2023-2024学年厦门市第六中学高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年厦门市第六中学高考压轴卷英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must2．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever3．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof4．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting5．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup6．I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure7．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed8．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto9．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto10．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where11．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．as C．eventhough D．incase12．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover13．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided14．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever15．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof16．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate17．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget18．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when19．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted20．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填第二部分阅读理解（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）WhenIwasabout4yearsold，IdecidedtogotoDisneyWorld.Formostyoungkids，it'sanormalrequest，butIhadcerebralpalsy(脑瘫).Walkingintoanywhere，letaloneacrowdedplacelikeDisneyWorldwas，toputitlightly，atallorder.Luckily，Ihadpeopleinmycornertohelpme.Overthenextthreeyears，Iworkedwithphysicaldoctors，acquiredawalker，andpracticedwalking，standing，andbalance—allskillsthatIwouldneedtoturnmygoalintoareality.Irememberthefeelingwhenmylegswouldprotestdoinganymorework.Despitethis，everyoneelsetoldmeIcoulddoit，soIkeptitup.Itwasallbecauseofpeoplelikemyparents，brothers，teachers，anddoctorsthatIwasabletogrowsomuch，bothphysicallyandmentally.Constantlypushingmeto“walkon，”yetencouragingmewheneverIneededit.OnJune9，2008，asIstoodinthetunnelleadingintoMainStreet，MydadaskedmeifIwantedanyhelp.Iinstantlyreplied，“No!”andsituatedmyselffacingtheendofthetunnel，feetplantedfirmly，heartmostlikelybeatingoutofmychest.ThenIwent，walkingeversoslowlyatfirst，thengraduallyspeedingup.Step，step，step，step，bump.Holdingfastontothehandlebars，Igatheredupallmystrength，pickedupmywalkerandstraightenedout，pickingupmypaceonceagain.Itwasn’ttoolongbeforethecheeringincreasedbecauseIhadmadeittotheend，wheremymomwaswaitingwithtearsinhereyesandarmsopenwidereadytohughersonandtellhimhowproudshewas.Lookingbackonthatexperience，Irealizesomethingprettythoughtful.Everyonceinawhile，lifewillthrowafewbumpsintheroad.Thoughitmaysetyoubackforabit，don’tletitstopyou.Pickyourselfbackupandfinish.It’sworthit.Besides，therejustmightbesomeonetherecheeringyouonalongtheway.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“atallorder”underlinedinparagraph1?A．Aneasydecision.B．Anavailableaction.C．Areasonableorder.D．Achallengingtask.2、Whydoestheauthorsayhe’slucky?A．Heeventuallyhashisbraindiseasewellcured.B．Heconstantlygetscourageandsupportfromothers.C．Heislikelytodoanykindofworkinhislaterlife.D．Heisnaturallygiftedinkeepingbalanceonhisown.3、Theauthorgivesavividpictureofhimselfinparagraph3to______.A．explainhewasterrifiedtotakethefirststepB．describehetookprideinhismotherandfriendsC．showhowhemanagedtowalkbyhimselfD．provehowheunderstoodtorespectothers4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WhereDreamsComeTrueB．WhenBadFortuneFallsC．HowIValueFriendshipD．WhyILookBackMyLife22．（8分）Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.◆TRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.◆TitanTitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.◆EuropaEuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.◆MarsTheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial(地球外的)lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.1、Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.A．solidwaterexistsonthemrespectivelyB．lifemightexistoneachofthemC．theyallcontainliquidwaterD．eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit2、Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?A．TRAPPIST-1.B．Titan.C．Europa.D．Mars.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.B．TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.C．Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.D．ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.23．（8分）IcanneverforgetthestampincidentwhichhappenedwhenIwasaprimaryschoolpupil.Mybestfriend,Apple,wasastamp—collector.Hetriedeverywaytogetstampsandspenteverypennyhehadonthem.Onceheobtainedabeautifulor

precious

stamphewouldbemorethanhappy.Iwasalwayshiscompanioninhissearchforstamps.OnedayApplewhisperedtomemysteriouslythathehadfoundamostwonderfulstamponaletteraddressedtoouryoung

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teacher,whowasaveryprettyandkind-heartedgirl.Applewantedthatstampbadlytheideaofstealingtheletteroccurredtohim.Iwasfrightenedandbeggedhimnottodothat.ThateveningApplehurriedtomyhomeandshowedmealetter.Itwasaman'shandwriting.Inthelettertheman

implored

ourteachertoforgivehimandaskedhertomeethimatthegateofCentralParkateightthatevening.Ifnot,he’dtakeitthatshewouldneverforgivehim,anditmeantheendoftheirrelationship."Theteacheraskedmeiftherewasanyletterforherthisafternoon.Yousee,sheknowsIamastamp-collectorandalwayswanderabouttheplacewherelettersaredelivered.WhenIsaid'No',shelookedrathersad,"Appletoldme.Wewerecompletelyataloss.Toofrightenedtogototheteacher,wedecidedtogotothemeetingplaceourselves.Attheparkgate,wesawatallyoungmanwithglasses,walkingbackandforthasifhewaswaitingforsomeone.Ididnotknowhowlongwehadbeenthere.Finally,themanleft,lookingveryworriedanddisappointed.Afewdayslater,Applerantomewithstampsinhishandandtearsinhiseyes.Hetoldmethatthesewerefromourteacher.Shesaidthatsheoncehadafriendwhowasastamp-collectortoo,butshehadlosthimforever,sothestampsshehadcollectedforhimwerenolongeruseful.…1、HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutApple’splanthatday?A．ExcitedB．ScaredC．AnxiousD．Regretful2、Whydidthemanwritetotheauthor’steacher?A．ToapologizetoherB．ToaskabouttheletterC．ToshowhisforgivenessD．Toendtheirrelationship3、Whathappenedtotheteacherandthemanatlast?A．TheystoppedcollectingstampsB．TheyforgaveAppleC．TheysolvedtheirproblemD．Theybrokeup4、Whatcouldbethemostappropriateendingparagraphforthetext?A．Fromthenon,Applenevercollectedanymorestamps;neitherdidIB．Fromthenon,AppleandItriedtoavoidmeetingthatmanatourschoolC．Fromthenon,themanwouldaskAppletosendmessagestomyteacherD．Fromthenon,myteacherwouldgivetoApplethestampsonallherletters24．（8分）Notallof

GeorgeH.W.Bush’sextendedfamilymemberswereinvitedtohis

WashingtonD．C．memorialservice.Nearlyaweekaftermany

paidtheirrespects

attheWashingtonNationalCathedral,SharonBush,whowasmarriedtothe41stpresident’ssonNeilfrom1980to2003,told

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thatshewasallegedlyunabletoattendthefuneralaftershewastoldbyherex-husband’ssecretarythattherewerenotenoughseats.“Iwasgoingtotakethetraindown.Iwantedtopaymyrespects.ButIpaidmyrespectsbyraisingthreewonderfulchildrenduringa23-yearmarriage,”SharontoldtheOutlet.NeilandSharonsharethreechildren:sonPierceanddaughtersAshleyandLaurenBushLauren,whogaveareadingatthefuneral,wherethefatherofthreeattendedwithhissecondwifeMariaAndrews,whomhewedin2004.WhiletheD．C．memorialservicewastakingplace,SharonrecalledhavinglunchwithLadyGaga’smotherCynthiaGermanottaandpublishingheiressAnneHearst.Thoughshewassnubbedfromthefuneral,SharonsharedphotosonInstagramtohonorherformerfather-in-law.“MygirlsLaurenandAshleyreadscripturesattheirgrandfather’sfuneral.Ifeelsoproudofthem.MayheRIP.”ThemotherofthreecaptionedaphotoofLaurenandAshley.“MayheRIP,”Sharonalsopostedon

Instagram,speakingoftheirchildren’supbringing.Sharoncreditedherselfforraisingthemtobecharitableandpublicservants.“Itaughtthemeverythingtheyknowabout‘pointsoflight’bytakingthemtosoupkitchensandhomelesssheltersfromthetimetheywere4yearsold.Ididn’twantthemspoiled,”shesaid,referencingthepublicservicenonprofit—PointsofLight,forwhichherex-husbandservesaschairmanoftheboardofdirectors.“Ididthis.Neilwasneveraround.Hewasalwaystraveling,”Sharonadded.1、WhywasSharonnotinvitedtoGeorgeH.W.Bush’sfuneral?A．Becauseshedidnotintendtoattend.B．BecauseshewasnotNeil’scurrentwife.C．Becausethecathedralcan’tholdsomanypeople.D．Becauseshewasbusywithherchildren’supbringing.2、HowdidSharonmournforthepassingawayofherformerfather-in-law?A．Throughmediainterviews. B．Bypostingonasocialmedium.C．Byraisingthreegrandchildren. D．Bylookingbackonlunchingwithhim.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sharon’smarriagelasted30years.B．NeilandSharonsharethreedaughters.C．PointsofLightisaprofit-makingcompany.D．Sharon’sgirlsattendedtheirgrandfather’sfuneral.4、What

