2024年山西省高考考前适应性测试英语A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.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是Co

1.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atahospital.C.Atadrugstore.

2.Howlongcanthemankeepthebooks?

A.Oneweek.B.Twoweeks.C.Morethantwoweeks.

3.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Theweather.B.Drivinglessons.C.Theman'swork.

4.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Pickupbags.B.Callataxi.C.Lookafterher.

5.Howdidthewomantravelyesterday?

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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.Sixdollars.C.Sevendollars.

9.Whichpaymentmethoddoesthewomanaccept?

A.Cashonly.B.Creditcards.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.Intendays.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowafternoon.

12.Howfarawayistheshoppingcenter?

A.Aboutfiveminutes9walk.

B.Abouttenminutes9walk.

C.Aboutfifteenminutes9walk.

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.Whatdoesthemansuggestforbreakfastinitially?

A.Soupandbread.B.Salad.C.Bacon.

16.Howdoesthewomanreacttotheman'ssuggestionforlunch?

A.Shethinksifstooexpensive.

B.Shethinksit'stooplicatedtoprepare.

C.Shedisagreesandsuggestsfruitinstead.

17.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Makingamealplan.B.Cookingameal.C.Buyinghealthyfood.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whendoestheschooltriptakeplace?

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

19.Wherewillthestudentsgathertomorrowmorning?

A.Ontheplayground.B.Attheschoolgate.C.Intheclassroom.

20.Whichruleshouldthestudentsobey?

A.Makenotesinthemuseum.

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（剩余的）foodisbeing

wastedeveryyear.

AFareShareisanationalcharityworkingtogetthatfoodtopeoplewhoarestruggling一but

weneedyourhelp.Agiftof£90couldprovidethreemealsadaytoafamilyoffourforawhole

month.Plus,youmaybeentitledtorecover25poftaxonevery£1yougiveasgiftmoney.

Yourgiftwillhelpusredistributefoodtoournetworkof8,500localcharitiesandmunity

groupsacrosstheUK.You'llalsohelppeopletoaccessotherservicesandsupportthroughthese

groups,strengtheningmunitiesandeasinglonelinessthroughfood.

WILLYOUDOYOURFARESHARE?

Howcouldyour4

£90helpfeeda

familyinyoursurplusfoodisFareShareredistributesPeopleandfamiliescan

community?receivedthefoodtolocalcharitiesgethealthymealsatday

fromsuppliers.helpingpeopleinneed.centres,youthgroupsand

communitycafes.

We'dlovetokeepyouuptodateonFareShare9sworkincludingfundraisingupdates.Please

getintouchbycallinguson03003023677oremailingfundraiser@.uk.

Togiveonline,pleasevisit.uk/munity1.Formoreinformationpleasescanthe

QRcode.

21.WhatistheprimaryfocusofFareShare?

A.Providinggiftsforfamilies.B.Redistributingsurplusfood.

C.Organizingfestivalevents.D.Offeringtaxrecoveryservices.

22.WhatadditionalbenefitwillFareSharedonorsreceive?

A.Theywillreceiveataxrefund.

B.Theywillhelprunthelocalcharities.

C.Theywillberecognizedasorganizers.

D.Theywillreceivefreemealsforthemselves.

23.Wheredoesthistextprobablyefrom?

A.Atravelblog.B.Anewsreport.

C.Amunitynoticeboard.D.Anentertainmentmagazine.

B

Inthe1970s,anewsupermarketsellingLPsarrivedinmyhometownandIbegandevotingmy

pocketmoneytoacquiringrecords.IswiftlydevelopedanaffectionforBeethoven9sMoonlight

Sonata,harboringdreamsofperformingthatmusicmyself.Despitetheabsenceofapianoathome,

therewasoneatmygrandmother'scarehome,whereIlearnedtoplayBeethovenbyear,with

pigeonscooingandfarmersworkinginthefields.Itwastrulymagical.

EnteringtheRoyalAcademyofArtsat16markedthebeginningofmyartisticjourney.Inmy

30s,Itookanothersignificantstepinlife一marriage.MywifeworkedatElephantsWorld,a

reservededicatedtothecareofrescueddomesticelephants.Theseelephantshaveworkedfor

humansalltheirlifeandmanyareblindordisabledfrombeingtreatedbadly,soIwantedtomake

theefforttocarrysomethingheavymyselfFormy50thbirthday,mywifesuccessfullypersuaded

themanagertoallowustobringapianointothereserve,bringingmusictotheelephants9lives.

