福建省莆田市九中2023-2024学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

福建省莆田市九中2023-2024学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．although D．unless2．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct3．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining4．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if5．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup6．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked7．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput8．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough9．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when10．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas11．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved12．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't13．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable14．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't15．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased16．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend17．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork18．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed19．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging20．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion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）Manykidshelpoutaroundthehousewithchoressuchasemptyingthedishwasher,puttinglaundryaway,andtakingoutthetrash.Inexchange,somekidsgetallowancesorotherrewardssuchasextracomputertime.Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoingchores.SusieWalton,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach,believesthatbyrewardingkids,parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessyougetsomethinginreturn.’’Runninganykindofhouseholdisateameffort,Susiesaid."Ahomeisalivingspaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It’simportantforkidstoseethatweallhaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse,andthatfamiliesdecidetogetherhowtheywanttheirhometolook,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikeeveryonewantsittolook.”Otherpeoplebelievethatgettingacashallowanceorotherrewardsmotivateskidstodochores,anditalsoteachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedtoworktoearnmoney.Therearealsonewapplicationsthatgivekidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanberedeemed(兑取)eitheronlineorintherealworld.WiththeChoreMonsterapp,kidsearndigitalpointsbycompletingchoresthattheycanturninforreal-liferewardssuchasextraXboxtimeoratriptothemall.“Ourgoalistoencouragekidstoearnrewards,’’saysChrisBergman,founderofChoreMonster.“Kidsneedpositivereinforcementtohelpmotivatethem."Whatdoyouthink?Shouldkidsberewardedfordoingchores?Orshouldkidshelpoutaroundtheirhomeswithoutgettinganythinginreturn?Writea200-wordresponse.Sendittotfkasks4you@.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.Pleaseincludeyourgradeandcontactinformationofyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublished.ThedeadlineforrespondingisFebruary18.1、Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?A．Bypresentingsomefacts.B．Bylistingsomeevidence.C．Bycomparingdifferentviews.D．Bystatinghisownexperiences.2、AccordingtoSusieWalton,.A．kidsshouldberewardedfordoingchoresB．parentsdecidewhatkidscandoforthefamilyC．kidshavetheresponsibilitytosharehouseworkD．kidscangetextracomputertimefordoingchores3、Paragraph3ismainlyabout.A．ChrisBergman’sopiniononraisingkidsB．mainreasonswhykidsneedencouragementC．howtomotivatekidstotrynewapplicationsD．theadvantageofrewardingkidsfordoingchores4、Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto.A．invitereaderstoexpresstheiropinionsB．informreadersoftwodifferentopinionsC．callonreaderstoreflectontheirbehaviorD．presenttheauthor'sviewpointaboutparenting22．（8分）Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshowsthatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblameforpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmokedandtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchosenon-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmokingcausesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsaregeneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportanttopeople,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeoplesmoking.”Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvesselsintheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgivetheskinitselasticity(弹性).Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswheninhaling(吸气)orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.1、WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?A．Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.B．Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.C．Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.D．Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?A．500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.B．Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.C．Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.D．ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.3、WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak’saltitudetosmoking?A．Disapproving.B．Favorable.C．Unconcerned.D．Cautious.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.B．Smokingmayspeedupskin’sageing.C．Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.D．Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.23．（8分）Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(线圈)thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.1、Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?A．Theseasonafterwinter.B．Beingyoungandhealthy.C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil.D．Tooccurorappearquickly.2、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theoriginoftheword“spring”B．Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.C．Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.D．Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.3、Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？A．AngryB．SurprisedC．HappyD．Frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.B．Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.C．Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.24．（8分）Ethiopia’seasternlowlandsborderingSomaliaaresufferingthroughaseveredrought.Therainyseasonwaslateandnotenough,causinggreatlossesamonglocallivestockherds.CoiningontheheelsoftwopreviousdryyearsinEthiopia,thedroughtof2017compoundedalreadyserioussituationinthecountry.Asaresult,manyfamiliesinthecountry’sSomaliregionareexperiencingchronic(长期的)foodinsecurityandconcerningratesofalackofnutrition.TheUnitedStates,Ethiopia’slargestdonorofemergencyanddevelopmentaid,continuestodeliveralarge-scalehumanitarianresponse.InlateAugust,USAIDAdministratorMarkGreenannouncedthatinordertohelprelievetheterriblehumanitariansituation,theUnitedStateswilldeliver91milliondollarsinadditionalhumanitarianassistanceforthoseEthiopianswhoareevennowstrugglingwithseverefoodinsecurityandmalnutrition(营养不良).“Thisfundingwillprovideadditionalemergencyfoodassistanceandvitalmedicalcare,”hesaid.Adayearlier,Mr.GreenannouncedthatEthiopiahadbeenchosenasoneofadozencountriesthatwillparticipateinthesecondperiodoftheFeedtheFutureInitiative.This7-yearoldprogramaimstoreduceglobalhunger,poverty,andunder-nutritionbyfocusingonsmallholderfarmers,increasinginvestmentsinagriculture,andsupportingcountry-ownedplansforimprovingfoodsecurityandnutritionwhilecreatingopportunitiesforeconomicgrowthandtrade.Inthisway,theUnitedStateshopestohelpstrengthenEthiopia’sresilience(恢复力)toclimaticshocks.Idon’tviewdevelopmentinhumanitarianassistanceasagiftorahandout.Iviewitasahandup.Wewanttohelppeoplestandontheirowntwofeetandbuildtheirownbrighterfutures,andthat’swhatIhopeourassistancecanplayausefulrolein.”saidUSAIDAdministratorGreen.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compounded”inParagraph1mean?A．Mixed.B．Changed.C．Formed.D．Worsened.2、WhatisthepurposeoftheFeedtheFutureInitiative?A．TohelpbuildEthiopianbrighterfutures.B．TodeliverhumanitarianassistancetoEthiopia.C．Toreducehunger,povertymidunder-nutritionworldwide.D．Tohelpstrengthenglobalresiliencetoseveredroughts.3、Whatcanbelearnedaccordingtothetext?A．USAIDisexpectedtohelpEthiopiansbuildbrighterfutures.B．TheUnitedStateswillsend91billiondollarstoEthiopia.C．USAIDisconsideredasahandoutbyAdministratorGreen.D．Ethiopiansarenowsufferingnonutrition.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheFeedtheFutureInitiativeProgramB．MoreUSHumanitarianAidforEthiopiaC．SevereDroughtsinEthiopiaD．FoodInsecurityandMalnutritioninEthiopia25．（10分）Ayoungmanwanderedthroughthedesertforfortyuntilhereachedabeautifulcastleatthetopofamountain.Therelivedthesagethathewaslookingfor.Withconsiderablepatience,thesagelistenedattentivelytothereasonfortheboy’svisit,buttoldhimthatatthatmomenthedidnothavetimetoexplaintohimthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheyoungmantakeawalkaroundhispalaceandcomebackintwohours’time.“However,Iwanttoaskyouafavor,”headded,bandingtheboyateaspoon,inwhichhepouredtwodropsofoil.“Whileyouwalk,carrythisspoonanddon’tlettheoilspill.”Theyoungmanbegantoclimbupanddownthepalacestaircases,alwayskeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Attheendoftwohourshereturnedtothepresenceofthewiseman.“So,”askedthesage,“didyouseethePersiantapestries(挂毯)hanginginmydiningroom?DidyouseethefantasticgardenthattheMasterofGardenersspenttenyearsincreating?”Embarrassed,theyoungmanadmittedthathehadseennothing.“So,gobackandseethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.“Youcan’ttrustamanifyoudon’tknowhishouse.”Nowmoreatease,theyoungmantookthespoonandwanderedagainthroughthepalace,thistimepayingattentiontoalltheworksofartthathungfromtheceilingsandwalls.Hesawthegardens,themountainsallaroundthepalace,andthedelicacyoftheflowers.Returningtothesage,hereportedindetailwhathehadseen.“ButwherearethetwodropsofoilthatIentrustedtoyou?”askedtheSage.Lookingdownatthespoon,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadspilledtheoil.“Well,thatistheonlyadviceIhavetogiveyou,”saidthesageofsages.“Thesecretofhappinessliesinlookingatallthewondersoftheworldandneverforgettingthetwodropsofoilinthespoon.”1、Whatwastheintentionoftheyoungmantotraveltolookforthesage?A．ToappreciatethemostbeautifulsceneryalongthewayB．ToexperienceadventuresoftheoutsideworldC．TofigureoutwhetherthesagewasknowledgeableornotD．Tolearnthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestman2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A．ThesagelistenedtotheyoungmanwithpatienceB．Duringhissecondroundofwandering,theyoungmanappreciatedthewondersofthecastleC．TheyoungmanmadeitasthesagehadexpectedD．Theyoungmanwastooconcernedabouttheoilwhenhefirstwentaroundthecastle3、Whydidthesageasktheyoungmantogoaroundhiscastlewithaspoonoftwodropsofoil?A．BecausehewantedtofindoutwhethertheyoungmanwasperseverantinaccomplishinghisgoalsB．BecauseheintendedtolettheyoungmanknowthathappinesscameatapriceC．BecausehewantedtolettheyoungmantrusthimD．Becausehewantedtohelptheyoungmantouncoverthesecretofhappinessinanindirectway4、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Wecan’ttrustamanunlesswegetfamiliarwithhishouseB．RealhappinessconsistsinenjoyingourrightsandmeanwhilefulfillingourdutiesC．ThesearchforthesecretofhappinessdemandsourdevotionD．It’snoteasytokeepbalancebetweenenjoymentandcommitment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）OnedaywhenIwasaboutnineyearsold,Iranintomymother’sbedroomandopenedthedresser(梳妆台).Theninthetopdrawer,wasasmalljewelrybox.Iwasfascinatedbyitstreasures.ThenIsawtherewassomethingunderthepieceofredcloth.thecloth,Ifoundalittlewhitechipofchina(瓷器).Whydidmymotherkeepthisthing?Shiningslightlyinthelight,noanswers.Somemonthslater，IwassettingthedinnertablewhenmyneighbourMargeknockedatthedoor.Cominginandthetable,Margesaid,"Oh,youareexpectingcompany.I’llanothertime.""No,comeonin."Momreplied."Wearenotanyone.""Butisn'tthatyourgoodchina?"Margeasked."I'dtrustkidstohandlemygooddishes！"Momlaughed."Tonight'smyfamily'sfavoritemeal.Ifyousetyourbesttablefora(n)1mealwithguests,whynotforyourown?Afewbrokenplatesareasmalltopayforthejoywegetusingthem"Thensheadded."2everychipandcrackhasastorytotell."Momwenttothecupboardandtookdownaplate.Shesaid,"Seeingthisontheedgehere?IthappenedwhenIwas17".Hervoice,"Onedaymybrotherinvitedayoungmantodinnerandsathimnexttome.IwassothatwhenIlooktheplate,itandknockedagainstthefork.Astheyoungmanwasleaving,heapieceofbrokenchinainmyhandwithoutsayingaword."Icouldn'tforgetaboutthatplatewiththechip.Iwentuptotakeoutthelittlewoodenjewelryboxagain.Iexaminedthechip.Thechipmotherhadsavedwithcarebelongedtotheplateshebrokeonthedayshemetmyfather.1、A．silverB．goldC．woodenD．china2、A．hiddenB．drawnC．removedD．fixed3、A．CoveringB．LoweringC．SpreadingD．Lifting4、A．usefulB．brokenC．beautifulD．valuable5、A．foundB．inventedC．selectedD．offered6、A．watchingoverB．glaringatC．glancingatD．sweepingup7、A．gobyB．passbyC．standbyD．stopby8、A．expectingB．invitingC．scoldingD．celebrating9、A．alwaysB．usuallyC．sometimesD．never10、A．familyB．relativeC．neighbourD．ancestor11、A．valueB．attentionC．priceD．visit12、A．commonB．specialC．ordinaryD．especial13、A．HoweverB．BesidesC．ThoughD．Otherwise14、A．breakB．flowerC．colorD．design15、A．hardenedB．raisedC．softenedD．sharpened16、A．excitedB．nervousC．surprisedD．pleased17、A．jumpedB．escapedC．leftD．slipped18、A．laidB．threwC．examinedD．picked19、A．requiredB．remainingC．missingD．replaced20、A．secretlyB．carefullyC．gratefullyD．proudly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）BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaymadean1．(office)visittoChinafromJan31toFeb2.Shesaidinher2．(speak)Jan31that,“withthebuildingoftheglobalcomprehensivestrategicpartnershiptowardsthe21stcenturybetweenChinaandtheUK,therelationshiphas3．(deep)bypeople-to-peopleandculturalexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.”InexchangesbetweenChinaandtheUK,Britishteahasbecomeaculturalpartthathastobementioned.Tea,4．theimportantgoodsoftheancientmaritimeSilkRoad,wasonceanimportantcarrierofSino-Britishtraderelations,andhasexistedforthousandsofyears.Throughbusinessandtrade5．hascoveredmorethan10,000kilometersand100years,ChineseteahasofficiallyenteredeverycornerofEurope.TheUK,however,istheEuropeancountrymost6．(affect)byteaculture.Thepopularityoftea-drinkinginBritainwasfirstlimitedtotheroyalfamily.Later,whenexpensive7．(tea)weresoldincertaincafes,womenwereinitiallynotallowedtoenter.Itwasn’t8．1706thatThomasTwiningfoundedtheworld’sfirstdryteaandcoffeeshopinLondon.TheteashopquicklybecameafavoriteplaceforLondonwomen.9．(Strong)promotedbythosefashionablewomen,10．(taste)teagraduallybecamepopularamongtheupperclassofBritain.Intheeyesofpeoplewholoveteacultureallovertheworld,TwiningsteahasbecomerepresentativeofBritishtea.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。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（A)，并在其下面写出该加的词。s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。Mydreamwastobecomeaschoolteacherinthefuture、Infact,Ihavehadthedreamsincemychildhood、Inmyopinion,withteachers,nosocietycouldmakeprogresses、Thereisnodoubtwhetherteachersplayanimportantroleinchildren’sgrowth、Notonlyteacherspassonknowledgetochildren,butwealsoteachchildrenhowtobehavethemselves、Comparingwithotherjobs,teachingishardandthepayislower、Andtome,whatagreatfunitistobewithchildren!TheymakemefeelyoungforeversoI'11studyhardandtrymybesttorealizemydream、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请写一封email给你在英国的笔友。要求内容包括：1．你最喜欢的音乐……(favouritemusic)2．解释你为什么对某些音乐不太感兴趣。(manytypesofmusic,notinterestedin)3．阐明文章开头和结尾已给出。DearLucy，Thanksforyourletter.Youaskedmesomethingaboutthemusicinmylife.Letmetellyoubriefly._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________