2023-2024学年内蒙古自治区包头市第二中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年内蒙古自治区包头市第二中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof2．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen3．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises4．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that5．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise6．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand7．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat8．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe9．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates10．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted11．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't12．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken13．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast14．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture15．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient16．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced17．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld18．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference19．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what20．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion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）SydneyDayToursPortStephensDayToursLabeled“BlueWaterParadise”,PortStephensisknownforitsbeautyandmarinesurroundingswithover19milesofclean,whiteandsandybeaches.Itishometoaround150bottlenosedolphinandthuscalledthedolphincapitalofAustralia.Highlights:DolphinWatching;AustralianReptileParkOperates:Mon,Wed&Sat---8AMAdults:$195Children:$98Note:NotsuitablefromDec.20th,2017toJan.9th,2018inChristmas&NYperiod,Feb.14th-22th,2018inChineseNY.SydneyCityDayToursSydneyisabigcity,filledwithlotsoflandmarksandattractionstosee.ThiscanmakeitastressfultasktoplanyourownvacationinSydney.Luckily,ourtoursaredesignedtoallowyoutoseeallofSydney’smostfamouslandmarks.YoucanrestandmakesurethatyouwillbeseeingallthatSydneyhastooffer.Highlights:HarbourBridge;SydneyOperaHouseOperates:Daily---8AMAdults:$129Children:$65BlueMountainsToursTheseBlueMountainsToursfromSydneyhavebeendesignedfortheadventuresandpeoplewholiketoenjoybushwalking.Additionally,theseBlueMountainsDayToursincludesatoughwalkfromGlenbrooktotheWentworthFalls.Highlights:SeeAustralianwildlifeup-close;GuidedhikeatWentworthFalls.Operates:Daily—8AMAdults:$99Children:$74Note:Agoodleveloffitnessisrequiredforthebushwalk.Minimumchildageis11years.1、WhichoneisNOTpropertimeforthePortStephensDayTours?A．Jan.13th,2018(Sat.). B．Jan.15th,2018(Mon.).C．Jab.24th,2018(Wed.). D．Feb.15th,2018(Thur.).2、WhatcantouristsenjoyonSydneyCityDayTours?A．Marinesurroundings. B．HarbourBridge.C．DolphinWatching. D．Adventurousactivities.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisement?A．Allthetoursareavailableeveryday.B．Sydneycityhasthemostlandmarksandattractionsintheworld.C．Children10yearsandunderarenotpermittedonBlueMountainsTours.D．Allthetoursarechargedanddesignedonlyforadventures.22．（8分）Questioningtheexistenceofaliensissomethingthatscientistshavedonefordecades.Infact,mostpeopledobelievethataliensexistinsomefashion.Themainnecessitiesforlifearewaterandsomeformofenergysource.Notsurprisingly,therearesomeplanets,exoplanetsandmoonsthatfitthebill.Hereareseveralbestchancesatfindinglifeintheuniverse.◆TRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST-1isaplanetarysystemafewdozenlight-yearsaway,whosediscoverywasannouncedinearly2017.ThissystemconsistsofsevenEarth-likeexoplanetsorbitingan"ultra-cool"star,anditisoneofourshotsatfindingpossiblelifebeyondourownsolarsystem.◆TitanTitanisthelargestmoonofSaturn,thesixthplanetfromourSun.Thismooncouldpotentiallyharborlifebutpossiblynotinthesensethatwethink.Titandoesnotexactlyfitthedescriptionofbeinginatypicalhabitablezone.Titanhaswater,andithasliquid.Itjustdoesn'thaveliquidwater.Thewateronthismooniscompletelysolidbecauseoftheextremelycoldtemperature.◆EuropaEuropaisoneofJupiter'smoonshereinourownsolarsystem.Itisanothercandidateduetoitspotentialtoholdliquidwater.Europaisthoughttohaveallthenecessitiesforlifeincludingwater,energysources,andtherightchemicalbuild-up.◆MarsTheRedPlanet,thefourthfromtheSun,isprobablyoneofthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidatesforextraterrestrial(地球外的)lifeandevenforhumancolonization.Despitesomedifferentvoices,findingextraterrestriallifeonMarsreallyisaseriouspossibility.Weknowbynowthatwewon'tfindlittlegreenmenoranyintelligentformoflifethatweunderstand.However,thereisevidencethattherewasandmaystillbemicroscopiclifeonthesmallredplanet.1、Thecommonpointofthesecelestialbodiesisthat_______.A．solidwaterexistsonthemrespectivelyB．lifemightexistoneachofthemC．theyallcontainliquidwaterD．eachofthemhaslivingthingsonit2、Whichcelestialbodycouldhavelifedifferentfromhumanimagination?A．TRAPPIST-1.B．Titan.C．Europa.D．Mars.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Europaisthemosttalked-aboutpotentialcandidateforextraterrestriallife.B．TRAPPIST-1istheonlybodythatcontainslifebeyondthesolarsystem.C．Allthescientistsdobelievethataliensexistinsomemanner.D．ThereisproofthatlifeexistedonthecelestialbodyMars.23．（8分）Imaginethatyou’rethecreatorandshowrunnerofthenewestcomedyshowontelevision.Onlyitisn’tsopopularyet,andyourliveStudioaudienceisn’tgivingyouthebiglaughstheshowdeserves.Doyoufilmtheshowalloveragain,hopingthatthistimetheaudiencewilllaugh?Oristhereanotheroptionformakingajokesoundfunnierthanitwasreceived?Sweeten(改善)thesoundbyaddingalaughtrack!“Sweetening,”ortheadditionofsoundeffectssuchaslaughs,screams,andotheraudience-producednoisestotheaudiotrackofaTVshow,hasbeenusedsincethe1940stoproducetheappearance,orratherthesound,ofanengagedandentertainedresponsetoashow’scomedy.Laughtrackscameintoexistenceasnotonlyasolution,andsometimesreplacement,foranunengagedliveaudiencebutalsoasawaytoengageanat-homeaudienceintoamore-traditional,public,andtheaterlikeexperience.Addingalaughtracktoatelevisionshowmakestheviewersathomefeelmuchlesslikethey’resittingonacouchstaringatthetelevisionscreenandmuchmorelikethey’reinaroomfulloflaughinghappypeopletovaryingdegreesofsuccess.Thoughtheartofsweeteninghasrisenandfalleninpopularityoverthepast60years,creditforitscreationandcontinueduseisowedtolaugh-trackpioneerandsoundengineerCharlesDouglass.Douglasswasthefirsttodevelop,in1953,amachineforproducing“cannedlaughter”,accessibleatthepushofabuttonorpullofalever(操纵杆).Despitebeingartificial,sensiblyeditedlaughtracksarefoundbytelevisionstudiostobringaboutapositiveaudienceresponse,astheiruseisusuallyaccompaniedbyhigherratingsandincreasedaudiencememory.Thoughsometelevisionaudiencesmaydisagreewiththevalueofthelaughtrack,thecheerfulandrepetitivesoundholdsapermanentplaceinthehistoryandfutureoftelevisioncomedy.1、Theauthorusesthefirstparagraphto.A．introducethetopic“sweetening”B．seeksolutionsfortheproblemC．pointoutawayofmakingcomediesD．arousereaders’interestincomedies2、Whateffectdoesalaughtrackproduce?A．Thecreationofashow.B．Funniersoundinashow,C．MoreengagedliveaudienceD．CommunicationamongTVviewers.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofthelaughtrack?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Neutral(中立的).D．Uncertain,4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thereasonforusinglaughtracks.B．Thebriefhistoryoflaughtracks.C．ThedevelopmentofTVcomedies.D．Thewaytoimprovetelevisionshows.24．（8分）Couldthedevice,smartphoneorPC,whichyoureusingaffectthemoraldecisionsyoumakewhenusingit?Totestit,researcherspresentedmultipledilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswereassignedadeviceatrandom.Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedistheclassic“trolley(有轨电车)problem”:Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowardsfivepeopletiedupona-setoftraintracks.Youcandonothing,resultinginthedeathsoffivepeople,orpushamanoffabridge,whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemantosavefivelives,which33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedto22.3percentofPCusers.“Whatweroundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoviewclassicmoralproblems,theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional,reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,“DrAlbertBarque-Duran,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,UniversityofLondon.“ThiscouldbeduetotheincreasedtimepressureoftenpresentwithsmartphonesandalsotheincreasedpsychologicaldistancewhichcanoccurwhenweusesuchdevicescomparedtoPCs.”Asforwhytheresearchersstartedthisstudy,DrBarque-Durannoted,“Duetothefactthatoursociallives,workandevenshoppingtakeplaceonline,itisimportanttothinkabouthowthecontextswherewetypicallyfacemoraldecisionsandareaskedtoengageinmoralbehaviorhavechanged,andtheimpactthiscouldhaveonthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhousesuchdevicesdaily.“it’sclearthatweneedmoreresearchonhowourdevicesaffectourmoraldecisionmakingbecausewe’reusingscreensataneverincreasingrate.1、Whydidtheauthormentionthetrolleyproblem?A．Tointroduceadifficultproblemtoreaders.B．Tointroducetheaimofcarryingoutthestudy.C．ToshowanexampleofthequestionsinthestudyD．Toshowthedifficultyindealingwithdilemmas.2、Howdothesmartphoneusersofthestudybehaveindealingwithemotionaldilemmas?A．Calmly.B．Cruelly.C．Hesitantly.D．Enthusiastically.3、DrAlbertbelievesthatcomparedwithPCs,smartphones.A．helppeoplebearmorepressureB．helppeoplemakedecisionsquickC．makepeoplefeelmorementallydistantD．makepeoplestayhappiertosolveproblems4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Shoppingonlinehasagreateffectonmakingmoraldecisions.B．ThepeopleusingsmartphonesaremorethanthoseusingPCs.C．PeoplewhooftenusesmartphonesorPCsalwaysmeetwithdilemmas,D．Itiscommonforpeopletobeinvolvedinmakingmoraldecisionsindailylife.25．（10分）World’sbestbeaches:2018TripAdvisorawardwinnersNO.1ClearwaterBeachItliesinAmerica,aboutaforty-minutedrivewestofTampa.Itimpressestravelerswithtwoandahalfmilesofsugar-whitesand,crystal-clearwatersandgentleGulfwind.Thebeachofferscalm,shallowwater,makingitanidealplaygroundfortourists.*Bargainhotelnearby:PierHouse60MarinaHotel,from$293pernight(doublebed)*Airfare:Aslowas$71round-tripfromORD(Chicago)toTPA(Tampa)No.2SiestaBeachJustsouthofSarasota,SiestaBeachonSiestaKeyisknownforitseight-milestretchofsugar-fine,quartz-whitesand.It’salsoagreatspotforkidstocollectseashellsandsanddollars.*Bargainhotelnearby:TropicalBeachResorts,from$295permight(doublebed)*Airfare:Aslowas$238round-tripfromEWR(Newark)toSRQ(Sarasota)No.3Ka’anapaliBeachAmongthemostvisitedbeachinWestMaui,thisareaisapopularspotforquietrelaxationorwatersports.It’salsofamousforthedailycliffdivingceremonyoffofthebeach’snorthernmostcliffsknownasBlackRock.*Bargainhotelnearby:LahainaShoresBeachResort,from$289pernight(doublebed)*Airfare:Aslowas$382round-tripfromSFO(SanFrancisco)toOGG(Kahului)No.4SouthBeachPeoplewatchingisagreatpastimeinMiami’sSouthBeach,whichdrawscelebritiesandmodels.Travelerslovethewide,fine,whitesand-coveredbeachesaswellasthesurroundingarea,knownforwildnightlifeandexcellentrestaurants.*Bargainhotelnearby:RoomMateLordBalfour,from$264pernight(doublebed)*Greatairfare:Aslowas$107round-tripfromLGA(NewYork)toMIA(Miami)1、HowmuchmaytheypayatleastifMr.andMrs.SmithfromChicagovisitabeach?A．$364 B．$435C．$579 D．$6572、SiestaBeachisdifferentfromotherthreebeachesinthat.A．touristsenjoyanexcitingsportB．finesugar-whitesandcoversitC．childrenhavemoregreatfunD．manyfamouspersonsvisitit3、Charlieiseagertomeethisfavouritemoviestar,whichbeachwouldyourecommend?A．ClearwaterBeach. B．SiestaBeach.C．Ka’anapaliBeach. D．SouthBeach.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）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingparttimeatalocalicecreamshop.While1anelderlywomanahotfudgesundae(圣代冰淇淋)atthedrive-throughwindow,Icouldn’thelp2hercar,becauseIwasjustinchesfromherface.I3thatshehadabasketofwhatappearedtobepurpletomatoes.AsIgaveherthesundae,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!What4arethey?”Shesmiledso5thatIthoughtshewasabouttolaugh,butinsteadshereplied.“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhada6ofpurpletomatoes.“Oh,no,you7givemeany!”Isaid.