2023-2024学年上海市崇明区崇明中学高考英语二模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年上海市崇明区崇明中学高考英语二模试卷请考生注意：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．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost2．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall3．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as4．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads5．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved6．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once7．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed8．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy9．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation10．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend11．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied12．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly13．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．asking B．toask C．tobeasked D．asked14．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking15．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright16．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled17．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated18．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow19．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid20．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit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）AprimaryschoolinHangzhousaidonMondayit’spullingasexeducationtextbookovercomplaintsaftergainingrecentinternationalattentionforbothitsprogressiveapproachanditsgraphiccontent.Controversysparkedafteramotherofasecond-graderattheschoolpostedaboutthetextbookonSinaWeiboonFebruary28,complainingthebookcontainedoverly-graphicillustrationsofreproductive(生殖的)organs.Thebook,publishedbyBeijingNormalUniversity,aimsforstudentsaged6to13.Ithadbeenusedinschoolsfornearlyadecadebeforetherecentroundofcontroversy.InChina,sexeducationoftenfacesresistance,especiallyfromtheoldergenerationofparentswhousedtotelltheirchildrenthatbabieswerepickedupinstreetsorjumpedoutfromrocks.China’ssexeducationisconsideredconservativeandschoolsusuallytrytoavoidthesubject,leavingtheresponsibilitytoparentsorsociety.Nowadays,thefrankdescriptionofsexualbehaviorinarecently-releasedsexeducationtextbookforprimaryschoolstudentsinthecityhastriggeredawaveofparentalconcern.Isthesexeducationtextbooktrulytooclearlyexpressed?Somepeopleholdthatthesexeducationbookshouldbedetailed.Sexeducationisanimportantwayofteachingchildrenknowingthemselves,sowecannotambiguouswordsdescribingthesex.Ontheotherhand,adultsseedirtythingsinthebookswhilestudentsmaynot.Theyseethingsinadifferentwayandweshouldnotjudgethebooksfromourperspective.Thereisnoneedtoavoidsexineducation.Othersdonotagree.Theythinkitisnotwrongtodescribesexindirectways,butthesentencesinthebookaretoorudeandareevenbannedfromourwebsite.Thewordingshouldbemoretenderandbeautifulinbooksforchildren.AsfarasIcansee,weshouldbemorecarefulaboutthesensitivetopic,sexeducation.Differentmethodsshouldbeappliedtochildrenofdifferentagegroups.Wecantellmoredetailsaboutsextotheolderchildren,becausetheycanacceptitsmoothly,andgivemorepictures,ortenderwordstotheyoungerones.1、Whydidtheeldergenerationusetolieaboutwherekidscamefrom?A．BecausetheywereinnocentandhadnoideaaboutthatB．Becausetheywerenotopen-mindedanddidn’twanttheirkidstobeexposedtosextooearlyC．BecausesexwassoprivatethattheyfeltshamefulwhentellingthetruthD．Becausetheydidn’twanttogoagainstschools,whousuallytriedtoavoidthesubject2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotagreewiththeoriginaltext?A．Recently,thesexeducationbookmentionedabovehasbecomeaglobalconcern.B．ParentscriticizethedirectwaysthesexeducationbookadoptedtodescribesexC．PeopledividetheiropinionsonwhethersexeducationisnecessaryornotD．It’snotthefirsttimethesexeducationbookmentionedhasbeenusedinschools3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TherewasnodebateoverthesexeducationbookbeforetherecentroundcontroversyB．Accordingtothesupporters,parentsshouldputthemselvesintheirchildren’sshoeswhendealingwiththesexeducationbookC．DifferentmethodsshouldbeusedonchildrenofdifferentagegroupsD．Sexeducationissosensitiveatopicthatthewritercanhardlybringforwardanyadvice4、Whichofthefollowingwordsisthenearestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“progressive”inthefirstparagraph?A．RewardingB．StrangeC．ReasonableD．Advanced22．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?23．（8分）Kettle’sYard,CambridgeThismodern-artgalleryinaVictorianhousewasfoundedinthe1950sbyTateJimandreopenedinFebruaryfollowingatwo-yearredevelopmentbyJamieFobertArchitects,theteambehindthe2017TateStevesextension.Thismeansanewcafe,afour-flooreducationwingandimprovedgalleryspacethatcanaccommodatemorevisitors.Thegallery’spermanentcollectionincludesworksbyJoanMiró,HenryMooreandBarbaraHepworth.BeingBrunel,BristolTocelebratethelifeandworkoffamouscivilengineerIsambardKingdomBrunei,BeingBruneiwillopeninMarchonBristol’sharbourside.Themuseumwillincludearangeofinteractiveandentertainingexhibits,includingtalkingportraitsofhisfriendsandfamilyandpersonalpossessions,includingan1821schoolreport.Itisagoodplaceforfamiliestostrengthenconnections.RoyalAcademyofArts,LondonTheRAreopenson19Mayforits250thanniversary,followinga£50mrenovation(翻新)withagalleryandexpandedexhibitionprogramme.Thesewillincludethreeday-litgalleries,whichwillhostexhibitionswithafocusoncontemporaryartandarchitecture.ThegrandfrontwalloftheBurlingtonGardensbuildinghasalsobeenrestored—possiblythefirsttimeit’shadapropercleaninits150yearhistory.V&A,DundeeOneofthemostsignificantnewopeningsoftheyearwillbeScotland’sfirstdesignmuseumandalsothefirstV&AanywhereoutsideofLondonon15September.ThemuseumbuildingsitsontheriverTay.ItwillcelebrateScottishdesignandobjectsinitscollection.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBeingBrunel?A．Ithasalongschoolreport.B．Itincludesthreeday-litgalleries.C．Itisfamily-friendly.D．Itpossessespermanentcollections.2、ThepurposeoftheRAreopeningis_______.A．toexpandtheexhibitionB．tomarkits250thanniversaryC．todisplaycontemporaryartD．topresentits150-yearhistory3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Tocomparedifferenttouristattractions.B．ToattractmorevisitorstotheUK.C．Todescribesomefamousmuseumsandartists.D．Tointroduceopeningsofsomefamousartmuseums.24．（8分）EveryJanuary,morethan3,000peopletakepartinoneofthemostdifficultracesonEarth:theToughMancompetitionintheUK.Theparticipantsrun,swimandclimbaroundthe15kmcourse.Butthisisnonormalrace.Theserunnershavetocrawlthroughtunnels,runacrossafieldofnettles(荨麻)andjumpoverfire.What’smore,thecompetitiontakesplaceinJanuarywhentemperaturesarefreezing.Peopletravelfromthroughouttheworldtoparticipateinit.Thecompetitionisquitedangerousandeveryyearthereareaccidents.Injurieslikebrokenbonesandcutsarequitecommon.One-thirdoftheparticipantsdonotcompleteit.Runnershavetobeveryathleticandmostpeopletrainalltheyeartoprepareforit.Therearesimilarevents,butthisisthefirstoneintheworld.Manypeopledothecompetitionbecauseitissofamous.Everyyeartheorganizerschangetheeventsandaddnewthings.Thismeansthatthecompetitionstaysthrillingandchallenging,sopeoplegobackyearafteryear.First,theparticipantsrun1kmalongamuddyroad.Next,theycrawlunderlownetsontheground.Afterthenets,therunnersjumpoffahighplatformintoalakeandswimfor1km.Then,theyreachthefieldoffire.Here,therunnersrunacrossafieldandjumpoversmallbonfires(篝火).Next,theparticipantsmustcrawlthroughalongtunnelwhichispartlyunderwater.Finally,therunnersrun2kmthroughnettlesbeforetheyreachthefinishingline.1、637．