安徽省芜湖市2024届高三年级下册5月教学质量统测（二模）英语试卷(含答案)

安徽省芜湖市2024届高三下学期5月教学质量统测(二模)英语试

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一、阅读理解

Yunnanoffersuniqueandexcitingexperiencesofethniccustoms,withmorethan400

ethnicfestivalscelebratedthroughouttheyear.IfyouarealreadyplanningtovisitYunnan,

seeourFestivalTours,orwecouldmakeauniquefestivaltourforyou.

TheTorchFestival

Date:July/August(days24to26ofthesixthlunarmonth)

Location:LijiangandotherplaceswiththeYi,Naxi,orBaiminorities

Festival:TheTorchFestivalisatraditionalfestivalamongtheYi,Naxi,andBaiminority

groups.AccordingtotheancientruleoftheNaxipeople,theTorchFestivalshouldlastfor

3days,andeveryfamilyshouldlightabigtorchinfrontoftheirdoorsforthe3days.

RecommendedTour:3-DayEssenceofAncientLijiangTour

TheWaterSplashingFestival

Date:April13to15

Location:Xishuangbanna

Festival:TheWaterSplashingFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalobservedbytheDai

peopleofXishuangbannaPrefectureinsouthernYunnan.Itlaststhreedaysandinvolves

splashingwaterasablessingamongotherjoyfulactivitieslikefeastingandlanternfloating.

Recommendedtour:6-DayXishuangbannaandPu*erTour

TheHorseRaceFestival

Date:May/June(5thofthefifthlunarmonth)

Location:Shangri-La

Festival:TheHorseRaceFestival,fallingonthesamedateastheDragonBoatFestival,

isthebiggestgatheringofTibetansinYunnanandusuallylastsabout3days.Duringthe

celebrations,traditionalequestrian(马术的)performancesandcompetitionslikehorseracing

andwrestlingwillbeheld.

Recommendedtour:8-DayYunnanTouroftheNuRiverandTengchong

TheThirdMonthFairoftheBaiEthnicGroup

Date:April/May(days15to21ofthethirdlunarmonth)

Location:Dali

Festival:TheThirdMonthFairisoneofthemostimportantfestivalscelebratedby

theBaiethnicpeopleinDaliinwesternYunnanProvince.DuringtheMarchFair,the

streetsofDaliAncientTownarepackedwithtemporarystandssellingavarietyofitems

andethnicminoritysouvenirs.

Recommendedtour:6-DayYunnanEthnicMinoritiesTour

1.WhatdotheTorchFestivalandtheWaterSplashingFestivalhaveincommon?

A.Theyareofthesameduration.

B.TheyarebothcelebratedinApril.

C.TheyarebothcelebratedinLijiang.

D.Peopleputlanternsinfrontoftheirdoors.

2.Ifyouwanttoseehorseriding,whichtourcanyousignupfor?

A.6-DayXishuangbannaandPu'erTour.

B.6-DayYunnanEthnicMinoritiesTour.

C.3-DayEssenceofAncientLijiangTour.

D.8-DayYunnanTouroftheNuRiverandTengchong

3.Whichfestivalsuitsyoumostifyou'reinterestedindifferentsouvenirs?

A.TheTorchFestival.B.TheThirdMonthFair.

C.TheHorseRaceFestival.D.TheWaterSplashingFestival.

Anygoodrecipeneedsaningredientlist,acookingmethod,andifit'sparticularly

successful,therewillbeapersonaltouchdescribinghowtherecipewasdeveloped

throughrepeatedtestsuntilitwasjustright.Itisabalanceoftheseelementsinrecipesthat

ensuresgoodcookbooksarethemostimportantpartofanykitchen.

Goodcommunicationisjustlikemakingagooddish.ThisiswhereTheArtof

Explanation:HowtoCommunicatewithClarityandConfidencestepsin.Writtenbyjournalist

RosAtkins,itisarecipebookforstorytelling,madetoberoughlylookedthrough.The

"ingredientlist"isinformationrequiredtocommunicateeffectively.Themethodologyis

givenaccordingtothedifferentsettings.

