湖南省醴陵市第二中学2023-2024学年高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省醴陵市第二中学2023-2024学年高三二诊模拟考试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．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit2．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout3．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon4．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough5．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing6．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff7．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon8．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take9．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved10．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen11．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic12．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental13．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved14．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will15．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while16．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow17．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow18．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?19．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which20．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as 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）Mostofusdon’treachforthatgnarled(多瘤的)carrotwhenselectingourproduceatthelocalsupermarket.That’sexactlywhyAmericanswasteupto40%ofediblefoodeveryyear.Thisunbelievablenumberhassparkedthe“uglyfood”movement,inspiringmanycompaniestoselluglyfruitandvegetablestoconsumers,ratherthanthrowingtheminthetrash.OneSanFranciscoorganizationistakingauniqueapproach.TheSalvageSupperclubhostsfancydinnersinsidedumpsters(垃圾箱)wheretheyservedishesentirelypreparedwithfoodthatwouldhaveotherwisegonetowaste.JoshTreuhaft,founderoftheseuglyfooddinners,originallycameupwiththeideatobringabouttheawarenessofAmerica’sfoodwasteproblem.“Thereisundevelopedpotentialintheirfoodthatforsomereason,nottotheirownfault,isgoingtowaste,”hetoldSeeker’sLauraLing.Treuhaftisn’taloneinhisefforttoreduceAmerica’sfoodwaste.ArequestlastyearcalledforWholeFoodstobecomepartoftheuglyfoodmovement.Theysoldmisshapen(畸形的)fruitsandvegetablesinNorthernCaliforniastores.Sellingimperfectproduceisstillrelativelyrarerightnow,whichcanbepartiallyattributedtoasupplyissueratherthanalackofwillingparticipants.Raley’s,aSacramento-basedgrocerychain,startedanuglyfoodpilotprogramcalled“RealGood”,butdiscontinueditafter90dayssayingtheyhad“somechallengessourcingtheproduct”Agrowermighthavelargeamountsofuglyproduceoneyearduetoterribleweather,butmuchlessthenextyeariftheweatherisbetter.Harvestsconstantlyvaryandretailersaremorelikelytobuyuglyproduceinlargenumberratherthanjustafewpoundsatatime.ThisiswhyorganizationsliketheSalvageSupperclubareplayinganimportantroleinthepreventionoffoodwaste.TheSalvageSupperclubtakesitastepfurtherbynotonlybuyingtheuglyproduct,butturningitintoagooddiningexperienceaswell.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“ediblefood”inParagraph1referto?A．Healthyfood.B．Expensivefood.C．Foodsuitabletoeat.D．Foodgrownlocally.2、WhydoestheSalvageSupperclubhavedinnersinsidethedumpsters?A．Tosharetheirfancyideas.B．Towarnpeoplenottowaste.C．Toshowwasteshouldbereused.D．Toadvisepeoplenottothrowdumpsters.3、WhatmakesRaley’sstopits“RealGood”after90daysofitsoperation?A．Lackofsourcesofproduct.B．Retailers’pursuinglargerprofit.C．Badharvestsduetobadweather.D．People’sunwillingnesstobuyimperfectproduce.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JoiningintheUglyFoodMovement.B．AnUnusualDiningExperience.C．MakingFullUseofUglyFood.D．TheFoodWasteProbleminAmerica.22．（8分）AgainstthesuppositionthatforestfiresinAlaska,CanadaandSiberiawarmtheclimate,scientistshavediscoveredthatcoolingmayoccurinareaswhereburnttreesallowmoresnowtomirrormoresunlightintospace.Thisfindingsuggeststhattakingstepstopreventnorthernforesttolimitthereleaseofgreenhousegasesmaywarmtheclimateinnorthernregions.Usuallylargefiresdestroyedforestsintheseareasoverthepastdecade.Scientistspredictthatwithclimatewarming,firesmayoccurmorefrequentlyovernextseveralcenturiesasaresultofalongerfireseason.Sunlighttakeninbytheearthtendstocausewarming,whileheatmirroredbackintospacetendstocausecooling.Thisisthefirststudytoanalyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimate.Earlierstudiesbyotherscientistshavesuggestedthatfireinnorthernregionsspeedupclimatewarmingbecausegreenhousegasesfromburningtreesandplantsarereleasedintotheatmosphereandthustrapheat.Scientistsfoundthatrightafterthefire,largeamountsofgreenhousegasesenteredtheatmosphereandcausedwarming.Ozone（臭氧）levelsincreased,andashfromthefirefellonfar-offseaice,darkeningthesurfaceandcausingmoreradiationfromthesuntobetakenin.Thefollowingspring,however,thelandwithintheareaofthefirewasbrighterthanbeforethefire,becausefewertreescoveredtheground.Snowonthegroundmirroredmoresunlightbackintospace,leadingtocooling.“Weneedtofindoutallpossiblewaystoreducethegrowthofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphere.”Scientiststrackedthechangeinamountofradiationenteringandleavingtheclimatesystemasaresultofthefire,andfoundameasurementcloselyrelatedtotheglobalairtemperature.Typically,fireinnorthernregionsoccursinthesameareaevery80to150years.Scientists,however,foundthatwhenfireoccursmorefrequently,moreradiationislostfromtheearthandcoolingresults.Specifically,theydeterminedwhenfirereturns20yearsearlierthanpredicated,0.5wattspersquaremeterofareaburnedaresoakedupbytheearthfromgreenhousegases,but0.9wattspersquaremeterwillbesentbackintospace.Theneteffectiscooling.Wattsareusedtomeasuretherateatwhichenergyisgainedorlostfromtheearth.1、Accordingtothenewfindings,takingstepstopreventnorthernforestfiresmay_______.A．resultinawarmingclimateB．causetheforestfirestooccurmorefrequentlyC．leadtoalongerfireseasonD．protecttheforestsandtheenvironmentthere2、ThefollowingarealltheimmediateeffectsafteraforestfireEXCEPT_________.A．largeamountsofgreenhousegasesentertheatmosphereB．thelevelsofozonewhichisatypeofoxygenincreaseC．snowonthegroundmirrorsmoresunlightbackintospaceD．ashesfromthefirefallontheicesurfaceandtakeinmoreradiationfromthesun3、Earlierstudiesaboutnorthernforestfires_________.A．analyzeallaspectsofhownorthernfiresinfluenceclimateB．indicatethatforestfireswillpollutetheatmosphereC．suggestthatpeopleshouldtakemeasurestoprotecttheenvironmentD．suggestthatthefireswillspeedupclimatewarming4、Theunderlinedphrase“soakup”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A．released B．absorbedC．created D．distributed5、FromthepassagewecandrawaconclusionthatforestfiresinAlaska,CanadaandSiberiamay__________.A．warmtheclimateasthesuppositiongoesB．allowmoresnowtoreflectmoresunlightintospaceandthuscooltheclimateC．destroylargeareasofforestsandpollutethefar-offseaiceD．helptogainmoreenergyratherthanreleasemoreenergy23．（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）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatherbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadazesittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.ItfeelslikeIhaven'tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptorsmakesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased.Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationwebsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,youmayforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandwritedownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisdreams?A．Theyhaveinfluencedhissleep.B．Theyreproducehisreallifescene.C．Theyarejusthisrandomthoughts.D．Theyareunbelievableandridiculous.2、Inwhichsituationdodreamsof“beingchased”probablyoccur?A．Youarefeelingfree.B．Youjustquitajobyouhate.C．Youlackthesenseofsecurity.D．Yourfriendskeepyouatadistance.3、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideourbed?A．Toreflectonourdreams.B．Toavoidforgettingourdreams.C．Tohelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.D．Tohelpusgetoutofthetensedreams.4、Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Afictionbook.C．Anadwebsite.D．Asciencenewspaper.25．（10分）Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage（传统）throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.1、What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthearticle?A．Tohelpmotivatehomesickness. B．Toshownationalidentity.C．Toreflectacountry’shistory. D．Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.2、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph2rferto?A．Thespecifictraditionalfood. B．Thenationalculture.C．Atraditionalexpressionoffood. D．Theold-fashionedtaste.3、Whydosomeimmigrantshavetochangetheoriginaldishesintheirrestaurant?A．Toattachculturalimportancetotheirdishes.B．Toannouncethebeginningoftheirlifeonforeignsoil.C．Tomakethedishespopularamongcustomers.D．Topresenttheirownfoodcultureinanewway.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdifferentfoodcultures?A．Negative. B．Balanced.C．Unfair. D．Unchangeable.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）OnacoldNovemberafternoon，mymotherand1werewalkinghomefroma1．Weweredressed2．1wasfeelingalittle3as1wascarryingourshopping，anddecidedtothrowawaysomething．SoIstartedtowalktowardsa4whenInoticedapoormanwalkingoutoftherestaurantinfrontofus．He5overtoanothernearbydustbinandstartedlookingthroughit．Isuddenlyfeltveryguiltybecause1wasabouttothrowawayanewdrinkjustbecauseitwas6．1walkeduptohimandhandedthe7andsomesnacksovertohim．Themanlookedup8andtookwhatIgavehim．Ahugesmile9acrosshisfaceandthis10metofeelindescribablesatisfaction．IfeltIcouldn’tbehappier11myself．Butthenhesaid：“Wow，thisismyson’sluckyday!”Withthat，hethankedmehappilyandstartedoffonhisbike，I12heardhimwhistlingasongasherodeaway．Igotawarm13inside．Inowunderstand14ismeantbythesaying“givingisgetting”．Althoughitonly15，IgainedandlearnedmoreinthosetwominutesthanIdidintherestofthemonth．Everyoneintheworldneeds16，everyonecan17helpandeveryonewillbehelpedby18kindness．Theimageofthatman’shappinesscausedbymysmallgiftappearsinmymindevery19Ihavethechancetodosomethingnice．Thisisthe20ofcharity．1、A．storeB．schoolC．hospitalD．factory2、A．poorlyB．coldlyC．warmlyD．expensively3、A．gladB．interestedC．boredD．tired4、A．streetB．dustbinC．toiletD．corner5、A．walkedB．lookedC．thoughtD．took6、A．cheapB．heavyC．tastelessD．full7、A．moneyB．toysC．drinkD．clothes8、A．insilenceB．insurpriseC．ininterestD．inahurry9、A．spreadB．cameC．wentD．ran10、A．forcedB．helpedC．madeD．caused11、A．withB．toC．atD．for12、A．stillB．neverC．evenD．ever13、A．opinionB．mindC．ideaD．feeling14、A．whichB．whatC．thatD．it15、A．costB．tookC．spentD．asked16、A．1oveB．moneyC．helpD．drink17、A．giveB．sendC．offerD．have18、A．showingB．expressingC．1endingD．saying19、A．momentB．dayC．minuteD．time20、A．aimB．meaningC．strengthD．power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）ThelionisaspecialanimaltoChinesepeople.Apairofstonelions,amaleandafemale,are1．(common)seeninfrontofthegatesoftraditionalbuildings.Thelion2．(regard)asthekingintheanimalworldsoitrepresentspower.Thestonelionsarealsousedtoindicatetheranksof3．(official).ItisinterestingtonotethatChinahadnolionsoriginally.Theearlieststonelionsweresculpted4．thebeginningofEasternHanDynasty(25~220AD)with5．introductionofBuddhismintoancientChina.IntheBuddhistfaith,thelion,6．canprotecttheTruthandkeepoffevils,isconsideredaholyanimalofnoblenessanddignity.InChinesefolktales,thelionhasbecomeasymbolof7．(brave),powerandgoodluck.Itwasalsopopular8．(decorate)bridgeswithsculptedstonelionsforthesamereason.The9．(well)knownofthisistheLugouqiao(alsoasMarcoPoloBridge),10．(build)from1189to1192.Afamousproverbsays,“ThelionsontheLugouqiaoareuncountable.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（^），并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。DearSally,Doyourememberme?WewereusedtogotoAllendalesSchooltogether.YouwerethefirstpersonIgettoknowthere.Wesatnexteachotherinclass,butlatertheteachermademesitapartbecausewewer