甘肃省重点中学2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

甘肃省重点中学2024届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered2．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need3．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing4．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology5．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted6．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect7．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome8．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填9．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired10．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned11．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless12．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a13．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse14．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so15．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit16．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen17．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction18．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!19．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup20．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported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）Doyoulistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancearethatyoudon’t.YouprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthattheSongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:people’smusictasteschangeastheyage,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soit’slikelythatyourownmusicalpreferencewillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityarctheonlyfactorsthataffectone’smusicchoice.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridge,UK,gathereddatafrommorethan250,000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleage,theirsocialcircumstanceschange,andsodoestheirmusictaste.Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature-intense”,“contemporary”and“sophisticated”.Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenagersyears,duringwhichtimepeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentityasindependentindividuals.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestylechanges—theysocializemoreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&B,whichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.Whenmiddleagecomes,thingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配)bymore“sophisticated”music,suchasjazzandclassical,aswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountry,folk,andblues.“Formany,thislifestageisfrequentlyexhaustedbyworkandfamily,andthereisarequirementforrelaxing,emotive(动情的)music,”JasonRentfrow,aresearchermember,toldThetelegraph.Butyoumustbethinking:“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?”Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons,”hesaid,andthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.1、Whydochildrenusuallylikedifferentsongsfromtheirparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrenprefercoolmusic.B．Musictastechangeswithage.C．parents’songsarealwaysdull.D．Parentshavebettersocialcircumstances.2、Theunderlinedword“catchy”inParagraph7probablymeans________.A．touchingandeasilyrememberedB．awkwardandeasilycapturedC．elegantbutdifficulttounderstandD．flexibleanddifficulttocatch3、Middleageisaperiodwhenpeople________.A．haveanaggressivegoalB．likePopandR&BC．desirecloseconnectionswithothersD．leadastressfullife4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Oldpeopledon’tlikerockmusic.B．Musiccanserveasareminder.C．Rockmusicmakesoldpeopleyounger.D．Listeningtorockmusicneedsreasons.5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whydopeoplelikemusic?B．Howcanyouimproveyourmusictalent?C．Whatinfluencespeopledmusictaste?D．Whydodifferentpeoplelikedifferentmusic?22．（8分）InsideWeWork’sNewYorkCityheadquartersonaThursdaymorning,ahandfulofkidsaresellingcarrotsandpeppers.ThechildrenaremembersofWeWork’sfirstschool,WeGrow,wherefarmingispartofthecurriculum.TheyareinteractingwithWeGrowemployeesbrowsingthegoods.“Howmanycarrotswouldyoulike?”onegirlasks.“WetakeApplePay,”anothershouts.Foundedin2010,WeWorkhasmadeanameforitselfasaglobalnetworkofcoworkingspaces.WeGrowisWeWork’snewestenterprise(事业)anditsfirstattemptintheeducationindustry.WeGrow,aschoolwhichclaimstogrow“consciousleaders”，isinspiredbytheMontessoriapproachtolearningthatgiveschildrenthefreedomtoexploreandchoosetheiractivities,sotheirnatureofcreativityandcuriosityispreserved.Butthegoalisnottocreatenext-generationCEOs.“Leadershipisabitofanexcitingwordforpeople,”saidRebekah,WeGrow’sfounderandCEO,“We’veseenchildrendosuchathingforever——runningalemonadestandeverytime,that’swhatthatis.”WeGrowopenedinthefalllastyear.Currently,46kidsareenrolledinclassesfrompre-kindergartentofourthgrade.Thekidsstarteverymorningwithlivemusic,followedbyyoga.TheyspendtimeinnatureandchoosetotakeeitherHebreworMandarincourses.WeGrowstudentslearnscience,math,socialstudiesandlanguagearts.ItalsohasaprogramforkidstoconnectwithWeWorkcommunitymemberswithcareersinareaskidsmightbeinterestedin.Butthemainconcernisthatstandardizedtestsarenotavailabletomeasurethestudents’overallprogress.Theywanttocreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecanworktomakealifeandnotjustaliving,butthat’spartofalargermissiontoraisetheworld’sawarenesstowardscreatingaworldwherepeoplearehappyandfulfilledandlivinginasharingstate.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWeGrowfromthetext?A．Itwasfoundedin2010.B．Itisintendedforkidsofgifts.C．Itaimstopreservekids’nature.D．Itgotalotofsatisfactionfromparents.2、WhichofthefollowingreflectstheMontessoriapproach?A．Allkidslearntorunthelemonadestand.B．Studentsareallowedtoestablishmarketsintheyard.C．Theschoolcommitteearrangesstudents，activities.D．StudentsworkhardacademicallytobecomeCEOs.3、Whyisithardtomeasurestudents’progress?A．Becausetherearesomanycourses.B．Becausethestudentsareofawideagerange.C．Becausestandardizedtestshavelimitations.D．Becausetheschoollacksprofessionaltesters.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AFarming-featuredschoolB．AnEducation-basedBusinessC．GrowtobeaFutureLeaderD．LearntoMakeaLife,notJustLiving23．（8分）Thousandsofpeopleimpactallaspectsofourlives,beittheweathermanattheTVstudioinaneighbouringcity,orthetechnicianataphonecompanyacrossthecontinent,orthewomaninTobagowhopicksthemangoesforyourfruitSalad.Everyday,intentionallyorunintentionally,wemakealargenumberofconnectionswithpeoplearoundtheworld.Ourpersonalgrowthandevolution(andtheevolutionofsocieties)comeaboutasaresultofconnectingwithourfellowhumans,whetherasabandofyoungwarriorssettingoutonahuntorasagroupofco-workersheadingouttothelocalbakeryafterworkonFriday.Asaspecies(物种),weareinstinctively(本能地)driventocometogetherandformgroupsoffriends,associationsandcommunities.Withoutthem,wecannotexist.Makingconnectionsiswhatourgraymatterdoesbest.Itreceivesinformationfromoursenseandprocessesitbymakingassociations.Itgrowsquicklywhenit’smakingconnections.Peopledothesamething.It’sascientificfactthatpeoplewhostaysociallyandphysicallyactivelivealongerlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanstayingwiththesameoldcrowdandgoingaroundonanexercisebike.Itmeansgettingoutandmakingnewfriends.Whenyoumakenewconnectionsintheoutsideworldyoumakenewconnectionsintheinsideworld—inyourbrain.Thiskeepsyouyoungandalert(机警的)—EdwardM.Hallowell,inhisbookConnect,citesthe1979AlamedaCountyStudybyDr.LisaBerkmanoftheHarvardSchoolofHealthSciences.Dr.Berkmanandherteamcarefullylookedat7,000people—aged35to65,overaperiodofnineyears.Theirstudyconcludesthatpeoplewholacksocialandcommunityconnectionsarealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodieofmedicalillnessthanthosewhohavemorecontacts.Andallthisisindependentofsocioeconomicstatusandhealthpracticessuchassmoking,alcoholicbeverageconsumptionorphysicalactivity!Otherpeoplecanalsohelpyoutakecareofyourneedsanddesires,whateveritisyou’dlikeinthislife—romance,adreamjob,tickettotheRoseBowl—thechancesareprettyhighthatyou’llneedsomeone’shelptogetit.Ifpeoplelikeyou,theywillbewillingtogiveyoutheirtimeandtheirefforts.Andthebetterthequalityofharmoniousrelationshipyouhavewiththem,thehighertheleveloftheircooperation.1、Whichofthefollowingislaidgreatstressoninthepassage?A．Ourfateisdecidedbythecompanionswekeep.B．Peopleconnectwitheachotheroutofnecessity,C．Contactsbetweenpeopleareessentialforourlife.D．Connedionisestablishedwhenweworktogether.2、Theunderlinedpart“graymatter”inParagraph3refersto“________”.A．nerve B．cell C．sight D．brain3、Dr.Berkmanandhisteam’sstudyreveals________.A．awondercurefordeadlydiseasesB．avitalfunctionofconnectingC．agreatencouragementtosmokersD．apracticalwaytoconnection4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．TheBenefitsofConnecting B．TheProgressofConnectionC．TheMethodsofConnecting D．TheFeaturesofConnection24．（8分）Oneverymeasure,Britainisanexpensiveplacetostudy.Tuitionfees(学费)intheUKhavenowreached£9,250ayearandstudentsalsofacesomeofthehighestlivingcostsintheworld.FortunatelythereareanumberofcountrieswhereuniversitiesofferdegreeprogrammesentirelyinEnglish,alongwiththechancetolearnthelocallanguagewhileyoulivethere.Herearethreeoftheoptionsbrokendownindetail.UniversityofAmsterdamTheDutchcapitalisnotacheapcitytolivein,butstandardtuitionfeesof£1,800ayearmakeitsignificantlycheaperthanaBritishdegreeat£37，400forthreeyearsallin.thereare14bachelor’sdegreesonofferthataretaughtinEnglish,includingPoliticalScience,Economics&BusinessEconomicsandActuarialScience.NearlyallDutchpeoplespeakEnglishfmakingitaneasycountrytogetbyin.TianjinUniversityMovingtoChinaisnotforthefainthearted.UndergraduatedegreecoursesatTianjinlastfouryears,butthetotalcost,at£28,800,isstillaroundhalfthecostofathree-yeardegreeinBritain.Livingcostsareonlyaround£400amonthandtuitionfeesare£2,300ayear.Flightswillcost£3,600overthefouryears.Tianjinisoneoftheworld’slatestcitiesandisonlyahalf-hourtrainridefromBeijing.ThreeundergraduateprogrammesareofferedinEnglish：ChemicalEngineering,Environment&EnergyandPharmaceuticalScience.UniversityofMilanTheUniversityofMilan’sfeesrangefrom£140to£3,650ayear.Theonebachelor’sdegreeofferedentirelyinEnglish-PoliticalSciences-isathree-yearcourse.WhilelivingcostsinMilanarehigh,thesignificantlylowerfeesmakeitacheaperoptionthanaBritishuniversity.1、Whichcityhasthehighesttuitionfees?A．London.B．Tianjin.C．Milan.D．Amsterdam.2、WhatmaybetheannuallivingcostinTianjinUniversity?A．£400.B．£2300.C．£3600.D．£4800.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Englishcanbebrokendownintothreeoptions.B．TheEnglishlanguageisaccessibletotheDutch.C．IttakesyouahalfhourtocyclefromTianjintoBeijing.D．PoliticalSciencesistaughtinEnglishandItalianinMilan.25．（10分）Theyear3700，Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome．Onthisplanetatleast，manisnothingmorethanamemory-ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman"．Butwhataboutourwisdom-willanyofitsurviveus？Theconventionalanswerisno．Knowledgerequiresaknower，andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen．Butifinformationsurvives，perhapsinbooksorharddrives，maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant（休眠），readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture．Atfirstsight，thatseemstobereasonable：afterall，wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge．Forexample，wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece，andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）．Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife．However，thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark：weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy（遗赠）ofotherhumans．Withoutthatlink，thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge．Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier．Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage．Whenalanguagediesout，wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain．Ifthat'slost，thenitcan'tberecovered．Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone．Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace．1、WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1？______A．Topresentaninterestingidea．B．Tostateaproblemofthefuture．C．Toinformusoftheearthin3700．D．Tointroducethetopicofthetext．2、Whatdothewords"similarthings"inParagraph3probablyreferto？______A．Developingtheminds．B．Rememberingthewiseman．C．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain．D．Learningfromtheancientcivilization．3、Whatplaysthekeypartingettingculturalcontinuityaccordingtothetext？______A．Language．B．Intelligence．C．Knowledge．D．Information．4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A．Canhumanbeingsliveon？B．Willourwisdomsurviveus？C．HowwecanprotectourcultureD．Whattheearthwillbelikeinthefuture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）InThanksforWhatWeHaveIsatnervouslyandwaitedforKathleentospeak.Beingcalledtothehumanresourcesdepartmentisalittlelikebeingcalledtotheprincipal’soffice.“Annie,”shesaid,“Afoodbankinourtownthatservestheelderlyisaskingfor1.I’dlikeyoutoorganizetheeventandseeitthrough.”“Well,um,errr...sure.Iguessso.”AsIstuttered(结结巴巴地说）throughmy2,allIcouldthinkwas,“What?Whyme?”Iwalkedbacktomyofficewithoutanyideaastowhereto3.Thiswasatimewhentheeconomywas4.Theriseinunemploymentforcedthefamiliesofmanyofmycoworkersto5tosurvive.HowcouldIaskmycoworkersformore?ThateveningIdrovehomefilledwith6.ThenIrememberedatimelongagowhenmyfatherwasoutofwork.MomwroteanotetoJim,themilkman,askinghimnotto7anymoremilk.TwodayslaterJimpickedupthe8andleftfourlitersofmilk.HewrotehisownmessageonthebacksideofMom’s.Itread,“Kidsneedmilk.”Themilk;delivery9asusualandJimleftfourlitersofmilkeveryotherday,nevercollectingacentwithus.ThememoryofJim's40firedmyenthusiasmPerhapsI’dbeinforapleasantsurprise.ThenextmorningI10signsaboutourfooddrivealloverthecafeteriaandoneverynoticeboardIcouldfind.Eachsignread,“Fooddrivetosupporttheelderlypoorofourto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