甘肃省兰州市市区片2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

甘肃省兰州市市区片2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy2．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after3．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough4．—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A．willhave B．havehadC．willhavehad D．arehaving5．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With6．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall7．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare8．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking9．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted10．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why11．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen12．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those13．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until14．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime15．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved16．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria17．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May18．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince19．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted20．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling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）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地轴)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉积物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(层)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.22．（8分）Somepeoplemightdreamofsplendidsurroundings—butalsoneedareasonablyaffordablecostofliving.Tryoneofthesefourastonishingspotsforamagicalretirement，fromanInternationalreport，whereretireescanlivewellonless.Sintra，PortugalAfavoritesummerretreatofformerroyalty，whichisjusta40-minutetrainridefromLisbon，isthepastel-paintedPalaceofPena，a19th-centuryRomanticistmarvelwithpinkturretsanddaffodil-yellowtoweronahillsurroundedbypineforests.Acouplecouldlivewellinthisarts-richtouristtown，thoughpricierthanothercitiesinPortugal，onabudgetof$3,065amonth.Cusco，PeruCusco，Peru’smosthistoriccity，isaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.OnceanIncancapital.Cuscohasclear，sunnydays.Colonialstructureshavebeenchangedintofashionablerestaurants，shopsandevenhomes.Superfoods，likechiaseeds，quinoaandmaca，areinexpensiveandplentiful.Aretiredcouplecouldenjoyagoodlifeon$1,700amonth.TheWestCoast，IrelandTheWildAtlanticWayisacyclingordrivingroutethatstretchesacrossthewestcoastofIreland.Attheheartoftherouteisoneofthemostamazingnaturalwonders，thelandmarkCliffsofMoherinCountyClare—oneofIreland’smostvisitednaturalattractions.Onabudgetofaround$2，800amonth，aretiredcouplecouldlivequitecomfortably.SanMigueldeAllende，MexicoSanMiguelwasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritageCityin2008.Thecolonialcentrohasmuchtoofferretirees:lowcostofliving，arts，charminglocalculturaltraditionsandmildweatheryear-round.SanMiguelisafewhours’drivefromMexicoCity.Thedaysarecomfortablywarmandthenightsblessedlycoo1.Aretiredcouplecouldlivecomfortablyonamonthlybudgetof$l，650.1、Whoisthetextintendedfor?A．Adventurers. B．Photographers. C．Retirees. D．Artists.2、Wherewillyougoifyouwanttotastethelocalfoodsatareasonableprice?A．Sintra，Portugal. B．Cusco，Peru.C．TheWestCoast，Ireland. D．SanMigueldeAllende.Mexico.3、Howmuchcanacouplesavemonthlyatmostiftheychoosethecheapestsite?A．$1,650. B．$1,150. C．$1,365. D．$1,41523．（8分）WhenKatieStaglianowas9yearsold,shewasgivenaclassprojecttogrowherfirstcabbagefromjustoneseed.Shetookithomeandplanteditinherhomegarden.Itdidn’teventakeherlongtocomeupandbegintogrow.Butasfriendscameover,theypointedoutthatitwasbiggerthananyoftheirs.Anditgrewsomuchthatthecabbageendedupweighing40pounds!Katiethendecidedthatshecouldusethiscabbagetodosomethingniceforthecommunity.Soshetookthehugecabbagetoalocalsoupkitchen,wheretheyusedit,andcookeditwithhamandrice.Andbecauseofhercabbage,275peoplewerefed.Shebegantorealizethatgardeningandhelpingpeopleiswhatshelikestodomost.So,shedecidedtostartherfirstgardenonaplotoflanddonatedbyherschool.“Ithinkifmorekidsgettoexperiencegardeningtheywouldfindouthowcoolitisandhowmanypeoplecanbefedifyoudonateyourproduce,”saidKatie.Now,just9yearslater,Katieis18yearsold,andhassetupherownbusinesscalled“Katie’sKrops”withthehelpofherfamilyfriends.Butthisdoesn’tevencomeclosetotheotheramazingpart.Shehasraisedover200,000dollars!Andthereareover100Katie’sKropswithin33statesintheUnitedStates.Shelovesgardeningandlovesinspiringotherchildrentoexperiencethejoyofgardeningaswell.Asoftoday,herfirstgardenisstilldoingamazingandisevenresponsibleforsupplyingover3,000poundsofproducedonatedtolocalcharities.Hergoalnow?Toget500gardensacrossall50states.1、HowdidKatiedealwithherfirstcabbage?A．sharingitwithhercommunity.B．Presentingittotheschoolkitchen.C．Eatingitwithherfamily.D．Givingittoherfriends.2、WhatinspiredKatietohelpothersbygardening?A．Thesupportfromherschool.B．Thegardeningandsharingexperience.C．Theencouragementofcommunity.D．Theadmirationofherfriends.3、WhydoesKatiesuggestmorechildrenlearntogarden?A．Shethinksgardeningiscool.B．Sheneedsmorepeopletohelpher.C．Shehopestoearnmoremoney.D．Shewantsthemtoexperiencethejoy.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebriefintroductionofKatie’sKrops.B．Theamazingbenefitsofgardening.C．Katie'sachievementandfutureaim.D．Thejoyofgardeninganddonation.24．（8分）Britonsareincreasinglyentertainingguestsathomewithdinner,filmandkaraokenights,inspiredbytelevisionshowsoncookery(烹饪术)andhomeentertainment,accordingtoasurvey.Morethanhalf(53percent)oftherespondentstoapoll(民意测验)of1,000Britonsacrossthecountrysaidtheynowprefertospendqualitytimewithfamilyandfriendsbyinvitingthemovertotheirhomesratherthanmeetinginbarsandrestaurants,thesurveybymobilephoneoperatorT-Mobileshowed.Populartelevisionshowssuchas“ComeDineWithMe,”whereamateurchefsattempttowowtheaudiencewiththeirculinary(烹调的)skills,“MasterChef”whereordinarypeoplecompetetocooktoMichelinstandards(米其林餐厅评分标准)andanumberofcelebritycookeryshowshaveinspiredBritonstoentertainathome.Thepollshowedthatnearlyathirdofrespondentshadspentmoneyonhomeentertainmentimprovementssuchassofas,diningtablesandbiggertelevisionstoimpresstheguests.“Overthelastcoupleofyears,myclientshaveincreasinglyaskedforhomepartiesratherthanonesatindependentplaces,”partyplanningexpertLizBrewersaidinastatementaccompanyingthepoll’sresults.“Thisisnotonlyduetoaslowingofeconomicactivitybutbecausemanyhavebecomeincreasinglyhouse-proudandeagertoshowofftheircookingskills,inadditiontotheirlatesthomeentertainmentpurchases.”CelebritychefJamieOliverwasthetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents,whilePrimeMinisterGordonBrownwasoneoftheleastfavored,alongsideConservativeleaderDavidCameron.1、Britons’interestinentertainingguestsathomeisgrowingbecauseoftheimpactof.A．MichelinstandardsB．televisionprogramsC．fasteconomicdevelopmentD．mobilephoneoperatorT-Mobile2、Theunderlinedword“wow”inParagraph3probablymeans“”.A．fillB．compareC．impressD．associate3、Toentertainguestsathome,thehostshaveto.a.purchasecertainfurnitureb.improvetheircookingskillsc.consultapartyplanningexpertfirstd.asksomeprofessionalchefstohelpA．