2024届广东省肇庆市高三年级上册第二次教学质量检测（二模）英语试题含答案

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肇庆市2024届高中毕业班第二次教学质量检测

英语

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

ThereisnobelterwaytoexploretheGreatWallinChinathanbyhikingorwalking

alongit.Herewerecommendthreemostpopularhikingroutesforyou.Takeyourtime

andfeelthehistorycomingtolife.

Route1：Jinshanling—Simatai（West）

ThisrouteisalsocalledJinshanlingGreatWallhiking.Itisdefinitelythebest

hikingrouteifyouwanttoseetheoriginalGreatWall.Itincludessomeruinedsections

aswellassomebreathtakingscenerywiththeWallsnakingalongthemountainridges

intothedistance.

DistancefromBeijing：1.5hoursbyroadWallconditions：halfruined

Timeneeded：about3hoursontheWallLength：5kilometers

Difficulty：★★★★

Route2：Mutianyu—Simatai

MutianyuisthebestfullyrestoredsectionoftheGreatWallwithconvenientaccess

fromBeijing.SimataiisthemostspectacularwildsectionoftheWallbutthisrouteis

themostvisitor-friendly.AnovernightstayinahotelatGubeiWaterTownwillallow

youtohavearelaxingtouroftheSimataiGreatWallsection.

DistancefromBeijing：5hoursbyroadWallconditions：totallyruined

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Timeneeded：twodaysLength：10kilometers

Difficulty：★★★

Route3：Jiankou—Mutianyu(WildHike)

Theexperiencewillbeextraordinary.WhenyoureachIhemountainridges,you

haveconqueredthemostchallengingGreatWallsection.What'smore,thereareno

crowdsaroundyou—it'sjustyou,themountains,theruinedwall,yourguide,andthe

histoiybehindtheseancientruins.

DistancefromBeijing：2.5hoursbyroadWallconditions：partlyruined

Timeneeded：about4hoursontheWallLength：7kilometers

Difficulty：★★★★★

Ifyouloveahikingtripwithpleasantsurprisesandnodisappointments,justpick

onefromtheaboveroutes.

1.Whatelementsareincludedintheabovethreeroutes?

A.Equipmentandsceneiy.B.Lengthandticketprices.

C.Distanceandtimeneeded.D.Timeandweatherconditions.

2.WhyisRoute2themostsuitableoneforelderlyvisitors?

A.Itincludesanighfsstaytorelax.

B.Ilcoversthemostoriginalsection.

C.ItoffersafullviewoftheGreatWall.

D.Itprovidesbestsitesfortakingphotos.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anovel.B.Abrochure.

C.Acourseplan.D.Abookreview.

“Heisagiantofthe20th-centuiyart,hutthatdoesn'tmean

heonlydidbigpaintings,“saidLynnMiller,directorofRochester

CentralGalleiy,inaninterviewlastThursday.

Entitled“PicassoandHisDraftsM,aspecialexhibitmarking

50yearssincethedeathofPabloPicassoisheldalthegallerythis

month.Insteadofhispaintings,thenotebooksonwhichthe

Spanishlegendaiyartistdrewdraftsareshownlothepublicforthe

firsttime.

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Matchboxcovers,postcards,restaurantnapkinsallservedasdraftingnotesforthe

artistatmomentsofinspiration.Itisimportanttoknowthateachofthe14notebooks

presentedreflectswhatwasgoingoninhislife.

Forexample,atinynotebookwhosesizeisjust3by5inchesstandsoutamongthe

exhibits.Insidethelittlebookwasaself-portraitoftheartistfinishedroughlyinpencil,

withdeepandthoughtfuleyes.Itwasclonein1918andPicasso,theninhismid-30s,

hadjustgotmarried.Heproducedbig-sizedartworksbuthealsokeptthistinynotebook

around,fillingitwithscenesofhiswife,theirfriends,thebeachandthetown,and

draftsofupcomingpaintings.Actually,manyofthedraftdrawingsareearlyversionsof

famedpaintingslikeLesDemoiselles(VAvignon(1907)andDoraMaarinanArmchair

(1939).

“Heisagieatartistofthemodernperiod,andweseepracticeanddeterminationin

hisnotebooks,MsaidLynnMiller,referringtoPicasso'seffortsinimprovinghisskills

throughcopiousdrawing.BernardRuiz-Picasso,agrandsonofPicasso's,remembered

himalwaysdraftinguntilthelastpieceofpaperavailable."Mygrandpawas

permanentlydrawingsomething,MRuiz-Picassosaid.

Inadocumentaryfilmshownatthegallery,Picasso,shirtlessandinshorts,was

standingonaladdertoreachthetopofhiscanvas(画布).Itremindsvisitorsofthereal

sizeofhismasterworks.

4.Whatarethekeyfeaturesoftherecentexhibitatthegallery?

A.Notebooksforsale.B.Picasso'sartworks.

C.Pricelessartisticdrafts.D.Masteipiecesofthe20thcentuiy.

5.WhatisreflectedinthenotebooksofPicasso?

A.Hislifeexperience.B.Theloveforhiscountiy.

C.Thecontentofhishooks.D.Hiseducationbackground.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPicassoaccordingtohisgrandson?

A.Creative.B.Diligent.C.Optimistic.D.Humorous.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Picassousedtomindhisappearance.

B.Thegalleryexhibitsrealmasterworks.

C.Thedocumentaiymovieisworthseeing.

D.Picasso'sartworksareactuallyofgreatsize.

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c

If“Why?"isthefirstquestioninscience,uWhynol?”mustbethesecondone.

It'sinterestingtothinkaboutwhysomelhingdoesnotexistinnature,suchasaihree-

leggedanimal.

Inanonlinelecture,DavidJackson,abiologistinEarthandPlanetaiySciences,

waschallengedtocomeupwith“ananimalorplantthatdoesnotandcannotexist”.

Jacksontoldtheaudiencethatinnature,nospeciesknowntodalehaseverbeenborn

withathirdleg.

Jacksonpointedoutthat,however,manyanimalsdouseaparticularthree-legged

poseforsupport.Examplesincludemeerkats（猫鼬）restingontheirtailandbackfeet

andwoodpeckers（啄木鸟）usingtailfeathersloweighthemselvesagainstatreetrnnk,

whichismorestableandrequireslessenergy.Giventhatthree-leggedmovementdoes

workinsomesituations,whyaretherenoanimalswiththreelegs?

Theanswermaybeatthecoreofevolution.Overalongtimeinhistory,almostall

animalshaveadaptedthemselvesanddevelopedintoabodyshapewhichisorganized

aroundacentralpointandcanbedividedintotwosimilarhalves.Butterfliesarean

excellentexample.Notonlycantheirbodyshapebedividedintotwomatchinghalves,

butalsothepatternsoneachwingareexactlythesame.Thelawofhavingtwosidesto

eveiythinghasbeeninourDNAsincethefirstanimalsappearedontheearth.

Anditisimportanttorememberthatonlythosebiologicalchangesthatproveto

havebroughtadvantagescanbepasseddowntonextgenerations.Iftherewereihree-

leggedanimals,therewouldbesomegoodreasonsforthatlohappen.However,three-

leggedanimalswouldnotbeabletorunasfastasfour-leggedanimals.Andtheywould

alsonotbeasefficientastwo-leggedanimals.Threelegswouldsimplymakeclimbing,

walking,running,andsleepingmoredifficult.

“Thenon-existenceofthree-leggedanimalscanalsobeseenastheresultofnatural

selection,“Jacksonexplainedlothecuriousaudience.

8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?

A.Byarousingreaders9curiosity.B.Byquestioningreadersopenly.

C.Bypresentingscientificfigures.D.Bydescribingrecentresearch.

9.Whatistheauthorsintentionoflistingexamplesinparagraph3?

A.Toexpresshisconfusion.

B.Tochallengetheaudience'sbelief.

C.Tolaythegroundforthecorequestion.

D.Toputforwardsomepracticalsolutions.

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10.WTiichofthefollowingcanbestsupporttheunderlinedword“evolution“inparagraph4?

A.Somespeciesbomwiththreelegs.B.Butterflieswithmirroringpatterns.

C.Meerkatsrestingontheirbackfeet.D.Woodpeckersstandingonthetrunk.

11.WhatcanbepassedontonextgenerationsaccordingtoDavidJackson?

A.Originalhealthconditions.

B.Beneficialbiologicalchanges.

C.Possibleindividualadvantages.

D.Modernandhealthylifestyles.

D

Oneofthebiggestchallengesthattraditionaleducatorsfaceishowtounlock

students9loveoflearning.Oncestudentsovercometheirfearorunwillingness,theywill

beonthetrackofbecomingmotivatedlearners.

Inordertohelpstudentsdiscoverthejoyinlearning,someteachersareturningtoa

simplebuteffectivestrategycalledgamification-usinggame-relatedelementssuchas

activitiesandrewardstopromotestudents9engagementinclass.Withanoriginin

educationalpsychology,thisapproachisdesignedtoreachstudentsbymakingthe

learningprocessfunnyandinteresting.

What'smore,researchesshowthatgamificationcanalsomakeassignmentsless

stressful.Withoutloomuchpressure,studentswillassociatelearningwithcuriosityand

joy.Accordingly,theyfeellikecontinuingthejourneybecausepositivefeelingshave

boostedtheirconfidence.

Butlikeanyotherstrategies,gamificationhasitsdrawbackswhenusedincoiTectly.

Ilisverylikelythatsomestudentsonlyfocusonwinningrewardsbuthavenointerestin

understandingconceptsorlearningnewskills—exactlytheoppositeofthedesired

outcome.Toavoidthis,teacherscanhelppreventstudentsfrombecomingwrongly

motivatedbychoosingsuitablerewards.Insteadofclasspartiesorsnacks,tryrewards

thathelpstudentsdevelopapassionforacademicsubjects.

Forexample,havestudentsearnpointstowardsaclassfieldtripbybehavingand

doingtheirassignments,orpairsubjectsthatastudentdislikeswithfunbooksor

activitiestoencouragemotivation.Thatway,theyassociatefunwithreading,math,or

otherskills.Moreexamplesincludecompetingonaleader-board,holdingatalentshow,

orplayingotherteam-buildinggames.Allactivitiesandrewardsneedtobecarefully

selectedandwellarranged.

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Ifyou'rehavingahardtimegettingyourclassinterestedinlearning,talkwiththem

togetherorindividuallyaboutwhatmotivatesthemandincludeitintoyourstudent

engagementstrategies.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutgamificationfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Itimprovesstudents9criticalthinking.

B.Itadvocatesatraditionalteachingstyle.

C.Itmotivatesstudentstobeactivelearners.

D.Itpromotestheuseofvideogamesinclass.

13.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheapplicationofgamification?

A.Favorable.B.Worried.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.

14.Howshouldteachersavoidthedrawbacksofgamification?

A.Setlearninggoalsfordifferentstudents.

B.Associatelearningprocesswithassignments.

C.Encourageteamworkbyholdingclassparties.

D.Selectsuitablerewardsforteachingactivities.

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theanalysisofateachingstrategy.

B.Thefutureinfluencesofgamification.

C.Adiscoveryaboutmotivatinglearners.

D.Recentresearchoneducationsystem.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Ifyouareseekingajob,youneedtopayattentiontoyoursocialmediaandonline

comments.16Thefollowingremindersmayhelpyouusesocialmediawellandgrow

yourcareer.

•Chooseonlineplatformswisely.

17Instead,decideononespecificplatformwhereyouknowwhattoexpect

andwhereyoucanfeelsafeandsupported,andthenbuildyourpersonalchannelthere.

It'softenwherepeoplelookfirsttofindoutmoreaboutyou.Makeitasaspacetoshow

thebestreflectionofyouandaplacetotellyourstoryandhowyouwantittobetold.

・18

Knowthatpeoplearewatching-anditisnotjustyourfollowers.Yourpotential

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clientsandemployersarepayingattention,too.Theywanttolearnaboutyouandseeif

youareagoodfit.Thekeyisdefiningyourprofessionalimage.Understandhowyou

wanttopresentyourselftotheworld,showwhatyouwanttobeknownfor,andimpress

themwithyourbestimage.

•Keepitcleanandlegal.

19Thisisnottolimitfreespeechbuttosetrulesforarespectful,professional

environment.Besides,knowingandunderstandingthebasicsofcopyrightlawcanhelp.

Forexample,photosareprotectedbycopyrightfromthemomenttheyaretaken,whether

theyareregisteredornot.ItisOKtoshareonlinevideosandphotoswithyourfriends,

withoutaskingfortheowner'spermissionandwithoutpayingfines.20

Ifyouusesocialmediatoyouradvantage,jobswillflowyourway,notaway.It's

allinyourhands.

A.Befriendyourfuturecolleagues.

B.Defineyourownpersonalimage.

C.Youdon'thavetoregistereveryonlineplatform.

D.Considersettinggroundrulesforyouronlinechannel.

E.AnythingthathaseverbeensharedontheInternetisrediscoverable.

F.However,usingtheminyoursocialmediaisagainstthecopyrightlaw.

G.Theyareopenforanyandalltosee-includingyourfutureemployers.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

ElmerWhitakersighedashelookedoverhismuddycrops.Aterrible21had

sweptthroughhisfarmthenightbefore,andhiscropswerenowcoveredin22and

destroyed.Hisneighbor,akindyoungmannamedThomas,23toofferhishelp.

uWhatadisaster,Whitakersaid."Mywholefamilyhasalwayssurvivedonthe

harvestsofthisfield.Ifeel24anddon'tknowwhattodonow.”

Thomascalmedhimclownandthoughtforamoment."Iseethisnotasadisaster

butasan25,“hesaid.Whitakerlookedathim26uHowcanitbe?”he

asked.Thomassmiled27,“Nowyouhaveachancetotrysomethingnew.You've

alwaysgrownbeansandcabbages.Whynottryplanting28cropsthatwillalsofitin

thissoil?Youcandiversifyandtherefore29yourfarmonceagain.”

ElmerWhitakerconsideredthis.Thomaswasright—hehadbecomesetinhis

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ways.Thisdisastercouldpushhimtomakehisfarm30andsustainableinanew

way."Youhave31me,”Whitakersaid.HeclappedThomasontheback.

uThankyouforshowingmetheopportunityinthisdifficulty.n

AndsoWhitaker32newcropsandsoon,thefarmwasfulloflifeagain.

Farmersfromneighboringtownswere33withthewonderofWhitaker'sfields,and

theybeganto34theircropsaswell.ElmerWhitakersfarmhasbecomea35

ofadaptabilityandhope,tellingeveiyonethatineverystorm,thereisachancefornew

growth.

21.A.forceB.smokeC.warD.storm

22.A.mudB.grassC.mistD.dust

23.A.wentonB.setoffC.camebyD.burstin

24.A.specialB.desperateC.sensitiveD.tireless

25.A.opportunityB.agreementC.intentionD.element

26.A.asusualB.indisbeliefC.onpurposeD.withpride

27.A.innocentlyB.gratefullyC.politelyD.cheerfully

28.A.majorB.traditionalC.differentD.natural

29.A.restoreB.exchangeC.donateD.abandon

30.A.formalB.diverseC.realisticD.obvious

31.A.informedB.demandedC.enlightenedD.promised

32.A.tastedB.plantedC.sharedD.received

33.A.carefulB.troubledC.familiarD.impressed

34.A.diversifyB.removeC.deliverD.observe

35.A.mannerB.dreamC.symbolD.cause

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

DoingmorningexercisesisadailyroutineineveryChinesekindergartenand

school.Forthegrown-ups,however,familiarschoolyardshavealreadybeenreplaced

36publicparks.

