2023-2024学年山西省阳泉市第十一中学高考英语二模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年山西省阳泉市第十一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．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized2．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is3．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed4．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat5．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must6．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith7．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome8．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a9．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone10．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking11．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete12．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven13．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since14．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need15．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？16．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t17．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why18．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline19．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact20．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever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）Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwin(达尔文）collectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin'sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推荐)ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin'sgreatlife.AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,producedapapertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook“OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection"（《物种起源》）appearedItattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!AlthoughmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.Afterwards,hepublishedanothergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked."WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,"hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.1、Darwin'sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto.A．makehimlikenaturalhistoryB．makehimbecomeadoctorC．lethimchangehishobbiesD．havehimgiveuphiscollection2、Accordingtothepassage；CharlesDarwin'swholelifewaschangedby.A．hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB．hiscollectionofcoinsC．thenaturalistsatCambridgeD．thevoyageoftheBeagle3、Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys"probablymeans“”.A．theygavemonkeyslifeB．theyweredifferentfrommonkeysC．theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD．theyhadtolivewithmonkey22．（8分）March3marksWorldHearingDay.Thisyear’sthemeis“Checkyourhearing!”Manyexpertsandhealthorganizations,includingthosewhopayattentiontothehearing-impaired(听力障碍),areworkingtohelppeoplerealizetheimportanceofprotectingtheirhearingandavoidhearingloss.Whenwetalkaboutmusic,whatkindoffeelingsdoesitbring?Excitement…andrelaxation.Butwhatifthemusiclastsforhours?WeinterviewedagroupofmusiciansbasedinBeijingduringtheweekend.Theyallsaidthathoursofexposuretoloudmusiccancausediscomfort.Oneaddedthatbandmembersliketoplayatmaximumvolume(音量)andforgettheharmthatloudmusiccancause.Thesamethingnotonlyoccurstomusicians.It’salsonotrarefordailyuserssincelisteningtoloudmusiconloudsoundequipmenthasbecomeapartofmodemlife.AccordingtotheWHO,thepracticehasputmorethanabillionpeoplearoundtheworld,aged12-35,atriskoflosingtheirhearing.Wealsointerviewedsomeheadphoneusersinthestreet,andmostofthemsaidthattheyarenotheavyusersbutadmittedtheyuseheadphonesforhoursonthesubwayandintheofficeorhome.It’seasyforthesepeopletograduallyincreasethevolumewithoutawareness,especiallyinanoisyenvironment.Often,headphoneusersfailtorealizethey’relisteningtoaudioatunsafelevelsuntilserioushearingproblemssuddenlyoccur.Therearemanyreasonsforhearingloss,includingloudacoustic(听觉的)sources,drugabuse,anddiseases.Expertssuggestfrequentmedicalchecksandpreventionmeasures.Whethercongenital(先天的)oracquired,lossofhearingisusuallyirreversible.