江苏省南通市海门市海门中学2023-2024学年高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

江苏省南通市海门市海门中学2023-2024学年高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷考生请注意：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．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched2．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast3．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily4．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome5．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway6．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who7．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme8．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps9．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof10．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what11．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake12．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all13．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest14．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what15．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom16．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded17．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding18．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter19．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime20．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling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）AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromance,closetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesingle.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeople.Thecomplaintsofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownas“supermarketdating”.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmet,singlescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyes，brownhair,andis1.8meterstall,orwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocation,singlepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.Whentheywalkthroughthedoor,theypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlove.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquickly,andthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles.Withpurplebasketsinhand,shopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopay,theycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish(美化)one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarket,ontheotherhand,isconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inaddition,whatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitiveside.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystore.1、WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A．Thedifficultyinfindingamatch.B．Theideaofsupermarketdating.C．Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D．Theinconvenienceinshopping.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A．ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B．ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C．Onlysinglepeoplecanshopinthesupermarket.D．Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.3、Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A．Theyscheduletheirmeetinginadvance.B．Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C．Theypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcare.D．Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.4、WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A．Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B．Thesupermarketdatingismorefun.C．Thesupermarketdatingismoretrustworthy.D．Thesupermarketdatingismoreeconomical.22．（8分）Stepinachasbecomeoneofthefirsthighschoolsinthecountrytodropalltextbooksandreplacethemwitha“digitallibrary”.WhenstudentsstartedclassesonMonday,theywerezippingtoanappontheirtabletsorlaptopsandbadinstantaccesstoall40textsintheStepinaccurriculum(课程).DennisLauro,directorofaninformationcenterwhichprovidestechnicalsupporttopublicschoolsinNewYork,saidneitherhenorhiscolleagueswereawareofasimilardigitaleffortinapublicschoolsetting.“Thisisthewaveofthefuture.”Laurosaid.“I’mnotsurprisedthataprivateschoolwouldbeatthepublicschoolstoit.Theyhavetheabilitytojustdoit.Thereissomuchpoliticsinvolvedinpublicschools,whenitcomestoamovelikethat,needingapprovalfromboardsandcommittees.”ForTomCollins,Stepinac’spresident,thecommitmenttodigitalsourcematerialwasnotsodifficultadecision.Inthepast,students’familieshadtospendupto$700ayearontextbooks.Thisyear—aftertheone-timepurchaseofatabletorlaptop—familiesonlyneedtopay$150.Usingthedigitallibraryisalmostaseasyasopeninganewbook.AstudentcaninstantlylapintoadigitalbookandopenamapofEgyptoraspeechbyPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Ateachercanshowapagefromadigitalbookonawhiteboardatthefrontoftheclassorsendstudentsalinktoaparticularmathproblemwithnotesaddedin.Thefirstfewweeksmaybringsomechallenges.Stepinacofficialsexpectsomeparentaldiscomfortoverdroppingconcretebooks.Theyrecognizetheremaybetechnicalfaultsatfirst.Andtheywillhavetoencouragestudentstoleavespace-eatingphotosandmusicofftheirtablets—andtokeeptheirtabletscharged.1、WhatisgoingoninStepinac?A．It’sbuildinganewlibrary.B．It’sreformingitstextbooks.C．It’supdatingitsdigitalresources.D．It’schangingitsmanagementpattern.2、Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence.Laurobelieves.A．publicschoolsfacegreatchallengesB．privateschoolshavetheiradvantagesC．theeffortistocauseinstantchangesD．it’satrendforschoolstogodigital3、WhomayworryaboutthemoveinStepinac?A．Officials. B．Technicians. C．Parents. D．Teachers.23．（8分）Foryournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoabreathtakingblueplanet—theearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisn’texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzle—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(卫生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisquiteaffordable.B．ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C．Itwillofferanamazingview.D．Itcosts$40milliontobuild.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?A．Anorbitalsuite.B．Spacetourism.C．