2024年高考第二次模擬考試英語（九省新高考02）（考試版）A3

2024年高考第二次模擬考試（九省新高考02）英語（考試時間：120分鐘試卷滿分：150分）注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考生號等填寫在答題卡和試卷指定位置上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。回答非選擇題時，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。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．WhatwilltheweatherbelikeonSunday?A．Rainy. B．Cloudy. C．Sunny.2．Whoisthemanprobably?A．Ahairdresser. B．Adressmaker. C．Adoctor.3．Whendidthewomanwanttobeawriter?A．Whenshewasakid.B．Whensheworkedatabookstore.C．Whenshehadsomebookspublished.4．Howdothespeakersfeelnow?A．Surprised. B．Happy, C．Annoyed.5．Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?A．Packsomeboxes. B．Gohomeandrest. C．Continueworking.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍?！韭牭?段材料，回答第6、7題?！?．Whatisthewomandoing?A．Chattingonline B．Readingsomenews. C．WatchingagameonTV.7．WhatdoesthewomanthinkofHildaMagaya’sperformance?A．Verybad. B．Abitdissatisfying. C．Surprisinglygreat.【聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題?！?．Whatwaswrongwiththewoman’scar?A．Itsbatterywasflat. B．Itspetrolwasusedup. C．Itwastoooldtodrive.9．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Buyanewcar.B．Rechargethebatteryathome.C．Returnthebatterytotheshop.【聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。】10．WhatdidBettywanttobewhenshewasachild?A．Awriter. B．Adirector. C．Abusinesswoman.11．WhatisBetty’smotherinterestedinnow?A．Makingdesserts. B．Growingplants. C．Writingstories.12．WhatdoesBettythinkofherjob?A．Interesting. B．Boring. C．plicated.【聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題?！?3．Howdoesthewomanknowthatthecenterhassomegoodthings?A．ShesawitsadonTV.B．Shehearditsadontheradio.C．Shereaditsadinthenewspaper.14．Whodoesthewomanbuyitfor?A．Herfriend. B．Herhusband. C．Herfather.15．Whatsizewillthewomanwant?A．Size38. B．Size40. C．Size42.16．Howmuchisthetie?A．$29. B．$39. C．$49.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。17．WhatprobablyhappenedinFountainHillsduringthewinter?A．Itdidn’trainmuch. B．Allanimalsdiedoff. C．Manychemicalswereused.18．Whichwasaresultoftheenvironmentaldamage?A．Peoplegotsickeasily.B．Blackbirdsweremissing.C．Thefarmlandcouldn’tproducefood.19．Whydidalotofbeesdisappear?A．Theywereeatenbybirds.B．Theyweredyingoffthemselves.C．Theywerekilledbythegovernment.20．Whatdothescientistsoffertodo?A．Tellpeopletheimportanceofbees.B．Teachfarmershowtogrowfood.C．Bringbeesfromthetown.第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題2.5分,滿分37.5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。ATopPianoPlayersintheWorldMarthaArgerichMarthaArgerichcouldbeconsideredthenextBeethoven,assheisoneofthemostoutstandingpianistsevertoplay.Argerichpreferredbeingonstagewithothersinsteadofperformingsolo;therefore,shehasbeenperforminginaconcertoformatsincethe1980s.Argerichwasnotoneforthespotlight,assheoftenavoidedpublicappearancessuchasinterviews;however,hergreattalentwasallthepublicitysheneeded,standingoutduringconcertosandsonatas.LeifOveAndsnesKnownforhisappealingperformancesofEdvardGrieg’sworks,Andsneshaswonpraiseforhisperformancesatsomeoftheworld’smostfamousconcerthalls.AndsneshascertainlymadehismarkinNorway,asheisthefoundingdirectorofNorway’sRosendalChamberMusicFestival.Becauseofhisuniquevoiceandinterestingapproach,hewaspraisedbyTheNewYorkTimesasa“pianistofauthoritativeelegance,power,andinsight.”AlfredBrendelKnownforhisbeautifulinterpretationsofBeethoven,Haydn,SchubertandMozart,AlfredBrendelwasconsideredoneofthegreats.Heplayedinvariousconcertosthroughouthiscareerandbecameknownforhisinterpretivecoldnessinrecreatingtheseworks.Brendelwasconsideredoneofthegreatestmusiciansofthe20thcentury,ashemadehismarkintheclassicalmusicindustry.Brendelwasselftaughtandlearnedhisloveofpianoatanearlyage.ArthurRubinsteinArthurRubinsteinwascertainlyoneofthegreats.Hiscareerbeganintheearly20thcenturywhenhebegantoeintocontactwithsomeoftheworld’smostimportantposers,suchasMauriceRavel,PaulDukas,andJacquesThibaud.Hemadevarioustripsworldwideandvisitednearlyeverycontinent,wherecrowdsmethimwithgreatpraiseandencouragement.21．Whatdoesthefemalepianistfocusoninhercareer?A．Skillsinhostingconcertosandsonatas. B．Cooperationwithothermusicians.C．Closerelationshipswiththemedia. D．Uniquewaystointerpretmusic.22．Wholearnedmusicbyhimselforherself?A．MarthaArgerich. B．LeifOveAndsnes.C．AlfredBrendel. D．ArthurRubinstein.23．HowisArthurRubinsteindifferentfromtheotherpianists?A．HewasthedirectorofaNorwegianfestival.B．Hemadeadifferenceinclassicalmusic.C．Hewasthebestmusicianofthe20thcentury.D．Hegotintouchwithsomefamousposers.BWhenIgraduatedfromcollegeandmovedtoWashington,D．C．in2017,Ileftallofmyfriendsbehind.Makingandofferinghomecookedmealswasmybestattemptatmakingnewfriendsandcuringmyloneliness.Myfoodwasprettygood.Soonenough,everyonewasaskingmefortherecipes,whichishowBunBoBae,mycookingblog,cametobein2019.Asamatteroffact,Ispentmostofmychildhoodinthekitchenwithmymom.Asatoddler,I'dsitandwatchhercook.Mydutiesstartedwithjustpassinghertheingredients.Soon,Iwasmeasuring,steamingandstirfryingmywaytowardkitchenmastery.IleftforcollegebeforeIcouldlearnmymom'sbestdishes.In2015,IwentabroadtostudyinFrance.Iwaslivingalone—trulyalone—forthefirsttimeinmylife.Therewerenoroommates,dormsordininghalls.IwasonmyownandIwasdesperatelyhomesick.So,Istartedcallingmymomandaskingfortherecipesformyfavoritedishes.Itturnsoutthatmymomdoesn'thaveanyrecipesandmygrandmapassedonherknowledgeorally.Nowitwasmyturn.BunBoBaewasinitiallyaspaceformetoputwhatIlearnedintowriting.Ididn'twantallofthesecretknowledgebehinddishestodisappearonedayiftheoraltraditionended.IwantedtowritedowneverypieceofadviceIwasgivenindetail,tomakesurepeoplecouldkeepcreatingthesedishesasauthenticallyaspossible.MybloghasgivenmeaspacetowriteaboutwhatIloveondayswhenIfeeltoodepressed.It'sconnectedmetocountlessnewInternetfriends.Mostimportantly,writingforBunBoBaehastaughtmethatIshouldcookupsomethingentirelynewwithmyownexperienceinsteadofperfectlyrecreatingmyparents’traditions.24．WhydidtheauthorestablishBunBoBae?A．Toremovethefeelingofloneliness. B．Tosatisfynewfriends'requirements.C．Totrytoimprovehercookingskills. D．Toshareopinionsoncookingmeals.25．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theauthorisagreathelperinthekitchen. B．Theauthorhasamemorablechildhood.C．Theauthormakesprogressincooking. D．Theauthorfailstoenjoythebestdishes.26．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A．Professionalandoutgoing. B．Ambitiousandcaring.C．Independentandhonest. D．Generousandresponsible.27．HowdoesBunBoBaehelptheauthor?A．Bygivingachancetoenrichherexperience. B．Byinspiringhertodevelophercreativity.C．Byofferingaplatformtoexpressherself. D．Byremindinghertospreadherparents'traditions.CSomeantshavefiguredouthowtoavoidgettinglost:buildtalleranthills,accordingtoarecentstudy.Desertantslivinginthehot,flatsaltpansofTunisiaspendtheirdayslookingforfoodandreachasfaras1.1kilometersfromtheirnests.Tofindtheirwayhome,desertantsuseanavigationsystem,relyingonthesun’spositionandcountingtheirstepstotracktheirlocationrelativetotheirnest.Butthissystembeesincreasinglyunreliableasthedistancefromthenestincreases.“Werealizedthat,whenevertheantsinsaltpanscameclosertotheirnest,theysuddenlypinpointedthenesthillfromseveralmetersdistance,”saysMarkusKnaden,aresearcheratMaxPlanckInstituteforChemicalEcology.“Thismadeusthinkthatthehillservesasanestdefininglandmark.”SoKnadenandcolleaguescapturedantsfromnestsinthemiddleofsaltpansandfromalongtheirshorelines.Onlysaltpannestshaddistincthills,upto40centimeterstall,whereasthehillsonshorelinenestswerelowerorbarelynoticeable.Next,theteamremovedanyhillsandplacedthecapturedinsectssomedistanceawayfromtheirnests.Saltpanantsstruggledmorethanshoreantstofindhomes.Shoreantsreliedontheshorelineforguidanceandweren’taffectedbythehillremoval,theresearchersconcluded.Theteamfurtherconductedanotherstudytoseeifdesertantsweredeliberatelybuildingatallerhillwhentheirsurroundingslackedanyvisiblelandmarks.So,theresearchersremovedthehillsof16saltpannestsandinstalled(安裝)two50centimetertallblocksneareightofthem.Theothereightnestswereleftwithoutanyartificialvisualaid.Afterthreedays,theresearchersfoundthatsevenantsfromtheunaidednestshadrebuilttheirhills.Butonlytwoantsfromthenestswithmanmadeblocksnearbyhadbotheredtorebuild.“Itimpliesthatantsregularlyassesstheplexityoftheirenvironmentandchangetheirdecisionsbasedontheirconclusion,”saysecologistJudithBronsteinoftheUniversityofArizona.28．Whataspectofantsistherecentstudymainlyabout?A．Challengesofsurvival. B．Landmarksofhabitats.C．Intelligenceofnavigation. D．parisonofvarieties.29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pinpointed”inparagraph2mean?A．Explored. B．Recognized. C．Climbed. D．Crossed.30．Whydidresearcherssetshorelineantsintheexperiment?A．Toobservedifferentants’reactions. B．Toproveimpactsofvarioushabitats.C．Todisturbdesertants’navigationsystem. D．Totestanthills’functionsandsignificance.31．Whatconclusionaboutdesertantscanbedrawnfromthefollowupstudy?A．Evaluateandmakechanges. B．Visualaidisamust.C．Cooperationbringsvictory. D．Nomanmadeblocksareused.DPeoplesolvesomenewproblemsreadilywithoutanyspecialtrainingorpracticebyparingthemtofamiliarproblemsandextendingthesolutionstothenewproblems.Thatprocess,knownasanalogicalreasoning(類比推理),haslongbeenthoughttobeanabilityonlyhumanshave.Butnowpeoplemighthavetomakeroomforanewkidontheblock.PsychologistsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA)claimthat,astonishingly,theartificialintelligence(AI)languagemodelGPT3performsaboutaswellascollegeundergraduateswhenaskedtosolvethesortofreasoningproblemsthattypicallyappearonintelligencetestsandstandardizedtests.Butthepsychologistsraisethequestion:IsGPT3copyinghumanreasoningasabyproductofitsmassivelanguagetrainingdatasetorusingafundamentallynewkindofcognitive(認知的)process?TheyalsosaythatalthoughGPT3performsfarbetterthantheyexpectedatsomereasoningtasks,thepopularAItoolstillfailspletelyatothers.“Itcandoanalogicalreasoning,butitcan’tdothingsthatareveryeasyforpeople,suchasusingtoolstosolveaphysicaltask,”saysTaylorWebb,aUCLApostdoctoralresearcherinpsychology.WebbandhiscolleaguestestedGPT3’sabilitytosolveasetofproblemsinspiredbyatestknownasRaven’sProgressiveMatrices,whichaskthesubjecttopredictthenextimageinaplicatedarrangementofshapes.ToenableGPT3to“see”theshapes,andmakesurethattheAItoolhadnevermetthequestionsbefore,WebbtransformedtheimagesintoatextformatthatGPT3couldprocess.Thepsychologistsasked40UCLAundergraduatestudentstosolvethesameproblems.Surprisingly,notonlydidGPT3doaboutaswellashumansbutitmadesimilarmistakesaswell.GPT3solved80%oftheproblemscorrectly—wellabovethehumansubjects’averagescoreofjustbelow60%,butwithintherangeofthehighesthumanscores.32．Whatisanalogicalreasoningusuallyconsidered?A．Asimplelearningskill. B．Auniquehumanability.C．Avitalthinkingprocess. D．Asolutiontoanyproblem.33．WhatdidWebbwanttostressaboutGPT3’sperformanceatothertasks?A．Itssystemhassomelimitations. B．Itsapplicationhasn’tbeenpopular.C．Itneedstobetrainedforthesetasks. D．Itisgoodatcopyinghumanreasoning.34．Whyweretheshapeschangedtoatextformat?A．Toadddifficultytothequestions. B．ToenableGPT3toseetheresults.C．Toguaranteetheforeignnessofthetasks. D．TotestGPT3’sabilitytoidentifytext.35．WhatmightthepsychologistsconcludeaboutGPT3fromtheirtests?A．Itwillreplacehumansinsomecases. B．Itrarelymakesmistakeslikehumans.C．Itisabletodothingsveryeasyforpeople. D．Itrunsundergraduatescloseinreasoning.第二節(jié)(共5小題:每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。We’reluckytoliveinanagewhenthesumtotalofhumanknowledgeisprettyavailableattheclickofabutton.We’veneverhadaccesstosomuchinformation.36.Sohereareafewstrategiestosharpenyourcriticalthinking.Watchoutforconfirmationprejudice(偏見).37.Inrepeatedexperiments,psychologistshaveshownwe’remuchmorelikelytoacceptsomethingasevidenceifitconfirmswhatwealreadythinkweknow.Andwe’remuchmorelikelytoignoreinformationifitisnotinlinewithourviews,whichwillaffectourabilitytoprocessinformation.Acknowledgesmalldifferences.Inlife,mostsituationsarevaryingandplicated.Admittingthatcanenrichthewaythatweviewtheworld.Forexample,whatcolouristhesky?Well,theobviousanswerisblue.Butatsunriseorsunset,itcanbered.Onacoldmistymorning,whiteorgray.38.Practiseintellectualhumility(謙遜).Oneapproachto,well,arguing,istoletgooftheideaofbeing“right”.Oratleastseriouslyconsiderthatyoumightactuallybewrong.39.Reallytrytounderstandwheretheotherpersonisingfrom.Arguingisjusttowastesomebody’stime.40.It’smoreimportantthanevertoknowwhereyourinformationisingfrom.Thatsciencelookingparagraphsmightlookveryconvincinguntilyoudigalittledeeperandfinditwasjustpostedbysomeonehavingnoqualifications.Thatisthecaseweshouldnotoverlook.Engagingincriticalthinkingisn’tasfunaspickingupapitchfork,orfeelinglikeyou’refundamentallyright.Butinthelongrun,itleadstoamorecurious,educatedandharmonioussociety,whichisthebiggestwinofall.A．AvoidmistakesB．CheckyoursourcesC．Weallenjoyfeelinglikewe’rerightD．Butnotallofwhat’soutthereisquitewhatitseemsE．SopayattentiontodifferencesinmanysituationsF．Sodon’trushtodecide,andbeactivelypreparedtochangeyourmindG．Puttingyourselfintotheotherperson’sshoescanhavemorefruitfuloutes第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題:每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Helenhadbeenanaccountantinasmallpanyandwasnowlookingforthesamejob.Asluckwouldhaveit,shegot41oneafteranother.Shebecameveryworriedandfellinto42,feelinghopeless.Forthefirsttime,sherefusedtoseeanyfriendsandcelebratedherbirthdayalone.Shethoughtaboutwhatgiftshecouldmakeforherself,andthenrememberedher43hobby—drawing.Helenwenttotheparkanddecidedtopaintatreeto44herself,givingherselfalift.Sherelaxedthroughthe45.Whenthepicturewasalmostfinished,sheheardavoice,“Interestingstyle!Andwhatareyouwillingto46forthiswork?”Helenwassurprisedbythis47andcouldn’tnameherprice.Thestrangergaveher$500andmadetwomore48.ThoughHelencouldn’tbelievethishappiness,shegottowork49.Herdrawingstyleturnedouttobeso50andpopularthatnewbuyerswere51infromeverywhere.Fromthatdayonshehas52herselfdrawing,beingafairlywellknownartist.Oneday,Helen53hermailboxforafriend’semail.Tohersurprise,therewasan54toworkasanaccountantinalargepany.ThenHelenthought,“IfIsawthisletterbackthen,Iwould55takeit.Butnow,IjustwanttobeheredoingwhatIreallylove.”41．A．remendations B．rejectionsC．interviews D．appointments42．A．confusion B．loneliness C．uncertainty D．depression43．A．longforgotten B．wellliked C．soulsearching D．moneysaving44．A．challenge B．remind C．motivate D．express45．A．leaves B．brush C．branches D．practice46．A．charge B．prepare C．exchange D．schedule47．A．remark B．consultation C．interruption D．advice48．A．orders B．copies C．points D．requests49．A．insurprise B．onguard C．withouthesitation D．beyonddoubt50．A．conventional B．formal C．casual D．individual51．A．calling B．flooding C．dropping D．breaking52．A．imagined B．remembered C．represented D．occupied53．A．lookedthrough B．gotthrough C．sortedout D．madeout54．A．agreement B．invitation C．application D．encouragement55．A．fortunately B．quietly C．accidentally D．surely第二節(jié)(共15小題:每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Withsuchalonghistory,Chinahasdevelopedalotofuniqueandtraditionalsportsandactivities,manyof56reflecttheculturesoftheminoritygroups,butsomearepracticedwidelybytheHanminorityaswell.Asthevariousminoritiesareseparatedbyvastdistances,itisnotsurprisingthattheyhavetheirownspecialwaystoexpresstheir57(enthusiastic).Almostallthetraditionalsportsoriginatedfromproductiveactivitiesattheverybeginning.58theMongolians,TibetansandKazaksliveinvastnaturalgrasslands,horsemanshipisvitaltotheirexistence.59(consequent),theirgiftforridingandshootinghasgivenrisetotheirformsofsport.Thepeoplewholivein60(agriculture)munitiesorwhorelyonhuntingfortheirlivelihood61(be)goodatclimbing,wrestling,jumping,shootingandsoon.Typicalactivities,LionDance,HorseRaceandNadamFair62(include),areacpaniedbysinging,dancing,andinstrumentalperformancesthatareartformsintheirownright.Theyaremostlyheld63partofthefestivalslikeChineseNewYearandotherdaysofsignificance.TheBambooPoleDanceoftheLiethnicgroup(黎族)isanexample.Dancersperformingbetweenthemovingpolesaresupposed64(ensure)thattheymaintainarhythmthatisintimewiththepolessoastoavoid65(trap)betweenthem.Thisisaveryskillfulandentertainingsight.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)66．假定你是校英語俱樂部負責人李華，你邀請到了英國環(huán)保專家Smith教授作主題為“LivinginHarmonywithNature”的講座。請你在講座前簡要發(fā)言，內容包括：1.相關介紹；2.注意事項。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80左右;2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答。Dearfellowstudents,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)67．閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。WhenIwas15,Ifellinlovewiththesongswhentheywerefirstreleased—BringHimHome,IDreamedADreamandOnMyOwn.EventhoughIhadn’treadLesMiserablesandknewverylittleaboutthemusical,thesongscapturedmyattentionandIhappilysangalongwithenthusiasmandenergywheneverIheardthemontheradio.Attheageof17,IwatchedLesMiserablesinatheatreofVancouver.Aftergettinghome,IwasreallythrilledandannouncedthatIwantedtoperforminthemusical.HearingwhatIsaid,myparentsdidnothingbutsupportme,althoughtheyconsideredthethoughtridiculous,giventhatwelived50kilometresfromthenearestlargeto