2024届湖北省荆州市公安县高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2024届湖北省荆州市公安县高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项：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．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching2．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening3．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken4．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay5．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all6．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That7．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout8．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads9．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．andhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto10．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what11．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the12．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need13．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize14．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad15．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection16．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout17．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced18．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem19．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent20．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising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）EverydayIseeadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesclaimingthatitiseasyandquicktolearnEnglish.ThereisevenareferencetoWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickenstoencouragelearnersevenmore.WhenIseeadvertisementslikethis,Idon’tknowwhethertolaughorcry.Butmanypeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims,orelsetheadvertisementswouldnotappear.OfcourseitisclearthatstudentswhogotoEnglandtolearnEnglishhaveagreatadvantageoverothers,buttoomanycannotaffordtodoso.Somegototheoppositeextremeandthinktheycanteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.ButitiswrongtoassumethateachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage,letaloneproducesgoodpronunciationandintonation.Mostteachingisstillbasedonbehavioristpsychology.Behavioristsarefondofmakingstudentsrepeatphrasesandmakingsentences.Ifwewereparrotsorchimpanzees,thesemethodsmightbesuccessful.Alargenumberoftheoristsseemtothinkitisapitywearen’t,becauseitwouldmakeiteasiertousetheirmethods.Inmypersonalopinion,noonecaneverlearntospeakEnglishoranyotherlanguageunlessheisinterestedinit.Humanbeings,unlikeparrotsandchimpanzees,donotlikemakingnoisesunlesstheyunderstandwhatthenoisesmeanandcanrelatethemtotheirownlives.Itisworthrememberingthatlanguageisameansofcommunication.Whattheylistentoandreadcannotbeaformula.Itmustbereal.Thereisanotherrelevantpointworthmentioninghere.Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistentowhenwecommunicate.Theycanworkwithusandpracticetheunfamiliarformswithusinrealsituations,talkingtoeachotheraboutreallifelanguage.1、Manypeoplebelieveadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesprobablybecause.A．theyareencouragedbyWilliamShakespeareorCharlesDickensB．theyareeagertolearnandthenbelievethemC．thewaysadvertisedcanhelpthemtosavetimeandeffortsD．thewaysadvertisedproveeffectiveandhelpful2、WhatmaybehavioristsarguetowardsEnglishlearning?A．Humanbeingsmakemoreinterestingnoisesthanparrotsandchimpanzees.B．Humanbeingsshouldrelatetheirspeechtotheirownlives.C．Languageisaformulawithlotsofrepetitionsandpractices.D．Languageisameansofcommunication.3、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．Aquickmethodthatsuitsallthestudentsdoesexist.B．Englishcanbemasteredwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.C．EachwordinEnglishhasapreciseequivalentinanotherlanguage.D．NoonecanlearnEnglishwellwithoutbeinginterestedinit.4、Whatwaysoflearningissuggestedbytheauthor?A．Studyabroad.B．Learncommunicativelyandsituationally.C．Followthebehaviorists’approach.D．Teachoneselfathomewithdictionaries.22．（8分）Humansmakemistakes.Evensurgeonswithyearsofexperiencearenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscouldpooltheirknowledgeandexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobecarriedoutbymachines?That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysoonperformmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundstoperformingheartprocedures.Manyoftheseoperationsare,infact,alreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.Butarecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissuecompletelyontheirown,fromstarttofinish.TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot（STAR）,successfullycompletedsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstgrouptodevelopautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperation,it'sbetter,"saysPeterKim,professorofsurgery."Theideaisnottoreplacesurgeons；itwillmakethesurgeonsbetterandmaketheproceduressafer."ArecentMayoClinicstudyfoundthatmajorsurgicalerrors-includingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideofthebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.That'srare,butrobotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,surgeonsplacetheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrolthemovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Therobot'severymajormoveiscontrolledbysurgeons,andthusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.STAR,ontheotherhand,isentirelyautonomous.It'snotonlyabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgerieswithamoreflexible"hand",butit'sabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebonesisonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARreactstoachangingenvironment,similartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanotherdrivermakingamistakeandgettinginyourway.1、Theunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．quitesmartB．reallycreativeC．ratherresponsibleD．alwaysright2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSTAR______.A．canperformtheoperationonitsownB．hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroomC．canmakesurgeriesmuchfasterD．willtaketheplaceofsurgeons3、InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,______.A．robotsaretrainedfromafarB．robotsalwaysmakemistakesC．surgeryresultsdependonsurgeonsD．surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthormentionsself-drivingcarsinordertoshow______.A．howsmartanautonomousrobotcanbeB．howdifficultself-drivingonthehighwayisC．howbadgettinginanotherdriver'swaymightbeD．howdangerousoperatingonpeopleis.23．（8分）MeetbigbrotherBlueandhissistersMeadowandLittleWillow,afamilyofthreeblindcatsthatjustgotadoptedbythefamilyCatherineMagno.TheirstorystartsjustbeforetheChristmasof2014whenthekittens（小猫）werefoundinanabandonedhouseinDubai.Bythentheyhadalreadylosttheirsightduetoacatfluthatwasleftuntreatedbytheirprevious（先前的）owner.Afterthattheycametoananimalhome.Atsomepoint,brotherBluealmostgotadoptedbythepreviousowner'sneighbor,butthepoorconfusedcatcouldn’tbearlivingwithouthissistersandcriedallnightwhilesearchingforthem.Soontheywereallunitedintheanimalhomeuntiltheimportantnightof19February2015,whenCatherinetookthemunderherwing."Ihadzeroexperiencehavingadoptedmyfirsteverrescuekittenjustacoupleofmonthsago,"Catherinesaid."ButtheirstorytouchedmyheartsomuchthatIcouldn'tbearthethoughtofthembeingputinacageforaverylongtimeorevenworse."Catherinewasworriedaboutthespecialneedsofhernewpetfriends:“Myworrywasthatit'sgoingtonotonlybechallengingbutalsorequirealotofadjustmentsonmypart,”butapparentlyitwasn'tthatmuchdifferent.“Theonlyadjustmentearlyonwaskeepingeverythingwhereitwasbuttheyaresoonadaptive（适应的）.”Andasshewonderfullyputit:“Blindpetsseethroughtheirhearts."1、Whatcausedthethreecatstobeblindaccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseofacertainkindofdisease.B．Becauseofaseriouscaraccident.C．Becauseofsomebadpersonshurtingthem.D．Thepassagedidn'tmentionit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"meaninParagraph2?A．Theownerandhisneighbor.B．MeadowandLittleWillow.C．CatherineMagnoandherfamily.D．Alltheotherblindpetsintheanimalhome.3、WhatkindofpersonisCatherine?A．Hard-working.B．Selfish.C．Kind.D．Rude.24．（8分）Springiscoming,anditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistough,sojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearing,ourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptus,buttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos(纹身),noserings,orcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscover,yetpeopledo“cover”themselvesinordertoconveycertainmessages.Whatwewear,includingtattoosandnoserings,isanexpressionofwhoweare.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearances,sodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasons,butthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedom,butforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees,becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidates,soitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-minded,Ican’texpectallourcustomersare.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandards,aslongasitsstandardsarelegal.1、Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’sopinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A．People’sappearancescarrymessageaboutthemselves.B．Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.C．Candidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairly-treatedD．Strangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplace2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B．WhattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompaniesC．Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D．Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.3、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．EmployeesMatter B．PersonalChoicesMatterC．AppearancesMatter D．HiringManagersMatter4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas.A．enthusiastic B．negativeC．positive D．sympathetic25．