2024届湖北省天门、仙桃、潜江三市高考考前提分英语仿真卷含解析

2024届湖北省天门、仙桃、潜江三市高考考前提分英语仿真卷注意事项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．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however2．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy3．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean4．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went5．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth6．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough7．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven8．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left9．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken10．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime11．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task12．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排练)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please13．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked14．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that15．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom16．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data17．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what18．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical19．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported20．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause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）ThepeopleofChicago,Illinois,US,canthankthreecanalseverytimetheydrinkaglassofcleanwatertoday.ThebuildingoftheIllinois-MichiganCanal,theChicagoSanitaryandShipCanalandtheCal-SagCanalallhelpedtheChicagoRiverstartflowinginadifferentdirectionin1892.Sincetheirconstructionoveracenturyago,thesewaterwayshaveconnectedLakeMichiganandtheMississippirivernetworkandensuredaregularflowoffreshwaterofChicago.However,someunusualandunfortunatesideeffectshavealsobeencreatedbecauseoftheirconstruction.Asiancarp(鲤鱼),alsoknownassilverorflyingcarp,arethreatenedintheirnativehabitatintheChineseHeilongjiang,Yangtze,andPearlRiverbasins.ButtheyhavebecomeincreasinglysuccessfulatfillingtheMississippirivernetworksincefirstbeingintroducedintoArkansascatfishfarmsinthe1970stocontrolalgae(水藻).Byswimmingintothecanalsandspreadingfurtheracrossthecountry,therearenowmajorfearsthatthisintroducedspeciesmaybeabletoaccessLakeMichiganandthewiderGreatLakes-whichstoreanincredible21percentoftheentireworld’sfreshwater.“TheactualinfluenceofAsiancarpontheGreatLakeshasyettobeexplainedclearly,andwethinkthisuncertaintyispartofthereasonwhytheyaresuchanobviousissue,”saysDrCorySuski,AssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentSciencesattheUniversityofIllinois.HepointsoutthatadultAsiancarparetoolargetobehuntedbyanythinglocally,thattheyhaveaprolific(多产的)reproductionrate,andtheycanstealfoodfromtheothernativespeciesintherivers.“CouldtheysurviveintheGreatLakesoristherenotenoughfoodforthem?”heasks.Stoppingthefishfromspreadinghasthereforebecomeakeyconcernforlocallawmakers,whohavemadeeffortssuchasbuildingelectricfencesintheChicagoSanitaryandShipCanal.However,anybigeffortstostopthecarp-suchasallowingtheChicagoRivertoonceagainflowinitsoriginaldirection-wouldinturnthreatenthesecurityofthecity’swatersupply,replacingonebigproblemwithanother.1、Accordingtothetext,theconstructionofthethreecanals.A．changedthedirectionoftheMississippiriver.B．broughtfreshwatertothepeopleofChicago.C．lastedforalmostacenturybecauseofhugecost.D．