廣東省汕尾市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024年高三第二次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

廣東省汕尾市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2024年高三第二次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since2．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what3．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying4．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross5．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．a(chǎn)retocatch6．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know7．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush8．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．a(chǎn)ssoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when9．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done10．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken11．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown12．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith13．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that14．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．a(chǎn)sthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．a(chǎn)sbigasthreetimesD．a(chǎn)sbigthreetimesas15．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention16．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．a(chǎn)mcoming17．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun18．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need19．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime20．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Overahundredyearsagoin1911,somethingstrangewasfoundintheglaciersofAntarctica.GrilffithTaylor—anAustraliangeologist,haddiscoveredabloodredsteampouringoutoftheicecascades（瀑布）ofTalorGlacier!PopularlyknownastheBloodFalls,scientistshadnotbeenabletofindthereasonbehindthebloodredliquidflowingthroughtheice---untilrecently.ThemysteryoftheBloodFallshadfinallybeensolved.Whenthesefallswerefirstdiscovered,scientistshadbelievedthattheredcolourcamefromalargeamountofredalgae（海藻）concentratedinthewater.Redalgaecontainapigment（色素）whichreflectsredlight,makingthealgaeappearred.Thistheorymadesense,untilitwaslaterfoundthatalgaedonotplayapartintheredcoloroftheflowingliquidatall.WhatreallycausesTalorGlacier’swatersappearbloodred,isthepresenceofironoxideintheliquid.Thewatersofthebloodfallsarerichinsaltandironcontent,andwhenthiswatercomesincontactwiththeair,itturnsred—justlikerust!Thewaterinthesefallsisoftenreferredtoas“brine”byscientistsbecauseofthehighsaltcontentinthewater.Thisreasoningbehindtheredcolorsofthefallswasfoundbackin2003.However,theentiremysteryhadnotyetbeensolved.Howisitthen,thattheBloodFallsarenotfrozen?ResearchersattheUniversityofColoradoandUniversityofAlaskafoundthatinsidetheglacier,therewasanetworkofchannelsandreservoirsthatmovethewateraround.Saltwaterhasalowerfreezingtemperature.Inaddition,whenanysubstanceundergoesachangeinstate,itgivesoffheat.Therefore,thebrineactuallywarmitselfupwhileit’sfreezing!Howthisworks,isthatwhenthebrineisflowingthroughtheTalorGlacier,someofitdoesfreeze.Asaresultofchangingstatefromliquidtoice,thebrinegivesoffheat.Thisheatisenoughtokeeptherestoftherestofthebrineinliquidform,whichiswhyitflowsoutoftheglacier.Incrediblenewchemistryfactsfound,anymysterysolved!1、Accordingtothetext,theredalgaetheorywasonceconsidered________.A．ridiculousB．reasonableC．impracticalD．complex2、WhydoestheBloodFallslookredincolour?A．Becausethereistoomuchsaltandironinitswater.B．Becauseitsliquidisrichinredalgae.C．BecausethefollowingliquidreflectsandsunlightD．BecausetheairisthinandrareinAntarctica.3、WhatisthemainreasonfortheBloodFall’snotfreezing?A．Thewatercontinuedflowingconstantly.B．Thereistoomuchsaltinthewater.C．ThebrinegivesoffheatwhilefreezingD．Temperaturesaren’thighenoughforflowingwater.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thediscoveryofthebloodglacier.B．ThebirthoftheTalorGlacier.C．TheflowingredwaterinAntarctica.D．ThemysteryoftheBloodFalls.22．（8分）Dormitorymanagementofficialsinuniversitiessaythatlatelytheyarenoticingsomethingdifferent:studentsseemtolackthewillandskilltoaddresstheirordinaryconflicts.“Wehavestudentswhoaremadateachotherandtheytexteachotherinthesameroom,”saysateacher.“Somanyofourroommateconflictsarebecausekidsdon’tknowhowtonegotiate.”Andasmanypsychologistswilltellyou,bottledemotionsleadtosilentunhappinessthatcanboiloverintofrustrationandanger.“AtFloridaUniversity,emotionaloutbreaksoccuraboutonceaweek,”thedormitorydirectorsays.“Itusedtobe:‘Let’ssitdownandtalkaboutit,’”hesays.