（10分）Planyourdreamvacationtooneoftheseexcellentdestinations.St.LuciaAbundant（丰富的）rainforestsandsplendidmountainsareallreasonstovisitthisCaribbeanisland.St.Luciaofferstheperfectmixofrelaxationandadventure.Totakeinthebreathtakingscenery,plantohikethePitonMountainsordiveinthewatersofAnseChastanet.Banff.AlbertaThisCanadiandestinationwillbringouttheexplorerinanyonewhovisits.Fromhikingandwhitewaterraftingtoskiingandsnowboarding,Banffofferstravelersanabundanceofyear-roundoutdooractivities.TheLakeLouiseSkiResortisoneofthelargestinNorthAmericaandthestrikingphotoopportunitiesoftheCanadianRockiesfromMoraineLakecan’tbeunderestimated(低估).MachuPicchuAccordingtotravelers,avisittothisPeruvianUNESCOWorldHeritage(遗产)siteisaonce-in-a-lifetimeadventure.LocatedintheAndesMountains,itisthemostfamiliaricon(象征物)ofIncacivilization.SpendafewdaysaccustomingyourselftothealtitudeintheneighboringcityofCusco,whereyoucanexperienceamixofIncanandSpanishcultures.GreatBarrierReefIt’seasytoseewhytheGreatBarrierReefisoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld–itstretchesnearly1,500milesalongtheeasterncoastlineofAustraliaandfeaturesabout3,000reefs,900islandsandmorethan1,500speciesoffish.Travelerscanseetheseamazingnaturalstructuresfromtheairorunderwater.However,largeamountsofcoralbleaching(褪色)causedbyrisingoceantemperaturesputthisplace’scontinuedexistenceatrisk,soplanyourvisitsoontoseethisawesomesightupclose.1、WhatcanyouenjoybothinSt.LuciaandBanff?A．Hiking.B．Skiing.C．Diving.D．Snowboarding.2、Wheremayahistorianchoosetogo?A．St.Lucia.B．Banff.Alberta.C．MachuPicchu.D．GreatBarrierReef3、WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatBarrierReef?A．It’sonthewesterncoastofAustralia.B．It’sfamousforcoralreefsratherthanfish.C．Peoplemusttakeaplanetoenjoyitsbeauty.D．Itmaydisappeariftemperaturekeepsonrising.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）AtanairportIoverheardafatherandadaughterintheirlastmomentstogether.Hesaidtohisdaughter,“Iloveyou.Iwishyou1Shesaid,“Daddy,ourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethanenough.YourloveisallIever2.Iwishyouenough,tooTheykissedgoodbyeandsheleft.Thefatherstoodthere3withtearsinhiseyes.Itriednottointerrupthisprivacy,buthe4meandgreetedmebyasking,“Didyoueversaygoodbyetosomeoneknowingitwouldbe5?”“Yes,Ihave,”Ireplied.Sayingthatbroughtbackmymemoriesofexpressingmyloveand6ofallmydadhaddoneforme.Recognisingthathisdayswere7,Ispentthetimetellinghimfacetofacehowmuchhe8tome.SoIknewwhatthismanwas9.“Forgivemeforasking,butwhyisthisagoodbyeforever?”Iasked.“IamoldandshelivesmuchtoofarawayIhave10aheadandtherealityisthathernexttripbackwillbe11formyfuneral,”hesaid.“Whenyouweresayinggoodbye,Iheardyousay‘Iwishyouenough’.MayIaskwhatthatmeans?”Hebeganto12.“That’swishthathasbeenhandeddownfromother13.”Hepausedforamomentlookingupasiftryingtorememberitindetail,andhesmiledevenmore.“Whenwesaid‘Iwishyouenough’,we14theotherpersonstohavealifefilledwithenoughgoodthings15them,”hecontinuedthefollowingasifhewere16itfrommemory.“Iwishyouenoughsunlighttokeepyourattitude17.Iwishyouenoughraintoappreciatethesunmore.Iwishyouenoughhappinesstokeepyourspiritalive.Iwishyouenoughpainsothatthesmallestjoysinlifeappear18biggerIwishyouenoughgaintosatisfyyourneeds.Iwishyouenough‘loss’toappreciateallthatyou19.Iwishyouenough‘Hellos’togetyou20thefinal‘goodbye’.”hethenbegantosobandwalkedaway.1、A．enoughB．luckC．successD．health2、A．supportB．praiseC．judgeD．need3、A．carefullyB．silentlyC．seriouslyD．gratefully4、A．noticedB．monitoredC．thankedD．observed5、A．endlessB．meaningfulC．foreverD．temporarily6、A．appreciationB．admissionC．enthusiasmD．sacrifice7、A．darkB．shortC．wonderfulD．Bitter8、A．explainedB．lentC．meantD．introduced9、A．wonderingB．experiencingC．approvingD．imagining10、A．differencesB．passionsC．wondersD．challenges11、A．probablyB．extremelyC．graduallyD．clearly12、A．smileB．shoutC．sufferD．Cry13、A．countriesB．generationsC．mothersD．communities14、A．admittedB．putC．thoughtD．wanted15、A．promisingB．teachingC．surroundingD．charging16、A．remindingB．losingC．forgettingD．reciting17、A．seriousB．oppositeC．brightD．open18、A．onlyB．muchC．anyD．just19、A．treatB．decideC．donateD．possess20、A．throughB．inC．alongD．across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）Thebestwaytogetaroundacitymaybedrivingacar.Indeed,itcouldbeoflittle1．(convenient)foryoutotravelfromonepointtoanotherifyoudon'townacar.Whileyoucanalwaysusepublictransport,itcanbequiteunreliablesometimes.Butdon'tworry.Therearecarrentalcompaniesthatcanhelpyouwithyourtravelingneedsatanytime.IfyouareplanningonavacationduringamajorholidaylikeChristmas,2．(consider)hiringacarforyouandyourfamily'suse.Theobvious3．(benefit)ofdoingsoareasfollows：Somerentalcompaniesevenincludeadriverwitheverycarrented.Imagineyourselfwithadrivertakingyoutoyourdestination4．waitingtodriveyoubackhome.Inthisway,evenparking5．(become)theleastofyourconcerns.Evenifyouhavetodrivethecarbyyourself,youcanbenefitfromhiringacarbecauseyoucantaketheshortestroute6．(enjoyable)toyourdestination.Ifyouhaveplannedyourholidayin7．hurry,youmighthavemissed8．(check)onyourcar'scondition.Ifthisisthecase,itiswisetorentacarbecauseitwillnotbreakdown9．yourwayatall.Travelinginyourowncarisalot10．(comfortable),tobefrank,thanridingthetrainorbus.Youcanstopatanytimeifyouneedtograbsomething.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中城多有两处。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。Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutcompass.Ifthereisnoaim,wewillgetlose.Lastterm,Icouldn’tacceptthetruthwhichIfailedinmymathexamination.Ide