湖南省株洲市第十八中学2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省株洲市第十八中学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．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo2．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest3．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive4．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith5．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．any6．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if7．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon8．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing9．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto10．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that11．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom12．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went13．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated14．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should15．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should16．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup17．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff18．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled19．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn20．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold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）TheSuperBowlistheannualchampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（NFL）．Thegameistheculmination（高潮）toaseasonthatbeginsinthelatesummerofthepreviouscalendaryear．Normally，Romannumeralsareusedtoidentifyeachgame，ratherthantheyearinwhichitisheld．Forexample，SuperBowlIwasplayedonJanuary15，1967，followingthe1966regularseason．ThesingleexceptiontothisruleisSuperBowl50，whichwasplayedonFebruary7，2016，followingthe2015regularseason．Thenextgame，SuperBowlLII，scheduledforFebruary4，2018，willfollowthe2017regularseason．Thegamewascreatedaspartofamerger（合并）agreementbetweentheNFLanditsthenrivalleague，theAmericanFootballLeague（AFL）．Currently，thePittsburghSteelershavethemostSuperBowlvictories，withsix．TheNewEnglandPatriotshavethemostSuperBowlappearances，withnine．Theday（usuallythefirstSundayinFebruary）onwhichtheSuperBowlisplayed，nowconsideredasanunofficialAmericannationalholiday，iscalled"SuperBowlSunday"．Itisthesecond-largestdayforU．S．foodconsumption，afterThanksgivingDay．Inaddition，thesevenmost-watchedbroadcastsinU．S．televisionhistoryareSuperBowls．In2015，SuperBowlXLIXattractedanaudienceof114.4million．Becauseofthehighviewership，commercialairtimeduringtheSuperBowlbroadcastisthemostexpensiveoftheyear，leadingtocompaniesregularlydevelopingtheirmostexpensiveadvertisementsforthisbroadcast．Asaresult，watchinganddiscussingthebroadcast'scommercialshasbecomeasignificantaspectoftheevent．Inaddition，popularsingersandmusiciansincludingMichaelJackson，Madonna，Prince，Beyonce，PaulMcCartney，TheRollingStones，TheWho，WhitneyHouston，andLadyGagahaveperformedduringtheevent'spregameandhalftimeceremonies．1、Accordingtothetext，intheSuperBowl______．A．theNewEnglandPatriotshavewonninetimesB．thePittsburghSteelershavewonsixtitlesC．ArabicnumeralsareusedtorefertoeachgameD．winnersofthelastseasonplayagainsteachother2、OnSuperBowlSunday，Americanpeopleusually______．A．buyexpensiveSuperBowlticketsB．consumethemostfoodoftheyearC．avoidtheSuperBowlcommercialsD．enjoyperformancesbyfamousartists3、In2015，the______SuperBowlwasheld．A．46thB．49thC．51stD．55th4、WecanknowfromthetextthattheSuperBowl______．A．isapublicholidayintheUnitedStatesB．istheannualchampionshipgameofAFLC．launchesanewseasonoftheNationalFootballLeagueeveryyearD．hasfrequentlybeenthemostwatchedAmericantelevisionbroadcastoftheyear22．