Initially,whenIstartedplaying,itwashardtohearthepianoabovethesoundsofnatureand

theelephantschewinggrass.However,everythingchangedwhenablindelephantceasedeatingand

tunedintomyplaying.Itstruckmethatthiselephant,trappedinaworldofdarkness,hada

profoundloveformusic.Fromthatmomenton,therewasnolongeranyconcernaboutdisturbing

theirpeace.Weoccasionallyfilmtheseperformances,andnow,weproudlyhavenearly700,000

YouTubesubscribers.

Icontinuetoplayfortheseelephantsthatrunfreelyinthereserve,despitetheconstant

potentialdanger.Surprisingly,it'sthemoodymaleelephantswhoshowthemostfascinationwith

themusic.Ifirmlybelieveithasacalmingeffect.Theseelephants9breathingactuallyslowsdown

whenIplay,whichtellsmetheyarerelaxedandhappy.I'veevenwitnessedelephantsseemingly

dancingtoBeethoven'stunes.Withtheirexceptionalhearingandtheabilitytosensevibrations（震

动）throughtheirfeet,Iamconvincedthatelephantsgraspthelanguageofhumanexpression.This

servesasapowerfulillustrationthatmusicservesasauniversallanguage,connectingusall.

24.Whatmotivatedtheauthor'searlyaffectionformusic?

A.ExposuretoBeethoven'smusic.

B.EmploymentatElephantsWorld.

C.AttendanceattheRoyalAcademyofArts.

D.Pianoteachingathisgrandma'scarehome.

25.Whatdidtheauthor9s50thbirthdaycelebrationsymbolize?

A.Personalachievementsinmusic.

B.Abinationofmusicandcare.

C.Successfulfundraisingforthereserve.

D.Recognitionfortheauthor'sartisticjourney.

26.Whatroledidmusicplayinthelivesoftheelephantsinthereserve?

A.Emotionalrecovery.B.Physicalexercise.

C.Financialsupport.D.Artisticexpression.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SavetheMistreatedElephantsB.MaleElephants:MoodyandMusical

C.PlaythePianoforRescuedElephantsD.Elephants:AnimalsofSharpHearing

c

Whileweaimtoavoidanyappearanceofbaselesstheories,itisnoteworthytoobservethe

longstandingpracticeofputtingmagnets（磁铁）incows,aphenomenonthathasbeencarefully

unfoldingforyears.Whyarefarmersputtingmagnetsincows?

Knownascowmagnets,thedevicesareplacedinsidecattletodealwith"hardwaredisease99.

HardwareDiseaseoccursafterananimaleatsametallicobjectthatthenmakesaholeinthewallof

thereticulum,thesecondstomachroominruminantanimals（反刍动物）.Thisissuearisesfromthe

naturaleatingbehaviorsoftheseruminants,similartoapersonatanunlimitedfoodevent一

quicklyandeagerlylargebiteswithoutsufficientchewing.Thisfastpacedfeedingapproachmakes

themtendtounintentionallyconsumemetalpiecesintheirfood,includingbrokenfarmmachinery

parts,nailsandwiresusedinfencing,forinstance.

Metalobjectsenteringthereticulummayresultininfections,increasedbodytemperatures,

digestiveproblems,anduneasefortheanimals.Toaddresshardwaredisease,themainstrategyisto

preventmetalfromenteringthecattle'sdiet.Farmershavealsoadoptedthemethodofplacingcow

magnetsintothestomachusingeitherastomachtubeoraballinggun.Thecowmagnetattracts

suchobjectsandpreventsthemfrombeingfixedintheanimal'stissue.Thesemagnets,once

positioned,remainwithintheanimalsthroughouttheirlifespan,onlybeingremovedafterdeath

whenthecowspassawayorareprocessedformeat.

Moseley,aVeterinaryMedicineprofessor,statesinahardwarediseaseresource,t6Themagnet

gathersforeignmetallicobjects,reducingtheriskofmakingaholeinthereticulum.99Research

showsamildmagneticfieldaffectsacow'ssmallbloodpathways,improvingcirculationandaiding

recoverywithoutsignificantimpactonthecowormilkquality.

