2023-2024学年广东省茂名市重点名校十校联考最后英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年广东省茂名市重点名校十校联考最后英语试题含答案注意事项: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。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Sir,couldyoupleasewaitforanother20minutesandwe’llserveyouverysoon?---Another20minutes?Itwasonly6o’clock____________Igothere,butit’s7:10now.A．since B．when C．while D．before2、Jackisverysmart.Hecandealwithanyproblem.A．easily B．slowly C．differently3、Heis_________boy,butheknows_________Frenchwords.A．asolittle;somany B．asuchlittle;somanyC．soalittle;somuch D．suchalittle;somany4、Mydeskmateisreally_____.Shelikestoattenddifferentactivitiesafterschool.A．active B．quiet C．lazy D．honest5、Vivianrefuses___________herchildrentotheweekendtrainingcentreforextraclasses.A．tosend B．sending C．sent D．sends6、Wedon'tknowtheloveofourparents_______webecomeparentsourselvesoneday.A．untilB．afterC．whenD．since7、Aboutoftheearthcoveredwithwater,butwehavelessandlessfreshwater.A．three-fourth;are B．three-fourths;isC．three-fourth;are D．three-fourths;are8、—Whensomestudentsthrowrubbishinourclassroom,Ifeel____.—____.Itmakesmewanttotellthemtocleanuptheclassroom.A．angry;SodoI B．uncomfortable;NeitherIdoC．anrily;SoIdo D．comfortable;NeitherdoI9、Thetwopictureslookthesametome.It’shardto_____onefromtheother.A．speak B．say C．talk D．tell10、—Asweknow,it’sdifficulttoliveintheforeigncountry.—______ifyoudon’tunderstandthelocallanguage.A．Generally B．Naturally C．Exactly D．EspeciallyⅡ.完形填空11、请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并将其填到答题卷的相应位置。Astimegoesby,I’mgoingtograduate,butIwillneverforgetmyteacherwhotaughtmehowtogetonwellwithothers.Oneday,myteacherletusplayagameinourclass.Theteacher1ustobringabagwithafewpotatoes.2potatowouldbegivenanameofapersonthateachstudenthated.Sothenumberofthepotatoesthatwereputintohis/herbagwould3thenumberofpeoplethestudenthated.Thestudentswereso4totreatthepeopletheyhatedlikepotatoes.Asaresult,somestudentshadtwopotatoes;somehadthreeandothersevenhadupto5potatoes.Theteacherthentoldusto6thebagwhereverwewentfora7Asthedayswentby,westartedtocomplainthe8smellcomingfromtherotten(腐烂的)potatoes.Andthestudentswithfivepotatoesalsohadtocarrytheir9bags.Afteraweek,theteacherasked,“10didyoufeel？”.Westartedcomplainingaboutthe11Wewentthroughwhenwecarriedtheheavyandsmellypotatoeseverywherewewent.Thentheteachersaid,“Thisisthesamesituationyouhavewhenyoucarryyourhateforsomebodyinsideyour12Thesmellofhatewill13yourheartandyouwillcarryitwithyou14yougo.Ifyoucan’t15thebadsmelloftherottenpotatoesforjustoneweek,canyouimaginewhatitwouldbeliketohavethesmellofhateinyourheartinyourlifetime?”1．A．likedB．toldC．madeD．introduced2．A．LittleB．FewC．EachD．Some3．A．tryonB．putonC．turnoutD．dependon4．A．happyB．sadC．relaxedD．nervous5．A．fourB．fiveC．fiftyD．ten6．A．bringB．carryC．fetchD．throw7．A．monthB．dayC．weekD．year8．A．unpleasantB．pleasantC．relaxingD．wonderful9．A．heavierB．colderC．smallerD．lighter10．A．WhatB．WhyC．HowD．When11．A．diseasesB．troublesC．joysD．happiness12．A．heartB．bodyC．handD．foot13．A．protectB．cleanC．polluteD．warm14．A．whateverB．howeverC．whoeverD．wherever15．A．mindB．enjoyC．helpD．StandⅢ.语法填空12、TheValueofaDollarWhenIwasnineteen,Ihadajobatalocalbookstore.Onenight,ayoungcouplecameinandwalkedhereandtherelookingforabook.Theyseemed1．(be)theusualtypetogivemall2．(worker)ahardtime.Whentheycametotheregister(收银处),shewasadollarortwoshortof3．(buy)thebookshewanted.Shelooked4．(disappoint).Ihadacustomerdiscount(折扣)cardanditwasstillactive.Itoldthegirl5．(gentle),“Hangon,don’tworry,you’llhavethemoneytobuythebook.”Iputinmypassword.Shegavemea6．