Inthisbook,Atkinspresentsaseven-stepmethodforgivingagreatexplanation,from

gettingthemaininformationtogivinginformationinaneasy-to-understandway.

ReviewingabookofthisnatureisatestofhowwellIhaveunderstoodtheinformation

inthisguide.Themostimportantpartsofthemethodinclude:gatheringinformation

effectively;communicatingitclearly;andachievingthedelivery.But,forme,itisnotthis

methodthatmakesthisbookinterestingbutthe"personaltouch"stories,whichdrawon

Atkinslife,thatgivethisbookitsedge.

IwasmostdrawntothepracticalexamplesinTheArtofExplanation,becauseit

offeredachancetoknowmoreaboutAtkins1career,fromstartingoutasagraduateto

takinganewapproachtoexplanationonaBBCsprogram,OutsideSource.AsAtkinsputs

ithimself,"Tellagoodstory,sopeoplewillpayattentiontoyoureveryword."Stories,

andhowtheyaretold,areattheheartofjournalism.Itisnosurprisethatthestoriestold

inthebookareparticularlyattractive,suchashowAtkinsbeganhisjournalismcareerasa

juniorreporterinSouthAfrica.ThesestoriesmakeTheArtofErplanationworthreading,

movingitfromatextbooktosomethingthatworkslikeawell-writtencookbook.

4.Whydoestheauthormentionrecipesinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tbexplainwhatagoodrecipeshouldbelike.

B.Tocomparethemtoeffectivecommunication.

C.Toencouragereaderstomakedishesthemselves.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofthepersonaltouchinabook.

5.WhatmakesTheArtofExplanationinteresting?

A.Theingredientlist.B.Theseven-stepmethod

C.ThepersonalstoriesofAtkins.D.Thewaytodeliverthemessage.

6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthebook?

A.Itshouldbereadwordforword.

B.Itiswritteninaneasy-to-understandway.

C.Themethodintroducedinthebookisboring.

D.Thewaythatittellsstoriesisquiteworthlearning.

7.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Education.B.Health.C.Entertainment.D.Science.

IfIaskedyouwhatthemostcommonformofplasticpollutionis,whatwouldyou

say?Plasticbottles?Straws?Bags?Allgood,butincorrectguesses.Cigarettebuttsare

actuallythemostabundantformofplasticwasteintheworld,withabout4.5trillion

individualbuttspollutingourglobalenvironment.

Butwait,aren'tcigarettebuttsmadeofcottonorpaper?Infact,cigarettebuttsconsist

mainlyofplasticandwhiletheymaybesmallandtendtogounnoticed,actuallytheyexist

everywhere.Contrarytowhatmanybelieve,cigarettebuttsarenotharmless.Theyare

madeofcelluloseacetate,aman-madeplasticmaterialandcontainhundredsofpoisonous

chemicals.Whencigarettefilters（过滤），theplasticpartofbuttscantakeupto10yearsto

completelydegrade(分解)，thechemicalstheyreleasecanremainintheenvironmentfor

manymoreyearsbeyondthelifeofthecigarettebuttitself.

Theseremainingpoisonoussubstancesincludearsenic(alsousedinratpoisoning),lead(a

poisonthatcanaffectthebraindevelopmentofchildren),andnicotine.Whenthese

chemicalsareimproperlythrownonthestreetcomer,outofthecarwindowordownadrain,

theyslowlypolluteournaturalwaterandsoilsystems,presentingaseriousthreattopeople

andtheenvironment.

Cigarettebuttsarebyfarthelargestsingletypeoflitterbycount.Sincethe1980s,

cigarettebuttshaveconsistentlyaccountedfor30-40%ofallitemspickedupinannual

internationalcoastalandurbancleanups.Thisfurtherstressestheneedforcomprehensive

approachestonotonlymanagingwaste,butalsolimitingtobaccouseandmitigatingits

broaderenvironmentalimpacts.Moreover,thenewWorldHealthOrganizationreportstates

thattobaccofarmingcontributestonearly5%ofglobaldeforestation,with200,000hectares

ofwoodbiomass(生物数量)lostperyear.

