2024年濰坊市及濱州市高考模擬考試（一模）英語試卷（含答案）

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濰坊市高考模擬考試（一模）

英語

2024.3

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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)。

A

NationalPublicRadio（NPR）Music'sTinyDeskContestisback.Artistscansubmitanentryfromthismorning.

Thisisn'tjustanotherregularyearoftheContest-ifsthe10thanniversary.

Thepanel（小組）ofjudgeshasdoubledinsizecomparedtopreviousyears.Thepanelhasagroupofindustry

expertswhoareeagertoseewhatthisyear'sparticipantscanshare.Andthere9sagreatteamofNPR'sMusicstation

hostsonthepanel:AmeliaMason,NovenaCarmelandStasTHEEBoss.

Alsonewthisyea亡Notonlywillthe2024winnerplayaTinyDeskconcert,beinterviewedonAllThings

ConsideredandgoontourwithNPRMusic-they'llalsobepairedwithatutorintheindustrywhowillhelpthem

navigatetheirmusicjourney.Ourjudgesaredeterminedtogivethisyear'swinnerthesupportthey'llneedtotake

theirmusictothenextlevel.Thewinnerwillalsobefeaturedattwofestivalsthissummer:CelebrateBrooklynand

theMillenniumParkSummerMusicseriesinChicago.

Andforthefirsttimethisyear,theContestisintroducingafanfavoritevote.Laterthisspring,Contestjudges

willsharetheirfavoriteentriesaspartoftheannualTinyDeskContestTopShelfseriesonYouTube-andthenartists

andfanswillbeabletovotefortheirfavoriteamongthoseselections.

Here'showtoenter:Recordavideoofyouplayingoneoriginalsong-behindadesk,uploadyourvideoto

YouTube,andsubmitthevideoonourTinyDeskContestwebsitebyFeb.21at11:59p.m.

Afinalreminder:Entryvideosdon'tneedtobefancy.TheTinyDeskiswhereartistsgotosimplifytheirbig

productions.ContestjudgesarelookingforartiststosubmitsomethingthafstruetothemandbrandnewtotheTiny

Desk.

1.Whoaremostlikelyamongthejudges?

A.Newsstationhosts.B.Expertmusicians.C.Contestparticipants.D.Famousindustrialists.

2.Whatwillthewinnergetasanaward?

A.Sightseeingtours.B.Festivalsouvenirs.C.Unlimitedsupport.D.Professionalguidance.

3.Whatisrequiredofthecontestentry?

A.Ithastobeamasterpiece.B.Itmustconveypositivefeelings.

C.Itmustberecordedbehindadesk.D.IthastobesubmittedbeforeFeb.21.

B

OnabrightSeptemberdayintheFrenchAlpsin2022,JohnMcAvoywas38kilometresintoaveryexhausting

ultramarathonthroughroughmountainpaths.Battlingtiredness,hepushedhisbodyandmindthroughthefinallegof

therace.WiththefinisharchinthefamoustownofChamonixjustfourkilometresawayandthecloud-toppedpeakof

MontBlanchighoverhim,McAvoywelledupwithemotion.

Inthatmoment,hefeltsofreeandalive.Itwasquitetheoppositefromwherehislifehadbeenadecadebefore.

Hehadjustbeenreleasedfromprisonafterservinga10-yearsentence.

Now40yearsold,McAvoyhasspentthelast10yearsrebuildinghislifefromoneofcrimetoonewithpurpose.

Itwasonthisday,whilerunningtheultramarathon,thatherealizedhowimpactfulconquering（征月艮）thismountain

runcouldbeforinner-citykidslikehim.Afterall,sporthadhelpedhimliveanormallifeagainandopenuphis

world.Itcoulddothesameforothers.

WiththehelpofYouthBeyondBorders,McAvoystartedtheAlpineRunProject,whichrecentlyled12

disadvantagedBritishyoungpeoplethroughtheirownMontBlancraces.Theparticipants,fromrefugees（難民）to

youngreformedcriminalsandthosewhogrewupinChildren'shome,werematchedwithcoaches,consultantsand

physiotherapists.Afterasix-monthtrainingprogram,theyouthtravelledtotheAlpstomeetupwithMcAvoyfortheir

race.

McAvoysaysthehighlightofthisprojectforhimwaswatchingYasminMahamud,a20-year-oldrefugeefrom

Syria,runthroughthefinisharchandintothearmsofhernewfriends.Itwasalife-changinghighforMahamud,

too一inspiringhertokeeprunning,takeupmartialartsandgotouniversitytostudyphysiotherapy.

“Itchangedmypointofviewonlifb,“saysMahamud.Pushingherselftocompletetheracegaveherabrief

experienceofherownpotentialthroughhardworkanddevotion.S6IwillalwaysbethankfultoJohnforgivingmethis

opportunityandguidance.^^

4.HowdidMcAvoyfeelbeforethefinisharch?

A.Hefelttotallycollapsed.B.Hewaspeacefulandhopeful.

C.Hewassatisfiedwithhispace.D.Hefeltasifcompletelyreborn.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutMcAvoyfromparagraph3?

A.Hewasabuilder10yearsago.B.Herealizedtheimportanceofsport.

C.Herantomakeupforhispastwrongs.D.Hehadsympathyfortheinner-citychildren.

6.WhomostprobablytookpartintheMontBlancraces?

A.Arunningcoach.B.Atravellover.C.Ahomelessteenager.D.Askilledathlete.

7.WhatmessagedoesMcAvoy'sstoryconvey?

A.Liveforthemoment.B.Dreambigandclimbhigh.

C.Afterthestormcomestherainbow.D.Runafterthelightandbecomethelight.

C

Peoplehavecometounderstandtheenormousimpacts-beneficialaswellasharmful-plasticshaveonhuman

livesandtheenvironment.Aspolymer（聚合物）scientistscommittedtoinventingsustainablesolutionsforreal-world

problems,wesetouttotackletheissueofplasticwastebyrethinkingthewaypolymersaredesignedsowecould

makeplasticswithrecyclabilitybuiltrightin.

Everydayitemsincludingmilkjug,grocerybags,andtakeoutcontainersaremadefromaclassofpolymers

calledpolyolefins.Theseplasticsarereallydurable（耐用的）becausethechemicalbondsinthosepolymersare

extremelystable.Inaworldsetupfordisposable（——次f生的）items,durabilityisnolongeradesignfeaturebutrather

adesigndrawback.Imagineifhalftheplasticsusedtodaywererecyclablethroughtwiceasmanyprocessesasthey

arenow.Alsoconventionalrecyclingrequirescarefulsortingofallthecollectedmaterials,whichcanbechallenging

withsomanydifferentplastics.Forexample,separatingpaperfrommetaldoesn'trequirecomplextechnology,but

sortingacontainerfromamilkjugofadifferentpolyolefinisdifficulttodowithouttheoccasionalmistake.

InastudypublishedinScienceinOctober2023,wedescribedaseriesofpolymerswithonlytwobuilding

blocks-onesoftpolymerandonehardpolymer-thatbehavelikepolyolefinsbutcouldbechemicallyrecycled.

Connectingtwodifferentpolymersmultipletimesuntiltheyformasingle,longmolecule（分子）createswhafscalled

amultiblockpolymer.Bychanginghowmuchofeachpolymertypegoesintothemultiblockpolymer,ourteam

producedawiderangeofmaterialswithpropertiesthatcoveredallpolyolefintypes.

Usingthesamestrategybutbyaddinghydrogen,wecoulddisconnectthepolymersbackintotheirbuilding

blocksandeasilyseparatethemtouseagain.Whenwemadenewpolymersoutoftheserecycledplastics,they

performedjustaswellastheoriginalmaterialsevenafterseveralroundsofchemicalrecycling.Sowewereableto

creatematerialswithsimilarpropertiesoftheplasticstheworldrelieson.Webelievethisworkisasteptowardmore

sustainableplastics.

8.Whatisparagraph2mainlyaboutconcerningplastics?

A.Theirmultipleuses.B.Theirchemicalproperties.

C.Theirrecyclingchallenges.D.Theirclassificationcriteria.

9.Akeyfactorofproducingdiversemultiblockpolymersis.

A.mixingbuildingblockswithlongmoleculesB.integratingchemicalsintothetwopolymers

C.combiningtwodifferentmultiblockpolymersD.adjustingthepercentageofthetwopolymers

10.Whichisafeatureofmultiblockpolymers?

A.Theyaremadefromsustainablematerials.

B.Theycanberecycledbyaddinghydrogen.

C.Theirreliabilityoutperformstraditionalplastics.

D.Theirpropertieschangewithroundsofrecycling.

11.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?

A.DesigningforRecyclingB.ClassifyingPlasticWaste

C.ReplacePlasticswithPolymersD.TechnologyCreatestheFuture

D

Hiringprocessescanbethoughtofasabattlebetweenintegrityanddishonesty.Youmightimaginethisisa

simplefightbetweentruth-seekingfirmsandself-promotingcandidates,andtoacertainextentitis.Butcompanies

themselvesareprone（有彳頃向的）tobendrealityoutofshapeinwaysthatareself-defeating.

Startwiththeobviouswrongdoers:jobapplicants.Whenitcomestowritingtheresume（簡(jiǎn)歷），theytendto

massage（美化）realityintothemostappealingshapepossible.Everyonebeyondacertainlevelofexperienceisa

transformationalleaderpersonallyresponsibleforgeneratingmillionsincome;theworldeconomywouldbeabout15

timesbiggerthanitactuallyisifallsuchclaimsweretrue.TheaverageBritishspendsfourandahalfhoursaday

watchingTVandonlinevideos.Buteachaveragejobcandidateisanenthusiastforpublicwelfare,usingtheirspare

timeonlyforworthypurposes,likevolunteeringinsoupkitchens.

Butthetendencytostretchthetruthinfectscompaniesaswellasapplicants.Thetypicalfirmwillwriteajob

descriptionthatinvariablydescribestheworkenvironmentasfast-pacedandinnovative,andthenlaysoutasetof

improbablerequirementsforthe“idealcandidate”,someonewhoalmostbydefinitiondoesnotexist.Sometimes,the

requirementsincludeanabilitytogobackandchangethecourseofhistory.

Toofewfirmsofferanaccurateaccountofwhatapositionactuallyinvolvesintheirjobpreviews,whichare

supposedtogiveprospectiveemployeesagenuinesenseofthenegativesandpositivesofthejob,aswellasaclear

ideaofthecompany'scorporateculture.Oneeffectivestrategyistolayout,intextorvideo,whatatypicaldayinthe

rolewouldlooklike.

Suchhonestycanbeitsownreward.Researchhaslongsuggestedthatrealisticjobpreviewsleadtolower

turnoverandhigheremployeesatisfaction.Apaperin2011byDavidEarnestofTowsonUniversityandhisco-authors

concludedthatfavourableperceptionsoftheorganisation'shonestyarethebestexplanationforwhy.Soaprocess

designedtouncoverthetruthaboutjobapplicantswouldrunalotmoresmoothlyiffirmswerealsohonestabout

themselves.

12.Whyare“l(fā)eader"and"enthusiast“mentionedinparagraph2?

A.Topresentarule.B.Toclarifyafact.

C.Tomakeacomparison.D.Toexplainaphenomenon.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stretch“inparagraph3mean?

A.Overstate.B.Overturn.C.Overlook.D.Overestimate.

