辽宁省沈阳二中2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷含解析

辽宁省沈阳二中2023-2024学年高考英语二模试卷注意事项：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．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced2．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which3．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as4．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome5．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred6．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas7．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave8．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect9．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction10．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto11．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating12．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will13．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote14．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover15．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive16．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup17．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what18．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose19．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once20．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before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）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被挤出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.22．（8分）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanks-givingbreak.ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$10Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.C．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat___________.A．artB．literatureC．scienceD．politics23．（8分）Supercomputerswhichcananalysebloodsamplesandpredictwhichpatientsarelikelytobecomeseriouslyillcouldsavetensofthousandsoflivesayear,itwasrevealedlastnight,accordingtoTheDailyExpress.Theartificialintelligence(AI)system,developedatUniversityCollegeLondonandsettobepilotedinNHShospitalslaterthisyear,willscreen“atrisk”patientssodoctorscantakeearlyactiontopreventdeathorseriousillness.ProfYoung,aconsultantsurgeonatSouthendUniversityHospital,said:“Iamsoexcitedaboutthisformoftechnology.”Insteadofpeoplegettingsickordyingbecausetheyarenotpickedupintime,thiswillallowustostepinearlierwhichwillsavelivesandanenormousamountofmoney.“IthinkthepotentialofAIinhealthcarelikethisisasbigastheIndustrialRevolutionwas—andsignalsacompletelynewexampleinthewaywemanagehealthcare.”ThetechnologyisthebrainchildofDrVishalNangalia,aconsultantattheRoyalFreeHospitalinLondon.HeusedAItoanalyseabillionstoredbloodsamplesfrom20differentUKhospitaltrustsdatingbackupto12years.Computersassessbloodtestresultsbypickingupsubtlechangesinredandwhitebloodcells,suggestingapatientisgoingdownhill.Hefoundthetechniqueforecastoutcomesofpatientswithkidneyproblemswithupto95percentaccuracy.Traditionalmethodshighlightingseriouspatientconcernspickedupasfewas16percentofpatientswhowentontodie.“Thisgivesustheopportunitynotonlytosavelivesbuttopreventseriousillness,makingthehealthservicenotonlysaferbutmoreefficient.”ProfYoungsaid,“Insteadofwaitingforpeopletogetworse,wewillbeabletotreatthemearlier.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“screen”inParagraph2mean?A．comfort. B．treat.C．spot. D．nurse.2、Howdosupercomputershelpsavelives?A．Bystoringbloodsamples.B．Byanalyzingpatients’cases.C．Byobservingchangesinbloodcells.D．Byassistingdoctorswiththeiroperations.3、WhydidProfessorYoungmentiontheIndustrialRevolution?A．ToshowtheinfluenceofAI.B．Tostresstheimportanceofhealthcare.C．Tointroducethetopicofsupercomputers.D．Topresenttheachievementhehasaccomplished.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtechnology?A．Ithelpspatientsrecoverearlier.B．Ithashelpedsavethousandsoflives.C．Itwillpromotethehealthservicegreatly.D．Itisintendedforpatientswithkidneydiseases.24．（8分）Haveyouevernoticedtinyraisedareasonthebranchesofatree?Thesemayhavebeeninsects.Thesesmallinsectsfeedontreesap(汁液).Insectsonurbantreesarenotablymoreabundantthanthoseonruraltrees.Asaresult,urbantreessufferfromheavyinfestations(害虫横行),andareoftenunhealthyordie.Toprotectandrestoreurbantrees’health,weneedtodeterminethefactorsthatmakethesetreepestsmoresuccessfulinurbanhabitats.Livingorganismsinteractcloselywiththeirenvironment.Thewarmer,moredrought-stressedtreesharbormoresuccessfulpeststhancooler,lessdrought-stressedtrees.Ascitiesandnaturalhabitatsbecomehotteranddrier,damaginginsectswillbecomemoreabundantonurbantrees.Treeswithinurbanforestsarevaluableeconomicallyandfortheenvironmentalsustainability(可持续性)oftheregion.Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities.Acrosstheglobe,peoplearemovingintocitiesatafasterratethanever.Rapidgrowthmayturncitiesintoplaceswithharderconditions.Althoughcitiesareprimarilymadeofbuildings,roads,parkinglots,andvehicles,therearestillplantsinthem.Thetreeswithinacityarereferredtoastheurbanforest.Urbanforestsofferverybigbenefitstohumanandenvironmentalhealth.Theyimproveairandwaterquality,providehabitatforwildlife,cooldowntemperaturesandbeautifyourenvironment.Theymakecitieslivable.However,beingacitytreeisnoteasy.Heatreleasedbyhumanactivitiesistrappedincities.Asaresult,temperaturesinurbanareasareoftenwarmerthantheirsurroundingruralareas.Wecallthisurbanwarmingortheurbanheatislandeffect.Urbanhabitatsaremostlymadeofsurfacesofasphalt(沥青)andconcrete.Thesesurfacesreducetheamountofrainwaterthatreachestreeroots.Asaresult,urbanforestsmaysuffer,whichcannegativelyaffectpeopleandtheenvironment.Whatcanwedotorestoreurbanforests?Regularirrigationwhenpossiblemayhelpkeeppestpopulationsundercontrol.Plantingtreespeciesthataresuitabletohandleheatanddroughtstresswouldalsoreducetheoccurrenceofinsectpestoutbreaks.1、Whatmakestreepestsmoresuccessfulinthecitythaninruralareas?A．Thewarmerandrainyhabitat.B．Thehotteranddrierhabitat.C．Thecooleranddrierhabitat.D．Thehotterandrainyhabitat.2、Urbanforestsmakecitieslivableby.A．providingpeopleenoughcleanwaterB．improvingthelivingenvironmentC．offeringpeopleeconomicbenefitsD．loweringthetemperatures3、Accordingtothetext,whatresultsinthecitytrees’suffering?A．Naturaldisasters.B．Invisibleforces.C．Humanactivities.D．Naturalevolution.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceoftheUrbanTreesB．HowtoProtecttheUrbanTreesC．UrbanTreesAreinGreatDangerD．Let’sActfortheProtectionofUrbanTrees25．（10分）Whenmostofuslookatourhands,wemightnoticethatweneedtoclean,orstopbitingourfingernails,andthat’saboutit.Butifyouaskadoctor,hecanseeawholelotmore.Everythingfrompoordietandstresstoseriouskidney(肾)problemscanberevealedbyaglanceatyourfingernails.Thereareabout30differentnailsignsthatcanbeassociatedwithmedicalissues,thoughmayindicatemorethanoneproblem,accordingtoDr.AmyDerick,aclinicalinstructorofdermatologyatNorthwesternUniversity.Herearefiveofthethingsadoctorcantellaboutyourhealthbasedonyourfingernails.1.Peoplewhoaren’teatingwellandlackvitaminordietarymayhavethinnerthannormalnails,whicharemorelikelytobreak.2.Horizontallinesareassociatedwithseriousphysicalstress.Theyfrequentlyoccurinpeoplewhohavegonethroughchemotherapy(化疗).Theycanalsooccuraftersomeillnesses,injuries,orwithseveremalnourishment(营养不良).Interestingly,theremaybeanaltitudeconnectiontoo.They’vealsobeenfoundinpeoplewhodove1,000feetandotherswhoparticipatedinanEverestexploration.3.Verticallines,however,aregenerallynotsuchabigdeal.Somepeoplearemoregeneticallypronetothemthanothers,butthey’recommonlyassociatedwithaging.4.Whenpeoplelackiron,theirnailscanturnspoon-like.Insteadofcurvingdownandcoveringthefingernormally,they’llstarttoriseuponthesidesandfront,likethepartofaspoonthatholdsliquid.5.Kidneyandliverproblemscancreate“half-and-halfnails”,whereonepartofthenailiswhiteandtheotherpartdarkorpink,accordingtoDerick.Doctorsnotethatbecausediseasediagnosisiscomplexandsomesymptomscanbeassociatedwithdifferentdiseases,youshouldalwaysseeamedicalprofessionalifyouareconcernedaboutsomethingyounotice.1、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Doctorscantellussomethingaboutourhealthbylookingatournails.B．Weshouldseeadoctorifwefindnailsinbadcondition.C．AfamousdoctorintheUSAconductedaninterestingresearch.D．Ifwedon’twanttogetill,weneedtocleanandstopbitingourfingernails.2、Ifwedon’teatwellorregularly,ourfingernailsmay________.A．becomeharderthannormalnails.B．becomethinnerthannormalnails.C．become“half-and-half”nails.D．havehorizontalandverticallines.3、Whowillhavehorizontallinesonthenails?A．Acancerpatientwhohasreceivednormaltreatment.B．HungryAfricanchildrensufferingfromseveremalnourishment.C．AnexplorerwhohadreachedZhangjiajieinHunanProvince.D．Apatientwithseriousillness,likekidneyandliverproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenailsthatshowpeoplelackiron?A．Thenailsarethinnerandmorelikelytobreak.B．Thenailswillcurvedownandcoverthefingers.C．Thenailswillstarttoriseuponthesidesandfront.D．Thenailswillchangetheircoloursonthesurface.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）Therewasabusinessmanwhowasdeepindebtandcouldseenowayout.Hesatontheparkbench,headinhands,1ifanythingcouldsavehiscompanyfrombankruptcy(破产).Suddenlyanoldmanappearedbeforehim.“Icanseethatsomethingis2you,”hesaid.Afterlisteningtothebusinessman’stroubles,theoldmansaid,“IbelieveIcanhelpyou.”Heaskedthemanhisname,wroteouta3,andpusheditintohishandsaying,“Takethismoney.Meetmehereexactlyoneyearfromtoday,andyoucanpaymebackatthattime.”Thenheturnedanddisappearedas4ashehadcome.Thebusinessmansawinhishandacheckfor$500,000,5byJohnD．Rockefeller,thenoneoftherichestmenintheworld!“Ican6mymoneyworriesinaninstant!”herealized.But7,hedecidedtoputtheuncashedcheckinhissafe.Justknowingitwastheremightgivehimthe8toworkoutawaytosavehisbusiness,hethought.Withrenewed9,henegotiatedbetterdeals.Withinafewmonths,hewasoutofdebtandmakingmoneyonceagain.Exactlyoneyearlater,hereturnedtothe10withtheuncashedcheck.Atthe11time,theoldmanappeared.Butjustasthebusinessmanwasaboutto12thecheckandsharehissuccessstory,a13camerunningupandgrabbedtheoldman.“I’msodelightedI14him!”shecried.“Ihopehehasn’tbeenbotheringyou.He’s15escapingfromtheresthomeandtellingpeoplehe’sJohnD．Rockefeller.”Andsheledtheoldmanaway16thearm.Thebusinessmanjuststoodthere,17.Allyearlonghe’dbeenbuyingandselling,18hehadhalfamilliondollarsbehindhim.Suddenly,herealizedthatitwasn’tthemoney,realor19,thathadturnedhislifearound.Itwashis20self-confidencethatgavehimthepowertoachieveanythinghewentafter.1、A．wondering B．suspecting C．estimating D．hesitating2、A．attacking B．disturbing C．interrupting D．amusing3、A．number B．note C．letter D．check4、A．calmly B．quietly C．quickly D．proudly5、A．signed B．handed C．drawn D．deposited6、A．lose B．remove C．face D．ignore7、A．instead B．therefore C．rather D．meanwhile8、A．weakness B．belief C．urge D．strength9、A．creativity B．permission C．optimism D．curiosity10、A．hospital B．company C．street D．park11、A．advanced B．appointed C．announced D．delayed12、A．handback B．giveout C．putout D．turnover13、A．policeman B．banker C．nurse D．guard14、A．beat B．cheated C．pushed D．caught15、A．never B．seldom C．always D．occasionally16、A．on B．in C．by D．at17、A．exhausted B．astonished C．disappointed D．excited18、A．convinced B．informed C．reminded D．warned19、A．created B．imagined C．discovered D．donated20、A．long-lost B．non-existent C．ever-lasting D．newly-found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）Worriedaboutthe1．(prepare)forherfeast,Lalaquicklyturnedforhomewithhercollectionofnuts,melons,andotherfruit.Shehadalmostreachedherdestination2．adelicioussmellarrestedherprogressandshestopped.Thesmellofcookingmeatfilledtheairsurroundingher,andhersensesbecamedizzywithhunger.Abruptlyshesatdown,only3．(scoop)upbyhersisterLuna.Lalasmiledwithrelief.JustthenDahu,herhusband,cameupbehindher.Hehadalargesquareface,with4．(strong)pronouncedeyebrowsandcheekbones.Overhisshoulderhecarriedseveralfishandsomepiecesofwoodunderhisarm.LalasmiledandhandedsomestonescrapersovertoDahu,5．smiledandwentoutsidethecavetobeginhistask.Firsthelookedcarefullyatthescrapersandthenwentto6．cornerofthecaveandpulledoutsomemoretools.He7．(choose)onelargestoneandbegantouseitlikeahammerstrikingtheedgeofthescraperthatneeded8．(sharpen).NowandthenDahuwouldstop,lookatitandtryit9．hishandbeforecontinuinghistask.Hestoppedwhenhefeltthescrapersweresharpenoughtocutupthemeatandscrapethefish.Ashepassed10．toLala,thefirstoftheguestsfromtheneighbouringcavesbegantoarrivefordinner.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。Itisessentialtotakeanusefulsummervacationaftertheexam、Therearemanykindsofactivityforustotakepart、First,wecanvisitourrelativesandfriendsorspendahappilytimewithourfamily、Second,seeingafilm,listeningtomusicorhangoutwithourfriendswillalsobeexcited、Third,weshouldtakemoreexercisetokeephealthy、What’smore,we’dbettert