1、试卷第1页，共6页学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司2024届高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷命题人：高艳丽校对人：刘雪艳第一部分：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）AOnline Presessional English Courses at Imperial College LondonOur fulltime and intensive pre-sessional courses are now online for distance learning,which can help you learn the real ac
2、ademic language and skills that you need for successfulstudy at Imperial.The pre-sessional courses are specifically designed for students studyingscience,technology,engineering,mathematics or medicine(STEMM)at Imperial.Details for 2022 presessional courses6week presessional courseThe 6week course is
3、 an online course for prospective Imperial students holding aconditional offer and who need to improve their English proficiency to meet the languagestandard for the degree course.Schedule:22 August-25 September 2022,with a weekly schedule Monday-Friday.Fees:3.1903-week presessional courseIf you hav
4、e met the English language requirement for your degree course but want tofurther upgrade your academic language skills,find out more about the 3-week course.Schedule:9 Sept.-30 Sept.2022,with a weekly schedule Monday-Friday.Fees:1.590Specific features of the two coursesThere will be daily contact at
5、 specified times including taught sessions,lectures,groupactivities and 1:1 guidance from teachers.Our pre sessional timetable assumes full timededicated study,coursework and guided self-study that will need to be completed in yourown time.Students attend live online interactive sessions for about 3
6、 hours each daybeginning at 10 am(London time).There will also be at least 4 hours of directed self-studyeach day.In total,there will be a minimum of 7 hours of academic study each day.More informationIf you are an international student,speak English as an additional language and have anoffer for st
7、udy in September 2022,you are welcome to apply for one of our online presessionalEnglish courses at:https:/www.imperial.ac.uk/academic-english/presessional/.If you have specific questions after reading the webpages,contact Elaine Homer pre-sessional imperial.ac.uk or Dr Julie Hartill j.hartill imper
8、ial.ac.uk.1.How do the students choose from the two pre-sessional courses?A.By their English language level.B.By their financial condition.C.By their teachers recommendation.D.By the duration of their course.2.How long should a student study alone at least during the 3-week presessional course?A.45
9、hours.B.60 hours.C.84 hours.D.105 hours.3.What is the purpose of the text?A.To advertise.B.To educate.C.To persuade.D.To entertain.BAs a new mother in 2016,Tash Gorst was scrolling through her phone when she felldown the rabbit hole of reading about plastic pollution.Fast-forward to 2019 and she had
10、opened Gather,an organic zero-waste shop.Customers come to Gather to refill their own containers with everything from rice tobeauty products.And its not only the produce that is sustainable the shop is powered byrenewable energy and financed by a more sustainable bank,while all the units inside have
11、been made from waste materials,mostly by Gorst herself.Zero-waste shops have become an increasingly common feature on the streets in recentyears.Where they have gone,supermarkets now look set to follow,with Morrisons,Marks&Spencer and Waitrose all recently agreeing to add refill stations in shops by
12、 the end ofthis year.Meanwhile,Asda has introduced refill aisles(过道)to more of its supermarketsfollowing successful trials.As small startup businesses aiming to make responsible decisions without cuttingethical(道德上的)corners,refill shops tend to be more expensive than supermarkets andchains.Gorst ack
13、nowledges that not everyone can afford to buy from them.“But if you can,you should.Youll feel good about the small decision that youvemade in contributing to your local economy and doing something thats better for theplanet,”she says.Emily Drabble is a regular Gather customer.She buys everything tha
14、t would“normallybe encased in plastic”,from cleaning products to food like pasta,which she puts into glasscontainers.“When I get home,I love unpacking my shopping,throwing nothing in the bin,”Drabble says.And customers at refill shops get more than just physical goods,notes Gorst.Besidesemploying fo
15、ur local people,Gather,for example,holds free events,including a monthlybook club for reading about sustainability,workshops for kids and so on.“I also see it as aplace to bring people together,”she says.试卷第2页，共6页学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司4.Why does the author mention Gorsts random reading in paragr
16、aph 1?A.To share a parenting experience.B.To offer background information.C.To attach importance to motivation.D.To show advantages of digital reading.5.Which of the following is a significant feature of Gather?A.It is run in an ecologically friendly way.B.It sells sustainable goods at bargain price
17、s.C.It is only favored by customers with a green concept.D.It differs from supermarkets in low-carbon awareness.6.What is Drabbles attitude towards refill shops?A.Amused.B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Enthusiastic.7.What does the example in the last paragraph imply?A.People may regard refill shops as fitn
18、ess clubs.B.Refill shops ought to share some social responsibilities.C.People can benefit more from refill shops than expected.D.Refill shops need to hold various events to promote sales.CSaying farewell to someone you love,even for a night,can be difficult,much lesssaying goodbye for a lifetime or
19、forever in death.Juliet bid Romeo farewell for the eveningwiththewords,“Partingissuchsweetsorrow.”Sweetsorrowisanoxymoron(矛盾修辞法).But this seeming contradiction is true in the context ofrelationships.Relationships are based on feelings,emotions,and passion.Deep friendships andloving relationships are
20、 measured by the level of emotional attachment.Emotions intensifyover time.People spend time with the people they like.The more one person likes anotherperson,the closer the relationship becomes.Each person in the relationship receives anemotional benefit from knowing the other person.Saying goodbye
21、 means separating from the people who make up a significant part ofyour emotional identity.Separation,even a temporary absence,from the people you have adeep emotional connection with can cause sorrow because you will no longer be able toenjoy their company.The sweet side of saying goodbye is the em
22、otional fulfillment of being in a closerelationship.The time spent together is emotionally rewarding,especially if that person isseen as a soulmate.Humans are social beings.We seek the love and comfort of otherpeople.Loneliness devastates the human condition and leads to sadness.Sad people will doan
23、ything they can to find fulfilling relationships.Likewise,happy people will do anythingthey can to maintain or enhance relationships.Here lies the essential point of the emotionalproblem.The more intense relationships become,the more devastating the emotional loss that isfelt upon separation.The exc
24、itement of relationships cannot be truly measured withoutexperiencing the overwhelming loss of a deep emotional connection.Enjoy the company of the person you are with as long as you can;knowing the painyou will feel at the end of the relationship is the true measure of the relationship.If itdoesnt
25、hurt to say goodbye,perhaps it wasnt worth saying hello.8.Which of the word group can create the same effect as“sweet sorrow”?A.icy coldB.clicking soundC.deafening silenceD.endless speech9.What can we learn from paragraph 3?A.Saying goodbye is unavoidable in our daily life.B.The companion of close f
26、riends can lessen sorrow.C.A persons identity is connected with relationship.D.Separation is the sorrowful part of saying goodbye.10.What gives a person emotional satisfaction in social life?A.Making more communication with others.B.Building deep emotional connections with others.C.Comforting friend
27、s with love and intense feelings.D Being a thoughtful person by standing in others shoes.11.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Sweet sorrow is very common in close relationships.B.The pain of separation is the measure of relationships.C.Human beings are eager to get emotional fulfillment.试卷第3页，共
28、6页学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司D.Happiness is meaningless without sadness to compare it.DReshaping the world for a fossil fuel-free future means working quickly.Climatescientists say carbon emissions must stop by 2025 to minimize environmental damage.Andby designing computational materials together wit
29、h makers who can build and test themquickly,scientists can rapidly develop technologies like more powerful solar cells and carbatteries.Michael is the name of a supercomputer devoted to just one task discovering theultimate battery system.Researchers at University College London will use Michael tod
30、igitally build and test prototypes（原型）in every new material and type of cell possibleto improve battery life,performance and price.Finding a resilient（弹性的）design for solid-state batteries would be a hugebreakthrough for electric vehicles and energy storage.Lighter,longer-lasting and cheapersolid-sta
31、te technology could vastly improve vehicle range and charging time.And theenergy from solar and wind power could be more efficiently stored until ready for use.Scientists working in the US and the UK led the way in the 1970s in developing thelithium-ion（钮离子）battery used in todays electric cars,lapto
32、ps and cameras.Butcommercial units were only developed once the Japanese electronics giant pushed thetechnology forward for mass production.Partnerships between companies and universitiescould ultimately crack solid-state battery design.Oxford University and some companiesare looking to win the inte
33、rnational race to create a durable product.But they are only oneamong many.Replacing liquid used in lithium-ion batteries with a solid conductor may take largedigital processing.Electric vehicle makers are working with a computer giant to findsuccessful designs that may include cheap and plentiful m
34、aterials found in seawater.Anelectric vehicle maker is partnering with NASA to open a solid-state battery plant that usesno rare or expensive metals.The plan is to create a large database of materials that can bemixed and matched for the best combinations.But computational materials maybe needed in
