2024届天津市河西区高三下学期二模英语试题

河西区2023-2024学年度第二学期高三年级总复习质量调查（二）英语试卷本试卷由第Ⅰ卷（选择题）、第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）组成，共130分，考试用时100分钟。第Ⅰ卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.——ShallwegotoShanghaiforthesummerholiday?—______.It'sabeautifulcity.A.Soundsgreat B.WelldoneC.Nevermind D.Youarewelcome2.Nothingtaughtbyotherscanhavethesameeffectonyouas______learnedbyyourself.A.one B.that C.those D.this3.PekingUniversityhasthe______ofbeingoneofthemostfamousuniversitiesintheworld,soitattractsalargenumberofexcellentstudentseveryyear.A.distinction B.admission C.impression D.ambition4.Fromwhatshehasdonewecanpredictthatsheis______enoughtomakeherowndecisionandbehaveinaproperway.A.positive B.severe C.mature D.admirable5.WiththewordPM2.5______appearinginmediareports,peoplepaygreaterattentiontoit'seekhealthtipsforsmoggydays.A.immediately B.consequently C.permanently D.constantly6.Hopefullyin2025wewillnolongerbee-mailingeachother,forwe______moreconvenientelectroniccommunicationtoolsbythen.A.havedeveloped B.haddeveloped C.willhavedeveloped D.developed7.Jenny,whohasneverfailedto______herparents'expectations,decidestostudyabroadaftergraduatingfromcollege.A.lookupto B.comeupwith C.liveupto D.putupwith8.I______beforeIcametothenewcompany,formycolleagueshereareveryfriendlyandhelpfultome.A.couldn'tworry B.couldn'thaveworriedC.needn'tworry D.needn'thaveworried9.IliketogetupearlysothatIcangetplentyofwork______beforelunch.A.todo B.done C.doing D.beingdone10.—DidyouwatchtheplayonCCTV-1lastnight?Itwasreallygood.—No,Ididn't.______?—"TeaHouse."A.Whatwasit B.What'son C.Whatwasitabout D.Howaboutit11.Johnissoselfishthathehasreachedapoint______nooneinourteamwantstotalkwithhim.A.where B.why C.that D.which12.I______youtostayfordinnerwithus,butyoutoldmeyouhadtogobackhome.A.amexpecting B.wouldexpect C.haveexpected D.hadexpected13.Moststudentsattendauniversitymainlyto______theknowledgeneededfortheirchosenprofession.A.acquire B.desire C.inquire D.require14.______inthetrafficjam,Iusuallysetoutat6:00inthemorningfromhomebycar.A.Toavoidtobecaught B.ToavoidbeingcaughtC.Avoidingbeingcaught D.Avoidingtobecaught15.Didn'titeveroccurtoyou______theEnglishpoemwasabout?Understandingitsthemeisthemostimportantthing.A.that B.when C.how D.what第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Fifteen-year-oldMichaelPlattistheownerofMichaelsDesserts.Bornwithanincrediblelovefor16,hebecameinterestedinbakingwhenhewasnineyearsold.17,Michaelwaslearningaboutincomeinequalityandchildhoodhungerfromhisparents.Hefeltinspiredto8thoseinjustices.Sincehewasdiagnosed19severeepilepsy（癫痫）attheageof10,Michaelhasbeenhomeschooledbyhismother.Withhisactivitieslimitedbyhis20condition,Michaelthrewhimselfintobaking.HisparentsonceboughthimapairofTOMSshoes,21businessmodelgavehima(n)22.Foreverypairsold,TOMSgivesanotherpairtoa23individual.Supportedbyhisparents,he24MichaelsDesserts.Whenadessertissold,hedonatesanothertosomeone25homelessnessorhunger.Michaelsellsabout170treatsamonth.Therearevarious26,andthemostimportantitemonthemenuisthe"FreedomFighter"cupcakescreatedinhonorofhistorical27likeMartinLutherKing.StephanieGerstenblith,oneofhis28,saysthatMichael'scupcakesarenotonlydelicious,butalsohaveinspiredherto"29everyonewithsweetness".30runninghisbakery,Michaelhostsbake31forthenon-profitNoKidHungry.JessicalBomberg,aleaderoffund-raisingforthecampaign,says,"YoungheroeslikeMichaelprovethateveryonecan32insociety."ItisMichael's33thateveryoneshouldundertaketheresponsibilitytotakecareofothers."WhenIseepeoplestarving,Iwantto34themsomething,"hesays."It'smywayoftellingthemthattheyhaven'tbeen5."16.A.shoes B.study. C.sweets D.medicine17.A.Meanwhile B.Therefore C.However D.Especially18.A.report B.blame C.abandon D.fight19.A.of B.by C.with D.at20.A.health B.educational C.mental D.economic21.A.which B.whose C.that D.who22.A.inspiration B.imagination C.courage D.challenge23.A.weak B.depressed C.greedy