(thank)smile.Withadollarleft,sheandherboyfriendleftthestore.IbelievedthatIwouldneversee7．（they）again.Idon’tremember8．longitwas,buttheydidreturnlaterthateveningjusttobringme9．beautifulcardthatsaid“It’speoplelikeyouwhomaketheworlda10．(good)placetolivein.”I’mdeeplymovedbythelittlegirlandherboyfriend.Infact,theyhavealsomadetheworldalittlebrighter.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TheYanfangline,Beijing’sfirstdriverlesssubwaylineconnectingthecity’ssouthwestsuburbstoitscentralurbandistrictstarteditsfirstpilotrunonWednesdaymorning.Itisalsothecapitalcity’sfirstsubwaylinethatisfullyautomatic,andfullyequipped（装配）withdomestictechnology.Thelineisexpectedtoofficiallyopentocitizensattheendofnextyear.Thedifferencebetweenthedriverlesssubwaylineandtheordinarylineisthatthedriverlesstechnologyallowsthesubwaytraintoautomaticallycompleteallrunningprocedures,includingtraveling,dormancy,awakening,openingandclosingtraindoors,aswellasreturning,withoutanyoperationsbydrivers.Acomprehensive（综合的）controlcenterhasbeensetupforthesubwaylinetofarawaycontrolandsupervisetrains.Intheeventofanemergency,passengersridingonthesubwaytrainsareabletocontactthecontrolcenterthroughthewirelessintercom（对讲机）devicesthathavebeensetuponeverycarriage.Thecamerainthecarriagecanautomaticallytransmit（传输）imagesbacktothecontrolcenter.ThefirstChinese-madedriverlesssubwaytrainopenedinHongKongonDec,28.Theseven-kmlineextendstheMTRnetworktotheSouthernDistrict,allowingthespecialadministrativeregion’s18districtstobeservedbyrail.1．________isalsothecapitalcity’sfirstsubwaylinethatisfullyautomatic.A．YuehailineB．ChengyulineC．YanfanglineD．Wusongline2．Theunderlinedword“automatic”inparagraph2probablymeans___________A．全面的B．自动的C．半自动的D．可行的3．Thepassageisprobablyfrom__________.A．novelB．magazineC．newsD．poster4．DriverlesssubwayhaslotsofadvantagesEXCEPT_________.A．It’sautomatic.B．It’sequippedwithdomestictechnology.C．Itcan’tbedrivebypeople.D．Itcan’tdealwithanemergency.5．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE_______?A．TheYanfanglineisthecapitalcity’sfirstsubwayline.B．Thereisnodifferencebetweenthedriverlesssubwaylineandtheordinaryline.C．Thedriverlesssubwaylinecan’tworkwithoutacomprehensive.D．ThereisacamerainsomecarriagesB14、TimBerners­Leeisnotthemostfamousinventorintheworld.However,hisinventionhaschangedourlives.HewasborninLondon,Englandin1955.Whenhewasasmallboy,Timwasinterestedinplayingwithelectricalthings.HestudiedscienceatOxfordUniversity.Hemadehisfirstcomputerfromanoldtelevisionattheageof21.Timstartedworkingonearlycomputers.Atthattime,theyweremuchbiggerthannow.HeworkedinEnglandthenSwitzerland.Timwasreallyinterestedintwothings,computersandhowthebrainworks.Howcouldthebrainconnectsomanyfactssoquickly?Hehadtoworkwithpeopleallovertheworld.Theysharedinformationaboutcomputers.Itwashardtomanagealltheinformation.Heansweredthesamequestionsagainandagain.Ittookalotoftime.ItwasevendifficultforcomputersinthesameofficeinSwitzerlandtoshareinformation.Timalsoforgotthingseasily.Couldacomputerworklikeabrain?Couldit“talk”toothercomputers?TherewasanInternetalreadybutitwasdifficulttouse.In1989,TimBerners­LeeinventedtheWorldWideWeb(WWW)allbyhimself.ThishadaspeciallanguagethathelpedcomputerstalktoeachotherontheInternet.Whenpeoplewantedtoshareinformationwithothers,theyusedtheWorldWideWeb.TheInternetgrewquicklyafterthat.TimBerners­Leedoesn'tthinkhedidanythingspecial.HesaysthatalloftheideasabouttheInternetwerealreadythere.Allhedidwastoputthemtogether.HesaysthatmanyotherpeopleworkedtogethertomaketheInternetwhatitistoday.Mostinventorswanttobecomerich.ButTimgaveawaytheWorldWideWebfornothing.HenowworksinAmerica.HehelpspeoplesharetechnologyandwantstheInternettobefreeforeveryonetouse.Maybeheisthemostimportantbutleastfamousinventorintheworldtoday!1．