甘肃省临洮县第二中学2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

甘肃省临洮县第二中学2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题请考生注意：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．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed2．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking3．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements4．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion5．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat6．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind7．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed8．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith9．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off10．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which11．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how12．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．as D．until13．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before14．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich15．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t16．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!17．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway18．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.19．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why20．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout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）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.22．（8分）Devon,2,isusedtopayingherowncellphoneandcarexpenses.Butlatelyit'sbeenharder.Thefamilyshebaby-sitsforhasn’tbeencallingasmuchasusualandshecouldn'tfindajoboverthesummer.Devon'sdadsaidit'sasignofthetougheconomy.Hetoldherhe'sfeelingthepinchtooandthathehadtousehercollegefundtopaytheloan(货款).Thiskindofmoneytroublesisn'tstrangetocommonfamiliesthesedays.Infact,it'shardtoavoidnewsabouttheeconomyonthescreenoftheTVorthecomputersrecently.Itcanseemabitworryandsomefamiliesarehitreallyhard.Formostpeople,thebigproblemisthatthingscostmoreatatimewhentheyhavelessmoneytospend.Buthigherpricesaren'ttheonlyproblem.Manypeoplearehavingatoughtimemakingpaymentsonsometypesofhomeloans.Therefore,somefamiliesarecuttingbackonwhattheyspend.Forexample,eatingoutless,stayinghomeinsteadofgoingonvacation,movingtoalessexpensivehouseandsoon.However,asdiscouragingasthingsmayseemnow,thegoodnewsisthattheeconomyalwaysgetsbackontrackafterawhile.Jobsmaybehardtofind,butthesloweconomycanopenupnewopportunities.ThecoupleDevonbabysatformightcutbackonevening'sout,buttheycouldbeinterestedinhiringherforafter-schoolcare.Perhapsit'stimetosellheroldtoysandbabygear(设备)inthebasement(地下室)orhelpothersselltheseitemsonlineifsheisgoodatit.Shecouldchargethemafeetoselltheiroldstuff(东西).1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphreferto?A．Gettinghurt.B．Receivinglesscalls.C．Outofwork.D．Shortofmoney2、Accordingtothepassage,whatconstantlyappearsonthescreennowadays?A．Newsonthetougheconomy.B．Devon'sfamilytroubles.C．Advertisementsforbabysitters.D．Informationonyardsales.3、Whatdopeopledotoovercomethetougheconomy?A．Tostrikeforhighpay.B．Toopenanewstoretoselltoys.C．Tocutdowntheirexpense.D．Tomovetootherplacesforvocations.4、Thepassageismainlyabout________A．Devon’sownfamilymoneytroublesB．familytroublesmadebytougheconomyC．waysofsolvingthesloweconomyD．theincreasingpricesandexpenses23．（8分）AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbered.Thegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroad.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephiscompany,tellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip(静脉滴注),shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.Butsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzled.Eachtimethegirlleft,theoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere(干涉),unwillingtooffendtheoldman.Amonthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma(昏迷)afewtimes.Whenrescuedfromthelatestcoma,theoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwish,“Ihavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies?”Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswell-offandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldman,thedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctor,saying,“TheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.”Nowhegottheanswertothepuzzle.Inthelastperiodofhislife,theoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneed.1、WhatkindofpeopledovolunteersattendtoinDeathbedCare?A．Thepatientinneedofoperations.B．Thepeoplesufferingfromcancer.C．Thepeoplesufferingfromdiseases.D．Thepatientwithoutmanydaysleft.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheoldmanaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Hehadabundantsavingsandhewascheerful.B．Hefrequentlylosthistemperbeforehemetthegirl.C．Hewassufferingfromcancerandhelpedapoorgirl.D．Heaskedthedoctortohelpthegirlfinishherstudy.3、Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?A．Hischildren’sprogressintheircareer.B．TheintravenousdripthathehadeverySaturday.C．Thepleasureofbeinghelpfultopeopleinneed.D．Thegirl’sgoodcomfortandcareinhisdailylife.4、Whydidthegirltaketheoldman’smoney?A．Tokeephiminhighspirits.B．Tocontinueherschooling.C．Togatherexperienceonvoluntarywork.D．Toinvolvehimactivelyinthetreatment.24．（8分）October31,2009,CaliforniaTsienHsue-shen,PhD’39,oneofthefoundersoftheJetPropulsionLaboratory,diedonOctober31,Hewas98.Tsien,bomintheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,graduatedfromtheNationalQinghuaUniversityin1934andinAugustof1935heleftChinatostudyattheMassachusettsInstituteTechnology.In1936hewenttotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologytocommencegraduatestudies.Tsienobtainedhisdoctordegreein1939andwouldremainatCaltechfor20years,becomingtheGoddardProfessorandestablishingareputationasoneoftheleadingrocketscientistsintheUnitedStates.In1943,TsienandtwoothersintheCaltechrocketrygroupdraftedthefirstdocumenttousethenameJetPropulsionLaboratory.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hewasamongsttheotherscientistsparticipatedthe"ManhattanProject".AfterWorldWarIIheservedasaconsultanttotheUnitedStatesArmyAirForce.Duringthistime,ConlonelTsienworkedondesigninganintercontinentalspaceplane.HisworkwouldinspiretheX—20Dyna-SoarwhichwouldlaterbetheinspirationfortheSpaceShuttle.In1945TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofJiangBaili——oneoftheChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai—shen’sleadingmilitarystrategists.Butin1950,theChinese-bornscientistwasaccusedofharboringCommunistsympathiesandstrippedofhissecurityclearance.InSeptember1955hewaspermittedtoleaveforChina,whereTsienresumedhisresearch,foundedtheInstituteofMechanics,andwentontobecomethefatherofChina’smissileprogram,atrustedmemberofthegovernmentandParty’sinnercircle,andthenation’smosthonoredscientist,Tsienretiredin1991andhasmaintainedalowpublicprofileinBeijing,China.ThePRCgovernmentlauncheditsmannedspaceprogramin1992andusedTsien’sresearchasthebasisfortheLongMarchrocketwhichsuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhouVmissioninOctoberof2003.TheelderlyTsienwasabletowatchChina’sfirstmannedspacemissionontelevisionfromhishospitalbed.Inhislateyears,sincethe1980s,Tsiendevotedhimselftospiritualityresearch,andadvocatedscientificinvestigationoftraditionalChinesemedicine,Qigongand""specialhumanbodyfunctions".1、Theunderlinedword"commence"inthispassageprobablymeans________.A．makeup B．getC．begin D．promise2、TsienHsue-shengotmarriedattheageof________.A．45 B．28C．24 D．343、WhatistherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTsienHsue-shen?a.hislaterlifeb.returntoChinac.careerintheU.S.Ad.hisearlylifeandeducationA．a-b-c-d B．d-c-b-aC．d-b-c-a D．c-b-d-a4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TsienHsue-shengotadoctor’sdegreein1939.B．TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai-shen.C．TsienHsue-shenhasmadeacontributiontotheSpaceShuttle.D．TsienHsue-shenwasinterestedintraditionalChinesemedicine,qigongand"specialhumanbodyfuncitions"inhislaterlife.25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan12minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure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）OneSaturdayafternoon，mymotherwasdrivinghome．Onthehalfway，after1hercreditcardtobuysomethingatthestorenearthegasstation，sheputherwalletonthetopofthecarjustforamomentto2myphonecall．Andthen3，sheforgotanddroveoff．Whenarrivinghome，sherealizedthatandthoughtthatthe4ofgettingitbackwassmall．Shewasso5surprisedwhenshefounda6onthedoorfromapersonwhosaidheandhisfriendfoundherwalletafewhoursearlier．PatrickandCatherinesawthewalletinthemiddleoftheroadafew7fromthegasstation．Theystoppedtheircarto8．Itwasfilledwithallthethingsoneusuallykeptinawallet，includingsome9andothercash．However，nophonenumber，10this，theymanagedtogeta（an）11frommymother'sdrivinglicense，andwithouthesitation，theydecidedtodrivetoourhometo12it．Whenmymotherwenttogetthewalletshewasso13andgrateful．She14togivethemsomemoneyasa（n）15ofgratitude，buttheyrefused，sayingthattheywerejustgladto16mymotherhelp．Theywerenaturally17，andtheyhadafirm18intheGoldenRuleaswell．Theydroveovertomyhousebecausetheyrealizedtheunpleasantandupsetexperiencethatthelossofawalletandallitscontentscould19．Ithinktheywerereally20andhelpful．1、A．pullingout B．applyingfor C．payingfor D．makingout2、A．make B．answer C．hear D．send3、A．Carefully B．Ridiculously C．Obviously D．Deliberately4、A．amount B．expectation C．thought D．chance5、A．curiously B．joyfully C．willingly D．strangely6、A．sign B．signal C．note D．postcard7、A．stops B．hours C．squares D．blocks8、A．pickitup B．lookitup C．takeitup D．putitup9、A．pictures B．envelopes C．bills D．napkins10、A．Insteadof B．Despite C．Without D．Beneath11、A．number B．photograph C．address D．index12、A．get B．check C．exchange D．return13、A．upset B．relieved C．fortunate D．warm﹣hearted14、A．intended B．advised C．demanded D．instructed15、A．feeling B．mood C．present D．expression16、A．offer B．share C．trust D．seek17、A．honest B．selfish C．frank D．creative18、A．courage B．faith C．support D．devotion19、A．fulfill B．ignore C．value D．cause20、A．ambitious B．civilized C．polite D．considerate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）LiShizhen(1518-1593)wasaHanChinesepolymath,medicaldoctor,scientist,pharmacologist,herbalist1．acupuncturist(针灸师)oftheMingdynasty.Hismajorcontributiontoclinicalmedicinewashis27-yearwork,2．isfoundinhisscientificbookCompendiumofMateriaMedica(《本草纲目》).Heisalsoconsidered3．(be)thegreatestscientificnaturalistofChina,andhe4．(develop)manyinnovativemethodsfortheproperclassificationofherbcomponentsandmedicationsto5．(use)fortreatingdiseases.TheCompendiumisamedicaltextwith1,8926．(entry),withdetailsaboutmorethan1,800drugs(ChineseMedicine),7．(include)1,100illustrationsand11,000prescriptions.Italsodescribedthetype,form,flavor,natureandapplicationindiseasetreatmentsof1,094herbs.8．bookhasbeentranslatedintomanydifferentlanguages,andremainsasthepremierreferenceworkforherbalmedicine.Thetreatiseincluded9．(vary)relatedsubjectssuchasbotany,zoology,mineralogy,andmetallurgy.Thebookwasreprinted10．(frequent)andfiveoftheoriginaleditionsstillexist.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。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。DearMr.Green,I’mwritingtotellyouhowisgoingoninourschool—abasketballmatchtobeholdingnextmonth.ThematchwillbeplayedamongXinhuaMiddleSchoolBasketballTeamandours.Nowweareorganizingabasketballteam,includedateacherasaplayer.Wehonestthinkyouaretherightone,soI’d