江苏省苏州市新草桥中学2023-2024学年高考仿真卷英语试卷含解析

江苏省苏州市新草桥中学2023-2024学年高考仿真卷英语试卷注意事项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．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime2．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity3．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised4．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee5．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen6．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.7．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof8．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon9．Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly10．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen11．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when12．Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction13．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof14．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing15．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.16．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup17．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before18．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup19．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile20．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who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）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(认知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind22．（8分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworryspecialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.23．（8分）Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer’sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease’sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney. B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtomusic. D．Shewantedtokillthetime.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptquarrelling. B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown. D．Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm. B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach. D．Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterReadingthanTraveling B．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallenges D．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips24．（8分）ThisMonday,thenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’Day,justsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.Everyoneagreesthatdayisaholiday,butisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril30,1789.Soonafter,Americansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary11,1732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldates，makingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22,whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879,CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968,CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysAct,whichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthday,eventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincoln,whoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashington,thecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.Meanwhile,manystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashington,WashingtonandLincoln,orallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@andtelluswhatyouthink.1、ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor____________.A．GeorgeWashington B．AbrahamLincolnC．allpresidents D．theCivilWar2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B．Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.C．Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.D．ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3、What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A．Whentocelebratetheholiday.B．Howtocelebratetheholiday.C．Whichpresidenttohonor.D．Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB．ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC．TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD．ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day25．（10分）ItseemedlikeatypicalNovemberday,amonthaftermygrandmotherhadpassedaway.Iwas

frustratedbyeverythingthatwasgoingonaroundme.IwasmadandconfusedabouteveryoneespeciallywhenIsawayounggirlwalkingthrough

thestoreholdinghergrandmother’shand.Thelittlegirlwasbegginghergrandmotherforicecream

justlikeIusedtowhenIwasyoung.Iwasjealousofthelittlegirl,becauseshehadsomethingI

didn’thaveanymore—agrandmotherbyherside.Ihadtoforcemyselftoignorethelittlegirl.Shewasjusttoohappyformeandthatwas

unacceptableatthattimeinmyworld.Iwenttothecashregistertopayformythings.Itwasthenthatmyangerquicklyshiftedfrom

thelittlegirltothecashier.Shetookmythingstoanotherregister.Whenthecashiergavememy

changeIdidn’tsaythankyou.Isimplytookmychangeandleft.Feelingtiredandhopeless,Ibeganwalkingtomycar.AsIstoodin

apublicparkinglota

millionquestionsformedinmymind.Whydidthishappentome?Aren’twesupposedtogetsigns

fromthepeoplethatpassedon?Whydidn’tIfeelherpresenceanymore?Suddenly,awomandrivingrightbymysiderolleddownherwindow.“Excuseme,excuseme,

excuseme,”shesaidloudly.Thinkingshewasgoingtoaskformyparkingspot,Isimply

pointed

tomycar.“No,excuseme,”shesaidagain.ThenIfeltIhadnochoicebuttoseewhatthisannoyingladywanted.Shereachedtothevery

bottomofherbagandhandedmeathreebooklet.“Itlookslikethatyouneedthis,”shesaidcalmlywithasmileonherface.Ilookeddownattheusedbookletandthereweresomebigboldlettersonthefrontcover

reading,“WhatHopeforDeadLovedOnes?”BythetimeIlookedupshehadgone.IfeltasenseofrelaxationasIreadthefirstpage.Itexplainedhowpeoplepassonandthat

theirspiritremainswithus.ItwasthefirsttimesincemygrandmotherpassedawaythatIhadfelt

