河北省九校2023-2024学年高考英语一模试卷含解析

河北省九校2023-2024学年高考英语一模试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might2．Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse3．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof4．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize5．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup6．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must7．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then8．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise9．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat10．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg11．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto12．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen13．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where14．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter15．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI16．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken17．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged18．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing19．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether20．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked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）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland’sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththeadvice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it’sthought-provoking(引人深思的)—especiallytotoday’sAmericans.Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it’smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe’reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(种族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayrejectwhatthey’velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeingdifferentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere’ssomehopeforrevivingandgoodmanners.Goodmannersdon’tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother22．（8分）TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthatthediseasepolioisnolongerwidespreadinIndia.In2009，halfoftheworld’scasesofpoliowerethere.ButIn2011,therewasonlyonenewcaseofpoliointhecountry.Polioiscausedbyavirus.Itspreadsveryquicklyfromonepersontoanother.Victimsoftenlosetheuseoftheirarmsandlegs.Inthemostseriouscases,poliocankillaperson.Twenty-fiveyearsago,polioaffectedabout200,000childreninIndiaeachyear.TheUnitedNationschildren’sorganization,UNICEF,sentteams.ofhealthworkersintolocalvillages.Teammemberstoldfamiliesintheirneighborhoodabouttheimportanceofgivingliquidmedicinetochildrentoprotectthemagainstpolio.Butitwasnoteasyatfirst.Amembersaid,“Theyusedtothinkthatourchildrenwillnotbeabletohavechildrenwhentheygrowupiftheygetthedrop.Theyusedtothinklikethis.Butnowtheydon’t.Nowtheyallowtheirkidstogetthedrops.”Nowthingshavechanged.AsmaKhatunisamotherinthetownofGhaziabadinthenorthernstateofUtterPradesh.Shesaid,“Wheneveranyonecomes,wegetthechildrenvaccinated(接种疫苗).Evenifnobodycametoourhouse,wewouldsendourchildrentoaclinictogetvaccinated.AlocalMuslimleadersaysthevaccinationcampaignhasbeensuccessfulbecauseitissupportedbyreligiousleaders.Hesaid,“ThepoliovaccinationcampaignhasbeensuccessfulherebecauseourMuslimscholarsarewithus.Withtheirsupport,weareabletomakepeopleunderstandthatgivingchildrenthevaccineisbeneficialandcrucial.”TheIndiangovernmenthasnowlaunchedanewcampaigntovaccinate170millionchildrenundertheageoffive.Thecampaignwilltargetnewbornbabies,migrantsandpeoplelivinginpoor,crowdedareaswherethediseasespreadsmorequickly.1、Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Totelltheworldhowtofightagainstpolio.B．TotellusgoodnewsaboutfightingagainstpolioinIndia.C．Toprovethatwithgoodmethodspoliocanbeprevented.D．ToexplainwhypeopleinIndiaarenolongerafraidofpolio.2、WelearnthatwhenparentsinIndiawerefirstadvisedtogettheirchildrenvaccinated,they.A．didn’tbelieveitcouldpreventpolioB．becamerelaxedandbelieveditwouldworkC．wereafraiditwoulddoharmtotheirchildrenD．wereafraiditwouldmaketheirchildrendie3、WhatisMuslimleaders’attitudetowardsgettingchildrenvaccinatednow?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Uncaring.D．Worried.4、Weknowfromthelastparagraphthatthenewcampaign.A．wasstartedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationB．issuccessfulmainlybecauseofMuslimscholarsC．aimsat170millionchildrenundertheageoffiveD．mainlytargetspeoplelivinginpoorandcrowdedareas23．（8分）Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.24．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandconsiderable,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inparagraphprobablymeans__________________.A．adjustB．correctC．strengthenD．lessen2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________________________.A．thepresenteye-trackinginputsystemscanhardlymeetthedemandofALSsuffersB．ALSsufferscanonlybeunderstoodthroughthenewly-developedappC．speakerscanmakedifferenteyemovementstochoosepreferablewordorsentenceD．theGazeSpeakappisgoingtobereleasedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinMay3、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MicrosoftfindshopeforpatientswithALSB．MotorneuronediseasemightbecuredbyasmartphoneappC．AsmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesD．ALSsuffersfinallyfindawaytocommunicate25．（10分）Keepup-to-dateonthetopicsyoulovethemostwithadiscountmagazinesubscription.Whetheryouenjoydiscoveringthelatestcelebritygossip,orjustworkingonwordpuzzlesthatexerciseyourbrain,youcancountonDiscountMagstoofferyoutheabsolutelowestpriceonyourfavoritebestsellingprintordigitalmagazinesandjournals.DisneyPrincessmagazineistheperfectmagazineforanylittlegirl!Yourdaughterwilllovereadingstories,playinggames,andmakingcraftsthatareallrelatedtoherfavoriteprincesses.Shewillgethoursofentertainmentfromeachpublicationandyouwillenjoywatchingherhavesomuchfun!OrderheradiscountsubscriptiontoDisneyPrincessmagazinetoday!OurPrice:$28.97CoverPrice:$39.60ForOver35years,NationalGeographicKidshasgivenchildren6andupanaward-winningcombinationofphotos,factsandfunw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D．Awebsite.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）Itwasabrightsunnyday,andtheterribleexperiencehappenedwhenIwasstudyinginBangalore.Oneday,Igotacallfrommymomthatmybrother’s1wasfixedandtheywerearrangingtheweddingceremonyinthenextfewdays.My2wasprettyfar.SothenextthingIwas3todowastobookmy4ticketastherewasnodirectflighttomyhometown.The5wasdonebyanagentinmyneighborhood.Ipaidthewholeamount6Butwhenthedayapproachedthe7disappeared，leavingmewithoutthetrainticket,andthus8allmytravelplan.Butasitissaid,onceyoufacesuch9situations,yourealizeyourinnerstrength.I10decidedIwouldcompletemywholejourneybybus.Withoutfurther11,Itookabustothefirstcitystop.Thenextbuswasagainnot12—itwas8hourstoacitynearmyhometown,wheremyauntlived.Theywerealsogoingto13mybrother'sweddingceremony.SoIcalledthemand14themtoaccommodateme.They15.Halfthebattlewaswon.Thennextday,Iwasjustafewhoursfrommyhometown.WhenmyauntsfamilyandIwereboardingourcar,my16askedmetoswitchplaceswithher.Thejourneycontinued.Weweretryingtoovertake(超越)anothercarwhen17atruckappearedinfrontofusandwewentdirectlyheadoninfrontofit.We18withthetruck.Inthisaccident,almosteveryoneinourcarwas19.Fortunately,Ididn’thaveanyinjury,20mycousinwhoswitchedplaceswithmewasseriouslyinjured!1、A．tripB．positionC．marriageD．graduation2、A．schoolB．stationC．dormitoryD．hometown3、A．supposedB．forcedC．persuadedD．convinced4、A．shipB．trainC．flightD．bus5、A．bookingB．learningC．calculatingD．driving6、A．byaccidentB．atrandomC．inadvanceD．onpurpose7、A．passengerB．guardC．customerD．agent8、A．ruiningB．finishingC．forgettingD．dropping9、A．commonB．toughC．funnyD．hopeful10、A．fortunatelyB．immediatelyC．patientlyD．occasionally11、A．explanationB．discussionC．noticeD．delay12、A．busyB．availableC．directD．free13、A．watchB．visitC．designD．attend14、A．permittedB．askedC．assistedD．guided15、A．preparedB．arrivedC．agreedD．ignored16、A．auntB．motherC．daughterD．cousin17、A．closelyB．suddenlyC．eventuallyD．gradually18、A．crashedB．practicedC．combinedD．met19、A．savedB．beatenC．injuredD．punished20、A．butB．andC．ifD．so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It’sdiscoveredthatpoorhealthhabitscanequalpoorgrades,asthose1．areatthetopoftheclasstendtohave2．(few)unhealthybehaviors,includingdruguse.Thesurvey3．(conduct)bytheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,andshowedastronglink4．thehealthhabitsofteensandtheiracademicachievements.“Asournation’schildrenbeginanotherschoolyear,it’simportant5．(remember)thathealthandacademicperformanceareactuallyrelated,”saidtheCDC’sdirector,Dr.BrendaFitzgerald.Researchersanalyzedthedatafrom6．2015governmentsurveyandfoundthatstudentswhosegradeswere7．(most)DsandFsweremorelikelytohaveengagedinbehaviorssuchas8．(inject)illegaldrugs,skippingschool,orhavingotherpersonal9．(problem).ThestudentswhomaintainedAaveragesweretwiceaslikelytoeatbreakfasteverydayandalsomaintainedphysicalactivitiesofatleast60minutesadayfiveormoredaysaweek.Thereisnodirectcauseandeffectrelationship,butFitzgeraldsaysthatthereisa10．(connect)betweenhealthhabitsandacademicachievements.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11处起)不计分。DearTom,Howareyougettingalong?Idon’tthinkthisisagoodideatotravelalotandvisitasmanyplaceaspossible、LastJulyBellpaidavisitonEurope、Europewasverybeautiful,buthisholidaywasn’tverynicely、Hevisitedseveralcountries,andwasineachofthecountriesforonlythreedays、Hevisitedagoodmanyplacesofinterest,butwasalwaysinhurry、ThoughhereturnedfromEurope,hewasverytired、SoIsuggestthatyouspentyourholidayinadifferentway、Wehadbettertravelwithafriendtoonecountryandtovisitonlyonecityatatime、You’llbeabletohaveagoodtime、Yourssincerely,John第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。请你给北京2019马拉松组委会负责人Mr.Zhang写封信，申请成为一名志愿者。内容包括：注意：1.词数不少于50；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：北京马拉松组委会BeijingMarathonOrganizingCommitteeDearMr.Zhang,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、D6、A7、C8、B9、D10、C11、B12、C13、A14、A15、D16、D17、A18、B19、D20、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、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(损耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputers