【2024届高考】英语作业作业考试化40分钟卷系列之最新全国各地模拟题14班级：_________姓名：_________________分数：___________第一部分阅读理解第一节(共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5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。ATheBestCavesinTheWorldHangSonDoong,VietnamNaturalcavesdon’tcomemuchlargerthanHangSonDoong,closetotheborderbetweenLaosandVietnam.Thiscavepossessesthelargestcross-sectionofanyknowncaveontheplanet,avastareathatisdifficulttodescribe.Supposedly,aBoeing747couldflythroughwithoutdamagingitswings,butthatdoesn’treallydojusticetothevastnessofHangSonDoong.Thestalactites(钟乳石)hereareprettymassivetoo,withsomereachingupto80metres.WaitomoCaves,NewZealandGlowworms(萤火虫)arethere,asfarastheeyecansee.Okay,notliterally,buttheWaitomoCavesystemonNewZealand’sNorthIslandisbest-knownforthefluorescentfaunathatlightupthewalls,givingitthenot-particularly-creativebutcompletelyacceptable“GlowwormCaves”nickname.Theyaremoreaccessiblethanothercavesonthislist,withraftingandadventuretoursavailabletothoselookingforsomethingalittlemorethrilling.MammothCave,theUSAIfyouhavecertainexpectationsfromsomewherecalled“MammothCave”,thatisentirelyunderstandable.MammothCaveinKentuckyistheworld’slongestknowncavesystem,anincredible420milesofundergroundwonder.That’stwiceaslongasthenextlongest,bytheway,althoughitisn’tunusualfortheUSAtogoalloutonsuchthings.ReedFlute(芦笛)Cave,ChinaNamedafterthereedsthatgrowoutside,whichareusedtomakeflutes,obviously,theReedFluteCave’swallsarecoveredwithinscriptionsfromcenturiesgoneby—ifevidencewasneededthatpeoplehavebeenpayingattentiontothisplaceforalongoldtime.Theinsidepartofthecaveisalsolitupbymulticolouredlights,givingitarealotherworldlythemethataddsweighttothenickname.1.WhatisspecialaboutHangSonDoong?A.Itwasonceabaseofafactory.B.Itisthedeepestcaveintheworld.C.Ithasthehigheststalactitesintheworld.D.Itownsthelargestcross-sectionintheworld.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbemucheasiertoenter?A.HangSonDoong. B.WaitomoCaves.C.MammothCave. D.ReedFluteCave.3.Whichcountryprobablyhasthelongestcavesystemintheworld?A.Vietnam. B.NewZealand. C.TheUSA. D.China.BForVishwanathMallabadifromBangalore,India,thereisnosuchthingasauselessobjector“waste”.Givehimanything—abandonedmetalorplasticitems,olddevices,dysfunctionalprintedcircuitboards—andhe’llcreateartoutofit.Vishwanath’spassionisparticularlyrelevantinthecurrentage,whereIndiageneratesmoree-wastethanitcanrecycle.From2019to2020,thecountrygeneratedatotalofmorethan1milliontonnesofewaste.Ofthis,only22.7percentwascollected,takenapartandrecycled.Theeco-artisthasupcycledandtransformednearly200kgofe-wasteintousableproductsandproposeseco-artasameanstodealwithwastemanagement.Vishwanath’sfather,DMShambhu,wasafamoussculptorandpainter,buthewantedhissontochoosemedicineandbecomeadoctor.However,Vishwanath,whowasinterestedinupcyclingsecond-handobjectsrightfromchildhood,decidedtopursueaBFAinAppliedArt.Helaterwentontoworkinacompanyasahigh-leveladministratorandretiredtwoyearsago.“Inmyfreetimeandduringtheweekends.Iusedtoconductexperimentsine-wasteandtrytodevelopsomethingunique,”herecalled.Sofar,theeco-artisthascreatedmorethan500objects.Theseincludeasix-foottallsculpturemadefromupcycledcomputerkeyboardkeys,andapaintinginspiredbyVincentVanGogh’sTheStarryNight,usingupcycledresistors(电阻器)onwood.Amonghisotherartworksarea42×38inchfigurestatuecreatedfromupcycledkeyboardkeysonasunboardfinishedwithplastics,adeermadeofcolorfulusedwires,plantsandflowersfromcomputerparts,andecojewelleryfromupcycleddigitalwristwatchparts.“Theworkinvolvesselectingthee-wasteobjects—thetexture,shape,andcolouretc,andvisualisingandconceptualisingthefinalproduct.Itmighttakeweeksandmonthsforsculptures.However,sustainableinitiativesandupcycledartarenowadaysindemandinmultinationalcompaniesoptingforasustainableculture,”hesaid.4.Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveyinparagraph2?A.Theseriousnessofe-wasteinIndia.B.Vishwanath’spassionforenvironmentprotection.C.TheachievementsofwastemanagementinIndia.D.Vishwanath’sattitudetowardsdealingwithe-waste.5.WhatdidVishwanathworkasbeforeretiring?A.Apassionateeco-artist. B.Aprivatedoctor.C.Afamoussculptor. D.Aseniormanager.6.Whichoftheartworksweremadeofthesamematerials?A.Thedeerandtheplants. B.Thesculptureandthefigurestatue.C.Thepaintingandtheflowers. D.Thedeerandtheecojewellery.7.WhatdoesVishwanaththinkofhisworkingoneco-art?A.Excitingbutunprofitable. B.Creativebutuseless.C.Demandingbutworthwhile. D.Efficientbutcostly.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Perseverance:TheKeytoSuccessPerseveranceisavitalqualitytopossessinordertoachievesuccessinanyaspectoflife.8Perseveranceinvolvestheabilitytofacechallenges,overcomeobstacles,andpushthroughadversity,nomatterhowdifficultitmayseem.Oneperspectiveonperseveranceisthatitistheabilitytomaintainfocusanddeterminationinthefaceoffrustrations.9Thesuccessfulpeoplearetheoneswhokeepmovingforwardinfaceofadversity.Theyunderstandthatsuccessoftencomesafterrepeatedfailure.Anotherperspectiveonperseveranceisthatitinvolveshavingagrowthmindset.Thismeansthatindividualswhopossessperseveranceareopentonewchallengesandarenotafraidtofail.10Theyun