2023-2024学年山西省晋中市四校高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年山西省晋中市四校高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover2．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will3．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught4．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen5．Workinghardisnota__________ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements.A．sign B．signalC．guarantee D．mark6．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether7．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where8．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway9．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone10．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．asaresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof11．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t12．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot13．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what14．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood15．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo16．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend17．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound18．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports19．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed20．Theboystoodhisheaddown,listeningtohismotherscoldinghimforbreakingthewindows.A．for B．of C．with D．around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）IcanneverforgetthestampincidentwhichhappenedwhenIwasaprimaryschoolpupil.Mybestfriend,Apple,wasastamp—collector.Hetriedeverywaytogetstampsandspenteverypennyhehadonthem.Onceheobtainedabeautifulor

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stamphewouldbemorethanhappy.Iwasalwayshiscompanioninhissearchforstamps.OnedayApplewhisperedtomemysteriouslythathehadfoundamostwonderfulstamponaletteraddressedtoouryoung

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teacher,whowasaveryprettyandkind-heartedgirl.Applewantedthatstampbadlytheideaofstealingtheletteroccurredtohim.Iwasfrightenedandbeggedhimnottodothat.ThateveningApplehurriedtomyhomeandshowedmealetter.Itwasaman'shandwriting.Inthelettertheman

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ourteachertoforgivehimandaskedhertomeethimatthegateofCentralParkateightthatevening.Ifnot,he’dtakeitthatshewouldneverforgivehim,anditmeantheendoftheirrelationship."Theteacheraskedmeiftherewasanyletterforherthisafternoon.Yousee,sheknowsIamastamp-collectorandalwayswanderabouttheplacewherelettersaredelivered.WhenIsaid'No',shelookedrathersad,"Appletoldme.Wewerecompletelyataloss.Toofrightenedtogototheteacher,wedecidedtogotothemeetingplaceourselves.Attheparkgate,wesawatallyoungmanwithglasses,walkingbackandforthasifhewaswaitingforsomeone.Ididnotknowhowlongwehadbeenthere.Finally,themanleft,lookingveryworriedanddisappointed.Afewdayslater,Applerantomewithstampsinhishandandtearsinhiseyes.Hetoldmethatthesewerefromourteacher.Shesaidthatsheoncehadafriendwhowasastamp-collectortoo,butshehadlosthimforever,sothestampsshehadcollectedforhimwerenolongeruseful.…1、HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutApple’splanthatday?A．ExcitedB．ScaredC．AnxiousD．Regretful2、Whydidthemanwritetotheauthor’steacher?A．ToapologizetoherB．ToaskabouttheletterC．ToshowhisforgivenessD．Toendtheirrelationship3、Whathappenedtotheteacherandthemanatlast?A．TheystoppedcollectingstampsB．TheyforgaveAppleC．TheysolvedtheirproblemD．Theybrokeup4、Whatcouldbethemostappropriateendingparagraphforthetext?A．Fromthenon,Applenevercollectedanymorestamps;neitherdidIB．Fromthenon,AppleandItriedtoavoidmeetingthatmanatourschoolC．Fromthenon,themanwouldaskAppletosendmessagestomyteacherD．Fromthenon,myteacherwouldgivetoApplethestampsonallherletters22．（8分）Children’sActivities(6—13years)—Summer2017Thereisnochanceofchildrengettingboredintheholidayswiththeseaction-packedweeksoffunandgames.Daysbeginwithteambuildingactivitiestohelp“breaktheice”andgetthechildreninthemood.ThewonderfullysafeandsecureenvironmentofPortRegisenablesthechildrentoexplorethewoodsandenjoytheirowncreativeplay.WEEK1:FestivalofSport(Monday12ndJulytoFriday26thJuly)Thesummeractivitieskick-offwithawonderfulweekofsportingfunincludingcricket,athleticsothergreatteamgames.Swimsinthepoolandgamesinthegym.WEEK1:Let’sGoWild(Monday29thJulytoFriday2ndAugust)AWholeweekinthegreatoutdoorswithtreasurehunts,campbedandcavebuildingalongwithamazingteamgamesinwoods.Thisweekguaranteestobelikenoother.Navigateyourselfthroughthehugespiders'webandguideballsthroughthehugeballmaze…thisisagreatweekformakingnewfriends.WEEK3:SportingMadness(Monday5thAugusttoFriday9thAugust)Awildandstrangeweekoftournamentsandtwin(bothtraiditionalandafewofthehomemadevariety)games,butbewarned,youmightgetwet!Artsandcrafts,funinthegymandswimsinthepoolmakethisahardweek.Besidesexhaustionyou'dbetterlearntogetusedtochallengesandacceptanyresult.Activitieswillbedependentontheweather.WEEK3:MakeaRacquet(球拍)（Monday12thAugusttoFriday16thAugust）Whataracquetthisweekbringswithallthebat,racquetandclubsportyoucouldwishfor…crazygolf,tennis,hadmintion,cricketandtabletennistonamebutafoeforthechildrentoenjoy.WEEK5:HavingaBull(Monday19thAugusttoFriday23rdAugust)Quizzjes,artsandcrafts,funinthegymandswimsinthepoolarenottobewitninthisweekofFun.WEEK6:MgdalMedley(混战）(Tuesday27thAugusttoFridy30thAugust)Thisweekre-runsthebestbitsofthelastfiveweekswithgreatteamgamesandtournaments,action-packedballsports,floatyfuninthepoolandadventuresinthewoods.Childrenwillneedtobring:Swimmingkit,plentytodrinkandbreaksnacks.Dependantontheweather,childrenwillneedeithersunscreenandsunhatsorwetweathergear.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Childrenwillgraduallyadapttothecoldweakerintheactivities.B．ChildrenwillformagoodmoodnaturallyinPortRegisSchool.C．ChildrenwillexplorenaturetotallyontheirowninthesecureenvironmentofPortRegis.D．Childrenwillbecomecomfortablewitheachotherthroughteambuildingactivities.2、WhichactivityMillbeunique?A．MakeaRacquet.B．Let’sgowild.C．Festivalofsport.D．Sportingmadness.3、Accordingtothepassage,WEEK3willbeaweekwhen________.A．childrenmayexperiencethefeelingoffailureB．thegamesmaybeplayedindoorsC．childrenmaygetwarnedforfailingingamesD．childrenmayswimintheriverinthewild4、Whencanchildrenreviewtheactivitiestheyhadbefore?A．29thJulyto2ndAugust.B．Thursday27thJulytoFriday30thAngust.C．Tuesday27thAugusttoFriday30thAugust.D．Monday19thAugusttoFriday23rdAugust.5、Whatinformationcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Childrenwillbeprovictedwithsnackstoeat.B．Childrenmustwearsunscreenorsunhats.C．Childrenreedtoprepareforrainyday.D．Childrenhavetodrinkalotforswimming.23．（8分）USpresidentDonaldTrumphaspopularizedthephrase“fakenews”ButnottoolongagothesewordsincombinationwouldhavemeantlittletoeverydayEnglishspeakers.AnatolyLiberman,aGerman,writesabouttheoriginsoftheword“fake”.Theword,itturnsout,hasaverydarkpast.Thebestguessforhow“fake”becamemainstream,arguesLiberman,isthatitwasakindusedbythievesintheLondonunderworld.But“howitgotthere,nobodyintheworldknows,andprobablynobodywilleverknow,”hetellsQuartz.LibermanisaprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheauthorofWordOriginsandHowWeKnowThem.Hewritesthatearlyrecordsof“fake”asanEnglishadjectiveappearedaroundthemiddleofthe18thcentury.Thewordlikelycomesfromcant,orthiefjargon(行话).TheOEDmentions“fake”asaverbstartingin1819,whichbasicallymeant‘todo”injargon,butalso“tokill,wound,orrob”.Anentryfromadictionarythatyearreads:“Tofakeanypersonorplace,torobthem;tofakeapersonmayalsoimplytoshoot,wound,orcut;tofakeamanoutandout,istokillhim.”LibermantracesthewordnexttoCharesDickens,whoused“cly-faker”，where“cly”meanspocket,inOliverTwist.Thisishowhebelievesknowledgeof“fake”asawordthatmeanstosteal,spread.EventuallyitbecameacommonplaceEnglishword.1、Theunderlinedword“fake”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．lyingB．trueC．commonD．interesting2、WhatcanwelearnaboutAnatolyLiberman?A．Heisskilledinsomeforeignlanguages.B．HeisinterestedinalltheEnglishwords.C．HelivedinEnglandforalongtime.D．HelikeswritingarticlesinEnglishverymuch.3、Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A．ThehistoryofEnglishwords.B．SomestoriesaboutEnglishwords.C．TheimportanceoftheEnglishword“fake”D．TheoriginsofanEnglishword.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．WemustfocusonthewordsofDonaldTrump.B．WeshouldstudyEnglishwordsverycarefully.C．“Fake”likelycomesfromwordsusedbyaclassofpeople.D．AnatolyLibermanlikestotracethecommonplaceEnglishwords.24．（8分）Wefoundoutatornadowascoming.Secondslater,itblewawayourhouse.Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.ThefirstalertmyhusbandandIgotcamefromsomescrollingtextontheTV.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthirdfloorbedroomandwechangedthechanneltoourlocalone.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadstairstoguideustotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.Becausetheclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,itseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourtownhouse.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itriedtomoveforward,buttheintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofstillness,Icouldnoticeeverythingaroundmemoving.Aswereachedthelastfewsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimself.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouse.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、Thestoryisarrangedintheorderof.A．Time.B．Place.C．Examples.D．Opinions.2、WherewasthetornadowhentheyknewthebadnewsfromtheTV?A．Ithadalreadygone.B．Itdieddownslowly.C．Itwasstillfarawayontheway.D．Itwasabouttocomerightaway.3、Whatdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyafterthetornadowasover?A．unbelievable.B．amazing.C．frightened.D．calm.25．（10分）NewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne­DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne­Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼泽的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne­Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub­Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent­dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣坛)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne­Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．asciencefiction C．ahistorybook D．aresearchpaper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）Inourmodernworld,whensomethingwearsout,wethrowitawayandbuyanewone.The1isthatcountriesaroundtheworldhavegrowingmountainsof2becausepeoplearethrowingoutmorerubbishthaneverbefore.Howdidwe3athrowawaysociety?Firstofall,itisnoweasierto4anobjectthantospendtimeandmoneytorepairit.5modernmanufacturing(制造业)andtechnology,companiesareabletoproduceproductsquicklyandinexpensively.Productsareplentifuland6.Anothercauseisour7ofdisposable(一次性的)products.As8people,wearealwayslookingfor9tosavetimeandmakeourliveseasier.Companies10thousandsofdifferentkindsofdisposableproducts:paperplates,plasticcups,andcameras,tonameafew.Ourappetitefornewproductsalso11totheproblem.Weare12buyingnewthings.Advertisementspersuadeusthat13isbetterandthatwewillbehappierwiththelatestproducts.Theresultisthatwe14usefulpossessionstomakeroomfornewones.Allaroundtheworld,wecanseethe15ofthisthrowawaylifestyle.Mountainsofrubbishjustkeepgettingbigger.To16theamountofrubbishandtoprotectthe17,moregovernmentsarerequiringpeopletorecyclematerials.18,thisisnotenoughtosolve(解决)ourproblem.Maybethereisanotherwayout.Weneedtorepairourpossessions19throwingthemaway.Wealsoneedtorethinkourattitudesabout20.Repairingourpossessionsandchangingourspendinghabitsmaybethebestwaytoreducetheamountofrubbishandtakecareofourenvironment.1、A．key B．reason C．project D．problem2、A．gifts B．rubbish C．debt D．products3、A．face B．become C．observe D．change4、A．hide B．control C．replace D．withdraw5、A．Thanksto B．Asto C．Exceptfor D．Regardlessof6、A．safe B．funny C．cheap D．powerful7、A．love B．lack C．prevention D．division8、A．sensitive B．kind C．brave D．busy9、A．ways B．places C．jobs D．friends10、A．donate B．receive C．produce D．preserve11、A．adapts B．returns C．responds D．contributes12、A．tiredof B．addictedto C．worriedabout D．ashamedfor13、A．newer B．stronger C．higher D．larger14、A．pickup B．payfor C．holdonto D．throwaway15、A．advantages B．purposes C．functions D．consequences16、A．show B．record C．decrease D．measure17、A．technology B．environment C．consumers D．brands18、A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile19、A．by B．infavourof C．after D．insteadof20、A．spending B．collecting C．repairing D．advertising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）Iwasonmywayhomewithafriendyesterday1．Ifoundamobilephonebytheroadside.Afterpickingitup,Istartedsearchingthecontactlistandcallednumbers2．(see)whetherIcouldfigureoutwhosephoneitwas3．(fortunate),theonlypersonwhoansweredthephonedidn’trecognize4．numberthatIwascallingfrom.Myfriendsuggestedthatwegobacktothestreetandthehouseinfrontofwhichwefoundthemobilephone.Andwedidso.Iknockedatthedoorandtwoyoungmenanswered.5．ofthemhadlosttheirphones,butasIreferredtosomenamesonthecontactlist,oneofthemsaidhealsohadthosenames6．thatitmustbethephoneofoneoftheirfriends.Then,hetookthephoneandsaidhow7．(wonder)itwasthatItookthetimetofindtheowner.Afterwards,Ileftwithoutleavingmynameoraddress.Ineverconsideredkeepingthephone.Instead,Iimmediatelytriedtofindtheowner.AndIbelievedthatwasexactly8．IwouldwantsomeonetodoifIlostmyphone.Itcouldn’thavebeen9．(good).Sometimes,10．(help)othersisjustdoingtherightthing.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：在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。IrecentlytookaneyeexaminationandthedoctortoldmethatIhavetowearglassesallthetime、Healsotoldmenottoreadinpoorlightbecauseofitwouldbebadformyeye、It’sAugustnoworthenewtermisabouttostart、I’mquitenervouslyaboutwearingglassestoschool,becauseitwillbefirsttimeformyfriendstoseemewearingglasses、Iwonderthattheyaregoingtosay、Oneofmybestfriendsalwaysw