湖南明德中学2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷含解析

湖南明德中学2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting2．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why3．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend4．Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing5．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once6．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard7．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting8．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem9．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself10．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof11．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology12．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif13．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof14．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother15．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account16．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect17．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven18．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very19．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed20．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe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）IntheU.S.stateofWashington,aroadcalledInterstate90cutsthroughawild,mountainousareatoreachthecityofSeattle.Forthearea'smanykindsofanimals,thebusyhighwaygreatlylimitstheirmovements.Crossing1-90—astheroadiscalled—isariskybutsometimesnecessaryact.Butsoon,animalswillhaveasaferchoiceforcrossingtheroad.Theywillbeabletogoaboveit.Tohelptheanimals,thestateisfinishingworkonitslargest-everwildlifebridge.The11-meter-tall,20-meter-widestructurebeginsintheforest.Itformstwoarchesabovethehighway,oneforeachdirectionoftraffic.Workersareaddingfencingandplantstohelpguidetheanimalsacrossthebridge.Two-meter-thickwallswillhelpblocknoisefromvehiclesbelow.The1-90BridgeispartofagrowingnumberofwildlifecrossingsacrosstheUnitedStates.Somearefences,someareoverlandbridges,andsomeareunderpasses.Theyallaimtokeepdriversandanimalsawayfromeachother.Collisionsbetweenanimalsanddriversarerarelydeadlytopeople.Buttheyareoftendeadlytowildlife.InCanada'sBanffNationalPark,studieshavefoundthatwildlifecrossingsreducethearea'sanimal-drivercollisionsby80percent.Mostofthewildlifebridgesareinwesternstates.Butexpertshavenotedmanyotherareasthathaveaneedforsuchpaths.JenWatkins,whoseorganizationhashelpedcampaignforanimalcrossings,saysftindformorecrossingsis"thenumber-onebarrier."PattyGarvey-DardaoftheU.S.ForestServicehasworkedonthe1-90crossingfromthestartoftheproject.Shesaysthe$6-millionbridgewillonedaypayforitselfbecausethehighwaywillnothavetobefullyorpartlyclosedeachtimealargeanimalisstruck.Shesaid,4tIfyoushutdownInterstate90,youshutdowninterstatecommerce.”1、Whatisthepurposeofbuildingthebridgeover“Interstate90”?A．Toreducehumandeathsincrashwithwildlife.B．Topreventwildlifefrombeingstruckbyvehicles.C．Toarousepublicawarenessofwildlifeprotection.D．Toprovideasaferchoicetocrosstheriskyroad.2、AccordingtoJenWatkins,whatisthebiggestchallengeincrossingconstruction?A．Findingwaystohelpguideanimalsacrossthebridge.B．Collectingmoneytobuildmorewildlifecrossings.C．Locatingareastoconstructappropriatecrossings.D．Encouragedriverstoobeytheregulationsoftraffic.3、WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph5imply?A．Thebridgewillprovetobewellworththehighprice.B．Expenseforbuildingsuchbridgeswillbereduced.C．Thebridgewillgreatlypromotetradeandcommerce.D．Livessavedthroughthebridgearedefinitelybeyondprice.22．