2023-2024学年甘肃省天水地区高考英语二模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年甘肃省天水地区高考英语二模试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof2．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack3．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that4．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so5．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied6．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while7．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat8．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please9．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease10．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved11．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions12．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime13．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where14．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding15．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup16．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced17．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent18．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved19．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.20．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which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）AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$2or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareburiedorburned.B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．Attached. B．Fixed.C．Combined. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor. B．Thereasonableprice.C．Thecompany’sadvertisement. D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.22．（8分）Theword"OK"isthemostfrequentlyspokenall-purposeexpressionontheplanet—andit'sturning176yearsoldonMarch23,2015.Thetermwasbornduringa19th-centuryabbreviation（缩写）crazeandwentontointernationalfamewithitsownhandgesture.Lastyear,HenryNass,a64-year-oldretiredEnglishteacher,aNewYorkerhadspentthelastfewweekshandingoutcardschampioning"GlobalOKDay"inadvanceofthecominganniversary."Nomatterwherepeoplearefromtheyusetheword'OK,'buttheydon'tknowwhereitcomesfrom,"saysNass."Theproblemisbecauseit'sjust,youknow,OK."ThewordisOK,perhaps,butitshistoryisdefinitelybetterthanaverage.LateetymologistAllenWalkerReadtracedthetwo-letterwordto1839,wheneditorsattheBostonMorningPostsignedoffonarticlesas“allcorrect”withasimpleword"OK".ThewordmadeitintoprintonMarch23ofthatyear,duringanarticleagainstarivaleditorinProvidencewhohadstatedwronglythatabandofBostoniansheadingtoNewYorkwouldpassthroughtheRhodeIslandcapital."Wesaidnotawordaboutourteampassing'throughthecity'ofProvidence,"theMorningPostreported."O.K.—allcorrect."ThehumoroftheProvidence-Bostonjokehasbeenlosttohistory—butthewordOKtookofffromthere,soonconnoting（隐含）agreement,acceptance,averageness,qualityorlikability.By1840,itservedasasloganforPresidentMartinVanBuren'sunsuccessfulreelectioncampaign."OldKinderhookisOK,"postersstated,areferencetotheeighthpresident'sbirthplaceandhissupporters’beliefinhissatisfactoryperformance.1、WhydidHenryNasshandoutcards?A．Toletpeopleunderstandthehistoryoftheword"OK".B．Tocallonpeopletousetheword"OK"properly.C．ToappealtopeopletocelebrateOKDay.D．Toattractpeople'sattention.2、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph4?A．Thehistoryoftheword"OK"isknowntoaveragepeople.B．Thehistoryoftheword"OK"isunfamiliartopeople.C．Peoplefrequentlyusetheword"OK"inhistory.D．Peoplearefondoftheword"OK"inhistory.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"tookoff'inParagraph7probablymean?A．Gotoff B．SetupC．Movedoff D．Becomepopular4、WecanlearnfromthetextthatKinderhookisoftheeighthAmericanpresident.A．thename B．thebirthplaceC．thepolicy D．thebelief23．（8分）Tinymicrobes(微生物)areattheheartofanewagriculturaltechniquetomanageharmfulgreenhousegas.Scientistshavediscoveredhowmicrobescanbeusedtoturncarbondioxideintosoil-enrichinglimestone(石灰石),withthehelpofatypeoftreethatgrowsintropicalareas,suchasWestAfrica.ResearchershavefoundthatwhentheIrokotreeisgrownindry,acidicsoilandtreatedwithacombinationofnaturalfungi(霉菌)andotherbacteria,notonlydoesthetreegrowwell,italsoproducestheminerallimestoneinthesoilarounditsroot.TheIrokotreemakesamineralbycombiningCafromtheearthwithCO2fromtheatmosphere.Thebacteriathencreatetheconditionsunderwhichthismineralturnsintolimestone.Thediscoveryoffersanewwaytolockcarbonintothesoil,keepingitoutoftheatmosphere.Inadditiontostoringcarboninthetrees’leavesandintheformoflimestone,themineralinthesoilmakesitmoresuitableforagriculture.Thediscoverycouldleadtoreforestation(重新造林)projectsintropicalcountries,andhelpreducecarbondioxideintheatmosphereinthedevelopingworld.IthasalreadybeenusedinWestAfricaandisbeingtestedinBolivia,HaitiandIndia.Thefindingsweremadeinathree-yearprojectinvolvingresearchersfromtheUniversitiesofEdinburgh,Granada,LausanneandDelftUniversityofTechnology.TheprojectexaminedseveralmicrobiologicalmethodsoflockingCO2aslimestone,andtheIroko-bacteriawayshowedbestresults.WorkwasfundedbytheEuropeanCommissionundertheFuture&EmergingTechnologies(FET)scheme.DrBryneNgwenyaoftheUniversityofEdinburgh’sSchoolofGeoSciences,wholedtheresearch,said:“Bytakingadvantageofthisnaturallimestone-producingprocess,wehavealow-tech,safe,readilyemployedandeasilyoperatingwaytolockcarbonoutoftheatmosphere,whileimprovingfarmingconditionsintropicalcountries.”1、Thepassageismainlyintroducing________.A．someusefulnaturalfungiandbacteriaB．anewwaytodealwithgreenhousegasC．anewly-foundtreeinWestAfricaD．thesoil-enrichinglimestonecreatedbyscientists2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueabouttinymicrobes?A．Mosttinymicrobeslikelivingindry,acidicsoil.B．CO2canbebrokendownbynaturalfungiandbacteria.C．Themoregreenhousegasis,themoreactivetinymicrobesbecome.D．TinymicrobesgetalongwellwiththeIrokotreeinspecialsoil.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3probablyreferto?A．Carbondioxide.B．Carbon.C．Soil.D．Limestone.4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfer?A．Theactionofthetinymicrobescanincreasetheoxygenintheearth.B．ResearchershavedonetheexperimentontreesinAfricaforthreeyears.C．Researcherstendtousenaturalpowertosolvetheirproblem.D．WestAfricaisoneofthemostpollutedareasallovertheworld.5、Accordingtothepassage,theIroko-bacteriamethod________.A．canbeusedtoimprovethefarminglandB．cansavealotofseriouslydestroyedwoodsC．hasbeenpopularizedinBolivia,HaitiandIndiaD．shouldbespreadallaroundtheworldinthefuture24．（8分）Yahoo’ssheersize,popularity,andreputationfornothavingsecuritypracticesasexcellentasitscompetitorsmayhavemadetheInternetcompanyanidealtargetforRussianspies,accordingtoexperts.“Attheveryleast,Yahooisagoodtargetformonitoringandintelligencepurposes–trackingapersonofinterest,seeingwhomtheyarecommunicatingwith,whatabout,andsoon,”saidJeremiahGrossman,chiefofsecurityatSentinelOne.GrossmanworkedonYahoo’ssecurityteamfrom1999to2001.TheJusticeDepartmentannouncedchargesWednesdayagainsttwoRussianspiesandtwohackersbehindthe2014theftofdataconnectedtohalfabillionYahooaccounts,whichofficialscalledoneofthelargestknowndataleaksinAmericanhistory.It’sunclearfromtheJusticeDepartmentreleasewhatthesuspectscollectedfromaccessingYahooaccounts;however,officialsnotedthat“somevictimaccountswereofpredictableinterest”toRussia’sfederalsecurityservice.BillAnderon,CEOofcomputersecuritycompanyOptioLabs,saidthatYahoo’spopularity–plusitstreasureofaccountsthathavesetunusedforyears–putahugebullseyeonthecompany.Emailaccountsarethegatewaytoplentyofareasinyourpersonallife–fromyourbankingaccountsandsocialnetworkstofindingoutwhoyourclosestcontactsare,Andersonsaid.Atbest,it’satreasurechestworthafortunetotheintelligencecommunity.Atworst,it’satleastworthafewcents.Hackerscanthensellmillionsofaccountstospammers,atafewcentseach,foradecentpayoff,accordingtoexperts.WhileYahoohasmadehugeeffortsinstrengtheningitssecurityinrecentyears,thecompanydoesn’thavethesamereputationforbeingonthecuttingedgeofsecurityasGoogle.Manyinformationsecurityexpertshaverespectforthecurrentsecurityteam,butnottheYahoobranditself,Grossmansaid.Thatimagemakeovermaytaketime.1、WhichmaynotbethereasonfortheYahoo’s2014theftofdata?A．Itsgoodreputationforsecurity.B．ItspopularityamongInternetusers.C．Itshugenumbersofaccounts.D．Itspoliticalandcommercialvalue.2、Theunderlinedpartinthefourthparagraphmeans?A．broughtgreatprofitstothecompanyB．madethecompanyaneasytargetC．causedYahootoloselotsofusersD．putthespotlightonthecompany3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．ThecurrentsecurityteamwillbefiredbyYahoo.B．TheRussiangovernmentistoblameinthecase.C．Googletakestheleadinthecybersecurity.D．Yahoowillmakeupfortheusers'losses.4、Whatmayserveasthebesttitle?A．Yahoo,aPerfectTarget?B．JusticeHasLongArmsC．I’sNevertooLatetoMendD．WatchOutforYourAccount25．