陕西省尚德中学2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

陕西省尚德中学2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the2．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw3．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when4．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring5．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve6．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance7．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto8．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile9．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what10．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment11．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown12．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what13．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when14．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith15．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned16．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch17．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive18．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay19．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven20．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if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）ThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.22．（8分）China'slargestsearchengineBaiduhassaiditwillmakeitslatestartificialintelligence(AI)technologyaccessibletodevelopersandbusinessesaspartofthecompany'slatestmoveintoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.AIsolution"Tianzhi"waslaunchedatacloud-computingsummitheldinBeijingWednesday.Itincludesservicesinthreefields:sensingtechnology,suchasimageandvoiceprocessing,machinelearning,anddeeplearning,anadvancedformofmachinelearning,saidZhangYaqin,CEOoftheNasdaq-listedcompany,atthesummit.Developerscanaccessfacialorvoicerecognition,algorithms（演算法）fordataanalysisandprojections,anddeeplearningapplications,Zhangsaid,addingthatthetechnologycouldhelpusersinnovateintheirsectors."Withmoredevicesconnectedtothecloud,enterpriseswillusecloudcomputingandAImorefrequently,"saidWuHequan,anacademicianattheChineseAcademyofEngineering,"OpenAItechnologycanplayabiggerrole."Thecompanyalsorevealedaplantoinvest10billionyuan(1.45billionU.S.dollars)incloudcomputinginthenextfiveyearsandestablishaninnovationcenter,whichwillserve10millionenterprises.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraphone?A．BaiduwillfurtherdevelopitslatestAItechnology.B．Baiduhasattracteddevelopers’andbusinesses’attention.C．UserswillbeabletoaccessBaidu’slatestAItechnology.D．AcompanywillmovetoAI,bigdataandcloudcomputing.2、“Tianzhi”includesservicesinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPT_____.A．sensingtechnologyB．voiceprocessingC．machinelearningD．deeplearning3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphfourprobablymean?A．It’simportantforAItechnologytobeopen.B．AItechnologyismoreimportantthanthecloud.C．Peoplearen’tawareoftheimportanceofAItechnology.D．EnterpriseswillhardlybenefitfromopenAItechnology.4、WhatisBaidu’snextmoveaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Revealaplantoinvestincloudcomputing.B．Invest10billionyuantoserveenterprises.C．Getinvestedfromenterprisesinthenextfiveyears.D．Investincomputingandbuildaninnovationcenter.23．（8分）Thesedeviceswereamongthethousandsfeaturedatthisyear’sConsumerElectronicsShow,aconferencethatbringsindustryexpertstogethertosharethelatestandgreatestintech.Afoodbaby-friendlybeltCollegestudentsarefamiliarwith“foodbabies,”bigstomachscausedbyeatingalittle—okay,alot—toomuch.Thissmartbeltautomaticallyadjuststoyourstomachsize.That’sright.Whenyouovereat,Beltyexpandswithyourstomach.“You’lldefinitelyknowhowmanymonthsintothepregnancyyouare,”jokesSteveGreenberg,authorofGadgetNation,whojustgotbackfromCES.Ifyoudon’twanttouseBeltywhilepiggingout,youcantakeadvantageofitshealth-relatedfeaturesinstead.Alongwithshiftingsize,Beltytracksfoodintakeandexercise.Itevenvibrates(振动)ifyou’vebeeninactivetoolong.TheRocketPowercharacters’dreamproductMoststudentswalk,bikeorskateacrosscampus.ButwithRocketskates,whichareelectronic,motorizedskatestiedtoyourregularshoes,youcanmoveveryquickly.Theskate’swheels,whicharerunbyamicroprocessor,getgoingwhenyouleanforwardandstopwhenyouleanback.Topspeedis12milesperhour,meaningyoucouldleaveyourdormat7:56andbeontimeforyour8:00class.Andyoucancarrythemafterwards,sincethey’relight-weight.AmagicalmicrowaveMost