江西省南昌八中、南昌二十三中等四校2023-2024学年高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

江西省南昌八中、南昌二十三中等四校2023-2024学年高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown2．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof3．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict4．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one5．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular6．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade7．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother8．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who9．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy10．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while11．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared12．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that13．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the14．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when15．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed16．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete17．MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．arebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt18．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut19．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing20．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have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）NepalisoneofthepoorestcountriesonglobesovolunteersgeteveryreasontovolunteerinNepal.ThepeopleofNepalarewelcoming,warmandfriendly,thelandscapesherearebeautiful,andsincethecountryfinancialsituationisnotsowellthusweoperatefromgrassrootscommunityleveltoimprovethesituation.NepalisalsoconsideredtobeoneofthesafestvolunteeringdestinationsinAsia.WenevereverhadanymisbehavingactivityinNepalwithourvolunteers.TravelingacrossNepalisalsoveryeasyandourprogramsarebasedinthecapitalcityKathmandu.Nepalisblessedwithamazinglydiverselandscapes.Fromthehighestmountainintheworld,youcanreachalmostuptosealevelinjust10kilometers.VolunteeringSolutionsoffersvolunteeringopportunityin5differentprogramchoicesinKathmandu,Nepal,namely:Language&OrientationWeek(迎新周);SummerVolunteerProgram,Kathmandu;Healthcare/MedicalProgram;TeachingEnglishProgram;OrphanageProgram.Ourprogramisopenallyeararoundsowereceivequitealotnumberofvolunteersthroughoutthewholeyearfromallovertheglobe.OurmainvolunteersarcfromAmerica,UnitedKingdom,Australia,Europeancountries.Consideringitisoneofthesafestprogramlocations,weevenallow17-years-oldtovolunteerinourprogram.LanguageandOrientationWeekofferstheopportunitytolearnabouttheNepalesecultureandhistoryalongwithlocalNepaleselanguagewhichisveryfamousamongvolunteersasitisalwaysgoodtolearnmoreaboutthecountrywhereyouwouldbestartingyourworksoon.OrientationweekalsotakesyoutodifferentbeautifultripsonweekendssuchasMonkeyTempleandBhaktapurDurbarSquare.VolunteeringSolutionsoffersoneofthemostaffordableprogramchoicesworldwidewithbestvalueformoney.Weprovideaccommodationwiththelocalhostfamilyalongwith3timesmealsasyoutendtoseehowlocalpeopleinNepalspendtheirlifeondailybasis.SobeapartofourexcitingprogramsinNepaltoday.1、WhatarevolunteersexpectedtodotohelpNepal?A．Offerfinancialsupport.B．Startfromthebasicaid.C．TeachNepalesepeoplescience.D．Setupschoolsandhospitalsthere.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Nepalisthesafestcountryintheworld.B．PeoplecanreachthehighestpeakfromNepal.C．VolunteershaveevermetmisbehavingactivitiesinNepal.D．ThenaturalfeaturesofNepal’slandarequitesimilar.3、WhatshouldvolunteersdofirstinNepal?A．GetacquaintedwithNepalesecircumstances.B．Visitthemostfamousattractions.C．Meettheleadersofcommunities.D．Collectthedataoflocalresidents.4、Whatisvolunteers’aimtoliveinlocalhostfamily?A．Tokeepthemselvessafe.B．Toreducethecostofvolunteering.C．Toofferbettervolunteeringwork.D．Toknowaboutlocalpeople’slife.22．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:30;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（阁楼）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:30Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$323、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.23．（8分）SummerActivitiesExperiencetheromanceofPariswithanunforgettablenightoutthatcombinesthreeofthetoptoursintheCityofLights.ChoosefromdinnerattheEiffelTower’suniquerestaurantagainstthenightsky,atLesOmbresrestaurant,aparticularmealaboardadiningcruisedowntheSeineRiverorcapoffthenightwithaParisiancabaretshowattheMoulinRougenightclub.ActivityDescriptionCostEiffelTowerDinnerSettleintoyourprivatetableatthemodern58TourEiffelrestaurantfora3-coursemealofclassicFrenchstyleaccompaniedbyyourchoiceofwine.Thediningroomarearoundthefirst-floorobservationdeckoftheEiffelTower58meters(190feet)aboveground,soyoucanenjoycityviewsthroughexpansivepicturewindows.$318.10SeineRiverCruiseDinnerStepintoa3-coursedinneraboardtheMarinadeParisfloatingrestaurant.Whileyoudine,cruisepastthefamousmonumentsofParis,includingtheLouvre,NotreDamecathedral(大教堂),theEiffelTowerandseveralofthecity’shistoricbridges.Attheendofyourdinnercruise,visitthetwinklingEiffelTowerforanhour.$313.37LesOmbresrestaurantDinnerEnjoya3-coursemealdinneratLesOmbresrestaurant,alldrinksincludedandaglassofchampagne.$282.62MoulinRougeShowFollowingyourdinneroption,travelbyair-conditionedcoachtothedistrictofMontmartre,theheartofParis.HeadtotheMoulinRougenightclubandsettleintoyourseatsfortheclassicParisiancabaretshowwhichfeaturesmorethan100talentedperformers.Beattractedbyaparadeofbejeweledandfeatheredcostumesasdancersperform.$348.84660、Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttoseecabaretshow?A．EiffelTowerDinner B．SeineRiverCruiseDinnerC．LesOmbresrestaurantDinner D．MoulinRougeShow1、WhatwillthevisitorsdoattheendoftheSeineRiverdinnercruise?A．visittheLouvreB．visittheEiffelTowerC．visittheNotreDamecathedralD．visitthedistrictofMontmartre2、HowmuchdoestheLesOmbresrestaurantDinnercost?A．$282.62 B．$313.37C．$318.10 D．$348.8424．（8分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmwordsofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback（反馈;反应）",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcriticizedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategies(策略)ofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing（评估）theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontext(背景)ofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldforcethemtodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Peopleshouldbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.B．Peopleshouldofferconstructivecriticism.C．Peopleshouldbecautiouswhengivingadvice.D．Peopleshouldcarelessaboutothers.2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoacceptit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtosupportorprotectthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveintheresult.B．Theyknewtherewasn'tsuchadisease.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tagreewiththetest.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency25．（10分）Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.Forexample,wecansaytoachild“Don’trunintotraffic!”or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome.”Inusingthelatter,youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively,andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituation,becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Actually,itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse.Forexample,ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes,youwouldn’tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold“Don’tfalloffthetree,”hewillthinkoftwothings:“don’t”and“falloffthetree”.Thatis,hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse“Holdontothetreecarefully.”Clearly,positiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe,orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.“Sam,holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat”ismuchmoreusefulthan“Don’tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?”orworsestill“HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?”Thechangesaresmallbutdifferenceisobvious.Childrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwords,soitpaystobepositive.1、Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto______.A．dothingscarefullyB．learnindifferentsituationsC．improvetheirimaginationD．builduptheirconfidence2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatisheard.B．Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.C．Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D．Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.3、Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A．Fastenyourseatbelt.B．Don’tplaybythelake.C．HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?D．Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight?4、Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A．praisemakeskidsconfidentB．rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC．positiveinstructionsguidekidsD．clearcommandsmakekidsdifferent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）Aneightyearsoldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysicktheyhadnomoneyleft.Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher1motherwithwhispereddesperation（绝望）,“2

