2024屆陜西榆林市高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。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．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated2．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof3．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving4．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?5．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how6．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore7．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could8．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar9．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat10．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but11．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't12．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show13．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate14．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted15．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who16．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where17．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging18．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking19．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto20．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X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）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Actually,thebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart.Crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestoturnabit.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegshavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheothertheveinsandnervesinthemarepressed,thusbringingabouttemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossingyourlegswhenyousitcanleadto_________________.A．permanentparalysisB．highbloodpressureC．legnumbnessD．bonedamage2、Whatisthepassagepossiblytakenoutfrom?A．Ascientificjournal.B．Ahealthcareguidebook.C．Amedicalbrochure.D．Amedicaltextbook.3、Inwritingthispassage,theauthorintendsto__________________.A．analyzetheeffectofcrossinglegsB．emphasizetheimportanceofagoodhabitC．explainthefunctionofourbodyD．alertreaderstotheharmsofcrossinglegs22．（8分）Evenifyoudon'thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon'tbeabletogetthroughallinformationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistractsusfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletes(耗盡)yourshort-termworkingmemory.Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilter(過濾)informationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransen,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacity(容量)forprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttoputmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidation(鞏固)andtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendafewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?A．Itdistractsourattention.B．Itisbeneficialtous.C．Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D．Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.2、Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbegintofallsometimes?A．Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.B．Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedresource.C．You'relessgoodatprocessinginformation.D．Youdon'tmakethemostofyourbrain.3、Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?A．Thinkingoverthingscarefully.B．Listeningtomusicforawhile.C．Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D．Focusingmoreonthepresent.23．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforitsflowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestems（莖）hangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupanddisappear-evenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.B．Todescribetieshapeofdodderplants.C．Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.D．Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.2、Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplantsaround?A．Itwilldiesoonerorlater.B．Itwillgrowdeeproots.C．Itwillattractotherplants.D．Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.B．Doddercanaffectfarmers’income.C．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.D．Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.24．（8分）ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(葵花子)asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksohardjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Inthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithafancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinstheirbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacy,andit’sconnectedwiththeirculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.1、Whatdidthewritebecomeawareof?A．Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.B．SheatevarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.C．Shehasahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.D．Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.2、WhatdoesthewriteprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A．Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B．Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.C．Thefamilieswouldgettogetherforit.D．Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.3、Thewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis______.A．acceptable B．criticalC．neutral D．doubtful4、Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.B．Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.C．Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.D．Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.25．（10分）ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsintheUnitedStates.AndwriterLielLeibovitzsaysthestudentsarefollowinganexamplethatbeganintheeighteenseventies.Mr.LeibovitzandwriterMatthewMillerjoinedforcestotellthestoryofthestudentsintheirbook,“FortunateSons.”ThebooksaysChinasentonehundredandtwentyboysfrom1872to1875toAmericatolearnaboutdevelopmentsthatcouldhelpmodernizetheircountry.Mr.LeibovitzgottheideaforthebookabouttheboysafewyearsagowhenhewastravelingwithhiswifeinChina.Mr.LeibovitzlearnedthatQinggovernmentsentawholedelegation(代表團)ofboystolearnthewaysoftheWest.ThegoalwasforthemtoreturntoChinaandhelptheircountry.ThebooksaystheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginMassachusetts,NewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut.Itmusthavebeenaverygoodeducation.Mr.LeibovitzsaysthefirstprimeministeroftheChineseRepubliccompletedthisprogram.Andsodidthefirstengineertobuildalarge-scalerailroadwithoutforeignhelp.ThesamewastrueofthefathersofChineseeducation,diplomacyandtheNavy.Thebook-writershadonlytoopensomeboxescontainingthewritingsofthesementolearnaboutthem.Theirnotebooks,Journals,lettersandpostcardswereinEnglish.Mr.Leibovitzsaidhewasluckytohavesomuchinformationfromeventsthattookplacelongago.ThestudentsreturnedtoChinaafteraboutnineyears.TheynolongerspokeMandarin(國語)wellenoughtoanswerquestions.Policewelcomedthemhomebyputtingtheminjail.Theyoungmenwerereleasedafteraboutaweek.Buttheyweregivenlow-leveljobs.MrLeibovitzsaysittookabouttenyearsforthemtorisetohigherpositions.HesaidtheirstorycontinuestodaywithlargenumbersofChinesestudyingintheUnitedStates.1、HowmanyexchangechildrendidQinggovernmentsendtoAmerica?A．1872. B．1875.C．120. D．210.2、QinggovernmentsenttheboystoAmericabecauseit.A．wantedthemtohelptheircountryB．lostthewarC．expectedthemtodestroythecultureoftheWestD．wantedtheWesterntohelptheboys3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsinAmerica.B．SomeoftheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginCalifornia.C．Policewelcomedtheboyshomebyputtingtheminjail.D．OneoftheboysbecamethefatherofChineseeducation.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）ThisincidenttookplaceinDecemberof1179.IhadstartedanewjobdownattheCityMarketDeliinNewYorkCity.Ididn'treally1thejob,whichincludedwearingwhitegloves,slicingbreadandcoldcuts.ButwehadtwosonsandIhadtosupportthefamily.Welivedin2,aswecouldbarelymanagetopaythebills3tosurviveinourapartment.Asa4,welivedfrompaycheck（薪水）topaycheckandourendsneverseemedto5.Ifitweren'tforthegenerosity（慷慨）andsympathyofourbabysitter（保姆）,Idon'tknowhowIwouldhave6myboys.Ourbabysitterwouldvoluntarily7tobringovergroceriesonceinawhile,8duringtheholidays,whenourboyswouldbe9whenanextrachocolate10withSantaClausorEasterbunnyarrivedwithher.Itso11thatonedayoneoftheladieslworkedwithwenttogetsomethingoutofherpurse.By12,shedroppedatendollarbill.I13itupinstantlyandthoughtthatthisnewfoundmoneywouldbuydinnerformyfamilyforafewmoredays.Yet,14thatthoughtcrossedmymind,myconsciencetoldmeotherwise.15aswewere,Ijustthoughtitwouldbe16tokeepthemoney.So17,Ihandedthemoneytothelady.Shewas18andgratefulasshehadnoteven19thatshehadlostthemoney.Shethencameovertomeafewminuteslaterandgavemeafivedollartoshowher20.NotonlydidIgohomewithmoneytofeedmybabiesthatday,Ileftwithaclearconscience,andmostimportantlyasmile.Ifeltgoodthatdayin1179!1、A．callforB．careforC．askforD．sendfor2、A．troubleB．dangerC．povertyD．peace3、A．necessaryB．extraC．lackingD．enough4、A．homeB．houseC．flatD．family5、A．meetB．finishC．completeD．stop6、A．grownB．taughtC．fedD．risen7、A．provideB．supplyC．refuseD．offer8、A．probablyB．especiallyC．speciallyD．possibly9、A．helpfulB．usefulC．thankfulD．joyful10、A．coveredB．equippedC．involvedD．filled11、A．occurredB．happenedC．followedD．reminded12、A．incidentB．mistakeC．purposeD．accident13、A．pickedB．carriedC．heldD．saved14、A．aslongasB．asfarasC．aswellasD．assoonas15、A．PoorB．RichC．HonestD．Kind16、A．rightB．correctC．wrongD．proper17、A．fortunatelyB．unwillingC．luckilyD．willingly18、A．surprisedB．anxiousC．eagerD．nervous19、A．admittedB．realizedC．promisedD．recognized20、A．impressionB．expressionC．instructionD．appreciation第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Areyouamanoramouse?When1．(ask)thisquestion,peoplewanttoknow2．youthinkyouareabravepersonoracoward.Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestionuntilyou3．(test)inreallife.Somepeoplethinktheyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithrealdanger,theyactlikecowards.4．thinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlike5．(hero).Whenyouareinaverydangeroussituationandfeelafraid,thebodyautomaticallyproducesachemical6．(call)adrenalin(腎上腺素)intheblood.Withadrenalininthebloodsystem,youfeel7．(strong)thaneverbefore.8．,whenyouareabsolutely9．(terrify),thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin,10．makesyoufindyoucan’tdoanythingatall.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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短文。短文中共有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。Ihatetosaysorry，andthereisachangeinmyschoolarrangements．SoI’mafraidIwon’tabletokeepmyappointmenttodiscussChinesepaintingswithyou．Isincereapologizetoyouforanyinconveniencecausingbytheunexpectedchange．ThereforeIsuggestedweputitofffrom3pmthisweekenduntilthesametimeinnextThursday．Willthatbefineforyou?GoodnewsisthataexhibitionofChinesepaintingsaretobeheldthisweekend．Worksbymanynationwidefamouspainterwillbeincluded，amongwhoQiBaishiismostfamousinChina．AvisittherewillsurelyhelpyoubetterunderstandChinesepaint