2024年北京市昌平区高三二模英语试卷及答案

2024北京昌平高三二模

英语

笔试部分

本试卷共12页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上

作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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.

Itwasmyfirstdayofhighschool,anditwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewcity.Therewasonlyonethingon

mymind:whattowear.Agoodimageiseverything,soitwasimponantformeto]thepeoplewhoIwould

spendthenextfouryearswith.

Forthefirsttimeininylife.Ithoughtabouthowconvenientitwouldbetoweartheschooluniform.After

carefullyselecting.Iemergedproudlyinapatterneddress.Anhourlater.Ifelt2asIsteppedoffthebusand

headedtowardroom1136.BuiasIturnedthecornerinlomyHrsiclass,myjawdroppedtothefloor.

SittingatherdeskwasMrs.Hulfilz.myEng.ishteacher.3theexactsamedressas1.1keptmyheaddown

andtiptoedtomyseat,butthefirstdaymeantintrnductionsinfrontofthewholeclass,and;oonenoughitwasmy

4.1madeitthroughmyminutespeech,untilMis.Hutfilzstoodup.jokinglyaddingthatshelikedmy5.

AlthoughthiswasthemomentIhadbeenworryingfromthemomentIwalkedin,allthe6thathadincreased

surprisinglymeltedaway;（hestudentswhohadpreviouslybeenstaringa（theirphones7theirheadsasIshared

myston1.MysmilegrewasIlaughedwithmypeers,endingtnyspeechwith"And1amver>;stylish,muchlikeiny

firstperiod8Afterclass.IstayedbehindanctalkedtoMrs.Hulfilz,sharingmypreviousworryaboutcoming

intoanewschoolandcity,iwas9tomakeahumorousandgenuineconnectionwithmyfirstteacher,onethat

wouldcontinuefortherestoftheyear.

Whilemyfirstperiodofhighsch（x）lmaynolhavegoneexactlythewayIthoughtitwould,itcertainlymade

thedayIQinthebestway,andtaughtmethatMrs.Hutfilzhasanawesomesenseofstyle!

1.A.impressB.surpriseC.pleaseD.encourage

2.A.shyB.luckyC.freeD.powerful

3.A.preparingB.wearingC.hidingD.designing

4.A.lumB.chanceC.rewardD.solution

5.A.writingB.styleC.speechD.voice

6.A.happinessB.confidenceC.boredomD.anxiety

7.A.noddedB.buriedC.raisedD.touched

8.A.neghborB.peerC.teacherD.friend

9.A.relievedB.nervousC.patientD.embarrassed

10.A.unpredictableB.unforgettableC.unbearableD.unchangeable

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读卜列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括弓所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

A

Re.easedonAug30.2023.athree-episodewebseriesII(tide)EscapeFromtheBritishMuseumhas

becomepopularonlineforitstouchingandinnovativestory.TlieseriesfollowsthejourneyloineofaChinesejade

teapotthathasconiclolifeasagirl.SherunsawayfromihcBritishMuseumandconiesacrossaChinesejournalist

12helpstheartifact(文物)returntoChina.TheseriesaimstoraisebroaderawarenessnfChineseartifactsthat

13(keep)abroad.

B

InAmerica,peopleuseboth''fall"and''autumn''todescribethe14(three)seasonofthe

year.AccordingtoDictionary'.cw//,thesetwowordswerefirstdocumentedwithinatew15(century).The

periodbetweensummerandwinterwascalled''harvest"16oldEnglish.ThiswordhasGermanicorigins

highlightingtheactofgatheringandpreservingcropsbeforewinter.In(he1500s.Englishspeakers17

(begin)referringtoIhcseasonbetweencoldardwarmmonthsastheoftheleaf'whichlatershortenedto

“fall”.

C

Wakeupearlyenoughandprobablyyou18(hear)apleasantchorusofbirds.Thisearlysingingcan

startasearlyas4a.m.andlastforseveralhours.Birdsdoit19(attract)matesandwarnotherbirdstoavoid

theirplace.Onetheoryasto20theychoosetheearlymorninglocommunicatetheseimportantmessagesisthat

thelowvisibilitymakesithardtodootherbirdactivities,likesearchingforfood.Keepingneiractivitylevellow,

theychoosetosinginstead.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题:每小题2分，共28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

Interestedinwriting,photographyorcurrentevents?Lookingforanexperienceloinspireyourcollegeessays?

Orhopingloexploreaworld-classcitywithnewfriendsthissummer?11'so,checkouttheBostonUniversity

SummerJournalismAcademy.It'saprogramcreatedandrunbyBostonUniversity,wherehighschoolstudents:

•Learnfromaward-winning,workingjournalists—includingtwowhohavesharedinPulitzerPrizesfortheir

reporting.

•ReportonactualeventsaroundBostonoryourhometown.

•PlacestorieswithBoston'sDailyFreePress,cneofthetopcollegenewspapers.

•Improve(heirwriting,interviewing,andresearchskills—applicableforanymajorandcareer.

Theacademyofferstwooplions:anon-campus,residentialprogramoverthreeweeksforsiudcniswith

journalismexperience,andalearn-froni-homeprogramoverIwoweekslorallexperiencelevels.Forstudents

interestedinphotography,wcofferaspecialphotojournalismtrackforboth.Everyoptionisorganizedinthree

sections:

•Classroomstartseachdaywithareviewofjournalismfundamentalsinacollegiateformat.Auniversity-level

journalismtextbookprovidesdailyreadingsandwritingassignments.

•NewsroomprovidestimeforstudentstoapplywhattheylearnintheClassroomtohands-onjournalism

assignments.Overtherestof(heirday.studentsconductinterviewsandgatherinfonnation.

•GuestTalksofferstudentsadviceandinsight:"romjournalismexpertsintopicssuchasradioreportingand

studyingjournalismincollege.SessionsfeatureaGuestTalkduringeachthrcc-wccksessionfromjournalism

experts.Studentsalsovisitcitynewsroomstohearfromfamousreporters.

Applicationsfortheon-campussessionJune24toJuly12aredue:April19.Applicationsforlearn-at-home

sessionsstartingJune17,JulyIandJuly15aredue:May10.

•OnCampus,residential:Tlireeweeks,includingtuition(学。).activityfees,roomandboard:$6,200.

($400discountsforEarlyBirdapplicantsbyMar8!)

Learn-from-Home:Twoweeks、luil沁n:$1500.($200discountslorEarlyBirdapplicantsbyMar8!)

21.hitheprogram,participantscan.

A.deveoptheirinteniewingskills

B.finishtheircollegeessayswithhelp

C.getinspirationfromretiredjournalists

D.publishstoriesinBostonofficialwebsite

22.Ifonechoosestolearninon-campusprogram,oneneedsto.

A.paystmost$1,500B.applybeforeMay10

C.havejournalismexperienceD.haveknowledgeinphotography

23.Whawillthethreesectionsprovideforpanicpants?

A.Adviceandinsightfromtopphotographers.

B.Reviewsofreadingandwritingfundamentals.

C.Aweeklytalkwithleadingjournalismexperts.

D.Chancesloputjournalismknowledgeintopractice.

B

Asmostofyouknow,thefirstyearofuniversityisalwaysthehardesttoadaptto.Theadditionoftakingcare

ofyourself,makingnewfriends,learninghowtogetaroundcampus,andschoolcansometimesbetoomuchto

bear.

Iwouldliketoattendmedicalschoolaftermyfour-yearundcrgraduale.Iliswell-knownthatmedicalschools

arcverycompetitiveandrequireextremelyhighmarks.IhadalwaysknownthatIwasmeantformedicalschool

andworkedhardallthroughouthighschool.1engagedinlitesciencesandknewthatIwantedtodoadoublemajor

inneuroscience(神经科学)andpsychology,butofcourse.Iwasn'tsofbndoftheprecorditionstogettothat

stage.Iladtotakemathandphysicsinmyfirstyear.

