山西省朔州市重点中学2023-2024学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

山西省朔州市重点中学2023-2024学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why2．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince3．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before4．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened5．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere6．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting7．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no8．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently9．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised10．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another11．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput12．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken13．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou14．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless15．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto16．—Whatashame!Wemisunderstoodeachotherforsuchalongtime.—Yes,IwishI_____withyouearlier.A．communicate B．hadcommunicatedC．communicated D．wouldcommunicate17．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed18．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick19．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen20．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty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）GETUPTO81%OFFTHECOVERPRICEPlus,getdigitalaccesswithyourpaidprintsubscription!Up-to-DateNewsthatouchesyourlife.Fromstress-freemoney-savingtipsandquickreportsonthelatestinhealthcare,toinspiringarticlesonworldevents,you'lldiscoverhundredsofideasforlivingaricher,moresatisfyinglife.True-LifeStoriesthatamazeandinspire.CheeronAmerica'shometownheroes!You'llbefascinatedbytheseupliftingtruetalesofeverydaypeoplewhoputtheirlivesinharm'swaytohelpothers.Shareintheircharmingstoriesastheyrecallhowtheyovercamealloddstoaccomplishtheunexpected…andtheextraordinary.ReadItAnytime,Anywhere.Geta1-yearprintsubscriptionofReader'sDigestmagazinetodayandyou'llalsogetfreedigitalaccessinstantly.Withdigitalaccess,youcanreadthelatestissueofReader'sDigestanytime,anywherePlus,youcanquicklyaccessyourpastissuesonline,too.ContinuousRenewalService:Yoursubscriptionwillautomaticallyrenewattheratethenineffectattheendofeachtermuntilyoucancel.Youwillreceiveaclearlymarkedrenewalnoticebeforeyoursubscriptionisrenewedandyouraccountischarged.Youauthorizeustochargeyourcredit/debitcardorpaymentmethodatthediscountedrateontherenewalnoticeunlessyoucancel.Ifyourcredit/debitcardcannotbechargedforanyreason,wewillbillyoudirectly.YoumaycancelatanytimebyvisitingCustomerCareandreceivearefundonallunmailedissues.Pleaseprintorsaveacopyofthisformforyourrecords.OfferisgoodinU.S,anditsterritoriesonly.Reader'sDigestcoverpriceis$3.99perissueandiscurrentlypublished10timesannually.Frequencyissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Allow6-8weeksfordelivery.DigitalAccessisavailableimmediatelyafteryoucheckout.Pleasechecktheconfirmationpageandyouremailinboxfordownloadinstructions.1、FromthepassageaboveweknowwhatappearsinReadersDigestis______.A．inspiringandpractical B．educationalandtheoreticalC．amazingandimaginative D．touchingandcritical2、Thepassageaboveismostprobablytakenfromthe______sectionofawebsite.A．culture B．advertisementC．education D．entertainment3、IfyousubscribetoReader'sDigest,youcan______.A．accessitspastissuesonlineanytime,anywhereB．haveonlytenissueseveryyearasplannedC．renewyoursubscriptionatyouroriginalrateD．getbackyourmoneyfortheissuesnotposted22．（8分）IdecidedtoskitotheNorthPole.ItwasafterIsawanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforpeopletojoinateamtoski350milestotheNorthPole.Backin1996,therehadneverbeenawomanfromtheU.K.whohadaccomplishedthischallenge.Iwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketosurviveintemperaturescoldenoughtofreezeyourfleshinseconds,soIsentofffortheapplicationform.Theapplicationformfullofpicturesofmaleexplorersarrived.Thewords“Areyoumanenoughfortheultimate(极端的)challenge?”mademeangryandevenmoredeterminedtogetontheteam.Over500individualsappliedforaplaceintheteam,andtheselectionprocessincludedphysicalandpsychologicaltestsdesignedtopickthebestgroup.Inonetest,therewasahugeropeladderwehadtoclimb,andIfrozeatthetopbecauseIhaveafearofheights.Ithoughtmyhopeswerefadingasmostotherapplicantssailedpast,leavingmebehind.Buttwoothershelpedmeover,andlaterIfoundoutthattheorganizerswerenotlookingforamazingindividuals,butgreatteamplayers,andthismomenthadshownthemwhowouldtakecareofothersintheteam.Ihadrevealed(展示)myweakness,andinaplaceliketheArctic,youhavetobeyourself,asthereisnowheretohide.Thesepersonalitiesofaskingforhelpandshowingweaknessarenecessaryforwomentomaster.Irealizedthatbybeingmyself,Icouldsucceed.Iwasselectedfortheteam.IrealizedthatIcouldachievemorethanIeverimaginedmoreimportantly,bysharingmystorywithothers,Icouldinspirethemtotakeastepintothenewworldandrevealmoreoftheirabilities.1、Howdidtheauthorreactonseeingtheadvertisement?A．