28.Whyaremagnetsfedtocows?

A.Tochangefeedinghabits.B.Topreventhardwaredisease.

C.Toimprovethemilkquality.D.Toenhancedigestivesystem.

29.Whatisthemaincauseofhardwarediseaseinruminantanimals?

A.Eatingwithoutchewing.B.Takingmagnetsbymistake.

C.Sufficientchewinghardfood.D.Swallowingmetalsaccidentally.

30.Whatistheauthor9spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todescribethehistoricalpracticeofputtingmagnetsincows.

B.Todenytheadoptionofcowmagnetstoenhancecattlehealth.

C.Todiscusstheinfluenceofamildmagneticfieldonmilkquality.

D.Toexplainthereasonforusingmagnetstopreventhardwaredisease.

31.Whatmightbealogicalcontinuationofthepassage?

A.Exploringmorepotentialbenefitsofcowmagnets.

B.Investigatingthebroaderapplicationsofmagnets.

C.Discussingthealternativemethodsofcaringforcows.

D.Evaluatingthelongtermeffectsofmagnetsonanimals.

D

GlasgowUniversityresearchershavecreatedalaser（激光）camerausingAIandquantum

technologiestoremotelydetectaperson'sheartbeat,potentiallychanginghealthmonitoring.

ProfessorFaccioimaginesvariousapplications,suchassettingupthistechnologyinshopping

mallsorfixinglaserheartmonitorsinhomes.Thesemonitorscouldbepartofanextensivesystem

trackingdifferenthealthaspects,suchasbloodpressureandslightchangesinmovement,indicating

earlysignsofconditionslikeAlzheimer's.

Monitoringaperson'sheartbeatfromadistanceholdssignificantvalue,asitcandetect

irregularitieslikeabnormalheartrates,providingcrucialwarningsofpotentialheartissues.In

contrasttothetraditionaluseofstethoscopes（听诊器），thissystemovereslimitationsassociated

withproperstethoscopeusage,suchastheneedfortrainingandthepotentialreductionofheartbeat

signals.

ThesystemdevelopedbyFaccioandhisteaminvolveshighspeedcameraswhichcanrecord

imagesatspeedsof2,000framespersecond.Alaserbeamisshoneontotheskinofaperson9s

throatandthereflectionsareusedtomeasureexactlyhowmuchtheirskinisrisingandfallingas

theirmainartery（动脉）expandsandcontractsasbloodisforcedthroughit.Thesechangesinvolve

movementsofonlyafewbillionthsofametre.

Suchacuityisstriking,thoughonitsownthetrackingofthesetinychangeswouldnotbe

enoughtotrackaheartbeat.Other,muchlargermovementsoccuronaperson'schest一fromtheir

breathing,forexample-whichwouldfloodsignalsfromtheirheartbeat.

“ThatiswhereAIesin,“Facciosaid.“Weuseadvancedputingsystemstoseparateout

everythingexceptthevibrationscausedbyaperson'sheartbeat.Weknowthefrequencyrangeofthe

humanheartbeat,andtheAIfocusesonthat.Theprimeuseofthistechnology一whichwehopeto

havereadynextyear——willbetomeasureheartbeatseasilyandquicklyoutsidehospitals.The

benefitscouldbeconsiderable.^^

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.plexity.C.Sensitivity.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.Whetherpursuedasahobby

orforine,successliesinvariousfactors,withthecontentbeingthemostvitalelement——from

domainnametoemaillist.

Evenifyouconsideryourselfaprettygoodwriter,blogginghasitsownrules.Thefirstthingis

tounderstandyourgoals.Whyareyouwriting?Doyouplanonbloggingjustasafirnhobby,orare

youhopingtomonetizeyourblogandturnitintoabusiness?36Itwillhelpdirectyouas

youcreatecontentandmakeotherimportantdecisionsrelatedtoyourblog.

