铜陵市重点中学2024届高考英语二模试卷含解析

铜陵市重点中学2024届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．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why2．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited3．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful4．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why5．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat6．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether7．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That8．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere9．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over10．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though11．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched12．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout13．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated14．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept15．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve16．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided17．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized18．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto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）Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-founderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge(尖端的)giftfromgirlfriend:aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai’ssolution?Tobuildanapp.With80millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors(editingmapsratherthanwords),WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation(导航).AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze’svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditionalnavigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinrealtime,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.ThegoalbehindWaze’sapproachisanambitiousone:notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfindingnewwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling(拼车)cool.Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsometime.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresourcesithadsomethingGoogleMapsandothercompetitorsdidn’t:richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai’splantosolveforhisGPSdevice’s“silent”hardware:hegroundedtheappinsoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.Theapphasalreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute,andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.1、WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend’sgiftoutofdate?A．Heimprovedit.B．Hetookitapart.C．Heputitaway.D．Heuseditanyway.2、WhatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?A．Ithasthemostusers.B．Itcanindicatedirections.C．Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.D．Mostusershelpedititswords.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perpetually”inparagraph6probablymean?A．Difficultly.B．Carefully.C．Greatly.D．Constantly.4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Theriseofcarpooling.B．Anadvancednavigationapp.C．ThedevelopmentofGoogle.D．Trafficproblemsintheworld.22．（8分）IwaseverbulliedbadlywhenIwasinhighschool.Onekidinparticularwouldtrytomakemefeelworseineverywayheknew.Forexample,hewouldthrowstuffatmeconstantly,hitmeonthehead,punch(殴打)me,callmeuglyandstupid,makefunofmeand,ofcoursetellmehewouldbeatmeupifIeverfoughtback.Itwaslikehisdailymission.Anditwasmydailymissiontojustgetthroughtheday.WhatcouldIsay?Itmademyworldverysmallbecausethatwasmymainfocus-justsurviving.Everythingelsefellbythewayside.Unfortunately,thatincludedanyformofsociallife.Sonotonlywasmyworldtiny,butitwasverylonelyLookingbacktothattime,whichwasabout11yearsago,mybiggestmistakewasnotbringinganyoneintothatworldofmine.Iwastooproud(andembarrassed)togethelp.IwouldrathernotfacethefactthatIneededhelpbecauseinmymind,thatwouldmeanthatthebullywon.ItwouldalsomeanthatIwasweak.Letmejustsaythis:bullyingsomeoneisaweakchoice.Theonlyreasonwhytheycomeafteryouisthattheythinkyouwon'tdoanythingaboutit.Doesthatmakeanyonestrong?Absolutelynot.Bestronger-askaparent,ateacherorafriendforhelp.Simplyadmitthatyouarestrugglingandneedhelp.Youcanputitlikethis,"Somebodywhoisweakandtryingtobuildhimselforherselfuphaschosentodothatbyputtingmedown.TheonlyreasonwhytheyaredoingthatisthatIamniceandIhaven'tdoneanythingaboutityet.WellIamthroughputtingupwiththis.IhavebasichumanrightsthattheyaretryingtotakeawaytofeelbetterandthatisjustnotOK.HowdoIhandlethis?Idon'twantthepaincycletocontinueandIdon'twanttobecomesomeoneIdon'twanttobe.1、Theunderlinedword"It"inthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A．callingtheauthor'snicknamesB．makingfriendswithfellowstudentsC．hurtingtheauthorbyusingforceorthreatsD．goingthroughadifficulttimewithschooling2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasbullied?A．Hejusthopedthathecouldsurvivetheday.B．HefellbythewaysideC．HecalledforhelpimmediatelyD．Hefoughtbackbravely.3、Theauthorsuggests____________tofightbullies.A．gettingusedtothepainassoonaspossibleB．keepingitasecretinsideandreducingyoursociallifeC．lookingforhelpfromparents,teachersorfriendsD．promotingtheunderstandingofbasichumanrights4、Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleto________________A．admitthathehadbeentreatedbadlyatschoolB．describehowhegotridofhisweakC．showhowgratefulhewastothosewhohelpedhitD．sharehisexperienceandideasondealingwithbullies23．（8分）An11-year-oldgirlfromBelthangady,India,recentlymadenewsheadlinesforhavingaround60deadantspulledfromhereyes.Asforhowtheinsectsgotthere,somedoctorsthoughttheyenteredherbodythroughtheears.Lastweek,thegirl,knownonlyasAshwini,startedcomplainingofseverepaininhereyes.Shetoldherparentsthatshefelttherewassomethingstuckinhereyes,andwhentheychecked,theydidfindasmallantinoneofhereyes.Theydidn’tpaymuchimportancetoit,astheyassumedtheinsecthadgottentherebyaccident,butitwasn’tlongbeforethegirlagainstartedreportingpaininhereyes.Theydiscoveredmoredeadants,andthistime,theytookhertohospital.AlocaldoctortoldAshwini’sparentsthattheinsectsmusthavefirstenteredherbodythroughtheearsandthensomehowmadetheirwaytohereyes.Hegavehersomeeye-dropstohelpwiththeirritation（刺激）,butthegirlstillhas5to6antspulledfromhereyesdaily.Aweekago,theDailyMailreportedthatAshwini’seyesproducedaround60deadantsinaperiodof10days.AsdoctorsinBelthangadywereleftscratchingtheirheadsabouthowtheantsreachedAshwini’seyesorwhattheycoulddotostoptheunusualphenomenon,shewastakentoaneyehospitalinMoodabidri,whereherfamilyhopetogetsomeanswers.IBTimesreportsthatAshwini’sparentsfearedshehadbeenaffectedbysomeevilspirit,sotheyalsotookhertoanastrologer（占星家）whotoldthemthattheantsintheeyeswerecausedbysomethingcalledNagaDosha.Butwhoknows?1、WhydidAshwinirecentlymakenewsheadlines?A．Becauseofherloveforinsects.B．Becauseofherextraordinaryskills.C．Becauseofherstrangeexperience.D．Becauseofherabilitiestocontrolants.2、HowdidAshwini’sparentsreactwhenfindinganantinhereye?A．Theydidn’ttakeitseriously.B．Theytriedtheirbesttocomforther.C．Theysenthertohospitalimmediately.D．Theydidn’tthinkitwasjustanaccident.3、Theunderlinedpartinparagraph4mostprobablymeans“”.A．feelingangryaboutB．showingdisagreementaboutC．beingoptimisticaboutD．feelingpuzzledabout4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutAshwinifromthetext?A．Hereyesnolongerproducedeadants.B．Eye-dropsareoflittlehelptohereyes.C．Thedeadantscausenoharmtohereyes.D．Onlytheastrologerhasfoundoutthetruth.24．（8分）DogswerelivingascompanionstotheearlysettlersofNorthAmericaover10,000yearsago.TheoldestdomesticdogsintheAmericaswerethoughttobearound9500yearsold.AngelaPerriofDurhamUniversity,UK,andhercolleagueshavecarriedoutfreshradiocarbondatingonthetwodogskeletonsthatgavethisdate,discoveredintheprehistoricKostersiteinIllinois,andfoundtheywereevenolder:around10,100yearsold.AthirddogfromanotherIllinoissitecalledStilwellIIwasolderstill，at10,190yearsold.ThatmakesittheoldestknowndomesticateddogintheAmericas.Theteamconcludedthatallthreedogsweredomesticatedastheirskeletonswerecompleteandunskinned,andsohadn’tbeenbutcheredforfood.Theyhadalsobeencarefollyburied,evidencetheywerevaluedbytheirowners.TheStilwellIIdog,whichprobablyresembledasmallEnglishsettler,wasunderwhatseemedtobethefloorofalivingarea.ItisunclearwhyittooksolongfortamedogstoarriveintheAmericas,giventhattheyweredomesticatedatleast14,000yearsagoinEurasia.Bythistime,peoplewerealreadymovingintoNorthAmericafromSiberia;thereisevidencesomereachedChile18,500yearsago.Geneticistshavefoundsignsofatleastthreewavesofmigrationoverthefollowingmillennia.Thereisnoevidencethatdomesticdogsaccompaniedthem.“Wedon’tknowifdogswerepartofthefirstwavesofimmigrationtotheAmericas”saysLucJanssensofGhentUniversityinBelgium.“Itcouldbeso,butnoarchaeologicalboneshaveyetbeenfound.”Itis“overwhelminglyprobable”thatsomeoftheearlysettlersdidbringdogstotheAmericas,buttheymaynothavehad“thetimeorthespiritualcompulsiontoburythem’％saysPatShipmanofPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.1、HowoldistheoldestknowndomesticdogintheAmericas?A．About9500years.B．About10,100years.C．10,190years.D．18,500years.2、Theunderlinedword“butchered”inthefourthparagraphcouldbereplacedby.A．killedB．boughtC．trainedD．raised3、WhatistheattitudetowardswhentamedogsarrivedintheAmericasinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．Undoubted.B．Unsure.C．Indifferent.D．Unconfident.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A．TheearliestdomesticdogintheAmericas.B．ThefirstdogarrivingintheAmericas.C．HowdogsweredomesticatedintheAmericas.D．WhentheoldestdogwasfoundintheAmericas.25．（10分）There’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo–––that’swhyitmadeNov16th“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopherVoltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfool–––thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.1、What’sthepurposeoftheUN“InternationalDayForTolerance”?A．Toarousepeople’sawarenessoftoleranceamongpeople.B．TocelebratethefoundingoftheUN.C．Tosolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.D．Tochangepeopledopiniontowardsglobalization.2、Whydomenbehaveintolerantlytowardswomen?A．Becausemendon’trealizethepurposeoftheUN.B．Becausemenarephysicallystrongerthanwomen.C．Becausemendon’tappreciatetheshoesofwomen.D．Becausemenarenotwillingtounderstandwomen.3、Whyisitmeaninglesstousethewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”?A．BecausetheyarehardtopronounceinEnglish.B．Becausetheydon’texpresstheexactmeaningpeoplereferto.C．Becausetheycan’tbetranslatedintootherlanguages.D．Becausetheycan’tbeusedinarespectfulway.4、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humansleanttofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.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）AsIheldmyfather’shandsonenight,Icouldn’thelpbutnoticetheircalluses(老茧)androughness.Hishandstellthestoryofhislifeasa1,includingallhisstruggles.Onesummer,Iremember,adrought(旱灾)hitOntario,turningitintoa2desert.OnoneofthosehotmorningsIwaspickingsweetcomwithmydadtofillthelast3fromthegrocerystore.Fiftydozenwasallweneeded,which4tooktwentyminutes.Thatmorning,however,theprocessdidn’t5quickly.Afterfortyminutesofaimlesslywalkinginthefield,we6neededtwentydozen.Iwascompletelyfrustrated(挫败的)and7.Droppingthebasketheavily,Ideclared,“Ifthestorewantsitslasttwentydozen,theycanpickitthemselves”.Dad8.“Justthink,mylittlegirl,onlytendozenleftforeachofusandthenwe’re9.”SuchisDad----whateverproblemhe10,henevergivesup.11,thebadeffectsofthedroughtwerefeltalloverourcounty.Itwasachallengingtimeforeveryone,12Dadremainedoptimistic(乐观的).He13tobegratefulforotherthingslikegoodhealthandfoodonourplates.OnlythendidItrulybeginto14Dadandhisfaiththatguidedusthroughthehardtimes.Dadisalsoalivingexampleofreal15.Fromdawntodusk,heworkscountlesshoursto16ourfamily.Healwaysputsourhappiness17hisownandneverfailstocheermeonatmysportsgames18histirednessafterlongdays.Hislovingandselflessnaturehasencouragedmetobecomemoresympathetic(有同情心的)and19,puttingothersfirst.Dad,thelife20Ihavelearnedfromyouwillstaywithmeforever.Youaremyfather,teacher,friendand,mostimportantly,myhero.1、A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer2、A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning3、A．order B．form C．room D．position4、A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really5、A．go B．begin C．happen D．change6、A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly7、A．surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened8、A．apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed9、A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched10、A．meetswith B．bringsup C．worksout D．thinksabout11、A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely12、A．or B．for C．so D．but13、A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．looked14、A．face B．appreciate C．examine D．question15、A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty16、A．support B．settle C．start D．impress17、A．after B．before C．beside D．under18、A．inspiteof B．insupportof C．incontrolof D．inplaceof19、A．careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous20、A．history B．stories C．patterns D．lessons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）Mostteenagerstendtosufferfromgrowingpainsduringa1．,duringwhichtheygothroughmanyp2．andpsychologicalchanges.Foronething,parentsare3．(严厉的)ontheirchildren.Theycannott4．children’simproperbehaviorindailylives.Theyoftencomplainthattheirchildrenshowtoomuch5．(热情)forsocialmedia,whichgreatlyreducestheirc6．onstudy.Foranotherthing,parentsattachtoomuchimportancetoacademicperformanceoftheirchildren.Oncechildrenfailtoliveuptotheirexpectations,theywillget7．(不高兴).Therefore,teenagersoftenfeelstressedandevenc8．abouttheirfuture.Todealwiththesituation9．(适当的),teenagersshouldcommunicateregularlywiththeirparents,whichwilldefinitelyminimizetheirgrowingpainsandachieveab10．betweenlifeandstudy.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。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearSue,Howtimeflies.Itisamonththatyoustayedwithus.Weallmissyouandareverygratefultowhatyoudidforuswhenweweretogether.WehadanEnglishspeechcontesttheothersdayandIwonthefirstprize,whichagainremindmeofallyourkindhelp.Doyoustillrememberthetreewhatwasplantedbyustogetheronthehillbehindtheschool?Yesterdaywewentthereandgotitwater.ThetreeyouplantedyourselvesisgrowingwellandwholeclassdecidedtonameitSuewood.WillyoucomebacktoseeSuewood?Howiseverythingwithyoulater?WehopetoknowmoreaboutyouandyourAmericanstudents.Hopetokeepinclosetouchwith.AllthebestLiuHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Dir