湖南省醴陵市第四中學(xué)2024屆高考考前模擬英語試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．a(chǎn)djustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．a(chǎn)daptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile2．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif3．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so4．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank5．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry6．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding7．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast8．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when9．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might10．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy11．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen12．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat13．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once14．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy15．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant16．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact17．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever18．Kunmingiscalled“SpringCity”,butit_____snowinwinter.A．shall B．can C．must D．might19．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when20．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.22．（8分）Haveyouevercaughtyourselfsaying,"Ihatesmalltalk!"theminuteyouwalkintoaparty?Ifso,youmightbeanintrovert(內(nèi)向的人).Introvertshatetochatabout"small"subjectswithpeople.Theyarefinewhenyoutalkoneononebutseemtogetlostinthecrowdwhenthere'sagrouparound.Ifyou'retalkingtoanintrovert,youmightfindthatyourfirstfewconversationsgooneoftwoways.Eitherthey'llseemtogetboredandnotsaymuchorthey'llseemtoskateoversmalltalkinfavorofmorein-depthtopics.Whatyouneedtoknowisthattheintrovertisnotbeingrude.It’sjustthattheydon'tlikesmalltalk.Here'swhy.Smalltalkservesasagatewaytowarddeeperconversation.Someintrovertsdon’trealizethatsmalltalkwillactuallyhelpthemgettothebiggertopics.Youdon'tneedtostayonsmalltalkforever.However,sometimesintrovertsfeelthateventheshortamountoftimeittakestogetintotherealconversationisawasteoftime.Smalltalkisveryfast.Someonesayssomethingandthis

shouldbefollowedupwithaquickresponse.Butintrovertsliketochewontheirwordsbeforesayingthemaloud.Beforetheyanswer,they’llmulloverdifferentthoughts.Smalltalkbyitsverynatureinvitesmorepeopletojoinin.Themorepeoplewhojointhe

conversation,themoretheintrovertwilltendtostepback.Asaresult,they’llbequiet.Smalltalkisaboutthrowingoutsubjectsinthehopethatoneormoreofthemcanbeturnedintoacommonpointofinterest.Thelisteninginvolvedwithsmalltalkisnotin-depth.Thepurposeisaboutlistening"lightly"soyoucanfigureouttherighttopicstospendsometimeon.Introvertstendtobegreatlisteners,buttheyuseactivelisteningratherthanlightlistening.Thismakesthemwonderfulfriends,butcanalsomakeitdifficultfornewpeopletounderstandwhythey’resoquiet.1、Howdointrovertsrespondtoachat?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theygetexcitedaboutit.C．Theygiveittheirfullattention.D．Theyfocusonunimportanttopics.2、Whatdoweknowaboutsmalltalk?A．Itgoesslowly.B．Itcostspeoplealotoftime.C．Itcontributestodeepertopics.D．Itmakesnosense.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"mullover"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Giveup. B．Thinkover.C．Writedown. D．Forgetabout.4、Howcanwebecomeagoodtalkerinsmallconversations?A．Figureoutthedeepmeaningofquestions.B．Thinktwicebeforeansweringquestions.C．Trytofindsharedtopics.D．Beaquietlistener.23．（8分）Somefamilieschoosetotakeexpensivevacations,suchastotheGrandCanyon.However,myfavoritefamilyvacationwasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentscreatedagrandplantobuildthehomeoftheirdreamsinaneighborhoodHoneymoonHill.Asthedreamwaslaunchedsmoothly,ourfamilyoffivesqueezedtightlyintothevehicletogothere.Theoldhomewasgraduallyturnedintotheconstructionmanagementofficeforthenewone.Asthenewhomebegantotakeshape,itsiphonedourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewemerelyslept.Thethreeofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-to-be-skilledlaborers.Iquicklylearnedthatpersonalitieswerereadilydisplayedwhenwepaintedawall.Somestucktotheirclaims,stoppingothersenteringtheirarea.Otherssystematicallypaintedtheirwall,workingfromtoptobottominanorganizedfashion.Andonedrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnamethere.Ofcourse,thejourneydidn’tcomewithoutafewlessonslearned.Icametounderstandthatpaintwouldneverberemovedfromarag,howevermanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessonswhenmydadattemptedtoshingle(蓋)aroofintheair:safetyisindeedimportant,andsometimesmoneyiswellspentinthehiringofaprofessional.AMother’sDaydinnerservedonatemporarytablecouldactuallytastefarbetterattheendofalongday’sworkthantheeverydaymealswerememberedbackattheoldhome.