（8分）Throughoutthepastfewyears,Ihavetriedlogivemyselftoothers.IhavebouncedaroundtofindwhereItrulyfitin,IfoundmyplacewhileIstayedinGuatemala,anorphanage(孤儿院)withthechildrenlivingthere.Throughhearingmanystoriesoftheirlives.Iwasmovedtotearsandstartedquestionmylivingwaysandgaveupeverythingthatwasn’tessential:makeupandanyothersortofluxury(奢侈品).Ilivedliketheydid.Itwasthemostrelaxingfeelingintheworld.WhenatNuestrosPequenosHermanos,weweregiventhetaskofcreatingapigpen(猪圈).Atfirs,Ithoughtitshouldbeeasy.Afterarrivingattheareawherethepigpenshouldhe,wesawahill.Weweretoldtouproottheweedsaswellasleveltheentirearea.Lookingatitwefeltitwouldbeimpossible.Onmyownfaithjourney,Ihavefeltthistypeofdoubtbefore.The"hoe”,aswereferredto,isasymbolofmyfaithjourney.ItappearedtobeanobstacleIcouldnotovercome,butintheendcompleteditwithefforts.Ifeelthispigpenwasn’teasytocreatebutwassorewardingtogive.I'vealwaysstruggledtobeonajourneyoffaith,butI’venevercompletelysteppedfootontothepathuntilGuatemala.I’vealwaystriedtoopenmyhearttoeveryonearoundmeandgivethemmylove,IfeelasthoughIcutopenmyheartandshareeverybitofloveIhadwiththeseorphans,ThereisoneorphannamedCetowhowillalwaysremainveryclosetomyheart,InGuatemala,Isponsorwiththirtydollarsamonth,hatitdoesn’tseemenough.I'llreturntherenextsummerandgivemoreofmyloveforawholemonth.Whenitwastimetoleave.Ilookedoutofthewindowandsawnotjustordinarychildren.Overall,themostsignificantaccomplishmentIminGuatemalawassteppingtowardsmyownfaithjourneyandnotlookingback.1、（小题1）Whatresultedintheauthorsdecisiontoliveanewlife?A．DesiretohelpothersB．DecreaseinhisincomeC．Aknowledgeoftheorphans'life.D．Awarenessofthedifficultyinhislife2、（小题2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referlo?A．RemovingthedoubtB．Uprootingtheweed.C．StartingthefaithjourneyD．Creatingthepigpen3、（小题3）WhatdidtheauthorthinkofhisexperienceinCuaternala?A．ItwasregretfulB．ItwasmeaningfulC．Itwasinteresting.D．itwasfrightening4、（小题4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．AStepintoaNewWorldB．AnAwfulFaithJourneyC．AGreatSuccessinLifeD．AReturnofConfidence23．（8分）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofche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B．HersisterfellillsuddenlyC．Theywerecaughtintherain D．Theyhaddifficultypackingthings2、Howdidthewomanhelptheauthor?A．Bygivingfirstaidtohersister B．ByprotectinghersisterfromtherainC．Bycarryinghesistertothehospital D．Byaskingforemergencymedicalhelp3、Whydidthewomancallthepolicemen?A．TokeeporderintheparkB．TosendthesickgirltohospitalC．TopullthesickgirltoasaferplacequicklyD．Tocarrythesickgirlontotheambulance4、Whatwastheauthor’smainattitudetowardsthewoman?A．Thankful B．FriendlyC．Doubtful D．Admirable25．（10分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,"Well,it'sso-and-so'sfault."or"IknowI'mlate,butit'snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown."Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthattheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon"whosefaultitis."Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstoponforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage,winners_________________A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_________________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould_________________A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas_________________A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner'sProblem. B．AWinner'ssecret.C．AWinner'sOpportunity. D．AWinner'sAchievement.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）WhenAthayaSlaetalidfirstmovedfromThailandtotheFaroeIslands,wherewinterlastssixmonths,shewouldsitnexttotheheaterallday:"Peopletoldmetogo1becausethesunwasshiningbutIjustsaid:'No!Leavemealone,I'mvery2.'"MovingheresixyearsagowastoughforAthaya3,sheadmits.She4herhusbandJanwhenhewasworkingwithaFaroesefriendwhohadstartedabusinessin5.Janknew6thatbringinghiswifetothisverydifferent7,weatherandlandscapewouldbechallenging."Ihadmy8,becauseeverythingshewasleaving9everythingshewascomingtowereopposites,"headmits."ButknowingAthaya,Iknewshewould10."Therearenowmorethan300womenfromThailandandPhilippineslivingintheFaroes.Itdoesn't11likealot,butinapopulationofjust50,000people,theynow12thelargestethnicminorityinthese18islands,locatedbetweenNorwayandIceland.InrecentyearstheFaroeshaveexperiencedpopulation13,withyoungpeopleleaving,ofteninsearchofeducation,andnotreturning.Womenhave14morelikelytosettleabroad.Asaresult,accordingtoPrimeMinisterAxelJohannesen,theFaroeshavea"genderdeficit"with154,000fewerwomenthanmen.This,16,hasleadFaroesementolook17theislandsforromance.Many,thoughnotall,ofthe18womenmettheirhusbandsonline,somethroughcommercial19websites.OthershavemadeconnectionsthroughsocialmedianetworksorexistingAsian-Faroese20.1、A．