35、virtually every industry.And by rapidlyclassifying millions of substances on their ability to conduct electricity,their toughness,orthe way they reflect light,AI and supercomputers can speed up the process of creatingmaterials for just about anything.12.What message does paragraph1 convey?A.Its too
36、fast to design computational materials.B.Its too late to reshape the fossil fuel-free world.C.Developing green energy can reduce carbon emissions.D.Developing technology can speed up carbon emissions.13.What are solid-state batteries expected to be like?A.Heavy and solid.B.Light but breakable.C.Less
37、-costly and workable.D.Expensive but efficient.14.Why does the author mention Oxford University in paragraph 4?A.To show the weakness of mass production.B.To show the good trend of the cooperation.C.To show the difficulty of the battery design.D.To show the development of British technology.15.what
38、can be the best title for the text?A.Michael Is Devoted to storing solar EnergyB.Companies and NASA will push Technology ForwardC.Electric vehicle Makers Are struggling to solve Air pollutionD.Supercomputers and AI Can Create Future Low-carbon Industries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
39、空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Poetry has healing powers.To get more joy and peace,we dont have to be aprofessional poet but we can develop a poetic mindset.16 Be in awe of everything.The poetic mindset starts with the idea that nothing is an accident.Everything isinterrelated and plays a part in a greater wh
40、ole.17 Close your eyes.Now open them.What is the first thing you see?Look closer.Ask yourself:What does it look like?Whatdoes it remind you of?Does it bring happy thoughts or sad ones?Why?I bet yourrandomly selected object is full of meaning.18 A poem is a place where you can pour out your hard feel
41、ings.Dont be afraid.You can always throw the page into the fireplace once youve filled it.19 Poetry can be astoreroom for everything difficult in your life.But theres more,I find when I write aboutsomething Im struggling with,my negative feeling begins to become weaker.Seek what inspires you.Life is
42、nt perfect,but you can live with love and trust anyway.20 There is alwaysgoodness to be found once you train yourself to look for it.Poetry to me is a form of praise.I build poems from things I see,people I meet and thoughts and feelings found deep inside.As I present those treasures in poetic langu
43、age,I am appreciating what is good in them.A.Your pain is your teacher.B.How can we manage it in an easy way?C.What are the steps of writing a good poem?D.Or seal it in an envelope and come back to it later.E.Poetry helps us remember this important place of wisdom.试卷第4页，共6页学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司
44、F.Therefore,everything deserves notice and even appreciation.G.Writing a poem is about describing your inner world vividly.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was seven,my dad and I were on our way home from my piano lesson.Out ofnowhere,a teenage
45、 driver carelessly 21 our car.No one was 22,but my dad 23 out ofhis car and approached the young driver.“My little 24 is in this car,”he shouted.“You could have killed her!”My typicallymild-mannered dad had never 25 his temper(脾气)so intensely.I was scared my fatherwas about to get into a physical 26
46、 with this boy.27,he didnt.Decades later,Im amother,so I understand how 28 my father was at that moment.My fathers 29 has been unshakable throughout my 40-plus years of life.He never 30promoting my successes,and always helped me find my way when times were 31.WhenI developed a love of softball as a
47、young girl,he 32 to help coach my team.When mycomputer 33 the night before a paper was due in graduate school,he 34 everything anddrove an hour all the way into the city to help me.Today,my two young daughters are 35 to have my dad as their grandpa,because hesjust as devoted to them as hes always be
48、en to me.21.A.crashedB.droveC.poweredD.abandoned22.A.caughtB.hurtC.treatedD.discovered23.A.lookedB.escapedC.stormedD.cut24.A.petB.sisterC.sonD.girl25.A.controlledB.changedC.lostD.found26.A.limitationB.activityC.relationshipD.conflict27.A.UnfortunatelyB.HopefullyC.ThankfullyD.Interestingly28.A.protec
49、tiveB.appreciativeC.generousD.adventurous29.A.occupationB.positionC.devotionD.development30.A.missedB.mindedC.admittedD.fancied31.A.smoothB.toughC.swiftD.abundant32.A.volunteeredB.demandedC.failedD.allowed33.A.settled downB.ran outC.caught onD.broke down34.A.examinedB.droppedC.restoredD.sought35.A.b
50、lessedB.depressedC.determinedD.inspired第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。Are you impressed by the mountains in Avatar?The real ones are in Zhangjiajie.Forthose who love nature,Zhangjiajie is a must.Zhangjiajie National Park is now 36.UNESCO World Heritage site,one that has s
51、een a tourism boom,stimulating economic 37.(grow),and providing a lot of job 38.(opportunity)for the locals.Over the years,the rock caves and karst(喀斯特)formations 39.(lead)people to call it a“fairyland”.Theparkhasthickforests,deepcanyons,unusualpeaks,caves,andpillar-like(像柱子似的)rock formations blanke