SoafterthechokeIcallthefirstterm,Ilookedbackonmygradesandfoundtha(Ihadneverseennumbers

like(hisbefore.1reallydidn'teventhinktheywerepossible.1hadheardthatmedicalschoolslikedtoseean

upward(rend,so1wasdiscouragedandhurt,buttriednotlothinkaboutit.Havingyourgradestakenawayfrom

youwhenthatwasailyouhadwasahugethingIhadtoovercome—Idefinedmyworthbyhow“smarl”Iwas

andgettingpastthatmindsetwasthehardestthingI'veeverdone.

AflerIsawmygrades,IrealizedthemistakeImadetakingabunchofunnecessarilychallengingcourses.At

theendofmysecondterm,mygradesweren'tashighasIwantedthemtobe.but1acceptedit.Iknewthatthere

werereasonsforthedifferencesbetweenindividuals,butIstillsawahugeimprovementinmymarksfromthefirst

term.IhadenjoyedmytimeinmysecondtermandeventhoughIwasn-twhereIwantedtobe.ithadnothingtodo

withmyplaceintheuniversity,itwasveryeye-openingand(aughimewha(1neededtodoinordertoachieveMY

best—nolwhateveryoneelseconsideredtobethebcsl.

I'mnowtakingasummersch(x)lcourseandmymarksareincrediblybetterthanwhat1wasgettingduringmy

firstyearofschool.ThoughIhadaroughstart,Pmsuremylessonsandnewattitudewillcarrymemuchfarther

thanjus:tomedicalschool.

24.Theauthorwantedtotakeadoublemajorbecauseshe.

A.likedthetwomajorsbelter

B.waspreparingherselfforhergoal

C.triedtoproveheracademicability

D.dcciccdlochallengeherselfinuniveniity

25.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenreviewinghergradesafterthefirsttenn?

A.Satisfied.B.Surprised.C.Calm.D.Angry.

26.Inthesecondterm,theauthor.

A.acceptedthegradesanddidnothing

B.tried(olearnmorenecessarycourses

C.viewedlearningfromadifferentangle

D.focusedonlearningmedicalknowledge

27.Whi.tcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Afreshstartleadstomorechallenges.

B.Hardworkwillpayoffsoonerorlater.

C.Stickcoyourplanandyouwillsucceed.

D.Properadjustmentwilltakeyoufarther.

C

Ba.ccnwhalesplayavitalroleinecosystems.Tocommunicateacrossvastdistancesandfindeachother,

baleenvhalcsdependcriticallyontheproductionofsoundsthattravelsfarindarkoceans.However,sincewhale

songswerefirstdiscoveredmorethan50yearsago.itremainedunknownhowbaleenwhalespnxiucctheir

complexvocalizations(发音).

AnewstudyinthejournalNaturereportsthatbaleenwhalesdevelopeduniquestructuresintheirlarynx

(喉)thatenabletheirlow-frequencyvocalizations,butalsolimit(heircommunicationrange.Thestudywasled

byvoicescientistsProfessorCoenElemansandProfessorTecumsehFitch."Thetoothedwhalesandbaleenwhales

wereinitiallylandanimalsthathadalarynxserving(wofunctions:protectingtheairwaysandsoundproduction.

However,iheirswitchingtolivinginthewaterpkcednewandstrictdemandson(helarynxtopreventchoking

undcrwalcr."saysTecumsehFilch.

Thestudyshowsthatbaleenwhalesneverthelesscanstillproducesoundwiththeirlannx.bultheyhave

developednewstructurestodoso,whichonlyexistsinbaleenwhales."Thisisprobablyto<ecparigidopen

airwaywhentheyhavetomovehugeamountsofairinandoutduringexplosivesurfacebreathing,,'statesFitch.

“WefoundthatthisU-shapedstructurepushesagainstabigfattycushion（垫）ontheinsideofthelarynx.When

thewhaespushairfromtheirlungspastthiscushion,itstartstoshakeandthisgeneratesverylowfrequency

underwaiersounds,"saysEleinans.

Tbunderstandhowmuscleactivitycouldchangethecalls,theresearchersbuiltacomputationalmodelofthe

entirewhalelarynx.Themodelprediciedihenaturalvocalizaiionsofihewhalesverywell.However,thesenewly

discoveredIcaturcsthatallowedwhalestosuccessfullycomniunicalcinthevastoceansalsoposeshuge

physiological（生理的）limitsformanybaleenwhales.Combiningexperimentsandmodels,theresearchers

providethefirstevidencethatbaleenwhalesarcphysiologicallyincapableofescapingnoisecausedbyhumans,

becauseitcoversuptheirvoices,andthuslimitstheircommunicationrange.''Unfortunately,themainfrequency

anddep.hofman-madenoisecausedbyshippingtrafficcoverthefrequencyrangeandmaximumcommunication

depthof100metersthatwepredicied,“Elemanssays.

Thefirstvoicerecordingsofacertainwhale>ongbyRogerandKatyPaynein1970attractedglobalinterestin

seaconservaiionefibrts.ThePayne'smadepeopleawarehowquidtheseaswerebeforehumansstartedthe

widespreaduseofmachineships.Elemansadds:'Comparedtotheseventies,ouroceansarcnowevenmorefilled

withhuman-madenoise,whichaffectsthewhales,becausetheyarcdependentonsoundforcommunication.Now

weshov.rthatdespitetheiramazingphysiology,theyliterallycannotescapethenoisehumarsmakeintheoceans."

28.Whatcanweknowaboutbaleenwhales'vocalizationsystem?

A.Theirairwaysareclosedduringexplosivesurfacebreath.

B.Theiilarynxhasdifficultypreventingchokingunderwater.

C.Theitvocalizationsystemchangedwhentheywerelandanimals.

D.Theirfattycushionshakestomakelowfrequencyunderwatersounds.

29.Theresearchers'experimentsandmodelsshowthat.

A.baleenwhalesarcincapableofrecognizinghumans'noise

B.themuscleactivityisrelatedtothevocalizationsofthewhales

C.humtn-madcnoisesdisturbbaleenwhales'communicationrange

D.thebodilyfeaturesinbaleenwhaleslimittheircoinmunicauondepth

30.Whacanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Seaconservationeffortsusedtobebelter（hanlow.

B.ThespecialstructureprotectsBaleenwhalesfromnoises.

C.Acticnsshouldbetakentoregulatehumanactivitiesatsea.

D.Theapplicationoftechnologycontributestoseaconservation.

D

In1992,EdwarddeBonoarguedthat''creativityisthemostimportanthumanresourceofall."Butmight

computershavethecapacitytobecreative?Couldartificialintelligenceoutperformusineventhemosthumanof

phenomena?ThesequestionshavemovedtotheforefrontofsocietywiththelaunchofChaiGPTandDALL-E,

twopowerfuldeeplearningmodelscapableofcreatingart.

Wherehumancrealivilycomesfromisacomplexandheavily-debatedtopic.Onetheorysupposesthat

crcalivityemergesfromsolvingproblemsinnewways.TlicgamedesignerMarkRosewaterexplainsthat“ifyou

usethesameneuralpathways,yougettothesameanswers,andwithcreativity,that'snotyourgoal."Buistudies

fromtheUniversityofVirginiasuggesthumansmostdefault(默认)tosolvingproblemsbybuildingonknown

solutions,restrictingoriginality.Someneuroscientistsproposeanothertheoryregardingcreativity.Researchfrom

iheUniversityofCalgaryrevealsihaiwhenbeingcreative,humansdon"useihesamebrairregionsassociated

withthoughtandproblem-solving,implyingthatcreativityisprimarilyanunconsciousprocess.Accordingtothis

theory,thebrainsolvesproblemsbestwhennotdirectlyfocusingonIhcmusingthefrontalk)bc(前额叶)，

insteadlettingtheotherpartsof(hebrainlakeover.

