湖北省麻城市实验高中2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷含解析

湖北省麻城市实验高中2023-2024学年高考英语押题试卷请考生注意：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．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should2．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which3．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how4．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after5．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource6．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While7．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would8．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion9．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please10．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse11．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait12．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that13．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before14．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact15．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile16．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon17．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.18．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing19．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired20．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed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）Whenyou’resitingatyourcomputer,doyouworkattentivelyallday?Ordoyouallowyourselftobecomedistractednowandagain…toopenafewextratabs,checksocialmedia,readaspotofnews,maybecatchuponsomecelebritygossip,andlookatsome…Stop!You’re“cyberloafing”.Thewordisacombinationof“cyber”,whichmeans“relatedtocomputers”,and“loafing”，whichmeans“relaxinginalazyway”.Wedoit,andwedoitalot.AstudyfromtheUniversityofTexassuggestsweareguiltyofthisformofdelayfor14%ofourworkingday.OnaFridayafternoon,Iexpectit’smorethanthat.I’lladmittoit.InfactI’vealreadydoneitinthecourseofwritingthisstory.OK,morethanonce.Butit’saslipperyslope.Itcandamageyourproductivityandevenyourcareer.BecauseaccordingtotheUniversityofTexasresearch,eachtimeaworkergetsdistractedbytheInternetittakesanaverageof23minutestogetbacktowork.Morethanthat,cyberloafinghasadarkside,accordingtoareportpublishedinTheJournalofPsychosocialResearchonCyberspace.Itarguesthatcyberloafingisconnectedtoseveralnegativepersonalities.Peoplewhocyberloafaremorelikelytobeself-interestedandself-admired.Furthermore,peoplewiththesepersonalitiesarelesslikelytofeelsorryaboutavoidingwork,andlessconcernedaboutgettingcaught.Whydowedoit?Forsome,it’sundoubtedlyanescapefromthecontinuousboredomofwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing.Orawayofavoidinghandlingthatevergrowingtasks.Somemightgetafeelingofsatisfactionfindingagreatdealonline.Butoverall,it’ssomethingthattakesyouawayfromwhatyou’reactuallybeingpaidtodo,orpayingtodo:ifyou’reastudent.WhenyouhavethewholeworldoftheInternetatyourfingertips,it’shardtoresist.1、Thefirstparagraphismeantto________.A．introducethetopicB．summarizethemainideaC．describethephenomenonD．arousethereaders’interest2、Whatattitudedoesthewriterholdtowardscyberloafing?A．Indifferent.B．Incurable.C．Concerned.D．Supportive.3、Whatisthewriterlikelytocontinuetotalkabout?A．Thebestwaytostopcyberloafing.B．Howtoimproveyourefficiency.C．Howtogetridofonlineaddiction.D．Howtoavoidbeingcaughtbyyourbosswhencyberloafing.22．