52、ted throughout the park.These pillar-like rockformations are what the park is famous for around the world.One of the fastest and most40.(effort)ways to experience the area is by 41.(ride)up the worlds tallestoutdoor elevator.The 326-meter-tall glass Bailong Elevator 42.(build)onto the sideof a cliff
53、 at the start of this century and offers amazing views of the park.Many endangered species of animals and plants can be found there,43.inspired theChinese government to begin conservation efforts 44.(protect)the landscape ofZhangjiajie.Zhangjiajie is also home 45.the worlds tallest bungee jump as we
54、ll asthe famous Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridgewhich is the highest and the longestglass bridge of its kind.第四部分 写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46假设你是李华，你所在的学校将于近期开展“职业一日体验”活动，共有两个备选体验场所：网络科技公司(network technology company);社区托儿所(community nursery)。请写一篇信给你的朋友Mary，谈谈你的想法。信中必须包括：1你选择的体验场所，2你选择该场所的理由;3你准备在
55、体验当天做什么。注意：1词数80左右;2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mary,_试卷第5页，共6页学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节（满分25分）47阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。It was Tamikas turn to tell her class where she went this summer.She stood up proudly.“This summer I went to Bradley,”Tamika announced.“They have a
56、big market there.Mymom bought a painting.and I got second-hand inline skates.We had a great time there.”“Thats not a trip,”Jeremy whispered loudly to his partner.“Its only half an hour fromhere.My dad and I often go to Bradley to buy tools for his repair shop.”“Jeremy,no interrupting,”said Miss Snow
57、den,their teacher.“And Bradley has a finemarket.Im glad that Tamika can tell us about it.Go ahead,Tamika.”Miss Snowden smiledwarmly at her,encouraging her to continue.But Tamika didnt feel proud of her familys trip to Bradley any more and she just feltembarrassed.Tamika dropped her head and said in
58、a low voice that she was finished,andthen hurried back to her desk.She hoped that the other kids didnt notice her face turningred.Tamika listened as Peter talked about his cruise to Jamaica.She heard about Marys tripacross the Atlantic to Ireland.She heard about Johns horseback ride through the Gran
59、dCanyon.It seemed as if everyone but her had taken a big trip over the summer.“I never getto go anywhere.”Tamika thought to herself.A sense of sadness clouded her the whole day.After school,things got worse.One of the wheels on Tamikas skates came loose.Nowshe couldnt even skate.Sitting on the sidew
60、alk,Tamika tried to fix her wheel but did notknow how.Then Miss Snowden happened to pass by.She walked up with a smile on herface,asking.“You look unhappy,Tamika.Why are you sitting here?”Tamika lowered herhead,tears building up inside her eyes.“Want to talk about it?”Miss Snowden askedkindly.Tamika
61、 nodded,trying to avoid Miss Snowdens eyes.Bending down,MissSnowden said in a whisper:“You know,Tamika,we dont always have to travel far to learnanything.”Tamika looked up and seemed to understand what Miss Snowden meant.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。At this moment,Jeremy was walking by and s
62、aw them._“I can fix it,”Jeremy said with confidence._试卷第6页，共6页学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司2024届高三年级第二次模拟考试英语答案阅读理解A.1-3 ABAB.4-7 BADCC.8-11 CDBBD.12-15 CCBD七选五 16-20 BFADE21-35 每题1分，共15分21.A 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.C26.D 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A31.B 32.A 33.D 34.B 35.A完形填空36-45 每题1.5，共15分36.a37.growth38.opportun
63、ities 39 have led 40.effortless41.riding42 was built43.which 44.to protect 45.to应用文写作（15分）Dear Mary,Today,I want to share my thoughts on the upcoming“Career Day Experience”at ourschool.We have two options available:a network technology company,or a communitynursery.After careful consideration,I have
64、 decided to choose the former as my preferredexperience.The reason behind my choice lies in my fascination by the advancements in the digitalworld and how it connects people globally.On the day of the experience,I plan to engagein conversations with employees to learn about their career paths and se
65、ek advice onpursuing a career in the technology sector.I am excited about this opportunity and look forward to the insights and experiencesthat await me at the network technology company.Yours sincerely,Li Hua续写（25分）At this moment,Jeremy was walking by and saw them.Noticing Tamikas teary eyes,Jeremy
66、 swallowed what hed intended to say.A sense of guilt seized him and he stoodthere,frozen.Miss Snowden smiled and encouraged him,“An apology never comes late.”Jeremy raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice,“I shouldnt have said that.Sorry.”Tamika looked down at her skates,wiped her tears and murm
67、ured,“Actually,thats OK.Its my skates”,spinning the loose wheel.“I can fix it,”Jeremy said with confidence.Grabbing her skates,Jeremy tightened thescrews in no time.He looked up brightly and handed the skates to Tamika.Tamika tried herskates and surprisingly they were working well.A slight smile lifted,“Thanks”.Jeremy felta wave of relief flooding into his heart.“I help my dad fix things all the time.You know,Ididnt go anywhere either this summer.”he said.Then they three looked at each other andburst into laughter.Truly,they did not have to travel far to learn anything new.