3Dprintersturnplasticinto3Dobjects.ButXYZprinting’sversionturnsflourandchocolateintocookies,cakeandcandy.Theprinter,whichisaboutthesamesizeasatraditionalall-in-oneversion,issimpletouse.Youselecta3Dfooditemfromthecompany’sdatabaseof“recipes”,allofwhichhavebeenapprovedbyafoodspecialist.Withinminutes,yourfoodisready.The“whyhasn’tsomeoneinventedthissooner”phonechargerEveryoneknowscollegestudentsarebusy—mostlybecausewetakeeveryavailableopportunitytosayso.TheStoreDotFlashBatterycan’tsolveschedulingissuesforsmartphones,butitdoesmakelifeeasierbycompletelychargingtheminoneminute.DoronMyersdorf,StoreDotCEO,callsthebattery’squick-chargingtime“ideal”forcollegestudents.HeevenvisualizesfreeStoreDotstationsoncampusthatwouldmakecarryingachargerunnecessary.1、What’sthemainfunctionofBelty?A．Totrackfoodintakeandexercise.B．Towarnyouit’stimetogetupandexercise.C．Topredicthowlongapersonhasbeenpregnant.D．Tomakeyourstomachcomfortablebyshiftingsize.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRocketskates?A．Itispoweredbyyourfeet.B．Itcanrunasfastasacar.C．Youmaystartitbyleaningforward.D．Itistooheavytocarrybyhand.3、Howdoesthenew3Dprinterdifferfromtraditionalversions?A．Itismuchsmallerinsize.B．Itturnsflourinto3Dfood.C．Itturnsplasticinto3Dobjects.D．Itisoperatedbyafoodspecialist.4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Theauthorbelievescollegestudentsareverybusy.B．FreeStoreDotstationsareavailableoncampusnow.C．TheFlashBatterychargesaphoneunbelievablyquickly.D．DoronMyersdorfisnotsatisfiedwiththeFlashBattery.24．（8分）Dearestdarlinggirl,Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.WheredoIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?We'velaughedathowyouburstintothisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeedingyourselftomakingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewilltomakeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthatdayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厌食症）．Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWestAfricabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuchstrengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperiencedsomethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisabeautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God'stempleismadeoflove.It'sman'stemplethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstakeholdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,"Gointotheworldanddowe’ll.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworldanddogood:'Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecomeforgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.YourAlo1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Shewasonceatroublemaker.B．She'safreshmaninStanford.C．Shereliesonherparentsalot.D．Shewasdefeatedbyanorexia.2、WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?A．Todowhatothersdarenot.B．Toshowherdetermination.C．Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D．Togoonanadventurebyherself.3、WhatisAlo'sadviceforViv?A．Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B．Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.C．Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D．Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.4、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?A．Amusedandthankful.B．Pleasedandsatisfied.C．Cheerfulandrelieved.D．Concernedandanxious.25．（10分）Althoughtheideaof“zeroemission,netcarbon-positive,sustainable(可持续)”developmentwaspromotedworldwide,mostcitiesareatalosswhattodoorevensomehaveobjectedtoit.ButinLiuzhou,acityinsouthernChina,attitudescouldnotbemoredifferent.TheLiuzhouMunicipalityUrbanPlanningBureauhassignedupItalianarchitectStefanoBoeri,thefatheroftheforestcitymovement,tobuildaself-containedcommunityforupto30,000people.Heisthego-tomanforsuchprojectsthankstothesuccessofhis“verticalforests”,tworesidential(住宅的)towers.Completedin2014,theyremoveupto17.5tonsofsoot(煤烟)fromtheaireachyear,andayearlateroneofthemwasnamedBestTallBuildingWorldwide.TheLiuzhouprojectisamuchmoreambitiousundertaking,however.Itshomes,hospitals,hotels,schoolsandofficeswillbebuiltona340-acresiteinwhatBoericallsthefirstattempttocreatean“urbanenvironmentthatisreallytryingtofindabalancewithnature”.Its100speciesofplantlifeareexpectedtoabsorbalmost10,000tonsofcarbondioxideand57tonsofpollutantsperyear,whileatthesametimeproducing900tonsoflife-givingoxygen.Althoughthearchitectshaven’tpublishedthecostoftheforestcity,theMilantowerscostonlyfivepercentmorethantraditionalskyscrapers.TheconstructionofhisforestcityatLiuzhouissettobeginin2020,andthereisstillagreatdealofplanningandresearchrequiredbeforeaprojectedcompletiondatecanbeset.However,Boeriremainsoptimisticabouttheprojectandhasconfidenceinthesoundnessofhisvision:“Ireallythinkthatbringingforestsintothecityisawaytodealwithglobalwarming.”1、What’sLiuzhou’sattitudetowardsthesustainabledevelopment?A．Approving. B．Cautious. C．Unfavorable. D．Doubtful.2、WhyisStefanoemployedfortheLiuZhouproject?A．Hevolunteeredtodotheproject.B．Heisafamousarchitectintheworld.C．Heisthefatheroftheforestrecovery.D．Hehasgainedexperienceinsimilarprojects.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”referto?A．Thearchitects. B．Thetwotowers.C．Forestsinthecity. D．Theresidentsofthecity.4、What’sthepurposeofLiuZhouproject?A．Toprovidemorejobs. B．Tobringforestintocity.C．Tosolvehouseshortage. D．Toimprovetheenvironment.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。OnMondayevening,Ireceivedamessageonlinefromastudentwhohadgotaverymeanmessageinhislocker(小柜).Hetookapictureofitandsentittomeaskingfor1Isuggestedthathe2meatbreakthefollowingmorning.Afewhourslater,I3ontheInternetthathehadpostedthepictureofthemeannoteandaskedifanyone4whoitwas.Obviously,hewastryingtogivethepersonwhodiditalittle5incomingforward.Thenextdaywhenthe6came,theboycametomeandanother7waswithhim.Theboyshowedmeanothernotehehadreceived8thiswasaheartfelt9Iaskedhimifheknewwhohadwrittenit,andtheboywhocamewithhim10:“Itwasme.Idon’tknow11Ididit,butIknowitwaswrongandnotatall12SoIwrotehimthisnote.Ialsowrote150post-its(便利贴)withkindsayingsonthemand13themontoallthelockers.Ijustwantedtodosomethingtotryto14formymeanness.”Myheartfeltsofullof15forthisboy.Itoldhimhow16Ithoughtitwasofhimtocome17andhowamazingitwasthathedidsomethingkindtotrytobalancehismistake.Iturnedtotheboywhoreceivedbothnotesandaskedhimifhealso18thebraveryandcould19Withouthesitation,hesaid:“Yes20Courageisvirtue.”1、A．trouble B．help C．sympathy D．money2、A．meet B．stop C．invite D．greet3、A．noticed B．wrote C．sensed D．thought4、A．imagined B．knew C．expected D．agreed5、A．push B．pull C．worry D．puzzle6、A．chance B．class C．break D．interview7、A．message B．teacher C．problem D．boy8、A．Again B．Still C．So D．But9、A．wish B．appreciation C．apology D．invitation10、A．argued B．replied C．repeated D．added11、A．how B．why C．when D．where12、A．rude B．helpful C．cruel D．kind13、A．stuck B．drew C．locked D．delivered14、A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．speakup15、A．doubt B．interest C．worry D．admiration16、A．mean B．shameful C．brave D．careful17、A．on B．back C．about D．forward18、A．recognized B．admitted C．ignored D．rewarded19、A．care B．forgive C．regret D．reflect20、A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Fortunately D．Certainly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）Qigong,1．(call)“LifeEnergyCultivation”inChina,isapracticeoffocusingonbreath,movement,andawarenessforexercise,andhealing(愈合).IfyouhavetakenChineselessons,youmustbefamiliarwithConfucius,accordingto2．qigongprovidesameanstobecomeaJunzi(gentleman)throughawarenessofmorality.Taoismconsidersqigongtobeabletoprovideawaytoachievespiritualimprovement.Qigongis3．(traditional)viewedasapracticetobalanceqi(innerlifeenergy),whichisnowpracticedthroughoutChinaandworldwide.4．aformofgentleexercise,qigongismadeupofmovementsthataretypicallyrepeated,strengtheningthebody.Qigong5．(believe)tohelpdevelophumanpotential,allowaccesstohigherdegreesofawareness,andawaken6．(one)“truenature”.Whatmakesqigongspecialisthatitcanbedone7．(lie),sitting,orstanding;thusitis8．(access)fordisabledpersons,seniors,andpeoplerecoveringfrominjuries.Asahealingart,qigongpractitionersfocusonpreventionandself-healing,whichhasbeenwidelyusedinChinaaspartoftraditionalChinesemedicine,andisincludedinthecurriculumofChinese9．(university).Besides,qigongispracticedforself-cultivationasameanstogetridof10．complexityoftheearth.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、B5、D6、A7、A8、B9、C10、B11、D12、A13、B14、A15、C16、B17、A18、D19、B20、B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、1、C2、B3、C4、A22、1、C2、B3、A4、D23、1、D2、C3、B4、C24、Whydowereadpoetry?Firstobviousone:becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademicpurposes,andthat'snotwhythisishere.Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetryweseehowbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweetandthebitter.Often,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.Herearethe