2024届四川省宜宾市重点中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届四川省宜宾市重点中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich2．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none3．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight4．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof5．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded6．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base7．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which8．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this9．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where10．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem11．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．as;what C．as;which D．that;and12．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission13．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother14．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe15．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where16．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would17．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any18．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline19．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after20．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK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）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks22．（8分）Almostoneinfivedrivershaddozedoffbehindthewheel,ashockingnewsreporthadshowed.Ofthosewhoweredozingoff,29%havedonesowiththeircarsspeedingat70milesperhour.Thereportalsofoundaquarterofmenhavefallenasleepwhiledriving,makingitalmosttwiceasmanyaswomen.TheSafetyonWheelReport,byPostOfficeInsurance,alsolookedathowoftentirednessoralackofconcentrationcausedaccidents.Threeintendrivershaveexperiencedanaccident,frompassingawalkercrossingtohittinganothervehicle,becauseofalackofconcentration.Meanwhile,almosthalf(49%)ofUKdrivershavedrivenwhentheydonotconcentrate.PaulHavenhand,headofinsuranceatPostOffice,said,“Whentirednessstrikes,driversshouldavoidtheroads.”Thereisnomeasurementfortireddriving,unlikedrivingundertheinfluenceofalcohol,yetitcouldresultinanequallydangerousaccident.Driversareadvisedtotakea15-minutebreakfromdrivingeverytwohours.However,athird(36%)aresoeagertoreachtheirdestinationthattheywillignorefeelingsoftiredness.What’smore,almostoneinfive(18%)willdriveforlongerthanfourhourswithoutabreak,while6%carryonforupto6hours.Justoveraquarter(27%)chooseaquickstoptobuyacupofcoffee,whichisaverypopularwayfordriverstogetridoftiredness,andonly17%stoptohavearestuntiltheyfeelenergeticagain.Mr.Havenhandadded,“Driversshouldplanaheadandrestbeforestartingalongjourney;besides,theycantakeregularbreakstorechargetheirbatterieswhileonroad;insomecases,iftheydofeeltootiredtoconcentrateontheroads,theycouldconsideranalternativemeansoftransport.”1、WhichsuggestionisNOTputforwardbyMr.Havenhand?A．Preparingwellforalongjourneyandtakingacompleterestbeforeit.B．Havingbreaksregularlyinordertofeelrefreshed.C．Choosinganothermethodoftransportinstead.D．Choosingaquickstoptograbsomethingtoeat.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rechargingtheirbatteries”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Putanewsupplyofelectricityintotheirbatteries.B．Getbacktheirenergybyrestingforawhile.C．Accusethemofstealingbatteries.D．Paytwicemoremoneyfortheirbatteries.3、Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatfordriversthemostpopularcurefortirednessis_____.A．drinkingcoffeeB．talkingwithothersC．ignoringfeelingsoftirednessD．singingsongs4、What’sthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage?A．Towarnpeopleofthedangeroftireddriving.B．Totellpeopletobecarefulwhenwalkingonthestreet.C．Toinformpeopleoftheimportanceofagoodrest.D．Tointroducesomedangerswhiledrivingontheroads.23．（8分）Manycitiesintheworldarebenefitingfromthenocturnal(夜间活动的)activitiesofagroupofpeoplewhocallthemselvesguerrilla(游击队的)gardeners.Armedwithtrowels,spadesaridavanfullofflowersandplants,guerrillagardenersturnabandonedurbanlandintoablazeofcolon.Incitycentrelocationswheretherewasmud,weedsandemptyplasticbottles,residentsoftenwakeuptofindthatthewastedareahasbeentransformedovernightwithbrightly-coloredbeddingplants.InmostBritishcities,localgovernmentsandpoliceturnablindeyetotheexploitofthegardeners,whoseactivitiesarealwayscarriedoutundercoverofnightfall.Andsofar,therehasbeennothingbutpraisefromtheastonishedanddelightedlocalresidentswhentheyfindtheirneighborhoodtransformedinsuchastrikingfashion.Notonlydotheguerillagardenersbeautifyneglectedplaces,theyalsoreturnregularlytowatertheplantsandweedtheflowerbeds.Theyalsomakesurethatatleastsomeoftheplantstheybringareevergreens,whichmeansthattheareadoesn’tlookdismalinthewintermonths.ThefirstguerrillagardenerinLondonwasRichardReynolds,whosedayjobisatanadvertisingagency.Mr.Reynolds,agraduateofOxfordUniversity,beganhiseffortstwoyearsagowhenhemovedtoaflatinatowerblockinSouthLondon.Fromhisbalcony,hecouldseeseveralemptyconcretepots,placedbythelocalgovernmenttocontainplantsbutneverused.Hewentoutaftermidnightandfilledthepotswithplants,andthenplantedmoreflowersinthepathleadingtotheentrancetotheblock.Hethensetupawebsitetoexplainhisplanandcalleduponmoregardenerstojoinhim.Cashdonationsfloodedinand,moreimportantly,volunteersrushedtobepartofthecampaign.Withinsixmonths,therewerefivehundredpeopleinLondonpreparedtocomeoutatveryshortnoticetorevitalize(恢复活力)neglectedpartsoftheurbanlandscape.Therearenowunofficialbutcarefully-organizedgroupsinmanycitiesinBritainandNorthAmericaandthereisawebsitewherewould-beurbangardenerscanfindoutthelocationofthenextexpedition.1、Accordingtothetext,guerrillagardenersgottheirnames________.A．becauseoftheresidents’advice B．fromthelocalgovernmentC．forthenatureoftheirwork D．basedonthelocalcultures2、Theseguerrillagardenersdotheirwork________.A．attherequestofthegovernment B．nearbytheirhouseC．ofteninreturnforothers’help D．oftheirownfreewill3、Whydotheguerrillagardenersoftenreturntotheirformerworkingplace?A．Tolookaftertheseplants. B．Toenjoythesebeautifulflowers.C．Tohelpplantslivethroughwintermonths. D．Tochangethetypesoftheseplants.4、RichardReynoldsdecidedtofillthepotswithplantswiththepurposeof________.A．makingtheneighborhoodmorebeautiful B．agreeingwithhisownjobC．advertisingsomeproductsinhisagency D．killinghissparetime5、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheseguerrillagardeners________.A．aremainlyfromtheUnitedKingdom B．willlatergetwellpaidC．arestillnotacceptedbythelocalpeople D．becomemoreandmoreorganized24．（8分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知觉)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(视觉).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.25．（10分）Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.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）Communicationisanimportantpartofanyrelationship.Manyofusare1toshareourexperiencesoremotionswithourfriends.Butwhenit'sourturntolenda(n)2,wesoonbecomeboredorareshortofideaonhowto3andofferadvice.That'sbecauseofwhatresearcherscall"listenerburnout（倦怠）”．Afriendmighttalktous4oftencomplainingaboutthesame5problems.Whenweofferquickadviceto6thesituation,wemaybeunconsciouslytryingto7urselvesfrombumout.However,goodlisteners8theirnaturaltendencytosolvetheother'sproblemshurriedlyandtokeeptheconversationbrief.Tobeagood9，youneedtouse"activelistening".Itstartswiththereal10tohelpothersandthinkthroughtheirfeelings.Don't11things.Youcanstartbyputtingyourphone12andsittingclosetoyourfriend.Letyourfacialexpressions13一whatheorsheissaying14youareabletofullyunderstand,acknowledgetheotherperson's15byreflectingthemback:"Thatmustbereallyhardforyou.”Use16wordsorevensoundssuchas“yes”，"right”,and"hmm"”to17theotherpersontocontinue.0fcourse,a18canbeextremelyhardiftheotherpersonistoocritical.Butdon'tgetdefensive.Effectivelistenersdon't19negativecriticism.Instead,theylistenandunderstandwhatthepersonlstryingtoconvey20responding.1、A．afraid B．hesitant C．shy D．eager2、A．shoulder B．hand C．ear D．eye3、A．respond B．explain C．argue D．quit4、A．aimlessly B．endlessly C．deliberately D．cautiously5、A．difficult B．old C．acute D．sensitive6、A．fix B．discuss C．create D．describe7、A．forgive B．protect C．discourage D．prevent8、A．follow B．display C．form D．overcome9、A．reader B．partner C．listener D．speaker10、A．demand B．habit C．desire D．ability11、A．skip B．rush C．overlook D．postpone12、A．away B．off C．out D．up13、A．record B．restrict C．reflect D．replace14、A．Whether B．Since C．While D．If15、A．suggestions B．purposes C．responses D．feelings16、A．big B．tough C．strong D．shone17、A．force B．remind C．encourage D．convince18、A．conversation B．suggestion C．problem D．lecture19、A．giveup B．makeup C．leaveout D．blockout20、A．after B．before C．while D．once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）YuanLongpingwasbornin1930.SincehegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953,he1．(devote)hislifetofindingways2．(grow)moreandmorerice.Asayoungman,hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Atthattime3．(hungry)wasaseriousprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Yuansearched4．awaytoincreasericeharvestswithout5．(expand)theareasofthefields.In1950,Chinesefarmerscouldproduceabout56milliontonsofrice.In6．recentharvest,however,nearly200milliontonsofricewereproduced.Theseincreasedharvestsmeanthat22%oftheworld’speople7．(feed)fromjust7%ofthefarmlandintheworld.YuanLongPingisnowcirculatinghisknowledgeinIndiaandmanyotherless8．(develop)countriestoincreasetheirriceharvests.9．(thank)tohisresearch,theUNistryingtoridtheworld10．hunger.Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）第二卷第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。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。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。MostfamiliesinChinahopedtheirsinglechildrenwillhaveahappyfuture,sotheyareverystrictintheirchildren、Sodoteachersinschool!Manychildrenaregivensomuchhomeworkthattheyhavehardlyanysparetimehavesports、Thechildrenareforbiddentodoanythingbuttostudy、Nowondersuchmanychildrenaretiredoflessons、Someevenattackorkillhisparentsandteachers!Ibelievemanypeoplealreadyreadthiskindofnewsinnewspapersormagazines、Shouldn’twedrawlessonfromtheaccidents?Nowourgovernmentismakingoutaplantosolvetheeducationproblems、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）2019年世界园艺博览会于4月29日至10月7日在北京举行