陜西省漢中市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024屆高三第六次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

陜西省漢中市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024屆高三第六次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting2．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways3．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps4．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything5．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone6．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which7．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas8．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat9．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for10．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis11．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose12．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual13．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced14．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat15．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall16．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable17．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone18．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base19．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot20．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）StephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.HislastpredictionisrevealedinanewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.Hawkingfearedrichpeoplewouldsoonbeabletoedittheirchildren’sDNAtoimproveattributeslikememoryanddiseaseimmunity.Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.Inanextract(摘錄)publishedbyTheSundayTimes,hewrote:“Iamsurethatduringthiscenturypeoplewilldiscoverhowtomodifybothintelligenceandinstinctssuchasaggression.“Lawswillprobablybepassedagainstgeneticengineeringwithhumans.Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”Andhesaidthatwouldcausehugeproblemsforhumanswhohavenotundergonethesameprocess,leavingthemunabletocompete.Theprofessorevenwarneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.Hesaidofnormalhumans:“Presumablytheywilldieout,orbecomeunimportant.Instead,therewillbearaceofself-designingbeingswhoareimprovingatanever-increasingrate.”TheBriefHistoryofTimeauthoralsoreferstotechniqueslikeCrispr,whichenablesscientiststomodifyharmfulgenesandaddinothers.Andalthoughsuchprocedurescouldbeaboostformedicalscience,somecriticsareworriedthattheycouldcauseaeugenics-style(優(yōu)生方式)movement,wheretheweakareweededoutofsociety.Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday,alsocollectshiswritingsonwhathethoughtwerethebigquestionsfacingscienceandwidersociety.Init,heexamineswhetheraliensexist,colonizespaceandwhetherhumanswillevergobeyondourSolarSystem.1、StephenHawking’sviewsdon’tinclude_________.A．DNAmanipulationcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.B．Thereexisttechniquestomodifyharmfulgenesandaddingoodgenes.C．Peoplecannotresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics.D．Humanswhohaven’tundergonegeneticengineeringmaydieout.2、WhichoneisthehookpublishedbyHodder&Stoughton?A．BriefAnswerstoQuestions. B．TheSundayTimes.C．TheBriefHistoryofTime. D．SolarSystem.3、What’sStephenHawking’sattitudetowardshumangeneticengineering?A．Supportive. B．Impartial. C．Favorable. D．Concerned.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A．Crisprcanenablescientiststogetharmfulgeneschanged.B．DNAmanipulationwillcreateamasterraceofsuperhumans.C．HumanswillcolonizespaceandgobeyondourSolarSystem.D．DNAmanipulationmayleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.22．（8分）“You’llbeblindbythetimeyou’retwenty-five,”adoctoratChildren’sHospitalpredicted.“Yourbloodsugarsaremuchtoohigh.”Itconsumedme.NomatterwhereIwasorwhatIwasdoing,itwasoverheadlikeadarkcloud,waitingforjusttherightopportunitytobreakopenanddestroymyworld.Ilikedpainting.Losingmyselfinpaintingfilledmewithpeace.PaintingprovidedmewiththeonlyplacewhereIcouldescapefromthosethreateningwords.WhenIwastwenty-one,myrighteyewentblind.Preciselythreemonthsaftermytwenty-fifthbirthday,Ihadamassivehemorrhage(大出血)inmylefteyebecauseofanaccident.Forthenexttwentyyears,visioncameandwent.Iwentthroughmanyeyeoperationsinanattempttokeepmyvision.Butafteronefinaloperation,Ilostthebattleandallremainingvision.AndIburiedalldreamsofpainting.Desperate,Ienrolledin(注冊(cè))asixteen-weekprogramfortheblindandvisuallyimpaired(損傷的).Ilearnedpersonaladjustmentandtheuseofacomputerwithadaptivesoftware.Awholenewworldopeneduptomethroughthisprogram.