Shegotcross. B．Shewasdetermined.C．Shegotfrightened. D．Shewashesitating.2、Whatdidtheorganizersviewasthemostimportantintheselection?A．Personalquality. B．Individualability.C．Spiritofteamwork. D．Couragetochallenge.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwomen’sshowingweakness?A．Beneficial. B．Shameful.C．Merciful. D．Disturbing.4、What’stheintentionoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A．Toinspireustoprepareforourfuturegoal.B．Toadvisewomenhowtoturntoothers.C．Tomakesuggestionstoherteammembers.D．Toencouragepeopletoexploretheunknown.23．（8分）IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled(摸索)inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches;theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsattheguard.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight？”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness;perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.Ikeptsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard.“Doyouhavekids？”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI'dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.1、Whathadhappenedtothemanbefore?A．Hehadbeenbadlytreated.B．Hehadkilledsomeone.C．Hehadbeensearched.D．Hehadbeenforbiddentogetintouchwithanyone.2、Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?A．Becausehewassurehewastobekilled.B．Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.C．Becausehewantedtotalktotheguard.D．Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Themanwasaheavysmoker.B．Themansmiledtopleasetheguard.C．Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.D．Themanhadn'tthoughttheguardwouldsethimfree.4、Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman'slife?A．Thesmile. B．Thecigarette.C．Thetears. D．Thewallet.24．（8分）Languagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.Buttherehasbeenadiscussionaboutjusthoweffectivesuchappscanbe.AmongthemostpopularappsareDuolingoandBusuu.Apreviousresearchfoundpositiveresultsontheuseofthem.Butitmainlyconcentratedonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsigneduptolanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.Arecentstudyof4,095Busuuusershasbeencarriedoutaimedtofindoutifuserscanactuallylearnalanguagewithanapp.Busuuprovideslearningmaterialsfor12differentlanguages.Itoffersspecialmodelwheresomecontentisavailableforfreewhilesomecontentisnot.Wefindthatitsusersareanevenmixofmenandwomen.Morethanhalfconsiderthemselvestobeatthebeginnerlevelasthereisadecreaseinusersastheirlanguagelevelsgoup.Mostpeopleusetheappbecauseofpersonalinterest,orbecausetheywanttostudyorliveabroad.Femaleuserstendtouseitlessoftenbutforlongerperiodsoftimethanmaleusers.GettinganyfeedbackonBusuudependsonwhetheryouransweriscorrectornot.Whileitishelpful,thisisnotthesortoffeedbacklanguageteachersprefer,asitdoesnotexplainwhytheanswerisrightorwrong.Inspiteofthis,feedbackintheappisveryhighlyrated.Morethan92%ofrespondentsstatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%ratetheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.Solanguageteachersshouldencouragetheirstudentstousethemtodothegrammarwork,leavingpreciousclasstimeformorelanguagecommunication.1、Theresultsoftheformerresearchweren’talwaysdependablebecause_________.A．itwasonlycarriedoutbeforeclassB．itdidn’tconsiderusersinclassC．itjustfocusedonpositiveresultsD．itusedout-of-datemethods2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheappBusuufromthetext?A．Allthecontentsarefreetouse.B．Mostusersconsideritsatisfying.C．It’susedbymoreadvancedlearners.D．It’smorepopularwithfemalelearners.3、Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“address”?A．dealwith B．writedownC．turnto D．speakof4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Studentswon’tsufferanxietyinlearninglanguagesbyusingBusuu.B．Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.C．Languagelearningappsareverypopularwithmostlanguageteachers.D．Studentsshouldberequiredtouseappsforhomeworkafterclass.25．（10分）Herearesomefancyitemshighlyrecommendedtoyoutoenrichorimproveyourdailylife.BeautyofmushroomsArtistandphotographerJillBlisswillchangeyourviewofmushroomswithherphotos,whichyoucanfindathttp://bit.ly/mushroomphotos.Blissarrangesmushroomsandotherobjectssheseesinnaturealmostlikebunchesofflowers.OutintheStormAllthecomponentsofgreatpopmusic—excitingsongwriting,acommandingsinger,andabandthatplayswithtotalcommitment—arethereandshininglikediamondsonWaxahatchee’snewalbum,OutintheStorm.Inwhat’sturningouttobeaveryimpressiveyearforfemalebandleaders,writer/singerKatieCrutchfieldandherrockingall-femalebandareexperiencingonesuccessafteranother.CircaIfyou’retiredfromyourinternationalflight,tryingtorememberifthekidswillstillbeawakeforyourcallortoscheduleaconferencecallforwork,theappCircacanhelpyoukeeptrackoftimeindifferenttimezonesoftheworld.It’llgiveyouonelessthingtoworryabout.Theappis$3.99foriOSandfreeforAndroidusers.TheirFinestThemovieTheirFinest,setduringWorldWarⅡ,centersonthefilmdivisionoftheBritishMinistryofInformation,whereCatrinCole(GemmaArterton)isemployed,makingmoviesthatappealtowomen.FilmcriticPeterRainerwritesthat“thefilm’sbestcomiccharacterisAmbroseHilliard…performedwithplentyofplayfulfunbythatgreatscene-stealerBillNighy.”TheirFinestisavailableonDVDandBlu-ray.1、WhatdoweknowaboutKatieCrutchfield’sband?A．Itperformsfolkmusic.B．Itstargetaudienceiswomen.C．Itisanovernightsuccess.D．Itsmembersarefemale.2、WhatisthemainfunctionoftheappCirca?A．Totellworldtimeacrossdifferentplaces.B．Torecordusers’importantmeetings.C．Toremindusersofinternationalcalls.D．Torecommendoverseasflightstousers.3、WhichofthefollowingisoneofthecharactersinthemovieTheirFinest?A．GemmaArterton. B．AmbroseHilliard. C．PeterRainer. D．BillNighy.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）Johnhadtogotowork.Sohesetoffhalfanhour36thanusualandarrivedatthelibrarybeforeanybodyelse.The37tocomewasMr.Steele,whothought,“Thismustbeawonder.Johnis38thefirsthere.Ifhecameas39asthiseverymorning,hewouldgetalotmore40done.”Johnbegantogetonwithhisworkandbyhalfpastninehehad41allthepostcardshehadtowrite.Itwasaquartertoten,andMaryhadnotarrived42.Hewondered43shewasillorifshehadtakentheday44.ButMr.Steelecameand45himifheknewwhereMarywas.Ifshewereill,shewould46,hesaid.It’snotlikeher.She’susually47.Johnsaidthathehadno48whereMarywas.But49thedooropenedandtherewasMary.Shewaslookingvery50andtired.SheapologizedtoMr.Steeleandexplainedthatshehadbeen51mostofthenight.Shehadn’t52tosleepuntilfiveinthemorningandhadoverslept.Mr.Steelewasvery53andsuggestedthatshetakethedayoff.She54himandsaidshewouldstay,butshe55saidawordfortherestofthemorning.John,ontheotherhand,wasfeelinghappysoatoneo’clockhesuggestedtoMarythattheygoandhavelunchtogether,andsheagreed.1、..A．later B．faster C．slower D．earlier2、..A．next B．last C．third D．first3、..A．almost B．about C．actually D．finally4、.A．soon B．early C．late D．quick5、.A．job B．book C．work D．thing6、..A．taken B．sold C．finished D．ended7、.A.too B．yet C．still D．already8、..A．whether B．why C．when D．either9、.A．on B．over C．off D．up10、..A．told B．warned C．answered D．asked11、..A．telephone B．drive C．ride D．stay12、..A．laterforwork B．absent C．ill D．thefirsttocome13、..A．question B．idea C．thought D．mind14、.A．atthatmomentB.foramomentC．longbefore D．afterwork15、.A．happy B．pale C．red D．excited16、..A．asleep B．away C．alone D．awake17、.A．got B．wanted C．hoped D．begun18、.A．cruel B．kind C．angry D．glad19、..A．taught B．told C．laughedat D．thanked20、..A．hardly B．nearly C．mostly D．immediately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）IgotanewjobinCatholicUniversityinWashington.Inadditiontoagoodchance,I1．(offer)anewflattolivein.Onesummervacation,apart2．goingtothepark,Ihadnotbeenoutsidemyflatsoas3．(do)anexperimentaboutadisease.The4．(result)oftheexperimentwere5．(value)tomeandtheywouldcontributetothesuccessofmyresearch.Itisreallydifficulttodraw6．conclusionwithoutenoughevidence.Ifeltquitepuzzled,7．evenmademedoubtthattheexperimentwouldmakesense.8．(gradual),Iwasnotenthusiasticaboutit.Afterall,toomuchhardworkandtoolittlerestledtoillness.Onenight,Iwentouttoattendalecturebyafamousphilosopher.9．(inspire)byhim,Iwentbacktocontinuetheexperimentandeventuallygottheexpectedresult.HowhappyIwas!Thenextday,Iproudlyannouncedthatthediseasewas10．control.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。Oneday,littleTonywenttoashoppingcenterwithhisparent、Itwasverycrowded、Tonysawatoyonashopwindow、Helikeditsoverymuchthathequicklywalkedintotheshop、Afterlooksatthetoyforsometime,heturnedaroundandfoundwherehisparentsweremissing、Tonywasscaredandbeguntocry、Awomansawhimcryingandtellinghimtowaitoutsideashop、Fiveminuteslater,Tonysawparents、Momsaid,“Hownicetoseeyouagain!DadandIwereterribleworried、”Tonypromisedherthatthiswouldneverhappenagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）你校学生会主办的英语月报将举行“为建设节约型社会献一计”活动，你提出一个建议：鼓励毕业的学生把参考书及课本留给下一届学生使用．你的理由是：1．可以节省资源，减少浪费；2．书上的笔记很有用；3．国外（如：澳大利亚）已有成功的做法；4．其他．请你用英语写一篇100词左右的短文向编辑部投稿．注意：1．不要逐字逐句翻译；2．文章的开头已给出，但不计人总词数．Aswekn