银川第二中学2024届高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

银川第二中学2024届高考英语倒计时模拟卷考生须知：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．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught2．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where3．Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate4．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though5．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred6．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot7．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that8．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?9．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar10．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant11．Theboystoodhisheaddown,listeningtohismotherscoldinghimforbreakingthewindows.A．for B．of C．with D．around12．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive13．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one14．WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput15．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing16．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off17．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t18．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned19．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why20．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over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）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.22．（8分）Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe"bad"news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely;insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.Anotherfactorisalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.1、Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesintheworldnow?A．Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.B．Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.C．TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.D．Theylistentotheradioeveryday.2、ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat_______.A．peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaperB．peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaperC．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountriesD．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyoumostpossiblywatchonTV?A．Youoftenplayfootballwithyourfriendsafterschool.B．Yourteacherhasgotacold.C．Atigerinthecityzoohasrunoutandhasn’tbeencaught.D．Thebikeinfrontofyourhouseislost.23．（8分）HomeLaundryAutomaticDryerProductFullTwoYearWarranty（保修）LimitedFiveYearWarrantyonCabinet（机箱）WarrantyProvidesfor：FIRSTTWOYEARSAmanawillrepairorreplaceanyfaultypartfreeofcharge.THIRDTHRUFIFTHYEARSAmanawillprovideafreereplacementpartforanycabinetwhichprovesfaultyduetorust（生锈）.WarrantyLimitations：•Warrantybeginsatdateoforiginalpurchase.•AppliesonlytoproductusedwithintheUnitedStatesorinCanadaifproductisapprovedbyCanadianStandardsAssociationwhenshippedfromfactory.•Productsusedonacommercialorrentalbasisnotcoveredbythiswarranty.•ServicemustbeperformedbyanAmanaservicer.•Adjustmentscoveredduringfirstyearonly.WarrantyDoesNotCoverItIf：•Producthasdamageduetoproductchange，connectiontoanimproperelectricalsupply>shippingandhandling,accident,fire,floods,lightningorotherconditionsbeyondthecontrolofAmana.•Productisimproperlyinstalled（安装）orapplied.Owner’sResponsibilities：•Providesalesreceipt.•Normalcareandrepair.•Havingtheproductreasonablyaccessibleforservice.•Payforservicecallsrelatedtoproductinstallationorusageinstructions.•Payforextraservicecosts,overnormalservicecharges,ifservicerisrequestedtoperformserviceoutsideservicer^normalbusinesshours.*InnoeventshallAmanaberesponsibleforconsequentialdamages（间接损坏）.*Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherswhichvaryfromstatetostateForexample,somestatesdonotallowtheexclusion（排除）orlimitationofconsequentialdamages,sothisexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.1、AccordingtoWarrantyLimitations,aproductcanbeunderwarrantyif.A．usedintheU.S.A． B．rentedforhomeuseC．repairedbytheuserhimself D．shippedfromaCanadianfactory2、AccordingtoOwner’sResponsibilities,anownerhastopayfor.A．theproductinstallation B．aservicer’sovertimeworkC．thelossofthesalesreceipt D．amechanic’stransportation3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothewarranty?A．ConsequentialdamagesareexcludedacrossAmerica.B．Aproductdamagedinanaturaldisasteriscoveredbythewarranty.C．Afaultycabinetduetorustcanbereplacedfreeinthesecondyear.D．Freerepairisavailableforaproductusedimproperlyinthefirstyear.24．（8分）OneofAustralia’s“BigThings”，TheGiantKoala,issituatedmidwaybetweentheVictoriantownsofStawellandHorshamatasmalltowncalledDadswellsBridge.DadswellsBridgeisregardedasthegatewaytotheGrampiansRanges.TheGiantKoalaisthe“GuardianoftheGrampians”.Stopinforbreakfast,lunchordinnerorjustdropinforsometakeawayfood,ahotdrinkoranicecoldicecream.Tryourrangeofoldstyleboiledlolliesormakeaselectionfromourlollyshopwithalargerangeofchocolates&lollies.Youcanevenhaveyournextfunction/partyattheGiantKoalainthenewlylandscapedcourtyardfedwithourfamouscampovenroastedmeats.MakeuseofourBBQ,andbringyourownmeatandhaveapicnicoutinourcourtyardoramongtheanimalsinthezoo.TheGiantKoalahasalargerangeofgiftsandsouvenirsforallagessothatyoucantakeasofttoykoalaawaywithyouasareminderofyourvisit.ThenewownersofTheGiantKoala,Rob&Julie-Anne,haverecentlyaddedazoowhichishometotwoveryaffectionatekoalasandothernativeAustraliananimalsandsomefarmanimals.YoucanhaveyourphototakenwithourKoalasforasmallfee.Wehavejustcompletedachildren’s“PettingZoo”wheretheycanpatanimalssuchasrabbits,guineapigs,babyturkeys,chickens.TheGiantKoalamadeanappearanceonthePaulHoganandShaneJacobsonmovieCharlieandBootsandwasfeaturedintheTelstraBigpondadvertisementsthisyear.Aseriesofeight“BigThings”inAustraliahasjustbeenreleasedonRedheadMatchesandTheGiantKoalawasselectedtobepartofthisseriesandyoucanfindtheminSupermarketsnow.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HaveLunchatTheGiantKoalaB．Australia’s“BigThings”C．WelcometoTheGiantKoala:anUnforgettableExperienceD．BestGiftsYouCanBuyatTheGiantKoala:SoftToyKoala2、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatTheGiantKoalais________.A．asmalltownB．asightingseeingplaceC．afamouscampD．averylargecreature3、Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom________.A．atouristwebsiteB．afoodcolumnC．anEnglishtextbookD．aresearchstudy4、Theunderlinedword“fed”canbereplacedby“________”.A．eatenB．encouragedC．regardedD．supplied25．（10分）ItwaswithheavyheartsthatmysonandIworkedtopreparehiscarforamilestonejourney—thedayhemovedacrossthecountryaftertwentyyearsoflivingundermyroof．Ourworkwentslowlyintotheafternoon．TheSundaybaseballgamecameon．OurhometownCardinalswereplayingtheAtlantaBraves．IoverheardbitsoftheTVbroadcast—Atlantatookatwo-runleadaswewerepackingthetrunk．AfterthatIbecameabsorbedinglumthoughtsabouthisdepartureandforgotaboutthegame．SuddenlyIheardthedooropen．“Dad，”hesaid，“let’swatchthegame．They’reonlydownbyarun．”Hisred-coloredeyesinstantlytoldmethathe，too，foundthistobedifficultandwantedtoshareonelastfather-sonmoment．WithouthesitationIledthewaytotheTVset．There，wefoundtheCardslosing3—1．“Oh，”hesaid，“they’redowntworuns．”Hisvoicecrackedwithdoubt．“Ithoughttheywerecomingback．”“That’sfine，”Isaid，wantingsomuchtostringthismoment．“Let’swatchanyway．”TheCardsgottobatlast．Firstasingle，andthenanother．Suddenlythegamebecameveryinteresting．WhenDavidEcksteinparkedthethirdpitch(投球)intotheseats，weweretransformed，jumpingupanddown．That’swhenthemagicmomentcame．Thesadnessofthatdaywasreplacedbytheexcitingbaseballgame，somethingwehaddonemanytimestogetherbefore．Thenheleft．ItwasasaddaywhenIhelpedmysonpackandgetreadytomoveawaytocollege．Butthismomentofjoymixedwithsadnessmadetheday，thetripandourlifeseemsoright．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glum”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Anxious．B．Curious．C．Hopeful．D．Upset．2、Whatbroughtjoytotheauthor?A．ThevictoryofAtlanta．B．Theworkdoneforhisson．C．Thetimespentwithhisson．D．Thememoryofthepasttime．3、Whydidtheauthor’ssonleavehome?A．Towork．B．Tostudy．C．Toplayagame．D．Togoonavacation．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）WhenIwasachildofsevenyearsold,myfriends,onaholiday,filledmypocketwithcoppers.Iwentatoncetoashopwheretheysoldtoysforchildren.Being1withthesoundofawhistlethatIhadseenbytheway,inthehandsofanotherboy,I2allmymoneyforone.Ithencamehome,andwentwhistlingalloverthehouse,muchpleasedwithmywhistle,but3allthefamily.Mybrothersandsistersandcousins,whenItoldofthe4Ihadmade,saidIhadgivenfourtimesasmuchasthewhistlewasworth.TheyputmeinmindofwhatgoodthingsImighthaveboughtwiththe5ofthemoney,andlaughedatmesomuchformyfollythatIcriedwithvexation（烦恼）.Thinkingaboutthemattergavememore6thanthewhistlegavemepleasure.7,thiswasafterwardsofusetome,fortheimpressioncontinued8mymind,sothatoften,whenIwas9tobuysomethingIdidnotneed,Isaidtomyself,“Don’tgivetoomuchforthewhistle,”andIsavedmymoney.AsIgrewup,cameintotheworld,and10theactionsofmen,IthoughtImetwithmany,verymany,who“gavetoomuchforthewhistle.”IfIknewamiser（守财奴）who11everykindofcomfortableliving,allthepleasureofdoinggoodtoothers,alltheesteemofhisfellowcitizensandthejoysoffriendship,12gatheringandkeepingwealth“13man,”saidI,“youpaytoodearforyourwhistle.”WhenImetamanofpleasure,whodidnottrytoimprovehismindorhisfortunebut14devotedhimselftohavingagoodtime,perhaps15hishealth,“Mistakenman,youareproviding16foryourself,insteadofpleasure;youarepayingtoodearforyourwhistle.”IfIsawsomeonefondof17whohasfineclothes,finehouses,finefurniture,fineearrings,allabovehis18,andforwhichhehadrunintodebt,andendedhiscareerinaprison.“Also,”saidI,“hehaspaiddear,verydear,forhiswhistle.”19,themiseriesofmankindarelargelyduetotheirpuffinga(n)20valueonthings—togiving“toomuchfortheirwhistle.”1、A．facedB．charmedC．sympathizedD．provided2、A．setasideB．putupC．handedoverD．tookover3、A．disturbingB．attractingC．entertainingD．confusing4、A．troubleB．attemptC．choiceD．bargain5、A．restB．valueC．majorityD．part6、A．satisfactionB．reliefC．annoyanceD．stress7、A．MoreoverB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Indeed8、A．outofB．onC．toD．from9、A．temptedB．determinedC．forcedD．persuaded10、A．tookB．observedC．admiredD．followed11、A．turnedagainstB．gaveupC．caredaboutD．reliedon12、A．incaseofB．insteadofC．forthesakeofD．intermsof13、A．WealthyB．PoorC．WiseD．Innocent14、A．merelyB．similarlyC．strangelyD．positively15、A．cherishingB．enjoyingC．benefitingD．neglecting16、A．inconvenienceB．burdenC．frustrationD．pain17、A．appearanceB．wealthC．comfortsD．necessities18、A．demandB．fortuneC．standardD．value19、A．AsaresultB．BycontrastC．OnaverageD．Inshort20、A．unexpectedB．greatC．falseD．extra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）GoingtomuseumshasbecomeatrendythingtododuringtheholidaysinChina.ApopularchoicethisSpringFestivalwasthePalaceMuseum,1．aspecialexhibitionwasstagedtoprovideavirtualroyalexperienceforvisitors.Theentiremuseum2．(decorate)withnewly-restoredancientroyallanternsandspringcouplets,includingasetoftheChinesecharacter“Fu”3．(write)byfiveQingDynastyemperors.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、删除和修改。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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSaturday,ourclasspaidthevisittotheWelfareCentreforchildreninourcity.Onourarrival,wedonatedsomegifttothekids,whichmadethemverypleased.Thenwedidwhatwecouldhelpthem.Somesweptandtidiedtheirrooms.Someplaygameswiththem.Andotherstoldinterestingstoriestothem.Thedaypassedquicklyafterweknewit.Honestlyspeaking,thoughtired,theyweremuchhappierthaneverthatday.Thereasonisthatwhenwehelpwithothers,wealsogetsomethingmoreimportantly.Therefore,showyourloveandcare,oroursocietywillbemorebeautyandmoreharmonious.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的美国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国新近出现的一种共享单车“mobike”很感兴趣，并请你做个简要介绍。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1.这种单车的使用方法（如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等）；2.这种单车的优势（随时随地可用、方便停放、价格便宜、健身、环保）3.你对这种单车的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不