2024年山西省高考考前适应性测试英语B卷

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的

答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段

对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.E19.15.B.E9.18.C,E9.15.

答案是C。

1.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atadrugstore.

2.Howlongcanthemankeepthebooks?

A.Oneweek.B.Twoweeks.

3.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Theman'swork.B.Drivinglessons.

4.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Callataxi.B.Pickupbags.

5.Howdidthewomantravelyesterday?

A.BybusB.Bytrain.C.Bycar

第二节（共15小题；每小题L5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听

完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whattimewastheplaneoriginallyscheduledtoleave?

A.At4:00,B.At5:00.C.At7:00.

7.Whyisthewomanworried?

A.Theweatheristoobad.

B.Thereportisnotfinished.

C.Anappointmentwillbedelayed.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howmuchdoesanentranceticketcost?

A.Threedollars.B.Sevendollars.C.Sixdollars.

9.Whichpaymentmethoddoesthewomanaccept?

A.Creditcards.B.Cashonly.C.Checks.

听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Tocleantheapartmentherself.

B.Toviewtheapartmentinperson.

C.Tomoveintheapartmentimmediately.

11.Whenwilltheroombecleaned?

A.Tomorrowafternoon.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Intendays

12.Howfarawayistheshoppingcenter?

A.Aboutfiveminutes'walk.

B.Abouttenminutes5walk.

C.Aboutfifteenminutes'walk.

13.Whatwillthelandlorddobeforethewomanmovesin?

A.Cleantheapartment.B.Decoratetheapartment.C.Checkalltheequipment.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatdecisionhasthewomanmaderegardingtheireatinghabits?

A.Toeatmorebacon.

B.Tostarteatingmorehealthily.

C.Tohavemorepotatochipsandsoda.

15.Whatdoesthemansuggestfbrbreakfastinitially?

ABacon.B.Salad.CSoupandbread.

16.Howdoesthewomanreacttotheman'ssuggestionfbrlunch?

A.Shethinksifstooexpensive.

B.Shedisagreesandsuggestsfruitinstead.

C.Shethinksit'stooplicatedtoprepare.

17.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Makingamealplan.B.Cookingameal.CBuyinghealthyfood.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whendoestheschooltriptakeplace?

A.OnFriday.B.OnSunday.C.OnSaturday.

19.Wherewillthestudentsgathertomorrowmorning?

C.Ontheplayground

A.Attheschoolgate.B.Intheclassroom.~

20.Whichruleshouldthestudentsobey?

AMakenotesinthemuseum

B.Touchnothinginthemuseum.

C.Takepicturesoftheculturalrelics.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

Thecostoflivingcrisisiscausingsufferingformillionsthiswinter.Oneinfivepeopleare

worriedaboutwheretheirnextmealwillefrom.Parentswholivenearyouareburdenedwith

anxietyabouthowtheywillaffordtofeedtheirchildren.Familiesarestrugglinganddon'tknow

wheretoturn.Yetwhilepeoplegohungry,threemilliontonnesofsurplus（乘U余的）foodisbeing

wastedeveryyear.

英语试题B第3页（共12页）

FareShareisanationalcharityworkingtogetthatfoodtopeoplewhoarestruggling-but

weneedyourhelp.Agiftof890couldprovidethreemealsadaytoafamilyoffourforawhole

month.Plus,youmaybeentitledtorecover25poftaxonevery&1yougiveasgiftmoney.

Yourgiftwillhelpusredistributefoodtoournetworkof8,500localcharitiesand

munitygroupsacrosstheUK.You'llalsohelppeopletoaccessotherservicesandsupport

throughthesegroups,strengtheningmunitiesandeasinglonelinessthroughfood.

WILLYOUDOYOURFARESHARE?

PLEASEHELPPEOPLEGOINGHUNGRYTHISWINTER

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Howcouldyour

890helpfeeda

familyinyoursurplusfoodisFareShareredistributesPeopleandfamiliescan

munity?

receivedthefoodtolocalcharitiesgethealthymealsatday

fromsuppliers.helpingpeopleinneed.centres,youthgroupsand

munitycafes.