“Recently,roommateconflictshaveincreased.Thestudentsdon’thavetheperson-to-persondiscussionsandtheydon’tknowhowtohandlethem.”Theproblemismostimpressiveamongfreshmen;dormitoryofficialssaysomestudentsevenneverseemtocatchontillgraduation,andtheyworryabouthowsuchstudentswilldealwithconflictsaftercollege.AdministratorssupposethatrelyingoncellphonesandtheInternetmayhavemadeiteasierforyoungpeopletoavoiduncomfortablemeetings.Whyexpressangerinpersonwhenyoucandoitinatext?Facebookmakesthesituationworseascomplaintsgopublic.“Thingsarepostedonsomeone’swallonFacebook:‘Oh,myroommatekeptmeupallnightstudying,”’saysDanaPysz,anassistantdirectorinthehousingofficeatCaliforniaUniversity.“It’sadifferentwaytoexpresstheirconflictstoeachother.”InrecentgroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,studentssaidtheywouldnotevenaccusethenoisyneighborsontheirfloorfacetoface.Administratorsalsopointtoparentswhohavefixedtheirchildren’sproblemsintheirentirelives.Nowincollege,thechildrenlacktheskillstoattendtoevenmodestconflicts.Wouldtheseparentscontinuetotakecareofeverythingoncampus?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Togreetsomeonewithatitleorname.B．Tostarttryingtosolveaproblem.C．Toputanaddressonanenvelope.D．Tomakeaformalspeech.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Studentshandleditdirectlywhentheywereinconflict.B．Parentsarethemainfactortomaketheirchildrenlosetheskills.C．Cellphonesaretoblameinthestudents’conflictsintheirdormitories.D．Unhappyandcorneredemotionsresultedinquarrelsbetweenstudentsonceaweek.3、WhatdowelearnfromthegroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity?A．Studentsarealwaysangrywitheachother.B．Studentshavetobearnoisesfromneighbors.C．Studentsmaybenotgoodatnegotiatinginperson.D．Studentsarebroughtupself-centered.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Students’UnhappyLifeinUniversityB．Parents’AttentioninChildren’sLifeC．Students’FailuretoDealwithConflictsD．Teachers’ConcernsaboutStudents23．（8分）Isthereclearboundarybetweenscienceandtheliberalartsasamajorforcollegestudents?Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisnotaneither/orproposition(命題)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsostressesthatthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesmustremaincentralelementsofAmerican’seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovativeleaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospects(前景)astechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthiscircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem.“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheirfourthandfifthjobs,asthereislittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight-pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology-tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.1、Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?A．Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.B．Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.C．STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.D．ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?A．Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.B．Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.C．Theybroadenstudentsrangeofinterests.D．Theybenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.3、Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?A．Theacademicvalueofthecourses.B．Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.C．Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.D．thequalityofeducationtoreceive.4、Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents?A．Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.B．Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.C．Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.D．Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.24．（8分）Iwasinthemiddleofasweetdreamwhenanoisestartledme.Bam!Bam!Itsoundedlikeahammerpoundingonatoughnail.Bam!Bam!BAM!Whocouldbehammeringatthreeinthemorning?ItmustbeCharlieagain,makinganotherinvention.JustasIwasputtingonmyslippersandclothes,thenoisechanged.Isatattheedgeofmybedandlistened.Tick!Tick!Tick!Itremindedmeofmyfirstwristwatch.Itsregularpacehadalwayshelpedmefallasleep.Istarteddozingoff,dangerouslyleaningtotheleft,whenthetickingstopped.itwasnowreplacedbyabuzz,similartothenoisecomingfromabeehiveinmidsummer,onlylouder.Ishivered.“I’mallergictobees!Evenjustthinkingaboutitorhearingabee-likesoundmakesmeswell.“That’sit!”Ishould,nowwideawake.“Ican’ttakeitanymore!”Imarchedtothenextapartmentandknocked.Myneighborimmediatelyopenedthedoor.Hiscurlybrownhairwasstickingupeverywhichway.Heworebaggystripedpantsandalooseraspberryshirt.“Hi,there,Lucy!What’sup?”heasked.Ipointedatmynoiselesswatch.“Doyouknowhattimeitis?”Hegrabbedmyarmandglancedatmytimepiece.