北京市西城区第三中学2024届高三第二次模拟英语试题含解析

北京市西城区第三中学2024届高三第二次模拟英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when2．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup3．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging4．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how5．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe6．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto7．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld8．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are9．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either10．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before11．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those12．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo13．Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which14．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential15．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped16．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though17．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending18．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake19．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined20．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path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）Agoodmotherissomeonewhowouldsacrificeeverythingforherchildren.Itiscommontohearparentssaying,“HowcouldyoudothistomeafterallthesacrificesthatIhavemadeforyou?”Mostparentsaredrivenbylove.Itisequallycommontofindchildrenanswering,“WhendidIeveraskyoutosacrificeforme?”Thereisoftenagrainoftruthinchildren’swords.Thetruthusuallyhurts.Parentsoftenconfuseselflesslovewithsacrifice.Infact,theformerisaself-servingactdrivenbyone’sdesiretoliveuptoone’sstandards.Tosacrificemeanstorelinquishthingsofhighvalueforthesakeofanotherthingthatoneconsidersbeingofgreatvalue.Thatsoundssonegative.However,selfservingisn’tnecessarilynegative.Itishumantoactoutoftheirdesiretoseekpleasureandavoidpain.Toloveone’schildrenessentiallymeansacceptingthemunconditionally.Itfollowsthatfullacceptanceofthechildrenisusuallypossibleonlywhenparentsfullyacceptthemselves.Itisnosecretthatlovingthechildrenbeginswithlovingthemselves.Thesacrificestheymakefortheirchildrenarecountless,andI’vetriedtoputsomeofthosesacrificeshere.Afterbecomingaparent,acouple’slifeiscenteredontheirlittlekids.Suddenlythebabytopsthelistofallrelationships.Somefriendsandfamilymembersdriftapartfromparentsemotionally.Akiddemandsundividedattentiontillheorshebecomesindependent.Manyparentssufferrelationshipissuesbecausetheyspendmostoftheirtimeeitherworkingorcaringforkids,whichcausesafadingemotionalconnectionbetweencouples.Intermsofcareer,mostofthetime,amothermakessacrifices.Manyparentstakeupjobsthatallowthemtospendmoretimewiththeirkids.Someparentsusuallygiveupontheirfavoritefoodsjusttobuyfoodsfortheirkids.Holidayplansaredecidedbykids’education.Parentshaveunconditionalloveforkids.Aparentneverretires.Asadaughter,andamother,themoreIgothroughparenting,themoreIoweanapologytomyparentsbecauseoftheirselflesslove.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,whatcanweknowfromchildren’sanswer?A．Theydon’tfeelgratefultotheirparents.B．They.don’tknowhowtosatisfytheirparents.C．Theyhidetheirtruefeelingsfromtheirparents.D．Theyarenotoldenoughtounderstandtheirparents.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relinquish”inParagraph2mean?A．Clear.B．Protect.C．Giveup.D．Findout.3、Therearesometimessomeproblemsbetweenparentsbecause________.A．theyjustthinkaboutthemselvesB．theydon’tcareabouteachotheratallC．theyspendlittletimelookingafterkidsD．theyarelessconnectedtoeachotheremotionally4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Manykidsdon’ttreattheirparentswell.B．Parentsmakegreatsacrificesfortheirchildren.C．Childrenandparentsshouldrespecteachother.D．Coupleshavemanyproblemsafterhavingkids.22．（8分）Accordingtoateamofresearchers,ananimal'sabilitytoperceive(感知)timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife.“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures，”commentedtheleadauthorKevinHealyfromTrinityCollegeDublin.Thestudywasdonewithavarietyofanimalsusingaphenomenonbasedonthemaximumspeedofflashesoflightanindividualcanseebeforethelightsourceisseenasconstant.Dogs,forexample,haveeyeswitharefreshratehigherthanhumans.Oneexampleofthisphenomenonatwork,theauthorssay,isthehouseflyanditsabilitytoavoidbeinghit.Theresearchshowsfliesobservemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit.ProfessorGraemeRuxtonoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,whoworkedjointlyontheresearchproject,saidinastatement,“Havingeyesthatsendupdatestothebrainatmuchhigherfrequenciesthanoureyesdoisofnovalueifthebraincannotprocessthatinformationequallyquickly,Thus,thisworkhighlightstheimpressiveabilitiesofeventhesmallestanimalbrains.Fliesmightnotbedeepthinkers,buttheycanmakegooddecisionsveryquickly.”Incomparison,thetigerbeetle(虎甲虫)runsfasterthanitseyescankeepup,basicallybecomingblind,whichrequiresittostopperiodicallytore­evaluateitsprey's(猎物)position.Ourresultssuggestthattimeperceptionoffersanasyetunstudieddimensioninwhichanimalscanspecializeandthereisaconsiderablerangetostudythissysteminmoredetail.1、（小题1）Whatistheresearchmentionedinthepassagemainlyabout?A．Paceoflifeofanimals.B．Timeperceptionofanimals.C．Lifetimeofsmallanimals.D．Impressiveabilitiesofanimals.2、（小题2）WhatdoesKevinHealy'scommentmeaninPara.2?A．Theabilityofanimalstoperceivetimedependsontheirhighmovingspeed.B．Thesurvivaloffastmovinganimalsreliesontheirabilitytoperceivetime.C．Animalswithquickerpaceoflifehavebetterperceptionoftime.D．Animalswithpoorabilityoftimeperceptionhaveashorterlife.3、（小题3）Whycanhousefliesavoidbeinghit?A．Theycanthinkverydeeplybeforetheyact.B．Theycanflymuchfasterthantheireyescankeepup.C．Theycanprocessinformationasquicklyastheyreceiveit.D．Theycansendinformationtothebrainmorequicklythantotheireyes.4、（小题4）Whatwillatigerbeetlehavetodotocatchamovingprey?A．Trytorunasfastasitcan.B．Preventitselffrombecomingblind.C．Slowdowntogainitstimeperception.D．Stopoccasionallytospotthepreyagain.23．（8分）ManypublicfiguresfromIT,showbusiness,andsportshavejoinedtheIceBucketChallengetoraisemoneyforamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)(肌萎缩性侧索硬化)research.Anumberofinternationalfamouspeoplehavealreadytakenthechallenge,includingMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg,AfounderandCEOJeffBezos,andAppleInc.CEOTimCook.TroubledmusicianJustinBieberevenchallengedUSPresidentBarrackObama.TheALSIceBucketChallengerequiresthatparticipantspourabucketoficewateronthemselvesandthenpostavideoofitonsocialmediawhilenominatingoneormorepeopletodothesamewithin24hours.Peoplewhofailtotakethechallengewillhavetodonate$100toTheALSAssociation,whichadvocatesfindingtreatmentandacureforALS.Andmanyofthosewho’vetakenthechallengedonatedaswell.ALSisararediseasethatgraduallyreducespatients’musclestrength,finallymakingthembecomeunabletospeak,move,swallowandbreathe.InNorthAmerica,ALSiscommonlyknownasLouGehrig’sdisease,afterthestarbaseballplayerwhodiedofthediseasein1941attheageof38.Thebest-knownALSpatienttodayisBritishscientistStephenHawking.WhilemostpeoplewithALSsurviveonlytwotofiveyearsafterdiagnosis(诊断),Hawkinghashadthediseasefordecades.ThemedicaltreatmentforALSisveryexpensiveandcannotbecoveredbymostsocialwelfareprograms.ThiscreatesdifficultiesformanyALSpatientsandtheirfamilies,bothphysicallyandmentally.“Duetotheicebucketcampaign,manypeoplebeginningtoknowaboutALS.WithmorepeopleawareandmorepeopletakingpartinthefightagainstALS,wecancalmlyworkwithnotonlyotherALSorganizations,butalsowithmedicalcompaniestospeedupnewtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbythedisease,”saidBarbaraNewhouse,PresidentandCEOofTheALSAssociation.1、WhydoestheauthormentionmanyfamouspeopleinParagraph1?A．TostressthepopularityoftheIceBucketChallenge.B．Toadviseustolearnfromthem.C．Toprovetheyaregenerous.D．TointroducethetargetgroupoftheIceBucketChallenge.2、Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheIceBucketchallenge’s________.A．influenceB．purposeC．rulesD．development3、Thepersonwhoisnominatedforthechallengeisrequiredto________.A．donate$100toTheALSAssociationB．watchothersvideosonsocialmediaC．helpfindeffectivetreatmentsforALSD．pouricewateronhimselfwithintime4、WhatdoweknowaboutALSfromthetext?A．ALSisfairlycommonnow.B．LouGehrigwasfirstcuredofALS.C．ItisrareforpeoplewithALStosurvivedecades.D．SocialwelfareprogramsprovidemedicaltreatmentsforALS.5、AccordingtoBarbaraNewhouse,theIceBucketChallenge________.A．makesmorepeoplewellawareofALSB．teachespeoplehowtofightagainstALSC．makesmedicalcompanieshelpALSpatientsD．attractsmanypeopletojoinALSorganizations24．（8分）NASAhasanewjoblisting,andit’snojoke.TheUSspaceagencyislookingfora“joker”tojointheirplannedmissiontoMars.AmissiontoMarsisnolaughingmatter.Onaverage,theredplanetis140millionmiles(225millionkilometers)awayfromEarth.Atriptherewouldtakearoundeightmonthsinasmallspacecraft.AndMarshasacommunicationsdelayof20minutes.Thismeansthatastronautswillhavetowait20minutesforareply,whenanemergencyhappens.“Whenyou’relivingwithothersinaconfinedspaceforalongperiodoftime,suchasonamissiontoMars,problemsarelikelytooccur,”JeffreyJohnson,ascientistattheUniversityofFlorida,toldtheGuardian.ThisisprobablywhyNASAwantsanastronautwithasenseofhumor.“Thesearepeoplethathavetheabilitytopulleveryonetogether,”Johnsonsaid.Instressfulsituations,perhapshumorisawaytoknowwearen’talone.Bylaughingtogether,weshareourstress.Thenwecanfocusonourjobsinsteadofjustworrying.Thereareotherexamplesofteam“clowns”.OneexampleisthejourneytotheSouthPoleledbyNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsen.Itwasadifficultjourney,fullofdanger.AdolfLindstrom,acookatAmundsen’steam,wasa“clown”.Hemadepeoplelaughthroughthewholejourney.AmundsenlaterwrotethatLindstromwasthemostvaluablememberoftheteam.Butifyou’rehopingthatyourfavoriteTVcomedianwillflytoMars,thatprobablywon’thappen.“Beingfunnywon’tbeenoughtolandsomebodythejob,”Johnsonsaid.“Theyalsoneedtobeanexcellentscientistandengineer.”Besides,theymustbeintopphysicalcondition.1、WhatisNASA’snewjoblisting?A．Afunnyengineer. B．Atalentedclown.C．Agoodcook. D．Apopularcomedian.2、Whatdoes“aconfinedspace”inParagraph3referto?A．Acrowdedspace. B．Anemptyspace.C．Anopenspace. D．Asmallspace.3、Howdoestheauthorthinkhumorcanhelpastronauts?A．Itcanstopthemfromfeelingworried.B．Itcanencourageteamworkonamission.C．Itcanhelpthemfeellesshomesick.D．Itcanhelpthemknowthemselvesbetter.4、Whatpointdoestheauthorwanttomakewiththeexampleofthecook?A．Whatexplorerseatontheirjourneyisveryimportant.B．Anamateurcanplayamoreimportantrolethanaprofessional.C．Humorouspeoplecancheerpeopleupindifficultsituations.D．AmissiontoMarsismoredifficultthanajourneytotheSouthPole.5、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．KeepingtheSpiritsUpB．AMissiontoMarsC．ANewJobListingofNASAD．HumorousAstronautsinNASA25．（10分）AtfirstglanceEstherOkadeseemslikeanormal10-year-old.Shelovesdressingup,playingwithBarbiedollsandgoingtotheparkorshopping.ButwhatmakestheBritish-Nigerianyoungsterstandoutisthefactthatshe’salsoauniversityundergraduate.Esther,fromWalsall,anindustrialtownintheUK’sWestMidlandsregion,isoneofthecountry’syoungestcollegefreshmen.Thetalented10-year-oldenrolledattheOpenUniversity,aUK-baseddistancelearningcollege,inJanuaryandisalreadytopoftheclass,havingrecentlyscored100%inarecentexam.“It’ssointeresting.IthasthetypeofmathsIlove.It’srealmaths-theories,complexnumbers,allthattypeofstuff,”shesmiles.“Iwanttofinishthecourseintwoyears.ThenI’mgoingtodomyPhDinfinancialmathswhenI’m13.IwanttohavemyownbankbythetimeI’m15becauseIlikenumbersandIlikepeopleandbankingisagreatwaytohelppeople.”sheadds.Estherhasalwaysjumpedaheadofherpeers.ShesatherfirstMathGSCEexam,aBritishhighschoolqualification,atOunsdaleHighSchoolinWolverhamptonatjustsix,whereshereceivedaC-grade.Ayearlater,shegottheA-gradeshewanted.ThenlastyearshescoredaB-gradewhenshesattheMathA-levelexam.Notcontentwithbreakingbarrierstoattendcollegeatjust10yearsold,Estherisalsowritingaseriesofmathworkbooksforchildrencalled“YummyYummyAlgebra.”“Itstartsatabeginnerlevel-that’svolumeone.Butthentherewillbevolumetwo,andvolumethree,andthenvolumefour.Aslongasyoucanaddorsubtract,you’llbeabletodoit.Iwanttoshowotherchildrentheyarespecial.”shesays.1、WhydoesEstherOkadewanttohaveherownbank?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Tosetupamathsschool.C．Tohelpthepeopleinneed.D．Topublishhermathsbooks.2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutEstherOkadefromthetext?A．Sheisnotgoodattakingmathsexams.B．Shefailstogetalongwellwithherpeers.C．Sheisdeterminedandstrictwithherself.D．ShewasnotadmittedtoOunsdaleHighSchool.3、WhatmakesEstherOkadespecialaccordingtothetext?A．Hernaturaltalentinmaths.B．Herloveforbigchallenges.C．Scoring100%ineveryexam.D．Writingaseriesofmathbooks.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）ONCEagain,Iwasinnewschool.36wasagirlinmyclassnamedParis.That’swherethesimilarities37.Iwastallandshewassmall.Iwasoneofthe38intheclasswhileshewastheyoungest.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn’t.Icouldn’tstandher,consideringhermy39.40shewantedtobefriends.Oneday,sheinvitedme41andIsaidyesIwastooshockedtosayno．42noonehadinvitedmeovertoplaybefore．Butthisgirl,whoworethe43fashions,wantedtoseeme．Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermother,herstepfather,hertwobrothersandhersister-Whenwegottotheroomshesharedwithhersister,shetookoutabigcaseofBarbieswhichwasmynext44．Iwouldhavethoughtshe’doutgrownthem．Ihad45playedwiththem．Butwesatonthefloorofawalk-incupboardlaughingaswe46crazystoriesabouttheBarbies．That’swhenwefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobe47whenwewereolder．Webothhadwild48．Wehadagreatdaythatafternoon．Ourjaws（下巴）49fromsmilingsomuch．Sheshowedmeher50,whichhadmostlycomefromadesignerclothingstore（时装设计店）downtheblock．Thewomanwhoowneditusedherasa51sometimesforhernewspaperadsandgaveherclothesinexchange．Parishadthewhole52charmed．Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazines,the53__gaveherfreepassesandthepizzaplaceletherhavefreepieces．SoonIwas54inhermagicworld．Wesleptoverateachother’shouses,spenteveryfreemomenttogether．MydarkhairgrewoutandIlearnedtolovebeingtall．Paris,myfirstrealfriendsincechildhood,helpedmegetthroughthe55teenageyearsandtaughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriends:your"worstenemy"canturnouttobeyourbestfriend．1、A．It B．So C．She D．I2、A．ended B．started C．came D．began3、A．youngest B．shortest C．oldest D．tallest4、A．enemy B．friend C．sister D．rival5、A．And B．But C．So D．Or6、A．off B．up C．over D．in7、A．However B．Actually C．Therefore D．Besides8、A．modem B．new C．late D．latest9、A．surprise B．joy C．delight D．happiness10、A．once B．ever C．never D．yet11、A．madefor B．madeup C．putup D．madeinto12、A．writers B．singers C．dancers D．designers13、A．laugh B．imaginations C．behaviors D．experience14、A．harmed B．ached C．injured D．wounded15、A．books B．paintings C．food． D．outfits16、A．writer B．outfits C．model D．exchange17、A．family B．neighborhood C．class D．school18、A．colleges B．clothingstores C．restaurant D．movietheater19、A．attracted B．drawn C．included D．attached20、A．tough B．happy C．colorful D．rich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）Haveyoueverheardtheterm“darkride”andwondered1．itmeant?Howabout“flatride”?Let’sexploresomeofthemorecommon2．(type)ofrides.A“darkride”isanindustrytermforanyamusementparkorthemeparkridethatusesvehiclestosendpassengersintoanindoorenvironmentandthrough3．seriesofscenes.Ridevehiclestakemanyforms4．(include)carsonatrack,tracklessvehiclesandboats5．floatinachannelofwater.Somedarkridesattempttotellastory,whileothersarejustacollectionofinterestingscenes.A“flatride”referstoattractionsatamusementparks,carnivals,fairsandthemeparksthattypicallyspinaround.They6．(usual)includeacircularplatformandareplacedontheground.Thetermisusedtorefertoalargenumberofrides.7．(depend)ontheirspeedandotherfeatures,theymayormaynotbeconsideredthrillrides.Generally,“kiddierides”8．(intend)foryoungriders.Morethrillingflatridesthatincludehighspeedsintheamusementindustryarecalled“spin-and-spew,”“spin-and-puke,”or“whirl-andhurl”rides.A“motionsimulatorride”usesseatsthatmovewithpoint-of-viewmediaprojectedontoascreen9．(provide)viewerswiththeillusion(错觉)thattheyaremovingandphysicallytakingpartintheaction.Mostmotionsimulatorridesarepresentedintheatersofvarioussizes.Althoughviewersnevermovemorethanafewinchesinany10．(direct),theycanfeelasiftheyarespeedingwildlyandfree-fallingetc.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。TodayImetmyfirstfriend,Gonzalo.Hehadalreadybeenhereforafewdaysbutofferedmesomehelp.Idon’tthinkIwouldmanagedeverythingsoquicklyw