北京市东城区第五十五中学2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

北京市东城区第五十五中学2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged2．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound3．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where4．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout5．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone6．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible7．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup8．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what9．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where10．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what11．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating12．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted13．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished14．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what15．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone16．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking17．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！18．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised19．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever20．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until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）ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheirfindingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000faces.Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Buttheauthorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputanumbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,saidtheresearchers’studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow.”andwerenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“limitonhowmanyfacesthebraincanhandle.”Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant.”Intoday’smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.Thestudysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferentfacesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygiveabaselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary”ofhumanswithfacialrecognitionsoftware.Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylawenforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecretareassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethesoftwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebookusesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymayrecognizetheperson’sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheirpersonallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butbytheendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlettheresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousandsofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwodifferentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknewbetween1,000and10,000faces.Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethatsomepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.“Therearedifferencesinhowmuchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.”Alsoitcouldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupinmorepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheirlives.Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.“Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow”,Jenkinssaid.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,headded,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallofthosefaces.1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.B．Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.C．Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.D．Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto______.A．bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanrememberB．helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfacesC．improvepeople’sfacialvocabularyD．developfacialrecognitionsoftware3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto________.A．predictandpreventcrime B．trackandmonitorpeopleC．nameafriendonFacebook D．controlpopulationsinsecretareas4、InJenkins’opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople’sdifferentfacialvocabulary?A．Growingconditions. B．Naturalenvironment.C．Personalexperience. D．Informationtechnology.22．（8分）Thereisatreadintravellingthatissweepingthenation—it’sbeingcalledvoluntourism.ForeigndestinationsareattractingAmericancitizenswhowanttosightsee,whileatthesametimeengageincommunityservice.Photosonawallareofrecentvisitstoanorphanage(孤儿院)inIndia.It’satripJimInnersfirstmadeafterlookingamoremeaningfulwaytoseetheworld.ThroughtheAustin-basedMiracleFoundation,InnershastraveledtoIndiathreetimesaspartofagrowingtrendcalledvoluntourism,whichcombinesforeigntravelwithcharitywork.“You’reliving.You’renotjustsendingachecktohelpsomebodybutyouhavealittlegirl,alittleboy.You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”saidInnersSiliconLabsco-founderNavSoochrecentlyraisedmoneytobuildavillagefororphansinIndiaandhastraveledthereseveraltimes.Hesaysit’spossibletosightseeandservetheneedy.