（8分）Whilethereareafewwaystomakeuseofyouroldsmartphone,oneofthebetterwaysistoconvertintoadashcam（行车记录仪）thatyoucanuseonyourbicycle.Withthecamera,youcanrecordyourrides,whichisespeciallyhelpfulifyouareinvolvedinacrashwithanothervehicle.Touseyoursmartphoneasadashcamonyourbike,youwillneedtomakesureitisproperlysecuredtoyourbike.Todothiscorrectly,youmusttaketwostripsofheavy-dutyVelcro(akindofclothusedasfastening)alongwithtwopipeClamps（管夹）andaflatcornerbrace（角撑）toproperlyattachit.Youwillstartbyattachingthecomerbracetoyoursmartphone.Next,attachaVelcrostriptoyourphonedback.YouwillputthesecondstripontheendofthebracecomerandcutanyextraVelcrooffandawayfromthebrace.Byusingheavy-dutyVelcro,youshouldn’thavetoworryaboutthecamerabracemustbeattachedtothebicycledirectly.Taketwopipeclampssoyoucanattachthepartofthecornerbracesothephonecanbeheldupandused.Thepipeclampsmustbepositionednearthecenterofthehandlebar,whichwillenableyoutogetabetterpicturewhenvideotaping.Torunadashcampapponyouroldphone,youwilljustneedtodownloadadashcamappontotheoldphone.Youwillthenjuststarttheappatanytimeyouheadoutontheroad.Thereisalwaysthechanceofflaws,butyouwillbegivingyourselfawaytoprotectyourselfinafriendly,eco-fiendlymannerthatismuchlessexpensivethanpurchasingadashcam.1、Whatisthepurposeofbuildingadashcamonyourbike?A．Tomakefulluseofanoldsmartphone.B．TorecordthescenerywhiletravellingC．Toreduceanunexpectedcrashontheroad.D．Toavoidunnecessaryargumentsinanaccident.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebike.B．Thepipeclamp.C．Thesmartphone.D．Theflatcornerbrace.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutaVelcrostrip?A．Itwillfixthecamerafirmly.B．Itisbettertokeepitaslongaspossible.C．Itisimportantfortheflatcomerbrace.D．Itisbestputinthecenterofthesmartphone.4、WhatcanbeinferredabouttheDIYdashcamfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisaperfectalternativetoapurchasedone.B．Itisbeneficialtoenvironmentinsomeway.C．Itisamuchmoredemandingjobfortheuser.D．Itmakesitsownerfriendlytootherpeople.23．（8分）ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomoderncommunications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent“NewYear”partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.ThecustomeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericancolonies(殖民地)oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools’Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.FranceandItalyInFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe“fishofApril”.BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends’backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.AmericaandBritainToday,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend’sshoeandsay“Yourshoelace(鞋带)isuntied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools’Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!ScotlandInScotland,AprilFools’Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled“TailyDay”andtricksonthisdayinvolvethebottom(orthe“tail”,ininformalspeech).Oftenasignsaying‘kickme’isstuckontosomeone’sbackwithoutthemknowing.1、Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled“fishofApril”inFrance?A．Whenoneisfooled.B．Ifoneisfondoffish.C．Whenonefoolsothers.D．Ifonepreferschocolate.2、WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?A．Tohelptheaudience.B．Totricktheaudience.C．Towarntheaudience.D．Toinformtheaudience.3、WheredoesAprilFools’Daylastformorethanoneday?A．Italy. B．France.C．America. D．Scotland.24．（8分）HongKongMuseumofArtEstablishedin1962,thepurposeofHongKongMuseumofArtistopreservetheculturalheritageofChinawithalocalfocus.HongKongMuseumofArtfeaturesmorethan15000differentobjectsofancientChineseartfromHantoQingDynasty.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:10:00am-6:00pm(Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri,Sun);10:00am-8:00pm(Sat);ClosedonThursday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)2720116HongKongSpaceMuseumItisoneofthelargestplanetariumsintheworld.Openedin1980,themuseumsuniqueegg-shapeddomestructureaddedanotherfamousarchitecturalhighlighttoHongKong.