（8分）Feedingbirdsisapopularwaytowatchwildlife.Butexpertssayitmightputwildbirdsatrisk.Feedingbirdsisnotnecessaryfortheirsurvivalexceptinextremeweatherconditions.Feeders(喂食器)candefinitelyhelpbirdsgetthroughthatkindofweather.Butmostbirdseatinsectsandshowlittleinterestinbirdfeeders.Forthosebirds，wecangrownativeplantsinanaturalenvironment.Birdswhicharefondofeatingseedswillbemorelikelytocometofeedersifthereissomecovernearby.Thisletsthemfeedandthenflytoprotectiveareas，suchasintrees.Themostcommonmistakepeoplemakewiththeirbirdfeedersisthattheyputfeedersinplaceswherebirdsareeasilyfrightenedbypassers-by，riskbeinghurtbycats，orriskflyingintowindows.Sosetupabirdfeederatleastonemeterawayfromawindow.Thatway，ifabirdgetsfrightened，itwon’tgetkilledwhenithitstheglass.Ownersofcatsshouldkeeptheminsidehomesotheycan’thurtthebirds.Somebirdsaremoreaggressiveatfeeders.Theyeatalotanddonotleavemuchfoodforotherbirds.Asolutionistoputthefoodinmorethanoneplacebyusingdifferentkindsofseedsorfruits.Thiscanalsoincreasethenumberanddiversityofbirdsinyourneighborhood.Butdon’tfeedwildbirdsanythingsalty，likepotatochips，orfoodthatcouldchokethem，likebread.Payattentiontofoodqualityandfreshness.Unprotectedfoodlefttoolonginfeederswillturnmoldy(发霉)，whichcankillwildlife.Anotherwordofadvice:Alwaysprovideasupplyofcleanwaterforbirds，butusecarewhenlookingfortherightbirdbath.Ifthebirdbathsaretoodeepforbirds，puttingafewlargestonesinthewatercangivethebirdsaplacetosit.1、What’sthemostcommonmistakeaboutfeedingbirds?A．Puttingfeedersinimproperplaces. B．Providingfoodininappropriatetime.C．Leavingfeedersunprotected. D．Supplyingdirtyanddeepwater.2、Whichofthefollowingmaynotbesuitableforfeedingbirds?A．Seeds. B．Bread. C．Fruit. D．Insects.3、Theauthoradviseshelpingmorebirdsby_________.A．increasingthenumberoffeedersB．cleaningthebirdswithcleanwaterC．puttingmorelargestonesinthefeedersD．keepingaggressivebirdsawayfromthefeeders4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Problemswithbirdfeeding.B．Wheretoplacebirdfeeders.C．Popularwaysofprotectingwildbirds.D．Howtofeedwildbirdssafelyandhealthily.23．（8分）Scientistshavebeenstudyinghowpeopleusemoneyforlong.Nowthey’refindingsometheoriesmayapplytoonegroupofmonkeys.Researchersrecentlytaughtsixmonkeyshowtousemoney.Theygavethemonkeyssmallmetaldisks(圆片)thatcouldbeusedlikecashandshowedthemsomeyummyapplepieces.Themonkeyssoonfiguredoutthatiftheygaveoneofthediskstoascientist,theydreceiveapieceofappleinreturn.Ifyouthinkthatisallthemonkeyscanfigureout,youarewrong.Tworesearchers,JakeandAllison,actedasapplesellersintheexperiments.Themonkeysweretestedoneatatimeandhad12diskstospendineachexperiment.Jakealwaysshowedthemonkeysoneapplepiece,whileAllisonalwaysshowedtwopieces.Butthat’snotnecessarilywhattheygavethemonkeys.Thenumberofapplepiecesgivenforadiskwasdeterminedatrandom.ExperimentOne:Allisonshowedtwopiecesofapplesbutgavebothpiecesonlyhalfthetime.Theotherhalf,shetookonepieceawayandgavethemonkeyjusttheremainingpiece.Jake,ontheotherhand,alwaysgaveexactlywhatheshowed:onepieceforeachdisk.ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithAllison.ExperimentTwo:Allisoncontinuedtosometimesgavetwopiecesandsometimesonepiece.Butnow,halfthetime,Jakegavetheoneapplepiecehewasshowing,andhalfthetimeheaddedabonus.Guesswhat?ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithJake.Inthefirstexperiment,themonkeyscorrectlyfiguredoutthatiftheytradedwithAllison,they’dendupwithmoretreats.Inthesecondone,whenamonkeyreceivedtwopiecesfromJake,itseemedlikeagain.WhenAllisongavethemonkeyonlyonepieceinsteadofthetwosheshowed,itseemedlikealoss.ThemonkeyspreferredtradingwithJakebecausethey’drathertakeachanceofseemingtowinthanseemingtolose.Wealsosometimesmakesillybusinessdecisionsjusttoavoidthefeelingthatwe’regettingless,evenwhenwerenot.Wouldyouhavemadethesamechoices?1、Whatconclusionmightexpertsdrawfromthefirstexperiment?A．Themonkeysshowcertainbusinesssense.B．Businesstheoriescanapplytoallmonkeys.C．Peoplearesmarterintermsoffinance.D．It’seasytoteachmonkeyshowtotrade.2、Whatdoesabonusinparagraph5referto?A．Ametaldisk.B．Anapplepiece.C．Achance.D．Acoin.3、WhydidthemonkeyschoosetotrademorewithJakeinthesecondexperiment?A．BecauseJakealwaysgavethemtwoapplepieces.B．BecausetheapplepiecesfromJakewereyummy.C．Becausetheydidn’tlikethefeelingoflosing.D．BecausetheygetmoreapplepiecesfromJake.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．People’sBusinessDecision:LoseorGain?B．Moneky’sBusinessSense:SmartorSilly?C．ShoppingforBargain:Sameordifferent?D．DiskforApple:WhotoTradewith?24．（8分）GiveitaGo!One-OffVolunteeringOurOne-Offprogrammeallowsyoutotakepartinvolunteeringactivitieswithnoregularcommitmentsuchasdogwalking,helpingyourlocalcommunityandsoon.Transportisprovidedfromcampuswhenactivitiescan’tbereachedbypublictransportoronfootfromcampus.CanleyPopUpCafe:ChineseNewYearSpecial!Date:Saturday17February2018Time:10:30-15:30HelprunfungamesandactivitiesforCanleycitizens.CanleyPopUpCafesaimtoinitiatecommunityinteractionandraiseawarenessofculturaldiversityanddifferenceasbeingpositivebycreatingspacesthatencourageneighbourstomeet,talk,sharetalents,historiesandknowledge.DogsTrustVolunteerDayDate:Friday23February2018Time:09:55-16:00JoinusforadaywiththeDogsTrust.Helpexercisethedogs,preparefoodandcleanthedogshelter.TransportandlunchwillbeprovidedbyWarwickVolunteers.KingsHillNurseryDate:Wednesday16May2018Time:09:05-13:15KingsHillNurseriesprovideplacements,training,workexperienceandjobsforpeoplewithlearningdisabilities.Volunteerswillhelpsupportadultswithdisabilitieswithgardeningtasks.Nopreviousexperiencerequired.Transportfromcampusprovided.FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces—WoodlandPathClearanceDate:Saturday10March2018Time:10:30-13:30Helpcleanawoodlandpathwaybyremovingamassofdeadwoodfromlowlyingtreebranches.Bycuttingawaythewood,walkingalongthepathwillbemucheasier.AmoreattractivepathwaywillalsoencouragepeopletoexploreParkWood,oneofCanley’sancientbluebellwoodlands.Pleasewearsuitableoutdoorclothingandstrongshoesorbootsthatyoudon’tmindgettingalittlemuddy.1、WhatisthepurposeofCanleyPopUpCafes?A．Toprovidejobsforvolunteers.B．Toimprovetheneighbourhood.C．Toaskforhelpfromneighbours.D．Toencourageneighbourstoconsume.2、Whichactivitylastslongest?A．KingsHillNursery.B．CanleyPopUpCafe.C．DogsTrustVolunteerDay.D．FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces.3、Whatisthemaintaskinthelastactivity?A．Plantingtrees.B．Wideningthepath.C．Guidingthetourists.D．Clearingthepath.25．（10分）HowmuchweightababygainsduringitsfirstmonthcoulddetermineitsIQ,asanewresearchsuggests.Thestudyfoundthatchildrenwhogainmoreweight,andwhoseheadsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonthoflife,tendtohaveahigherIQwhentheystartschool.ResearchersattheUniversityofAdelaide,inAustraliastudied13,800childrenwhowerebornatfull-term.Theyfoundthatthosewhoputon40%oftheirbirthweightinthefirstfourweekshadanIQ1.5pointshigherthanthosewhoonlyputon15%oftheirbirthweight.Thosewhoexperiencedthebiggestgrowthinheadcircumference(头围)alsohadthehighestIQsbytheageofsix.“Headcircumferenceisanindicatorofbrainvolume,soagreaterincreaseinheadcircumferenceinanewly-bornbabysuggestsmorerapidbraingrowth,”saystheledauthorofthestudy,Dr.LisaSmithers.Sheadded,“Overall,newly-bornchildrenwhogrewfasterinthefirstfourweekshadhigherIQscoreslaterinlife.Thosechildrenwhogainedthemostweightscoredespeciallyhighonverbal(言语)IQatage6.Thismaybebecausetheneural(神经的)structuresforverbalIQdevelopearlierinlife,whichmeanstherapidweightgainduringthefirstmonthcouldbehavingadirectcognitivebenefitforthechildren.”Previousstudieshaveshowntheassociationbetweenearlypostnatal(产后的)dietandIQ,butthisisthefirststudyofitskindtofocusontheIQbenefitsofrapidweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.Dr.Smitherssaysthestudyfurtherhighlightstheneedforsuccessfulfeedingofnewly-bornbabies.“Weknowthatmanymothershavedifficultyestablishingbreastfeedinginthefirstweekoftheirbabies’life,”Dr.Smitherssaid.“Thefindingsofourstudysuggestthatifbabiesarehavingfeedingproblems,thereneedstobeearlyintervention(干预)inthemanagementofthatfeeding.”1、Thestudymainlyshowsthat________A．headcircumferenceiscertainlyconnectedtoIQ.B．babies’headsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonth.C．full-termbabiestendtobeclevererthanprematurebabies.(早产儿)D．themoreweightnewly-bornbabiesgain,thehigherIQtheyarelikelytohave.2、Howdidtheresearchersgettheirconclusionfromthestudy?A．Byaskingquestions.B．Bymakingcomparison.C．Byhavingadiscussion.D．Byreferringtodocuments.3、AccordingtoDr.LisaSmithers,wecanlearnthat________A．akid’sverbalIQscoresreachitshighestatagesix.B．thisstudyhelpsparentsfindfeedingproblems.C．quickweightgainbenefitsnewlybornbabiesonverbalIQ.D．thisstudyremindsparentsoftheneedforbreastfeeding.4、Thestudydiffersfrompreviousonesthat_________A．itassociatesearlypostnataldietwithIQ.B．itpaysattentiontotheIQofnewly-bornbabies.C．itemphasizesthesignificanceofsuccessfulfeeding.D．itfirstfocusesontherelationbetweenIQandweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thesubjectofwhatseparatesartanddesignhasbeendebatedforalongtime.Artistsanddesignersbothcreatevisualworksusinga/an1knowledgebackground,buttheirreasonsfordoingsoare2different.Somedesignersconsiderthemselvesartists,butfewartistsconsiderthemselves3Sowhatexactlyisthedifferencebetweenartanddesign?Perhapsthemostfundamentaldifferencethatwecanallagreeonistheir4Typically,theprocessofcreatingaworkofartstartswithnothing,ablanksheetofpaper.A5ofartisbornfromavieworvaluethattheartistholdswithinhimselforherself.Theycreatethearttosharethatfeelingwithothers,to6theviewerstorelatetoit,learnfromitorbe7byit.Themostrenownedandsuccessfularttodayissomethingthatestablishesthestrongest8connectionbetweentheartistandtheir9Bycontrast,whenadesignersetsoutto1011startingpoint,whetheramessage,animage,anideaoranaction.Thedesigner’sjobisn’ttoinventsomething12,buttocommunicatesomethingthatalreadyexists,forapurpose.Thatpurposeisalmostalwaystomotivatetheaudiencetodosomething:buyaproduct,usea13,visitalocation,orlearncertaininformation.Themost14designsarethosethatmosteffectively15theirmessageandmotivatetheirconsumerstocarryoutatask.1、A．unique B．separate C．shared D．accepted2、A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily3、A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers4、A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost5、A．love B．type C．part D．work6、A．stop B．allow C．require D．move7、A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged8、A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional9、A．supporters B．audiences C．buyers D．enemies10、A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw11、A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive12、A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new13、A．phone B．service C．language D．name14、A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual15、A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicate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）Howmuchsleepdoesapersonneed?Wearealldifferent.Somepeopleneedonlythreehoursofsleepaday1．othersneedtenhoursormore.The_2．(suggest)amountofsleepis8hoursforpeopleaged18to21and7hoursforpeopleover21.Aspeoplegetold,theyneedlesssleeptime,3．decreasesto6.5hoursanightafterage65.Mostpeoplehavetheexperiencewheretheysometimescannotfallasleepatnight.AboutonethirdofAmericanshavedifficultyin4．(fall)asleep.Thenameofthisillness5．(call)insomnia.Thisisnot6．moderndisease.Manyfamouspeopleinhistoryhadinsomnia.7．(actual),someofthesepeoplehadspecialideas8．(make)themsleep.BenjaminFranklin,thefamousstatesmanand9．(invent),hadfourbeds.Hemovedfromonetoanothertomakehimselfsleep.MarkTwain,thefamousAmericanhumorist,hadadifferentway.He10．(lie)onhissideacrosstheendofthebed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。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。Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady.Istudyinacityschoolbutlivesinavillage15kilometersaway.Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysayingmymomwasseriousill.Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft.Feelanxious,Idecidedtowalkhome.OnthewayacarstoppedandthedriveraskedmethatIneededhelp.Worriedaboutbeingcheated,Isaidanything.Bu