2024年高考英语模拟试卷
考生须知：
1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。
2．请用黑字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。
3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. anything        A．many            B．magazine            C．manage        D．match
2. achieved        A．practiced        B．marked            C．operated        D．damaged
3. dealt            A. deal              B．great                C．meant        D．leader
4. seize          A．either          B. receive            C. eight          D. height
5. youth          A．thus            B．breakthrough      C．gather          D．although
2．It's ________ me why Alice gave up her job and got married.
A．under    B．above    C．over    D．beyond
3．As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.
A．to be got through    B．got through
C．getting through    D．having been got through
4．Many teachers like surfing the Internet, ________ they may find a lot of useful videos about teaching.
A．which    B．where
C．when    D．that
5．--- How did you like the concert last night?
--- I enjoyed it very much, but the dancers ______ a better job.
A．could have done    B．couldn’t have done    C．could do    D．had done
6．— You could always put the decision off a little bit longer.
— __________ If I leave it much longer I might miss my chance.
A．That’s reasonable.    B．Isn’t it a good idea?
C．Do you think so?    D．I can’t agree more.
7．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily.
A．advertised    B．to be advertised    C．advertising    D．having advertised
8．— Are you still thinking about the email Tony sent you yesterday？
— Oh，to tell the truth,that’s         makes me feel excited.
A．What            B．how              C．that              D．why
9．---Turn off the TV, Jack.           Your homework now?
---Mum, just ten more minutes, please.
A．Should you be doing
B．Couldn’t you be doing
C．Shouldn’t you be doing
D．Will you be doing
10．The young man has ______ experience. He probably can’t do that job.schedule读音
A．few    B．little
C．some    D．any
11．Once published, the novel was a(n)        success and was soon translated into nine foreign languages.
A．occasional    B．instant
C．constant    D．individual
12．—You mean the position is still vacant?
—Yes, but you must know our job is very demanding.
—_______.
A．With pleasure    B．I don’t mind    C．Don’t mention it    D．That’s all right
13．The businessman studied the market in his hometown to find the____ for investment.
A．potential    B．reservation    C．criterion    D．allowance
14．—Mike, it’s really impossible for us to get to the railway station in time!
—How I wish I could stop the train ________ it.
A．catch    B．to catch    C．catching    D．caught
15．—Do you know how I can ____ him?
—On his mobile phone．
A．learn    B．reach    C．seek    D．touch
16．Our dream is to _______ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud.
A．stage    B．chair
C．found    D．watch
17．What actually ______ the accident has not yet been determined.
A．brought out    B．brought on    C．brought about    D．brought up
18．This winter, one of the largest ______ snowstorms hit many areas.
A．recording    B．recorded
C．being recorded    D．to record
19．The online word “selfie” is gaining ______ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays.
A．access    B．admission
C．control    D．currency
20．He asked ______ for the computer.
A．did I pay how much
B．I paid how much
C．how much did I pay
D．how much I paid
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）We all have our ways of marking time.My life is measured by taking pictures from one story to the next.My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about endangered animals.My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
It's the story in Alaska that I'll remember best,though.It was the story about the loss of wild land,during which my wife Kathy got cancer.That's the one that made time stand still.With anxiety,I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor（肿瘤）.Cruelly,it was Thanksgiving Day.Early examination saves time.But our
s was not early.By the time you can feel it yourself,it's often bigger than the doctor wants it to be.
Cancer is a thief.It steals time.Our days are already short with worry.Then comes this terrible disease,unfair as storm at harvest time.But cancer also has the power to change us,for good.We learn to simplify it,enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don't.Cancer even makes me a better father.My work has made me a stranger to my three kids.But now I pay attention to what really matters.This is not a race.This is a new way of life and a new way of seeing,all from the cancer.