“JawsandWindow-Eyesareleadingsoftwarefortheblind,”myinstructortoldme.“YoucanusetheInternet,e-mailandMicrosoftwithallitstoolsandfeatures.”It’samazing!Hopewentupforthefirsttimeinyears.“Bylearninghowtousehotkeystocontrolthemouse,youcanuseMicrosoftAccess,ExcelandPowerpoint,”myinstructoradded.Forthenextseveralyears,Ilearnedthatwhenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens.Thereareplentyofchoicesavailablefortheblindandvisuallyimpairedthroughthegiftoftechnology.NotonlydoIhaveaspeakingcomputer,butIhaveaspeakingwatch,alarmclockandcalculator.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．Therightopportunity.B．Losingmysightinthefuture.C．ConsumingtoomuchsugarD．Thechildren’shospital.2、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas25yearsold?A．Hegaveuppainting.B．HewentblindcompletelyC．Heinjuredoneofhiseyes.D．Hepickedupanewhobby3、Whatbroughtaturningpointtotheauthor?A．Aspecialcourse.B．AmeaningfuleventC．Aninspiringspeech.D．Animportantinterview.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Nopain,nogain.B．Everymanhashisprice.C．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D．Beoptimisticinthefaceoflife’sdifficulties.23．（8分）Istoppedtowatchmylittlegirlbusyplayinginherroom.Inonehandwasaplastic

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ofachildandhermother,forwehaveonlyonechildhoodandwewillnevergetanother.1、WhoisSuzie?A．Thegirl’sphone. B．Thegirl’sfriend.C．Theauthor. D．Ababydoll.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingherlittlegirl’swords?A．Interested. B．Uncomfortable.C．Moved. D．Unbelievable.3、Thepassageleadsustobelievethat__________.A．thelittlegirldoesn’thatehermotheranymore.B．theauthorhasbecomelazybecauseofherdaughter.C．theauthorcaresnothingaboutherdaughter’shappiness.D．theauthorwantsherlittlegirltohaveahappychildhood.4、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．Onlyonechildhood. B．Mylovelydaughter.C．Howtodealwithmydaughter. D．Aworldofchildren.24．（8分）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.“It'syourturn,”hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanyword-canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.1、Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David________.A．feltalittleexcitedB．walkedenergeticallyC．lookedalittlenervousD．showedupwithhisteacher2、Asapsychologist,theauthor________.A．wasreadytolistentoDavidB．wasskepticalaboutpsychologyC．wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblemD．wassureofhandlingDavid'sproblem3、WhatcanbeinterredaboutDavid?A．Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.B．Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.C．Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.D．Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.25．（10分）IwenttothecinemathisafternoontoseeLaLaLand.BeforegoingintothescreeningmysisterandIvisitedtheladies’washroom.Asweentered,alittleblondehairedgirlabout5yearsofageopenedoneofthecubicle(小隔間)doorsandranoutofthewashroom,hotpantsinhandandlookingupsetandoverwhelmed.Iwentafterher.Herdadwasstandingoutside.Shequicklygavehimthehotpantstodressher.Littlesweetheart.Sheobviouslycouldn'tmanagetobuttonupherhotpants.Eventhoughshehadherlittlewhitetightson,shemusthavefeltembarrassedaboutthelackofhotpants.Itriedtocalmandreassureher,saying,“WhenIsawdadstandingoutsideIknewhewaswaitingforsomeoneverypretty,butIjusthadn'trealizedhow,prettyshewasgoingtobe.”Shedidn'tbite;dadsmiledthough.Iofferedtobringherbacktowashherhands.Shewastootinytosqueezesoapoutofthedispenser,soIhelpedher.Icouldseepoordadoutofthesideofmyeyes.Hewasrightatthedoorlookingin.Iwentwithhertothehanddryer,butshewassotinythatthesensorcouldn'tevendetectherlittlehands.Iliftedherupandherhandswereproperlydried,wellatleastalittle.Iwasmovedbythislittlegirl’shelplessnessinanadultworld.Ialsofeltfordadhavingtotrustthathislittlegirlwouldfeelsafeandsecureforthefewminutesoutofhissight.Ireachedoutforhelp.Itriedtobridgethegapwhenalittlehelplessgirlwasafewminuteswithoutatrustedadultandaconcernedfatherhadtoforamomentaccepthecouldnotgiveherthesecurityhewantedforher.Itwasn'tmuchbutithelpedacaringfatherandhislittledaughterandforthat,I'mgrateful.1、Whydidthelittlegirlcatchtheauthor'sattention?A．Shegotfrightenedbystrangers.B．Sheneededclothingtocoverher.C．Shewasprobablylostinthecrowd.D．Shewasinanembarrassingsituation.2、Whydidthehanddryerfailtoworkforthelittlegirl?A．Thesizeofthesensorwastoosmall.B．Shewasnottallenoughtoreachit.C．Shedidn’tknowhowtooperateit.D．Itwasdryingtheauthor'shands.3、Howdidthefatherfeelinthestory?A．Helpless.B．Shy.C．Shameful.D．