茂名市2024-2025学年高考冲刺模拟试卷英语试题含解析

茂名市2024-2025学年高考冲刺模拟试卷英语试题注意事项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．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop2．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof3．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given4．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade5．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas6．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that7．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover8．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated9．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that10．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined11．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where12．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone13．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for14．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for15．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor16．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat17．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either18．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious19．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore20．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need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）Something’shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet,some1,388feetbelowsealevel.TheDeadSea,asaltlakeclosetoIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank,isshrinkingatanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.“It’snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it’smorelikethewholeregion,”saidphotographerMoritzKüstner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries“TheDyingDeadSea”.TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,thecoursesofsomewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.Mineralextraction(提取)industriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredeclining,expertssay.TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics(化妆品)andotherconsumerproducts.Andthen,ofcourse,there’stheMiddleEast’shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSea’swaterlevels.ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater—some300millioncubicmetersannually—intotheDeadSea.“ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordan(in1994),”saidSilvanShalom,Israel’senergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetime.Whetherthecanal—estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete—willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.Fornow,KüstnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters.1、HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSea’sshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthepassage?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverted”inparagraph3mean?A．Switch. B．Improve.C．Accomplish. D．Repair.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheDeadSeaisdryingoutcausingwatershortagetohumans.B．KüstnervisitedtheDeadSeatoshootTVseriesaboutpeople’slife.C．TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenusedinsomeproducts.D．TheDeadSea’swaterlevelshavebeenstabilizedbybuildingacanal.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtheDeadSea’swaterlevels’declineinfluenceshumanbeings.B．HowimportanttheDeadSeaisinIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank.C．WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSeafrombeingdestroyed.D．WhytheDeadSeaisdyingandthemeasuretakentosaveit.22．（8分）ScientistshavefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfromMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(陨石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewaterandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverbeforediscovered.What’ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanetoncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet’ssurface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwouldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygen---theelementsthatmakeupwater.ButrecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerlythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundinAfrica’sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarshaveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelargeasteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)thatsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.ItsdiscoveryisthefirsttimescientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancientMartianrock.It’salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel’sancientsurface.Thesample’swatermoleculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemeteorite’shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecausewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereoncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars’scrust.BlackBeautymightdomorethanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet’spast.ThesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscientistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat’sbeingsentfromtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.1、Peopleusedtothinkthat.A．therewaslittlewateronMarsB．MarshadalotofflowingwaterC．alargequantityoficewasMarsD．MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth2、WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBeauty?A．ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA．B．Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C．ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcrash.D．Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.3、HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?A．