14.Whatarejobpreviewsexpectedtobelikeinparagraph4?

A.Theyshowapositionasitis.B.Theyaremadeeitherintextorvideo.

C.Theyarefavorableforbiggerfirms.D.Theymainlycontainnegativesofajob.

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Painsandgainsofemployees.B.Howtogetthelyingoutofhiring.

C.Howtobemoreappealinginhiring.D.Awrestlebetweenapplicantsandcompanies.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Ifsnotsolongagothatcontactlesscardpaymentswereexcitingandnew,butthetechnologyisalreadyold-hat.

Thenew,betterwaytopayforthingsinshops?Byusingyourphonetomakeacontactlesspayment.

Becausetraditionally,whenyouhavepaidwithacardtap（輕敲）orusingachipandpinmachine,ultimatelythe

shopyouarebuyingfromwillbenotingdownallofyourcarddetails16Andthiscouldbeaproblem一it

meansthatiftheshopishacked（侵入），orplaysfastandloosewithitsdata,youcouldfindyourcardnumberexposed

totheworld.

However,whenyoutaptopaywithyourdevice,itgeneratesauniqueIDnumberforthatdealandsendsthat

instead.Soyoucanpayforyourgoodsandtheshopcangetyourmoney.17Thatistosay,phonepayments

aresmarter.

18Ifapickpocketstealsyourcardtheycanimmediatelyuseupthemoney.Butiftheygetyourphone,

whenthephonegoestopayitwilltypicallyperformabiometriccheck——itwillaskforafinger-printorusethecamera

tolookatyourface,tocheckthatyouarewhoyousayyouare.

19Becauseofthisaddedsecurity,thelimit（限額）istypicallyhigherthanforcontactlesscards.Inthe

UK,it'saround￡100formostretailers一thoughsomeshopsincludingmostsupermarketsletyouspendmuchmore

withjustatapofthephone.

Wanttogiveitatry?Toactuallysetthingsup,gotoyourWalletappandfollowtheinstructions.20

Thenitwillautomaticallyrecognisethenumbersandconnectwithyourbank.Usuallyyoureceiveatextmessage

withaspecialcodeonit.Andthen,well,you'redone.Whenyoupay,holdyourphoneoverthepaymentmachine,and

payforyourgoods!

A.Ithelpstobuildtheclientlist.

B.Thesetupprocessvarieswithbanks.

C.Nooneneedstoshareanysensitivedata.

D.It'salsomoreeffectiveagainstthethreatofthefts.

E.Andphonepaymentsareincreasinglyconvenienttoo.

F.Typicallythisstartsbyscanningyourcardwithyourphone.

G.Therefore,itknowswhichbankaccounttotakethemoneyfrom.

第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Mylong-distancecyclingcareerof13yearsand35,000kilometresendedasIapproached75.AlthoughIamnow

nolongerstrongenoughto21thelongdaysandbigclimbs,dayinanddayout,Ihavemymemories.

Theroadbehindisjustmemories,somesoontobeforgotten,otherstobe22andenhancedwiththe

retelling.A6000-kilometrecross-countryrideinitiallyappears23but,oncedone,itissimplydone,much

likethechallengesthatlife24

Real25wouldcomewhenIwasaloneonmybicycle.Ienjoyedmeetingandeven26thedaily

targetsIhadsetformyself.Ienjoyedthetechnicalchallengesfacedbytireburstsandloosehandlebars,but___

27,notatthattime.Ilovedcyclingwithastrongtailwindpushingmealongandhated28intoastrong

headwind.Ilovedstrkingupconversationswithadiversityofpeopleandsincerelyappreciatedthesupportand

comfortthey29

Longdistancecyclingbringsunbearableexhaustion,longhoursofanxiety,evenfearanddesperation,butthese_

30intoinsignificance,comparedtothejoyand31ofclimbinghugemountainsorseeingfantasticsights

forthefirsttime.Theexperiencesaddnewnessand32tomylifeandthememoriesare33.

Mostimportantly,cyclingtaughtmetoknowmyselfbetter.IteventuallydawnedonmethatIhadmore34

andcouragethanIeverimagined.Theself-awarenessandlong-lastingmemorieswillgivemeenormous35

asIcarryonmylifejourney.

21.A.appreciateB.chooseC.expectD.stand

22.A.treasuredB.exploredC.createdD.discussed

23.A.boringB.annoyingC.confusingD.discouraging

24.A.overcomesB.greetsC.throwsD.ignores

25.A.lonelinessB-joyC.convenienceD.panic

26.A.makingB.changingC.beatingD.finalizing

27.A.reasonablyB.admittedlyC.fortunatelyD.hopefully

28.A.battlingB.slippingC.fallingD.wandering

29.A.ownedB.offeredC.mentionedD.promised

30.A.fitB.paleC.runD.back

31.A.reflectionB.anticipationC.satisfactionD.motivation

32.A.secretsB.rulesC.decisionsD.dimensions

33.A.reliableB.flexibleC.inaccessibleD.unforgettable

34.A.toughnessB.curiosityC.imaginationD.wisdom

35.A.insightB.knowledgeC.powerD.admiration

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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

WingChunisasouthernChinesekungfustyledescendedfrom(源于)ShaolinKungFu.Ithasthedistinctionof

havingbeenfoundedbytwowomen,NgMuiandYimWing-chun.

TheWingChunstyleisknownforplacing36(emphasize)ontechniqueratherthanstrength.Thisstyle

alsocallsforpractitionerstostayrelaxedwhile37(fight),allowingthemtoachieveakindofsoftnessor

flexibility.ThisrelaxedflexibilitygivesWingChunfighters38specialkindofstrengththatallowsthemto

bend,notbreak,justlikebamboo.

LegendhasitthatWingChunfounderNgMuiwaslivingatShaolinTemple39itwasattackedand

destroyedbyQingdynastyforces.Survivingtheattack,sheescaped40theborderareabetweenYunnanand

Sichuan.Thereshemetayoungwoman41(name)YimWing-chun,who42(final)becameoneofher

topstudents.ShetaughtYimanimprovedversionofShaolinKungFu,knownasWingChunnow.Thisnewmartial

art43(spread)andgrownintodifferentbranchesoverthepasttwohundredyears.

IpMan,featuredintheeponymous(同名的)hitfilms,44(be)anotablepractitionerofWingChunstyle

martialarts.HealsotaughttheWingChunstyletohisstudent,BruceLee,whowouldgoontoactinthebeloved

HongKongkungfumovies45helpedmakeChinesemartialartsfamousaroundtheworld.

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

你校將舉辦以“講故事，話家風(fēng)”為主題的英語演講比賽。請(qǐng)以“Myfamilytradition”為題寫一篇演講稿參

賽，內(nèi)容包括：

L一件家風(fēng)小事；

2.對(duì)你的影響。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Myfamilytradition

It'sanhonortotalkaboutmyfamilytradition.

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Iwaseightyearsoldandwasn'tawareofallthearrangementsbeingmadeforourjourneyasafamilyto

Londonin1950.MymotherwasingreatpainandwishedtovisitspecialistsinLondon.Myfatherreluctantly

hadtosellourpropertyinQueensland.Thedaybeforeweboardedtheship,Fatherunwillinglysaidgoodbyeto

hisfive-year-old

cattledog,Spider,whowaslovedbyusall.Father'sfriendSandywastobehisguardianwhilewewere

overseas,ashehadbeengettingtoknowSpiderformanyweeks.

Sixweekslater,anairletterarrivedfromSandy,givingmyfatherthenewsthatSpiderhadrunawayjust

twoweeksafterwehadsailed.SandyhadadvertisedconstantlyonABCradioandotherregionalnewspapers.

Despitemany“sightings”,thedogwasneverfound.ItseemsSpiderjustkeptrunningandsearchingforus.As

hewascattledog,myfatherthoughthewouldbeshotordingo-trapped,becauseofhisappearance.Butour

familythoughtthatFatherheldasecrethopethatSpiderwasstillalive.

WesailedbacktoAustraliatwoyearslaterandre-establishedourhome.Myfatherimmediatelybeganhis

ownsearchforSpider.Onecoldwinter'sSaturdaymorningeightmonthsafterourreturn,myfatherhadacall

froman

elderlyladylivingonherownontheoutskirtsofthetown.Asshetoldmyfatheronthetelephone,itwas"just

glimpsesofadingo-typedogintheshadows“ofherdisusedtenniscourt.Thatwasenoughformyfatherto

interruptmyhomework.

WesetoffinhisblueandblackJensencarwhichhehadbroughtbackfromEngland.Itwashardlytheright

vehiclefortheroughroadswetravelledthatday.Fiveandahalfhourslater,wefoundtherun-downoldproperty.

Sadly,shetoldmyfatherthatthe"dingodog"hadn'tbeenaroundforafewdays.Myfatherhadastrangelookin

hiseye.HeputtwofingerstohislipsanddidhisspecialwhistleforSpider.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個(gè)左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Suddenlytherewasasoundinthebush.

Oncehomewehadthetaskofgettingalltheprickles（刺）offhim.

高三英語參考答案及評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

2024.3

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

1-5BDCDB6-10CDCDB11-15ADAAB

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

16-20GCDEF

第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

21-25DADCB26-30CBABB31-35CDDAC

第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

36.emphasis37.fighting38.a39.when40.to

41.named42.finally43.hasspread44.was45.that/which

第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

Onepossibleversion:

Myfamilytradition

It'sanhonortotalkaboutmyfamilytradition.IcanclearlyrememberthebrightSaturdayafternoon10

yearsago,whenIaccidentallyknockedoveraneighbor'sflowerpot.Outoffearjtookflightimmediately,rus

hedhomeandpouredthewholethingtomyparents.Theypraisedmeformyhonestyandencouragedmetot

akeresponsibilityformyfaultbravely.Muchtouched,Iwenttoapologizetomyneighborsincerely.

Surprisingly,insteadofblamingme,hegavemeathumbs-upformyhonesty,whichbroughtmeagreat

senseofreliefandjoy.ItwasatthatmomentthatIrealizedthepowerofthefamilytradition.Actually,hone

styandresponsibilityhavebeenrunninginourfamily.

Myfamilytraditionhasshapedmeintoabetterversionofmyselfandwillleadmefurther.

Thanksforyourlistening.

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

Onepossibleversion:

Suddenlytherewasasoundinthebush.Outofthegrowthflewthisbattereddogrightintomyfather'sa

rms.Spiderhadleapedoverthetenniscourtfencewithgreatforceandcertainty.Myfather'seyesshone,andt

heoldladyandIstoodtherewithtearsinoureyes.Hekeptlickingmyfather'sfaceandmakingchokingnois

es.Hesmeltdreadful.WewrappedhiminanoldblanketandIheldhimonmylaponthewayback.Heneve

roncetookhiseyesoffmyfatheraswedrovehome.EverysooftenIreceivedalickofgratefulness.

Oncehomewehadthetaskofgettingalltheprickles（刺）offhim.Beforehewasputinatintub,wege

ntlycleanedhimupwithsoap.Spiderstoodstoicallythroughallthisasmyfatheralsoexaminedhisteethan

dears.Spiderspenttherestofhisdays——years——onthefrontporch,contentandsatisfied,alwaysinwaitfor

mysisterandmecominghomefromschoolwherehewouldgiveusalotoflickstomakesurewewereallri

ght.Hethenwaitedformyfatherbythegaragedoor.Weneverlefthimanywherealoneagain.