“IthinkitwouldbeashametogotoIndiaandnotseetheTajMahal.It’sawonderfulplaceandIthinkyoucanhavethataswellastherealinteractionwithrealpeople.”saidSooch.“We’vehadallages.We’vehadfrom21/2withafamilyallthewayuptoan82-year-oldandthat’sthebeautyofthesetrips.”saysBarbaraJoubert.Sheplansthe9-dayjourneysonbehalfoftheMiracleFoundation.Shesaysitappealstothosewhowanttogiveback.“Sothemostbasicworkorwhatyou’redoingthereislovingthekidsandit’snothard.”saidJoubert.“Spendingtimewithallthesekidshasbeenwonderful.”saysInners.VoluntourismwilltakeJimInnersbackto“Pinky”,thegirlwhocallshimPapaJim.1、Accordingtothetext,voluntourism_________.A．iskindoftravelorganizedbytravelcompaniesB．isawayofearningmoneybytravelingC．isacertaintravelwhileofferingcommunityserviceD．iskindoftraveltoenjoythelocalcultures2、Accordingtothetext,theMiracleFountain_________.A．isintendedtohelpthepoorareasB．mainlyhelpsplanvoluntourismC．belongstoalargetravelcompanyD．isorganizedtoofferserviceinIndia3、WhatdoesInnersmeanbysaying“You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”inparagraph3?A．You’llhavetolookaftertheirfuturelife.B．Youneedtosendmoneytohelpthepoor.C．Youwillallowthemtobeyourfamilymembers.D．Youhaveagreateffectontheirfuturelife.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakevoluntourismmorepopular.B．Topersuadereaderstohelpthepoor.C．Togiveyouadviceonvoluntourism.D．Tointroducereadersvoluntourism.23．（8分）There’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo—that’swhyitmadeNov16“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?FrenchphilosopherVoltaire(1694—1778)cangiveussomehelp.Accordingtohim,tolerance“istheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfolly—thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Nobody’sperfect.Whenwe’retemptedtocriticizeanotherperson,weshouldperhapsrememberourownimperfectionsfirst.Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Butitseemswrongthatpeopleshouldagreeto“tolerate”peoplewithblackskin,forexample.Andshouldwomenthinktheyhavereceivedtherespecttheyareduewhenmenagreeto“tolerate”them?Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.BobMarleyunderstoodthis.Inthesongmentionedabove,headvised:“Writeyourloveonarocksoitstaysforeternity;writeyourhateinthesandsothewaveswillwashitaway.”1、AccordingtoVoltaire,toleranceis________.A．beingwillingtoexpressyourlovetoothersB．tryingtoovercomeyourimperfectionsC．givingahandtovulnerablegroups(弱势群体)D．acceptingeachother’sweaknesses2、Whyarepeopleusuallyunawareoftheirintolerance,accordingtothearticle?A．Theyareusedtofindingfaults.B．Theyconsidertoleranceakindoffrailty.C．Theydon’tseethingsfromtheangleofothers.D．Theyareintolerantofthemselvestoo.3、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humanslearnedtofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.4、Theunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A．givingthingstoothers B．forgivingothersC．differentattitudestowardloveandhate D．thefactthathumansareimperfect5、What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．TheoriginoftheInternationalDayofTolerance.B．Themeaningandimportanceoftolerance.C．ThephilosophybehindBobMarley’ssong.D．Effectivewaystoshowtolerance.24．（8分）“Doyoulikemydress?”Sheaskedofapassingstranger."Mymommymadeitjustforme."Shesaidwithatearinhereye."Well,Ithinkit'sverypretty,so,whyareyoucrying?"Withatrembleinhervoicethelittlegirlanswered."Aftermommymademethisdress,shehadtogoaway.""Well,now,"saidthelady,"withalittlegirllikeyouwaitingforher,I'msureshe'llberightback.""NoMa'am,youdon'tunderstand,"saidthechildthroughhertears,"mydaddysaidshe'supinheavennowwithGrandfather."Thewomanrealizedwhatthechildmeant,andwhyshewascrying.Kneelingdownshegentlygatheredthechildintoherarmsandtogethertheycriedforthemommythatwasgone.Asthewomanintendedtogo,thelittlegirlgrabbedhersleeve,pointingtoaspotonherdress,saying,"Hereiswheremymommykissedmydress,andhere,"pointingtoanotherspot,"andhereisanotherkiss,andhere,andhere.MommysaidthatsheputallthosekissesonmydresssothatIwouldhaveherkisseswheneverIcry."Thentheladyrealizedthatshewasn'tjustlookingatadress,shewaslookingatamotherwhoknewthatshewasgoingawayandwouldnotbetheretokissawaythehurtsthatsheknewherdaughterwouldget.Soshetookalltheloveshehadforherlittlegirlandputthemintothisdress.Shenolongersawalittlegirlinasimpledress.Shesawachildwrappedinhermother'slove.1、Whydidthelittlegirlcrywhensheshowedherdresstothestranger?A．Becauseshedidn’tthinkthedresswasbeautifulenough.B．Becausehermomabandonedheraftershemadethedress.C．Becausehermompassedawayandshecan’tseeheranymore.D．Becausehermomlefthometotravelwithhergrandfather.2、Momputthespotsonherdaughter’sdressto__________.A．ensurethatherdaughtercouldrememberher.B．kissherwhenevershecries.C．makeherlookmorebeautifulandlovely.D．helpherdaughtercarrythroughdifficulttimes.3、Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________A．thewomanwasdeeplytouchedbywhatthemomhaddone.B．themomwascruelenoughtoleaveherdaughterbehind.C．thelittlegirldidn’tcareabouthermomanylonger.D．themomkissedtheskirthereandtheretocomfortherdaughter.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Akindwoman.B．Alovelygirl.C．Notasimpledress.D．Agreatmom.25．