2023-2024學年湖南省永州市祁陽縣第一中學高三第二次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、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請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．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit2．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto3．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed4．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide5．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown6．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch7．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny8．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which9．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable10．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be11．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements12．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto13．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken14．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked15．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent16．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing17．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends18．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding19．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld20．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush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）HONGKONG-Cross-borderbusesoperatedbyHongKongcompaniesonFridaystartedtrialrunsontheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge(HZMB)inpreparationforthebridge’supcomingopening.“Thetrialruns,arrangedbythegovernmentsoftheChinesemainland,theHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)andtheMacaoSAR,wouldlastforthreedaysandaimedattestingthereadinessofboundarycrossingfacilities(設施)ofthethreeplaces,”theHongKongSARgovernment’sTransportandHousingBureautoldXinhua.Twomajorcross-boundarycoachtradeassociationsinHongKongwereinvitedtosendbusesandmemberstoparticipateinthetrialruns.FreemanCheung,secretaryofHongKongGuangdongBoundaryCrossingBusAssociation,saidhisassociationwouldrunonebuswithabout10passengersonFridayandSaturdayrespectivelyaspartofthetrialruns.“OurbusstartedatnoonfromtheHongKongBoundaryCrossingFacilitiesandranallthewaytoZhuhaiinabout40minutes,”hesaid,addingthat“thejourneywassmooth.”AlanChan,secretaryofanothertradeassociationwhoparticipatedinthetrialrunsasapassenger,saidtheclearanceproceduresatboundarycrossingfacilitiesofthethreeplacesallwentonwellandsmoothly.“TheboundarycrossingfacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacao,inparticular,areoperatedinacollaborative(合作的)way,whichhelpsremarkablyshortenthetimeneededfortheclearanceprocedures,”hesaid.TheHZMB,situatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuary,isamega-sizeseacrossinglinkingtheHongKongSAR,ZhuhaicityofGuangdongProvinceandtheMacaoSAR.The55-kmbridgeisthelongestbridge-and-tunnel(隧道)seacrossingintheworld.ThebridgeismeanttomeetthedemandofpassengerandfreightlandtransportamongHongKong,theChinesemainlandandMacao,andtoestablishanewlandtransportlinkbetweentheeastandwestbanksofthePearlRiver.1、Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AlanChanparticipatedinthetrialrunsasadriverB．twocoachtradeassociationsinZhuhaitookpartinthetrialrunsC．theHZMBislocatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuaryD．the55-kmbridgeisthesecondlongestbridge-and-tunnelseacrossingintheworld2、Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Therouteofthetrialruns.B．Theeffectofthetrialruns.C．Thepurposeofthetrialruns.D．Theevaluationofthetrialruns.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“freight”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Goodsthataretransportedbytrucks,trains,ships,orplanes.B．Linesofraisedwaterthatmovesacrossthesurfaceofthesea.C．Partsoftheseawherefisharecaughtinlargenumbers.D．Theregularrisingandfallingofthelevelofthesea.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthenewsreport?A．HZMBIstoEstablishNewLandTransportLinkB．Cross-borderBusesStartTrialRunsonHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeC．Mega-sizeSeaCrossingLinkingHongKongSAR,ZhuhaiandMacaoSARD．BoundaryCrossingFacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacaoOperatedCollaboratively22．（8分）WhatTheresaLoeisdoingprovesthatalargefarmisn’taprerequisiteforamoderngrow-your-ownlifestyle.Onamere1/10ofanacreinLosAngeles,Loeandherfamilygrow,can(裝罐)andpreservemuchofthefoodtheyconsume.Loeisamasterfoodpreserver,gardenerandcanningexpert.Shealsooperatesawebsite,wheresheshareshertipsandrecipes,withthegoalofdemonstratingthateveryonehastheabilitytocontrolwhat’sontheirplate.Loeinitiallywenttoschooltobecomeanengineer,butshequicklylearnedthatherenthusiasmwasmainlyaboutgrowingandpreparingherownfood.“gotintocookingmyownfoodandstartedgrowingmyownherbs(香草)andfoodsforthatfreshflavor,”shesaid.Engineerbyday,Loelearnedcookingatnightschool.Sheultimatelypurchasedasmallpieceoflandwithherhusbandandbegangrowingtheirownfoods.“Iteachpeoplehowtolivefarm-freshwithoutafarm,”Loesaid.ThroughherwebsiteLoeemphasizesthat‘‘anybodycandothisanywhere.”Gotanapartmentwithabalcony(陽臺)?Plantsomeherbs.Awindow?Perfectspotforgrowing.Startwithherbs,sherecommends,because“they’reveryforgiving.”Justalittleoftheherbs“cantakeyourregularcookingtoawholenewlevel,”sheadded.“Ithinkit’sagreatplacetostart.”Then?Trygrowingsomethingfromaseed,shesaid,likeatomatoorsometea.Canningisanaturalextensionoftheplantingshedoes.Witheveryplantedfood,Loenoted,there’samomentwhenit’sburstingwithitsabsolutepeakflavor.“Itryandkeepitinatimecapsuleinacanningjar,”Loesaid.“Canningformeisaboutknowingwhat’sinyourfood,knowingwhereitcomesfrom.”Inadditiontobeingmoreintouchwiththefoodshe’seating,anotherjoycomesfrompassingthisknowledgeandthisdesireforgoodfoodtoherchildren:“Influencingthemandtellingthemyouropiniononnotonlybeingcarefulwhatweeatbutunderstandingthebiggerpicture,”shesaid,“thatifwedon’ttakecareoftheearth,noonewill.”1、Theunderlinedword“prerequisite”(Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．recipe B．substituteC．requirement D．challenge2、WhydoesLoesuggeststartingwithherbs?A．Theyareuseddaily. B．Theyareeasytogrow.C．Theycangrowverytall. D．Theycanbeeatenuncooked.3、AccordingtoLoe,whatisthebenefitofcanningherplantedfoods?A．Itcanpreservetheirbestflavor. B．Itcanpromoteheronlinesales.C．Itcanbetterhercookingskills. D．Itcanimprovetheirnutrition.4、Whatisthe“thebiggerpicture”(Para.6)thatLoewishesherchildrentounderstand?A．Theknowledgeaboutgoodfood. B．Thewaytoliveagrow-our-ownlife.C．Thejoyofgettingintouchwithfoods. D．Theresponsibilitytoprotectourearth23．（8分）Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell．Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads．Thereviewexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain．AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthereview,"morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter．"Smell,whichdictates（決定）theunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10，000distinctsmells．Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome．ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuckweretogetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearchonthenatureofthisextraordinarysense．Thesetwoscientistswerethefirsttodescribethefamilyof1，000olfactory（嗅覺）genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks．Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview，smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers．Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads．Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecanallmakedriversfeelhungry，andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites．Incontrast，thesmellsofpeppermintandcinnamonwereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevelsaswellasreducedrivers'impatience．Similarly，thesmellsoflemonandcoffeeappearedtopromoteclearthinkingandmentalfocus．However，thewaygenesregulatesmelldiffersfrompersontoperson．AstudybyresearchersinIsraelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactorygeneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers．Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem．TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors．1、WhatdidRichardAxelandLindaBuckfindout？______A．Thetypeoffoodsmells．B．Thelogicalpartofhumanbrain．C．Thenatureofhumanolfactorysystem．D．Therelationshipbetweenfoodandfeelings．2、Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopleconcentrate？______A．Bread． B．Fastfood．C．Pizza． D．Coffee．3、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph？______A．Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells．B．Everypersonhasadifferentpatternofgenes．C．Somepeoplecanrecognizeupto50smells．D．Therearestillsomeolfactorygenestobefoundout．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Logicandbehavior． B．Smellanditsinfluence．C．Senseabilityandfoodtastes． D．Olfactorygenesanditssystem．24．（8分）TheAsiancountryannouncedyesterdaythatChinawasputtingtariffsortaxesonabout$3billionworthofimportsfromtheU.S.Thetariffsareon128American-madeproducts,rangingfromporkandfruittosteelpipes.ThiswillmakeitmoreexpensiveforAmericabusinessestosellthoseproductsinChina.AndChinasaysthiswasdoneasaresponsetothetariffsthattheU.S.recentlyputonimportsofChinesesteelandaluminum.Meanwhile,U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpsaysmoretariffs,newonesworthasmucha$50billionarebeingplannedbytheU.S.onadditionalgoodsfromChina.So,onebigquestionis,willallthiscauseatradewar,whencountriestaketurnsputtingtariffsoneachother’sgoods,causingpricestorise?Wedon’tknowyet.TheU.S.andChinashiphundredsofbillionsofdollarsofgoodsbackandfortheveryyear.So,thetariffswe’veseensofarareatinypartofthat.AndAmerica’streasurysecretarysaystheU.S.andChinaaretalkingbehindthescenesabouthowtopreventapossibletradewar.Butanumberofexpertsareconcernedthiscouldturnintooneandsoaresomestockinvestors.TheChinesetariffswereamajorfactorinadropoftheU.S.stockmarketyesterdaywhentheDowJonesIndustrialAveragefell459points.Butjustlikeit’shardtotellifatradewarisonthehorizon,it'salsohardtotellwhatkindofeffectsonecouldhavedecadesdowntheroad.1、WhichofthefollowingimportsdidtheU.S.governmentputtariffson?A．Pork.B．Fruit.C．Aluminum.D．Steelpipes.2、WhydoestheChinesegovernmentputtariffsonimportsfromtheU.S.?A．Chinesegovernmentwantstoceasethetradewar.B．Chinesegovernmentwantstobenefitfromthetrade.C．Chinesegovernmentwantstomakeaneyeforaneye.D．Chinesegovernmentwantstopromotetheworldtrade.3、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThereisatradewarbetweenChinaandtheU.S.B．TheU.S.presidentincreasesthetariffsonChinesegoods.C．Chinesegovernmentfightsbacktoputtariffsonimportedgoods.D．PuttingtariffsonimportsstartswithtensionsbetweentheU.S.andChina.4、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．Economy.B．Technology.C．Entertainment.D．Culture25．（10分）Doyouhaveexcellentcommunicationskillsandthinkyoucancloseasale?Areyoueagerforvarietyandtobuildaworkathomebusiness?Ifyouranswerisyes,comeandjoinus!Position:General/Inbound(呼入)SalesPlace:NewYorkCompany:LiveOpsWearenowlookingforpeoplelikeyoutoanswercomingphonecallsfrompeoplewhoareexcitedafterwatchingacommercialadorhearinganadontheradio,andcalltoinquireaboutaproductorservice.Thisisalegitimate(正當的)workfromhomeopportunityprovidingcustomerserviceandgeneratingsalesforsomeofthelargestcommercialcompaniesoutthere.PeakCallHours:Callsareavailable7daysaweek.24hoursaday.PeakcallvolumeoccursonSaturdayandSundaybetween6:00amand3:00pm.RequiredCertification:Afteryouapplyandyouragentaccounthasbeencreated,youwillneedtocompletetheLiveOpsCallCenterCertification.Theseareself-pacede-learningcoursesthattakeapproximately10hoursandmustbecompletedwithinoneweekfromaccountcreation.Throughfreevirtualclassesyoucanaccessalltheinformationyouneedtosucceed,includingproductinformationandtipsonhowtogeneratesalesandincreaseyourearningpotential.SuccessfulIndependentAgentsWillHavetheFollowingSkills:You’llbeexcited,enthusiastic,andenergetic.You’llhavetheabilitytomeettheclient’ssalesgoals.You’llhavetheabilitytomulti-task.Youarerequiredtopresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.Youarerequiredtohandleobjectionsandnegotiateasale.You’llhavetouseclient-specificsoftwareandapplicationsinordertoservecustomers.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.1、What’sthepurposeofthead?A．Tointroducetheircompany.B．Tolookforanagentforsales.C．Toappealtocustomerstobuytheirproducts.D．Tolookforafull-timereceptionistwhocanworkintheircompany.2、Whichofthefollowingisthebusiesttimeinthejob?A．10:00amonMonday.B．5:00amonSaturday.C．9:00amonSaturday.D．5:00amonSunday.3、Whatareyourequiredtodoaftercreatingyouragentaccount?A．Toattende-learningcourses.B．Topaytocomplete10-hourcourses.C．Togetaccustomedtoworkingprocess.D．Topresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）EveryafternoonIgivemyselfsometime.I1withacupofrichdarkchocolate,and2agoodbook.Alltomyself!My3timeoftheday.Untiltoday.TodayGabejoinedme.Hewasalloverme,4atmyarm,andwantingtoplay.Andlwasgettingannoyed.Icouldfeelallthis5buildinginside,thinking"thisismytime”．Iassureyou.Iamagreatmother,6I'malsohuman.Ithinkthesethoughtsoften,butwhatI'mmost7ofisnotactingonthese80rlivingthemout.Sotherelwasholdingitallinside9Gabecontinuedtoclimballovermeuntilthat10steppedin.Itsaid:“Nicole.Don'tbesoself-centered,caringonlyaboutYOUand"your11”.Thereare24hoursinadayandwhosaysthisoneisyours.Gabe12youandinayearfromnow,6monthsfromnow,13anhourfromnow,hewon'tbeneedingyour14andaffectionlikehedoesnow.Sogiveit.Notwhenit's15foryou,butwhenit'sneeded.16thatbook.Embracehim.Lovehim.”SoIdid.Foralmostanhour.AndIstillenjoyedmyhotcup,andmychocolate.Iwaseven17books!Kidsones.Andwithagoodstoryandmoral!Icannever18lifeoreverthinkinanywaythatIcancontrolitbecausesometimeslifehassomethingmuch19thanplanned.ThisisagreatlessonformeandsomethingIam20workingonwithinmyself.1、A．dressupB．turnupC．sitdownD．watchover2、A．buyB．enjoyC．writeD．share3、A．f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