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北大新世纪邹城实验学校2024年高考模拟考试
英 语 试 题
(考试时间：100分钟 总分：120分)
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一、阅读理解
A
WHERE TO STAY IN SYDNEY
Whether you want to stay in a converted beer factory, a luxury hotel on the harbour or an advanced loft-style room, Sydney has a huge range of top-quality hotels.
1. THE OLD CLARE HOTEL
Located in the heart of Sydney’s Central Park district, The Old Clare Hotel, providing luxurious (豪华的) rooms and facilities, takes up a historic Chippendale pub and the nearby former beer factory site. This hotel has been lovingly restored by Peng Loh, a Singaporean businessman with a passion for redecorating heritage properties.
2. HILTON SYDNEY
This is luxury accommodation right in the centre of Sydney, with world-class restaurants, one of the city’s best bars. Just upstairs sits Glass, the award-winning small restaurant by celebrity chef Luke Mangan. Downstairs lies The Marble Bar, a Sydney hotspot for decades and heritage listed due to its extensive use of marble, dating back to 1893. Rooms are simply fashionable.
3. THE LANGHAM
Grand harborside luxury can be expected at The Langham, located in the Sydney centre. The hotel makes the most of its impressive harbour views with a marble-decorated hall that takes your breath away. Don’t forget to check out the art, with a collection of Australia’s most famous painter. Try their famous high tea menu, and be sure to check out the incredible underground swimming pool available to guests only.
4. FOUR SEASONS HOTEL SYDNEY
Another luxury stay with amazing harbour views, the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney sits on the edge of Sydney’s historic Rocks district. A Deluxe Harbour Room will give you a breath-taking view, with dark wood and silk inside in calming colours. Downstairs is Grain, one of the best-known whisky bars in the city.
1．Which of the following hotels houses a restaurant by a famous chef
A．The Langham. B．Hilton Sydney.
C．The Old Clare Hotel. D．The Four Seasons Hotel Sydney.
2．What privilege can guests enjoy in The Langham
A．A taste of the famous high tea for free.
B．Access to the underground swimming pool.
C．A rest in the impressive marble-decorated hall.
D．A good look at the collection of famous paintings.
3．What do all the hotels have in common
A．Famous bars. B．Harbour views.
C．Heritage properties. D．Luxurious facilities.
B
Emest Owusu was 13 in 1980 when he was given the opportunity to appear in the audience of a BBC show, and ask Thatcher how she felt about being called the Iron Lady. This encounter re-emerged in a BBC’s programme recently.
At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.
Now 57, Owusu looks remarkably similar even with a greying beard. But his life has been transformed. The father of three is a human resources director, and the first black captain of the Addington golf club in its 110-year history. As a black guy, it is about breaking the glass ceiling. Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”
Thatcher told Owusu she enjoyed being called the Iron Lady. “I think it’s rather a praise, don’t you ” she said, “Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.” Owusu recalls the moment, “I just remember her eye contact. She was answering me, not the camera. She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.”
After the show was broadcast, Owusu said he became “a little hero in Brixton for a good three months”. Owusu added, “It all gave me extra confidence. Doors might not have opened so quickly. It was one of those key moments to make you do things maybe you wouldn’t otherwise have done.”
4．What do we know about Owusu when he was 13
A．He met with Thatcher twice.
B．He joined a famous golf club.
C．He hosted a BBC’s programme.
D．He lived at the bottom of society.
5．What do the underlined words “sliding-door moment” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Turning point. B．Important decision.
C．Social status. D．Remarkable achievement.
6．Based on the text, what made a big difference to Owusu
A．Others’ treating him equally at work.
B．Others’ voting him a hero in Brixton.
C．Thatcher’s efforts to preserve his dignity.
D．Thatcher’s faith in the necessity of toughness.
7．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A．The Art of Dialogue B．The Power of Confidence
C．A Life-changing Meeting D．A Status-improving Tale
C
“The opposite of play isn’t work; it’s depression,” says play researcher Stuart Brown. “The adult-play shortage is becoming a public health crisis.” Play may appear insignificant, but recent studies indicate it may be as essential as the need for sleep. Playfulness helps some young animals learn to master their bodies and their environments — and once they do, most stop playing as adults.