hasbeenthelargestconstructionprojectinUShistory.2、Accordingtothetext,Asiancarps.A．havenearlybecomeextinctinChineserivers.B．haveoccupiedlargeareasintheGreatLakes.C．wereintroducedtotheUStofightagainstalgaepollution.D．arelikelytopollutethefreshwaterintheGreatLakes.3、WhatisthemajorconcernofAsiancarpintheUS?A．Itslargesizeandfastreproductionrate.B．Thefoodshortagefacingthespecies.C．ItsthreattotheGreatLakesecosystem.D．Itsnaturalenemiesinthelocalareas.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．USlawmakersknewlittleofthethreatcausedbyAsiancarp.B．ElectricfencesmightnotbeenoughtostopthespreadofAsiancarp.C．TheChicagoRiverhaschangeditsflowingdirectionmanytimes.D．PeopleinChicagowillsoonfaceaseriouswatersupplyshortage.22．（8分）Ifyou’veeverhadtochopanonion，youprobablyknowthatit’soneofthemostannoyingcookingexperiences．Itjustfillsyoureyeswithtears．Scientistsandfarmershavebeenworkingonasolutiontothisproblemfordecades，andthey’veapparentlycomeupwithatearlessonion．Calledthe“Sunion”，thisnewvegetableistheresultofanaturalcross-breedingprogramthat’sbeengoingonfarmsinNevadaandWashingtonsincethe1980s．It’ssupposedlyasweet，mild-tastingonionthatdoesn’tleavethatstrong，pungentaftertaste，butwhatreallysetsitapartfrommostotheronionvarietiesisthatitdoesn’tcausetearyeyeswhenit’schopped．Whenyoucutintoanormalonion，itreleasesacompoundcalledlachrymatory-factorsynthase，and’whenthathitsyoureyes，yourbodyproducestears．Now，theinterestingthingaboutregularonionsisthattheamountsoflachrymatory-factorsynthaseincreasethelongerthevegetablesarestored，sotheolderthey，themoreyoucry．InSunions，ontheotherhand，thelevelsofthatannoyingcompounddropthemoretimegoesby，untilitnolongerhasanyeffectonyoureyeswhenyoucutit．That’swhatSuniongrowersareclaiminganyway，butreportsfromthoseluckyenoughtohavetriedthemseemtoconfirmtheseclaims．TheHuffingtonPosthadthreeofitsreporterschopsomeSunions，andapparently，noneofthemshedasingletear．AccordingtotheWashingtonPost，theydon’thavethepungencyofregularonionsandaresosweetthatyoucaneatthem“likepopcorn”．Sothegoodnewsisthattearlessonionsarenowarealthing．ThebadnewsisthattheyarecurrentlyonlygrowninWashingtonandNevada，andeventhoughtheyaresoldnationwide，theyarestillinrelativelyshortsupply．ThefirstSunionbatcheshittheshelvesofgrocerystoresinDecember，butwe’11probablystartseeingtheminmostgroceryshopsandsupermarketsinthenextfewyears，asmorepeoplelearnaboutthem．1、WhatisspecialabouttheSunion?A．It’seasilychopped．B．It’ssweetandtastesstrong．C．It’stearlessandmild．D．It’sgrownnationwideintheUSA．2、HowdoestheauthorintroducetheSunioninParagraph3?A．Bycomparison．B．Bytellingastory．C．Bygivingexamples．D．Byaskingquestions．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pungency”inParagraph4mean?A．Roundshape．B．Strongsmell．C．Specialcharacter．D．Medicalfunction．4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．TheSunionhasbeenlargelyonthemarket．B．TheSunionisstillontrialatpresent．C．TheSunionwillsoonbegrownworldwide．D．TheauthorisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheSunion．23．（8分）TakeatriptooneofLondon'sthemeparksforanadrenaline-packeddayout.Fromthrillingridesthroughhistory,towildanimals-bothmythicalandreal-London'sthemeparksoffergreatentertainmentforfamiliesandgroups.UnlikemostLondonattractions,someamusementparksaren'tincentralLondon,butareeasilyreachedbytrain,coachorcar.ChessingtonWorldofAdventuresWhetherit'sadrenaline-pumpingrides,wildanimalsorunderwateradventuresyou'reafter,Chessingtondelivers.Therearethreemainsections:theThemeParkhas10themedlandswithmorethan40ridesandattractionsincludingrollercoasters,dodgemsandridessuitableforyoungerchildren.ChessingtonZoohouses1,000animalsincludingtigers,lions,giraffes,penguinsandapettingzoo.Shrek’sAdventureBoardtheDreamworks.TourBusfora4DexperiencewithcheekyDonkeyasyourguide.You'llbetakenthrough10live,fairy-tale-themedshowsincludingShrek'sSwampandamirrormaze(迷宫).Suitableforallages,butparticularlythoseaged6to12yearsold.LondonDungeonTakeascarybuthumorous90-minutejourneythrough1,000yearsofLondon'shistoryattheever-popularLondonDungeon.Thereare18interactiveshowswith20livetheatreactorsandtworidestoguideyouthroughthecity'smurkypast.WalktheWhitechapelMazewithJacktheRipper,visitamedievaltorturechamber,andbecarefulnottoloseyourheadonTheTyrantboatridewithKingHenryVⅢ!KidZaniaSetyourimaginationfreeatKidZaniaatWestfieldLondon–thenewrole–playingparkforchildrenthat’stakingtheworldbystorm.Achild-sizecitycompletewithshopsandlocationsincludingafirestation,abankandatheatrestagewherechildrencanrole-playaround60differentjobsandprofessions,KidZaniaaimstoteachlifeskillssuchasfinancialliteracy,teamworkandindependence.1、429．Ifvistorswanttoenjoytheexcitementofrollercoasters,theycangoto________.A．KidZaniaB．Shrek’sAdventureC．LondonDungeonD．ChessingtonWorldofAdventures2、431．WhomightbemostlikelyinterestedinLondonDungeon?A．Studentsstudyinghistory.B．Underwateradventurers.C．Policeofficers.D．Animallovers.3、433．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencetextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguidebook.D．Ageographymagazine.24．（8分）Asfreeastheymakeus,mobilephonesstillneedtostayclosetoapowersource.Soonthatmaychangewith"green"power.ThreeChileanstudentsgottheideaforaplant-powereddevice(装置)tochargetheircellphones,whilesittingintheirschool'soutdoorcourtyardduringabreakfromexams,withdeadmobilephones.Then,oneofthemhadan"aha"moment.“ItoccurredtoCamilatosayaboutplants,"saidinventorEvelynAravena."Whydon'tyouhaveasocket,iftherearesomanyplants?'Afterthat,wethought,whydon'ttheyhaveachargingoutlet?Becausetherearesomanyplantsandlivingthingsthathavethepotentialtoproduceenergy,whynot?'"Theirinvention—asmallbiologicalcircuitcalledE-Kaia-usestheenergyplantstoproduceduringphotosynthesis(光合作用).Aplantusesonlyasmallpartofthatenergyandtherestgoesintothesoil,andthat'swheretheE-Kaiacollectsit.Thedeviceplugsintothegroundandthenintoyourphone."It'sthemostamazingprojectI'veeverseeninmylife,plainandsimple.Theybroughtthisoriginalmodel,anditworked—andthat'swhenitallchanged,atleastfrommypersonalpointofviewandIbegantosupportthem."saidMauricioCifuentes.Thedevicesolvedtwoproblemsfortheengineeringstudents—theyneededanideaforaclassproject,andanoutlettoplugintheirphones."Lookingforaplacetochargethenotebook,whichhadnopower,andthemobilephones,weweren'tabletofindanythingbecausealltheotherstudentswereinthesamestateofmadnesstryingtofindaplacetochargetheirdevices,"saidAravena.Butplantsareeverywhere,andthebiocircuitmakesthebestoftheirexcess(过多的)power.TheE-Kaiadoesn'tcarrymuchchargebutit'spowerfulenoughtocompletelyrechargeamobilephoneinlessthantwohours.Thestudentinventorshaveappliedforpatentsontheirtechnology,andexpecttheE-KaiatogoonsaleinDecember2016.1、Howcouldthestudentsgetthe"green"poweridea?A．Bycarryingoutanexperiment.B．Justfromanoccasionalthought.C．Withthesupportoftheirprofessors.D．Enlightened(启发)bytheinformationinasciencebook.2、Howdoesthedevicework?A．Byusingtheenergyduringphotosynthesis.B．Byusingasmallbiologicalcircuit.C．