ThemorningscenesincentralparksaroundChinaarelively.Ateverycornerofthe

park,youcanalsoseepeople37(practise)manykindsofsports：squaredancing,

badmintonandsoon.

Butthemosteye-catchinggroupsintheparkaretheso-called“KungFuGrandpas/

Grannies,38videoshavegoneviralontheInternet.Mostofthemareordinary

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workersfromdifferentindustrieswhoonlystartedworkingoutaftertheir39

(retire).Theysayageisjustanumberwhenitcomestofitness.

The40(benefit)ofexerciseareendless：ahealthierbodytogetherwitha

slimmerfigureanda41(happy)mood.Nomatterhowoldtheyareorwhenduring

thedaytheyexercise,theywillalwaysstrengthenthebody.

Socialconnectionisalso42theelderlyseekduringtheirmorningworkout.

Feng,whoisseventy-twoyearsold,playsTaichieveiyday.He43(keep)this

exerciseroutineforsixyearsandnowheismanagingaWeChatgroupof270members

whoshare44samehobby.

uWhatIlikeaboutthisplaceisthatnewcomersarealwayswelcome.Eveiyonein

theparkfeels45(include)saidFeng."Itislikeachorusoflife.”

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你校将举办“国际文化日”，请给外教Caroline写封邮件邀请她参加活

动。内容包括：

1.活动时间、地点;

2.活动目的及内容；

3.邀请对方参加并分享自己国家的文化特色。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearCaroline,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Onceuponatime,inthemidstofafinesummer,Tomandhisyoungerbrother

Jackwentonanamazingtriptoapicturesquebeachwiththeirfamily.

ExcitementfilledtheairasTomandJackeagerlypackedtheirbucketsandshovels

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（铲子）,readytoexplorethesandywondersthatawaitedthem.Themomenttheyarrived

atthebeach,theywastednolimeandrusheddirectlytowardstheshoreline.

Withthewindbmshinggentlyovertheircheeks,TomandJackdugtheirhandsinto

thesoftgrainsofsand,laughinghappilyastheyfeltgrainsofsandpassingthroughtheir

fingers.Theirlaughterwasechoingalongthecoast.

Thenthetwolittlebrothersdecidedtobuildasplendidsandcastlethatwouldleave

eveiyoneinawe.Withthesoundofseabirdssinginginthebackground,theybegantheir

grandproject.Sidehyside,theycuppedtheirhands,dugintothesoftbeach,and

startedbuildingtheirdreamcastle.Withgreatcareandprecision,theysculptedand

shapedthesandwiththeirfingers,craftingeachtowerandwall.Theboyswerelostin

theirwork,feelingthewarmthofthesandbeneaththeirfingers.Theyseemedtohear

whisperingtalesofthedistant,mysteriousocean.

Timeseemedtostandstillastheboyspouredtheirheartsintoeverydetailoftheir

sandycreation.Witheachpassingmoment,thesandcastlegrewinbothsizeandbeauty

anditbegantotakeshape.Together,theypatientlydecoratedtheirdreamcastlewith

seashellsandtwigs,imaginingaworldofsoldiers,princesses,andmagicalcreatures.

Seeingthecastlestandproudlybeforethem,thetwolittlebrothersbreathedouta

sighofrelief.Theireyesshonewithexcitement.Theywerelikearchitectswhowere

appreciatingtheirmasterpiecethatexpressedtheirextraordinaryimagination.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

However,justbeforetheyknewit,theseawaterbegantorise.

Jacknoddedhisheadinagreementandtheydeterminedtorebuildit.

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肇庆市2024届高中毕业班第二次教学质量检测

答案及评分标准（参考）英语

第一部分阅读（每小题2.5分，满分50分）

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第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（每小题1分，满分15分）

21~25DACBA26-30BDCAB31~35CBDAC

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）

36.with/by37.practising38.whose39.retirement40.benefits

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