2024届云南省昆明市高考英语二模试卷含解析

2024届云南省昆明市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．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having2．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so3．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar4．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst5．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure6．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw7．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough8．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby9．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must10．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share11．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses12．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when13．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique14．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout15．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned16．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly17．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should18．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose19．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever20．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy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）LearningNewVocabularyduringDeepSleepSleepingtimeissometimesconsideredunproductivetime.Thisraisesthequestionwhetherthetimespentasleepcouldbeusedmoreproductively,e.g.forlearninganewlanguage?Up-to-nowsleepresearchfocusedonthestabilizationandstrengtheningofmemoriesthathadbeenformedduringwakefulness.However,learningduringsleephasrarelybeenexamined.Thereisenoughevidenceforwake-learnedinformationundergoingarevisionbyreplayinthesleepingbrain.Thereplayduringsleepstrengthensthestillweakmemoryandleavesthenewlyacquiredinformationinthepre-existingstoreofknowledge.Ifre-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation,thenfirst-play,i.e.theinitialprocessingofnewinformation,shouldalsobepossibleduringsleep.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeexaminedwhetherasleepingpersonisabletoformnewsemantic（语义的）associationsbetweenplayedforeignwordsandtranslationwordsduringthebraincells’activestates,theso-called“Up-states.”Itturnedouttobethatwhattheythoughtwasreasonable.Whenwereachdeepsleepstages,ourbraincellsprogressivelycoordinatetheiractivity.Duringdeepsleep,thebraincellsarecommonlyactiveforabriefperiodoftimebeforetheyjointlyenterintoastateofbriefinactivity.Theactivestateiscalled“Up-state”andtheinactivestate“Down-state”.Thetwostatesalternate（交替）abouteveryhalf-second.Newevidenceforsleep-learningchallengescurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.Theconceptofsleepthatweareseparatedfromthephysicalenvironmentisnolongerreasonable."It’sfalsethatcomplexlearningbeimpossibleduringdeepsleep,"saysSimonRuch,co-first-author."Inhowfarandwithwhatconsequencesdeepsleepcanbeappliedfortheacquisitionofnewinformationwillbeatopicofresearchinupcomingyears,"saysKatharinaHenke.TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeispartoftheInterfacultyResearchCooperation(IRC).Thirteenresearchgroupsinmedicine,biologyandpsychologyarepartoftheIRC．Theaimoftheseresearchgroupsistogainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms（原理）involvedinsleepandconsciousness.1、Whichofthefollowingshaven’tsleepresearchersachievedsofar?A．Peoplecanlearnvocabularyduringdeepsleep.B．Memoriescanbestableandstrongduringsleep.C．Wake-learnedinformationcanappearinthesleepingbrain.D．Re-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．“Up-state”and“Down-state”appearinturnduringdeepsleep.B．“Up-states”isanothernameforthebraincells’activestates.C．Semanticassociationsareimportantforlanguagelearning.D．Thebraincells’activestatesarecentralforsleep-learning.3、Whatwillresearchersdowithinseveralyearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Makestudyinthefollowingfieldssuchasmedicineandbiology.B．Separateusfromthephysicalenvironment.C．Applydeepsleepforinformationlearning.D．Discovertheconceptofsleep.4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewwayofvocabularylearning.B．Togainabetterunderstandingofthemechanisms.C．Tochallengecurrenttheoriesofsleepandtheoriesofmemory.D．Toexplainthepossibilityofvocabularylearningduringdeepsleep.22．（8分）MaryTram,thecreatorandmanagingdirectorofMistralComputers,hasbeenwidelycommendedasamajorinnovator（创新者）inthecomputerindustry.Somejournalistsinthecomputerworldhavealsoclaimedthatsheistheleadingforcetodayinthechangingcomputermarket.TramwasthefirstdesignertoactuallyhandcraftpersonalPCsusinglightdurableattractivematerials.Shewasthefirsttorecognizetheopeninginthissideofthemarketandher“seizetheday”mentalityhasbeenmakingvastamountsofmoneyforhercompanyeversince.Recentlytheworldoftechnologyhasbeencommendingherworkagain.Tramhastakentheboldmoveofcuttingthepriceofcomputersinanalreadydecliningmarket.Mostcompanieshavebeenunabletomatchherlowpricesandthushavebeenunabletomatchherprofits.Tramhasmadesomechangestohercompany’sproductionmethods,makingtheproductionfasterandmoreefficient.Inaddition,MistralComputersisresponsibleforallofitssales,withouttheuseofanymiddlemen;peopleeithergoonlineortelephonethecompany,withouthavingtogotoanyshopsorhavingtouseanysalespeople.Attheendoftheday,MistralandTramhaveproventohavewhatittakestosucceedinalimewhenthemajorityofcompaniesdon’t.Loweringthecostsandmaintaininghighstandardsofcustomerservicehavemadethedifferenceforthiscompany.1、Whywasthearticlewritten?A．Todiscussanewaspectintheworldofcomputertechnology.B．TogiveinformationtoexecutivesaboutthenewandimprovedPCs.C．Togiveashortdescriptionofasuccessfulexecutive.D．Totalkaboutcoststructureinthecomputerworld.2、Whatisthespecialsalespolicyofthecompany?A．Tocutpriceswhenthemarketisweak.B．Toofferpersonallydesignedcomputers.C．Tomakeamassofproducts.D．Toselldoortodoor.3、Theword“commend”inParagraph1,isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．blamedB．recommendedC．praisedD．appointed23．（8分）Friendshipisoneofthebasicbondsbetweenhumanbeings.Whilethecharacteristicsoffriendshipmightvaryfromonecountrytoanother,peoplefromallculturesnotonlyenjoyfriendsbutneedthem.Manystudieshaveshownthatteenagerswhohavenofriendsoftensufferfrompsychologicaldisorders.Ithasbeenshownthatteenagers,perhapsmorethananyotheragegroup,needcompanionshipandasenseofbelonging.Thenegativeconsequencesoflonelinesshavealsobeenobservedamongtheelderly.Thedeathofaspouseoftenleavesawidoworawidowertotallybereft.If,however,theyaresurroundedbyfriendsandrelativesandiftheyareabletoexpresstheirfeelings,theyaremorelikelytorecoverfromtheirgrief.“Nomanisanisland.”Inotherwords,weareallpartsofsociety.Weallneedthelove,admiration,respectandmoralsupportofotherpeople.Ifwearefortunate,ourfriendswillprovideuswithallofthesenecessaryaspectsoflife.Asmostpeopleobserve,therearemanylevelsoffriendship.Thedegreeorintensityoffriendshipvariesdependingonthepersonalityoftheindividualsinvolvedandthecontextoftherelationships.Outgoingpersonsenjoybeingsurroundedbymanypeoplewhereasshypersonsareperhapscontentwithfewerbutmoreintensefriendships.Everyoneisnotequallyopenwithalltheirfriends.Thedegreeofclosenessisdeterminedbymanyfactors.Closefriendscanbeformedatanystageinone’slifebuttheyareusuallyveryrare.Notverymanypeoplehavemorethanafewreallyclosefriends.Regardlessofthelevelofcloseness,allfriendshipsarebasedonreciprocity(互惠),honestyandacertainamountofloveandaffection.1、Whoaremorelikelytosufferfrompsychologicaldisorderswithoutfriends?A．Teenagers.B．Adults.C．Theelderly.D．Acouple.2、Whatdoesthesentence“Nomanisanisland”reallymean?A．Nomaniswillingtoliveonanisland.B．Manusuallydoesn’tgotoanislandC．Everyoneisrelatedwithoursociety.D．Oursocietyisjustlikeanisland.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutoutgoingpeople?A．Theylikebeingalone.B．Theyarefondofmakingfriends.C．Theyhaveintensefriendships.D．Theyhavefewerclosefriendsindeed4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Theformationofclosefriends.B．Thenumberofrealfriends.C．Honesty,loveandaffection.D．Factorstodeterminethedegreeofcloseness.24．（8分）GetSmart:PicksofEducationalAppsWhenitcomestomobileapps,there’sadiverserangeofsoftwarethatfallsundertheumbrellaofeducation.Thislistisfocusedonusefulappsinthiscategory.BrainscapeBrainscapeclaimsyoucandoubleyourlearningspeedbyusingflashcards(闪卡).Itpacestherepetitionofeachconceptperfectly.RatehowwellyouknoweachconceptandBrainscapewilldeterminetherighttimetogiveyouanotherquiz.Subscriptionisbilledat$10permonth,$30halfayear,or$36peryear.DueYoucanthinkofDueasanalarmclockthatfunctionswithoutanaccountorInternetconnection.WithDue,youcansetreusablecountdownremindersandperformbothdailyandweeklyremindersthatusenearly60alarmsounds.Moreover,remindersautomaticallyshiftasyoucrosstimezones.A$5chargefordownload.GradeProofGradeProofoffersconcretewaystoimproveyourEnglishwritingstyle,checkfororiginalityandidentifycomplexgrammaticalissuesthatotherwordprocessorsoftenmiss.Whiletheappitselfisfree,you’llneedtopay$10permonthtoupdateittounlockthefullpowerofthispocketwritingcoach.DuolingoThecrowd-sourcedDuolingogivesyoutheopportunitytotranslatetextsintomanylanguages---e.g.Spanish,German,Brazilian,andItalian.Italsoofferslanguagecoursesatalllevels.Duolingocurrentlyoffersthefollowingsubscriptions:$9permonth;$47persixmonths;$79pertwelvemonths.1、Whichappcanhelpimprovetimemanagementskills?A．Due.B．Duolingo.C．Brainscape.D．GradeProof.2、WhatcanGradeProofhelpuswith?A．Amathquiz.B．Freedownload.C．Englishwritingskills.D．Spanish-Englishtranslation.3、Howmuchshouldyoupayforahalf-yearlanguagelearningsession?A．$30.B．$47.C．$60.D．$7925．（10分）Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.King'sArtCentreAdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendteestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto'learnfromthemasters'orgetmorecreativewithpaint----freeofcharge.TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.TheBotanicGardenTheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled'HissingSid'isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.Byron'sPoolManystoriessurroundLordByron'stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity,Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof"messanddrunkenness".However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I'mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisroans.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron'sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbybeautifulcircularpathsaroundthefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon'ttrustme,thenperhapsyou’lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf-----overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.1、Asmentionedinthepassage,thereisasmallchargefor_____.A．attendingthemasters'class B．workingwithlocalartistsC．learninglifedrawing D．seeinganexhibition2、"TorchAloe"and"VenusFlytrap"are_____.A．commoninsects B．impressiveplantsC．rarely-seensnakes D．wildlife-enthusiasts3、WecaninferfromthepassagethatByronseemed_____.A．tofearpetbears B．tolikewalkingC．tobeaheavydrinker D．tofinishuniversityin18054、InthepassageByron'sPoolisdescribedasalake_____.A．surroundedbyfieldsB．ownedbyLordByronC．locatedinGrantchesterD．discoveredbyVirginiaWoolf5、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．SomeplacesforweekendbreakB．Awaytobecomecreativeinart.C．Thecolourfullifeinthecountryside.D．UnknownstoriesofCambridgeUniversity.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）Inallone'slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.Butitis1oneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendto2yourself.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyour3.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourself.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogainacorrectviewofoneselfandbearealist-awareofbothone’s4andshortages.Youmay5hopefullytothefuturebutbesurenotto6toomuch,foridealscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybe7tomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyou8todirectyourefforts.That’stosay,solongasyouhaveaperfect9ofyourself,therewon'tbedifficultiesyoucan'tovercome.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfneedsself-appreciation.10youthinkyouareatoweringtreeorabladeofgrass,ahighmountainorasmallstone,you11astateofnaturethathasitsownreasonofexistence.Ifyou12admireyourselfyou’llhavearealsenseofself-appreciation,whichwillgiveyouconfidence.13yougainfullconfidenceinyourself,you’llbe14tofightandovercomeanydifficulty.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfalsorequiresdoingoneselfafavorwhenit’sneeded.Intimeofanger,doyourselfafavorbygivingan15toitinaquietplacesothatyouwon'tbehurtbyitsflames;intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorby16itwithyourfriendssoastochangeagloomymoodintoacheerfulone;intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettingagoodsleeportakingsomestimulant.Showyourselflovingconcernaboutyourhealthanddailylife.17youknowperfectlywellwhenandhowtodoyourselfafavor,youwon’tbeconfidentandreadyenoughto18theattackofillness.Asyouareaware,whatapersonphysicallyhasisbutahumanbodythat’svulnerablewhen19totheelements.Soifyoufallill,it'suptoyoutotakeagoodcareofyourself.Inaword,togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogetafull20ofone'slife.Thenonewillfindone’slifefullofcolorandflavor.1、A．permanently B．previously C．precisely D．probably2、A．overlook B．overestimate C．overcome D．overtake3、A．reach B．touch C．range D．control4、A．weaknesses B．disadvantages C．strengths D．limitations5、A．lookup B．lookback C．lookforward D．lookdown6、A．expect B．anticipate C．inspect D．dream7、A．honest B．comprehensive C．courageous D．delicate8、A．what B．which C．how D．where9、A．idea B．knowledge C．system D．insight10、A．When B．Which C．What D．Whether11、A．symbolize B．demonstrate C．assure D．represent12、A．eagerly B．earnestly C．desperately D．gratefully13、A．Asmuchas B．Assoonas C．Asfaras D．Aswellas14、A．advised B．devoted C．enabled D．committed15、A．outlet B．excuse C．criterion D．solution16、A．quarreling B．arguing C．sharing D．interacting17、A．Unless B．Once C．Since D．If18、A．reject B．restore C．recover D．resist19、A．expected B．exposed C．experienced D．exported20、A．credit B．control C．power D．grace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）Everyyear,butterfly(蝴蝶)loversinCaliforniagooutinNovembertocountmonarchbutterflies.They1．(get)aworryingresultfromtheirfallmonarchcountin2018—2．numberofmonarchshaddroppedby86%since2017.Theorangeandblackmonarchbutterfliesarefamous3．theirlongmigrations(迁徒)—theyflythousandsofmileseveryyear.Inthespringandsummertheyflynorth;inthefalltheyflysouthagain.Monarchs,likemostbutterflies,are4．(terrible)importantforplants.Theyhelpcreatemoreplantsbyspreadingpollen(花粉)betweenplants.Inturn,monarchsdependonplantsforfood.Andtheydependcompletelyonaplantcalledmilkweed5．(lay)theireggs.Butmonarchshavebeenfacinggrowingproblemsforyears.Asmoreandmorewildlandhasbeenturnedintolargefarms,themonarchshavehadtrouble6．(find)enoughmilkweed.Manyfarmsalsousechemicals7．willkillinsectsinordertoprotecttheirplants.Thesechemicalsalsoaffectmonarchs.Besides,pollutionhasmademilkweedless8．(health)forthemonarchsthanitusedtobe.Scientistssaymonarchswillbeindangerofdyingoutinthenext20yearsifnothing9．(do)tosavethem.10．(thing)thatpeoplecandotohelpincludeplantingmilkweed,controllingtheuseofchemicals,protectingwildareas,andplantingtrees.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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Withthesummervacationisdrawingnear,myclassmatesare

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