广西壮族自治区贵港市覃塘高级中学2024学年高考考前模拟英语试题(含解析)

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I ______ football since I left university.A．didn’t play B．don’t playC．won’t play D．haven’t played2．With the development of science, more new technology ______ to the fields of IT.A．has introduced B．is being introducedC．is introduced D．was introduced3．People from all walks of life are eager for success, _______ lack of confidence, however, is a great barrier. A．where B．whichC．to which D．beyond which4．Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _____ to an artist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital5．Obama didn’t explain ______ any larger principl es have guided him through the historic convulsions of the 2011 Arab Spring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether6．Although everything seems to have been taken into consideration, ________ accident can happen when the astronauts walk in ________ space.A．/; the B．an; the C．the; the D．an; /7．________is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products，so you should give up smoking. A．As B．ItC．What D．Which8．Never in my life ________ such a beautiful sunrise!A．have I seen B．I have seenC．did I see D．I saw9．Michelle Obama wears clothes that anyone can buy in a mall and ________ she may have a larger effect on consumers than ordinary models.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore10．Ann said whenever her father was unhappy he ________ go out and buy something, usually something large and useless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might11．—Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but she’s better now.—_______.A．Oh, that’s kind of you B．CongratulationsC．Oh, I’m glad to hear that D．It’s my pleasure12．The same boiling water softens the potato and hardens the egg. It’s about ________you’re made of, not the circumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who13．—Amazing! You wear slippers at work.—Don’t you know it’s a fashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may14．Meizhou Island is such a beautiful place of interest______ everyone likes to visit.A．as B．that C．which D．where15．---Sorry to have broken your glass.---_____________. You didn’t mean to, did you?A．No problem B．Forget itC．All right D．Don’t say so16．The TV station will be ______ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we can’t miss it.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling17．— Do you often come here to have a walk?— No, only _________, because we are much too busy.A．occasionally B．eventuallyC．merely D．frequently18．There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money ______.A．reaching out B．sticking out C．picking out19．“ ________ I went through ups and downs in life，” Gordon said, “I never found the importance of beingself­disciplined as well as the significance of life.”A．If B．SinceC．Until D．Unless20．Governments around the world increasingly ________ artificial intelligence to help promote economic growth.A．put out B．roll out C．make out D．reach out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）Roughly the size of a soda can, sitting on a bookshelf, a relatively harmless device(设备) may beturning friends away from your home. The elephant in your living room is your Internet-connected camera, a device people are increasingly using for peace of mind in their homes. But few stop to think about the effect these devices may have on house guests. Should you tell your friends, for instance, that they’re being recorded while you all watch the big game together?"It’s certainly new territory, especially as home security cameras become easier to fix," says Lizzie Post, president of the Emily Post Institute, America’s distinguished manners adviso rs. " I think it will be very interesting to see what manners appear in terms of whether you tell people you have a camera or not, and whether guests have a right to ask that it be turned off, if it’s not a security issue. "Post wants to make clear that she’s not talking about legal rights, but rather personal preference.When it comes to security cameras, Post says it’s a host’s responsibility to make sure guests feel comfortable within their home. If the host casually acknowledges that there is a camera in the room by telling a story about it, that may be enough to provide an opening for a guest to say if they are uncomfortable.However, if a contractor(合约工)is working in your home, you don’t need to tell them that there are cameras watching. Then again, th e camera can also work in contractors’ favor. "If anything does go wrong while they’re in the house, they don’t want to be blamed for it," she says. "In fact, the camera could be the thing that proves that they didn’t steal the $20, or knock the vase off the table.1、The visitors are concerned that the security camera may .A．threaten their health B．spoil their peace of mindC．disturb their privacy D．affect their preference2、What is a host’s responsibility concerning the security camera?A．Indicating its position. B．Making their guests feel at easeC．Turning it oil in time. D．Having a casual talk with guests.3、How can the home security camera benefit contractors working in your home?A．It can prevent the accidents happening. B．It can prove their innocence.C．It can record their working progress. D．It can make their work more enjoyable.4、What’s the author’s attitude towards the security camera?A．Negative. B．Pessimistic. C．Favorable. D．Objective22．（8分）The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100, 000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, "They are one skill away from great wealth."There is an old saying that goes, "Job means" just over broke ". And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers" live within their means". They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.When I ask the classes I teach, "How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, "So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonal d’s makes more money than you?" The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.1、The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that .A．he has a sharp sense of hearing B．he is ready to help othersC．he is just one of the talented people D．he knows little about car repairing2、The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by “”.A．spend more than they can afford B．do in their own wayC．live in their own circle D．live within what they earn3、Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?A．They lack financial intelligence. B．They don’t work hard enough.C．They don’t make full use of their talents.D．They have no specialized skills.4、The main purpose of the author is to tell us .A．how young people can find a satisfactory job B．what schools should teach studentsC．how McDonald’s makes much money.D．why so many talented people are poor23．（8分）By trying to tickle(挠痒痒) rats and recording how their nerve cells respond, Shimpei Ishiyama and his adviser are discovering a mystery that has puzzled thinkers since Aristotle expected that humans, given their thin skin and unique ability to laugh, were the only ticklish animals.It turns out that Aristotle was wrong. In their study published on Thursday, Ishiyama and his adviser Michael Brecht found that rats squeaked and jumped with pleasure when tickled on their backs and bellies. These signs of joychanged according to their moods. And for the first time, they discovered a special group of nerve cells. These nerve cells made this feeling so powerful that it causes an individual being tickled to lose control.To make sure that he had indeed found a place in the brain where tickling was processed, Ishiyama then stimulated(刺激) that area with electrical currents. The rats began to jump like rabbits and sing like birds.“It’s truly ground-breaking,” said Jeffrey Burgdorf, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University who reviewed the paper. “It takes the study of emotion to a new level.”Burgdorf has played a central role in our understanding of animal tickling. He was part of a team that first noticed, in the late 1990s, that rats made special noises when they were experiencing social pleasure. Others had already noted that rats repeatedly made short and high sounds during meals. But the lab where Burgdorf worked noticed that they emitted similar sounds while playing. And so one day, the senior scientist in the lab said, “Let’s go and tickle some rats.” They quickly found that those cries of pleasure doubled.“The authors have been very adventurous,” said Daniel O’Connor, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University who studies touch. To him, that finding was very surprising.“Why does the world literally feel different when you are stressed out?” he said. “This is the first step towards answering that question. It gives us a way to approach it with experimental rigor(严谨).”1、What contributed to humans’ being ticklish accor ding to Aristotle?A．Their special skin. B．Their social pleasure.C．Their nervous system. D．Their willingness to touch.2、Why did the researchers make use of electrical currents?A．To discover the special group of nerve cells.B．To experiment on different animals.C．To follow the process of tickling.D．To prove their finding.3、Which of the following statements will Jeffrey Burgdorf agree with?A．The research process is full of risks.B．The finding of the study is surprising and unbelievable.C．The new discovery is beneficial for the study of emotion.D．The finding of the study actually contradicts modern science.4、The underlined word “squeak” in Paragraph 2 may be explained by ______.A．give a smile B．make a noiseC．burst into tears D．watch with staring eyes5、What is the best title for the text?A．The Life of Rats B．How Rats LaughC．A Wonderful Scientist D．A New Discovery about Rat24．（8分）Our home galaxy(星系), the Milky Way, makes for a pretty space picture, and it looks normal at a distance. But a new 3D map reveals a surprise:_______________________________.The Milky Way is a spiral(漩涡型的) galaxy, in which stars and gas clouds exist mainly in its spiral “arms”. Our massive neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy(仙女座), is also spiral. Spiral galaxies usually appear very flat and easy to see through a telescope, said the researchers.Using 1,339 large, pulsating(脉冲的) stars to make a 3D map of the Milky Way, researchers discovered instead that the galaxy’s disk of stars is increasingly twisting，most likely due to the spinning of the disk. And the farther the stars are from the center, the more twisted it becomes.Previously, astronomers saw evidence of hydrogen clouds becoming warped(弯曲的) in the Milky Way. This isn’t completely abnormal, because astronomers have noticed the same pattern of progressively twisting spirals in about a dozen other galaxies. But it does help them make more sense of our galaxy.Because we live in this galaxy, that makes it harder to observe, and dust and starlight make it even more difficult when using telescopes. Trying to determine what our galactic center looks like is similar to trying to find the center of a forest you’re standing in.“It is extremely difficult to determine distances from the Sun to parts of the Milky Way’s outer gas disk without having a clear idea of what that disk actually looks like,” lead study author Xiaodian Chen of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing said in a statement.From afar, the Milky Way appears like a thin rotating(旋转的) disk of stars, orbiting the center every few hundred million years. In the center, hundreds of billions of stars and dark matter hold the galaxy together.But as you move toward the outermost reaches of the galaxy, the gravitational glue of the center fades. In the outer disk, this keeps hydrogen gas from being restricted, which contributes to an S-shaped warping.“Somewhat to our surprise, we found that in 3D our collection of 1339 stars and the Milky Way’s gas disk follow each other closely. This offers new insi ghts into the formation of our home galaxy,” Richard de Grijs, senior studyco-author and professor at Macquarie University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, said in a statement. “Perhaps more importantly, in the Milky Way’s outer regions, we found th at the S-like stellar(星的) disk is warped in a progressively Twisted spiral pattern.”So the massive inner disk’s rotational force causes the outer disk to warp, the researchers concluded.“This research provides a crucial updated map for studies of our galaxy’s stellar motions and the origins of the Milky Way,” said Licai Deng, co-author and senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in a statement.1、Which of the following might be the missing sentence in the first paragraph?A．The Milky Way is being warped and twisted by its stars.B．The Milky Way is spiral and orbiting itself all the time.C．The formation of our home galaxy is due to the force of gravity.D．The origin of the Milky Way lies in its rotational force.2、What does the underlined “this” refer to?A．the Milky Way B．the gravitational glueC．the fading of gravity D．the outermost reach of the galaxy3、Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．The galaxy we live in is unique for its special spirals.B．The stars in the center of the Milky Way are more twisted.C．The distance from the sun to other stars is already known to scientists.D．The rotation of its inner center forces the Milky Way to twist.4、What is the significance of this finding?A．It reveals why the Milky Way is a flat and spiral galaxy.B．It leads to a breakthrough of using 3D technology in space research.C．It proves a previous way of observing the Milky Way while we are living in it.D．It contributes to our knowledge about the Milky Way.25．（10分）Miss Bianca Monica, a junior here at Marymount Manhattan College, is currently sifting( 筛选) her way through New York City. working towards her dream of making rock music with high quality that you only hear occasionally.“It was a journey. I wanted to study communi cations and learn how things work in the music industry, " explained Monica. This is a young lady who knows what she wants and is putting in the effort to achieve it Born a Jersey girl, Monica knew she was made to be in New York.With the overpowering support Monica receives from her hometown, it's obvious that such a backbone helps herstep into the studio. At a young age of 14, Monica led a rock band. After the Robbery. The band saw huge success; they played numerous live performances around the city. Monica has also performed solo at the now closed Angels and Kings When asked about her choice in style, her eyes light up with a great passion.When writing my new record, we tried doing the dance route; then I realized: this is not me. Rock is in my blood. I just love music that makes you feel like your whole soul is pouring out of your body, voiced Monica For a 21-year-old, Monica possesses the passion of someone who's been writing music forever. Her musical style, with a heavy diet in that good old rock n roll music, shares some similar features with 90s musicWhen the Jersey girl isn’t in her usual studio, you can find Monica hanging around, going to shows, and enjoying the beauty of inspiration all around NYC．In late spring. Monica hopes to schedule a variety of shows to promote her new EP(细碟). Until then, you simply cannot miss out on hearing this wonderfully talented rock star.1、Why does Bianca Monica go to New York City?A．To pursue her dream. B．To enjoy a journey.C．To open her own studio. D．To work in the music industry.2、______encourages Bianca Monica to go into the studio.A．The development of her band B．The support from her hometownC．The creditable success of her band D．Her character as a Jersey girl3、What can we learn about Bianca Monica’s musi cal style?A．It is totally different from 90s music. B．It is full of the passion of music writers.C．It makes people feel heavy. D．It has the character of good old rock n roll music.4、What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?A．To introduce the history of the rock music.B．To encourage young people to learn from MonicaC．To call on the public to pay attention to Monica's music.D．To search for the best way for Monica to succeed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）The Cost of DishonestyDavid began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little 1 from where he lived, so he had to take the 2 every day. This clever student soon found it was easy to 3 buying subway tickets, so he often went and returned 4 a ticket to save money. As a result, he had been caught with no ticket in the subway four times 5 he never took them to 6 . He thought what he should pay 7 attention to was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with 8 academic achievements a month ago.Everyone, 9 himself, thought he would get a good job easily in 10 and had a bright future. He went to a big local company 11 . But to his 12 , he was not even allowed his chance for a/an 13 ! He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same 14 . When he was 15 a third time, he 16 help telephoning the company to ask why they didn’t want him. The answer was simple, “We don’t offer jobs to 17 people in Germany!”We may get short-term 18 by dishonest means, but the truth will come out 19 and the cost is high. So remember, honesty is the best 20 .1、A．near B．away C．far D．close2、A．bus B．car C．vehicle D．subway3、A．skip B．miss C．flee D．forget4、A．for B．without C．by D．with5、A．while B．although C．but D．because6、A．heart B．mind C．soul D．spirit7、A．much B．more C．less D．little8、A．exciting B．depressing C．shocking D．amazing9、A．regarding B．including C．considering D．concerning10、A．America B．China C．Germany D．Britain11、A．confidently B．fortunately C．nervously D．willingly12、A．surprise B．excitement C．delight D．disappointment13、A．interview B．exam C．conversation D．meeting14、A．achievement B．treatment C．argument D．improvement15、A．turned down B．turned over C．turned up D．turned off16、A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．coul dn’t D．mustn't17、A．immature B．dissatisfied C．dishonest D．unconfident18、A．benefits B．impression C．profits D．harm19、A．on time B．in time C．at times D．in no time20、A．direction B．advice C．suggestion D．policy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。