广东清远市2023-2024学年高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

广东清远市2023-2024学年高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout2．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so3．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme4．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed5．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which6．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster7．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost8．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．asaresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof9．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion10．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where11．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone12．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection13．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends14．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn15．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what16．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who17．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While18．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．attendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．amattending19．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight20．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded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）Iwasnervous,nodoubtaboutit,butIfeltprettyfearfullysittingthereunmovingontopofthehorse,soIpickedupmycanter（使马慢跑）.Iwentafewtimesaroundthestadium,sayingIwaswarmingupmyhorse.Butreally,IwastakingsometimetocollectmythoughtsandpreparemyselfbeforeIjumped.Ortoputitinamoresimpleandrealistictone,Iwasdelaying.FinallythetimecamewhenIhadtojustsuckitupandjumpthehorse.Iswallowed,turned,andbeganheadingstraightforthejump.MypalmsbegantosweatandItightenedmyself.Therewasnoturningbackfromthisnow.Isatupinmyjumpingpositionasmyhorsepickeduphisspeedtojump.Fearrushedthroughmeaswellasasenseofexcitement.BeforeIknewit,Iwasupintheair,flyingoverthejump.Asscaredwas,Iwasdeterminednottomessthisup.Myhorselandedwithasmallbeatontheothersideofjumpandcontinuedcanteringaroundthefieldlikenothinghadeverhappened.Miraculously,Iwasseatedfirmlyonthehorse,unharmed.Surprised,IsloweddowntoasmoothrunningtoprocessthatIhadn'tjustbeenthrownoffaleapinganimal.Myridinginstructorcongratulatedme,proudthatIgotthroughit.IadmitthatIwasproudaswell.I'mnotusuallythekindofpersonthatfacestheirfears.Instead,Iusuallyrunawayfromthem.1、Whatistheauthor'srealpurposetogoaroundthestadiumseveraltimes?A．Towarmhishorseup.B．Tojudgethedistance.C．Tomakesuretosucceed.D．Tocalmhimselfdown.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforethehorselanded?erestedb.excitedc.frightenedudA．a;bB．b;cC．c;dD．a;d3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinstructorusedtobeproudoftheauthor.B．Theauthorusedtostayawayfromchallenges.C．Theauthorfearednothingmuchfromthenon.D．Theinstructorbelievedtheauthorcouldsucceed.22．（8分）Humanshaveuniquelyexpressivefaces.Welaugh,wecry,weturnredwithfeeling.Now,scientistsreportthatblue-and-yellowmacaws(金刚鹦鹉)mayjoinusinthisclubofemotions–atleast,whenitcomestoblushing.Parrotsareknownforbeingcleverandchatty.They'reevenskilledenoughtomaketheirowntoolsandoccasionallynosetheirwayintohumanmachineslikecars.Theircuriosityandcouragearewhatmakethemexcellentpets.Soit'snosurprisethattheyhavetheirownrangeofcommunicationtools.Onthewhole,birdsarenostrangerstoblushing.Manydifferentkindsofbirdshavebeenknowntoexhibitthishehavior.Parrotownersoftennoticeitintheirpets.Themotivationsbehinditarestillamysterytoscientists,though.Tozeroinonwhymacawfacesblush,somescientistsledbyAlineBertinoftheUniversityofToursstudiedfivecaptiveblue-and-yellowmacawsastheyinteractedwitheachotherandtheirhumancaretakers.Theywereamazedtoseethathumanattentionseemedtomakethemacawsblush.Theblushingdieddownwhenthecaretakersignoredtheparrots.Facialexpressionscanbesignsofahuman'semotionalstate.Likewise,birdblushingcouldconveywell-being.It'snotquiteasobviousassmiling.Still,it'sfairlyimpressive.Afterall,thesemacawsdon'thavethesamefacialmusclesthatwedo.Thebirdsaremuchsmarterandkinderthantheylook.Theyarebelievedtobeasintelligentasmonkeys.Bertinandtheotherscientistsbelievetheirworkopensthedoortofurtherresearch.Onelimitationofthestudyisthatnomacawsinnaturalenvironmenthavebeenobserved.Thatmakesithardtodrawconclusionsaboutthebirdsasaspecies.Theyarealsonotquitesurewhattheblushingmeans.Thereisstillmoretolearnaboutthesepossibleexpressionsofemotion.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"captive"inparagraph3?A．Unique.B．Talkative.C．Curious.D．Caged.2、Birdsmightblush_____________.A．whenpeopleignorethem.B．toshowtheyarehappy.C．toshowtheyarehungry.D．whensomethingupsetsthem.3、WhatisTRUEaboutscientists'reactiontomacawsblushing?A．Theyarepuzzledbyhowbirdscancommunicatewithoneanother.B．Theyaremotivatedtocontinuestudyinghowmacawsexpressemotion.C．Theyarecuriousaboutwhyotherbirdsareunabletoconveyemotion.D．Theyareinterestedtostudymonkeystoseeiftheyblushasstrongly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Parrotsmakeexcellentpets.B．Parrotsareskilledtomaketools.C．Themacawscancommunicatewitheachother.D．Themacawscangoredinthefacewithfeeling.23．（8分）I'vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI'mhavingwithmypostman.Itallbeganayearago，afterthebirthofhisfirstchild.Notwantingtoappearrude，Iaskedhimaboutthebaby.Thenextweek，notwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbefore.Iaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan'tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.Thewords"How'sthebaby？"comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan'tIstopit？TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikeme.Cometothinkofit，Iwanteveryonetolikeme.Mysisterhadthesameproblemwiththecaretakerofherblockofflats:"Allheeverdoesiscomplain；hetalksatmeratherthantome，neverlistentoawordIsay，andyetforsomereasonI'malwaysreallynicetohim.I'mworriedincaseIhaveadifficultyoneday，andhewon'tliftafingertohelp."Whataboutatwork？RichardLawton，amanagementtrainer，warns:"Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaffarealwaysthosetowhombeinglikedisnottheprimarygoal.Thequalitiesthatmakemanagerspopulararebeinghonestwithstaff，treatingthemashumanbeingsandobservingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning."Toexplainthepoint，Richardmentionsthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhodesperatelywantedtobelikedandwho，aftermakingoneofhismanagersfired，saidwithmoist（湿润的）eyesthathewasso，sosorrythemanwasleaving.Theemployeereplied""Ifyouwerethatsorry，Iwouldn'tbeleaving."Thelessonbeing，therefore，thatifyoutrytoohardtobeliked，peoplewon'tlikeyou.Theexpertssayitallstartsinchildhood."Ifchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggood，"saysZeldaWest-Meads，amarriageguidanceconsultant，"theydeveloplowself-confidenceandbecomecompulsive（难以抑制的）givers."Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver，theworldnotbeingexactlyshortoftakers？AnneCousinsbelievesthereis."Thereisapointatwhichgivingbecomesunhealthy，"shesays."Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit."Iamnowtryinghardtosaytopeople"Ifeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthis，but.."