甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2024年高考英语一模试卷含解析

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2024年高考英语一模试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely2．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare3．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout4．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who5．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t6．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot7．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!8．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid9．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof10．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.11．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever12．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom13．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what14．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily15．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live16．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit17．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput18．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued19．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated20．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．as B．which C．where D．that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）Ifyourdoglookspleasedtoseeyou—itisprobablybecauseitlovestheparticularwayyousmell.Thescent(气味)ofafamiliarhumanapparentlylingerslikeperfumeintheanimal’sbrain—whereitcausesaninstinctiveemotionalresponse,researchreveals.Ourscentactsonapartofthecanine(犬科的)brainassociatedwithrewardandthestrongestreactionsareproducedbyhumansthatpetsknowbest,sayscientistsinAmerica.GregoryBern,ofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,said,“Whilewemightexpectthatdogsshouldbehighlytunedtothesmellofotherdogs,itseemsthatthe‘rewardresponse’isreservedfortheirhumans.Whenhumanssmelltheperfumeofsomeonetheylove,theymayhaveanimmediate,emotionalreactionthat’snotnecessarilycognitive(认识的).Soisitindogs.Butsincedogshaveamoresensitivesmellthanhumans.theirresponseswouldlikelybeevenmorepowerfulthantheoneswemighthave.Inourexperiment,however.theownersofthedogwerenotphysicallypresent.Thecaninebrainresponseswerebeingcausedbysomethingdistantinspaceandtime.Itshowsthatdogsbrainshavethesementalrepresentationsofusthatpersistwhenwe’renotthere.”Theexperimentinvolved12dogsofvariouskindsbybrainscanswhilefivedifferentscentswereplacedinfrontofthem.Thescentsamples(样本)camefromthesubject(接受试险者)itself,adogthesubjecthadnevermet,adoglivinginthesubject’shousehold.Thefamiliarhumanscentsamplesweretakenfromsomeoneelsefromthehouseotherthanthehandlersduringtheexperiment,sothatnoneofthescentdonorswerephysicallypresent.Theresultsshowedallfivescentsgainedasimilarresponseinpartsofthedogsbrainsinvolvedindetectingsmells.Responsesweresignificantlystrongerforthescentoffamiliarhumans,followedbythatoffamiliardogs.Thefindingsshoweddogsreactedstrongesttothescentoffamiliarhumansevenwhentheywerenotthere.Petstrainedashelportherapydogsshowedgreaterbrainactivitythantheotherdogsinthetest.Researcherssaythefindingscouldimprovethewaytoselectanimalshelpingwoundedoldsoldiersordisabledpeople.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thescentofthedogs.B．Theemotionsofanimalsinfluencedbythescent.C．Thedifferencesbetweenanimalsandhumansinscent.D．Thesensitivescent.2、Accordingtotheexperiment.adogwillbemostinterestedin.A．familiardogsB．ahumanthedoghadnevermetC．adogthedoghadnevermetD．familiarhumans3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Animalscancurewoundedoldsoldiers.B．Animalscanhelpdisabledpeople.C．Theexperimentiscomplex.D．Theexperimentisveryvaluable.4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?A．Science.B．Education.C．Culture.D．Entertainment.22．（8分）ThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven’tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes.Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.“It’sasilentextinction,”saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist.“Themainreasonforthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,”saidHennessy,“asanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence.”Youmightwonderwhyhunterswouldfocusongiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceptionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids’bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespeciesandallninesubspecies(亚种).Theinformationwillbeusedtochangethegiraffe’slistingontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList,whichnowliststhespeciesasof“leastconcern”buttwosubspeciesas“endangered”.“It’salotofworktogatherthenecessaryinformation,”Hennessysays.“Andseveralothergiraffesubspecieswillberecommendedforendangeredlistingsnextyearortheyearafter.”Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttotakenoticeofhowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1、Bysaying“It’sasilentextinction”,Hennessytellsusthat______.A．giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB．thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC．theecologyofAfricaneedsmoreattentionD．theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2、WhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A．Thecountry’scustom.B．Theillegalinternationaltrade.C．Thecostofhuntingagiraffe.D．Theideathatit’sacureforAIDS.3、ThemisconceptioninPara.3canbecorrectedby______.A．preventingillegalhuntinginAfricaB．rewritingkids’booksaboutgiraffesC．providingreliabledataaboutgiraffesD．spreadingscientificknowledgeofAIDS4、ThefinalpurposeofHennessy’sgreateffortisto______.A．collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB．raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC．provegiraffeswilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD．workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNature23．（8分）Forthepast15years,factoryownerKamalParmarhasbeenrunninganafter-schoolprogramforslumkidsinAhmedabad,India,helpingthemwithbasicskillslikereadingandwritingandevenpreparingfortheirschooltests.Parmar’sstorybeganoneafternoon15yearsago.Hestoppedafewkidsreturninghomefromthelocalschoolandtooktheirexampaperandaskedthemafewquestions.Shockingly,hemadeashockingdiscovery--thestudents,eventheolderones,knewnothingaboutreadingexceptthealphabet.Andthatlefthimthinkingthatsomethingshouldbedoneforthesechildren.Soheinvitedthekidstovisithisworkshopeveryevening,wherehesetupatemporaryclassroomwithmetaldesks.Theshabbyschoolstartedoffwith10students.Today,theFootpathSchoolhasatotalof155studentsandmanyofthekidsthatParmarhastaughtinthepast15yearshavegonetoattendcollegeandbuildsuccessfulcareers.Despitehavingstudiedonlytilltheseventhgrade,hehasbeenabletoteachthekidsbyinventingcreativetechniques.Heasksthemtoreadfirstandthentoformquestionsontheirownandreadthemout.Inthisway,manykidslearnallsevensubjectsinsixmonths.Parmar’sfamilyareverysupportiveofhisprojectandareproudtoseehowmuchofanimpacthehashadonthekids.Hisstudentslovehim.Tenofhisex-studentsarecurrentlyservingasteachersattheschoolandhedoesn’thavetoemployanyteachers.Forthosewhoareinspiredbyhisstory,butcan’tactuallyvolunteeratschool,Parmarhasasimplepieceofadsice:“Trytoeducatejustonechildayear,andseethedifferenceitmakestothesociety.”1、WhydidParmarstarttheschool?A．Toearnsomeextramoney.B．Tobecomeagoodteacher.C．Tohelpthepoorkidswiththeireducation.D．Tomakehimselffamous.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph2referto?A．Thestudents’poorreadingability.B．Thestudents’badlivingconditions.C．Thestudents’terribleschoolexamresult.D．Thestudents’lackofbasiclifeskills.3、WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeParmar?A．DiligentandintelligentB．SelflesslyandimaginativeC．ModestandpatientD．Humorousandrich4、Parmar’sadviceinthelastparagraphistocallonmorepeopleto.A．teachpoorkidsB．workinhisownfactoryC．contributemoremoneytoschoolsD．listentohisstories24．（8分）Forthoseconcernedaboutwrinklyoldskin,itmightbeacreativesolution:anelastic(有弹性的)“secondskin”thatcanbesmoothedontomakeagedtissuelookmoreyouthful.Thewearablefilm,developedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),hasshownpromiseinaseriesofsmallexperimentswhereitwasappliedtowrinkles,under-eyebagsandareasofdryskin.Whenappliedtothefaceorbody,thethin,transparentlayerstickstotheskinandsupportsthetissue,makingitlookandbehavelikeyoungerskin,itsproducersclaim.“Whatwe’vebeenabletodoiscreateacreamthatyoucanputontheskin,andthenwhenit'sontheskinitcanactuallyform,essentially,anelasticsecondskin,”saidBobLanger,wholedtheresearch.Testsinthelabfoundthatthepolymerfilm(高分子膜),whichisonly70thousandthsofamillimeterthick,reducedtheappearanceofwrinklesandunder-eyebags,andhelpedkeepmoisture(水分)inareasofdryskin.Thelayerisdesignedtobeappliedinthemorning,thenpeeledoffatnight,Inpreviousstudies,thesecondskinwithstoodnormaldailywear,andthestressesandstrainsofexerciseandswimming,withoutfallingofforcausingirritation.Italsosurvivedexposuretorain.“It'ssomethingyoucanwearforawholedayorlonger,dependingonthephysicalforcesthatgetappliedtotheareawhereitisworn,"saidDanielAnderson,whohelpeddeveloptheproductatMIT.“Youcan'ttellyou'rewearingit.”Whilenormalcosmeticscanmaskimperfectionsontheskin,thenewcoatingchangesthewayskinbehavesbygivingittheelasticityofyoungskin.Itwasdevelopedwithhelpfromtwocompanies.1、Accordingtothetext,the“secondskin”________.A．wasdevelopedbytwocompaniesB．hasnotbeentestedbyscientistsC．isdevelopedtoremoveunder-eyebagsD．isatransparentcoveringfortheskin2、Comparedwithnormalcosmetics,thenewproduct________.A．canmaketheskinappearyoungerB．canfullymaskimperfectionsontheskinC．doesn'tcauseanyproblemsintheskinD．mustbeusedinamorecomplicatedway3、WhatcanwelearnfromtheDaniel’swords?A．Youcanrecognizeifpeoplewearthe“secondskin.”B．The“secondskin”shouldbepeeledoffatnight.C．Howlongpeoplecanwearthelayervaries.D．Theproductcanprovideskinwithalotofwater.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．MIThasmadeabreakthroughincosmetics.B．The“secondskin”helpsrenewone’syouth.C．Maskswillsoonbecomeathingofthepast.D．Howthe“secondskin”isusedtoimproveskin.25．（10分）Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(劝阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?A．Findingthesourceofnoise.B．Puttingapriceonnoise.C．Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.D．Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.A．onecanmakehisownchoice B．oneshouldrespectothers’privacyC．onecancreatehisownpersonalspace D．oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget3、Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．people’sfavouredtransportationB．effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevelsC．possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriagesD．commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers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）Mostpeopleknowmeasanordinarydentist,wifeandmomoftwoyoungkids.ButwhenI'mnothangingoutwithmy1orfixingteeth.I'maddictedtowinningradiocontests.Wheneveryoneelse2theradio,theystayononechannel,listentoasongandchangethe3whencommercialsstart.ButIchangechannelsalmost4,huntingforacontest.Iknowthebesttimeto5in,andIknowwhatradiostationsare6towinon.I'vewonacoupleofDVDsets,moviepassesandaboatloadofconcert7,DaveMatthewsBand,FrenchMontanaandsoon.Mybiggest8wasanall-expense-paidtriptotheHollywoodFilmAwards.Igotmyfirsttasteof9waybackinmiddleschool.Iwasthe100thcallertomyfavorradiostation,andI10.Fromthenon,Iwas11andwheneverIlistenedtotheradio,Iwould12myandallcontests.Whencoupons（优惠券）followed,radiocontests13memory.Ashorttimeago,Iwasgoingtomy14frombeingoncallatthehospital15Iheardacontestcomingon.Itwas3amandIcalledin,notknowingwhatthecontestwas16.IwonaDVDboxedsetofseason12oftheshowER.Ihadnever17it,butitstillexcitedmegreatly.Sowhenyouseemeinmydentistgarb（装束）andyouthinklittleofit,rememberthatI'ma18radio-contestsuperhero,notbecauseI'mreallystrongorhaveadesiretothrowmyselfintodangerto19others.It'sbecauseI'mgoingtothehotconcertintownfor20.1、A．patientsB．friendsC．workmatesD．family2、A．listenstoB．switchesinC．turnstoD．picksup3、A．contentB．stationC．radioD．memory4、A．unwillinglyB．suddenlyC．constantlyD．quickly5、A．callB．cutC．carryD．get6、A．easyB．readyC．splendidD．enjoyable7、A．programsB．partiesC．ticketsD．halls8、A．desireB．awardC．betD．ambition9、A．responsibilityB．failureC．pleasureD．victory10、A．madeitB．gotitC．putthroughD．setoff11、A．astonishedB．attractedC．admiredD．attached12、A．chooseB．admitC．includeD．enter13、A．fadedintoB．escapedfromC．insistedonD．associatedwith14、A．restaurantB．hotelC．concertD．house15、A．thoughB．ifC．becauseD．when16、A．ofB．forC．toD．in17、A．noticedB．watchedC．enjoyedD．ignored18、A．obviousB．luckyC．secretD．natural19、A．followB．treatC．protectD．support20、A．moreB．sureC．freeD．most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）Friendshipsareeasywhenyou’reinhighschool.Mostofthetime,youmake1．(friend)withsomeoneonlybecauseyoulikeeachother.Butwhenyougettocollege,you’ll2．(probable)findthatmaintaining(维持)friendshipsnotonly3．(require)mutual(相互的)appreciation,4．alsomoney—you’llhavetospendmoney5．(eat)outwithyourclassmates,dormmatesandco-workersinschoolassociationssoyoudon’tfeel6．(leave)out.Butaccording7．asurvey,thisfinancialpressurehasbecomeaburdenonmanyyoungpeople,8．havetostayawayfromcertainsocialeventsbecausethey’reshortofmoney.9．(solve)thatproblem,youmaywanttoprioritize(划分优先顺序)yoursociallife,onlychoosing10．eventsthatarethemostimportant.Or,maybeyou’lljusthavetofacethereality:youcan’thaveitall.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。Nowadays,therearealotoffilmsandTVplaysthatareadaptedtopopularnovelsorclassicalwork.Somepeoplethinkbettertoreadtheoriginal,whileothersareagainstit.IthinkreadingtheoriginalistoomuchbetterthanwatchingitsfilmorTVversionbecauseIcanexperiencemoreafterreadingtheoriginal.Justasafamoussayinggo,thereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople’seye.Differentpeoplehavedifferentfeelingsaboutthebookoracertainrole.ButinthefilmorTVversion,thoughwecangetamainideamoredirect,wemaymisssomewonderful,evenimportantplots.Andweareeasilymisledbytheactorsoractresses,sotheyactaccordingtotheirunderstandofthebook.Inaword,IthinkreadingtheoriginalismuchbetterthanwatchingitsfilmorTVversion.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim对中国的“新四大发明”（共享单车、高铁、支付宝和网购）很感兴趣，特写信向你询问。请你给他回信，选一项发明进行介绍。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示：共享单车bike-sh