herwithme.Ididn’tknowwhethertolaughorcry,butIknewthatIfinallyfelthappinessfroma

stranger.1、Whywastheauthorjealousofthelittlegirl?A．Shehadhergrandmotherbyherside.B．Shecouldaskhergrandmotherforsomeflowers.C．Shewaswalkingwithhergrandfather.D．Shegavethebookletstothewoman.2、Thewomandrivingrightbytheauthor’ssidewantedtogivetheauthor_______.A．someflowersB．anotebookC．aletterD．abooklet3、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewomanbecametheauthor’sfriend.B．Theauthorwashappyintheend.C．Theauthorwaswithhergrandmotheragain.D．Theauthorfeltangry.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）Orderisthebestmanageroftime.Itillustratesmanysubjects.Thus,obediencetothenaturallawisorder.Virtueisorder.Theworldbeganwithit.1wasoncecommonbeforeitsestablishment.Themerchant,theclerkandthelaborerareallofthesame2,bornwiththesameexpectationsandaffectedbysimilarinfluences.Theyare,itis3,bornindifferentpositions,butit4withthemselveswhethertheyshalllivenoblyorevilly.Theymaynothavetheirchoiceofrichesorpoverty,buttheyhavetheir5ofbeinggoodorevil.Peopleofthehighestposition,6cultureandeducation,haveoftenasgreathardshipsasthecommonpeople.Theyhavetomaketheirincomesgomuchfurther.Theyhaveto7theirsocialstatus.8theirincomesmaybelesssatisfactory,theyaredesperateto9andbringthechildrenupasgentlemen.Hume,afamoushistorian,wasamanofgoodfamilybuthis10wereverysmallwhenhewasyoung.Inhisautobiography,heuseshisowncaseasa(n)11oftheadvantagesoffrugality(节省).Despiteaconsiderabledebt,hismother,awidow,12metthedifficultiesandeventuallyovercamethem.Thoughherincomewaslessthanthatofmanyhighlypaidmen,sheeducatedherchildrenwellandbroughtthemup13.Humesays,“WhilestudyinginFrance,I14thatplanoflifewhichIhavesteadilyandsuccessfullypursued.Ideterminedtomakea15frugalitysupplyofmyshortageoffortuneandto16myindependence.”Atthirty-sixhethoughthimselfrich.Thesearehisownwords:“Myappointments,withmyfrugality,hadhelpedmereachafortunewhichmademe17”.Goethesays,“Itdoesn’tmatterwithinwhatcircleanhonestmanacts,providedheknowshowto18thatcircle.”“Whatisthebestgovernment?”Goetheasks,“Thatwhichteachesusto19ourselves!Leteveryoneonlydotherightinhisplace,without20himselfabouttheconfusionoftheworld.”1、A．ChaosB．OffenceC．PunishmentD．Condemnation2、A．originB．raceC．natureD．interest3、A．hopefulB．strangeC．vitalD．true4、A．agreesB．restsC．correspondsD．conflicts5、A．ideaB．optionC．freedomD．intention6、A．indefenceofB．incourseofC．inanticipationofD．inrespectof7、A．giveupB．dependonC．lookforD．keepup8、A．SinceB．ThoughC．UnlessD．When9、A．educateB．encourageC．blameD．spoil10、A．ambitionsB．achievementsC．meansD．contributions11、A．assuranceB．consequenceC．illustrationD．criterion12、A．bravelyB．stubbornlyC．sharplyD．tentatively13、A．faithfullyB．plainlyC．gratefullyD．virtuously14、A．proposedB．madeC．discussedD．approved15、A．rigidB．casualC．liberalD．flexible16、A．balanceB．restoreC．valueD．maintain17、A．attractiveB．proudC．independentD．knowledgeable18、A．fitinB．moveinC．endinD．engagein19、A．protectB．justifyC．governD．display20、A．questioningB．troublingC．scoldingD．abandoning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）语法填空Peopleoftenhavetrouble___1．____(get)usedtoanewculturebecausetheyneedalongtimetoadapttoit.Theyareusuallycurious___2．___theyfirstarriveinaforeigncountryandsometimestheymaygetconfusedaboutwhattodo.However,iftheystayfor__3．__longtime,theymaystarttofeeldifferent__4．__(stage)ofcultureshock.Theycanfeellonelyorsadbecausetheycan’tdealwiththelocalpeople.How___5．__(quick)peoplegetusedtoculturedifferencesmaydependonthewaythey__6．____(learn).That’saproblemiftheycan’tspeakthelanguage.Sothefirstimportantthingistolearntospeakthelocallanguage.On__7．__otherhand,somecanstudythesituationandmakegoodguessesabouttheculture.Whentheyfinallybegin___8．__(understand)someofthelanguageandmakesomenew___9．___(friend),theywillgraduallyenjoythemselvesandfeel___10．____(comfort).Thentheycanliveaneasylifeinacompletelynewculture.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