2024届广东省肇庆市高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届广东省肇庆市高三第五次模拟考试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．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote2．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should3．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore4．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those5．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt6．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path7．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the8．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a9．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!10．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot11．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy12．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof13．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow14．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!15．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing16．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever17．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen18．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing19．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which20．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular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）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(重新校对)andsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawback，wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whoisthesmartphoneappdesignedfor?A．Peoplewithmotoreyedisease.B．Peoplesufferingfromeyecommunication.C．Peoplewithproblemsinintelligence.D．Peoplesufferingfrommotorneuronedisease.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.A．relieveB．getridofC．removeD．find3、Accordingtothetext,________.A．forpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementisoneofthebestwaystocommunicate.B．anewcommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphoneisdesignedtobeimmobile.C．thespeakercouldusetheappbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthelistener.D．theartificialintelligencealgorithmwilltranslatesentencesforspeakers.22．（8分）I’dhavetosaythattheschemestoreducestaffabsenceandincreasepunctuality(准时)havebeenabigsuccess.We’veseenthatstaffattendancelevelshaveincreasedfrom88%to93%,andlevelsofpunctualityhaveincreasedfrom79%to91%,whichisfantastic.Andthenumberofdaysthatstaffhavetakenoffforsicknesshasdroppedfromanaverageofninedaysperyeartojustfive.Therehasalsobeenageneralincreaseinmotivationatwork,andwe’veseenoutputincreasebyatleast16%sincethistimelastyear.So,whathavewebeendoingtoimprovethings?Well,forastart,we’vebeenintroducingaschemesothatemployeesgetbonusesifcompanyproductiontargetsandsalesfiguresaremet.Andifthingscarryonastheyare,allemployeeswillhavereceivedabonusbytheendofnextmonth.We’vealsointroducedasystemwherebyemployeesandmanagementsetpersonaltargets.Then,theindividualemployeereceivesabonusifthesetargetsaremet.Andtohelpwithpunctuality,we’veinstalledanewsystemthatrecordsexactlywhattimepeoplearegettinginandleavingtheoffice.Thishashelpedimprovepunctualityratessubstantially.Anotherinitiativehasbeentheinstallationofagamesroomforemployeestouseduringmid-morningandlunchbreaks.We’vefoundthatit’sagreatwaytomotivatestaff,givingthemtimetorelax.Aspartofthis,we’veboughtapingpongtable,abasketballhoopandadartsboard.Andbynextweek,thetwotable-footballtablesthatweorderedlastmonthwillhavearrived.Sinceopeningthegamesroom,staffhavebeenusingitconstantly,especiallythebedsthatweboughttoallowstafftohaveashortnapduringtheday.Alongsimilarlines,we’vealsoorganizedanumberofteambuildingexcursions.1、WhydoestheauthorlistsomefiguresinParagraphOne?A．ToprovetheplansworkwellB．ToshowemployeestobemorepunctualC．TopresenttheproductiongrowsobviouslyD．Toprovetheincreaseofworkers’attendance2、Whathavetheydonetohelpwithpunctuality?A．They’vesetpersonaltargetsB．They’veweakeneddemandsonemployeesC．They’veintroducedaschemetogiveemployeesbonusesD．They’verecordedworkers’comingandleavingbyanewsystem3、Whathasbeenmostpopularinthegamesroom?A．ApingpongtableB．AdartsboardC．AbasketballhoopD．Anapbed4、Asreaders,whomaybenefitmostfromthisarticle?A．StudentsB．ManagersC．TeachersD．Farmers23．（8分）YoumightthinkpeopleallovertheUnitedStateshaveWi-Fi----wirelessInternetservice---andmobilephones.ButthereisnosuchserviceinGreenBank,WestVirginia,atinytownfourhoursfromtheU.S.capital,WashingtonD．