Spaceexploration.D．Acreativeidea.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.B．Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C．SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.D．Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.4、ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswithA．funandgamesB．financialsupportC．spacecontractorsD．moretimeinspace24．（8分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopetolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscan(扫视)theentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(进化)oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyinonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionsyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationsaremuchmoreadvancedthanours.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．15billion.B．10billion.C．5billionD．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．followC．formD．check4、WhichofthesestatementsisTruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Scientistsaretyingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.25．（10分）FollowtheFashionaNewAgeoftheMacBookProThenewflagshiplaptopscalledtheMacBookProfromApple,availablein13-and15-inchscreensizes,arethinner(0.6inches),lighter(3or4pounds),andfasterthaneverbefore.Thespeakersaremorepowerfulandsoundgreat.Batterylifeis8to10hours,somewhatlessthanthatofpreviousmodels.Besides,they’renotbecominggraduallynarrowerliketheMacBookAir,butthey’rethinnerthantheAirwasatitsthickestpart.That’sright,“was”.TheexistingMacBookAirwillremainavailableforawhile,buttherewon’tbeanymoremodel.ListedinthefollowingaresomeotherappealingfeaturesofthenewMacBookPromodels.ScreenTheMacBookProscreenisamasterpiece.It’ssobright;itcouldlightuparunway.It’saRetinascreen,whichissomethingMacBookAirfanshavewaitedforforever.Thecolorisveryimpressive.Youwilllovesthisscreen.Trackpad（轨迹板）Thetrackpadishuge,twiceaslargeasthepreviousoffering.Itmakesadifferencewhen,forexample,you’repaintinginPhotoshop.KeyboardAllofthenewMacBookPromodelsshareinusingasecond-generationbutterflymechanismkeyboardlikewhat’sfoundonthe12-inchMacBook.Thekeysareveryflatanddon’ttravelmuchatall,whichcanactuallyenableyoutoflywhentyping.1、HowistheMacBookProdifferentfromtheMacBookAir?A．Ithasanarrowershape.B．Ithasamoreadvancedscreen.C．Ithasamorepowerfulbattery.D．Ithasmorecoloroptions.2、WhatcanbelearnedaboutthekeyboardoftheMacBookPro?A．Itsdesignisinspiredbybutterflies.B．ItistailoredfortheMacBookPro.C．Itallowsofanicetypingfeel.D．Itskeysarelargerthantheprevious.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TocomparetheMacBookProwiththeMacBookAir.B．ToexplainwhytheMacBookProisunique.C．TopersuadetheyoungtobuytheMacBookPro.D．TointroducethenewproductfromApple.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）Anyhousewifewhowenttothenewsupermarketwishedtobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Thiswaswhatthe1justinsidetheentrance2Itsaid:“Remember,3,oneofourcustomersgets4goods.THISMAYBEYOURLUCKYDAY!”ForquitealongtimeMrs.Edwards5likemanyofher6tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenever7hoping.The8inthekitchenwasfullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseher9buyingsomanythingsbutfailed.She10dreamedoftheDAYwhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldcomeuptoherandsay,“Madam,THISISYOURLUCKYDAY.Everythinginyour11doesn’tneedtobepaid!”OneFridayafternoonMrs.Edwardsshopped12Butshewasnottheluckycustomer.Nosoonerhadshejustputthethingsinsideher13thanshefoundthatshehadforgottento14tea.Shedashedbacktothe15,gotsometeaandwenttowardsthe16Asshedidso,shesawthe17came18hishandhesaid,“Iwantto19you.YouareourLUCKYCUSTOMERthisweek!Everythingyouhaveinyourbasket20!”1、A．notice B．report C．board D．newspaper2、A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed3、A．everyday B．everymonth C．twiceaweek D．onceaweek4、A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected5、A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went6、A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers7、A．gotridof B．gotalongwith C．gaveup D．gaveout8、A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard9、A．against B．for C．with D．about10、A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom11、A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket12、A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully13、A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house14、A．buy B．find C．take D．have15、A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket16、A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves17、A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman18、A．Puttingout B．Holdingout C．Shaking D．Waving19、A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank20、A．isyours B．meansnothing C．belongstoyou D．costsnothing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）Theotherday,ImetanoldmanwhosenamewasTed,91yearsold.Hetoldmeabouthis1．(believable)unusualstory.HehadlivedthroughtheGreatDepression,servedinthedefenceforceandworkedon2．farm.Hewassoknowledgeablethatheknewalotinmanyareasoflife.Hewasbuildingmodelcarts(手推车)thatday.Hispalehandsreachedouttoafolderonthetable,andhe3．(take)outsomephotos.InthephotosIsawhiscollectionofmodelcarts.Tedtookmethrougheachphotoandexplained4．wasineachphoto.Hestartedtellingmeabouthowhecutsteel5．(build)hismodelcarts.Heseemedvery6．(enthusiasm).Hegavemesomevaluablelife7．(lesson).Herepeatedlykeptsayingthat8．(learn)isveryimportantinlife.9．(impress)byhisloveandenthusiasmforlifeattheageof91,Irealizedthattherecan’tbeanybarriersinlife10．weimpose(把……强加于)thosebarriersonourselves.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错Springhascomewithallitsbeauty!Treeshaveturnedgreenorflowerscanbeseeingeverywhere、LastFriday,myfriendsandmewentonaspringouting、Itwassuchagreatfun!Wecycledalongthestreamsanddownthepaths、Itdidn'ttakeuslongtogetthefootofthemountain,whenweleftourbikes、Thenwebeginhiking、Aswereachedthetopofthemountain,wewereshockingtoseemanyplasticbottleandfoodbagshereandthere、Allofusstartedtocollecttherubbishandthentookitdownthemountain、Wefelthappilytohave