甘肃省永昌县第四中学2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷含解析

甘肃省永昌县第四中学2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.2．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover3．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot4．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving5．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while6．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes7．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account8．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit9．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking10．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it11．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what12．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that13．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read14．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential15．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved16．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom17．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot18．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches19．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．appointedC．appointing D．havingappointed20．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that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）Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(休息)wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn’twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecesstodowhatIwasaskingofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself-ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessakid.Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery(行贿)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.“Here,I’llpayyouforyourtime.”Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollycouldbedifficult,andIwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannahackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whensheencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,Ifeltalaponmyshoulder.“Here,Mrs.D．”ShehandedmetheD-buck.“Why?”Iasked.“Ishouldn’tkeepthis.”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.“Idon’twantMollytothinkIonlywenttogethersoIcouldearnaD-buck.She’smyfriend.”Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirstlimethatweek?Molly.1、HowwasMollyintheauthor’seyes?A．Sheoftenmadefunofothers.B．Shegotonwellwithotherkids.C．Shewaseagertobeaccepted.D．Sherefusedtomakefriendswithothers.2、OnwhataspectwasBriannadifferentfromotherkids?A．Clowntalent.B．Cooperation.C．Honesty.D．Kindness.3、HowwastheauthorfeelingwhenBriannawalkedtoMolly?A．Worried.B．Regretful.C．Grateful.D．Puzzled.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttittleforthetext?A．AD-buckB．AStrangeGirlC．PowerofaSmileD．HowtoBeaGreatTeacher22．（8分）MeetbigbrotherBlueandhissistersMeadowandLittleWillow,afamilyofthreeblindcatsthatjustgotadoptedbythefamilyCatherineMagno.TheirstorystartsjustbeforetheChristmasof2014whenthekittens（小猫）werefoundinanabandonedhouseinDubai.Bythentheyhadalreadylosttheirsightduetoacatfluthatwasleftuntreatedbytheirprevious（先前的）owner.Afterthattheycametoananimalhome.Atsomepoint,brotherBluealmostgotadoptedbythepreviousowner'sneighbor,butthepoorconfusedcatcouldn’tbearlivingwithouthissistersandcriedallnightwhilesearchingforthem.Soontheywereallunitedintheanimalhomeuntiltheimportantnightof19February2015,whenCatherinetookthemunderherwing."Ihadzeroexperiencehavingadoptedmyfirsteverrescuekittenjustacoupleofmonthsago,"Catherinesaid."ButtheirstorytouchedmyheartsomuchthatIcouldn'tbearthethoughtofthembeingputinacageforaverylongtimeorevenworse."Catherinewasworriedaboutthespecialneedsofhernewpetfriends:“Myworrywasthatit'sgoingtonotonlybechallengingbutalsorequirealotofadjustmentsonmypart,”butapparentlyitwasn'tthatmuchdifferent.