江蘇省姜堰區(qū)實驗中學2024年高三二診模擬考試英語試卷含解析

江蘇省姜堰區(qū)實驗中學2024年高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，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．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade2．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout3．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough4．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou5．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．a(chǎn)ny6．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．a(chǎn)s7．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever8．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto9．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some10．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks11．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony12．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria13．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun14．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout15．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．a(chǎn)ctonC．hangonD．centeron16．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless17．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally18．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift19．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one20．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Ifitweren'tforthementor（導師），RebeccaCruziscertainthatshewouldn'thavegottenherbachelor'sdegree．Ms．Cruzwentthroughatroublingtimeduringhersecondyearincommunitycollege．Shedidn'tfeelmuchsupportathome．Strugglingontheedgeofstoppinghereducation，Cruzturnedtohermentor，AlexLopez．"Heputmeintherightdirection，"Cruzrecalls．GiselaBusheyisanotherwomanwhounderstandstheimportanceofmentors，andshehopestofindanAlexforeveryRebecca．SoshedesignedCriticalBridge，whichprovidesthemwithmentorship．AndinOctober，CriticalBridgewasnamedarecipientofthe﹩50，000EncorePrize，whichisawardedbyEncore．org，apartnerorganizationthataimstousethetalentsofthoseaged50orolder．Aspartoftheprize，Encore．orgwillprovidementorsforCriticalBridge．ThementorswillworkwithyouthsthroughouttheirparticipationinthetwoprogramsconnectedtoCriticalBridge．Morethan10，000peopleintheUnitedStatesareretiringeveryday，accordingtoPhyllisMoen，asociologyprofessor．ManyoftheseAmericanshaveexpressedadesiretogivebacktotheircommunities．"Theywanttodosomethingmeaningful．Andthere'snothingmoremeaningfulthanmentoringacrossgenerations，"ProfessorMoensays．DimaKhouryhasmentoredyoungpeoplethroughouthercareer．Sheseesmentorshipasapersonalrelationship．"Takethetimetogettoknoweachother，"Ms．Khourysays．"Ifyoutakethetimetobuildtrustatthebeginning，itwillbemucheasiertobuildahealthyrelationshipafterthat，andmorebeneficial．"Speakingfromexperience，shesaysmentorsmightnotalwayshavetheanswers，butbeingalistenerisjustasimportant．"Ithinkwhathelpsissomethingaskingtherightquestionandlettingthemthinkaboutit，"shesays．"Itbenefitscriticalthinking．"Cruz，nowaSanFranciscoStategraduate，hasbecomeamentortoo．"Sometimesweareinaconditionwherewedon'thavepeopletogoto；youmightnotmakeitoutfromthatsamecyclewithoutthehelpofanyhumanguide，"shesays．Butbyprovidingmentorshipandresources，Cruzhopesthatifsuchatimecomes，studentswill"makethedecisiontopushforwardasopposedtogivingup．"1、WhatcanbeknownaboutRebeccaCruz？A．Shewasstronglysupportedbyherfamily．B．Shefailedtogetherbachelor'sdegree．C．Shegaveuphercollegeeducation．D．Shewashelpedbyhermentor．2、WhatdoweknowaboutCriticalBridge？A．Itoffersstudentsmentorship．B．Itgivesmentorsprizesyearly．C．ItwasfoundedbyAlexLopez．D．Itisatalentsearchorganization．3、WhatdoesDimaKhourythinkofmentorship？A．Itrequiresrichexperience．B．Ittakesalongtimetobuild．C．Itisthebestjobchanceforretiredpeople．D．Itinvolvesagoodunderstandingbetweenpeople．4、WhatisRebeccaCruz'sfuturewish？A．Toprovidestudentswithsupport．B．Toguidestudentsthroughtheirstudy．C．Tobuildahealthyrelationshipwithothers．D．Togetadvancedtraininginmentorshipskills．22．（8分）AreCoralReefs(珊瑚礁)AdaptingtoClimateChange?Scientistsreportedthatclimatechangemightactuallybehelpingancienttreesthrive(長得健壯).Nowthereseemstobemorepositivenews—thistimeaboutthecoralinouroceanswhosepopulationhasbeenseverelyaffectedinlastfewdecadesbyrisingtemperatures,diseaseandhumancarelessness.Coralreefsasyouprobablyknowarenotjustcolorfulcalciumcarbonate(鈣碳酸鹽)structuresthatprovidesheltertoawonderfulnumberoffish,butalsoacloserelationshiporpartnershipbetweencoralpolyps(珊瑚蟲)andsinglecelledlivingthingscalledzooxanthellae(蟲黃藻).Thecoralpolypsgivethezooxanthellaeahomeandinreturnthelaterprovidethecoralpolypswiththeirvividcolorandfood.Theysupporteachotherinafantasticbalance,onethatisgettingseverelydamagedbytherisingtemperatureswhicharecausingthecoralpolypstorejecttheirzooxanthellaefriends,removingtheircolorandfoodsource.Scientistsestimatethephenomenonofrisingtemperaturescombinedwithdiseasehasdestroyedthecoralreefpopulationbymorethan80%.Itisthereforenowonderthatscientistsallovertheworldarelookingforsolutionstotrytorestorethisallimportantlinktosealife.However,whilehumaneffortslikeplantingthecoralagainhavebeensomewhatsuccessful,theyarenotenoughtoreplaceallthecoralthathasbeendyingduetoclimatechange.Thatisprobablywhyreportsbyvariousresearchersaboutcertaintypesofcoralbeingabletonotonlysurvivethechangingoceanconditions,butalsothriveinit,arebeingmetwithsuchenthusiasm.Themostrecentfindingsshowthatdespitehighertemperaturesthecoralreefsseemtobethriving.Thesefindingsareconsistentwiththelabresearchconductedbythescientistswhotriedgrowingdifferentvarietiesofcoralinwaterswithhighertemperaturetoseehowtheywouldreact.Theyweresurprisedtodiscoverthatmostofthemsurvivedandsomeseemedtoadaptandgrownormally.Encouragedbytheseandothersimilarfindings,moreenergeticspecieshavebeenintroducedtoseeifcoralreefscanberestoredtotheirformerglory.Aprogramisbusyanalyzingtheworld'soceanstofindmorevarietiesthatcanbeusedforthissamepurpose．However,wearenotoutofthewoodsyet!Scientistsarestillnotsurehowtheywouldintroducethesevarietiestoareaswheretheyarenotabundantandmoreimportantlywhattheconsequenceswouldbeonthesurroundingsealife.Hopefully,thecombinationofnewscientificresearchandfewerhumanmistakeswillallowourbeautifulcoraltothriveagain!1、Whichwordcanbeusedtocompletethefollowingrelationship?Coralreefsareabridgebetweencoralpolypsandzooxanthellae.→Coralpolypsandzooxanthellaedependononeanother.→The________betweencoralpolypsandzooxanthellaeissufferingfromseveredamage.A．home B．structureC．balance D．color2、TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph4mean________.A．toallowcoralreefstothriveagainB．tofindmorevarietiesofcoralC．tosurvivethechangingoceanconditionsD．toseehowcoralreactsinhighertemperature3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．climatechangehasthesameeffectonbothancienttreesandcoralB．re-plantingthecoralcansolvetheproblemofcoralreefs'decreaseC．variousresearchersareinterestedinthereportsonthechangingoceanconditionsD．thelabresearchhasencouragedscientiststorestorecoralreefstotheirformerglory23．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butsittingforlongperiodsoftimewillhurtyouforever.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbones(骨盆)torotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine（脊椎）,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveins（靜脈）andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheconsequenceofcrossinglegs?A．Neckandbackgethurt.B．Feetandlegsbecomenumb.C．Bloodpressuregoesup.D．Pelvicboneskeepperfectpostures.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rotate”inPara3mean?A．breakseriouslyB．hurtgreatlyC．movecasuallyD．straightensuddenly3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．HowtochooseapropersittingpostureB．ItisadvisablenottositwithlegscrossedC．HowtodevelopbeneficialhabitsD．Bloodpressureharmsourbodies.24．（8分）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.25．（10分）LONDON(Reuters)——Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.“Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,”Goldsaid,“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(農(nóng)藥),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannot,itislocallygrownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimportedtomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket."saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.1、MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause________.A．theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollutionB．theycangetthefoodanywhereC．theyaregettingricherD．theylikehome-grownfruit2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEtothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?A．Itgrowsindoorsallyearround.B．Itisgrownonfamilyfarms.C．ItisproducedoutsideBritain.D．Itisproducedonlargefarms.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“theorganictrend”inParagraph2?A．Higherpricesoforganicfood.B．Betterqualityoforganicfood.C．Risingmarketoforganicfood.D．Growinginterestinorganicfood.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Thefirstweekwemovedintoourapartment,itbeganflooding.It1uswherethewaterwascomingfrom.Ithadbeen2thatitcamefromaholeinthewaterfilter(過濾器).3,thewaterfiltermantoldusthatnothingwaswrongwithit.Wewerenearlyoutofour4whilewewereexploringthecause.Wesearchedforthe5leakforatleastamonth.6,myhusbandcouldn’tbearitandurged,“Let’smoveawayfromhere.”Thenarepairman,whofixedtheoven,7us.Whenhefinishedhiswork,I8toaskhim,“Doyouhaveanyideawhyourapartmentfloods?”I9himwherewealwayshadwateronthefloor.“Theremustbesomething10,”hetoldme.Wewere11atwhathesaid.Couldallthiswateronmyfloorbecomingnotfromsomethingbroken,12fromablockedpipe?Wecalledaplumber(水管工人).Heputhistubedeepintothedrain.Andthen13abigpencilsharpenerflewoutofthepipe.Sodidour14,whichbotheredusallthetime.Ilearnedaveryimportant15fromthispencilsharpener.Everyoneshouldbereadyto16depressionsinlife.Youdon’thaveajob,oryouare17something,oryoucan’tgetwhatyouwant.Youtellyourselfthatthereissomethingwrongwithyou.However,inthosemomentsof18,youalwayshavetoremember:It’snotthatthereissomethingwrongwithyourself;it’snotthatyouhave19ordefects.Youjusthaveto20thethingthatispullingyourselfdown.1、A．confusedB．disturbedC．frightenedD．a(chǎn)larmed2、A．confirmedB．designedC．expectedD．reminded3、A．MoreoverB．OtherwiseC．ThereforeD．However4、A．curiosityB．mindC．memoryD．order5、A．a(chǎn)bandonedB．damagedC．hiddenD．forgotten6、A．EventuallyB．GratefullyC．EspeciallyD．Accidentally7、A．inspiredB．encouragedC．opposedD．educated8、A．tendedB．managedC．a(chǎn)ttemptedD．pretended9、A．convincedB．informedC．promisedD．comforted10、A．blockedB．shortenedC．lostD．cut11、A．delightedB．a(chǎn)musedC．madD．a(chǎn)stonished12、A．butB．orC．soD．a(chǎn)nd13、A．a(chǎn)utomaticallyB．suddenlyC．continuallyD．smoothly14、A．curiosityB．gratitudeC．satisfactionD．depression15、A．methodB．skillC．lessonD．idea16、A．goafterB．gothroughC．goaboutD．goagainst17、A．experiencingB．missingC．receivingD．expecting18、A．darknessB．embarrassmentC．lonelinessD．responsibility19、A．characteristicsB．desiresC．wishesD．shortcomings20、A．a(chǎn)cceptB．destroyC．removeD．quit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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Newspapersprintedstoriesthatsaiditwaseasy1．(become)rich.Allyouhadtodowaspickupthegoldfromtheground.Booksandmagazinestoldhowtotraveltotheareaandthebestmethodoffindinggold.2．,mostoftheinformationwasfalse.Itwasnoteasytofindgold.Itwas3．(extreme)hardtoworkunderverydifficultcondition.TheAmerican4．(write)Jackwasamongthegoldseekers.Hebecamefamous5．writingabouthisexperiencesinAlaskaCanada.Hewroteashortstory6．(call)“TheWhiteSilence”,whichperhapsbestexplainstheterribleconditionsofgoldseekers(淘金者).Inthestory,Jackexplainedhowtheextremecoldmadetheworldseem7．(die).Itcausesstrangethoughts.Hesaidthecoldandsilenceofthisfrozenworld8．(seem)toincreaseaman’sfearofdeath.Thiscruelcoldcouldmakeamanafraidofhisownvoice.Thestoryalsotoldwhatcouldhappentoapersonwhohadanaccident.There9．(be)notmanydoctorsinthegoldfields.Aseriouslyinjuredpersoncouldonlyexpecttodie.Jack’smanystoriestruthfullyexplainedjust10．harditwastobeagoldseekerineighteenninety-seven.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(^)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。ThesunwasjustslowlycomeupoverthemountainstodayasItookmydogsforitsmorningwalk.IsmiledasIwatchedthecloudsgraduallyturntowhiteandgold.TheairwascoolandIworeabigsmileinmyface.Eventhoughthereweren’tleafonthetrees,butIcouldstillhearbirdssingingsongsofspring.Evenmydogsseemedtonoticethedifferentintheair.Theywereplayinginsteadofjustdotheirmorningbusinessinthegras