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesdayOpeningHours:1:00pm-9:00pm(Mon,Wed,Thur,Fri);10:00am-9:00pm(Sat,SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonTuesday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)272036HongKongScienceMuseumItopenedin1991andcoversawiderangeofscienceandtechnologyandincontrasttotraditionalmuseums,theHongKongScienceMuseumencouragesitsvisitorstoactivelyparticipate,exploreandexperiencetheexhibitions.Especiallyforkidsthisisagreatlearningandfunopportunity.StandardticketHK$25;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$12.5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:1:00pm-9:00pm(Mon,Tues,Wed,Fri);10:00am-9:00pm(Sat,SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonThursday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)27323232HongKongMuseumofHistoryEstablishedin1975,itisnotonlyahighlightforhistorylovers,butalsoforthearchitecturalenthusiasts.On17500squaremeters,themuseumpreservesanddisplays6000yearsofHongKonghistory.StandardticketHK$10;Students,Seniors,DisabledHK$5;FreeadmissiononWednesday!OpeningHours:10:00am-6:00pm(Mon,Wed–Sat);10:00am-07:00pm(SunandPublicHolidays);ClosedonTuesday(exceptPublicHolidays)Phone:+(852)27249042（307词）1、HowmuchdoesitcostsforacoupletovisitHongKongSpaceMuseumonFriday?A．HK$10B．HK$5C．HK$15D．HK$12、HowisHongKongScienceMuseumdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasuniqueegg-shapeddomestructure.B．Visitorscantakepartintheexhibitionsactively.C．IthelpstopreservethehistoryofHongKong.D．PeoplecanlearnthehistoryofHongKong.3、WhatdotheMuseumsmentionedinthetexthaveincommon?A．Theiropeningtimearethesame.B．Theyallopenfreelyonpublicholidays.C．Theirfreeadmissiondaysarethesame.D．Theyareallintendedforhistorylovers.25．（10分）ScientiststhinktheyhavetheanswertoapuzzlethatconfusedevenCharlesDarwin:HowflowersevolvedandspreadtobecomethemostimportantplantsonEarth.Floweringplants,orangiosperms,makeupabout90%ofalllivingplantspecies.Inthedistantpast,theyoutpaced(超过)plantssuchasconifersandfems(针叶植物和蕨类植物)，buthowtheydidthishasbeenamystery.Newresearchsuggestsitisduetogenome(基因组)size.Hundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theEarthwasdominated(支配)byfernsandconifers.Then,about150millionyearsago,thefirstfloweringplantsappearedonthescene.Theyquicklyspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,changingthelandscapefrommutedgreentoavarietyofcolours.WhyangiospermsweresuccessfulanddiverseonEarthhasbeendebatedforcenturies.CharlesDarwinhimselfcalledita“mystery”,fearingthisapparentsuddenleapmightchallengehistheoryofevolution.KevinSimoninfromSanFranciscoStateUniversityinCalifornia,USandotherresearcherswonderedifthesizeoftheplant’sgeneticmaterial—orgenome—mightbeimportant.TheyanalyseddataheldbytheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,onthegenomesizeofhundredsofplants,includingfloweringplants,gymnosperms(agroupofplantsincludingconifers)andfems.Theythencomparedgenomesizewithanatomical(结构上的)features.Thisprovides“strongevidence”,thatthesuccessandrapidspreadoffloweringplantsaroundheworldisdueto“genomedownsizing.”Byshrinkingthesizeofthegenome,whichiscontainedwithinthenucleusofthecell,plantscanbuildsmallercells.Intum,thisallowsgreatercarbondioxideuptake(摄入)andcarbongainfromphotosynthesis,theprocessbywhichplantsuselightenergytoturncarbondioxideandwaterintosugarandoxygen.Theresearcherssaygenome—downsizinghappenedonlyintheangiosperms,andhiswas“anecessaryconditionforrapidgrowthratesamonglandplants”.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutangiosperms?A．TheyaredominantplantsonEarth.B．TheyarerareplantsinSouthAfrica.C．TheyaretopicalplantsinSouthAsia.D．Theyareextinctplantsintheworld.2、Itcanbeinferredthat.A．CharlesDarwinwasconfidentofhistheoryofevolutionB．KevinSimoninisprobablyanAmericanbiologistC．KevinSimoninworksintheRoyalBotanicGardens,KewD．CharlesDarwinsucceededinfiguringouttheflowerevolution3、Whichofthefollowingcontributedtothesuccessanddiversityofangiosperms?A．Theweakerconifer.B．Thelargernucleus.C．Thesmallergenome.D．Thestrongercell.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A．HowAngiospermsConqueredtheWorld?B．WhatPuzzleConfusedEvenCharlesDarwin?C．WhyGymnospermsWereSuccessfulonEarth?D．WhenAngiospermsOutpacedConifersandFems?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）Everyyearabout40,000peopleattempttoclimbKilimanjaro,thehighestmountaininAfrica.They1withthemlotsofwaste.The2mightdamagethebeautyoftheplace.Theglaciers(冰川)aredisappearing,changingthe3ofKilimanjaro.Hearingthesestories,I’m4abouttheplace—otherdestinationsaredescribedas“purer”naturalexperiences.However,Isoon5thatmuchhaschangedsincethedaysofdisturbingreportsof6amongtonsofrubbish.Ifinda7mountain,withtoiletsatcampsandalongthepaths.Theenvironmentalchallengesare8buttheeffortsmadebytheTanzaniaNationalParkAuthorityseemtobe9.ThebestofaKilimanjaro10,inmyopinion,isn’treachingthetop.Mountainsare11asspiritualplacesbymanycultures.This12isespeciallyevidentonKilimanjaroas13gothroughfiveecosystems(生态系统)inthespaceofafewkilometers.Atthebaseisarainforest.Itendsabruptlyat3,000meters,14landsoflowgrowingplants.Furtherup,theweather15—lowcloudsenvelopethemountainsides,whicharecoveredwiththickgrass.I16twelveshadesofgreenfromwhereIstand.Above4,000metersisthehighland17:gravel(砾石),stonesandrocks.18youclimbintoanarctic-likezonewith19snowandtheglaciersthatmaysoondisappear.DoesKilimanjaro20itsreputationasacrowdedmountainwithlinesoftouristsruiningtheatmosphereofpeace?Ifoundtheoppositetobetrue.1、A．keep B．mix C．connect D．bring2、A．stories B．buildings C．crowds D．reporters3、A．position B．age C．face D．name4、A．silent B．skeptical C．serious D．crazy5、A．discover B．argue C．decide D．advocate6、A．equipment B．grass C．camps D．stones7、A．remote B．quiet C．tall D．clean8、A．new B．special C．significant D．necessary9、A．payingoff B．spreadingout C．blowingup D．fadingaway10、A．atmosphere B．experience C．experiment D．sight11、A．studied B．observed C．explored D．regarded12、A．view B．quality C．reason D．purpose13、A．scientists B．climbers C．locals D．officials14、A．holdingonto B．goingbackto C．livingupto D．givingwayto15、A．changes B．clears C．improves D．permits16、A．match B．imagine C．count D．add17、A．village B．desert C．road D．lake18、A．Obviously B．Easily C．Consequently D．Finally19、A．permanent B．little C．fresh D．artificial20、A．enjoy B．deserve C．save D．acquire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）语法填空Sichuanhaslongbeenknownasthe"ProvinceofAbundance"．1．（history）speaking，Sichuanwasthehomeoftheancient2．（state）ofBaandShu．TheirconquestbyQin3．（strength）itandpavedthewayfortheFirstEmperor'sunification（统一）ofChinaundertheQinDynasty．DuringtheThreeKingdomsera，LiuBei'sShu4．（base）inSichuan．TheareabecameoneofChina's5．（productive）areasbythe19thcentury．ThepeopleofSichuanspeak6．uniqueformofMandarin，whichtookshapeduringthearea'srepopulation7．theruleoftheMingDynasty．Thefamilyofdialectsisnowspokenbyabout120millionpeople，whichwouldmake8．the10thmostspokenlanguageintheworldifcountedseparately．Thearea'swarmdampclimatelongcausedlocalpeople9．（advocate）spicydishes．ThenativeSichuanpepperwassupplementedbyMexicanchilisduringtheColumbianExchangetoformmodernSichuancuisine，10．Dishes--includingKungPaoChickenandMapoTofu--havebecomefamousaroundtheworld．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。TodayIwasintheshoppingcenterwithmyneighbor,whowastheretocollectseveralitemforafriend.Oneofthefriend’sparentswerestruckbyaseriousdisease.Whilestayingthere,Ibecameawareayoungmomwithherdaughter.Shewaspayingtheattentiontoherastheyshopped.Istoppedhertooffermyappreciationtohimforthefactwhichshewassodevotedto