We'dlovetokeepyouuptodateonFareShare*sworkincludingfundraisingupdates.

Pleasegetintouchbycallingusonoremailingfundraiser@.uk.

Togiveonline,pleasevisit.uk/munityl.Formoreinformationpleasescan

theQRcode

21.WhatistheprimaryfocusofFareShare?

A.Providinggiftsforfamilies.B.Organizingfestivalevents.

C.Redistributingsurplusfood.D.Offeringtaxrecoveryservices.

22.WhatadditionalbenefitwillFareSharedonorsreceive?

A.Theywillreceiveataxrefund.

B.Theywillhelprunthelocalcharities.

C.Theywillberecognizedasorganizers.

D.Theywillreceivefreemealsforthemselves.

23.Wheredoesthistextprobablyefrom?

A.Amunitynoticeboard.B.Anentertainmentmagazine.

C.AtravelblogD.Anewsreport

B

Inthe1970s,anewsupermarketsellingLPsarrivedinmyhometownandIbegandevoting

mypocketmoneytoacquiringrecords.IswiftlydevelopedanaffectionforBeethoven's

MoonlightSonata,harboringdreamsofperformingthatmusicmyself.Despitetheabsenceofa

pianoathome,therewasoneatmygrandmother'scarehome,whereIlearnedtoplayBeethoven

byear,withpigeonscooingandfarmersworkinginthefields.ltwastrulymagical.

EnteringtheRoyalAcademyofArtsat16markedthebeginningofmyartistic

journey.Inmy30s,Itookanothersignificantstepinlife—marriage.Mywifeworkedat

ElephantsWorld,areservededicatedtothecareofrescueddomesticelephants.These

elephantshaveworkedfbrhumansalltheirlifeandmanyareblindordisabledfrom

beingtreatedbadly,soIwantedtomaketheefforttocarrysomethingheavymyself.For

my50thbirthday,mywifesuccessfullypersuadedthemanagertoallowustobringa

pianointothereserve,bringingmusictothe

elephantslives.

Initially,whenIstartedplaying,itwashardtohearthepianoabovethesoundsof

natureandtheelephantschewinggrass.However,everythingchangedwhenablind

elephantceasedeatingandtunedintomyplaying.ltstruckmethatthiselephant,trappedin

aworldofdarkness,hadaprofoundlovefbrmusic.Fromthatmomenton,therewasno

longeranyconcernaboutdisturbingtheirpeace.Weoccasionallyfilmthese

performances,andnow,weproudlyhave

nearly700,000YouTubesubscribers.

Icontinuetoplayfortheseelephantsthatrunfreelyinthereserve,despitethe

constantpotentialdanger.Surprisingly,it'sthemoodymaleelephantswhoshowthemost

fascinationwiththemusic.Ifirmlybelieveithasacalmingeflect.These

elephants^reathingactuallyslowsdownwhenIplay,whichtellsmetheyarerelaxed

andhappy.FveevenwitnessedelephantsseeminglydancingtoBeethoven*stunes.Withtheir

exceptionalhearingandtheabilitytosensevibrations（震动）throughtheirfeel,Iam

convincedthatelephantsgraspthelanguageofhumanexpression.Thisservesasapowerful

illustrationthatmusicservesasauniversallanguage,

connectingusall.

24.Whatmotivatedtheauthor'searlyaffectionformusic?

A.ExposuretoBeethoven*smusic.

B.EmploymentatElephantsWorld.

C.AttendanceattheRoyalAcademyofArts.

D.Pianoteachingathisgrandma*scarehome.

25.Whatdidtheauthor's50thbirthdaycelebrationsymbolize?

A.Recognitionfortheauthor'sartisticjourney.

B.Successfulfundraisingforthereserve.

C.Abinationofmusicandcare.

D.Personalachievementsinmusic.

26.Whatroledidmusicplayinthelivesoftheelephantsinthereserve?

A.Emotionalrecovery.B.Physicalexercise.

C.FinancialsupportD.Artisticexpression.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SavetheMistreatedElephantsB.MaleElephants:MoodyandMusical

C.PlaythePianoforRescuedElephantsD.Elephants:AnimalsofSharpHearing

C

Whileweaimtoavoidanyappearanceofbaselesstheories,itisnoteworthyto

observethelongstandingpracticeofputtingmagnets（磁铁）incows,aphenomenonthat

hasbeencarefully

unfoldingforyears.Whyarefarmersputtingmagnetsincows?

Knownascowmagnets,thedevicesareplacedinsidecattletodeal

withHhardwaredisease".HardwareDiseaseoccursafterananimaleatsametallicobjectthat

thenmakesaholeinthewallofthereticulum,thesecondstomachroominruminant

animals（反刍动物）.Thisissuearisesfromthenaturaleatingbehaviorsofthese

ruminantSjSimilartoapersonatanunlimitedfoodevent-quicklyandeagerlylarge

biteswithoutsufficientchewing.Thisfastpacedfeedingapproachmakesthemtendto

unintentionallyconsumemetalpiecesintheirfood,

includingbrokenfarmmachineryparts,nailsandwiresusedinfencing,forinstance.

Metalobjectsenteringthereticulummayresultininfections,increasedbody

temperatures,digestiveproblems,anduneasefortheanimals.Toaddresshardwaredisease,the

mainstrategyistopreventmetalfromenteringthecatle'sdiet.Farmershavealsoadopted

themethodofplacingcowmagnetsintothestomachusingeitherastomachtubeora

ballinggun.Thecowmagnetattractssuchobjectsandpreventsthemfrombeingfixed

intheanimaFstissue.Thesemagnets,oncepositioned,remainwithintheanimals

throughouttheirlifespan,onlybeing

removedafterdeathwhenthecowspassawayorareprocessedformeat.

Moseley,aVeterinaryMedicineproffessor,statesinahardwaredisease

resource,"Themagnetgathersforeignmetallicobjectsjeducingtheriskofmakingahole

inthereticulum.Researchshowsamildmagneticfieldaffectsacow'ssmall

bloodpathways,improving

circulationandaidingrecoverywithoutsignificantimpactonthecowormilkquality.

28.Whyaremagnetsfedtocows?

A.Tochangefeedinghabits.B.Toimprovethemilkquality.

C.Topreventhardwaredisease.D.Toenhancedigestivesystem.

29.Whatisthemaincauseofhardwarediseaseinruminantanimals?

A.Eatingwithoutchewing.B.Takingmagnetsbymistake.

C.Sufficientchewinghardfood.D.Swallowingmetalsaccidentally.

3O.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todescribethehistoricalpracticeofputtingmagnetsincows.

B.Todenytheadoptionofcowmagnetstoenhancecattlehealth.

C.Todiscusstheinfluenceofamildmagneticfieldonmilkquality.

D.Toexplainthereasonforusingmagnetstopreventhardwaredisease.

3l.Whatmightbealogicalcontinuationofthepassage?

A.Investigatingthebroaderapplicationsofmagnets.

B.Exploringmorepotentialbenefitsofcowmagnets,

C.Discussingthealternativemethodsofcaringforcows.

D.Evaluatingthelongtermeffectsofmagnetsonanimals,

D

GlasgowUniversityresearchershavecreatedalaser（激光）camerausingAlandquantum

technologiestoremotelydetectaperson'sheartbeat,potentiallychanginghealthmonitoring.

ProfessorFaccioimaginesvariousapplications,suchassettingupthistechnologyinshopping

mallsorfixinglaserheartmonitorsinhomes.Thesemonitorscouldbepartofanextensive

systemtrackingdifferenthealthaspects,suchasbloodpressureandslightchangesinmovement,

indicatingearlysignsofconditionslikeAlzheimer's.

Monitoringaperson'sheartbeatfromadistanceholdssignificantvalue,asitcandetect

irregularitieslikeabnormalheartrates,providingcrucialwarningsofpotentialheartissues.In

contrasttothetraditionaluseofstethoscopes（听诊器）,thissystemovereslimitations

associatedwithproperstethoscopeusage,suchastheneedfbrtrainingandthepotential

reductionofheartbeatsignals.