I.cannotcurrentlyemulate(仿真)thefullcomplexityofthehumanmind.Dothesedeeplearning

networksevenhavetherequiredcomponentsthatweusewhenwearccreative?DouglasHofstadterexplainshow

“emergentphenomena,'tsuchascreativity,correspondtoconnectionsbetweenlevelswithinmentalsystems.

Similarconnectionscouldexistinartificialneuralnetworks,evenifthemechanicsdiffer.Forexample,modem

artificiaintelligenceemploysattentioncircuits山atmaycausei(cobehavesimilarlytothefrontallobewheremost

ofthebrain'sfocusingtendenciescomefrom.

Theemergentnatureofcreativityopensthecoortorsimilartendenciesinmachines,bntheyaretunedso

carefullylocopyexistingideasthatitmaynolbeenoughlortrueoriginality.Mr.Rosewater'stheoryoncreativity

suggeststhatforA.I.tobecrealivc,itshouldbeable(osolveproblemsinnewways,whichisdifficultbecauseA.

I.isbasedsoheavilyonalreadyexistingideas.Alternatively,ifcreativityisanunconsciousprocessasthe

UniversityofCalgaryresearchsuggests,thenitoccursmostlyoutsidethefrontallobeandmaynotexistinmachine

learningnetworks.Eitherway,currentA.I.probablylacksthecapacityforgenuinecreativityandoriginality,butit

canconbineexistingideasininterestingways.

Tliequestionofmachinecreativityhasrepercussionsinmanyareas,suchasdevelopingcopyrightlaw

regardingA.I.works,consideringA.I.submissionsinartconiesls.anddelerminingtheuseofChatGPTasatool

forschoolassignments.Creativitymaybe.atleastfornow.auniquehumanquality.Computersarenotyetstarting

revolutionaryartisticmovements,buttheyarcalreadycombiningwhatexistsintosomethingnew.challengingusto

kx)kdeeperintoourowncreativity.

31.Aboutthesourceofhumancreativity,researchfromtheUniversityofCalgarydiscoversthat.

A.humancreativityheavilyreliesontheexistingideas

B.dealingwithproblemshelpsdevelophumancreativity

C.beingcreativeiscloselyrelatedtocertainbrainregions

D.humancreativityisaprocessthathappensautornaiically

32.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.cfk)r:sshouldbeputintothestudyofhumancreativity

B.creatvitycanbeattainedconsciouslyonmostoccasions

C.A.I.createsbetterthanhumansinsomeareasatpresent

D.humansneedmachinestobemorecreativeinvariousareas

33.Whadoestheunderlinedword"repercussions''inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Influences.B.Objections.C.Doubts.D.Causes.

34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ComputingCrcalivily:Isitagoodthing?

B.ComputingCreativity:Canitbepossible?

C.HumanCreativity:Whydoeshumandevelopii?

D.HumanCreativity:HowcanA.I.helphumancreate?

第二节（共5小题：每题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文题后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题K上将该项涂黑。选项

中有两项为多余选项。

Everyonecarriesashield（屏障）.Ourshiddsprotectwhatwcdon'twantotherstosec,fromour

embarrassingsecretstoourunpredictablefeelings.35Buttheproblemisthatshieldscanbecomeheavy

burdens—easytoputonyetdifficulttoremove—withterribleeffects.

Sinceshieldsencourageustohidenegativepartsofourselves,wecanstarttobelievethatwcaren'tworth

showing.Wemightfearhowourfriendswilljudgeourstrugglesorhowourfamilieswillviewourambitions.36

However,wehavetorememberthatwearen'tperfect,norshouldweexpecttobe.Weneedtofindandcure

thewoundsunderneathourshields,butthatmeanswehavetoletdownourguard.Wemayevenhaveproblemswe

haven'tadmittedtoourselves.37Evenifitseemsinsignificant,everyproblemshouldbeacknowledgedbefore

itgrows.Beforebeingcured,wemustknowthatweneedtobecured,andbeokaywithadmittingthat.

