甘肃省天水市兰州市2023-2024学年高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

甘肃省天水市兰州市2023-2024学年高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项: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．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin2．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who3．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold4．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend5．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven6．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared7．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect8．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy9．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup10．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled11．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some12．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even13．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make14．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over15．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/16．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．appointedC．appointing D．havingappointed17．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat18．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely19．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking20．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend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）WhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.22．（8分）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncements.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Themessagesareunattractive.B．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.C．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Surprised.D．Excited.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnIntelligentGuard.B．ABoringTrainStory.C．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement.D．ALovelyMorninginSydney.23．（8分）WhenmysisterMertietoldmeshehadputouttomatoplantslastsummer,Iwasquiteimpressed.Sinceshewasagarden-beginner,Mertieresearchedexactlyhowfaraparttospacehertomatoplants;whatkindoffertilizertouse;howtokeepawaythebu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nemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.D．Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptfighting.B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown.D．Theyreadtogetheraloud.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm.B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D．Theyfoundreadingboring.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterTravelingthanReadingB．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallengesD．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips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）ThetownofPressureandthetownofPleasurewereneighborsbuttheyhad1incommon.Residentsbuiltwallsto2influencefromthe3town.InPressure,everyonestruggledtobetheverybest.Whenwomen4birth,theywouldcompetetohavethebabywiththe5cry.Therewasviolentcompetitionineveryaspectoflife.Because6wasthesymbolofsuccess,peoplewerealways7makingmoney,withnotimeforrelaxation.Someyoungpeoplecouldn’tbeartheintensityandchosetodrivetoescape.8,overinPleasure,themottowas“Aslongasyoulikeit,doit.”People9withoutpressureandcoulddoanything10liked.Childrenplayedcomputergamesdayandnight.Atschool,teachersdidn’tcare11studentscameornot.Workersmightsitaroundtheoffice12drinkingcoffeeanddoingnothing.13thelackofregulations,nobodyworriedaboutlosingtheirjobs.Itwaspleasurethatmattered.Noonehadtheslightestthoughtofmoving14,eitherforthemselvesorforthetown.Thecomputerstheyused15oldmethodsfromthetownofPressure.Someoftheyoungwereaddictedto16becauseoftheemptinessoftheirlives.Then,peopleinthetwotownsbeganaskingthemselves.“Whatislife17?”Butjustbeforelifeinthetwotownscompletelyfailed,therecameagreatperson—Mr.Reason.Hewentfromdoortodoor,18withpeopleandgivingadvice.PeopleinPressurelearnttobecontentwithwhattheyhad,whilepeopleinPleasurebegantomakeplans.They19thewallbetweenthemandbuiltaroadtoconnectthetwo.Thetowns’people20torealizethetruth---thereisnogapbetweenPressureandPleasureiftheydon’tgotoextremes.1、A．anythingB．nothingC．everythingD．something2、A．keepoutB．lookoutC．workoutD．giveout3、A．anotherB．anyC．everyD．other4、A．gaveB．tookC．offeredD．brought5、A．loudB．louderC．loudestD．loudly6、A．wealthB．healthyC．healthD．wealthy7、A．lazyB．busyC．easyD．hard8、A．AtthattimeB．MeanwhileC．AtonetimeD．Onceinawhile9、A．gotupB．broughtupC．setupD．grewup10、A．weB．youC．theyD．it11、A．whetherB．whoC．whereD．what12、A．alldaylongB．allnightC．allalongD．alltheway13、A．BecauseB．ThankstoC．OwetoD．Accordingto14、A．backwardB．downwardC．upwardD．forward15、A．wasB．areC．isD．were16、A．drugsB．moneyC．workD．books17、A．inB．toC．forD．to18、A．talkedB．talkingC．talksD．totalk19、A．wentdownB．putdownC．pulleddownD．wrotedown20、A．wentB．cameC．happenedD．returned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）Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabus.Theysatnexttoeachother.“What’sthatinyourbag?”askedtheyoungman.“Gold.”answeredtheoldman.Theyoungmancouldnotbelievehisownears.Thenhebegantothinkabouthow1．(get)themoney.Theoldmanwasverytiredand2．seemedthathecouldhardlykeephiseyesopen.Afterawhiletheoldman3．(lie)downonthechairandfell4．(sleep).Theyoungmantook5．bigbagquietly.Butwhenhewasjustabouttorunaway,hefoundacornerofhisfurcoatwasundertheman’sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopullitout,6．hecouldn’tmakeit.Atlasthetookoffhiscoat,7．(think)thatthegoldinthebagmustcostfarmorethanhisfurcoat.Thentheyoungmanranoutofthestation8．(quick),untilhereachedaplace9．hethoughttheoldmancouldnotfindhim.Heopenedthebagbuthejustfoundmanysmallstonesinit.Thenheranbacktothestationonlytofindthattheoldmanwas10．(go).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。Itwasamathtest,forwhichIhavepreparedforalongtime、SomuchimportanceIattachtoitthatIevenfeltalittlenervousbeforeatest、MyheartbegantobeatwildimmediatelyItookmyseatintheclassrooms、Lookingatthetestpaper,ourmindwentblank、Iattemptedtofocusmyattentionanditwasimpossible、SoIclosedmyeyesandtookadeepbreath,trytocalmdown、Itworked、GraduallyIrecoveredfrommycalmness、Feelingmorerelaxing,Ipickedupmypenandbegantowrite、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请按照要求用英文回复这个帖子：Withthecollegeentranceexaminationapproaching,quiteafewstudentsaresufferingmentalproblems,suchasworryingaboutmakingprogressintheirstudies.Itdoesgreatharmtotheirstudie