Accordingtothetext,theparticipantsinthecompetition________.A．arerequiredtorun15kmB．maytaketheriskofbeinginjuredC．havetotakeamedicalexaminationD．aretrainedtodealwithemergencies2、639．WhatdowelearnabouttheToughMancompetition?A．Itisexcitingbutquitetough.B．Itisintendedforoverweightpeople.C．TheparticipantsaremainlyBritishnatives.D．Onlyone-thirdoftheparticipantscanmakeit.3、641．Toattractparticipants,theorganizersusually________.A．createmoreitemsB．holdthesimilaractivitiesC．holdthecompetitioninwinterD．organizethecompetitionindifferentcounties4、643．Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．warntheparticipantsofdangerB．advertisetheToughMancompetitionC．introducetheToughMancompetitionD．informtheparticipantsofthecompetition25．（10分）Despitethevitalroletheyplayinmanyecosystems,animalsconsideredtobe“ugly”arebeingignoredbyscientists.Astudyhadfounduglieranimalsattractlessattentionandlessfundingwhenitcomestoconservationeffortsandresearch.Thiscouldmeantheugliestanimalpopulationcouldbeunderthreat.ThestudywasconductedbywildlifebiologistsTrishFlemingandBillBatemaninPerth,Australia.Theylookedatresearchpublicationsconcerning331Australianmammalspeciesthatbroadlyfellintocategoriestheylabeledas“thegood,thebadandtheugly”.Itturnedoutthatstudiesinto“thegoodgroup”and“thebadgroup”werecarriedoutwhile“theuglygroup”wasignored.Uglyanimals,suchasthefruitbatandthetreebat,arebeingignoredbyconservationists.Andsomeanimalsareevenbecomingendangeredbecauseofhowtheylook.TheMadagascanlemur(狐猴)calledtheaye­ayeissouglythatthenativeshavelongseenthemasabadsign,orasignofdeath,sotheykillthemwhenevertheyseethem.Otheruglyanimalsunderthreatincludethedugong(儒艮)andtheproboscismonkey(长鼻猴)．Despitemakingup45%ofthe331speciesstudied,theuglyanimalshaveattractedlittleattentionfromscientists.“Weknowsolittleaboutthebiologyofmanyofthesespecies，”saidTrishFleming.“Formany,wehavecataloguedtheirexistence,butwhenitcomestounderstandingwhattheyeat,theirhabitatneeds,orhowwecouldimprovetheirchanceofsurvival,wearestillinthedark.WithBillBateman,TrishFleminghascalledforimprovedfundingforthelesser­knownmammals.“Itwouldbe‘tragic’ifhumansendedupcausingtheextinctionofmorespecieswithoutevenknowinganythingaboutthem，”theysaid.1、Basedonthetext,“theuglyanimals”________.A．areincreasinginnumberB．getmoreconservationfundsC．playanimportantroleintheecosystemD．costquiteagreatdealofmoneyinresearch2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Peopleseethedugongasasignofdeath.B．Moreattentionhasbeenpaidto“theuglyanimals”．C．Therewasnotenoughstudyon“theuglyanimals”．D．TrishandBilldidresearchon331Australianmammals.3、Themainreasonforsomeanimals'beingendangeredmayliein________.A．theirunpleasantlooksB．theirbroadcategoriesC．theireconomicvaluesD．theirlovelyappearances4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe“________”．A．TheUgliestAnimalintheWorldB．TheUglySpeciesAreunderThreatC．TheLivingHabitsoftheUglySpeciesD．TheProboscisMonkeyIsEndangered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）ItwasaparticularlystressfuldayforJudy.Shewaslategettinghomefromtheofficeandhadtofinish1dinnersothatshecould2tohernightclass.Judywasatthestove(厨灶)whenshefeltapullonher3andcouldhearthevoiceofherlittledaughter,Jennifer,t4Mommy,Mommy,4.”“Notnow,honey.Mommyistoo5,”repliedJudywithouttakinghereyesoffthestove.AsJudyturnedtogotothefridge,shealmosttrippedoverJennifer,and6said,“Idon’thave7,Jennifer.Stayoutofthekitchen.”Laterthatnight,Judyreturnedhomeandwastidyingupthe8whenshenoticedafloweronthefloor.Undertheflowerwasapieceofpaper,reading,“I9You,Mommy.”Judysatthere,10forabouttenminutes.SherealizedthatallJenniferwantedtodowastogiveherthislittle11ofherlove.Butallshegotweresomeangrywords.Judywent12toJennifer’sroom.Eventhoughherdaughterwasasleepanditwasverylate,Judygently13Jennifer.Judyhelduptheflower,saying,“Thankyoufortheflower,honey.Itisthemostbeautiful14I’veeverreceived.”Jennifer’s15eyeswidenedandsherepliedhappily,“Ipickeditjustforyouand16thenoteallbymyself.Iloveyou,Mommy.”AndwiththatJennifergavehermotherabig17.Sonexttimesomeone18you,beforebrushinghimorheroff,askyourselfifthethingyouaredoingcan19justalittlewhilelonger.Youmayjustrealizethatwhatyouaredoingwillstillbetheretomorrow,butthoseprecious20todaywillsoonbegoneforever.1、A．havingB．preparingC．tastingD．carrying2、A．stayonB．makeoutC．getupD．rushoff3、A．legB．headC．shoulderD．hand4、A．moveB．decideC．lookD．listen5、A．coldB．hungryC．nervousD．busy6、A．selfishlyB．angrilyC．worriedlyD．regretfully7、A．patienceB．moneyC．timeD．food8、A．kitchenB．yardC．windowD．bed9、A．LoveB．RespectC．ForgiveD．Praise10、A．explainingB．cryingC．complainingD．arguing11、A．expressionB．adviceC．traditionD．habit12、A．secretlyB．honestlyC．calmlyD．quietly13、A．broughtupB．dressedupC．wokeupD．pickedup14、A．cardB．giftC．pictureD．letter15、A．smilingB．sadC．sleepyD．curious16、A．deliveredB．addressedC．printedD．wrote17、A．changeB．hugC．questionD．voice18、A．cheatsB．hurtsC．interruptsD．blames19、A．waitB．improveC．stayD．gather20、A．possessionsB．wordsC．memoriesD．moments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）Lastyear,mybrotherandIwenttoMiamiforavacation.Someofmyfriendswhohadbeentherebeforesaiditwas1．wonderfulholidaydestination.Beforewewent,wehadplannedformonths.Whenthedaycame,wewereready.Sinceitwasthefirsttimewe2．(be)there,wewereprettyexcited.Afterourplanelanded,wewenttothehotel.Wehadmade3．(we)reservation(预定)sixmonthsearlier,butthemanatthefrontdesksaidtherehadbeenamistake.We4．(tell)thatourroomshadn’tbeenreservedforthatweek,butfortheweekafter.Ididn’tunderstand5．thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeenchargedforthereservation.Whatmadethingsevenworsewas6．thehotelhadbeenfullybooked.Whenwewerewondering7．todo,themanagercameout.Shewasveryhelpful.Sheapologizedforthemistakeand8．surprisedmeandmybrotherthatsheshouldgiveusaspareVIProomonthetopfloor.Wehadneverstayedinsuchanamazingroom,andweweren’tchargedextra.Thenextday,mybrotherandIwenttothebeach9．somepeoplewereplayingvolleyball.Wegotalittlesunburnt,butthedayhadbeenso10．(relax)thatwedidn’tmind.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，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仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iamgladtohearofyouagain.Youwanttoknowthateverythingisgoinginourschool.Inshortly,allisimproving.Inthepast,teachershadalwayskeptonexplainingthepointsinclass.Ourstudentsjustlistenedandtooknote.Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves.Beforeclass,weenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework.Forexample,wecanreadwhatweareinterestedin.WecangotothelibraryorsurfInternetforvariouskindsofinformation.Wearenowmastersofstudy,butwearehappy.第二节书面表