湖南省師大附中2024屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced2．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich3．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．a(chǎn)gainst D．beyond4．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto5．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved6．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which7．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof8．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where9．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped10．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional11．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where12．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot13．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that14．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone15．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright16．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what17．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where18．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sthough19．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily20．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would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）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.22．（8分）AccordingarecentreportinNewScientist,abreakthroughbirthoccurredundertheradarsomefivemonthsago.WiththehelpofJohnZhangfromtheNewHopeFertilityCenterinNewYorkCity,aJordaniancouplegavebirthtoachildwithonemorethantwogeneticparents.So-calledthree-parentbabiesactuallyhavemorelike2.001parents,accordingtoexperts.Andthebabyboybornearlierthisyearisn’tthefirstchildtohavealittlemoreDNAthanMomandDadcouldprovideontheirown.AnIVFtechniquethatreliedonsmalltransfersofdonors’DNAwaspioneeredintheUnitedStatesduringthe1990sbutwasbannedafterfewerthan100babieswereborn.ThisJordaniannewbornrepresentsthefirstsuccessfulbirthinanewwaveof“three-parent”techniques—onesthataremoresophisticatedandthatwilllikelystickaroundmuchlonger.Fornow,thereisnocountrywherethemethodusedtogivebirthtothebabyboyisreallylegal.ZhangperformedtheprocedureinMexico,where,hetoldNewScientists,“Therearenorules.”Thesetechniquesinvolvethetransferofmitochondrial（線粒體的）DNAormtDNA．Oftencalledthe“powerplants”ofthecell,themitochondriatransformenergyfromfoodintoenergythatcanpoweracell.Whensomeone’smitochondriadon’tfunctionproperly,it’sbadnewsindeedforcells.Mitochondrialdiseasescancauseawholehostoflife-threateningproblems,andit’sestimatedthatasmanyas4,000childrenarebornwithsuchconditionsintheUnitedStateseachyear.Inthiscase,thecouplehadlosttwochildrenatyoungagesduetoLeighsyndrome,aneurologicaldisordercausedbyamutation（變異）inthemother’smitochondrialDNA．1、Whydoexpertscallthebabyboyathree-parentbaby?A．Becausehisfatherhasmarriedtwowomen.B．BecausehisDNAisfromthreedonors.C．BecausehehasDNAfromhisparentsandadonor.D．BecausehismothergavebirthtohimwiththehelpofZhang.2、Theunderlinedword“sophisticated”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．developedB．importantC．specificD．expensive3、WhydidtheJordaniancouplelosetwochildren?A．Themothersufferedfrommanydiseases.B．Themothercouldn’tgetenoughenergy.C．Themother’sbodyfunctioncouldn’tworkproperly.D．ThemotherhadthediseasecausedbyamutationinmtDNA．4、Whatcanbeinferredformthetext?A．TheIVFtechniquewasusedaroundtheworldduringthe1990s.B．Mitochondrialdiseasescanbetransferredfrommotherstobabies.C．ThebabyboywasborninJordanfivemonthsago.D．Fathers’mitochondrialdiseasescan’taffectyoungbabies.23．（8分）AnincreasingnumberofolderU.Scitizensaretravelingabroad.TheU.S.DepartmentofStateswantsyoutobepreparedsothatyouenjoyyourtrip.Pleaseconsiderthefollowingtipsasyoutravel.TravelDepartmentsApplyforapassportatleastthreemonthsbeforeyoutravel.Somecountriesrequirethatpassportsbevalidforsixmonthsafteryourtripendsandsomeforeigncountriesrequirethattravelersobtainavisa.StayConnectedAsecurewaytomaintainyouremergencycontactinformationistoenrollwithourSmartTravelerEnrollmentProgram.YourinformationisstoredsecurelyandenablestheDepartmentofState,U.S.embassytocontactyou,yourfamily,oryourfriendsinanemergencyaccordingtoyourwishes.HealthInformationHealthcaretopsthelistofconcernsformanyolderU.S.citizenswhoarethinkingabouttravelingabroad.Consultwithyourphysicianpriortoyourtraveloverseastoidentifyyourhealthcareneedsatyourdestination.Researchtheenvironmentalconditionsatyouroverseasdestinationthatmaycontributetoyowspecifichealthconcerns,particularlyifyouaresensitivetoattitude,airpollutionorotherconditions.MedicalInsuranceMedicareMedicine,theU.S.governmenthealthplanforpeopleaged65yearsorolder,doesNOTcoverhealthcareoverseas.Wehighlyrecommendthatyouobtainhealthinsurance.Manycompaniesoffershort-termhealthandemergencyservicessuchasmedicalevacuations(疏散).TravelSmartPacklightlyandlearnwhatclothingwouldbeappropriateforyourdestination.Beawarethatsuddenchangesindietandclimatecanhaveserioushealthconsequencesfortheunpreparedtraveler,nomatteryourage.1、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theeldershouldconsidermovebeforetrawling.B．TheU.S.citizensenjoytravellingaroundtheworld.C．Neverleaveyourolderparentstravel.D．Makepreparationsfortheolderpeopleinneed.2、An70-year-oldAmericanhopestotraveltoChinahewill.A．a(chǎn)skhischildtokeepturncompany.B．havehisinformationstoredinChineseembassy.C．needtohavegainedhispassportbefore.D．managetoobtainavisafromtheUSembassy.3、BeforetheolderU.S.citizenstravelabroad.A．theymustreachaboutsomeforeigncountries.B．theyshouldapplyformedicalcaresabroad.C．theymustfindaplaceinapeacefulcountry.D．theyshouldconsulttheirdoctorsforadvice.4、Theauthorrecommendedhealthinsuranceinthat.A．peopleaged65yearsandolderareignoredintheUSA．B．theolderpeoplecanbenefitfromitwhenabroad.C．healthinsuranceisonlyeffectivewithinafewdays.D．healthinsuranceismainlymeantforemergencyservices.24．（8分）Haveyouevernoticedtinyraisedareasonthebranchesofatree?Thesemayhavebeeninsects.Thesesmallinsectsfeedontreesap(汁液).Insectsonurbantreesarenotablymoreabundantthanthoseonruraltrees.Asaresult,urbantreessufferfromheavyinfestations(害蟲橫行),andareoftenunhealthyordie.Toprotectandrestoreurbantrees’health,weneedtodeterminethefactorsthatmakethesetreepestsmoresuccessfulinurbanhabitats.Livingorganismsinteractcloselywiththeirenvironment.Thewarmer,moredrought-stressedtreesharbormoresuccessfulpeststhancooler,lessdrought-stressedtrees.Ascitiesandnaturalhabitatsbecomehotteranddrier,damaginginsectswillbecomemoreabundantonurbantrees.Treeswithinurbanforestsarevaluableeconomicallyandfortheenvironmentalsustainability(可持續(xù)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(瀝青)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）Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogether,theywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:internationalcompetitionsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred(憎恨).Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportencouragesinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentincludingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbyincidentscausedmainlybysmallernationalcontests.Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,thelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theyweresurethatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasingreatangerwhenhesaid,“Thiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.”ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspension(停賽)oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividuals,orinnon-nationalteams,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism(愛國主義).1、Accordingtotheauthor,recentlytheOlympicGameshave________.A．createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsB．broughtaboutonlyfalsenationalprideC．showedlittleinternationalfriendshipD．putanendtomisunderstandingandhatred2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disallowed”inParagraph2mean?A．Permittedtopass. B．Consideredasreasonable.C．Wonbytheotherside. D．Refusedtoaccept.3、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A．ThecurrentorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.B．AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.C．Agameshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.D．Moreandmoreathleteswillcompetefortheirownhonor第三部分語言知識(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）ThesedaysmyworkismostlyontheInternet.However,thereisone1thatIusenearlyeveryday.AndIlearneditfrommydadalmost40yearsagoinaverydifferent2.Myfatherranaplumbing(水管)shop.Ihadto3himwithhiswork.Oneday,Iwasaskedtowork4aconcretefloor.Itwasn’tthekindofworkI5.Theworkwasphysicalworkwhichinvolved6achisel(鑿子)andswingingafive-poundhammeratitreally7.Often,myaimwasbad8thehammermissedthechiseland9mywrist.Aftertenminutes,mydadcame,expectingtofindthejobcompleted.Actually,itwasn’t.Heasked,“Son,haveyoubeendoingitallthetime?”“Welldad,”Itoldhim10,“Ifigureoutagoodwaytodothismore11.Ijusttapthechiselandmoveit.I’mgeneratingacircleofshockwavedownintotheconcrete.Thatway,it’llbreakalongthelinesandIwon’thurtmywristagain.”Dadgavemea12look.Hesaid,“Son,justhitthething.”ThenDad13mehishand.Isawmanyscarsonit.Hetoldme,“Ifyousticktothework,you’ll14itsooner.“Well,Ididhititthen.Andthejobonlytookfivemoreminutestofinish.15enough,eventhoughIhammeredmy16twoorthreetimes,IwasproudthatI’djustdoneit.Today,nearly40yearslater,whenI17anydifficultyinworkIstillhearmyfather’svoice,“Sonjusthitthething.”Ifeel18becauseIknowhe’sstillurgingmetotakeaction,goahead,getthejobdone,andnever19thescars.Andthat’snotabad20tocarrythroughlife.1、A．reasonB．principleC．measureD．plan2、A．lifeB．momentC．jobD．occasion3、A．helpB．leaveC．botherD．provide4、A．sweepingB．buildingC．designingD．breaking5、A．enjoyedB．heardC．foundD．a(chǎn)voided6、A．findingB．makingC．holdingD．choosing7、A．frequentlyB．fastC．exactlyD．hard8、A．soB．butC．orD．when9、A．missedB．destroyedC．hitD．pressed10、A．sadlyB．proudlyC．rapidlyD．loudly11、A．safelyB．quicklyC．normallyD．funnily12、A．satisfiedB．tiredC．funnyD．serious13、A．gaveB．lentC．postedD．showed14、A．repeatB．improveC．finishD．know15、A．LuckyB．StrangeC．PeacefulD．Happy16、A．faceB．footC．legD．hand17、A．getonB．makeupC．meetwithD．findout18、A．hesitantB．worriedC．comfortableD．encouraged19、A．checkB．mindC．developD．put20、A．lessonB．a(chǎn)rrangementC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．situation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）語法填空InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertaining(請(qǐng)客)athome.Theyofteninvitefriendsover1．___________ameal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversation.Herearethe2．____________(kind)ofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhome:“WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerSaturdaynight?”“Hey,we3．__________(have)apartyonFriday.Canyoucome?”4．__________(reply)toaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou’resorryandgiveanexcuse:“Thanks,I’dloveto.Whattimewouldyoulikemetocome?”5．____________“Oh,sorry.I’veticketsforamovie.”Sometimes,6．__________,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitations(邀請(qǐng))butwhicharenotrealinvitations.Forexample:“Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime.”“Whynotgettogetherforapartysometime?”“Whydon’tyoucomeoverandsee7．_________(we)sometimesoon?”Theyarereallyjustpolitewaysof8．___________(end)aconversation.Theyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon’tmentionaspecific(確定的)timeordate.Theyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobe9．__________(friend).Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejustsay“Sure,thatwouldbegreat!”or“OK.Yes,thanks.”Sonexttimewhenyouhearwhatsoundslikeaninvitation,listen10．___________(careful).Isitarealinvitationornot?第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Lastweek，myfriendsinvitedmegocampingtoseethesunrise．Ifeltsoexcitingandaskedformyparents’permission．Luckily，heagreed．Wegottothemountaintopthatwewouldstayforawholenight．Weweresingingtogetherwhileoneofmyfriendswereplayingtheguitar．Thenextmorning，wewakeupataboutfiveo’clock．Wecouldnotwaittoseethesuntocomeup．Afterawhile，wesawtheredcolorlightuptheskygradual．Itwassoa