吉林省公主岭第五中学2024年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

吉林省公主岭第五中学2024年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake2．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether3．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should4．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve5．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising6．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why7．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what8．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave9．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout10．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome11．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict12．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base13．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however14．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where15．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying16．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or17．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads18．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted19．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare20．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．areD．is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）Hackingisn’tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Accordingtoastudy,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant’sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasethenumberoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Scientistsusedtobaccoplantsinthestudybecauseitiseasytochangetheplants’genes.Hackedplantsarelargerthannormalplants.Photosynthesisisthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,waterandcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistssaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergy.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.Scientistshackedtheplant’sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemstartswhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.Buttheprocessisslow.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocessbychangingtheplant’sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthontwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswouldproducethesameresultsincornandrice.AgricultureprofessorTalaAwandasaidthestudymakessense,butcautionedtheyield（产量）mightnotbequitesohighforconventionalfoodcrops.Still,sheaddedinanemail,“thisstudyremainsabreakthrough,”1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Wecanfindhackingonlyindigitaldevices.B．Aplant’sgenescanbechangedbyhacking.C．Hackinghasbeenusedinimprovingfoodproduction.D．Hackingcanbeusedtochangewhateveryouwant.2、Whydidscientistschoosetobaccoplantstostudy?A．Becausetheyareveryeasytoget.B．Becausetheirgenesareeasytochange.C．Becausetheyarelargerthanotherplants.D．Becausetheycanabsorbsunlightquickly.3、Whatdoweknowaboutphotosynthesis?A．Ithelpsplantstoproduceenergy.B．Itisregardedasaproductivesystemforplants.C．Itcanincreaseleafgrowthonplantsby14percent.D．Itismadeupofsunlight，waterandcarbondioxide.4、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatchangingtheplants’genesproved________.A．useless B．deadlyC．effective D．unrealistic5、WhatisTalaAwanda’sattitudetowardthestudy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Objective. D．Critical.22．（8分）Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?A．TheDutch.B．Americans.C．TheEnglish.D．TheJapanese.2、WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?A．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Similarity.B．Contradiction.C．Diversity.D．Misunderstanding.23．（8分）Vehiclesoftencomeintoconflictwithothervehiclesandpedestrianswhentheirintendedcoursesoftravelintersect(交叉),andendupbeingineachother，sway.Thegeneralprinciplethatestablisheswhohastherighttogofirstiscalled“rightofway”,or“priority”.Itdetermineswhohastherighttousetheconflictingpartoftheroadandwhohastowait.Signs,signals,markingsandotherfeaturesareoftenusedtomakepriorityclear.Adrivermustyield(让)therightofwaytootherdrivers:●WhenapproachingaYIELDsign.Slowdownorstoptoavoidacrash.●Evenafterthelightturnsgreenwhentherearevehiclesintheintersection.●Whenapproachingemergencyvehiclesusingsoundingorflashingsirens.●Aftercomingtoacompletestopatanintersectionwherethereisastopsignoraflashingredsignal.Ifthereisnostopline,stopbeforethecrosswalk.●Whenmakingaleftturnonaredlightafterastopfromaone-waystreettoanotherone-waystreetwithtrafficmovingtotheleft.(SeeFigureA．)●Whentwovehiclesondifferentroadwaysarriveatafour-waystopintersectionatthesametime,thevehicleshouldyieldtothevehicleonitsright.(SeeFigureB．)●Whencomingoutofanalley,building,privateroadordrivewayaftercomingtoacompletestop.(SeeFigureC．)●Whencrossingtrafficattheendofa“T”roadwithnotrafficcontrolsignsorsignals.(SeeFigureD．)1、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainthelawofrightofway.B．Toillustratetrafficsignsandsignals.C．Toinformdriversofgeneraltrafficrules.D．Tointroducetrafficrulestopedestrians.2、Whichistherightbehavioraccordingtothetext?A．Driveononcethelightturnsgreen.B．Keepdrivingifthereisnostopline.C．Yieldtoemergencyvehiclesatanytime.D．SlowdownwhenapproachingaYIELDsign.3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionisTRUEaccordingtothefigures?A．FigureA:BshouldyieldtoA．B．FigureB:AshouldyieldtoB．C．FigureC:AshouldyieldtoB．D．FigureD:AshouldyieldtoB．24．（8分）Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfoundrecently.IntheirpaperpublishedonMonday,researchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofTsukubainJapanintroducedtheirexperimentandconclusion.Scientistsinvited36volunteerswhowereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemorytestinwhichtheywereshownpictureslikebroccoli(西兰花)orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising."Thememorytaskwasreallyquitechallenging,saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudyandaneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine."Weusedverytrickysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldrememberwhetheritwasthisexactpicnicbasketversus(对抗)thatpicnicbasket."Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsomeoftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.Theyfoundstrengthenedcommunicationbetweenregionsinvolvedinthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesinbrainsofthosewhohadexercised.Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower.Asallthevolunteersintheexperimentwererelativelyyoung,researchersarestillworkingtolookattheeffectsoflightexerciseonolderpeople."Ourfuturegoalistotrytodevelopanexerciseprescription(处方)thatcanbeusedbyolderadultswhomighthavedisabilitiesormobilityimpairments,butcanstilladoptverysimpleexerciserulesoflifeandbeableto,perhaps,delaycognitivedeclinetemporarily,"saidYassa.1、Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheexperimentmentionedinthetext?A．Regularexerciseisofbenefittothememoryofallpeople.B．Justashortperiodofexercisebetteryoungpeople'smemorypower.C．Olderpeoplecanalsoimprovetheircognitivepowerbyexercisingregularly.D．AUthevolunteersintheexperimentimprovedtheirmemorythroughexercise.2、Whywasthememorytaskquitechallenging?A．Thelimetosolvethequestionswastoolimited.B．ThequestionsaskedbythescientistswereloocompHeated.C．Theitemstobedistinguishedwereextremelysimilar.D．Thepeopleintheexperimentweredisabled.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tosolveaproblem.B．Togivepracticaladvice.C．Topresentaresearchresult.D．Totellaninterestingsotry4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AdvantagesofExercisingRegularlyB．ExerciseIsBeneficialtoBothYoungandOldC．ExerciseCanImproveOlderPeople'sCognitivePowerD．TenMinutesofExerciseaDayMightImproveMemory25．（10分）Musichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic(音响的)energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrients(养分)moreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray(叶面喷剂)thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin－accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords－thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan(寿命),however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoil,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.1、Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?A．Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.B．Plantsaresensitivebynature.C．Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.D．People’sdebatableopinionoftheeffectmusichasonplants.2、WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?A．Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.B．Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.C．Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.D．Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.3、WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?A．Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.B．Amethodtogrowlargerplants.C．Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.D．Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto4、WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A．Itistheoldestindoorplant.B．Itisthelargestindoorplant.C．Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.D．Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.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）Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsharingmyloveofmusic,didn’t__36__itasaprofession.Mygrandfather,havingtaughtmusicforyearsatcollegeand,thoughmuch__37__,earnedmerelyenoughtosupporthisfamily.Asaresultofthis_38___inthefamily,Iwenttocollege-----quite__39__,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyother_40___.BeforemygraduationfromColumbia,Ifelt_41___mydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.Asidefromthesatisfactionofbeingableto___42__thefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Myonlyambitionwastosaveenoughto_43___thejobandgotoEuropetostudy__44___.Iusedtogetupatdawntopractice_45__Ileftfor“downtown“towork..Icontinuedtomakemoney,and_46__,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemeto___47_.Thesituationofmyfamilyimproved,andmyhelpwas_48___necessary,soIresignedfrommy__49__and,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedfor_50___.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbeforeand_51___everyminuteofit.Iwasa_52__manandIwasdoingwhatI__53__todoandwhatIwasmeanttodo.IfIhadstayedinbusiness,Imightbeaquitewealthymantoday,__54__Iwouldn’thavemadeasuccessofliving.Iwouldhave_55__allthosethatmoneycanneverbuy.Moneyisawonderfulthing,butitispossibletopaytoohighpriceonit.1、A．receiveB．acceptC．refuseD．keep2、A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded3、A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example4、A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously5、A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems6、A．thisB．thatC．itD．one7、A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit8、A．giveupB．giveinC．goonD．throwaway9、A．computerB．lawC．historyD．music10、A．afterB．incaseC．beforeD．themoment11、A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately12、A．gobackB．gohomeC．goabroadD．godown13、A．nolongerB．ofcourseC．infactD．muchtoo14、A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends15、A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．NorthAmerica16、A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD.enjoyed17、A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak18、A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed19、A．soB．andC．butD．for20、A．missedB．gainedC．achievedD．won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）Mostpeopleatpresentaresobusywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetime1．(enjoy)ahealthyandbalanceddiet.Formostindividuals,as2．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatandsugarforseveralyears,theychoosetogoonadietbutfailattheend.Besuretobewithastrongawarenessthatyouare3．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydiet4．(provide)yourbodywithnotonlyenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Thefirstoneisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritional5．(require).Asweallknow,wehavetotakeinvariousnutritioneverydaytokeepfit.6．(basic)speaking,youshouldmakesurethatyoutakeagoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteins.Anotherbenefitisthatitistheeasiestandmost7．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself8．anumberofdiseaseswhengrowingold.Inmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof9．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer.Andforthosewhowanttoloseweight,there10．(come)goodnews!Keepahealthydietandyouwillfinallykeepahealthyweight!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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish.Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage.ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish.SoIhavetolearntheCzech.It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar.Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall.Butlittlebylittle,IremembereditandlearnedhowtospeakCzechproper.Thesecondproblemismakingfriend.Atschool,Iwasoftenignoring,whilemanyofmyclassmatesgatheredtogetherandchattedeachother.However,ItriedtotalktoeveryoneImetandwentoutwiththemonweekends.NowIhavemanygoodfriends.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（