湖北省襄樊市重点中学2024-2025学年统一招生考试二月调考仿真模拟英语试题含解析

湖北省襄樊市重点中学2024-2025学年统一招生考试二月调考仿真模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen2．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding3．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling4．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade5．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe6．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow7．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup8．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking9．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That10．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should11．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith12．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout13．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped14．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup15．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because16．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even17．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead18．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it19．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff20．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating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）Likemanyyoungpeople,Idreamedofgrowingupandbecomingasuccessfulwriteroneday.Myfirstpart-timejobcamewhenIwas18yearsold.Iwasworkinginapaintfactory.Becauseoftheterriblesmellofpain,itbecausenormalformetotemporarilypassoutduringmylunchtime.Allofmysparetimewasspentwritingandsendingstoriestoanypublisherthatwouldreadthem,dreamingthatonedaylosingconsciousnesswhileeatingmyhamsandwicheswouldnolongerbeapartofmydailyroutine.Idiscoveredcontentmills,whereawritercoulddevotehistimetowritingsoul-destroyingonlinecopy.Itprovidedalittlepay,butIwouldn’tfaint.SoIquitmydayjob.Butitisdifficulttoworkfromhome.Attimes,Iwouldloseallpassionforwriting500wordsaboutabedforafewpounds,buttheterriblesmellofpaintremindedmetogetbacktowriting.Severalmonthslater,themoneygotbetter.Iwasgivenconsistentworkwritingforoneofthelargestentertainmentwebsitesintheworld.Thejobwassimple:Icomplainedabouteverythingthatwaswrongwithsocietyandtheypaidme£50foreacharticle.AguyfromthewebsiteaskedifIwouldbeinterestedinleavingmysmalltownlifetomovetothebigcityofManchestertobecomeaprofessionalwriterforthem.Iaccepted.Afteraprettysuccessfulyear,Iwasofferedapromotion.Just18monthsearlier,IwassufferingfromthesmellofpaintonadailybasisandnowIwasmanagingateamofninewriters.Ihadcomealongway.1、Whathappenedtothewriterwhenhewasinapaintfactory?A．Hepassedoutforalongtime.B．Helosthisbreathduringlunchtime.C．Helovedhispart-timejob.D．Hebecameunconsciousduetothebadsmellofpaint.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedaccordingtothetext?A．Thewriterquithisjobtogetahighersalary.B．Thewriterdeclinedtobecomeanin-housewriter.C．Thewriterwasinchargeofateamof9writersnow.D．Thewriterfainteddailyduetothebadpay.3、Whydidthewriteronceloseloveforwriting?A．Hewasgivenalittlepayforwriting.B．Helostconsciousnesswhilewriting.C．Hewasgivenconsistentwork.D．Thesmellofpaintwasunpleasant.4、Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttoexpress?A．Amancandonomorethanhecan.B．Followdreamsandnevergiveup.C．Thelastlegofajourneyjustmarksthehalfwaypoint.D．Nopains,nogains.22．（8分）NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.＂Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,＂SergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.＂Wehavebeenabletoclearthemall,＂shesaid.＂Wedon’tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.＂Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.Shedidnotgivetheshooter’sidentity.＂Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,＂SergeantNegronsaid,addingthatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,andshotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,shesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity（匿名）saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto＂gooutinstyle.＂Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplace.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords＂gooutinstyle＂probablymean?A．Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.B．Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.C．Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.D．Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.B．Thecity’smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.C．Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.D．Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?A．BushHappenedtoEscapeaShotB．ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHolidayC．ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmahaD．GunmanKilled8People,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha23．（8分）AndrewJacksonhasbeensittingprettyonthe$20billfor87years.Isittimetobringsomenewbloodtothebanknote?Thenon-profitorganizationcalledWomenon20siscampaigningtoputawoman’sfaceonAmericanmoney.BarbaraOrtizHoward,thecompany’sfounder,wouldliketoseeawomanonthe$20billby2020.Thatyearmarksthe100-yearanniversaryofthe19thAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgavewomentherighttovote.Howardgottheideawhensherealizedthatherdaughterhadnoeverydayremindersoffamouswomeninhistory.SheaskedherfriendSusanAdesStone,ajournalist,tojoinhercause.“Partoftheaimistoeducateasmanypeopleaspossibleaboutasmanywomenaspossible,”Adessays.“Wewanttoseehowmanypeoplewecanreach.”Americanmoneyvaluesthesuccessesofformerpresidentsandfoundingfathers.Currently,thereareonlytwowomenonmoney:SusanB．Anthonyisthefaceoftheraredollarcoin,andSacagaweacanbeseenonthegolddollarcoin.Therearenowomenonpaperbills.Withhelpfromwritersandhistorians,HowardandStonecameupwithavotinglistfeaturing15importantwomen.Adessaysthereisastandardforchoosingcandidates.Theylookatthewomen’scontributionstoourworld,andatwhatchallengestheyfaced.Morethan72,000peoplehavevotedsofarinthepoll.Adessaysthecompetitionhasnarrowedtoa“verycloserace”,butwon’tsaywho’sinthelead.Aftertworoundsofvoting,Womenon20swillsendtheircampaigntotheWhiteHouseforconsideration.ThefinaldecisionisuptotheTreasurySecretary,JackLew.Lewisunlikelytomakeachangewithoutthepresident’sapproval.Butlastyear,whenalittlegirlaskedthepresidentwhytherearen’tanywomenonUScurrency,hesaidthataddingawomanisa“prettygoodidea”.1、WhendidAmericanwomenbegintoenjoyvotingrights?A．Inthe1920s.B．Inthe19thcentury.C．Fewerthan20yearsago.D．Morethan200yearsago.2、Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．HowardandStonedecidedthevotinglistontheirownB．Howard’sideahassomethingtodowithherdaughterC．sofarnoAmericanwomenhaveappearedoncoinsD．formerpresidentsruleAmericanmoney3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Adeshasannouncedthevictorofthevoting.B．It’simpossibleforJackLewtomakeachange.C．Thepresidentwillprobablysupportsuchachange.D．Thefinaldecisionisduetobemadebythepresident.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ThefuturefacesofmoneyB．DifferentfaceschosenonmoneyC．ConstantchangesinmoneyfacesD．Acampaignforwomen’sfacesonmoney24．（8分）TheFiveBestCountriesToMoveToForRetirementRetiringinadifferentcountryisgainingpopularity.Belowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirement.CostaRicaMildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees(退休人员)toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.MalaysiaRetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.MexicoBecauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.IncreasingimmigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendlyEnglishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.PanamaGentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.EcuadorLazycoastaltowns,sun-shininghotspots,andnature-filledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.1、WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon?A．Convenientshopping.B．Relativelylowlivingcost.C．Variousculturalactivities.D．Simpleimmigrationprocedures.2、Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?A．Malaysia’s.B．Mexico’s.C．Panama’s.D．Ecuador’s.3、WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama?A．Beautifulbeaches.B．Aboomingeconomy.C．Apleasantclimate.D．Discountsforretirees.25．（10分）Therearemanyplacestogoonsafari(观赏野生动物)inAfrica，butridingahorsethroughthefloodedwatersofBotswana’sOkavangoDeltamustranka&oneoftheworld’smostexcitingwildlifejourneys.Severalsafaricampsoperateasthebaseforthisadventure,providinguniqueridestwiceadaytoexploredeepintothedelta.Thecampshaveexcellenthorses,professionalguidesandlotsofsupportworkers.Theyhaveareputationforprovidingagreatridingexperience.Themorningride,whentheguidestakeyoutobeautiful,shallowlakesfullofwaterlilies,tendstobemoreactive.Itisunlikeanyotherridingexperience.Withrainbowsforminginthesplashingwateraroundyouandthesoundofhugedropsofwaterbouncingoffyourbodyandface，itistrulyexciting.Youareverylikelytocomeacrosslargewildanimals，too.Onhorsebackitispossibletogetquiteclosetoelephants,giraffesandmanyotheranimals.Thesenseofexcitementandtensionlevelsrisesuddenlythough,asdoesyourheartrate,asyoumoveclosertothem.Intheevening,ridesareusuallyatamorerelaxedandunhurriedpace,withgoldenlightstreamingacrossthegrassydeltaandtheanimalscomingouttoeatanddrink.Sedateastheyare,ridesatthistimeofdayarestillveryimpressive.Asthesun’srayspassthroughthedustkickedupbythehorses,theromanceofAfricacomestolife.Backatthecampyoucankickoffyourbootsandenjoyexcellentfoodandwine.Lookingbackonyourday,youwillfindithardtodenythatahorsebacksafariisascloseasyouwillevercometoansweringthecallofthewild.1、Theunderlinedword“They”inthesecondparagraphreferto________.A．FloodedwatersB．WildlifejourneysC．SafaricampsD．Uniquerides2、Whatdoestheauthorfindmostexcitingaboutahorsebacksafari?A．SeeingandfeelingtherealAfricanlife.B．Enjoyinggoodfoodandwineatthecamp.C．Huntinglargeanimalsjustasourancestorsdid.D．Beingpartofthesceneandgettingclosetoanimals.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Sedate”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymean?A．Wildandromantic.B．Slowandpeaceful.C．Hungryandthirsty.D．Activeandexcited.4、TheauthorintroducestheridingexperienceintheOkavangoDeltamainlyby________.A．followingspaceorderB．followingtimeorderC．makingclassificationsD．givingexamples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）Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsharingmyloveofmusic,didn’t__36__itasaprofession.Mygrandfather,havingtaughtmusicforyearsatcollegeand,thoughmuch__37__,earnedmerelyenoughtosupporthisfamily.Asaresultofthis_38___inthefamily,Iwenttocollege-----quite__39__,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyother_40___.BeforemygraduationfromColumbia,Ifelt_41___mydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.Asidefromthesatisfactionofbeingableto___42__thefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Myonlyambitionwastosaveenoughto_43___thejobandgotoEuropetostudy__44___.Iusedtogetupatdawntopractice_45__Ileftfor“downtown“towork..Icontinuedtomakemoney,and_46__,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemeto___47_.Thesituationofmyfamilyimproved,andmyhelpwas_48___necessary,soIresignedfrommy__49__and,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedfor_50___.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbeforeand_51___everyminuteofit.Iwasa_52__manandIwasdoingwhatI__53__todoandwhatIwasmeanttodo.IfIhadstayedinbusiness,Imightbeaquitewealthymantoday,__54__Iwouldn’thavemadeasuccessofliving.Iwouldhave_55__allthosethatmoneycanneverbuy.Moneyisawonderfulthing,butitispossibletopaytoohighpriceonit.1、A．receiveB．acceptC．refuseD．keep2、A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded3、A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example4、A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously5、A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems6、A．thisB．thatC．itD．one7、A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit8、A．giveupB．giveinC．goonD．throwaway9、A．computerB．lawC．historyD．music10、A．afterB．incaseC．beforeD．themoment11、A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately12、A．gobackB．gohomeC．goabroadD．godown13、A．nolongerB．ofcourseC．infactD．muchtoo14、A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends15、A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．NorthAmerica16、A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD.enjoyed17、A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak18、A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed19、A．soB．andC．butD．for20、A．missedB．gainedC．achievedD．won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）Afewyearsago,IhadtostayatthehospitalforthreedaysforamedicaltestI1．(ask)tostayawakeformorethan30hoursbecauseofthetestItcouldbe2．(extreme)difficultforanyoneAndIdidn'tbelieveIcouldmakeitMymothersaidshewouldaccompanymeButIkneweven3．mymotheraccompanyingme，itwouldn'tbeeasyTomysurprise，thatafternoon4．mymomcametomyroom，shehadmyfriendSusanwithherThatafternoonSusancalledmymotherAssoonasshe5．(hear)Ineededtostayawakeforsolong,shedecidedtohelpmeSosheoffered6．(come)tothehospitaltostaywithmeandhelpkeepmeawakeThingsbecamemuch7．(easy)thanIhadimaginedwithSusan'shelpShetoldmestoriesandjokes,andtimepassedveryquicklyWithoutSusan'shelp，8．wholestayinthehospitalwouldhavebeenmuchmoredifficultAndour9．(friend)becamedeeperfromthenonIthinknothingcankeepusapartI'mso10．(thank)thatIhavesuchafriend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。Lastmonth,Igavesomeofmyclothestoagirlwhoneededitbecauseherparentsdidn'thavemoneytobuyhernewlyclothes.Inschool,thisgirlwasthevictimofbullyingbecauseoftheclothesthat