2024届江西省湖口县第二中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届江西省湖口县第二中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough2．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly3．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone4．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant5．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby6．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however7．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion8．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for9．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut10．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which11．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared12．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof13．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend14．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled15．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which16．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat17．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice18．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided19．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat20．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid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）Musiciansaresaidtohavebetterlanguageskillsandscientificstudieshavebackedthatup.Butit’snotclearwhythatmightbethecase.Now,astudyof74Chinesekindergartenerssuggestssixmonthsofpianolessonscanheightenthebrain’sresponsetochangesinpitch(声调).Andkidswhogotpianolessonswerealsobetterattellingaparttwosimilar-soundingMandarin(普通话)words,whichcontaineddifferentconsonants(辅音),thanwerestudentswhogotextrareadingtrainingorwhowentthroughregularkindergarten.Mandarinisatonallanguage—thefamousexampleisthewordmawhichcanmeanmotherorhorsedependingonitspitch.SomightmusicaltrainingtranslatebettertoMandarinthanitwouldtoEnglish?Yeah,it’spossiblethatthisinfluencedtheresults,saidRobertDesimone,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheMcGovernInstituteatMIT.Buthesaysotherstudiesdobackupthefactthatmusiclessonsbenefitlanguagelearners,evenincountrieswithouttonallanguages.“Andwhatourstudyaddedontopofthatwassomeideaoftheneuralbasisforthosebenefits.”Andifyoudon’townapiano,don’tdespair.Thereadinggroupactuallydidjustaswellonmanymeasuresasthepianogroup.“Reading’sprettygoodactually.Wedon’tmeantodisvaluereadinginstruction.”Moreimportant,hesays,wastoshowpianowasn’tactuallyworsethanreadingforthesekills...thusperhapsencouragingcash-strappedschoolstobringtheirmusicprogramsalive.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A．It’sobviouswhymusicianshavebetterlanguageskills.B．Musicianstendtobebetterlanguagelearners.C．Readingworksbetterthanapianoforlanguageskills.D．Musiclessonsaregreatlyvaluedinmoney-tightschools.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3mean?A．MusicaltrainingmakesMandarineasierthanEnglishtounderstand.B．MusicianstranslateMandarinbetterthanEnglish.C．Musicaltrainingcontributesbettertolearningatonallanguagethananon-tonalone.D．MusicallessonshelpEnglishlearnersmorethanMandarinlearners.3、Fromwhatcolumnofthemagazinemightthearticlebetaken?A．Sports. B．Entertainment.C．Education. D．Economy.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthearticle?A．MusiciansAreSmarterB．ReadingHelpsLanguageLearningC．BenefitsofLanguageLearningD．PianoLessonsTuneUpLanguageSkills22．（8分）It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives(档案),hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus(食道).Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.1、WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?A．Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.B．Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.C．Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.D．Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?A．Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.B．Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.C．Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.3、Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?A．Theirthroats.B．Thefourstomachs.C．Theinsideofthestomach.D．Themeanteeth.4、Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?A．WillWhalesKillHumans?B．CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?C．DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?D．HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?23．（8分）Ownershipusedtobeaboutasstraightforwardaswritingacheque.Ifyouboughtsomething,youownedit.Ifitbroke,youfixedit.Ifyounolongerwantedit,yousolditorthrewitaway.Inthedigitalage,however,ownershiphasbecomemoreslippery.Sincethecomingofsmartphones,consumershavebeenforcedtoacceptthattheydonotcontrolthesoftwareintheirdevices;theyareonlylicensedtouseit.Asadigitalchainiswrappedevermoretightlyaroundmoredevices,suchascarsandthermostats,whoownsandwhocontrolswhichobjectsisbecomingaproblem.Buyersshouldbeawarethatsomeoftheirmostbasicpropertyrightsareunderthreat.Thetrendisnotalwaysharmful.Manufacturersseekingtorestrictwhatownersdowithincreasinglycomplextechnologyhavegoodreasonstoprotecttheircopyright,ensurethattheirmachinesdonotbreakdown,supportenvironmentalstandardsandpreventhacking.Sometimescompaniesusetheircontroloveraproduct’ssoftwarefortheowners’benefit.WhenHurricaneIrmahitFloridathismonth,Teslaremotelyupdatedthesoftwarecontrollingthebatteriesofsomemodelstogiveownersmorerangetoescapethestorm.Butthemoredigitalstringsareattachedtogoods,themorethebalanceofcontrolleanstowardsproducersandawayfromowners.Thatcanbeinconvenient.Pickingacarishardenough,butharderstillifyouhavetodiguptheinstructionsthattellyouhowuseislimitedandwhatdatayoumustgive.Iftheproductsareintentionallydesignednottolastlong,itcanalsobeexpensive.Already,itemsfromsmartphonestowashingmachineshavebecomeextremelyhardtofix,meaningthattheyarethrownawayinsteadofbeingrepaired.Privacyisalsoatrisk.UsersbecometerrifiedwheniRobot,aroboticvacuumcleaner,notonlycleansthefloorbutalsocreatesadigitalmapoftheinsideofahomethatcanthenbesoldtoadvertisers(thoughthemanufacturersaysithasnointentionofdoingso).Caseslikethisshouldremindpeoplehowjealouslytheyoughttoprotecttheirpropertyrightsandcontrolwhousesthedatathatiscollected.Ownershipisnotabouttogoaway,butitsmeaningischanging.Thisrequirescarefulinspection.Devices,byandlarge,aresoldonthebasisthattheyenablepeopletodowhattheywant.Totheextenttheyarecontrolledbysomebodyelse,thatfreedomiscompromised.1、Whatbenefitdoesitbringtocustomersifcompaniescontroltheownershipofproducts?A．Itprovidesthemwithknowledgetopreventhacking.B．Itgivesthemthechancetobeprotectedfromdanger.C．Itenablesthemtoownthecopyrightoftheproducts.D．Ithelpsthemknowmoreaboutcomplextechnology.2、Theunderlinedwords“thatfreedom”inthelastparagraphrefertothefreedomto________.A．controlotherpeopleB．sharetheownershipC．inspectdevicesatanytimeD．usedevicesasonewishes3、Theauthormayagree________.A．customersshouldbuyfewerdigitaldevicesB．producersshouldcontrolpropertyrightsC．propertyrightsneedtobeprotectedD．betteraftersalesserviceisrequired4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．24．（8分）Amidgrowingglobalcondemnationofelephantridingasatouristactivity,YokDonNationalParkinsouthernVietnamhasendedthepracticeandreplaceditwiththefirstethical(伦理的)elephantexperienceofitskindinthecountry.Theformallycaptivegroupoffourelephantswerereleasedfromtheirchainsearlierthismonthandnolongercarrytouristsonridesthroughthepark.Visitorscaninsteadobservetheanimalsroamingfreelyintheirnaturalhabitat.TheparkworkedontheinitiativewithAnimalProtectionAsia,whichcampaignsforlong-termchangesinanimalwelfareandtourisminVietnam.Theofficialagreementbetweenthecharityandthestate-runparkwassignedon13July,andrunsuntilApril2023,withthefirsttourstakingplaceearlierthismonth.Overthenextfiveyears,itishopedthatthenewmodelwillprovideasmuchorevenmorerevenueforownersasriding,andencouragemahouts(管象人)andelephanttourismcompaniestofollow.Thisprojecthasentirelychangedthelivesoftheelephantsattheparkanditalsoprovidesamuchbetterexperienceforthetourists.Misusehasbeenreplacedwithrespect,andtheanimalslookmuchhealthierandhappierthanbefore.Awarenessoftheadverseeffectsofelephantridinghasincreasedinrecentyears,withagrowingnumberoftouristsavoidingcruelattractionsandsupportingwelfarecentresandanimalprotectioninstead,alongsideanincreasingnumberoftouroperatorsrefusingtosellelephanttreksthatincluderiding.Manyoftheelephantsusedinridingandotheractivities,suchaspaintingorperformingtricks,arecaughtasbabiesfromthewild,theirmothersoftenkilled.Oncecaptured,theytypicallyundergointensiveconditioningknownas“crushingthespirit”,wheretheyarekeptintinypensandbeatenandstarved,sometimesforweeks.Oncetrained,manyoftheanimalseventuallydiefromexhaustion.CampaignersandcharitieshopetocontinuetoeducatetheindustryinVietnamandaroundtheworld,andshowhowprofitableethicalelephantexperiences,withretiredandrescuedanimals,canbe,instead.1、WhatistrueformostworkingelephantsinVietnam?A．Theyareallowedtoroamfreely.B．Theyarechainedupandcruellytreated.C．Theyoutnumberthosefoundinthewild.D．Theyarekeptwiththeirmothersduringtraining.2、WhatisthegoalofAnimalProtectionAsia?A．Itseekstoraisemoneyfornationalparks’operation.B．ItwantstoorganizemoresightseeingtoursinVietnam.C．Ithopestosetanewmodelforelephanttourismcompanies.D．ItexpectstoeventuallyfreealltheworkingelephantsinAsia.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“adverse”underlinedinparagraph5?A．Practical. B．Unexpected.C．Financial. D．Negative.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SaynotoelephantridingB．AnewprofitablemodelC．VietnamtakestheleadD．Negativeeffectsofelephanttourism25．（10分）AmericanactressMarisaTomeiwonanAcademyAwardforherworkinthe1992movieMyCousinVinny.Peoplelaughedwhentheysawherfilmcharactertellingaboyfriendthattheyneedtogetmarried.Whymarriage?Becauseherbiologicalclockistickingandshewantsababy.“WellIhatetobringitupbecauseIknowyougotenoughpressureonyoualready.But…weagreedtogetmarriedassoonasyouwonyourfirstcase(lawcase).Meanwhile,tenyearslater…myniece…thedaughterofmysisterisgettingmarried.Mybiologicalclockistickinglikethis(stomp,stomp,stomp).Andthewaythiscaseisgoing…Iain’tnevergettingmarried.”“Lisa,Idon’tneedthis.IsweartoGodIdon’tneedthisrightnow.”Usingitthisway,abiologicalclockmeansthetimeinawoman’slifewhensheisabletobearchildren.Inthenot-so-distantpast,mostpeoplethoughtthatwhenawomanreachedher40sitwastoolateforhertohavechildren.Thetimeonherbiologicalclockhadrunout.Well,thathaschanged.Thesedayssomewomenareresettingtheirbiologicalclocks.Theyaregivingthemselvesmoretimetohavechildren.Makenomistake.Beinga“SingleMotherbyChoice”isverydifferentfromyoungerwomenwhofindthemselvespregnant,perhapsnotbychoice.Generallyspeaking,singlemothersbychoiceareolderandwelleducated.Theyareusuallyfinanciallysecureandsuccessfulintheircareers.So,theyhavethemoney.Whattheymaynothaveisapartner.ThisistheplaceinlifewherewriterKerryReichsfoundherselfseveralyearsago.Shesaysshedidnotplantobecomeasinglemother.Shesaysshejustdidnotfindtherightpartner.“Well,IthinkIhadasetofstandardsforthepartnerIwaslookingforandIdidn’tmeetanyonethatfitthosestandards.And,at39Ifoundmyselfsingle,withoutchildrenandIwantedthemverymuch.So,ImadethedifficultdecisionthatIcoulddothisonmyown.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatisabiologicalclock?A．It’saclockmadeofbiologicalmatters.B．Itreferstoawomen’scertainlifeperiod.C．Itrecordswhenwomenneedtobearchildren.D．Itreferstoawomaninher40s.2、Accordingtothepassage,inthepast,whenawomanreachedher40s,________.A．shecan’tgetmarried. B．shemightnotbeabletohavechildren.C．herbiologicalclockwillneedtobereset. D．herstatusofbeingasinglemotherisdifficult.3、Whatdoes“SingleMotherbyChoice”mean?A．Itmeanssinglemothershaveachoice.B．Itmeanssinglemothersarepregnantbychance.C．Itmeanssinglewomenintheirlate30sorearly40sdecidedtohavechildren.D．Itmeanswomenwanttomakeachoice.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Choosingtobeasinglemother. B．Awoman’sbiologicalclock.C．Gettingmarriedbyforce. D．Singlewomenwantingmarriage.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）ThisisatruestoryofMother’sSacrificeduringtheJapanEarthquake.Aftertheearthquake,therescuersreachedtheruinsofayoungwoman’shouse.Theysawherdeadbodythroughthecracks.However,her1wasstrangeasshekneltonherknees;herbodywas2forward,andhertwohandsweresupportedbyanobject.Thecollapsedhousehad3onherbackandhead.Withmanydifficulties,theleaderoftherescueteamputhishand4anarrowgaponthewalltoreachthewoman’sbody.Hewas5thatthiswomanwouldbestillalive.However,thecoldandstiffbodytoldhimthatshehadpassedaway6Heandtherestofthe7leftthehouseandweregoingtosearchthenextcollapsedbuilding.Forsomereason,theteamleaderwas8byaforcetogobacktothehouseforthedeadwoman.Thistime,hecarefullypassedhishandthroughthe9crackstosearchthelittlespaceunderthedeadbody.Suddenly,hescreamedwith10,“Achild!Thereisachild!”Thewholeteamworkedtogether.Theycarefully11thepilesofruinedobjectsaroundthedeadwoman.Therewasathree-month-oldboy12inhismother’sbody13,thewomanhadusedherbodytoprotecthersonwhenthehousecollapsed.Thelittleboywasstillsleeping14whentheteamleaderpickedhimup.Themedicaldoctorcamequicklytoexaminethelittleboy15heopenedtheblanket,hesawacellphoneinsidetheblanket.Therewasatext16onthescreen.Itsaid,“Ifyou17,youmustrememberthatIloveyou.”Thiscellphonewaspassedaroundfromonehandtoanotheramongtherescuers.Everybodythatreadthemessage18.Asisknown,itismother’s19lovethatprotectsusfromcoldandhunger,butatcertain20points,itismother’slovethatsheltersusfromdangeranddeath.1、A．expression B．position C．pose D．behavior2、A．placing B．leaning C．falling D．relying3、A．stood B．covered C．slipped D．crashed4、A．across B．beyond C．through D．beneath5、A．hoping B．confirming C．determining D．predicting6、A．inadvance B．forsure C．onpurpose D．inhonour7、A．team B．villagers C．doctors D．volunteers8、A．arouse B．attacked C．grasped D．driven9、A．broad B．smooth C．narrow D．deep10、A．sorrow B．excitement C．satisfaction D．disappointment11、A．removed B．discovered C．wrapped D．folded12、A．delivered B．blocked C．held D．treasured13、A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Coincidently D．Hopefully14、A．helplessly B．unconsciously C．peacefully D．bitterly15、A．Until B．Since C．Before D．After16、A．telephone B．letter C．information D．message17、A．survive B．wake C．live D．spot18、A．relieved B．sighed C．signed D．wept19、A．unconditional B．permanent C．fundamental D．unbearable20、A．meaningful B．critical C．controversial D．influential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）Itdoesnotmeantheendoftheworldforsomeonetobecomedisabled.OnedaywhenIturnedontheradio,Ididn’thearanything.ButIwasn’tborndeaf.ThedoctorsaidIlostmy1．(hear).Ihadtogotoaspecialschool,2．IwonascholarshiptotheUS.Weweretakentodifferentcommunities,volunteeringthereandteachingthemaboutmycountryandculture.Theloveofvolunteeringcametomefromthen.InAfrica,deafpeople3．(be)morelikelytobefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.Often,untrainedteachersarepostedtoteachatdeafschools.Sothere’salack4．knowledgeandbasicskills.Igathereddeaf5．(youth)tomeeteverySundayforvolleyballmatches.Iestablishedamathsclubanddanceclubthatbecame6．(fair)popular.I7．(name)“DeafRoleModel”in2016duringInternationalDeafAwarenessWeek.Iwanttoset8．goodexamplefordeafchildren.Itoldthemmystory.Itoldthemthattheycouldhavemanytalents,likedancing.Itoldthemtoclosetheirearsandfeelthemusic.Myparentinspiredme9．(become)thebestteacher.Iknowheisveryproudofme.Iwantpeopletoknowthateventhoughmylifehasbeenchallenging,I10．(overcome)itbynow.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。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutifweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itdoesnogoodtohelpingpeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglishBesides,it’llmakeChinesemore