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Sharon’sattitude

towardsNeil’sperformanceofbringingupchildren?A．Unconcerned. B．Appreciative.C．Dissatisfied. D．Positive.25．（10分）Ifitweren'tforthementor（导师），RebeccaCruziscertainthatshewouldn'thavegottenherbachelor'sdegree．Ms．Cruzwentthroughatroublingtimeduringhersecondyearincommunitycollege．Shedidn'tfeelmuchsupportathome．Strugglingontheedgeofstoppinghereducation，Cruzturnedtohermentor，AlexLopez．"Heputmeintherightdirection，"Cruzrecalls．GiselaBusheyisanotherwomanwhounderstandstheimportanceofmentors，andshehopestofindanAlexforeveryRebecca．SoshedesignedCriticalBridge，whichprovidesthemwithmentorship．AndinOctober，CriticalBridgewasnamedarecipientofthe﹩50，000EncorePrize，whichisawardedbyEncore．org，apartnerorganizationthataimstousethetalentsofthoseaged50orolder．Aspartoftheprize，Encore．orgwillprovidementorsforCriticalBridge．ThementorswillworkwithyouthsthroughouttheirparticipationinthetwoprogramsconnectedtoCriticalBridge．Morethan10，000peopleintheUnitedStatesareretiringeveryday，accordingtoPhyllisMoen，asociologyprofessor．ManyoftheseAmericanshaveexpressedadesiretogivebacktotheircommunities．"Theywanttodosomethingmeaningful．Andthere'snothingmoremeaningfulthanmentoringacrossgenerations，"ProfessorMoensays．DimaKhouryhasmentoredyoungpeoplethroughouthercareer．Sheseesmentorshipasapersonalrelationship．"Takethetimetogettoknoweachother，"Ms．Khourysays．"Ifyoutakethetimetobuildtrustatthebeginning，itwillbemucheasiertobuildahealthyrelationshipafterthat，andmorebeneficial．"Speakingfromexperience，shesaysmentorsmightnotalwayshavetheanswers，butbeingalistenerisjustasimportant．"Ithinkwhathelpsissomethingaskingtherightquestionandlettingthemthinkaboutit，"shesays．"Itbenefitscriticalthinking．"Cruz，nowaSanFranciscoStategraduate，hasbecomeamentortoo．"Sometimesweareinaconditionwherewedon'thavepeopletogoto；youmightnotmakeitoutfromthatsamecyclewithoutthehelpofanyhumanguide，"shesays．Butbyprovidingmentorshipandresources，Cruzhopesthatifsuchatimecomes，studentswill"makethedecisiontopushforwardasopposedtogivingup．"1、WhatcanbeknownaboutRebeccaCruz？A．Shewasstronglysupportedbyherfamily．B．Shefailedtogetherbachelor'sdegree．C．Shegaveuphercollegeeducation．D．Shewashelpedbyhermentor．2、WhatdoweknowaboutCriticalBridge？A．Itoffersstudentsmentorship．B．Itgivesmentorsprizesyearly．C．ItwasfoundedbyAlexLopez．D．Itisatalentsearchorganization．3、WhatdoesDimaKhourythinkofmentorship？A．Itrequiresrichexperience．B．Ittakesalongtimetobuild．C．Itisthebestjobchanceforretiredpeople．D．Itinvolvesagoodunderstandingbetweenpeople．4、WhatisRebeccaCruz'sfuturewish？A．Toprovidestudentswithsupport．B．Toguidestudentsthroughtheirstudy．C．Tobuildahealthyrelationshipwithothers．D．Togetadvancedtraininginmentorshipskills．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）Mother’sDay,2017wasthelasttimethatallmythreekidswouldbekidsathome.Iwas1aMother’sDaytoremember.Thatmorning,Igotupearlyandleftfor2.TheboysandIweregoing3,notunusual,soIexpectedthetimeI’dhavewiththethreeofthemsurroundingmeduringbreak.Ienteredtheofficeaftermyclass,4thecrowdfortheirfaces.Ididn’tfindtheboys,butwasn’ttooworried5theirclassesoftenranlate.Ifoundarowwithplentyofroomforallthefourofus,6spotsformyhandsomeyoungmen.ThelongerIsatthere,themore7andangryIgot.Howcouldthey8theirmotheronthisofalldays?Icouldn’