江蘇省蘇州市新草橋中學2024年高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

江蘇省蘇州市新草橋中學2024年高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish2．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone3．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t4．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid5．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout6．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart7．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced8．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide9．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．accessB．admissionC．controlD．currency10．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what11．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．any12．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless13．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup14．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!15．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When16．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat17．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign18．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly19．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others20．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto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）Afewyearsago,DarlaHoffpaintedapumpkinfaceontoaroundstrawbale(捆)atA1andKarenGoldman'sfarminIdahoPallstoadvertiseherU-pickpumpkinfield.WhileDarlahasstoppedgrowingpumpkins,theannualtraditionofstrawbaleartlivesonatthefarmandhasdrawnfriendsandneighborstoparticipateinit.Pastcreationshaveincludedanowl,Minions,tractorsandateddybear.Tomakethetractors,A1baledroundstrawbalesintwodifferentsizessmalleronesforthetractor'sfronttiresandlargeronesfortherear(尾部).Largesquarebalesmadeupthebodies.JerryKienlenusedhisfarmingequipmenttoarrangethebalesintheshapeoftwotractors.Thenitwastimetobringthetractorstolife.Karenandherdaughter.LanaHedrick,securedsomegreenpaint,andA1gotsomeredpaint.Darla'shusband,James,sprayedthecreationwithapaintgun.Forthefinishingtouches,Stevendonatedtwoshinyexhauststacks(排氣管),andA1andKarendonatedtwosteeringwheelsfromtheirfarmparts.Thefarm'sannualstrawbaleartprojectshavenowbecomeawayforeveryonetocelebratetheendofanothergrowingseason.It'sjustsomethingfuntodotogetherafterharvest.Thisneighborhoodhasalwaysbeenclose.Generationsofthesefamilieshavegrowncropsinthissoil.Raisedonthefarmswheretheylivenow,theygrewuptogetherastheireldersdidbefore.A1andKarenaretrulysuperneighbors.Everyyeartheyalsogrowabouttwoacresofcorntogiveaway.Anyonecanpicksome,orA1andKarenwillevendeliver.AndduringlongIdahowinters,everyonegathersatthefarmtoenjoyfreshcoffeeandcookies.Thisyear'sstrawhalecreationthemeisStrawWars.AndalleyeswillbeonA1andKaren'sfarmastheircreationtakesshape.1、WhydidDarlapaintapumpkinfaceontoastrawbale?A．Torecyclestrawbales.B．Topleasehisneighbors.C．Tocreateanewtradition.D．Tomakeanadvertisement.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thecreation"inParagraph2referto?A．Thestrawbaletires.B．Thesquarestrawbales.C．Thestrawbaletractors.D．Thefarmingequipment.3、Whatdolocalpeoplethinkofthestrawbaleartshow?A．Itneedssomethingfun.B．It’sagoodwaytocelebrateharvest.C．ItmakesA1andKarenfamousinthetown.D．Itstandsforthebeginningofanewseason.4、WhatkindofneighborsareA1andKarenaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Generous.B．Creative.C．Funny.D．Determined.?文章內容Tomakethetractors,Albaledroundstrawbalesintwodifferentsizes-smalleronesforthetractor'sfronttiresandlargeronesfortherear(尾部).得知他們都在制作圓草捆22．（8分）Thereisatreadintravellingthatissweepingthenation—it’sbeingcalledvoluntourism.ForeigndestinationsareattractingAmericancitizenswhowanttosightsee,whileatthesametimeengageincommunityservice.Photosonawallareofrecentvisitstoanorphanage(孤兒院)inIndia.It’satripJimInnersfirstmadeafterlookingamoremeaningfulwaytoseetheworld.ThroughtheAustin-basedMiracleFoundation,InnershastraveledtoIndiathreetimesaspartofagrowingtrendcalledvoluntourism,whichcombinesforeigntravelwithcharitywork.“You’reliving.You’renotjustsendingachecktohelpsomebodybutyouhavealittlegirl,alittleboy.You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”saidInnersSiliconLabsco-founderNavSoochrecentlyraisedmoneytobuildavillagefororphansinIndiaandhastraveledthereseveraltimes.Hesaysit’spossibletosightseeandservetheneedy.“IthinkitwouldbeashametogotoIndiaandnotseetheTajMahal.It’sawonderfulplaceandIthinkyoucanhavethataswellastherealinteractionwithrealpeople.”saidSooch.“We’vehadallages.We’vehadfrom21/2withafamilyallthewayuptoan82-year-oldandthat’sthebeautyofthesetrips.”saysBarbaraJoubert.Sheplansthe9-dayjourneysonbehalfoftheMiracleFoundation.Shesaysitappealstothosewhowanttogiveback.“Sothemostbasicworkorwhatyou’redoingthereislovingthekidsandit’snothard.”saidJoubert.“Spendingtimewithallthesekidshasbeenwonderful.”saysInners.VoluntourismwilltakeJimInnersbackto“Pinky”,thegirlwhocallshimPapaJim.1、Accordingtothetext,voluntourism_________.A．iskindoftravelorganizedbytravelcompaniesB．isawayofearningmoneybytravelingC．isacertaintravelwhileofferingcommunityserviceD．iskindoftraveltoenjoythelocalcultures2、Accordingtothetext,theMiracleFountain_________.A．isintendedtohelpthepoorareasB．mainlyhelpsplanvoluntourismC．belongstoalargetravelcompanyD．isorganizedtoofferserviceinIndia3、WhatdoesInnersmeanbysaying“You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”inparagraph3?A．You’llhavetolookaftertheirfuturelife.B．Youneedtosendmoneytohelpthepoor.C．Youwillallowthemtobeyourfamilymembers.D．Youhaveagreateffectontheirfuturelife.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakevoluntourismmorepopular.B．Topersuadereaderstohelpthepoor.C．Togiveyouadviceonvoluntourism.D．Tointroducereadersvoluntourism.23．（8分）Foodproductiondoesgreatharmtoourenvironment.Therearemanyproceduresinvolvedinthemanufactureoffoodthatresultingreenhousegasesandotherpollutants.Someproceduresrequiretheconsumptionoflargeamountsoffossilfuels,suchasthetransportationandstorageoffoodproducts.Otherfactorsthatcausegreatdamagetoourenvironmentincludetheoveruseoffreshwater.Theproductionofbeefismoredamagingtotheenvironmentthanthatofanyotherfoodweconsume,Raisinglargenumbersofcattlerequirestheproductionoflargeamountsoffoodfortheanimals.It’sestimatedthatproducingonepoundofbeefrequiressevenpoundsoffeed.Landuseisalsoaproblem.Ifthecattlearefree-rangecattle,largeareasoflandarerequiredforthemtoliveon.Thishasledtodisastrousforestcuttingandthelossofrareplantsandanimalspecies,particularlyintropicalrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmerica.Anotherproblemspecifictobeefproductionismethaneemissions(甲烷排放).Althoughmanypeopleareawareofthedamagingeffectsofcarbondioxide,theydon’trealizemethane’sglobalwarmingpotentialis25timesworse,makingitamoredireproblem.Unfortunately,beefconsumptionisgrowingrapidly.Thisistheresultofsimplesupplyanddemandfactors.Specifically,therearetwomaincausesofdemandthatareencouragingtheproductionofmoresupply.First,theincreaseintheworldpopulationmeanstherearemorepeopletoconsumemeat.Thesecondfactorissocioeconomicadvancement.Ascitizensindevelopingnationsbecomefinanciallystable,theycanaffordtobuymoremeat.Therefore,onewaytoreducethegreenhousegasemissionsisforpeoplearoundtheworldtosignificantlycutdownontheamountofbeeftheyeat.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Raisingfree-rangecattleiseco-friendly.B．Peoplecutdowntreesforanimalhabitats.C．Producingbeefcandamagetheenvironment.D．Carbondioxidecausesfarmoreharmthanmethane.2、Theunderlinedword“dire”inPara.4means.A．