Forfiveyears,EARTHDAY.ORGhasbeendrivingcleanupsworldwidethroughThe

GreatGlobalCleanup.Youcanjoinusonthisjourmeybysigninguptoeitherjoinorcreate

yourowncleanupevent.Youcanencourageotherstodotheirpartaswellbyreminding

themofthedangersofsmokingandbyadvocatingformorecomprehensivewaste

managementsystems.

8.Whatisacommonbeliefaboutcigarettebutts?

A.Theyaremadeofplastic.B.Theydon'tcauseanyharm.

C.Theyareeasytobenoticed.D.Theyhardlyreleasechemicals.

9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Itneedsadecadefortheplasticpartincigarettebuttstocompletelybreakdown.

B.Whenthrownaway,cigarettebuttswillsimplyposeathreattotheenvironment.

C.Cigarettebuttshaveconsistentlyaccountedforhalfofallitemspickedupincleanups.

D.TheGreatGlobalCleanuphasbeendrivingcleanupsnationwideforfiveyears.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"mitigating"?

A.Reducing.B.AssessingC.Monitoring.D.Understanding

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?

A.AkillertohumanhealthB.Athreattotheenvironment

C.A"new"typeofplasticpollutionD.Anintroductiontoplasticpollution

Arobotcreatedtobetheworld'smostexpressiverobotcheerfullysmilesandintroduces

herselfwhenmeetinghumans.NamedAmeca,therobotisoneofthemostlifelikerobotsto

dateandcaneasilyinteractwithpeopleatDubai'sMuseumoftheFuture.Shesmiled,

blinkedandmovedhershouldersandcouldbeheardsaying,"MynameisAmeca,"before

spellingouthername."HaveIwonthespellingcompetition?"shejoked.

Oneofthevisitorsaskedherifshewashappytobethere."Tmnothappy,"shesaid."I

donotexperienceemotions,butIcanlookhappy."Andatonepoint,shesaid,nOhwait!

WhatifIamrealandyouarenot?"

Ameca,designedbyUK-basedEngineeredArts,istheworld'smostadvancedhuman­

shapedrobotrepresentingtheforefrontofhuman-roboticstechnology.Intendedtotest

artificialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearning,therobothasarangeoffacialexpressions,

includingsmilingandblinking.

"Thatwasouraim,tomakethemostexpressiverobotpossible,"saidMorganRoe,

directorofEngineeredArts."Sowhatwedoisfirstlookatwhatahumancandoandthen

workbackwardandthink,Howcanwemakethatmechanically?It'snotjustmakingit

looklikeahuman;it'smakingitmovelikeahuman.Sowelookatbothappearanceand

dynamicstodesignthemechanics,andinsideAmecathereare17motors."MrRoeexplained

thatwhilethereisanAIoperatingsystem,thereisalsoapersonwhocontrolsherspeechand

facialexpressions.

Humanity'srelationshipwithmachineshasdevelopedinrecentyears,butAIrobots

won'tbejoiningtheaveragefamilyanytimesoon.Ameca'sdesignerssaiditwouldlikely

beatleastanothertwentyyearsbeforewewouldseesuchrobotsinhomes.However,they

maywellstartturningupinplaceslikeairportsandhotelsbeforetoolong.

12.HowdidAmecashowherexpressivenessinthemuseum?

A.Byjokingwithvisitors.

B.Bygivingvisitorsdirections.

C.Byplayingspellinggameswithvisitors.

D.Byperformingexcitingshowsforvisitors.

13.WhyisAmecadesignedwithrichfacialexpression?

A.Toattractmorebuyers.B.TotesttheperformanceofAl.

C.Tohelpimproverobots'moods.D.Tosupportusersinlanguagelearning.

14.WhatdothedesignersexpectfromAmeca?

A.Shecansensehumanfeelings.

B.Shecanrecordhumanspeechesexactly.

C.Shecanfunctionwellwithoutpeople'scontrol.

D.Shecannotonlylookbutalsobehavelikehumans.

15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.People'sworriesaboutAmeca.

B.SomepopularplacestoapplyAmeca.

C.ThepossibledevelopmentofAlrobots.

D.ThespecialAIrobotsneededinhomes.

