广西钦州市浦北县2023-2024学年高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

广西钦州市浦北县2023-2024学年高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid2．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive3．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation4．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any5．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when6．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout7．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon8．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so9．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily10．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what11．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating12．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand13．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown14．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen15．Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which16．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted17．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf18．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent19．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis20．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who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）Whetheryouwentinforahugonlylobemetwithahandshake,orsimplyhadafallinfrontofacrowdedroom,you’reprobablywonderingwhattodonext.Avoidtheawkwardnessorconfrontit?Accordingtoresearch,you’llwanttodoabitofboth.Inonestudy,JoshuaW.Clegg,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyatJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice,foundthatthefirstthingyoushoulddoisacknowledgethesituation.Hewrote,“Directresponseswereassociatedwithare-establishedsenseofsocialharmony.Henotedthisisoftenbestdonethroughhumor—sayingsomethingassimpleas“Awkward”canputyouatease.Remindingothersofyourmistakeswillonlydrawthemomentout,andcanmakethingsmoreun-comfortable.Facingthesituationhead-onalsohelpsyourealizehowmuchofanon-eventmostawkwardmomentsare.Withdrawing,ontheotherhand,“canactuallymakethatanxietyandthatsenseofawkwardnessworsebecauseyou’renotgettingtofindoutthatyoucanrecover,”BethanyTeachman,aprofessorintheUniversityofVirginian’sDepartmentofPsychology,said.Nowthatyou’vefacedthesituation—maybeevenlaugheditoff—letitgo.Stillfeelinguneasy?Rememberthatembarrassmentisnormal.uItisthepricewepayforbeingmessy,imperfect,normalhumans,SusanDavid,PhD,aHarvardMedicalSchoolpsychologist,said.“Akeypartofmovingonfromembarrassmentistopracticeself-compassionandself-forgiveness.Whenyourecognizethatyouareonlyhumanandimperfect,justlikeallotherhumansareimperfect,itgivesuspermissiontoletgoofthepastembarrassmentwiththeknowledgethatwedidourbest.”1、WhatisJoshuaW.Clegg’ssuggestionaboutthesituation?A．Torunawayfromit.B．Tospeakoutyourfeelingdirectly.C．Tocoveryourfacetoprotectyourself.D．Torememberthepeoplelaughingatyou.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^Withdrawing”inParagraph3mean?A．Gettingback.B．Movingaway.C．Comingfrom.D．Stoppingfrom.3、Whichofthefollowingiswiserandbetterwhenpeopleface“awkwardness”?A．Totrytorecoversoon.B．Topretendtobeallright.C．Toactskillfullyandbravely.D．Toavoidwhatotherpeoplesay.4、Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwereadthetext?A．Advice.B．Health.C．Education.D．Entertainment.22．（8分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces23．（8分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt24．（8分）Expertssaythereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.ButtheUnitedNationsguessesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.OneorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisWikitongues.Ithasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportthatpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.Whenalanguagedisappears,manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample,partsofacommunity's(社区的)culture.knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Becauseofthis,Udell.co-founderofWikitongues.believestheprocessofbringinglanguageshackmustbedonebycommunitymembersthemselves.hesaid."Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone'slanguageforthem.”Wikitongueswasstartedin2016asanopenInternetcollectionofworldlanguages.Theself-described"community"isoperatedbyvolunteersfromaroundtheworld.ThecollectionisintheformoflanguagevideosthatpeoplespeakingthelanguagesaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.Udellsayssavinglanguagesdoescount.Therearemanyexamplesoflanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse."Hebrewwentextinct(灭绝的)inthe4thcenturyBC,andwasrevived(复兴)inthe1800s.Nowonceagain，it'sthemothertongueofhalfoftheworld'sJewishpopulation.”AnotherexampleisaNativeAmericantribe.Thetribe'slanguagewentextinctinthe1940s.Butthetribewasabletosuccessfullybuildupa"languagerecovery"inrecentyears.OneofWikitongues'volunteersisTheronKolokwe.wholivesinNamibia.HisnativelanguageisSubiya.whichisspokenbyabout30.000people."Iwanttheworldtoknowaboutmylanguage,”Kolokwesaid.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharinghislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.1、WhatdoesUdellconsiderimportantinsavinglanguages?A．Gatheringlanguageinformation. B．Relyingonthelanguagespeakers.C．Settingupanoutsideorganization. D．Combininglanguageswithculture.2、HowdoesWikitongueshelpsavelanguages?A．Bygettinglanguagevideosfromitsspeakerscollected.B．Bybuildinganonlinedictionaryforeachlanguage.C．Bycreatingareal-lifecommunityforitsspeakers.D．Byrequiringvolunteerstolearnnewlanguages.3、Whatdotheexamplesinparagraph5suggest?A．TheachievementsofWikitongues. B．Theinfluencesoflanguagesonlife.C．Thesignificanceofsavinglanguages. D．Thedifficultywithlanguagerecovery.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WikitonguesIsStrugglingtoSpreadLanguagesB．WikitonguesStartsaLanguageLearningWebsiteC．WikitonguesIsBringingOldLanguagesBacktoLifeD．WikitonguesSeekstoSaveWorld'sDyingLanguages25．（10分）Whenaskedhowtechnologymightimprovethelivesofpeoplewithvisionimpairments(视力障碍),JoannBeckerpresentedamisleadinglysimplechallenge.“Well,”thevisionimpairmentstechspecialistrecallssaying.“I’dliketobeabletofindmybusslopthroughBeMyEyes”.BeMyEyes,whichwentlivein2015,establishesadirectvideoconnectionbetweenvisuallyimpairedusersandsightedvolunteers.Theassumptionissimple:Manypeoplewhoareblinddon’tneedanyactualassistanceincompletingtheirdailytasks,butmerelyneedalittlehelp.Asightedvolunteermightbeaskedtohelpidentifywhichoftwocanscontainstomatoes.Inthiscase,thevisuallyimpairedusercancookamealjustfineonhis/herown-allhe/sheneedsisaquickconfirmationthathe/shehasthecorrectcan.Themodelappearstobeworking;morethan540,000volunteersandnearly40,000peoplewithlowvisionareregisteredontheapp.“Anelderlywomancannowhelpavisuallyimpairedtechniciansetuphiscomputer,”saysfounderHansWiberg,whohasverylowvision.“Shedoesn’tneedtoknowathingaboutcomputers.Sheonlyneedstoreadwhatispresentedonthescreen.Thenhecandotherest.”Earlyassistivetechnologycenteredondedicateddevices(专用设备),becauseofthenichemarket(缝隙市场),whichsoldforhundredsoreventhousandsofdollars.Butthesmartphone,multipurposeandnear-universal,hascompletelychangedtheeconomyofscale.“Therearelargermarketforcesdrivinghigh-poweredcomputation,high-qualityengineeringandhigh-qualitybatterymanagementinthesmartphonemarketthanthoseinaspecialtyproduct,”saysAaronSteinfeld,aresearchprofessorattheRoboticsInstituteatCarnegieMellonUniversity.“Therealityis,mostsightedpeopledon’tknowsomebodywhoisblind.”Beckersays.“Theythinkthesolutionsthatablindpersonneedsarcfarmoreexpansive,itturnsout,theyneedtobe.Ithinktheseappsareenablingsightedpeopletoseethatblindpeoplejustneedsomesimplecluestohelpthemdoanynumberofthingsintheirlives.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphusedforinthetext?A．Showingthemainidea.B．Introducingthetopic.C．Givingoneexample.D．Makingaconclusion.2、HowdoestheappBeMyEyeswork?A．Bycreatingavideolinkbetweenthedibbledand.sightedone.B．Byrecognizingwhichoftwocanshavetomatoesandcooking.C．Byestablishingahigh-qualityengineeringandcomputation.D．Byflashingtheeverydaytasksofthetechnicianandvolunteers.3、Fromthetextwecanknow.A．onlypeoplewithlowvisionarcregisteredtousetheappB．slightassistancecanhelptheblindfreefromsometroublesC．volunteersshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhigh-techcomputersD．JoannBeckerthinksithardtofindabusstopusingBeMyEyes4、Whatdothe5thand6thparagraphsmainlymean?A．Smartphonemarkethasgreateconomicpotential.B．Thesmartphonebecomesaspecialapp.C．