山西省太原市育英中学2023-2024学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

山西省太原市育英中学2023-2024学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：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．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences2．Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate3．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame4．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken5．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure6．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken7．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen8．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare9．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must10．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions11．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer12．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why13．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．administrationC．requirements D．restrictions14．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit15．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied16．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt17．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon18．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant19．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must20．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who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）AHongKongDisneylandparkadmissionticketisyourpassporttoafulldayofmagicaladventures.Learnthewaystobuyyourticketsnow.Threetypesof1-dayticketareavailable:TicketType

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D．8:00pm22．（8分）PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJackfromUniversityofGlasgow,saidthatratherthanscanningevenlyacrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.“WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whileEasternersfavortheeyesandignorethemouth.”AccordingtoJackandhiscolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthatcommunicationofhumanemotionsismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedreliablytoconveyemotionsincross­culturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingthefacialmovementsof13Westernpeopleand13Easternpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,orangry.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthanWesternersdid.“Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“OurdatasuggeststhatwhileWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotions,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandthemouthless.”Inshort,thedatashowsthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotions.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotions.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.1、ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners________.A．payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB．considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliableC．observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD．havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions2、Whatwerethe26participantsaskedtodointhestudy?A．Tomakeafaceateachother.B．Togettheirfacesimpressive.C．Toclassifysomefacepictures.D．Toobservetheresearchers’faces.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph6referto?A．Theparticipantsinthestudy.B．Theresearchersofthestudy.C．Theerrorsmadeinthestudy.D．Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.4、IncomparisonwithWesterners,Easternersarelikelyto________.A．dotranslationmoresuccessfullyB．studythemouthfrequentlyC．examinetheeyesmoreattentivelyD．readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly23．（8分）Newsanchors(主播)musthavebeenreluctanttoreadoutthefollowingnews:XinXiaomengbeganworkingastheworld’sfirstfemaleartificial(人工的)intelligencenewsanchoratXinhuaNewsAgencyonSunday,threemonthsafteramalerobotjoinedtheprofession.Unlikepreviousnewsrobotsthough,Xindoesnotreadnewslikeacoldmachine;shereadsitalmostlikeahumanbeing.Themusclesonherfacestretchandrelax-andherreactionschange-asshecontinuesreading.That’swhymanynewsanchorswereworried:WillAIreplaceusinthenearfuture?Tofindtheanswer,wehavetoanalysethetechnologiesthatsupportXinatherjob.ThreekeytechnologiesareusedtosupportXin.First,samplesofhumanvoicesarecollectedandsynthesized(合成).Thisisfollowedbythecollectionandsynthesisofhumanmusclemovementsamples.AndthirdthevoicesandmovementsaremarriedinawaythatwhentheAlnewsanchorreads,themicro-electricmotorsbehindherfacemovetomakeherexpressionsseemmorehuman.Yetweneedathoroughknowledgeofdeepleaningtechnologytomakearobotimitateaperson’svoice.Thedeveloperneedstocollecttensofthousandsofpiecesofpronunciations,inputthemIntothemachineandmatchthemwiththetextortheAltoleanandread.Theprocessforimitatingfacialmovementsissimilar.Thedeveloperhastoanalysethemovementsofthe53musclesinthehumanface,makeamodelsetfromthecollecteddatafortheAInewsanchortolean,andimitatethemovementsoffacialmusclesviaprogramsBoththetechnologiesusedtomakeXin’sperformanceimpressivearemature.Therealdifficultyliesinthethird-thetechnologytomatchthepronunciationswithfacialmovementssothatXinexpressionsvaryaccordingtothecontentofthenewsreport.Infact,Xinsexpressionsdon'talwayschangeaccordingtothecontent.Asaresult,herexpressionslookanythingbuthuman.Actually.AIisstillnomatchforhumanqualities.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reluctant"inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Delighted. B．Unwilling. C．Confused. D．Optimistic.2、Whatcanweinferaboutpreviousnewsrobots?A．Theyreadnewswithoutexpressions. B．TheylookedlikeahumanbeingC．Theycouldinterviewsportsstars D．Theycouldinteractwithaudience.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthethirdtechnology?A．ThistechnologyisveryperfectsofarB．ThistechnologyisquitepopularnowC．ThistechnologyremainsatthetheoreticalstageD．Thistechnologyisfarfrommature.4、Fromthelastparagraph,wecandrawaconclusionthat____.A．humannewsanchorsshouldlearnfromATanchorstosavetheirjobsB．AlanchorsperformmuchbetterthanhumannewsanchorsatpresentC．Alnewsanchorswon'treplacehumannewsanchorsinthenearfutureD．XinXiaomengsexpressionsvarysonaturallythattheyaretruetolife24．（8分）RobertToddDuncanwasbornin1903inthesoutherncityofDanville,Kentucky.Hismotherwashisfirstmusicteacher.Asayoungman,hecontinuedhismusicstudyinIndianapolis,Indiana.In1930,hecompletedmusicaleducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoWashington.Forfifteenyears,hetaughtmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.Atthattime,notmanyblackmusicianswereknownforwritingorperformingclassicalmusic.TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.Hetaughtspecialwaystopresentthemusic.ThesespecialwaysbecameknownastheDuncanTechnique.Besidesteaching,Duncansanginseveraloperaswithperformerswhowereallblack.Butitseemedthathealwayswouldbeknownmainlyasaconcertartist.However,hislifetookadifferentturninthemiddleof1930s.Atthattime,thefamousAmericanmusicwriterGeorgeGershwinwaslookingforsomeonetoplayaleadingpartinhisnewworkPorgyandBess.Amusiccritic(评论家)ofTheNewYorkTimesnewspapersuggestedToddDuncan.Duncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartasheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.Buthechangedhismind.HesangapiecefromanItalianoperatoGershwin.HehadsungonlyforafewminuteswhenGershwinofferedhimthepart.HebecamefamousbecauseofthepartinPorgyandBess.ToddDuncangainedfameasanoperasingerandconcertartist.Buthisgreatestloveinmusicwasteaching.WhenhestoppedteachingatHoward,hecontinuedgivingsinginglessonsinhisWashingtonhomeuntiltheweekbeforehisdeath.1、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．WhatRobertToddDuncanlovedmost.B．HowRobertToddDuncanbecamefamous.C．RobertToddDuncanandhismusicalproductions.D．AbriefintroductiontoRobertToddDuncan.2、WhathappenedtoDuncaninthemiddleof1930s?A．HegaveupteachingatHowardUniversity.B．HewasintroducedbyTheNewYorkTimesindetail.C．HewasaskedtobeinchargeoftheoperaPorgyandBess.D．Hewasgivenabigopportunitytobecomeanoperasinger.3、WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartmainlybecause.A．hewastoobusytodoitB．hewasnotinterestedinitC．hewasnotconfidentenoughD．hedidn’twanttobecomefamous4、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidRobertToddDuncanlovemost?A．Singinginconcerts.B．Writingmusic.C．Singingopera.D．Teachingmusic.25．（10分）Ifyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjobs,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthediscouragingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytoshapeagroupofoftenbad-tempered,wildkidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia’sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoimagineintheirrecently-heldcompetition.Entitled“AWorldWithoutTeachers”,itspurposewastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowhorriblethingswouldbeifwedidn’thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestparticipantsdidnotappeartobehappyattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldreflectedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya“brainbox”inhisfunlivelyentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham’svideorepresentsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon’tjustteach,theyinspire—somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing“mean”fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thesignificanceofteachers.B．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers’status.C．Asurveyofpeople’sviewsaboutteachers.D．Acompetitiontowintheprizeforthebestteacher.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．asuccessfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids’individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.C．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.D．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers’hardwork.4、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4suggest?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers’workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.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）AmanandhiswifearrivedinBostonbytrain．Aftergettingoffthetrain,theywalkedwithoutan1intotheouterofficeofHarvard’spresident．Sotheywerestoppedbyhissecretaryandkept2．Forhours,thesecretarytooknonoticeofthem,3thatthecouplewouldfinallybecomedisappointedand4．Buttheydidn’t．Thesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident,though5．Afewminuteslater,thepresidentwalkedtowardsthecouplewitha6face．Theladytoldhim,“Wehadasonthat7Harvardforoneyear．HelovedHarvard．Hewas8here．Butaboutayearago,hewasaccidentallykilled．MyhusbandandIwouldliketo9（纪念物）tohim,somewhereoncampus．”Thepresidentwasn’tmoved．Instead,hewas10．“Madam,”hesaid,“wecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedatHarvardanddied．Ifwedid,thisplacewouldlooklikea11,”“Oh,no,”thelady12quickly．“Wedon’twanttoputupastatue．Wewouldliketogivea13toHarvard．”Thepresidentrolledhiseyesand14atthecoupleandthenexclaimed,”Abuilding!Doyouhaveany15howmuchabuildingcosts?Wehavespentover＄7,500,000onthecampusbuildingatHarvard．”Foramomenttheladywassilent．Thepresidentwas16,becausehecouldgetridofthemnow．Thentheladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly,“Isthatallitcoststostarta17?Whydon’twejuststartourown?”Herhusbandnodded．18theirofferwasturneddown．Mr．andMrs．StanfordtraveledtoCaliforniawheretheyfoundedStanfordUniversity19afterthem,amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolonger20about．1、A．choiceB．decisionC．acquaintanceD．appointment2、A．waitingB．standingC．sittingD．talking3、A．hopingB．findingC．realizingD．imagining4、A．godownB．gooutC．goawayD．goaround5、A．hopelesslyB．carefullyC．unexpectedlyD．unwillingly6、A．pleasantB．funnyC．coldD．sad7、A．attendedB．visitedC．studiedD．served8、A．cleverB．braveC．proudD．happy9、A．setaboutB．setupC．setdownD．setoff10、A．satisfiedB．excitedC．shockedD．ashamed11、A．parkB．cemeteryC．gardenD．museum12、A．explainedB．expressedC．refusedD．admitted13、A．buildingB．yardC．playgroundD．square14、A．laughedB．shoutedC．glancedD．called15、A．suggestionB．ideaC．thoughtD．opinion16、A．boredB．astonishedC．interestedD．pleased17、A．departmentB．universityC．businessD．club18、A．OnceB．WhileC．SinceD．Though19、A．namedB．lookedC．takenD．followed20、A．talkedB．knewC．heardD．cared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）Nowadays,itiscommonthatparentsbuy1．educationalpresentfortheirchildren.AlotofpersonalcomputersareplacedundertheChristmastreethisyear.2．(believe)thatcomputersarethekeytosuccess,parentsarealsoinsistingthatchildren3．(teach)tousetheminschoolasearlyaspossible.Theproblemforschoolis4．whenitcomestocomputers,parentsdon’talwaysknowbest.Teachersfoundthemselvescaughtinthemiddleoftheproblembetweenparent5．(press)andwiseeducationaldecisions.Manyschoolsaregivingintoparentalimpatienceandarepurchasinghardware6．goodeducationalplanning.Educatorsdonotevenagreeonhowcomputersshouldbeused.Eventhose7．believethatallchildrenshouldhaveaccesstocomputerswarnofpotentialdangerstotheveryyoung.Thetemptation(诱惑)remainsstrong8．(large)becauseyoungchildrenadaptsowelltocomputers.However,noteveryschoolcanaffordtogointocomputing,andthatcreates9．problem:adivisionbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots.Veryfewparentsareagitatingfor(倡导)computerinstructioninpoorschooldistricts,10．theremaybebarelyenoughmoneytopaytheteacher.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限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thisafternoon,IsawaninterestingthingwhileIwaswalkinghometoschool、Inoticedaschoolboywalkinginthefrontofme、Whenhepassedbyawhitewall,helefthistwofootprintsonthewall、Seethis,anoldmanshoutedattheboyangry、Theboyfeltafraidandranoutquickly、Afewminuteslater,otherboypassedbythewallandsawthefootprintsonthewall、Hethoughtamomentandtookoutapencilfromhisschoolbag、AfterIwaswondering,Isawtheboypaintingapandaonthewall、Andthefootprintsbe