2024届广东省海珠区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届广东省海珠区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔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，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects2．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised3．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why4．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will5．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas6．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish7．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch8．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should9．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied10．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford11．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout12．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame13．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored14．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking15．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone16．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed17．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure18．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend19．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped20．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive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）Moreandmorecomment(评论)sectionsarebeingshutdownonline.AutumnPhillipshadhadenough.OnAugust19,theexecutiveeditoroftheQuad-CityTimesinIowa,andIllinois,USvisitedherwebsite,qutimes.com,andsawastoryaboutamanwhohadbeenshottodeath.Whenshegottothereaders’commentssectionattheend,shewasshockedbywhatshesaw.Belowthestorywasagrowingstringofcomments—aracistremarkaboutdemocratic(民主的)voters,anegativecommentaboutpolice...SoPhillipsdecidedtodosomethingshehadbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime:sheshutdownthecommentsection.Phillipswasnotaloneinmakingsuchamove.Lastweek,NPRannouncedittoowasclosingitsonlinecommentssection.Thedecisionsdon’tmeanthatthenewsoutletsarenolongerinterestedinwhattheiraudiencesarethinking.Bothstressedtheireagernesstohearfromreadersandlistenersonsocialnetworks.Butbothagreedthatcommentshaddeviatedfromtheiroriginalintention.Andsotheyhad.Intheearlydaysofdigitaljournalism,commentswereseenasakeypartofthenewmedia,awonderfulopportunityforstrengtheningthedialoguebetweennewsproducersandtheiraudiences.Itwasawelcomechange,giventhatforlongmanynewsorganizationswerefartooseparatedfromtheirreaders.Muchmorebackandforthconversationseemedlikehealthyandwelcomeevolutions.Sadly,that’snotthewaythingsturnedout.Ratherthanaplaceforexchangingideas,commentssectionsbecamethehomeofuglyname-calling,racismandanti-womenlanguage.Besidestheirpoisonousquality,commentsseemoutofplacetoday.“Sincewemadetheannouncement,I’vereceivedanoutpouringofresponsesfromourreaders,”shesays.“I’veheardfromparentswhosechildrenwerehurtbyouronlinecomments.I’veheardfrompeoplewhosaidtheywouldn’tsendinletterstotheeditorbecausetheywereattackedsofiercelybycomments,anditwasn’tworthit.”1、WhydidAutumnPhillipsshutdownthecommentssection?A．Itwasputtowronguse.B．Herwebsitewasattackedheavily.C．Itexposedmanyillegalissues.D．Amanhadbeenshottodeath.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3indicateaboutcomments?A．Theyhadgoneoutofdate.B．Theyhadgoneagainsttheirinitialpurpose.C．Theywerefullofsensitiveinformation.D．Theycouldn’tinteresttheaudience.3、Whatwasthewelcomechangeintheearlydigitaljournalism?A．Readers’havingmoreaccesstovariousmedia.B．Readers’makingfewernegativecomments.C．Readers’freedomtoexpresstheirthoughts.D．Readers’activeinvolvementinthenewsindustry.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．StophurtingpeopleonlineB．RacistscomingfromnowhereC．MorecommentsectionsclosedonlineD．AmovebyAutumnPhillips22．（8分）Michelininspectors，thesupersecretspiesoftherestaurantindustry，aretheanonymous（匿名的）keepersofthefamousMichelinstarrating.They'vebeenwritinganonymousreportsofrestaurantsforover100years."Wesayit'salittleliketheCIA，"saidinspector"M"withalaugh.Sheaskedthatheridentitynotberevealed."Mywholelifeisstayingundertheradar，stayingawayfromcameras，usingfakenames，tryingtostealinandoutofrestaurantsquietly."Alongwiththeirboss，Jean-LucNaret，thedirectoroftheMichelinGuide，about90inspectorsaroundtheworlddecidewhichrestaurantswillwinthecookingequivalent（等价物）ofanOscar，theNobelPrizeandMegaMillionsjackpot（头奖）allatonce.TheMichelinGuidecovers23countries，andoutofthe45，000ratedrestaurants，lessthan100havethetoprating—onlynineAmericanrestaurantscarrythreestars.Ifthename"Michelin"bringsthetiresonyourcartomind，you'renottoofaroff.TheMichelinratingbeganinFrancein1900asamarketingtrick.TheMichelinbrothersthoughttheircustomerswouldbuymoretiresifgivenalistofhotelsandrestaurantstoexplore.Inspector"M"admittedbeinganinspectorleadstoalonelydininglife."Mostofthetimewedinealone，"shesaid."Itgivesustheabilitytoreallyfocusonthefoodandtheatmosphereandcapturetheentireexperience."Tocovertheirtracks，"M"saidsometimestwoinspectorswilldinetogetherandwritetwoseparatepapers.It'sbetterthansaying"tableforone"，right？"Whenyou'rereally，reallyintofoodandverycrazyaboutfood，everythingelsethat'sgoingonaroundyouisn'tsoimportant，"shesaid.1、Theunderlinedwords"undertheradar"inParagraph2mean"___________"A．livingindangerB．beingthefocusofthemediaC．tryingtobeunnoticedD．makingprogramsontheradio2、TheMichelinratingwasfirstcarriedoutinorderto_____________.A．openmorehotelsandrestaurantsB．bringmoreconveniencetodriversC．makepeoplefamiliarwith"Michelin"D．makeaprofitbysellingmoretires3、Sometimestwoinspectorsdinetogethersothattheycan___________.A．cuttheexpenseonthefoodB．protecttheiridentitiesC．savetroublebysharingapaperD．talkaboutthefoodoverthemeal4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？A．"M"worksfortheCIAB．ThelegendofMichelinbrothersC．Michelininspectors:foodindustryspiesD．Michelin—agiantintireandrestaurantindustry23．（8分）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼虫）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（进化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰冻）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．attractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotection24．（8分）Duringthisshoppingseason,salesmenwillcomeupwithdifferentstrategiestogetyourbusiness.Manyproductcompaniesusespecificcolorstocausepositiveemotionsandcompeteforasale.However,sightisnottheonlyonesensorydetailthatcompaniesuse.Soundsandsmellscaninfluenceconsumerpurchasingdecisions.NobelPrize-winningresearchshowsthatoursenseofsmellhasgreatpowertocauseanemotionalresponse.AstudypublishedearlierhisyearcomparedpurchasinginaFrenchflowershopwhenthesmelloflavender（薰衣草）wasgivenoffandwhenitwasn’t.Itfoundthatthesmellincreasedthenumberofcustomerspurchasingitemsandtheamountsoftheirpurchases.AnearlierstudyusingNikeshoesfoundthatconsumersdesiredtheshoesmore,andwerewillingtopaymore,whentheroomhadamixedsmellofflowers.Realizingthesubconsciousimpactofsmell,manystoresapplyartificialscents（香味）throughtheirheatingandair-conditioningvents（通风口）orplacescentmachinesabovetheirdoors.Forinstance,acoconutscentmightmakethatbikinimoreappealingasyoulongforavacation.Everfeltfrenziedduetoastore’sfast-pacedmusic?Orcalmedbyapieceoflightmusic?Aretailer’schoiceofmusiccanhaveabigimpactoncustomermoods.Onestudyfoundthatwhensubjectedtoloudmusic,customerswillspendlesstimeinastore.Butinterestingly,theresearchersdidnotfindadifferenceinsalesorcustomerssatisfaction.Anotherinterestingfindingfromarecentstudywasthatcustomeractuallyshoplongerwhenexposedtounfamiliarmusic.Justasdepartmentstoresusedifferentscentsincertaindepartments,manyusedifferentmusicinsomeareastoappealtovaryingconsumers.Well,youcouldalwaysleavethestoreandtakeabreak,butthefoodcourtprobablyisn’tyourbestchoiceasbrandslikeCinnabonandPaneraBreadalsousescentsaspartoftheircustomerexperience.Onlineretailersuseavarietyofotherstrategiestogetyourbusiness,butyoucanalwaysneglectthoseandenjoythefamiliarscentsofhome.1、Thepassageismainlyabout_________A．twofactorsaffectingconsumers’shoppinghabitsB．thestrategiesforsatisfyingconsumersC．specialservicesfromsupershoppingmallsD．consumers’favoritesoundsandsmells2、Howdoesmusichaveaneffectonconsumers?A．Itcontrolsconsumers’desireforshopping.B．Itinfluenceshowlongconsumersstayinashop.C．Itgivesconsumersthesatisfactionofenjoyingdependsonit.D．Whetherconsumersarewillingtopurchasegoodsdependsonit.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“frenzied”inParagraph3?A．Satisfied.B．Depressed.C．Surprised.D．Excited.4、Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?A．Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B．Peopleshouldspendmoretimeathomewithfamilies.C．Peoplecanchoosetogetridofshops’promotionstrategies.D．Smellsandsoundsareimportantforconsumers’shoppingexperience.25．（10分）IrecentlypostedapictureonFacebookfromthemovieMadMax,afilmwheretwogroupsracethroughthedesertinsteampunkvehicles,andwrote,“Actualpictureofmywaytoworktoday.”ItwasmeanttobeajokebecauseofthesandstormsinBeijing,butoneofmyfriendsfrombackhomethoughtitwasreal.Icouldn’timaginehowtheycouldthinkthatisactuallywhatChinaislike.ChinahassomanymoreconveniencesandadvantagesthantheWest,andmanyofmyfriendsagree.“Idon’tknowhowIwillbeabletodealwhenIgobackhome,”saidafriendwhoisabouttoendhergapyearinBeijing.“I’vebecomesospoiledinChina.Chinaseemstobeleadingthewayininnovationandconveniencefordailylife.BackhomeIcouldnevershop,pulloutmyphoneandscanaQRcodetopay.TherehavebeenrumorsofstartingbikesharinginmyhometownforyearswithlittlesuccesswhilebikesharingsuddenlyappearedinBeijingovernight.Ijuststepoutsideandscanacode,andIamonmyway.Goingouttoeatwithagroupoffriendsbackhomewastroublesomeforboththegroupandtheservers.Splittingchecksandswiping(刷)10differentcardsormakingchangeforeachpersoninthegroupcanbeapain.ButwithChina’sWeChat,youcanquicklysendyourfriendsyourpartofthebill.Thelistgoeson…WhenIfirstarrivedinBeijing,Iwasdeadsetonleavinginamonth.Thatmonthhascomeandgone.Now,whensomeoneasksmewhenI’mcomingback,Ithinktomyself,“Whoknows?”WhilemyfriendsthinkI’mridingthroughthedesertonamotorbike,Iamactuallytakinga“Didi”forwhatistheequivalentof$5intheUS.Withalltheconveniencesandtechnologyhere,Imayneverwanttogoback.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceamovie.B．Totellaninterestingstory.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．ToshowtheweatherinBeijing.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstcametoBeijing?A．Hecouldn’tstandtheweather.B．Hedidn’twanttostaylong.C．Heneverwantedtogobackhome.D．Hewasamazedatthebikesharing.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Chinaisthefirstcountrytostartbikesharing.B．TheauthorhasbecomeusedtomobilepaymentinChina.C．PeoplealwaysuseWeChattopaywheneatingoutintheUS.D．Theauthor’sfriendsallknowtheconvenienceoflivinginChina.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?A．BikesharinghasspreadalloverChina.B．ForeignershavemisunderstandingsofChina.C．TechnologyhasbroughtmuchconvenienceinChina.D．Lifeinforeigncountriesisnotaseasyaswethought.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）Myfatherwasahighlyeducated,intelligentgentleman.Hecoulddebateordiscussfor1onalmostanytopicandholdyourattentionintheprocess.Ithoughttherewas2hewasn'tabletodo.Afewdays3myyoungerbrother's7thbirthday,Dadplannedtoputtogetherashinynew4asaspecialbirthdaysurprise.Afternearlyanhourof5theinstructions,Dadwasstillunabletoputthenewbiketogether.Laterhefoldedupthepaperofinstructions,6histoolbox,anddecidedtotakethebikebacktothelocaltoystoreandpayextramoneytohaveit7assembled(组装)there.Then,a(n)8cametohim,ashecalledouttoLovett,thequietlittlemanwhomowedourgrassland."Lovett,haveyoueverassembledaboy'sbicycle?"AsLovettwalkedtowardsthebike,Dadhandedhimthepaperofinstructions.Lovetthandedit9tohim,saying,"No,thanks.Ican'tread.Whenyoucan'tread,youhaveto10."Lessthan15minuteslater,thenewbicyclewasfullyassembled,withnospareparts11.DadshookLovett'shand,pattedhimontheback,thankedhimandhidthebike.Onthenightaftermybrother12hissimlynewgift.Dadannouncedatthefamilydinnertable13hadhappenedseveraldaysearlier.Hetookgreatdelightintellingit14---heuseditasanexampleofthinking.Hedidnot15illiteracy(文盲),butstronglytaughtustouseour16.Thejokewasonmyfather,17hewasabletoturnitintoalearningtool,andIlikedhimeven18aftertheincident.IalsogainedarespectforLovett.Tomehehadalwaysbeentheoldyardmanwhodidn'tsaymuch,butafterthatday,heseemedtosmile19,evenwalktaller.It'samazingwhatarealnodof20candotoliftpeopleup.1、A．minutes B．seconds C．hours D．years2、A．nothing B．everything C．something D．onething3、A．after B．ago C．before D．during4、A．toy B．car C．vehicle D．bike5、A．writing B．reading C．hearing D．explaining6、A．tookup B．pickedup C．heldup D．gaveup7、A．simply B．deliberately C．evidently D．correctly8、A．plot B．scene C．idea D．story9、A．back B．in C．out D．down10、A．quit B．stop C．argue D．think11、A．remaining B．remained C．spotted D．losing12、A．designed B．bought C．decorated D．received13、A．what B．that C．which D．why14、A．onceinawhile B．innotime C．fromthenon D．againandagain15、A．referto B．applyto C．relyon D．spyon16、A．hands B．heads C．mouths D．feet17、A．or B．and C．but D．because18、A．less B．worse C．more D．much19、A．larger B．happier C．luckier D．broader20、A．approval B．achievement C．judgment D．comfort第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatdinosaursdiedoutbecauseof1．unexpectedincident.Butwildlifetoday2．(disappear)orisindangerjustbecausehumansdoharmtoit.Forexample,tigersarehuntedforfurtomakecarpets;grassland3．(destroy)withoutmercy(怜悯)sothatalotofanimalscanonlyliveinsecurereserves.Lastyear,scientistssawsomemonkeysmakinguseofacertainkindofinsectstoprotectthemselves4．fiercemosquitoes.Afteracarefulstudy,scientistsfoundthattheinsectscontaina5．(power)drug.Thenlocalfarmerswereemployed6．(catch)theinsectstomakemedicine.Theresultwas7．theinsectsdisappearedfromthewholearea.Whenthefarmersweretoldthatitwasalosstohumanstheyburstintolaughterandresponded,“Thereallossis8．(we)decreasingincome.”Weshouldappreciatethenaturalbalanceandpaymoreattentiontothe9．(important)ofwildlifeprotection.Notuntilwesucceedin10．(let)wildlifeliveinpeace,canwesmileinrelief.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写