湖南省湘潭市2024年高考英语二模试卷含解析

湖南省湘潭市2024年高考英语二模试卷

注意事项：

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,butitis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.

A.beforeB.asC.becauseD.after

2.-Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?

—thechildren.

A.ItisB.TheyareC.ThatisD.Thereare

3.Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorforsocietyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthe

time.

A.whatB.whether

C.howD.which

4.——Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?

—IwouldratherIit.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.

A.haven9tjoinedB.hadn9tjoined

C.didn9tjoinD.hadjoined

5.—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?

一Oh,sheisreallyofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.

A.somethingB.somebody

C.everythingD.everybody

6.Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing.

A.hadhappenedB.happened

C.wouldhappenD.wouldhavehappened

7.TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingattheirnameshad

anybearingontheiracademicperformance.

A.thatB.howC.whyD.whether

8.Touristsarerequiredtolocalcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.

A.spotB.confirm

C.observeD.spread

9.Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably,butmyDadwhispered,66Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”

A.wouldhaveB.wouldC.shouldD.shouldhave

10.Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderofbecausethetoponeisherfavorite.

A.valueB.timeC.interestD.preference

11.abookinfrontofyourface,you'llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.

A.WavedB.Wave

C.TowaveD.Waving

12.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite・

A.arbitraryB.reasonableC.mechanicalD.conventional

13.…HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?

---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and・

A.sowouldheB.sodidhe

C.sohewouldD.sohedid

14.DorisLessing,anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife,livedinIranshewasfivebeforemovingto

Zimbabwe.

A.unlessB.since

C.untilD.after

15.Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucialanditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingby

theageoffive.

A.declarationB.distinctionC.divisionD.distribution

16.I*veheardthatpreparations_____forthecomingfestival.Let*sgivethemahand.

A.arebeingmadeB.havebeenmade

C.aremakingD.havemade

17.U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina'seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15tli2009,

astatevisittoChina.

A.startingB.startedC.tostartD.havingstarted

18.Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe_____intogivingawayveryimportantpersonal

information.

A.caughtB.addicted

C.seizedD.trapped

19.—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!

一I'mnottoblame,mum.Iamyouhavemademe.

A.howB.whatC.thatD.who

20.Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyoulaughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,

especiallyififsajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.

A.runintoB.burstsout

C.yellsoutD.fallsinto

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）Forthoseconcernedaboutwrinklyoldskin,itmightbeacreativesolution:anelastic（有弹性的）"second

skin”thatcanbesmoothedontomakeagedtissuelookmoreyouthful.

Thewearablefilm,developedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）,hasshownpromiseinaseriesof

smallexperimentswhereitwasappliedtowrinkles,under-eyebagsandareasofdryskin.Whenappliedtothefaceor

body,thethin,transparentlayerstickstotheskinandsupportsthetissue,makingitlookandbehavelikeyoungerskin,

itsproducersclaim.

“Whatwe'vebeenabletodoiscreateacreamthatyoucanputontheskin,andthenwhenit*sontheskinitcan

actuallyform,essentially,anelasticsecondskin,“saidBobLanger,wholedtheresearch.Testsinthelabfoundthatthe

polymerfilm（高分子膜）,whichisonly70thousandthsofamillimeterthick,reducedtheappearanceofwrinklesand

under-eyebags,andhelpedkeepmoisture（水分）inareasofdryskin.

Thelayerisdesignedtobeappliedinthemorning,thenpeeledoffatnight,Inpreviousstudies,thesecondskin

withstoodnormaldailywear,andthestressesandstrainsofexerciseandswimming,withoutfallingofforcausing

irritation.Italsosurvivedexposuretorain.

“It'ssomethingyoucanwearforawholedayorlonger,dependingonthephysicalforcesthatgetappliedtothearea

whereitisworn,“saidDanielAnderson,whohelpeddeveloptheproductatMIT.“Youcan'ttellyou'rewearingit.”

Whilenormalcosmeticscanmaskimperfectionsontheskin,thenewcoatingchangesthewayskinbehavesby

givingittheelasticityofyoungskin.Itwasdevelopedwithhelpfromtwocompanies.

1、Accordingtothetext,the“secondskin*.

A.wasdevelopedbytwocompanies

B.hasnotbeentestedbyscientists

C.isdevelopedtoremoveunder-eyebags

D.isatransparentcoveringfortheskin

2、Comparedwithnormalcosmetics,thenewproduct・

A.canmaketheskinappearyounger

B.canfullymaskimperfectionsontheskin

C.doesn*tcauseanyproblemsintheskin

D.mustbeusedinamorecomplicatedway

3、WhatcanwelearnfromtheDaniePswords?

A.Youcanrecognizeifpeoplewearthe“secondskin.”

B.The“secondskin”shouldbepeeledoffatnight.

C.Howlongpeoplecanwearthelayervaries.

D.Theproductcanprovideskinwithalotofwater.

4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.MIThasmadeabreakthroughincosmetics.

B.The“secondskin"helpsrenewone'syouth.

C.Maskswillsoonbecomeathingofthepast.

D.Howthe“secondskin“isusedtoimproveskin.

22.（8分）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despite

evidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequences

forworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplace

duringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.

Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricity

wouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,the

governmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofwork

available,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobs

within10yearsbecauseofcomputers.

Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,or

anywhereelse.

Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemore

undergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausinga

reductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumans

hasbeenseenpreviously.

Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,the

numberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20

years.

Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiesto

causethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedsto

beunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.

Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withthe

introductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesfor

workers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomake

them.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincrease

demandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.

So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingthe

prediction,toreducepeople'sfears.

1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?

A.Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.

B.Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.

C.Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.

D.Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.

2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?

A.ConfusingB.Reliable

C.StableD.Variable

3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?

A.Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers5salaries.

B•Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.

C.Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.

D.Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.

4、Whatistheauthor*sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?

A.Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople'sjobs.

B.Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.

C.Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.

D.Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.

23.（8分）Itseemsthatweareonestepclosertofindingalienlifeandmaybeafuturehomeforhumanity.Scientists

fromNASA（NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration）havefoundanewsolarsystemHlledwithplanetsthat

looklikeEarthandcouldevensupportlife.

Thegroupofsevenplanets,whichorbitsastarcalledTrappist-1,is40lightyearsawayfromEarthinthe

constellationofAquarius（水瓶座）.Andthreeofthemareintheso-called^habitable（宜居的）zone"--theareaarounda

starwhereliquidwaterismostlikelytobefound.Thisisimportantbecausewaterisanecessaryingredientforlife.

Alloftheplanetswerefoundusingamethodcalled"transitphotometry."Thisworksbywatchingoutforwhena

planetpassesinfrontofitshoststart.Thisblocksoutasmallamountoflight,allowingustoseetheplanetandlearn

aboutitssize.

“Thisisanamazingplanetarysystem™notonlybecausewehavefoundsomanyplanets,butbecausetheyareall

surprisinglysimilarinsizetotheEarth,"astronomerMichaelGillonfromtheUniversityofLiegeinBelgiumtoldThe

Independent.

Trappist-1isa“dwarfstar（矮星）“whichiscolderandshinesdimmerthanoursun.Ifapersonwereononeofthe

sevenplanets,everythingwouldlookalotdarkerthanusual.Theamountoflightheadingtowardoureyeswouldbe

about200timeslessthanwegetfromthesun,accordingtoTheIndependent.

Becauseofthat,Trappist-1,togetherwithmanyotherdwarfstars,wasneveronthelistofplaceswherescientists

lookforalienlife,butMichaelGillon,leadresearcherbehindthediscovery,decidedtogivedwarfstarsachance.He

builtatelescopeinChiletoobserve60oftheclosestdwarfstars,anditturnedoutthatTrappist-1wasworthyofthe

effort.

Theresearchershopethattheycanspendmoretimewatchingthenewlyfoundplanetstolearnmoreaboutthem.

Eventhoughmoreresearchisneededbeforedeterminingwhethertheseplanetscouldreallysupportlife,thediscoveryis

stillencouraging.ItshowsjusthowmanyEarth-sizeplanetscouldbeoutthere.

“ThediscoverygivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotjustamatterofif,butwhen,“NASAscientist

ThomasZurbuchentoldtheTelegraph.

1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewlyfoundplanets?

A.Itwilltakehumanbeingsabout40yearstotraveltothem

B.Someofthemmighthavetheproperconditionstosupportlife

C.TheyarespreadoutinthehabitablezonearoundTrappist-1

D.Undergroundicehasbeenfoundinsomethem

2、“Transitphotometry99isaspecialmethodmainlyusedto・

A.tellapartdifferentstars

B.testthebrightnessofstars

C.searchforandmeasureplanets

D.workoutthedistancebetweenstars

3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat・

A.scientistswillsoonfindanEarth-likeplanetthatcansupporthumanlife

B.researchersknowalittleabouttheenvironmentonthenewlyfoundplanets

C.dwarfstarshavelongbeenapopularchoiceinthehuntforEarth-likeplanets

D.thesizeofaplanetisthetopconcernwhenscientistssearchfora“secondEarth”

4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Lifeinspacesoon?

B.Anyaliensinspace?

C.Trappist-1,adarkdwarfstar

D.Newrecord,sevennewsolarsystems

24.（8分）WelcometotheElectronicVillagetoexplorenewwaysoflanguageteachingandlearning.

ElectronicVillageProgram（Thursday,June18,2015）

TEO

Nearpod

2:00pmto3:00pm

9:00amto10:00am

Room502

Room501

Ourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsbuthave

Nearpodisasoftwareprogramthatcreatesarichcontext

thesamedesiretolearnonline.Thepresenterwilluse

（语境）forstudentstolearnvocabulary.Thepresenterwill

examplesfromhisfirstonlineclasstoexplainhowany

showhowtouseit.

teachercanbeginteachingonlinewithTEO.

KahootPrezi

10:30amto11:30am3:30pmto4:20pm

Room601Room602

KahootsoftwarecanbeusedtocreategrammartestsUsesofPreziinlisteningandspeakingcoursesdraw

whichcanbegradedonanetwork.Itcanprovidestudentsstudents9attentiontospeakingmorefluently.The

withinstantfeedback（反馈），includingreportsabouttheirpresenterwillshowhowstudentscanusePrezito

strengthsandweaknesses.confidentlypresentonavarietyoftopics,including

introducingfamily,friends,andhobbies.

269、Nearpodisactuallya.

A.superfootballplayerB.nameofarecentfilm

C.softwareprogramD.robot

1、Ateacherwhowantstolearnonlineteachingcangoto.

A.Room501B.Room502

C.Room601D.Room602

2、Whichofthefollowingcanassessyourgrammarlearning?

A.Nearpod.B.Kahoot.C.TEO.D.Prezi.

3、Ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingskills,youaresupposedtoarriveby.

A.9:00amB.10:30am

C.2:00pmD.3:30p

25.（10分）WantawonderfultravelinLondon?Don'tmissthefollowing!

CartoonMuseum

ThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe

18thcenturytothepresentday.YoucanHndadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincluding

caricatures（讽刺漫画）andrareexamplesofcartoonart:ifsanidealplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasa

seriouscollectionforanimationenthusiasts.

Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenand

adultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondon

Museum.

Telephone:02075808155

ChislehurstCaves

ChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.Atourofthesecavesis

anexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveimpactedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.

Telephone:02084673264

TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum

TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedical

professionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret（阁楼）isBritain'sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawooden

operatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.

Telephone:02071882679

CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum

RecentlyvotedoneofLondon9sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyou

wouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:luxurious（奢华的）andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseand

independentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsfor

industryandpress.

Telephone:03333210104

1、WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?

A.Itisdesignedonlyforkids.

B.ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.

C.Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.

D.Onemustbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.

2、Whichwillyoucallupifyou'dliketoknowsurgeryofthepast?

A.02075808155.B.02071882679.

C.03333210104.D.02084673264.

3、Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?

A.ChislehurstCaves.

B.CartoonMuseum.

C.CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.

D.TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.

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）ItwasonasummerburningafternooninDenver.Theskywasblueandthewindwasblowingslightly.A

manfromabig1withanewwagon（马车）andabeautifulpairofhorseswas2alongacountryroad.He

didnot3muchattentionto4hewasgoing.Prettysoonherealizedthathewas5buthecontinuedto

drive,6tofindhiswayortomeetsomeonewhocouldtellhimhowto7tothetown.

Itwasalong8road.Forseveralhourshekeptondriving.9twasalmostdark,hesawinacornfieldatall

farmerplowing（犁）theland.Hestoppedhis10teamofhorsesnearthefenceandcalledout,nHello,farmer**

“Hello,yourselfHthefarmerreplied,11plowing.

HWheredoesthis12go?''

“Ihaven*teverseenitgoanywhere.Italways13rightwhereitis'',saidthefarmer,withoutstoppinghiswork.

“Howfarisit14thenexttown?**saidthestranger,speakingalittlelouder.

“Don'tknow,never15it''repliedthefarmer.

Bythistimethecitymanwasgetting16,“Whatdoyouknow?You'rethebiggest17Ieversaw**

Thefarmer18theplowandturnedandlookedforalongtimeatthecityman.Thenhesaidscornfully（轻蔑地），

“MaybeIdon'tknowmuch.19Iamafool.But20I'mnotlost!**

1、A.enterpriseB.cityC.farmD.company

2、A.drivingB.exploringC.escapingD.resting

3、A.fixB.giveC.recommendD.provide

4、A.whichB.thatC.whereD.what

5、A.goneB.missingC.lostD.discouraged

6、A.managingB.expectingC.refusingD.forgetting

7、A.takebackB.bringbackC.lookbackD.getback

8、A.lonelyB.busyC.crowdedD.proper

9、A.IfB.AfterC.WhenD.Though

10、A.tiredB.exitedC.boredD.disappointed

11、A.alreadyB.stillC.thusD.merely

12、A.horseB.townC.fieldD.road

13、A.trainsB.livesC.staysD.stands

14、A.inB.toC.insideD.from

15、A.builtB.imaginedC.overlookedD.measured

16、A.annoyedB.ridiculousC.concernedD.content

17、A.farmerB.businessmanC.foolD.driver

18、A.undertookB.continuedC.beganD.stopped

19、A.PerhapsB.LuckilyC.ExactlyD.Indeed

20>A.inturnB.atleastC.soonerorlaterD.atmost

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）Therearemanybenefitsofsinginginachoir.Theyrange1.thesocial:havingtheopportunity

2.（make）newfriends,tothephysicalbenefitsoflearningtobreathe3.（proper）.Researchhasalsoshownthatyoung

people4.singinchoirsdobetterintheirstudiesandhave5.tendencytobehealthier.

Butthefirstquestionyoushouldask6.（you）ifyouareconsideringjoiningachoiris“canyousingintune?”It

mightseemobvious,but7.youcan,thereislittlepointinseekingoutachoirbecauseyou'llonlygetrejected.Every

choiryouapplytojoinisgoingtoaudition（面试）you.Don'tworryifyoucan'treadmusic;thatcanbetaughtlater.If

you8.（accept）,you'llfindchoirpracticetobehardwork,butgreatfun,becausethey'resocialeventsasmuchasmusic

training.Youwilllearntoreadmusicandhowtosingwithconfidence.Yourvoiceandtechniquewilldevelop,probably

quitequicklywithproper9.（instruct）,andyoumayjustenduplO.（wonder）whyyoudidn'tdothisyearsago.

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。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（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）花掉。

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1处起）不计分。

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otheranylonger、

Oneday,whenIwasstandingbyatreeread,aballflewtomeandIkickeditbackwithlookingattheplayer,butwhile

Iputupmyhead,IfounditwasJack>Seenhim,Iwasfeelingveryembarrassed>Howev