2024届广东省粤西五校联考高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2024届广东省粤西五校联考高考压轴卷英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that2．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse3．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those4．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed5．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never6．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account7．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off8．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow9．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting10．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith11．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which12．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected13．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so14．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make15．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily16．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what17．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might18．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking19．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done20．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention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）Thebristleconepineisthelongest-livingthingontheearth.Thesetrees,withtheirstrangely-shaped,wind-beatenlimbs(枝干),canliveupto5,000years.Butexpertsworrythatawarmingclimateinsomeareasmaythreatenitsfuture.Researcherssaywarmerweatherispermittingasimilarkindoftree,thelimberpine,totakeovergoodgrowingplacesfromtheancientbristlecone.Theysaythetreeisbeingcrowdedoutofmountainousareaswhereitgrows.“Thebristleconepineistheoldestindividuallygrowingorganism,”researcherssay.TheygrowinhighmountainforestsineasternCalifornia,NevadaandUtah.Inthosemountains,thetreesfacehighwindsandextremetemperatures,whichleavethemwithtwistedlimbsandshapes.“Eveninsuchtoughconditions,”BrianSmithers,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,said,“thelimberpineistakingallthegoodspots.”Thelimberpineisthebristlecone’sdistantrelativeandcompetitor.Itcanalsolivealongtime——upto2,000years.Anditisusuallyfoundatloweraltitudes,wheretemperaturesarewarmer.However,accordingtoathree-yearstudywhichcenteredontreesthathavestartedgrowinginthelast50yearsinCalifornia’sWhiteMountains,mostofthetreesgrowingathigheraltitudeswerelimberpines.Scientistscomparedthecompetingspeciestotwoo1dmeninaveryslowraceupamountainside.Thisracebetweensuchslow-growingtreestakesthousandsofyears.Theysayclimatechangeiscausingthecompetition.Smitherssaidthebristleconepinesarenotindangerofdisappearing.Butheassumestheycouldbecrowdedoutofsomeplaceswheretheyhavegrownforthousandsofyears.Theresearcherssaythefindingsshowhowclimatechangecanaffectthetwokindsoftrees.Theinformation,theysay,canhelpscientistsunderstandmorecomplexforests.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceatopic.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．Todescribetheappearanceofatree.D．Topraisethehardworkoftheexperts.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A．Therewillbeoldertreessentoutofthosemountains.B．Therewillbemoreplacescoveredwithbristleconepines.C．Therewillbebetterlimberpinesreplacingtheancientones.D．Therewillbefewerbristleconepinesgrowinginthoseareas.3、Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhylimberpinescangrowathigheraltitudesis_________.A．thehighwindsB．thedifficultconditionsC．thechangingclimateD．theextremetemperatures4、Whatistheresearchers’attitudetowardsthefutureofthebristleconepine?A．Positive.B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic.D．Indifferent.22．（8分）FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult£5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19£1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders£0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket£22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn£13.60MotorcyclesReturn£11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m£20.50Motorhome9m-12m£23.50Motorhome12m+£27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket£90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket£72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.685、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．£12.00 B．£25.60C．£20.10 D．£21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．£11.00. B．£5.50.C．£6.50. D．£22.70.23．（8分）Ihaveaneighborwecall“Happy”.Ihaveneverseenherangryatanythingandneverheardhersayaharsh(苛刻)wordtoanyoneoraboutanyone.HappyandherhusbandBen,70,haveahugegarden.Theyspentmanyhappyhourstogetherworkingonit.MostoftheneighborswatchedinterestinglyasBendoubledthesizeoftheirgarden.AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen’sbeans,weallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.Astherestofusspentourdollarsatthemarket,Happycouldbeseenpickingbeansinherbackyard.Lastmonth,HappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodoverforan“all-dayfoodfest”.Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn’tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplace.By9:00am,therewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoes,beans,okra,andsquash.By10:00am,therewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo’clock,everyonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinner,weplayedgames.Aswewereleaving,HappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththebounty（收成）oftheday,alreadypackagedandfrozen.Whatadelightfulgift!Well,thepointwasn’tsomuchaboutthefood.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother’scompany.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadnotbeenforHappyandBen’sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!1、WecaninferthatHappyandherhusbandBen_______.A．don’tlikespendingtimewithothersB．sometimesquarrelwitheachotherC．liveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgardenD．areagenerousandwarm-heartedcouple2、Accordingtoparagraph2,peoplewishtheyalsohadagardensothat_______.A．theydidn’thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfoodB．theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarketC．theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinitD．theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinit3、ForwhatpurposedidHappyandBeninvitetheneighborstotheirgarden?A．ToaskthemtoattendabirthdaypartyB．Tohelpthemgettoknoweachother.C．Toletthemenjoywhattheygrewinthegarden.D．Toaskthemtosharesomeinterestingstories.4、Whatdidthewritermostprobablythinkofthetimehespentinthegarden?A．Itwastoolong.B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasnotasgoodashethought.D．Itwastooterrible.24．（8分）LOSANGELES,Nov.12(Xinhua)—LegendarycomicbookwriterStanLeehasdiedattheageof95,accordingtomediareportsonMonday.Lee,borninStanleyLieberonDec.28th,1922,beganhiscareerin1939andjoinedtheMarvelComicsin1961.HeisconsideredasoneofthemostlegendarynamesinthehistoryofcomicbooksandtheleadingcreativeforcebehindtheriseofMarvelComics.Heco-creatediconicfictionalcharacterssuchasSpider-Man,X-Men,theAvengers,andmanymore.Lee’scharactersoftenhavesuperpowers,buttheyalsohaveweaknesses.Theywerehumans,notgods.Theynotonlystruggledtosavetheworld,butalsotopaytheirbills,makefriends,andholdjobs.ThismadeMarvelcomicbookheroesstandapartfromitscompetitorDC,whichproducedtheseeminglyperfectheroeslikeSupermanandWonderWoman.Thosesuperheroeshavebeenadaptedintoblockbusterfilms,mostofwhichweremadeafterDisneyacquiredMarvelina4-billion-dollardealin2009.Inastatement,BobIger,chairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompanysaidStanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.MarvelalsopraisedLeeonitswebsitebyputtingononeofLee’sfamousquotes,whichgoes,“IusedtobeembarrassedbecauseIwasjustacomic-bookwriterwhileotherpeoplewerebuildingbridgesorgoingontomedicalcareers.AndthenIbegantorealize:entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople’slives.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend.Ifeelthatifyou’reabletoentertain,you’redoingagoodthing.”PraisefromhisHollywoodpeersandcolleagueswasgenerous.PresidentofMarvelStudiosKevinFeigeappreciatedLee’sunparalleledimpactontheindustry.“NoonehashadmoreofanimpactonmycareerthanStanLee,”Feigesaid.“OurthoughtsarewithhisfamilyandthemillionsoffanswhohavebeenforevertouchedbyStan’sgenius,charismaandheart.”1、HowdoLee’scharactersdifferfromthoseofDC?A．Theyareperfectheroes.B．Theyoftenhavesuperpowers.C．Theyarenothumans,butgods.D．Theyhavehumanshortcomings.2、WecanlearnfromLee’sstatementinParagraph6that________.A．itisembarrassingtobeacomic-bookwriterB．atasteofentertainmentisnecessaryinpeople’slivesC．entertainmentisthemostimportantthingintheworldD．youcandoeverythingwellifyouareabletoentertain3、Accordingtothepassage,wecouldknowthat________.A．LeeinfluencedKevinFeige’scareeralotB．LeejoinedtheMarvelComicsinhisfortiesC．LeecreatedthefictionalcharactersallbyhimselfD．ThesuperheroeswereadaptedintofilmsbeforeDisneyacquiredMarvel4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ComicsLegend—theMarvelsandDCB．TheSuperheroesinStanLee’sComicsC．Marvel’sComicsLegendStanLeeDiesat95D．TheLifeStoryofMarvelComicsLegendStanLee25．（10分）BabiesmadefromthreepeopleapprovedinUKBabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK’sfertilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistopreventchildrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelopedtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF(人工授精)—areexpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedfordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.Somefamilieshavelostmultiplechildrentoincurablemitochondrial(线粒体的)diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergytokeeptheirheartbeating.Thediseasesarepasseddownfromonlythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother’seggandfather’sspermhasbeendeveloped.TheresultingchildhasatinyamountoftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical(伦理的)andscientificallyready.“Itisadecisionofhistoricimportance,”saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority(HFEA).“I’msurepatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe’vedecidedtoday.”Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetechnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoortogenetically-modified(转基因)‘designer’babies.TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandeverypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three-personbabieshavebeenallowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachilddevelopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.ProfMaryHerbert,fromtheNewcastleFertilityCentre,said,“Itisenormouslypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedbythesedevastatingdiseases”.“Nowthatwearemovingforwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmenttopreventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetotheirchildren.”ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNewcastleUniversity,said,“Wearedelightedbytoday’sdecision.Wewillalsoprovidelong-termfollowupofanychildrenborn.”NHSEnglandhasagreedtofundthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialofthree-personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong-termfollowupoftheirchildrenaftertheyareborn.1、Whyisithistoricallyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.B．Itmarksafoundationstonetochangebabies’appearancesbeforebirth.C．Itstopsdeadlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonewly-bornbabies.D．ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?A．Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirparents.B．Theypreventpeople’sheartfromfunctioningnormally.C．Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment.D．Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemthroughadonor’segg.3、Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree-personbabytechnique?A．Onlywhenthebabytobebornneedsittosurvive.B．Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.C．Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.D．Onlywhenthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Supportive B．Indifferent C．Worried D．Objective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）Whenmostofusgetatextmessageonourcellphonefromanunknownperson,weusuallysay＂sorry,1number!＂andmoveon.ButwhenDennisWilliams2atextthatclearlywasn’tintendedforhim,hedidsomething3.OnMarch19,Dennisgotagrouptext4himthatacouplehedidn’tknowwereatthehospital,waitingforthe5ofababy.＂Congratulations!ButIthinksomeonewasmistaken,＂Dennis6.Thebabywasbornandupdatetextswere7quicklyfromtheoverjoyedgrandmother,Teresa.Inher8,shedidn’tseemtorealizethatshewas9thebaby’sphotoswithacompletestranger.＂Well,Idon’t10youallbutIwillgettheretotakepictureswiththebaby,＂repliedDennisbeforeaskingwhichroomthenew11werein.Muchtothefamily’ssurprise,Dennisstucktohis12!Heturnedupatthehospital13giftsforthenewmotherLindseyandherbabyboy.Lindsey’shusbandwastotally14bytheunexpectedvisit.＂Idon’tthinkwewouldhaverandomlyinvitedhimoverbutwe15itandthegifts.＂Teresa16aphotoofthechancemeetingonasocialnetworkingwebsite17bythetouchingwords:＂Whata18thisyoungmanwastoourfamily!Hewasso19andkindtodothis.＂Theposthassincegainedthe20ofsocialmediausersallovertheworld,receivingmorethan184,000sharesand61,500likesinjustthreedays.1、A．unluckyB．secretC．newD．wrong2、A．receivedB．translatedC．copiedD．printed3、A．reasonableB．specialC．necessaryD．practical4、A．convincingB．remindingC．informingD．warning5、A．wake-upB．recoveryC．growthD．arrival6、A．respondedB．interruptedC．predictedD．repeated7、A．cominginB．settingoutC．passingdownD．movingaround8、A．opinionB．anxietyC．excitementD．effort9、A．comparingB．exchangingC．discussingD．sharing10、A．acceptB．knowC．believeD．bother11、A．parentsB．doctorsC．patientsD．visitors12、A．dreamB．promiseC．agendaD．principle13、A．bearingB．collectingC．openingD．making14、A．discouragedB．relaxedC．astonishedD．defeated15、A．admitB．needC．appreciateD．expect16、A．foundB．selectedC．developedD．posted17、A．confirmedB．simplifiedC．clarifiedD．accompanied18、A．pityB．blessingC．reliefD．problem19、A．smartB．calmC．sweetD．fair20、A．sympathyB．attentionC．controlD．trust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）Sometimesthetargetsweset1．(us)arejusttoohigh.Wethinkthatwewillbebetterpeopleinthefuture.Justasweareeasilytakenoverbytheplanningfallacy(谬见),2．(believe)thatwecancompletealargeprojectforworkinanafternoon,wethinkinthefuturewewillbebetter-organizedandmoreself-disciplined.Oneofthemost3．(fame)examplesoftheplanningfallacyisthatoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.In1860planswereinplacetocompleteitwithinthreeyears.In1879therewasanewdealtopublishinwithinadecade,4．afterfiveyearstheyonlygotsofar5．theword“ant”.Itwasfinallycompletedin1928,by6．timeitwasconsideredoutofdateandrevisionsbeganatonce.Thesamethinghappenswhenitcomesto7．(change)ourlifestyles.Wereadaboutanewideaandthatoptimismfiresupalloveragain.AttheUniversityofTorontoJanetPolivyhasbeenstudyingwhatshecalls“falsehopesyndrome”.Shefoundthatpeoplesetthemselvesunrealistictargetswhichtheyundoubtedlyfailedtoreach,leavingthemfeelingeven8．(bad)aboutthemselves.Someofthestudentsshestudied9．(try)andfailedfor10yearstomakethesamechangeintheirlives,buteachyearthey10．(convince)thatthistimeitwouldwork.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。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(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，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l1处起)不计分。MyschoollifeintheBritainissignificantlydifferent、Theschooldayisnearly5、5hoursshortthanthatinChina、Studentstherearefriendlyandfocustheirstudies、Withhishelp,Ihaveadaptedtothelifesoonandmakelotsofnewfriends、Ifeelsoluckilytobeabletoparticipateinclassdiscussion,thatI'velearnalotaboutlocalculture、Ienjoythereportfortheteachersandteachersandthecountry、BesidesIhavelearntmanyskillaboutcompletingmyprojects、Myexperienceisamazedandenjoyablebecauseofmywonderfulhostfamily,myfriends