outsideB．insideC．awayD．off2、A．hotB．coldC．warmD．cool3、A．atlastB．atonceC．atfirstD．atlength4、A．wouldfindB．hadfoundC．wouldmeetD．hadmet5、A．IcelandB．PhilippinesC．FaroesD．Thailand6、A．aheadscheduleB．inadvanceC．withouthesitationD．inparticular7、A．countryB．nationC．cultureD．minority8、A．concernsB．conflictsC．beliefsD．problems9、A．butB．andC．whileD．when10、A．makeB．getC．handleD．cope11、A．soundB．hearC．lookD．appear12、A．consistofB．belongtoC．makeupD．buildup13、A．declineB．increaseC．boomD．failure14、A．shownB．remainedC．provedD．tended15、A．mostlyB．totallyC．exactlyD．approximately16、A．howeverB．thenC．actuallyD．instead17、A．withinB．farawayC．throughoutD．beyond18、A．EuropeanB．AsianC．foreignD．poor19、A．knowingB．playingC．datingD．marrying20、A．couplesB．wivesC．husbandsD．families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）Theimportanceofpunctuality(守时)inourdailylives1．(be)obvious.Itaffectsboththeindividual(个人)andtheworkplace.On2．whole,theworkplaceoperatesmoresmoothlywhenemployeesarepunctual.Forexample,wheneveryoneisontimeforameeting,themeetingwillstartsmoothlyasit3．(schedule).Punctualitymayhelpyouachieveadvancement.Researchshowsthatmanagersareless4．(like)topromotelateemployees.Lackofpunctualityaffectsthepeopleintheworkplace.Itmayleadtoanger,ascolleagueswhoareontimecompare5．(they)withlate-comers.Beinglatethrowsyououtofthegroup,asyoumaymissimportant6．(inform).Thiscausesaharmfuldivisionamongemployees.Leadersaffecttheentireworkplace.Whenleadersarelate,itsendsanirresponsiblemessagetoemployees,7．maydecreasetheirworkenthusiasm.Latenessleadstostress,andstressbrings8．poorworkplaceperformance.Beingconsistentlylatemaycauseyou9．(start)believingyourlatenessisacceptable.Whenthishappens,youbegintoblameoutsidecircumstancesandlosefocusonpotentialsolutions.Tomakematters10．(bad),constantlatenesscaneventuallymakeyouloseyourjob.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（∧），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11处起）不计分。DearAndrew,I'dliketoinviteyoutothecomingChristmasparty,whatwilltakeplaceonthesecondfloorofthedininghallasexpect、ItisthecelebrationfortheChristmasEve、Youarewelcometomaketheshortspeech、Afterthatwe'llhavesomefunstogether,singing,dancingandplayinggames、Thenwe'llenjoyacandlelightdinner,tastedavarietyofdeliciousfood、Eventually,membersoftheEnglishclubwillexchangegifts、I'msureitwillbeawarmlyget-together、I'dappreciateifyoucouldcomeandjoinus、Thepartywillstartat6pmandlastsaboutthreehours、We'dliketomeetyouattheschoolgateat5:50pmonthisevening、We'relookingforwardtoyoureply、Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高二（1）班班长李华，你们班决定本周六组织一次到你们市内一所著名大学的参观。请你给你们班的外教Mr.Jones发一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。要点如下：1.出发的时间、地点和交通方式；2.参观的具体安排和活动；3.你预期的收获；4.希望Mr.Jones参加。注意：词数100左右。DearMr.Jones,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、A5、A6、A7、C8、D9、B10、D11、A12、B13、C14、B15、D16、C17、D18、B19、D20、D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、1、B2、D3、B4、D22、1、2．C3、4．D【小题3】【小题3】B【小题4】【小题4】A23、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer(零售商)reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000companiesandhaltabilliontransactions(交易)aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount(折扣)offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.Januarycameinsecondat4.95percent,followedbyMayat4.50percent.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwh