2024届广东省增城中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届广东省增城中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who2．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder3．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear4．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup5．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread6．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions7．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft8．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown9．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis10．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after11．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring12．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange13．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need14．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can15．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith16．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach17．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/18．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．accidentally D．casually19．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen20．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown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）HowtoGettheBestHotelDealTakingtheentirefamilyonvacationcanaddupquickly—flights,rentalcar,gas,meals,snacks,andofcourse,hotels.However,bydoingsomeresearchandusingthreelittlewords,youcouldendupsavingalotofmoneyonaccommodations.First,searchhotelbookingsiteslikeTripAdvisororExpediaandcheckoutthehotelratesinyourlocationforthedatesyouwouldliketobook.Takedownallthepricesyoufindonlineforthathotel.Butevenifyoufindastealofadealor“aspecialdiscount”,don’tpressthebookbuttononthewebsitejustyet.Afterresearchingpricesonline,expertssaythebestwaytogetthelowesthotelrateistocallthehoteldirectly—notanyofthecustomerserviceor1-800numbersthatcouldbelistedasacontactnumber,especiallyforachainhotel.Thenyou’regoingtodropsomemagicwords.Whileyoumightbetemptedtoaskfor“thebestdeal”or“thelowestrate”,yoursecretweaponhereistousethephrase“cheapestnonrefundablerate.”AccordingtoexpertsatTravel+Leisure,thatphrasetriggershotelstafftosearchfortheroomthatwillcostyoutheleastforyourvacation.Ifyoudoenduptryingtonegotiateabetterprice,mentionthenumbersyoufoundonlineandthenreducethosepricesby20percent.Apparentlyhotelspayaheftyfeetobelistedonhotelbookingsites,andthat20percentcouldactuallymeanmoremoneythantheywouldgetifyoubookedthroughoneofthem.Justdon’twaituntilthelastminutetoscoreadeal,becausethatcanleadtopayingmore,notless.FredLalonde,founderofthetravelserviceHopper,toldTravel+Leisurethatthebestdealsonhotelsareusuallyavailabletwotothreemonthsaheadofthevacationdate,potentiallysavingyoumorethan$270foraneight-daystay.120、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“threelittlewords”inParagraph1referto?A．Aspecialdiscount B．ThebestdealC．Thelowestrate D．Cheapestnonrefundablerate.1、Accordingtothepassage,thepreferredwaytogetthebesthoteldealisto________.A．callthetargethotelstobargainwiththestaffB．collectandcomparethepricesfoundonlineC．bookhotelsjustbeforeyourdeparturetimeD．turntohotelbookingsitesforadiscount22．（8分）Shortlyaftermyfourthbirthday,myparentsandIarrivedfromChinainSydney,Australia.Itwas1991andmymotherhadleftbehindeverythingsheknew-family,friendsandcareer.Yetwithintwoyears,myparents’marriagehadbrokendown.Afteroneparticularlyunpleasantfight,mymotherleftmyfather,takingmewithher.Withnofamilyorfriends,andinacountrywhereshecouldn’tevencommunicate,shetookmetoChinatown,theonlyareaofSydneyshewasfamiliarwith.ThatnightshelaidmeonabenchinDixonStreet,packingsuitcasesaroundusforsecurity.Iwillneverforgetthedespairinherfacethatnight.Ataround4am,agroupoffouryoungChinesemennoisilyexitedaclubnearby.Irememberthemfallingsilentastheysawus.Theyapproachedandaskedmymotherwhyshewassleepingonthestreetswithsuchayoungchild.Mymumburstintotearsasshetoldthemourstory.Withouthesitating,theybundledmeup,tookoursuitcases,anddroveustotheirstudentshousing.Intheweeksthatfollowed,themenlookedafteruswithayouthfulenthusiasm.Beingpoorstudentslivingontheirownforthefirsttime,theysimplyknewhowtocookinaclumsyway.However,theyinsistedthatachildshouldhavehomemademeals.Theyquicklyadjustedtheirlivesaroundus,buyingfreshfood,cooking,teasingmetomakemelaugh,andadvisingmymumonhowtosortoutherlife.Eventually,Mumreconciled(和解)withDadandwemovedbackinwithhim,althoughtheycontinuedtosplitandmakeupseveraltimes.Graduallywelosttouchwiththemenasweallmovedon.Butateverymilestoneofmylife-graduations,enteringuniversity,gettingagoodjob-Ineverforgetthatallofthiswasmadepossiblebecause22yearsago,agroupofcompletestrangerstookusinandsharedeverythingtheyhadtosaveusfromlifeonthestreet.1、WhydidMomandIstayinDixonStreetthatnight?A．WewerewaitingfortheChinesemen.B．MomknewnobodyinAustraliaatall.C．Itwassafetoslaytherefornight.D．Wehadnootherplacetogo.2、Howdidthestudentsfeelthemomenttheysawusinthestreet?A．Ashamed.B．Shocked.C．Amused.D．Nervous.3、Whatmessageisconveyedinthepassage?A．Thereisnoperfecthusbandorwifeinmarriage.B．It’sthetimelyhelptosomeoneinneedthatcounts.C．It’sagreatchallengefortheChinesetostudyabroad.D．Childhoodmemoryfunctionstoguidepresentbehavior.23．（8分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt24．（8分）Imaginethatyou’rethecreatorandshowrunnerofthenewestcomedyshowontelevision.Onlyitisn’tsopopularyet,andyourliveStudioaudienceisn’tgivingyouthebiglaughstheshowdeserves.Doyoufilmtheshowalloveragain,hopingthatthistimetheaudiencewilllaugh?Oristhereanotheroptionformakingajokesoundfunnierthanitwasreceived?Sweeten(改善)thesoundbyaddingalaughtrack!“Sweetening,”ortheadditionofsoundeffectssuchaslaughs,screams,andotheraudience-producednoisestotheaudiotrackofaTVshow,hasbeenusedsincethe1940stoproducetheappearance,orratherthesound,ofanengagedandentertainedresponsetoashow’scomedy.Laughtrackscameintoexistenceasnotonlyasolution,andsometimesreplacement,foranunengagedliveaudiencebutalsoasawaytoengageanat-homeaudienceintoamore-traditional,public,andtheaterlikeexperience.Addingalaughtracktoatelevisionshowmakestheviewersathomefeelmuchlesslikethey’resittingonacouchstaringatthetelevisionscreenandmuchmorelikethey’reinaroomfulloflaughinghappypeopletovaryingdegreesofsuccess.Thoughtheartofsweeteninghasrisenandfalleninpopularityoverthepast60years,creditforitscreationandcontinueduseisowedtolaugh-trackpioneerandsoundengineerCharlesDouglass.Douglasswasthefirsttodevelop,in1953,amachineforproducing“cannedlaughter”,accessibleatthepushofabuttonorpullofalever(操纵杆).Despitebeingartificial,sensiblyeditedlaughtracksarefoundbytelevisionstudiostobringaboutapositiveaudienceresponse,astheiruseisusuallyaccompaniedbyhigherratingsandincreasedaudiencememory.Thoughsometelevisionaudiencesmaydisagreewiththevalueofthelaughtrack,thecheerfulandrepetitivesoundholdsapermanentplaceinthehistoryandfutureoftelevisioncomedy.1、Theauthorusesthefirstparagraphto.A．introducethetopic“sweetening”B．seeksolutionsfortheproblemC．pointoutawayofmakingcomediesD．arousereaders’interestincomedies2、Whateffectdoesalaughtrackproduce?A．Thecreationofashow.B．Funniersoundinashow,C．MoreengagedliveaudienceD．CommunicationamongTVviewers.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofthelaughtrack?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Neutral(中立的).D．Uncertain,4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thereasonforusinglaughtracks.B．Thebriefhistoryoflaughtracks.C．ThedevelopmentofTVcomedies.D．Thewaytoimprovetelevisionshows.25．（10分）Fearfulparentsaresayingnottosleep-overs（在别人家里过夜）,banningchildrenasoldas15fromusingpublictransportontheirownandwatchingovertheirkidslikehawks（鹰）atthelocalpark,accordingtoanewBritishstudy.Thesurveyof6,099peoplecommissionedbyLV,acharitythateducateschildrenaboutsafety,showedthatnearlyaquarterofchildrenaged15orunderwerenotallowedtosleepatafriend'shouse,60percentwereforbiddentotravelonpublictransportaloneand43percentcouldn'tgototheparkwithoutaparentorguardian（监护人）.Itsaidmorethan60percentofmumsanddadsthinktheworldismoredangerousthanwhentheywerekids."It'sdifficultforparentstoknowwhenistherighttimetostepbackandallowchildrentoexperiencethingsontheirown,"saidonepersoninthesurvey.Incontrast,justfourpercentoftoday'sadultssaidtheywerebannedfromsleeping-overwhentheywere15oryounger,onlytwopercentwereforbiddentousepublictransport,andthesamenumbercouldn'tgooutontheirowninfamiliarsurroundings,suchastheirlocaltownorpark.“Strangerdanger”isthenumberoneworryforoverhalfofallparents(54percent),followedbybullying（欺侮）(47),mugging(46)androaddanger(34).Onaverage,childrentodaycanlookforwardtowalkingtoschoolontheirownbytheageof11,usepublictransportontheirownat12,andbabysittheirbrotherorsisterbythetimethey're14.Incontrast,parentssaytheywereallowedtowalktoschoolunaccompaniedattheageofnine,usepublictransportalonebythetimetheywere11,andbabysitabrotherorsisterbythetimeoftheir12thbirthday.Parentsknowtheyarebeingtougherontheirchildrenandoverathirdsaidtheyfeltuneasythattheirkidsdonotgetthesameopportunitiesastheydidtoexperiencefreedomasayoungster.1、Mostparentshavemorecontrolovertheirchildrenbecause_______.A．theylovetheirchildrenmorethantheirparentsdidinthepastB．theyaremoreprotectivethantheirparentswereC．theythinktheworldismoredangerousthanitwasinthepastD．theythinkchildrendon'tneedtoexperiencethingsontheirown2、Accordingtothesurvey,childrennowadays______.A．paymoreattentiontotheirsafetyB．havelessfreedomthantheirparents'generationC．growupinabetterenvironmentD．havenoabilitytoensuretheirownsafety3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Kidswantthesamefreedomastheirparents.B．Whencanchildrenhavetheirfreedom?C．Whyarechildrennotallowedtosleep-over.D．FearfulBritishparentskeepkidscloserthanever.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）OnFridayIcalledmyparents,whoareintheirearly90snow.Theywereupsetastheydidn’t1whattosendusandouradultkidsforChristmaspresents.Bothofthemhavesufferedserious2problemsrecently,andI3themnottoworryaboutitbecauseallofushadwhatweneededanddidn’t4anythingmore.Nothappywiththat,they5gettingusall-something.Althoughtheywereinpoorhealththisyear,theystillthoughtitwas6forthemtosendsomethingtousall.Mymothersaidthatshewas7theotherbrothersandsistersfruitanddeliciousfoodbaskets.Thatgavemea(n)8.Iaskedherto9,inthatcase,givingwhatevershewouldhavegivenustoalocalfoodbank.Or10,theydonatemoneyshewouldhave11onallofustothefoodbank.WhenIcheckedwithmykids,IknewwhatIsuggestedwasprovenexactly.12,forallofuswouldbe13toknowwehadbeenabletodonatetoalocalfoodbank.Sheandmyfather14thisidea,buthadnoideawhereafoodbankwouldbe.15myfatherwasstillquiteableandinterestedindoinghisowncomputersearches,his16todothishasgraduallybeengoingdown.Ilookedituprightthereandthendiscoverednotone17threelocalfoodbanks,andthecenterforastate-widefoodbank18rightthereintheirtown.Igavethemthe19andphonenumber,whichtheyaskedfor.Theyseemedtofeelagreat20atthissuggestedsolutionandIwasverygrateful.1、A．admitB．abolishC．knowD．keep2、A．financeB．healthC．workD．affection3、A．beggedB．orderedC．warnedD．rejected4、A．borrowB．sellC．refuseD．need5、A．gaveupB．insistedonC．dreamedofD．appliedfor6、A．difficultB．strangeC．impossibleD．important7、A．givingB．owingC．lendingD．sharing8、A．beliefB．mindC．ideaD．opinion9、A．allowB．considerC．practiceD．avoid10、A．easierB．worseC．lessD．stronger11、A．madeB．paidC．spentD．cost12、A．RealB．ControversialC．UnreasonableD．Right13、A．delightedB．disappointedC．generousD．energetic14、A．deletedB．hatedC．likedD．found15、A．UnlessB．AlthoughC．IfD．When16、A．chanceB．purposeC．desireD．ability17、A．andB．soC．butD．or18、A．floatedB．locatedC．coveredD．adjusted19、A．addressB．dateC．appointmentD．sign20、A．egretB．curiosityC．interestD．relief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）ThegameofGo(围棋)isanimportantboardgamewithoriginsinChinafrommorethan4,000yearsago.InChina,Go1．(recognize)as“handconversations”aswell,throughwhichplayerscommunicatewitheachother.2．otherwords,they“talk”throughtheplacingofpiecesontheboard.Themetaphor(比喻)first3．(use)byZhiDaolin,aBuddhistmasteroftheJinDynasty,reflectsthenatureofthegame.Whilescholarsofhistimeoftenlost4．(they)inphilosophical(哲学的)debatesonlifeanduniverse,hepreferredtoplayGo5．hebelievedwasfullofhowsandwhysoflife.MasterGoplayersoftenfeelasiftheywereplayingareal-lifegame:sometimesonecanmoveforward,whileatothertimes,onemustslowdown:sometimesonecan6．(direct)facethechallenger,atothertimesonemusttakeanindirectapproach.AppropriateplacementofeachtinyGopieceissimilarto7．onemightsolveadifficultproblemoflife.Thepurposeof8．(play)Goisnotjusttowinbutalso,moreimportantly,toseek9．(wise)throughtheprocess.Theplayersunitewitheachotherontheboard.Insteadoffightingas10．(enemy),theycooperatetoplayagoodgame.Onethoughtlessmovecouldruintheenjoyment.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。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。DearMr.Green,I’mwritingtotellyouhowisgoingoninourschool—abasketballmatchtobeholdingnextmonth.ThematchwillbeplayedamongXinhuaMiddleSchoolBasketballTeamandours.Nowweareorganizingabasketballteam,includedateacherasaplayer.Wehonestthinkyouaretherightone,soI’dlikeinviteyoutojoinourteam.Wehadalsoplannedtodosometrainingtobuildupourphysicalstrengthsandimproveourskills.Iamsureitwillbeagreatfun.Allofusareexpectinghimtocome.Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25