2023-2024学年湖南省百所重点高中高考英语二模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖南省百所重点高中高考英语二模试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished2．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy3．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May4．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped5．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit6．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase7．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because8．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but9．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless10．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious11．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/12．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those13．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a14．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof15．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that16．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas17．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof18．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent19．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith20．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe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）Asagestureoffriendship，MayorYukioOzakiofTokyo，JapangaveWashington,D．Cagiftofmorethan3,000JapanesecherrytreesonMarch17,1912.Everyspring,thecherrytreesinWashington，D．C．takebloom(开花)，beginningoneofthecountry'sloveliestcelebrations,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival(March17-April15).Bookyourtripnowtoseethisvibrantdisplayofpinkandwhiteinthiscityfullofhistory!

Washington,D．C．CherryBlossomIn-DepthTour

Priee:$45/personAvailable:Mar.25-Apr.15Duration:1DayHighlights:VisitWashington，D．C．;experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossom(April8-12)Itinerary:GuestswillstarttocelebratetheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalanddiscoverthebeautyofcherryblossoms.Next,wewillbeginoursightseeingcitytourincludingLincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse,USCapitol,MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum,WashingtonMonumentandInternationalSpyMuseum.Thenvisitthenexttouristspot,theJeffersonMemorial,It'sthebestlocationtoviewthecherryblossoms.Finally,guestsmayboardaPotomacRivercruisetoseethecityfromthewater.Thentourends.PriceIncludes:GroundTransportationAdmissionFees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternationalSpyMuseum(optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over65yrs)MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum(optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over65yrs)PotomacRiverCruise(optional)$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over65yrs)Note:Ifyouwouldliketojoinintheoptionalactivities,pleasepaythefeeincashtothetourguide.YoucannotbuytheticketsonyourownoruseCityPass.Thetourguidewillarrangetheticketsforthegroup.1、OnMarch25,tourists___________。A．experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossomB．haveadiscountedtourofacityfullofhistoryC．enjoytheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalD．witnessthefirstdayofthefestival2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．JapanpresentedcherrytreestoattracttouriststoWashington,D．C．B．Thetourcoversfivetouristspotswithoutadmissionfees.C．AdmissionfeescanbepaidincashorwithCityPass.D．Eachtouristmustchooseatleastoneoptionaldestination.3、Itcosts___________fora16-year-oldstudentandhisgrandpa(aged67)togoonthetour，withthewaxmuseumincluded.A．$110 B．$136C．$133 D．$12722．（8分）Adayinthelifeofasunbeariswhatyoumightexpectfromthename:sunny.Initsnaturalhabitat,thesunbearspendsover80percentofitsactivewakingtimeindaylight.Butwhendisturbedbyhumanactivity,thatchangesdramatically.Inareaswherepeoplearepushingintothesunbear’shabitat,theanimalsarespending90percentoftheirwakingtimeafterdark.Effectively,thethreatofhumanpresenceismakingthesunbearchangeinto“themoonbear”.LedbyscientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,thestudyfoundthathumanactivityisdrivingscoresofmammalstoshifttheiractivityfromthedaytimeintothedarkhoursofthenight.Asmanyanimalshavealreadybeenforcedoutoftheirlocalhabitats,othersareattemptingtoavoidinteractionwithhumansbyseparatingthemselvesintimeratherthaninspace.Forthework,theresearchersexaminedthebehaviorsof64mammalspecies,includingdeer,tigers,boars,and,ofcourse,sunbears.Theyobservedincreasednocturnal(夜间的)behaviorinalargemajorityofthem,withspeciesthatarenaturallyactiveduringthedaytendingtoshifttheiractivitytoafterdark,andthosethatarenaturallynocturnalbecomingmoreso.Themammalsaffectedrangedacrossbodysize,habitattype,regionoftheworld,anddiet.Humanactivityofallsortsaffectanimals，lives,includingactivitieslikehunting,agricultureandlanddevelopment,harvestinglocalnaturalresources,evenhikingorwalkingthroughwildareas.SporthuntingintheHwangeNationalParkinZimbabwedroveantelopestospendmoreoftheiractivewakinghoursatnight,restrictingtheiraccesstowater.Similarly,hikersintheSantaCruzMountainsinCaliforniamadecoyotes(郊狼)morenocturnal,forcingthemtofindnewpreys(猎物)amongtraditionallynocturnalanimals.Theresearcherswarnthatprofoundshiftsinthenaturalbehaviorpatternsofsomanyspeciesdisturbdynamicsthathaveevolvedovergenerations,leadingtoaseriesofunknowneffectsontheentireecosystems.1、Whatdidthestudyfind?A．Moreanimalsseparatethemselvesinspace.B．Humanactivitychangesanimals’wayoflife.C．Manyanimalswerepushedoutoftheirlocalhabitats.D．Thesunbearspendsover80%wakingtimeindaylight.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto?A．Thesunbear. B．Thewakingtime.C．Humanactivity. D．Thenaturalhabitat.3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?A．Antelopeshaveeasieraccesstowater.B．Coyoteshavetopreyonnewtypesforsurvival.C．Humanactivityshortensanimals’sleepingtime.D．Animalshavemanagedtoescapeinteractionwithhumans.4、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthetext?A．Humanthreatmakesthesunbearnocturnal.B．Animalsarebadlyhurtbyhumanpresence.C．Animalsbecomemoreadaptablethankstohuman.D．Ecosystemsmaybereshapedduetohumanactivity.23．（8分）Wehumansaresweetonsugar.Thatmakessense.Allanimalsneedsugartolive.It'sthefuelthatpowersourcells.Soit'snotsurprisingthatwe'reborntowantthesweetstuff.Sugarstoresthesun'senergylikeabattery.Afterameal,yourbodybreaksdownfoodsintotheirbuildingblocks.Itusessomesugarsforenergyrightaway.Therestgetstoredforthebodytobreakdownlater.It'samyththatsugarmakesyouextremelyexcited,buthavingasugarysnackcangiveyouaquickburstofenergy.That'sbecausethesugarsinsweetfoodsareeasyforyourbodytoturnintofuel.Whenyoueatotherkindsoffoods,likevegetables,ittakeslongerforyourbodytobreakthesugarsdown.Thesedaysit'seasytofindsweetsnacks.Sodas,candy,cakesandevenfoodsthatseemhealthy,suchasyogurt,canbepackedwithsugar.Foodmakersaddsugar,becausetheyknowthattohumans,sweetmakeseverythingtastebetter.Americanseatabout20teaspoonsofextrasugareveryday.That'swaymorethanwhatisgoodforus.Eatingtoomuchsugarcancausemorethanastomach-ache.Itcanmakepeopleoverweight,decaytheteethandevencausediabetes.However,expertsaren'tworriedaboutnaturallysweetfoods-theproblemisaddedsugar.Sogoaheadandenjoyasweetappleorevenasugar-richcarrotthatarealsofullofvitaminsandothergoodstuff.Evencakeisgreatonceinawhile,aslongasyoudon'toverdoit.Afterall,noonewantslifetobedull.Andyourbodyneedsitsfuel!1、Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlydevelopedby_'A．causeandeffect.B．problemandsolution.C．givingexamples.D．makingcomparisons.2、Peoplemaybetnckedintoeatingtoomuchsugarbecause.A．noonewantslifetobeboring.B．we'reborntowantthesweetstuff.C．so-calledhealthyfoodcanbepackedwithsugar.D．sugaristhefuelfortheplantsandanimalsontheEarth.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinPara.4?A．We'dbettersaynotosweetfoods.B．Expertsareworriedaboutaddedsugar.C．Eatingtoomuchsugarisbadforourhealth.D．We'dbetterconsumesugarfromnaturalsources.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SugarIsEverywhere.B．SugarBringsHappiness.C．WhyDoesSugarTasteSogood?D．WhyDoesSugarMakeUsFat?24．（8分）Ifyou'veeverbeenannoyedbythesoundofsomeoneeating，especiallyastheynoisilyslurpnoodles，don'tworry,you'renotalone.Acompanyhasrecentlydesignedaforkthatconnectstoanapponyoursmartphone，whichwillthenplaynoisecancellingsoundsifyouhappentoslurpyournoodlestooloudly.Theforkwasdesignedwithamicrophoneinitshandlethatistrainedtorecognizethesoundofslurping.Themicrophonewillthensendasignaltothephoneapp.settingoffthenoisecancellingsounds.Thecompanythatdesignedthefork,calledOtohikofork,wasinspiredbywhatiscalled"noodleharassment"bysocialmediausers,whichisrunningwildinJapan."TheJapanese,whogenerallydislikenoisyeating.consideritproperandevenpreferabletosuckupone'snoodleswithaloudslurpingsound".Unfortunatelyforvisitors,however,suchenthusiasticslurpingtendstograteontheirnerves,whichiswhatleadtothecreationofthephrase"noodleharassment"inthefirstplace.Thecompanybehindthefork,Nissin,istheverysamecompanythatinventedCupNoodles,whobroughtinstantnoodlestotheworldnearly70yearsago,sotheyaredefinitelyconcernedaboutwhetherornotforeignersareputoffbythesoundofslurpingnoodles.Theforkisbeingsoldforagood$130,butthosebotheredenoughbynoodleslurperswilllikelyfinditwellworththemoney.Nissinisonlyplanningalimitedrunof5000forksforthetimebeing,whichcannowbepre-orderedonlythroughtheirwebsite.Thecompanyisplanningtobeginreleasingthemjustintimefortheholidays.Ofcourse,itstillremainstobeseeniftheforkcanbeprogrammedtodrownoutthesoundofloudchewers,whichisprobablyofgreaterconcerntosensitiveWesterners.1、Fromthetextwecanknowthat_________.A．"noodleharassment"isusedtoreducethenoiseB．theOtohikoforkwillencouragenoodlesalesinJapanC．themicrophoneinitshandlestopstheslurpingsoundD．theapponasmartphoneoperatesjustlikeasilencer2、Thenewforkwasinvented_______.A．tobringnoodleeatersmorefun B．tosolveapracticalproblemC．tochangetheJapaneseeatinghabit D．topopularizeinstantnoodles3、Thenewforkwillbethemosthelpfulfor______.A．WesternvisitorstoJapan B．fansofJapanesenoodlesC．thespreadofJapaneseculture D．thereformofJapanesefood4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．ANewForkWinsPopularity B．NissinMakesAnotherInventionC．ANoiseCancellingForkBorn D．GoodNewsforWesternVisitors25．（10分）WhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesuretothankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning:hismother.HisheartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovieaboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStory.Today,theNBAsuperstar’smomtravelsthecountryasamotivationalspeakerandphilanthropist(慈善家).OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters’inNewYorkaboutherpersonalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegavehersonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC．“Iwantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,”shesays,“AnditisOKforhimtoenjoyhimselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture.”Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethathersonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,shecouldn’tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocusedonlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropicprogramcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.Aspartoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown’spublicschoolsystem.Durant’smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhisphilanthropicworkandhisdesiretohelpthecommunity.“Ithoughtgivingbackwasalwaysveryimportant,andsowetalkedaboutthatandhehadseenthatfromusasafamilyandit’soneofthethingsthatItaughthim,”shesays.1、WhatisTheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStorymainlyabout?A．Durant’scareerpath.B．Durant’shardchildhood.C．Durant’smother’sdevotiontothefamily.D．Durant’smother’sstrugglingtobeindependent.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imperative”inparagraph3mean?A．Enjoyable. B．Important.C．Unusual. D．Hopeful.3、WhatarethefinancialprinciplesofDurant’smom?A．Enjoyingnowandplanningforthefuture.B．Sharingrewardsandcreatingacharityprogram.C．Spendinglessmoneyandsavingfortheemergencies.D．Donatingmoneytothecharityandhelpingmoreschools.4、WhatmadeDurantpayattentiontothecharityprogram?A．Hiskindheart. B．Hispoorhometown.C．Hismother’steaching. D．Hisdifficultlifeexperiences.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）TherearetoomanyfatpeopleinAmerica,somanyAmericansarefightingagainstoverweight.Butthe1thingisthattheFrench,whoconsumerichfood,2tostaythin.Nowa3byCornellUniversitysuggests4lifestyleanddecisionsabout5mayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeel6.However,Americanstendtostopwhentheir7areemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercola,a8expert,theFrenchseeeating9animportantpartoftheirlifestyle.Theyenjoyfoodandthereforespenda10timeatthetable,whileAmericansseeeatingas11tobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericans12theabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhave13.Inaddition,hepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedand14foodsfortheweek.TheFrench,15tendtoshopdaily,walkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhavea16offreshfruits,vegetables,andeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStates,MireilleGuiliano,authorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetfat,decidedto17abouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoid18.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.Inspiteofallthesedifferences,evidenceshowsthatrecentlifestyle19maybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesity(肥胖)—orextremeoverweight—amongadultsisonly6%.However,asAmericanfastfoodgains20andtheyoungrejectoldertraditions,theobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.1、A．presentB．naturalC．strangeD．modern2、A．continueB．moveC．tryD．expand3、A．researchB．novelC．bookD．newspaper4、A．thatB．whatC．howD．when5、A．workingB．livingC．studyingD．eating6、A．sensitiveB．sadC．happyD．full7、A．pocketsB．refrigeratorsC．housesD．plates8、A．educationB．healthC．literatureD．speech9、A．intoB．asC．insideD．to10、A．fairlylongB．fairlyshortC．veryexcitingD．ratherfast11、A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing12、A．getB．bringC．loseD．receive13、A．keptB．enjoyedC．wentD．stopped14、A．hotB．coolC．warmD．frozen15、A．thereforeB．insteadC．howeverD．merely16、A．choiceB．messageC．orderD．number17、A．writeB．readC．speakD．think18、A．fruitB．foodC．oilD．egg19、A．examplesB．traditionC．changesD．stories20、A．failureB．successC．acceptanceD．rejection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）WorldReadAloudDay1．(celebrate)eachyearonthefirstWednesdayofMarch.ItwasstartedbytheLitWorld.Orgwebsitein2010,andtillnowithasreached65countries.2．(it)aimistoencouragepeopleworldwide3．cannotreadtoenjoythebenefitsofabook.Thewebsiteaskseveryonetocelebratetheday4．takingabook,findinganaudience,andreadingoutaloud.Itisabouttakingactiontoshowtheworldthattherighttoreadandwritebelongstoallpeople.Thewebsiteasksvisitor5．(join)inthemovementtoreduce6．numberofilliteratepeopleintheworld.Itis7．(absolute)necessarytohelpthosewhocannotread.Thewebsitesays,“It’stimetostartbyreadingaloudto8．mightlikeit.Shareabookwithachildwhomightneedit,shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit,andlistenpatientlytosomeoneelse’sstory9．theyshareitwithyou.”TheUnitedNationssays,“Literacyinvolvesavarietyoflearninginenablingindividualstoachievetheirgoals,todeveloptheirknowledge,andtoparticipatefullyinsociety.”Inthatway,WorldReadAloudDaydoeshelpmakea10．(different).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。DearRoy,IamgladtoreceiveyourletteraskformyadviceonhowtolearnChinesewell.Herearealittlesuggestions.First,itisimportanttotakeaChinesecourse,asyou’llbeabletolearntheteachersandpracticewithyourclassmates.Then,italsohelpedtowatchTVandreadbooks,newspapersandmagazinesinChinesewheneverpossibly.Besides,itshouldbeagoodideatolearnandsingChinesesongs,sobydoingsoyou’lllearnandrememberChinesewordsmucheasilythanusual.YoucanalsomakemoreChinesefriends.HewilltellyoualotaboutChinaoryoul