江苏睢宁中学2024年高考英语二模试卷含解析

江苏睢宁中学2024年高考英语二模试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.2．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy3．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown4．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit5．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes6．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since7．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang8．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition9．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading10．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus11．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody12．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand13．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean14．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where15．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked16．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby17．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup18．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that19．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat20．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten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）Theyhadadozenchildren,sixboysandsixgirls,inseventeenyears.OnereasonDadhadsomanychildrenwasthathewasconfidentanythingheandMotherteameduponwassuretobeasuccess.OurhouseatMontclair,NewJersey,wasasortofschoolforscientificmanagementandtheremovalofwastedmotions—or“motionstudy,”asDadandMothernamedit.Dadtookmovingpicturesofuschildrenwashingdishes,sothathecoulddeterminehowwecouldreduceourmotionsandthushurrythroughthetask.Eachchildwhowantedextrapocketmoneyputforwardanoffersayingwhathewoulddothejobfor.Thelowestbiddergotthecontract(合约).Dadputprocessandworkchartsinthebathrooms.Everychildoldenoughtowrite—andDadexpectedhischildrentostartwritingatayoungage—wasrequiredtosigntheirnamesonthechartsinthemorningafterhehadbrushedhisteeth,takenabath,combedhishair,andmadehisbed.Atnight,eachchildhadtoweighhimself,markthefigureonagraph,andsigntheprocesschartsagainafterhehaddonehishomework,washedhishandsandface,andbrushedhisteeth.Motherwantedtohaveaplaceonthechartsforsayingprayers,butDadsaidasfarashewasconcernedprayerswerevoluntary.Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.Hebuttonedhisvestfromthebottomup,insteadoffromthetopdown,becausethebottom-to-topprocesstookhimonlythreeseconds,whilethetop-to-bottomtookseven.Heevenusedtwoshavingbrushestomakehisfacesmoothenough,becausehefoundthatbysodoinghecouldcutseventeensecondsoffhisshavingtime.Forawhilehetriedshavingwithtworazors,buthefinallygavethatup.“Icansaveforty-fourseconds,”hecomplained,“butIwastedtwominutesthismorningputtingthisbandageonmythroat.”Itwasn’ttheinjuredthroatthatreallybotheredhim.Itwasthetwominutes.1、Whywastheauthor’shouseconsideredasortofschool?A．Ithadateamoftwelvechildrenthere.B．Thechildrenweretaughthowtoworkwellinit.C．Theparentscouldteachtheirchildrenbetterathome.D．Theparentscouldhavethechildren’sdailyactivitiesrecorded.2、Whatisthepurposeofsigningthecharts?A．Tohelptodothingsefficiently.B．Tomanagethebigfamilyeffectively.C．Tolookafterthechildrenbetter.D．Toremindthechildrentoobeytherules.3、Whatdidthefathercomplainaboutonemorning?A．Heshouldhavegivenupshaving.B．Hisbleedingthroatbotheredhim.C．Hecouldn’tshavewithtworazors.D．Hefailedtocutshorthisshavingtime.4、Wecanweinferfromthetext?A．Thekidshadtobidforeverythingtheywanted.B．Theauthortookprideinhisfather’smanagement.C．Thecouplewerealwaystroubledbytheirchildren.D．Thefather’sworkwastoteachthechildrenathome.22．（8分）Thepoisonousdomoic(藻)acidaffectedAlfredHitchcock's"TheBirds"afterhundredsofthemabsorbedthepoisoninthesummerof1961andlosttheirminds.Thesickbirdslikelyconsumedpoisonousacidviasmallfish.Italsotendstocollectinshellfish.And,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesday,itmaybecomemorecommonasoceanswarm,threateningbirdsandhumansalike.Researchershavestudiedtherateofpoisonousacidoverthepast20yearsinthePacificNorthwest,andfounditstronglyrelatedtowatertemperaturesthatarewarmerthannormal.Fornow,warmerwaterstypicallycomesfromeventslikeELNinoandadecades-longclimatecyclecalled"Pacificdecadaloscillation,"thestudyfound.Itisn'tyetclearhowclimatechange,whichalsowarmstheoceans,mightaffecttherateofthepoison."Whenwater'sunusuallywarmoffourcoast,it'sbecausethecirculationandpatternsintheatmospherehaschanged,bringingwarmwaterfromelsewhere-andthisishappeningatthesametimethatwealsoseehighpoisonousacidinshellfish,"MorgaineMcKibben,thestudy'sleadauthorsaid.Thepoisonisproducedduringwarmdomoicblooms,andgetspassedupthefoodchainbyanimalsthateatit.Sealions,dolphinsandhumansareatrisk.Whilesomeanimalscaneventuallycleanthemselvesofthepoison,thethreatcanlastalongtimeafterthewarmwaterdecreases.Animalspoisonedbypoisonousacidtendtobecomeweak,andexperiencedeath.Symptomsinhumansincludeheadache,confusion,lossofshort-termmemory,weaknessandunconsciousness.Itisn'tjustahealthrisk.AnOregonStateUniversitystatementnotesthatofficialshavetoshutdownshellfishharvestswhenpoisonousacidlevelsarehigh,causingeconomicharm.Sincehealthofficialsfirstregardedpoisonacidasahealththreatin1987,PacificNorthwestshellfishharvestshavebeenstoppedin2005,2017,and2018.TheWestCoastcrab（蟹）industrytookanestimated$100millionhitin2017alone.1、Whydidthebirdslosetheirmindinthesummerof1961?A．Theymaybehadabadmemory. B．Theymaybeatepoisonousfish.C．Theymaybecollectedtheshellfish. D．Theymaybedrankwarmwater.2、Whatistheconnectionbetweentherateofpoisonousacidandwatertemperatures?A．Whenatmospherehaschanged,itwarmsoffthecoast.B．Whencirculationcomes,theoceansgetwarmer.C．Whenclimatehaschanged,theoceansgetcolder.D．Whenwaterbecomeswarmer,highpoisonousacidappears.3、Whatresultwillpoisonousacidcausetohumans?A．Makinghumansconscious. B．Makinghumansdead.C．Makinghumanstemporarilylosememory. D．Makinghumanssufferheartattack.4、What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HighPoisonousAcidAppearsintheAnimalsB．TheWestCoastCrabIndustrySufferGreatLossC．ClimateChangeWarmstheOceansintheWorldD．WarmerOceansIncreaseLikelihoodofPoisonousShellfish23．（8分）Theorganicfoodhasgainedalotof[popularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizer（合成肥料）eachyear,andallthatnitrogen（氮）enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices---refusingartificialfertilizersandchemicalpesticides–areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputforeverycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organictrailed（落后于）conventionalagriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables–allofwhichprovidetheworld’smaincalories–conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicsbymorethan25%.Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,therearetrade-offs（此消彼长）witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsratherthanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparetwotypesoffarming.B．Tocriticizeconventionalagriculture.C．Todiscussthedevelopmentoffarming.D．Toargueforarealisticagriculturesystem.2、Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?A．Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilizers.B．Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.C．Ifoffersalong-termsolutiontoglobaldemandforfood.D．Itperformsfarbetterforeachcroptypethanorganicfarming.3、Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Employingorganicfarmingtoplantrice.B．Adoptingorganicpracticestogrowpotato.C．Usingconventionalmethodstoplantcabbage.D．Applyingconventionalfarmingtogrowingapple.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要点）C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．24．（8分）Evenforafirst-timevisitortoChina,itisimpossibletoignorethepopularityofQuick-Response(QR)codes.Thesesquare-shapedblack-and-whitesymbolsinWeChatorAlipaywhereQRcodesarescannedtoaddnewfriendsormakepayments.TheQRCodesystemoriginatedinJapan.TheengineerMasahiroHarafeltthelimitationoftheone-dimensionbarcodeinuseandthusdevelopedtheQRcodeswhichcouldcarrydatahorizontallyandvertically.QRcodescouldholdmuchmoreinformationthanbarcodeduetotheirextradimension.Inaddition,QRcodeshavelargerdatacapacity,smallerprint—outsizeandhigherresistancetodirtanddamage,whichmakethemwidelyappliedinmanyotherapplications.ThoughthetechnologyofQRcodesiscomplicated,wecaneasilycreateourownQRcodeswiththehelpofQRcodegenerators,manyofwhichareavailableonlineforfree.UserscouldenterthedatatheywishtheQRcodetodisplay,andthegeneratorturnsitintoasymbolthatcanbeprintedordisplayedinelectronicform.TheprocessofcreatingQRcodescouldbereallyfunwhenwecustomisethedesignofthecodesaccordingtoourspecificneeds.Forinstance,wecanadjustthecolor,addalogo,andcreatesocialoptionsetc.Moreover,dynamic(动态的)QRcodesarealsoavailable.TheyaremorevariousthanstandardQRcodesbecausetheyallowuserstoeditdataenteredpreviouslywhereasdatainstandardQRcodescannotbeeditedonceprinted.Plus,don’tlimityourQRcodetoonemobilescanner.Anyonecanscanyourcodewithanyreader.Alowerbarriertoentrymakessuccessmorelikelyforyouandtheuser.Meanwhile,wemustalsorecognizethevulnerabilityofQRcodes.Duetoitseasyaccess,criminalscanstealsimplybyreplacingtheQRcodeswiththeirown,routingcashintotheirownbankaccounts.Hence,weshouldallbecomemoreconscioustowardsvirtualmoneytransactionsthroughQRcodesandparticipateinadditionalsecuritymeasures.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofQRcodes?A．Datastorage.B．Scanningreader.C．Socialnetworking.D．Mobilepayment.2、Whyisbarcodementionedinparagraph2?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toshowtheauthor’sattitude.C．TohighlightthefeaturesofQRcodes.D．Toaddsomebackgroundknowledge.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinparagraph4?A．Threat. B．Weakness.C．Difficulty. D．Simplicity.4、WhichistrueaboutQRcodesaccordingtothetext?A．TheywerefirstusedinChina.B．Thegeneratorschargetheusersalot.C．DataeditingispossibleinprintedQRcodes.D．MorescanningdevicesareavailableinreadingQRcodes.25．（10分）TheGreatWall,ChinaStretchingover21,000kilometers,theGreatWallwasbuilttopreventinvasionsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.UNESCOinFebruary2019callsitanabsolutemasterpiece,notonlybecauseoftheambitiouscharacteroftheundertakingbutalsotheperfectionofitsconstruction.”Butperfectionisn’tprotection.51.2percentoftheGreatWallhadeitheralreadydisappearedorisatasignificantriskofdisappearing.Besidesforwindandrainerosion,themainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallarehumanfactorssuchastourism,construction,humancontactandsoon.Pamukkale，TurkeyPamukkale,whichmeans“cottoncastle”inTurkish,isfamousforitsshiningwhitecalciteterraces(方解石阶地)withwarmandmineral-richwatersoverrun.BeforebeinglistedasaWorldHeritageSitein1988,Pamukkalehadbeenseverelydamagedbyhumanactivities.Peopleusedhotspringwatertofillswimmingpools,somevisitorsstoodontherocksandsomeevenbathedinthehotspringswithsoapandshampoo.Toprotecttheterraces,theTurkishgovernmenthasdecidedtopulldownthehotelsandrequirealltouriststovisitthissitebarefoot.GreatBarrierReef,AustraliaHometo400typesofcoraland1,500speciesoffish,theGreatBarrierReefdrawsvisitorstoAustraliafromallovertheworld.However,theGreatBarrierReefisexpectedtosufferfromincreasinglyfrequentbleachingevents,casesinwhichcoralsturnwhiteandmaydie,accordingtoaUNESCOreport.Theheatwavescausedbyglobalwarminghavekilledhalfofthecoralhereinthetwoyears,accordingtoaCNNreport.Pollutionfromindustrydevelopmentsandharmfulfishingpracticesarealsobigconcerns.TheDeadSea,JordanAt423metersbelowsealevel,theDeadSeais10timessaltierthantheocean,meaningthatthewaterissodense,eventouristswhocan9tswimwillbeabletofloat.Buttheseasideresortsbuiltinthe1980snowsitkilometersawayfromthewater’sedge,whichhaslosthalfofitssurfaceareainthepast40years.Thedamageisirreversibleduetothenatureofthemineralindustryandthetypeofagriculturalusethathasdrainedthewater.1、Whichareyourequiredtovisitwithoutshoes?A．TheGreatWall,China.B．Pamukkale,Turkey.C．GreatBarrierReef,Australia.D．TheDeadSea,Jordan.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．MainreasonsforthedestructionoftheGreatWallcomefromwindandrainerosion.B．Pamukkalewasdamagedbyhumanactivitiesafter1988.C．PollutionandtheheatwavescausedbyglobalwarmingkillmuchcoralintheGreatBarrierReef.D．HalfoftheDeadSeasurfaceareahasdisappearedinthepasttwodecades.3、Whatdotheabovespotshaveincommon?A．Theyareallfamousendangerednaturalspots.B．They’redamagedonlyfromhumanactivities.C．Theyalldrawtheattentionofthegovernments.D．They’reallseriouslydamaged.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）WhenIwas17，Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike：“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast，somedayyou’11mostcertainlyberight．”Itmadeadeep1onme．andsincethen,forthepast33years，Ihave2inthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself：“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife，3IwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?”Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen“No”fortoomanydaysina4，IknowIneedtochangesomething．RememberingthatI’llbe5soonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverknowntohelpmemakethebig6inlifebecausealmosteverythingfallsawayinthefaceofdeath，7onlywhatistrulyimportantAboutayearagoIwas8withcancer.Mydoctorevenadvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairs9order，whichisadoctor’swayoftellingpeopletopreparetodie．I10withthatdiagnosisallday．11，atlastanadvancedtestshowedthatitwasaveryrarecancerthatis12withsurgery．IhadthesurgeryandI’mfinenow.13wantstodie．Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthereAndyetdeathisthedestinationweall14．Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe，becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionof15．Itislife'schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldto16forthenew．Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoo17fromnow，youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway．Sorrytobesodramatic，butitisquitetrue．Yourtimeis18，sodon’twasteitlivingsomeoneelse’slife．Don’tbe19bydogma(教条)—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople’sthinking．Don’tletthenoiseofothers’opinionsdrownoutyourowninner20．Andmostimportantly，havethecouragetofollowyourheart1、A．impression B．curse C．decision D．joke2、A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost3、A．would B．should C．might D．could4、A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row5、A．successful B．rich C．dead D．frustrated6、A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices7、A．proving B．leaving C．confirming D．telling8、A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round9、A．on B．for C．in D．at10、A．met B．got C．did D．1ived11、A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So12、A．incurable B．curable C．fatal D．changeable13、A．Anyone B．Someone C．Noone D．Everyone14、A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape15、A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease16、A．makeup B．makefor C．makeour D．makeway17、A．distant B．short C．long D．away18、A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost19、A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped20、A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion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）Cellphonescanbelife-savingcommunicationtoolstohaveonhandinavehicleincaseofemergency.1．,actuallyusingacellphonewhiledrivingmaybelifethreatening.Manydifferentstudieshaveshownthatwhendriversuseaphonewhiledriving,itcanbevery2．(danger).Atsomepointduringtheuseofacellphone,adriver’seyesaresuretobedistractedfromtheroad.Studieshaveshownthatnewdriversareespeciallylikely3．(have)anaccidentwhentheyuseacellphonewhiledriving.Thereasonforthisis4．newdrivershavelessexperienceinfocusing5．drivingduringdistractions.Also,severalstudies6．(do)onteendriversfoundthatmanyteenssendtext7．(message)whiledriving,whichisthoughttobemoredistractingandatrisk.Alldrivers,notjustteensorothernewdrivers,whouseacellphonewhiledriving8．(say)bystudiestobeatleastfourtimes9．(much)likelytobeatriskthandriverswhodon'tuseaphonebehindthewheel.Suchstudieshaveinspiredmanycountries,10．(include)theUnitedStates,tohaveatleastsomebansonhand-heldcellphoneusewhiledriving.However,manypeoplefeelthattheserestrictionsarenotenoughbecausestudieshavealsoshownthathand-heldcellphonesarejustapartoftheproblem.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，每句中最多有三处。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（＼）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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itcan’thelppeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglish、Besides,itwillmakeChinesemo