浙江省宁波市诺丁汉大学附中2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

浙江省宁波市诺丁汉大学附中2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless2．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished3．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid4．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where5．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．arealwayswarning D．alwayswarned6．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before7．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect8．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which9．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright10．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling11．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what12．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what13．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed14．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot15．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because16．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed17．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got18．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin19．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone20．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime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）InFlorida,oneMcDonald’scustomerstaredapay-it-forwardchainthatinspiredother249customerstobegenerousanddothesame.ABCNewsreportsthespiritofgivingisintheairas250drive-thru（免下车服务）customeratalocalMcDonald’spaidforthemealsofthepeoplenexttothethem.LakelandcustomerTorieKeenewaspayingforherfoodonWednesdaymorningwhenshedecidedtopayforthemealofthecarnexttoher.KeenethenpurposelytoldMcDonald’scashierMarisabelFigueroatogreettheothercustomer“MerryChristmas”andnot“HappyHolidays.”ThenextcustomerwasmovedwhenFigueroasaidherfoodwasalreadypaidbythepreviouscar.That’swhenshethoughtthatshewouldlovetodothesameandthedominoeffectfollowed.Figueroa,whoworkedfrom9a.m.to3p.m.onWednesday,saidthatthechainreactionalmostlasedforherentireshift.“Ijustkeptgivingeveryonethesamemessage,andtheywereallsostunnedandsohappy”,shecontinued,“Oneladyevenpaidforthemealsofthenextthreecarsbehindher.”Whilepeoplewereamazedbyhowgeneroustheycouldget,Figueroasaidshehad“neverexperiencedsomethinglikethatbefore”inher12yearsofworkingforMcDonald’s.“Ijustkeptgivingeveryonethesamemessage,andtheywereallsostunnedandsohappy”,shecontinued,“Oneladyevenpaidforthemealsofthenextthreecarsbehindher.”Whilepeoplewereamazedbyhowgeneroustheycouldget,Figueroasaidshehad“neverexperiencedsomethinglikethatbefore”inher12yearsofworkingforMcDonald’s.“Ifeelveryblessedtohavebeenapartofallthat”,thecashiersaid.KeenecontactedFigueroaonFacebookwhenthepay-it-forwardchaincameoutinthelocalnews.Sherevealedthatshewasthe“mysterycustomer”thatstartedthelongchainofkindness.Keeneaddedthatshewassurprisedbythenumberofpeoplewhocontinuedhergooddeedwhenshewasonlytryingtobrightensomeone’sday.1、Whostartedthepay-it-forwardchain?A．TorieKeenefromLakeland.B．MarisabelFigueroa.C．ManagerofaMcDonald’s.D．FatherChristmas.2、What’rethedrivers’reactionstowardsthegenerousbehavior?A．Luckyandunbelievable.B．Funnyandsurprised.C．Amazedandmoved.D．Ridiculousandhappy.3、Forhowlongdidthechainlast?A．Aweek.B．Awholeday.C．Abouttwelvehours.D．Aboutsixhours.22．（8分）Itgoeswithoutsaying,butbearsrepeating,therearetoomanycatsanddogswithouthomes.Whiletherearecountlesssheltersandrescuecentersthatexist,somepotentialpetownerslooktopetshopstofindtheirfurryfriends.Alltoooften,however,theseanimalscomefrompuppyandkittenmills(繁殖场)thattreatthecreaturesincruelways.SanFrancisco,however,isdoingtheirparttostopthisabusewithpetstoreadoption.Officialsrecentlyvotedtobanthesaleofnon-rescuedogsandcatsinlocalshops.Theeffectistwo-fold.One,itwillstopthepopularityofthelarge-scalemills,whicharefamousforthemiserableconditionscatsanddoesarekeptin.Two,itwillhelpfacilitatetheadoptionofthousandsofanimalsthatarewaitingfortheirforeverhomesinSanFranciscoshelters.District4SupervisorKatyTang,whoservesontheSanFranciscoBoardofSupervisors,supportedlaw-makingontheban.“Dogsandcatssoldinpetstoresoftencomefrominhumanepuppyandkittenmillsthattreatanimalswithnoregardfortheirhealthorwell-being”,shewroteonFacebook.Inhermessage,shealsocalledontheU.S.AgricultureDepartmenttoreinstateinformationonitswebsitethatdocumentsthesetypesofanimalcrueltycases—itwasremovedearlierthismonth.SanFrancisco’slaw-makingisavictoryforthoseconcernedaboutanimalrights,andtheyaren’tthefirstcitytopassthistypeofmeasure.LosAngeles,SanDiego,Chicago,Philadelphia,Boston,andAustinalsohavesimilarlawsinplace,withhopefullymoreplacestofollowsuit.1、Whathappenedtosomedogsandcatsbeforetheygotinthepetstores?A．Theyweretreatedcruelly.B．Theywereabandonedinstreets.C．Theyreceivedwarmwelcome.D．Theywereraisedinsheltersandrescuecenters.2、WhichofthefollowingmayKatyTangagreewithmost?A．Peopleshouldadoptthedogsandcats.B．Animalsaretoocrueltohumansbeing.C．Governmentcanchoosetokillallthedogsandcats.D．Itisnotrighttobanthesaleofnon-rescuedogsandcatsinlocalshops.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinstate”inParagraph2mean?A．updateB．replaceC．postagainD．download4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?A．NoChinesecityjoinsthistypeofmovement.B．SanFranciscoisthelastcitytobanpetstores.C．Americanscareaboutanimalsmorethanhumans.D．Moreandmorecitiesareinvolvedinanimalrights.23．（8分）Watchingwhatyoueatcanbeeasiersaidthandone,butarecentstudyshowsitmightnotjustbeaboutwhat'sonyourplate—itcouldbeabouthowquicklyitdisappears.Japaneseresearchersfollowed1,083adultsforfiveyears,splittingthemintothreecategoriesbasedonhowquicklytheyate:slow,normal,andfast.Theyalsoansweredaquestionnaireatthebeginningofthestudy,sharingtheirdiet,physicalactivity,andmedicalhistory.Inthebeginning,noneofthevolunteershadmetabolicsyndrome(新陈代谢综合征)-meaningatleastthreeriskfactors—whichcanleadtohealthproblemslikeheartconditionsanddiabetes.Whentheparticipantsreportedbackfiveyearslater,84hadbeendiagnosed(诊断)withmetabolicsyndrome—andtheireatingspeedwasamajorpredictor,accordingtotheresultsinthejournalCirculation.Thefasteaterswere89percentmorelikelytohavemetabolicsyndromethanslowandnormaleaters.Just2.3percentofsloweatersreceivedthediagnosis,comparedto11.6percentoffasteaters.Butthat'snotall.Fasteatersalsosawmoreweightgain,largerwaistlines,andhigherbloodsugarlevelsthansloweaters.Theresearcherssaygobblingmakesiteasiernottotakenoticeoffullnessbeforeyourbodyhasachancetosignalyoutostop.“Sowhenpeopleeatfasttheyaremorelikelytoovereat,”saidTakayukiYamaji,MD,studyauthorandcardiologistatHiroshimaUniversityinJapaninastatement.Previousresearchbacksuptheweightbenefitsofsloweating,too.OnestudyofNewZealandwomenfoundfasteatershavehigherbody-massindexes(指数),andaChinesestudyfoundthatbothhealthyandfatmenatelesswhentoldtochew40timesinsteadof15timesbeforeswallowing.Initialresearchevensuggestschewingyourfoodlongercouldbummorecalories-uptoabout1,000extraeverymonth.1、Whataretheparticipantsdividedby?A．Medicalhistory.B．Healthcondition.C．Physicalactivity.D．Eatingspeed.2、Whichmaybetheresultofthestudy?A．Fasteatersare4timesmorelikelytohavemetabolicsyndrome.B．Normalandsloweatersdon’thavemetabolicillness.C．89%offasteatershavehigherbloodpressure.D．Slowcatersarehealthierthanfasteaters.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gobbling”inParagraph4bestmean?A．Tastingslowly.B．Digestingquickly.C．Eatinggreedily.D．Cookingcarefully.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Theimportanceofeatingspeed.B．Theadvantageofeatingslowly.C．TheresultofaChinesestudy.D．Fasteatingandovereating.24．（8分）Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe'scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists''inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof"thefirstlanguage".Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople'scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.1、Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A．ColonialconquestsofEuropeB．TheboomofhumanpopulationC．AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD．Theriseofnation-states2、Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"".A．boosts B．fuelsC．imposes D．kills3、Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat.A．PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB．LanguagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC．MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD．Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B．Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D．Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.25．（10分）Withitssnow-coveredmountainsandavarietyofwildlife,YellowStoneNationalParkisoneofthescenictreasuresoftheUnitedStates.LocatedprimarilyinWyoming,theparkhostsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.Ifyouplantotravelwithinthepark,keepinmindadvicefromtheNationalParkService.SeasonalTravelTravelvariesvastlyfromseasontoseason.Roadsaregenerallyopeninthesummerexceptforcasesofrockormudslides,wildfires,accidentsorroadconstruction.Earlysnowsinthefallcancausesomeroadstoclosetemporarily.Inthewinteralmostallroadsareclosedtomotorvehicles,butsnowmobilesandothersnowvehicleswithtracksareallowed.RoadsbegintoopenforthespringbythelatterpartofAprilbutcancloseifsnowfallcontinues.DrivingTimeGrandLoopisthemainroadthroughYellowstoneNationalPark;itpassesbymostofthemajorattractions.TheseincludeOldFaithful,YellowstoneLakeandtheGrandCanyonofYellowstone.ThemaximumspeedlimitontheGrandLoopis45milesperhour,butthespeedlimitdropsduringsomeofthewindingandtwistingsectionsofthisnarrowroad.Allowyourselfatleasttwodaystofullytraveltheloopduetothesizeoftheparkandbeingsometimesstuckinheavytraffic.SafetyAwarenessBuffalo(水牛)oftenblocktheroadsintheparkastheymovethroughthefields.Ifagroupistravelingacrosstheroadyouareon,youcaneitherwaitforthemtopassorfindanalternativeroute.Ifyougetoutofyourvehicle,theNationalParkServicesaystostayatleast25yardsfromanybuffalo(and100yardsormoreawayfrombearsandwolves).Buffaloareparticularlyunpredictableandchargepeopleatspeedsupto30mph.Youcantakeyourbicycleonanypublicroadsandroutesdesignedforbikes,butbicyclesarenotallowedontheparkroadswhicharenarrowwithfewshoulders.Altitudesrangefrom5,300to8,860feet.TheNationalParkServicerecommendscyclistswearhelmetsandnoticeableclothing.1、WhatdoweknowabouttravellingintheYellowstonePark?A．Roadswillstayopenincaseofemergency.B．Trafficjamhappensfromtimetotime.C．Thedrivingspeedontheroadcanbe50mph.D．Motorvehiclesareallowedinthewinter.2、WhatdoestheNationalParkServicesuggestpeopledoaboutsafety?A．Stayinsidethecarthroughoutthetravel.B．GetoutoftheirvehicleswhencomingacrosstheBuffalo.C．Weartheeasy-to-seeclotheswhilebicycling.D．Avoidbicyclingonthepublicroads.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Aguidebook.B．Acommercialadvertisement.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Ageographytextbook.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）SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford,I’vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhigh-ranking,high-payingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutives(高级管理人员)withbanks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,manyarenow1ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety’s2,theyseemtohaveitmade.Onthesurface,thesepeopleseemtobeveryluckyinlife.Astheyleftstudentlifebehind,manyhada3drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar,shookhandswithlongtimeroommates,and4outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine5acollegeyear’smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarswithexpensivenewsportscars.Thethingis,anumberofthemhave6thatdespitetheirsuccess,theyaren’thappy.Some7ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeight-hourworkweeksdevotedtotasksthey8.Somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkoffeelingtiredand9.However,insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,theyfindthemselvesworkingtosupportthe10towhichtheyhavesoquicklybecome11.Peopleoftenspeakoftryingamoresatisfyingpath,and12intheendtheideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomethingthey13orfindingapositionthatwouldgivethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusion:it’s14.Theyhaveloans,bills,amortgage(抵押贷款)to15,retirementtosavefor.Theyrecognizethere’ssomething16intheirlives,butit’s17tostepoffthetrack.Inasocietythattendsto18everythingintermsofdollarsandcents,welearnfromayoungagetoconsiderthecostsofour19infinancialterms.Butwhataboutthepersonalandsocialcosts20inpursuingmoneyovermeaning?Theseareexactlythekindsofcostsmanyofustendtoignore—andtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.1、A．much B．never C．seldom D．well2、A．policies B．standards C．experiments D．regulations3、A．last B．least C．second D．best4、A．cycled B．moved C．slid D．looked5、A．shared B．paid C．equaled D．collected6、A．advertised B．witnessed C．admitted D．demanded7、A．complain B．dream C．hear D．approve8、A．distribute B．hate C．applaud D．neglect9、A．calm B．guilty C．warm D．empty10、A．family B．government C．lifestyle D．project11、A．accustomed B．appointed C．unique D．available12、A．yet B．also C．instead D．rather13、A．letout B．turnin C．giveup D．believein14、A．fundamental B．practical C．impossible D．unforgettable15、A．takeoff B．dropoff C．putoff D．payoff16、A．missing B．inspiring C．sinking D．shining17、A．harmful B．hard C．useful D．normal18、A．measure B．suffer C．digest D．deliver19、A．disasters B．motivations C．campaigns D．decisions20、A．assessed B．involved C．covered D．reduced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）Janewaswalkingroundthedepartmentstore.Sherememberedhowdifficult1．wastochooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishedthatthisyearshecould2．(easy)buyaspecialone3．(please)him,justlikehermother,whowasalwaysdelightedtoreceivehergift.Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasnot4．pleasantexperience:peoplesteppedonyourfeetor5．(push)youwiththeirelbows(肘部)，hurryingaheadtogettoabargain.Janepausedinfrontofacounter6．someattractivetieswereondisplay.“Theyarerealsilk,”theassistanttriedtoattracther.“Worthdoubletheprice.”ButJaneknewfrompastexperiencethather7．(choose)oftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Janestoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgathered.Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipesonsale.Shedidnothesitateforlong:althoughherfathersmokedapipeonlyonceinawhile,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasboundtoplease8．.WhenJanegothome,withhersmallbutwell-chosenpresentinherbag,herparentswerealready9．tablehavingsupper.Hermotherwasexcited.“Yourfatherhasatlastdecidedtostopsmoking,”Jane10．(inform).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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。LastSundayLiLin,oneofmyclassmates,andIgotoabookstore、Atacounterwenoticedthatthefor