ThesystemdevelopedbyFaccioandhisteaminvolveshighspeedcameraswhichcan

recordimagesatspeedsof2,000framespersecond.Alaserbeamisshoneontotheskinofa

person'sthroatandthereflectionsareusedtomeasureexactlyhowmuchtheirskinisrisingand

fallingastheirmainartery（动脉）expandsandcontractsasbloodisforcedthroughit.These

changesinvolvemovementsofonlyafewbillionthsofametre.

Suchacuityisstriking,thoughonitsownthetrackingofthesetinychangeswouldnotbe

enoughtotrackaheartbeat.Other,muchlargermovementsoccuronaperson'schest—from

theirbreathing,fbrexample—whichwouldfloodsignalsfromtheirheartbeat.

“ThatiswhereAIesin/Tacciosaid.a6Weuseadvancedputingsystemstoseparateout

everythingexceptthevibrationscausedbyaperson'sheartbeat.Weknowthefrequency

rangeofthehumanheartbeat,andtheAIfocusesonthat.Theprimeuseofthistechnology一

whichwehopetohavereadynextyear——willbetomeasureheartbeatseasilyandquickly

outsidehospitals.Thebenefitscouldbeconsiderable.

32.Whatcanthelasercamerabeusedfor?

A.Improvingtheusageofstethoscope.

B.Measuringbloodpressureremotely.

C.Recordingimagesofthehumanthroat.

D.Detectingaperson'sheartbeatfromadistance.

33.Whatdoesparagraph3focusonasforthissystem?

A.Howitworks.B.Whereitisused.

C.Whomitbenefits.D.Whatitisposedof.

34.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“acuity”inparagraph4?

A.Consistency.B.Sensitivity.Cplexity.D.Intensity

35.WhatroledoesAIplayinthissystem?

A.Tomeasureskinmovements.B.Torecognizeheartbeatvibrations.

C.Torecordimagesathighspeeds.D.Toshinealaserbeamontheskin.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Bloggingisacrucialmarketingtoolforbusinesses,bigorsmall.Whetherpursuedasa

hobbyorforine,successliesinvariousfactors,withthecontentbeingthemostvital

element——fromdomainnametoemaillist.

Evenifyouconsideryourselfaprettygoodwriter,blogginghasitsownrules.Thefirstthing

istounderstandyourgoals.Whyareyouwriting?Doyouplanonbloggingjustasafunhobby?or

areyouhopingtomonetizeyourblogandturnitintoabusiness?36.ltwillhelpdirectyou

asyoucreatecontentandmakeotherimportantdecisionsrelatedtoyourblog.

Then,whatyoushouldalwaysdoistakesometimetounderstandyouraudience.Remember

thatyourultimategoalshouldbehelpingyouraudiencesolveaproblem.37.Youllwant

theanswerstobeaccessible,easytofind,andasclearandstraightforwardaspossible.Next,

brainstormalistofideasthatyoumightliketowriteaboutandresearchfurther.Createalistof

potentialtopicsthataremoreorlessrelatedtoyourblog*stheme.38.

Aswithanykindofwriting,itsalwaysgoodtostartwithasolidoutline.Whetherlooseor

detailed,userelevantkeywordstomapoutalogicalflowforyourposfscontent..39.Unless

youhaveagreathookalreadyinmind,feelfreetoskipthatfornowandjumpintothebody

paragraph

40.Engageyouraudiencewithlogical,highqualitycontentclosetoyourblog'sfocus.

Constructingaconsistentstorylinewillnotonlydrawreaders^ttentionbutalsopositionyour

blogasatrustworthyauthorityinyourfield.Whetherforpleasureorbusiness,blogging*s

potentialliesinitsimpactonyouraudienceandthepersonalfulfillmentitbrings.

