2024年高中英語會考試題及答案

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選

項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhymalls,restaurants,andeventheatershavemusic?Well,tounderstand

this,yousimplyjustlookbackathowyoufeltwhenyouheardmusicintheseplaces.Musicisknownto

improvethemoodofpeople.Oftenmusichelpsuspayattentiontowhatwearedoing.Musichelpspatients

feelgoodandhelpsthemrecoverfasterandbetter.

Depression（沮喪）isastateofmindthatmostofusexperienceatsomepointoftime.Therearesome

periodsinourlifewheneverythingseemsdifficult.Itseemsthateverythingisgettingworseandwehave

nocontroloverourlife.Studieshaveshownthatmusiccanbeanimportantmoodlifterinsuchsituations.

Musicalsoplaysagreatroleinmakingusfeellessnervousorworried.Anxiety（焦慮）canoftencauseloss

ofsleepandotherillnesses.

Musicisoftenknownasaninternationallanguage.Wemaynotknowthelanguageanotherpersonis

speaking,butmostofusrespondtomusicinthesameway.Musiccanoftenbethebestwaytoconnect

withsomeone.

Musicisoneofthebestwaystoimproveyourmoods,butthiscandependlargelyonthekindofmusicyou

listento.Whilehappymusiccancertainlymakeyoufeelbetter,sadmusiccanfurtherloweryourspirits.

Listeningtoclassicalmusiccanoftenmakeyoufeelalotmorepowerful,whilesoftmusiccanbethe

perfectwaytorelaxattheendofalongway.Ifyouwanttousemusictochangethewayhowyouare

feeling,youneedtounderstandtheroleofit,learntorecognizethekindofmusicthatliftsyourmoodand

helpsyoufeelbetter.Onceyourealizethekindofmusicyoucanuse,youcanuseittochangethewayyou

feel.Therightkindofmusiccanbetheperfectwaytohelpusfeelhappier.

21.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whatmeaningsmusichas

B.howwecontrolourmoods

C.howmusicaffectsourmoods

D.whatkindofmusicwelistento

22.Accordingtothepassage,playingmusicinrestaurantsisto.

A.welcomethecustomers

B.makecustomersfeelgood

C.makecustomersdance

D.makecustomersfeelpowerful

23.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.mostofussufferdepressionallthetime

B.mostofusrespondtomusicindifferentways

C.musiccanbeagoodwaytoconnectwithothers

D.anykindofmusicwillhelpusimproveourmoods

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichkindofmusiccanrelaxourselvesfromalongday'swork?

A.Softmusic.B.Classicalmusic.

C.Sadmusic.D.Rockmusic.

B

Didyouknowthatsomethingassimpleasthewallpaperonyourcomputercantellpeoplealotaboutyou?

AccordingtoresearcherDonnaDawson,ourcomputerssaysomethingaboutwhatwe'relikebecausethey

arepartofour"personalspace.”

Apictureofachildorfamilyonthescreenoftenmeansthepersoncaresdeeplyabouttheirlovedones.A

photoofthepersonsurroundedbyfriendsshowstheyvaluetheirpopularityandprobablyworkwellwith

otherpeople.Ontheotherhand,picturesshowingexamplesofpastsuccesses,likewinningaprizemaymean

apersonisonlyinterestedinthemselves.

Picturesofnatureandnaturalscenerytellpeoplethatyouaredriventosucceedandusethepicturestorelax

andremovethepressure（壓力）inyourlife.Cityscapes,picturesofcitiesortowns,showthatyouenjoy

travelandadventure.Mostpeoplewithcityscapesastheirwallpaperareoptimistic（樂觀的）,happy

peoplewhofeelevenbetterthinkingabouttheplacesthey'vevisitedorwanttovisit.

Picturesofanimalsshowthatyouareoptimisticandkind-hearted.Youareoftenhappyandyouenjoylife

andactyoung.Cartoons（漫畫）ordrawingsshowthatyouareamultitasker,someonewhodoesmany

thingsatonce.Youhavemanyresponsibilities,butyoudealwiththemwell.Thafsonereasonyoulike

havingsomethingtosmileaboutwhenyoulookatyourcomputerwallpaper.

Then,whatdoesplainbluewallpapertellusaboutaperson?AccordingtoDawson,apersonwithplainblue

wallpaperprobablyvaluestheirprivacyandkeepsworkfrombecomingtoopersonal,

25.Aprizephotoaswallpapersuggestssomeone.

A.hasastrongwishtosucceedB.isconfidentabouthimselforherself

C.caresonlyabouthimselforherselfD.worksverywellwithothers

26.Thosewholookonthebrightsideofthingsarelikelytohavewallpaperlike.

A.picturesofnatureandnaturalsceneryB.cityviewsorpicturesofanimals

C.picturesshowingtheirpastsuccessesD.photosofstayingwithfriends

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WheretoLookforYourComputerWallpaper

B.ComputerWallpaperShowsYourPersonality

C.HowtoPlaceWallpaperonYourComputer

D.ComputerWallpaperInterestsEveryone

C

Mrs.BlaketeachesEnglishinalargeschoolintheinnerareaofabigcityonthewestcoast.Evensinceshe

wasayounggirl,shehaswantedtobecomeateacher.Shehastaughteightyearsnowandhasn'tchanged

hermind.Aftershegraduatedfromhighschool,shewentontocollege.Fouryearslater,shereceivedher

bachelor'sdegree(BA)inEnglishandherteachingcertificate.Thenshewenttoteachinthesecondary

schoolsofherstate.Inthesummers,Mrs.Blaketakesmoreclasses;shehopestogetamaster'sdegree

(MA).WithanMA,shewillreceiveahighersalaryandifpossible,shehopestogetadoctor'sdegreeas

well.TheschooldayatMrs.Blake'shighschool,likethatinmanyhighschoolsintheUnitedStates,is

dividedintoonehoureach.Mrs.Blakemustteachfiveoftheseperiods.Duringherfreeperiod,whichfbr

herisfrom2to3P.M,Mrs.Blakemustmeetwithparents,makeourexaminations,checkassignmentsat

all,Mrs.Blakeworkscontinuouslyfromthetimeshearrivesatschoolinthemorningtillthetimeshe

leavesfbrhomelateintheaftemoon.

28.HowlongisitsinceMrs.Blakegraduatedfromhighschool?

A.fouryearsB.eightyearsC.twentyyearsD.twelveyears

29.Accordingtothearticle,whichistherightorderofthedegreesapersoncanreceiveaftergoingto

university?

A.abachelor'sdegree-amaster'sdegree-adoctor'sdegree

B.adoctor'sdegree-abachelor'sdegree-amaster'sdegree

C.amaster'sdegree-abachelor'sdegree-adoctor'sdegree

D.abachelor'sdegree-adoctor'sdegree-amaster'sdegree

30.HowmanydegreeshasMrs.Blakeachievedsofar?

A.fourB.twoC.threeD.one

31.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?

A.Mrs.Blakehasturnedherwishofbecomingateacherintoreality.

B.Mrs.BlaketeachesintheinnerareaofbigcityontheeastoftheUnitedStates.

C.Mrs.Blakeisstillstudyinginherholidaysinordertogethigherdegrees.

D.TheworkinghoursintheschoolwhereMrs.Blakeworksaresimilartothoseofmanyotherhigh

schoolsinthestates.

D

Duringthetwentyyearstherehasbeenincreasingconcernwiththequalityoftheenvironment.Alonewith

airandwaterpollutants,noisepollutionhasbeenrecognizedasaseriouspollutant.Asnoiselevelshave

risen,theeffectsofnoisehavebecomemoreobvious.

Noiseisdefinedas"unwantedsound”.Causesofnoisepollutionincludetraffic,aircraft,rockbands,

barkingdogs,televisions,garbagetrucks,andnoisefromneighbors,voices,alarms,andwatercrafts.

StudiesshowthatoverfortypercentofAmericansaredisturbedathomeorlosesleepbecauseofnoise

pollution.

Noisehasbadeffectsonpeopleandtheenvironment.Noisecauseshearingloss,interfereswithhuman

activitiesathomeandwork,andisinvariouswaysdangeroustopeople'shealthandwellbeing.

Whenwethink,talk,lislentomusic,orsleep,weneedquiet.Evenlowlevelsofnoisecanbeannoyingor

frustrating.Suddenincreasesinvolumecanmakesoundsannoying.Thequieterthebackgroundis,the

morepenetratinganoisecanbe.

Noisecanalsomakeinstructionsorwarningunclear,resultinginaccidents.Loudernoiseburstscancause

moreproblems.Continuedstresscausedbylivinginnoisyconditionscanleadtohighbloodpressure,

whichisthemajorcauseofsomediseases.

Longexposuretonoiselevelsaboveeight-fivedecibelscandamageinnercellsandleadtohearingloss.

Noisecanresultintheinvoluntaryfearresponseandcancauseadrenaline（腎上腺素）tobepumpedinto

thebloodstream,theheartratetoquicken,musclestotense,breathingtoincrease,andthedigestivesystem

toslowdown.

Localgovernmenthastheresponsibilitytofightnoisepollution.Forexample,itcanregulatethespeedof

trainsthroughtheircommunity.Ontheotherhand,aresponsiblecitizenwillnevermakenoisepollution

whereverheis.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"penetrating,'inparagraph4mean?

A.HighandexcitingB.Deepandshocking

C.LoudandunpleasantD.Clearandcomfortable

33.Whichofthefollowingisnotrelatedtonoisepollution?

A.QuickeningthedigestivesystemB.Havinglowbloodpressure

C.SlowingdowntheheartrateD.Breathingfast

34.1nthelastparagraph,thewritersuggeststhat.

A.individualsandgovernmentshouldworktogethertoreducenoisepollution

B.thegovernmentshouldofferit*speoplebettereducationonnoisepollution

C.thegovernmentshouldberesponsiblefornoisepollution

D.peoplewhomakenoisepollutionshouldbepunished

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Measurementofnoiselevels.

B.Badeffectsofnoisepollution

C.Hearingdamagefromenvironmentalnoise

D.Communityreactionstonoise

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

Attackingschoolfears

Therearerealfearsandimaginedones.Mostschooldangersareimagined.36.Manystudentshavelearned

tofearteachersandclassrooms,textbooksandtests.Sofirstlefsdetenninewhatthefearsare,andthen

attacktheminagoodproblem-solvingway.

Fearoffailure

Moststudentshaveplentyofabilitytomeetschooldemands.Mostassignmentsandcoursesarewithin

reason,morelikelytobeboringthandifficult.37.Onceyouhavehadafewsuccesses,youwillbeginto

overcomethisfear.

Fearofteachers

Thisisclearlyanunrealfear.Lookaroundatyourfellowstudents.Someofthemwillbeteachers.Asyou

cansee,thereisnothingspecialaboutthem.38.Youcangettoknowthembetteroutofclass.Visitthem

andchatwiththem.

Fearoftalkinginclass

Anyonecanmakeamistake,butanhourlaterpeoplewillnotevenrememberamistakewasmade.39,

Alsokeepinmindthatyourperfonnanceinclassisalmostneverthemainpartofyourgrade.

40

Thisfearcanhelpyouwatchforrealdanger.Thefuturecanbedangerous.Buttoletitkeepyoufrom

tryingnewthingswouldbetogiveuplife.Yourownexperienceshowsthatmostofthetimethingswork

outallright.Themorethingsyoutryout,themoreyouwillfeelathome.

A.Fearofstartingout

B.Fearofpotentialdanger

C.Rarelyisitlackofabilitythatmakespeoplefail.

D.Thisisbecausetheyaremuchmoreconcernedwiththemselves.

E.Sodon'thandoverpowertoteachersthattheydon'treallyhave.

F.However,schoolinstitutionshavemademostpeoplethinkotherwise.

G.Oftensomethingelseistherealproblem,notwhatyoufirstidentified.

第三部分：完型填空（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從短文后所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

IneverknowhowwellMothercouldkeepatrustuntilIwasgoingthroughherthingsaftershedied.I

discoveredsomethingIhadforgotten,somethingthathappenedtomeasachild.

Onenight,asIlayinbedmysisterandIhadsaidourprayers,Irecalledtheeventsofthedayand

howIhadbehavedtowardsMother.mustmakethingsrightbeforegoingtosleep,“Ithought.

QuicklyIslippedoutofbedandpickedupapencilandpaper,thentiptoedintothehall.Thefrom

thelivingroomshonedimly.IknewMotherwasdownstairsmendingsocks.

IquicklyanoteaskingMothertoforgivemeforbeingso.Ididn'twantmybrothersand

sisterstoknowoursoIaddedapostscript:"Pleasedon'tletanyoneseethis."ThenIquietly

movedintomyparents?bedroomandputtheletterunderMother'spillow.

Thenextmorning,whenImybedafterbreakfast,Iunexpectedlyanoteundermypillow.

Motherwrotethatshelovedmeandme.

ThisbecamemyofapologizingwheneverItalkedbackordisobeyed.Motheralwaysleftanote,

butsheneverspokeoutourunder-the-pillowmessagesinfrontofthefamily.Evenwhenwewere,

shenevermentionedthemwhenwebrothersandsisterrecalledourchildhood.

WhenMotherpassedaway,Ihadtogothroughherpersonalbelongings.Inherdeskwasabundleofnotes

tiedwithafadedribbon（布條）.Ontopwasamessageinherhandwriting.Itread,“Intheeventofmy

death,pleasethese?"

Ithepacketandglancedatthehandwritingonthebottom.Tomysurprise,Irecognizedmychildish

writing,<4P.S.Pleasedon'tletanyoneseethis.Love,Edie.^^

I24thepacketandglancedatthehandwritingonthebottom.Tomysurprise,Irecognizedmychildish

writing,4tP.S.Pleasedon'tletanyoneseethis.Love,Edie.”

Igentlyplacedtheunopenedbundleinthealongwithotherthingsfortherubbishburner.€ULord,^^I

prayed,"makemelikemymother.”

41.A.longB.justC.neverD.often

42.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.since

43.A.wellB.politelyC.happilyD.badly

44.A.moonB.lightC.needleD.thread

45.A.foundB.sentC.wroteD.took

46.A.lazyB.lateC.carelessD.naughty

47.A.mistakeB.businessC.relationD.love

48.A.searchedB.leftC.madeD.wentto

49.A.wroteB.leftC.foundD.gave

50.A.missedB.understoodC.supportedD.forgave

51.A.wayB.secretC.favoriteD.trick

52.A.happyB.curiousC.grownD.interested

53.A.destroyB.keepC.hideD.read

54.A.pickedupB.handedinC.lookedthroughD.turnedover

55.A.drawerB.wastebasketC.bedroomD.bookshelf

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)所給單詞的正確形式，并將答

案填寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置上。

Moreandmorepeopleliveinlargecitiesthesedays,56.meansthatitisbecomingmoreandmoredifficult

tofindspaceandtimefor&(we).Butformanypeople,personalprivacy(隱私)isvery58.(importance).

Inmanyhomes,afewminutesinthebathroomisalltheprivacythatisavailable.

Teenagersespeciallyneedtheirownpersonalspace59.homewheretheycanfeelrelaxedandprivate.But,

ofcourse,notallteenagers60.(be)luckyenoughtohavearoomoftheirown.Wherespaceisshort,they

oftenhavetoshareabedroom61_.abrotherorsister.Inthatcase,it'sagoodideaforthemtohaveaspecial

areaorcorneroftheroomtocalltheirown.Itis62.(similar)importantforyoungpeopletohave

somewheretokeeptheirpersonalthings.Thismayormaynotbeatidyplaceanditisnotagoodideafor

parentstotryandtellteenagershow63^(organize)theirspaceasthisislikelytoleadto兇(argue).Parents

can,however,makesurethatthereareenoughstorage(存儲)spaces65.asshelves,cupboardandboxes.

Thiswillallowtheteenagerstokeeptheirspacetidyiftheywantto.

第n卷(非選擇題)

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

66.文中共有10處錯誤，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（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜錢（\）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.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。

Lastweek,wewatchedanexcitedbasketballmatchinourschool.ItisbetweenGrade1andGrade2

students.Duringamatch,theplayersfromallteamsplayedveryhard.Grade2wasastrongerteam.

However,foroursurprise,Grade1wonatlast.Theplayerjumpedandhuggedtocelebratetheirsuccess.

Justthen,theplayersfromtheotherteamthatapproachedandsaid^Congratulations!?,tothem.Theywore

smilesonfac