广西柳州市2024年高考模拟第二次测试英语试题含解析

广西柳州市名校2024年高考模拟第二次测试英语试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1..WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere'stheoldclassicallook-thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.

A.whyB.whereC.thatD.how

2.Don'tleavethewaterwhileyoubrushyourteeth.

A.racingB.rushing

C.runningD.rolling

3.theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.

A.InplaceofB.Insearchof

C.InchargeofD.Inpraiseof

4.一Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?

一Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen.

A.youcryforthemoonB.pigsfly

C.allgoodthingscometoanendD.yougetanewleaseonlife

5.Shesatonthetopofthestairsherheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.

A.forB.whenC.withD.while

6.Passengerstalktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.

A.wouldnotB.mustnot

C.maynotD.neednot

7.Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotstohumanworkerstoreducetheir

laborcosts.

A.compensateB.substitute

C.symbolizeD.discriminate

8.ZhangXuan,universitystudentfromShanghai,learnsartinhersparetime.

A.an;/B.a;theC.a;/D.an;the

9.James,Idon'tmindlendingyouthemoneyyoupayitbackwithinamonth.

A.althoughB.nowthat

C.unlessD.aslongas

10.Duringthe2008financialcrisis,theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfund

aidtohelpunemployment.

A.releaseB.resembleC.relieveD.recommend

11.Iguessimpressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.

A.whoB.which

C.thatD.what

12.Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,peopleenjoyalifeofhigherquality.

A.shouldB.canC.mayD.must

13.bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.

A.GivingB.Given

C.TogiveD.Give

14.—Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!

—Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.

A.didn'tspeakB.wouldnothavespoken

C.wouldnotspeakD.hadn'tspoken

15.一Lindahasn'tshownupyet.

一Ifsstrange.She.

A.couldB.mightC.musthaveD.shouldhave

16.Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.

A.achievedB.hadachieved

C.wouldachieveD.shouldhaveachieved

17.Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostofimportedtoEurope.

A.itB.themC.thatD.which

18.—Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?

A.NowayB.NevermindC.NotatallD.Noproblem

19.一Whataconsequence!

一Yes.Ihimaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.

A.willremindB.wouldremind

C.wasremindingD.hadreminded

20.一Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?

一Sure.?

A.WhathelpB.WhatisthisC.WhatisitD.Whatdoyouwant

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）Istillremembermyhandsandmyfingersstillremember一whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturn

toschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelying

aroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.

“Getthatallsweptup!”theheadmasterwouldtellus."Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!^^Therewas

enoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,our

fingers,ournails."Nowseethatifsdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,“theheadmasterwouldsaytotheelderpupils,

“oryou'llhavetoanswerforit!”

Soatanorderfromtheelderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Ifthework

wasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofindit

simplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe（贿赂）theelder

boyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoins

changedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,orifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranempty

purse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentevenadeafanddumbperson

wouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingbeatennotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,hutrathertobeatusintoastateof

obedience（服从）inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.

Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.

Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheelderboyswasalwaysverysmall一nothing

comparedtowhattheyhadclonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimprove

intheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedof

doingso;Idon'tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeep

quietaboutit,forsuchbeatingwascompletelyforeigntoournature.

1、Thestatementctmyhandsandmyfingersstillremember^^（Para.1）meansthat.

A.theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningup

B.theauthor5shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaning

C.theauthor'shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningup

D.theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningup

2、Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause.

A.thestudentsdidn'tfinishtheirhomework

B.theschoolyardwerecoveredwithmud

C.hewastoolazy

D.thereweremanyfallenleavesontheground

3、Theheadmasteraskedtheelderboysto.

A.beatthosewhoworkedslowly

B.treatthesmallboysaspeanuts

C.lakechargeoftheprocessofthecleaning

D.dothecleaningallbythemselves

4、AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably.

A.gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethem

B.gaveitasabridetotheheadmaster

C.spentitallonhismiddaymeal

D.spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys

22.（8分）Parentscomplainthatchildrenoutgrowtheirclothessofastthatitcostsafortune（£12,000onaverage

peryear）,goingthroughsevendifferentsizesinthespaceoftheirfirsttwoyears.Therecouldnowbeasolution：anew

high—techfabric（织物）thatexpandsasthewearergrows.

RyanYasin,whoisstudyingforamaster'sdegreeattheLondonRoyalCollegeofArt,cameupwiththeideaafter

purchasingclothesforhisnewbornnephew,onlytofindthebabyhadoutgrownthembythetimetheyarrived.In

additiontotheexpenseYasinwasalsoconcernedabouttheenvironmentalinfluence.Theprocessofmakingand

distributingjust1kilogram,or2.2pounds,ofnewfabricresultsinanaverageof23kg,or50poundsofgreenhouse

gases.Tomakemattersworse,thea4fastfashion^trendworldwidehascausedgarmentproductiontodoublesince2000,

withmorethanhalfoftheclothingendingupinlandfillsannually!

Tofindasolution,Yasinusedhispreviousexperiencedesigningsatellitestoinventawaytofoldsynthetic（合成的）

materialsuchthatitstretchesinalldirections.

Thefirstdesign,apairoftinypants,notonlyfithisbabynephew,butalsohis2—year-oldniece!Afterspendinga

lotoftimeperfectingtheprocessandtestingthedesign,Yasinisnowawaitingapatentforhisdesignandseeking

investors（投资者）tobringtheclothingtomarket.

ForhisnewlineofPetitPli,thedesignerplanstoproduceouterwearthatisbothwaterproof（防水的）and

windproof.Theclothingwillbemachinewashableandfoldsmallenoughtofitinajacketorpantpocket.Yasinplansto

establishatake—backsystemsothatworn—outPetitPliclothingcanberecycledintonewfabric.

Thedesignerdoesnotexpectparentstodresstheirchildrenonlyinhisexpandableclothing,particularlysincethe

currentdesignsusesyntheticmaterials.Butheplanstosoonproducethewearin"awidervarietyofgarments^^and

hopesthatPetitPliwillbeabletohaveanctinfluenceonover-consumption."Wesurelyhopehesucceeds!

1、WhatinspiredYasin'sinvention?

A.Hisgreatexpenseonclothes.B.Hisunhappyexperience.

C.Hisnephew'spiled-upclothes.D.Hisdesireforamaster'sdegree.

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutYasin'sdesignistrue?

A.Ithasbeentestedsuccessful.B.Ithascomeonthemarket.

C.Ithasgotapatent.D.Ithasattractedalotofinvestors

3、Whatwillbeoneadvantageofthenewouterwear?

A.Itcomesinvariousstyles.B.Itneedsnowashing.

C.Itcanneverbewornout.D.Itisspace—saving.

4、WhydoesYasinsuggestalimiteduseoftheexpandableclothing?

A.Itscostistoohigh.B.Itlacksstylishdesigns.

C.Itsmaterialsarenotnatural.D.Itisnoteasilyrecycled.

23.（8分）Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.Manyfolkstakethisasanapparenttruth.ButI

thinkitdemandscloserexamination.

Possessingaskillorpieceofknowledgeisnotthesamethingasbeingabletoshowit.Thisiswhymanysmart

youngpeoplehateschool.Understanding,figuringout,andgettingahandleonapieceofknowledgeisreallyexciting

buthavingtoprovetosomebodyelsethatyouunderstandisapainintheneck.

Findingproofofstudentlearningisahugepartoftheteacher5sjob,andwhetheritisdonepoorlyornotmakesall

thedifferenceinthatteacher'seffectiveness.ThereisahugedifferencebetweentchowdoIfigureoutifthisstudent

understands^and^howdoImakethisstudentprovetomehegetsit”.Thefirstisavaluableapproach；thesecondisthe

firststepontheroadtowardwastingeverybody'stime.

Andthere9stheproblem.Ifwestartwiththeassumptionthatastudentwhoknowsmustbeabletoshowhis

knowledgetooursatisfaction,wewillbetravelingdownthewrongroad.Themorewedemandthatstudentsprovetous

thattheyknowthestuff,themorewewilldesignartificialtasksthatdemandasetofskillsandknowledgeentirely

differentfromthosewereallywanttomeasure.

Asaclassroomteacher,Ihavetorememberthattheburden（重担）isonmetofindawaytoseewhatmystudents

know；theburdenisnotonthemtoputonwhatevertrainedmonkeyshow.

Itmaynotbetheworstthingevertosay,“Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.^ButIthinkifsfar

moreusefultosay,"Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow.^^

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Verydangerous.B.Veryannoying.

C.Verysurprising.D.Veryfrequent.

2、Accordingtothethirdparagraph,ateachershouldhavetheabilityto.

A.discoverwhetherhisstudentshaveunderstood

B.avoidwastingtheprecioustimeinclass

C.applyvariousapproacheswhileteaching

D.givestudentsthechancetoprovethemselves

3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheartificialtasksdesignedtoteststudentlearning?

A.Theyshouldbelimitedinnumber.

B.Theyareahugeburdenonteachers.

C.Theyshouldmainlyfocusoneffectiveness.

D.Theyslideawayfromtheoriginalpurpose.

4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Studentsshouldbeabletoshowwhattheyknow.

B.Therearemanywaystofindproofofstudentlearning.

C.Teachersshouldbeabletodiscoverwhatstudentsknow.

D.Thereshouldbebetterunderstandingbetweenteachersandstudents.

24.（8分）In2011,theoldstyleMaltabusesweretakenofftheroadandreplacedbymodemvehicles.Mostof

theoldbusesweredeserted,afewweresold,andabout100ofthemwereputintostorageinthehopeofshowingthemin

amuseumatsomestage.

Apre-2011visittoMaltawouldn'thavebeencompletewithoutarideononeofthecolorfulbuses.Until1973you

couldtellthedestinationofthebusjustbylookingatitscolor—Sliemawasgreenandwhite,Zabbarwasredandwhite

withabluestripe（条纹）etc..Later,thebusesallhadnumbers.Forawhile,theywereallpaintedgreenandwhitebefore

the'final5orange,yellowandwhite.

Intheirprime,walkingaroundtheTritonfountainattheVallettabusstation,youwouldhavefounditverydifficult

toseetwobusesofexactlythesamedesign.Mostofthemhadlocallybuiltbodies.Onthefrontofthebusescarried

nameslikeDodge,Leyland,Bedfordetc..Youwereequallylikelytofindfootballpennants（锦旗）andthelikedecorating

thecabs.Realbusexpertswouldhaverecognizedthattheseweretheremainlyfordecorativereasons,andwereseldom

anaccuratereflectionofthevehicle'sorigins.

NowadaysmuchmoremodembusesaretobefoundattheFlorianabusstation.Theyaremoreenvironmentally

friendlyandpossiblyevenmorecomfortablethantheoldertypes.However,Imisstheoldbuses.Iremember,whenyou

boardedyourbus,youhadtopreparethecorrectchangetopaytheusuallybad-tempereddriverasyougoton.Ifyou

wereseatedanywherenearthefront,youwouldhavenoticedthatmostdriverssatwelltotherightoftheirsteering

wheel.Thereasonforthis,asanyMaltesewouldtellyou,wastoleavespacefortheirpettositalongsidethem.Iwonder

wherethepetsitsthesedays.

1、Whatmakesapre-2011visittoMaltaspecialaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Travelingincolorfulbuses.

B.Usingbuseswithstripes.

C.Paintingbusesbrightcolors.

D.Tellingdestinationsbydifferentcolors.

2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“prime“underlinedinParagraph3?

A.Painfultime.B.Excitingtime.

C.Momentoffantasy.D.Momentofglory.

3、WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltabuseswhentheywerepopular?

A.Theywereofthesamepattern.

B.Thedecorationsreflectedtheirorigin.

C.Mostwereuniquelydesigned.

D.Onlyfootballpennantsdecoratedthecabs.

4、HowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoldstyleMaltabuses?

A.Comfortable.B.Environment-friendly.

C.Safe.D.Memorable.

25.（10分）BangkokDestinationGuide

TravelinBangkokisoftendescribedasawhirlwind——ifshot,chaotic,crowded,andfullofexoticenergy.This

populartourismdestinationisacityofextremeswithmajestictemples,floatingmarkets,romanticrooftoprestaurants,

andawiderangeofaccommodationstosuiteverybudget.Readthroughourbriefguidetolearnaboutthisexcitingcity

andbeginplanningyourjourney.

Peak（高峰）JanuaryJuly

PopulationLanguage（s）Currency

SeasonClimateClimate

Novemberto8,180,915ThaiThaiBahtAverageAverage

Februaryhigh22.1℃high22.1℃

Must-SeeAttractions

Bangkokissometimesreferredtoasthe“VeniceoftheEast“becauseofitsnetworkofcanals,sotakeaboattourto

seesightsliketheKhmerwats（僧院）andtheriversidehouses.Whileexploringthecity,you'lldefinitelywanttosample

someofthestreetfoodoptions一oftenfresherandmoreuniquethaninthesurroundingrestaurants!Togetadoseof

Thaiculture,visittheWatArun,theGrandPalace,WatParkeaw,andWatPho.

Transportation

TherearetwoairportthatserveBankok,SuvamabhmiAirportandDonMuangAirport,andbotharelocated

about20kilometersfromcitycentre.MosttravelerswhoflyintoSuvamabhumitaketheairportraillinktoget

downtown.ThemostimportanttrainstationistheHuaLamphongStation,andrailwaylinesextendinalldirections.

IfsnotagoodideatotravelaroundBankokbycarsincetrafficisverycongested.

RecommendedRestaurants

FoodisabigdealinThailand,andthereareplentyofcheapeats,high-endrestaurants,andstreetfooddelightsto

keepyourtastebudssatisfiedeverymeal.

RestaurantCuisineLocationPriceNotices

LungYaiIsaanDinDaengBudgetOffthebeatenpathand

nevertouristy

Orderamixofchef

IssayaSiamese3SoiSriAksom,

ThaiPriceyrecommendationstotry

ClubChuaphloengRd.

somethingnew

Bankara21/1SukhumvitSoiTrythesignatureramenwith

JapaneseBudget

Ramen29chashu

1、WhichmonthisinthepeakseasontotravelinThailand?

A.March.B.July.

C.October.D.December.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreferto?

A.Venice's.B.Bangkok5s.

C.Khmer's.D.Thai.

2、WhydoestheauthorthinktravellingaroundBangkokbycarisabadidea?

A.It'seasytogettothecitycenter.

B.It'seasytoreachherailwaystation.

C.It'seasytomeettrafficjam.

D.It'seasytogoalldirections.

3、WherewillyougoifyouwanttotryexpensiveThaifood?

A.InDinDaeng.

B.InIssayaSiameseClub.

C.InLungYai.

D.InBankaraRamenRestaurant.

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）Asachild,Iwasalwaystoldto"eatmygreens”.Theseweretheunappealingvegetablesthatsatonthe

edgeofmyplate.Peas,andgreenbeans,alllookedandtasted1.Lefsfaceit,whenthereweresomanyother

delicioustreatsto2,whyeatboringvegetables?

Sincethenmytastebudshave3andI'malsofullyawareofthehealthbenefitsofeatingfreshvegetables.

Butwestillneed4oftheamazinggoodnessthesegreensuperfoodsgiveus.IntheUK,acampaignhasbeen___

5forseveralyearstoencourageustoeatour"5ADay“一fiveportionsoffruitandvegetables.That's6

evidencehasshowntherearesignificanthealth7togettingatleastfive80gportionsofavarietyoffruitand

vegetableseveryday.

ButIstruggletryingtofitthesefiveportionsintomydaily8,partlybecauseIhaveasweet9and

vegetablesare,well,tasteless.Researchershavebeen10howtomakeeatingvegetablesmoreH.They

analysedthepsychologybehindourfood12andfoundthatmostofusare13bytaste.BradTumwald

fromStanfordUniversitysaysthat"studiesshowthatpeople14tothinkofhealthieroptionsaslesstastyfor

somereason.^^

InEurope,aprojectcalledVeggieEAThasalsobeentryingtofindwaystogetpeopleto15morevegetables.

Projectleader,ProfessorHeatherHartwellbelievesin16encouragingpeopleintoeatingtherightthings.One

ideahasbeentoputa17ofatastylookingfruitonasupermarkettrolleyasa18aboutbuying

somethingfromthefruitstoreafterlookingattheShesays,“Choiceisareally19thing.Butmakingvegetables

lookattractivewillincreasetheirsales.”

Certainly,eating“twistedcitrus-glazedcarrots^^doessoundtempting,evenifitjust20likeacarrot,butif

itmakesuseatmorevegetablesthenthatcanonlybeagoodthingforourhealth.

1、A.disgustingB.deliciousC.ripenD.sweet

2、A.buyB.prepareC.offerD.enjoy

3、A.appearedB.developedC.existedD.shrank

4、A.remindingB.informingC.warningD.talking

5、A.planningB.aimingC.runningD.intending

6、A.whyB.howC.whenD.because

7、A.needsB.benefitsC.issuesD.risks

8、A.dietB.educationC.workD.exercise

9、A.tendencyB.preferenceC.toothD.appetite

10、A.showingB.discoveringC.reportingD.studying

A.appropriateB.attractiveC.beneficialD.independent

12、A.choicesB.valuesC.wastesD.judgments

13、A.confusedB.disturbedC.motivatedD.challenged

14、A.manageB.decideC.agreeD.tend

15、A.growB.eatC.storeD.harvest

16、A.slowlyB.suddenlyC.firmlyD.seriously

17、A.varietyB.lotC,pictureD.number

18、A.signB.concernC.clueD.hint.

19、A.easyB.complexC.quickD.casual

20、A.looksB.smellsC.tastesD.feels

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)TheSilkRoadlinkedancientRomeandl.(distance)China.Itwasoncethegreatestnetworkoftrade

routesonearth,along2.traveledpreciousgoods,suchassilkandgold,aswellasrevolutionarynewideas.

Intimeit3.(begin)todecline.Thetrafficslowed,themerchantsleftand4.(final)itstownsdisappearedbeneaththe

desertsandstobeforgottenforathousandyears;howevertalesgrewupof5.(lose)citiesfilledwithtreasuresandevil

spiritsguardedthem.Intheearlyyearsofthelastcenturyforeignexplorersstartedtolookintothesestoriesandvery

soonaninternationalracestartedforthearttreasuresoftheSilkRoad.Hugewallpaintings,sculpturesandpriceless

antiqueswerecarriedawayby6.ton,andtoday7.（exhibit）inthemuseumsofadozencountries.

Contrary8.thedestroyers,ChinaistryingtobringbacktheancientconceptoftheSilk

Road.Aiming9.（carry）forwardthespiritofpeace,cooperation,opennessandinclusiveness（包容）forshared

benefitsthroughconcreteprojects,theNewSilkRoadhasalreadyreceivedawarmresponsefrommorethan60

countriesandanumberofinternational10；（organize）.

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。每处错误仅涉及一个单同的增加、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仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者以第11处起）不计分。

Thenewschoolyearisaroundcomer,soIneedtobuysomethingtomychildrenandmyself、Therefore,

yesterday'safternoonItookthemtoashoestoretobuyingsomenewshoes、Myyoungestkidswantedapairofsports