Bycuttingitintopieces.B．Bydippingitintowater.C．Byburningitonafire.D．Byburyingitintoadesert.4、Thepassageismainlyabout.A．arockfromthecenterofMars.B．amajorMartianmeteoritediscoveryC．anewdiscoveryontheRedPlanetD．anumberofmeteoritesfromRedPlane23．（8分）Thereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld，butabouthalfofthemareindangerofdisappearing.Oneoftheprimarycausesdrivinglanguagelossisthatsupportforlanguagecommunitiesdrasticallyvaries.Whilesomelanguagesarerecognizedbygovernmentsandtaughtinschools，themajoritygounrecognized，unsupported，anduntaught，leavingcommunitiesill-equippedtopasstheirlanguagesontofuturegenerations.Tsakonian，a“dialect(方言)”inGreece，hasdeclinedtothepointthatonly100speakersremain.Whenalanguagedisappears，manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample，partsofacommunity’sculture，knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.OneorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisWikitongues，whichwasfoundedasaschoolprojectbyDanielBogreUdellin2012，whenhebeganrecordingshortoralhistoriesinNewYorktoexplorethecity’srichculturaldiversitywiththesimpleidea:tellmeaboutyourselforyourhomeinyournativelanguage.Whenhepostedthevideosonline，thechannelquicklygotwideattention.Therearecurrentlyover400languagesanddialectsrepresentedonWikitongues’channelandmorethan1，500peoplefrom70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostoit.Butthat’sfarfromenough.TheorganizationseekstoserveasanInternetresourcetokeepasmanylanguagesaspossiblealive.Udellbelievestheycanmakeithappen.“Therearemanyexamplesoflanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse.Hebrewwentextinctinthe4thcenturyBC，andwasrevived(恢复)inthe1800s.Nowonceagain，it'sthemothertongueofhalfoftheworld’sJewishpopulation，”saidUdell.1、WhatcanbeinferredaboutTsakonianinGreece?A．It’shardtospeakandunderstand.B．Itwilldefinitelydieoutinthefuture.C．It’snotallowedtospeakinGreece.D．Itlacksrecognitionandsupport.2、Whateffectmaybebroughtbytheextinctionoflanguages?A．Harmingfuturegenerations. B．Reducingculturaldiversity.C．Preventingdailycommunication. D．Changingschoolprojects.3、What’sthepurposeofWikitongues?A．Tosupportpeopleinsavingtheirlanguages.B．Torevivelanguagesthathavedisappeared.C．Torecordenoughshortoralhistories.D．Toexploretheworld’srichcultures.4、WhatdoesUdellwanttotellusbygivingHebrewasanexampleinthelastparagraph?A．Allextinctlanguageswillbebroughtbacktolife.B．It’spossibletopreventlanguagesfromdyingout.C．MorelanguageswillbepresentedonWikitongues’channel.D．Hebrewhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularlanguagesintheworld.24．（8分）YouthfootballteammembersrescuedmorethantwoweeksaftersuddenfloodingtrappedtheminacaveinThailandarenowbeingwelllookedafteratahospitalinthenortherncityofChiangRai.Inadditiontotreatingtheboysforpotentialbodyfluidloss,inadequatenutritionandlackofoxygen,theirdoctorsalsoplantocloselymonitorthemforsymptomsofdiseasesthatmayhavebeeninfectedbyanimalslivinginthecave.“Thenextstepistomakesurethosekidsandtheirfamiliesaresafe,becauselivinginacaveprovidesadifferentenvironment,whichmightcontainanimalsthatcouldtransmit…disease,”saidthelocalhospital.Theboysandtheirfamilymembershavebeentoldtowatchforsymptomssuchasheadache,nausea(反胃),musclepainordifficultybreathing,thereportsadded.Yetbasedonthelocationwheretheboysweretrapped—morethanfourkilometersfromthecavecomplex’smainentrance,pastsomefullysubmergedpassages—andthefacttheyhavebeenswimmingoutwearingfullscubafacemasks,itseemsunlikelythattheywerelivingwithbatsinthecaveorbreathedinbat-associatedbacteriaduringtheirrescue,severalinfectiousdiseaseexpertssaid.“It’shardtoimaginebatsgotthatdeepintothecavebecauseofallthosenarrowpassageways,butitispossible,”saysIanLipkin,ananimalexpertandprofessorattheMailmanSchoolofPublicHealthatColumbiaUniversity.“It’sunlikelythattherewouldbemanyanimalsinthere,”notesJonathanEpstein,adoctoratEcoHealthAlliance,anonprofitorganizationthatstudiesdiseasesandhowtopreventthem.Batstypicallyliketorestinareastheycaneasilyenterandexit,notinplacesthatfullyflood,headds.BatsinThailandhavebeenlinkedwithawiderangeofvirusesthataresimilartosevereacuterespiratorysyndrome(SARS)—Lipkinsays.Butitseemsmorelikelytheboyswouldhavebeenexposedtoinfection-causingbacteriawhentheyswamthroughthedirtywaterwithcutsandscrapes.“Ifyouaretryingtoprioritizeissueswithrespecttohealthcareforthesekids,numberonewouldbepsychologicaldamageandsecondwillbebacterialinfectionsfromthecutsandscrapestheymayhaveencountered.”Lipkinsays.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthepotentialsymptomoftherescuedteammembers?A．LackingbodywaterB．UnbalancednutritionC．PainintheheadandmusclesD．Adequateoxygen2、Theunderlinedword“submerged”inparagraph3means____________.A．underthewaterB．wildanddangerousC．withanimalsD．bat-associated3、Whichistrueaboutthecavesandthetrappedpeople?A．JonathanEpsteinthoughtitpossiblefortheteammemberstobeattackedbybatsinthefully-floodedcave.B．Lipkinarguedbatswerenotabletogetdeepintothenarrowcavewherethekidsweretrapped.C．Lipkinsaidthevictimsmightbeinfectedwhentheirbodywereexposedtobacterialwaterduringtherescue.D．Lipkinbelievedthemostimportantissueforthecave-trappedteenagerswasinfectiousbacteriaexamination.4、Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?A．Anacademicessayaboutbats.B．Anewspaperarticle.C．Amedicalmagazine.D．AThaiwebsiteaboutsports.25．