urgentB．commonC．typicalD．avoidable3、Beefproductionisgrowingrapidlybecause.A．morepeopleareindemandofbeefB．developingcountriesraisemorecattleC．morelandisavailabletoraisecattleD．thecostofraisingcattleisrelativelylow4、Theauthorwritesthisarticleto.A．describetheboomingofthebeefproductionB．emphasizetheadvantagesofbeefproductionC．condemnthedeforestationoftherainforestD．argueforadecreaseinbeefconsumption24．（8分）Issmilejustafacialexpression?Ofcoursenot!Itisnotonlyusedtoexpresspleasure,affection,andfriendliness,butalsothecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.AChinesesayingruns：“Neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.”Itisatime-provenfactthatsmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworld.Wemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighbors,butwesmileinthesametongue.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglove,happiness,orgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCalifornia,itwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalityconflictedwithmine.Heseemedquiteunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothing,andmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.Ontheoutsidestoodayoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmine,andinthenextinstantabeautiful,brilliantsmilecoveredhisface.Themagicpowerofthatsmilemadeallbitternesswithinmemelt,andIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.“Beautifulday,isn’tit?”Iremarked,inpassing.Then,obeyinganimpulse(沖動),Iturnedback.“Ireallyoweyouadebtofgratitude,”Isaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepened,buthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.“Carlos,henospeakEnglish,”shevolunteered.“YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?”AtthatmomentIfeltchanged.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofme.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.“Yes,”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere,“tellhimIsaid,‘Thankyou!’’’“Thankyou?”Thewomanseemedslightlyconfused.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave.“Justtellhimthat.”Iinsisted.“He’llunderstand,Iamsure!”O(jiān)h,whatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagain,Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.Fromthatdayon,Ibecamesmile-conscious,andIpracticetheartdiligently,anywhereandeverywhere,witheverybody.1、Thewritermarchedangrilyoutofthestorebecause________.A．heboughtnothingB．hewasunluckytomeetwitharigidclerkC．hewasunfriendlyD．heconflictedwiththeclerkinthestore2、Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?A．CuriousandsincerewithgoodEnglish.B．HelpfulandcuriouswithpoorEnglish.C．EnthusiasticanddiligentwithgoodEnglish.D．Warm-heartedanddiligentwithpoorEnglish.3、Inthefollowingparagraph,thewritermaymention________.A．howheusedsmiletosolveproblemsB．howhardhetriedtolookfortheyoungmanC．thelessonCarolshadtaughthimD．howhebecameabigpersonoftenfeettall4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Arigidclerk.B．Apowerfulsmile.C．Ahelpfulwoman.D．Animpressiveyoungman.25．（10分）Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabits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）ItwaslunchtimeandIwalkedintoasmallbranchofficeontheWestSide.Ihadcometo1acheckingaccount.Theonlyofficeron2wasafortyishblackman,standing3asmallcounterfromayoungwhiteboywhowaswearingaV-neckedsweater.IthinkIwasespecially4oftheboybecausehelookedmorelikeakidfromaprepschoolthana5inaWestSidebank.Theboycontinuedto6myattentionbecauseofwhathappenednext.Hewasholdinganopensavings-accountbookand7anexpressionofdisappointment.“ButIdon’tunderstand.Iopenedtheaccountmyself,sowhycan’tI8anymoney?”theboysaid,hisvoicebreaking.“Iknowitis,butthosearetherules.I’vealreadyexplainedtoyouthatafourteen-year-oldisnot9towithdrawmoneywithoutaletterfromhisparents,”theofficerexplainedpatiently.SuddenlyInoticedtheaccounthadaseriesofsmalldepositsandwithdraws.ThenIquestionedtheofficer,“Howdoyou10that?Whydidyoulethimwithdrawmoneybefore,butnotnow?”Helooked11“Becausethetellerswerenotawareofhisagebeforeandnowtheyare.It’sreallyvery12”Iturnedtotheboywithashrug.“You’rereallygetting13,”Isaid.“Yououghttogetyourparentstocomeinhereand14”Theboylookeddestroyed.15,heputhissavingsbookinarear-pocketandwalkedoutofthebank.Theofficerturnedtome.“Youknow,”hesaid,“youreallyshouldn’thavegot16”Icouldn’tbelievewhatthisidiotwassaying.“Wewere17thismorningthatsomeneighborhoodbullyhasbeenshakingdown(敲詐)thisboyformorethanamonth.Theotherguywas18himtotakemoneyouteveryweekandhanditover.Thepoorkidwas19tooscaredtotellanyone.Anyway,thepoliceareonthecaseandthey’llprobablymakea(n)20today."“Youmeanthereisnoruleaboutbeingtooyoungtowithdrawmoneyfromasavingsaccount?”“NotthatIeverheardof.Now,sir,whatcanwedoforyou?”1、A．make B．open C．buy D．choose2、A．duty B．board C．display D．show3、A．on B．after C．over D．across4、A．sure B．proud C．aware D．afraid5、A．guard B．customer C．clerk D．manager6、A．attract B．pay C．attach D．control7、A．putting B．writing C．saying D．wearing8、A．borrow B．deposit C．withdraw D．use9、A．told B．inspired C．encouraged D．allowed10、A．argue B．explain C．answer D．declare11、A．annoyed B．disappointed C．excited D．amused12、A．easy B．amazing C．fantastic D．simple13、A．arranged B．convinced C．cheated D．caught14、A．protest B．promise C．prohibit D．prepare15、A．Excitedly B．Silently C．Cheerfully D．Nervously16、A．interacted B．interrupted C．involved D．infected17、A．asked B．discovered C．suggested D．informed18、A．rushing B．forcing C．requesting D．begging19、A．hardly B．unwillingly C．apparently D．eagerly20、A．arrest B．sentence C．apology D．difference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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Abridgeisastructurebuilt1．(cross)ariver,road,valleyandsoon.Designsofbridgesdifferdepending2．thefunctionofthebridgeandthenatureofthelandwherethebridgeisconstructed.Thefirstbridges3．(make)ofwoodenlogs.Mostoftheseearlybridgeswerepoorlybuiltandcouldrarelysupportheavyweights.Itwasthisinadequacythat4．(lead)tothedevelopmentofbetterbridges.ThearchwasfirstusedforbridgesbytheRomanEmpire,someof5．stillstandtoday.TheoldestsurvivingarchstonebridgeinChinaistheZhaozhouBridge,6．date)backtotheSuiDynasty.ThegreatbridgeexpertMaoYishengoncesaidthat1300yearswasenoughtoprovethecompletenessofitsentirestructure.Thebridgeiscomplexyetelegantlyconstructed.Takinginthewholeview,youwillfinditasingle-archbridge.However,itisactuallyaverticalcombinationoftwenty-eight7．arch).Thetwosmallerspans(橋拱)intheshouldersofthebridgeisa8．create)inventioninthehistoryofthebridgeconstruction,givingthestonebridgea9．(fair)prettydesign.Thisbridgewillcontinuetostandtherenotonlyasatouristattraction10．atreasureforeveryonetoenjoy.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：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。Waterisveryimportanttous,withoutthattherewouldbenolife、Wecouldn’tliveifwedidn’thavewater、Therefore,somepeopledon’tturnthetapoffatonceafterusingit、Somepeopledon’trealizetheywashthemintheshowertoolong、Someeventhrowawaybottlesfullinwater、Asmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldmakegreateffortstosavewater、Ononehand,everysingleperson’ssavewaterissignificance、Onotherhand,wecanusesomewaterwejustusedtowateringplants、Weshouldn’tleavethetaprunningforwhilewebrushourtooth、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華，購買了一部某外國公司生產的手機，因有質量問題，要求該公司更換。請根據(jù)下列要點，用英文寫一封電子郵件。要點如下：1.問題：手機不響鈴，不能發(fā)短信；該產品已售完，無法更換；型號新，無配件，無法維修。2.要求：公司應盡快予以更換。參考詞匯：發(fā)短信sendmessages配件sparepart_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________