2023-2024学年湖北小池滨江高级中学高考英语二模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北小池滨江高级中学高考英语二模试卷请考生注意：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．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith2．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake3．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit4．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while5．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught6．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking7．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent8．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t9．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking10．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic11．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,12．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis13．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood14．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit15．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous16．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold17．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable18．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling19．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup20．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso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）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged1-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£21perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.22．（8分）VitaminDisessentialforbone-building,cognitivefunction,jointhealth,immunefunction,bloodsugarcontrol,positivemoodandmore.Itcanhelppreventmanydiseases.SomestudiessuggestthattheloweryourvitaminDlevelis,thehigheryourriskofdeathfromanycausewillbe.However,it'snotagreatideatojustgrabasupplement（补充物）offthedrugstoreshelfandstarttakingit.SincemanyofusaredeficientinvitaminD,alsoknownasthe"sunshinevitamin”,doctorswilloftengiveusaprescription（处方）forhighlevelsofvitaminDsupplements,withdosesrangingfrom2,000to10,000IU(InternationalUnits)perday,upto50,000IUperweek,andsometimesevenmore.Butlikeallgoodthings,it'spossibletogettoomuchofit."VerybigdosesofvitaminDcancauseabuild-upofcalciumintheblood,whichleadstonausea,vomiting,poorappetite,weakness,andweightloss,"saysMadelineBaslerofRealYouNutrition.Here'sthebiggerissue:anyextraintakeof,vitaminDcangetstoredinthebody."Abuild-upofstoredvitaminDcancauseavoidableproblems,"saysMarraFrancis,MedicalDirectoratEverlyWell,"leadingtoproblemssuchaskidneystones."Theaveragedailyrecommendedamountsvarybasedonyourage.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthsettheRecommendedDietaryAllowanceforvitaminDat600IUdailyforinfant,children,andadultsupto70yearsold.Adultsaged71andolderneed800IU,sincetheabilitytoabsorbvitaminDdropswithage.PeoplewhoareobesemayalsoneedmorevitaminDbecausethefatcellstakeitup,makingitlessavailableforusebythebody.Inwinterwhenyou'regettinglesssunexposure,someexpertssayit'ssafetotakedailydosesofaround1,000to2,000IUwithoutanyriskofcomplications（并发症）.Thoughyou'llgetabitofvitaminDfromfoods—includingfattyfishbeefliver,cheese,eggyolksandmushrooms,plusfortifiedfoodslikemilk,orangejuice,andcereal—theamountsaresosmallthatthere'slittleneedtoworrythatthey’llputyouoverthedailydoes.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Wecanactuallyreducetheriskofdeath.B．Peopledon'treallyknowvitaminDwell.C．VitaminDsupplementsarenecessaryforeveryone.D．VitaminDshouldbesupplementedcarefullydespiteitsimportance.2、Theunderlinedpart"aredeficientin"inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A．havinganinadequateamountofB．payingmuchattentiontoC．beinginterestedinD．beingconcernedabout3、HowmuchvitaminDshouldahealthy60-year-oldladytakedailyinsummer?A．About800IU.B．About600IU.C．Nolessthan1,000IU.D．Nolessthan5,000IU.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．WhatotherwayspeoplecantaketogetvitaminD．B．Whatfoodsweshouldeateverydaytobalanceourdiets.C．WhetherdailyfoodswouldoverdosepeoplewithvitaminD．D．WhethervitaminDcanbesupplementedbythefoodsweeat.23．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried24．（8分）WhenCarsonPalmer,aprofessionalAmericanfootballplayer,hurthisarmafewyearsago,hetookaweekofffromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmerpracticedeveryday.Thefollowingweekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhislife.Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,researchersprovedbyexperimentthatwhenyou'reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmuscles(肌肉)whicharetooweaktotightenthemusclesbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Inotherwords,mentalpracticemightcreateapatterninyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticeforactions.Onthewhole,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,forexample,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittingtheballstoanother32whomerelyheldagolfclubintheirhandsandvisualized（想象）theirswings.Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimprovedtheirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.Itissafe-amajorplusforhigh-riskperformerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlongerperiodsoftimebecauseyou'renotrestrictedbyphysicaltiredness,That’snottosayit'seasy,we'vehadOlympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingthemovementsfortwohours,"saysTadhgMacintyre,asportspsychologistattheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.