昆明市第二中学2023-2024学年高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

昆明市第二中学2023-2024学年高三考前热身英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While2．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown3．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that4．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide5．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should6．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse7．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/8．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen9．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a10．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at11．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom12．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something13．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen14．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once15．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless16．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout17．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what18．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto19．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending20．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where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）Measles(麻疹)isonlyfoundinhumanbeings.Thereisahighlyeffectiveandsafevaccine(疫苗)forthedisease.So,intheory,measlescouldbedestroyed.Yetthenumberofmeaslescasesisontherise.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)reportsthat,inthefirstthreemonthsof2019,thenumberofcasesisthreetimeshigherthanitwaslastyear.Africaalonehashada700percentincreasecomparedtolastyear.TheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreported67,000measlescasesand901measles-relateddeathsin2018.Thisyear,WHOofficialshavenotedmorethan40,000suspectedmeaslescasesinthecountry.Thatnumberincludes284measles-relateddeathsinthefirstweeksof2019.BetweenSeptember2018andFebruary2019,Madagascarreportedover67,000measlescases,including828deaths.Dr.Fauci,whodirectstheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseaseintheUSA,saidthat―onein10childrenwhogetinfectedwithmeasleswillgetanearinfectionthatcouldcausedeafness.Onein20wouldgetpneumonia.Oneinathousandwouldgetbrainswelling,andonetothreeperthousandwoulddie.Tosaythatmeaslesisaslightdiseaseiscompletelyincorrect.WalterOrensteiniswiththeEmoryUniversityVaccineCenterinAtlanta,Georgia.Hehasspenthislifeworkingtoendmeasles.Orensteinsayspossibleeffectsofthediseaseareworseinpoorcountries.―Inthosecountrieschildrenarealreadyatgreaterrisk.Theymaybemalnourished(营养不良的).Theymayhavedamagedimmunesystems.Theymaybeunderweightandmayhavenoaccesstohealthcaresomeaslesisabigkiller,hesaid.Youhavea90percentchanceofgettingmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinatedandyoucomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasit.Dr.RebeccaMartinistheDirectoroftheCenterforGlobalHealthattheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControl.SheisworkingtoremovemeaslesfromAfricacompletely.―Itisveryinfectious.Itwillfindnearlyeverybodywhoisnotprotectedagainstmeasles,Martinsaid.Healthexpertsadvisepatientstogettwotreatmentsofthemeaslesvaccine.U.S.healthofficialssayeducatingparentsaboutboththediseaseandthevaccineisanimportantstepinstoppingthespread.Equallyimportantismakingvaccinationatopgoalofhealthsystemsworldwide.1、Thewritershowsthesharpincreaseinmeaslescasesby.A．givingexamples B．listingfiguresC．analyzingcauses D．followingtimeorder2、Thefollowingarethepossibleresultsofmeaslesexcept.A．anearinfection B．pneumoniaC．brainswelling D．beingunderweight3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Youaresuretogetmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinated.B．Itissafetocomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasmeasles.C．Parentsshouldbeeducatedaboutboththediseaseandthevaccine.D．MakingvaccinationagoalofhealthsystemsisonlynecessaryinAfrica.4、Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．showtheserioussituationofmeaslesB．provemeaslescouldbedestroyedC．describetheresultoftheresearchonmeaslesD．warnusofthecausesofmeasles22．