Finedeviceshavechangedtheeconomy.D．Costmatterswhenitcomestoas5istivctechnology.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）Onesummer,AuntBettaandUncleBillinvitedmetotravelwiththembackhometoPennsylvania.Ihadneverbeen1LosAngelesandwaseagertomeetourrelatives.Ourfirstnight,wedrovethroughthedesert,andthenthroughroadscutthroughhills.ThenextdaywewentthroughtheRockyMountains.Itwas2drivinguplonginclines(斜坡)withabruptU-shapeturnsonthesteephillsides,thendriving3slowlywithgreatcaution.BeyondColorado,wedrovethroughmilesof4,whereIsawactualfoodbeinggrown.I5someofthecrops.Inonesmalltownwepassedthrough,AuntBettadecidedIneedednew6andtookmetoacountry7.Iwasusedto8dressesandskirts.NowIhadmyfirstpairofjeans,aflannelshirt,shortsandaT-shirt.Ilovedthemall.9wereachedourdestination.UncleBill’saunthadaperfectlittletwo-storyhouse.ThefirstthingI10wasabedinacutelittleroom—forme!Ilookedforwardtothat.Itwouldbelikesleepinginadollhouse.Inthebackyard,Isawredthings11thebackfence.UncleBill’sunclesaid,“Ithinkyouneveratea12tomatoinL.A．.”Ihadn’t.He13pickedoneforme.Imetallmynewaunts,unclesandcousins.Mycousinstaughtmehowtodocartwheels(侧手翻)inthebigfrontyard.Countrypeoplehavemore14,Ithought.Alltheadultscriedwhenwe15,butItookhomeallthe16ofeverythingI’dseen.BackinL.A．,mylungshurtwhenItookadeepbreath.I17thefreshair.Idreamedofhomegrowntomatoes.Mycountryclothesseemedoutof18,butIworethemanyway.Iwastwoweekslatestarting19,butItoldmyteachersonlythatI’dbeeninPennsylvaniaanddecidedto20alltheresttomyself.IfonlytheycouldhaveexperiencedeverythingthatIdid!1、A．outsideB．acrossC．inD．to2、A．boringB．embarrassingC．frighteningD．confusing3、A．awayB．pastC．outD．down4、A．buildingsB．fieldsC．hillsD．rock5、A．recognizedB．foundC．plantedD．harvested6、A．clothesB．cropsC．toysD．tools7、A．hotelB．pubC．pathD．store8、A．preparingB．sewingC．buyinD．wearing9、A．AtlastB．AboveallC．ForthemomentD．Onthecontrary10、A．tookB．searchedC．noticedD．owned11、A．flyingoverB．growingupC．circlingaboveD．packinginto12、A．redB．ripeC．homegrownD．man-made13、A．accidentallyB．graduallyC．instantlyD．temporarily14、A．ideasB．materialsC．interestD．space15、A．droveB．talkedC．partedD．met16、A．copiesB．memoriesC．picturesD．pleasures17、A．breathedB．missedC．forgotD．preferred18、A．shapeB．sightC．workD．place19、A．vacationB．journeyC．schoolD．work20、A．keepB．oweC．describeD．give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）WhenKate’scarranoutofgasonahighwayonenightsixweeksago,shegotinto1．panic.“IthoughtIcouldmakeitallthewayhome,but2．(apparent)Iwaswrong,”Katerecalled.“Idrovetothesideoftheroadandgotout,3．(plan)towalktothenearestgasstation.That’swhenImetJohnny,ahomelessmansittingnearby.Johnnystoppedme.Concernedaboutmy4．(secure),hetoldmetogetbackinthecarandlockthedoors.Iobeyed.Afewminuteslater,hecamebackwithagascanthatheboughtwithhislast$20.”“5．wascrazythathewoulduseallhismoneyonsomeonehedidn’tevenknow,”Kateadded.6．(repay)Johnny,Katereturnedmanytimesandgavehimsomemoney,foodandclothes.Butshewantedtodomoreforthisman.“Johnnyisgenerousindeed,”saidKate.“He’sgot7．positiveenergythatheshouldbehelped.”8．(touch)byJohnny’sselflessness,Kateisnowraisingmoneyonlineforhim.“Tomygreatdelight,donationskeeppouringin,”saidKate.“Sofar,over$100,0009．(collect).He’sindeedagoodguyanddeserveseverything10．iscomingtohim.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。Lastsummervacationwasmymostpleasantone、MyparentsandIhadmadeatourtoXi’an、Insteadofhavingatravelagencyarrangingourtransportationandaccommodation,webookedthetrainticketsandhotelroomsontheInternetbyus、DuringourtourinXi’an,wewenttomanyplacesofinterestsandtooklotsofphotos,learnedaboutthehistoryofXi’an、NotouristswouldmissthelocalfoodinXi’an,sowouldwe、Weenjoyedthetypicallocalfood,ittastedmoredeliciousthanwehadexpected、HardlyhadIreturnedthanIsharedthephotosandexperiencesformyclassmates、ThetriptoXi’anhasbeensuchhappymemorytomethatIwillneverforgetit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你的名字叫李华，请你给报社的编辑写一封信，针对最近有关英语学习的大讨论表达自己的观点。支持反对1学习任何一门外语都要从娃娃抓起，儿童时期是学习语言的黄金时期。中国孩子没有必要从小就学英语，增加了孩子和家长不必要的负担。2英语具备很强的实用性很多人不需要用英语3英语学习和汉语学习有互通性英语学习冲击了汉语学习可以全部或部分引述以上观点，也可以适当发挥。要求：论点明确，逻辑清楚，表达充分连贯，语言准确。字数：100开头已经为你写好。Deareditor,I’mwritingthislettertoexpressmyconcernsabouttherecentwide-rangingdiscussionsaboutlearningEnglish.______________________________________________________