2023-2024学年河北省宣化第一中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年河北省宣化第一中学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．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless2．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving3．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that4．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted5．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich6．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft7．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone8．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected9．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened10．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none11．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff12．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany13．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase14．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay15．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo16．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since17．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for18．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where19．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose20．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something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）NightlifeDowntownCrestedButteishometosomefunadventurenightlife!Withmanydifferentoptionsforenjoyinganight,you’resuretohaveagreattime!Enjoythefreebussystembetweenthemountainandtowntogetaround.Kids’NightOutOnvacation,kidsandparentsdeserveaspecialnightout.Butsometimes;what’sspecialforthekidsisn’tquitewhatyouhaveinmind.WecreatedKids’NightOutsoyoucanallhavethenightyou’relookingfor.Ourfun-lovingkids’instructorshostyourkidsforaVisittotheAdventurePark,followedbydinnerandgameswhileyouheadoutofthetown.Ages8~12arewelcome,75perchild.Kids’NightOuttakesplacenightlyinthecoldest.MajesticFunItissmallandpersonalanditoffersawiderangeofmovies,fromnewreleasestoclassics,actionetc.Allnaturalsnacksandalcoholicdrinksareavailable.Formovieshowtimesandmoreinformation,call970-349-8955orvisitourwebsite.PrincessWineBarEscapetheordinaryandexperiencethePrincessWineBarindowntownCrestedButte.EnjoythecoffeehousefeaturingBelgiansnacks,bakedeggs,apple-woodsmokedbacon,andcoffeedrinks.LiveentertainmentmakesthePrincessWineBartheperfectchoice.Opendailyfrom8:00pmtomidnight,butadvancereservationsarerequired.Formoreinformationyoucancall970-349-0210.TalkoftheTownIfyouarelookingforagoodtime,theTalkoffersfootball,pinball,videogames,goodmusic,andpooltablesanynightoftheweek.LocatedinthecenterOfCrestedButteonElkAvenue,opendailyat3:00pm,theTalk’sHappyHourisfrom3:00to8:00pm.Forfurtherinformation,youcancall970-349-209.1、WhatisspecialaboutKids’NightOut?A．It’sinthetowncenter.B．Itopensonlyinwinter.C．Itoffersmanygames.D．Itgivesparentsaninterestingnight.2、WhatshouldyoudoifyouplantogotoPrincessWineBar?A．Readsomeextraordinarystories.B．Knowthenamesofdifferentsnacks.C．Contactitaheadoftime.D．Arrivebefore8:00pm.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Topromotesomefunprograms.B．Toadvertisethefreebussystem.C．Tocomparethenightlifeitems.D．Toencouragemoreoutdooractivities.22．（8分）It’snoteasyfeelinglikeyou’realwaysunderthespotlightbeingjudgedforeachlittlemistakeyoumake.Yourmindisinanendlesscircleplayingwhatyousaidanddidoverandoveragain.Youwishyouhadatimecapsuletogobackandmakethingsfightifyoufindmistakes.Youfearwhatotherswillthinkaboutyouandthattheywillrejectanddislikeyou.Youseektobesociallyperfect.Academically，youworklongendlesshoursjusttomakethoseexcellentmarks.Althoughmostwouldsay“it'sgoodtohavehighstandards，”theyhavenoideaabouttheinternalhellyouputyourselfthroughtoachieveperfection.Ifyoucomeuplessthanyourdesiredgoalyoufeelasthoughyouhavefailed，butyou’refarfromfailing，youjustdon’tseeitthatway.Soinsteadyouaretellingyourselfthatyou’restupid，andnotsmart.Thepressureyouplaceonyourselfweighsyoudownandyouwearthe“notgoodenough”labeleachandeveryday.Younotonlyhavehighstandardsforyourselfbutyoualsohavethemforothers.Ifpeopledon’tperformuptoyourexpectations，thenyouthinkthemincompetent.Thiscausesalotoffrustrationbecauseyoucan’ttrustanyonetogetthingsright.Soinsteadofbeingateamplayeryouflysolo(单飞)andtrytodotwoorthreejobsatonce.Yourunrealisticexpectationscauseyoutocriticizeandjudgeothersandthatleadstoproblemsinotherareasofyourlife.Theattempttobeperfectiscalledperfectionismandit'stheunachievableAmericandreamthat’sdamagingouremotionalandmentalhealth.Westriveforperfectionwithourbody，inourperformance，andinourrelationships.Inasocietythatoverstatesmistakes，isitanywonderthatsomanyyoungpeopleattempttheimpossibletaskofbeingperfect?Weallhaveflaws，fears，andmakemistakes，andthat’sperfectlyOK.It’sourimperfectionsthatmakelifeinterestingandtheyhelpusgrowintoastrongermoreadaptableperson.Wedon’thavetostrivetoachievetheimpossible.Wearedesignedtobeperfectlyimperfect.1、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthetext?A．FarfromfailingB．PerfectlyImperfectC．PerfectionismPhenomenonD．UnachievableAmericanDream2、Whichofthefollowingisaperfectionistmostlikelytoagree?A．Nobodyisperfect.B．Begenerouswithpraise.C．Thereisnobest，onlybetter.D．Acontentedmindisaneverlastingfeast.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?A．Moreandmorepeoplearetoleratingmistakes.B．Thesocietyispartlytoblameforperfectionism.C．Manyyoungpeoplefinditimpossibletobeperfect.D．It’sunusualforasocietytoseekperfectionismnowadays.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofimperfection?A．It’spartofourlife.B．It’sunbearable.C．Itdeservestobeovercome.D．Itdoesharmtoourmentalhealth.23．（8分）EverydaywhenGlenOliverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.Healsoaskstherestaurantworkerstotellthecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey’renotalreadyhavingone.OliverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovember.Hefoundoutthathehadnotjustboughtsomeonehisbreakfast—hehadsavedalife.Accordingtothewebsite,someonehadwrittenaletterstatingthatonJuly18th,hewasplanningoncommittingsuicide.Thewritersaidthatwhilehewasatthedrive-throughwindow,hewasplanningongoinghome,writinganoteandendinghislife.Whenhewenttopayforhiscoffeeandmuffin,however,thecashiertoldhimthatthemanintheSUVinfrontofhimhadpickedupthetabandtoldhimtohaveagreatday.“Iwonderedwhysomeonewouldbuycoffeeforastrangerfornoreason,”saidthewriter.“Whyme?Whytoday?IfIwereareligiousman,Iwouldtakethisasasign.Thisrandomactofkindnesswasdirectedatmeonthisdayforapurpose.”Whenthewriterarrivedhome,hecouldn’tholdbackhistearsandstartedtothinkaboutthesimplegooddeedthathadaffectedhimsodeeply.“Idecidedatthatmomenttochangemyplansforthedayanddosomethingniceforsomeone.Iendeduphelpinganeighbortakegroceriesoutofhercarandintothehouse.”Thewritersaysthatinthemonthsfollowingthatfatefulevent,hedoesatleastonekindthingforotherseveryday.“TothenicemanintheSUV,thankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.Pleaseknowyourkindgesturehastrulysavedalife,”hesaid.“OnJuly18,2017,Ihadthegreatestday.”1、WhatisOliver’sactofkindnesseveryday?A．Buyingothersbreakfast.B．Greetingrestaurantworkers.C．Publishingpositivenews.D．Takinggroceriesforneighbors.2、WhatisspecialaboutOliver’sactofkindnessonJuly18,2017?A．Itbroughthimthank-youletters.B．Itwasreportedonanewswebsite.C．Itwasthefirsttimehe’dpaidforothers.D．Itstoppedsomeonefromkillinghimself.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”meaninParagraph3?A．Paidthebill.B．Parkedthecar.C．Leftamessage.D．Orderedadrink.4、Howdidthewriteroftheletterfeelaftertheevent?A．Hefeltguilty.B．Hefeltgrateful.C．Hefeltconfused.D．Hefeltsaddened.24．（8分）OntheeasternsideoftheArabianPeninsula,thedesertturnsgreenascloudscoveritlikeablanket.ThisisthecountryofOman’smonsoon(季风)season.Thenaturalevent,whichlastsforthreemonths,drawshundredsofthousandsoftouristswithcoolweatherandbeautifulviews.ItbeganthisyearonJune21.A60-year-festival,inOman’sDhofararea,drawsabout50,000peopledressedinallkindsofclotheseverynightfordancecompetitions,musicalperformancesandexorcisms(驱魔).Inthemiddleoftheclouds,peoplecelebrateOman’sdiversecultureofArab,AfricanandAsianroots.OfficialsinDhofarstartedthemonsoonfestivalin1998.