（8分）Almostoneinfivedrivershaddozedoffbehindthewheel,ashockingnewsreporthadshowed.Ofthosewhoweredozingoff,29%havedonesowiththeircarsspeedingat70milesperhour.Thereportalsofoundaquarterofmenhavefallenasleepwhiledriving,makingitalmosttwiceasmanyaswomen.TheSafetyonWheelReport,byPostOfficeInsurance,alsolookedathowoftentirednessoralackofconcentrationcausedaccidents.Threeintendrivershaveexperiencedanaccident,frompassingawalkercrossingtohittinganothervehicle,becauseofalackofconcentration.Meanwhile,almosthalf(49%)ofUKdrivershavedrivenwhentheydonotconcentrate.PaulHavenhand,headofinsuranceatPostOffice,said,“Whentirednessstrikes,driversshouldavoidtheroads.”Thereisnomeasurementfortireddriving,unlikedrivingundertheinfluenceofalcohol,yetitcouldresultinanequallydangerousaccident.Driversareadvisedtotakea15-minutebreakfromdrivingeverytwohours.However,athird(36%)aresoeagertoreachtheirdestinationthattheywillignorefeelingsoftiredness.What’smore,almostoneinfive(18%)willdriveforlongerthanfourhourswithoutabreak,while6%carryonforupto6hours.Justoveraquarter(27%)chooseaquickstoptobuyacupofcoffee,whichisaverypopularwayfordriverstogetridoftiredness,andonly17%stoptohavearestuntiltheyfeelenergeticagain.Mr.Havenhandadded,“Driversshouldplanaheadandrestbeforestartingalongjourney;besides,theycantakeregularbreakstorechargetheirbatterieswhileonroad;insomecases,iftheydofeeltootiredtoconcentrateontheroads,theycouldconsideranalternativemeansoftransport.”1、WhichsuggestionisNOTputforwardbyMr.Havenhand?A．Preparingwellforalongjourneyandtakingacompleterestbeforeit.B．Havingbreaksregularlyinordertofeelrefreshed.C．Choosinganothermethodoftransportinstead.D．Choosingaquickstoptograbsomethingtoeat.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rechargingtheirbatteries”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Putanewsupplyofelectricityintotheirbatteries.B．Getbacktheirenergybyrestingforawhile.C．Accusethemofstealingbatteries.D．Paytwicemoremoneyfortheirbatteries.3、Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatfordriversthemostpopularcurefortirednessis_____.A．drinkingcoffeeB．talkingwithothersC．ignoringfeelingsoftirednessD．singingsongs4、What’sthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage?A．Towarnpeopleofthedangeroftireddriving.B．Totellpeopletobecarefulwhenwalkingonthestreet.C．Toinformpeopleoftheimportanceofagoodrest.D．Tointroducesomedangerswhiledrivingontheroads.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notstrongandhealthyundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-checkandlotsofrelativelyfixedsetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeasethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,stable,hand-heldandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgrids(格)theletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencecomputationalprocedureisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whowillbenefitfromthenewly-developedApp?A．ALSvictims.B．peoplewitheyedisabilities.C．smartphoneaddicts.D．technologyresearchers.2、WhatarenotthebasicelementsusedintheApp?A．Artificialintelligence.B．Asmartphone’scamera.C．User’seyemovements.D．Hand-writtenletters.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdotoimprovethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystems?A．Tochecktheeyesignalstwicetomakeitfixed.B．Tocreateastableandconvenienteye-gesturecommunicationsystem.C．Topointthesmartphoneatthespeaker.D．Tolookup,down,leftorright.24．（8分）TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)ismostlyadesert.However,thishasnotstoppedthecountryfromcreatinggreatbuildingprojects.OnSeptember26,UAEofficialsannouncedanotherambitiousproject—MarsScienceCity.Expansivedesertsandmilesofcoastlineprovideplentyofoptionsforsaferocketlaunches(发射).AnditspositionontheEarthmakesitespeciallyappealingasthespinoftheEarthprovidesanextrapush,meaninglessfuelisneededtogetpayloadsintoorbit.Alltheseseemtomakeitpossible.TheMarsCityProject,designedbyBjarkeIngelsGroup,orBIG,willprovidearealisticmodeltosimulate(模仿)livingonthesurfaceofMars,theredplanet.ItispartoftheUAE’sMars2117ProjecttoleadtheglobalracetolandhumansonMarsandbethefirsttobuildasettlementthere.SheikhMohammedbinRashid,PrimeMinisterandrulerofDubai,says,“TheUAEseeksinternationalsupporttodeveloptechnologiesthatbenefithumans,andlaythefoundationofabetterfutureformoregenerationstocome.”BuiltoutsideDubai,the1.9millionsquarefeetcityisexpectedtocost$135million.Itwillconsistofseveraldome-shapedlaboratories,similartotheonesimaginedforthefirstMarssettlers.Scientistsfromaroundthewordwillbeinvitedtoconductresearchtocomeupwithmethodstocreatefood,waterandenergy,usingtechniqueswhichcanbecopiedontotheredplanet.Thelivingspaces,wheretheresearcherscanliveforuptoayear,willsimulatetheplanet’sconditionsasmuchaspossible.Theresearchcitywillalsoincludeamuseumfeaturingfamousspaceachievementstohelpeducateandinspirechildrentoundertakespaceexplorationanddiscovery.TodiscoverwhethertheconstructionmethodworksonMars,themuseum’swallswillbe3Dprintedusingthesandfromthenearbydesert.Now,iftheywouldonlyaddsomelivingquartersforthegeneralpublictoexperiencelifeonMarswithoutleavingEarth,lifewouldbeperfect.1、WhatcanweconcludeabouttheUnitedArabEmirates?A．Itisshortoffineweather.B．Itisaniceplaceforlaunching.C．Itcanprovideadequatefuelsupply.D．Ithasthegreatestarchitectsintheworld.2、Whatwillscientistsdointhelaboratories?A．EducatevisitorsontripstoMars.B．DeveloptheMarssettlers’imagination.C．Findwaystoproducefood,waterandenergyonMars.D．