江苏省扬州市大桥高级中学2024年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

江苏省扬州市（大桥高级中学2024年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it2．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive3．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop4．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must5．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after6．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where7．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether8．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup9．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what10．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold11．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming12．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand13．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving14．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which15．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare16．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot17．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？18．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so19．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print20．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released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）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.22．（8分）Theremightbeasmanyas10millionspeciesofcomplexlifeonthisplanettoday——ahugenumber.Butaddupallofthecomplexspeciesthateverlivedandsomebiologiststhinkthegrandtotalwouldbeaboutfivebillion.Theestimateleadstoanastonishingconclusion:astaggering99%ofspeciesarenotaroundanymore.Theyhavebeendriventoextinction.Morespeciesarejoiningtheranksoftheextincteveryyear.Manyscientistsbelievewearelivingthroughanepisodeofremarkablyrapidextinction,onascalethathasbeenseenonlyfivetimesinthelasthalfabillionyears.Theycallthiscurrentepisodethesixthmassextinction——alarge,globaldeclineinawidevarietyofspeciesoverarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Andtheytendtoagreethathumansarethemaincause.Over-hunting,overfishing,andhuman-drivenhabitatlossarepushingmanyspeciestothebrink.Infact,wehavechangedtheplanetsomuchthatsomegeologistsarenowsuggestingthatwehaveenteredanewphaseinEarth’shistory;anepochtheycallthe＂Anthropocene＂.By2100,itisexpectedthathumanswillhavecausedtheextinctionofuptohalfoftheworld’scurrentspecies.Becausewearelivingthroughthisextinction,itisrelativelyeasyforustostudythedrivingforcesbehindit.Buthowdowedeterminewhatcausedothermassdie-offsthathappenedlongago?Todosowehavetolookatwhatarchaeologists,palaeontologists,geologistsandotherscientistshaveconcludedfromtheevidencetheyhavegathered.Thetroubleis,thosescientistsdonotalwaysagreewithoneanother——evenaboutthemostrecentextinctionevent.Aswellasthefive-orsix-massextinctions,therehavealsobeenmanysmallerextinctions.OneoftheseminiextinctioneventshappenedtowardstheendofthePleistocene,afewtensofthousandsofyearsago.Itissometimescalledthe＂megafaunal＂extinctionbecausemanyofthespeciesitclaimedwereparticularlylargeanimals,weighingmorethan97lb(44kg).However,itscauseremainsadebateamongstscientists.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesixthmassextinction？A．Humansarethemaincauseofit.B．Itmeansaglobaldeclineoveralongtime.C．ItoccurredtowardstheendofthePleistocene.D．Scientistsstilldisagreeaboutthecauseofit.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutspecies？A．99%ofspecieswillnotbearoundanymoreby2100.B．Bythe22ndcentury,therewillprobablybeaboutfivemilliononthisplanet.C．Abouteightyearslaterwewillenterwhatiscalledthe＂Anthropocene＂.D．Itisnoteasyforustofigureoutcausesbehindthe＂Anthropocene＂.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?A．Landanimals.B．Marinelife.C．Hugeanimals.D．Flesh-eatingcreatures.23．（8分）InstructorTipSheet#1Thankyouforyourinterestinsharingyourpassion,enthusiasmandloveoflifelongwithEdinaCommunityEducation!Welookforwardtopartneringwithyoutoenrichlivesandstrengthenourcommunity.Thisseriesofsheetisdesignedprovidesomeofthebeststrategiestohelpusdeliverourprogrammissionbetter.Wehopethattheyalsohelpyoulearnandgrowasalifelonglearnerandinstructor.Thissheetwilldiscusshowtowritegooditles.Pleasefeelfreetousethemforyourcoursedescriptions.TitleYourtitleiscritical.It’syourmainopportunitytoattractyourreader’sattentionandgenerateinterestinreadingfurther.GoodIdeasExamplesMakeitinteractiveEverythingYouAlwaysWantedtoAskYourDentistMakeitpersonalYouTubeandYourBusiness:WhatYouNeedtoKnowUsehumorYouGenesDoFitJustfortheHalibut（大比目鱼）KeeptitlessimpleandpositiveSimpleWinterSoupsUsenumbersinthetitleTenWaystoTurnOutTerrificKidsEmphasizecuriosity,fun,discovery,uniqueideasNoBonesaboutIt:DiscoverTheSkeletoninYourCloset200、Whichofthefollowingtitlesusestitlesthehumorstrategy?A．