二、七选五

16.CryMeaRiver

AdearfriendofminespentmostofhislifeneartheSevernRiverwheresaltwater

mixeswithfreshwater.①Somyfriendconsidereditthemosthumanriver.To

him,theriverwasasignatureofsorrowaccompanyingthebeautyofnature.Crying,too,is

acontradiction.Itcanbearesponsetoangerandfrustrationortopoetrytoolovelyfor

words.②

Happycryingandsadcryingarebotharesponsetoemotionalextremes,which

suggeststhattearshelpbringusbacktoacalmstateofmind.Someresearchersargue

thatweneedtoresetemotionallywhenthingsarejusttoowonderful.Wildjoyfeelsgreat,

butitdistractsusfromthebusinessoflife.Likewise,negativeemotionisimportantand

evenlife-savinginacrisislikebeingseparatedfromlovedonesorbeingunderthreat.(3)

Butstayinginthisstateisnothelpful,soweseektoreducestressandimprove

ourmood,whichcryingcandoquiteeffectively.

(4)Weepinginvoluntarilyatwork,forexample,canleadtoembarrassmentand

discomfort.⑤.Insuchasituation,theymightstillgettheemotionalreleaseof

cryingbysurroundingthemselveswithpeoplewhowon'tthinklessofthemforsheddinga

fewtears.

A.Cryingisnotacure-all,ofcourse.

B.Itcreatesaburningdesiretoactwithforce.

C.Ithastheprecisesalinity(盐度)ofhumantears.

D.Itcanaccompanythegreatestsadnessorthedeepestjoy.

E.Itcanbringbalance,peace,and,justmaybe,evenatouchofhumor.

F.Thisisespeciallytrueformenwhoareashamedofcryingandafraidofburdeningothers.

G.Althoughmanyspeciescallouttosignalaneedforhelp,onlyhumansweepforemotional

reasons.

三、完形填空（15空）

Ilovedbeinghomewithmylitlebabies,butIfelttheweightoftheworldonmyshoulders.

MyhusbandandIhadjustpurchasedahouse,andsomeunexpectedexpensesmadeour

budget.1.Wehadonefinancialdisappointmentafteranother.

Oneday,Iwasgoingto2mykids1photosfromthestudioatthelocalmall.WhenI

walkedintotheportraitstudioandapproachedthe.3,ayoungwomansmiledandcame

tomyservice.Sheputthephotosintoanenvelope.Thenshespreadout.4photosof

mykidsthatIhadn'tordered."Wouldyouliketobuytheseextraportraits?Theyareonly

fifteendollarsapiece!"shesaidandsmiledsweetly.

Myheartturnedcold."Idon'thavefifteendollarsn.Upsetandembarrassment.5onto

myface,IcouldfeelitblushingwithheatwhenIvoicedthatdisappointing.6.Theyoung

womans7disappearedasshegraspedthatImeantit.8,bothofourhearts.9tothe

bottom.Shetimidlyreplied"Sorry",asweheadedtothedoorforourlunch.

Aswewerehavingourlunchatthefoodcourt,theyoungwoman10andpressed

somethingintomyhand.Withconfusion,Ilookedintomy.11andfounditwasmykids1

photo.Withatoothysmile,shetoldmeitwasnousekeepingthisadorablepicturewhile

knowingIwould.12itthemost.13bythekindact,tearswelledupmyeyes.Attheend

oftheday,someonewhowasatotalstrangerwoulddomesuchahuge14and

understandmydifficulty,whichmadememovedsomuch.

15thoughlifeseemed,smallactsofkindnesswouldmakemyday.

17.A.looseB.tightC.bittD.rough

18.A.collectB.gatherC.earnD.found

19.A.platformB.districtC.counterD.equipment

20.A.additionalB.plainC.vividD.appropriate

21.A.forcingB.creepingC.exposingD.pacing

22.A.motivationB.rejectionC.pressureD.alternative

23.A.anxietyB.sympathyC,admirationD.excitement

24.A.ApparentlyB.IntentionallyC.EffectivelyD.Adequately

25.A.trappedB.exploredC.experiencedD.sank

26.A.tookupB.brokeupC.cameupD.pulledup

27.A.palmB.elbowC.chinD.wrist

28.A.identifyB.approachC.occupyD.treasure

29.A.RemindedB.EngagedC.StruckD.Restricted

30.A.rewardB.honorC.itemD.favor

31.A.RiskyB.ToughC.SmoothD.Casual

四、短文填空

32.ProfessorYehChia-yingwasbomin1924.Aftergraduation,shehadbeenworkingin

Taiwan,China,for15yearssince1954.①(start)at1979,shereturnedtoChinese

mainlandeverysummertoteachatnumerousuniversities.Shehasaworldwidereputation

②herstudyonChineseclassicalliterature,andsheisalsoadistinguished(3)

(represent)forthepromotionofChinesepoetryacrosstheworld.Onher90th

birthday,formerPremierWenJiabaosentheracongratulatorylettertopraiseherforherpurity

ofheartandthe(4)(strong)ofherpoetry.

PoetryisalmostthewholeofYehChia-ying^life.Nowsheisallaloneinheroldage.

Givinglecturestoyoungpeoplebecomesherfavoritething.⑤(do).Overtheyears,

she⑥(invite)todozensofuniversitiesinChinatogivelecturesonclassicalpoetry.

ShebelievesthatyinsongisanimportantformofpassingonclassicalChinesepoetry.⑦

stressesthatonlyChinahasyinsongwhileother(8)(country)literaturedoes

not.Whenpoetryiscoupledwithrhymeandthetone,notonlyisitbetterremembered,butit

isalsoastep⑨(close)totheauthor'semotionalworld.

"Iwanttoleavethesoon-to-be-lostyinsongtotheworldandtothose.⑩aretrue

loversofpoetrybeforeIleavetheworld,"YehChia-yingsaid.

五、书面表达

33.假如你是一名高中生，名叫李华，你的美国同龄朋友Charles一家对中国文化很感

兴趣，也与你家结成了友好家庭。最近，他们要搬入一个新房子，Charles也有了自己的

房间。应他的请求，请你给他写一封信，给他一些关于房间设计的建议。

要点：1.你的建议；

2.你的祝福。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearCharles,

Bestregards,

LiHua

六、读后续写

34.Onceuponatime,inaremotevillage,therelivedtwofriends,JackandTom.They

wereinseparable,sharingeveryjoyandsorrow,andalwaysreadytostartupnewadventures

together.

Oneday,theyheardstoriesofahiddentreasureburieddeepintheforbiddenforest.

Motivated,theydecidedtostartupasearchtofindthetreasureandmaketheirfortune.

Equippedwithonlyamap,acompass,andtheircourage,JackandTomenteredintothe

denseanddangerousforest.Thetreestoweredoverhead,blockingoutthesun,andthe

undergrowthwasthickandmessy.Theyhadtocrawlandclimbtheirwaythrough,facing

allsortsofbarriersandcreatures.

Astheydugdeeperintotheforest,theyencounteredafiercewolfthatbareditsteethat

them.Theymanagedtoescapebyclimbingatalltree,butnotbeforethewolfhadtorn

theirbag-packtopieces,leavingthemwithonlytheessentials.

Determinedandfearless,theypushedtheirwayonward,followingthecluesonthemap.

Theycrossedswamps（湿地）andscaledcliffs,despitehungerandthirst.Theirfeetwere

bleedingandtheirclothestom,buttheirspiritswerehighandtheirdeterminationunshakable.

Finally,afterdaysofhardshipanddanger,theyhitonaclearingintheforest.Inthecenter

stoodanancientstonealtar（祭坛），andbesideit,achest（箱子）thatglowedwitha

mysteriouslight.Theyknewtheyhadfoundthetreasure.

注意：（1）续写词数应为150个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Butastheyapproachedthechest,theyheardadeepsoundfromtheearthbeneaththeirfeet.

Finally,thetwofriendsrealizedthatthetruetreasureoftheirjourneywasnotthegoldand

jew-els.

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32.答案：Starting;for;representative;Strength;todo;hasbeeninvited;and;countries";

closer;who

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33.答案：DearCharles,

HowdelightedIamtohearaboutyournewremoval!GivingyourItisenthusiasmfor

Chineseculture,IsuggestthedesignanddecorationofyourroomembracingChinesestyle

withelegance.

Frommy