Byusingtheelectricitystoredinthedevice.D．Byusingadeviceburiedintheground.3、WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMauricioCifuentessaid?A．Heintendedtobuythepatent.B．Thedevicewasmadeinaroughway.C．Heshowedgreatinterestinthedevice.D．Heattemptedtoproducethedeviceinlargenumbers.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ANewDevicetoChangetheWorldB．GreenPower-ANewandPotentialSourceC．ChileanStudentsFindAGreenWaytoChargePhonesD．ANewDeviceInventedbyChileanStudentsWillBeonSale25．（10分）BrightSidedidsomeresearchonmanyplacesthroughouttheworldwhereyoucanbuyahousefor1dollarorforfree!Roubaix,FranceIfyoulikeFrance,RoubaixlocatedinthenorthofFranceisjustforyou.Thelocalauthoritieswantittobepopulatedandattractive.Youcanbuyasmallhouseintheindustrialdistrictforjust$1.Thebuyerissupposedtoliveinthishousefor3years.Buffalo.USABuffaloofferswhoeverqualifiestobuyahousefor$1.Allyouneedistobealawfulcitizenofthecityandinvestamountofmoneyintoitsdecoration.Doingthis,theauthoritiesarehopingtomakethecitybeautifulagainwithoutspendingmoney.Liverpool,GreatBritainInLiverpool,mostofhouseswereabandonedbytheworkingclassduringtheyearsofunemployment.Thegovernmentistryingtosellthehousesforjust$1.Ifyouwanttobuysuchahouse,ithastobeyourfirstdealonbuyingproperty(不动产).Candela,ItalyIfyoustillhaveanydoubtsaboutspendingSIonahouse,youshouldknow:thegovernmentwillpayyousomemoney,ifyoumovetoCandela.Inordertobepaid,youneedtobecomeapermanentcitizenandhaveanincomeof$7500peryear.Ifmovinga,ne,youwillgetS800,andifyouaregoingwithyourfamily,thepaycanbefourtimesasmuchasonlyoneperson.Formoreinformationofothercities,pleaseClickHere.1、WhydotheauthoritiesofBuffaloprovideahouseforpeoplewith1$?A．Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.B．Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.C．Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.D．Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.2、Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?A．Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.B．Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.C．Youmustmakethefirsthousepurchase.D．Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.3、HowmuchmoneycanyougetifmovingtoCandelawithawholefamily?A．$3200 B．$1C．$800 D．$75004、Wheredoesthispassagecomefrom?A．atextbook. B．amagazine.C．theInternet. D．anannouncement.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）Itwas3am,acoldandwetnight,onAugust21,2010.IhadjustleftalocalclubtotraveltenkilometershomewhenIlost1ofmycaronGrandJunctionRoadinHopeValley.I2intoastillcarthatwas3infrontofahouse,andthenhitatree.Iwasbadlyinjured!4still,Ihadnoideathatafirehadstarted5thebonnet(引擎盖)ofmycar.6inthecarbehindmewasayoungman,whoIlaterfoundoutwascalledJared.Hesawtheaccidentoccurand7tohelpmeoutofthecar.Heputhisownlifein8whenhegotintothebackseattryingtoundomyseatbelt.Withmyseatbelt9,Jaredthenbrokethedriver’swindowtodragmeout.He10didthiswhilemycarwasburning11bythecrash,thehomeownerscameouttoinvestigate(调查).Jaredtoldthemtoringemergencyservices12hecontinuedtohelpmeoutofthecar.I13mylifetoJaredandIconsiderhimagoodfriendduetothe14bondcreatedonthenighthedraggedmetosafety.IwasrushedtotheRoyalAdelaideHospitalina15condition,fivebonesbroken.Ispentafewweeksinhospital,duringwhichtimeJaredvisitedmetoseehowIwas16.HealsocontinuedtocontactmeafterIreturnedhome.Hesayshedoesn’tbelievethathedidanythingspecial.Onthat,I17disagreewithhimandamverygladthathedidn’tgethurtinthe18.Today,nearlysevenyearslater,JaredandIstill19andoftentalkabouttheeventsofthatnight.Jaredismy20andmyfriend.1、A．balanceB．sightC．interestD．control2、A．gotB．steppedC．crashedD．hid3、A．keptB．parkedC．foundD．stood4、A．WorseB．LuckilyC．ClearlyD．Badly5、A．offB．underC．nearD．beyond6、A．SittingB．SleepingC．DrivingD．Waiting7、A．stoppedB．failedC．happenedD．hesitated8、A．practiceB．handC．safetyD．danger9、A．renewedB．undoneC．repairedD．fastened10、A．hardlyB．graduallyC．bravelyD．naturally11、A．AnnoyedB．DraggedC．WarnedD．Woken12、A．whileB．althoughC．untilD．since13、A．devoteB．oweC．takeD．save14、A．bloodyB．socialC．specialD．loose15、A．nervousB．pleasantC．normalD．serious16、A．recoveringB．operatingC．strugglingD．relaxing17、A．eventuallyB．exactlyC．totallyD．probably18、A．spotB．processC．wayD．challenge19、A．takecareB．fitinC．dropinonD．keepintouch20、A．angelB．ownerC．doctorD．driver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）Englishisalanguage1．(bring)toBritaininthe5thcenturybyAnglo-SaxonsettlersfromvariouspartsofNorthwestGermany.ItisconvenienttodivideEnglishintothreeperiodsroughly─OldEnglish,MiddleEnglish,andModernEnglish.The2．(early)formofEnglishiscalledOldEnglishorAnglo-Saxon.OldEnglishdevelopedfromasetofNorthSeaGermanicdialects3．(origin)spokenalongthecoastsofFrisia,LowerSaxony,Jutland,andSouthernSwedenbyGermanictribesknown4．theAngles,Saxons,andJutes.Later,OldEnglishwasstronglyinfluencedbytheNorthGermaniclanguageNorse,spokenbytheVikingswhosettledmainlyinthenorthwest.ThemostfamousworkfromtheOldEnglishperiodistheepicpoemBeowulf,writtenby5．unknownpoet.OldEnglishisverydifferentfromModernEnglishanddifficultforthe21st-centuryEnglishspeakerstounderstand.Forthe300yearsfollowingtheNormanConquestin1066,theNormankingsandthenobilityspokeonlya6．(vary)ofFrenchcalledAnglo-Norman.Englishcontinuedtobethelanguageofthecommonpeople.TheNormaninfluence7．(strong)thecontinualevolutionofthelanguageoverthefollowingcenturies,resultingin8．isnowreferredtoasMiddleEnglish.Andoneofthebest-knownworksfromtheMiddleEnglishperiodisGeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTales.Fromthelate15thcentury,thelanguagechangedintoEarlyModernEnglish,oftendatedfromtheGreatVowelShift.Englishiscontinuouslyabsorbingforeignwords,especiallyLatinandGreek,causingEnglishtohavethelargestvocabularyofanylanguageintheworld.Bythelate18thcentury,theBritishEmpirehadspedthespreadofEnglishthroughitscoloniesandgeopoliticaldominance.Commerce,scienceandtechnology,diplomacy,artandformaleducationallcontributedtoEnglish9．(become)thefirsttrulygloballanguage.Astherearemanywordsfromdifferentlanguages,theriskofmispronunciationishigh.In1755,SamuelJohnsonpublishedhisADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,10．introducedastandardsetofspellingconventionsandusagenorms.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l0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(从笫11处起)不计分。Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen,WelcometothisyearEnglishspeechcompetition、Asanannualactivity,itispopularwithstudents,thepurposeoftheEnglishspeechcompetitionistohelpusimproveourabilityofcommunicatinginEnglish、Inaddition,itcanalsohelptodevelopthegoodhabitofreading、I'msurelywecanmakeprogressesinourlistening,speaking,readingandwritingthroughthecompetition、AtopicofthespeechofthisyearisTheEnglishNovelILikeBest、Anyonewhowilltakepartinthecompetitioncanchoseanynovelyouconsideritthebest、Thenyoucanintroduceittotheothers、Inthespeechyoushouldalsoexplainthereasonwhyyouliketheno