“Themonsoonfestivalnowdrawsperformersfrom40countries,”saidfestivaldirectorTalalal-Massahli.Headdedthat60percentofthevisitorscomefromOman,whiletherestcomefromnearbycountriessuchasKuwait,SaudiArabiaandBahrain.SalemAshoor,leaderofthelocalAhmadal-KabirSufiorder,saidvarious(各种)groupsusethefestivaltosharetheircultures.TheSufiorderforexample,performedamusicalexorcisminfrontofalmost500people.Khalidal-Najarisaweatherexpert.HeexplainsthatthemountainsaroundSalalah,Dhofar’scapitalcity,trapwetnessfromtheIndianOceanmonsoon.AirpressurepocketsaboveSaudiArabiaandTibetdriveaircurrents(气流)toOman.Theseweathercurrentscreateaunique(独特的)environment,whichhasheavyfogsandgreenmountainsandcoasts.ThomasWagmann,onholidayfromDubai,said,“ComparedtoDubai,thisDhofarareaiswonderfulbecauseyoucanbeoutdoorsallthetime.Youdon’tevenhavetoworryaboutsunburnbecausethere’snosun.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverse”inparagraph2mean?A．ActiveB．DifferentC．AmazingD．Merry2、Whatcanvisitorsenjoywhenwatchingtheperformanceofvariousgroups?A．DifferentculturesB．FairystoriesC．FashionshowsD．Localmusicanddances3、WhatdidKhalidal-Najarmainlytalkabout?A．ThebeautifulnaturalsceneryofOmanB．ThereasonwhytouristscometoOmanC．TheOman’sspecialgeographicpositionD．ThecauseofOman’suniqueclimateduringthefestival4、WhatdidThomasWagmannlikeaboutDhofar?A．ThesameweatherasDubaiB．ThebeautyofthecountryC．ItssunlessweatherD．Itssunnyclimate25．（10分）Collegegraduationeventuallymeanstakingmuchofyourattentioninyourfirstjobsearch.

Thisprocesscanbechallenging,especiallyforthosestudentswhohadsecondthoughtsabouttheirchosenmajorandintendedcareerpath—orthosewhomajoredinafieldnotdirectlyconnectedtoaspecificcareer.Ifyouareinoneofthesegroups,fearnot!Althoughyourmajor,coursework,andacademicperformancearerelevanttolandingajob,theyarenottheonlydecidingfactorsonwhereyoucanwork.So,justhowimportantisyourmajortoyourjobsearch?Somemajorsaretieddirectlytospecificcareerfields.Forexample,ifyouwishtobecomeateacher,youwilllikelyhaveneededtocompleteaneducationprogramandeventuallysitforalicensingexam.Thesameappliestomajorsinnursing.Ifyoudidnotcompleteanaccreditednursingprogram,youwon’tbeabletotakethenursinglicensureexam.Inthesecases,successfullycompletingaspecificmajoriscrucialtolandingajobinthematchingfield.Othermajors,however,arecloselyrelatedtocareerpathsbutdon’tnecessarilyrequireadegreeinthearea.Forexample,studentswhomajoredinfinance,math,orstatisticsmayalsohavethenecessaryskillstobehiredasanaccountant.Althoughsocialworkmajorsaremostpreparedtoprovidecasemanagementservicestostrugglingpopulations,studentswhomajoredinpsychologyorsociologycanbejustasqualified.Lastly,therearemanyindustries,suchasprofessionalsales,education(non-teachingpositions),insurance,andcustomerservicemanagement,whichhirenewgraduatesfromseveralmoremajors,lookingformoregeneralizedrequirements.Theymaysimplywanttoknowthestudenthascompletedhisorherbachelor’sdegree,whichdemonstratescollege-levelmathandwriting,criticalthinking,andproblem-solvingskills.Hopefully,asacollegestudent,youwereabletodomorethanjustattendclasses.Yournon-academicexperiencescanbeveryinfluentialonyourfuturecareeraswell.Didyouworkduringcollege,volunteer,orparticipateinaclubororganization?Ifso,andifyouenjoyedtheseactivities,seekoutrelatedcareers.Ifyouvolunteeredwithanon-profitorganizationsuchasahomelessordomesticviolenceshelter,seekoutpositionsinsocialservicesrelatedtocasemanagementorvictimadvocacy(辩护).Youmayqualifyforapositionregardlessofyourmajor.Althoughitoftenseemslikeyourcollegemajoralonedeterminesyourcareerfate,thisjustisn’tthecase.Itmayinfluenceit,butthereareotherfactorsthatinfluenceyourcareeroptionsaswell.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatcareeroptionstoconsiderbasedonyourmajor,talktoyourfacultyoracademicadvisor.Youmaybesurprisedatwhatopportunitiesawait!1、Tobeacustomerservicemanager,collegegraduates______.A．needtohaverelatedqualities B．shouldpassalicensingexamC．arerequiredtomajorininsurance D．musthaverelevantexperiences2、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．MajorUpsYourCareerB．WhyYourCollegeMajorMattersC．HowImportantYourMajorIstoYourJobD．MajorVSCareer:WhichIsRightforYou3、Thewriterthinksthat_____________.A．majorsarecloselylinkedtocareerpathsB．studentsofsciencetendtoreceivehighersalariesC．