（10分）Whydoestimeseemtoflybyfasteraswegetold?You'vegotyouragingbraintoblame.Thisislikelyduelargelytothephysicalchangesofournervesandneurons(神经元).Newresearchsuggests‘rapidfire’abilitiesoftheyoungbrainallowustoprocessmoreinformationduringyouth,causingthedaystoseemlongerearlierinlife.However,aswegetold,researcherssaytheolderbraintakesmoretimetoprocessinformation.ThenewfindingputforwardbyaDukeUniversityresearcherwaspublishedinapaperinthejournalEuropeanReviewthisweekAccordingtoAdrianBejan,theJ.AJonesProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringatDuke,thephysicalchangesofournervesandneuronsplay,amajorroleinourperception(知觉)oftimeaswegetold.Overtheyearsthesestructuresbecomemorecomplexandeventuallybegintodegrade."Littlebabies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate,"Beiansays,Forolderpeople,thismeansfewerimagesarebeingprocessedinthesameamountoftime,causingexperiencestoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.1、Whatcausestimetoflyfasteraswegetold?A．Changesofournervesandneurons. B．Informationinourbrain.C．Theelectricalsignals. D．Rapidfireabilities.2、Whatisunavoidableintheprocessofgettingold?A．Longerdays. B．Agingbrains.C．Moreimages. D．Lessexperience.3、Whydothedaysseemlongerearlierinlife?A．Youngpeoplearemoreenergeticintheirlife.B．TheyoungerbraintakeslesstimetoprocessinformationC．Oldpeoplehavefewerthingstodothanyoungpeople.D．Littlebabiesmovetheireyesmuchmoreoften.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．NervesandNeurons B．TimeFliesFastC．TheOlder,theFaster D．TheFunctionoftheBrain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）Thisisthestoryoftwolovers,whofinallygotmarried.Bothofthemwereromanticatfirst,1onthewalkoflife,problems,quarrels,professioncameintotheirlife.Oneday,shefinallydecided“Iwanttobreakup”.“Why?”heasked.“Iam2.”sheanswered.Hekeptsilentthewholenight,seeminglyindeep3.finallyheasked,“WhatcanIdoto4yourmind?”Lookingintohiseyesshesaid,“Answermyquestion.Ifyoucan5myheart,Iwillchangemymind.Let’ssay,Iwantaflower6onthefaceofamountaincliff(悬崖),webotharesurethatpickingtheflowerwillcauseyour7.willyoudoitforme?”Hesaid,“Iwillgiveyoumy8tomorrow.”Shewokeupthenextmorning,foundhimgone,andsawapieceofpaperonherbed,which9“Mydear,Iwouldnotpickthatflowerforyou,the10are…”“Whenyouusethecomputeryoualways11thesoftware,andyoucryinfrontofthescreen.IhavetosavemyfingerssothatIcanhelptorestorethe12.Youalwaysleavethehousekeysbehind,thusIhavetosavemy13torushhometoopenthedoorforyou.Youlovetravelingbutalwaysloseyourwayina(n)14city.Ihavetosavemyeyestoshowyoutheway.Youalways15atthecomputer,andthatwilldonothinggoodforyoureyes.Ihavetosavemyeyes16whenwegrowold,Icanhelptoclipyournailsandhelptoremovethose17whitehairs.”“Thus,mydear,unlessIamsurethatthereissomeonewholovesyou18Ido…Icouldnotpickthatfloweryet,anddie…”That’slife,and19.flowers,andromanticmomentsareonlyusedandappearonthe20oftherelationship.Underallthis,thepillaroftruelovestands.1、A．but B．and C．or D．so2、A．lonely B．shamed C．tired D．worried3、A．space B．thought C．shade D．impression4、A．speak B．change C．blow D．keep5、A．represent B．expand C．admit D．convince6、A．growing B．falling C．living D．waiting7、A．attention B．satisfaction C．interest D．death8、A．agreement B．answer C．announcement D．judgment9、A．writes B．informs C．prints D．goes10、A．meanings B．messages C．reasons D．purposes11、A．turnup B．putup C．useup D．messup12、A．structures B．programs C．balance D．position13、A．legs B．patience C．energy D．dollars14、A．ancient B．new C．modern D．underground15、A．shout B．jump C．knock D．stare16、A．asif B．nowthat C．sothat D．incase17、A．annoying B．enjoyable C．dusty D．amusing18、A．lessthan B．ratherthan C．morethan D．otherthan19、A．determination B．love C．progress D．power20、A．surface B．way C．principle D．nature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）Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources.Manyoftheworld’sgreatcitiesarelocatedonriversandalmosteverycountryhasatleastoneriver1．(flow)throughit,whichplaysanimportantpartinthelivesof2．(it)people.Sincethebeginningofhistory,people3．(use)riversfortransportation.TheYellowRiverandChangliangRiverplayalargeroleinChina.TheMississippi,the4．(long)oneintheUnitedStateseverinfluencedtheAmericanpeople5．(great)inhistory.ThelifelineofEgyptistheNile.Riversprovidefreshwater6．drink,growcrops,makeelectricityandchancestohavefunforthose7．livealongtheirbanks.8．thecitiesgrowinsizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,theriverwaterisseverelybeingpolluted.Iturgesallcountriestomake9．(decide)andtakeimmediateactiontostopitfrom10．(pollute)anymore.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。WangLeiandIareneighboursandwegotothesameschool.Wehavebeengoodfriendsincechildhoodandhaveagreatdealtosharewitheveryday.however,oneday,WangLeicopiedmyhomework,whichmademesuchangrytha