aandbB．canddC．aanddD．bandc4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．TheserviceofmostBritishrestaurantsisnotsatisfactory.B．Politiciansarethetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents.C．TwothirdsofBritonsarewillingtoentertainguestsathome.D．Entertainingguestsathomewillstrengthentherelationships.25．（10分）Restaurantsplayamajorpartindefiningthecharacteristicsofacity.Theyrevealthediversityoftheplace,thepaceofthenightlifeandthefinancialhealth.Beijing,ametropolisthatishometo20millionpeople,hastensofthousandsofrestaurants.HerearesomespecialrestaurantsinBeijing.●DiaoyutaiStateGuestRestaurantTraditionally,DiaoyutaiStateGuestRestaurantonlyservedvisitingdignitaries（达官贵人）.Butsince1980,ithasopenedtothepublic.ItoffersnotonlyChinesecuisineatitsbestbutalsosecludeddiningexperienceinanotherwisebuzzing（嘈杂的）metropolis.Location:No.2FuchengRoad,HaidianDistrict,BeijingCost:$222.01perperson●HeritageinWandaPlazaHeritageoffersFrenchcuisine,whichisfamousforitsrichtasteandsubtlenuances.Location:WandaPlaza,No93JianguoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,BeijingCost:$125:49perperson●KyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-RyoriinPanguHotelAstheonly7starhotelinBeijing,KyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryoriisundoubtedlythemostexpensiverestaurantinthecity.KaisekiisatraditionalmulticourseJapanesediner.KaisekionlyusesseasonalingredientsandispreparedbymasterJapanesecheftoreflectchangeofseason.Location:Pangu7StarHotel,Beijing27CentralNorth4thRingRoadChaoyangDistrict,BeijingCost:$1159.29perperson●ChinaGrillPeoplecomeforfoodbutstayfortheview.SituatedonthetopfloorofalandmarkbuildingintheheartofCBD,ChinaGrilloffersanunparalleledviewofBeijinglandscape.Location:66/FParkHyatt,2JianguomenWai,CBD,BeijingCost:$130.79perperson1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“secluded”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Fashionable. B．Peaceful.C．Popular. D．Crowded.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutKyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryori?A．Itonlyservedvisitingdignitarieswhenfirstopened.B．ItsfoodispreparedbymasterChinesechef.C．ItislocatedinHaidianDistrictinBeijing.D．ItisthemostexpensiverestaurantinBeijing.3、WhatisspecialaboutChinaGrillamongtherestaurantsmentionedaboveA．ItistheonlyonethatservesChinesefood.B．Itisthecheapestoneofthefour.C．YoucanenjoytheviewofBeijingwhendiningthere.D．Itisfamousforitsrichtaste.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）Ialwayshelpothersinstinctively(本能地).Nomatterhowbigorsmalltheaction,Iam1tohelpothers,suchasopeningdoors,sharingumbrellaandsoon.Iwasdrivinghomeona6-lanehighway.Ahuge2,involving5cars,unfoldedinfrontofme.Subconsciously,I3100feetpastthepile-upandrantoacarwhichwasupsidedown.Igottheinjuredoutofthecarand.4themagainsttheguardrail(护栏).Ithenwenttothefourothercarstocheckifanyoneelsewashurt5.Ilookedoverandsawayoungman,bloodyandcontorted,6stillonthepavement.Everyonearoundsaidhewasdead;severalhadchecked.Butafeelinginsidemesaid"1didn'tcheckhim.Cantheybe7heisdead?”Ifeltforpulsesatdifferentspotsandfelt8ThenIcheckedthecarotidartery(颈动脉)onceagain.Atthatmoment,Iwasfeelingforaveryweak9andrapidheartrate.Ipushedhischinupwards.Hethen10outabigclot(血块)，andstartedtakingrapid,11breaths.Bythen,theambulancewasleavingwithother12.Ithadbeenreportedonradiothattherewasadeath.SowhenImotionedtotheambulancedriver，13`thispersonwasaliveandneededhelpfirst.Heinitially14myrequest.Butwithmyinsistence,he,togetherwithanurse,didinfact15themanthoughttobedead.HewasadmittedtoalocalICU.Hisinjurieswereserious,withlittle16torecover.Someforetoldhewouldn't17it.Duetothedistinguisheddoctorsandcareofnurses,hedid18.Whenhewasreleasedfromhospital,thestorywas19byallthenewsstations.Ismiledtomyself,happythatIwasfortunateenoughtobeattherightplaceattherighttime,tofollowmy20,anddidabigdeal.1、A．driven B．persuaded C．ordered D．convinced2、A．trunk B．accident C．case D．truck3、A．wentover B．tookover C．gotover D．pulledover4、A．put B．leaned C．stood D．sat5、A．slightly B．hardly C．badly D．casually6、A．dying B．lying C．hiding D．crying7、A．certain B．skeptical C．puzzled D．eager8、A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything9、A．voice B．breath C．pulse D．move10、A．spat B．spoke C．threw D．coughed11、A．strong B．deep C．narrow D．shallow12、A．victims B．passengers C．nurses D．drivers13、A．proving B．indicating C．pretending D．imagining14、A．criticized B．accepted C．understood D．ignored15、A．lookinto B．takeover C．attendto D．yellat16、A．time B．chance C．strength D．energy17、A．get B．make C．have D．put18、A．succeed B．appear C．survive D．escape19、A．covered B．invited C．praised D．interviewed20、A．instinct B．dream C．ambition D．hobby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）The12thChinaArtsFestivalwillbringaseriesofart1．(activity)totheChineseeconomicandartcenter,Shanghai.FromMay20toJune2,morethan50shows2．(select)nationwidewillbeperformedinnineteenmajortheatersinShanghai,andafineselectionofcreativeculturalproductswill3．(show)attheShanghaiExhibitionCenter.Thefestivalwillinclude4．(vary)artforms,suchasoperadancing,painting-andphotography.The2019editionisco-organizedbytheministryofCultureandTourismandtheShanghaimunicipalgovernment(市改府).Since5．(it)beginningin1987,thefestival6．(change)hostcitiesineachedition,travellingtoareasincludingBeijing,Sichuan,Jiangsu,ZhejiangandHubeioverthepastthreedecades.Salesofticketshaveopenedonline,withticketspricedfromnocost7．380yuan,accordingtotheorganizers.Toallowamuch8．(large)numberofaudiencetoaccesstheprograms,thefestivalwillalsobebroadcastliveonline.“Wewillusenewmediatobringtheshowstomoreordinarypeople,9．willletthemknowmoreaboutthemoderndevelopmentofChinesearts.”saidZhuDi,headoftheministry'sartsdepartment.Thisyear'sfestivalisalsoaimedat10．(promote)tourisminShanghaiwitharts.Thelocalgovernmenthasreleasedatotalof40culture-themedtravelroutestoguidevisitorsthroughShanghai'swell-knownlandmarks.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问交换修改作文，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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多肯（从第11处起）不计分。Somequestionshaveonlyonecorrectanswer、Thesetypesofquestionarecalledclosedquestions、Ittestyourunderstandingatbasiclevel、、、、Otherquestionshavemorethanonerightanswer,ordonothaveanywronganswers、Thesearecalledopen-endedquestions、Theyhelpyoutothinkmoredeepaboutwhatyoulearnedandtomakepessonaljudgements、TheyencouragediscussionwithotherstudentsorhelpyoudevelopyourEnglishbynewandchallengingways、Bothtypesofquestionareuseful,soyoushouldtakebothkindofsentenceseciously、Whenansweropen-endedquestions,don’tworrywhetheryouranswerisrightorwrong、Everyofanswerthathasbeenwellthoughtoutisacorrectanswer、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）如今在家工作已经成为越来越多的人选择的工作模式．假如你是李华，最近你们班同学就"Isitgoodtoworkathome？"进行了激烈的辩论．请根据表格所给提示写一篇短文，介绍此次辩论情况并发表自己的看法．然后发表在你校英语论坛上．赞同（58%）反对（42%）你的观点1.1．省去很多时间和费用；2.2．可以创造自己喜欢的工作环境；3.3．可以更好的平衡工作和家庭生活．1.1．远离同事，会感到孤独，减少交朋友2．的机会；3.2．家人在家，会受到打扰．？注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．参考词汇：平衡：balancevt．同事：colleaguecn．打扰：interruptvt．_________________________________________________________________________________________________________