湖南省湘潭市2024年高考英语二模试卷含解析

湖南省湘潭市2024年高考英语二模试卷注意事项：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．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after2．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare3．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which4．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined5．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody6．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened7．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether8．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread9．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave10．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference11．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving12．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional13．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid14．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after15．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution16．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade17．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted18．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped19．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who20．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto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）Forthoseconcernedaboutwrinklyoldskin,itmightbeacreativesolution:anelastic(有弹性的)“secondskin”thatcanbesmoothedontomakeagedtissuelookmoreyouthful.Thewearablefilm,developedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),hasshownpromiseinaseriesofsmallexperimentswhereitwasappliedtowrinkles,under-eyebagsandareasofdryskin.Whenappliedtothefaceorbody,thethin,transparentlayerstickstotheskinandsupportsthetissue,makingitlookandbehavelikeyoungerskin,itsproducersclaim.“Whatwe’vebeenabletodoiscreateacreamthatyoucanputontheskin,andthenwhenit'sontheskinitcanactuallyform,essentially,anelasticsecondskin,”saidBobLanger,wholedtheresearch.Testsinthelabfoundthatthepolymerfilm(高分子膜),whichisonly70thousandthsofamillimeterthick,reducedtheappearanceofwrinklesandunder-eyebags,andhelpedkeepmoisture(水分)inareasofdryskin.Thelayerisdesignedtobeappliedinthemorning,thenpeeledoffatnight,Inpreviousstudies,thesecondskinwithstoodnormaldailywear,andthestressesandstrainsofexerciseandswimming,withoutfallingofforcausingirritation.Italsosurvivedexposuretorain.“It'ssomethingyoucanwearforawholedayorlonger,dependingonthephysicalforcesthatgetappliedtotheareawhereitisworn,"saidDanielAnderson,whohelpeddeveloptheproductatMIT.“Youcan'ttellyou'rewearingit.”Whilenormalcosmeticscanmaskimperfectionsontheskin,thenewcoatingchangesthewayskinbehavesbygivingittheelasticityofyoungskin.Itwasdevelopedwithhelpfromtwocompanies.1、Accordingtothetext,the“secondskin”________.A．wasdevelopedbytwocompaniesB．hasnotbeentestedbyscientistsC．isdevelopedtoremoveunder-eyebagsD．isatransparentcoveringfortheskin2、Comparedwithnormalcosmetics,thenewproduct________.A．canmaketheskinappearyoungerB．canfullymaskimperfectionsontheskinC．doesn'tcauseanyproblemsintheskinD．mustbeusedinamorecomplicatedway3、WhatcanwelearnfromtheDaniel’swords?A．Youcanrecognizeifpeoplewearthe“secondskin.”B．The“secondskin”shouldbepeeledoffatnight.C．Howlongpeoplecanwearthelayervaries.D．Theproductcanprovideskinwithalotofwater.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．MIThasmadeabreakthroughincosmetics.B．The“secondskin”helpsrenewone’syouth.C．Maskswillsoonbecomeathingofthepast.D．Howthe“secondskin”isusedtoimproveskin.22．（8分）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.23．（8分）Itseemsthatweareonestepclosertofindingalienlifeandmaybeafuturehomeforhumanity.ScientistsfromNASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration)havefoundanewsolarsystemfilledwithplanetsthatlooklikeEarthandcouldevensupportlife.Thegroupofsevenplanets,whichorbitsastarcalledTrappist-1,is40lightyearsawayfromEarthintheconstellationofAquarius(水瓶座).Andthreeofthemareintheso-called“habitable(宜居的)zone”----theareaaroundastarwhereliquidwaterismostlikelytobefound.Thisisimportantbecausewaterisanecessaryingredientforlife.Alloftheplanetswerefoundusingamethodcalled“transitphotometry.”Thisworksbywatchingoutforwhenaplanetpassesinfrontofitshoststart.Thisblocksoutasmallamountoflight,allowingustoseetheplanetandlearnaboutitssize.“Thisisanamazingplanetarysystem---notonlybecausewehavefoundsomanyplanets,butbecausetheyareallsurprisinglysimilarinsizetotheEarth,”astronomerMichaelGillonfromtheUniversityofLiegeinBelgiumtoldTheIndependent.Trappist-1isa“dwarfstar(矮星)”whichiscolderandshinesdimmerthanoursun.Ifapersonwereononeofthesevenplanets,everythingwouldlookalotdarkerthanusual.Theamountoflightheadingtowardoureyeswouldbeabout200timeslessthanwegetfromthesun,accordingtoTheIndependent.Becauseofthat,Trappist-1,togetherwithmanyotherdwarfstars,wasneveronthelistofplaceswherescientistslookforalienlife.butMichaelGillon,leadresearcherbehindthediscovery,decidedtogivedwarfstarsachance.HebuiltatelescopeinChiletoobserve60oftheclosestdwarfstars,anditturnedoutthatTrappist-1wasworthyoftheeffort.Theresearchershopethattheycanspendmoretimewatchingthenewlyfoundplanetstolearnmoreaboutthem.Eventhoughmoreresearchisneededbeforedeterminingwhethertheseplanetscouldreallysupportlife,thediscoveryisstillencouraging.ItshowsjusthowmanyEarth-sizeplanetscouldbeoutthere.“ThediscoverygivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotjustamatterofif,butwhen,”NASAscientistThomasZurbuchentoldtheTelegraph.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewlyfoundplanets?A．Itwilltakehumanbeingsabout40yearstotraveltothemB．SomeofthemmighthavetheproperconditionstosupportlifeC．TheyarespreadoutinthehabitablezonearoundTrappist-1D．Undergroundicehasbeenfoundinsomethem2、“Transitphotometry”isaspecialmethodmainlyusedto________.A．tellapartdifferentstarsB．testthebrightnessofstarsC．searchforandmeasureplanetsD．workoutthedistancebetweenstars3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_______.A．scientistswillsoonfindanEarth-likeplanetthatcansupporthumanlifeB．researchersknowalittleabouttheenvironmentonthenewlyfoundplanetsC．dwarfstarshavelongbeenapopularchoiceinthehuntforEarth-likeplanetsD．thesizeofaplanetisthetopconcernwhenscientistssearchfora“secondEarth”4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Lifeinspacesoon?B．Anyaliensinspace?C．Trappist-1,adarkdwarfstarD．Newrecord,sevennewsolarsystems24．（8分）WelcometotheElectronicVillagetoexplorenewwaysoflanguageteachingandlearning.ElectronicVillageProgram(Thursday,June18,2015)Nearpod9:00amto10:00amRoom501Nearpodisasoftwareprogramthatcreatesarichcontext(语境)forstudentstolearnvocabulary.Thepresenterwillshowhowtouseit.TEO2:00pmto3:00pmRoom502Ourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsbuthavethesamedesiretolearnonline.ThepresenterwilluseexamplesfromhisfirstonlineclasstoexplainhowanyteachercanbeginteachingonlinewithTEO.Kahoot10:30amto11:30amRoom601Kahootsoftwarecanbeusedtocreategrammartestswhichcanbegradedonanetwork.Itcanprovidestudentswithinstantfeedback(反馈),includingreportsabouttheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Prezi3:30pmto4:20pmRoom602UsesofPreziinlisteningandspeakingcoursesdrawstudents’attentiontospeakingmorefluently.ThepresenterwillshowhowstudentscanusePrezitoconfidentlypresentonavarietyoftopics,includingintroducingfamily,friends,andhobbies.269、Nearpodisactuallya.A．superfootballplayer B．nameofarecentfilmC．softwareprogram D．robot1、Ateacherwhowantstolearnonlineteachingcangoto.A．Room501 B．Room502C．Room601 D．Room6022、Whichofthefollowingcanassessyourgrammarlearning?A．Nearpod. B．Kahoot. C．TEO. D．Prezi.3、Ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingskills,youaresupposedtoarriveby.A．9:00am B．10:30amC．2:00pm D．3:30p25．（10分）WantawonderfultravelinLondon?Don’tmissthefollowing!CartoonMuseumThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe18thcenturytothepresentday.Youcanfindadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincludingcaricatures(讽刺漫画)andrareexamplesofcartoonart:it’sanidealplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasaseriouscollectionforanimationenthusiasts.Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenandadultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondonMuseum.Telephone:02075808155ChislehurstCavesChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.AtourofthesecavesisanexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveimpactedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.Telephone:02084673264TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumTheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedicalprofessionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret(阁楼)isBritain’sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawoodenoperatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.Telephone:02071882679CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseumRecentlyvotedoneofLondon’sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyouwouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:luxurious(奢华的)andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseandindependentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsforindustryandpress.Telephone:033332101041、WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?A．