陕西省西安市长安区第二中学2024届高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

陕西省西安市长安区第二中学2024届高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom2．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise3．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright4．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight5．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently6．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase7．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful8．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't9．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor10．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway11．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto12．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound13．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so14．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie15．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even16．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested17．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat18．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why19．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available20．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when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）Someonesentmeanemailurgingmetoacquirealotmoreresources,suggestingcoulddosomuchmoregoodifIhadan8or9figurenetincomeof6likeI’vebeendoingforyears.Heclaimedtohaveacquiredagreatdealofwealthhimselfandfoundithighlybeneficialtofuelinghispathwithaheart.AsIconsiderhissuggestion,Ifindmyselfnothavingmuchclarity(清晰的思维)astowhatI'ddowithImillionor10millionmoremoneyflowingthroughmylife.Iputsomuchattentiononcreativity,fulfillment,exploration,relationships,etc.thatIfinditdifficulttointelligentlyimaginehowmorefinancialresourcescouldprovideextrafuelforthat,exceptinsmallwaysorinwaysthataren’tparticularlymeaningfultome.LatelyI'vebeenconsideringwhatitwouldbeliketodeliberatelyreducemyincomeforawhileandseeifIcouldliveonmuchless，justfortheexperience.WhatifIcappedmynetpersonalincomeat$10,000peryear,forinstance?Thatisn’tsuchabigdealtome,though,sinceIalreadywentthroughaperiodoflowincomelikethatduringthe1990s,andIlearnedthatIcouldstilldowhatIloveregardlessofincome.I'veneverworkedinabusinessenvironment-theonlyjobI'veeverhadwasworkingfor$6/hourinavideogamestorewhileIwasincollege.SoI’veneverseenhowlargeroperationsallocateresources.That'sprobablywhyIhaven’tpushedmyselftoacquiremore.AsImentionedinmybook.MoneyandYourPathWithaHeart，mymainfinancialgoalinlifewastomakemoneyirrelevantinmylife.I’mnotinterestedinbuildinganempire.WhatinterestsmeisexploringpersonalgrowthandsharingwhatIlearnalongtheway.InsomewaysIfeelthatacquiringandacquiringandallocatingmoreresourcescouldbecomeabigdistraction.I’malreadydoingwhatIwanttobedoing,sowhyrickdistractingmyselftoacquiremoreresources,especiallywhenIlacktheideaabouthowIshouldtreatsuchresources?Ilikehavingfreedomandflexibility，andIdon'treallyseehowmoreresourceswouldmeaningfullyimprovethat.1、Whydidthemanemailtheauthor?A．Toasktheauthortofuelhispath.B．Tolendsomemoneytotheauthor.C．Tosharehisopinionaboutwealth.D．Tourgetheauthortoearnmoremoney.2、Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheauthor'spersonality?A．Optimisticanddevoted.B．Independentandcooperative.C．Unfortunatebutpositive.D．Wealthybuthardhearted.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capped”inParagraph3probablymean?A．LimitedB．SpentC．IncreasedD．Distributed4、ThefollowingaretrueEXCEPTA________.A．theauthormightbeaprofessionalwriterB．theauthorisgoodatdesigningvideogamesC．theauthorisinterestedinexploringhispersonalgrowthD．theauthormightbeapersonwholikessharinghisknowledge22．（8分）AteamofUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonresearchershasshownthatchronic(长期的)stressofbeingpoor,lackingcareandphysicalabuseinearlylifemayshrinkthepartsofachild'sdevelopingbrainresponsibleformemory,learningandprocessingemotion.Whileearlylifestressalreadyhasbeenlinkedtoanxiety,heartdisease，cancerandalackofeducationalandemploymentsuccess,researchershavelongbeenseekingtounderstandwhatpartofthebrainisaffectedbystresssoastohelpguideinterventions(干预).SethPollak,co-leaderofthestudyandaUWprofessorofpsychology,saystheresearchfocusedontwobrainareas—thehippocampus(HC:海马体)andamygdale(AG:杏仁体).Forthestudy,Pollack’steamhad128childrenaroundage12anddividedthemintofourgroupsafterinterviewswiththechildrenandtheircaregivers，documentingbehavioralproblemsandtheiraccumulatedlifestress.Onegrouphadexperiencedphysicalabuse,anothergroupwasignoredbeforebeingadoptedfromaforeigncountry,andathirdgroupcamefromlow-incomefamilies.Thefourthgroupofchildrencamefrommiddle-classfamiliesandhadnotexperiencedanyofthethreetypesofchronicearlystress.ResearchersdidMRIscans(核磁共振扫描)ofthechildren'sbrains,focusingontheHCandAG.Thentheypainstakinglytrackedthoseareasofthebrainbyhandonpaper.Thehandmeasurementsshowedthatchildrenwhohadexperiencedpoverty,neglectorphysicalabusehadasmallerACandHCthanthechildrenfrommiddle-classfamilies."Ithinkweaddedsomethingsolidtotheliterature,"hesaid."Ourresearchmayinformsocialpolicyandprofessionalinterventionstohelpthechildrenwhoaresuffering."1、Theresearchshowsthat.A．long-termpovertyruinsone'smemoryB．earlystresshurtsthedevelopmentofbrainC．earlylifeplaysavitalroleinone'slifeD．physicalabuseaffectsachild'slearningcompetence2、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．HCandAGareinvolvedinmemory,learningandprocessingemotion.B．Thefinalgoaloftheresearchistofindoutwhatisaffectedbystress.C．Pollack'steamhasalreadyknownhowthebrainisaffected.D．Childreninthefourgroupsallsufferalotintheirlife.3、Howcantheresearchhelpthechildrenrelated?A．Bydevelopingnewmedicine.m"B．Bycreatingabetterlivingenvironment.C．Bygivingprocessionalmedicalcareforthechildren.D．Byofferingadviceonpolicymakingandprofessionalassistance.23．（8分）Forcingwaitersandwaitressestosurviveontipsfromcustomersratherthannormalwagesisapointless,crude,anduniqueAmericancustomthat,inthepastseveralyears,ahandfulofprogressiverestaurantownershaveattemptedtodoawaywith.DannyMeyer,CEOofUnionSquareHospitalityGroup,isabouttojointheirranksandhasannouncedthatheplanstograduallystoptippingatthecompany’s13restaurants.What,exactly,iswrongwithtipping?AsBrianPalmerhasexplained,moreorlessit’severything.Tostart,leavingawaiter’spayinthehandsofcustomershasafeelingofclassism(阶级歧视)．Andintheory,handingrestaurantcustomersthepowertotipisatleastsupposedtomotivatebetterservice.Thisfailsinpracticebecausehumansturnouttobeprettyarbitrary(随意的)abouttheirtippingbehavior.Researchhasshownthattheamountdinerstiphasverylittletodowiththeirlevelofsatisfaction.Allofthisdoesn’tencouragewaitersandwaitressestodoanythingbutturnoverasmanytablesaspossible.Tippingisalsoveryunfairtokitchenstaff.Thelawallowsrestaurantstodividetipsbetweenfront-of-the-houseworkerslikewaiters,hosts,hostesses,andbartenders(调酒师),butnotcooks.Thiscreatesasysteminwhichthepeopleservingthefoodinarestaurantcanearnmorethanthepeoplepreparingit．OneofthemostfascinatingpartsofMeyer’smoveisthat,unlikesomerestaurantownerswhohavetakenananti-tippingstand,hewon’tsimplyaddastandardextrachargetodiners’bills.Rather,UnionSquareHospitalityGroupmeanstoraisemenupricesenoughtofullycoverthecostofameal.IfMeyermanagestomoveawayfromtippingatallwithouthurtinghisprofits,itwouldalmostcertainlysetthestageforotherstofollowsuit.1、What’sDannyMeyer’sattitudetowardsstoppingtipping?A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Tippingmaydisturbtherestaurants’management.B．Tippingwillguaranteedinershighqualityservice.C．Tippingcanarousethestaff’senthusiasmforwork．D．Tippingwillbringcustomersasenseofsatisfaction.3、WhatcanweknowaboutUnionSquareHospitalitygroup?A．BrianPalmerisinchargeofitnow.B．Itscooksearnmuchmorethanitsservers.C．Restauranttippinghasbeentotallybannedthere.D．Dinerswillbechargedmoreforthedishesthere.4、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Restaurants’gettingridoftipping.B．Difficultiesthatrestaurantsarefacedwith.C．Thepopularityofno-tippingrestaurants.D．Tipsonrunningrestaurantssuccessfully.24．（8分）It'saclassroom;butinsteadofbeingtoldtositquietlyandlisten,youareencouragedtostandup,jumparound,imagineandactoutit'saclassfulloflaughterandapplause(掌声),emotionandenergy.Welcometodramaclass,oneofmyfavoriteclassesathighschool.Indramaclassweusedtoplayalotof“dramagames.Wewouldimprovise(即兴表演),mime(模仿)andabovealluseourimaginations.Myfavoritegamewascalled"Spotto".Onepersonstoodatthefrontoftheclassandperformedascene,completelyoutoftheirimagination.Whenoneaudiencememberyelled"Spotto!",theperformerhadtofreeze.ThenthepersonwhohadyelledSpottohadtogetupandimproviseanewscenario(剧情)basedonthepositionthefirstperformerfrozein.Thiswentonasmoreandmorepeoplewereaddedtothescene.Eventuallytheentireclasswouldhavejoinedthescene.Thentheperformerswouldstarttoleaveinreverse(颠倒的)order.Thefirstperformerhadtohaveagoodmemorytorememberalltheotherscenes.Itwasalotoffun,andagoodtestofeveryone'simaginationtoseewhattheywouldcomeupwith.Dramaclassatmyschoolofteninvolvedabigperformanceattheendofthesemesteraswell.Wewouldworkonaproductionthroughoutthesemesterandputonashowforourparentsandtheschoolcommunity.Itwasagreatexperiencetoperformonstageinfrontofalargeaudience.Dramaclasscanhelpshychildrentocomeoutoftheirshells.Ithelpedmebecomemoreconfidentanddevelopedmypublicspeakingskills.Dramaclassisalsoagreatplacetoexpressyourself,andawayforchildrentouseupsomeoftheirenergy.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthegame"Spotto"asdescribedinthearticle?A．"Spotto"isdesignedtohelpdramastudentsleanfromoneanother’sperformance.B．Aperformerhastothinkofastorycompletelyunrelatedtothatoftheperformerbeforehimorher.C．Eachperformerina"Spotto"gamehastoretellthestoryoftheperformerdirectlyafterhimorher.D．Everystudentgetsthechancetomakeacontributiontothe"Spotto"game.2、Theunderlinedword"freeze"inParagraph3probablymeans_______.A．stopB．quitC．changeD．wait3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheauthor______.A．Doesn'tliketositquietlyinclassB．neverperformedwellinthedramagamesC．usedtobequiteashystudentD．usedtoshineinperformances4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．Unforgettableexperiencesonstage.B．Oneoftheauthor'sfavoritehighschoolcourses.C．Howtoimproveyourdramaskills.D．Afewdramagamesforfun.25．（10分）第三部分：阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(共20小题；Imadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,“Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove.”Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.Anditdid.Onarrivingatthebeachcottage,IkissedEvelynmeetingmeatthedoorandsaid,“Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.”“Oh,Tom,younoticed”,shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,butthenIthought,“Evelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme.”Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappy,that’showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.“What’sthematter?”Iaskedher.“Tom,”shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress,“Idon’t?”“Whatdoyoumean?”“Well…thatcheckupIhadseveralweeksago…ourdoctor…didhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tom,you’vebeensogoodtome…amIdying?”Ittookamomentforitalltobeunderstood.ThenIburstoutlaughing.“No,honey,”Isaid,wrappingherinmyarms.“You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolive.”1、FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage________.A．withhisfamily B．withEvelyn C．alone D．withhischildren2、Duringthetwoweeksonthebeach,Tomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause________.A．hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandB．hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmC．shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesD．thedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyill3、Theauthorsays,“Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.”Whatdoes“onething”referto?A．Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.B．Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.C．Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellher.D．Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.4、Bysaying“I’mjuststartingtolive,”Tommeansthat________.A．heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB．heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC．helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD．heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore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）完形填空Leavingforworkonemorning,Inoticedthatmynewspaperhadn’tbeendeliveredyet．SinceIalwaystookittowork,it1methatIwouldhavetostopatthestoreandpickoneup．Iwasalreadyrunninglate,butfiguredIcouldmakeitifIhurried．Itwasputtingmeina2mood．AsIpulledintotheparkinglotofthe3togetanewspaper,Inoticedayoungmaninawheelchairwhoseemedtobe4withhiswheelchair．“I’msurehe’sallright”,Ithought,“orifhe’snot,someoneelsewillhelphim．”5bythecustomersandcarsthatwerepassinghimby,Iguessedtheywerethinkingthe6thing．Igotoutandwalkedovertoseewhatthe7was．“IsthereanythingIcando?”Iasked．Inoticedhewasn’tableto8,andwasstillstrugglingwiththewheelchair．I9atthewheelchairandnoticedthattheclamp(夹锁)holdingtheelectronickeyboardandchaircontrolshad10loosened,causingtheequipmenttoslipdown,outofhisreach．Ipulleditbackinto11．Hishandpulledovertothekeyboardandhehitasinglekey．Anelectronicvoicesaid,“Thankyou．”Ifeltawaveofgratitudecomeoverme．Iwastrulyblessedtohavethephysical12thatallowedmetoliveanormallife．Theyoungmanhelpedmegainanewwayofthinkinginlife．1、A．annoyed B．ignored C．permitted D．avoided2、A．guilty B．curios C．bad D．good3、A．office B．store C．library D．station4、A．comparing B．living C．struggling D．playing5、A．Judging B．Waiting C．Attracted D．Interrupted6、A．particular B．happy C．same D．strange7、A．accident B．trouble C．comment D．surprise8、A．share B．deliver C．move D．speak9、A．lookup B．lookdown C．comedown D．holdup10、A．gradually B．luckily C．suddenly D．obviously11、A．space B．form C．place D．shape12、A．gratitude B．attitude C．manner D．abilit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）DragonHeadRaisingDay,1．fallseachyearontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth,isoneoftheChinesetraditionalfestivals.Astheproverbgoes:“Thedragonisawaked,2．(raise)hishead”.Onthisday,dragons,aprominenttotem(图腾)inChinesecultureraise3．(they)headswiththesoundofthunder.Aroundthistime,theearth4．(burst)withlifegrassandtreesarebeginningtoshootup.InancientChina,people5．(pray)tothedragongodbesideariveroralakeforthepreciousspringrainstobreedtheircrops.6．(tradition),foodeatenonthisdaywasrenamedafterpartsofthedragon.Forinstance，wontonswerecalled“dragon’seyes.”Thespecial7．(food)usuallyeatenonthisdayinclude,dragon’sscales，popcornandpig’sheadInShanxi,peoplegettheirhair8．(cut)inasymbolicmovetoremovetheoldandembracethenew.In9．countrysideinHebeiProvince,peoplewouldfetchwaterfromawellatdawn.Itwasbelieved10．onthisdaythewellwasfullofdragoneggswhichwouldbringthecollectorgoodharvest.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：在错的词下面一横线，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。WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity.Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic.ButIfailedtogetone.Iwasrealupset.Ifeltlikefailure.Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme.However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIlove.ButIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagai