2024年天津市十二区重点学校高三毕业班联考高考二模英语试卷（含答案）

2024年天津市十二区重点学校高三毕业班联考（二）

英语试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷两部分，共130分。考试用时100分钟。第I卷1至7

页，第II卷8页。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号涂写在答题卡上，答卷时，考生务必将卷I的答案

填涂在答题卡上，卷II答在答题纸上，卷II答在试卷上的无效。

第I卷（共95分）

注意事项：1.每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。

2.本试卷共55题。在每题给出的四个选项中，只有一个选项正确。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.一DidyouhaveawonderfultimeinHainanlastweek?

-.Itwasextremelyhotandthefoodtheredidn'tsuitme.

A.ThafsrightB.Icouldn'tagreemoreC.NotreallyD.Verygood

2.Withnewtechnologydevelopingrapidly,electronicproductscanbecomeoutofdateyouevenfigure

outhowtheyareoperated.

A.beforeB.sinceC.asD.when

3.Mysister'snewly-publishednovelintofourforeignlanguagesbytheendoflastmonth.

A.hastranslatedB.hadtranslated

C.hasbeentranslatedD.hadbeentranslated

4.Whatmattersisthatyoushouldbehappywithwhatyoualreadyhaveandnotrisklosingitforbeing

andtryingtogetmore.

A.cautiousB.curiousC.humbleD.greedy

5.一I'mreallyamazedatthemultiplefunctionsofsmartphones.

一SoamI.WecansurftheInternet,watchmoviesandlistentomusic,.

A.IgotitB.ItookitC.younameitD.youmakeit

6.ThehitfilmYOLOhasreceivedcriticismaswellassinceitwasreleasedbecauseviewsonoverweight

differ.

A.creditB.argumentC.implementD.privilege

7.theuseofelectriccarstoreducepollutionandoildependence,thegovernmentisconsideringpassinga

newtaxlaw.

A.HavingencouragedB.ToencourageC.EncouragedD.Encouraging

8.一Couldyougivemearidetotheairport?I'mgoingtobelate.

一Comewithme.Tiltakethenearestrouteandyoubeintimeforyourflight.

A.shallB.needC.dareD.haveto

9.GMRI,theGlobalMarketResearchInstitution,triestostudentswithcompaniesthatwillhirethem,so

youcansearchforrelevantinformationontheplatform.

A.shareB.spareC.informD.match

10.Anexpert,togetherwithsomeassistants,inthelabdayandnightsincetheoutbreakoftheflu.

A.wasworkingB.wereworking

C.havebeenworkingD.hasbeenworking

11.InancientChina,thehairofthebrideandgroomwouldbetiedtogetherwithalengthofribbontosymbolize

thattheirliveswerefastenedtogether.

A.permanentlyB.deliberatelyC.necessarilyD.temporarily

12.Aftertenhours'drive,wecametoagreenhouse,throughglasswallwesawlotsofgreenplants.

A.whatB.thatC.whoseD.which

13.Theoldmantoldhisfriendshehadtoleaveimmediatelybecausehehadsomeurgentbusinessto.

A.pointtoB.turntoC.attendtoD.belongto

14.Itisrecentlyreportedthatthenumberofpeopleatraditionaldietisslowlydecliningandaroundhalf

ofBritain'sconsumerswouldliketochangetheircookinginsomeway.

A.sticktoB.stickingtoC.stucktoD.havingstuckto

15.NowthatIhavebeendeterminedtosetupmyowncompany,itdoesn'tmattermuchheisinfavourof

myplan.

A.whichB.whatC.whetherD.that

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Sometimesyoumayfindthatyouarenothappyinyourlife,althougheverythingisgoingwell.Mostofthe

timeyouhaveto16thiskindofunhappylife,sinceitisreallyhardtomakechangesandmoveontoanew

business,whichofteninvolvestaking17.

Myfather,however,wasaquitedifferentexample.WhenIwasabout9or10,hetoldmethatIshouldbe

whateverIwantedwhenIgrewup,solongasI18it.HesaidthatifIwerenotfeeling19,1shouldtry

tochangemylifetomakeitmoredelightful,andIwouldfindreal20asaresult.FromhimIlearnedagreat

lessononthe21ofdoingone'sfavorite.

