终极模拟预测卷01-冲刺2024年高考英语终极题型预测（全国卷专用）

绝密★启用前 2024年高考英语终极模拟预测卷（全国卷专用）01 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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。 A （2023上·江西南昌·高三校联考期中） 1．Why do people sweat and produce more saliva after eating a pepper? A．To cool the body. B．To prevent hiccups. C．To protect the stomach. D．To get rid of the pepper. 2．It is advisable not to turn to _________ for reducing our discomfort after eating super spicy food. A．milk B．lemonade C．water D．bread 3．According to the author, can eating spicy food kill us? A．Absolutely impossible. B．Slightly possible. C．Very likely. D．Totally uncertain. B （2022上·河南漯河·高三校考期末）In the poverty-stricken neighborhoods in and around Manila, Philippines, millions of people live in darkness in their homes — even in the daytime. Electricity is often too expensive, and windows are a building expense that many cannot bear. To change this, a local social entrepreneur has created a program called A Liter of Light that shines the homes of underprivileged families by creating solar-powered light bulbs from a resource some may find surprising: used plastic soft drink bottles. Volunteers for A Liter of Light begin by gathering abandoned, clear plastic bottles. The volunteers then fill each bottle with water and a few drops of chlorine bleach that can hold back algae (藻) growth. They then fit the bottle tightly into a custom-cut hole in the roof of a home, with the bottom of the bottle extending down into the room below. This allows the clear plastic bottle and water to reflect the sun’s rays and scatter light into the house. A silicone (硅酮) plastic sealant applied to the roof and bottle prevents water leaks during rainy. On a sunny day, this simple device can produce approximately 50 watts of light in an otherwise dark room. Because plastics are lightweight and durable, the bottle lights are easy to install and are expected to last more than five years. And the materials to produce the lights cost very little — or nothing, in the case of abandoned bottles gathered by