WhatwasTimBerners­Leeinterestedin？A．Lookingforjobsindifferentcities.B．Talkingtopeoplearoundtheworld.C．Studyinghowtoconnectcomputers.2．Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3refersto“________”．A．WorkingonearlycomputersB．ConnectingdifferentfactstogetherC．Repeatingtheanswerstothesamequestions3．WhyisTimBerners­Leeoneofthemostimportantmenintheworld?A．HemadeinformationsharingontheInternetpossible.B．Hemadethefirstcomputerwhenhewas21yearsold.C．Hehelpedpeopleunderstandbetterhowthebrainworks.4．Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?a．TimworkedinEngland.b．TimworkedinSwitzerland.c．Timmadehisfirstcomputer.d．TiminventedtheWorldWideWeb.e．TimstudiedscienceatOxfordUniversity.A．c－e－d－a－bB．e－b－a－c－dC．e－c－a－b－d5．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofTimBerners­Lee?A．Heisnotfamousbecauseheisnotrich.B．Hehaschangedourlivesandheisgreat.C．Hedidnothingspecialbutmakepeopleagoodlife.C15、

ApplePayisanewwayofpayingforthingswithoutusingmoney.ItwasdevelopedbytheUnitedStatessmartphonemaker.Thiscash-freesmartphonepaymentservicewasintroducedtoChinainFebruary,4.IthassimilarserviceslikeXiaomiCompanyandAlibabaGroup.ItissaidthatApplePaywillhelpopenuptheChinesesmartphonepaymentmarketwhichisnowmainlyunderAlibaba’scontrol,thoughitisdifficultforApplePaytochallengeAlibaba’spaymentservicesatpresent.

ApplePayisanewwayofpayingforthingswithoutusingmoney.ItwasdevelopedbytheUnitedStatessmartphonemaker.Thiscash-freesmartphonepaymentservicewasintroducedtoChinainFebruary,4.IthassimilarserviceslikeXiaomiCompanyandAlibabaGroup.ItissaidthatApplePaywillhelpopenuptheChinesesmartphonepaymentmarketwhichisnowmainlyunderAlibaba’scontrol,thoughitisdifficultforApplePaytochallengeAlibaba’spaymentservicesatpresent.

1．Howmanycompanieshavesmartphonepaymentservices?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.2．Whichofthefollowinghasthelargestsmartphonepaymentmarket?A．ApplePay.B．AlibabaGroup.C．XiaomiCompany.3．WhichisTRUEaboutApplePay?A．It’saneasyjobforApplePaytochallengeAlibaba’spaymentservice.B．ApplePaypaymentservicewassoldtoChinainFebruary,4．C．PeoplecandoshoppingmoreconvenientlybyusingApplePay.D16、Hereisanexperiment(实验)toseehowantscanorganizesomecleverteamwork.What’sgoingon?Youcanseeoneofthebestexamplesofinsectteamworkbywatchingants.Ifoneantfindsfood,itleadsotherstheretoeatittoo.Theyfolloweachotherbymakinglongtrails.Theantsgobackandforthcollectingfood,totakebacktotheirnest(穴).Whenyoumovethefruit,theantswillstillfindit.But,insteadofmakinganewdirectroute(路线)tothefood,theywillfolloweachotherthroughtheiroldtrailroute.1．Whatwillhappenifoneantfindsfood?A．Theantwilleatallthefood.B．Theantwillwatchotherants.C．Theantwillleadotherstothefood.D．Theantwillwaituntilotherscome.2．Ifthefruitismovedtoanewposition,theantswill________.A．railtofinditB．giveuplookingforitC．makeanewdirectroutetoitD．gettoitthroughtheoldtrailroute3．Whichisthecorrectordertodothisexperiment?a.Movethefruittoanewposition.b.Findanant.c.Checkthefruitanhourlater.d.Putathinsliceoffruitinfrontoftheant.A．a-b-c-dB．b-d-c-aC．d-b-c-aD．c-a-d-b4．Whatcanwelearnfromthisexperiment?A．Theexperimentisdonesuccessfullyinthelab.B．Antsdotheexperimenttoshowtheirteamspirit.C．Carefulwatchingdoeslittlehelpinthisexperiment.D．