Myfathergotintotheinsuranceindustrywhenhewasveryyoung,andhewasvery22.Hebecameone

ofthecompany'stopsalesmen,eventhoughhewasonly25yearsold.Soonhebecameoneofthefirstindependent

insurancesalesmeninourstate.23,hedecidedtoleavehissuccessful24andmoveontootherfields.

Youmight25whyhedidso.Theanswerwassimple:helikedtodosomethingchallenging,somethingthat_

26hisstrengthandability,especiallyinawaythatisinteresting.Myfatherjustwantedtohaveatry,andsohe

did.Afterleavingtheinsurancecompany,heworkedinsocialmediaandthenindigitaltechnology,whichreally

27him.Ofcoursehewasn'tsuccessfulineverythinghetried,buthetoldmefor28thathedidsomething

heliked,andthathehadthe29ofdoingwhatheenjoyed.

30one'scomfortablelifeisnoteasy.Fvelearnedthisfrommyfather,andIcansaynomatterwhether

the31isgoodorbad,itis32doingone'sfavorite.Whenwedosomethingwelove,itgivesusextra_

33_tomeetourgoals,whichareassociatedwithpsychologicalwell-beingandhealth.Aslongaswehaveno_

34andgiveitatry,weareforcedtopushagainstourselves.Afterall,weallwanttobewhereweare35

ourselves.

16.A.loseB.stopC.shareD.continue

17.A.risksB.turnsC.stepsD.suggestions

18.A.promisedB.enjoyedC.admittedD.adjusted

19.A.luckyB.safeC.comfortableD.special

20.A.concernB.pleasureC.strengthD.talent

21.A.valueB.honorC.controlD.relief

22.A.sensitiveB.cautiousC.optimisticD.successful

23.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Meanwhile

24.A.scheduleB.careerC.reformD.competition

25.A.wonderB.explainC.blameD.conclude

26.A.limitedB.predictedC.testedD.affected

27.A.confusedB.shockedC.discouragedD.attracted

28.A.freeB.certainC.goodD.real

29.A.satisfactionB.sympathyC.responsibilityD.security

30.A.ProtectingB.SelectingC.LeavingD.Arranging

31.A.functionB.resultC.signalD.attitude

32.A.simpleB.normalC.popularD.worth

33.A.driveB.considerationC.burdenD.qualification

34.A.rightsB.faultsC.regretsD.excuses

35.A.convincingB.evaluatingC.representingD.challenging

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）

A

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36.Whafsthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroducefourscholarship-winningprograms.B.Tosharetheexperienceofwinningscholarships.

C.Todescriberequirementsoffourclubs.D.Tohelpstudentsapplyforcolleges.

37.IfyouareanEnglishmajor,youaremostlikelytosignupfor.

A.VIPVoiceScholarshipB.TheRedefineBlackScholarship

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38.Whichofthefollowingvideosmaywinthescholarshipofferedbythelawfirm?

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39.WhatcanwelearnaboutVIPVoiceScholarship?

A.Itisdifficultforcollegestudentstowinit.

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C.Itoffersstudentsmoremoneythantheotherscholarships.

D.Itasksstudentstocompletethreesurveysbeforesigningup.

40.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anarticleinafashionmagazine.B.Thefrontpageofanewspaper.

C.Thehomepageofacompany.D.Thewebsiteofauniversity.

B

MygreatestregretinlifeisthatIfailedtotellmysuperbteachershowmuchtheycontributedtomyearly

education.

RuthHammermantaughtEnglishtotheeighth-graders.ShewasthefirsttoshowmetherulesofwhatEvelyn

Waughcalledour“richanddelicatelanguage."Shewasano-nonsenseinstructor.Unlikecommonteachers,she

diagramed（用图表展示）sentencessowecouldknowthegrammarrules.Sheneverseemedtobetiredofthe

simplepleasuresofsharingherlearning.

Underherinfluence,Ihadthestrongbeliefthatlanguageneedstobewell-spokenandproperlywritten.Yet

overtheyearsInevermadetheefforttofindherandtoexpressmythankfulnessforwhatshedidforme.Twoyears

afterbeinginherclass,IbeganthestudyofLatinandFrench,andthefoundationsheprovidedinEnglishgrammar

servedmewell.Sadly,Ineverlookedback.

InhighschoolItookadvancedFrenchinaclasstaughtbyRichardMiller,thefinestteacherIhaveever

experiencedatanylevel.Mr.Millerbroughttohissubjectasurprisinglydeepunderstandingandnewanalysis.

Reading"PhOdre”,Racine'sclassicplay,heaskedustonotetherewere1,654linesinit,andthenpointedoutthe

careRacinedevotedtostructure.YearslaterImadethesamepoint——givingMr.Millercredit-inacollegeFrench

class,andmyprofessorwassurprisedbymyunderstandingoftheplay.Mr.Millertaughtustoenjoyliteraturewith

particularpointsofview.YetInevermadetheeffortinlateryearstotellhimwhathemeanttome.

Mr.Milleriscertainlylongdead.Ifsheisalive,MissHammermanwouldlikelybeinher90s.Inpreparing

thisarticle,Itriedtofindherbutwasunsuccessful.

Iamcertainmyactiscommon.Peopleoftenforgettoexpressloveandthankfulnesstotheirteachers.Iought

tohavetoldMissHammermanandMr.Millerhowmuchtheydidforme.Isupposetheyknewtheirworkwas

effectivebecausetheybelievedinwhattheyweredoing.NowIappreciatehowspecialtheywere.

41.WhatisthemostbeneficialparttotheauthorinMissHammerman'sclass?

A.Grammar.B.Writing.C.Speaking.D.Reading.

42.WhatisspecialaboutMr.Miller'sFrenchclass?

A.Heaskedstudentstocountlines.B.Hestressedtheimportanceofplay.

C.Heanalyzedliteratureinanewway.D.Heshowedgreatdevotiontostudents.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“myacfinthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Preparingthearticle.B.Lookingfortheteachers.

C.Failingtothankteachers.D.Copyingteachers9points.

44.Whatbestdescribesthetwoteachersaccordingtothetext?

A.Creative.B.Frank.C.Humorous.D.Strict.

45.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.ToshowloveforFrenchliterature.B.Toexplorethemeaningofeducation.

C.Toexplainwhyteachersareimportant.D.Tosharememoriesofthetwoteachers.

C

Inspring,chickensstartlayingagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter'send.Soifsnosurprise

thatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.

Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherspromotetheegg

intoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered"eggs"thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19th

century.

OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawing

complicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreateeggsthatspeaktothe

anxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.

“There'ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,“saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.

Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawhervery

modemcharacters."Tvebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess-fromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.^^

Butthere?sanappealinthatweakness."There'spartofthissickeninghorrorofknowingyou'rewalkingon

theedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.^^Chasfsdesigns,suchasa

worriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.

TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Thecomplexpatternswerebelievedtooffer

protectionagainstevil.

“There'sanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsaremade,evilwillnottakeoverintheworld,9,saysJoan

Brander,aCanadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60years,havinglearnedtheartfromher

Ukrainianrelatives.

Althoughthetraditiondatesbackto300B.C.,theoldsymbolsontheeggsstillreflecttheirgoodwishes.A

decoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isawishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrown

intothefieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.

46.Whydopeopleinmanyculturesprizetheegg?

A.Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.B.Itistheirmajorsourceofproteininwinter.

C.Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.D.Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.

47.Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated"eggs"inRussia?

A.Theyareshapedlikejewelcases.B.Theyarecherishedbytherich.

C.Theyareheavilypaintedinred.D.Theyarefavoredasaformofart.

48.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?

A.Eggsserveasanenduringsymbolofnewlife.B.Eggshaveanovalshapeappealingtoartists.

C.Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.D.Eggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.

49.WhydoesChastenjoytheprocessofdecoratingeggs?

A.Sheneverknowsiftheeggwillbreakbeforethedesigniscompleted.

B.Shecanaddmultipledetailstothedesigntocommunicateheridea.

C.Shealwaysderivesgreatpleasurefromdesigningsomethingnew.

D.Sheisneversurewhatthefinaldesignwilllooklikeuntiltheend.

50.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutegg-painting?

A.TheRussianspreferbakingredeggsintobreads.

B.Ithasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.

C.Itisthemosttime-honoredformoffancyart.

D.Itisespeciallyfavoredasachurchdecoration.

D

Treesshouldonlybepruned（修剪）whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,the

numberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranches,andthe

inexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarily

thanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.

First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatree

oftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearance

orgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutdiseasedordead

wood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybe

encouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.

Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butit

isawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveor

die,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskof

deathasfaraspossible.Itisimportanttomakethearea,whichhasbeenpruned,smoothandclean,forhealingwill

besloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneof

thesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,

forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikely

thatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.

51.Whyshouldpruningbedone?

A.Tomakethetreegrowtaller.B.Toimprovetheshapeofthetree.

C.Togetridofthesmallbranches.D.Tomakethesmallbranchesthicker.

52.Treeswillbecomeunhealthyifthegardener.

A.givesatreeaspecialshapeandadefiniteheight

B.removessmallsidebranchesandmakesatreelooklessthick

C.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle

D.hasatreesurroundedbymanyothertrees

53.Whyisaspecialmaterialpaintedonthetree?

A.Topreventdiseaseenteringawound.B.Tocoveraroughsurface.

C.Tomakeawoundsmooth.D.Tohelpawoundtodry.

54.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theauthortendstofavorpruningfrequently.B.It'seasytofindareasontoprunetrees.

C.Pruningtreesproperlyisnoteasy.D.Prunedtreeswillalwaysgrowtaller.

55.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Discussingdifferentmethodsofpruning.

B.Introducingsomepotentialrisksofpruningatree.

C.Explaininghowtreesdevelopdisease.

D.Givingpracticalinstructionsforpruningatree.

第n卷（共35分）

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Theysaytofindoutwhatyoureallywant,gobacktowhenyouwereachild.

WhenIwasakid,Ireallywantedtobeapainter,butIwasnevergreatatit.Iwasdiscouraged,becauseinart

classesmypaintingswereneverthemostbeautiful.Inthethirdgrade,weweregivenaprojecttocreateaportrait.I

usedtheskillsandtipswewerealltaughtinclass.Afterweweredone,wepresentedourportraits.Westoodin

frontoftheclassandexplainedourtechnique.Irememberlookingatotherportraitsthinking,<6Weweregiventhe

sameskills,whydotheirslooksoprofessionalandminelookssoamateur?^^

ButIstillreallyenjoyedpaintingbecauseifsaforgivingart.IfIdon'tlikewhatI'veputonpaper,Icanpaint

overit.Icanmixcolorsandmakenewones.Also,Icanreleasesomecreativejuices,usewhathasinspiredmeand

allowthattopouroutofmeinawayImaynothaveimagined.

ButbecauseIhavealwayswantedtopaintbeautifulpictures,Ijustdecidedtochangewhatbeautylookedlike.

Ichangedwhatbeautymeanttome.

Throughoutschool,theytaughtusaboutPicasso,VanGoghandLeonardodaVinciwhowerealwayspainting

whateverwasinfrontofthemandaroundthem.ButthafsnotwhatIsawaroundme.

ThenIlearnedaboutBasquiat,whoinspiredmetopaintabstractpictures.IpaintwhenI'mmoved,andIam

oftenmovedbywhafsnatural:emotions,nature,andotherformsofart.Iamalsoverymovedbypain.Whenthere

ispainintheworldorinmyheart,itcanbeunbearable.IhadaconversationwithanactivistinSt.Louisnamed

Spook,andIexplainedtoherthisfeelingandshetoldme,“Painisenergy.Youhavetolearnhowtochannelthat

energyintosomethingproductive.^^SosometimesIchannelthatpainintoart,intoapainting.

Evenifthepicturedoesn'tturnoutaesthetically(美学地)pleasingbysociety?sstandards,it'sstill

beautifulthatIwasabletocreatesomething.MypaintingsmaynotbeaBasquiat,butthey'remine,soIlovethem

anyway.

56.Whatwastheauthor'sdreamasakid?(nomorethan5words)

57.Whatdidtheauthorfindaftertheportraitpresentation?(nomorethan15words)

58.Whatfactorsmotivatedtheauthortokeephispassionforarts?(nomorethan15words)

59.HowdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedwordinParagrap