各地高三下学期第二次模拟考试(英语)2

2021届高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题〔含解析〕制卷人：歐陽文化、歐陽理複；制卷時間：二O二二年二月七日全卷满分是150分，考试用时120分钟。

考前须知：1. 在答题之前，先将本人的姓名、准考证号填写上在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的规定的正确位置。

2. 选择题的答题：每一小题在选出答案以后，需要用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目之答案标号涂黑。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

3. 非选择题的答题：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

4. 在在考试完毕之后以后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一局部听力〔一共两节，满分是30分〕做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容完毕以后，你将有两分钟的时间是将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节〔一共5小题;每一小题分，满分是7. 5分〕听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项里面选出最正确选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间是来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9. 18。

.C. £9.15.答案是C。

1. What is the woman going to do next?A. Meet her professor.B. Check the man's article.C. Get her homework done.2. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Classmates.C. Neighbors.3. Who might Ms. Jones be?A. A group captain.B. A new employee.C. A department leader.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Going cycling.B. Giving Jenifer a gift.C. Holding a birthday party.5. What does the woman prefer to do?A. Stay at home.B. Go for a drive.C. Read a book.第二节〔一共15小题；每一小题分，满分是22. 5分〕听下面5段对话或者独白。

★启用前注意保密2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟测试(二)英语本试卷共10页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己所在的市(县、区)、学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和考生号填写在答题卡上，将条形码横贴在每张答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。

2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先画掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答无效。

4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

ACommunity Volunteers ProgramCommunity Volunteers Program is a brand new service opportunity that engages volunteers in weekly service with community-based organizations in neighborhoods surrounding the Boston campus.It offers various volunteer placements that will allow you to connect your skills,passions,and interests with weekly service!826BostonIt is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served students(age 2to13)to find their voices,tell their stories,and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in future life.·Primary Focus:After-school enrichment/tutoring.·Opportunity Type:Remote.Family Gym ProgramFamily Gym's goal is to provide families with young children(age0to10)with a safe,accessible space to engage in fun,and age-appropriate physical activity.·Primary Focus:Nutrition and Meal Assistance,Nutrition and Physical Education.·Opportunity Type:Virtual/Remote.Community ServingsCommunity Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored,nutritious,scratch-made meals to critically ill kids(age6to10)and their families.·Primary Focus:Food Security,Nutrition and Meal Assistance.·Opportunity Type:In person.Hernández After School ProgramSchoolquality of specialized services to meet the educational,social,emotional,cultural,and recreational needs of its students(age5to12)in the surrounding communities.·Primary Focus:After-school enrichment/tutoring for multilingual students.·Opportunity Type:Remote.21.What is the main job of volunteers in826Boston?A.To teach students expressive skills.B.To provide kids with physical training.C.To offer teenagers social assistance.D.To help youth with emotional problems.22.Which program may prefer volunteers with medical knowledge?A.826Boston.B.Family Gym Program.munity Servings.D.Hernndez After School Program.23.What do the four programs have in common?A.They advocate healthy diets.B.They focus on education.C.They feature online service.D.They center around children.BHelga Stentzel's Clothesline Animals combine charming images as fine art prints in various sizes.As an artist whose style she calls“household surrealism（超现实主义）”，she works in various media and has a large collection of works.Instead of throwing an old pair of pants or T-shirt away,Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments out to the farm.By hanging them on a simple clothesline she sets up and folding them artfully that look like animals,she takes wonderful pictures.Some are shot in real locations while others are digitally placed in environments in charming form with appealing colors.Siberian-born Stentzel has cooperated with many respectable and well-known brands,one of which is Hogar Verde,a bio-friendly laundry products in Ecuador.For them she has created the adorable clothing illusicons （错觉）for a print ad campaign，which also drew attention to the endangered animals shown within,like dinosaurs,polar bears and so on.Stentzel's practice started from her childhood in Siberia,where she spent hours surveying her grandmother's carpet,woods and random objects for recognizable forms,including a pile of buckets looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.In what seems a very simple gesture,Stentzel's works employ household items and turn them into surrealist images that uncover different reading layers.From food to clothes,the artist is inspired by everyday olojects and gives them a second life through her creative and really poetic personal angle.“I stare at things longer than socially acceptable!It can be anything—a chair,a noodle hanging off the fork,a lamp post in the middle of the road.Observation is a form of thinking for me.I really enjoy studying colors, shapes and textures—with no expectation,simply admiring their unique beauty.Very often there's nothing more to it,but sometimes BOOM!—a creative idea hits my brain,and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin of a French bulldog.It's very unpredictable,”Stentzel said.24.How did Stentzel create an artwork according to paragrapl2?A.By designing clothes on software.B.By painting animals in various colors.C.D.By hanging clothes folded in animal shapes.25.What is Stentzel's source of inspiration?A.Daily items.B.Tourist attractions.C.Random surveys.D.Childhood adventures.26.Which of the following can best describe Stentzel's fine art prints?plex and digital.B.Meaningful and creative.C.Poetic but commercial.D.Ordinary but bio-friendly.27.What can we learn from Stentzel's story?A.Art can give people a second life.B.Artworks are from life yet above life.C.Creation is from intentional observation.D.Cooperation results in adorable artworks.CCould the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered Al software program?It's a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.Much of this is just nerves.Today's Al creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens.But while attention continues to for us on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by Al,far less consideration has been given to the prospect of Al co-working with humans.Earlier this month,American sci-fi writer Ken Liu,who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his name, joined12other professional authors for a writing workshop on Google's Word craft.This Al tool,a language generating model,is not yet publicly available but is advertised as an AI-powerel writing assistant that can,when given the right instruction from the writer,provide helpful descriptions,create lists of objects or emotional states,and even brainstorm ideas.The writers at the workshop,however,emerged with mixed reports.“Word craft is too sensible.Wow!”Robin Sloan wrote.“But‘sensible’is another word for predictable,overused and boring.My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”I'm unconvinced that writers awarded the Nobel Prize have much to fear from Al.Their work,and that of countless other rnove lists,short story writers,dramatists and poets,is too particular,too beautifully unique.Even if a model learned what they had done in the past,it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future.But for authors who write following a pattern,Al might step in,first as assistants before some day to authorship.Production-line novels are nothing new.In the1970s,Barbara Cartland,who wrote more than723books in her lifetime,many of which are romance bestsellers,would read her novels for her secretary to type up at the remarkable rate of roughly seven chapters a week.But already machine has replaced the secretary's role.Perhaps creative writing software isn't that far from replacing the Mrs.Cartlands of today.28.Which aspect of Al calls for more attention?A.Its damage to our nerves.B.Its progress in literary studies.C.D.Its influence on human literature.29.What can we learn about Word craft from the text?A.It generates novels automatically.B.It outperforms professional writers.C.Its works receive praises from the public.D.Its works bear similarity to existing ones.30.What can writers do to avoid the threat from Al?A.Increase writing speed.e diverse resources.C.Produce creative works.D.Follow the latest patterns.31.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.Will AI Replace Human Writers?B.AI Warns Mrs.Cartlands of TodayC.Is Writing Running into a New Era?D.Word craft Lies at the Center of DebateDTwo separate research groups in the U.K.and Denmark have come up with the same idea for a study that could help save endangered species,and have gotten the same results.It involves sucking environmental DNA from the air that animals leave behind.“We use a really small pump that pulls the air through,and we hope the DNA gets caught on the filter（过滤器），"said Elizabeth Clare，the lead researcher.“It's a bit like making coffee.You make coffee by sucking waterthrough a filter and leaving the coffee grounds behind.That's basically what we're doing;we're just sucking the air through and hoping that the DNA gets lost behind."Clare says the concept has been used for years in different ways.Scientists sample pathogens（病原体）from the air，which has been used to help track COVID-19.Environmental DNA can also be collect d from water to help ease invasive species.A big goal for both research teams with the new study is to be able to locate endangered species and help save them.It is important to note that this type of DNA sampling can only be picked up if a species is in the area, so if there were two of the same animal,scientists would not be able to tell which one the DNA came from.Both research groups also reported certain DNA samples not showing up when they knew an animal had been in the area.They also can't tell yet how long an animal's DNA will stick around after it's been in one area. Clare says she'd like to plan more researches to get these answers.But one thing is for sure after conducting the study.Clare says she has a whole new perspective on taking a deep breath.“Asyou know,I'm walking through a jungle or the park or taking my dog for a walk or my kids out to play,and I take a deep breath;I think I just inhaled information about all the things that have been here before, and as a scientist,that's exciting to think that the information that I'm trying to gather is literally hanging in front of me,"she said.A.To show the function of a filter.B.To illustrate how the idea works.C.To compare two different methods.D.To prove how simply DNA-sucking works.33.What does the underlined phrase"the concept"in paragraph3refer to?A.Detecting danger in the air.B.Protecting endangered animals.C.Sucking DNA out of the air.D.Collecting environmental samples.34.What do we know about the new method of DNA sampling?A.It distinguishes different DNAs.B.It collects certain DNA within range.C.It locates endangered species exactly.D.It predicts the duration of animals'stay.35.What can we infer from Clare's words in the last paragraph?A.She breathes the air of hope for future studies.B.She agrees with the benefits of deep breathing.C.She adopts brand-new methods of purifying the air.D.She finds inner peace by doing simple things in life.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2023届上海市松江区高三下学期二模英语试题（含听力）(2)一、听力选择题1. What will the man do this Sunday afternoon?A．Prepare for the exam.B．Take a break at home.C．Go to the concert.2.A．He’ll join the band sooner or later.B．He had a bad time in the school band.C．He quit the band for academic reasons.D．He’s still a member of the school band.3. What did the woman study in college?A．Business.B．Art.C．Spanish.4. What do we know about Jim?A．He has a leg injury.B．He withdrew from the football team.C．He spent his holiday with his teammates.5.A．It is luxurious.B．It is satisfactory.C．It is competitive.D．It is disappointing.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the woman teach Jamie to do?A．Boil some eggs.B．Bathe the baby.C．Clean the floor.2. How does the woman find Jamie’s performance?A．Surprising.B．Disappointing.C．Satisfying.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

丽水、湖州、衢州2024年4月三地市高三教学质量检测试卷英语试题卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does the man think of the dress?A.It is attractive.B.It is tight.C.It is plain.2.What can we learn about the woman?A.She found a great job.B.She is popular in college.C.She won the student election.3.Where does this conversation take place?A.In a house.B.In a park.C.In a forest4.What animal does the woman own?A.A mouse.B.A dogC.A cat.5.Who is the woman most grateful to?A.Her parentsB.Her professors.C.Her friends.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A new discoveryB.A map of the universeC.The secrets in DNA.7.Why has the woman been reading about the topic?A.Out of curiosity.B.For schoolworkC.As a hobby.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

2024届天津市高三下学期高考英语第二次模拟考试试题第I 卷(选择题共95分)第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)从A 、B 、C 、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.—I'm afraid I can't climb to the top of the mountain.I am really exhausted now. —.There is only one third of the journey left.A.GoB.Take B.Take caree onD.All right2.The headmaster blamed the naughty student caught __flowers in the garden.A.toB.pickingking B.pickingC.toC.to pickD.to have picked3.On the exhibition,visitors could not only enjoy looking at the robots,they could also interact with them ,such as playing chess and table tennis.A.appropriatelyB.modestlyC.essentiallyD.literally4.As a physician during the Han Dynasty,Hua Tuo is often with being the first in China to use anesthesia (麻醉)during surgcry.A.presentedB.referredC.creditedD.promoted5.—Did you have a wonderful time in the Palacc Muscum yesterday?—Not really.Some parts of it so l had no chance to see its whole appearance.A.were being rebuiltB.were rebuiltC.had been rebuiltD.have been rebuilt6.On arriving in Athens from Marathon,the messenger whose legs c ollapsed on the spot,told the victory news and entirely exhausted himself.A.Ieft outB.gave outC.held outD.turned out7.—Why are you in such a hurry?—Because the train at 10:00 am,and there is almost no time left.A.leftB.shall leaveC.has lefiD.leaves8.Although written more than a century ago,Mark Twain's novels are still t oday.A.relevantB.likelyC.harmoniousD.sufficient9.It is the way_you apply your body language to your address that greatly determines whether the listeners are engaged and convinced.A.howB.thatC.whichD.where10.—Sorry,Tony.I'm too busy to attend the meeting this Saturday.—Well,you attend it if you truly can't re the time.A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.can'tD.mustn't11.A variety of applications with filters in allow users to soften wrinkles oradjustthe size and shape of their facial features.A.to buildB.buildingC.builtD.having been built12.The car's has improved a lot since a new engine has been applied to it.A.appearanceB.characterC.performanceD.substance13.With my father's guidance and encouragement,I learned how to ride a bike I knewit.A.whenB.until C,as D.before14.Lily wants to read this science fiction as well,so when you ,please give it to her.A.have finishedB.will finishC.are finishingD.finished15.What is most extraordinary about the complex structures of Maya civilization isthey were built without the use of wheels,metal tools or even animal power. A.why B.how C,where D,when第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2024届山东烟台高三下学期高考英语学情调研试卷（二模）一、阅读理解1、 A The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show is upon us and we've chosen four most functional- seeming ones to share with you.A desk bike to charge your phone Combining the health benefits of a pedal （脚踏） desk with the energy savings of a body- powered phone charger, Ampera Bike seems ideally suited for office multitaskers. A half-hour of pedaling can charge the average phone about 50 percent. The bike, small and unnoticeable enough for a home office, allows workers to finish the same tasks moving as they did sitting still.Walking assist robot For many, walking is a challenge because of aging, illness or muscle weakness. That's why WIM, a robotic assist device tied around your waist and legs, was created. It reduces the energy needed to walk by 20 percent, potentially enabling walkers to go farther and feel less tired. The entire device weighs 3 pounds and folds up to the size of a purse. WIM can also be used in an exercise mode, providing resistance similar to walking in water and targeting specific muscles.A mental health mirror How do you feel when looking in the mirror in the morning? BMind Smart Mirror can take one look, use AI and natural language processing to analyze your expressions and gestures, tell your moods and then offer "personalized mental health coaching" to help. This technology that can monitor for health changes has the potential of improving the quality of millions of lives. Targeted hearing device People with hearing loss have difficulty listening to a specific voice in a noisy ce. OrCam Hear addresses this issue with a system of earphones and an AI-powered app. The app samples voices and creates speaker profiles, which then allows users to select their wanted voice and deaden other ones, making a game-changing experience for hearing aids in general.(1) What is special about Ampera Bike?A. It's handy to carry about.B. It charges phones with batteries.C. It integrates fitness with energy supply.D. It's an economical form of transportation.(2) Which of the following devices may read your thoughts?A. Ampera BikeB. WIMC. BMind Smart Mirror.D. OrCam Hear.(3) How does OrCam Hear favor the hearing-disabled?A. By restoring damaged hearing.B. By screening out undesired sounds.C. By boosting the volume of hearing aids.D. By turning unclear voices into words.2、B Chaudhary weaves （编织） together lengths of rope and grass collected from the nearby riverbank in her village, skillfully shaping the materials into a gift box while instructing a group of women to follow suit. The ropes being used were once the lifeline for mountain climbers tackling Nepal's mountains and were then cast away. Diverse measures to remove such discarded materials have rocketed since 2019, when the government launched Clean Mountain Campaign. round 140, 000 tons of waste were collected on Mt. Everest alone, which were handled accordingly, either securely buried or recycled. Some waste is now finding fresh life, transformed by skilled hands like Chaudhary's into items to sell, thanks to an initiative led by Acharya, an owner of a waste processing business and an advocate for sustainable waste management. She has been working with the cleaning campaign, aiming at mountains like Mt. Everest. "Metal waste goes through the recycling process, but we weren't capable of recycling these ropes and cooking gas cans, " Acharya says. It didn't occur to her that the waste which couldn't be recycled could be reused until she met Rai at an art exhibition and a solution emerged. Rai, a businessman dealing in craftworks, helped connect Acharya with Chaudhary and her team of craftswomen in hopes of unlocking the economic value of the mountain waste. With flexible hours, the project gives the craftswomen an opportunity to earn money even as they maintain their household responsibilities. "While this seems insignificant compared to waste in the mountains, it's a start. We can't supply sufficient raw materials with waste sorting and cleaning processes taking plenty of time and money, " Acharya says, desperate to expand the program to involve more women and treat more waste. Butprogress has been slow. "We need investment to mechanize the cleaning and processing of waste in the initial phase to provide the crafting team with enough materials to meet their demand, " she adds.(1) What were the ropes mentioned in paragraph 2 initially intended as?A. Tools for tying up weeds.B. Villagers' basic necessities of life.C. Raw materials for unique artworks.D. Life-saving devices for mountaineers.(2) What inspired Acharya's resolution of non-recyclable waste?A. A journey to the rural area.B. An encounter with a trader.C. Information from a product launch.D. Attendance at an academic conference.(3) What does Acharya expect to do based on the last paragraph?A. Train more senior technicians.B. Obtain a better reputation.C. Drop waste washing procedures.D. Bring in advanced equipment.(4) What is the best title for the text?A. Chaudhary: An Eco-Minded Folk ArtistB. Nepali Women Are Turning Garbage into CraftsC. Clean Mountain Campaign Has Already Taken EffectD. A Headache: Mt. Everest Is Heavily Littered with Waste3、C Do you know cultivated meat? Typically, making this sort of meat starts with cells from domestic animals. The cells are grown in bioreactors full of nutrient-rich liquid, and then harvested, and eventually become products such as steak or chicken. In a homely kitchen of Eat Just, a startup, a slice of such meat was fried and then served with peppers. The first mouthful of it was extraordinary because the meat was grown in a lab, rather than on an animal. Meanwhile, it was also dull, because the texture, taste, look and smell of the meat was almost identical to that of chicken. In June, Eat Just and Upside Foods became the first two companies to win regulatory approval to sell cultivated meat in America. A handful of other firms are trying to bring cultivated meat to market. But the hope is fading owing to continued high costs and troubles with mass production. The UN reports meat and dairy production already accounts for 12% of humanity's greenhouse-gas emissions. Demand for meat is skyrocketing among the growing middle classes of Africa and Asia. Lab-grown meat could help meet that demand without the world breaking its carbon budget. By contrast, two-fifths of Americans claim to restrict their meat consumption either for ethical（伦理的） reasons or environmental ones. Lab-grown meat may seem less ethically worrisome than eating animals. And the early success of plant-based meat alternatives gave investors hope. Beyond Meat, one such firm, went public in 2019, and saw its value shoot to ＄14 billion. Though lab-grown meat offers an alternative to farm-grown meat, questions have been raised about how climate-friendly it can be. A study published earlier this year found that in some circumstances cultivated meat could be more polluting than the conventional stuff because the bioreactor is in great need of power to control its temperature. Consequently, only if renewable energy is used in the production process will cultivated meat cut the carbon footprint of the meat industry. Whether this effort can make lab-grown meat attractive and cheap enough to attract consumers remains to be seen.(1) What does the author focus on concerning cultivated meat in paragraph 1?A. Its characteristics.B. Its health benefits.C. Its cooking methods.D. Its similarities to artificial meat.(2) What can we infer from paragraph 3?A. Most Americans skip meat.B. Asians prefer lab-grown meat.C. Beyond Meat is facing financial collapse.D. Lab-grown meat may have a vast consumer market.(3) In which aspect does the cultivated-meat industry damage the environment?A. Poisonous chemical leaks.B. Land occupation.C. Greenhouse-gas emissions.D. Water consumption.(4) What's the author's attitude to lab-grown meat?A. Opposed.B. Favorable.C. Uncaring.D. Reserved.4、D You may well remember the last time you made a fool of yourself when asked a question in front of the entire class or when you felt you stood out, either positively, like scoring a perfect goal in a soccer game, or negatively, like wearing a piece of clothing that made you look entirely out of place. These situations differ greatly, but one thing is for sure: in none of them did people pay attention to you to the extent that you might have thought they did. We estimate our own significance from our perspective, colored by the fact that we are all the center of our own universes, which is the noted "egocentric bias", represented by the spotlight effect. A study conducted by Tom Gilovich and other researchers found the participants greatly overestimated the number of people who might have noticed an embarrassing T-shirt they were wearing. But when required to view a recording of a third person wearing an embarrassing T-shirt, they got the estimate of the number of people who noticed it nearly right. What seems to shift the memorability of the T-shirt in our eyes, then, is us. The spotlight effect doesn't apply merely to appearance but to actions. In another part of the same study, the student participants similarly overestimated how much importance their classmates in a group discussion attached to their performance. Having an accurate idea of how much our performance matters to other people is vital. Overestimating how impressed our classmates are with our positive performance can cause us to have a ballooning sense of self-importance. Yet understanding fewer people than we realize actually care about our negative performance or errors can be incredibly freeing. If we continuously fall into the trap of the spotlight effect, it may harm our mental health. We may respond with inaction to opportunities we want to participate in based on a mistaken assumption that others will analyze and judge us for them. The comforting truth is that just reminding ourselves of the fact that others almost never notice us as much as we think they do can be enough to counteract the spotlight effect.(1) What occasions are mentioned in paragraph 1?A. When you are judged.B. When you feel noticed.C. Highlights of your life.D. Your embarrassing moments.(2) Why did researchers ask participants to watch a third person in an embarrassing T-shirt?A. To make a comparison.B. To apply the spotlight effect.C. To stress the essence of evaluation.D. To analyze external factors' effect on thinking.(3) If we perform poorly, insight into the spotlight effect may make usA. gain respectB. feel liberatedC. take pride in ourselvesD. break down mentally(4) What does the underlined word "counteract" mean in the last paragraph?A. Act out.B. Find fault with.C. Cancel out.D. Take notice of.二、七选五5、 Having dragged everything I owned halfway across the country, I reached my university a complete fresher. 1 Noisy and busy, it felt somewhat overwhelming. Soon I realized everyone was just as anxious about the idea of starting the next chapter in life. But I wouldn't exchange my university experience for anything. The only thing I wished I had done is a proper exploration in advance of the maddening first day. So I hope to share something you should know before your arrival at university. 2 The first point I'd like to make is that you're in charge of your degree. Outside of your scheduled lectures, you're the one who determines whether to carry on studying or to spend the restof your day relaxing. 3 Are you going to be the student starting their assignment weeks beforehand, or the one pulling an all-nighter before a 10 am deadline? Multiplicity is everywhere. University is where you'll meet people from all over the world. Our eyes begin to widen to distinctive cultures, values, and morals around us. 4 So, whoever is there can fit in. Remember going to university isn't just about studying, but you have to learn to balance your work and life. Every university has sports teams, societies and voluntary activities to get involved with. Every university has a Students' Union, where your voice comes in. 5 Some universities even offer job opportunities in bars, shops and food outlets. Bothersome as your early university life may be, it'll be incredible once you find your feet.(1)A. I'd done zero research about it.B. Every choice made is up to you.C. Why not make up for your lost youth?D. Every university is both inclusive and diverse.E. It may ease you into a most significant change of life.F. And your feedback can positively affect your university.G. I had carried out an in-depth study of multiple universities.(2)A. I'd done zero research about it.B. Every choice made is up to you.C. Why not make up for your lost youth?D. Every university is both inclusive and diverse.E. It may ease you into a most significant change of life.F. And your feedback can positively affect your university.G. I had carried out an in-depth study of multiple universities.(3)A. I'd done zero research about it.B. Every choice made is up to you.C. Why not make up for your lost youth?D. Every university is both inclusive and diverse.E. It may ease you into a most significant change of life.F. And your feedback can positively affect your university.G. I had carried out an in-depth study of multiple universities.(4)A. I'd done zero research about it.B. Every choice made is up to you.C. Why not make up for your lost youth?D. Every university is both inclusive and diverse.E. It may ease you into a most significant change of life.F. And your feedback can positively affect your university.G. I had carried out an in-depth study of multiple universities.(5)A. I'd done zero research about it.B. Every choice made is up to you.C. Why not make up for your lost youth?D. Every university is both inclusive and diverse.E. It may ease you into a most significant change of life.F. And your feedback can positively affect your university.G. I had carried out an in-depth study of multiple universities.三、完形填空6、 In the community of Mudgeeraba, a remarkable story has occurred, displaying a more connected society. Living far from her own family and with her husband having no parents left, Nina, a new mom, was feeling the weight of 1 in her motherhood journey. Nina found herself 2 not just for company, but for a unique form of cross-generational 3 . So she determined to takea 4 step. Nina put out a heartfelt 5 in her community for an "adoptive grandma" for herself and her baby Millie. The outpouring of support was nothing short of 6 . Among the sea of 7 , 61-year-old Christine, a resident in the same suburb as Nina, emerged as the perfect 8 . Desperatefor a grandchild of her own, Christine was seeking for a 9 for filling the emptiness left bythe 10 of grandchildren in her life. Since their initial meeting six months ago, Christine has lovingly 11 the role of Grandma Christine to little Millie, to whom she 12 she has an unlimited supply of love to give. The newfound relationship goes beyond just a 13 , with weekly park walks and play dates becoming precious moments for both Nina and Christine. The unexpected 14 rooted in a simple act of reaching out has not only provided Nina with the care and wisdom of the older generation, dramatically 15 her tension after giving birth, but offered Christine a sense of purpose and connection in her later years.(1)A. mistrustB. interventionC. prejudiceD. loneliness(2)A. answeringB. longingC. preparingD. arranging(3)A. assistanceB. promiseC. respectD. recognition(4)A. debatableB. familiarC. courageousD. generous(5)A. statementB. optionC. proposalD. request(6)A. unappealingB. convincingC. heartwarmingD. confusing(7)A. commentsB. responseC. discussionsD. investigations(8)A. professionalB. relativeC. employerD. match(9)A. channelB. babysitterC. witnessD. standard(10)A. departureB. affectionC. absenceD. objection(11)A. reflected uponB. taken onC. set asideD. applied for(12)A. worriesB. remembersC. deniesD. feels(13)A. limitB. titleC. messageD. prize(14)A. discoveryB. adventureC. bondD. reunion(15)A. releasingB. exposingC. encouragingD. illustrating四、语法填空7、 Shuttlecock （毽子） kicking is a traditional popular folk game, (date) as far back as the Han Dynasty. The fun game gained popularity during the Tang Dynasty, when (store) specializing in the shuttlecock business appeared. In the Qing Dynasty, shuttlecock kicking reached its peak in terms of both making techniques and kicking skills. To make a feather shuttlecock, a piece of cloth wrapped around a coin (need). Through the coin hole you can stick some feathers, function is to delay the rising and falling of the shuttlecock. There (be) a great number of variations in styles and methods of kicking. With one leg fixed on the ground, the shuttlecock is kicked by the inner ankle of other. Some other styles include kicking the shuttlecock backwards and forwards between two people. Those who advance to a high level of mastery can perform some actions that are (fair) wonderful. The challenge of the increasingly difficult levels of shuttlecock kicking has made it a popular and timeless game among Chinese children. Playing with shuttlecocks is (benefit) to health. When people are kicking shuttlecocks, various parts of the body need to work together, which enhances balance capabilities and physical flexibility and helps them strengthen their legs. Besides, shuttlecock kicking isconvenient (play). It can be practiced just about anywhere and anytime. Since the establishment of the Chinese Shuttlecock Kicking Association in 1987, the national shuttlecock kicking tournament has been held annually, appealing people of all ages.五、书面表达8、假定你是某国际学校文艺部部长李华，学校决定在校园文化节上举办“学生唐装秀”活动，现征召模特。

2024届浙江省杭州市高三下学期高考英语模拟试题（二模）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第1节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)第2节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.When did the man visit the National Park?st September.st December.C.This July.2.What does the woman think of Olivia?A.She is quiet.B.She is sociable.C.She is talkative.3.What will the man do this Tuesday?A.Attend an interview.B.Meet his doctor.C.Deliver a speech.4.What is the man's chief consideration in choosing the cottage?A.Its location.B.Its comfort.C.Its facilities.5.Where did the conversation probably take place?A.At the airport,B.In the office.C.At the hotel.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

韶关市2024届高三综合测试(二)英语（答案在最后）本试卷共10页，卷面满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、学校和班级填写在答题卡指定的位置上。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

写在本试卷上无效。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AThe cuisine that marks Christmas is as diverse as the people feasting on it.Here’s a look at how the locals celebrate Christmas through cuisine in their countries,which will give you a glimpse of the celebrations.EnglandThe real festivities start on Christmas morning with champagne and smoked salmon.After the King’s or Queen’s annual Christmas speech,it’s time for the main meal,typically including a turkey or roast beef accompanied by various side dishes.FranceThe French celebrate their Christmas Eve with a lavish meal,with seafood served first.The main course usually consists of a rooster that’s renowned for its tenderness.Fine red wine from Burgundy can’t be missed of course.ItalySimilar to France,Italians celebrate Christmas on the eve.The locals typically attend midnight Mass and then indulge in a lavish meal before heading to church.For the main course,northern Italians often have stuffed turkey, while those in seaside areas may feast on a large baked sea bass accompanied by roasted potatoes and vegetables.GreeceAfter attending an early morning holy communion in church on Christmas,Greeks go home for an all-day eating gathering.Families gather around the fireplace,feasting on a special w heat bread only made at ter,the main course may include roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts.21.What activity distinguishes England in Christmas celebration?A.The seafood-themed dinner.B.The yearly Royal address.C.The religious ceremony.D.The main course featuring turkey.22.To experience the religious atmosphere,you’d better spend Christmas in______.A.France and Italy.B.England and France.C.England and Greece.D.Italy and Greece.23.From which column of the magazine is the passage probably from?A.Religion and culture.B.Diet and health.C.Festival and tradition.D.Sports and fitness.BFor nearly two decades,a thin,sun-burnt postal worker could frequently be seen carrying packages along a dangcrous mountain trail in the Taihang Mountains.The10-kilometer-long route,which is between20centimeters and1meter wide,is known as the“cat road”by locals,meaning that it is so dangerous that only cats could walk on it.Whereas,Zhao Yuefang,a postal worker in Ewu township in Huguan county,Shanxi province,had to walk the route every day to deliver mail.Every day at the crack of dawn,he would start his journey along the“cat road”.From picking up the day’s post to delivering it to villagers and returning along the same route,it took Zhao four days.During rainy and snowy seasons,the mountain road,part of which hugs the cliffs,would become slippery and dangerous.One day in the winter of2003,the“cat road”was covered in thick snow and he slipped off the trail.Fortunately,he was able to stop his sharp descent by grabbing a tree branch and slowly managed to climb to safety.By2012,Zhao had walked more than300,000km and delivered over800,000pieces of mail.Born and raised in the deep mountains,Zhao truly understands the significance of mail deliveries to villagers.“They depend on the mail to keep in touch with the outside world,”he said.“Their sheer joy written on their face while receiving any post struck me,”he added.In2012,a67-km-long tourist highway was built and gone were those days when Zhao risked his life to walk on the“cat road”.But Zhao was even busier than before.“The number of packages I handle daily now exceeds the number I used to deal with in the past,”said Zhao,adding that villagers are turning to online shopping and ordering more and more goods by post.24.Why is the mountain trail referred to as“cat road”?A.It’s shaped like a cat.B.It’s intended for cats.C.It is too narrow and risky.D.It rains cats and dogs there.25.What does the word“descent”in paragraph3mean?A.Fall.B.Pain.C.Turn.nding.26.According to the passage,which words can best describe Zhao?A.Persistent and dedicated.B.Diligent and ambitious.C.Considerate and confident.D.Courageous and generous.27.What has always motivated Zhao’s enthusiasm for his job?A.The villagers’respect for him.B.His being born and raised there.C.Today’s huge number of the packages.D.The value of the deliveries to the localsCIs life a story or a game?Answers may vary from one to another.Over the course of life,we find things to love and commit to—a job,a partner or a community.At times,we struggle to learn from our misfortunes to grow in wisdom,kindness and grace.Will Storr,a writer whose work I admire,says this story version of life is a misunderstanding.In his book The Status Game,he argues that human beings are deeply driven by status.Rather than about being liked or accepted,he writes,it’s about being better than others.“When people are obedient to us,offer respect,admiration or praise,that’s status.It feels good.”Life is a series of games,he adds.There’s the high school game of competing to be the popular kid.The lawyer game to make partner.The finance game to make the most money.The academic game for fame.The sports game to show that our team is the best.Even when we are trying to do good,Storr claims,we’re playing the“virtue game”to show we are morally superior to others.I think Storr is in danger of becoming one of those guys who ignore the noble desires of the human heart and the caring element in every friendship and family.The status-mad world that Storr describes is so loveless.In fact,gaming as a way of life is immature.Maturity means rising above the shallow desire—for status—that doesn’t really nourish us.It’s about cultivating the higher desires:the love of truth and learning;the inner pleasure the craftsman gets in his work,which is not about popularity,and the desire for a good and meaningful life that inspires people to practise daily acts of generosity.How do people gradually learn to cultivate these higher motivations?To answer that,I’d have to tell you a story.28.What lies in the core of Will Storr’s opinion about life?A.The pride in one’s virtue.B.The pursuit of superiority.C.The desire for acceptance.D.The motivation by wealth.29.What can be viewed as higher motivations in the text?A.Love and inspiration.B.Maturity and desire.mitment and kindness.D.Friendship and popularity.30.What’s the main purpose of the passage?A.To correct an attitude.B.To compare two values.C.To explain two arguments.D.To criticize a viewpoint.31.What story do you think the author will tell next?A.A king’s-comeback story.B.A rags-to-riches story.C.A Yuan Longping-style story.D.An overnight-success story.DWould a person born blind,who has learned to distinguish objects by touch,be able to recognize them purely by sight if he regained the ability to see?The question,known as Mołyneux’s problem,is about whether the human mind has a built-in concept of shapes that is so inborn that a blind person could immediately recognize an object with restored vision.Alternatively,the concepts of shapes are not inborn but have to be learned by exploring an object through sight,touch and other senses.After their attempt to test it in blind children failed,Lars Chittka of Queen Mary University of London and histeam carried out another experiment on bumblebees.To test whether bumblebees can form an internal representation of objects,they first trained the insects to distinguish globes from cubes using a sugar reward.The bees were first trained in the light,where they could see but not touch the objects.Then they were tested in the dark,where they could touch but not see the items.The researchers found that the insects spent more time in contact with the shape they had been trained to associate with the sugar reward,even though they had to rely on touch rather than sight to distinguish the objects.The researchers also did the opposite test with untrained bumblebees,first teaching them with rewards in the dark and then testing them in the light.Again,the bees were able to recognize the shape associated with the sugar reward, though they had to rely on sight rather than touch in the test.In short,bees have solved Molyneux’s problem because the fact suggests that they can picture object features and access them through sight or touch.However,some experts express their warnings against the result.Jonathan Birch,a philosopher of science, cautions that the bees may have had prior experience associating visual and tactile(触觉)information about straight edges and curved surfaces in their nests.32.What is Molyneux’s problem about?A.Whether mankind’s sense of touch outweighs sight.B.Whether mankind’s idea of shape is inborn or learned.C.Whether blind people can identify the shape of an item.D.Whether the blind can regain their sense of touch after recovery.33.How did Lars Chittka and his colleagues try to figure out Molyneux’s problem?A.By experimenting on blind children.B.By conducting controlled experiments.C.By rewarding bumblebees with sugar.D.By observing bumblebees in their nests.34.What is Jonathan Birch’s attitude towards the conclusion of the bee experiments?A.Skeptical.B.Supportive.C.Dismissive.D.Ambiguous.35.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A.Scientists Found Senses MatterB.Visual-Tactile Puzzle Has Been SolvedC.Experiments Will Help the Blind Regain SightD.Bumblebees May Help Solve Molyneux’s Problem第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

2024年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（模拟）英语2024.5本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分120分。

考试用时100分钟。

注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

APet HotelsWhere to Board Your Pet During the Holiday?Here are a few comfortable pet hotels for you.Search for Pet Hotels in our app to find these listings on a map that have spaces available for the upcoming holidays.Remember to show your vaccination records in case pets are rejected.B&M pet HotelPrice per day:A cat,15dollars.Dog boarding rooms,from28to68dollars.Booking:Contact Golden Chen via call or WeChat(GoldenChen68)Animals allowed:Also welcomes rabbits,turtles,guinea pigs and more.Services:Dog training,and four daily walks for dogs.Someone’s PetPrice per day:A dog,from23to60dollars according to size.It is18dollars per cat,with an additional charge of 10dollars for each additional cat.Booking:Call150****6785/189****1594.Animals allowed:Both cats and dogs are welcome.Services:washing,grooming and pet beauty.Pet Bamboo MansionPrice per day:A cat,20dollars.For dogs,56dollars.Booking:Call135****1908or contact Buddy Dog via WeChat.Animals-allowed:Accommodate both cats and dogs.Services:For dogs,there are three walks per day,and swimming facilities.Offer a20-40%discount for reserving them,in advance.Cozy pet TownPrice per day:A cat,14dollars.A dog,ranging from20to34dollars depending on size.Booking:Add the owner on WeChat(CozyPetTown)Animals allowed:Only cats and dogsServices:Swimming,training,grooming.1.Which hotel offers the lowest price for three cats per day?A.B&M Pet Hotel.B.Someone’s Pet.C.Pet Bamboo Mansion.D.Cozy Pet Town.2.What is special about Pet Bamboo Mansion?A.It requires contact via call and WeChat.B.It has various rooms for dogs based on size.C.It offers dog walking and swimming facilities.D.It provides a preferential price for early booking.3.What do pet owners do to book a room at Cozy Pet Town?A.Call the owner directly.B.Visit the hotel in person.C.Contact the owner via WeChat.D.Book through the Pet Hotels app.BBill Bryson’s phenomenally popular books are a great success of amateur enthusiasm over scholarly expertise.In the highly reviewed Shakespeare(2007),he raced us through the playwright’s life and works in222pages;A Short History of Nearly Everything(2003)was his624-page analysis of“everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilisation”—and it remains the best-selling science book of the21st century so far.Can he make it again with A Really Short Journey Through the Body,which promises us a“head to toe”tour in138pages?In his books for adult readers,Bryson’s success has lain in an ability to turn vast,complex subjects into an easy and pleasant narrative,filled with tiny facts and odd stories.His latest book,which follows his adult title The Body (2020),is aimed at children as young as eight,for whom this proven writing style works well.“No doubt about it,the human body is a truly remarkable thing,”Bryson writes,and it’s the remarkable facts that interest him the most.Did you know that you blink14,000times a day?Or that it takes seven billion billion billion atoms to make you?And that if you formed all your DNA into a single line,it would reach10billion miles across the solar system?Fresh doctors might find some of the entries frustratingly brief.The tongue,for example,receives only a paragraph,while,a chapter,entitled‘Poo and Farts’,is relatively detailed:“In your life,you’ll probably poo the weight of5cars but you’ll have eaten the weight of60.So that’s not a terrible result.”Biology books can be heavy weather;but Bryson’s skill,as ever,is to turn the story of the human body into a thoroughly digestible read.4.What do Bryson’s latest book and The Body(2020)have in common?A.They are easy to read.B.They are both about physics.C.They are intended for adults.D.They are both best-selling books.5.What is the purpose of Paragraph3?A.To analyze the structure of the book.B.To illustrate the attraction of the book.C.To show the scientific value of the book.D.To display the main contents of the book.6.What does the underlined phrase“heavy weather”mean in the last paragraph?A.Packed with facts.B.Weather-related.C.Hard to understand.D.Popular and readable.7.What is the text?A.An introduction to a book.B.An essay on biology.C.A news report on science.D.A biography of a writer.CStrategically adding weak points along microscopic chains called polymers(高分子聚合物)actually makes them harder to tear,researchers report in the June23Science.Polymers are used in car tires,and therefore the findings could help reduce plastic pollution as tires wear down over time.When tires rub against the road,they drop microplastics of rubber and plastic polymers,which pollute waterways and air.Every year,tires release an estimated6million metric tons of these microplastics into environment.Stronger polymers that break apart less easily could limit the amount of particles shed annually.To make such tough materials,Stephen Craig,a chemist at Duke University,and colleagues added molecules called cross-linkers to the polymers.These cross-linkers connected these polymer chains to their many neighbors,and they were specifically designed to break apart easily.At the microscopic scale,the polymers act like a tangle(乱团)of spaghetti with the cross-linkers holding them all together and helping them keep their shape,says Craig’s collaborator Shu Wang,a chemist at MIT.When the team stretched the polymer spaghetti,the individual cross-linkers broke easily, as expected.But the larger tangle material required more force to break than they expected.The secret to the increased toughness lies in the path the tear has to take,Craig says.The tear goes through the easy-to-break cross-linkers rather than through the tougher polymer chains.Each broken connection follows the path of least resistance but avoiding the long polymer chains means breaking many cross-linkers,which requires more stretching force overall.This isn’t the first time researchers have used weak connectors to make polymers stronger.But unlike in similar materials,the increased toughness doesn’t come at the expense of other beneficial properties like stiffness(风度). Craig says he hopes the findings will help extend the lifetimes of car tires and plastics,potentially limiting annual microplastic pollution.8.What benefit does the new material bring?A.It meets the road standard.B.It weakens plastic polymers.C.It releases less microplastics.D.It reduces the cost of car tires.9.What can we know about the tangle material?A.It follows the pattern of spaghetti.B.It is designed to fall apart easily.C.The polymers help keep its shape.D.The larger tangle is harder to break.10.What is the primary factor that contributes to the increased toughness?A.The weakness of the cross-linker.B.The strength of the polymer chains.C.The number of the cross-linkers used.D.The path the tear takes through the material.11.What can we learn about the finding?A.It initially uses weak connectors.B.It sacrifices stiffness for toughness.C.It lengthens the lifespan of car tires.D.It removes annual microplastic pollution.DEver feel disconnected during a stressful event?That could be your brain protecting you.During traumatic(痛苦的)situations,people might experience an unexpected wave of emotional indifference or feel like they’ve separated from reality and are having an out-of-body experience.These symptoms of disconnect describe dissociation,a defense mechanism that separates threatening feelings and ideas from the rest of someone’s mind.But why do our minds sometimes dissociate when we’re experiencing stressful events?Typically,the sympathetic nervous system,which is responsible for our“fight or flight”response,activates when a person is in upcoming physical danger.Mammals,including humans,evolved to have this response,as it pushes them to survive by fighting or escaping from danger.Dissociation is another way the nervous system is ready to respond to trauma when fight or flight appears to be too dangerous or impossible.Dissociation can protect someone in the moment so that they are mentally separated from a situation causing physical pain,emotional pain or both.Oftentimes,victims of abuse report dissociation during the event or having foggy memories of an event after the fact due to dissociation.Nevertheless,problems can arise if people continue to dissociate even once they’re separated from the intense trauma,as opposed to relying on other coping mechanisms,for example,help from a professional.Many people who continue to dissociate often struggle with daily stress,like meeting work deadlines or speaking with peers.Many feel disconnected in their relationships and may find themselves unconcentrated during what used to be usual interactions or tasks.But the goal of addressing long-term dissociation isn’t to do away with it.After all,it can be a useful strategy to help survive a dangerous situation.But memories of the traumatic event are often disruptive and painful,so having some distance from that could mean a better quality of life after the trauma.12.What is the main idea of Paragraph1?A.It defines what dissociation is.B.It emphasizes the value of dissociation.C.It lists different symptoms of disconnect.D.It explains why we experience stressful events.13.How does dissociation work on victims of abuse?A.By erasing their memories.B.By getting rid of their emotional pain.C.By protecting victims from physical pain.D.By distancing the victims mentally from the reality.14.What might happen if people continue to dissociate?A.Failing to focus on tasks.B.Meeting work deadlines.C.Having a better quality of life.D.Relying on other coping mechanisms.15.Which of the following might the author agree with?A.Traumatic events are avoidable.B.Dissociation needs to be handled properly.C.People’s well-being is based on the distance.D.There’re enough coping strategies for traumas.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

宁波市2023学年第二学期高考与选考模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

ABritish cinema boasts a rich diversity of films that weave appealing narratives with stunning landscapes and fascinating characters. These films celebrate the diverse beauty and cultural heritage of Britain.Local HeroLocal Hero digs into the conflict between a giant US oil company and a remote Scottish village when the former plans to build a refinery. However, the exceptionally beautiful landscapes and the firm attitude of the villagers sway the company’s decision. The story has been a lasting appeal to audiences, even after over four decades.KesBritish director Ken Loach’s first triumph, Kes, describes the touching narrative of a young Yorkshire boy taking the journey of capturing and training an eagle. The film offers a rare description of Yorkshire, filled with a tender lens that celebrates its essence.The DigThe delightful counties surrounding London are vividly depicted in The Dig, set against the peaceful countryside of Suffolk before World War Ⅱ. Ralph Fiennes, a famous actor, plays the role of a self-taught archaeologist unearthing the mysteries of an Anglo-Saxon graveyard, adding to its fun.CalvaryIrish director Michael McDonagh’s films set in Ireland are undoubtedly attractive, often integrating Ireland’s picturesque scenery into the story. Among these, Calvary, stands out. It records the difficult and tiring journey of a moral priest, dealing with the evil forces within his area.21. Which of the following films will appeal to curious history lovers?A. The Dig.B. Local Hero.C. Kes.D. Calvary.22. What is the setting of the film Local Hero?A. A Yorkshire village.B. A remote Scottish village.C. The countryside of Suffolk.D. The Anglo-Saxon graveyard.23. What is the theme of the British films mentioned in the text?A. The moral dilemma of an Irish priest.B. The national and cultural heritage of Britain.C. The beauty and diversity of British landscapes and characters.D. The adventures of Yorkshire boys capturing and training eagles.【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C【解析】【导语】这是一篇应用文。

2023-2024学年北京市西城区高三下学期二模考试英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共14小题，共28分。

AMuseum ToursThere are many ways to visit SAAM and the Renwick Gallery and they’re all free!Gallery Tours for All Ages● Group ToursGroup tours are available by request for adult groups of eight or more. Choose from a variety of themes, including current special exhibitions. Request 3 to 4 weeks in advance.● Walk-in ToursWalk-in tours are sometimes available. Check with the Information Desk when you arrive. If a walk-in tour is scheduled for that day:SAAM walk-in tours start at 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. every day of the week and 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.Renwick walk-in tours start at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. every day except Sunday. There are no tours on Sundays.● Self-guided ToursSelf-guided tours using your smartphone are available throughout SAAM. Scan the QR codes to bring lots of information to your fingertips!Access ProgramsFree tours are available online and in our galleries at SAAM or the Renwick Gallery:–in American Sign Language (ASL);–for people with low vision;–for people with mental disorders and their care partners.There is no minimum group size for Access tours.School ToursWe welcome learners of all abilities and from all settings. School tours at SAAM and the Renwick Gallery are:–for kindergarten through college;–in line with national curriculum standards;–interactive and interdisciplinary.School tours last 60 minutes. Want more time in the galleries? Ask about additional activities. Request 4 to 6 weeks in advance.Virtual Programs● Online School Tours:–for 3rd grade through 12th grade;–in line with national curriculum standards;–40 to 60 minutes long.Request 4 to 6 weeks in advance.● Online Adult Tours:–available by request;–45 to 60 minutes long;–focus on a variety of themes, including highlights and special exhibitions;–interactive and conversational.Request 4 to 6 weeks in advance.1.If you want to take a walk-in tour, you can visit the SAAM Gallery at ______.A. 12:00 pm on MondayB. 4:30 pm on WednesdayC. 1:00 pm on SundayD. 3:30 pm on Tuesday2.What do we know about the Access Programs?A. Tours are available in English only.B. There is a minimum group size of 8 for Access tours.C. People with mental illness can visit the galleries with their care partners.D. People with poor sight cannot have access to the free tours in the galleries.3.From the passage, we can know ______.A. SAAM and the Renwick Gallery offer paid tours for adult groupsB. school tours are consistent with educational curriculum standardsC. requests for online tours should be made at least 3 weeks in advanceD. visitors can use smartphones to enjoy self-guided tours in Renwick GalleryBIn the state of Georgia, one farmer has made it his mission not only to feed the hungry but to help them grow their own food in their own backyard.“My main goal is to make sure that underserved communities that have been excluded or overlooked have access to locally grown food,” said Bobby Wilson, who operates the nonprofit Metro Atlanta Urban Farm. Since 2009, Wilson has taught thousands of people how to plant and grow their own vegetables and prepare meals with them, including onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, collard greens, squash, and eggplant.“Not only can you learn from my 35 years of doing this type of work,” Wilson said, “but you can learn from our community gardeners who are growing food in a natural way.”Wilson, the first college graduate in his family, worked with the University of Georgia for more than 20 years, bringing gardening education and programs to public housing complexes, schools and churches throughout Metro Atlanta. Through his work, he saw a great need for fresh, healthy food in low-income urban communities.When he retired in 2009, he used a portion of his retirement savings to purchase the farm and help fill the gap.“I saw the need,” Wilson said. “Plus, when you retire, you should do something you really enjoy.”He estimates with the rising price of food, people could save thousands yearly by growing their own fruits and vegetables. He also points out the health benefits that fresh produce brings.Millions of households in the US are struggling to feed their families. And this is what motivates Wilson’s efforts.“When small and disadvantaged farmers didn’t have the avenue to get rid of that produce because people were not coming out to buy, we had an opportunity to help keep them alive,” Wilson said. “We were buying food from African American farmers who did not have outlets and giving it away.”Wilson continues to offer free food to those in need at a drive-through giveaway every week, where families can secure healthy produce.Over the years, Wilson says he has hosted a lot of students in grades K-12 for farm tours and agriculturalS.T.E.M. field trips. He works with farmers and gardeners of all ages and skill levels, from preschoolers to seniors, to provide education and access to affordable produce.“ We’re more than just a farm,” he said. “We’re about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, because at the end of the day, I want my grandchildren to have it better than what I have it today.”4.Wilson started the Metro Atlanta Urban Farm mainly to ______.A. make a livingB. pursue his careerC. promote health awarenessD. help the communities5.We can learn from the passage that ______.A. Wilson’s farm has been around for over 30 yearsB. Wilson undertakes some educational initiatives at the farmC. some small and disadvantaged farmers joined Wilson’s farmD. thousands of students have attended Wilson’s classes on farming6.What does Wilson think of his farm?A. Underestimated.B. Unexpected.C. Imperfect.D. Promising.CWhen people hear “artificial intelligence,” many envision “big data.” There’s a reason for that: some of the most important AI breakthroughs in the past decade have relied on enormous data sets. But AI is not only about large data sets, and research in “small data” approaches has grown extensively over the past decade—with so-called transfer learning as an especially promising example. Also known as “fine-tuning,” transfer learning is helpful in settings where you have little data on the task of interest but abundant data on a related problem. The way it works is that you first train a model using a big data set and then retrain slightly using a smaller data set related to your specific problem.Research in transfer learning approaches has grown impressively over the past 10 years. In a new report for Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), we examined current and projected progress in scientific research across “small data” approaches. Our analysis found that transfer learning stands out as a category that has experienced the most consistent and highest research growth on average since 2010. This growth has even outpaced the larger and more established field of reinforcement learning, which in recent years has attracted widespread attention.Small data approaches such as transfer learning offer numerous advantages over more data-intensive methods. By enabling the use of AI with less data, they can bolster progress in areas where little or no data exist, such as in forecasting natural disasters that occur relatively rarely or in predicting the risk of disease for a population set that does not have digital health records.Another way of thinking about the value of transfer learning is in terms of generalization. A recurring challenge in the use of AI is that models need to “generalize” beyond their training data. Because transfer learning models work by transferring knowledge from one task to another, they are very helpful in improving generalization in the new task, even if only limited data were available.Moreover, by using pretrained models, transfer learning can speed up training time and could also reduce the amount of computational resources needed to train algorithms (算法). This efficiency is significant, considering that the process of training one large neural (神经系统的) network requires considerable energy.Despite the growth in research, transfer learning has received relatively little visibility. The existence of techniques such as transfer learning does not seem to have reached the awareness of the broader space of policy makers and business leaders in positions of making important decisions about AI funding and adoption. By acknowledging the success of small data techniques like transfer learning—and distributing resources to support their widespread use—we can help overcome some of the common misconceptions regarding the role of data in AI and facilitate innovation in new directions.7.What does the underlined word “bolster” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Promote.B. Seek.C. Track.D. Monitor.8.In which of the following settings can transfer learning be best applied?A. Predicting the frequency of floods in Amazon rainforest.B. Designing a program that can read handwritten documents.C. Forecasting the number of people infected with an unknown illness.D. Predicting house prices based on basic features like area and location.9.What is the writer’s attitude towards transfer learning?A. Doubtful.B. Optimistic.C. Critical.D. Unconcerned.10.Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Transfer Learning: Where Does It Best Fit?B. Small Data Are Also Crucial for Advancing AIC. Transfer Learning Powers Technological AdvancesD. Big Data vs. Small Data: Which Is the Future of AI?DCan you imagine getting a major dental procedure without novocaine (一种麻醉药)? A scientist colleague of mine recently told me, rather than use it, he used a “focus in” meditation (冥想) technique to direct all of his attention to his mouth with as much calming equanimity as he could gather. Doing so transformed the pain for a few minutes.A stream of scientific articles suggests that there are benefits in turning toward discomfort or negative emotions with acceptance. In addition, all of us can gain from finding ways to cope with stress and suffering—particularly when larger circumstances are beyond our control. As a researcher who has studied meditation for more than 20 years, I believe that the cultivation of equanimity can help.It’s important to first define the idea of turning toward discomfort. I’m not advocating for people to put themselves in dangerous positions. But when we push ourselves into challenging or embarrassing situations, much like trainers who push athletes just past their comfort zone to make gains, learning often happens.My own research indicates that meditation provides an ideal way to practice turning toward discomfort—particularly when it trains up one’s equanimity. In my laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University, we conducted several clinical trials on developing equanimity during mindfulness meditation training. This approach includes guided meditation exercises such as using a matter-of-fact voice to label uncomfortable feelings in the body or welcoming uncomfortable feelings by saying “yes” aloud each time a feeling is detected.We hired 153 stressed adults and offered them a mindfulness meditation training program with or without training in equanimity. Our equanimity skills training group had significantly better outcomes on several measures. After just 14 days of training, for example, the participants who learned equanimity skills had significantly lower biological stress responses when asked to deliver a difficult speech and solve math problems in front of experts in white lab coats. This group also had significantly lower blood pressure and stress levels. In the days after training, people introduced to equanimity exercises also reported significantly higher positive emotions and well-being throughout the day and more meaningful social interactions than participants who received mindfulness training without the equanimity component. It was as though developing equanimity had transformed their emotional reactivity to stress, helping them better appreciate and enjoy daily life’s many little positive experiences and making them more curious and open to connecting with others.We are expanding on this work in several ways—including through the development of an app that offers equanimity training on demand and with trials involving participants with stress-related gastrointestinal (胃肠的) disorders. Meanwhile other scientists are further exploring equanimity’s power. We are convinced we can each build our resilience (恢复力) on a personal level by cultivating greater acceptance of our experience—good or bad, painful or pleasant—in the present moment.11.What can be learned about equanimity?A. It is a state of mental calmness.B. It is a form of negative emotions.C. It is a replacement for novocaine.D. It is the result of mindfulness meditation.12.Which of the following is a good example of equanimity training?A. Ignoring discomfort totally.B. Detecting unusual behavior.C. Keeping emotions to oneself.D. Seeing negative feelings objectively.13.Paragraph 5 is written to show ______.A. the benefits of developing equanimityB. the procedure of mindfulness meditationC. the performances of two meditation training groupsD. the relationship between equanimity and well-being14.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Stress contributes to physical disorders.B. Pleasant experiences result in greater equanimity.C. People are likely to have easy access to equanimity training.D. Resilience can help people gain more acceptance of hardship.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

2024届河北省邯郸市高三下学期高考英语模拟试题（二模）一、阅读理解1、Four Festivals From Around The World It seems every country has its inviting events on the annual calendar. Here we’ve boiled down the options to add to your bucket list.Boryeong Mud Festival, Republic of Korea　The extensive beneficial qualities of the mud in Boryeong coastal region have prompted wellness-related lines, as well as an entire coastal festival. The festival celebrates the natural benefits of this precious resource with a dose of pops, beach fun and street food, drawing visitors from around the world to get messy and learn about the region’s resources.Rock Oyster Festival, England Rock Oyster Festival is a summer event on the Cornish coast. With musical performances from the huge names, the three day festival also showcases some of the best chefs and restaurants from around Cornwall as well as cooking demonstrations. Big shots in the food world like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Olia Hercules and Andi Oliver share their stories, while over at Mussel Beach, there’s a celebration of live fire cooking in all its glory.Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark Copenhagen Photo Festival showcases s international contemporary photography in a stunning, dramatic setting at the water’s edge. The Festival Centre and exhibition park are located in an urban coastal wilderness, formerly an industrial shipyard site. With the theme “Entanglement” for the 2024 edition of the festival, it encourages people to think relations on all the ways we are co-dependently connected.Noosa Festival of Surfing, Australia Noosa is an iconic surf spot on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Big waves crash on to the sunny and expansive beaches, backed by bars, cafes and the Noosa National Park. The annual festival is a homage to global surf culture and talent. Exhibitions, art shows and live music punctuate the moments between the actions on the water, while lighthearted activities such as dog surfing competitions accompany the more serious contests.【小题1】Which festival is most likely to appeal to people who are health-conscious?【小题2】What can you do on Rock Oyster Festival?【小题3】What do the four festivals have in common?2、A grey-headed flying fox is back gliding through the night after life-saving surgery on a broken wing. The female flying fox’s wing was badly injured when it was twisted in a net placed over fruit trees in Geelong, Victoria. It was rescued and taken to Werribee Open Range Zoo’s veterinary hospital where it needed two operations to repair the wing.Paul Eden, doctor of the hospital, said, “The flying fox was in a very serious condition when it arrived.” Flying foxes are highly dependent on their wings for many purposes. They can fly an astonishing 6,000 km in a year to search for food and pollinate a wide range of plants. They also use their wings to help capture insects, regulate body temperature and attract other flying foxes during mating season, So, it was extremely important that we did everything we could to help this animal make a full recovery. Vets operated to remove some of the flying fox’s damaged wing tissue and also gave it antibiotics(抗生素)and pain relief medication.Following the successful procedure, the flying fox was transferred to a wildlife carer to prepare it for release back into where it belonged. Dr Eden said, “It is very rewarding to see the flying fox recover fully and safely return home.” According to researchers from Werribee Open Range Zoo, flying foxes played a critical role in Australia’s ecosystem, not only for the survival of other native animals but also humans. Our ecosystem would be dramatically different without flying foxes.Dr Eden noted that there were some simple actions people could take to keep flying foxes safe, including reducing the risk of twisting by using nets with a size no bigger than 5 mm×5 mm when fully stretched over vegetable gardens or fruit trees. “If you encounter a flying fox that is sick or in distress, for the safety of everyone, don’t attempt to rescue the animal yourself. Instead, contact Wildlife Victoria who will send a trained officer to rescue the animal,” Dr Eden said.【小题1】How did the flying fox get injured in the wing?【小题2】What is paragraph 2 intended to do?【小题3】How will the flying fox be dealt with after recovery?【小题4】What did Dr Eden advise us to do while coming across an injured flying fox?3、A brown and dry lawn is not something many gardeners would boast about. But that is exactly the kind of yard competition organizers in Sweden were looking for when they launched the prize for the “World’s Ugliest Lawn”. People from around the world were invited to post pictures of their dehydrated(脱水的)grass to social media in a bid to win the uncertain honor.The intention, according to those behind the project, was to raise awareness of “saving water on a global scale by changing the norm for green lawns”. Lawns, which can require large amounts of water to maintain, are coming under increasing examination as climate change makes periods of drought more frequent and intense.The global initiative was launched on the official website for Gotland in Sweden. “Huge amounts of water are used to water lawns for aesthetics(美学). As the world gets warmer, lack of water in urban areas is projected to affect up to 2.4 billion people by 2050. By not watering lawns for aesthetic reasons, we can protect the availability of groundwater,” the competition organizers said. The unlikely title has been awarded to Kathleen Murray who lives in Sandford in Tasmania, Australia. According to the organizers, Murray’s lawn “boasts deep and dry divots created by three wild bandicoots(袋狸)and not one dust-covered decimeter is wasted on watering”. Murray said in the press release about her triumph, “I am terribly proud! I knew I would have my 5 minutes of fame, even if it was for having the ugliest lawn on the planet! I am now free of ever taking care of my lawn again.”A press release by the Gotland, office added, “For the planet and its declining stockpiles of life-giving liquid, thank you, Kathleen, as well as those naughty bandicoots damaging your lawn for the greater good.” Organizers added, “Gotland aims to show to Sweden and the world that sustainable behavior doesn’t have to be dull.”【小题1】What can we say about the yard competition organized in Sweden?【小题2】What is the purpose of this yard competition?【小题3】What does the underlined word “triumph” in paragraph 4 mean?【小题4】What can be the best title for the text?4、When patients are discharged(出院)from the hospital, effective summaries from doctors’ notes are essential to capture their health ‘status in the medical record. Whereas, most are filled with technical languages that are hard to understand and increase patients’ anxiety.To address the problem, researchers from New York University(NYU)Langone Health have been testing the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence(AI). It tries to develop likely options for the next word in any sentence’ based on’ how most people use words in context on the Internet. NYU Langone Health received access to the latest tool from a famous tech company to explore generative AI. One of the studies by the’ researchers published in JAMA Network Open, looked at how well the tool could convert(转换)the text in 50 patient discharge notes into patient-friendlylanguage. Specifically, generative AI made the discharge notes drop from 11th-grade reading level on average to a 6th-grade level.Two physicians were asked to review the AI discharge summary based on a 6th-grade level. The reviewing physicians awarded 54 percent of the AI-generated discharge notes the best-possible accuracy rating. They also found that 56 percent of notes created by AI were entirely complete. The result signified that even at the current performance level, providers of discharge notes would not have to make a single change in more than half of the AI summaries reviewed.“That more than half of the AI reports generated are accurate and complete is an amazing start,”said Jonah Zaretsky, associate chief of medicine at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. “Even at the current level of performance, which we expect to improve shortly, the achievement of the AI tool suggests that it can be taught to recognize subtleties(微妙之处).”Within the following years, the team expects to launch a pilot program to provide lay language discharge summaries that have been generated by AI and reviewed by physicians to patients on a larger scale.【小题1】What is generative AI used for by the researchers?【小题2】What is generative AI’s function based on?【小题3】Why were the two physicians asked to review the AI discharge summaries?【小题4】How did Jonah Zaretsky find the performance of AI in dealing with discharge summaries?5、What motivates you to work or study harder? Is it the thought of success and all the amazing things that you can achieve, or is it the fear of failure and worry about all the things that can go wrong for you? 【小题1】 But is one better than the other?A recent study looked at the effect of fear-based strategies on British secondary school students. It found that if a test is seen as important, and students are optimistic that they can succeed, then the fear of failure can be used successfully by teachers to motivate these learners. 【小题2】 In that case, it will in turn lead them to do worse on the test than they would have done otherwise. The study also found that if students are indifferent and don’t care about the test in the first place, then, unsurprisingly, the fear of failure is not likely to motivate them.Entrepreneurs often run the risk of failure. It’s a fact that many new companies will fail. But does this motivate or hold back business people? 【小题3】 The personal consequences of failure can be significant, and so founders may be motivated to work harder to avoid them. A study carried out on British and Canadian entrepreneurs found that fear of failure can improve problem solving, as people are motivated to anticipate and resolve potential issues. 【小题4】 However, the study also showed that it can lead to increased delay of work, as people focus too much on what they personally fear, rather than what would be best, for the business. If someone is less confident about their business ideas, then they may find their decision-making negatively affected by their fears.【小题5】 Fear can drive confident people to do better, but it can also expand our doubts and turn them into barriers.二、完形填空6、Asli Samanci, a food scientist, was driven by her childhood dream of becoming a scientist, leading her to pursue a career in food science. “It everything: biology, microbiology and chemistry all together,” Samancil said.With this passion, she established a company that health products made frompropolis(蜂胶), a natural substance produced by bees. Samanci’s dedication to is evident inevery step. of her product development process. “All products are by science,” Samanci said.The behind Samanci’s venture also lies in her son, who experienced frequent health issues during his early years. Upon a doctor’s recommendation, she propolis as a means to help strengthen her son’s immune system. However, not with the products on the market, Samanci worked with a beekeeper to craft the ideal solution for her son’s needs. Gradually, Samanci has made her specialized products to a broader range of consumers. Meanwhile, Samanci and: her beekeeping partners have witnessed a significant in the bee population, Recognizing that 80% of all plants rely on bees for pollination(授粉), this development has proved to contribute to nature. Samanci firmly believes in the concept of a win-win business model, where can make a positive impact on the environment. And she urges all entrepreneurs and scientists to find that . Samancisays, “To get something from nature in a(n) way, we urge more food scientists and agricultural scientists to join us. , nature will not give us anymore.”【小题1】【小题2】【小题3】【小题4】【小题5】【小题6】【小题7】【小题8】【小题9】【小题10】【小题11】【小题12】【小题13】【小题14】【小题15】三、语法填空7、阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

2024届湖南省高三下学期考前保温卷英语模拟试题（二模）一、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AEvery morning on the island of Oahu, students at Pu’öhala Elementary gather on a field as towering mountains watch them from the mist. Their day starts with songs in ‘ölelo Hawai’i, the islands’ native language, restating values of respect and justice that their teachers hope will guide them through their education, and throughout their lives.Like most kids their age, they’re not concerned about the significance of the language they’re learning. Still, they have a weighty responsibility: to receive the torch (火炬) and ensure the security of ‘ölelo Hawai’i for future generations.It was only 50 years ago that the language was on the edge of extinction. Though the situation is much improved, in many ways ‘ölelo Hawai’i is still on life support. Teachers say there’s a huge enthusiasm for school kids to learn the language, but as they grow up, they’re encouraged to focus on “more useful” subjects and use English, which are believed to assist them in achieving success in their work. In 2016, there were 18,610 Hawaiian speakers on the islands.“One hundred thousand is the approximate number of speakers needed to consider the language safe,” says Solomon, professor of Hawaiian language at University of Hawai’i at Manoa. “The idea is that there are enough people passing it on to the next generation, socializing their children to use the language in all domains of life, to express all thoughts and needs and desires.”Fortunately, the kids of Pu’öhala Elementary will take the responsibility to continue the work of the current young adults defending the language, expanding access to ‘ölelo Hawai’i in part through TikTok and Instagram, and making the language a practical skill in adulthood. These youth, along with those committed to recovering the language from previous generations, share their hopes for the better.1. What are the students at Pu’öhala Elementary expected to do?A. To figure out the value of life.B. To go out of the island of Oahu.C. To pass their native language down.D. To draw people’s attention to folk songs.2. What makes the students abandon ‘ölelo Hawai’i?A. Career development.B. The improved situation.C. Lack of enthusiasm.D. Little educational support.3. What is the current situation of ‘ölelo Hawai’i according to professor Solomon?A. It is used in all walks of life.B. It is considered a safe language.C. It demands more speakers to be safe.D. It has one hundred thousand speakers.4. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of ‘ölelo Hawai’i?A. Worried.B. Hopeful.C. Unclear.D. Reserved.BA professor at the University of South Florida recently published a paper she knew barely anyone would read. At least, not outside her field. The paper had to do with the impact of algae (海藻) blooms and depletion (退化) of coral reefs on the region’s tourism industry.The work of completing the paper was glum, says Heather O’Leary. It involved tracking visitors’ reactions to the environment on social media. “Part of the data for months was just reading posts: dead fish, dead fish, dead fish,” she recalled. “We were really thinking every day about the Gulf of Mexico and the waters that surround us, about those risks, and the risks to our coastal economy.”O’Leary wanted people to pay attention to her paper and raise their environmental awareness. But she couldn’t come up with any solutions. However, attending concerts at USF’s School of Music inspired and gladdened her. She reached out to its director of bands, Matthew McCutchen. “I’m studying climate change and what’s going down at the coral reefs,” he remembered her saying. “And I’ve got all this data from my paper and I’d like to know if there’s any way that we can turn it into music. So people can know about my paper.”Indeed there was. Composition professor Paul Reller worked with students to map pitch, rhythm and duration to the data. It came alive, O’Leary said, in ways it simply couldn’t be done on a spreadsheet.“My students were really excited to start thinking about how students from other majors, such as the music students, heard patterns that they did not normally hear in some of the repetitions,” she said. In this case, she said, the patterns revealed the economic impact of pollution on coastal Florida communities.With music, she added, “you can start to sense with different parts of your mind and your body that there are patterns happening and that they’re important.” “The world is going to see more andmore of these ‘wicked problems’, the ones that take multiple people with different types of training and background to solve.”Now, a group of professors and students are working to bring together music and the environment in related projects, such as an augmented (增强的) reality experience based on this composition. The group wants to spread awareness about the algae blooms, data literacy (数据认知) and environmental protection.5. What does the underlined word “glum” mean?A. Repetitive.B. Emotional.C. Routine.D. Miserable.6. What favor did Heather ask Matthew to offer?A. Turn her algae data into music.B. Find some music about coral reefs.C. Teach her some musical terms.D. Compose songs regarding climate change.7. What do patterns in Paul’s music reflect?A. The different types of training.B. The repetition of pitch and rhythm.C. The threat of pollution on the costal economy.D. The complex challenges of wicked problems.8. What role did Heather think music plays?A. Providing solutions to the algae problem.B. Exposing more wicked problems to the public.C. Showing the economic growth in coastal cities.D. Helping people experience the problems better.二、阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020年高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂在答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.How does the woman suggest going?A. By carB. By busC. On foot2. What is the woman?A. A nurseB. A doctorC. A receptionist3. What does the man think of his present apartment?A. It is old.B. It is noisy.C. It is expensive.4. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Buy a jacket.B. e this Friday.C. Try on a sweater.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A man’s appearance.B. A man’s behaviorC. A man’s job.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What are the speakers doing?A. Visiting a city.B. Taking a walk.C. Having a meal.7. What does the woman often do on Crosswell Hill?A. She goes for a walk.B. She reads books.C. She walks her dog.8. What do we know about the Typewriter?A. It was built on a hill.B. It has many names on it.C. It was built after the First World War.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

注意事项：2024年湛江市普通高考第二次模拟测试英语1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号除黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Here are some things that you can buy as gif1s for your friends who打e birdwatchers.A window-mounted bird feederOne way to guarantee a close-up look at the birds in your garden is to bring them all the way to the house. This 阮d feeder is solidly built with strong suction（吸）cups that you can tie to your windows, giving you a good view of your winged visitors.A pair of binocularsBinoculars are a birdwatcher's b凶friend!They work like two small telescopes joined together, allowing you to use both eyes to see distant birds as if they were right in f r ont of you. They're perfect for spotting feathered friends in the wild, whether the birds are high up in the trees or soaring across the sky. When you peer through them, you get a view that makes every little detail of the birds一their colors, beaks, and even the texture of their feathersThe Robin: A Biography by Stephen MossThis beautifully illustrated book draws readers into the mysterious world of Britain's favourite bird, the red robin—a fam山ar sight in all winter gardens, but as naturalist Stephen Moss demonstrates, one we hardly know Combining convincing sto1-ytelling with biological fact, Moss guides us through a year in the life of the robin, from the moment it hatches f r om its egg to its all too timely mortality（死亡）一th e robi11 tends to live a mere 13 months, adding to its precious qualityA reusable thermal bottleEvery good birding expedition needs a bottle of steaming hot tea. A reusable bottle decorated with lifelike drawings of classic British birds combines a natural aesthetic （美感）with practica.lity. It can keep not only hot drinks but also cold drinks21.What do we know about binoculars?A.They can attract birds to your house,B.They show images in black and white.C.They can provide detailed views of birdwatchi11g.D.They're too heavy to carry for birdwatchers.22.What does The Robin: A Biography tell us about?A.The birth of a bird. C.The quantity of a birdB.The death of a bird.D. The lifetime of a bird.23.Which gift may attract birds to one's house?A.A window-mounted bird feeder.C.The Robin: A Biography.B.A pair of binoculars.D.A reusable thermal bottleBLexi is just a little girl from Canada who found herself in a hea几stopping situation. It st打ted off as a normal car trip. Angela Shymanski, Lexi's mom, was at the wheel, navigating the tricky roads of the Rockies with her daughter Lexi and her baby Peter in the c打．An unexpected animal ran into the road. Angela swerved （突然转向）to avoid the animal. Unfortunately, their car was off the road, falling down a steep embankment（路堤）The crash was nothing short of terrifying. Angela ended up with a broken back. She was unconscious, and unable to help her babies. Meanwhile, baby Peter's cries echoed in the chaos. But Lexi, only five years old, didn't fr e eze. Instead, she showed courage that would leave many grown-ups in awe.She quickly jumped into action. The little girl, without even shoes on her feet, wrestled fr e e fr o m her seatbelt and climbed the 40-foot embankment. Once she reached the top, Lexi did everything she could to flag down a passing car in order to get help for her mom and brother.Lexi's insistence filially paid off.A car stopped, and the people inside didn't hesitate to help her call for emergency services. When the paramedics（护理人员）arrived,they found Angela in a severe state, and her heart had stopped. Thankfully, they managed to bring her back.Lexi's dad, reflecting on the incident, couldn't help but be amazed by his daughter's bravery. He沁tressed how important it is for kids to be prepared for emergencies, shocked at how Lexi remembered and acted on what she had been taught. It's a powerful reminder of what kids can do when push comes to shove.And Lexi's heroism didn't go unnoticed. She was awarded a Bronze Medal for Bravery by the police. But for the Shymanskis, the real prize was being back in each other's arms, safe and sound24.What caused the accident?A.The tough road.B.The children's noise.C.A car that suddenly swerved.D.An animal appearing suddenly.25.What was Lexi's first move after the accident?A.Putting on her shoesC.Flagging down a passing car. B. Managing to get out of the carD. Scaling the 40-foot embankment.26.What can we learn about Lexi fr o m paragraph 5?A.Her heroic action deserved recognition.B.Her dad知ew her daughter weU enough.C.She had learned how to deal with emergencies.D.It was important for her to face some emergencies.27.Which of the following can best describe Lexi?A.Brave and honest.C.Thoughtful but stubborn.B.Calm and courageousD.Caring but naughty.CA recent study reveals that flat-faced dogs, such as French bulldogs, have difficulty sleeping because of an unusual feature: their head shape. French bulldogs specifically suffer from increased daytime sleepiness, probably due to not getting enough night-time sleep.With their big eyes staring right back at the owner, and wrinkles rolled over their noses, French bulldogs have shot up in popularity in recent years. But their distinct features and small size come with a number of health issues.The researchers studied the sleep patterns of 92 dogs accompanied by their owners. They found that compared with other dogs, the flat-faced dogs experience a longer period of rapid eye movement (REM), regarded as the stage of sleep with most vivid dre扣ns where the brain is active while the body remains still. Researchers said this was similar to the way babies sleep, suggesting that dogs, like French bulldogs, keep up the sleep patterns of puppyhood Their night-time sleep is shorter and flat-faced dogs are also more likely to snoring（打酐）“Sleep deprivation is increasingly recognized as a major cause of suffering in dogs with extreme brachycephaly（短头畸形），“said Dan O'Neill, an associate professor f r om the University of LondonThe researchers employed an electroencephalogr皿（脑电图）throughout the dogs'sleep. They looked particularly at sleep spindles （睡眠纺锤波）．They found that dogs with brachycephaly had an increase in sleep spindles, which in dogs has been associated with poorer learning whe.n it comes to trainingA researcher said, "We know that some of these dogs will sleep with a ball in their mouth, and people think it's cute, but they're actually doing it in order to keep their airways open. "O'Neill agreed, "Many owners find this phenomenon very funny and post videos online showing how comical their dogs are as they sleep with a toy in their mouth or with their neck extended or repeatedly waking up to breathe during sleep. "28.What may lend to flat-faced dogs increased daytime sleepiness?A. Their tendency to sleep with owners.B.Their preference for daytime nappingC.Their shorter night-time sleep due to the head shape.D. Their habit of sleeping in uncomfortable positions.29.What do we say about flat-laced dogs from paragraph 3?A. They differ [rom human beings in REMB.They require less sleep than other speciesC.They're less likely to suffer sleep disturbancesD. They maintain puppy-like sleep patterns as adults30.What does the increase in sleep spindles in flat-laced dogs imply?A. They have a stronger memory during sleepB.They have a strong desire to sleep duri11g the nightC.They are more likely to succeed in hru·d trainingD. They may face challenges in learning during training.31.Why do some flat-faced dogs sleep with a toy in their mouths?A. T hey want to have pleasant dreams.C.It helps them maintain an open皿1i rway.B.It prevents them from snoring loudl yD. They enjoy playing with toys while sleeping DResearchers have developed a robotic sensor that combines artificial intelligence techniques to read Braille（盲文）at speeds roughly double that of most human readers. The research team, from the University of Cambridge, used machine le打ning algorithms（算法）to teach a robotic sensor to quickly slide over lines of Braille text The robotic sensor the researchers used has a camera in its "fingertip", and reads by using a combination of the information from the camera and the sensors. "This is a hard problem for roboticists as there's a lot of image processing that needs to be done to remove motion blur (ffl:ml), w h i ch i s t i m e a nd e n e r g co n s um i（模糊），which is time and ener g y-con s umin g," said Paith Potdar f r om Cambridge's Department of Engineering"There are existing robotic Braille readers, but they only read one letter al a time, which is not how humans read," said Potdar. "Existing robotic Braille readers work in a牢出£way: They touch one letter pattern, read it, pull up f r om the su1f ace, m ove over, lower onto the next letter pattern, a nd so on. W e want something that's more realistic and far more efficient. "The team developed machine learning algorithms so the robotic reader would be able to "deblur" the images before the sensor attempted to recognise the letters. They trained the algorithms on a set of sharp images of Braille with fake blur applied. After the algorithms had learned to deblur the letters, they used a computer vision model to detect and classify each character.Once the algorithms were incorporated, the researchers tested their render by sliding it quickly along rows of Braille characters. The robotic Braille render could read 315 words per minute with 87% accuracy, w hich is twice as fast and about as accurate as n human Braille reader.“Bra仆le reading speed is a great way to measure the dynamic performance of tactile（能触知的）sensing systems, s o our findings could be applicable beyond Braille, f or appli c ations like detecting surface textures or slippage in robotic manipulation," said Potdar.In the future, the researchers are hoping to scale the technology to the size of a humanoid hand32.What is diff i cult for roboticists to deal with in the reading process.?A. Ridding of motion blur.B.Teaching a robot to learn.C.Processing robotic sensors.D.Fixing a camera on the fingertip.33.What does the underlined word "static" in paragraph 3 mean?A.Still.B.Fast.C.Clever.34.What did Potdar want to express in paragraph 6?A. The good performance of the robot sensor.B.The promising future of their research results.C.The factors in making the tactile sensing systemsD. T he way to ensure the accuracy of the technolog y35.Which can be the best Litle for the text?A. Technology to be scaled to the size of a humanoid handD. Lazy.B.Robots trained to read Braille at twice the speed of humansC. A great way to measure the performance of sensing systemsD.Machine learning algorithms expected to change Braille writing第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.S分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2023—2024学年高三第二次模拟考试高三英语试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一井交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.答案是C。

1.What does Tom intend to do?A. B orrow Kate's bike.B.Help Kate carry her schoolbag.B.£9.18.C. Ask Jane how to get to the library.2.What does the woman mean?A.The man can't use the gym.B.The man hasn't paid for the hotel room.C.The man shouldn't live on the first floor3.What does B ob want?A.Socks.B.Shoes.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At home.B.In a stadium.5.What does the man plan to do after work today?A. Buy a bag.B.See a dentist.第二节（共15小题；每小题l.S分，满分22.S分）C.£9.15C. A shirt.C.In an office.C.Attend a party.听下面5段对话或独白。