（10分）OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻碍)yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?Well,atleasthe’snolongerhere.”Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideit,theybecamespeechless.Theystoodthere,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchangeyourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.1、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.A．theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC．changingourlivesisdowntoourselvesD．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment2、Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth3、Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?A．Thecompanyboss.B．Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C．Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D．Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theemployeeswerehappytohearthedeathofacompetitor.B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.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）Areyouagraduatetryingtoplanoutthebestcareerpathforyourself?Here,sometipsaregivenonhowtogoaboutit.Auniversitydegreeisno_____ofajob,andjobhuntinginitselfrequiresawholesetofskills.ifyoufindyouarenotgettingpastthefirstinterview,askyourselfwhatishappening.Isita(n)____tocommunicateoraretheresomeskillsyoulack?Andfindoutwhatyouneedtdotobringyourselfuptothelevelof___thatwouldmakeyoumoreattractivetthem.Donotbetoodiscouragedifyouare____forajob,butthinkaboutthereasonstheemployersgive.Thosewhomadethesecondinterviewmighthavebeenstudyingthesamesubjectasyouandbeof____abilitylevel,buttheyhadsomethingwhichmadethema_____matchtotheselector’sideal.Thatcouldbeexperiencegainedthroughprojectsorvacationwork,oritmightbethattheywerebetteratcommunicatingwhattheycouldoffer.Donottakethecommentsat____value:thinkbacktotheinterviewsthatgeneratedthemandmakealistofwhereyouthinktheshortfallinyourperformancelies.Withthissortofanalyticalapproachyouwilleventuallygetyourfootinthedoor.Decidinghowlongyoushouldstayinyourfirstjobisatoughcall.Staytoolongandfutureemployersmayquestionyour_____andambition.Ofcourse,itdependsonwhereyouareaiming.Ifyouareagraduate,spendingfiveorsixyearsinthesamejobisnottoolongprovidedthatyoutakefulladvantageofthe____.However,donotusethisasa(n)____forlackinginterestorenthusiasm.Graduatessometimesfailtotakeownershipoftheircareersandtaketheinitiative.Itisuptoyoutomakethemostofwhat’savailablewithinacompany,andtomonitorprogressincaseyouneedto____.Thisappliesparticularlyifyouarestillnotsurewhereyourcareerpathlies.Itishelpfultothinkthroughwhatkindofexperienceyouneedtogetyour____jobanditisnotaproblemtomovearoundtoacertainextent.Butinthe____stagesofyourcareeryouneedadefinitestrategyforreachingyourgoal,sothinkaboutthatcarefullybeforedecidingtostepforwardfromyourfirstjob.Youmustcultivate____tobecompetentforanyrole.Thereisnoguaranteethatyouwillgetadequatetraining,andresearchhasshownthatifyoudonotreceiveproperhelpinanewrole,itcantake18monthsto____it.1、A．input B．cause C．guarantee D．preparation2、A．failure B．key C．introduction D．contribution3、A．highlight B．comment C．fluency D．qualification4、A．asked B．refused C．headed D．helped5、A．different B．high C．similar D．low6、A．closer B．better C．stronger D．poorer7、A．depth B．face C．data D．test8、A．character B．personality C．behavior D．drive9、A．knowledge B．experience C．skill D．loyalty10、A．substitute B．equivalent C．excuse D．requirement11、A．passby B．switchon C．moveon D．stickto12、A．part-time B．dream C．secure D．well-paid13、A．critical B．last C．middle D．early14、A．patience B．love C．habits D．friendship15、A．know B．prohibit C．master D．select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）语法填空。__1．__(spend)toomuchtimeonlinecanincreaseyourriskofcatching__2．__coldorflu，scientistshavewarned.ThosewithgreaterlevelsofInternetaddictionare__3．__(likely)togiveintoillnessthanthosewhospendfewerhoursonline.Researchersbelievethereasonlies__4．__thefactthatpeoplewithanInternetaddictionaremorelonely，andasaresulthave__5．__(weak)immune(免疫)systems.Theysaidthelackofinteractionwithotherpeopleandlesstimespentoutsideexposing__6．__(them)togerms(细菌)playedarole.Also,recentstudies__7．__(find)peoplewhospendmoretimeonlineexperiencegreatersleepproblem,have__8．__(bad)eatinghabits,dolessexerciseandtendtosmokeanddrinkmorealcohol.These__9．__(behave)canharmtheirimmunesystemandincreasechancesofgettingdiseases.ProfessorPhilReadsaid,WefoundthattheimpactoftheInternetonpeople'shealthwasindependentofotherfactors,likedepression,sleepproblem,andloneliness,__10．__areassociatedwithhighlevelsofInternetuseandalsowithpoorhealth.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：在错的词下画一横线，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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Hearinganewsthatthe2022WinterOlympicswouldbeholdinChina,Ifeltveryexcited、ItstrucktomehowIlearnedskatingwhenIwasachild、At7,Ibegantogocrazyaboutskating,likeallmyfriend、Atthebeginning,itextremelytoughformetokeepmybalance、Ialwaysfalloverontheground,asaresultofwhichIthoughtIhadnotalentforskating、SoIgraduallylostconfidenceandbecameimpatient、Themoreimpatient