湖北省2023-2024学年普通高中学业水平合格性考试仿真模拟卷英语试卷(四)（含解析）

2024年湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试 英语（四） 本试卷共8页46小题。全卷满分100分。考试用时90分钟。本试卷由阅读理解、语言知识运用、书面表达三个部分组成。 注意事项: 1. 答卷前, 考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷的密封线内。 2. 选择题的作答: 每小题选出答案后, 用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑、涂匀、涂实, 未涂、错涂、多涂或填涂不规范均不得分, 如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号 3. 非选择题的作答: 用黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效。 4. 考试结束后, 请将本试卷上交。 第一部分: 阅读理解（共两节, 满分50分） 第一节（共15小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Where Is Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands sit 150 miles south of Cuba. The largest, Grand Cayman, is perfect for those who prefer pre-planned trip and don't mind sharing the sights with cruise crowds. Meanwhile, the less-traveled Cayman Brac and Little Cayman have some of the best diving in the Caribbean. Currency Cayman Islands The official currency（货币）of the Cayman Islands is the Cayman Islands dollar, which is roughly equal to the US dollar. Be sure to check what the current exchange rate is before you go. However, US dollars are readily accepted in the Cayman Islands. What to Eat Similar to most Caribbean destinations, your trip to the Cayman Islands is not complete without seafood. Arguably, one of the best places to taste seafood is at Blue by Eric Ripert. Recommend you to make reservations in advance. For more information, click the link below to visit it's official site. 1. Where do the Cayman Islands lie A. They sit 150 miles south of Cuba. B. They sit 12 miles south of Mexico. C. They sit 200 miles south of the US. 2. What do you know about Cayman Islands A. Swimsuits are OK in town. B. US dollars are well accepted in the Cayman Islands. C. The Cayman Islands' official currency is the US dollar. 3. Where can you read the text A. On a website. B. In the newspaper. C. In a travel brochure. B Rescue efforts continue in North Africa, a region that has been hit with two major natural disasters. An earthquake struck Morocco on September 8. Two days later, rain brought devastating（毁灭性的）floods to parts of Libya. The 6.8-magnitude（震级）quake in Morocco was the strongest the country has seen in a century. Some 300,000 people have been affected, according to the UN. Many people have been sleeping outside, having lost their homes, or in case aftershocks cause more buildings to collapse. At press time（发稿时间）, close to 3,000 people had died. "It's a major disaster," says Salah Ancheu, who lives in the village of Amizmiz, "We don't know what the future is." There are some people in Morocco who say their government has been too slow in sending help to these villages. Neighbors have had to take action to help one another. "I was asleep when the earthquake struck," says Fatna Bechar, who lives in Moulay Brahim. "I was saved by my neighbors ... ...