Knowingthistakesbraveryandpatience,soit'llbehard.38Yetaskingforhelpmeansadmittingour

problemstosomebodyelse—itmeanslettingthanseewhat'sbehindourshields.Tomakeiteasier,wccanreveal

ourselvestosomebodyclosetouswhowetrustwillunderstandusandprovidepersonalsupport.Or,ifwefear

judgement,wecanopenuptosomeonedistantbutknowledgeable,suchasacounsellororahelpline.Nomatter

what,W3canfindhelpwhenwebeginsearching.

39Wecanbemoreforgivingoffaultssowecanbecomecomfortablewithoursandencourageothersto

follow.Mostimportantly,wecanletpeopleknowthatwearewillingtolistenandhelpandmakeiteasieriolet

downoutshields.

A.Thisisnotabadthing.

B.Weneedtobeunderstood.

C.Weshouldn'texpecttodoanyofitwithouthelp.

D.Inshort,wehavethepowertochangethisphenomenon.

E.Hencewedecidetohideourselvesunderneathourmasks.

F.Ifyoican'ttrustyourpartner,itwon'tbeeasyioletthemin.

G.Maybewe'rehidingsomethingfromafriendorscaredtoadmitanerror.

第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题：笫40、41题各2分，笫42题3分，笫43题5分，共12分）

阅读下囱短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

IalwayswantedlobelikeexplorersMarcoFoloorIbnBattuta.Theytraveledtheworldwilhcuriosityanda

desirelosharewilhothersthemarvelstheydiscovered.TheyhadnoInlcrnel.guidebooks,socialmedia,blogs,

vlogs.reviews,orslideshows.Andwithsomuchinformationavailable,howcanonepossiblybelikethesetravel

writingpioneers?

Theanswermayshockyouasitdidmytraveljournalismstudents.Iplannothinginadvanceexceptfora

placetostayandlettheplacerevealitselftomeonitsownterms.Andhowdoesthatworkout?Ihavecontiibuted

to130inteniationalpublicationswitharticlesaboutwhat1discovered.

Idonotrecommendthisapproachtoeveryone.ButwhatIdosuggestisthatyougiveupyourdesiretohave

everythingplannedinadvance,andthatyoustopobsessingaboutallthetripdetailsandtryingtomakeitaperfect

trip.Whetheryouarctravelingwithatourgroup,friends,family,orsolo,leaveunstructurcctime,somagiccan

happen.

ManypeopleIknowapproachtravellikeajob.andastressfuloneatihai.Theywanttomakesuretheycover

allthebasesanddon'tmissanything.Butinmyopinion,theycopywhatothershavedonebeforeihcmandcheck

eachsiteoffonalist.

Sohowdoyoumakeyourtripunique?Icallitslowtravel.It,snotjustaboutslowingdown.Insteadof

runningfromplacetoplace,youlookaroundyou,youtakeyourenvironmentin,younoticethingsthatperhapsno

onehasevernoticedbefore.Youcanstarttalkingtopeople.Randompeopleyoumeetandtalktoareakeyelement

youcanlotplanfor.Theymaytellyouaboutplacesandeventsthatwillenrichyourtrip.Theygiveyoulocal

insidertips.Tlieymayevenaccompanyyouorinviteyouiojointhemtoranexperience.Tl)eyhaveenrichedevery

irip1havetaken.Andthemoreyoutalk(opeople—evenifyouareshy—themoreyoudevelopihcself-

confidencetodomoreofit.Andthenyouarcreallyinihcpresent,havinganexperiencethatisuniquelyyours.

40.Whydocstheauthor'swayoftravellingshockherstudents?

41.Wh£tdoestheauthorthinkofmostpeople,swayoftravelling?

42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

Youcanmakeyourtripuniquebymakingadetailedplan,noticingnewthingsintheplaceandmeeting

localpeopletoexperiencelocallife.

43.Besidesslowtravel,inwhalotherasp