，andtellmyself"Refusalofarequestdoesnotmeanrejectionofaperson"andIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyone.1、Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?A．Heisinterestedinthebaby.B．Hewantstocreateagoodimpression.C．Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.D．It'sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.2、Whatcouldwefindoutabouttheauthor'ssisterandthecaretaker?A．Shedoesn'twanttoriskdispleasinghim.B．Shedoesn'tpayattentiontohim.C．Heoftenrefusestohelpher.D．Heisimpatientofheroverreaction.3、Managersaremorelikelytobepopularifthey_____________.A．helpthestaffwiththeirproblemsB．makesurethestaffdonotlosetheirjobsC．encouragethestafftobepolitetoeachotherD．donotmaketoomuchefforttobeliked4、whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A．Ifyoutellthetruth,itwillnotmakepeoplelikeyouless.B．Ifyoutaketimetotalktopeople,theywilllikeyoubetter.C．Youshouldavoidunpleasantsituationswherepossible.D．Youshouldn'trefuseotherpeople'srequestsforhelp.5、Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Toshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumore.B．Toprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.C．Toencouragepeopletohavemoreself-confidence.D．Tosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeople.24．（8分）Justayearago,thecolorswerebrightunderthewaves.Nowit’sgray—theMaldivianreefisdead.Thecoraliskilledbythepressureofrisingtemperatures.Coralreefsareareasunderwaterwheresmallcreatureslive.Thecoralishardmaterialformedonthebottomoftheseabytheskeletonsofthosecreatures.Buttheworldhaslostabouthalfitscoralreefsinthelast30years.Scientistsareworkingtopreventtheirdestruction.Duetoglobalwarming,over90percentofcoralsareexpectedtodieby2050.“Tolosecoralreefsistofundamentallyunderminethehealthofaverylargeproportionofthehumanrace,”saidRuthGates,directoroftheHawaiiInstituteofMarineBiology.Whyarecoralreefsimportant?Coralreefssupportafourthofallmarinespecies,aswellashalfabillionpeopleworldwide.Theyserveasbarrierstoprotectcoastlinesfromthestorms.Theyprovidebillionsofdollarsfromtourism,fishingandothertrade.Theyarealsousedinmedicalresearchforcuresfordiseases.“Everyoneshouldbeconcerned,”saidbiologistOveGuldbergatAustralia’sUniversityofQueensland.“Thisisnotjustsomedistantdivedestination.Thisisthebasicstructureoftheecosystemwedependon.”Theoceanisgettingwarmer.ArisingtemperatureofjustonetotwodegreeCelsiuscanforcecoraltoexpelthealgae(驱逐海藻)thatlivethere.Thisleavestheirwhiteskeletonsuncovered.Itisaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Sixteenpercentoftheworld’scoralsdiedofbleachingin1998.Theproblemhasbecomemuchworseinrecentyears.“We’velost50percentofthereefs,butthatmeanswestillhave50percentleft,”saidRuthGates,whoisworkinginHawaiitobreedcoralsthatcanbetterwithstandincreasingtemperatures.Sheisalsotryingto“train”coralstosurviverisingtemperatures.Gatessaysitistimetostart“thinkingoutsidethebox”—findcreativewaystohelpthem.1、Theunderlinedword“undermine”inparagraph2means___________.A．weaken B．regain C．promote D．overlook2、What’sthemajorconcernofthescientistslikeOveGuldberg?A．Peoplewon’tfindadivedestinationinthefuture.B．Theefforttosavecoralswillturnouttobefruitless.C．Thedestructionofcoralreefswillaffecttheearthecosystem.D．Thebrightseahaslostitscharmbecauseofthosedeadcorals.3、Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout___________.A．theharmofalgae B．theprocessof“bleaching”C．theimportanceofcoralreefs D．thechangeofoceantemperature4、RuthGates’attitudetowardstheprotectionofcoralsis___________.A．proud B．cautious C．optimistic D．casual25．（10分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中风).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客户)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.