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　　2024年高考沖刺卷（5）（四川卷）

　　英語試卷

　　注意事項：

　　1．本試卷分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分。滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。

　　2．答題前考生務必用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫好自己的姓名、班級、考號等信息。

　　3．考試作答時，請將答案正確地填寫在答題卡上。第I卷每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；第Ⅱ卷請用直徑0.5毫米的黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上各題的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效，在試題卷、草稿紙上作答無效。

　　第I卷

　　第一部分

　　聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

　　做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。

　　第一節（共5個小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

　　聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

　　例：How much is the shirt?

　　A. ￡19.15.

　　B. ￡9.18.

　　C. ￡9.15.

　　答案是C。

　　1.When does this conversation take place?

　　A．2:00 p．m．

　　B．12:00 noon．

　　C．11:00 a．m．．

　　2. Where does the conversation probably take place?

　　A. In a library.

　　B. In a bookstore.

　　C. In the classroom.

　　3.What does the man take the picture for?

　　A. For a newspaper.

　　B. For a magazine.

　　C. For a book.

　　4.Where is the man going on Saturday evening?

　　A．To a live play．

　　B．To a film show．

　　C．To an art exhibition．

　　5.What do we learn from this conversation？

　　A. The plane will leave at 9:14.

　　B. The woman has just missed her flight.

　　C. The plane’s departure time remains unknown.

　　第二節（共15小題）

　　聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

　　聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

　　6.What is the possible relationship between the woman and the man？

　　A. Boss and secretary.

　　B. Doctor and patient.

　　C. Wife and husband.

　　7.What does the woman think about the man?

　　A. He is working hard.

　　B. He is not telling the truth.

　　C. He sleeps too much.

　　聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

　　8.What might the relationship between the woman and her parents be?

　　A. Good.

　　B. Bad.

　　C. Hard to tell.

　　9.How old might the woman be?

　　A.15

　　B.17

　　C.18.

　　10.Which of the following is right?

　　A. The woman has no pocket money.

　　B. The woman has much freedom.

　　C. The woman wants to go on holidays with her parents.

　　聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

　　11. Which places does the woman want to visit?

　　A. Art galleries, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park.

　　B. Museums, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace.

　　C. Theaters, museums, art galleries.

　　12.Will the woman go shopping?

　　A. Yes, as she’s interested in it.

　　B. No, as time is limited.

　　C. It depends.

　　13.What does the man probably do?

　　A.A guide.

　　B.A traveler.

　　C.A policeman.

　　聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

　　14.What are the speakers mainly talking about?

　　A. Their jobs

　　B. Their apartments.

　　C. Their driving experiences.

　　15.How does the man feel about his present situation?

　　A. Dissatisfied.

　　B. Shocked.

　　C. Satisfied.

　　16.What will the man do then?

　　A. Drive the car to work.

　　B. Visit the woman’s apartment building.

　　C. Talk with his landlady.

　　聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

　　17. How many years is it since the couple got married?

　　A. Seven years.

　　B. Eight years.

　　C. A few years.

　　18. What did the man tell his friend?

　　A. The secret of his doing research work.

　　B. The secret of his happy married life.

　　C. The secret about how he keeps healthy.

　　19. How about the man’s wife according to the man’s words?

　　A. She is lazy.

　　B. She is able.

　　C. She is clever.

　　20. What can we infer from this passage?

　　A. The man decides nothing at home.

　　B. The man is an important official.

　　C. The man does more housework.

　　第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）

　　第一節（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　A

　　I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (觀點) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.

　　With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

　　Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文學作品)．As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

　　21.What can be inferred about the author as a child?

　　A. He never watched TV.

　　B. He read what he had to.

　　C. He found reading unbelievable.

　　D. He considered reading part of his life.

　　22. The underlined word “voice” in the second paragraph most probably means “

　　”.

　　A. an idea

　　B. a sound quality

　　C. a way of writing

　　D. a world to write about

　　23. What effect does reading have on the author?

　　A. It helps him to realize his dream.

　　B. It opens up a wider world for him.

　　C. It makes his college life more interesting. D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

　　24. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

　　A. Why do I read?

　　B. How do I read?

　　C. What do I read?

　　D. When do I read?

　　B

　　Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.

　　I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.

　　Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.

　　After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.

　　Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and I returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.

　　25. According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author

　　A. discussed his decision with his family.

　　B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work

　　C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks

　　D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

　　26. In his application for the volunteer job, the author

　　A. participated in many discussions

　　B. went through some interviews and presentations

　　C. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work

　　D. faced strong competition from other candidates

　　27. On arrival at the village, the author was

　　A. asked to lead a farming team

　　B. sent to teach in a schoolhouse

　　C. received warmly by local villagers

　　D. arranged to live in a separate house.

　　C

　　Heroes of Our Time

　　A good heart

　　Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship（獎學金） to study medicine — but Coach (教練) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”

　　Success and kindness

　　After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos (錄象) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”

　　Bravery and courage

　　A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails (鐵軌), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”

　　28. What was Mutombo praised for?

　　A. Being a star in the NBA.

　　B. Being a student of medicine.

　　C. His work in the church.

　　D. His willingness to help the needy.

　　29. Mulombo believes that building the new hospital is___________________.

　　A. helpful to his personal development

　　B. something he should do for his homeland

　　C. a chance for his friends to share his money

　　D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA

　　30. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

　　A. Produce safety equipment for children.

　　B. Make videos to help protect children.

　　C. Sell children’s music and artwork.

　　D. Look for missing and exploited children.

　　31. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?

　　A. He helped a man get across the rails.

　　B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.

　　C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.

　　D. He saved a person without considering his own safety.

　　D

　　Why does most of the world travel on the right side today? Theories differ, but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence. The French have used the right since at least the late 18th century. Some say that before the French Revolution, noblemen drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasants to the right. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-hand control, like Great Britain, followed their left-hand tradition.

　　The U.S. has not always been a nation of right-hand drivers; earlier in its history, carriage and horse traffic travelled on the left, as it did in England. But by the late 1700s, people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift (改變) to the right. A driver would sit on the rear (后面的) left horse in order to wave his whip (鞭子) with his right hand; to see opposite traffic clearly, they travelled on the right.

　　One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U.S. occurred in the 20th century, when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left ( the reason was stated in a 1908 catalog: the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge, especially if there is a lady to be considered).Once these rules were set, many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard, including Canada in the 1920s, Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970.The U.K. and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the Western world's few remaining holdouts(堅持不變者).Several Asian nations, including Japan, use the left as well—though many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars.

　　32. Why did people in Switzerland travel on the right?

　　A. They had used the right-hand traffic since the 18th century.

　　B. Rich people enjoyed driving their carriages on the right.

　　C. Napoleon introduced the right-hand traffic to this country.