Itisdesignedonlyforkids.B．ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.C．Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.D．Onemustbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.2、Whichwillyoucallupifyou’dliketoknowsurgeryofthepast?A．02075808155. B．02071882679.C．03333210104. D．02084673264.3、Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?A．ChislehurstCaves.B．CartoonMuseum.C．CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.D．TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.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）ItwasonasummerburningafternooninDenver．Theskywasblueandthewindwasblowingslightly．Amanfromabig1withanewwagon（马车）andabeautifulpairofhorseswas2alongacountryroad．Hedidnot3muchattentionto4hewasgoing．Prettysoonherealizedthathewas5buthecontinuedtodrive,6tofindhiswayortomeetsomeonewhocouldtellhimhowto7tothetown．Itwasalong8road．Forseveralhourshekeptondriving．9twasalmostdark,hesawinacornfieldatallfarmerplowing（犁）theland．Hestoppedhis10teamofhorsesnearthefenceandcalledout,"Hello,farmer""Hello,yourself"thefarmerreplied,11plowing．"Wheredoesthis12go?""Ihaven'teverseenitgoanywhere．Italways13rightwhereitis",saidthefarmer,withoutstoppinghiswork．"Howfarisit14thenexttown?"saidthestranger,speakingalittlelouder．"Don'tknow,never15it"repliedthefarmer．Bythistimethecitymanwasgetting16,"Whatdoyouknow?You'rethebiggest17Ieversaw"Thefarmer18theplowandturnedandlookedforalongtimeatthecityman．Thenhesaidscornfully（轻蔑地）,"MaybeIdon'tknowmuch．19Iamafool．But20I'mnotlost!"1、A．enterprise B．city C．farm D．company2、A．driving B．exploring C．escaping D．resting3、A．fix B．give C．recommend D．provide4、A．which B．that C．where D．what5、A．gone B．missing C．lost D．discouraged6、A．managing B．expecting C．refusing D．forgetting7、A．takeback B．bringback C．lookback D．getback8、A．lonely B．busy C．crowded D．proper9、A．If B．After C．When D．Though10、A．tired B．exited C．bored D．disappointed11、A．already B．still C．thus D．merely12、A．horse B．town C．field D．road13、A．trains B．lives C．stays D．stands14、A．in B．to C．inside D．from15、A．built B．imagined C．overlooked D．measured16、A．annoyed B．ridiculous C．concerned D．content17、A．farmer B．businessman C．fool D．driver18、A．undertook B．continued C．began D．stopped19、A．Perhaps B．Luckily C．Exactly D．Indeed20、A．inturn B．atleast C．soonerorlater D．atmost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）Therearemanybenefitsofsinginginachoir.Theyrange1．thesocial:havingtheopportunity2．(make)newfriends,tothephysicalbenefitsoflearningtobreathe3．(proper).Researchhasalsoshownthatyoungpeople4．singinchoirsdobetterintheirstudiesandhave5．tendencytobehealthier.Butthefirstquestionyoushouldask6．(you)ifyouareconsideringjoiningachoiris“canyousingintune?”Itmightseemobvious,but7．youcan,thereislittlepointinseekingoutachoirbecauseyou’llonlygetrejected.Everychoiryouapplytojoinisgoingtoaudition(面试)you.Don’tworryifyoucan’treadmusic;thatcanbetaughtlater.Ifyou8．(accept),you’llfindchoirpracticetobehardwork,butgreatfun,becausethey’resocialeventsasmuchasmusictraining.Youwilllearntoreadmusicandhowtosingwithconfidence.Yourvoiceandtechniquewilldevelop,probablyquitequicklywithproper9．(instruct),andyoumayjustendup10．(wonder)whyyoudidn’tdothisyearsago.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（\）花掉。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1处起）不计分。Afewyearsbefore,JackandIhadaquarreloverscoreinafootballmatch、Fromthenon,wedidn’tspeaktoeachotheranylonger、 Oneday,whenIwasstandingbyatreeread,aballflewtomeandIkickeditbackwithlookingattheplayer,butwhileIputupmyhead,IfounditwasJack、Seenhim,Iwasfeelingveryembarrassed、However,hewassmiledtome,soIsmiledeither、Thenwebegantomakeup、Thiswaythewallsbetweenusweretorndownwithasmilebutwebecomegoodfriendsagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你们班来自美国的交换生Peter最近在学校举办的最美中国散文大赛中没有获奖而情绪低落，请你根据所给提示用英语给他写一封电子邮件，要点包括：1．表示同情；2．给予安慰；表达祝愿。注意：1.词数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。）2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。散文：proseDearPeter,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________