A.Getthesegoalsclearinyourmind

B.Consistencyplaysavitalroleinblogging

C.Thinkaboutyourtargetwordswhenwritingaheadline

D.Writethecontentthathasthepotentialtoreachahugeaudience

E.Withastructuredoutlineinplace,diveintothebodyofyourpost

F.Andthosetopicswouldbeinterestingofvaluetoyourtargetaudience

G.Keepthisinmindasyouplanthestructureandoutlineofyourcontent

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。

WhenIwasyoung,mymomusedtobuyvegetablesfromaladyvendor（小贩）whovisitedour

homedaily.OnaparticularSunday,thevendor41bunchesofSDinach（菠菜）.Her.42

wasonepoundperbunch.Mymom'scounterbidwasexactlyhalfthat43butmittedto

buyingfourbunchesatthatprice.

Thevendor44declaredthatshedidn*teven45hercostatthatprice,loadedthe

basketonherhead,andwalkedaway.Aftertakingfourstepsahead,thevendorturnedbackand

shouted,"Makeit75penniesabunch.,9Mymom46heroriginal50pennies,stressingthe

47ofquantitydiscount.Thevendorwalkedon.Thetwoofthempreciselykneweachothefs

48.Thevendorturnedaround,camebacktoourhouse,whilemymomwaswaitingatthe

doorstep.Thedealwasfinally49atmymom'sbid.Thenmymomtookhertime50

eachbunchbygentlychoosingandexaminingeachwitha51eyeforbothitsqualityand

quantity.Shefinallyselectedfourbunchestohersatisfaction.

52thevendorgotup,sheshookduetoapparent53.Afterlearningshedidn*t

haveanyfood,momhurriedinsideandcamebackswiftlywithsomefoodandofferedittothe

vendor.Shehungrilyandgratefullyatethefoodandcontinuedherbusiness.

Puzzled,!questionedMom's54一toughinbargainingbut55inofferingfood.

MymomsmiledandsaidJMydearchild,thereisnokindnessintradingandthereshallnever

beanytradinginkindness.”

41.A.tookB.washedC.fetchedD.brought

B.proposalC.amountD.material

B.figureC.planD.idea

44.A.greedilyB.desperatelyC.politelyD.anxiously

B.promoteC.doubleD.recover

46.A.adjustedtoB.referredtoC.attendedtoD.stuckto

47.A.lessonB.choiceC.weaknessD.theory

B.strategiesC.tasksD.dreams

B.designedC.madeD.arranged

B.inspectingC.reviewingD.counting

B.criticalC.particularD.logical

52.A.ThoughB.WhileC.AsD.Once

53.A.dizzinessB.excitementC.angerD.anxiety

B.approachCmitmentD.intervention

B.humbleC.kindD.mature

第二节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Animalsandplantscanteachhumansalotaboutdesignandengineering.Asaresult,many

engineers,scientists,anddesignersspendtimestudyingthem.Whentheyhaveaproblem,nature

oftenhastheanswer.Thisscience56(call)biomimetics.Biomeans'livingthings^and

mimeticsmeans"copying^.Itinvolves57(draw)inspirationfromnature'sdesignsand

processes58(solve)humanproblemsorimprovetechnology.

Forexample,engineersinCanadaarestudyingwhaleflippers(鳍)becausetheymoveso

effectivelythroughwater.Theengineersbelievetheshapecanimprovethemovementofwind

turbines（涡轮机）.Similarly,engineersatMercedesBenzinGermanyareusingtheshapeofthe

boxfish59oneoftheirnewcarsbecauseitmakesthecar60（fast）andmorefuel

efficient.

Velcro（粘扣）is61（probable）themostfamousexampleofbiomimetics.Mostpeople

havesomeVelcroon62itemofclothing.ltwasinventedbytheSwissengineerGeorgede

Mestralin1948.Hewaswalkinginthecountryside63hepulledaburr（毛刺）offhis

trousers.Henoticedhowwelltheburrstucktohisclothessohestudieditsdesign.Theresult

wasVelcro,whichbecamean64（afford）altemativetothetraditionalzipper.

Inconclusion,biomimeticsnotonlyhashelpedtodesignourworldbutpromisesmanym