廣東省珠海一中等六校中學2023-2024學年高考英語二模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when2．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a3．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken4．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising5．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse6．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone7．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded8．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/9．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．attendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．amattending10．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered11．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging12．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could13．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over14．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo15．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas16．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which17．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming18．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout19．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor20．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Thesecrettolivinglongercouldbeassimpleaspickingupyourwalkingpace,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatwalkingatabrisk(快的)orfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percentforanycauseofdeath.Thiseffectwasevenmoreobviousinolderagegroup,withfastwalkersovertheageof60reducingtheirriskofdeathbyasurprising53percent.ProfessorEmmanuelStamatakis,wholedthestudy,explained,“Afastpaceisgenerallyfivetosixkilometersperhour,butitreallydependsonawalker’sfitnesslevels;analternativesindicatoristowalkatapacethatmakesyouslightlyoutofbreathorsweaty.”Inthestudy,theresearcherslookedattheresultsof4surveysfrom1224to2001,inwhichparticipantsrecordedtheirwalkingpace,aswellasage,sexandBMI.Theanalysisshowedthatwalkingatanaveragepacewasassociatedwitha20percentriskreductionforall-causemortality(死亡率)comparedwithwalkingataslowpace,whilewalkingatabriskorfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percent.Theresearchershopethefindingswillencouragethedevelopmentofpublichealthmessageaboutthebenefitsofwalkingpace.ProfessorStamatakisadded,“Theseanalysessuggestthatincreasingwalkingpacemaybeastraightforwardwayforpeopletoimprovehearthealthandriskforprematuremortality---providingasimplemessageforpublichealthcampaignstopromote.“Especiallyinsituationswhenwalkingmoreisn’tpossibleduetotimepressuresoralesswalking-friendlyenvironment,walkingfastermaybeagoodoptiontogettheheartrateup---onethatmostpeoplecaneasilyaddtotheirlives.”1、Whobenefitmostfromwalkingfast?A．Cancersufferers. B．Theelderly.C．Thosewhohaveheartproblems. D．ThosewhohavehighBMI.2、WhatdecideshowfastapersoncanwalkaccordingtoProfessorStamatakis?A．His/Herfitnesslevels. B．His/Herages.C．His/Herwill. D．His/HerBMI.3、Whycanwalkingfastreducedeathrate?A．Mostpeoplelikedoingit. B．Itbenefitstheheart.C．Itreducescancermortality. D．Mostpeoplecandoiteasily.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Walkingiseasyexerciseforpeopletodo.B．Walkinghasreceivedlittleattentionuntilnow.C．Moreandmorepeoplearewalkingfastforhealth.D．Afastwalkingpacecanbenefitpeople’shealth.22．（8分）Foodisextremelyimportanttoushumanbeingsandriceisoneofthemainfoodintheworld.Australianresearchershavediscoveredawaytogeneticallyengineerricewhichwouldprovidesignificanthealthbenefitstomorethanhalftheworld’spopulation.AstudyundertakenattheUniversityofTasmania,publishedinarespectedjournaloftheNationalAcademyofSciences,discoveredamethodtoincreasetheresistantstarch(抗性淀粉）contentinrice,makingitmoredigestibleandleadingtolowerrateofdiabetes(糖尿病）andoverweight.StevenSmith,theleadauthorofthestudyandaforeignexpertfortheChinesegovernmentwhohasbeenappointedtoworkoncropimprovementprojectsbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidincreasingthehigherresistantstarchcontentgavethis“designer”ricemanyaddedhealthbenefits.“Wehavediscoveredthatwecanincreasetheamountofresistantstarchincookedrice,whichcouldprovidehealthbenefitsforalargenumberofpeopleinAsiaandbeyond,”SmithsaidinamediareleaseonFriday.“Thesameapproachcanbeadaptedforuseinothercereals,includingwheat.Notonlycanithavebenefitsfordiabetesandobesity,butalsofordisordersofthebowel(腸）includingcancer.”Riceisthemainfoodformorethanhalftheworld’spopulation,providingmuchoftheworldwithmostoftheircalories.SmithsaidthatastherateofdiabetesandobesityinAsiancountriescontinuedtogrow,his“designer”ricecouldprovideawaytolimithealthproblems.“Notonlydoesresistantstarchreducethepossibilityofa‘sugarhit’butitalsoreducestheappetiteandpromotesthegrowthofthehealthygerms.”Smithsaid.SmithdivideshistimebetweentheUniversityofTasmaniaandhisresearchlabinBeijingwherehehopestomakesignificantadvanceinsustainable(可持續的）living.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．ItispartofChinesecropimprovementprojects.B．Itwillhaveasignificanteffectoncropresearches.C．Itwasjointly（聯合地）carriedoutbyAustraliaandChina.D．Ithelpssolvethefoodproblemforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulation.2、Basedonthetext,theresistantstarch________.A．existsinlargeamountsincookedriceB．decreasesthepossibilityofa“sugarhit”andprovidesmorecaloriesC．ishelpfulindigestionandlowerstherateofoverweightanddiabetesD．increasespeople’sappetiteandimprovesthegrowthofhealthygerms3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto_________.A．resistantstarchB．cookedriceC．theapproachD．mediarelease4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Anenvironmentalreport.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Anengineeringtextbook.D．Anagriculturalmagazine.23．（8分）AwaywithwordsThetelegraph,anonlinenewsservice,hasteamedupwithSaga,whichprovidesproductsandservicesonlyfortheover50s,toholdanewcompetitiontofindthebesttravelwriter.ThreeluckywinnerswillwinamasterclasswithtwotopTelegraphtravelwritersbeforetravellingtheworldwithSagaononeofthreeholidaysofgreatcomfortandpleasure.Toenter,allyouneedtodoistellussomethingmysteriousandwonderfulabouttheworldoftravel—afavoritememory,ahumoroustale,anunforgettableoccasionorasightworthwritingabout.WhatwearelookingforYoumustbeabletoreadnotonlythosesignsthathelpyoufindyourwayaroundbuttheonesthattellyouhowthelocalstick.Youmust,inthewordsofPaulTheroux,anAmericantravelwriter,“descibeexactlywhatyouseeandgiveitlifewithyourimgaination”.Inthiscompetition,youcandothatinanythingfrom150wordsto500,buttheyshouldbeyourwords,andfreshones.Wedoexpectyounottohidethetruthorthefactsaboutyourexperience.Beyondthat,youcanmakethemostofthefreedomtravelwritinggivesyou.You’llbeeditoraswellaswriter,soensurethoseeyesareequallyfreshwhenyoucheckandrecheckwhatyou’vewritten.Wewillmakeallowancesfortheoccasionalmistake,suchasyouhave“fell”intoariver.Butwewon’tputupwithmistakeseveryfewlines.Terms＆conditionsCompetitorsmustbeaged50yearsorolder.Thejudgingprocessisdividedintotwostages:entrieswillbehostedonthewebsiteforonemonth.Thetop20articleswillthenbeselectedbypublicvote.Thetopthreewinnerswillbechosenbythreejudges.TheclosingdateforentriesisAugust15.1、Whatdoestheprizeforwinnersinclude?A．achancetolearnfromexcellentwriters.B．thepublicationoftheirworks.C．threewonderfulholidays.D．anopportunitytoworkintheTelegraph.2、Whowillselectthefinalwinners?A．thepublic.B．PaulTherouxC．twotopTelegraphtravelwritersD．threechosenjudges.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．AnessayB．AtravelguideC．AwritingguideD．Anannouncement24．