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）Whentwelve-year-oldJohnWilsonwalkedintohischemistryclassonarainydayinlateOctober1931,hehadnowayofknowingthathislifewasabouttochangecompletely.Theclass1thatdaywastoshowhow2acontainerofwaterwouldbringoxygenbubbles(气泡)tothesurface.ThecontainerJohnwasabouttoheat,3,wasnotlikethecontainersstudentseverywherehadused.Someonehadbeen4andputthewronglabel(标签)onthebottle.And5JohnheateditwithaBunsenburner,thecontainer6,sendingtheliquidflyinginalldirections.JohnWilsoncameawayfromit,completely7.Wilsonspentthenexttwomonthsinhospital.Afterhereturnedhome,hisparents8ahardtimetofindawaytodealwiththe9thathadhappenedtotheirlives.ButWilsondidnot10theaccidentasadisaster.Heknewhehadtherestofhislifetolive.HelearnedBraille(盲文)quicklyandcontinuedhis11attheesteemedWorcesterCollegeforthedisabled.There,henotonly12asastudentbutalsobecameanaccomplishedrower,swimmer,actor,musician,andorator.Manypeople,facedwiththe13JohnWilsonmetwith,wouldhave14oftheirexperience.Perhapstheywouldhaveconsideredthemselvestobe15byillfortuneanddiscouragedintheir16todoanythingsignificantwiththeirlives.Wilson,however,losthissightbutfounda17.Throughhispracticalactionandlifeattitude,heprovedtous18thatit’snotwhathappenstousthat19ourlives—it’swhatwemake20whathappens.1、A．experimentB．discussionC．analysisD．management2、A．bringingoutB．turningoverC．heatingupD．pickingon3、A．thereforeB．insteadC．besidesD．however4、A．light-heartedB．absent-mindedC．cold-bloodedD．bad-tempered5、A．asB．ifC．onceD．though6、A．leakedB．explodedC．collapsedD．melted7、A．dumbB．lameC．deafD．blind8、A．calledforB．droveoffC．wentthroughD．dependedon9、A．catastropheB．coincidenceC．dilemmaD．drawback10、A．electB．appointC．regardD．recommend11、A．educationB．occupationC．contributionD．recovery12、A．survivedB．shoneC．competedD．registered13、A．discriminationB．resistanceC．circumstancesD．uncertainties14、A．dreamedB．thoughtC．approvedD．complained15、A．criticizedB．motivatedC．surroundedD．interrupted16、A．preferencesB．requirementsC．failuresD．attempts17、A．bridgeB．visionC．rewardD．cure18、A．dramaticallyB．occasionallyC．abruptlyD．roughly19、A．limitsB．predictsC．determinesD．replaces20、A．ofB．fromC．forD．up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）InSeptember,inBritain,youmayseealotofswallows.Theyaregatheringtogetherbecause,verysoon,theywillbeflyingsouthtomuch1．(warm)lands,wheretheywillfindplentyofsmallflyinginsectson2．theyfeed.TherearenosuchinsectsaboutinBritainduringthewinter,asitistoocold3．them.Theswallowssettle,flyoff,dash,andsettleagain.Thistheydomanytimes,fortheyaremakingshortpracticing4．(flight)inordertobefitforthelongjourneyaheadofthem.Flocksofthese5．(migrate)birdsleaveBritainintheautumn.Theyfly6．(steady)forhundredsofmilesbeforetheyreachthewarmlandsofAfrica.Butnotallthebirdsgetthere,formanyofthemdieinthe7．(storm)weathertheymeetwithontheway.InthespringofthefollowingyeartheymakethelongandtiringjourneybacktoBritain.Theyget8．(settle)onthesamebarnortreeinthesamedistrictwhichthey9．(leave)thepreviousautumn.Nobodyknowsexactlyhowthesebirdsfindtheirwaythereandbackoversuchvastdistance,butithassomething10．(do)withwindsandaircurrents.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短文，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（八），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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WearesohappytohaveMsGreenheretostaywithustoday、NowI'llmakeabriefintroduceabouther、Duringtheperiodof1990and1996,shestudiedatChicagoUniversityinAmerica,learnEnglishandtheChineselanguage、Aftergraduation,shecomestoChinaandhasbeenteachingEnglishinmiddleschools、MsGreenwillteachusEnglishforafewyearinourschool、Whilestayhere,shewillhelpimproveyourspokenEnglish、Beside,shewilltellusmoreabouttheeducationinCanada、IhopeMs