浙江省杭二中2024年高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

浙江省杭二中2024年高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got2．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold3．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening4．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked5．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where6．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have7．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need8．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who9．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never10．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which11．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted12．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should13．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on14．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding15．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo16．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded17．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen18．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what19．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing20．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured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）Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover100yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover100yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(对手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．anunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．anypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover100yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.22．（8分）Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplaceforhumanstolive.Moreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappier,healthierpeople.AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffield,England,forinstance,revealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity(生物多样性),thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being(健康)ofthecity’scitizens.InParis,researchersfoundthatgettingcitizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatime,atleast.FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.“SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecondWorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtime.Thisprovidelocalecologistwiththeidealconditionstodevelopanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlin,”saidJensLachmund,asociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.ThepioneeringworkinBerlinbadseveralconsequences,especiallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaceswithinthecity,suchastheSudgelandeNature.“Berlinhasindeedbenefitedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurbanecology,”saidLachmund.TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddard,abiologistattheUniversityofLeeds,andhiscolleaguesconfirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspacewithinanurbansetting.Goddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobalanalysisofbirdandplantdiversity,quantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworld.“Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-being,”saidGoddard.Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfacearea,yetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNations,some3.6billionpeople(justover50%oftheglobalpopulation)nowliveinurbanareas.By2050,thisfigureisexpectedtoriseto6.3billion.Withoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompany,itisadarkfuture.1、ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween.A．Citizensandtheirwell-beingB．greenspacesandurbanwildlifeC．urbanecologyandcitizens’well-beingD．functioningecosystemsandthenaturalword2、WhatwouldbeGoddard’sattitudetowardsBerlinswork?A．Cautious.B．Admiring.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．thenegativeeffectofoverpopulation.B．theimportanceofurbanecosystems.C．theseriousproblemsofcitylife.D．therapidgrowthofurbanareas.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?B．ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?C．Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?D．Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?23．（8分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere’snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks.youcan“borrow”people.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe“books.”Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabit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arespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother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）NottoolongafterIhadbeguntodriveasateenager,someonepulledoutofaparkinglotontotheroadinfrontofme.Ireacted36andpulledupveryclosebehindherjusttoshowmyirritation(怒气)andletherknowshedidn't"just37withthat!"We'veallbeentherewith38incidentsandreactions.Mymotherwaswithme,andtoldmetoturnintothe39parkinglot.Safelythere,sheaskedmewhyI40thatladyhadpulledoutinfrontofmepurposely.41rude,powerplayIguessed.Momsaidthatmaybeshehadjusthadsomebad42,maybeshewaslatepickingupherchildandwasdistracted(分心).Thinkofallthe43ofwhysomeonedoessomethinglikethat.It'susuallynotonpurposebutwhatIdoasareactionisonpurpose.ShealwayssaidthatI44tothinkabouttheothersidebeforeI45.Usuallythereactioncausesmoreofa46.Iaminmyfiftiesnow,andtothisday,thathasalways47myheadwheneverthose48happen.I've49mychildrenthesamething.Weoftenseeandhearabout"roadrage."Nomattertowhat50that"rage"istaken,mychildrenwillsaysomethinglike,"TheyneedGrandma'swords!"Asadults,Idon'tseethemreactasmostofusdo51theirfirstreactionisalwaysangerandirritationthey52itand53whattheotherperson'sproblemmightbe.Eveniftheotherdriverreallymightbe54ordoinga"powerplay,"nomore55reactionswilloccurbecauseoftheirirritation.1754．..A．calmlyB．quickly C．angrilyD．carefully1755．.A．getupB．getawayC．getdownD．getalong1756．.A．similarB．terribleC．rudeD．familiar1757．.A．firstB．farthestC．lastD．nearest1758．.A．suggestedB．complainedC．thoughtD．concluded1759．.A．AlwaysB．JustC．AlmostD．Still1760．.A．impressionB．gradesC．skillD．news1761．.A．lessonsB．purposesC．possibilitiesD．reasons1762．.A．usedB．neededC．preferredD．reminded1763．.A．decideB．driveC．reactD．do1764．.A．problemB．threatC．messD．result1765．.A．happenedtoB．cameacrossC．passedbyD．flashedthrough1766．.A．accidentsB．incidentsC．affairsD．quarrels1767．.A．noticedB．givenC．taughtD．passed1768．.A．degreeB．measureC．stepD．action1769．.A．assoonasB．incaseC．asthoughD．eventhough1770．.A．getB．setC．makeD．catch1771．.A．questionB．wonderC．forgetD．know1772．..A．troublesomeB．politeC．rudeD．warm1773．.A．casualB．dangerousC．amazingD．cautious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）在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Inthepasthundredyears,there1．(be)frequentnaturaldisastersworldwide,suchasfloods,droughts,typhoons,earthquakes,landslides,forestfires,of2．somearemadeworseorevencausedbyhumanactivities.Moreandmoreevidencesuggeststhatnatureispayingus3．.TakeTyphoonMangkhut（山竹）forexample.InSeptember,2018,heavydownpours4．(strike)China,causingscoresof5．(die)andseveredamageafter6．(hit)thePhilippinesandHongKong.ThehorribleTyphoonhaveleftusdeepinthought.Weshouldtakemeasures7．it’stoolate.Moreimportantly,muchmoreeffortsshouldbemade8．(protect)ourenvironment.Weshouldkeepinmindthatdestroyingenvironmentmeansdestroying9．(we).Wehumanbeingsaresupposedtolive10．(harmonious)withnature.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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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不计分。Amongthefourseasonsinayear,summerismyfavorite,thatmakesmefree,excitedandenergy、Whensummervacationcameeveryyear,wecandoallthatwecan’tdoduringourschooltime,goshoppingwithfriends,swimminginwarmwaterandevenhikingandcampinginthedeepvalleys、Theseactivitiesleadmetoenjoyfullfree、Wecanfindusinanexcitingworldeveryday,withthesunshiningbright,treesgrowingbetterandflowerscomingoutofwithallkindsofcolors、SummermakesmefullofenergyandwefeelIhavethestrengthtodomostdifficultthingsinmylife、Ilikesummerbetter,andwhataboutyou?第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你叫李明，已满18岁，正读高三，平时喜欢上网、听音乐和、打篮球，性格外向，乐于助人。暑假期间，你在报纸上看到一个超市招兼职销售员，请你写封信给人事部经理申请这份工作，一是为了锻炼自己，二是为了积累工作经验，为将来步入社会做准备。随信附上你的电话（66885592）以及电子邮箱(liming@)注意：1.字迹工整，词数为120左右；2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数DearManager,I’mLiMing,an18-year-oldstudentinSenior3.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourstrulyLiMing

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、B5、D6、B7、B8、B9、C10、A11、A12、C13、B14、A15、D16、C17、D18、C19、C20、A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、C3、C4、D22、1、C2、B3、B4、A23、1、C2、D3、B4、D24、1、2．A3、【小题2】B【小题3】【小题3】D25、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(损耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeon(orevenjustopening