（8分）Beesareunimaginablyterritorial(有地盤意識的),fightingtodeathtodefendtheirhomewithpainfulstings(螫刺).Butkillerbeesareparticularlyfierce.TheyappearedafterAfricanbeeswereimportedtoBrazilinthe1950s.Bythe1980s,theyhadspreadnorthtotheUnitedStates,outgunningnativebeesalongtheway.Theirmassiveattackshavekilledmorethan1,000people.MarioPalma,abiochemistatSaoPauloStateUniversityinRioClaro,Brazil,whostudiessocialbehaviorinbees,wantedtounderstandthebasisofthisaggression.Soheandhiscolleaguesswungablackleatherballinfrontofsomekillerbeesandcollectedthebeeswhosestingersgotstuckintheballduringtheattack.Theyalsocollectedkillerbeesthatremainedinthecell.Theanalysissuggestedthatkillerbeebrainshavetwoproteinsthat—intheaggressivebees—quicklybreakintopiecestoformaso-called“neuropeptide(神經肽)”,theyreportedthisweekintheJournalofProteomeResearch.Palmaandhiscolleaguesalreadyknewthatbeebrainshavethesetwoproteins.“Wewereastonishedwhenweidentifiedsomeverysimpleneuropeptides,whichwereproducedinafewseconds,”Palmasaid.Killerbeesthatremainedinthecelldidnotmaketheseneuropeptides,hereported.Andwhenhisteamputtheseneuropeptidesintoyoung,lessaggressivebees,they“becameaggressivelikeolderindividuals”.Palmaaddedthattheseneuropeptidesalsoincreasetheproductionofenergyandalarmchemicals.Theycouldalsoencouragethenervecellsinkillerbeesneededtomakethestingingattack.“Thereisafinebiochemicalregulationinthekillerbeebrain,”hesaid.Researchershavefoundtheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects,butfewhadassociatedthemwith“fight”behavior.1、Whatisspecialaboutbees?A．Theyareparticularlyfierce. B．Theyshowterritorialbehavior.C．TheywereimportedtoBrazil. D．Theyliveinharmonywithotherinsects.2、WhydidPalmaandhiscolleaguesperformtheexperiment?A．Tounderstandbees’socialbehavior.B．Tostudywhykillerbeesareaggressive.C．Toprovebeesloveflyingaround.D．Tolearnhowbeescommunicatewitheachother.3、Whatfindingsurprisedtheresearchersduringtheexperiment?A．Therearetwoproteinsinkillerbeebrains.B．Youngkillerbeesarefiercerthanolderones.C．Thekillerbeesmakeanattackimmediately.D．Killerbeebrainsproduceneuropeptidequickly.4、Whatwilltheauthorprobablytalkaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A．Theformoftheseneuropeptidesinkillerbees.B．Thefunctionoftheseneuropeptidesinotherinsects.C．Theapplicationofthesescientificmethodsinotherinsects.D．Theproductionofenergyandalarmchemicalsinkillerbees.25．（10分）Exposedsoilisn’tpartofnature’smasterplan.Goodexampleswheresoilisnaturallyfoundwithnoplantsgrowinginarebeneathfreshlyremovedtrees,orwherethegroundhasbeenburntbyalandfire.Inthesesituationsbaresoilisn’tbareforlong;withindaysseedlings(芽)begintoappearandcovertheground.Inafewmonths’time,thescarishardlynoticeable.Unlikethesenaturalexamples,ploughed(耕犁)fieldsandfreshlyduggardensareobviousexamplescreatedbyman.But,lefttonature,eventhesebaresoilssoonturngreenwithalargenumberoftinyseedlings.Infields,gardensandongrasslands,roadsideandsportsfields,alongstreetsandonpathsandpavements,weareconstantlybattlingtostopweedsfromgrowing.Allwearedoingisstoptherecoveringpowersofnature.Wheneversoilisexposed,weedsactlikeakindofmedicinetoreducethepotentiallyharmfulraysofthesun,sothesoonerplantgrowthcoversthesoiloveragain,thebetter.Weedsalsohelptoimprovethefertility(肥沃)ofthesoil.Theirrootsgetthesoiltogether,improvingitsstructureandcreatingamorestableenvironmentinwhichsoillifecangrowfast.Thoseweedswithadeeprootdrawupplantnutrientsfromdeeperintheground,makingthemavailabletoplantsgrowingnearthesoilsurface.Aboveground,thestems(莖)ofweedshelptrapfallenleaveswhichbreakdownintothesoil,addingtothefertilityofthesoil.Asthesoilbecomesmorefertile,differentkindsofplantsstarttoreplacethe“pioneering”weeds.Bushesmoveintotaketheplacebygraduallyshadingthemout,followedinturnbytrees,whicheventuallypushupthroughthebushes,finallyshadingthemouttoo.Fallenleavesfromthebushesandtreescarryonthejobofbuildingsoilfertilitythatwasbegunbythoseveryfirstweedsthatgrewonthebaresoil.Then,whenoneofthesematuretreesisremovedinastorm,leavingawoundofbaresoilintheearth,thewholeprocessstartsagain.1、Whenwillsoilbeleftbare?A．Alandfirehasjusthappened.B．Ayoungtreeisplantedin.C．Nooneploughstheland.D．Nocropsareplantedin.2、Whichofthefollowingpreventsthebaresoilfromrecovering?A．Seedlingsappearingingardens.B．Reducingharmfulraysofthesun.C．Removingweedsfrompavements.D．Replacingplantsinsportsfields.3、Whatcanweedsdoforthesoil?A．Theycreatesoillife.B．Theyhelpimprovethesoil.C．Theygetnutrientsfromthesun.D．Theybreakdownfallenleaves.4、Howcanthesoilremainfertileaftertreesmovein?A．Byaddingmoreweedstothesoil.B．Bytakingouttheweedsconstantly.C．Byremovingthepreviousbushes.D．Bymakinguseofthefallenleaves.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）ChristinaParrabrushedhercane(手杖)acrossthecarpetattheentrancetoWalgreens.Shetappedherwaypasttheshoppingcarts(手推車)andredlipsticksshecouldonly1.Christina,a16-year-oldwithtwoprosthetic(假的)browneyes,hadvisitedthisstoreseveraltimesin2forthismoment:Shewasshopping.Lovesongs3throughtheloudspeakersoftheNorthHighlands,Californiastore.ChristinareachedtheendofAisle(通道)1-Aandturnedright,4herwaypastsmoothbottlesofliquidsoap,towardtheindividualsoapbars.Shewantedtobuyabarofsoap.Asimplegoal,butnot5aneasyone.Christinawas18monthsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithcancerinbothhereyes.Doctors6Christina’slefteyeimmediately;afewyearslater,theyremovedtheright.Sincethen,activitiesotherkids7forgranted—takingabus,8thestreet,shoppingatastore—haveposed(造成)plentyof9forher.Theteachershowedthelittlegirlhowtofindherclassroomby10hercanealongalawn’sedge.Shelearnedtocountdrivewayswhile11toacertainaddress.Yetforalongtime,shoppingstillseemed12.Howwouldsheeverwalk13thosevastaisles,14withrowafterrowofproductsshecouldn’tsee?Finally,Christinatoldherteacherthatshewasreadytoshop15.Together,theytookinventory(目錄冊)atWalgreens.Overthecourseofseveral16,ZermenotoldChristinathekindsofproductseachaisleheld;Christinatookcareful17onherBraillecomputer(盲人電腦).And18itwas,onMonday,thather19cametorestonthebarsofsoap.Shefeltherwaydowntoalowershelf,untilshe20theoneshewanted.1、A．seeB．findC．imagineD．smell2、A．searchB．preparationC．praiseD．favor3、A．wentB．gotC．flewD．passed4、A．forcingB．feelingC．findingD．losing5、A．fortunatelyB．clearlyC．necessarilyD．differently6、A．removedB．curedC．treatedD．rebuilt7、A．makeB．takeC．haveD．get8、A．cleaningB．buildingC．crossingD．wandering9、A．challengesB．joyC．pleasureD．disasters10、A．wavingB．tappingC．touchingD．moving11、A．appearingB．turningC．pointingD．walking12、A．scaryB．uncertainC．possibleD．frightened13、A．acrossB．throughC．overD．by14、A．surroundedB．coveredC．filledD．decorated15、A．ofherownB．onherownC．toherownD．atherown16、A．failuresB．effortsC．attemptsD．visits17、A．noticeB．attentionC．focusD．notes18、A．soB．yetC．moreoverD．besides19、A．caneB．fingersC．noseD．cart20、A．sawB．smelledC．boughtD．located第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）AsanoldEnglishsayinggoes,“Honestyisthebestpolicy”.Itismorethan1．oldcliché(陳詞濫調),butagoodwaytoliveyourlife.First,honestyisthe2．(easy)choicethatwecanmake.Whenpeoplegetcaughtinlies,italwayscoststhemsomething.Manyrelationshipsaredestroyedbylies.Second,honestygivesusmuch3．(free).Manybelievethatbeinghonestlimitstheminlife,butthatisnottrue.Soonerorlaterthosedishonestpeople4．(pay)apricefortheiracts;onthecontrary,whenwearehonest,weare5．(true)free.Ifthereweretwopeoplestandingbeforeyou,aperson6．arecordofbeinghonestandapersonwhoisknowntobedishonest,whowouldyoubemorelikely7．(believe)?I’msuremostpeoplewouldsidewiththehonestperson.8．weliveinthetruthorweliveinlies.Truthsetsusfreeandliesleaveusinnothing9．moretroubles.Honestyisachoicethatwecanmakeeachday.Thechoiceis10．(you).Whatwillyouchoose?第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定以下是某同學的一篇習作，請你幫助修改。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、

每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)，不計分。OurclasshadanexcitingbasketballmatchwithourneighborClassfour、Ihadthoughtthatourteamwasconsistedofstrongandableplayers,meincluding,whileoppositeteamwasnomatchforus、Andwhenthematchstarted,Iwasamazedtofindthateachmemberoftheotherteamwasfightinghardly,regardlessuponthefactthattheywerefarleastcapablethanus、Therefore,itcameasnosurprisedthatwebecamethewinnerinthematch,buttheloserwonourrespectfortheirfightinthematch、Theresultofw