2024屆北京市西城外國語學校高考沖刺模擬英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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，滿分30分）1．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that2．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse3．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be4．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were5．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether6．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible7．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating8．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly9．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.10．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one11．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did12．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout13．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown14．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly15．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．a(chǎn)fter D．before16．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited17．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that18．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating19．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/20．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed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）IamwritingtotellyouaboutyourarticleSmartphonesMakeLifeEasierinlastSunday’snewspaper.Youdidanexcellentjobexplainingthegoodpointsofsmartphones,butyoudidn’ttalkabouttheirbadpointsatall.So,Ihopeyou’llletmegiveyourreaderssomeadviceonsmartphoneetiquette(禮儀).ThefirstpointI’dliketo

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isloudness.Whenyoutalkonyoursmartphoneinpublic,pleasedon’tshout.Infact,themicrophonesinsmartphonesareverysensitive(靈敏的).So,youcanbeheardevenifyouspeakquietly.Anotherpointisaboutpersonalspace.Idon’tthinkitispolitetomakecallsinsmallspacesfullofpeople.Thismakesothersuncomfortableandforcesthemtolistentoyourpersonalbusiness.What’sworse,itstopsmanyface-to-faceconversationsfromeverbeginning.Lastly,doingtwothingsatthesametimeisdangerous.Forexample,makingcallswhiledrivingisabadhabit.Payattentiontotheroad!Similarly,whenstayingwithyourfriends,turnoffyoursmartphoneandenjoytheircompany.Yourstruly,AmberJala1、AmberJalawrotetheletterto________.A．findagoodjobB．provideadviceC．makeherlifeeasierD．buyasmartphone2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph2probablymean?A．致函B．稱呼C．陳述D．選址3、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatmakespeoplearoundyouuncomfortable?A．Discussingface-to-face.B．Speakingquietlyonyourphone.C．Mindingyourownbusiness.D．Callinginsmallspacesfullofpeople.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisdangeroustodriveontheroad.B．Itiseasytostartacompanywithothers.C．Itisbadtoturnoffourphoneswhiledriving.D．Itisimportanttouseoursmartphonesproperly.22．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to262、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education23．（8分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(財產(chǎn)),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses24．（8分）DearMomandDad,Campisgreat!Ihavemetalotofnewfriends.JimisfromCalifornia,EricisfromIowa,andTonyisfromMissouri.Wehaveagreattimetogether,swimming,boating,hiking,andplayingtricksonothercampers!Everynight,wegotoanothertentsecretlyandtrytoscareothercampersbymakingscarynoises.It’ssofunnytoseethemrunoutscreaming!Now,don’tworry,Mom.I’mnotgoingtogetcaughtlikeIdidlastyear.Onethingthatisdifferentfromlastyearishowmanybugs(昆蟲)thereare!Ihaveatleast100mosquitobitesandabout25antbites.EverytimeIgooutside,horseflieschaseme,too!Otherthanallthesebuggybugs,I’mhavingthebesttime!Love,TylerDearTyler,Areyousureyouareokay?Allofthosebugssoundawful!Haveyouusedallofthe“Itch-Be-Gone”creamIgotyou?Howaboutthe“Ants’kAwful”lotions(護膚液)fortheantbites?YouandyourauntEthelhavealwaysseemedtoattractthosenastyfireants.NowTyler,Iamveryhappythatyouhavemetsomenewfriendsandthatyouarehavingfuntogether.However,youMUSTstoptryingtoscareothercampers.Remember,honey,somecampersmaybescaredeasily.Iwantyoutoapologizeforanyanxietyyoumayhavecausedthemandstartbeingthenice,politeboythatIknowyouare.Doyouhearme,Tyler?Pleasebecareful.Iwantyoutocomeheresafely.Love,Mom1、WhydidTylerwritethelettertohisparents?A．Todescribehisinterestingcampexperiences.B．Toexpresshisregretaboutscaringothers.C．Toaskhisparentsforadviceaboutcamping.D．Totellhisparentsabouthissufferingsatcamp.2、Theunderlinedword“chase”inthefirstletterprobablymeans“”.A．flyawayB．getridofC．putupwithD．runafter3、Tyler’smotheradviseshimto.A．buymorelotionforthebitesB．returnwithafewfriendsC．a(chǎn)voidscaringothercampersD．turntothepolicewhenintrouble25．（10分）March1，2019DearResidentsRE.NOTICEOFCONSTRUCTION-SHORELINEEROSIONPROTECTIONSheetPileWall，RipRapProtection(拋石護岸)andSpotRepaironSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad,TsawoutFirstNation.OurFile:CPMS6849BeginningApril1,2019,ourcommunity,TsawoutFirstNation,willbebeginningworkontheShorelineErosion(侵蝕)ProtectionprojectalongSASURoadbetweenChurchandJimmyRoad.WorkersemployedbyDonnMannExcavatingandTsawoutFirstNationPublicWorksDepartmentwillbeonsiteworkingfrom7:00amuntil5:00pmdailyMondaytoFridayuntilSeptember30，2019.PROJECTRELATEDINFORMATIONANDRECOMMENDATIONSTrafficDelays-Inordertosafelyandefficientlycompletethisconstructionitem,therewillbesomelane(車道)restrictions.Cardriversmustfollowthepolicesorders,slowdownthespeed，andpasstheconstructionareaextremelycautiously.Theconstructionitemmaycausetrafficdelays.Wewillmakeeveryefforttominimizeanypotentialinconvenienceandprovideyouwiththelatestnoticewhendisruptions(中斷)mustoccur.Policeandemergencyvehicleaccesswillbemaintainedatalltimes.TruckTraffic-Attimesyouwillnoticeincreasedtrucktrafficintheconstructionarea.PleasebeawareanduseextracautionwhiledrivingVibration-Youmayexperiencesomevibrationathomeduringtheconstruction.Theshakymotionhappensduetotheworkbeingdone.Werecommendthatyouremoveorsecureobjectsonshelvesandwalls.ThisconstructionitemispartoftheTsawoutFirstNationShorelineErosionProtectionprojectthatwillbebeginninginApril2019andisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendof2019.Pleaseseeupcomingnewslettersandnoticesforfurtherupdates.ThankyouforyourpatienceandcooperationSincerelyRobMortinTsawoutFirstNation1、Howlongwilltheconstructionitemlast?A．bout4months.B．About5months.C．About6months.D．About7months.2、Whatdoyouknowabouttrafficregulationsduringtheconstruction?A．CardriversshallpassthroughtheconstructionareawithgreatcareB．OnlyemergencyvehiclescanpassthroughtheconstructionareaC．NovehiclewillbeallowedtopassthroughtheconstructionareaD．Allvehiclesshallbecheckedbeforeenteringtheconstructionarea.3、ItisrecommendedthatnearbyresidentsshouldA．a(chǎn)voiddrivingtheirvehiclesintherush-hoursB．makesurethattheirwallsareingoodconditionC．updateupcomingnewslettersandnoticesdailyD．havetheirphotoframestakendownfromthewalls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）Afewyearsago,anelderlywomanenteredmyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.The1wasdisplayingaseriouscaseofimpatience,2herwatcheveryfewseconds.Ifshehadpossessedaleash（繩子）,hermotherwouldhavebeen3toitasameansofpullingheralongto4therushofothershoppers.Iwalkedoverandasked5Icouldhelpherfindsomething.Thewomansmiledupatmeandshowedmea6onapieceofpaper.7rushingofftofindtheDVDforthewoman,Iaskedherto8withmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfinditandIwantedtoenjoyher9foramoment.Aswewalkedalongthebackoft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