,say,awirelessheadset.1、WhoisNelsonSepulveda?A．Themajorresearcherintheproject.B．Aprofessorofengineering.C．Thefundsupplieroftheresearch.D．AjournalistwritingforNanoEnergy.2、Theunderlinedworddeviceinthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A．keyboardB．smartphoneC．screenD．machine3、Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator________.A．becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflatB．hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSAC．islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensiveD．makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．persuadepeopletobuythedeviceB．bringinanewwaytosaveenergyC．introduceabreakthroughinscienceD．honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributions22．（8分）KieronGrahamhasknownfromayoungagethathewasadopted.Whileheloveshisadoptivefamily,hehasalwayswonderedabouthisbirthmotherandbrother.WhenhisadoptivemomgavehimaDNAtesttool,theybothhopeditmightleadtohisbirthfamily.Butneitherguesseditwouldworksoquickly,orthatwhenitdid,Grahamwouldlearnheandhislong-lostbrothermayhavecrossedpathseveryday.IttookjustoneweekfromthetimeGraham,acollegestudentatGeorgia'sKennesawStateUniversity,receivedhisDNAresultsonAforhimtoconnectwithhisbrother.Graham'sDNAresultsshowedthathisclosestmatchwasamannamedVincentGhant,anditturnedoutGhantlivedjustafewminutesaway.Grahamreachedoutandlearnedthatthetwowereinfactlong-lostbrothers.Theirmother,ShawnGhant,madethedifficultdecisiontoplaceKieroninadoptivecarewhenhewasjustababy.Andshehasworriedandwonderedaboutheryoungestsoneversince.Grahamhassincebeenreunitedwithhismotherandbothofhisbrothersonhismother'sside.“It’sallsurreal(离奇的),toomanyemotionstodescribeexactlywhatI’mfeelingabouttheentiresituation,butit’sagoodsituation,”GrahamtellsMNN.Asfatewouldhaveit,KieronandVincentarebothstudentsatKennesawState.Theyevenhavethesamemajor:politicalscience.Soit'sasafebetthetwocrossedpathsmanytimesoverthepastthreeyears.Andnow,thankstosomeDNAsleuthing(筛查),thetwowillcrosspathsmanymoretimesintheyearstocome.“We’regettingtogetheronChristmaswitheveryone,birthmotherincluded,”Grahamsays.“That'ssuretobeaveryindelibleChristmasindeed,whichwillalwaysbetreasuredbyus.”1、Accordingtothepassage,Graham___________.A．isquitefamiliarwithhisbirthfamilyB．reliedonawebsitetofindhisbirthfamilyC．happenstobeworkinginAD．isstudyingengineeringinthestateuniversity2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．ItwashardforShawntoplacehersoninadoptivecare.B．Grahamhasthreeadoptivebrothersonhismother’sside.C．Itwastoodifficultforthewholefamilytogetunited.D．ShawnGhantlovesheroldersonsmore.3、WhatdoesGrahamprobablythinkofhisexperience?A．Unbelievableandexciting. B．Surprisingbutcommon.C．Undoubtedandinspiring. D．Movingbutpainful.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indelible”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Normal. B．Silent. C．Traditional. D．Unforgettable.23．（8分）GorillaStudyRevealsNewConnectionHumansandgorillas(大猩猩)sharedevolutionfor23millionyears.Theirpathsseparatedonlysixmillionyearsago.Researchonhowgorillascommunicatecanhelpusunderstandhumanlanguagedevelopment.Understandinghowthebrainworkshelpsusseeaconnectionbetweenlanguagedevelopmentandnon-verbalsigns.Thesesignsormovementsincludethingslikethewaywemoveourhandsorbodiesorthedifferentexpressionsourfaceshaveindifferentsocialsituations.Anewstudyongorillasrevealedthatright-handedness-preferringtousetherighthandinsteadofthelefthandformostphysicalactivities-mayhaveaconnectionwithcommunication.Twocameraswereusedtofilmallofoneape’smovements.Oneofthefirstresultswasthatgorillasusetheirrighthandsmorewhentheyaredoingactionswiththeirheadsormouthsatthesametime.Thisshowsthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhowourbrainsworkandthereasonweuseonesideofourbodymorethantheother.Inaddition,wecanusetheresultsofthestudyandourknowledgeaboutbrainstohelpusunderstandmoreabouthowlanguagefirstdevelopedinhumans.DrForrester,whodidthestudy,saystheresultscanbeusefulinotherways,suchasunderstandinglanguagedevelopmentinchildren.Forexample,somechildrenhaveaseriousillnesscalled“autism”whichcanstopthemcommunicatingnormallywithpeople.Itmightbepossibletousethesamestudymethodtofindoutwhichchildrenhavethisillnesswhentheyareveryyoung.Doctorswillthenbeabletostarttreatmentearly.1、Whendidtheevolutionofgorillasandhumansseparate?A．Morethan5millionyearsago.B．7millionyearsago.C．23million.D．It’snotknown.2、Right-handednessinapesmayhaveaconnectionwith________.A．intelligenceB．communicationC．socialsuccessD．convenience3、Theresearchteamused________tohelptofindtheresult.A．videorecordingB．photographsC．voicerecordingD．zookeepers4、Theresultsofthestudymighthelp________.A．everyoneB．sickapesC．adultswithmentalproblemsD．childrenwithanillnes24．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．attachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded25．（10分）“Preventingobesity(肥胖)andsmokingcansavelives,butitdoesn’tsavemoney,”reportedresearchers.“Itwasasmallsurprise,foritisagainstthecommonbelief,”saidPietervanBaal,wholedthestudy.“Butitmakessense.Ifyoulivelonger,thenyourcostsofthehealthsystemwillbemore.”Theresearchersfoundthatfromage20to56,obesepeoplerackedup(累计)themostexpensivehealthcosts.Butonaverage,healthypeoplelived84years.Smokerslivedabout77years,andobesepeoplelivedabout80years.Smokersandobesepeopletendedtohavemoreheartdiseasethanhealthypeople.Thereforeinthelongrun,thethinandhealthygroupspentabout$417,000,fromage20on.Smokersspentabout$326,000andobesepeople$371,000.“Theresultthrowsabucketofcoldwaterontotheidea,basedonguesswork,thatobesityisgoingtocosttrillionsofdollars,”saidPatrickBasham,aprofessorofhealthpolitics.“Ifwe’regoingtoworryaboutthefutureofobesity,weshouldstopworryingaboutitsfinancialimpact,”hesaid.“Thebenefitsofobesitypreventionmaynotbeseenimmediatelyintermsofcostsavingintomorrow’sbudget,buttherearelong-termgains,”saidBaal.“Theseareoftenimmeasurablewhenitcomestopeoplelivinglongerandhealthierlives.”Inthemeanwhile,hesaidthatgovernmentsshouldrecognizethatsuccessfulsmokingandobesitypreventionprogramsmeanthatpeoplewillhaveahigherchanceofdyingofsomethingmoreexpensivelaterinlife.“Lungcancerisacheapdiseasetotreatbecausepeopledon’tsurviveverylong.ButiftheyareoldenoughtogetAlzheimer’s(早老性痴呆病)oneday,theymaysurvivelongerandcostmore.Wearenotadvisingthatgovernmentsstoptryingtopreventobesity,”Baalsaid.“Buttheyshoulddoitfortherightreasons.”1、Amongmiddle-agedpeople,whosecostsofthehealthsystemarethemost?A．Thosewhoareheavysmokers.B．Thosewhoareoverweight.C．Thosewhoaretoothin.D．Thosewhoaresufferingfromheartattacks.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthebeliefthatobesitycostsmuch?A．Itturnsouttobeincorrect.B．Itcomesfromscientificstudies.C．Itisbasedonmedicalevidence.D．Ithaschangedoverthepastyears.3、Accordingtothetext,governmentsshouldpreventobesityforthepurposeof.A．reducingtheriskofsufferingcancerB．weakeningobesity’sfinancialimpactC．makingsureofpeople’slongandhealthylifeD．reducingthemoneyspentonmedicalprograms4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．ARecentMedicalStudyShowstheTruthaboutHealthB．PreventingObesityandSmokingMayCostMoreC．ObesityandSmokingLeadtoExpensiveDiseasesD．GovernmentsChangeAttitudetowardsObesityandSmoking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）Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson'ssoccerteam.Itwasthe1quarter.Thescorewastwoto2,myson'steaminthelead.Parentsencircledthefield,offering3.Withlessthantenseconds4,theballrolledinfrontofmyson's5,oneMikeyO'Donnel.Withshoutsof"6it!"echoingacrossthefield,Mikeysteppedbackand7iteverythinghehad.Allroundmethecrowd8.O'Donnelhadscored!Thentherewas9.Mikeyhadscoredallright,butinthewronggoal,endingthegamein10.Foramomenttherewastotalhush（寂静）.Yousee,MikeyhasDown'ssyndrome(akindofmentaldisease)and11himthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.Allgoalswere12byajoyoushugfromMikey.Hehadevenbeenknowntohugthe13playerswhentheyscored.Thesilencewas14brokenwhenMikey,hisfacefilledwithjoy,grabbedmyson,huggedhimand15,"Iscored!Everybodywon!Everybodywon!"ForamomentIheldmybreath,notsurehowmysonwould16.Ineednothave17.Iwatched,throughtears,18mysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchanting,"WaytogoMikey!WaytogoMikey!"Withinmomentsbothteams19Mikey,joininginthechantandcongratulatedhimonhisgoal.Laterthatnight,whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon,I20asIreplied,"Everybodywon."1、A．firstB．midC．nextD．final2、A．zeroB．oneC．twoD．four3、A．encouragementB．entertainmentC．congratulationsD．awards4、A．leavingB．movingC．remainingD．passing5、A．coachB．teammateC．leaderD．assistant6、A．KickB．DropC．ThrowD．Hold7、A．sentB．handedC．gaveD．brought8、A．eruptedB．frozeC．laughedD．wandered9、A．darknessB．silenceC．excitementD．noise10、A．lineB．roundC．hurryD．tie11、A．forB．ofC．uponD．inside12、A．acceptedB．celebratedC．receivedD．expected13、A．disabledB．giftedC．supportingD．opposing14、A．eventuallyB．slightlyC．permanentlyD．shortly15、A．statedB．whisperedC．yelledD．explained16、A．continueB．answerC．reactD．defend17、A．wonderedB．worriedC．sufferedD．doubted18、A．afterB．untilC．beforeD．as19、A．watchedB．seizedC．surroundedD．followed20、A．signedB．sobbedC．countedD．smiled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）BorninEnglandin1944,IanWilmut1．(know)astheleaderoftheresearchgroupthatfirstclonedafemalelamb2．(call)Dollyin1996.Dollybecamefamousandpicturesofherappearedonthe3．(cover)ofmagazinesallovertheworld.The4．(possible)ofreproductionwithoutamaleandfemalebeinginvolvedalsomadeherthefocusofamoraldebate.Forscientists,however,thecloningofdollyusingtheDNAofanadultcellwasabreakthrough5．showedthecloningofspecialanimalswaspossible.However,6．Wilmutthinksunlikelyishumancloning.Hesays7．(undertake)theprocedurewithhumanswouldrequire29surrogate(替代的)mothersand300eggs.Ofthose29,28wouldbebound8．(experience)failureandsufferphysicallyandemotionally.Hesaysheisalsoconcernedaboutthepsychologicaland9．(society)consequencesaclonedmighthavetogothrough.Forthesereasons,heisnot10．favorofit.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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第1l处起）不计分。Asisknown,somestudentshavebreakfastregularly、Therefore,othersdon’t,orevenskipit、Amongofthestudentswhohavebreakfasteveryday,onlyafewhaveabalanceddietwhichincludesbreads,milkandeggs、Thereisseveralreasons、Firstofall,manystudentsdon’tknowanimportanceofbreakfast、Besides,manyparentshavelimitedknowledgeaboutthatabalanceddietis、Finally,teachersgivestudentstoomuchtasks,sotheyhavenotimehavebreakfast、Inaword,everystudentshouldhadbreakfastregularly、Themorebalanceddietonehas,thehealthyhewillbe!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，在校报英语专栏看到有关“英语文化节”的一则招募启事。阅读启事，并根据要求写一封应征邮件。VolunteersWantedOurannualEnglishFestival,whichwillbeheldonMarch15-17,isnowlookingfor20studentvolunteerstoprovideserviceforTalentShow,SpeechContest,andEnglishDebate.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesendanapplicationemailtoMs.Chenat.VolunteersWantedOurannualEnglishFestival,whichwillbeheldonMarch15-17,isnowlookingfor20studentvolunteerstoprovideserviceforTalentShow,SpeechContest,andEnglishDebate.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesendanapplicationemailtoMs.Chenat.写作要求：1.表达写信意图；陈述应征目的；说明应征条件（性格、能力等）；2.开头已写好，不计入总词数；3.可根据情况增加细节，使行文连贯；4.词数100词左右。DearMs.Che