amiracle（奇迹）cansavehimnow”,thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank.She3

allthechangeoutonthefloorandcounteditcarefully.Thenshe4

herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore（药店）.“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.It’s5

mylittlebrother,”

thegirlansweredback.“He’sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuya6

.HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething7

growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.”“Wedon’t

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miracleshere,child.I’msorry,”thechemistsaid,smiling9atthelittlegirl.Intheshopwasa10

customer.Hestooped(弯腰)downandaskedthelittlegirl,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother11

?”“Idon’tknow,”shereplied.“He’sreallysickandmommysaysheneedsa(n)12

.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtmy13

.”“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.“Onedollarandelevencents,14

Icantryandgetsomemore,”

sheansweredquietly.“Well,whatacoincidence（巧合）,”

smiledtheman.

“Adollarandelevencents—the15

priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers.

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metowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand17yourparents.”ThatwelldressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,asurgeon.Theoperationinthehospitalwascompletedwithout18

anditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwas19

againanddoingwell.Thelittlegirlwashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost-----onedollarandelevencentsplusthe

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ofalittlechild.1、A．helpfulB．hopefulC．tearfulD．kind2、A．SimpleB．JustC．MorethanD．only3、A．pulledB．putC．pouredD．drew4、A．followedB．madeC．tookD．found5、A．toB．forC．asD．on6、A．hopeB．doctorC．favourD．miracle7、A．badB．smallC．extraD．impossible8、A．getB．offerC．storeD．sell9、A．gentlyB．coldlyC．sadlyD．strangely10、A．wellbehavedB．goodlookingC．kindheartedD．welldressed11、A．haveB．needC．careD．like12、A．doctorB．surgeonC．kindnessD．operation13、A．savingsB．wishesC．ideasD．suggestions14、A．sinceB．asC．butD．after15、A．sameB．properC．exactD．necessary16、A．ShowB．FollowC．HelpD．Take17、A．persuadeB．encourageC．meetD．help18、A．difficultyB．doubtC．chargeD．result19、A．wellB．homeC．happyD．strong20、A．courageB．clevernessC．devotionD．faith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）AChinesetraditionalcoughsyrup,calledNinJiomPeiPaKoa,isbecomingeven1．(popular)amongNewYorkersinthisfluseason,followingaUSnewsreport.accordingtoanarticlepublishedbytheWallStreetJournallastweek,AlexSchweder,2．architectandprofessorofdesignatPrattInstitute3．(suffer)acoughabout-tendays,feltbetteronlyin15minutesafterhedrankabottleofNinJiomPeiPaKoa,which4．(recommend)byhisgirlfriend.Hereisaselectionofthe5．(comment)online:Thiscoughsyrupiseffectivetome.I6．(use)itwheneverIhaveminorcoughingsincetheflubrokeout.Ithelpssooththecoughing.Iliketotakeasoupspoonfullofthesyrupinmymouthandletthesyrupmeltdownmyfoodpipe7．(effort).ItakeitasmuchasIneed.Thisisgreatstuff.Mostlyit’sthehoneyin8．thathelpsyoutalkagain,butittastesdelicioustoo.AChinesemarketinNewYorkCitywherethesyrupissold9．$7.80.That’sthepriceofaChinesepharmacy;10．,thesyrupissoldasmuchas$70onlinethroughthirdparties,theWallStreetJournalsaid.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。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。MyparentsandIwentonaone-daytriptoLakeTaihulastweekend、Ittookusthreehoursdrivethere、Wewereamazedbyitsizewhenwegotoutfromthecar、Thenweboardaboatandstartedadelightfulday、Whenadmirethebeautifulsceneryfromthelake,andwehadalotofpicturestaken、Backonthebank,weboughtavarietyofsouvenirandtasted