江苏省连云港市赣榆区2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷含解析

江苏省连云港市赣榆区2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup2．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how3．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot4．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which5．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange6．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something7．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone8．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough9．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing10．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse11．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding12．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when13．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where14．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when15．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where16．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at17．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy18．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting19．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access20．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame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）TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome,1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A．Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B．Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C．Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D．ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A．Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B．Theycawalotabouteachother’shealth.C．Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D．Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3、Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A．theWashingtonPost. B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTinier. D．NewEnglandCourant.4、Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Surprised. D．Worried.22．（8分）Manyofthemoststrikingbeastsontheplanetcomeinonlytwocolors:blackandwhite.Thesehigh-contrastmarkingsrepresentsomeofthenature'smostdiverseevolutionarychoices.Forsomeanimals,black-and-whitecoloringisawaytowarnoffnaturalenemies.Forothers,tokeepinsectsaway.Forstillothers,itcreatesaclevercover.Spendsometimeexploringwhatsciencehasdiscoveredabouttheseanimals’appearances,andyouwillseethatbasicblackandwhiteisn'tsobasicafterall.SkunkDependingonthespecies,blackskunksmaywearwhitespotsthatactasacoverorwhitestripes(条纹)thatsignalenemiestowatchoutfortheirsmellyspray.GiantPandaResentinsightsintopandacoloringhavecomefromstudyingeachbodypartseparately.Blackearsindicatefierceness,anddistincteyepatchesaidinindividualrecognition.Thepandainwhitebodyhidesitagainstsnow,whiteitsdarklimbs(四肢)keepitfrombeingspottedinforests,acompromisedevelopedfromitspoorbamboodiet:Bamboodoesn’tletpandasbuildupenoughfattohibernate(冬眠),forcingthemtospendwintersinthesnow.BadgerEvenwhenabadgerisinitscave,itsfacialstripescanbeseen,Zoologistssaythewarningcolorationhelpsthesmallanimalpreventnaturalenemies.Blackbuck(male)Inbrightsun,thebuck’swhitestomachreducestheeffectoftheshadowcastbyhisback,allowinghimtoappearonecolorandtwodimensional---especiallyhidingfromnaturalenemiesinhisownshadown.1、Whichanimalscanusetheircolortowarnoffnaturalenemies?A．SkunkandBadger B．GiantpandaandZebraC．BadgerandBlackbuck D．ZebraandBlackbuck2、Whitebodyanddarklimbshelpthegiantpandato________.A．showfierceness B．storefatC．recognizeindividuals D．takecover3、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Whichanimalshaveblack-and-whitecolor?B．Howsomeanimalsprotectthemselvesfromharm.C．Whysomanyanimalswearblack-and-whitecoats?D．Whatsciencehasdiscoveredaboutdifferentcolors.23．（8分）About6yearsago,Iwasonaplanenexttoawoman.Iwastiredandwantedtotakeanap.ButbeforeIcouldgointo“ignorepattern”,shetappedmeontheshouldertointroduceherself.“Hi:mynameisHelga!”WegottotalkingandeventuallyitcameupthatIhadstartedanorganizationinhighschoolcalledR.A．K.E.(RandomActsofKindness,Etc.).AsIdescribedwhatwedid,Helgagotveryseriousandtoldmethatsheadmiredmeforthat.Shetoldmeastoryaboutthelasttimeshehadflown.ShewasonthewaytoArizonabecauseshehadgottensuddennewsthatherdad’shealthwasonthedecline.Laterherfather’sphysiciancalledtoinformherthatherdadhadrathersuddenlypassedaway.Forthe3-hourplaneride,shesatinsilencearoundstrangers.WhenshearrivedattheairportinArizona,shewalkedtothenearestwall,satdown,andcried.AndhereisthepartI’llneverforgetaboutHelga’sstory.For2hoursshesatandweptwhilethousandswalkedtoandfrointheairport.Helgalookedalmeandsaid,“Houston,notasinglepersonstoppedandaskedifIwasokaythatday.”ItwasthatdaythatIrealizedhowmuchweneedeachother.ItwasthatdayIrealizedthatkindnessisn’tnormal.Kindnessisn’tnormal.Thathasstuckwithmealltheseyearsespeciallynow.Iworkinschoolsnationwidespeakingaboutsympathy,kindness,empathy(同理心)andlove.I’mremindedallthetimethat,formanyofus,kindnessisnotusuallyourdefaultsetting.Wespendsomuchtimeworryingaboutourproblems,ourlives,ourinsecurities,gettingtoourflightsowewalkbyorignorepeopleinneedofhelp.So,I’vemadeitmymissiontodomypartinsharingstorieswithstudents,teachers,andparentsaboutourneedforcharacterandsympathy.I’malwaysbeonthelookoutforthelittleopportunitiesthatsurroundmeeverydaytodosomethingnice.1、WhatimpressedtheauthormostaboutHelga’sstory?A．Helga’sanxietyoverherfather’ssuddenillness.B．HelgahadnoonetotalktoonherflightloArizona.C．Helgawasignoredbypeoplearoundherwhenshecried.D．Helgacouldn’tgetoverhersadnessoverherFather’sdeath.2、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedpart“defaultsetting”inparagraph5?A．Usualwayofdoingthings. B．Unexpectedwaytodothings.C．Ignorancetopeoplearound. D．Biggestsurprisetoothers.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A．Hestartedmanyclubsinhighschool. B．Heusedtobeaschoolteacher.C．Heteacheskidshowtobehavewell. D．Heisapromoterofagoodcause.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ComfortingPeopleinNeed B．MakingKindnessNormalC．IgnoringUnnecessaryTroubles D．PractisingKindnessonthePlane24．（8分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtoday---partofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofme---nomatterwhat---andshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild25．（10分）Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyearsago—superconductivity(超导体技术).Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradicallychangemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomethingthateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectricalresistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticalusebecausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury(水银)totemperaturesbelow-269℃withliquidhelium(氦).TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMullerandJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic(氧化陶瓷)thatsuperconductedat-243℃.TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientificmeetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助产士)toanewtechnology.1、Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity____________.A．hasalreadybeendevelopedB．isstillunderdevelopmentC．willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipmentD．willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears2、Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat____________.A．itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldB．itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldC．itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworldD．itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich3、Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat____________.A．AsianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnologyB．Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75yearsC．IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworldD．theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheProspectofaNewTechnologyB．Superconductivity:ANewTechnologyC．ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLivesD．ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountries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）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingparttimeatalocalicecreamshop.While1anelderlywomanahotfudgesundae(圣代冰淇淋)atthedrive-throughwindow,Icouldn’thelp2hercar,becauseIwasjustinchesfromherface.I3thatshehadabasketofwhatappearedtobepurpletomatoes.AsIgaveherthesundae,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!What4arethey?”Shesmiledso5thatIthoughtshewasabouttolaugh,butinsteadshereplied.“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhada6ofpurpletomatoes.“Oh,no,you7givemeany!”Isaid.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Here,havemore,”she8,andIhadsixoftheprettiesttomatoesIhad9seen.Iweaklytriedtosay,“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,10Iappreciateit.Thewomansmiledagainand11,“Theybelongtoararetype.Sotheyaren’tliketheone,yougetinthegrocerystore.Ihopeyouenjoythem.”Isaid“Thankyou”again,andshe12off.Abouttwoweekslater,my13attheicecreamstoresentmeamessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowthatyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxof14foryou.Pleasecomeandgetthem.”15,Itexted,“Mygardener?”Thatnightmybossshowedmethe16.Iopeneditandinsideweretomatoes,cucumbers,andgreenbeans.Iwas17,feelinggreatlysurprised.Whywasthiswomanbeingso18?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayheractofkindnessinspiresmeto19mygardenplantswithanyonewholikesorneedsthem.20,allIexpectisjusta“Thankyou”.Betteryet,payitforwardandbesomeoneelse’ssecretgardener.1、A．leavingB．handingC．awardingD．buying2、A．askingforB．thinkingofC．waitingforD．lookinginto3、A．pretendedB．noticedC．expectedD．understood4、A．colorB．kindC．shapeD．number5、A．widelyB．slightlyC．weaklyD．shyly6、A．dozenB．basketC．handfulD．variety7、A．needn’tB．can’tC．mustn’tD．won’t8、A．promisedB．agreedC．commentedD．insisted9、A．evenB．alsoC．yetD．ever10、A．ifB．butC．forD．so11、A．leftB．explainedC．pausedD．suggested12、A．gotB．fellC．spedD．walked13、A．friendB．customerC．assistantD．boss14、A．grainsB．vegetablesC．fruitsD．flowers15、A．ExcitedB．PuzzledC．UpsetD．Angry16、A．storeB．gardenC．giftD．box17、A．angryB．happyC．nervousD．sorry18、A．generousB．humorousC．seriousD．outgoing19、A．growB．manageC．shareD．sell20、A．InreturnB．InadvanceC．InadditionD．Inparticular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）Asastudent,youmayhavemanydreams.Thesedreamscanbeverybig,suchas1．(win)theNoblePrize;theycanalsobesmall,suchasbecomingoneofthebest2．(student)inyourclass.Onceyoufindadream,whatdoyoudowithit?Haveyouevertriedtomakeyourdreamcometrue?AndrewMatthems,3．Australianwriter,tellsusthatmakingyourdreamscometrueislife's4．(big)challenge.Youmaythinkyou'renotverygood5．someschoolsubjects,andit's6．(possible)foryoutobesuccessful.Infact,everyonecanrealizehisdream.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistoremember7．yourdreamis.Keeptelling8．(you)whatyouwanteveryday.Therewillbedifficultiesontheroadtoyourdream,butthelargestdifficulty9．(come)fromyourself.Youneedtodecidetodowhatisthemostimportant.Whenyougetclosertoyourdream,itmaychangealittle.Thisisgoodasyouhavethechancetolearnsomethingmore10．(use).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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。I'mgladlytoreceiveyournovel、Thankyouforsuchlovelyagift,forIhadbeenexpectingitforalongtime、ThisnovelofferstomemoreunderstandingofAmericansocietyanddailylife、Iknowyou'reinterestinginChinesefestivals,andthereforeIhavechosenanalbumofpapercuttingforyou、PapercuttingisuniqueformofChineseculturalrelics,thatisoftenusedasadecorationforajoyfulatmosphere、IhopeitwillbringhappinessandluckstoyourfamilyasitalwaysdidinChina、I'mexpectingyoutocometoChinaandexperiencetherichcultureonperson、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）现在，人口老龄化成了一个突出的社会问题。假定你是李华，你从报纸上看到一则关于社区招募暑期照顾老人的志愿者的广告。你对此项工作非常感兴趣，希望得到这份工作。请用英语给社区负责人写一封求职信，信的内容包括以下几个方面：1.对这份工作的认识（如对本人及对社会的益处等）；2.个人优势（如性格、照顾别人的能力等）；3.你的计划（如怎样照顾老人）注意：1.词数：100字左右。开头和结尾已给出,不计入词数；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.信中不得出现你的真实姓名及