D.needy24.A.invented B.founded C.discovered D.organized25.A.avoiding B.escaping C.facing D.hating26.A.prices B.brands C.shapes D.flavors27.A.figures B.sites C.stories D.records28.A.friends B.customers C.relatives D.colleagues29.A.agree B.compare C.provide D.argue30.A.Apartfrom B.Regardlessof C.Butfor D.Owingto31.A.competitions B.exhibitions C.parties D.sales32.A.makeadifference B.makealiving C.makeafortune D.makeadonation33.A.decision B.faith C.desire D.plan34.A.return B.tell C.give D.refuse35.A.misunderstood B.doubted C.controlled D.forgotten第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。AAmedicalemergencycanhappenanywhereatanytime.Takingabriefmomenttoseekhelpisoftenthebestfirstresponse.Butbeforeanambulancecangettothescene,theimmediatefirstaidattendancetoanyonewhoisinjuredseriouslymakesadifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.LifeSaverTeamhasbeenprovidingCPR（心肺复苏术）andfirstaidtrainingsince2009.Her、areafewoftheirmostpopularcourses:CPRAEDItisaclassroom,video-based,instructor-ledcoursethatteachesthebasictechniquesofCPRandtheuseofanAED（自动体外除颤器）,aswellashowtorelievechoking.Thiscourseteachesskillswithresearch-proventechniques.●Courselength:2hours●Initialcourse:$50(Signupforafirstaidcourseforanadditional$30)Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillreceiveanAmericanHeartAssociationHeartsaverCPRAEDCourseCompletionCardthatisvalidfortwoyears.BasicLifeSupportThisisaclassroomcoursedesignedtoprovideawidevarietyofhealthcareprofessionalswiththeabilitytorecognizeseverallife-threateningemergencies,provideCPR,useanAED,andrelievechokinginatimelyandeffectivemanner.●Courselength:4hours●Initialcourse:$60(Signupforafirstaidcourseforanadditional$30)TheAmericanHeartAssociationBLSforHealthcareProviderCourseCompletionCardisvalidfortwoyears.FirstAidItisaclassroom,video-based,instructor-ledcoursethatteachesstudentscriticalskillstomanageanemergencyinthefirstfewminutesuntilemergencymedicalservicesarrive.Studentslearnskillssuchashowtotreatbleeding,brokenbonesandotherfirstaidemergencies.Courselength;2hoursInitialcourse:$45Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillreceiveanAmericanHeartAssociationHeartsaverFirstAidCourseCompletionCardthatisvalidfortwoyears.36.Whatshouldbeoftendonefirstinamedicalemergency?A.Callingforhelpatonce.B.Providingimmediatefirstaid.C.Takingtheinjuredtothehospital.D.Leavingthesceneassoonaspossible.37.Howmuchdoesitcostifapersonwantstolearnaboutfirstaid,CPRandAEDuse?A.$80. B.$90. C.$95. D.$105.38.WhatcanweknowaboutBasicLifeSupport?A.Itisapartofaresearchproject.B.Itisaimedatmedicalworkers.C.Itcoststheleastofthethreecourses.D.Itteachesstudentsbasicfirstaid.39.Whatdothelistedcourseshaveincommon?A.Theyareavailableonline.B.Theyareforallindividuals.C.Theytakethesameamountoftime.D.Theyincludeatwo-yearAHAcertificate.40.Whatisthetext?A.Amedicalreport. B.Afirstaidguide.C.Anadvertisement. D.Anintroductiontoschoolcourses.BStandingatthefinishline,70-year-oldBobLongspentawhilereflectingontheachievementhe'djustmade.Behindhimwasthewild,endlessMongoliangrasslandextendingintothedistance.ThisAmericanhadjustbecometheoldestpersontoevercompleteandwintheMongolDerby,theworld'slongesthorserace.Long,ariderallhislife,enteredtheraceafterbeinginspiredbyAlltheWildHorses,amoviebasedonthegruelingevent.Fearingthathewouldn'tbeabletocompleteit,hesetaboutpreparinghismindandbodyforthis"hardest,toughest,mostdemandingthingyoucandoonahorse",anannual1000-kilometerracethatwasrecognizedastheworld'slongesthorseracebyTheGuinnessBookofRecordsin2011.Heconfirmedhisbeliefthatpreparationcansurpassyouth,assomeoftheotherriderswerelessprepared.AlthoughLonghadbeenridinghorsesformanyyears,thehardshipanduncertaintyofthetaskpushedhimtohislimitandforcedhimtodependentirelyonhisownwill.Theraceorganizershadprovidedanextensivesupportnetworktokeepaneyeontheparticipantsfromafar.Despitethat,thephysicalstrainofridingsuchalongdistancemadesimplethingslikesquatting（蹲）downattheendofthedayalmostimpossible.AlongthevastracecoursetherewereunpredictablecircumstancesbeyondLong'scontrol,howeverwellpreparedhe'dbeen.Weatherwasoneofthem,whichcouldswitchfromheavyraintoburningunexpectedly.Aboveallelse,thebiggestobstaclewasthestateofmind.Withoutalivingsoulinsight,Longwasdesperateforinteraction,guidance,andcomfort.Thisfeelingoflonelinessaccountedforhishopethatoneofhisfellowcompetitorswouldcatchup.Regardlessofthehardship,Longfeltasortofspiritualadventurewhiletravelingthroughthewilderness.Hewasprovidedwithsomememorablemomentswhileconnectingwithnature.Healsogrewtolovethecountryandthecommunitiesalongtheroute.Stillholdingthepassionforriding.LongneverdismissestheideaofcompetinginanotherMongolDerby.41.WhatdistinguishedBobLongfromothercompetitorsintheMongol.Derby?A.Herodethewholeracecoursealone.B.Hecompletedthetoughestpartofthecourse.C.Hewastheoldestparticipantofthehorserace.D.Hewasmostlikelytoenterthecompetitionagain.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grueling”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Toughbutrewarding.B.Difficultandexhausting.C.Comfortableandpleasant.D.Romanticbuttime-consuming.43.WhatwasthebiggestchallengethatLongfacedduringtherace?A.Thechangeableweather.B.Thementalstateinthecourse.C.Thedifficultyinfindingtherightroute.D.Thephysicalstrainofridingalongdistance.44.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AnintroductiontotheMongolDerby.B.Areviewofafilmbasedonthelongesthorserace.C.TheexperienceoftheMongolDerby'soldestwinner.D.Thepreparationsbeforealonganddifficulthorserace.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.CompetingintheMongolDerbyB.AlltheWildHorsesC.TheGuinnessBookofRecordsD.EndlessMongoliangrasslandCImetArieponanislandintheSouthPacificnationofVanuatu.BeingthelastfluentNaatispeakerinthearea,hesorrowfullyexpressedhisfearthat,withhisdeath,thelanguagewouldnolongerexist.Naatiisjustanexampleofendangeredlanguage.Today,50%to90%oftheworld'slanguagesareconsideredatriskoffallingoutofusebytheendofthecentury.Overthelast10years,thiscrisishasattractedmorepublicattention.Whilewepraisepreviouseffortsmadetoprotectdyingindigenouslanguagesnativetospecificplacesandspokenbyaboriginalpeople,let'sstopandask:Whydoesitmatter?ShouldNaati'sfateconcerntheworld?Manyspeakersofendangeredlanguages,includingAriep,communicatefluentlyinotherlanguages.Isthehopeof"saving"thesesmalllanguagesjustaromanticideaofunrealisticscholars?Asalinguist,I'montheoppositesideofthoseanswering"yes".Iunderstandhowcriticalandurgentlanguagelossis.Individualcommunitiesrelyonlanguagestoformcultureandidentity,andfortheglobalcommunity,languagesareaninvaluablesourceofinformationabouthumancognition.Ifalanguageislost,therelevantcommunityheritagewilldisappear.Forinstance,peoplewhospeakLulamogiinUgandafeelanxiousthataspeopleforgetthetermsdescribingmethodsofcatchingandeatingwhiteants,theywillalsoforgetthisimportantculturalpractice.Languagelossalsomeansalossofcommunityidentityandself-determination.Measuringtheirexactdamageishard,butthelossindeedharmsthewell-beingofcommunitymembers.Bycontrast,theabilityofcommunitymemberstospeaktheirindigenouslanguagetogetherenhanceswell-being.InBritishColumbia,researchhasprovedthattheyounggenerationsinindigenouscommunitieswhereatleast50%ofthepeoplespeakthenativelanguagetendtoexhibitastrongersenseofwell-beingandmoreoptimisticattitudestowardlife.Whenalanguageisdisappearingmoreislostthanjustcertainbitsofinformation.Understandinglanguageisvitaltounderstandinghumancognition.Everylanguagepresentsuswithapieceofthepuzzleforfindingouthowlanguageworksinourmind,withoutwhichwearepreventedfromseeingthefullpicture.Foreveryone'ssake,wemustpreservetheworld'slanguagestoensurelinguisticdiversityforfuturegenerations.46.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?A.Ariep'sfear. B.Naati'sfate.C.Publicconcernoverthecrisis.D.Protectingendangeredlanguage.47.Whataretheconsequencesoflanguageloss?①Brokendreamsofscholars.②Lossofinformationsources.③Abigpuzzlemissingpieces.④Damagingeffectsonwell-being.⑤Disappearanceofculturalheritage.A.①②③ B.①③⑤ C.②④⑤ D.②③④48.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetowardsavingendangeredlanguages?A.Neutral. B.Supportive. C.Unconcerned. D.Disapproving.49.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Shouldwesaveendangeredlanguages?B.ShouldNaati'sfateconcerntheisland?C.Howtomakeaself-determination?D.Howtopromotecommunityidentity?50.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Adiary. B.Anovel. C.Aguidebook. D.Amagazine.DInrecentstudieswehavebeeninvestigatingmirrorwritingbytypical4-to6-year-oldchildren.Thetermisusedbecausethecharacters—numberedandletters—arereversed（颠倒）,yetarecorrectwhenlookedatinamirror.Forquitealongtime,themainstreamviewsonthephenomenonweresupportedbytheobservationofleft-handedchildrenwritingreversecharacters,whichwasinsufficientandmisleadingasright-handedchildrendosoaswell.Eventoday,left-handednessisoftenthefavoriteexplanationofteacherswhenchildrenproducemirrorwriting.Wefindmirrorwritingworksonboththecerebral(relatingtothebrain)andthebehaviorallevel.Theformerhaslongbeenlimitedtothesimplistic1925theorybySamueOrtonthatoneofthecerebralhemispheres（大脑半球）(usuallytheleft)wouldcorrectlystoretheletterswhiletheotherwouldstoretheminamirroredform.Morerecently,however,ithasbeenshownthatthebraindoesn'tconsiderorientation（方向）(leftorright)whenstoringimages,aprocesscalledmirrorgeneralization.Thismirrorgeneralizationprocess,whichcanbeveryuseful—forexample,torecognizeafacebybothitsleftandrightsides—leadschildrentoknow,frommemory,theshapeofthecharacters,butnottheirleft/rightorientation.Itisimportanttonotethatthelearningoftheformofcharactersbychildrenismainlyvisual,andthatchildrenproducealmostentirelyhorizontalmirrorwriting.Atthebehaviorallevel,whenchildrenwritethecharactersfrommemory,theymustgivetheman.orientation.IncountrieswhoseprimarylanguagesarewritteninLatincharacters—writtenfromlefttoright—childrentendtoreversemainlycharactersthatfacetheleft,suchas7andq.However,whenchildrenarerequiredtowritefromrighttoleft,theyinsteadreversetheright-orientedletters.Thissuggeststhatchildrenusuallyorientcharactersinthedirectionoftheir.writing.Ourexplanationissupportedbyanalyzingtensofthousandsofwritingsamplesfrommorethanathousandchildren.Nevertheless,manyparentscontinuetobelievethatmirrorwritingmightbetheindicatorofadisordersuchasdyslexia（读写困难）,asdoctorsmaystillsuggestthatmirrorwritingbychildrenisasignofadevelopmentalissue.Ourresearchontypicaldevelopingchildrendoesnotsupportsuchclaims.51.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningtheleft-handednessview?A.Thenecessityofre-explainingmirrorwriting.B.Theroleofteachersinaddressingmirrorwriting.C.Thedifficultyinadjustingchildren'shandedness.D.Thechallengeofwritingfacedbyleft-handedchildren.52.WhatfeatureofthehumanbrainwasSamuelOrtonunawareof?A.Itcanrecognizelettersinamirrorforms.B.Itignorestheorientationduringimagestorage.C.Itsabilitytostorevisualimagesisquitelimited.D.Itslefthemisphereismoreactiveinstoringletters.53.Whatdoesmirrorgeneralizationhelpchildrenknowaboutacharacter?A.Itspronunciation. B.Itsmeaning.C.Itsorientation. D.Itsoutline.54.Whichcombinationislikelytobereversedbychildrenwritingfromrighttoleft?A.7,JandZ. B.9,DandF.C.6,BandR. D.8,JandL.55.What'stheresearchers'suggestionforparents?A.Limitingchildren'sexposuretomirrorwriting.B.Regardingmirrorwritingassomethingnormal.C.Encouragingchildrentoovercomemirrorwriting.D.Seekingprofessionaladviceonkid'sdevelopmentalissues.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）第二部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。Iusedtohateoldbooks.WhenIsay"oldbooks,"Idon'tmeanclassics,though.Imeanbookswithyellowpages,brokenspines（书脊）andoddwood-likesmellsthatyouneedtobecarefulnottobreakbecausetheyarealreadysoworndown.OnecanassumethatIdidn'town