Then,whatyoushouldalwaysdoistakesometimetounderstandyouraudience.Remember

thatyourultimategoalshouldbehelpingyouraudiencesolveaproblem.37,You911wantthe

answerstobeaccessible,easytofind,andasclearandstraightforwardaspossible.Next,brainstorm

alistofideasthatyoumightliketowriteaboutandresearchfurther.Createalistofpotentialtopics

thataremoreorlessrelatedtoyourblog'stheme.38

Aswithanykindofwriting,ifsalwaysgoodtostartwithasolidoutline.Whetherlooseor

detailed,userelevantkeywordstomapoutalogicalflowforyourposfscontent.39Unless

youhaveagreathookalreadyinmind,feelfreetoskipthatfornowandjumpintothebody

paragraph.

40.Engageyouraudiencewithlogical,highqualitycontentclosetoyourblog'sfocus.

Constructingaconsistentstorylinewillnotonlydrawreaders9attentionbutalsopositionyourblog

asatrustworthyauthorityinyourfield.Whetherforpleasureorbusiness,blogging'spotentiallies

initsimpactonyouraudienceandthepersonalfulfillmentitbrings.

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）whovisited

ourhomedaily.OnaparticularSunday,thevendor41bunchesofspinach（菠菜）.Her42

wasonepoundperbunch.Mymom'scounterbidwasexactlyhalfthat43butmittedtobuyingfour

bunchesatthatprice.

Thevendor44declaredthatshedidn'teven45hercostatthatprice,loadedthe

basketonherhead,andwalkedaway.Aftertakingfourstepsahead,thevendorturnedbackand

shouted,“Makeit75penniesabunch."Mymom46heroriginal50pennies,stressingthe

47ofquantitydiscount.Thevendorwalkedon.Thetwoofthempreciselykneweachother9s

48.Thevendorturnedaround,camebacktoourhouse,whilemymomwaswaitingatthedoorstep.

Thedealwasfinally49atmymom'sbid.Thenmymomtookhertime50eachbunch

bygentlychoosingandexaminingeachwitha51eyeforbothitsqualityandquantity.She

finallyselectedfourbunchestohersatisfaction.

52thevendorgotup,sheshookduetoapparent53Afterlearningshedidn't

haveanyfood,momhurriedinsideandcamebackswiftlywithsomefoodandofferedittothe

vendor.Shehungrilyandgratefullyatethefoodandcontinuedherbusiness.

Puzzled,IquestionedMom's54toughinbargainingbut55inofferingfood.My

momsmiledandsaid,"Mydearchild,thereisnokindnessintradingandthereshallneverbeany

tradinginkindness/9

41.A.broughtB.washedC.fetchedD.took

42.A.materialB.proposalC.amountD.quote

43.A.promiseB.planC.figureD.idea

44.A.greedilyB.politelyC.desperatelyD.anxiously

45.A.consumeB.promoteC.doubleD.recover

46.A.adjustedtoB.stucktoC.attendedtoD.referredto

47.A.lessonB.choiceC.weaknessD.theory

48.A.schedulesB.dreamsC.tasksD.strategies

49.A.constructedB.designedC.madeD.arranged

50.A.checkingB.inspectingC.reviewingD.counting

51.A.criticalB.charmingC.particularD.logical

52.A.ThoughB.AsC.WhileD.Once

53.A.angerB.excitementC.dizzinessD.anxiety

54.A.gestureB.approachC.mitmentD.intervention

55.A.sensitiveB.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)inspirationfromnature9sdesignsand

processes58(solve)humanproblemsorimprovetechnology.

Forexample,engineersinCanadaarestudyingwhaleflippers(鳍)becausetheymoveso

effectivelythroughwater.Theengineersbelievetheshapecanimprovethemovementofwind

turbines(涡轮机).Similarly,engineersatMercedesBenzinGermanyareusingtheshapeofthe

boxfish59oneoftheirnewcarsbecauseitmakesthecar60(fast)andmorefuelefficient.

Velcro(粘扣)is61(probable)themostfamousexampleofbiomimetics.Mostpeoplehave

someVeleroon62itemofclothing.ItwasinventedbytheSwissengineerGeorgedeMestralin

1948.Hewaswalkinginthecountryside63hepulledaburr(毛刺)offhistrousers.Henoticed

howwelltheburrstucktohisclothessohestudieditsdesign.TheresultwasVelcro,whichbecame

an64(afford)alternativetothetraditionalzipper.

Inconclusion,biomimeticsnotonlyhashelpedtodesignourworldbutpromisesmanymore

65(possib