“Theonlyadjustmentearlyonwaskeepingeverythingwhereitwasbuttheyaresoonadaptive（适应的）.”Andasshewonderfullyputit:“Blindpetsseethroughtheirhearts."1、Whatcausedthethreecatstobeblindaccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseofacertainkindofdisease.B．Becauseofaseriouscaraccident.C．Becauseofsomebadpersonshurtingthem.D．Thepassagedidn'tmentionit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"meaninParagraph2?A．Theownerandhisneighbor.B．MeadowandLittleWillow.C．CatherineMagnoandherfamily.D．Alltheotherblindpetsintheanimalhome.3、WhatkindofpersonisCatherine?A．Hard-working.B．Selfish.C．Kind.D．Rude.23．（8分）Ihavehadalifelongfascination﹣callitobsessionifyoulike﹣withcommunication，withmakinglinkstootherplaces，othercultures，otherworlds．Therootsofthisobsessionhaveoftenpuzzledme．Iamnot﹣neverhavebeen﹣agregariousperson．Quitetheopposite，Iwasasolitarychildandmyclassmatesatschoolanduniversityalwaysthoughtofmeasaloner．Iwasnevercrazyaboutthenoisysolidarityofsocialgatherings．SowhywasIpossessedofadesiretomakecontactwithdistantplaces？ItcanpartlybeexplainedbythestartIhadinlife．Igrewuponwhatseemedatthetimeliketheedgeoftheworld﹣inaremotepartofruralIreland，inahouseholdwithfewbooksormagazines，andnotelevision．Foreigntravelwasunheardof．ApartfromthosewhoemigratedtoGreatBritainortheUnitedStates，virtuallynobodyweknewhadeverbeenabroad．Nobodyeverwentoverseasonholiday，andnoforeignlanguagesweretaughtintheschoolsIattended﹣withtheexceptionofLatin．Welivedinaclosedsocietythatthoughtofitselfasself﹣sufficient．Therewashoweveronechinkoflightinthesuffocatinggloom﹣theradio，whichwecalled"thewireless．"Itwas，bymodernstandards，ahugeapparatuspoweredbyvalves﹣whichiswhyittooksometimetowarmup﹣anda"magiceye"tuningindicator﹣agreenishglasscirclethatwinkedatyouasthesignalwaxedorwaned．Thebestthingaboutourwireless，though，wasthatithadashortwaveband．Thiswasthesourceofendlessfascinationtome，becauseitmeantthatevenwiththisprimitivedeviceonecouldlistentotheworld．AtfirstIcouldn'tunderstandhowitworked．Whywasreceptionsomuchbetteratnight？Whywasitsoinfuriatinglyvariable？Iaskedmyfather，wholookedevasiveandjustsaidithadsomethingtodowith"thewhachamacallitsphere"（healwayscalledcomplicatedthingsthewhachamacallit），butthisgavemeenoughofasteertogotothelocallibraryandstartdigging．InduecourseIdiscoveredthathewasreferringtotheionosphere﹣alayerofchargedparticleshighupattheedgeoftheEarth'satmospherethatactsasakindofreflectorforradiowavesofcertainfrequencies．Thereasonshortwaveradiocouldtravelsuchhugedistanceswasthatitusedtheionospheretobouncesignalsroundtheworld﹣whichwaswhyradiohamsinLatinAmericaorAustraliacouldsometimesbeheardbyayoungboyonthewesternseaboardofIreland．Signalsfromsuchdistantshoresweremorelikelytogetthroughatnightbecausethentheionospherewashigherandtransmissionoverlongerdistanceswaspossible．Iwasspellboundbythisdiscoveryofhowtechnologycouldpiggybackonanaturalphenomenontopushforwardlow﹣powersignalsthroughimmensedistances．ButmostofallIwasentrancedbytheideaofshortwaveradio，forthiswasatechnologywhichbelongednottogreatcorporationsorgovernments，buttopeople．Itwaspossible，myfatherexplained，toobtainalicensetooperateyourownshortwaveradiostation．Andallovertheglobepeopleheldsuchlicenses，whichenabledthemtositintheirbackroomsandbroadcasttothewholeworld．Theworldsuddenlyseemedwideopentome．1、Thesecondparagraphprimarilyservesto．A．revealtheauthor'sattitudetowardforeignculturesB．presentinformationthatshedslightonacertainpreoccupationC．todisplaytheauthor'snostalgiaforhisadolescenceD．foreshadowthecrucialdifferencebetweentheauthorandhisfather2、Theauthorconsidershisfather'sanswer（inParagraph3）tobe．A．incompletebuthelpfulB．humorousbutmeaningfulC．lightheartedyetconcernedD．sillyandconfusing3、Whichofthefollowing，iftrue，wouldmostweakentheclaimofoperatingashortwaveradiostation？A．ManygovernmentsaroundtheworlddonotregulateshortwaveusersB．ShortwaveequipmentisveryinexpensiveandisgettingcheaperallthetimeC．Mostindividualswhoapplyforshortwavelicensesareturneddown．D．CommunicationsexpertspredictthattheInternetwilleventuallyreplaceshortwaveradio．4、Thepassageisprimarilyabouttheauthor's．A．decisiontopursueacareerinscienceB．acceptanceofhisfamily'sshelteredoutlookC．devotiontothestudyofemergingtechnologyD．discoveryofamedium'sliberatingpotential24．（8分）Whatdoyoudoifyournationhasaseverewatershortageandhappenstobelocatedinadesert?Ifyouhavetheresources,youturntotechnology,whichiswhatacompanyintheoil-richUnitedArabEmirates(阿联酋)(UAEforshort)isplanningtodo.Thecountry,whichgetslessthanfourinchesofrainperyear,couldsolveitsissuewithwatershortagebydraggingicebergsfromAntarcticatoitsshores.Thefirstsuchattemptwillbeginin2018.OncetheicebergisatUAEshores,theiceabovethewaterlinewouldbecutoffandcrushedintodrinkingwater,whichwouldthenbestoredinlargewatertanks.Theicebergwouldalsohaveabroaderimpact,saysAbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehi:“ColdairoutfromanicebergclosetotheshoreoftheArabianSeawouldcauserainstormsacrosstheArabianGulfandthesouthernregionoftheArabianPeninsulaallyearround.Astherisingairexpands,coolsandcondenses(冷凝)duetothedecreaseinairpressure,watervapor(水蒸气)iscollectedintheclouds,whichbecomesheavyandfallsasrain.”Moreicebergswillbringmorewatervaporandclouds,creatingaprofound(巨大的)effectontheregionalclimateoveradecade,turningthedesertinto“greenmeadows(草地)”.ThemeltingicebergwouldalsoaddfreshwatertotheArabiansea,returningbiodiversity.Therewouldalsobeaboost(兴旺)fortourismfromallthepeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs.TheEmiratesIcebergProjectcomesfromagroupofeffortsbyNABLcalled“FillingtheEmptyQuarter”.Theprojectaimstodramaticallyinfluencethedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”,theplanet’slargestsanddesert.Theregionisalsotherichestoil-producingareaintheworld,includingpartsofSaudiArabia,Oman,UAEandYemen.1、WhatistheUAEplanningtodoaccordingtothetext?A．TocollectfreshseawaterfromAntarctica.B．TodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothecountry.C．TomakeicebergsfromAntarcticamelt.D．Toget20billiongallonsoffreshwaterfromicebergs.2、WhatAlShehisaidreflectstheeffectoficebergson_______.A．theweatherB．theindustryC．thebiodiversityD．thetourism3、Accordingtothetext,thedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”are______.A．turningintogreenmeadowsB．theresourceofsaltintheArabianseaC．theemptyareawithoutpopulationD．abundantinoilasamatteroffact4、Accordingtothetext,icebergstobedraggedtoUAE’shoreswill_________.A．bringwatervaporandsandB．addsaltwatertotheArabianseaC．become“greenmeadows”D．attractpeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs25．（10分）KaitlinRaffle’sdreamtoendpoverty(贫困)startedwhenshewasvisitingherfather,whoworkedforthehomeless.“Ineverrealizedtherewerepeopleintheworldwhodidn’thaveahomeorfoodbefore,”saidKaitlin,whoisnowsixteen.“IknewtherewassomethingIhadtodoaboutthat.”Atageeight,shestartedraisingmoneytobuildaplayground."Ittookmetwoyears,"Kaitlinsaid."Westartedsmall.Wewantedtodosomethingtomakeadifference.”In2014,WhenKaitlinwasthirteen,shevisitedCentralAmerica,andsawpeoplegoinghungryandfamilieslivinginhousesmadeofcardboard.Thatyear,wesetKidsonaMission,whichhashelpedhundredsofpeoplethere.“Theroomsweresmallerthanmybedroom,buttherewouldbeeightpeoplelivingineachone,"Kaitlinsaid.“Wealsogottoseethedirtyriversthatthosepeopleweredrinkingoutof.”Providingcleandrinkingwater,foodandclothesforpeoplelivinginpovertyisnowanimportanttaskforKidsonaMission.“Thisyoungladyischangingtheheartsofpeople,andalsochangingtheworld,"saidtheheadmasterofKaitlin'sschool.1、ThejobofKaitlin'sfatherwasto__________A．sellfoodsB．buildplaygroundsC．visitschoolsD．helphomelesspeople2、Whatwaspeople'slifelikeinCentralAmericaaccordingtoKaitlin?A．Theylivedinstronghouses.B．Theirdrinkingwaterwasdirty.C．