t9mywork,onlyonhowI’dbeenwronged.10thetimethelastmorningclassended,Icouldhardlywaittogethomeandgivethemapieceofmymind.Arrivinghome,Inoticedapileofrosesontheground.Ilookedcloserandsawtheywerethe11ofatrackmadefromfreshflowers,whichledtoourroom.AsI12theflowers,thedoorgotopenedandthree13facesgreetedme.Theyletmeseewhatthey’dbeenworkingonall14.15theentirefloorwerethewords,HappyMother’sDay,WeLoveYou.Theywerespelledoutwith16.Thespacewas17withthesweetnessofrosesandotherflowers.They’daskedforaleaveandworkedallmorning,gatheringthefreshflowersand18themintoasurprisingmessage.IimmediatelyrealizedI’dbeenhurryinginmy19ofthesituation.WhileIhadbeenfeelingunloved,theyhadspenttheirtimewritinga20toshowhowmuchtheyreallycared.1、A．allowingB．realizingC．expectingD．declaring2、A．churchB．hospitalC．shoppingD．work.3、A．completelyB．separatelyC．actuallyD．sincerely4、A．askingB．leavingC．callingD．searching5、A．becauseB．thoughtC．untilD．once6、A．changingB．savingC．choosingD．marking7、A．hurtB．absurdC．guiltyD．confident8、A．cheatB．consumeC．ignoreD．frighten9、A．focusonB．throwawayC．cutdownD．figureout10、A．SinceB．ForC．inD．By11、A．introductionB．beginningC．requirementD．ending12、A．followedB．selectedC．smelledD．picked13、A．shoutingB．smilingC．flyingD．running14、A．dayB．nightC．afternoonD．morning15、A．DiscoveringB．TransformingC．CoveringD．Replacing16、A．booksB．flowersC．hardshipD．effort17、A．eye-catchingB．tastyC．preciousD．alive18、A．pushingB．trickingC．arrangingD．urging19、A．changeB．improvementC．judgmentD．explanation20、A．messageB．wordC．letterD．promise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）Mr.Wanghasashopinthecenterofthetownwhereallkindsofcarsaresold.Theseyearshehasbeenverysuccessfulinbusiness.Heboughta1．(furnish)houseandoftenholdsparties.Nowheiswell-knowninthetown.Butoneevening,whenhewasdancingataparty,he2．(call)out.Therewereafewpolicemen3．(wait)intheroom.Itwaseasyforhim4．(understand)whytheywerewaitingforhimthere.Hewassoonputinprison.5．(lie)inthecoldandwetwardmadehimsleeplessuntildawn.Thenextmorningtheman6．(share)thesameroomaskedhim,“Whyareyouinhere?”“Ihaveashop7．(sell)cars,”answeredMr.Wang.“Ioftenbuysomeoldcarswithlittlemoney.Irepairthemandthengivethemanothercoatofpaintandsellthemat8．highprice.”“Idon’tthinkyoubreakthelaw,”saidtheman.“Ipaid500dollarsforacarthedaybeforeyesterdayandsolditfor3,000dollars.”“Wasita(n)9．(steal)car?”“Evenworse,”Mr.Wangsaid10．(sad).“Itwasapolicecar!”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。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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Isitnecessarytopractisehandwriting?Somestudentsconsiderhandwritingleastimportantthanbefore、Theypreferredthekeyboardtothepennow,foritisfast,convenientanclear、Theythinkitis^wasteoftimepractisinghandwriting、However,othersthinkChinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourtraditionalculture、Thoughcomputersareveryconvenient,buthandwritingstillplaysanimportantroleinthemodernworld、Beside,beautifulhandwritingmakesagoodimpressioninothers、Itshowsyourattitudetodothings、Chinesecharacterareverybeautifulandrichinculture、Asforme,whenreadinganeatwrittenarticle,youwillfeelpleasedandrelaxed、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你校将于下周五晚在剧院礼堂（thetheatrehall)举办“戏剧之夜”活动，将有知名艺术家的表演。请给外教Christina发一封电子邮件，邀请她参加本次活动。内容包括：1.活动的时间和地点；2.活动内容及对