1、浙江省温州市普通高中2024届高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请
2、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）1Without my parents encouragement and support I definitely _ where I am today.AwasntBhadnt beenCwouldnt beDwouldnt have been2Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _.Aartificially BmanuallyCcomprehensively Dgra
3、dually3Are you coming to Jeffs party?Im not sure. I _ go to the concert instead.AmustBwouldCshouldDmight4Wed better go now, _ well miss the train.Abut Bso Cotherwise Dtherefore5The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, _for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.A. if had it not
4、beenB is it not beingC had it not been D. its only having been6Im afraid I couldnt go to your birthday party.I have a test next Monday.Oh， ！Youre my best friend and you must be there！Ago ahead Bcome on Cyou neednt Dit doesnt matter7Some experts fear that too-early _ to computers will have harmful co
5、nsequences for childrens development.AexposureBextensionCexhibitionDexpansion8 goes up must come down, and gasoline prices are coming down fast in some parts of America.AWhereBWhatCWhichDThat9I wanted to major in English at first, but later I _ my mind and now I am a writer.Achanged Bhave changedCwo
6、uld change Dwill change10Being happy is a skill that can be learned, and one way to _ ourselves to be happy is to write down the little things that cheer us up each day.AconveyBappealCtrainDattempt11Jack has been out of consciousness since the accident.Will he come to himself，doctor?Its going to be
7、tough but we anticipate that he will .Aput through Bpull throughCput over Dpull over12How about his design?Well, to tell the truth, it is _ but satisfactory. So youll have to try your best to better it.AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing13_ some leaders and scientists have praised Chinas achievem
8、ent in space technology, others regard Chinas progress as a threat.AUnlessBOnceCEven thoughDNow that14The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in _ name the character for “harmony” is included.AwhichBwhatCwhoseDas15 Do you like the book you father bought you? Very mu
9、ch. Its exactly_I wanted.AwhichBthatCwhatDhow16-Can you tell us your _ for happiness and a long life？-Living every day to the fullest，definitely.ArecipeBeffortCcontentDdemand17The young violinist is very excited because the concert given by him has never been _.AsuccessfulBmore successfulCmost succe
10、ssfulDthe most successful18The toughest thing about success is _ you have to keep on being a success.AwhyBwhenCwhatDthat19Whats that noise?Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _.Awas testedBwill be testedCis being testedDhas been tested20By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than
11、 himself or herself, _ can be very eye-opening and rewarding.AwhoBwhichCwhatDthat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） Circles can be found everywhere in the natural world, but with no accurate way to measure them they are very mysterious and might never be fully understood. When y
12、ou take the distance around a circle and divide it by the distance across a circle, you will always get Pi(). While Pi is equal to about 3.14 when rounded, it is infinitely long. With the help of computers, mathematicians have been able to calculate Pi out to over a trillion decimal(小数) places. This
13、 makes Pi puzzling, even to the most famous mathematicians.Pi Day is celebrated globally on March 14, since the way we write this date, 3/14, looks just like Pi when rounded. In 2009, U. S. Congress voted to officially make March 14 Pi Day. Certain parts of the worldplaces where March 14 is written
14、as 14/3will instead celebrate Pi Approximation Day which takes place on July 22nd because of the result of 22/7.Pi has appeared in movies, comics, music, and more. “In modern movies, any time the filmmaker wants to create a sense of mystery, the symbol Pi is used,” says Blatner. People also love wor
15、king to memorize the digits(数位) of Pi and competing against others to see who can remember most. The Guinness World Record for reciting the most digits of Pi is held by Lu Chao of China, who successfully recited Pi to nearly 67,000 decimal places.Above all, Pi Day is about having fun with the number
16、, according to Blatner. People will celebrate Pi Day by eating pie and throwing pie, and with fun Pi-related games. Princeton, New Jersey holds a series of Pi-related festivities. Events this year include a surprise birthday party for Albert Einstein whose birthday also falls on March 14, and a “Wal
17、k a Pi Event” where participants will walk 3.14 miles together. Just like the number itself, the possibilities for Pi Day are truly endless.1、What makes Pi mysterious?AWays to divide a circle.BWays to use it when rounded.CInability to write it as an expression.DIts plentiful decimal places.2、Why is
18、Pi Day celebrated in some places on July 22nd?ABecause it is voted officially.BBecause it was corrected originally.CBecause the division result is approximately equal to Pi.DBecause that day is easier to remember.3、What is the goal of using Pi in films according to Blatner?ATo move more viewers.BTo
19、call for viewers attention.CTo make the films more frightening.DTo add something mysterious to the film.4、What can we learn from the text?ALu Chao is the first Chinese to recite Pi.BMany states in the USA celebrate Pi day on July 22nd.CThere are many different events to celebrate Pi Day in the world
20、.DScientists will try their best to figure out the digits of Pi thoroughly.22（8分）Two Interesting StoriesShaving Away the EyebrowsSi Burgher had some of the longest eyebrows in Indiana. They were so long that he had to brush them every day so that they did not look like a wild hair. They measured mor
21、e than three inches in length. However, according to NBC News, the one thing that was even more important to him was the Bloomfield Rotary Clubs campaign to end polio (脊髓灰质炎). According to MSN.com, it started out as a light-hearted joke in which his fellow club members said that people would probabl
22、y pay to trim (修剪) his eyebrows. After thinking about it, Burgher agreed.Tickets for trimming Burghers eyebrows started at $100 for a swipe (刮) with the razor. The first person in line was his wife. With each eyebrow taking eight swipes to finish off, Burgher managed to raise $ 1,600 for the polio c
23、ure. His wife told reporters that she was delighted with his new look and that it made him look kind and handsome.Stunt (特技) DrivingAccording to the report from World of D, Sue Harding hated the stereotype (成见) that librarians were boring just as much as she cared for the doctors and nurses in the W
24、arwickshire and Northampton Air Ambulance Service. She came up with the idea to get rid of the stereotype by involving herself in a stunt driving course. In the process she raised funds. According to the Times, people could come out and watch. All earnings were to be donated to the Warwickshire and
25、Northampton Air Ambulance Service.When the big day came, her stunt driving skills turned out to be quite impressive for a librarian. She put the stunt car through the paces, throwing handbreak turns and following the speed and shoot chase formation. Not only did it get rid of the stereotype but it a
26、lso raised money for the Ambulance Service.1、What caused Si Burgher to have his eyebrows trimmed?AThe club members joke. BA report from NBC News.CHis wifes encouragement. DHis wish for handsomeness.2、What is Sue Harding?AA reporter. BA librarian.CA doctor. DA nurse.3、What did Si Burgher and Sue Hard
27、ing have in common?AThey collected money for others. BThey paid for interesting stories.CThey took part in a clubs campaign. DThey were tired of their boring jobs.23（8分） Every year in America, highschool students who want to go to college take a national examination called the Scholastic Aptitude Te
28、st, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them or whether any will be admitted at all. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures ones mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English part involved grammatica
29、l questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, handwritten on the spot. Thats an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside, have you ever seen young peoples handwriting lately? Or anyones for tha
30、t matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word.Yet todays kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and clearly, for several minutes on this SAT Test. Good luck to
31、the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl (潦草的字迹) of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers. And dont forget, we all hav
32、e to turn to handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when power goes out.Then how to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few simple steps you can improve your handwriting.Position the pen. You should hold the pen between the forefinger and the thumb, then rest it near the first knuckle
33、 (指节) of the middle finger. The rest of your fingers should be curled (卷曲) under your hand and your hand should remain relaxed.Evaluate your writing. Make changes to your letters till you like how they look.Take your time. Speed is bound to make your writing messylooking.Practise. Practise it a lot;
34、 its not enough to do it once and hope for the best. It has to be something you work at to make great improvements.1、The underlined word scribble in Paragraph 2 probably means _.Awrite quickly and roughlyBtype simply and correctlyCpaint clearly and neatlyDdescribe properly and well2、According to Par
35、agraph 3, students with good handwriting skill_.Acan pass the SATBcan develop good charactersCcan impress their classmatesDcan get more job opportunities3、Which of the following should you avoid when improving your handwriting?APractising writing a lot.BWriting as fast as you can.CRelaxing your hand
36、 when holding the pen.DChanging your letters till you like how they look.4、The text is to present the fact that_.Awriting seems to be very important in the SATBthose who will go to college have to take the SATCstudents should practise handwriting more oftenDkids dont know how to write in the compute
37、r age24（8分）At the end of the spring semester in May,students taking Georgia Techs online Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence course received some surprising news.Jill Watson,one of the nine teaching assistants (TAs) that had helped them finish the challenging course for the past five months was
38、not a “she” but an “it”an intelligent robot!Watson is the brainchild of Ashok Goel,who teaches the popular online course.The Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Computing came up with the idea as a way to deal with the number of questions posed by students in the
39、 online forums(论坛).According to Goel,every time the course is offered,the 300 or so students that enroll post over 10,000 questions.The questions are often repetitive.This led Goel to wonder if a smart robot would handle the questions which require standard responsesthings like dates when assignment
40、s are due.Having worked with IBMs Watson technology platform in the past,the professor knew it would be ideal for his artificial TA:Jill Watson.The artificial intelligence system that uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze large amounts of data has even been cleverer than h
41、uman competitors on the television show.It would therefore easily be able to handle routine questions that required little “thinking”.The professor and his team of graduate students began by populating Jills memory with 40,000 questions and answers from past terms.Then came the testing stage.At firs
42、t,Jill was not very good and often gave strange answers.It often got stuck on certain keywords.By the end of the semester,Jill had attained enough knowledge and skills to participate in forums without any management from Goel,or the other assistants.1、What surprised the students who take the online
43、course?AThe course was interesting but challenging.BA teaching assistant wasnt a real person.CJill Watson is a hard-working TADThey all failed to pass their course.2、Whats the best title for the text?AA Robot of Georgia gives an online courseBAshok Goel Came up with the Idea of Jill WatsonCJill Wats
44、onOne of the Nine Teaching AssistantsDGeorgia Techs Teaching Assistant Turn Out to Be a Robot3、Why did Goel decide to invent a smart robot?AA number of students took his online course.BA smart robot is cleverer than a human being.CToo many similar questions are to be dealt with.4、What can we infer f
45、rom the text?AStudents should deal with routine questions.BJill is mainly in charge of posting surprising news.CThe TAs give students homework at a certain time.DGoel is satisfied with Jills present performance.25（10分） For as long as there have been gifts, we naturally make choices based on the reci
46、pient (接受者). But what if we have been wrong all along and that we could turn things around, which not only made gift buying easier, but the recipient happier?In 2015, psychologists Lauren Human and Lara Aknin conducted an online survey, which suggested that when people buy gifts, they prefer to choo
47、se something based on the recipients personality and tastes. Most people also said that they preferred receiving gifts bought with them in mind: gifts for them.But Human and Aknin wondered if this approach to giving failed to take advantage of the way we connect as people. So they sent 78 volunteers into a shopping centre before Mothers Day. Half were