volunteerexperienceshelpgraduatesgetemployedD．socialworkgraduateshavemoreemploymentopportunities4、Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C：ConclusionA． B．C． D．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）Twistwasthenameofanoldchampionracinghorse.Hewaspastthirtyyearsold,buttheheartofthetrue1stillbeatwiththegreatspirit.However,Iknewlittleaboutthe2thattheoldhorse’sspiritwouldhaveonmydaughter.MydaughterStacyhadeverhada3experiencewitharunawayhorse.Shewasjusteightatthetime,andaterrifying4accompaniedthedisaster.Althoughshebrokenobones,her5,loveforhorsesandthedesiretolearntoridewere6NomatterhowmywifeandItried,wehadno7incuringthedamagecausedthatday.Butwhenshewasthirteen,aturningpointcame.OnedayasIsawStacylookintotheeyeofthe8fellowinthestall(牲口棚),Iknewthiswasgoingtobethebeginningofa9relationship.Fortunately,Stacy’saccidenthadnotweakenedherlovefor10ingeneral,andthissmallopeningwasallthatTwistneededtocreateanunusualbond(纽带).Inthefollowingweeks,Stacybegantoexpressdaily11incomingtothestallwithme.She12spenttimewithhim,feeding,brushingandcombinghim,allthe13talkingtohimaboutherlife.Thenoneday14Iwasreadyingonehorseforaride,Inoticedtheoldguy’s15expressionanddesiretobeincluded,too.SoIaskedStacyifshewantedtotakeTwistoutforaride.In16,Stacylookedonceagainintotheoldman’seye.Thatmoment,theirtwospirits17andcompletedthebondthathadbeenformingoveracoupleofmonths.Continuingtolookdeepintohiseyes,Stacydidn’t18.Sheonlynoddedyes.Momentslater,Isawthemriding19together,Stacywinningrenewedconfidenceanddesire,andTwistwinninghismedalofachild’s201、A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member2、A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．ability3、A．newB．badC．richD．strange4、A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．attack5、A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence6、A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked7、A．aimB．needC．surpriseD．success8、A．poorB．oldC．braveD．strong9、A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal10、A．animalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields11、A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy12、A．endlesslyB．roughlyC．unwillinglyD．actively13、A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time14、A．asB．soC．althoughD．because15、A．angryB．sadC．eagerD．anxious16、A．briefB．responseC．returnD．addition17、A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered18、A．actB．thinkC．speakD．smile19、A．onB．backC．downD．off20、A．heartB．spiritC．agreementD．dependence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）Confucianism(儒家思想),1．(develop)fromthoughtsbyConfuciusduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,isaphilosophicalsystemwhichhasbecome2．importantpartofChineseculture.ItwasfirstsetupbyConfucius(551–479BC)andlaterwasdevelopedbyphilosophers,includingMencius,DongZhongshu,WangYangmingandothers.ConfucianismmeansalotnotonlytoChina,butalsototheworld.In1988,75Nobelprizewinnerssaidthat3．mankindistosurviveitmustgoback25centuriesintimetotapthe4．(wise)ofConfucius.Today,sentencesfromConfucianismare5．(frequent)heardinspeechesortalksgivenbyfamousforeignpeople.Besides,peoplearoundtheglobecanhaveaccess6．ConfuciusideasinConfuciusInstitutesandChineseCultureCentersabroad.Theinstitutesandcentersserveasnon-profitpublicinstitutionstohelpforeigners7．(well)understandChinathanbeforethroughlanguageteachingandcultureintroduction.SofarChina8．(open)465ConfuciusInstitutesin123countriesandregions.Therearealso713ConfuciusClassroomsoperatinginmiddleandprimaryschools.What’smore,ChineseCultureCentersinCairo,Paris,Berlin,TokyoandDenmark,tonameafew,areintroducingChinabyholdingcultural9．(activity),openingtrainingclasses,and10．(build)libraries.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。MyfatheristhemanIrespectmost.Strictashemaybe,howeverheneverfailstoshowhercareandconsideration.OnceIbrokeaneighborwindow.Seeingnobodyaround,Iranawayimmediately.WhenDadcamehome,henoticedmyuneasinessandaskedmewhathashappened.Icouldonlytellhimatruth.Insteadofscold,hepraisedmyhonestyandthenencouragedmetoapologizeourneighbor.IlearnedfromthisincidentthatnotonlydoesDadtakecareofmy