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedmyfamilycanforgiveeachother’sbarksinclosequarters.Thisprojectbegantomattermuchtoeachofusinourownway.Whenwefinallycompletedtheconstructionafter28months,theresortwenowcallhomewentbeyondalltheothertours,andourfamilygrewcloserbecauseofit.1、Whatmadetheauthor’sfamilyvacationdifferentfromothers’?A．Hisfeelingofit.B．Thelengthofit.C．Thewayofspendingit.D．Themoneyspentonit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“siphoned”inParagraph2mean?A．Ignored.B．Changed.C．Distracted.D．Attracted.3、Whatimpressedtheauthormostduringthevacation?A．Theunderstandingofeachfamily.B．Thedinnerhismothercooked.C．Theworkdonebyallthechildren.D．Theprocessofbuildingthehouses.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．APerfectNewHouseB．ASpecialFamilyVacationC．TheNewHouseUntiedUsAgainD．FamiliesWorkedHardtoBuildaHouse24．（8分）Asuccessfulbusinessman,addressingthecommercialclubofhiscity,toldastoryofanorphan(孤兒)namedJim.Jimwas12yearsold,whowasthelaughingstockofthewholetown.Heneverrememberedhavingakindwordspokentohiminhiswholelife.OnedayasJimwalkeddownthestreet,hesawsomeflowersslipfromalittlelady’sarmsjustinfrontofhim.Jimgathereduptheflowersandreplacedtheminherarms.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy.”shesaidkindly,andwentonherwayaftergivinghimabrightsmile.Jimwasamazed.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheardinhiswholetwelveyearsofexistence.Hestoodandstaredafterheruntilshewasoutofsight,thenhemadestraightforastream.Hesatdownonthebankofthestreamanddidsomethinking.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy,”hethought.Finallytheboypulledfromhispocketsapieceofbrokenmirrorandlookedathimself.Hesawnothingbutdirt.Hewentdowntothewaterandwashedhisfacecarefully,almostpainfully.Thenhelookedagain.Hescarcelyrecognizedhimself.Hestoodstraightandlookedupinsteadofdownforthefirsttimesincehecouldremember.Afeedingofself-respectawokewithinhisbeing.Atthatmomentthecourseofhislifewaschanged;adeterminationtobeworthyofthekindwordsspokentohimbythelittlelady,andtopassthemon,tookpossessionofhissoul.AftertellingthisstoryofJim,thespeakerpausedandthenheshockedtheaudiencebysaying,“Gentlemen,Iwasthatboy.Thatgentlewomanimplantedinmylifethefirstseedofkindness.AsatributetohermemoryIhavetoldyouthisstory.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thelaughingstock”inparagraph2?A．Jimlikedplayingjokesonothers.B．Jimwasalwayslaughedatbyothers,C．Jimwasgoodatmakingothershappy.D．Jimhadinterestintellingfunnystories.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethelady?A．Brave.B．Clever.C．Friendly.D．Honest.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Jimwantedpeopletosaykindwordstoothers.B．Theladybecameveryfamousbecauseofthatstory.C．ItwasthefirsttimeforJimtotellhisstorytoothers.D．Jimmadeatotofmoneybytellinghisstoriestoothers.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AStoryofJimB．AGoodLadyC．AKindWordD．ASuccessfulBusinessman25．（10分）Mostadultsfirmlybelievethataskidsreachtheirteens,theystarttotakecrazyrisksthatgetthemintrouble.Doteenagerssimplylovetakingallrisksmuchmorethanadults?Arecentstudysuggestsotherwise.Scientistsdesignedasimpleexperimentinvolving33teenagersandthreeotheragegroups.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstriedtodistinguishbetweentwoverydifferentkindsofrisk-taking.Thefirsttheycalledawillingnesstotakeknownrisks(whentheprobabilityofwinningisclear)andthesecondtheycalledawillingnesstotakeunknownrisks(whenthepossibilityofsuccessisuncertain).Thestudyofferedparticipantstheopportunitytoplaytwokindsofgames.Theyhadthechancetowinmoney,withonegameofferingaknownriskandtheotherofferinganunknownrisk.Oneachroundofthegame,eachparticipanthadtochoosebetweentakingasure$5andknownorunknownrisksofwinningalotmore.Ifononeparticularroundtheyhadpickedthe$5forsurechoice,thentheygot$5.Butifonthatroundtheyhadchosentotakearisk,therulesofthegamewilldeterminewhetherornottheyhadwon.Iftheydidwin,theywenthomewithbetween$8and$125.And,ofcourse,iftheylost,theywenthomewithnothing.Whatthescientistsfoundwasreallyquitesurprising.Itturnedoutthattheaverageteenagerwasveryhesitantwhenriskswereknown—morecarefulthancollegestudentsorparents-agedadults,andaboutascarefulasgrandparent-agedadults.Thismeansthatwhentheriskswereknown,teenagerswerenotriskyintheirbehavioratall.Onlywhentheriskswereuncleardidteenagerschoosethemmoreoftenthanothergroups.Underthosekindsofconditions,theyweremuchmorewillingtotakeariskthananyothergroup.So,whatdoesallofthismean?Theresearchsuggeststhatadultsshouldprobablyfocusmoreenergyontryingtoeducateteenagersaboutrisksthanlimitingthem.Teenagerswhounderstandtherisksassociatedwithadecisionaremorelikelytobecarefulintheirbehavior.1、ThisexperimentwascarriedoutbyA．dividingtheteensintothreegroupsB．comparingthereactionstodifferentrisksC．givingequalamountofawardstotheparticipantsD．observingtheemotionalchangesoftheteenager2、Whenfacingknownrisks,teenagerstendedtobe________.A．a(chǎn)mbits B．cautiousC．a(chǎn)nxious D．curious3、Whichgroupinthestudyweremorelikelytotakeunknownrisks?A．Teenagers. B．Collegestudents.C．Parent-agedadults. D．Grandparent-agedadults.4、Accordingtothestudy,parentsshouldfocuson________.A．guaranteeingchildrentobecarefulB．settingagelimitsondangerousactivitiesC．respectingteenstomaketheirownchoicesD．guidingteenstolearnmoreabouttheeffectofrisks第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）BrandonandDerek'smother，BethLash，sharedaFacebookvideoonDec．25，2017．ItcapturedthemomentwhenBandon1hiscardoutloud．OnBrandonLash's24thbirthday，hislittlebrother，Derek，2himwitharatherlargecardfilledwithanevenbigger3．"Ihavealways4you，"Brandonreadsfromthefrontofthecard，5bythisbrother．"Ilovespendingtimewithyou．I'mso6Ihaveyouformybrother．Youhavealwaysbeenthereforme，eventhoughIgetonyournervessometimes．Youwillalwayshaveapieceofmyheart，"Brandoncontinues，openingupthe7．"Andnowyouwillhavemy8，too．Wearea9match．"Brandonreads，10thecardtothefloorandbreakingdowninto11．Brandonhaskidneyreceives12threetimesaweek，andwastoldthathehadbeenrecommendedforthetransplantlist．Unfortunately，hisparentsarenotamatch，but13，hisbrotheris．"Ican'tbelieveDerekwould14somuchallthisforme，"Brandontellsthepublication．"He'sgivingmea15tohaveahealthylifeagain．I16can'tbelieveit'shappening．""I17seeinghimsickandknewsomethingneededtobedonetomakehimhealthyagain．"Derekadds．"NotonlywasIthe18thingtodo，buttheonlythingtodo．He'smybrother．Wedidn'tknow19hecouldbeonthetransplantlist，andIknewIjustwantedmy20brotherback．"1、A．read B．sang C．called D．shouted2、A．provided B．issued C．presented D．supplied3、A．claim B．a(chǎn)ward C．smile D．surprise4、A．takenchargeof B．lookedupto C．gotholdof D．livedupto5、A．signed B．drawn C．written D．described6、A．thankful B．satisfied C．a(chǎn)wkward D．confused7、A．paper B．card C．book D．cover8、A．nerves B．eves C．kidney D．heart9、A．perfect B．possible C．equal D．friendly10、A．losing B．dropping C．throwing D．blowing11、A．screams B．worries C．laughs D．tears12、A．treatments B．experiments C．directions D．observations13、A．finally B．possibly C．luckily D．exactly14、A．a(chǎn)dvise B．experience C．a(chǎn)llow D．sacrifice15、A．chance B．fortune C．a(chǎn)ccident D．occasion16、A．a(chǎn)lways B．a(chǎn)lready C．forever D．still17、A．regretted B．minded C．hated D．opposed18、A．fair B．right C．normal D．real19、A．when B．howlong C．howmuch D．while20、A．lovely B．brave C．honest D．healthy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）RecentlyIhavebeenamazedatthevideos1．(film)byLisa,whoisthedaughterofLandLin,a73-year-oldChinesewoman.TheycomefromGuangdong.NowLisaisworkinginNewYork.Hermother2．(start)tofilmwithherthreeyearsago.Lanlikes3．(tradition)Chinesedishesandenjoyscookingthembutwithtime4．(go)byshebecomesolderandolder.5．shedoesn'tpassthemevertothenextgeneration,certaindisheswilljustbegone.6．a(chǎn)result.LisahasagoodideathatshecanfilmsomevideosashermotherCakes,OneofThevideos,in7．LandexplainsTherecipe(食譜)inTalismans,thedialect,leavesagreat8．(impress)onme.SheisfamousonIntegral.Althoughshecan'tunderstandwhy.Lan9．(consider)asanonlinemotherfigureandcookingteachersinceLisapostedthevideosontheInternet.Whenweliveinourhomecountry,allthefoodthatweloveis10．easytofindthatweneverlearnhowtomakeit.Theminutewemove,wemove,wewishwerememberedhowourmadeit.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）請修改下面這篇短文。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、刪除和修改。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：1、每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。StephenHawking,thebrilliantfigureinthemodernhistoryofphysics,passedawayonMarch14、Heisfamousforhisworkonblackholesorrelativity、Althoughhewasnotabletospeakorwrite,buthepublishedmanybest-sellersonscience,includedABriefHistoryofTime、Weadmirehimnotonlyfor