1、2024年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Jane is not good at sports，but when it to cooking，shes excellentAhappensBcomesCdoesDoccurs2 How would you like your tea?
2、_.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea3Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek _ food safety problems.AinBtoConDafter4- What caused the party to be put off? - _ the invitations.ATom delayed sendingBToms delaying sendingCTom delaying to sendDTom delayed to send5Is this your cel
3、l phone, Tony? I _ it when I was cleaning the classroom.Acame acrossBdealt withClooked afterDheld on to6Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly7It really annoy
4、s me when a persons cell phone goes off during a movie？Yeah， me too It really _Acosts me an arm and a legBgets on my nervesCbeats my brains outDpulls my legs8Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _ money more highly than quality of life.AregardingBto regardingCto regardDregarded9The en
5、quiry_ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.Ato developBdevelopedChaving developedDbeing developed10It is what you do rather than what you say _ matters.AthatBwhatCwhichDthis11The famous player tried again and again after each failure. Thats _ he succeeded at last.Awhat BwhenCwhether
6、 Dwhy12I called her nearly ten minutes this morning, but I couldnt _.Aget throughBgo through.Clive throughDlook through13Sorry Im so late, but you cannot imagine _ great trouble I took to find your house.Awhich BhowCwhat Dthat14The Internet is so much a part of our culture that it affects our lives
7、by acting as a _ for face-to-face contacts.Apreference BmotivationCsubstitute Dguideline15My teacher asked me to copy _ article _ second timeAan; the Ban; a Cthe; a Dthe; the16I wish I _ her the news and then she wouldnt be worried now.Adont tellBdidnt tellChavent toldDhadnt told17_a reception to ce
8、lebrate the 68th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China， vice premier Liu attached importance to mutually beneficial cooperation between USA and ChinaAAddressingBAddressedCBeing addressedDTo address18I would appreciate you could come to my birthday party.AthatBthat itCifDit if1
9、9On the surface of the water _, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park.Asome dead leaves did floatBsome dead leaves floatedCfloated some dead leavesDdid some dead leaves float20Anyone with an eye on the employment situation knew the assessment about economic recovery _ just around the corne
10、r was correct.Abeing Bto be Cwas Dhaving been第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）When John Muir was 11 years old, his family moved from Scotland to the United States and settled in Wisconsin. John was good with tools and soon became an inventor. He first invented a model of a sawm
11、ill. Later, he invented an alarm clock that would cause the sleeping person to be tipped out of bed when the timer sounded.Muir left home at an early age. He took a 1,000-mile walk south to the Gulf of Mexico in 1867 and 1868. Then he sailed for San Francisco. The city was too noisy and crowded for
12、Muir, so he headed inland for the Sierra Nevadas.When Muir discovered the Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevadas, it was as if he had come home. He loved the mountains, the wildlife, and the trees. He climbed the mountains and even climbed trees during thunderstorms in order to get closer to the wind
13、. He put forth the theory in the late 1860s that the Yosemite Valley had been formed through the action of glaciers (冰川). People ridiculed him. Not until 1930 was Muirs theory proven correct.Muir began to write articles about the Yosemite Valley to tell readers about its beauty. His writing also war
14、ned people that Yosemite was in danger from timber mining and sheep ranching interests. In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States. He was interested in conservation. Muir took the president through Yosemite, and Roosevelt helped get laws passed to create Yosemite National Par
15、k in 1906.Although Muir won many conservation battles, he lost a major one. He fought to save the Hetch Hetchy Valley, which people wanted to dam in order to provide water for San Francisco. In late 1913, a bill was signed to dam the valley. Muir died in 1914. Some people say losing the fight to pro
16、tect the valley killed Muir.1、When did Muir invent a unique form of alarm clock?AWhile the family still lived in Scotland.BAfter he sailed to San Francisco.CAfter he traveled in Yosemite.DWhile the Muir family lived in Wisconsin.2、What did John Muir do soon after he arrived in San Francisco?AHe wrot
17、e short stories for the local newspaper.BHe put forth a theory about how Yosemite was formed.CHe headed inland for the Sierra Nevadas.DHe began to write articles about the Sierra Nevadas.3、When did John Muir meet Theodore Roosevelt?ABetween 1901 and 1906.BBetween 1906 and 1914.CBetween 1868 and 1901
18、.DBetween 1906 and 1907.4、John Muir is most probably remembered as .Aa famous politician in the United StatesBa naturalist to help preserve large nature areasCa loser in the fight to protect the Hetch Hetchy ValleyDan inventor of a model of sawmill and an alarm clock22（8分） Some people think that suc
19、cess is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. Im not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances dont come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great
20、 intelligence, and thats just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 3,000 hours studying and practicing. To becom
21、e great at certain things, itll require even more time, time that most people wont put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you dont enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you give up well before you ever
22、 become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does y
23、ou no good, and theres a huge chance that youre wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If youre not willing to put in the time and work, dont expect to receive any prize.