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Here,havemore,”she8,andIhadsixoftheprettiesttomatoesIhad9seen.Iweaklytriedtosay,“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,10Iappreciateit.Thewomansmiledagainand11,“Theybelongtoararetype.Sotheyaren’tliketheone,yougetinthegrocerystore.Ihopeyouenjoythem.”Isaid“Thankyou”again,andshe12off.Abouttwoweekslater,my13attheicecreamstoresentmeamessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowthatyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxof14foryou.Pleasecomeandgetthem.”15,Itexted,“Mygardener?”Thatnightmybossshowedmethe16.Iopeneditandinsideweretomatoes,cucumbers,andgreenbeans.Iwas17,feelinggreatlysurprised.Whywasthiswomanbeingso18?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayheractofkindnessinspiresmeto19mygardenplantswithanyonewholikesorneedsthem.20,allIexpectisjusta“Thankyou”.Betteryet,payitforwardandbesomeoneelse’ssecretgardener.1、A．leavingB．handingC．awardingD．buying2、A．askingforB．thinkingofC．waitingforD．lookinginto3、A．pretendedB．noticedC．expectedD．understood4、A．colorB．kindC．shapeD．number5、A．widelyB．slightlyC．weaklyD．shyly6、A．dozenB．basketC．handfulD．variety7、A．needn’tB．can’tC．mustn’tD．won’t8、A．promisedB．agreedC．commentedD．insisted9、A．evenB．alsoC．yetD．ever10、A．ifB．butC．forD．so11、A．leftB．explainedC．pausedD．suggested12、A．gotB．fellC．spedD．walked13、A．friendB．customerC．assistantD．boss14、A．grainsB．vegetablesC．fruitsD．flowers15、A．ExcitedB．PuzzledC．UpsetD．Angry16、A．storeB．gardenC．giftD．box17、A．angryB．happyC．nervousD．sorry18、A．generousB．humorousC．seriousD．outgoing19、A．growB．manageC．shareD．sell20、A．InreturnB．InadvanceC．InadditionD．Inparticular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）LearningEnglishusedtobeaboutdevelopingfourskills:reading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Afterall,that’s1．theexamsaredesigned-withfourskillstestedseparately.Butovertheyears,educatorshavecome2．(realize)thatthesefourskillsshouldneverhavebeenseparated,butpracticedallatonce.Andthebestwaytodothatis,perhaps,throughpublicspeaking.AccordingtoMeiDeming,aprofessorofEnglishatShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity,givingaspeechinaninternationallanguage3．(require)aspeakertointegrate(使成为一体)knowledgeandcontent4．(mental)andexpresstheresultsystematically.Speakersmustdrawonthebeautyofthelanguageasawholeinordertocommunicatewithanaudience.ThisiswhytheannualChinaDaily“21stCenturyCup”NationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionhasbeengaininginpopularitysinceitbeganin1996.“Thiscompetitionhasworked5．amodelfordevelopingstudents’public-speakingskillsinEnglishandprovidedideasforEnglishteachinginschoolsandinlearninginabroadersense,”saidMei.ShiGuohua,6．EnglishteacheratShanghaiQibaoHighSchool,heldasimilarview.HesaidthatkeycompetenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.Healso7．(stress)thatcommunicationshouldgobothwayssincetraditionalEnglishspeakingeducationhasfocusedtoomuchongettingmessagesoutwhile8．(ignore)thereceiverofthesemessages—theaudience.“It’simportanttounderstandtheaudienceandbuildthelinkbetweenthecontentbeingdeliveredandtheinterestsoftheaudience,”hesaid.“It’salsoimportanttocreateanimpressiveopeningtoaspeech.”AsChinacontinuestoplayanimportantroleinglobalconversations,therewillbemore9．(chance)foryoungChinesepeopletopresentChinaandtellattractingstories.AndinordertotellChinesestories10．(well),wefirstneedtodevelopamoreoverallEnglishskill.Workingonpublicspeakingis,perhaps,theplacetostart.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Ilikeridingmybike、Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend、Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike、Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure、Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheriswarmanddry、Itcanbeveryunpleasantinwinterthatitiscoldandwindisblowingheavily、Itcanalsobeverydangerously、OfcourseIwillbeverycarefulinmybike、Infact,accidentsarenottheonlyproblem、OnedayIwenttoschoolandcomebacktofindthefrontwheelwasmissed、Worsestill,itwasthel