2024东城高三二模英语试题及答案

北京市东城区2024-2024学年度其次学期高三综合练习（二）

2024.5

英语

本试卷共120分。考试时长100分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无

效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：学问运用（共两节，45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分,共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

1.一It'sluckyofyoutogetyournewjob!

一Afriendtoldmeaboutit,soIandgotit.

A.applyB.haveappliedC.appliedD.wasapplying

2.1canclearlyrememberthefirsttimeImetMs.Lee,ifsover10yearsago.

A.unlessB.sinceC.afterD.although

3.TheywillflytoLondon,theyplantostayfortwoorthreeweeks.

A.whichB.thatC.whenD.where

4.Dogshaveafarwiderhearingrangethanhumans,themabletodetectsoundsfar

aboveahuman'shearinglimit.

A.makingB.madeC.havingmadeD.tobemade

5.——WhendoyouwanttovisitMr.Smithwithme?

一Wheneveryoutime.

A.haveB.willhaveC.havehadD.had

6.ConsideredpoisonousformanyyearsinEurope,tomatoesfordecorationonly.

A.growB.aregrownC.grewD.weregrown

7.Thesnowstormhaslastedforseveraldaysitisfreezingcoldnow.

A.forB.andC.butD.or

8.InABriefHistoryofTime,StephenHawkingwrotenon-technicaltermsaboutthe

originanddevelopmentoftheuniverse.

A.fromB.byC.inD.with

9.Itisalmostimpossibleforplanesinsuchaheavyfog.

A.takeoffB.totakeoffC.tohavetakenoffD.havingtakenoff

10.AccordingtothePublicLibrary'sregulations,eachreaderborrowatmostfive

booksatatime.

A.shouldB.mustC.mayD.would

11.ThebookcoverstheknowledgeIwishIfiveyearsago.

A.knewB.hadknownC.wouldknowD.wouldhaveknown

12.Thenewthemepark,lastyear,hasreceived27millionvisitorssofar.

A.openB.openedC.beingopenedD.toopen

13.Itisgenerallybelievedmodemtechnologyandmassmediaarehelpingtobreak

traditionalculturalboundaries.

A.thatB.ifC.whyD.how

14.Jimstartedtoplaytheguitarattheageof12whenhisunclegavetohimasa

present.

A.thisB.oneC.itD.that

15.Theabilitytomakeandusetoolsisoneofthemostbasiccharacteristicsofit

meanstobehuman.

A.whetherB.howC.whatD.when

其次节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，驾驭其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

KateMeyerandAdamJankowskihadjustreturnedtotheU.S.afterhoneymooninginAfrica

andwerewaitingouta10-hourconnectingtimeatWashington-Dullesbeforetheychangedthe

planetotheirhomeinSouthCarolina.

Ithadbeenadream16.Alongwiththeirmemories,theyalsobroughtbacka

beautiful,one-of-a-kind17ofthreeAfricanwilddogscreatedbyalocalartisttheyhad

metatVictoriaFalls.Forsafekeeping,theyrolledtheartworkinatubeandhand-carrieditontheir

18.

UponarrivingatDulles19a28-hourjourney,KateandAdamfreshenedupand

beganlookingforwaysto20themselvesduringtheirlongconnectingtime.Oneofthe

airportcustomerservicerepresentatives21thattheyshouldgointoWashington,D.C.,

andvisittheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum,anideatowhichtheyreadily22.

Afterspendingafewhoursatthe23,theygotonacitybusandreturnedtothe

airportbeforeboardingtime.ItwasthenKatenoticedthatAdamwasn't24thetubewith

thepainting.Beforetheygotoff,sheaskedAdamwherethepaintingwas,andatthatmoment,she

watchedhisheart25.ThelasttimeAdamhadseenitwaswhenheleaneditagainstthe

chargingstationintheterminalwhentheyfirstarrived.

Tryingnotto26,KatecheckedwiththeairportLostandFound,andAdamranback

to27he'dlasthadthepainting,butitwas28.Runningshortonoptionsand

29,theygrewmoreupset.Finallytheywenttotheairportcustomerservicecounter,where

theymetBellaBeyene-Seboka.Whathappenednext30KateandAdamsomuch.

Positiveand31,Bellasaidshewasn'twillingtogiveupandwoulddoeverythingshe

couldtofindthepainting.

Bellaknewthatmanytimesmisplaceditemsgetturnedinatgatepodiums（登机口检票台）.

Thethreeofthem32thegatepodiums.Thefirstpodiumturnedupempty,butatthe

secondone,theyfoundthetubewiththepainting,safeandsound.

Theywereallso33.Thecouplewereintears,huggingBellaandthankingher.Bella

saidshe34lovedknowingshe'dhelpedpeople,andthatwaswhyshedidn'tgiveup.

ThepaintingnowhangsinKateandAdam'shomeasadailyreminderofnotonlyan

unbelievabletrip,butoftheunbelievable35showntothemthatdaybyBella.

16.A.planB.tripC.giftD.job

17.A.paintingB.articleC.photoD.card

18.A.luggageB.flightC.seatD.holiday

19.A.duringB.byC.forD.after

20.A.entertainB.adaptC.prepareD.control

21.A.recommendedB.commandedC.announcedD.arranged

22.A.attendedB.repliedC.agreedD.turned

23.A.centerB.museumC.stationD.airport

24.A.usingB.seeingC.pullingD.carrying

25.A.beatB.swellC.hurtD.drop

26.A.panicB.wasteC.failD.suffer

27.A.whenB.whereC.howD.what

28.A.tirelessB.endlessC.fruitlessD.aimless

29.A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.effort

30.A.pushedB.concernedC.rewardedD.touched

31.A.talentedB.honestC.independentD.determined

32.A.observedB.checkedC.discoveredD.circled

33.A.interestedB.hopefulC.delightedD.proud

34.A.justB.nearlyC.evenD.almost

35.A.courageB.imaginationC.kindnessD.modesty

其次部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30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，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

A

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evergreentreeoverthegarage?Ormaybeyoujustneedtreeremovalorsomeregulartreepruning

toletthatrarePortlandsunshineshinein?

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withtreeservices.Ifyouhaveaproblem,anyproblem,thatinvolvestrees,ourtreeserviceand

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meetstheneedsofourcustomers.

TreeRemoval-Ourarboristsusethelatesttechniquesandskillstoassurethesafetyofyour

home,roof,andnearbystructurestomakesureyourtreeremovalisdonesuccessfully.Alltree

debris（残骸）isropeddownandkeptunderourcontrolatalltimestoensureyourtreeremovalis

safe.

TreeAssessment-Atreeassessmentprovidescustomers,forasmallfee,withaverbal

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youmighthavetocorrectorimprovetheproblem.Itisalsoofvalueforcustomerswhocannot

affordtohavetreeservicesdoneatthistimebutonlywanttomakeabudgetnow.

TreePlanting-Wehavealargeselectionofaffordablehighqualitytreesthatarehandpickedby

ourarborists,orourcustomerscanalsopurchasetheirowntreesandhavethemplantedunderthe

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36.UrbanForestProinPortland.

A.providesfreetrainingontreeprotection

B.takescareoftreesinpublicareas

C.offerstreeservicestocustomers

D.focusesontreesales

37.Whatwillanarboristdointheprocessoftreepruning?

A.Selectthehealthiesttrees.

B.Movethetreetoanewplace.

C.Cutoffunnecessarybranches.

D.Clearleavesawayfromtheroof.

38.Customerswhoareshortofmoneymayreceivetheserviceof.

A.TreePruningB.TreeRemoval

C.TreePlantingD.TreeAssessment

B

Fivedaysaweek,28-year-oldEbonySmitharrivesatChangingGearsBikeShopat10:50

a.m.,tenminutesbeforeopening.Walkingintotheshop,sheturnsonthelights,openstheregister,

andreviewstherepairorders.Forthenextseveralhoursshewillrepairbikeswithprofessional

skillandcare,andguidecustomersthroughbikechoiceslikeanexperiencedrider,learningabout

theirneedsandpreferences,andhelpingthemtofindtheperfectfit.

AlthoughSmithhadalmostnoexperienceridingabikeanddidn'tevenenjoyridingone

whenshefirstcametoChangingGears,shehasstayedinthepositionfornearlyadecadenow,

andhercustomersarethankfultoherheartfeltassistance.Whafsmore,manyoftheshopvisitors

areyouthfromfamilieslivinginlow-incomehousingnamedAlamedaPoint.Smithlivedinthis

neighborhoodthroughoutherchildhood,andtotheseyoungstersandfamiliessheisapositiverole

model——someonedeterminedtosucceedinspiteofeducationalandfinancialstruggles.

WhenshefirstbeganatChangingGearsat19yearsold,Smithwaslivingwithherparents,

whostruggledtomakealiving.Shehadfailedtoearnahighschooldiplomawhenshedidn'tpass

California^highschoolexitexam.However,whenathree-monthjobtrainingpositionopenedat

thebikeshopin2024,Smithtookachanceto,asshesays,"turnherlifearound.Shesignedup

andwasquicklyhired.

SmithisjustoneofthethousandsofChangingGears5employeesaroundtheworld,andher

continuedsuccessatChangingGearsembodiestheshop'sdutyto"'operateabicycle-basedsocial

enterprisethatmeetstheneedsoftheunderprivilegedofourlocalarea.”

Inaddition,theshophasastrongenvironmentalfocus,whichincludesbicyclereuseand

recycling.ThroughouttheyearsChangingGearshasalsoengagedyouthandfamiliesinbicycle

fieldtripsandprovidedfreebicycleparkingandrepairserviceatlocalfarmers9marketsinorder

toencouragebikeridingasapracticalandgreenformoftransportation.

Throughitsblending（协调）ofeffectivesmallbusinesspracticeswithasocialand

environmentalmission,ChangingGearsstaysinspiredtousebicyclesasavehicleforsocial

change.

39.WhatcanwelearnaboutEbonySmith?

A.Sheisabikeshopowner.

B.Sheisaprofessionalrider.

C.Shehasagoodknowledgeofbikes.

D.Shehasalotofshoppingexperience.

40.WhathelpedEbonySmithgetintothecareer?

A.Familysupport.B.Personalinterest.

C.Trainingopportunity.D.Highschooleducation.

41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embodies“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Beanexampleof.B.Bethereasonfor.

C.Besimilarto.D.Bemodeledafter.

42.WhichofthefollowingisChangingGears'duty?

A.Makingbikedonations.

B.Offeringhelptothepoorpeople.

C.Improvingbike-ridingtechniques.

D.Drawingpeople'sattentiontobikeenterprises.

C

“WhenIgrowup,Iwanttobearunner.ThesewordsarespokenbythousandsofKenyan

children.50percentoftheKenyantoprunnersaremembersofKalenjin,oneminorityraceofthe

country.TheymakeuplessthantwopercentofKenya'spopulation.Thisfacthaspuzzledsports

scientists.Theyhavespentconsiderabletimeandefforttryingtoansweronequestion:What

enablestheKalenjinpeopletorunsofast?

Althoughthequestionseemssimple,findingtheanswerhasproventobedifficultand

controversial.AteamofDanishsportsscientistsspent18monthsanddiscoveredtheKalenjins

hadremarkablyslowheartratesevenwhenrunninglongdistances.Kalenjinslivein

high-elevation（高海拔）villagesintheRiftValleyinwesternKenya.Peoplelivingathigh

elevationsproducemoreredbloodcells,whichaidinthetransportofoxygenthroughoutthebody.

Becausetheairisthinnerandcontainslessoxygenathighelevations,thebodyproducesmorered

bloodcells.Scientistsbelievethereisaconnectionbetweenincreasedredbloodcellsandlow

heartratesandthatbothmayenablehigh-altitudeathletestooutperformthosewhotrainatlow

altitudes.TheDanishscientistsalsostudiedthebodiesoftheKalenjinsandcomparedthemto

thoseoftheDanes.TheyfoundthattheKalenjinshavelongerttbirdlike^^legs.TheKalenjinsalso

havelowerbodymassindexes（ameasureofbodyfatbasedonweightandheight）andshorter

bodiesthanDanishpeople.

AsaresultoftheDanishstudy,somescientistsmadetheconclusionthattheKalenjins

possesswhatiscalleda“speedgene（基因）However,Kenyanrunnerswereoffendedbythis

conclusion.Theycreditedtheirsuccesstohardworkandendlesshoursoftraining.

Althoughthecontroversyoverthe“speedgene“remainsunsolved,BritishrunnerMoFarah?s

experienceoffersaninterestingperspectiveonthesubject.In2024,herealizedhewasn'tmeeting

hispotentialasarunner.AgroupofKenyanrunnersweretraininginEnglandthen.Afterhe

accidentallyobservedtheKenyans5stricttrainingroutinesanddedicationtotheirsport,Farahsaid

itwaslikeaswitchhadbeenturnedoninhishead.Hebeganeatinghealthyfoods,goingtobed

early,andtrainingharderthanhehadevertrainedinhislife.Asaresult,Farah'srunningcareer

exploded.HehaswonsevenworldandOlympictitlesinthe5000mandregularlybeatsKenya5s

toprunners!

Farah'sstoryproveswhatKenyanshaveknownallalong.Regardlessofgenetics,their

successwouldnotbepossiblewithouthardwork,dedication,sacrifice,andmentaltoughness.

Their“secret“issimple.Trainhard,runfast,andnevergiveup.

43.Whatinterestedthesportscientists?

A.Kenyansporthistory.

B.Kanlenjins9runningability.

C.Kanlenjins,trainingmethods.

D.Kenyans5enthusiasmforsport.

44.AccordingtoDanishscientists,whatleadstoKanlenjins,success?

A.Physicalcondition.B.Livingstyle.

C.Hardtraining.D.Strongwill.

45.HowdidKenyanrunnersthinkaboutDanishresearchresult?

A.Convincing.B.Unacceptable.C.Astonishing.D.Important.

46.WhyisMoFarah'sstorymentionedinthepassage?

A.Toshowrunningmethodscount.

B.ToencourageBritishathletes.

C.Toproveeffortpaysoff.

D.Tosupportgenetheory.

D

Earthisexperiencingitssixthmassextinction:somewherebetween30and159species（物种）

disappeareveryday,andmorethan300typesofanimalshavediedoutsince1500.Thisisnot

goodforthefutureoflifeonourplanet,butwhatifwecouldmakesomeoftheextinctspecies

comebacktolife?ThankstoongoingadvancesinDNArecoveryandcloningtechnology,

de-extinctionmaysoonberealized,andwemayseeTasmanianTigers,orDodoBirdsbackinto

existenceinthenearfuture.

Somescientistsareconfidentandoptimisticaboutde-extinction.Theythinkthatthebest

reasonsforde-extinctionhavemoretodowithecologythantourism.<6Ifthisisalwaysgoingtobe

azooanimal,thenstop,“saysBenNovak,theleadresearcheratRevive&Restore-afoundation

devotedtorescuingendangeredandextinctspeciesinSanFrancisco,California.ctThegoalshave

tobeaboutecologicalrestorationandfunction.9,

Takepassengerpigeonsforexample.Theirnumbersreachednearly5billionatthestartof

the19thcentury,andtheyplayedanimportantroleinshapingtheforeststheyinhabited（居住）.

Aftertheirextinction,theforestshaveneverbeenthesame."Thepassengerpigeonisavery

importantecologicalspeciesifwewanttheiroriginalhabitatback.^^Novaksays.

However,weneedtothinktwiceaboutNovak'sidea.Anynewscientificinitiativeisbound

tohaverisks,soisde-extinction.Althoughsomeassumethatde-extinctionmayhelpthe

environment,wecan'tbesosure.Thede-extinctanimalswouldnowbestrangerstotheirhabitats.

Asthehabitatisnolongerwhatitwas,thespeciesrolewithintheecosystemmayhavealso

changed.Thiscouldbeactuallyathreattotheotherspecieswithintheenvironmentasthe

de-extinctanimalsentertheareaandcompeteforfoodsources.Onceagainwe'retryingtoforce

naturetoactinacertainway,ratherthanlettingitremainnatural.

