2024届陕西省西安地区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届陕西省西安地区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked2．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．areD．is3．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while4．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor5．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had6．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed7．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich8．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime9．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen10．________thestudentsfromtheirendlesshomeworktheschoolhasdecidedtotakeaseriesofmeasures.A．Freed B．TofreeC．Freeing D．Havingfreed11．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo12．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a13．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether14．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown15．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting16．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where17．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout18．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration19．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink20．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that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）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby200.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.22．（8分）Whileglobalwarmingandoceanacidificationdrivenbypollutioncausearealthreattoseacreatures,climatechangeisnottheprimarydriverthreateningtocausetheextinction(灭绝)oflargeoceananimals.Itishumansthatarethreateninglargeseacreaturesprimarilybyhuntingandfishingthem.Researchersfindingsreflectaphenomenonexperiencedbyancientlandecosystems(生态系统).Theselossesintheoceanareparallelingwhathumansdidtolandanimalssome50,000to10,000yearsago,whenwewipedoutaroundhalfofthebig-bodiedmammalsonEarth,likemammoths,mastodons.saber-toothcatsandthelike.Theincreasingthreattolargegroupsofseaanimalsisarecentphenomenon.Theresearchersmadethisdiscoverybycomparingcharacteristicsofnearly2,500extinctseavertebratesandmollusksalongsideotherscurrentlyindangerofextinction.Theyfoundthatsmallerseaanimalswerealittlemorelikelythanlargeonestobekilledoffduringfivepreviousmassextinctionevents—themostrecentofwhichwasassociatedwithasmallplanet’sstrikesome65millionyearsago.Whatwassurprisingtotheresearcherswasthattheydidnotseeasimilarkindofpatterninanyofthepreviousmassextinctioneventsthattheystudied.Thestudyshowsthatasixthmassextinction,whichmayalreadybeunderway,couldkillofflarger-bodiedanimalswhileleavingsmalleronesbehind.Thatcouldhaveaterriblelong-termimpact.Suchremovalofthelargestanimalsfromthemodernoceans,whichneverhappenedinthehistoryofanimallife,maydisturbtheorderofecosystemsformillionsofyearsevenatlevelsoftaxonomiclossfarbelowthoseofpreviousmassextinctions.Thisnewsshouldserveasawake-upcallforhumanstofundamentallychangethewaytheymanagetheoceans.Thatistosay,itisawarningofwhatwillhappenifwedon’tgetouracttogether.Limitingindustrializationoftheoceansmaybenecessarytogivethreatenedanimalstimeandspacetorecover.Mostwhalinghasbeenbannedsincethe1980s.Wehavebroughtgraywhalesbackfromtheedgeofextinctionandbluewhalesarecomingbacktoo.Theresearcherspointoutthatcuttingbackoncarbonemissions(排放)willalsobenecessarytoslowextinctions.1、Paragraph2isintendedtotellusthat________.A．bothlandanimalsandseaanimalsdieoutbecauseofhumansB．big-bodiedanimalswerekilledastheywerethreattohumansC．humanstendedtokillanimalsonlandinsteadofthoseinseasD．humanshavebeenmainkillersofanimalsforaverylongtime2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearcher’sstudiesaboutanimalextinction?A．Itiseasierforseacreaturestogoextinctthanlandones.B．Thepatternsofseaanimalmassextinctionareirregular.C．Humanswereresponsibleforallthoseextinctions.D．Small-bodiedcreaturesproducetheiryoungmoreeasily.3、Whichdoesthepassagesuggestisthemostimportantinstoppingseaanimalextinction?A．Tocompletelybanpeoplefromhuntingthem.B．Tofullyrealizetheurgencyofprotectingthem.C．TounconditionallyreleasekssCO2intotheair.D．Toreasonablykeepcontrolofthetradeinthem.23．（8分）InastudypublishedintheU.S.journalScience,researchersfromtheChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences(CAAS)andtheUniversityofFloridaidentifiedthechemicalcombinationsandgeneticrecipeforbettertomatoflavor(味道).“Inrecentyears,consumersoftencomplainthatthemoderntomatoislessflavorfulthanitoncewas”saidco-principalresearcherSanwenHuang.“Ourresultsprovideapracticalroadmapforbreedingtomatovarietieswithbetterflavor.”Forthestudy,a170-personconsumergroupwascreatedtoevaluate160tomatoesrepresenting101varieties,basedonqualitiessuchas“overallliking”and“flavordegree”.Theresultspointedtodozensofchemicalcompoundsofinterest,andfurtherresearchusingastatisticalmodeldiscovered33flavorcompoundsconnectedwithconsumerliking,suchasglucose(葡萄糖).Thereasonwhymoderntomatoesdon’ttastegoodanymoreisthatatotalof13oftheseflavor-associatedcompounds“weresignificantlyreducedinmodernvarieties,”theirpaperwrote.Moreover,theresearchersfoundthatsmallerfruittendedtohavegreatersugarcontent,suggestingthat“selectionformoresizabletomatoeshascostsweetnessandflavor”.Basedonthisknowledge,HuangandProfessorHarryKleeoftheUniversityofFloridastudiedthewholegenomesof398varietiesoftomato,identifyingabout250positionsofgenesonachromosome(染色体),whichcontrolledtomatoflavor.“We’rejustfixingwhathasbeendamagedoverthelasthalfcenturytopushthembacktowheretheywereacenturyago,”saidKleeinastatement.“Wecanmakethesupermarkettomatotastenoticeablybetter.”Kleesaidnewtomatovarietieswithbetterflavorcouldbereadyinthreetofouryears.Inaddition,“thegenesandpathwaysidentifiedhereinthetomatoalmostcertainlypointtopathwaysworthresearchingforimprovementofflavorqualityinotherfruitcrops,”theywrote.1、Accordingtothetext,thestudy________.A．wascarriedoutjustthroughasurveyB．wasconductedbyChineseresearchersthemselvesC．wascompletelyfocusedonthegenesofdifferenttomatoesD．wasdonewiththebackgroundofdecliningflavoroftomatoes2、Theresearchershavefoundthat________inthestudy.A．biggertomatoesaremuchsweeterB．somegeneticpositionsaffectthetasteoftomatoesC．somechemicalcompoundsmaketomatoeslesstastyD．atotalof13flavor-associatedcompoundsmaketomatoesappealingintaste3、Whatistheinfluenceofthestudyaccordingtothetext?A．Thestudylaysthefoundationforfurtherresearchestoimproveotherfruitcrops’flavor.B．Thestudymakesitpossibleforustohavenoticeablymoretastytomatoesnextyear.C．Thestudyprovidesaroadforwheretoplanttomatoeswithbetterflavor.D．Thestudyhasfixedallthegenesofexistingtomatoes.24．（8分）FabienCousteauwasbornwithdeeplovefortheocean.Hisgrandfatherandhisfatherwereoceanexplorersanddocumentaryfilmmakers.Fabienspenthisearlyyearsonhisgrandfather'sships.Today,Fabienfollowsinhisfamily'sfootstepstoprotecttheplanet'sendangeredoceanlife.Withhisvastknowledgeandexperience,hetriestostrikeabalancebetweenenvironmentalproblemsandmarketeconomies.Fabieniswellknownforhisstudyofsharks.During2000-2002,hecreatedaTVspecialcalledAttackoftheMysterySharkbasedonthesharkattacksthatoccurredalongtheNewJerseyshorelineinthesummerof1916.Thenin2003-2006,withthehelpofalargecrew,Fabiencreatedasharksubmarine(潜艇)thatenabledhimtoputhimselfinsidethesharkworld,providingpeoplewitharareviewofthemysteriousandoftenmisunderstoodcreatures.Forthenextfouryears(2006-2010),Fabienwaspartofaseriescalled,OceanAdventures,whichofferedararelookintosomeofthemostfantasticoceanspecies(物种)andenvironments.In2010,FabienstartedPlantAFish,anonprofitprojectforchildrentohelprestorelocalwaterecosystemsbyreplantingkeyoceanspecies.Savetheworld,onefishatatime.Theprojectisstillinprogressnowanditsfinalgoalistoplant1billion“fish”worldwide.FromJune1toJuly2,2014,Fabienandhisteamspent31daysunderwatertoresearchhowclimatechangeandpollutionareaffectingtheoceans.Fabien'sMission31brokenewgroundbygoingdeeper,longerandfurther,exposing(显露)theworldtotheadventureandthemystique(神秘)ofwhatliesbeneath.FabieniscurrentlyworkingonadocumentaryfilmabouttheadventuresofMission31,aswellasbuildinganOceanLearningCentertoprovidechildrenaroundtheworldwiththeopportunitytolearnaboutoceansandengagewithoceanexplorersdirectlythroughsocialmedia.1、WhatisNotFabien’sjob?A．Oceanexplorer B．DocumentaryfilmmakerC．Environmentalist D．Mediamanager2、HowisParagraph2developed?A．Byprovidingfacts. B．Byofferinganalyses.C．Bymakingcomparisons. D．Bydrawingconclusions.3、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．Fabien's“PlantAFish”projecthasalreadyachieveditsfinalgoalB．Fabien'sMission31broketherecordsofformeroceanexplorationsC．Fabien'sTVspecialaboutsharksisbasedonhischildhoodexperiencesD．IttookFabienfouryearstoproduceOceanAdventuresallonhisown4、Inwhichpartofawebsitecanwereadthetext?A．ModernTechnology. B．SpaceExploration.C．OutstandingFigures. D．FantasticWildlife.25．（10分）Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfoundrecently.IntheirpaperpublishedonMonday,researchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofTsukubainJapanintroducedtheirexperimentandconclusion.Scientistsinvited36volunteerswhowereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemorytestinwhichtheywereshownpictureslikebroccoli(西兰花)orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising."Thememorytaskwasreallyquitechallenging,saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudyandaneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine."Weusedverytrickysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldrememberwhetheritwasthisexactpicnicbasketversus(对抗)thatpicnicbasket."Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsomeoftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.Theyfoundstrengthenedcommunicationbetweenregionsinvolvedinthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesinbrainsofthosewhohadexercised.Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower.Asallthevolunteersintheexperimentwererelativelyyoung,researchersarestillworkingtolookattheeffectsoflightexerciseonolderpeople."Ourfuturegoalistotrytodevelopanexerciseprescription(处方)thatcanbeusedbyolderadultswhomighthavedisabilitiesormobilityimpairments,butcanstilladoptverysimpleexerciserulesoflifeandbeableto,perhaps,delaycognitivedeclinetemporarily,"saidYassa.1、Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheexperimentmentionedinthetext?A．Regularexerciseisofbenefittothememoryofallpeople.B．Justashortperiodofexercisebetteryoungpeople'smemorypower.C．Olderpeoplecanalsoimprovetheircognitivepowerbyexercisingregularly.D．AUthevolunteersintheexperimentimprovedtheirmemorythroughexercise.2、Whywasthememorytaskquitechallenging?A．Thelimetosolvethequestionswastoolimited.B．ThequestionsaskedbythescientistswereloocompHeated.C．Theitemstobedistinguishedwereextremelysimilar.D．Thepeopleintheexperimentweredisabled.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tosolveaproblem.B．Togivepracticaladvice.C．Topresentaresearchresult.D．Totellaninterestingsotry4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AdvantagesofExercisingRegularlyB．ExerciseIsBeneficialtoBothYoungandOldC．ExerciseCanImproveOlderPeople'sCognitivePowerD．TenMinutesofExerciseaDayMightImproveMemory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）Duetoalongseriesofunfortunateevents,mymotherisinaseriousdebt,aburdenwasleftonherasaresultofherdivorce.Becauseofthedivorce,thelegalandmedical1ithasleftherwith,shewasunableto2aloan.Shehasdoneeverythinginher3tohelpkeepthehousesformysistersandherself.SinceIwasachild,mymotherhasalwaysbeenthetypeofwomanto4others'needsbeforeherown.For13yearsshe5abusedandneglectedchildrentofindsanctuary（避难所）throughfostercareinourhouse.Thiswasno6taskasmanyofthesechildrenhadstoodyearsofphysicalemotionalabusefromtheirparents.Notlongaftermyfatherbecomeabusive,our7wasbeingphysicallyandemotionally8dailybeforeoureyes.Theabuse9forsometimebeforeshewasabletofileforadivorce,10tofinallytoputanendtoher11.Unfortunately,thedivorcewasnotas12onewouldexpect.Aftertenyears,thedivorcewasfinalizedandmymotherwas13tocontinueonwithherlife.Dueto14problemswithherkneecausedbytheabuses,mymotherwasunabletowork.The15leftherwithhugeamountsofmedical,legalandnowpropertytaxdebts.She16herlastbitofmoneytohelpsavethehouseformyyoungersistersandherself.Asa17mother,sheisthemostinspirationalwomanIhaveevermeet.Despitethecontinuousturmoil（混乱）,shehas18formedawaytostaypositiveand19.Iamhopingtohergetbackonherfeetand20somemuchneededfinancialandemotionalsupport.1、A．accidentsB．debtsC．teamsD．research2、A．takeoutB．putoutC．makeoutD．thinkabout3、A．dutyB．companyC．websiteD．power4、A．compareB．improveC．placeD．support5、A．helpedB．remindedC．beatD．taught6、A．difficultB．easyC．merryD．casual7、A．sisterB．daughterC．motherD．assistant8、A．inspiredB．criticizedC．blessedD．destroyed9、A．pausedB．startedC．continuedD．argued10、A．refusingB．hopingC．regrettingD．managing11、A．painB．feteC．lifeD．confusion12、A．slowB．practicalC．bitterD．quick13、A．proudB．ableC．unwillingD．tired14、A．mentalB．medicalC．technicalD．energetic15、A．marriageB．journeyC．divorceD．debate16、A．pouredB．wastedC．avoidedD．stole17、A．singleB．learnedC．nobleD．lazy18、A．neverB．alwaysC．evenD．hardly19、A．gratefulB．enjoyedC．optimisticD．patient20、A．reduceB．cancelC．confirmD．provide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）Itisinterestingtolookatdifferencesbetweenschoolsindifferentcountries.InmanyEuropeancountries,forexample,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudents1．(be)quiteformal.ThisistrueofFrance,Germany,andSpain,2．(连词)disciplineandrespectfortheteacherisconsideredveryimportant.Thesameistrue3．(介词)Russia.In4．(north)Europeancountries,however,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentismuch5．(friendly)andmorerelaxed.InAmerica,studentsandteachersarequiterelaxedwitheachother.InBritain,relationshipsarequiterelaxed,butteacherscanhavebigproblemswithdiscipline.Anotherimportantdifferenceiswhetherschoolsarestatesschools6．(连词)privateschools.Stateschools7．(pay)forbythegovernment,butinprivateschools,theparentspayforeducationoftheirchildren.GermanyandFrancehavebothstateandprivateschools,butmoststudentsgotostateschools,8．(连词)areverygood.9．(similar),Americahasbothstateandprivateschools.MostAmericanchildrengotostateschools,buttheprivateschoolscanbeverygoodand10．(go)toprivateschoolsisveryexpensive.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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iamalwaystellingtoworkhardtohaveagoodlifeinthefuture、Therefore,Idomybesttoplaybasketballorstudy、IwanttobebasketballplayerwhenIwillgrowup、Torealizemydream,Ipracticeplayingbasketballregular,aimingtomakemybestshots、AlthoughI’minterestinginwatchingTV,Imanagetofinishmyhomeworkfirst、Itrymybestinallthetest,especiallyinthemathtestbecauseIfindmathmoredifficultythananyothersubject、AnywayIwillsparenoeffortsandnevergiveinonmystudiesandIbelieveifIamsuretosucceed、7第二节书面表达（满分25