Createaclimate-controlledenvironmentforfutureuse.3、Whywillthemuseum’swallsbe3Dprinted?A．Toshowfamousspacetechniques.B．Tomakefulluseofthenearbydesert.C．Toinspirechildrentoloveexploration.D．TotestbuildingskillsusedbyMarssettlers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．UAEtoBuildMarsScienceCityB．UAE’sGreatExplorationofMarsC．UAEtoBuildFirstMarsSettlementD．UAE’sScientistificContributiontoHumans25．（10分）Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations（语调）ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglinted（闪烁）atmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup–theproductofhissacrifice.Andthencamethefatefulquestion:“Whatdoyoustudy?”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment.“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?”HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors(orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous)–tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerations,whichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative（故事）ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’tgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool!”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.1、Whatdisappointedthedriver?A．Theauthor’sattitudetowardshim.B．Theschoolthattheauthorisattending.C．Theauthor’smajorsinhistoryandliterature.D．Theauthor’sinterestscanreplacetheinAfricanAmericanstudies.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?A．wastingB．creatingC．valuingD．seizing3、Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyer?A．Theyareverysmartingeneral.B．Theyhavemoreopportunities.C．Theirparentsarehighachievingaswell.D．Theirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety.4、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthedriver’squestioning?A．Gettingupset.B．Feelingsatisfied.C．Defendingherself.D．Appreciatinghisconcern.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）Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandto

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own19isallyouneed.Ifyou20toaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeveryday,youwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgame.1、A．patientB．strictC．contentD．concerned2、A．strongerB．wiserC．lazierD．better3、A．outB．upC．insideD．outside4、A．accurateB．carefulC．usefulD．powerful5、A．endB．bestC．sideD．convenience6、A．WhetherB．IfC．OnceD．Either7、A．lazyB．inspiredC．busyD．satisfied8、A．funB．nothingC．sureD．success9、A．reallyB．fullyC．exactlyD．actually10、A．toB．byC．forD．within11、A．allowedB．suggestedC．instructedD．directed12、A．PositionB．situationC．occasionD．accommodation13、A．diligentB．dedicatedC．optimisticD．addicted14、A．declareB．concludeC．announceD．bet15、A．assistantB．coachC．competitorD．teacher16、A．leadB．pushC．exposeD．cause17、A．wondersB．saysC．caresD．asks18、A．differenceB．senseC．changeD．effort19、A．benefitB．resultC．habitD．progress20、A．commitB．devoteC．tendD．contribute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）It’salmostacommonbeliefthatthebestfoodyoucanfindinaplaceisnotinthefancyrestaurants,1．inthebackstreets.Thesespotsareusuallyawayfrompopulartouristattractions，whichmeansthattofindthemyou’llneedthespiritofanexplorer.That’s2．IcameacrossroujiamowhenIwasexploringBeijing.Ifound3．restaurantthatsolddishesfromXi’anwhenIexploredtheareaaround4．(I)officeoneday.Idecidedtotryitout.Myroujiamo5．(make)fresh,sothebreadwasstillwarm.ItwassoftwhenIbitintoit,andthemeatinsidewasdeliciousandtender.Infact,IenjoyeditsomuchthatIorderedmoretotakehomewithme.Thoughit’sjustasnack,it’sstillquitefillingandcan6．(easy)satisfyyourappetite.Thereare7．(kind)ofthingsyoucanputinsidethe“mo”,asthebreadiscalled.Forexample,incertainareasinXi’an,themeat8．(use)isusuallybeef,butinGansuProvince,lambismorecommon.AndthefirstroujiamothatItriedwasmade9．pork.Howeverit’smade,it’sstillatastysnack.AndforanAmericanlikemewhogrewup10．(eat)hamburgers,it’saperfectcombinationofEastandWest.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。I’mhappytoknowaboutthatyouareinterestedinSpringFestivalcouplets(对联),symboloftraditionalChineseculture、ThetraditionofputupSpringFestivalcoupletsdatesbacktotheSongDynasty、Therefore,notuntiltheMingDynastydidSpringFestivalcoupletsbecomepopularnationwide、Withblackorgoldencharacterwrittenonredpaper,theyarestickingondoorsorwalls、Theyaremadeupofpositivewordswhatconveywishesforlove,health,success,wealth,happyandsoon、AcommonthemeofSpringFestivalcoupletsispeople’sdesireforabetterlifeinthecomingyear、Inaddition,praisingyourmotherlandisanotherpopulartheme、Hopefully,youcanhaveabetterunderstandingbecauseofmycarefullyexplanation、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为增进中美学生友谊并加深对彼此文化的理解，你校将与美国高中举办中美学生交流活动，现面向全校学生招募活动志愿者。假如你是李华，对此活动很感兴趣，请根据下列要点写一封自荐信。要点：1.活动的主题；2.自我介绍；要求：1.词数：100左右；2.可合理增加细节，以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________