2024屆廣東省梅州市重點中學(xué)高考英語三模試卷含解析

2024屆廣東省梅州市重點中學(xué)高考英語三模試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution2．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff3．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t4．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome5．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．since6．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended7．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must8．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.9．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing10．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive11．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish12．moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned13．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．a(chǎn)mleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．a(chǎn)mleaving;istakingoff14．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame15．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened16．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show17．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen18．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout19．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed20．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青槍魚），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（￡22，000）．ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．NateDSanders，theauction（拍賣）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？A．Discussing．B．Wondering．C．Imagining．D．Presenting．2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？A．Thestyleofthewriter．B．Thehistoryoftheletter．C．Thecontentsoftheletter．D．Thepopularityofthewriter．3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？A．HenryStrater'saccount．B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．D．NateDSanders'description．4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．3Theletterwassoldatauction．4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．A．①③②④B．②①④③C．②④①③D．②③①④22．（8分）TheLifecycleofaT-shirtWeallprobablyhavealotofT-shirts,butdoyoueverstopandthinkabouttheinfluenceofaT-shirtontheplanet?You’dprobablybesurprisedtolearnwhat'sinvolvedinthelifecycleofjustoneT-shirt.Thereare5majorstages:material,production,shipping,useanddisposal.Thematerialstageinvolvesfarming,irrigating,fertilizing,harvestingandginning.Whilecottonisanaturalfiberandnotasharmfultotheenvironmentasmanmadefibers,itstilltakesatollinthematerialandproductionstages.Commercialcottonfarmingusesalargeamountofwater,andtheuseofpesticides(殺蟲劑）iswidespreadacrosstheglobe,especiallyincottonfarming.Studieshaveshownthatfarmersspendaround$4.1billiononpesticidesannually,ofwhich25%wasspentoncottoncropsintheUS.Oncethecottonisgrownandharvested,sobeginstheproductionstage:spinning,knitting,bleaching,dyeing,cutting,sewing,etc.——theseprocessesalsouseagreatdealofwaterandenergy.Commercialdyesandbleachesareharmfulpollutantsandcaneventuallypollutegroundwater.AftertheT-shirtisproduced,itentersthetransportationstage.Thisofteninvolvesoverseasshipping.Takealookinyourcloset.Chancesarethatmostofyourcottongarments(衣服）aremadeinChinaorIndia.Garmentscanbeshippedviaplane,shiportruck…，allofwhichspillCO2intotheatmosphere.CalculationsshowthatC02emissionsfromlighttrucksaloneamountto1.15poundspermile.OncetheT-shirtreachestheretailmarket,itispurchased.Thisstagemayseemliketheleastenvironmentallydamagingpart.Butconsiderthenumberoftimesyou’vewashedanddriedyourfavoriteT-shirt.Washingmachinesarecertainlybecomingmoreefficient.However,theaverageAmericanhouseholddoes400loadsoflaundryperyear,usingabout40gallonsofwaterperload.Suchexcessivewateruseiscombinedwiththelargeamountofenergyusedbydryers.Thefinalstageoflifeisdisposal.Thisreleasesharmfulemissions,orinvolvesalandfillwherecottontakesyearstobreakdown.CurrentUSrecordsshowthatanestimated15%ofclothesandshoesarerecycled,whichmeansthatconsumerssendashocking85%ofthesematerialstolandfills.Weallneednewclotheseveryonceinawhile,butlet’salltrytokeepinmindwhatgoesintotheproductionofclothing...Ithasarealimpactontheplanet.Therearealotofthingsyoucandotohelpreduceyourimpact.Reuseandrecycleclothes.Ifthey’retoowornouttowear,cutthemupandusethemascleaningrags.Donatethemtocharityoranotherorganizationthatrecyclestextiles.Whenpossible,makeanefforttobuyorganiccotton.Turndownthethermostatonyourwasher,andlinedryyourclotheswhentheweatherwillallowit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．Theproductionprocessmayaffectwatersafety.B．TheclothingcostisrelativelylowinChinaandIndia.C．Cottonclothesareburiedbecausetheyarehardtobreakdown.D．Theusestageistheleastenvironmentallyharmfulofthefivestages.2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatintheUS.A．pesticidesincottonfarmingcostover4billiondollarseveryyearB．C02emissionsoflandtransportamountto1.15poundspermileC．a(chǎn)bout15%oftheclothesandshoesaremadeofmaterialsthatarerecycledD．a(chǎn)bout16,000gallonsofwaterisusedannuallybyanaveragefamilyonlaundry3、Theunderlinedphrase“takesatoll”probablymeans“”.A．wasteswaterB．hasabadeffectC．usesenergyD．takesalotoftime4、Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A．Toencouragepeopletodonateclothestocharity.B．Tointroducethefivestagesinthelifecycleofclothing.C．Topersuadepeopletopurchasemoreorganiccotton.D．Topromoteeco-friendlyactionsrelatedtoclothes.23．（8分）WhenyoutravelinSouthAmerica,you'dbetterpayattentiontothefollowingthreekindsofdangerousSouthAmericananimals.Piranhas(水虎魚）Althoughonlyasmallnumberofpiranhasareconsideredtobedangeroustohumans,thered-belliedpiranhaisdefinitelyoneofthose.Evidencehasshownthatalargegroupofpiranhascanabsolutelyeataherdoflargeanimalscrossingtheriver,leavingonlybones.ThisfishlivesinthefreshwaterstreamsofSouthAmerica,andtheycansmellthebloodfromfarawayandlaunchattacksswiftly.Itissaidthattheyareonlydangeroustohumansifthewatervolumesarelessandlower.Anacondas(水蟒）ThisSouthAmericanmonsterofacreatureoftenappearsinthefilmsoryournightmares!Theyhaveweighedover230kilograms.Itisoftenconsideredtobethebiggestsnakeintheworld.Youcertainlydon’twanttogetcaughtalonewiththissnakeduetoitsmethodofattackingandkillingitsvictim.Itisindeedaremarkablydifferentbrandofsnaketypeasitregularlycoils(纏繞)aroundalloveritstarget,increasingthepressureuntileventuallyitsvictimdies.Itsjawsarepoweredbylargemusclesthatproduceenoughpowerforitsover100sharpteethtopassthroughthethickskinofancrocodile.Theydon'thavepoison.Sometimestheyprefertocamouflagethemselvessotheylookliketheirsurroundingsandswiftlydrawbackwhenhumansarenear.GoldenPoisonousFrogsThegoldenpoisonfrommightbethemost-deadlyoftheSouthAmericananimals,whichisprotectedbymeansofpoison.Thisverysmallfrog,lessthan55mminlength,packsenoughpunch(效力）totakedownofAfricanbullelephants.Thisapparentlyharmlessfroghasalwaysbeenknowntohavekilledpeoplewhohavetoucheditdirectly.It’salsobeennotedthatchickenanddogshavediedbyconnectingthingsonwhichagoldenpoisonfroghadwandered!Inintensecolors,theynormallylookattractivetotheirtargets.1、（小題1）Whatcanwelearnaboutpiranhasfromthepassage?A．Piranhasarethemostdangerousanimals.B．Piranhasliketoliveinthedeepseabed.C．PiranhasmayattackhumanbeingswhenthewaterlevelislowD．Piranhasonlyattackhumanbeingswhentheycrosstheriveringroups2、（小題2）Howdoesananacondakillitsvictimaccordingtothepassage?A．Itoftenusesitspoisontokillitsvictim.B．Itoftenusesitsstrengthtokillitsvictim.C．Itkillsitsvictimmainlyusingitspowerfulteeth.D．Itkillsitsvictimwiththehelpofothersnakes.3、（小題3）Theunderlinedword“camouflage”inParagraph3means“”.A．hideitselfbyappearinglikethesurroundingsB．terrifyandcapturetheenemybymakingmuchnoiseC．movearoundtosearchfordeliciousfoodD．giveoffharmfulgastokillthetargets4、（小題4）ChickenanddogsarementionedinParagraph4toshowthat.A．noanimalscansurvivethepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogB．theyliketowanderalongthepathofthegoldenpoisonfrogC．thegoldenpoisonfroglikeseatingthemmostD．thepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogisdeadly24．（8分）Growingupcansometimesseemlikearollercoaster.Thereareupsanddownsandunexpectedturns.Abuseorneglectbyadultcanmaketherideevenrougher.Butbeingbullied(欺凌)byanotherchildcanleaveespeciallylastingscars.That'sthefindingofanewstudy.Bulliedkidsfaceahighriskofmentalhealthproblemsasteensandasyoungadults.Indeedbulliedkidsmightbeworseoffthanthosewhohadsufferedphysicalabuseorneglect,thestudyfound.DieterWolkeworksattheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Untilrecently,moststudiesofchildvictimsfocusednotonbullyingbutonmaltreatment,thispsychologistsays.Maltreatmentincludesphysicaloremotionalabuse,neglectorotherbehaviorsthatcanharmachild.Wolke'steamwantedtobetterunderstandhowbullying'slong-termeffectscomparetothoseduetomaltreatment.Theyfocusedon4,026childrenintheUnitedKingdomand1,420moreintheUnitedStates.InformationaboutbullyingandmaltreatmentwascollectedforAmericanchildrentoage13.TheycollectedthesameinformationforBritishyouthuptoage16.Theresearchersalsogathereddataoneachindividual'smentalhealthasayoungadult.AmongtheAmericans,36percentofbulliedkidshadmentalproblemslater.Thoseproblemsincludedanxiety,whichisastateofexcessiveworry.Theyalsoincludeddepression.Thatisafeelingofhopelessnessthatcanlastalongtime.Amongkidswhohadbeenmaltreatedbyadults,17percentlatersufferedmentalhealthproblems.Thatwaslessthanhalftherateseeninpeoplewhohadbeenbulliedasschoolkids.IntheU.K.group,thedifferencewaslessspectacular.Roughly25percentofthebulliedkidsreportedmentalhealthproblemslater,comparedwithabout17percentwhohadbeenmaltreated.Buthoweveryoulookatit,thefindingaredisturbing,Wolkesays.Theyshowthatbulliedchildrenhavesimilarorworsementalhealthproblemslaterinlife.Andthat’swhyhesaysschools,healthservicesandotheragenciesmustworktogethertoendbullying.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Kidstreatedcruellyrecoversoonaftertheygrowup.B．Allbulliedkidshavementalhealthproblems.C．Mostkidswithmaltreatmentexperiencetendtobecomeviolentadults.D．Moststudiesdidn’tpaymuchattentiontobullyinguntilrecently.2、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A．Byprovidingresearchresults.B．Bystatingarguments.C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.3、Theunderlinedword“spectacular”inparagraph6couldbebestreplacedby_______.A．slightB．dramaticC．specificD．similar4、Accordingtothetext,whatdoesWolkesuggestdoing?A．Takinggoodcareofchildren.B．Joininghandstostopbullying.C．Keepingpsychologicallyhealthy.D．Comparingdifferenttypesofabuse.25．（10分）Fantasyasagenreisoftenunfairlywronged.Whilethereareplentyofauthorswhoseemtobepaidbythewordandareonlyconcernedwithexpandingvolume,therearemanyauthorsproducingfantasticworksthatareworthyofthewordliterature.Whilethereweremanyworthycompetitors,herearewhatweconsidertobethegreatworkofthegreatestfantasyseriesofalltime.1.TheDarkTowerbyStephenKingTheDarkToweractuallysharessomesimilaritieswithTheWheelofTime.Inbothseriesthefirstfourbooksarethestrongest,andyoualsogetthesensewithbothRobertJordanandStephenKingthattheydidn’tquiteknowhowtoendtheircreation,whichledtoaverycontroversialendinginTheDarkTower’scasealongwithsomequestionabledecisionsbyKinglikehisself-insertioninthestory.KinghascreatedoneofthemosticonicfantasycharactersofalltimeintheGunslingerRolandandtheworldhecreates,withallofitssimilaritiestoourreality,isaprosperousone.It’stoobadthatStephenKingdoesn’tdabble(涉獵)moreinfantasy,becauseheclearlyhasatalentforworldbuilding.Nottomentioneverythinghewritesseemstobephonebooksized,whichwouldfitrightinwiththefantasygenre.2.HarryPotterbyJ.K.RowlingWhenconsideringarankingofthegreatestfantasyseriesofalltime,thequestionofHarryPotterisatrickyone.There’sinevitablyoppositionwhensomethingisaspopularasRowling’swork,andaddtothatthefactthattheseriesisseeminglymeantforchildrenandyouhaveacasethatnaturallyinspiresalotofdebate.I’mnotsureIbelieveRowlingdidanythingparticularlynewwithHarryPotter,butaworkdoesn’tnecessarilyhavetobeinnovativeforittobegreat.NearlyeveryfantasyseriesowesadebttoTolkienforinstance,butthatdoesn’tmeanTolkienhaswrittentheonlyworkoffantasythatmatters.Rowlingdidn’treallycomeupwithanythingnew,buttheconnectionshemadewithtensofmillionsofreadersispraiseworthy.PeoplewillbereadingHarryPotterfordecadestocome,andI’mnotsureabetterintroductiontofantasycouldbefound.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthetwobooks?A．King’sworkTheWheelofTimehasacontroversialending.B．PeoplehavedebateonJ.K.Rowling’sbookbecauseofherinnovation.C．Kingisblessedwithagiftforworldbuilding.D．TolkienhasagreatinfluenceonJ.K.Rowling.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．a(chǎn)newsreport B．a(chǎn)bookreview C．a(chǎn)historybook D．a(chǎn)researchpaper第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Atnine,Iwantedverymuchtoownapogostick（彈簧高蹺）.I’dlearnedto1onapairofstilts（高蹺）mydadhad2forme,andifIalsowalkedonthepogostick,thecircuswould3me.WhenChristmasdrewnear,Itold4theonlythingIwantedwasapogostick.Shesaidtheywere5expensiveandthatwecouldn’t6one.OnanafternoonbeforeChristmas,MomandDadtoldmeweneededtogotopayour7.Whilewewerepayingthebill,Dadsaid,“I’llbeback.Ineedtosee8inthedepartment.”Afterthebillwaspaid,Dadcamebackwithalong9box.Irememberwonderingifitwasa10.Arrivinghome,Dadputtheboxinthe11.Whilemyparentswerebusy,I12outtothebarnandfoundit.Iwasso13andIthought,onopeningthemagicalboxmybright,14pogostickwouldappear.Nosuch15!Insidetheboxwasasilly16broom.SoChristmasmorningwasgreatbut17.Igotsomenicegiftsinsteadofthepogostick.Afterallwasready,Dadsaidheneededtodosomethinginthebarn.Soonhecameback,carryingmybeautifulpogostick.Icouldn’t18it,howthey19mewiththebroom.MyparentsprobablygotquiteapleasurefromthetrickandIwonderiftheywere20watchingmeasIstoleouttothebarn.1、A．runB．sitC．walkD．stand2、A．boughtB．madeC．rentedD．lent3、A．hireB．trainC．likeD．praise4、A．fatherB．parentsC．a(chǎn)untD．mother5、A．veryB．fairlyC．tooD．rather6、A．a(chǎn)ffordB．haveC．gainD．a(chǎn)ccept7、A．tripB．mealC．debtD．bill8、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．somethingC．everythingD．somebody9、A．narrowB．bigC．tallD．short10、A．giftB．toyC．broomD．pogostick11、A．kitchenB．barnC．carD．bedroom12、A．wentB．rushedC．stoleD．stepped13、A．stressedB．worriedC．excitedD．shocked14、A．worthlessB．shinyC．uselessD．dear15、A．luckB．possibilityC．timeD．thing16、A．poorB．littleC．smallD．old17、A．discouragingB．terrifyingC．disappointingD．embarrassing18、A．believeB．seeC．rememberD．realize19、A．suppliedB．trickedC．cheatedD．comforted20、A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．frequentlyC．proudlyD．secretly第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinanowhastheability1．(change)theworldwithits"newfourgreatinventions":high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.Thefournewwaysaremostappealing2．youthsfromcountriesintheBeltandRoadInitiative.“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwant3．(simple)withafingertiponmyphone,"saidLinJinlong,anoverseasChinesestudentfromCambodia."Even,pancake4．(seller)areusingAlipay.Wecanalsoorderfoodathome,5．issuperconvenient.IfI6．(be)athomeinCambodia,Iwouldhavetogooutdoors."As7．hugefanofbicycles,healsoexpressedhisloveforChina’ssharedbicycles,"Theyaremakingpublictransportmore8．(attract).”Chinesepeople'slives9．(become)moreandmoreconvenientforthepast10years,Linconcluded,10．(add)thathehopestopromoteeconomicdevelopmentinhismothercountrylikeChina.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(﹨)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線(__)，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。MyclassmatesandIweretograduatenextmonth、Weweredeterminedtodosomething、Afteraheatingdiscussion,wedecidedonmakingavideotorecordourexperienceatschool、Ittookusawholeweektocollectmaterials,duringthatweinterviewedourteachersortookphotosofeveryaspectofschoollife、Theeditingpartbeforethatwastough、Wediscussedwhattoputintothevideo、Somecompromisesareunavoidable,butthevideoturnedoutperfectly、Severaldayslater,whenthevideowasplayingonthegraduationceremony,itwaswellreceived、Theteachersandstude