“Adult play promotes qualities that we humans could use more of,” says Jeff Harry, a play consultant. Unfortunately, social standards restrain (抑制) our urge to let loose. “Being a playful adult is really disapproved in our society,” he says. “You don’t want people to think that you’re childish.”
“It hasn’t always been this way,” says Peter Gray, a play researcher at Boston University. When Gray reviewed descriptions of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes, he noticed that they were often described as “good-humored” and “joyful”. “What we would call work — hunting and gathering — was fun,” he says. “Generally speaking, we like to do the things that are necessary for our survival. Humans took one giant step away from fun when we started planting crops. Then we invented factories and lost sight of play entirely,” Gray adds.
We may be able to reverse this situation, says Harry. As we fully make the transition to a knowledge-based economy, work and play are beginning to merge (合并) again. Some of today’s most successful companies, such as Google and Apple, were started by people tinkering (小修补) in their garages.
“Play is all about looking at a tough world with creativity and optimism,” Brown says. He goes so far as to declare that “adult play is necessary for our survival as a species”.
The next time I’m caught playing, I know exactly what I’ll say, “I am not wasting time, or acting immature. I’m playing for the benefit of all humanity. You’re welcome.”
8．Why does Stuart Brown consider adult play essential
A．It promotes creativity. B．It battles depression.
C．It facilitates cooperation. D．It improves adaptivity.
9．What societal factor restrains adult play according to Jeff Harry
A．Fear of judgment from others. B．Lack of sufficient time for leisure.
C．Cultural emphasis on personal values. D．Pressure from work-related responsibilities
10．Which statement will Peter Gray agree with according to Paragraph 3
A．Adult play contributes positively to work.
B．Social attitudes toward play regularly shift.
C．Humans initially found joy in survival activities.
D．Industrialization closely connected work and play.
11．What is the purpose of the text
A．To stress the significance of adult play. B．To discuss the evolution of work and play.
C．To advocate playfulness in modern businesses. D．To explore the impact of adult play on depression.
D
High in the Swiss Alps and the Arctic, scientists have discovered microbes (微生物) that can digest plastics — importantly, without the need to apply extra heat. Their findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, could one day improve plastic recycling.
It’s no secret that plastic pollution is still a big, global issue. Since its production exploded during and after World War II, humans have created more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic — and researchers estimate that less than one tenth of the resulting waste has been recycled. To make matters worse, the most common recycling option — when plastic is washed, processed and turned into new products — doesn’t actually reduce waste: The recycled materials are often of lower quality and might later end up in a landfill all the same.
So, researchers are looking for solutions to the plastics problem that go beyond conventional recycling — and one process they’ve experimented with is breaking down plastics using microbes. But the known plastic-digesting microbes can only do so at warm temperatures above 85 degrees Fahrenheit. When done at an industrial scale, the amount of energy needed to generate that much heat makes the process give off more carbon —and cost more money.
But the microbes found in the Arctic and Swiss Alps can function at cooler temperatures: They were able to break down biodegradable (可生物降解的) plastics at 59 degrees Fahrenheit. In the new study, co-author Joel Rüthi and his colleagues discovered that of the total 34 types of microbes examined,19 were successfully able to break down a form of plastic called polyester-polyurethane, and 17 could break down two types of biodegradable plastic mixtures.
Unfortunately, the plastics that the microbes partially degraded represent a “really small amount of plastics in circulation,” said Gavin Lear, an environmental microbiologist, who was not involved in the study. Lear acknowledged that using natural microbes can provide a head start when it comes to designing a strategy for bio-recycling. If we move away from the conventional non-biodegradable materials, “and we start to use more of these biodegradable plastics, then it’s good that we know how to degrade them more quickly so they’re less of an environmental problem,” he concluded.
12．What do we know about the conventional recycling
A．It does not live up to expectations. B．It contributes to more waste.
C．It is not as popular as before. D．It ensures new product quality.
13．Which best describes the method of using the microbes in the previous studies
A．Impractical. B．Pioneering C．Reliable. D．Invaluable.
14．Why is the new study mentioned in paragraph 4
A．To prove the microbes have an obvious taste preference.
B．To show the finding opens doors to a more efficient system.
C．To clarify how the process of breaking down plastics works.
D．To explain why bio-recycling is better than conventional recycling.
15．What do the underlined words “head start” in paragraph 5 mean
A．Reward. B．Criterion. C．Protection. D．Advantage.
七选五
So often we find ourselves on autopilot—waking up in the same home, putting on the same clothes and taking the same transportation to the same-old job. 16 And while it’s perfectly natural for humans to stick to routine, there’s much to be discovered beyond the limits of our comfort zones.
There is no exception to a man aged 53. 17 He knew it was going to be hard to find another job. He also knew it was now or never to pursue his lifelong dream of owning his own restaurant. But he was too old to compete with the young and too weak to do any labor work.
18 He didn’t want to spend his rest life sitting around and feeling pity for himself. Also, Mrs. Mockenhaupt actively encouraged him to move on, considering it a perfect chance for two of them to start their own business with plenty of time and without the disturbance of children.
19 Brian found just what he wanted eight blocks from home—an existing cafe that was underperforming and whose owner was highly motivated to get out of his lease (租期). 20 But the problem was that he had never financially planned for this day. He had to borrow money from friends and relatives. After that, he changed the name to Black Dog Coffee, and made it alive again. Eighteen years later, they’re still there and doing better than ever. Brian says he’s extremely grateful for the decision to make a change.
A．Then came the opportunity.
B．The thought filled him with anxiety.
C．That was exactly what Brian needed.
D．Even our New Year’s decisions to change hardly make it.
E．With the support of his family, he took a job in the local cafe.
F．Several weeks after consideration, he decided to have a change.
G．Brian Mockenhaupt got laid off from a senior management position.
完形填空
Some folks spend decades looking for their best friends. I was 21 enough to find mine in Grade 7 at my senior school –eight 22 girls.
As we progressed to high school, a couple of girls 23 and a couple of new ones wormed their way in. By the end of Grade 12, the group had more or less 24 into its final form, one that’s remained remarkably 25 for the past 20 years.
Among our many 26 is an annual Christmas exchange. This event first 27 when we were 12. We set it up on the long, sticky cafeteria tables at our school to swap 28 gifts bought with our babysitting money. In following years, we’d 29 a night of it, watching movies and ordering pizza in parents’ living rooms, 30 moving into our own shabby student apartments, into slightly less shabby adult apartments and then into our first 31 .
At the beginning, we gave each other butterfly hair clips and so on. Those 32 bright mall jewellery and cheerful housewares as we began nesting in our 20s and baby clothes once we started having 33 in our 30s.
Holidays with family can be 34 , but our exchange offered something else:a chance for my friends and me to 35 our own traditions and play at being grown-ups.
21．A．cautious B．astonished C．lucky D．clever
22．A．mature B．teenage C．fashionable D．strange
23．A．dropped out B．dropped in C．showed up D．showed off
24．A．broken B．forced C．separated D．united
25．A．secret B．long C．natural D．complete
26．A．hobbies B．traditions C．ceremonies D．rules
27．A．caught on B．took place C．broke out D．fell down
28．A．fancy B．expensive C．modest D．generous
29．A．repeat B．add C．search D．make
30．A．instantly B．literally C．eventually D．consequently
31．A．homes B．schools C．shelters D．offices
32．A．held on to B．gave way to C．catered to D．adapted to
33．A．salaries B．jobs C．kids D．families
34．A．rare B．practical C．inspiring D．cosy
35．A．create B．reform C．apply D．recognize
语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Yangko, a rural Chinese folk dance with a history 36 (date) back thousands of years, originates from farming life in ancient times. The dance relates to sacrifices to the farmland god when people prayed for a good harvest. As time passed, the 37 (origin) dance developed, taking in various artistic forms and skills, including opera, acrobatics and martial arts, and eventually turned into the type of Yangko 38 is seen today.
39 (preserve) this Chinese folk culture, it was included in the inaugural(首批的)items of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. It is 40 (common) performed in northern China during festivals, especially for Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival. Performances or competitions 41 (organize) in towns and villages to express people’s joy and their hope for a better life.
Yangko employs drumming, Suona, dancing and singing. Content is based 42 folk stories and legends. Costumes are richly-colored and opera-styled, enabling 43 (character) to be easily identified. During a performance, the actors will dance and sing, following lively rhythms. Highly. skilled and interesting acts such as stilt(高跷)walking 44 carrying a wedding sedan chair(花轿)are also included. As a part of traditional Chinese culture, Yangko 45 (concentrate) the group consciousness of the Chinese people, and has outstanding historical and cultural value.
书面表达
假如你是李华，刚结束了为期两周的英国交换生项目。学校英语报邀请你写一篇英语文章，分享你的见闻。内容包括：1．你的经历(学习、生活等)；2．你的感受。
注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Insights from a UK Exchange
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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In New England, a few years ago, a party of boys decided to start a grand sleigh (雪橇) ride. The sleigh was a large one, pulled by six gray horses.
The next day, as the teacher entered the schoolroom, he found his students in high spirits, chattering excitedly about their journey. One of the boys recounted their trip and its various incidents. As he reached the end of his story, he exclaimed, “Oh sir, there was one thing I had almost forgotten. As we were coming home, we saw a strange sight on the road. It turned out to be a rust y old sleigh attached to a covered wagon (四轮运货车), moving at a very slow pace and taking up the entire road.”
The boys had grown impatient with the slow-moving vehicle ahead of them and decided to take action. They threw snowballs at the wagon and shouted, making the old horse start to run quickly. The old man in the wagon cried out, asking why they were frightening his horse. A boy replied, “Why don’t you turn out, then ” and gave him three more loud cheers. His horse was frightened again and ran into a loaded wagon, almost making the old man fall over.
The teacher listened carefully to the boy’s story before responding, “Take your seats, boys, and I will tell you a story about a sleigh ride, too.”
Yesterday afternoon, a very elderly man was traveling from Boston to Salem to spend the winter at his son’s house. He had brought his wagon for the journey and his sleigh for the winter. His vision and hearing were not what they used to be due to his age. He was traveling slowly, as his horse was old and weak like himself. Suddenly, he was frightened by loud cheers and rapid snowballs hitting his wagon. In his panic, he dropped the reins and his horse ran wildly. Amidst his troubles, a large group of boys in a sleigh pulled by six horses rushed past him, shouting and demanding that he give them the road.
注意：续写词数应为150左右;请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph1
The old man begged them not to frighten his horse.
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Paragraph2
The boys listened quietly, reflecting on their actions.
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参考答案：
1．B 2．B 3．D
4．D 5．A 6．D 7．C
8．B 9．A 10．C 11．A
12．A 13．A 14．B 15．D
16．D 17．G 18．F 19．A 20．C
21．C 22．B 23．A 24．D 25．D 26．B 27．B 28．C 29．D 30．C 31．A 32．B 33．C 34．D 35．A
36．dating 37．original 38．that/which 39．To preserve 40．commonly 41．are organized 42．on/upon 43．characters 44．and 45．concentrates
46．Insights from a UK Exchange
I’m Li Hua and have just completed my two-week academic exchange programme in the UK recently. This unique experience granted me a front-row seat to both diverse learning environments and local life. Academically, I engaged with challenging coursework and dynamic seminars, learning not just from textbooks but from lively debates with peers. Living alongside local students, I navigated the intricacies of daily life abroad, adapting to new norms and customs.
The greatest challenge Overcoming the initial language barrier and adjusting to cultural differences! However, these obstacles became steppingstones to my growth. This adventure has taught me that embracing challenges is essential for fostering intercultural understanding and personal growth.
47．
The old man begged them not to frighten his horse. However, they replied, “Turn out, then!” and continued to hit his wagon with their whips and throw at him with snowballs. “The terror of the old man and his horse was increased, and the latter ran away with him, to the great danger of his life,” the teacher continued. Eventually, the old man managed to calm his horse and bring it back under control, but not before sustaining significant damage to his wagon and sleigh. “That old man is your teacher’s father.” The teacher concluded his story.
The boys listened quietly, reflecting on their actions. They came to realize how rude and unkind their conduct appeared from another point of view. Ashamed and regretful, they sincerely apologized to their teacher for what they had done. From that day on, they made a conscious effort to be more considerate of others on the road and to remember the valuable lesson their teacher had taught them: our actions, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, can have a profound impact on those around us.

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