（10分）TheLittlePrince108min|Animation,Fantasy16|October2015Alittlegirllivesinanadultworldwithhermother,whotriestoprepareherforit.Herneighbor,theAviator,introduceshertoanextraordinarywordwhereanythingispossible,aworldmorethanjustafairytaleforchildren.Director:MakeOsborneStars:RachelMcAdams,PaulRudd,JeffBridgesBridgeofSpies141min|Biography,Drama,History|16October2015DuringtheColdWar,anAmericanlawyerisemployedtodefendanarrestedSovietspyincourt,andthenhelptheCIAachieveanexchangeofthespybecausetheSovietcaughtanAmericanU2spyplanepilot.Director:StevenSpielbergStars:TomHanks,MarkRylance,AlanAldaBytheSea(I)122min|Drama,Romance|9December2015SetinFrance,VanessaandherhusbandRolandtravelthecountrytogether.Theyseemtobegrowingapart,butwhentheywanderinonequiet,seasidetowntheybegintodrawclosetoeachotherbymeetingsomeofthelivelytowncitizens,suchasalocalbarkeeper.Director:AngelinaJolieStars:bradPitt,AngelinaJolie,MelanieLaurentAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip86min|Animation,Adventure,Comedy|18December2015Withmisunderstandings,Alvin,SimonandTheodorebelievethatDadisgoingtopropose(求婚)tohisnewgirlfriend.Theyhavethreedaystostoptheproposal,savingthemselvesnotonlyfromlosingDavebutfromgainingaterriblestepbrother.Kids’favorite!Director:WaltBeckerStars:KaleyCuoco,AnnaFaris,BellaThorne112、Whichofthetwowillprobablyappealtochildrenmost?A．TheLittleprinceandAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChipB．ThelittlePrinceandBridgeofSpiesC．BridgeofSpiesandAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChipD．BytheSeaandBridgeofSpies1、Amongthefilmsmentionedabove,whichisthelatestone?A．TheLittlePrinceB．BridgeofSpiesC．BytheSeaD．AlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip2、Thedirectoralsoplaysakeyrolein.A．TheLittlePrinceB．BridgeofSpiesC．BytheseaD．AlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip3、Accordingtofilms,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thelittlegirl’sneighborintroduceshertoanextraordinaryworld.B．ThelawyerdefendsaSovietspyandnoAmericanspyisarrested.C．Alvin,SimonandTheodorefinallydon’tloseDave.D．Thecoupleintheendgetclosetoeachotherinthetown.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）ThereisaninterestingstoryabouthowPabloPicasso,thefamousSpanishartist,developedtheabilitytoproduceanamazingworkinjustminutes.Asthestorygoes,Picassowaswalkingthroughthemarketonedaywhenawoman1him.Shestoppedtheartist,pulledoutapieceofpaperandsaid,“Mr.Picasso,Iamafanofyourworks.Couldyoudoalittle2forme,please?”Picassosmiledand3drewasmall,butbeautifulpieceofartonthepaper.Then,he4thepaperbacktothewoman,saying,“Thatwillbeonemilliondollars.”“ButMr.Picasso,itonly5you30secondstodrawthislittlemasterpiece,”saidthewoman“Mygoodlady,Ispend30years6todrawthatmasterpieceinthirtyseconds.”saidPicasso.Picassoisn’ttheonly7manwhoworkedfordecadestomasterhiscraft.His8istypicalofmanycreativegeniuses.Evenpeopleofconsiderabletalent9produceamazingworkbeforedecadesof10.Arecentstudy11theagesofNobelPrizewinners,greatinventors,andscientists.Theresearchersfoundthatmostgroundbreakingwork12duringthelatethirties—atleastafulldecadeintoanypersonalcareer.Eveninthefieldsofscienceandmaths,creative13isoftenmadeaftermorethantenyears’work.Thesefindings14theworkdonebypreviousresearchersaswell.Forexample,astudy15atCarnegieMellonUniversitybyprofessorJohnHayesfoundthatoutof500famousmusicalpieces,nearlyallofthemwerecreatedaftertenyearsofthecomposer’scareer.Inlaterstudies,Hayesfoundsimilar16withpoetsandpainters.Hebegan17thisperiodhardworkandlittlefameasthe

“tenyearsof18.”Whetheryouareacomposerorascientist,creativityisnota19youarebornwithorwithout.Itissomethingthatisdiscovered,honed（磨练）,andimproved20realwork.1、A．realizedB．recognizedC．interviewedD．followed2、A．chattingB．readingC．shoppingD．drawing3、A．finallyB．unwillinglyC．quicklyD．suddenly4、A．handedB．transportedC．arrangedD．delivered5、A．tookB．wastedC．spentD．requested6、A．practisingB．teachingC．learningD．intending7、A．funnyB．complexC．arguableD．brilliant8、A．journeyB．paintingC．modelD．achievement9、A．alwaysB．rarelyC．neverD．possibly10、A．waitB．surveyC．practiceD．formation11、A．sawB．keptC．connectedD．tracked12、A．completedB．peakedC．succeededD．created13、A．advanceB．collectionC．developmentD．progress14、A．matchB．showC．includeD．delay15、A．carriedB．exploredC．conductedD．removed16、A．patternsB．lifestylesC．conditionsD．customs17、A．lookingatB．referringtoC．takingoverD．dressingup18、A．reviewB．silenceC．riseD．trick19、A．caseB．characterC．qualityD．role20、A．beforeB．withC．alongD．through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）语法填空Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout1．(be)lateforschoolThereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,2．someofthemlookedveryanxiousand3．(disappoint)Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboardIgotaplacenext4．thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalkAboyonabike5．(catch)myattentionHewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarmsIheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused6．(stop)untilwereachedthenextstopStill,theboykept7．(ride)HewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshoutingFinally,whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranuptothedoorofthebusIheardanexcitedconversationThenthedriverstoodupandasked,“Didanyoneloseasuitcaseatthelaststop?”Awomanonthebusshouted,“Oh,dear!It’s8．(I)”Shepushedherwaytothedriverandtookthesuitcasethankfully,Everyoneonthebusbegantalkingabout9．theboyhaddone,andthecrowdofstrangers10．(sudden)becamefriendlytooneanother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。错误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。LiMingisafriendofmine.I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears.Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore.Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset.Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing.So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange.Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon.Besides,hefollowe