魯、鄂部分重點中學2024年高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone2．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood3．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches4．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto5．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice6．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken7．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting8．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear9．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations10．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone11．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding12．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe13．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit14．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought15．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant16．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a17．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking18．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer19．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if20．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown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）ThefollowingarethelargestLatinocompaniesintermsofrevenueacrossthecountry,accordingtoHispanicB.BrightstarCorp.(revenue:US$6.3billion)Aleadingglobalcompany,Bightstarhasabusinesspresenceinnearly50countriesinfivecontinents.AnativeBolivan,MarceloClaure,President,ChairmanandCEOofBrightstar,startedthecompanyin1997asasmallMiami-basedregionaldevicedistributortargetingLatinAmerica.MasTecInc.(estimatedrevenuerosetoUS$4.25billion)Afterworkingforchurch&Tower,anundergroundutilityconstructionfirmforjusttwoshortyears,Cubanimmigrant,JorgeMasCanosa,boughtthecompanyheworkedforin1971,andtookittothenextlevelinSouthFlorida’sflourishingeconomicconditions.Duringthenationaltelecomindustryderegulation(放寬管制)eraandunderthisnewleadership,Church&Toweremergedasaleaderintheirindustry.In1994,theymergedwithBurnup&Sims,aconstructioncompanythatspecializedintelephonenetworksintheUS,theCaribbean,MiddleEastandPacificIslands,becomingMasTecCorporation.Inthenextdecades,theyaccomplishedenoughgrowthtobuildcomplexinfrastructureprojectsinrenewableenergy,electricpower,gasandoil,waterandsewers,communicationsandinstallation-fulfillmentservices.Molinahealthcare(revenue:US$3.0billion)SinceDr.C．DavidMolina,MD,openedhisfirstclinicinLongBeach,California,in1980,hesetupthevisionofhiscompanytoprovidequalityhealthcareforlow-incomefamiliesandthoseundercoverageprovidedbythegovernmentwhowereusingemergencyroomservicesinsteadofgeneralhealthcareservices.Now,MolinaHealthcare,apubliccompany,delivershealthservicesandhealthinformationmanagementsolutionstoalmostfivemillionfamiliesin15states.GreenwayFord(revenue:US$1.2billion)FrankRodriguezisthefounderofGreenwayFord,agroupof26dealerships(代理商)intheOrlandoareaandthecoreofGreenwayAutomotiveGroup.1、WhichofthefollowingisthebiggestLatinocompany?A．MolinaHealthcareB．MasTecIncC．BrightstarCorpD．GreenwayFord2、WhichisNOTincludedincomplexinfrastructureprojectsofMasTecInc?A．WaterandsewersB．Non-renewableenergyC．GasandoilD．Electricpower3、Previously,thecompanyofDr.C．DavidMolinaprovidedlow-incomefamilieswith________.A．financialaidB．telephonenetworksC．generalhealthcareservicesD．goodserviceinhealth22．（8分）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(細致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagrap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B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.23．（8分）IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(靈活的).”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1、Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．languagecanhelpbrainpowerD．languagelearningandmathsstudy2、Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A．saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB．provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC．toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD．makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell3、Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearningB．apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD．anactivelanguagelearner24．（8分）Atfirstsight,AlmaDeutscher,atwelve-year-oldgirlfromEnglandappearstobelikeanyothertypicalpre-teen.Shelovestoskiprope,readandplaywithheryoungersister.Butthismodestyoungster,whocomposedherfirstmusicalworkatagesix,firstshortoperaatageseven,andfirstfull-lengthoperabasedonCinderellaatageten,isanythingbutaverage.Thoughherparentsdownplayherextraordinarytalent,youngAlmaisbeingdescribedas“littleMozart”bythemusicworldAlma'soperatictakeontheclassicfairytale,whichshebeganwritingatageeight,hasaslighttwist.HerCinderellaisamusicianwhomeetsherPrinceCharmingthroughasong.