“Oh,my!Ididn’trealizeitwasthatlate.I’mbusyworkingonamachinethatcancureinsomnia(失眠).It’salmostfinished.Youwanttoseeit?”Ishouldhaveknown.Hislastinventionwassupposedtoannihilatebadsmells,butitwaspoweredbyrotteneggs.1、Whatmadetheauthorsleepyagain?A．Hisneighbor’ssilenceB．ThetickingsoundC．ThecomingofthebeesD．Thesmelloftherotteneggs2、WhatwasCharliedoing?A．HewasfixingabrokenclockB．HewasinventingawristwatchC．HewasworkingwiththebeesD．Hewasmakinganewmachine3、HowdidCharliefeelwhenhesawtheauthor?A．DisappointedB．ScaredC．SurprisedD．Annoyed4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“annihilate”inthelastparagraphmean?A．GetridofB．MakeuseofC．GiveoffD．Tellapar25．（10分）AreCoralReefs(珊瑚礁)AdaptingtoClimateChange?Scientistsreportedthatclimatechangemightactuallybehelpingancienttreesthrive(長(zhǎng)得健壯).Nowthereseemstobemorepositivenews—thistimeaboutthecoralinouroceanswhosepopulationhasbeenseverelyaffectedinlastfewdecadesbyrisingtemperatures,diseaseandhumancarelessness.Coralreefsasyouprobablyknowaren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B．structureC．balance D．color2、TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph4mean________.A．toallowcoralreefstothriveagainB．tofindmorevarietiesofcoralC．tosurvivethechangingoceanconditionsD．toseehowcoralreactsinhighertemperature3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．climatechangehasthesameeffectonbothancienttreesandcoralB．re-plantingthecoralcansolvetheproblemofcoralreefs'decreaseC．variousresearchersareinterestedinthereportsonthechangingoceanconditionsD．thelabresearchhasencouragedscientiststorestorecoralreefstotheirformerglory第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Likeanygoodmother,whenKarenfoundoutthatanother1wasontheway,shedidwhatshecouldtohelpherthree-year-oldson,Michael,2foranewlife.Theyfoundoutthatthenewbabywasgoingtobeagirl,andeverydayMichaelsangtohis3inMommy’stummy.Thedayswentby.Thelittlegirlgot4afterthebirth.Thedoctortoldtheparents,“Thereisvery5hope.Bepreparedfortheworst.”Theyhadfixedupaspecial6intheirhomeforthenewbaby,butnowthey7afuneral.Michaelkeptbegginghisparentstolethimseehissister.“Iwantto8toher,”hesaid.Ifhedidn’tseesisternow,hemightneverseeher9ShedressedhiminanoversizedsuitandmarchedhimintoICU,buttheheadnurse10himasachildandshouted.“Getthekidoutofherenow!Nochildrenare11”Themotherroseupstrong,andthe12mild-manneredladyglaredsteel-eyedintotheheadnurse’sface.“Heisnotleaving13hesingstohissister!”KarentowedMichaeltohissister’sbedside.Hegazedatthetinyinfant14thebattletolive,andhebegantosing.Inthepure15voiceofa3-year-old,Michaelsang:“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.Youmakemehappywhenskiesaregray....”Instantlythebabygirl16Thepulseratebecamecalmandsteady.“Youneverknow,dear,howmuchIloveyou.Pleasedon’ttakemy17away.”“Theothernight,dear,asIlaysleeping,I18Iheldyouinmyarms.....”Michael’slittlesisterrelaxed.Themedicalstaffjustcalleditamiracle.KarencalleditamiracleofGod’s19!NEVERGIVEUPONTHEPEOPLEYOULOVE.LOVEISSO20POWERFUL.1、A．baby B．relative C．boy D．girl2、A．delight B．play C．prepare D．study3、A．mother B．sister C．parents D．father4、A．worse B．well C．better D．terrible5、A．much B．big C．some D．little6、A．bed B．room C．chair D．toy7、A．planned B．a(chǎn)ttended C．held D．expected8、A．talk B．smile C．sing D．dance9、A．a(chǎn)fraid B．a(chǎn)sleep C．a(chǎn)wake D．a(chǎn)live10、A．treated B．viewed C．promised D．recognized11、A．refused B．a(chǎn)llowed C．a(chǎn)ttended D．forbidden12、A．seldom B．usually C．rarely D．constantly13、A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．if D．until14、A．winning B．getting C．losing D．fighting15、A．hearted B．broken C．wonderful D．frightened16、A．cried B．laughed C．responded D．a(chǎn)nswered17、A．sunshine B．sister C．happiness D．gift18、A．knew B．saw C．hoped D．dreamed19、A．song B．voice C．love D．smile20、A．SIMPLY B．UNBELIEVABLY C．STRANGELY D．EASILY第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）CharlieChaplinwasborninapoorfamilyofmusichallperformersin79.1．a(chǎn)stonisheduswasthatCharlie2．(teach)tosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.Suchtrainingwascommoninactingfamiliesatthattime,3．(especial)whenthefamilyincomewasoftenuncertain.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff.Byhisteens,CharliehadbecomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.Noonewaseverbored4．(watch)him—hissubtleactingmadeeverything5．(entertain).Astimewentby,hebeganmakingfilms.Hisfilmcharacter,thelittletramp,wasasocial6．(fail)butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddetermination7．(overcome)alldifficulties.Charliewrote,directedandproducedthefilmshe8．(star)in.In1972hewasgiven9．specialOscarforhisoutstandingwork.HelivedinEnglandandtheUSAbutspenthislastyearsinSwitzerland,10．hewasburiedin1977.Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocouldinspirepeoplewi