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1、2024年高考英语终极押题密卷3（上海卷）一完形填空（共1小题）1 Who cares if people assume that the Internet has had more important influences than the washing machine？Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent （1） changes？It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of peoples opinions.
2、However，they have real impacts，as they result in （2） use of scarce resources.The eager embrace of the ICT （Information and Communication Technology） revolution，represented by the Internet，has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so yesterday that they should try to live on
3、 （3） .This belief in postindustrial society has led those countries to （4） their manufacturing sector，with negative consequences for their economies.Even more worryingly，the （5） with the Internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the digital （6） between
4、 the rich countries and the poor countries.This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities.The question， （7） ，is whether this is what the developing countries need the most.Perhaps giving money for those less （8） things
5、 such as digging wells，extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved peoples lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up Internet centers in rural villages.I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important，but the
6、se donors dont seem to give priority to peoples （9） needs.Rather，they have rushed into fancy programs without carefully assessing the relative longterm costs and benefits of （10） uses of their money.In yet another example，an obsession with the new has led people to believe that the latest changes in
7、 the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a borderless world. （11） ，in the last twenty years or so，many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress，going against which will be
8、like trying to turn the clock back.Believing in such a world，many governments have （12） some of the very necessary regulations on crossborder flows of capital，labor and goods，with poor results.Understanding technological trends is very important for （13） designing economic policies，both at the natio
9、nal and the international levels，and for making the right career choices at the （14） level.However，our blind faith in the latest，and our （15） of what has already become common，can，and has，led us in all sorts of wrong directions.（1）Acultural Bpolitical Ceducational Dtechnological（2）Amisguided Billega
10、l Cinefficient Ddissatisfying（3）Apractices Brisks Creforms Dideas（4）Aemphasize Bneglect Cmonitor Dpromote（5）Afamiliarity Binvolvement Cfascination Didentification（6）Aconflict B.divide C.contact Dbalance（7）Atherefore Botherwise Chowever Dfurthermore（8）Afashionable Bexpensive Crecognizable Daccessible
11、（9）Amedical Bbasic Ceconomic Dtechnical（10）Acreative Babnormal Calternative Dinappropriate（11）AFor example BAs a result COn the contrary DIn the meantime（12）Aput an end to Bput up with Ccome up with Dcome down to（13）Aconstantly Bactively Ccorrectly Dadequately（14）Aprivate Bindividual Cfinancial Duni
12、versal（15）Ageneralization Bevaluation Coverstatement Dunderestimation二阅读理解（共3小题）2Dear DellaHow can I keep track of characters？With short story writer and novelist Della GaltonQ Whats the best way to keep track of your characters in a novel？Amanda Rose，via emailA Im not sure what the best way is，but
13、here are some of the methods I use.Most of my records are on paper.I have a huge folder，and in it are the following：* Character sheets one A4 sheet for each character with all their details：name；age；address；physical description；personality type* Dialogue records an extra page where I note their favo
14、rite words and dialogues.* Photographs I use photos cut from magazines for inspirations as to what they look like. Im also a big fan of spreadsheets.I create one that has the name，date of birth and age of my characters at any given time in the novel or novels if its a series.This is particularly hel
15、pful for controlling timelines，as I only need to change one date and the rest are set up to update automatically. I also use a spreadsheet for keeping track of the plot so I know what happens to each character in each chapter.I create the spreadsheet before I start and fill it in as I go.Its for tra
16、cking not plotting，but it could be used for that if you plotted what happens in each chapter. Hope this helps，Amanda.Q Should I use single quotes or double quotes for dialogue？Tania Yeatman，WimborneA It doesnt matter!Usually its a matter of house style，so if you are aiming at a specific publication，
17、check to see what their style is for publication and copy that.If you dont know the house style then the important thing is to be consistent.The same applies to quotes from interviewees and experts in your articles. I saw Anne at writing group， Milly said. And she came rushing up to me and told me s
18、hed done it at last.Shes got an agent! Sometimes there may be a quote within a quote.It can be single quotes within double quotes or the other way around.But dont mix the two styles within the story to avoid confusion.For example：Q _Grace Louise（1） are most useful for controlling timelines of the st
19、ory.A.Character sheetsB.Dialogue recordsC.PhotographsD.Spreadsheets（2）The appropriate example in the box should be .A. I saw Anne at writing group， Milly said. And she came rushing up to me and cried， Ive done it at last.Ive got an agent!B. I saw Anne at writing group， Milly said. And she came rushi
20、ng up to me and cried， Ive done it at last.Ive got an agent!C. I saw Anne at writing group， Milly said. And she came rushing up to me and cried， Ive done it at last.Ive got an agent!D. I saw Anne at writing group， Milly said. And she came rushing up to me and cried， Ive done it at last.Ive got an ag
21、ent! （3）Which of the following questions is most likely to be asked by Grace Louise，who is dreaming of becoming a novelist？ A.When and where will your next novel be published？B.What should I write about to win the writing competition？C.Do you have any tips for overcoming the writers block？D.Can you
22、give us a lecture on choosing the right topics？3 PAUL HEMINGTON，57，is the Assistant Operations Manager at Cheddar Gorge（切达峡谷） and Caves cheddargorge.co.ukI moved to SOMERSET mainly for my family.My daughter was getting married and I didnt want to live six hours away，so we made the move.Once we moved
23、，we were made unneeded and it was a mad race to get work.I ended up at here at Cheddar Gorge and Caves.Cheddar Gorge is like nothing else in the UK.Its a unique phenomenon，because although there are other caves in the country，you dont have the gorge elsewhere.This is a major geological feature，its t
24、hree miles long and theres just this natural，raw beauty.I can sit at my desk in guest services and look out at part of the gorge.Its amazing.The Cheddar Gorge spirit is strong.You know，not having worked here or heard about the area，you come here and it gets under your skin in the right way.You becom
25、e part of it，it becomes part of you.Im very passionate about it.And theres the amazing wildlife，the geology，the prehistoryCheddar Man is still one of the greatest finds in the UK.Every day at Cheddar Gorge and Caves is different.Youve got the rock sports side of things，the climbing，the caving.We tak
26、e people through the caves on tours and we have prehistory，which we do with the museum，whereby we have schools come in and do demonstrations with them.We will dress up as genuinely as we can to reproduce the time period of the Cheddar Man，which is the Mesolithic period，so 10，000 years ago.We do fire
27、 lighting，for example，and hopefully its inspiring to the young people!Its really cool to be in the museum garden and have part of the gorge as the background while youre doing it，so you can really submerge yourself in that moment.My favourite spot is when you go past the peak on the walk and you can
28、 look back down into the gorge or across to the reservoir.The view is amazing.Yes，you can see pictures of it，but honestly you have to be there to fully appreciate it.You might hear some buzzards or see some sheep or goats while youre up there，just to enhance the experience!（1）PAUL HEMINGTON original
29、ly moved to Cheddar Gorge to .A.settle down in the countrysideB.be closer to his daughterC.land a job as a tour guideD.take part in a competitive race（2）The underlined phrase gets under your skin is closest in meaning to .A.affects you deeplyB.bothers you greatlyC.increases your strengthD.improves y
30、our skin condition（3）Which of the following falls into Pauls job descriptions？ A.He goes to the school to give lectures on prehistory.B.He demonstrates to young people how to climb rocks.C.He participates in recreating the scenes in the Mesolithic period.D.He decorates the museum garden to make it l
31、ook like the gorge.（4）What does PAUL HEMINGTON talk about in this article？ A.How he adapts to the local way of life.B.What major local attractions are worth seeing.C.Why Cheddar Gorge ranks first as a natural wonder.D.What makes Cheddar Gorge so special to him.4 A forest in Staffordshire （in the UK）
32、 transformed into a hitech laboratory.Researchers here are investigating how the trees use carbon，and its difficult to find out.In an unusual experiment，extra carbon dioxide is piped to the trees，to create the kind of atmospheric conditions expected in the middle of the century.And instruments measu
33、re how the forest reacts.The scientist in charge says theres still a lot to learn.And he worries that governments and companies are rushing to plant trees as an easy answer to climate change. If you try and use trees to tidy up the mess that were making through emissions，you are putting those trees
34、into a very rapidly changing climate and they will struggle to adapt， said Professor Rob MacKenzie，University of Birmingham.This device tracks the movement of carbon dioxide.In a healthy forest，the gas is not only absorbed by the trees but some is released as well.What scientists here are finding ou
35、t is the way carbon flows into a forest and out of it is a lot more complicated than you might think.So，if mass tree planting is meant to be a solution to tackling climate change，the trees are going to have to be monitored and cared for，over not just decades，but may be centuries as well.Of all the c
36、hallenges，the task of planting is the simplest.Shelby Barber from Canada can do an amazing 4，000 trees in a day. People talking about planting millions billions of trees around the world.Is it possible do you think，physically？ asked BBC.Its definitely possible with the right amount of people，the rig
37、ht group of people.Ive personally，in three years，planted just over half a million trees. said Professor Rob MacKenzie.Once planted，the trees need to survive，and experts are mixing different types to minimize the risk of disease. Its a bit like making sure you dont put all your eggs in one basket，you
38、re spreading out your risk.And then if one part of that woodland fails，for whatever reason，it gets a disease or it cant tolerate future climatic conditions，there are other parts of the forest that are healthy and able to fill in those gaps. said Eleanor Tew of Forestry England.Suddenly theres moment
39、um to plant trees on a scale never seen before.So what matters is doing it in a way that ensures the forests thrive so they really do help with climate change.（1）Why is extra carbon dioxide piped to the trees in the experiment？ A.To predict the future atmospheric conditions.B.To imitate the possible
40、 air condition in the future.C.To create an instrument to measure atmospheric conditions.D.To investigate the quality of air condition in the future.（2）The underlined word some in the second paragraph refers to .A.oxygenB.carbon dioxideC.messD.purified gas（3）What will Eleanor Tew suggest concerning
41、the survival of the forest？ A.Minimizing the area of the woodland.B.Studying future climatic conditions.C.Planting different types of trees.D.Avoiding mixing different species.（4）Which statement concerning mass tree planting will Professor Rob Mackenzie mostly likely agree with？ A.It should be advoc
42、ated in terms of efficiency and convenience.B.It is the most effective solution to fighting climate changes.C.It will do more harm than good to the health of the environment.D.It needs to be studied further as a measure against climate change.三书面表达（共2小题）5最近上海的某些餐馆和面包房采取了一项新的举措：在微信小程序上以盲盒的形式降价销售当天卖剩的
43、食物，购买者能在小程序上看到商家信息、价格和取货时间。英语报YOUR VOICE专栏欢迎读者来信，就这一做法展开讨论。假定你是高三学生李华，请给专栏编辑写信，表达看法，说明理由。（食物盲盒：mystery boxes of randomly packed leftover foods ）6Why Earworms Get Stuck in Your HeadWe all get a sensation when a song，for no apparent reason，refuses to leave your head in fact were no strangers to the dr
44、eaded earworm. But a new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics，Creativity and the Arts reveals a fascinating insight into earworms，and why some songs are better than others in sticking in our heads by investigating the actual elements of the song that make it catchy in the first place.To do th
45、is，most frequent earworms of the participants were entered into a database and compared to songs that had never been reported as an earworm at all.The melodic features of the tunes were then analyzed，revealing that earworm tunes were typically those songs that have overall melodic shapes common in W
46、estern pop music.A classic example of a common contour（音调的升降曲线）pattern is heard in Twinkle，Twinkle Little Star，where the first phrase rises in pitch and the second falls.This makes the tune easy to remember and has been exploited in many other nursery rhymes，but also in pop music.In addition to the
47、melodic shape，the other ingredient to the earworm formula is the unusual interval structure.The aim of this is to surpass the listeners expectations of an average pop song，showing unexpected leaps or more repeated notes than usual. Our findings show that you can，to some extent，predict which songs are going to get stuck