C．Fewerthan150peopleliveinGreenBank,whichhastwochurches,anelementaryschoolandapubliclibrary.Itisalsohometothelargestradiotelescopeintheworld.Thereisaban(禁令)onWi-FiinGreenBank,alongwithanythingelsethatcancreateelectromagnetic(电磁的)waves.Officialssaythewavescoulddisturbthesignals(信号)thetelescopereceives.FormanyAmericans,avisittoGreenBankisalittlelikereturningtothe1950s.Togetthere,youmustreadroadsigns---becausethereisnoGPSserviceinthetown.PeoplecanconnectwiththeInternetthroughtelephones,butwirelessserviceisnotallowed.Theobservatory(天文台)isoneofthelargestemployersinthearea.ThefederalNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)spendsabout$8.2millionayeartooperatetheobservatory,telescopeandeducationalcenter.JonahBausermanisatechnician.Ifhesupposesthereisasignalthatisnotallowedinthezone,hedrivestothehousewherethesignaliscomingfromandchecksit.butonceaweek,whenthedeviceiscleaned,comebanneddevicesareallowednearit.Peopleinthetownrespecttheworkofthescientists.AndtheysaytheyarehappytolivewithoutWi-Fiandmobilephones.“Youknow,insteadofsittinghereonourphonesandotherdeviceswe’reoutfishingandhuntingandgoingtoeachother’shouses.”Everyoneknowseachotherandcommunicationisalmostalwaysface-to-face.1、WhatwillyouareseewhenyoupayavisittoGreenBank?A．GPSserviceB．Radio-controlledtoysC．CellphonetowersD．Guideposts2、WhatisJonahBauserman’sdutyinhiswork?A．FollowingsignalsfromcellphonesB．CleaningthetelescopeonceaweekC．ListeningforsignalsfromouterspaceD．Protectingthetelescopefrombeingaffected3、Whathasthetelescopebroughttothelocalpeople?A．GreatwealthB．AhealthierlifestyleC．ManyjobchancesD．Muchdifficultyinlife4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthistext?A．AnAmericanTownWithoutWi-FiandMobilePhonesB．GoodRelationshipsBetweenpeopleinanAmericanTownC．TheLargestRadioTelescopeintheWorldD．ABetterLifeWithoutWirelessDevices24．（8分）OnarecenttriptotheislandofNewfoundland,Canada,myhusbandaskedourtalkativecabdriverwhatmadehimmostproudtobeanative.“Ourgenerosityandhospitality(好客),”herepliedinastronglocalaccent.“Ifyourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleofnowhere,someonewillstoptohelp.Peopleherearekindlikethat.”Hisanswerranginmymindduringthatridewithmyhusbandandteenagekids,asweheadedouttoexploreonthefirstdayofourvacation.LittledidIknowwewereabouttoexperiencesomeofthatremarkableNewfoundlandkindnessforourselves.WemetAlmathatsamemorningatthestartofalonghike.Ourteenagershurriedahead,andaswewalkedbehind,admiringthescenery,twowomeninsunglassesandsummerhikingequipmentstopped.They’dheardusdiscussingdifferentroutes,andthenaskedifwe’dlikesuggestions.Theylookedtobeintheir40s,andwerebothenthusiastictosharetheirlocalexpertise.Welistenedeagerly,takingmentalnotes,untiloneofthewomenasked,“Youhaveacar,right?”Iexplainedthattherewerenocarsavailableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.“Ohno,”shesaid,“youneedacar.”Andthen,ascasuallyasifofferingapieceofchewinggum(口香糖),shesaid,“Takemine!”MyhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief,dumbfounded.“Whynot?”sheinsisted.“Youneedacartogettoknowalltheseplaces.”“Butyoudon’tevenknowus,”Isaid.“Thatdoesn’tmatter,”shecontinuedwithabsolutedetermination.Surprised,Ilookedoveratherfriend,whoshruggedandsaid,“That’sAlma.”Fortyminutesoftalkinglater,myfamilyclimbedintoAlma’scar.Wespenttherestofourvacationdiscoveringdifferentareasofthisbeautifulisland.Butitwasn’tthegroupsofwhaleswesaw,orthevastareasofwoodland,thatmadethisplacesomemorable.Instead,itwastheactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecialNewfoundlandreallywas.Nextyear,there’snodoubtwherewe’llbetakingoursummervacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe’llmeetthen?1、Whatdidthecabdrivertakeprideinasanative?A．Theirkindnessandenthusiasm. B．Theircheapserviceandfriendliness.C．Theirunselfishnessanddetermination. D．Theirrichexperienceandlocalknowledge.2、Theunderlinedword“dumbfounded”inParagraph5probablymeans“________”.A．annoyed B．satisfied C．shocked D．embarrassed3、WhatimpressedtheauthormostduringherstayinNewfoundland?A．Thelocalcultureoftheisland. B．Theanswerfromthecabdriver.C．Thebeautifulsceneryoftheisland. D．Thehelpfromanenthusiasticstranger.4、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A．SheexpectstovisitNewfoundlandagain.B．Shehasn’tdecidedwheretogonextyearyet.C．SheislookingforwardtomeetingAlmaoncemore.D．Shealsowantstobekindtoothersduringthevacation.25．