Calm第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）“Ilovemyself.”Thatsoundsabit_____andIdoubtifanyonewouldeversayitoutloud,butfindingtheconfidencetosucceedisvery_____ifyoudon’tloveyourself.Ifyou’rereadytoloveyourself,keeponreading.ThinkPositivelyFocusonyour______insteadofyourweaknesses.Leapoutofbed;don’t______outofit.Lookateverydayasanew_____,notthesameoldstory.BeThankfulBe______ofallthethingsyoushouldbethankfulfor.Makeanoteofthepeople,places,thingsand______thatbringyouthemostjoy.Ifyou______,you’llrealizeyouhaveanawfullottobethankfulfor.LearnandGrowDevelopingyour______andskillswillhelpyoudevelop______thatyoucandoanything.AcceptYourFlaws（缺點(diǎn)）Myhandwritinglooks______,Ican’trideabike,andIhaveanunexplained_____ofbees,whichissobadthatIoncedrovemycarintoastopsignafter____flewintomycarthroughanopenwindowonasummerday.Andyouknowwhat?Iwouldn’t____anyofthem.Beconfidentinyourself,nomatterhow“weird”(interestingandunique)you____be.UseYourStrengthsThinkaboutthetopthree______inyourlife.Idon’tcarehowbigorlittletheyare.Itcouldbegraduatingfromcollege,landingasweetjob,losingweig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B．silly C．enthusiastic D．impressive2、A．convenient B．difficult C．pleasant D．probable3、A．behavior B．energy C．hobbies D．strengths4、A．drop B．roll C．crawl D．pull5、A．possibility B．fortune C．a(chǎn)dvantage D．opportunity6、A．a(chǎn)ware B．careful C．certain D．sensible7、A．desires B．characters C．a(chǎn)ctivities D．gatherings8、A．slowdown B．speedup C．riseup D．fixon9、A．a(chǎn)bility B．knowledge C．emotions D．information10、A．Responsibility B．a(chǎn)ppreciation C．imagination D．confidence11、A．terrible B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．creative D．outstanding12、A．fancy B．fear C．preference D．fright13、A．one B．something C．it D．such14、A．a(chǎn)ccept B．believe C．change D．continue15、A．must B．may C．should D．could16、A．Experiences B．memories C．a(chǎn)ccomplishments D．expectations17、A．however B．wherever C．whichever D．whatever18、A．ledto B．referredto C．tookto D．stuckto19、A．Imitate B．compare C．prefer D．a(chǎn)dapt20、A．struggle B．campaign C．competition D．Challenge第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thereare1．(vary)kindsofthemeparks.Someparksarefamous2．havingthebiggestorlongestrollercoasters,3．forshowingthefamoussightsandsoundsofaculture.4．a(chǎn)ndwhateveryoulike,thereisathemeparkforyou!Thethemeparkyouare5．(probable)mostfamiliarwithisDisneyland.Withalltheseattractions,nowonder6．(tour)isincreasingwhereverthereisaDisneyland.Dollywoodisoneof7．(unique)themeparksintheworld.Ithasoneoftheworld’slargestbaldeagle8．(preserve).InEngland’sCamelotPark,everyareaofitis9．(model)afterlifeinthedaysofKingArthurandtheKnightsoftheRoundTable.Thereyoucanexperiencetheancientdaysandgreat10．(deed)ofEnglishknightsandladies,princesandqueens.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意；1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。LastsummerIstayedataholidaycampwithsomeclassmate、Wewantedtogodownthemountainnearourcamp、ButourguidePetedidn’tallowmetogobecauseofthebadweather、Atfirstwewerereallydisappointing、Thenwedecidedtogowithouthimanyway、Twohourslater,wereachedthetopofamountain、Althoughtired,butwewerehappy、Suddenlyitrainedheavyandwelostourway、LuckilyIhadmymobilephoneonme、IphonePete、Hetoldustostaywhatwewere、Finallyhefoundus、Wesaidsorryhimandthankedhim、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你收到好友王力的來(lái)信，信中說(shuō)他缺乏自倍，怕犯錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)寫(xiě)一封回信提出你的速議：1.制定目標(biāo)；2.正確對(duì)待挫折；3.消除恐懼心理，正確看待失敗。注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右；2.開(kāi)頭、結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。參考詞匯：挫折:drawback[n.]DearWangLi,I’msorrytolearnthatyouaren’tconfidentinyourself._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、C5、A6、B7、C8、C9、D10、C11、D12、B13、B14、D15、C16、D17、B18、A19、B20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、D4、D22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、1、D2、B3、D4、A24、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer(零售商)reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000companiesandhaltabilliontransactions(交易)aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount(折扣)offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.Januarycameinsecondat4.95percent,followedbyMayat4.50percent.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.76percent.Consumersandexpertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsaboutthebesttimetoshoponline.Bookingaflighthasalmostbecomeasciencewithsomeclaimingthatbuyingsixweeksbeforeyoutravelguara