2024届湖北省重点高中协作体高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

2024届湖北省重点高中协作体高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项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．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With2．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat3．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether4．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer5．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．accidentally D．casually6．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup7．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes8．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby9．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought10．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may11．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict12．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious13．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout14．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released15．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith16．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown17．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding18．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash19．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the20．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting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）JOINOURTEAMA．Wanttoworkinmediasales?ThispositionisperfectforagraduatewhowantstostartajobinmediasalesWearelookingforsalesstaffwiththeabilitytoattractnewcustomersinthehighlycompetitiveworldofInternetadvertising.WeofferaveryattractivestartingsalaryTheonewhogetsthisjobwillbecreativeandgoodatcommunicatingwithpeople.PleasesendaCV(简历),recentphotograph,andcoveringlettertous.B．OpenSkiesAleadingadventureholidaycompanyislookingforguidesandinstructorsforanumberofoutdooractivities.Weneedphysicallyhealthyandstrongpeoplewhoenjoybeingwithotherpeople---goodteamworkerswithaninterestincycling,riding,watersports,mountainsportsandotheradventureactivities.Onewillhaveabetterchanceofgettingthisjobifheorshehasexperienceandsuitablequalifications.C．Comeandseetheworld!Recently-formedairlinecompanyrequiresflightattendants.Thesepeoplearegoingtoservepassengersfromdifferentcountriesonourplane.Sowewantourstafftobeofsmartappearance,politeandabletocommunicateinthreeormorelanguages.Startingsalarydependsonexperience.D．VolunteerneededDailyworkincludesteachingEnglish,art,maths,etc…,aswellasleadingeducationalplaygroups.Supportwillbegivenbylocalteachersorprojectstaff?Volunteersshouldbeavailabletostartworknextmonth.Noqualificationsrequired,butpeopleinterestedinthisjobshouldbeoutgoingandbegoodwithyoungchildren.PleasesendaCVandashortintroductionofyourself.1、Whichjoboffersahighstartingsalary?A．JobAB．JobBC．JobCD．JobD2、IfyouwanttobecomeavolunteerinadD,youshould.A．beanexperiencedteacherB．havetherequiredqualificationsC．beabletoworkfromnextmonthD．teachmanysubjectsinaday.3、Whatdothefourjobshaveincommon?A．Theyareallwell-paid.B．Theypreferexcellentgraduates.C．Theyneedworkexperience.D．Theyrequiregoodsocialskills.22．（8分）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown23．（8分）Mostchildrenarefullofthemostimpracticalschemesforbecomingpolicemen,firemenortraindriverswhentheygrowup.WhenIwasachild,however,Ididnothavesuchordinaryambitions.Iwasgoingtohavemyownzoo.Atthetime,thisdidnotseemtome,andstilldoesnotseem,anunreasonableidea.Myfriendsandrelatives,whohadlongfoundmestrangebecauseIshowedlittleinterestinanythingthatdidnothavefurorfeathers,acceptedthisasjustanotherexampleofmystrangeness.Theyfeltthat,iftheyignoredmyoften-repeatedremarksaboutowningmyownzoo,Iwouldeventuallygrowoutifit.Astheyearspassed,however,mydeterminationtohavemyownzoogrewincreasinglystrong,andeventually,aftergoingonanumberoftripstobringbackanimalsforotherzoos,Iwasreadytostartmyown.FrommylatesttriptoWestAfrica,Ihadbroughtbackaconsiderablecollectionandanimalswhichwereliving,temporarilyIassuredher,inmysister’ssuburbangardeninBournemouth.Afteranumberofunsuccessfulattemptstoconvincethelocalcounciltosupportmyplans,IbegantoinvestigatethepossibilityofstartingmyzooontheislandofJerseyintheEnglishCannel.IwasintroducedtoamannamedHughFraserwho,Iwastold,wasabroad-minded,kindlysoul.Hewouldshowmearoundtheislandandpointoutsuitablesites.So,mywifeandIflewtoJerseyandweremetbyHughwhodroveustohisfamilyhom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dforafewminuteswatchingthecreaturedisappearfromthepathintothefurrywhiteandcomebackoutagain.ButsoonitdisappearedandIheadedupthehillagain.ShortlyafterIleft,myhusbandscreamedout,sayingthatthemolehadgoneupthelegofhissnowpants.YouhavetounderstandBerniecanbequiteajoker,andIsmelledarat.Notwantingtobeasuckerandfallforanotheroneofhisjokes,Ilaugheditoff.Whenhestartedrunningforthecabin,though,Istoppedlaughinganddecidedmaybethiswasforreal.“Don’tyoudaretakethatthingintothehouse!”Iyelled.Butlikeaflash,Berniewasalreadydashingthroughthecabin’sfrontdoor,withhissnowpants,themoleandall.Ifitwereme,I’dhavebeendowntomylongunderwearrightthereinthesnowwithoutasecondthought.AfewminuteslaterBernieappeared.Werelishedtherestofourwintervacation,drinkinglotsofhotchocolate,sittingbesidethefireplaceandadmiringnature---fromasafedistance.1、Whydidtheauthor’shusbandcometoherrescue?A．Becausethe“mouse”frightenedherB．BecauseshehardlycontrolledthesledC．BecausethesnowfortshebuiltwasdamagedD．Becauseshesteppedonthestoneandfelldown2、Whenherhusbandsaidthatthemolehadgoneupthelegofhissnowpants,theauthorwas___.A．curiousB．puzzledC．excitedD．doubtful3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．TheyenjoyedtherestoftheirholidayB．TheywerefondofhotchocolateC．HerhusbandhadfreedomatlastD．Naturecanbedangerousattimes4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．AMemorableExperiencewithaJokerB．ThePainfulIncidentinAlleganyStateParkC．Family’sFunnyVacationintheSnowD．MyStrongLoveforNature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）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality．Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactually1everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain．Whydopeoplehavethissocial2abouthappiness?Becauseweassumedyouwereaverage.Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic．That’sonlyhalfthestory．Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin3positiveoutliers—peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence—a4differentpictureappears．Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.5,happinessisachoice．Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitslimitedresourcesasyouprocesstheworld．Ifyouscanforthe6first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded(嵌入)inyourwork．Butifyouscanittheotherwayround,youstarttoacquirean7advantage.1、A．rises B．arises C．arouses D．raises2、A．faith B．concept C．misunderstanding D．tradition3、A．discovering B．researching C．observing D．finding4、A．wildly B．hardly C．mildly D．crazily5、A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Strangely D．Scientifically6、A．positive B．negative C．active D．passive7、A．annoying B．interesting C．amazing D．Embarrassing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）Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaas1．(quick)aspossibleandhead2．safety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtorisk3．(kill)byfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.“Stormchasing”isbecomingan4．(increase)popularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,5．therearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidents6．(cause)bydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouarea7．(begin),itismuch8．(safe)tojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”9．,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormis10．exampleofthepowerofnature,ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Alittlekidfellintothelakewhileshewasplayingwithherlittlefriends、Theyweretoofrighteningtoknowwhattodonext、Unfortunately,aprettyladyandamanpassedbyandsawthedrowninggirl、Themanimmediatedivedintothewaterandtookthegirltothebankatasametime、Theladycalledtheambulanceontime、Beforetheambulancecame,thelady,whoprovedtobeanurse,performingfirstaidtotheki