Manyscientistsalsobelievethatpriorities（优先权）wouldchangewithintheconservation

ofcurrentlyendangeredspecies.Wouldwestillputintheefforttopreservelivinganimalsifwe

knewwecouldjustmagicallybringthembackfromthedead?DouglasMcCauley,anecologistat

UniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,stressesthisworry."Honestly,thethingthatscaresme

mostisthatthepublicabsorbsthemisimpressionthatextinctionisnolongerscary.Thegeneral

attitudebecomes:Deforest,noworry,wecanreforest.Ifwedrivesomethingextinct,noworry,we

cande-extinctit."saidMcCauley.

Itseemsthatwiththesubjectofde-extinction,wemustlookatourreasonsfordoingsucha

thing.Yes,wemay,inthenearfuture,beabletode-extincttheextinctspecies.Butdoesthatmean

weshould?Aretherisksreallyworthit?Doesitmakesensetofocusonthedeadthantheliving?

Andwhoarewetrulybenefitingintheend?

47.BenNovakprobablyagreesthat.

A.thevalueofde-extinctionliesintourism

B.de-extinctanimalsareunfittoliveinthezoo

C.de-extinctionresultsfromthechangeofecosystem

D.de-extinctionaimstobringbackformerenvironment

48.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph5?

A.People'simpressionsonlostspecies.

B.Changeofpublicattitudetowardsde-extinction.

C.Importanceoftheconservationoflivinganimals.

D.Effectsofde-extinctionontheprotectionofendangeredspecies.

49.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardde-extinction?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.C.Neutral.D.Supportive.

50.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要点）C:Conclusion

其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

依据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

Itissometimesthoughtthatthelongingformaterialgoods,theneedtobuythings,isa

relativelymoderninvention.51Tradeorshoppingiscertainlyanancientdesire,andexisted

beforeourancestorsinventedwriting,laws,citiesorfarming,evenbeforetheyusedmetaltomake

tools.

Humansarebomtotrade.52Evidencefromhunter-gathererssuggeststhatthe

exchangeoffoodandothernecessarythingscomesnaturally,aswellastheabilitytokeepa

recordofthecreditsinvolved.Andoncetradebegins,thebenefitsarehardtoresist.

AncientlocalcoastalpeopleinnorthernAustraliatradedfishhooks,alongachainoftrading

partners,withpeopleliving400milesinland,whocutandpolishedlocalstonetomakeaxes（斧

子）.53Finally,bothgroupsof“producers”,byconcentratingonthingstheycould

produceandexchangingthemforotherthingstheyneeded,benefitedasaresult.

Tradeinthenecessitiesoflife,suchasfoodandsimpletools,isnotreallysurprising,

consideringthelinkbetweenthesebasicitemsandsurvival.Whatissurprising,though,isthatour

tasteforunnecessaryexpensiveobjectsalsogoesbackalongway.

InSouthAfrica,100,000-year-olddecorativedyes（染料）havebeenfoundinanareawhere

nonewereproduced.54Smallroundpiecesofglass76,000yearsoldwerealsofoundat

thesameplace.Theearliestjewelleryknowntouswerenotjustrandomfindings-theywere

groupedtogetherinsizeandhadholeslikethoseusedforthreadingontoanecklace.

Archaeologistsarguethattradepreparedthewayforthecomplexsocietiesinwhichwelive

today.55However,theirmodernequivalents-fastcarsandexpensiveclothes-holdthe

sameattractionforusas“tradegoods“didforpeople100,000yearsago.

A.Andwedon'tneedshopsormoneytodoit.

B.Thesearepowerfulevidenceforcashpurchase.

C.Infact,itsrootsgobacktothebeginningofhumanity.

D.However,firsttradebeganfromtheexchangeofobjects.

E.Modern-dayshoppersmaynotbeimpressedbyancientglasspieces.

EItisthoughtthatthesegoodswereboughtatleast30kilometresaway.

G.Everyindividualalongthechainmadeaprofit,evenifheproducedneitherhimself.

第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节（15分）

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Yours,

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其次节（20分）

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