24、Consistent, hard work wont guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.1、Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _.Athe reasons for successBthe standards of successCthe importance of successDwhat people t
25、hink success is2、Successful people suggest doing what one loves because _.Awork makes one feel painBone tends to enjoy his workCit takes a lot of time to succeedDone gives up his work easily3、What can we infer from Paragraph 4?ASuccessful people like to show their great skills.BPeople need to achiev
26、e success at the cost of life.CPeople sometimes succeed without luck or talent.DIt helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.4、What is the main theme of the passage?ALuck, talent and family help to achieve success.BOne cannot succeed without time and practice.CHaving a goal is very importa
27、nt to success.DBeing good is different from being great.23（8分）A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family claims that all that time you spend parenting just doesnt matter. But its a claim that, despite the enthusiastic and widespread coverage by the media, does not hold water.The res
28、earch suggests that child outcomes (including behavior problems, emotional problems, and academic performance) are barely connected with the time that parents spend with their children. The researchers examined the time diaries of 1, 600 children, looking at parenting time and outcomes when the kids
29、 were aged 3 to 11 in 1997, and again in 2002,when they were between 8 and 16.This research largely reflects the failure of the authors to correctly measure parental input (投入). It just looked at time diaries from two particular daysone a weekday and the other a weekend day.Trying to get a sense of
30、the time you spend parenting from a single days diary is a bit like trying to measure your income from a single day. If yesterday was payday, you looked rich, but if its not, you would be reported as poor. You get a clearer picture only by looking at your incomeor your parenting timeover a more mean
31、ingful period.What you did yesterday should not be taken as representative of what you did last year. This is why most high-quality studies of parenting time focus instead on how often parents read to their children, play with them or help them with homework over a period of a month or longerlong en
32、ough to represent their different approaches to parenting.As an exhausted parent who doesnt get enough time to work out, and who hasnt seen a movie for months, I understand why so many of us might seize on studies suggesting that we should take more time for ourselves. Perhaps we should. But I agree
33、 with Ariel Kalil, a developmental psychologist, on the suggestion “that when parents spend high-quality time with their children, their children are more likely to succeed.”1、What do the underlined words “hold water” in the first paragraph probably mean?ATo be valid. BTo be surprising. CTo be confu
34、sing. DTo be usual.2、Whats the purpose of conducting the study?ATo explore the link between parenting time and child outcomes.BTo explore the link between time diaries and child development.CTo explore the link between childrens habits and parents influence.DTo explore the link between daily activit
35、ies and childrens problems,3、How is Paragraph 4 mainly developed?ABy giving descriptions. BBy analyzing the cause.CBy making a comparison. DBy offering research findings.4、The author may agree that high-quality-studies of parenting time should _.Abe completed in one month Badopt some different appro
36、achesCconcentrate mainly on learning time Dbe based on data of a longer time period24（8分）Police Force presents Community Roadshow 2019Want to find out more about police work? Come and visit us at the various locations across Singapore. Enjoy the performances by the friendly dogs from the Police K9 U
37、nit and the Police Band.Come with your family and take part in the fun activities.Details of RoadshowDate: 16-17 June 2019Time: 10am-7pmVenues: Punggol ArcadeSerangoon CentreTam pines HubShuttle bus services will be available to and from the nearest MRT stations.Each can be promised a fun pack which
38、 consists of:miniature police carkeychainnote padpenPerformancesK9 Show at 11am and 3pmPolice Band at 6pmActivitiesRock Climbing Bouncy Castle (for children below the age of 12 years)Art CompetitionTo take part in the Art Competition, participants must register online at by 12 June 2019.This event i
39、s sponsored by:Art for UsDally Minl MartRock Climb CompanyLucky DrawTimings: 1pm and 5pm (daily)1st prize: $ 300 voucher (购物券)2nd prize: $ 150 voucher3rd prize: $ 100 voucher10 consolation prizes of $ 20 eachWinners who are not present during the draw will be notified via email by 19 June 2019.Organ
40、ized by the Singapore Police Force1、What shall each participant get in Community Roadshow 2019?AA fun pack.BSome prize.CSome Voucher.DBouncy Castle.2、How should a person sign up for Art Competition?AOn site.BBy email.CBy phone.DThrough the Internet.3、Which of the following organized the activity?ASe
41、rangoon Centre.BRock Climb Company.CSingapore Police Force.DPoliceort Company.25（10分）Most of us have been in this situation: Youre on your way to your friends house, then you suddenly ask yourself,Did I remember to turn the lights off?” For those with smart homes, however, this wouldnt be a problem.
42、Over the last few years,smart home technology has become more popular. Thanks to user-friendly products like intelligent lighting and heating controllers, people can control nearly every electrical item in their homes from anywhere in the world.While smart homes arent new, companies like Philips, Am
43、azon and Xiaomi have finally brought automation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence(AI) speakers and sensors.“The obvious message is that you can stop wasting energy,” Tom Kerber, director of research for U. S -based digital company Parks Associates, told The Gua
44、rdian.And the technology also has more meaningful uses. In Norway, for example, one company is using smart tech to make life easier for its elderly customers. Abilias system allows carers to check up on patients through a tablet on a wall inside their home. The device sends patients reminders about
45、tasks, such as when they need to take medication(冥想). It can even tell carers if theres any unusual activity in the home that could be life-threatening.“This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” Abilias vice president, Oystein Johnsen, told the
46、 BBCIt also saves the government money. In Norway, it costs 1 million kroner(about 0. 8 million yuan )per year to have someone in a care home. This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.”So, for those who have already gone smart, will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the old-fashioned way? I think it would be difficult. When we go to a friends house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do, Poulson, 35, a senior program manager from Seattle.,U. S.,explained.1、What are the first and second paragraphs used for?AIntrodu