（10分）Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free(非乳制的)optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast(酵母).Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantofall,isEarthfriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater!Bestofall,sinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword"those"inparagraph1refersto_______.A．alternativesB．peopleC．productsD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof_______.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreatedC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailable3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．FresherMilk,BetterFutureD．MakingMilkwithoutCows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）Ihadastudenttodaywhogothisfingerstuckinsideatesttubeinscienceclass.Itwasreallyquitestuck.Thisyoungman’sfinger1togetwhiterandwhiterrightbeforemyeyes.Remaining2,Isuggestedhecarefullyrotate(转动)thetube.Itwouldn’tmoveabit.He3soapandcoldwater.Stillstuck.Meanwhile4wasbreakingoutintheclass.Finally,I5theyoungmantooursecretary,whowasamiracle(奇迹)worker6threekidsofherown.Withherincharge,Iwas7allwouldbeOK.Togetthestudentsbackinorder,I8myownstoryofgettingmy9stuckbetweentherailsofabalcony.Samekindofcuriosity,Iremembered10thenhowfarIcouldthrust(塞)mykneebetweentherails.Inchbyinch,Ikept11andbeforeIknewit,mykneewasstuckand12beforemyeyesandinfrontoflotsof13atapopularLasVegashotel!Hearingmystory,manystudentsfollowedwiththeirown14ofheads,arms,fingersstuckinplacestheyshouldn’t15.Afewminuteslater,theyoungmancameback,testtubeunbrokenandfinger16tolovelyshadeofpink.Ijustcouldn’t17thiskid.He’sonlytwelve.Itoogotmykneeunstuck,butnotwithoutgreat18.Theexcuseforme,however,wasnot19butplainstupidity.Iwas20fiftyyearsoldwhenthishappened.1、A．used B．needed C．happened D．continued2、A．calm B．silent C．cheerful D．active3、A．lost B．fetched C．tried D．accepted4、A．fire B．chaos C．violence D．argument5、A．described B．carried C．introduced D．sent6、A．raising B．observing C．saving D．teaching7、A．happy B．doubtful C．surprised D．confident8、A．shared B．wrote C．read D．heard9、A．head B．knee C．arm D．foot10、A．calculating B．explaining C．wondering D．reporting11、A．pushing B．climbing C．walking D．kicking12、A．shaking B．lifting C．resting D．swelling13、A．doctors B．strangers C．managers D．students14、A．findings B．conclusions C．stories D．news15、A．be B．exist C．stay D．stop16、A．pointing B．returning C．belonging D．growing17、A．getalongwith B．getridof C．getusedto D．getmadat18、A．encouragement B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．achievement19、A．ambition B．youth C．bravery D．experiment20、A．intheend B．intotal C．afterall D．atanyrate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）Davidwillneverforgetwhathappenedtohimthedaybeforeyesterday.Hewaseatingsomethingathome1．hereceivedastrangephonecallfromahospital.Thecallersaidthathisson2．(fall)tothegroundunconsciousonthewaytoschoo1.Itwashe3．tookhimtothehospital.Davidhunguphiscellphoneandrushedtohisson’sclassroom,onlytofindhimlisteningtotheteacherattentively.Hesuddenlyrealizedthathehadbeencheated,buthefelt4．(relieve)．Justatthattimethephonerangagain，saying，“Yoursonisingreatdangerandheneeds5．immediateoperationwhichcosts48,000yuan．Thedoctorsheresaytheywillnotoperate6．yoursonuntiltheyreceivethemoney."When7．(ask)fromwherethecallerhadtakenhissontohospital,thecallerrangoff.Davidgaveabigsmileandsaid．“Whatapity!”IfthecheaterthoughthecouldgetmoneyfromDavidinsucha（an）8．(honest)way,hewaswrong.Suchphonecallsarecommonthesedays.Afewofthemmighthavefallenvictimstosuchtricks.Mostparentsaresensitiveto9．.Itwasreallysillytocheatwell—educatedmenlikeDavid．Believeitornot,it’satruestory.The10．(colleague)inhisofficecanconfirmit,suchasTom，Peterandsoon．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短信。信中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。请按照下列格式修改：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。AterriblestormtookplaceinaFridaynight、Thewindwassostrongthatmanytreeswerebroughtdown、Itiseleveno’clock、LiMing,oneofmybestfriend,wasstillnotbackandhisparentswereveryanxiousaboutthem、Halfanhourlate,thewindstopped，butitwasstillraininghardly、LiMing’sparentswereabouttolookforhimthenhecamehome、LiMingexplainedthatthestormpushedoverbigtreesaswellaselectricitypoles,blockedtheroadsandthatthebridgehadwashedawaybythefloods、Therefore,LiMingandhisclassmateshadtofindanotherwayback、Whatwasevenmoreworse,oneofhisclassmateshadaarmhurt、Sotheytookhimtothehos