Wecanfindoutsomefactsbydoingsmallexperiments.E17、Mrs.Thompsonstoodinfrontofher5thgradeclassonthefirstdayofschool.Shefoundaboysleepinginhisseat.HewasTeddy.AlsoThompsonnoticedtheboydidn'tplaywellwiththeotherchildren.Itgottothepoint"F"atthetopofhispapers.Mrs.Thompsonreviewedeachchild'spastrecords.However,whenshereviewedTeddy'sfile(档案),shewasinasurprise.Teddy'sfirstgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyisabrightchild.Hedoeshisworkneatlyandhasgoodmanners..."Hissecondgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyisanexcellentstudent,butheistroubledbecausehismotherhasanillnessandlifeathomeisdifficult."Histhirdgradeteacherwrote,"Hismother'sdeathhadbeenhardonhim.Hetrieshisbest,buthisfatherdoesn'tshowmuchinterestinhisstudy..."Teddy'sfourthgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyiswithdrawnanddoesn’ttalkwithother’s.Alsohedoesn'tshowmuchinterestinschool.Hedoesn'thavemanyfriendsandhesometimessleepsinclass."Bynow,Mrs.Thompsonrealizedtheproblem.ShefeltevenworsewhenherstudentsbroughtherChristmaspresentswrappedinbeautifulandbrightpaper,exceptforTeddy’s.Hesentarhinestonebracelet(石链手镯)withsomestonesmissing.ButMrs.Thompsontoldhimwithasmile,“Ilikeitverymuch.”AfterschoolTeddysaid,"Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMotherusedtobe."Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Themoresheencouragedhim,thefasterheresponded.Bytheendoftheyear,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.Teddybecameoneofher"teacher'spets."根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Teddyisa________studentwhenMrs.Thompsonfirsttaughthim.A．naughtyB．goodC．sickD．troubled2．Teddy’s_______teacherbegantorealizetheproblemstoTeddy.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth3．What’sthemeaningoftheunlinedword“withdrawn”?A．乐观的B．滑稽的C．合作的D．孤僻的4．Mrs.Thompsonfelt________whenTeddysentherapresent.A．pleasedB．angryC．sadD．thankful5．Fromthispassage,weknow_______.A．Mrs.Thompsonwasn’tinterestedinTeddy’sstudyB．Mrs.ThompsonwasthefirstteachertofindTeddysleepinginclassC．teacher’slovecansaveastudentD．Teddy’sparents’deathmadehisstudyfallbehindothersF18、Inthedaysbeforeelectricity,peopledon’tworrymuchaboutsleep.Theyusuallywenttobedacoupleofhoursaftersunset(日落)andwokeatsunrise.Afterall,therewasn’tmuchtodointhosedaysafterthesunwentdown.Butthencametheelectriclightbulb(电灯泡).Andnowwehavesatellitetelevision,theInternet,24-hourconveniencestores,andlongerhoursatwork.Howmuchcanwesleep?Howmuchshouldwesleep?Likeitornot,manyofusaresleepinglessonaverage(平均).In1910,mostAmericansslept9hoursanight.Thatdroppedto7.5hoursby1975.In2002,astudybytheNationalSleepFoundationfoundthattheaverageAmericangotonly6.9hours.Thenewsisevenworseforpeoplewhoworkthenightshift.Theysleepanaverageofjust5hours.Arewesleepingenough?Notifyoubelieveintheoldruleofeighthoursofrest,eighthoursofwork,andeighthoursofplay.Ontheotherhand,NormanStanley,aBritishscientistwhostudiessleep,believespeople’ssleepneedsaredifferent.Somepeopleneedasmanyas11hours,butothersneedasfewasthree.Howmuchdoyoureallyneed?“Tofindout,”hesays,“simplysleepuntilyouwakenaturally,withoutthehelpofanalarmclock.That’syoursleepneed.”Meanwhile,otherscientistsandresearchersaresearchingfornewwaystokeepusawakelonger.Somearedevelopingchemicals(化学药品)thataresaferandmorepowerfulthancaffeine,thechemicalfoundincoffeeandtea.Oneexperimentaldrug,CX717,keptlaboratorymonkeysworkinghappilyfor36hours.Furtherdevelopmentsmayallowpeopletosafelystayawakeforseveraldaysstraight.Onegroupofresearchersisstudyingagene(基因)foundinsomefruitfliesthatletsthemgetbyonone-thirdtheusualamountofsleep.Anothergroupisevenworkingonanelectricswitchthatimmediatelywakesupasleepingbrain.Themeaningsofthisresearcharehuge.Ontheonehand,thiscouldleadtoaworldwhereweworklongerandl