2023-2024学年广东省揭阳市揭东区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省揭阳市揭东区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased2．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot3．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless4．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance5．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid6．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where7．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed8．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat9．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over10．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder11．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing12．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff13．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas14．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly15．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before16．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant17．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed18．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/19．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas20．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing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）Lifedoesn’talwaysturnoutthewaywe’dlike.Whensituationstakeanunfavorableturn,webecomeupset,frustrated,orangry.Whenothersdon’tagreewithus,oractinamannerwefinddisturbing,angerisatypicalresponse.Withtheexceptionofafewextremecircumstances»anangryreactionrarelyimprovesthesituationorhelpsuschangeourmind.Thoughtfulconsiderationofwhatfeelingsandreactionaremosthelpfulactuallyrestoresourrealpower,soconsiderthefollowingalternativestoanger.Compassion,consistingofbothunderstandingandempathy,canbeaperfectsolutiontoanger.Eachpersonhasarighttolivelifeaccordingtotheirbeliefs,dreams,needs,etc.Ifsomeoneisactingimproperlyornotlivinguptoourideals,weneedtoremovethe“shoulds”andremindourselvesthatitisanecessarypartoftheirlife’sjourney.Choosingthisalternativeresponsesoftensone’sheartandpreventsangerfromarising.Humorisanotherpowerfultoolforlesseninganger.Wetakelifeandpersonaloffensefartooseriously.Afterall,theirbehaviorisareflectionoftheirinternalenvironmentandhasnothingatalltodowithusanditisinrealityrelativelyunimportant.Humorputsanyserioussituationintoitsproperplaces.Itactsasaprotectivebarriertoemotionalpainaswerecognizethatwhatishappeninghasnothingatalltodowithus.Sowhenothersbehavebadly,forgivethemfortheirbadbehaviorsratherthanjudgetheminyourheart.Whenlifehandsustheexactoppositeofwhatwerequested,makelightofit,Afterall,thislifeisonlytemporarysowhygetsobentoutofshapewhenitisn’tinlinewithyourideals?Rainonyourweddingday?Breakoattheumbrellasandbootsanddanceinthepuddles!1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．Angermakesapersonmorepowerful.B．Allthepeoplegetannoyedeasily.C．Angeroftendoesnogoodtothesituation.D．Angercandosomethinggoodinmostcases.2、Howshouldwerespondtoothers’misbehavioraccordingtothesecondparagraph?A．Criticizeitsharply.B．Complainaboutit.C．Leaveitasitis.D．Understandandacceptit.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninthelastparagraph?A．Dull.B．Angry.C．Delighted.D．Gifted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AlternativeResponsestoAnger.B．TheBadEffectsofAnger.C．TheCausesofFrequentAnger.D．TheRiskofGettingAngry.22．（8分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.23．（8分）Whensomebodygetssickorishurtinanaccident,thereareseveraldifferentwaysthatdoctorscantrytohelpthem.Oneoftheseistogivemedicinethatfightsthesicknessorhelpsthesickperson’sbodytofightit.However,ifsomepartsofabodyareverysickordamaged,thendoctorsmightneedtoremovethem.Anotherwaydoctorscanhelpistogrownewtissuetoreplacewhatissickordamaged.Thisiscalledregenerativemedicine(再生医学).Regenerativemedicinesoundslikesomethingfromasciencefictionmoviebutitisnotanewidea.Insideourbones,wehavesomethingcalled‘marrow’,whichmakesourbloodandkeepsushealthy.Doctorshavebeengivingsickpeoplethe‘bonemarrow’fromotherhealthypeopleforthelast30or40years,andthisisakindofregenerativemedicine.Newerdevelopmentsinregenerativemedicineincludegrowingnewskininalaboratoryandusingittohelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinfiresoraccidents.Anotherexampleofregenerativemedicineisatechniquedevelopedfromstudyingfrogsandmice.Whencellsareold,likeinadults,theycan’tchangewhattheydoinourbodies.Forexample,askincellcan’tchangeintoaneyecell.Butwhencellsareveryyoung,theycanbecomeanycelltype.Theseyoungcellsarecalledstemcells,anddoctorscanusethemtogrowanytypeoftissue,suchasskin,heartoreye.JohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizefortheirstudiesinthisarea.ProfessorFionaWatt,fromtheCentreforRegenerativeMedicineatKing’sCollegeLondon,believesthatregenerativemedicineissoexcitingbecausemanydifferentkindsofexpertsneedtoworktogether.Newbonesmaybeprintedbyexpert3Dprinters,whoneedtoworkcloselywithuniversityscientistsandthesurgeonswhodotheoperationsinhospitals.Wecannotyetgrownewarmsorlegsforpeople,butthesciencefictiondreamofregenerativemedicinemaybecloserthanwethink.Perhapsinthefuture,doctorswillbeabletogrowwholenewbodiesforus.1、Whyis‘marrow’inbonesveryimportantinregenerativemedicine?A．Itcangrowintonewskinforthosewhohavebeenhurtinfires.B．Itcanbeusedtogrownewtissue.C．Itmakesbloodforourbody.D．Ithasbeenusedfor40years.2、Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothispassage?A．Regenerativemedicineisanewscienceinmedicine.B．FionaWattandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizeformedicine.C．Stemcells,veryyoungcells,canbeusedtogrowanytypeoftissue.D．Doctorsandscientistsnowcooperatetogrownewskinforfrogsandmice.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedevelopmentinregenerativemedicine?A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Subjective.24．（8分）PeggyWhitson'sjobdemandsadailytwo-hourworkoutinagymwhereweighthasnomeaningandtheviewchangesat17,000milesanhour.Whitsonmakesitlookeasy.At57,sheistheoldestwomantoflyinspace,breakingtherecordlastNovemberwhenshebeganherthirdlong-termstayattheInternationalSpaceStation.AfterreturninghomeinSeptember,2017,theNASAastronautfeltmatter-of-factabouttheagemilestone(里程碑).“Itwasn’tarecordIwasseekingout,”Whitsonsaid.“Iwas42and48formyfirsttwospaceflights.IfeelluckythatIwasabletogettodoanotheroneinmy50s.Idon’tthinkpeopleshouldletagediscouragethem,evenonthosejobsthatrequiresomeamountofphysicalfitness.TheoldestmanisJohnGlenn(at77),butwe’vehadmaleastronautsintheir60sbefore,soit’sjustamatteroftimebeforewomenstartedflyinginspaceatthisage.”OnEarth,shestaysfitbyweightlifting,biking,playingbasketballandwaterskiing.Shesharedwhatit'sliketoliveinmicro-gravity:“It’slikeyou’reinaswimmingpool,butyoudon’thavetoworryaboutbreathing.IfIpushofffromoneside,I’mgoingtofloattotheotherside.Everydirectionfeelsexactlythesame,whichisreallyhardforyourbraintograsp,butit’samazinghowfastyouadapt.It’sabigshockforthebodytocomebacktoEarth—everythingissoheavy.Wespendalotoftimegettingusedbeingbackingravityagain.Backpainwasreallythemostdramaticformethistime.Forme,cominghomeiswayharderthangoingupintospace.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninthepassage?A．amazingB．naturalC．enthusiasticD．unbelievable2、HowmanydaysdidPeggyWhistonspendinspaceforherthirdstayintheInternationalSpaceStation?A．About300days.B．About708days.C．About107days.D．About57days.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．PeggyWhistonistheoldestpersontoflyinspace,breakingtherecord.B．Therehadbeenfemaleastronautsintheir60sbefore.C．PeggyWhistonlikesswimmingmosttostayfitonearth.D．PeggyWhistonhadbeeninspacein2002and2008.4、WhichofthefollowingwillPeggyWhistonprobablysay?A．Youcanstillbesuccessfulanddophysicalthingswhenyougetolder.B．Ispentquitealotoftimegettingusedtothelifeinspace.C．Themomentwereachedtheearth,wefeltsorelaxed.D．IfeelluckythatIamphysicallyallrightafterthewholejourney.25．（10分）Atsomepointinlife，manypeoplesufferamentalproblem．Whilemostpeoplegetoverit，forothersitdoesn'tgoawayeasily．TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthatabout20percentofchildrenandteenagersacrosstheglobesufferfrommentalillness．It'sthoughtthatthenumberofchildrenandteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020．Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincausesofdisease，disabilitiesandevendeath．Thereasonformentalproblemsamongyoungpeoplemaybetheincreasingpressureinlife．Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedhugestressesforschoolchildren．Forinstance，theyexperienceschoolbullying（欺凌）andacademicpressure．InChina，thepictureisn'tbright，either．About30millionChinesechildrenandteenagersundertheageof17，or10percentofchildrenandteenagersinChina，haveamentalhealthchallenge，reportedChinaDaily．Also，accordingtoChinaDaily，Chinesepeopledon'tseekhelpwiththeirmentalproblems．Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheyadmitthattheyareintrouble．ManyChinesepeopleareashamedoftheirmentalproblemsandmentalillnessistaboo（禁忌）inanyChinesefamilies．IntheUK，overthree-quartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalhealthproblemshaveasocialshameandaquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn'taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem．Youngpeoplewhodon'tseekhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture．Ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou-seekhelp．Feelingdown？Herearethreethingstotryifyoufeellow．●Gotoapsychologyteacher．Theteacherwilllistentoyouandofferhelp-forfree!●Call800-800-1100．It'sthenumberofahotlinerunbytheMentalHealthResearchandPreventionCenter．Thelineisopen24hoursaday．●Tellyourparentsandvisitthehospitalifthesituationgetsoutofcontrol．1、AccordingtotheWHO，about______ofchildrenandteenagersworldwideexperiencementalillness．A．10percentB．onefifthC．30percentD．threequarters2、Chinesepeopledon'taskforhelpwiththeirmentalhealthprobablybecause______．A．theythinklessoftheirmentalproblemsB．theyfearthattheymaygetintotroubleC．theyareashamedtoadmithavingmentalproblemsD．theyareunwillingtoavoidtheirmentalillness3、SchoolchildrenwithmentalhealthshouldtrythefollowingthreethingsEXCEPT______．A．consultingtheirteacherB．callingahotlineforadviceC．communicatingwiththeirparentsD．hidingtheirmentalillnessfromothers4、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthisarticle？______A．Toanalyzethemajorcausesofyoungpeople'smentalillness．B．Todescribethecurrentsituationofyoungpeople'smentalhealth．C．Toencourageyoungpeopletodealwiththeirmentalproblemsproperly．D．TointroducementalproblemstoChineseyoungpeople．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）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality．Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactually1everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain．Whydopeoplehavethissocial2abouthappiness?Becauseweassumedyouwereaverage.Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic．That’sonlyhalfthestory．Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin3positiveoutliers—peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence—a4differentpictureappears．Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.5,happinessisachoice．Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitslimitedresourcesasyouprocesstheworld．Ifyouscanforthe6first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded(嵌入)inyourwork．Butifyouscanittheotherwayround,youstarttoacquirean7advantage.1、A．rises B．arises C．arouses D．raises2、A．faith B．concept C．misunderstanding D．tradition3、A．discovering B．researching C．observing D．finding4、A．wildly B．hardly C．mildly D．crazily5、A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Strangely D．Scientifically6、A．positive B．negative C．active D．passive7、A．annoying B．interesting C．amazing D．Embarrassing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）语法填空Therearemanythingsweneedtoknowbutdonotlearnatschool．Forexample，ifwewanttouseourmoney1．(wise)，weneedtoshopcarefully．Weneedtoknowhowtocomparethepricesandquality．Weneedtoknowhowtomake2．bestdecisionwhenweshop．Knowinghowtomakesuchdecisions3．(be)alifeskill，andweneedtheseskillsifwearetoleadusefulandhappylives．Someofthedecisionsaresmall．Forexample，willItakeanappleorapear4．lunch?WillItakethebustoschooltodayorwillIwalk？Othersaremoreimportant．Forexample，willIeathealthyfood5．willIeatjunkfoodbecauseitis6．(tasty)？Wemakedecisionslikethiseveryday．7．，makingthewrongonescanresult8．unhappiness．Wehavetorealizethatthe9．(choose)wemakecanaffecttherestofourlives，anditcanalsoaffectotherpeople．Nexttimeyoudecide10．(waste)timeinclass，playajokeonsomeoneortalkloudlyatthemovies，considerthis:whoelsedoesyourdecisionaffect？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限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。