2024届湖北省孝感市文昌中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届湖北省孝感市文昌中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown2．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded3．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup4．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen5．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could6．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when7．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless8．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup9．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which10．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown11．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did12．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that13．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so14．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith15．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones16．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address17．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat18．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排练)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please19．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly20．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently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）GardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhavefoundthatflowerscanactasaplant’s“ears”tohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar(花蜜)ofitsflowersincreased.Thefluid,producedtoattractpollinating(授粉)insects,wasonaverage20percenthigherinflowersexposedtothebuzzcomparedtothoseleftinsilenceorexposedtohigherpitchedsounds.

ProfessorLilachHadany,wholedthestudy,said:“Ourresultsdocumentforthefirsttimethatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinatorsoundsinanecologicallyrelevantway.”However,ProfHadanysaidaplant’sabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedincityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.

Whileplantsrequirewater,sunlightandtherighttemperaturetogrow,itiswidelybelievedtheydonothavesensesinthewayanimalsdo.Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.“Plants’abilitytohearhasimplicationswellbeyondpollination—plantscouldpotentiallyhearandrespondtoherbivores,otheranimals,theelements,andpossiblyotherplants,”ProfHadanyadded.Amonth-longexperimentconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSocietyin2009foundfemalevoicesappeartospeedupthegrowthoftomatoes.Theresearchoffersapossibleexplanation—women’svoiceswereattherightfrequencyfortheplantstohear.1、What’seveningprimroseflowers’responsetobees’buzz?A．Longerbloom. B．Sweeternectar.C．Brightercolor. D．Lessfluid.2、WherecanplantsgrowbetteraccordingtoHadany?A．Onasquare. B．Besideahighway.C．Inthewoods. D．Alongthestreet.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?A．PrinceCharlesproveskindofstupid.B．Plantscanonlypotentiallyhearanimals.C．Plantsrespondtosoundsslowlyandecologically.D．Plantsgardenerstalktofrequentlydevelopwell.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Flowerscanhear.B．Beesarebestpollinators.C．Plantscan’tgrowwithoutsound.D．Women’svoicesimproveplants’growth.22．（8分）JeremyBarasremembersthefirsttimeheeversawapop-uprestaurant.The26-year-oldentrepreneurwasonvacationinEnglandfouryearsagoandhadtolookupattheLondonEyeFerrieswheeltoseeit.Hangingabovehimwasacapsule(航天舱)fullofdinerswhowereservedanewcourseeachtimearevolutionwasmade.“Ithoughtthatwasthecoolestthingever”,hesays.Baras,whofoundedPopUpRin2012topromotetheideaofpop-uprestaurantsintheUSA,hasbeenstudyingthemeversince.Pop-ups,whichhavebeenaroundsinceatleasttheearly2000s,areopenanywherefromafewhourstoseveralmonths,buttheirdefiningfeatureisthattheyaretemporary.Theymaybeonlyatinypartofthe$709billionU.S.restaurantindustry,butpop-upshavegottenaboostinrecentyearsasalower-cost,lower-riskwayforentrepreneurstotestthewaters.Somerestaurantownersseethemasawaytorenewinterestinexistinglocations.Andsomestrugglingcities,likeOakland,California,haveturnedtothemtohelprevitalizelocaleconomiesimpactedbytherecession(衰退).Theconcepthasbeenespeciallypopularwithup-and-comingchefswhowanttotest-driveasamenuconceptwithoutinvestingafortuneinapermanentspace.“Yourcooksandchefsarereallytalented,butthey’restuckinthebackofsomebodyelse’skitchencookingsomebodyelse’smenu,”saysZachKupperman,chiefbusinessmanofficerandco-founderofDinnerLab.ChefsinDinnerLabcookinthemiddleofspace,giveabriefintroductionaboutthemenuandthemselves—andthenbravelylistentodinerfeedbackafterward.Pop-ups’temporarynaturealsoallowsrestaurateurstochargeadeposittomakesurethedinerswillshowup.Ofcourse,trendsinthefoodindustrycomeandgoquickly,andthereisnoguaranteethatdinerswon’ttireoftheconcept.Someentrepreneurshaveresortedtoevenweirderlocations—inaformerlimestonemine,say,oratthetopofacrane—tokeepcustomersinterested.“It’snotquitepartofthemainstreameconomyyet.”saysBaras.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“arevolutionwasmade”inParagraphOnepossiblymean?A．Chefsdesignedcreativedishes.B．Dinerstastedfoodinanewandcreativeway.C．Thecapsulecontainingdinersmadeacircle.D．Greatchangesweremadeinthefoodindustry.2、Perspectivechefsaredrawntopop-upsduetothefactthat________.A．pop-upsarebecomingincreasinglypopularwithdinersworldwideB．theyhavethedesiretoexploreasaferwaytomakealivingC．theirinvestmentinpop-upswillbringthemalong-lastingfortuneD．pop-upsprovideachangeabletestfieldfortalentedchefs’creativity3、Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassengeris________.A．toappealtopeopletodineoutinpop-uprestaurantsB．togiveabriefintroductionofpop-uprestaurantsC．towarnbusinessownersoftheappearanceofpop-uprestaurantsD．toforeseethefutureofpop-uprestaurants’development23．（8分）GetInvolved!MakeaDonation!Sowhatisrewilding?Imagineournaturalhomesgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespecies(物种)diversifyinginsteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestoration.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.Whyisrewildingimportantandnecessary?●Ournaturalecologyisbroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetoexisthavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendestroyedandtherehavebeennolivingcreaturesanymore.●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.Manywonderfulspecieshavedeclinedoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargeanimalsthananyEuropeancountry.●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredators(食肉动物),driveecologicalprocesses.Theirlosshasworsenedourlivingsystems.●Naturelooksafterus.Goodnaturalecologycanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventfloodingandstorecarbon.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.Whatarechallenges?Asalong-termproject,our“rewildingbritain”hasitschallenges.Manypeoplearenotinterested,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorsbecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!Makeadonation.Helpusbringbacklivingsystemsandrestorewildnature!Withyourhelpwecan...●Openupnewchancesforrewildingandpushforchange.●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.Thanksforyoursupport.1、Whichofthefollowingistheresultofrewilding?A．Speciesbecomevarious. B．Alotofanimalsdisappear.C．Environmentsaredestroyed. D．Naturaldisastershappenregularly.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneofthechallengesatpresentis_______.A．people'sdoubts B．alackofvolunteersC．ashortageoftime D．farmers'disagreement3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewproject.B．Tocallonpeopletogivemoney.C．Towarnpeopleofthenaturalecology.D．Toconvincepeopletochangetheirmind.24．（8分）Aryanworkedforawell-knownfilmandhehadalovingandcaringfamily.Aryan’sparentsconsideredthemselvestobetheluckiest,tobeblessedwithsuchawonderfulchild.Butontheotherhand,Aryanwasnothappywithhimself,sincehethoughthimselftobeanugly,unconfidentandunattractiveperson.Oneevening,whilereturninghomefromwork,he,alongwithmanypeople,waswaitingforthebus.Onarrivalofthebus,Aryansomehowmadehiswayintothebusandmanagedtofindaseat.Aftersitting,helookedaroundthebusandnoticedahandsomeandcharmingmansittingoppositehim.Onlookingtowardstheman,Aryanbecamesadonceagainregardinghislooksandpersonality.Alltypesofbadthoughtsstartedcominginhismindthathewasnotworththisbeautifulworld.Hethoughtthatluckyman,withsuchabeautifulandattractiveface,mustalwaysbethecenterofattraction.Aryanbecamejealousofthatmanandcouldnotbearhiminfrontofhim.Sohechangedhisseattoavoidhim.Onthewayallthenegativefeelingskeptcomingtohismind,imagininghowhislifewouldhavebeenonlyifheweremorehandsomeandgoodlooking.Finallyonreachingthedestinationhecameoutofthebus.Ashewaswalking,apersonsuddenlypushedAryanfromback.AryanangrilyturnedaroundandwhathesawbroughttearsinAryan’seyes.Thesame“fortunate”manhehadbeenenvyingallhiswayhaddifficultyinwalking,sincehisonelegwasshorterthantheother.The“fortunate”manapologizedtoAryan,butAryancouldn’tsayawordandwalkedawaywithtearsinhiseyesandguiltinhisheart.Whilewalking,herealizedthatwemustbesatisfiedandhappywithwhatweareandeventhebasicqualitiesthatwehavemightbeadreamtosomeoneelse.Soweshouldbegratefulwithwhatwehave.1、WhatmadeAryanfeelunsatisfied?A．Hiscareer.B．Hisfamily.C．Hisappearance.D．Hisexpectation.2、WhydidAryantakeanotherseatonthebusafterseeingthemanoppositehim?A．Becausethebuswastoocrowded.B．Becausehedidn’tthinkhewasworththisbeautifulworld.C．Becauseheenviedtheman’slooks.D．Becausehewantedtobethecenterofattraction.3、Whatcanweinferfromthesixthparagraph?A．The“fortunate”manhadtroubleinwalking.B．The“fortunate”manwasmoreluckythanAryan.C．Aryanwouldn’tforgivethe“fortunate”man.D．Aryanfeltashamedforhismistakenthought.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Happinessliesincontent.B．Everydoghashisday.C．Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.D．Nomanisbornwise.25．（10分）BeneaththewaterintheChina'sQiandaoLakeliesahiddentreasure.TheancientcityofShiCheng(alsoknownasLionCity),locatedintheprovinceofZhejiang,hasbeensubmergedunderwaterfor53years.ShiChengwasfoundedabout1,300yearsagoinavalleysurroundedbytheFiveLionMountains.WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力发电站)，adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet.MuchliketheMachuPicchuruinsinPeru,thisunderwatercityremainedforgottenuntilsomerenewedinterestsleadtoitsrediscovery.QiuFeng,alocalofficialinchargeoftourismthoughtaboututilizingShiChengforentertainmentonthelakeandasadestinationfordivingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scubadiversmadetheirfirstattemptunderwater."Wewerelucky.Assoonaswedivedintothelake,wefoundtheoutsidewallofthetownandevenpickedupabrick,"QiutoldGuangzhouDailyinaninterview.Moreresearchwasconducted,anditwasdiscoveredthattheentiretownwasintact(t881),includingwoodenbeamsandstairs.Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.Lookingatsurfaceofthelake,dottedwithover1,000islands,you'dneverknowthatanentirecitywasbelow.It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.Untilthen,ShiChengwillcontinuetoremaininconspicuouslysubmerged1、WhywasShiChengcoveredbywateraccordingtothepassage?A．Becausethecityhasalonghistory.B．Becausethegovernmentcouldattractmoretouristsbydoingso.C．Becausethegovernmentneededtobuildapowerstationwhereitwas.D．Themountainssurroundingthecityledtotheconsequence.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"initial"meaninparagraph2?A．Original B．GreatC．Wonderful D．Amazing3、WhatisthemostunbelievablepartofShiChengaccordingtothepassage?A．IthassomethingtodowithMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B．Noonewasinterestedinthelostcityforalongtime.C．Itsstructurekeepsperfectinthewaterforalongtime.D．Thereareover1,000islandsprotectingthelostcity.4、Whowillmostprobablycometovisitthelostcity?A．Someonewholikesswimming.B．Someonewholikesdiving.C．Someonewholikesclimbingmountains.D．Someonewholikestakingpictures.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）In1956Phoenix,Arizona,wasacitywithboundlessblue1.OnedayasIwalkedaroundthehousewithmysisterKathy’snewparakeet（小鹦鹉）onmyfinger,IwantedtoshowPerkywhattheskylookedlike.Itookhimintothebackyard,andthen,tomyhorror,Perkyflewoff.Theenormous,blueskyswallowedupmysister’sblue2andsuddenlyhehadgone,clippedwingsandall.ItoldKathyaboutPerky'sdisappearanceandIwasanxiousthatshewouldblameme.But,unexpectedly,Kathymanagedto3me.Withfakeoptimism,sheeventriedtoconvincemethatPerkywouldfindanew4.ButIwasfartoocleverto5thatsuchathingwaspossible.Decadeslater,Iwatchedmyown6growing.Wesharedtheiractivities,spendingsoccerSaturdaysinfoldingchairswiththe7ofthekids’friends,theKissells.ThetwofamilieswentcampingaroundArizonatogether.Webecamethebestoffriends.Oneevening,thegamewastotellGreatPetstories.Onepersonclaimed（宣称）to8theoldestlivinggoldfish.Someoneelsehadapsychicdog.ThenBarry,thefatheroftheotherfamily,tookthefloorand___9___thattheGreatestPetofAllTimewashisblueparakeet,SweetiePie."ThebestthingaboutSweetiePie,"hesaid,"wasthe10wegothim.Oneday,whenIwasabouteight,outoftheclear,bluesky,alittleblueparakeetjust11downandlandedonmyfinger."WhenIwasfinallyableto12,weexaminedtheamazingevidence.Thedatesandthelocationsandthepicturesofthebirdall13.Itseemsourtwofamilieshadbeen14longbeforeweevermet.Fortyyearslater,Irantomysisterandsaid,"Youwere15!Perkylived!"1、A．lake B．sky C．parakeet D．backyard2、A．pleasure B．sadness C．treasure D．sense3、A．forgive B．comfort C．help D．delight4、A．parent B．home C．nest D．fellow5、A．imagine B．suppose C．doubt D．believe6、A．birds B．happinessC．worries D．children7、A．parentsB．birds C．interests D．games8、A．catch B．find C．buy D．have9、A．announced B．said C．retoldD．hoped10、A．day B．place C．way D．story11、A．floated B．dived C．settled D．went12、A．think B．speak C．interrupt D．explain13、A．cameup B．turnedup C．turnedout D．matchedup14、A．known B．fastened C．connected D．introduced15、A．right B．wrong C．silly D．mad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）Mediaisknowntobethemost1．(power)meansofcommunication.Printmedia,electronicmediaandtheInternetallbelongtomassmedia.Newspapers,newsletters,magazinesandbrochures2．(include)inprintmedia,whiletheelectronicmediaconsistsofthetelevision,radioandothermodesofcommunication.Internetiswithoutdoubtthefastestknownwayofcommunicating3．millionsofpeopleacrosstheglobe.Effectsofmassmediacanbepositiveaswellasnegative.Thebestthingaboutthemassmediaisthatitimmediatelyprovidesuswiththelatestinformationaboutthethings4．(happen)aroundus.Becauseofthekeeneffortsanddevotionofthepeopleworkinginthemediaandtheentertainmentsector,ourknowledge5．(remain)fresh.Withthisknowledge,webecomemoresmartandoutgoing.Mediais6．giftforyoungstersinmanyways.Theygetusefulinformationrelatedtotheircareerandhigher7．(educate)mostlythroughthemassmedia.Thoughmassmediahasmanypositiveeffects,therearesome8．(harm)associatedwithitaswell.Thenews9．ispublishedwithoutcheckingwhetheritisafactornotcancreateunnecessaryconfusionandextremefeelingsamongthecommonmasses.Itbecomesthedutyofmedia10．(provide)onlyrelevantandpreciseinformationtothemasses.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。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty.NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar.Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishandItoldherthatIwasafraidofit.ThensheaskedmetowatchingEnglishmoviesandlistentosomeEnglishsongs.Ifellinthelovewiththesesongs.Ilearnedtosing