“Whenwe'redone,they’reabsolutelytired.”Itdoesn’tworkforeveryone,though."Ifyou'reanovice,theeffectcanbeharmful,”warnsMacintyre.Ifyou'retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon'tevenknowthepropermovement,thenyou'reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill.”1、Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextby______.A．givinganexampleB．presentinganargumentC．explainingaphenomenonD．makinganassumption2、Whathappenswhenoneisvisualizinganaction?A．Aspecialskillisquicklyacquired.B．AcertainmodelisformedintheheadC．Themusclesgrowincreasinglytense.D．Thebrainsendsstrongmessagestothebody.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"novice"inthelastparagraphmean?A．CoachB．SpecialistC．BeginnerD．Judge4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Athletesarelikelytowingamesthroughimaginedpractice.B．Practicingashillproperlyinmindcanproduceintendedeffect.C．Practicewhethermentalorphysicalhaitsowncharacteristics.D．Scientistshavefoundasalewayforathletestopracticetheirskills.25．（10分）Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance(不满,不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaalsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentment(愤恨)inafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation(愤慨),itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.388、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby________.A．makingacomparison B．justifyinganassumptionC．makingaconclusion D．explainingaphenomenon1、Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,ParagraphI)impliesthat________.A．resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysnatureB．monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivalsC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions2、Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys________.A．prefergrapestocucumbersB．willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheatedC．canbetaughttoexchangethingsD．areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.B．Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.C．Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.D．Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.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）IalwayswonderedhowpeoplewouldreactifItriedtoapproachatotalstrangerforhelpinabusyplacelikeastreetcorneroramall.Ihadalways1astrangerwhotriedtocatchmy2inabusyplace.YesterdayIwasinabusyshoppingmallbuyingalargepieceofluggagebecauseIjusthadthe3todoitaftermanydaysofplanning.Afterthe4,Ipickedupmyphonefrommypockettocallmydriverwaitingintheparkinglotbutmyphonewas5.ThenIrequestedtheshopassistantwhohad6soldmethemerchandise（whichwasnotcheap）ifshecouldringmydriverforme.She7thatitwastheshoppolicythattheycannotuse8whileworkingintheshop.AfterIgotoutoftheshopontothebusystreet,I9ayoungmotherwithhertwokidstomakethesame10.AssoonasIsaid“Excuseme,madam!”shegrabbedherkidsandran.I11akidnapper.IstoodtherewonderinghowmanytimesIhad12tostrangersliketheyoung13.Istoodthereinthe14streetwithpeoplerushingby,lookingattheirfacestoseeiftherewasasignof15ontheirfaces.Isawamanprettyshabbilydressedcomparedtomewho16tonoticeme.Ijuststoppedhimandmademyrequest.He17calledmydriverandwaitedtillmycarcametomakesureIwaspickedup,turnedaround18Icouldthankhimadequatelyandwasgone.Iwas19byhiskindnessandhopeIwilldo20tostrangerswhotrytocatchmyattentionfromnowon.1、A．helpedoutB．hurriedbyC．smiledatD．takenin2、A．attentionB．thoughtC．devotionD．sympathy3、A．rightB．timeC．abilityD．way4、A．restB．lunchC．bargainD．purchase5、A．lostB．deadC．goneD．wrong6、A．stillB．simplyC．justD．even7、A．believedB．promisedC．repliedD．predicted8、A．phonesB．clocksC．watchesD．computers9、A．noticedB．recognizedC．welcomedD．approached10、A．mistakeB．requestC．apologyD．comment11、A．metwithB．appearedinC．feltlikeD．ranafter12、A．referredB．objectedC．reactedD．applied13、A．driverB．assistantC．manD．mum14、A．busyB．cleanC．desertedD．dark15、A．eagernessB．forgivenessC．thankfulnessD．kindness16、A．pretendedB．seemedC．managedD．attempted17、A．suddenlyB．frequentlyC．actuallyD．immediately18、A．beforeB．whenC．unlessD．while19、A．disappointedB．puzzledC．surprisedD．frightened20、A．similarlyB．normallyC．quicklyD．carefully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）Americanslovepets.InAmerica,therearemorefamilieswithpets1．thosewithchildren.Itiscommon2．U.S.homeshavesomesortsofpets,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves.ButAmericans'all-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,becausedogscanofferprotectionfromthievesandunwelcomevisitorsandcatscanhelpgetrid3．thehomeunwantedpests.Forkeepingpets,thereliesabasicAmericanbelief:petshavearighttobetreatedwell.InHouston,Texas,dogscanhavetheirdinner4．(send)totheirhomes,justlikepizza.Petscanevengowith5．ownersonvacation.Besides,thereare75animalwelfareorganizationsinAmerica6．providecareandadoptionservicesfor7．(home)andill-treatedanimals.Topayforthehigh-techhealthcare,peoplecanbuyhealthinsurance8．theirpets.PetsareasimportanttoAmericancultureashotdogsandapplepies.Sofarresearchers9．(discover)thatcommunicatingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressure.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships.Theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovide10．goodtopicofconversation.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。I'llneverforgetthenightwhenourcarbrokendown、Wewereheadinghomeafterawonderfullyeveningwithourfriends、Itwaswellaftermidnightbutwewerestillmilesawayfromhome、Therewasnotrafficsontheroad,sowehadtowalktohome、Worsestill,itstartedtorain,butbythetimewegothome,wewerewetthrough、Anditwasthenwhatwediscoveredthatwehadleftourfrontdoorkeyinthecar、Wehavenochoicebutbreakawindowandclimbin、T