“Oncethehearinglossoccurs,it’salreadytoolatetobechangedbacktowhatitwasbefore,”saidYangShiming,expertoftheChinesePLAGeneralHospital.“Earlyprevention,earlyidentificationandearlytreatment.Ifeveryonecoulddothesethings,hearinglossanditsharmcouldbekepttoaminimum,”Yangsaid.Ofcourse,thisappliestoeveryoneofus.1、Whatmightbeareasonforhearingloss?A．Listeningtomusic. B．Takingmedicines.C．Ignoringsoundpollution. D．Usingheadphones.2、WhatdoesYangShimingadvisepeopletodoabouthearingloss?A．Getridofdrugabuse.B．Makepreventionaheadoftime.C．Stopplayingmusicinbands.D．Choosemusicwiththehelpofmusicians.3、Whichcanbestexplain“irreversible”underlinedinthelastparagraph?A．Incurable. B．Unavailable.C．Unbelievable. D．Invisible.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．PreventingHearingLossB．ReasonsforLosingHearingC．TheOriginofWorldHearingDayD．RaisingAwarenessofProtectingHearing23．（8分）Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.24．（8分）OnRemembranceDaymembersofthearmedforces(soldiers,sailorsandairmen)arecommemorated(纪念).TheothercommonnameforthisdayisArmisticeDaywhichmarksthedateandtimewhenarmiesstoppedfightingWorldWarⅠ,onNovember11that11amin1918(theeleventhhouroftheeleventhdayoftheeleventhmonth).Some100,000CanadiansoldiersdiedintheFirstandSecondWorldWars.InCanada,RemembranceDayisafederalstatutory(法定的)holiday—withanotableexceptionofNovaScotia,NorthwestTerritories,OntarioandQuebec—asitisinmanyothercountriesintheworldwherethisdayisobservedonthenationallevel.AllgovernmentbuildingsflytheCanadianflagthisdayandpeoplerememberthosewhofoughtforCanadaduringatwo-minutesilenceat11am.ManypeoplewearpoppiesbeforeandonRemembranceDaytoshowtheirrespectandsupportforCanadiantroops.Poppiesaregenerallyhandedoutfreebutoftenavoluntarydonationisgiveninexchange.IntheUnitedStatesthisdayiscalledVeterans’DayandisalsoobservedonNovember11th.ShouldRemembranceDaybeastateholidayineveryprovince?Wecontinuetoreceivelotsofmessagesfrompeoplealloverthecountrywhoareoutraged(气愤的)whyRemembranceDayisnotastateholidayeverywhereinCanada.Indeed,itwouldmakesensetomakethisastateholidayineveryprovinceandterritory—eveninOntario.Butnoteveryoneagrees.Sendusyourthoughtsaboutthisissueinthecommentareanearthebottomofthispage.RecentlywereceivedacommentfromJasonandwouldliketopostitonthispagebecausewethinkthatJasonmakesaverygoodpointinhismessage:“PleaseDONOTmakeRemembranceDayastatutoryholidayinOntario.FamilyDayisamuchmoreappreciatedbreakforfamiliesintheheartofthelongcolddepressingwinter.RemembranceDayisbetterobservedinaceremonyatyourschool,communitycentreorplaceofwork.”1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutRemembranceDay?A．ItwasestablishedonNovember11th,1918.B．ItisalsoreferredtoasArmisticeDay.C．ItisnotobservedonthesamedayasVeterans’Day.D．ItisheldinmemoryofAmericansoldiersthatdiedintwoworldwars.2、WhatusuallytakeplacetomarkRemembranceDayinCanada?A．TheCanadianflagwillappearonallbuildings.B．Peopleholdatwo-minutesilenceat12am.C．Allpeoplewearpoppiesjustontheday.D．Poppiesareoftenofferedinexchangeforsomedonation.3、WhyisJason’scommentpostedbasedonthetext?A．Thereissomethinginwhathesaidabouttheissue.B．NoteveryoneagreestohaveRemembranceDay.C．Tocollectpeople’sdifferentviewsontheissue.D．ToshowFamilyDayisappreciatedinOntario.4、Whereisthispassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A．TheInternet.B．Themagazine.C．Thenewspaper.D．Thehistorybook.25．（10分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattackedotherplants.Exceptforitsflower,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestemshangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofpotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupandvanishevenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood. B．Tointroducethetopicofthispassage.C．Totelltheusageofthedodderplants. D．Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanish”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．invade B．growC．escape D．disappear3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesn’tproduceitsownfood. B．Doddergivesoffsmelltoattractplants.C．Doddercanaffectfarmer’sincome. D．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Tointroduceplantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Tointroducethespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Tointroducerecentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.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）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio,inAugust2016whenthedoorburstopen.Itwashermother,LeighWilliams,witha(an)1story:“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化粪池),andnoonecan2him.”Thenshemadethis3ofher13-year-olddaughter:Canyouhelp?MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’s4motherandotheradultssurroundingaseptictankopening.Itsdiameterwas5widerthanabasketball.Theboyhad6inandwasdrowninginthesewage(污水).Madisonquickly7thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould8throughthesmallhole.Without9,shetoldtheadults,“Lowermein.”Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheair10.Intheprocessoffindingtheboy,herleftwristwasinjuredbyahiddenpoleso11thatthehandwasuseless.ButMadisonwentonskimmingthesurfaceofthesewage,hopingto12theboy.“Everyonceinawhile,I’dseehislittletoesshesays.“ThenIwouldtrytograbthem.”Afterseveralfailed13,shefinallymanagedtograsphisfoottightlywithher14hand.“Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove.TenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank,sheandtheboywere15out.Buttheboywasn’toutof16.Hehadbeentakenawayfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn’tbreathing.Hewas17onhisside,andanadultgavehimseveralhardbeatsonthe18,onerightaftertheother,untiltheboycoughedupliquids.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewasallright.IttookMadisonlongerto19thantheboy.Sheexperiencedmonthsofphysicaltreatmentforherwrist,which,saysneighborMary,madethegirl’sactionsmore20.1、A．amazingB．puzzlingC．embarrassingD．frightening2、A．reachB．findC．seeD．hold3、A．decisionB．requestC．recommendationD．order4、A．cautiousB．curiousC．anxiousD．courageous5、A．tightlyB．closelyC．slightlyD．specially6、A．skippedB．runC．wanderedD．slipped7、A．surveyedB．lookedC．decidedD．described8、A．suitB．walkC．breakD．fit9、A．permissionB．hesitationC．doubtD．question10、A．disgustingB．confusingC．brightD．dry11、A．obviouslyB．hardlyC．lightlyD．severely12、A．noticeB．searchC．feelD．strike13、A．attemptsB．studiesC．ideasD．invitations14、A．leftB．strongC．goodD．injured15、A．pickedB．liftedC．pushedD．put16、A．breathB．troubleC．sorrowD．control17、A．placedB．lainC．sentD．carried18、A．headB．chestC．backD．foot19、A．drownB．coughC．cureD．recover20、A．attractiveB．impressiveC．modestD．considerate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）Calligraphy,theartofwriting,wasthevisualartformprizedaboveallothersintraditionalChina.Paintingwascontemporarywithcalligraphy,sharing1．sametools—namely,brushandink.Yetcalligraphywasregarded2．afineartlongbeforepainting.ThestatusofcalligraphyreflectstheimportanceofthewordinChina.3．makesthewrittenwordsdistinctiveisitsvisualform.However,despiteitsabstract4．(appear),calligraphyisnotanabstractform.Chinesecharactersaredynamic,closelyconnectedwiththeforcesofnatureandthekinesthetic(运动)energiesofthehumanbody.Howcanasimplecharacterconveyallthis?Theuseofbrushandink5．(have)muchtodowithit.Acalligraphercancontrolthe6．(thick)oftheinkbyvaryingboththeamountofwaterandthesolidink.Oncehestartswriting,byloadingthebrushsometimeswith7．(much)inkorsometimeswithless,hecreatescharactersthatresembleashowerofrockshereandadropofdew(露珠)there.TheChinesewrittenlanguage8．(begin)todevelopmorethan3,000yearsagoand9．(eventual)evolvedintofivebasicscripttypes.Overthecenturies,calligrapherswerefreetowriteinanyofthem,10．(depend)onthetext’sfunction.Thecalligraphictraditionremainsalivetoday.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。每处错误仅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。TodayImetmyfirstfriend,Gonzalo、Hehadalreadybeenhereforafewdaysbutofferedmesomehelp、Idon’tthinkIwouldmanagedeverythingsoquicklywithouthim、Heshowedmewheretoeatdeliciousandcheapmealsandhelpeduswithmysearchformymissedbike、Wealsoexploredthecampus、Ittakesus10minutestocrossitonbike、Thebuildingsandsportsfacilitieswereamazedus、Manyteenager