It'sMagic! B．CleanupYourManCaveC．LiveBetteronLess D．What*sYourHomeLongingtoTellYou?1、Thistipsheetisintendedto.A．writebeltercoursedescriptions B．makeinstructors'lifecolorfulC．supportthecommunityprograms D．promoteeffectivelearnin24．（8分）LiPing,acollegestudenthasbeenexperiencingsocialawkwardnesssinceherjuniormiddleschoolyears.Backthen,shefeltuneaseaboutgoingtotherestroomalone.Sheevenlimitedtheamountofwatershedranksoshedidn’thavetogothereoften.“IfearedthatotherstudentswouldthinkthatIdidn’tgetalongwellwithothersifIwasseenalone,”shesaid.Liisnottheonlysuffererofwhat*scalled“socialanxiety”.ChinaYouthDailyrecentlydidasurveyamong1,544people.Nearlyhalf(44.6percent)oftheparticipantsadmittedthattheywereafraidofbeingthecenterofattention.Upto66.7percentofthemsaidtheyaremorelikelytobeanxiousduringface-to-facecommunicationsthaninonlineconversations.Butthesefeelingsarenotnecessarilyanythingtoworryabout.“Thereis‘socialanxiety’,andthereis‘socialanxietydisorder’or‘socialphobia’.Theyaretwocompletelydifferentthings.”saidLiSongwei,apsychologicalprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity.AccordingtoThomasRodebaugh,apsychologyprofessoratWashingtonUniversityinStLouis,US,almosteveryonesuffersfromatleastalittlesocialanxiety.“Forexample,wemaygetitbeforespeakinginpublic,orhaveabadnight’ssleepifthereisgoingtobeanimportantinterviewthenextday.Butwhendoessocialanxietydevelopintoadisorder?Therearetwosimplequestionsyoucanaskyourselfifyou’reconcerned—‘Howmuchdoestheanxietyaffectmylife?’and‘Isitacceptable?’Iftheconditionbecomessoproblematicandyourefusetogooutatallandcannotliveanormallife,youjustneedtoseektreatment.”henotes.Butforcommonsocialanxiety,peopleallhavetheirdifferentcopingstrategies.“ThewayIemployisreasonplusreward,”saidWangLi,anotheronce-sufferer.Forexample,shetellsherselfthatthereisnosuchthingasrightorwrongwhenpushingyourselftospeakpublicly:thereareonlypeoplewhoagreewithyouornot.Andifsheconquersherfear,shebuysnewshoesorgoestoseeamovieafterclass.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyusedto.A．makeacomparisonB．teachanewword“socialanxiety”C．drawaconclusionD．introduceaphenomenon2、WhatmayThomasRodebaughagreewith?A．Socialanxietyisadeadlyproblem.B．Socialanxietyisarareproblem.C．Littleattentionispaidtosocialanxiety.D．Notallsocialanxietyneedstreatment.3、Theunderlinedword“employ”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningtotheonein“”.A．IwanttoemployWeiboasameanstopracticemywritingB．Morethan40universitygraduateswereemployedC．ThechildrenemployedthemselvesinpaintingD．Heemployedmeasasecretary4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Someparticipantsfeeleasierinonlinecommunications.B．Socialanxietyisregardedassocialphobia.C．LiPingdidn’toftengototherestroombecauseshedidn’tlikedrinkingwater.D．WangLidealtwithsocialanxietyonlybyrewardingherself.25．（10分）AmixtureofdeepsorrowandangerhassweptBraziliansacrossthecountry—particularlyinthecityofRiodeJaneiro—withtheburningoftheirbelovedMuseuNacional,orNationalMuseum.ByMondaymorning,whenIvisitedthesite,thefiremenwerebusytryingtoenterthehuge,early19th-centuryneoclassicalbuilding.Forallweknow,everythingmayhavebeenburnedtoashes.Fortunately,noone,noteventhefoursecurityguardswhowitnessedthebeginningofthefire,hasbeeninjured.Nobodyyetknowsthecauseofthefire,butitistheofficials'irresponsibilityandthefundingshortagesinparticular,whicharebeingblamedforthistragedy.Someofthemuseum'sresearcherstoldthepressthattheyhadbeenabletosavesomethingsfromtheexhibitionroomsbeforethefiremovedin.However,weBrazilianshavelostmuchofthematerialmemoryofourshortpast.Agoodpartofour518yearsofhistory,orthatwhichhadbeentransformedintostorableobjects,disappearedinjustafewhours.ThepeopleofRiodeJaneirowerefondoftakingtheirchildren,orgrandchildrentothemuseumtoshowofftheirknowledgeoftheodd-lookingmummiesbroughtinfromEgyptbytheEmperorDomPedroII,ahugeskeletonofahumpbackwhale,orthebrightlycolouredfeathersofaheaddressoftheKayapotribe.WhenIthinkthatIcannolongertakemyyoungestdaughtertotheMuseuNacional—thatiswhatgetsmeemotional.Itisthisfeelingthathaspenetrated(穿透)oursoulsandmayleaveBraziliansfeelingemptyforalongtimetocome.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNationalMuseumofBrazil?A．Ithasahistoryof518years.B．Allofitscollectionshavebeenlost.C．Itwasbuiltintheearly19thcentury.D．Itisnotverypopularinthecountry.2、Accordingtothetext,_______causedthebigfireofthemuseum.A．theinefficientfiremen B．theirresponsibleofficialsC．thecarelesssecurityguards D．somethingunknown3、Thetextiswritteninamoodof_______.A．delight B．sorrowC．defeat D．humour4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FirePutoutinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilB．OurFondMemoriesofthePastC．WhoIstoBlamefortheAccident?D．AMuseumIsLostandMightNeverReturn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）Theideacametohimwhenheleastexpectedit.AlvinIrbywasata1whenhesawoneofhisformerstudentssittingintheshopwitha2lookonhisface.That’swhenIrbyrealizedthatby3barbershopswithbooks,hemightbeableto4youngblackboystoread.Irby,aformerkindergartenandfirstgrade5,knowshowimportantitisforyoungchildrentoread.Healsoknowsthatyoungblackboys6oftendon’thaveadultmalerolemodelswhoinspirethemtoread.That’swherethebarbershopscomein.Irby7BarbershopBooksasawaytonotjustgetbooksintothe8ofyoungblackboys,butalsocreatecommunityreadingspacesinaplacewherekidsgo9.Sinceitslaunchin2013,theprogramhascreatedkid-friendlyreadingspacesin50barbershopsin12states10theUnitedStates.“Ourbeliefisthatifwecancreatepositivereading11earlyandoftenforyoungblackboys,thentheywillchoosetoreadfor12.Becausetheywill13themselvesasreaders.”Irbynoted,adding,“Thisisreally14barbershopBooksisabout,gettingyoungblackboystosaythreewords:I’ma15.”Irby’sideais16.Anditwillcontinueto17thanksinparttotheNationalBookFoundationBarbershopBooksrecentlywontheorganizations2017InnovationsinReelingprize.Itis18toprogramsthatusereadingtomakeasocialimpact.The19comeswithaS10,000prize.IrbyplanstousetheprizemoneytobringBarbershopBookstomorecommunitiesandto20trainingprogramsforbarberssothattheycancreatetheirowncommunityreadingspaces.1、A．bookshop B．restaurant C．barbershop D．school2、A．surprised B．delighted C．excited D．bored3、A．combining B．distinguishing C．decorating D．enlarging4、A．make B．inspire C．suggest D．challenge5、A．student B．teacher C．coach D．friend6、A．incharge B．inpublic C．inexchange D．inparticular7、A．promoted B．advertised C．launched D．prohibited8、A．heads B．arms C．eyes D．hands9、A．comfortably B．frequently C．consequently D．specially10、A．throughout B．by C．from D．beyond11、A．words B．results C．experiences D．distinctions12、A．fun B．work C．play D．sorrow13、A．serve B．design C．identify D．declare14、A．where B．why C．how D．what15、A．player B．reader C．competitor D．singer16、A．catchingon B．carryingout C．takingover D．putdown17、A．pass B．express C．provide D．leave18、A．shown B．delivered C．thrown D．given19、A．affection B．product C．award D．arrangement20、A．offer B．develop C．operate D．attend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）Itisagreat1．(true)thatlifeisdifficult.Oncewereallyunderstandandacceptit,thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.2．,mostofusdonotfullyseeit.Theyjustcomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.3．makeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisareallypainfulone.Problems,4．(base)ontheirnature,causesadnessorregretorangerorfear.Theseare5．(comfort)feelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Itisinthewholeprocessofsolvingproblems6．lifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwewanttostrengthenthegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanability7．(solve)problems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentodealwith.8．(learn)fromthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsis9．greatbenefit.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct.”Forthisreason,wisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcome10．painofproblems.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。Anopeningweekheldinourschoollastweeksothatwecouldshowagreatachievementswemadeinarteducation.TheartworksexhibitionwentonfromMondaytoFriday,exhibittheexcellentartworks,suchaspapercuts,paintingsandflowerarrangements.Bothoftheartworkswerecreatedbythestudentsofourschool.ThatattractedthepublicmostwasthesinginganddancingperformancesinFridayafternoon.Alltheseactivitiesdrawthecloseattentionofthe