“InmyCinderella,shesingsthebeginningofaballad---butatmidnightsheflees.Eventually,theprincefindsherafteraskingallthemaidensofthelandtosingtheendoftheballad.”TheoperawasfirstperformedinVienna,AustraliaonDecember29,2016,wherethetheneleven-year-oldskillfullyswitchedbetweenthepianoandtheviolinandreceivesenthusiasticreviews.Theyounggeniushassinceperformedtwonewpianoworks,onceinAustraliaandtheotherinChina.Whilethismayappeartobealotforsomeonesoyoung,Almaisnotworried.Shesays,“ofcourseIhavetoworkhard.Butallchildrenhavetoworkhardforexams,andatleastwhenIworkhard,Iworkhardforsomethingincrediblyexciting,likeseeingmywholeoperaputonstage.Alma'smusicaltalentfirstcametolightbeforeshecouldeventalk.Herparentsrecallthatasan18-month-oldtoddler,shewasabletohumapitchperfectversionofthechildren’srhymeTwinkleTwinkleLittleStar.However,Alma’sabilitiesonlygainedinternationalattentionin2012,afterafamilyfriendpostedavideoonlinecomparinghertoMozart.ThefamilywassuddenlyswampedwithmediarequestedandAlmabecameanovernightstar,dubbed“littleMozart”.Thisnicknamemakesherparentsunhappybecausetheybelieveitputsaddedpressureontheyounggirl.Theywouldinsteadpreferhertobecalled“acomposerandmusician”.Almadoesnotwanttobecomparedtothefamousartisteither,saying,“TherewasonlyoneMozart,andIprefertobelittleAlma.”Regardlessofwhatshecallsherself,thetwelve-year-oldischangingtheworldofmusicforever!1、WhatdoweknowaboutAlmaDeutscher?A．Shehasshowngreatmusicaltalentfromayoungage.B．Shecomesfromafamousmusicalfamily.C．SheregularlyperformstheclassicalmusicofMozart.D．Shehasadaptedsomefamousworksofclassicalmusic.2、HowdidAlmagettobewidelyknown?A．ByperformingontelevisionB．ThroughanonlinevideoC．ByputtingonanoperaD．Throughherparents’promotion3、WhatisAlma’sattitudetowardshersuccess?A．Sheisstillunsatisfiedwithherperformance.B．SheismodestabouthermusicalachievementsC．Sheisuncomfortablewithsomuchpressure.D．Sheisproudtohavebecomeaprofessionalmusician.4、WhatcanweinferaboutAlma’sparents?A．Theyareverywell-educatedpeople.B．TheyhavemadeagoodlifeplanforAlma.C．TheyhavepushedAlmatotakeupmusic.D．Theyareprotectiveoftheirdaughter.25．（10分）Theeffectsofcoffeeconsumptiononhealthhavelongbeenasubjectofconflictanduncertainty.Sincethe1980s,somehavespokenoutagainstcoffeeasharmfultohealth,whileothershavewelcomedcoffeeforitssupposedbenefitstohealth.Accordingtoascientificreport,mildcoffeeconsumption,threetofivecupsperday,canhetakenasahealthydietarypattern,alongwithotherhealthfulbehaviors.ThereportalsosaysthatcoffeeconsumptionhelpsreducetheriskofheartdiseaseanditprotectsagainstParkinson'sdisease.AccordingtoDr.DonaldHensrudofMayoClinic,highconsumptionofcoffeehashealthrisks.Dr.Hensrudmentionsthedangersofhighcoffeeconsumptionforpeoplewithacertainillnessthatslowsthebreakdownofcaffeineinthebody.Somestudiessaidthatdrinkingtwoormorecupsofcoffeedailycanactuallyincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseinthesepeople.AccordingtoconclusionsfromarecentstudyledbyDr.GregoryMarcus,adoctorfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco,dailymoderateconsumptionofcaffeine,lessthan4cups,isnotassociatedwiththeseissues.Untilthescientificcommunityreachesageneralagreementontheeffectsofcoffeeconsumptiononhumanhealth,itwillbeuptotheindividualtodecidewhetherthebenefitsofdrinkingcoffeearegreaterthantherisks.Wheninformedofthesepossiblehealthbenefitsandharmsofdrinkingcoffee,Harwood,ahighschoolstudentstated,"Eventhoughtheremightbesomenegativeeffectsofdrinkingcoffee,forthemostpart,coffeedrinkingsoundsgoodforhealth.NottomentionIneedcoffeetostayawake."1、Whatisthepeople'sattitudetowardstheeffectsofcoffeeonhealthaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Disapproving. B．Tolerant.C．Doubtful. D．Mixed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"moderate"inParagraph4probablymean?A．Personal. B．Slight.C．Reasonable. D．Heavy.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHarwood?A．He'llkeepondrinkingcoffee. B．Heloveshishighschoollife.C．Heoftenfallsasleepinclass. D．Hehassomehealthproblems.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyPeopleLoveCoffee? B．HowCoffeeAffectsHealth?C．TheCultureofCoffeeDrinking D．TheNewFindingsofHeartDisease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）Afewyearsago,anelderlywomanenteredmyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.Thedaughterwasdisplayingaseriouscaseof

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