广东省清远市清城区2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷含解析

广东省清远市清城区2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited2．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though3．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing4．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized5．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly6．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated7．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can8．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring9．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after10．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall11．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit12．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion13．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending14．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto15．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept16．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact17．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend18．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！19．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking20．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory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）There’ssomethingabouttheNewYearthatalwaysmakesmereadmyhoroscope(星象)toseewhatliesahead.Idon’tbelieveinanyofitreallybutthere’scomfortinbeingtoldthatthenext12monthswillbringhealth,wealthandhappiness.Well,it’susuallyoveroptimistic,isn’tit?Therearemanyotherpeoplewhoarealsoskepticalaboutastrology(占星术)anditsbeliefthatknowledgeofthepositionofthestarsandplanetscanhelpusunderstandourpersonalityorpredicthumanaffairs.However,despitethelackofscientificevidenceinitsfavour,astrologyhasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears,andisbelievedbymillionsofpeopleinboththeWestandtheEast.TheWesthasitsstarsignseverymonthandtheEasthasitsanimalseveryyear.I’maPig.WhenIfirstfoundoutIwasaPigpersonIwasalittledisappointed,andmyfriends(powerfulDragons,friendlyDogsandfierceTigers)laughed.Pigshaveabadreputation—peoplethinkthey’redirtyanimalsthatsmellhorrible.IntheChinesezodiac(生肖)thereare12animalsandaccordingtoonelegend,whenBuddhalefttheearth,only12animalscametosaygoodbyetohim.AsarewardBuddhanamedayearaftereachoftheanimalsintheorderthattheycametohim,andthepigcamelast.SoIthoughtIwasunluckybeingaPigbutthisisn’tso.ItappearsthatPigsarekindpeoplewhoarehelpfulandgiving.Theytendtomakegoodfriendsastheyarefaithful,thoughtfulandtrusting.Pigsarehappy,optimisticpeopleandhavelotsoffun—thatsoundsOKtome!However,Pigsareoftennaïve(幼稚的)andapparentlyit’seasytocheataPig.Theyarealsolikelytoreactwithoutthinking,andthey’renotthatgreatwithmoneyeither.Pigs,itseems,getalongwithSheepandRabbitsbut,interestingly,nototherPigs,whotheyshouldstayclearof.1、FindingoutthathewasaPigperson,theauthorfelt________.A．alittleunhappyB．veryexcitedC．quiteproudD．alittlesurprised2、WhatisthelegendmentionedinParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThelonelylifeofBuddha.B．ThefeaturesofPigpeople.C．TheadvantagesofbeingaPig.D．TheoriginoftheChinesezodiac.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPigs?A．Theyareinnocent.B．Theyareverylazy.C．Theyareverysmart.D．Theyaremoneymakers.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“stayclearof”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Giveinto.B．Fightagainst.C．Keepawayfrom.D．Makefriendswith.22．（8分）Ifyouaskmostfathers,withouthesitation,theywillsaythattheywoulddiefortheirchildren.Unfortunately,somemenhavebeenputinthatsituation,andwithFather’sDaycomingupnextweekend,wewanttosharewithyoutheirstories.JustinMcCaryOnOctober8,15,JustinMcCary,his10-year-olddaughterHaley,andhisnieceweredoingsomerockcollectingneararailroadbridgeinChattanooga.Whentheyheardthetraincoming,theystartedtomoveawayfromthetracks,butthatiswhenHaley’sfootbecamestuck.Hepushedheroffthebridgeandshefell15-feetintothestreambelow.Thegirlsurvived,butthetrainkilledthefatherinstantly.JimTramelOnEasterSunday,16,JimTramelwasonvacationwithhisfamilyinPalmSprings.SuddenlyJimsawthatsomethingwaswrongwithhisnine-year-olddaughter.Heimmediatelydivedintothepoolandmanagedtogethisdaughtertosafety,buthewaspronounceddeadinthehospital.Otherpeoplewerefarawayfromthefaultywiringandnotseriouslyinjured.FredrickMartinOnApril3,12,Fredrickandhiseight-year-oldsonTrewerecleaningoutTre’sgrandmother’sgaragewhentwomenrantowardsthemandfiredafewshots.Fredricknaturallybentoverhissonandprotectedhimfromthebullets(子弹).Policebelievethatthismurderwasrandom,andnoonehaseverbeenarrestedinconnectionwiththecrimethatleftTreMartinfatherless.JacobMerkelEarlyonemorninginNovember10,afirebrokeoutinthehomeoftheMerkelsinManitoba,Canada.Onceoutside,theparentsrealizedtheirfourthchild,Kai,wasstillinthebasement.Bravingtheflames,JacobwentbackinsideandreappearedfromthefirewithKaiinhisarms.Butjustashesteppedout,therewasanexplosionbehindhim.Sadly,Jacobdidn’tsurvivethenight.1、WhathappenedtoHaleywhenthetrainwascomingclosetoher?A．Shegotherfootstuck.B．Shewasknockeddown.C．Shewascollectingrocks.D．Shejumpedintothestream.2、Whoisavictimofthefaultywiring?A．JacobMerkel.B．JustinMcCary.C．FredrickMartin.D．JimTramel.3、WhatdidFredrickdotosavehisson?A．Shootatthemurderers.B．Stopbulletswithhisbody.C．Takethecriminalstocourt.D．Directhimtothebasement.4、Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?A．Totellwhyfathersdiedfortheirkids.B．Tointroducesomefathers’misfortune.C．Tohonorfathersandtheirheroicactions.D．Toshowhowmanyfathersdiedfortheirkids.23．（8分）Oneformofsocialprejudice（偏见）againstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames，goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn'titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrownedupon（反对）bytheirchildrenandgrandchildren？Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn'tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswiththem.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandca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B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic. D．Supportive.3、ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is________.A．offeringanalyses B．givingexamplesC．makingcomparisons D．providingdetails4、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph5probablymeans_______.A．mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeopleB．teenagersshouldimprovetheirskillswithpracticeC．playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinkingD．olderpeoplemayperformwellinsomecomputergames24．（8分）IfConfucius(孔子)werealivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinarememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwentyyears,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageof(利用)ancientChinesewisdomtomakeupthedrawbacks(缺陷)Westernphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoretointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsB．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsC．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmericaB．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesternersD．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture4、Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.A．abiographyB．ahistorypaperC．aphilosophytextbookD．anewspaper25．（10分）TheEastRoomoftheWhiteHousewasburstingwithcoloronJuly14,as56youngcooksarrivedfortheKids’StaleDinner.Thechefs,agedfrom8to12,werewinnersoftheHealthyLunchtimeChallenge,aprogramthatencourageskidstocreatehealthy,affordable,original,andtastylunchrecipes.FormerFirstLadyMichelleObamahostedtheevent,nowinitsfifthyearandpartofherLet’sMove!Morethan1,200kidsthroughoutAmericaenteredthechallenge,wereencouragedtobecreativeanduseingredients(原料)grownintheirhomestates,orcommunities.Recipeshadtorepresenteachofthefoodgroupsbyincludingfruits,vegetables,wholegrains,leanprotein,andlow-fatdairy.The56winnersweretreatedtoamealfeaturingsomeoftheirowncreations.“Thiseventisn’tjustabouteatingwelltoday,butaboutsettingkidslikeallofyouupforalifetimeofhealthychoices.”theformerfirstladytoldtheyoungcooks.“Assmallyouare,youcanchangelives.Iseetheworkofkids,themagicyoualldo.Peoplechangebecauseofkids.”AmelieChen’swinningrecipewasBreadfruit,Taro,andGarlicChickenTrio.The9-year-oldfromAmericanSamoasaidshewas“veryexcited”tobeattendingtheevent.“WinningthistriptotheWhiteHousemakesmethinkofmyfavoritequotefromWaltDisney:‘Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoit,’”shesaid.FamouscooksRachaelsRayandTanyaSteel,editorialdirectorofCleanPlatesOmnimedia,amediacompanyfocusingonhealthandwellnessfoodculture,werealsoinattendance.MichellerecognizedthemasdrivingforcesinmakingtheKids’StateDinnerarealityseveralyearsago.RayandSteelposedforpictureswiththeyoungcooks.Followingthemeal,thecrowdwastreatedtoperformancesbythecastofWaltDisneyWorldResort’sTheJungleBook.The56winnersendedtheirvisitwithatouroftheWhiteHouseKitchenGarden.1、InMichelleObama’sLet’sMove,kids.A．cancookcreativelyB．mustworkingroupsC．shouldliveanactivelifeD．mustcookwithgivenmaterials2、WhatdoesMichelleObamaexpectkidstodoaftertheevent?A．Leadahealthylife.B．Createmorerecipes.C．Growcropsthemselves.D．Eatwhattheyhavecooked.3、WhydidRayandSteelattendtheevent?A．Theycametoawardtheyoungcooks.B．Theycaredaboutkids’development.C．Theywereinvitedtoreporttheevent.D．Theywantedtolearnthefoodculture.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）完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1inworkandlife.Beforeofferinghisguests2,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand3withalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups--porcelain（瓷）,plastic,glass,crystal,some4andcheap,someexquisite（精致的）and5--tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:“Ifyou6,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupswere7up,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis8foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe9ofyourproblemsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitself10noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcases11isjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyou12wantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciously13forthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother’scups.Nowconsiderthis:14isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolsto15life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine（规定）,norchangethe16oflifewelive.Sometimes,by17onlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasofferedus.Godbrews（酿造）thecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!“The18peopledon’thavethebestofeverything:Theyjust19thebestofeverything.”Livesimply.Love20Caredeeply.Speakkindly.LeavetheresttoGod.1、A．difficulties B．stress C．sadness D．hate2、A．coffee B．tea C．gift D．cups3、A．packed B．rushed C．fetched D．returned4、A．good-looking B．ugly-looking C．plain-looking D．nice-looking5、A．expensive B．bright C．excellent D．comfortable6、A．suspected B．noticed C．ignored D．appreciated7、A．filled B．brought C．taken D．used8、A．normal B．careful C．polite D．rude9、A．share B．access C．entrance D．source10、A．puts B．adds C．attaches D．ties11、A．this B．which C．it D．one12、A．really B．generally C．possibly D．precisely13、A．looked B．searched C．applied D．went14、A．Peace B．Joy C．Chance D．Life15、A．refer B．reflect C．contain D．support16、A．quality B．quantity C．character D．value17、A．keeping B．basing C．concentrating D．depending18、A．coolest B．craziest C．happiest D．saddest19、A．make B．use C．accept D．put20、A．nervously B．secretly C．generously D．curiously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）Howwouldyoufeelifyouwokeupandfoundyourentirecomputers—includingyourphotos,yourrecentdocuments—nolonger1．(access)?Whatifyoufoundoutthattheyhadbeenwipedfromyourcomputer,2．(leave)youwithnothingbutheartache?Guesswhat?Ithappenstopeopleeverysingleday.Everyday,peopleacrossthecountryheadintotheirlocalApplestorein3．(tear),brokencomputerinhand,prayingastheywaitinline4．anexpensiverepairmight,justmight,recoverthepriceless,irreplaceablefiles.Afewgetlucky.5．fortherest,there’snothinganyonecando6．(help).Hasn’tithappenedtoyou?Ifyourcomputerremainsunprotected,itwill,andit’sonly7．matteroftime.Butthankstorecentbreakthroughsincomputerbackup(备份)technology,younowhaveanumberofoptionstoprepare,andifyou’resmart,whenyourcomputer8．(crash),youshouldn’thaveanytrouble9．(get)100%ofyourfilesbackthatsameday.I’mnottalkingaboutanexternalharddrive.I’mtalkingaboutanonlinebackupsolutionthatruns10．(quiet)inthebackgroundonyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveoneinstalled(安装),whenyourcomputercrashes,you’llbejustoneclickawayfrombringingyourfilesbacktolife.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:在错的词下画一横线，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。DearMr、Brown，WehavelearnedthatyouweregoingbacktoAmericaforthesummervacation、Toexpressourthankforyourexcellentteachinginourschool，wehavedecidedhaveapartyforyou、Thepartywhichwillstartat6:30onFridayeveninginthelecturehall、Itwillpossiblelastanhour、Tostartwith，ourmonitorwillgiveaspeechonbehalfofawholeclass、ThenwewouldliketoinviteyoutojoinusandsingingsomeEnglishsongs、Intheendoftheparty，wewillpresentyouwithsomegiftsandcards，mostlymakingbyourselves、Ibelieveyouwillhaveagoodtimetogether、Lookingforwardtoyourcoming、Yourssincerely，Frank第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫Tom，寒假期间你要去英国MidwoodHighSchool进行学习。以下是英方学校寄给你的课程安排选择表。请你仔细阅读课表，按要求给校方回复一封信。ScheduleforSummerEnglishCoursesEnglishCoursesTotalHoursofStudyTotalHoursofPart-timeJobDateThree-weekcourse12048Feb.1—Feb.24Two-weekcourse60NoJobbutTourInsteadFeb.25—Mar.7Pleaseincludethefollowing:1.Yourchoiceofthecoursesandpossiblerea