Theirbedroomswereverybig.D．Theyhadenoughfoodandclothes.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheheadmaster'swords?A．Kaitlinisalwaysreadytogiveandhelp.B．Kaitlinhasmanychancestotravelaround.C．Kaitlinoftenchangesschoolsforherstudy.D．Kaitlinhasaseriousproblemwithherheart.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SchoollifeinAmericaB．GiftfromaheadmasterC．Father’sdutyinthefamilyD．Girl'sdreamtoendpoverty第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）WintersarealwayslongandcoldinNorthChina.Thewinterof2008wasespeciallytoughinonesouthwesterncity,1itbecameextremelycoldanditwasalsoadifficulttimeforme.Whatwasworse,a(n)2injuryhappenedtomeanditmightkeepmeinbedforseveralmonths,“JustintimefortheSpringFestival,”mymothersaidtome,sighing.ButhowcouldIfeelthe3whenthesnowwassoheavyandIhadmonthsofphysical4ahead?OnedayIwasdoingmyhousework5therewasatapagainstthewindowfromabranchofthetroublesomefruittree.Onhearingthis,withmyeyesclosed,slowly,Ibegantorecallthefallof1995whensomebodyplacedapipefrommypumpnexttothe6.Theearthwassowetthatit7immediatelywithmostitsbarerootsupward.Seeingthis,mymother8topullitout,butIrefused．“Howhardit’strying!”Isaid,9thedirectionofitsstrongholdingoftheearth.“Itis10ofachancetosurvive.”Withtools,we11drysoilaroundthetreeandputupsomesupportsintotheground,makingit12upright.SeveralmonthshadpassedbeforeIcouldbe13ofit.Surprisingly,whenspringreturned,my“rescue14”hadgrownsomeleavesandmany15.In2009thatlittlerescuestickhadgrownintoatoweringtree.Whatanunbelievablemiracleoflife!ThedaybeforetheSpringFestival,the16atthewindowwascontinuing,themorefiercewind,the17sound,asiftoremindmetolookupandappreciateitspowerfullife.ThatnightIsleptpeacefullyhavinga(n)18.Inthedreamsomeflowerswerecomingout19.ThenextmorningIstoodagainstthewindow.20thewindowwasthetreeburstingwithlife.Anyway,IhadawonderfulSpringFestivalthatyear.1、A．where B．which C．when D．that2、A．admirable B．terrible C．favorable D．slight3、A．duty B．joy C．cold D．failure4、A．treatment B．report C．exercise D．experiment5、A．while B．as C．when D．that6、A．window B．tree C．branch D．wall7、A．stoodup B．cameout C．gotout D．felldown8、A．decided B．pretended C．failed D．continued9、A．attachingto B．watchingover C．lookinginto D．pointingto10、A．confident B．proud C．worthy D．certain11、A．threw B．turned C．needed D．placed12、A．bend B．drop C．stand D．swing13、A．aware B．tired C．worthwhile D．proud14、A．tool B．stick C．pipe D．pump15、A．roots B．nuts C．flowers D．stems16、A．tapping B．striking C．attacking D．hitting17、A．more B．most C．better D．best18、A．idea B．walk C．rest D．dream19、A．politely B．shyly C．passively D．wildly20、A．On B．Outside C．Inside D．Besides第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Paper-cuttingwasrecognizedasanationalculturalheritage(遗产)in2006.Accordingtoexperts,paper-cuttingconveystheculture1．(share)betweenChinaandtheWesttowishforfamilyreunionsandkeeplinkswithlovedones,aliveordead.InthemovieCoco,forinstance,the12-year-oldMiguelandhisfamilydanceandsingtocelebratetheDayoftheDead,atraditionalfestivalinMexico,2．colorfulpaper-cutsarehungonthestreet.Chinesepeoplealsocutimagesofsmallfigurestocallbackthespiritsofthedead.The3．(differ)isthatmostChinesepaper-cutsarered,whilethoseinothercountries4．(make)inmanyothercolors.FairytalewriterHansChristianAndersenlikedtocut5．(character)outofpaperwhile6．(tell)storiestochildren.InChina,femalefriendsandfamilymembersusedtochatandmakepaper-cutstogether.“Thoughthepatternsandcolorsmaybedifferent,paper-cutssharethesamefunctionofkeepingemotionaltiesamongpeople,”saysYangHuizi,7．artteacheratBeijingUnion.Yang8．(study)thepaper-cuttingartforoveradecade.Besidesroutineuniversitycourses,shealsoorganizesnonprofitpaper-cuttingactivitiesthatareopen9．thepublicinBeijingtopromote10．(base)knowledgeofpaper-cutting.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearSir,I’mLiMing,astudentfromNo、2MiddleSchool、I’mwriting